In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老) treated the message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news.However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.
Shades of that spirit spread over today's conversations.Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing.As we walked light－heartedly out of the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “Oh boy, a bad day for a picnic.The weatherman says it's going to rain.”I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches.Not for his stupid weather report, but for his smile.
Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus.As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile, “Oh, that bus left five minutes ago.” Dreams_of_head－cutting!
It's not the news that makes someone angry.It's the unsympathetic attitude with which it's delivered(传递). Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and big winners do it with the proper attitude.A doctor advising his patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way.A boss informing an employee he fails to get the job takes on a sympathetic tone.Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.
Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this.When you're tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn't ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toasted beef, has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as a traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.
Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning.Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, “Oh, that's all right.I'll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news, deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的) person is sure to have.
1.From “Dreams of head－cutting!” (Paragraph 3 ) , we learn that the writer______.
A.was reminded of the cruel pharaoh
B.was mad at the sales agent
C.wished that the sales agent would have bad dreams
D.dreamed of cutting the sales agent's head that night
2.Which of the following is true?
A.The author really appreciated the neighbor's warning.
B.From the passage we know that it is the bad news that makes someone angry.
C.If the runner brought to the pharaoh unhappy news, he would be treated like a prince.
D.When we want to deliver any bad news, we should share the feeling of the receiver.
3.What is the main idea of the text？
A.Receiving bad news requires great courage.
B.Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.
C.Delivering bad news with sympathy is important in communication.
D.Learning ancient traditions can be useful.
4.In the writer's opinion, his neighbor was______.
A.not helpful B.not considerate
C.friendly D.warmhearted
Coolest Bookstores in the World
Where did you buy your last book? Chances are that you bought it on the Internet. But if you did, you missed the remarkable experience of browsing in a real bookstore. These days bookstores offer lots of great books and plenty more.
Eslite Dunnan Store
Time magazine once named Eslite Dunnan Store in Taiwan province, China "Asia's best bookstore". One visit to the store tells you why. The store, spread across five floors, offers a combination of restaurants, music and over 200,000 books. With its comfortable reading spots, visitors sometimes say it's like a library. Others have called it the "7-Eleven of bookstores" because it's open 24 hours a day.
Book Garden
The world's biggest bookstore is Tehran, Iran's Book Garden with 700,000 square feet of space. In addition to restaurants and a theater, the Book Garden features a park on the roof. Visitors can pick up one of 1,000 free books to read while enjoying the fresh air and sunshine from the Book Garden's rooftop park.
Saraiva Bookstore
Rio de Janeiro's Saraiva Bookstore might be the world's most colorful bookstore. The visible upper level is lined with books arranged by their colors. This rainbow effect provides a color welcoming for shoppers as they arrive. A rainbow path also leads young readers into the children's section.
Liberia Acqua Alta
Venice, Italy, is a city surrounded with water. Its books are displayed in all things related to water such as boats, bathtubs to protect them when the shop floods during high tide. It overlooks one of Venice's many canals, and the smell of old books fills the air.
1.Which bookstore provides a special reading place on the roof?
A.Eslite Dunnan Store. B.Book Garden.
C.Saraiva Bookstore. D.Liberia Acqua Alta.
2.What do we know about Saraiva Bookstore?
A.It is open twenty-four hours a day.
B.Shoppers can paint books with color.
C.It greets people with colorful books.
D.Shoppers can find a rainbow there .
3.Why are the books in Liberia Acqua Alta kept in boats?
A.Because the store is known for floods.
B.Because they match canals in Venice.
C.Because the store is surrounded with water.
D.Because they can be preserved from water.
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The doctors sent my mother home to die. As a fifteen-year survivor of breast cancer, she had suffered two heart attacks when advanced cancer was found in her lung. The doctor told me sadly, "She has a few days, maybe a week. Her heart is weak and unstable. "Mom had struggled to raise three daughters while holding a full-time job, yet worked hard to maintain a warm home for her family. My plan for Mom’s final days was simple: she would live with love, and die with grace.
I took mother to my home, small but comfortable, which was a heaven to four cats and a dog. The animals had the run of my house. We equipped the bedroom with an electric hospital bed and an oxygen machine, which frightened the cats. I’d moved their furniture and the cats were annoyed. The dog, on the other hand, an immature dog with bad habits, was excited by all the changes in the house. He jumped up, barking. He is Otto who was not afraid of the hospital bed, the oxygen machine or the medical smells. Nor was he afraid of the weak woman who had scolded him. Otto jumped onto the foot of Mom's hospital bed, and stayed. With the exception of eating and using the litter box, Otto never left Mom's room.
Days passed and Mom started to rally. “Not unusual,” I was told, “a rally is often a sign of imminent death(回光返照)” I was heart-broken. But Otto would not give her up so easily. He used her improved condition to reposition himself from the foot of her bed to her side. Her thin fingers found his soft coat. He leaned into her body, as if holding tight the strings of her will to live. Though weak, she petted the dog and would not allowed me to take him. Days turned into weeks and Mom continued to fight.
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Once, after the nurses had gone for the day, I heard the sound of Mom’s voice coming from her room. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Three years later, Mom together with Otto is still here, medicines and nurses long gone. __ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Frank将来你校参加国际中学生汉语夏令营（International Chinese Summer Camp），请你写一封邮件告诉他相关信息，内容包括：
1.表示欢迎；
2.介绍活动内容；
3.你的期待。
注意：
1.字数80词左右
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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For months, people have told inspiring stories about their battle against COVID-19 in newspapers and videos. 65-year-old Zhao Wei 1. (complete) 65 eggshell painting works related to COVID-19 since January. She is willing 2. (donate) her creations to museums to let more people know the stories.
3. a traditional Chinese folk art, painting on eggshells has a history of more than 2.000 years. When a baby is born, friends and relatives will send eggs 4. (color) red as good luck gifts. From a variety of egg options, she chose duck eggs and chicken eggs this time, 5. can offer her more space to describe stories.
Drawing on a curved surface is quite different from doing so on 6. flat piece of paper, " Zhao said, 7. (note) that the pigments (颜料 ) cannot be too dry nor too wet. Each of his paintings 8. (feature) vivid details. The wrinkles on doctors’ protective suits and naughty expressions in children’s eyes can be 9. (clear) seen on the painted eggshells. "Although I cannot go to the frontline and save 10. (life), I can tell the heroic stories through drawing and inspire more people to defeat the coronavirus,” said Zhao
Rabbit Island is a tiny and remote island off northern Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Its _______ nature is the perfect destination for artists to come and _______ their creativity. New Yorker Rob Gorski _______ the island in 2010, who wanted to protect its natural state. He also saw a(n) _______ to create a setting where artists could get close to _______ and create their great works.
Gorski set up the Rabbit Island Foundation, whose main goal is to host artistic _______ during the summer while also teaching and _______ conservation.
Artists, with the _______ that the island should largely remain untouched, are _______ to a two-week period of reflective engagement in a wilderness unlike anywhere else in the world. They ________ a “leave no trace” policy. Small solar panels are used to generate electricity and buildings are simple with nothing ________ left in place. “Rabbit Island exists to encourage the community to ________ the most fundamental part of our age — the environment and the human relationship to it. We challenge artists to take ________ and create bold works challenging the assumptions of the landscape created by previous ________, said Gorski.
Most artists say they have a better understanding and ________ of nature after the experience, which, in turn, gives them many creative inspirations.
1.A.undesired B.undeveloped C.unnamed D.unknown
2.A.display B.assess C.sharpen D.inspire
3.A.purchased B.developed C.ignored D.occupied
4.A.sign B.possibility C.opportunity D.invitation
5.A.heaven B.people C.life D.nature
6.A.parties B.programs C.games D.shows
7.A.opposing B.raising C.recording D.advocating
8.A.hobby B.topic C.belief D.plan
9.A.invited B.exposed C.addicted D.related
10.A.organize B.draw C.follow D.imagine
11.A.permanent B.popular C.available D.portable
12.A.put on B.focus on C.turn on D.agree on
13.A.risks B.turns C.duties D.notes
14.A.groups B.races C.fans D.generations
15.A.description B.communication C.appreciation D.recreation
