— It's really a beautiful city， and its fantastic landscape___________ me a lot.
Once again， I was at a new school.1was a girl in my class named Paris. That was where the similarities ended.
I was tall and she was small. I was one of the 2 in the class while she was the youngest. My hair was thick， short and ugly while hers was long and beautiful. I couldn't stand her， considering her my 3. But she wanted to be friends.
One day， she invited me over and I said yes – I was too 4 to say no. Actually， no one had invited me over to 5 before. But this girl， who wore the latest fashions， wanted to see me.
When we got to the 6 she shared with her sister， she took out a big case of Barbies – which was my next surprise. I had never played with them. But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard 7 as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. That's when we 8 that we both wanted to be writers when we were older. We both had wild 9.
We had a great time that afternoon. Our jaws (下巴) ached from smiling so much. She 10 me her outfits， which had mostly come from a designer clothing store. The woman who owned it sometimes used her 11a model for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange.
Paris charmed the whole neighborhood. The 12owners lent her fashion magazines down the block， the movie theater gave her free passes and the pizza place let her 13free pieces. Soon I was included in her 14 world. We slept over at each other's houses and spent every free moment together.
Paris， my first real friend since childhood， helped me get through my tough teenage 15and taught me an amazing thing about making friends: Your “worst enemy” can turn out to be your best friend.
Long， long ago there were a lot of donkeys. The donkeys worked hard every day. They had no time to play or to relax， but they never felt appreciated(赏识)for the work they did.
One day two donkeys got bored. They wanted to live a comfortable life， so the donkeys went to see a wise old man. They told him their problem. The wise old man agreed that they worked too hard， and he wanted to help the donkeys. “I have an idea，” he said.
“What is your idea?” asked the donkeys.
“I will paint you and no one will know you are donkeys，” said the man.
The man went off to find some paint and he returned in just a few minutes. He had two pots of paints. One pot was filled with white paint， and the other black paint.
The old man first painted them white， and then painted black stripes over the white paint. When he finished， the donkeys did not look like donkeys at all. “You no longer look like donkeys，” the old man said. “Everyone will be fooled. I will call you something else， Zebras.”
The zebras went to a field to eat grass. Now they did not have to work.
Soon， other donkeys saw the zebras. They asked the zebras where they came from. When the zebras told the donkeys their secret， the donkeys all rushed to see the old man.
“Please make us into zebras， too.” They pleaded. So the wise old man painted more donkeys. As he did， more and more donkeys came.
The old man could not paint fast enough. Soon the donkeys became impatient. They began to kick about， and they knocked over the paint pots.
There was no more paint. The painted donkeys ran off to become zebras. The unpainted donkeys， because of their impatience， had to return to work.
Introduction: Speaking English is not only about using proper grammar. To use English effectively， you need to understand the culture in which it is spoken. Here are a number of important tips to remember when speaking English in the United States. | |
General Points to Remember Most Americans only speak English. While it is true that more and more Americans speak Spanish， most Americans only speak English. Don't expect them to understand your native language. Americans have difficulty understanding foreign accents (口音). Many Americans are not used to foreign accents. This requires patience from both of you! | Public Behavior Always shake hands. Look your partner in the eye. Don't hold hands: Same sex friends do not usually hold hands or put their arms around each other in public in the United States. Smoking is out! Smoking， even in public places， is strongly disagreed by most modern Americans. |
Addressing People Use last names with people you do not know. Always use “Ms.” when addressing women. Many Americans prefer first names. Americans prefer informal greetings and using first names or nicknames when speaking with friends and workmates. | Conversation Tips Talk about work. Americans commonly ask "What do you do?"It is a popular topic of discussion between strangers. Talk about sports: Americans love sports! However， they love American sports. Speak about location. |
In the middle of the first term of school， the whole seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests， and continued to dream of other things. His heart was not in school， but in the woods.
One day， Miss White's voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve! Listen carefully!” Steve turned to look at her， fixing his eyes on Miss White， as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade.
“You all did pretty well，” she told the class， “except for one boy， and it breaks my heart to tell you this， but...” She hesitated， her eyes searching his face. “...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!” She just stared at Steve. Steve dropped his eyes.
After that， it was war! Steve still wouldn't do his homework. Even as the punishments became more serious， he was still stubborn.
“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.
“You're smart enough! You'll see a change!” Nothing touched him.
“Give yourself a chance! Don't give up on your life!” Nothing.
“Steve! Please! I care about you!”
Wow! Suddenly， Steve got it! Someone cared about him! Steve went home from school， thoughtful， that afternoon. Walking into the house， both parents were out. He， quickly， gathered up a jar of peanut butter， a loaf of bread， a bottle of water， and this time...his schoolbooks.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time， and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in， all smiles! God， she was beautiful!
Miss White， immediately， gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise， Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled， she began to look it over. Miss White's face was in total shock! The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!
From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home was the same， but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn， but he was good at it!
He discovered that he could understand knowledge and translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to go ahead!
The Great Wall of China is called the "Ten thousand Ii Great Wall" in Chinese. In fact， it' s more than 6，000 kilometers long. It winds its way from west to east， across deserts， over mountains， through valleys till at last it reaches the sea. It is one of the wonders of the world.
The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it was built during the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period， more walls were put up to defend the borders of the different kingdoms. It was during the Qin Dynasty that the kingdom of Qin united the different parts into one empire. To keep the enemy out of his empire， Emperor Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up. Thus， the Great Wall came into being.
The Great Wall is wide enough at the top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side. Along the wall are watchtowers， where soldiers used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the towers as a warning when the enemy came.
It was very difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done by hand. Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built. The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth， but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.
Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the world. Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying: "He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man."
回答下面5个问题， 每题答案不超过7个词。
Music has always been an important part of Chinese people's life. People enjoy listening to music at home and in concerts halls. As time goes by， music changes.
Traditional music is part of our culture， so it often stays with us for a long time. Many of the traditional Chinese songs have been around for many years. Young musicians learn songs from older musicians and the music changes only very little. Modern Chinese music， which is loved by many young people， however， is mainly pop music. That means the songs will be popular for a short time and then replaced by new songs. Today's musicians write new songs every year and we hear new songs on the radio every day.
Before radio and TV were invented， music could only be heard live — that is you had to go places where musicians gave performances. The best musicians were very busy， so it was difficult and often expensive to hear really good music. For most people， the best chance to hear good music was during a festival or at a wedding. Today， people hear music all the time. Radio and TV play songs every day and night and you can even hear music played on the street.
One thing that hasn't changed very much is what the songs are about. Both modern and traditional Chinese songs are about love and life. Some songs tell stories about past and some are about the news or the future. All of the songs have something to do with what it means to be a human being.
Music， traditional or modern， Chinese or international， seems to be a world language that everybody can understand and enjoy. Music changes and styles come and go， but nothing changes our love for good music.
Music changes as goes by
Passage Outline | Supporting details |
The changes of different kinds of music | Traditional music nearly the same because it is part of the culture. music changes a lot because it is welcomed only for a short time and new songs soon takes its |
The changes of ．of enjoying music | Before radio and TV were invented， music could only be heard live in a ．or during a festival or at a wedding. Today， people hear music all the time on Radio and TV and can even hear someone music on the street. |
The changes of contents of music | They haven't changed much because they are about and life. |
Conclusion | Music is a world language. music changes and styles come and go， our love for good music changes. |
She was a student at a secondary school. The school was across the street from my house. Every day， I w her play basketball after school from my house. She played very well，b than any one of her classmate. And she never stopped. She practised over and over again， sometimes u dark.
One day， I asked her， "Why do you practise so hard? You are playing very well."
"That's b．I want to play in the city basketball team，" She looked d into my eyes and said. "But I'm still not good enough. I must work hard." I was moved by her great c.
Another day， I saw her crying on the grass，i of playing basketball. I walked across the street and sat down by her side.
"Why are you crying， girl?" I asked.
"The c of the city basketball team told me I couldn't go on playing basketball because I was too short."
But some days later I saw her playing basketball again， practising e harder than before. I was curious and asked her the reason.
"My father told me if my dis big enough， nothing can stop me."
I was moved again.
要求：1. 文中不能出现真实的人名，地名和校名；2. 短文应包含提示内容，可适当发挥；3. 100词左右，开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
A good habit， a successful life
A habit is something that you do often almost without thinking， especially something that is hard to stop doing.
