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How do you keep cool during summer? Air conditioners or electric fans are good tools in modern society. But1that, people could only use fans.
Over 3,000 years ago, fans began to be used. They were made of feathers (羽毛), bamboo or silk. They came in different2, including round and square.
Later, with the invention of paper, folding(可折叠的) paper fans became popular during the Song Dynasty. There are usually beautiful3on fans. Some are landscapes（风景）. Others are flowers and animals. Moreover, many great people including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Yin, scholar (学者) and painter of the Ming Dynasty, once painted their masterpieces (杰作) on fans. This made fans not only4tools in daily life but also great artworks.
So, with its value ofbeauty, people take fans as a symbol of status （地位）. That's why in old China, emperors and scholars often held fans.
Today, fans are also great collectors' items (藏品) and gifts. On the opening ceremony of the2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were 5to leaders and officials (官员 ) of othercountries. While they were6fans to get cool, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.
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A young woman in her 20s was sitting on the train, next to her mother. They both looked tired 1 excited.
The young woman was looking out from the train's window. Suddenly, she shouted: "Mom,look, the trees are behind us!" Her voice was so 2that everyone on the train heard.
Mom smiled. But a young couple sitting nearby looked at the young woman's childish behavior (行为 ) with pity. "Poor young woman. There must be something wrong with her3," they thought.
A while later, the young woman4again: "Mom, look! The clouds are running with us!"
Mom smiled again. And she seemed very happy with the young woman's words.
5, the couple couldn't help asking the old woman: "Sorry if we offend (目犯) you. But why don't you take your daughter to a good doctor?"
The old woman smiled and said: "Actually（其实）, we have just come from the6."
"Then you should go to a better one. Because it seems that your daughter's situation hasn't 7," said one ofthem. They felt so bad for the old woman.
"No, in fact I'm very happy with the treatment," said the mother. "My daughter was8from birth. Today, she is seeing the world for the first time."
Every single person has a story. Don't judge people before you truly know them. The truth might9you.
Traveling has always been a good way to relax. But this is not true for Xiao Lin (not her real name).
In November, Xiao Lin took a trip to Lijiang, a tourist city in Yunnan province, and haddinner at a restaurant. She had a fight with a group oflocal people because they made a joke abouther while she was eating. Later, they beat her heavily and her face was injured badly, reportedCCTV.
This made the public very angry. In fact, she is not the first person to be injured at famous scenic spots (景区) in China. Last month, the National Toztrism Administration (国家旅游局) gave serious warnings to three national SA scenic spots. It also asked them to change and improve in six months.
The three spots are the Old Town of Lijiang, Jingpo Lake in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, and Laohutan Ocean Park in Dalian, Liaoning. According to People's Daily, the three spots received the most complaints（投诉）from visitors during this Spring Festival.
"We're sorry for our bad work," the Old Town of Lijiang government wrote on its Sina Weibo account. "We are open to tourists' suggestions, and will make things right."
If the three spots don't correct themselves in six months, the National Tourism Administration will remove them from the 5-A scenic spot list, reported Guangming Daily.
"I'm glad to hear that the spots will improve themselves," said a Sina Weibo user, who once went to Lijiang but had a bad experience there. "I hope they will change into better ones."
When did you last say "I love you" to your father? If you can't remember, then you can get the chance this Father's Day on June 18.
Generally compared to a mother's gentle love, a father represents (代表 ) qualities like independence(独立), confidence, courage and adventure
Also, a caring father can help their children get along with others, according to a study on Live Science. Fathers not only lead their children into their social circle but also teach them how to act and control their feelings.
For example, Microsoft founder Bill Gates was quiet and didn't like to talk with others when he was a little kid. So his father often held family parties and let Bill play games with family members. "Games like soccer and swimming seemed to be silly at that time but they improved my ability ofleading and cooperating（合作）," Gates once said in an interview with US Fortune magazine.
US actor Will Smith learned important lessons from small things taught by his father. His father once planned to pull down a wall of their shop and rebuild it. But little Will thought it was impossible. After a year and a half, they did it. "You don't try to build a wall. You are going to lay a brick（砖） every day. And soon you have a wall," he said on TV show Charlie Rose（《查理。罗斯访谈录》）.
"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters," British poet George Herbert (1593-1632)once said. Do you agree?
Have you ever got your lunch, but not known where to sit? You don't want to sit alone. But you are not sure who would be friendly and let you sit with them.
To solve the problem, Natalie Hampton, 16, made an app called Sit Wzih Us. It makes finding friends in the school canteen(食堂） very easy. Natalie is from Sherman Oaks, California, US.
The free app went online on Sep. 9. Students can sign up as "ambassadors"(大使） for a club. Then they can post "open lunch" events to invite others to join in.
Natalie got the idea to create the app after she ate alone her whole seventh grade year. The experience made her feel sad and she was even bullied (欺负). She changed schools because of that.
People may want to know why you don't just ask to sit down. Natalie said the app stops kids from being rejected in front of others. "This way it's very private. It's through the phone. No one else has to know. And you know that you're not going to be rejected once you get to the table," she told NPR.
So far, the app works well. "I had my first club meeting, and everyone was very excited. People are already posting open lunches at my school. So I'm very excited," Natalie told NPR.
A. Some are as large as a school bus. B. It can take you into a wonderful undersea world. C. Besides the cold and darkness, deep—sea animals face a third danger—other animals. D. However, you can't dive too deep. E. The deeper it is, the less sunlight there is. |
The undersea world is very beautiful. Now more and more people want to dive in the water to find the secret there. Scuba diving（水肺潜水） is a new sport today.
You will find many strange animals in the sea.Many sea animals giveout light in the dark and some have sharp teeth.
During the day, there is enough light. Here, under the sea, everything is blue andgreen. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you havebottles of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time.Andyou must be very careful when you dive in deep water.
The deep sea is not an easy place to live in. It's cold, and it's dark, too.About 3,000 feet, there is no light at all. It is very dark in the sea. Many fishes have noeyes. Some have big eyes. A few have eyes on one side.
Animals eat! They must find food to eat. Many animals eat plants.However, some animals eat meat. This means these sea animals have two big jobs. They need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animals' meal.
One day a man bought a lot of coconuts（椰子）and put them all on his horse. He was moving them to his (friend) house. On the way, the man met a boy.
"How long would it take to get to the house?" he asked the boy.
"If you go (slow)," the boy said, "you will get there very soon. But if you go fast, it will take you all day."
"What a funny reply!" said the man. He did not listen to the boy. He made his horse run as fast as possible. Some coconuts fell off. He had to stop(pick)them up. Then he made his horse run fast again. But the coconuts fell off again, and he(stop) again.
He did this many (time), and it was night when he finally got to the place.
W: Hello, Lucy speaking.
M:Hi, Lucy. This is Jack. Are you still going to the Club?
W: Yes, why?
M: Well, I went to the hospital yesterday, and my doctor suggested I do more exercise.
W: I see. Why not join the club that I'm going to?
M: ？
W: Yes. Wonderful equipment（器材）, nice people, and it's not far from my home.
M:What do you do there?
W: Well, I often start by running, then swimming.
M: Does the clubtraining courses?
W: Yes, basketball, tennis, dancing and so on. You have a lot of choices.
M: Sounds great. How often do you go there?
W: Usually twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays.
M: Not bad. I think I can manage.
W: Hey, I'm going again tonight. Why not?
M: OK. Where shall we meet?
W:I'll wait for you in front ofmy house at 7:00.
M: .
观点 | 赞成 | 反对 |
理由 | 1）不会感到孤独； 2）可轮流照顾父母。 | 1）．担心父母更爱弟弟或妹妹； 2）．害怕与弟弟或妹妹相处不好。 |
你的看法…… | ||
注意：1）．词数：80词左右；
2）．应覆盖所有要点；
开头己给出，不计入总词数；
可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
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