Ding Chen, a teenager from Anhui Taihe No. 3 Middle School, invented (发明)a machine for the old to climb the stairs. And he1 the International Youth Gold Medal for his invention.
The Ding family lived in an old building,2 they had to climb stairs every day. His grandpa had difficulty climbing up the3 . It became even4 after he fell ill. When Ding Chen was a five-grader, he wanted to invent something for his grandpa to go up the stairs more5 .
Three years later, 13-year-old Ding6 this problem. He invented a booster (助力器). People just need to set it on the stair railing (扶手) and hold it. Then it will pull people to go up. Ding's middle school teacher Zhang Gang helped him make his idea real.7 worked for about half a year to design the booster.
8 , Ding will try to make his invention perfect. If possible, he wants to find companies to9 it in the factories.
"I hope my invention can help all the people in10 ," he said.
More than 12,000 musicians meet in Caracas, Venezuela. They get together for one reason. They want to make a new world record for the biggest orchestra (管弦乐队).
All the musicians are in Venezuela's national orchestras. They are at different ages. They are between 12 and 77 years old. They are from different countries. Their concert is around one hour long. All the musicians play together for about 10 minutes. They practise playing together for a lot of times.
More than 250 people watch them. These people are from the Guinness World Records. Every person watches a group of musicians. They see if all the musicians follow the rules. After the musicians' show, the Guinness World Records say the musicians make a new record. They become the world's largest orchestra. One of the musicians says, "I'm very happy to be one of the members of this new world record. I'm so excited about it!"
The musicians play "Slavonic March". It is a piece of music by the Russian musician, Pyotr Tchaikovsky. He wrote it in 1876. He wrote it for some people. These people died in the war between Serbia and Turkey.
Ants are a special kind of animals in the world. What do you know about them? Do you know where they live? How do they work? How many kinds of ants are there in the world? Let's have a close look at them.
Some ants make their houses under a stone or under the ground. If the weather is warm, you may see many ants under the stone. If the weather is cold, many ants will be in their houses under the ground.
Most of the ants are workers. They are very busy. They look for food and take care of the young ants. Each family of ants has a queen ant. The queen ant doesn't work. She is important because she lays eggs(产卵). These eggs will become new ants.
There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind of these is very strong. People are afraid of it and animals are afraid of it, too. These ants move in groups. They eat all the animals on their way. They can even kill and eat elephants. When the ants come near, people leave their homes. But people are sometimes glad after the ants pass through because they will see no other insects(昆虫)or snakes.
① He lays eggs. ② He looks for food.
③ He moves in groups. ④ He eats insects and snakes.
⑤ He looks after the young ants.
The year is 2045. A group of robots take part in the World Cup. Robots? Is that possible? Many scientists believe it can happen, because there are already robots that can play football. Of course, today's robots don't just play sports.
Early robots could do easy things, mainly in factories. Humans operated (操作) them. However, today's robots can operate on their own. Some can only move around a little, like the robots which can sweep the floor, but others, for example, Honda's ASIMO can do much more. He can run, climb, dance, and even play football.
Then there are robots which look like humans. These robots have faces and can show feelings. Such robots can learn new things, and show us how they "feel". Actroid -DER is one of them.
Scientists are also making robots that look and act like animals. At NASA, scientists are making a robot snake which can get into holes (洞). One day, it may help scientists look for signs of life on Mars. There are other animal robots. The frog-bot can jump over things. The sticky-bot can walk up walls. There's even a robot called Water Runner that can walk on water.
But can a robot football team ever play as well as a human team? Many scientists think so. Anything is possible. One day, they may even be world champions (冠军)!
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A. It's hard to make friends if you always stay at home. B. How can we find friends and get on well with them? C. Ask questions and show your interest in their answers. D. Friends should be ready to help each other all the time. E. To live a happy life, you should make friends with others. F. If you don't look at them, people may stop talking to you. |
Each of us, rich or poor, should at least have one or two good friends. Your friends will listen to you when you speak, will take care of you when you are sick, and will be together with you in your journey through life. Here are some tips.
Keep in touch with people.
Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with people. Look people in the eye when you are talking to them. In that way, people will find it easier to talk to you. Because they may think that you are not interested in them.
Be a good listener.
Let people talk about themselves before talking about "me, me, me".
Make friends with people you really like.
Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like and respect, not just with those who are easy to meet.
Help and believe in each other.
Give your friend a hand when he or she is in trouble. Believe in each other. This is the most important thing in a friendship. Even the best friends may have a quarrel (争吵) sometimes. If this happens, don't let your quarrel last too long. Try to make up with (和好) your friends soon.
A. Sports Club: Our program provides students with a chance to develop their soccer skills. They can also learn together and make friends with students from other countries.
B. Music Club: Our club offers different music classes. You will have a chance to play music with famous musicians here.
C. Cosplay Club: If you have interest in the characters (角色) in the cartoons, here is the right place for you. You can dress up like any characters you love.
D. Reading Club: Do you enjoy reading? Come and join us! We can offer you many books to choose and we can share what we have learned from the books.
E. Sharing Club: Welcome to join us! Here you can learn something about how to get on well with your parents. You can also share your experiences with children of the same age.
F. Travel Club: We will have a 13-day trip along the Silk Road (丝绸之路) next month. It is surely an exciting experience, and we will visit some places of historical interest.
Nina can't get on well with her parents. She feels worried about this.
John is interested in cartoons and he wants to dress up as Doraemon.
Anna loves playing the piano. She hopes to see a pianist face to face.
Kitty is interested in travelling. She is planning to visit China next month.
Tim likes to read different kinds of books. He'd like to have a place to discuss with others.
Today tourism (旅游业) has become one of the fastest growing industries (产业) in most places of the world. Why do more and more people like(travel)? We visited some people and asked them about(they) answers. Most of the reasons (be) just for fun. For example, after working hard through the weekdays, people would like (go) to the mountains or beaches nearby. When they come back from their trip, they will (usual) feel fresh and be full of energy to work harder.
Travelling is also one of the best(way) to learn. You may read or know about something from the Internet, but you can never getpicture of it until you see it with your own eyes. You (learn) much during your travel if you spend some time getting useful information, such as the geography and history of the places you are visiting. Though you may do wellmany subjects at school, there is still a lot to learn through travelling.
Let's make a plan and have an(amaze) trip right now!
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1.介绍 深圳 | 深圳位于中国的南部 | |
深圳冬天很暖和；住在这里很舒服 | ||
2.行程 安排 | 第一天 | 乘坐地铁去大梅沙海边游玩拍照 |
第二天 | 参加公园的庙会活动，品尝不同的美味小吃等 | |
第三天 | 请补充至少一个活动 | |
要求： 1. 80词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数内； 2. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名； 3. 可适当增加细节，以使条理清楚、行文连贯； 4. 标点正确，书面整洁。
参考词汇： comfortable (adj. 舒服的)；temple fair (庙会)
Dear Mike,
I'm so happy that you are going to spend the Spring Festival with us in Shenzhen. My city
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Looking forward to your visit in Shenzhen.
Yours,
Li Hua
