Five Steps to Better Handwriting
Some kids love handwriting, but others hate when it’s time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? 1. . Here are five steps that really work!
Get a great grasp
Try this—hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. 2. . Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index (食指) and middle fingers.
Let the lines be your guide
Lined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡). Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one. 3. .
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it’s hard to control where you stop and start your letters.
Lower the pressure(压力)
4. That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and don’t hold the pencil too tightly.
5.
Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pen better.
A. Ask for more advice
B. Play games
C. You’ve been writing since you were a little kid
D. Some kids press down really hard when they write.
E. So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”.
F. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.
G. The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers’ surprise.
1.In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Traveled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison . e. Had a newspaper job. f. Learned to write stories.
A. e, c, f, b, d, a B. c, b, e, d, a, f C. e, b, d, c, a, f D. c, e, b, d, f, a
2.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because _____.
A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understand
C. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York City
3.O. Henry went to prison because
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.
B. he broke the law by not using his own name.
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.
D. people thought he had taken the money that was not his.
4.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was well-educated. B. He was very good at learning.
C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was not serious about his work.
5.Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote.
C. The city and people of New York. D. His exciting early life as a boy.
Welcome to Adventureland!
Everyone loves Adventureland! The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore (探索), enjoy, and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience. You will go away enriched, longing to come back. What are you going to do this time?
The Travel Pavilion
Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different ways of life. Visit the Amazon jungle (丛林) village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating market, the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives, and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making nets, fishing ...
The Future Tower
This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we’ll be living then. Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator (模拟装置) for the Journey to Mars! The Nature Park
This is not really one park but several. In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers: see lions, giraffes, elephants in the wild. Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary to see ...
The Pyramid
This is the center of Adventureland. Run out of film, need some postcards and stamps? For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping center. Come here for information and ideas too.
1.The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors ______.
A. realize the importance of travelling
B. become familiar with mountain countries
C. learn how to make things such as fishing nets
D. learn something about different places in the world
2.If you are interested in knowing about what people’s life will be, you may visit ______.
A. the Travel Pavilion B. the Future Tower
C. the Safari Park D. the Pyramid
3.If you want to get a toy lion to take home, where will you most likely go?
A. The Pyramid. B. The Nature Park.
C. The Future Tower. D. The Travel Pavilion.
Everybody can suffer from stress. No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life. Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard. You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult，even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions. Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home or problems with brothers and sisters. Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends. Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university. The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers. There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them. Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound simple, but it is true. A problem shared is a problem halved.
1.Why is being a teenager often difficult?
A. Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems.
B. Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children's problems.
C. Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework.
D. Because adults often make them feel stressed.
2.Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience ______.
A. by asking them to go to university.
B. by helping them with their homework.
C. as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters
D. as families never support their children enough.
3.We can deal with the stress in our life ______.
A. by not trying to find a job. B. by forgetting about our problems.
C. by getting a place at university. D. by sharing our problems with our friends.
In the world, soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.
To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “Dream World Cups ”in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea.The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there.
Are you a football fan? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.
1.The next World Cup will be held in_______.
A. 2006 B. 2007 C. 2005 D. 2004
2.From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except_________.
A. people playing football B. pictures of some football stars C. a sunny sky D. flowers
3.In “Dream World Cup”, the children drew the flags of some countries ______
A. to show their love for their owe country B. to tell the people their stories
C. to show their good wishes for the football teams D. to show their new ideas about football
4.Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because______.
A. they are interested in football B. they are football fans
C. they think their favourite players are great D. all of A, B and C
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.How long have the speaker and Josh been friends?
A. Over a year. B. About a month. C. About half a year.
2.What did Josh want to do that day?
A. Watch a movie. B. Go back to school. C. Watch his sister’s performance.
3.How did the speaker feel when his mother saw him?
A. Excited. B. Sad. C. Nervous.
4.What did the speaker learn in the end?
A. Josh was not a good friend. B. Friends needs time of their own.
C. Josh no longer wanted to be his friend.
