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WhiletravellinginRussia,EdJacksonranshortofmoney.Sohewrotethisbrother,askingfor＄500.“Sendthembytelegramtothebankhere,”hewrote.AfteraweekEdbeganvthebank.Heshispassporttothebankclerk(职员).“Nothing
hascomeforyou,Mr.Jackson,”hewastold.Thiswentoforthreeweeks,andMr.Jacksongotveryw.Hethenphonedhisbrother,askingwthemoneywas.Thebrothersaidithadbeensentthreeweeksb.ThateveningEdJacksonwasarrested(被捕)forfailingtophishotelbill.Hetriedtotellthepolicewhathisproblemwas,butnoonewouldbelievehim.Atlasthewasstothepolicestationforfifteendays.
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Oncetherewasaking.Helikedtowrites.Hethoughthisstoriesweregood,sohelikedtoshowthemtohispeople.Ashispeoplewereafraidtocriticize(批评)theking’sstories,theyallsaidthathisstorieswereverygood.Oneday,thekingshowedsomeofhisbeststoriestoafamouswriter.Hewantedthewritertopraise(表扬)thosestories.Butthewritersaidhisstoriesweresobthatheshouldthrowthemintothefire.Thekinggotveryangryw___himandsenthimtoprison(监狱).Afterstimethekinghadpityonthewriterandsethimfree.Whenthewriterreturnedfromprison,thekingorderedhimtocometohispalace.Againheshowedhimsomeofhisnewstoriesandaskedhimwhathethoughtofthem.Afterrthem,thewriteratonceturnedtothesoldierandsaid,“Takemebacktoprison,please.”
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LastMayIstayedinSantoLusaforaweek.Thatwasmyftripthere.OnemorningIsouttovisitafamousmuseum,butIdidn’tknowwwaytogo,soIstoppedastrangeandasked,“Excuseme,doesthisstreetlead(通向)totheGrandMuseum?”“Yes,”heanswered.“Goalongthisstreetandturnleftandturnleftatthesecondcrossing.Youcan’tmit.”SoIwtwoblocks(街区)andturnedtomyleft,butthemuseumwthere.ThenIaskedasecondstranger.Hesaid,“Goalongthisstreetandturnleftatthesecondcrossing.”ButaIcouldn’tfindthemuseum.Iaskedathirdstrangerandhesaidthesamething.ThistimeIfoundtheGrandMuseum.Justthenswhere’sthenearestb?”Iansweredqatthesecondcrossing!”
walkedupandsaid.“Excuseme,,“Goalongthisstreetandturnleft
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Often,doctorstellsomepeopletogoondiets(节食).Thedoctorshopethedietswillmakethepeoplefeelb.Theyhopethedietswillmakethepeoplehealthy.Alanawasonadiet,butshedidn’tlikeitatall.Shewasnotatoeatherfavouritefoodbythedoctor.WhileherbrotherFrankatechocolate,shehadtoeatanapple.Alanawasonthedietfortwomonths.Herdoctorwaspleasedwithher.“Youhavebeenverygood,”hesaid.“Youcaneatsomeofthefoodsyoulikebest.Butonlyalittle.Don’teattoomanysweets.Don’teattoomuchicecream.Ifyoudo,youwillgetalotofweighta.”
ThenthedoctorputFrankonadiet.Itwasadifferentkindofdiet.“Youcchickenoreggs.Frank,”saidthedoctor.“Thesefoodswillmakeyouintrouble.”“HowlongwillIhavetobeonthediet?”askedFrank.“Alongtime,”saidthedoctor.“Maybefortherofyourlife.”
eat
“ButIreallylikechicken,”saidFrank.“Yousaiditisoneofthebestmeatstoeat.”
“Itisaverygoodfoodformostpeople,”saidthedoctor.“Butwhenyoueatit,itmakesyousick.Itisnotagoodfoodforyou.”
“You’reright,”saidFrank.“Well,I’lleatmorecakei.”5.
Atdifferenttimesinaman’slifehisfoodhasdifferenteffects(影响)onhisbody.Amongchildrenfisquicklychangedtothepower(力量)torunandplaygames.Mostofayoungman’sfoodisspentongrowingt;wegrowupwardsonlydthefirst
twentyyearsofourl,notlater.Workingmengettheirstrongbodiesfromtheirfood;andiftheyworkh,theydonotgetfat.Officeworkerseatwellands______downalot,andmaybegintogrowfatwhenstillquiteyoung.Manyolderptrytoworkmuchandwalkoften.Perhapsthemostdifficulttimeiswhenamanrsixtyyearsofage.Hisbodyandmindbrestful,withoutmuchworkorinterest.Thatiswhenfoodchangesquicklytof.
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DearLiYing,
Thankyouverymuchfyourletterandthebeautifulp.Howtimeflies!Itisntheendoftheterm.Wearenowbpreparingfortheexams.IhIcandowellandgoontostudyatGuangMingMiddleSchool---o_____ofthebestschoolsinourcity.
ButunluckilyourEnglishteacher,MissSong,wasbhurtlastSunday.Shecan’tguslessonsbsheisstillinhospital.Butdon’twaboutourstudies!Anotherteacherhastakenherplace.Withbestwishes!
Yours,ZhouYun
7.Stopreadingforaminuteandthinkaboutwhatyouseewhenyoulookupintheskyonaclearnight.Youmayseemanystars.Longlongago,farmerswsomestarstoknowwhentoplanttheircrops.Travellersdidstofindtheirwaysinthedark.Todaystarsaresimportanttosomepeople.
Scientistsfoundoutthatmoststarsareverybig.Infactsomestarsaresofarawayfromusthatitwouldtakemoflight-yearstogettothemevenbyspaceship.Athingweknowtodayaboutstarsisthatsomearemadeupofhotgases.Thegasesaresohotthattheysendoutlight.Ifyouolookupatastarcarefullyatnight,youmayfindittwinklesometimes.Asyoumayunderstand,lightfromastarmustshinettheairbeforeyoucanseethestar.Airisalwaysmoving,itmakeslightfromthestarm.Whenthelightmoves,itmakesthestartwinkle.Starsalsohave
differentcbluewhite.
.Tooursurprise,thecoolstarsareredandthehottestoare
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Here’sastoryaboutMing’slifeonthewaters.MinghaslivedallhislifeonawiderinChina.Hishomeisalargehouse-boatwitharoof,oneofhundredsthatmoveupanddown.Inaboutsixyearshehasnotoncebeenonl,butheisneverlonely.Heisastrongswimmer.Infact,hecouldswimbeforehecouldwalk.Whenhewantstoplaywithhisf,hejustswimsacrosstotheirboatsorasksthemtovhim.
Ming’sfatherisafishermanbutheneverualineoranet.Greatblackbirdscalledcormorantsdothefishingforhim.Ringshavebeenputaroundthebirds’nsothattheycan’teatthefishtheycatch.Theyhavebeentaughttobthefishtopeople.Andthenpeoplerewardthemwithafinebigfishassoonastheirworkisf.Mingloveswatchingthecormorants,butbetterstillhelikesgoingswithhismother.Theshops,ofcourse,areboatsverylikehiso.9.
Allfruitshaveabrightcolourwhentheyareripe(成熟),buttheygrowongreen
o___darkbrowntrees.Why?Perhapsyoudonotknowthereason.Hereisthea:Thetreewantsbirdsandanimalstoseeitsfruitc.Thefruithasseeds(种子)i.Therewillbenoytreesiftheseedisnotcarriedawayandputintothegroundsomewhereelse.Birdsandanimalseattheflesh(果肉)ofthefruitwtheyseeitsbrightcolourandtheydroptheseedshereandthere.Forexample,theorangetreegrowsthesfleshofitsfruitandgivesitabrightcoloursothatsomeanimalsmeatitandcarryawaytheseeds.10.Whatdoyouknowaboutthesea?Weknowthatitlverybeautifulwhenthesunisshiningonit.Weaknowthatitcanbeveryroughwhenthereisastrongwind.Whatothertdoyouknowaboutit?
Thefirstthingtorememberisthattheseaisverybig.Whenyoulookatthemoftheworldyouwillfindthereismoreseathanland.Theseacoversthreeqoftheworld.Somepartsoftheseaareshallow(浅的).Butinsomeplacestheseaisverydeep.Thehmountainintheworldisabout9kilometershigh.Butthedeepestplaceoftheseaisn11kilometersdeep.Theseacanbeverycold.Atthetop,thewmaybewarm.Butifyougodown,itbcolderandcolder.Inmostpartsofthesea,thereareloffishesandplants.Somelivenearthetopofthesea.Olivedeepdown.
Youknowthattheseaissalty.Ifyouswiminthesea,youcantastethesalt.Somepartsoftheseaaremoresaltythanotherplaces.Forexample,theDeadSeaissosaltythatswimmerscan’tsinkinit!Andfishcan’tliveinit,either.Whatassea!
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Wecanfindmanywonderfulthingsaroundus.Forexample,somekindsofwhalewith
n___teethissohugeinsize,buttheyliveonverysmallthings.Indeeditisi_____forthiskindofwhaletoeatabigfish.Insteadofteeth,itsmouthhakindnetmadeofwhalebone(鲸须).Thewateroftheseawherethewhalelivesisfullofverysmallthings,bothanimalsandvegetables.Theyaresosmallthatmencanhardlyseet.Asthewhalemalong,itfillsitsmouthwithseawater,whichpassestthenetofwhalebone,leavingthesmalllivingthingsbehind.Ofcourse,awhaleeatshugeamountsofthisfood.Butsitisverywonderfulthatthiskindoflargewhaleshouldbeabletoliveonssmallthingsandshouldbeunabletoeatlargerthings.
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Ayoungmanwasgoingtospendhisholidayinamountainvillage.Thatnighthesatasmallhotelneartherailwaystation.Bgoingtobed,hewenttotheownerofthehotelandsaid,“Excuseme,sir.Willyoupleasewmeupataquartertofivetomorrowmorning?I’lltakethefiveo’clockt.”“Oh,sorry,”theownersaidiahurry,“I’mafraidIcan’t.Iwon’tbeabletogetupsearly.”
Theyyoungmanwasabouttoreturntohisrwhenhestoppedandasked,“Haveyougotanalarm-clock?Mitcanhelpme.”“Yes,hereyouare,youngman.”
Theyoungmanthankedtheownerhappily.Butwhenhelookedatthealarm-clockclosely,itseemedtherewassomethingwwithit.“Willitringotime?”heasked.
“Sure!Youjustgiveitagoodshakeataquartertofive.Anditwillring.”
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“Idon’twanttomove!”Fredsaidtohisfather.“IlikelivinghereinNewYorkCity.AndIltoplayinthestreets.MyFriendsareh.Iwanttostay!”“Wehavetom,Fred,”Mr.Sparkssaid.“IhaveanjobintheIslands.Whydyouwaituntilyouseethem?Maybeyouwilllikelivingt.”
“Never!”wasFred’sr.Aweeklaterl,theSparksfamilyleftthecitybyplane.Theyfoverlandforhours.InSanFranciscotheytookabigplane.Thistimetheyflewoverwater.Atltheysawland.“ThereisHawaii,”Mr.Sparkssaid.“Andthereistheislandwearetolivei.Butwewillvisittheotherislands,too.Aofthemarebeautiful.”“Idon’tcarewtheyarelike,”saidFred.“IwishIcouldgobtoNewYorkCityrightnow!”
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IfIhaveamagic-stick,I’llmakePresidentBushsthewaronIraq.Idon’tthinkit’sarwar,becauseAmericancareaboutUN,norothercountries’complaining,andstartedthewarallbyitself!Fromthenews,weallknowc,thata
lotofcitizensofIraqdiedorhurtseriously.Ifeelverysorrytoseethat.IfIcanstopewarintheworldwithmymagic-stick,Ibelievethewholeearthwillbeaparadise(乐园)foreveryoneelse.
IfIhaveamagic-stick,Iwillbuildanewschoolbuildingforallmys.Asthe
buildingisbuiltbyitselfandit’llfinishinonenight,wedon’tneedtomovetootherschools,andwedon’tneedtospendanytimeormoneyonit.It’llbeveryquietandwanypollution.It’llhavethegreatestfacilities(设施)init.IfIhaveamagic-stick,Iwilldesignanewkindofuniformforallthestudents.Ins,whenit’sveryhot,theuniformwillspraysomesmalldropsofcoolwateronyourlegsandarms.Inwinter,it’llgettwiththetemperature.Youevendon’thavetowearsweaters,onlythisuniformcanmakeyoufeelthatthesishererightnow!
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ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonptoliveoutsideit,andtogototheiroffices,factoriesorschoolseverydaybytrainorcar,eventhoughthismtheyhavetogetupeinthemorningandreachhomelintheevening.
OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarec.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutgardencostsalotofm.Withthesamemoney,onecangetasmallhouseinthecwithagardenedone’so.
Somepeople,however,takenoiincountrythings;forthemhliesinthetown,withitscandtheaters,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dancing-hallsandrestaurants.
SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveoLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’svisittotheseverysummerisallthecontent(内容)theywant;theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavethosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.
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Yesterdaymorning,Mikegotupearly.Afterbreakfast,hewenttoschool.Whenhepbyahousebytheroadside,hesawacloudofscomingoutofthewindow.“Oh,theremustbesomethingonf.”hethought.“Thehouseisind.”Thenheranawayasfastashecould.Hewantedtofetch(取来)somewtoputoutthefire.Afterashorttime,hecamebackwpouredthewaterintothew.
Thesmokewasgone.Tohisspipe(烟斗)inhishand.Hewaswboy!”
abucket(桶)ofwater.Withouthesitation(犹豫),he,anoldmanlookedoutofthewindowwithasmokeallover.Heshouteda,“Whatareyoudoing,
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Nowstandinginfrontofyouisanoptimistic(乐观的)andconfidentgirl,butnomorethanhalfayeara,thingswerequitetheopposite.IwasrecommendedforadmissiontoFudanUniversity,somyparentssentmetoswithundergraduates.Ireallyhadahardtimefittingin.Sinceitwasthefirsttimeformetoliveinadormitory,andallthestudentsamearetwoorthreeyearsolder.Wofall,Icouldn’tgetusedtothefoodthere.Ikept
complainingtomyfatheronthephone,hopingtogetsomecomfort.Tomysurprise,hesaidtome:“Stopcomplaining,mydear.Youaresolucky.Youdon’thavetotakepartinthecollegeentranceexamination,soyoucanmanageyourtimef.Thedifficultiesyouhavenowwillmakeyoubraver.Justremember:gratitudeistherightattitudeeveryday.”Aftermyfathertoldmethelastfewwords,IrealizedhowIshouldleadmylife.Thatistotakeagratefulattitudetowardsmyfamily,myfriends,thepeoplewhohelpedme,andeventhedIhad.Ishouldthankmyfamilyfortakingcareofme,andalwaysbeingtheretosupportme.Ishouldtmyfriendsforsharinggoodtimesandbadwithme.Ishouldnevermissachancetosmileandsay“Thankyou.”toothers.IshouldalsothankthedifficultiesIhave,becausebyovercomingthem,Iwillialot.
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“Ifyouwanttoseeathingwell,reachoutandtouchit!”
Thatmaysastrangethingtosayso.Buttouchingthingscanhelpyoutoseethembetter.
Yourecantellyouthataglassballisround.Butbyhitinyourhands,youcanfhowsmoothandcooltheballis.Youcanfeelhowheavytheglassis.
Whenyoufeelalltheseabouttheball,yourseeit.Withyourskin(皮肤),youcanfeelb.Fore,yourfingerscantellthedifferencebtwocoinsinyourpocket.Youcanfeelalittledropofwateronthebackofyourhand,too.
Youcanevenfeelsoundsagainstyourskin.Haveyoueverwantedtoknowwhysomepeoplelikeveryloudmusic?Theymliketofeelthesoundsofmusic.
Ifyouwanttoseebetter,reachoutandtouch.Thenyouwillreallys!19.JapanismupofislandsthatlieoffthecoastofAsia.PeoplectoliveinJapanfromthenearbycountriesofChinaandKorea.Fromtheseocountries,theJapaneseborrowedideas,iandhabits.Fmanyyears,theJapanesebuiltbuildingslikethoseinChina.TheydliketheChinese.FromChinacametheirwayofwandtheirhabitofdrinkingtea.20.
Beforeyouuyournewmicrowaveoven(微波炉),readtheinstructionsc.Eachovenhasitsowncontrolpanel(控制板),butmostmicrowaveovensoperateinasimilarway.Lookatthecontrolpanelshownhere,itshowsthetimeatthetopofthepanel.Underthetimearethedifferentfunctions.YoucanPressDefrost,Cook,ClockorPower.YoucanalsowfoodbypressingReheatTimes.
Underthefunctionsarethenumbers.Thesenumbersareshownasonacalculator,fromzerotnine.Youcanpthenumberstosetthecookingtimeinsecondsorm.UnderthenumbersareStartandClear.
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Thecomputerisamthatworksveryfast.Itcanaddnumbersmuchfasterthanapcan.Itcanrememberbetterthanaperson.Itcandomanyotherthings.Inschoolacomputercandomaths.Itcanhelpboysandgirlsread,w,andspell.Itcanrthenamesofallthestudentsintheschool.
Computershelppeopledrivecarsandfplanes.Aspaceshipneedsmanycomputers.Telephonesandtelevisionsusecomputers,too.Somecomputers,cfaxmachines,cansendletters.Theletterscantravelf.Acomputercanrememberwisinastore.Itknowsalltheprices.Ittellsyouhowmuchtop.Itgivesyouchange.Computerscanplaygames,too.AcomputernamedBigBlueisverygoodatc.Itbeatthebestchessplayerintheworld.
Computersarechangingthewaywelive.
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InalltheworldthereisnoothercitylVenice,Italy.Itsstreetarecanals(运河).Its
carsareb.
Veniceisbonabout100smallislands.Theislandsaremadeofsoftmud(泥土).Big,heavypostsholduptheb.
Howdidalargecitycometobebuiltlikethis?Ithappenedmorethanatyearsago.IntheNorth,therelivedpeoplecalledHuns(匈奴人).Noonewassafefromthem.ThepeopleofNorthItalygottofwarswiththeHuns.Manymtothemudislands.Theretheybegantobuildacity.Theretheyweres.Intime,Venicegrewlargeandbeautifulandstrong.ItwascalledtheQueenCity.
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Coffeehasbeenapofpeople’slivesforthousandsofyears,andtodayitisstilloneofthemostfavouritedintheworld.Manypeopleintheworldbegintheirbdaybydrinkingacuporseveralcupsofcoffee.Theyhaveasaidthatacupofcoffeeinthemorninghelpsthembegintheirdayintherightway.Sotheysayacupofcoffeeisnecessaryfortheminthemorning.
Doyouknowwhatinthecoffeemourbodiesandbrainsactive?Itiscaffeine.
Caffeinemayiaperson’smentalandphysicalabilities.Forexample,twocupsofcoffeewillmakeyoubreathefandaugmentbodyheat.Allthismakesyourheartbfaster,anddoctorswarnthatthismaybealittledangerous.Caffeineisfintea,coffee,chocolateandsomeotherfoods.Alittlecaffeineisprobablynoth,buttoomuchcaffeinecanmakepeoplenervousandsleepless.24.
Dreamscaspeople’sage.Peoplemayhaveseveraldreamseachn.Somearelikefilmsandusuallyincolour.Theycometousoverandoveragain.Thatmaybebthedreamerisworryingaboutsomethingandtryingtofindthea.Sometimeswewakeupwithagoodfeelingfromadream.Butoftenwecan’trememberthedreamsclearly.
Itisrthattoomuchdreamingisbforourhealth.Themorewesleep,thelongerwedream.Themindishardatw.Thatiswhywemayhavealongsleepandsfeeltiredwhenwewakeup.
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Doyouknowthatafastreadercangettheideasbetterthanasreadercan?Ofcourse,youstimebyreadingfast,butthisisnotthemainreasonforfastreading.Themainreasonisthatyouubetterwhatyou’rereadingwhenyoureadf.
Asyoureyesmovealongthelineofprints,theymakefixations(注视)ofpauses.Itisimportantthatyouseeswordsataffixation.Itisalsoimportantthatyoureleaveagroupofwordsquicklyandmoveontoanothergroup.Thenumberoflorwordsthatyouseeatafixationiscalledyoureyespan.Paymoreattentiontoiyourrateofreading.Withpracticeyoucanlearntoreadfasterthanyouusuallyread.
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SARShasbroughtusmtrouble.However,everythinghastwospeoplethinkaboutthevalue(价值)ofl.SARSteachespeopletobet.Italsomakes
.Many
doctorsandnursessalltheirtimewithpeoplewhohaveSARS,andsomeofthemlosttheirlives.Onestudentsayshewantstobeadwhenhegrowsup.“Thoughtheyknowtheirjobisd,doctorsandnursesaretryingtheirbesttospeople’slives.Wemustlearnfromthem.”hesays.
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Cartoonfilmshaveveryflimits(限制).Ifyoucandrawsomething,youcanmitmoveonthecinemascreen.Theuofnewideasandmoderncomputerprogramsmeansthatcartoonsarebecomingexcitingagainforpeopleofallages.
By1970,thecinemaworldhaddecidedthatcartoonswereonlyforc.Butsoonathat,oneortwofilmmakershadsomenewideas.Theyprovedthatitwaspossibletomakefilmsinwhichbgrown-upsandchildrencouldenjoythem.However,noteverycartoonfilmwass.TheBlackCauldron,forexample,failed,mainlybecauseitwastoofrighteningforchildrenandtoochildishforgrown-ups.Filmmakerslearntfromthism,andthencartoonswerewelcomedbybothchildrenandgrown-upsandagainthefilmcompaniesbegantomakelargeamountsofmoney.
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ThomasEdisonwaspthegreatestinventortheworldhaseverknown.Whisinventions,peoplemaynothavelights,filmsandotherthings.Edisonbegantomakeatalkingmin1877.Atfirstheusedpaperwithholestomakeasound.Heworkedformonthisidea.Atlasthefoundhtorecord(记录)aperson’svoice.Hechangedsomepartsandheputsomenewonesonthetalkingmachine.Thistimethevoicecouldbepandthevoicewasalsoveryclear.AftertheSecondWorldWarothersusedhismethodtorecordmandsongs.Thencamethetaperecorder.Itismuchetorecordvoice.HowgreatEdisonwas!
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cityinabeautifulbay(海湾)intheUSA.It’sgotlotsofgreatandmuchmoremodernthanLondon,butit’slinteresting.
SamFranciscoisalbandplaces.It’ssLondonhasalotmoretheatresandmuseums.TheAmericansareusuallymoreinterestedinmthanculture!ThebuildingsandstreetsinLondonareverygreat,andtheparksandmarketsarew.Londonisn’tasdangerousasSanFrancisco.Ifeelmuchslivinghere---nobodycarriesagun.Thepolicedon’tcarryguns,e.30MaybethemostbplaceinHawaiiisKattai.Youcanvisititslong,sbeachesinthesouthandwestoftheislandandmandforestsinthenorth,butbecareful,therearemanymosquitoes(蚊子),anddon’tbesifitrainsinthecenteroftheisland.Daytimetemperaturesthereareusuallya24℃to26℃bythesea,andonlyalittlecbylateevening.
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LadiesandGentlemen:
WelcometoBrighton.Ihopeyouwillenjoyyourwalkathetown.Wearenowinthecenterofthetown.Wepthecrossroadsjustnow,andnowwearegoingaNorthStreetandyouwillseeaschurchontheleft.Lookbackatheroadtotheoldpalace.Nowwearegoingtoacafé,thenwewillcometotheeofthestreet.Andourwalkctoanend.IhopethatyouhaveethiswalkaroundBrighton.Youhavesasmallchurch,apalaceandmanyotherplacesofi.Thankyouandgoodbye.
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,buthedoesn’twearauniform(制服).Heworksinhisordinary
Adetectiveisapc.Ifhewearsauniform,robberswillknowthatheisapoliceman.Thentheywillrunawayfhim.
To“detect”means“tofindout”.Adetectivefindsoutwhodoesbadthings.Hecansinacoffeeshopwithothercustomers.Hecanltopeopletalking.Somethievesmaywtorobashop.Iftheytalk,adetectivemayhthem.Thenpolicemenwillhideintheshop.Whenthethievescome,thepolicemenwillcthem.Adetectivewhardandhelpstopus.
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LastyearagroupofGstudentswenttoEnglandforah.TheirttoldthemthattheEnglishpeoplehshakehands.SowhentheymtheirEnglishfriendsatthestation,theykepttheirhandsbtheirbacks.TheEnglishstudentshadlthattheGermansshakehandsasoftenaspossible,sotheyputtheirhandsinfrontandgotrtoshakehandswiththem.Itmadebothofthemlaugh.
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DoyouknowhtowriteanEnglishletterandenvelope?WhenwewritealetterinC,wealwaysputthedattheendoftheletter.ButitisdinEnglish.Wehavetoputitonthelcorner.Andabovethedate,wealsowritethenumberofourhouseandthenofourstreet,cityandcountry.Tobegintheletter,wealwaysusewordsl“Dearsir”,“DearMr./Mrs./Ms…”Tothee,we
alwaysusewordslike“Yours”,“Yoursever”or“Trulyyours”.
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thatchocolatebarsareshrinking?ThepHaveyounofchocolateandsugarare
alwaysgoingup.Thechocolatebarmakerspthemoneyontobuyers.Theyknowthatpeopledon’twanttopaym,sotheymakeschocolatebars.Inoneyearachocolatebarmaygofrom150gto125ginweightwhilethepricesthesame.Whenthebargsosmallthatnoonewillbuyit,theywillmakeitlandthepricegoesup,too.
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Alovetheirpets,Everyyear,theyspendalotofmoneybuying,fandraisingthem.Catsanddogsarethemostpopularpetsandareoftentasmembersofthefamily.Butformanypeople,theirpetsaremorethanjtheirfriends.Bpeoplehavedependedon(依靠)dogguidesforover60years.DogsfortheDeaf,foundedinthe1970s,trainsdogstoletdeafpeopleknowwatelephonerings,someoneisatthedoororababycries.Butevenwspecialtraining,petshavesthattheycanithequality(质量)ofourlives.Scientistssaythatpeoplewholivea,buthavepets,arehealthierandhappierthanthosewhodon’thavepets.
37.Wegotoschooltopforthetimewhenwewillbebandwillhavetoworkforourselves.Welearnourownl,learnforeignlanguages,historyandsoon.Whatwelearnatschoolis,ofcourse,quiteu,butisthattheonlyreasonwhywegotoschool?No.Wegotoschool,aboveall,tolearnhtolearn,sothatwhenwehaveleftschool,wecanctolearn.Amanwhoreallyknowshowtolearnwillalwaysbes,becausewhehastodosomethingnew,hewillquicklyteachhimselfhowtodoitinthebestway.Theuneducatedperson,ontheohand,iseitherunabletodosomethingnew,ordoesitbadly.Sothepurpose(目的)ofschoolisnotjusttoteachthestudentstheseusefulsubjectsbutteachthewtolearn.
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AnAmericanvisitingScotlandmetanoldmanwithabeautifulsheepdog.TheAmericano$50forthedog,buttheoldmanr,“Icouldn’tpartwithJock,”hesaid.Justthen,anEnglishmanwupandmadethesameoffer.Theoldmana,pocketedthemoneyandhandedoverthedog.TheAmericanwasverya.“Youtoldmeyouwouldn’tsthedog!”hecried.“No,no!”saidtheoldman.“IsaidIcouldn’tpartwithhim.England’snotfaraandJockwillbebackintwodays.Buthecouldn’tsacrosstheAtlantic(大西洋).”
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Travellingtoallcornersoftheworldgetseasierandeasier,buthowwelldoweknowandueachother?Hereisasimpletest.Imagineyouwillholdamatfouro’clock,whattimeshouldyoueyourforeignbusinessfriendstocome?IftheyareGerman,theywillaontime.IftheyareAmerican,they’llprobablybefifteenminutesearly.IftheyareBritish,they’llbefifteenminuteslate.
TheBritishseemedtothinksincetheEnglishlwaswidelyusedintheworld,whattheydidwascertaintobewidelyunderstood.Verysoontheyftheywerecompletely(完全地)wrong.Fore,theBritisharehappytohaveabusinesslunchanddiscussbusinessmatterswithadrinkduringthemeal;theJapanesepnottoworkwhileeating.Lunchisatimeforthemtorelaxandgettoknoweotherandtheydon’tdrinkatlunch.TheGermansliketotalkbusinessbdinner;TheFrenchliketoeatfirstandtalkafterwards.Theyhavetobewellfedandwateredbeforetheydiscussanything.
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Aboutfourhundredyearsago,Mr.Baconsaidthewarmwaterfreezesmorequicklythancoldwater.Butfewpeoplebelievedhimu1970.InthatyearDr.Kell,awell-knownscientist,foundthatMr.Baconwasr.Hefilledoneobowlwithcoldwater,andtheowithwarmwater.Theheexposed(暴露)btothesamelowtemperature.Thewarmwaterfrozefirst.Theswasthatthetwobowlshadnocovers.Someofthewarmwatercintovapour(水蒸气).Itwentintotheair.Thismthatlessofthewarmwaterwasltofreeze.Sothewarmwaterfrozefcoldwaterthoughithadagreatertemperaturedroptomake.
thanthe
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WhydoestheLeaningTowerofPisa(比萨斜塔)inItalylean(倾斜)?Itleansbecauseofamistake.Ithasleanedalmostsincethedaythetowerwasb.
In1174,thepeopleofPisa,Italywantedtobuildabelltower.TheywantedthetowertobethembeautifulbelltowerinItaly.Thecityaneededabelltowerbecausethechurchdidnothaveo.
Assoonasthefirstfloorofthebuildingwasfinished,thetowerstartedtolean.Builderstriedtomakethebuildingsagainastheyaddedmorefloors,butheleaningtowergotwasthetowergrew.
Ittookabout180yearstofinishthetower.Today,theLeaningTowerhaseightf.Itis54.5meterst,anditleansalmost4meterstoones.Thetowerisalsosinkingintothegonwhichitwasbuilt.Everyyear,thetowerleansanother1.5cm.42.Inthepastfewmonthstwoimportantehavetakenplaceintheworld.ThewaronIraqmthousandsofpeoplelosetheirhomes.Howpeopleallovertheworldwtheycouldliveapeaceful(和平的)life!ManypeoplediedofSARS.It’sedutytomakeacontributiontfightingSARS.Weallbelieveiweworkwithoneheart,worldpeoplepeaceisconedayandscienceisabletowinthewaraSARS,justliketheChineseclimberswhoovercame(克服)dandfinallyrthetopofMountQomolangmaonMay21,2003.
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DearPenny,
Ihopeyou’reallwell.We’reallterriblybusy,evenPolly,whohasfinallymanagedtofindsomework.U,it’snotaverygoodjob,butatleastit’sajob,andmaybeshewillfindsomethingbetterinthefuture.Shehasalsofoundsomewhereetolive---asmallflataboutfivemilesaway,sonowthere’sonlyJoeandmeleftathome.After24yearsofhavingchildrentolookafter,it’sverystrangetohavethehousetoourselves,althoughIdoenjoycominghometoatidyhouseattheeofaday.Bytheway,Pollyhasbrokenupwithherboyfriend,Peter.Wewereverysorry,becausewegotonwellwithhim,andtheystobeinlove.
Alicehassomeinterestingnews,aswell.Shepassedherfinalexams.Weheardlastweek,soofcourse,wehadasmallfamilycelebration.Shedoesn’tknowwhatshewantstodoyet,butshehasplentyoftimetodecide.Shedoesn’thaveaboyfriendatthemoment,either.Idon’tknowwhat’sthematterwiththem!They’rebothprettye!Joe’sfine,buthehasn’tbeenabletodominthegardenbecauseoftheweather,whichhasbeenterrible.Actuallyithasrainedeverydayforthepfewweeks.It’sunbelievable,isn’tit?
Anyway,that’sallformynews.Howareyouall?Whatareyouupto?Dowritesoonandtellmeeverything!
Love.Jacky
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AstormdroppedheavyrainsoncentralandsouthernpartsofChina.TheradiosaysthatatheXianjiangRiverinHunan,floodscausedbyterriblerinthepastweekskilled25peopleand13othersweremissing.
TheChineseGovernmentnamedsomepartsinYunnanandthecityofChongqingofpossibleheavyrainsoverthenfewdays.
InChangshawaterlevelroseto38metersearlyMondaymorning,about3metersathedangerline.
InGuangdong,atl21peoplehavebeenkilled,whiletherewereshurtandsevenwentmissingwheavyfloodshitnorthernpartsbySaturday.ThecitiesofShaoguan,MeizhouandHeyuanwhardesthitandmanypeoplewentlefthomeless.
About620millionyuanhasbeenlostinthefloods.GuangdonghassentsomethingutoMeizhou,HeyuanandShaoguantohelpthepeoplewhohadlosthomesbuildtheirhagain.
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Studentslearntheirlessonsinclass.Theysitintheclassroomltotheteacher.Thisisawayoflearning.Isthistheowayforstudentstolearn?Ofcoursenot.Thereisanotherwaytolearn.Thatisstudentscanteachthemselves.Fore,ifyoucan’tremembersomethingwhenyouaredoingyourhomework,whatwillyoudo?Youcanlookatyourbooktoftheanswer.
Howtoteachyourself?Thefirstthingyoumustdoisreading.Readsomethingyouareiin,oryouhavetoread.Thesecondisthatyoumustaskyourselfquestions.Acleverstudentisusuallygataskingquestions.Thethirdistoanswerthequestionsyourselfbywhard,byreadingbooks,andsometimesbyaskingopeople.Thesearethewaysofteachingyourself.Ifyoukeepdoingltheseforalongtime,youaresuretohavegreatsinyourstudy.46.
Everyonehasadream.Chinaalsohasadream,anOlympicdream
Ahundredyearsago,anewspaperinTianjinraisedsomequestionsaboutChina’sOlympicdream:thef,whencanChinasendateamtotheOlympic?Thesecond,whencanChinawanOlympicgoldmedal?Thethird,whencanChinahost(主办)anOlympicGames?
MostofusknowthatChinasentitsteamnearly70yearsagoandgotitsfirstgoldmedalin1984.Sthen,wehaveallbeenhopingtoanswerthethird.NineyearsagoBeijinglosttoSydneyinhostingthe27thOlympicGames.DthoseeightyearstheChinesepeopledidalotofthingssothattheycouldrealizetheirdream.Nowthedreamhascomet.47.
Nowmanymiddleschoolstudentshavegotamobilephone.Becausealotofparentsthinkitheirchildrenhaveamobilephone,itisefortheirparentstokeepintouchwiththeirchildrenatanytime.Ifachildisintorlost,theycanhelphimorherintime.Butsometeachersdon’tbitisagoodideaforstudentstocarrymobilephonestoschools.Theysaystudentsdependtoomuchonthem.Forexample,iftheyforgotsomething,theymayphonehomeandtelltheirparentstobittoschool.Someotherteacherssaystudentsshouldnothavemobilephonesatschoolbecausesomestudentssendshortmorplaygamesanddon’tlistentotheteacherscarefullyinclass.Thesemaketeachersfeelaandtheyarebadforstudying.Somobilephoneshavebecomeapformiddleschools.Manyteachersthinkit’snotntobringthemtoschool.Somemiddleschoolshavebanned(禁止)studentsfromcmobilephonesduringschoolhours.48.
ChristopherandJeffhadknowneachothersincechildhood.Oneday,Jefftoldhisfriendthathe’dfalleninloveandplannedtogetmarriedthenmonth.HeaskedChristophertolendhim$1,000fortheweddingparty,andpromisedtopayhimbackamonthlaterwhenhestartedhisnewjob.ChristopherknewthatJeffwasnotverygoodwithmoney,buthesagreed.Astheywereoldfriends,theydidn’tputanythinginwriting.
Amonthlater,Christopherhadn’theardfromJefforreceivedanymoney,shephonedhim,Jeffwasveryapologeticandsaidhewouldsurelypayhimbackwithinamonth.Sixweekslater,ChristophertriedtophoneJeffandfhehadmovedandleftnolinkaddress.Bthistime,hewasangry.
Theonemonthlater,tohissurprise,Christopherreceivedacheque(支票)for$100fromJeffandalettergivinghisnewaddress.Heexplainedthathe’dbeenhavingmoneyp,andwouldn’tbeabletopaybacktheremaining$900forsometime.ChristopherwrotebacktellingJefftoforgettherofthemoneyandnevertoreachhimagainbymessageortelephone.49.
Thinkaboutwatchingfilmseverydayforaweek!YangSiming,aJunior1atNo.31Middle
SchoolinDongyang,isverypabouttheidea.TheChildren’sFilmFestivalinDongyangwillrunf2,000Dongyangchildrenwillwatchgreatmoviesthere.Allthefestival’sfilms---10Chineseand15fromfWednesdayuntilJune1.Aboutcountries---areforchildren.Atthe
endofthefestival,childrencanchoosethefones.“WehopethesechildrencanchoosegoodfforalltheChinesechildren,”saidChenJinti,headoftheChineseChildren’sFilmAssociation(中国儿童电影协会).
OneoftheChinesefilmsis“Girl’sDiary”.IttthestoryofhowRanran,asixth-gradegirl,growsup.Shedoesn’tlikemaths.Bwhenshegetsagood-lookingnewmathsteacher,shebeginstosharderonhermaths.Herdiarysthatsheloveshim.Butwhenhermotherreadsit,theyhaveafight.Thentheydon’ttalkforalongtime.Butintheend,shefindsthathermumisrightandrlovesher.50.50.
Therearemanykindsofants(蚂蚁)inAmerica.Onekindisverys.Peopleareafraidof
it,andanimalsareafraidofit,too.Theseantsmoveinlargeg.Theyeatp,animalsandwhouses.Sometimesevenpeoplearekbythem.Whentheantscomen,peoplehavetoltheirhomes.Butpeoplearesometimesgladatheantspasst,becausealltheinsects(昆虫)orsnakesareebythem.51.
JimBurdenwasbackattheofficeafteratwo-weekholidayabroad.“Didyouhaveaniceholiday?”askedhisfriend,Dick.“Aniceholiday?Imadeabigmthistime,Ishouldhavestayedhome.”saidJim.“Whaththen?”askedDick.“Well,itwasoneofthewholidaysIeverhad.ThehIstayedatwasonabusyroad,andIcouldhardlysleepforthen.Thefoodtheygaveusmadeusillandthedwereexpensive.Theplaceswevisitedwerefoftourist,andwewerelinthesunshineforquiteafewhours.Buttellme,howdidthingsgowithyou?”“MaybeIwaslthanyou.Ihadnotroubleatall.”wastheanswer.“IhadbtodosoIstayedathome.”
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Firsttakeapieceofpaper,perhapsacleanpagefromanoldexercisebook.Thepapermustbew.NowgetaChinesebrushandsomemilk.Writeyourletterwiththemilk.Becarefulnottousetoommilk.Whentheletterisr,waittillthemilkisd.Youcan’tseethewordsy,andnobodycanreadyourletter.Buthowcanyourfrienduyourletter?E.Yourfriendmayholdthepaperoverac.Whenthepaperiswenough,themilkwillbegintolbrown.Andyourfriendwillbeabletoreadtheletter.
Keys:
1.to,money,visiting,showed,on,worried,where,before,pay,sent2.stories,bad,with,some,reading3.first,started/set,which,miss,walked,wasn’t,again,bank/bus-stop/bookstore/bar,quickly
somebody/someone,
4.better,allowed,again,can’t,rest,instead
5.food,tall,during,lives,hard,sit,people,reaches,become,fat6.for,photos,nearly,busy,hope,one,badly,give,because,worry
7.watched,so,still,millions,Another,often,through,move,colours,ones8.river,land,friends,visit,uses,necks,bring,finished,shopping,own9.or,answer,clearly,inside,young,where,sweet,may/might
10.looks,also,things,map,quarters,highest,nearly,water,becomes,lots,Others,strange11.no,impossible,has,them,moves,through,still,such
12.stayed,Before,wake,train,in,so,room,Maybe,wrong,on
13.like,here,move,new,don’t,there,reply,later,flew,another,last,in,All,what,back
14.stop,right/rightful,neither,clearly,every/each,school/schoolmates,without,summer,together,spring/summer
15.prefer,means,early/earlier,late/later,cheaper,money,country,own,interest,happiness/home,cinemas,outside,sea,
16.passed,smoke,fire,danger,water,with,window/windows,surprise,wet,angrily17.ago,stay/study,around,worst,freely,difficulties,thank,improve
18.seem/sound,eyes,holding,feel,really,better,example,between,must,see19.made,came,old/older,inventions,For,dressed,writing20.use,carefully,warm,to/through,press,minutes
21.machine,person,write,remember,fly,called,fast/faster,what,pay,chess22.like,boats,built,building/buildings,thousand,tired,moved,safe
23.part,drinks,busy/business,always/already,makes,increase,faster,beat,found,harmful24.change,night,because,answer/answers,reported,bad,work/working,still
25.slow/slower,save,understand,fast/faster,several,eyes,letters,improve/improving26.much,sides,life/lives,thankful,spent,doctor,dangerous,save27.few,make,use,children/child,after,both,successful,mistake
28.perhaps/probably,without,machine,months,how,played,music,easier
29.lovely/lively,buildings,smaller/smarter,less,money,wonderful,safer,either
30.beautiful/boring,sand/sandy,mountains,surprised,around/about,cooler
31.around,passed,along,small/strange,across,end,comes,enjoyed,seen,interest32.policeman/police,clothes,from,sit,listen,want,hear,catch,works,protect33.German,holiday,teacher/trainer,hardly,met,behind,learned,ready34.how,Chinese/China,date,different,left,names,like,end35.noticed,prices,pass,more/much,smaller,stays,gets,larger
36.Americans/Australians,feeding,treated,just,Blind,when/while,without,shown,improvealone
37.prepare,big/bigger,language/languages,useful,how,continue,successful,when/whenever,other,way
38.offered,refused,walked,agreed,angry,sell,away/ahead,swim
39.understand,meeting,expect,arrive,language,found,example,prefer,each,before
40.until,right,open,other,both,secret,changed,meant,left,faster41.built,most,also,one,straight,worse,floors,tall,side,ground
42.events,made,wish,everyone’s,to,if,coming,against,difficulties,reached43.Unluckily/Unfortunately,else,end,seemed,enough,much,past
44.along,rains,next,above,least,seriously,when,were,useful,homes
45.listening,only,example,find,interested,good,working,other,like,success,46.first,won,Since,During,true
47.if,easy/easier,trouble,believe,bring,messages,angry,problem,necessary,carrying48.next,still,so,found,By,problems,rest
49.pleased,from,foreign,favourite,films,tells,But,study,says/shows,really50.strong,groups,plants,wood,killed,near,leave,after,through,eaten51.mistake,happened,worst,hotel,night,drinks,full,left,luckier,business52.white,much,ready,dry,yourself,understand,Easy,candle,warm,look.
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