Time to Dance
Are you the kind of person who likes to move with music? It's a natural thing to do. Even little children start jumping up and down when they hear music.
Scientists say that animals dance, too____1._____ . The "dances" of animals send messages to other animals. But when people dance, they express feelings about life and love, or about these very human experiences.
Dances are good for you in many ways. For one thing, dancing is good for you physically. It makes your heart work and makes you breathe fast. ____2.______. If you go dancing often, you can keep physically fit.
__3.__, but you’ll probably also feel relaxed and happy. This is another important point about dancing. It gives you a chance to express your feelings and feel better about yourself____4._____, dancing helps those feelings go away.
_____5._____ Some dances are for couples and some are for groups. But all kinds of dances give you a chance to meet new people or to do something enjoyable with friends.
Almost all of us have unpleasant habits. We all want to get rid of (摆脱)them, but we don’t know proper ways. Here’s some advice.
1.Write down all the reasons why you want to stop some behavior. Look at the reasons very often.
2.It’s clever to do something else when you want to stop your bad habits. If you get angry easily, for example, you can go out for a walk.
3.Decide what you’ll do to reward (奖励) yourself if you really get rid of your bad habits.
4.If you get too heavy, keep junk food out of your house.
5.Bad habits develop over years, so you can’t get rid of them very soon. So you should be patient.
6.Don’t be afraid to ask others for support. You can talk to your friends, family or other people. When you talk to them, they might be able to provide some advice that you can’t get from yourself .
How to Get Rid of Bad Habits | |
Make a list | Write down______1._____you want to get rid of your bad habits. |
Join in some activities | You’d better do something else when you want to stop your bad habits. |
Give yourself a reward | Decide how to reward yourself if you_2.__in getting rid of your bad habits. |
Keep off your bad habits | Stay away from____3._________ if you want to be thinner. |
Be patient | It’s _____4._________to get rid of a bad habit in a short time. |
Ask for help | When you talk to others, they may give you______5.______ |
In a classroom in any country, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language. He or she teaches what is known as the “hidden course” ---the culture（文化）of that country.
In a society such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and think highly of individualism（个人主义）. Their education as a part of the society（社会）, also think of this greatly. Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to remember a lot of information; instead , they work alone and find answers by themselves. There is often a discussion in the classroom. At an early age students learn to have their own ideas. Their education encourages personal thought. The importance is put on how to arrive at an answer and not simply to get the correct answer.
In most Asian countries, the people have the same languages, history, and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the education there shows society’s ideas in group goals rather than individualism. Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework. In the classroom, the teacher often teaches in a public way. He says, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.
In many ways these differences come from different educational psychology（教育心理学）. In Western countries teachers make it easier for the students to learn for themselves. In the Eastern, however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students, or the students can’t learn anything.
1.What is the “hidden course” according to the passage?
2.What do American teachers do in class?
3.What do Asian teachers do in class?
4.What’s the main difference in education between the East and the West?
5.What do you think the proper title for the passage is?
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room (急救室) on December 25. I was the nurse on duty. A woman and four small children 1. up at my desk.
The mother said they were all sick. But when I asked for more information about their illnesses. none of them could tell me 2. .
I was sure something was wrong, but I didn't say anything.
I explained that it might be a few minutes 3. the doctor could see me. She replied, "Take your time. It's warm here. "
I looked down and checked the form that she had finished. N0 4. they were homeless. The waiting room was warm. Something was clear in 5. mind. The family were gathering by the Christmas tree. The 6. one was pointing at the TV and talking about something to his mother. The oldest one was 7. at an ornament (装饰物 ) on the Christmas tree.
I entered my office and took out the 8. that I prepared for my children. Some food drinks I collected 9. other offices were also put on the table next to the Christmas tree. I asked the family to get together, eating, singing, dancing and sharing the gifts. We all had a warm and happy Christmas.
10. , as the family left, the little 4-year-old boy gave me a hug and whispered(低声的 说)," Thanks for being our angel（天使）today ! "
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources (资源) , we are short of others, for example, fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everyone should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent (阻止) waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best.
根据所给中文完成句子翻译。（共14分，每小题2分）.
1.昨天我从图书馆借来两本书。 I . _____ two books _____ the library yesterday
2.他过去是一名老师。 He ____ _____ be a teacher.
3.为了与他人相处融洽，你应该学会分享。
You should learn to share _____ _____ you can get on well with others
4.为什么不和我去看电影呢？ _______ ___________go to the cinema with me?
5.他每天花半小时游泳。________________________________ .
6.我害怕在公共场合讲话。_____________________________________ .
7.你知道篮球是什么时候发明的吗？___________________________?
