A group of men, highly successful in their jobs, went to visit their old teacher. Soon they began to about the stress in work and life.
The old teacher went to the kitchen and returned a pot of coffee and different kinds of cups: glass, plastic; nice-looking ones, ugly ones; some , some cheap. He told them to help to the coffee.
When all the students were holding a cup of coffee, the teacher said: “I’ve found that all the nice-looking expensive cups were and you’ve left behind the ugly and cheap . While it is for you to take only the best for yourselves, your problems and stress come along.
You know that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee, what you wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you went for the best cups.
Now think this: life is the coffee. The jobs and money are the cups. They are just outlooks of our life, and the type of cup does not the quality of life. Sometimes, we care about the cup, and we fail the coffee that life offers us. Life hands us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’ t have the of everything. They just make the best of everything.
So please speak kindly, live , and love deeply.
1.A. think B. complain C. worry D. say
2.A. by B. at C. with D. for
3.A. expensive B. good C. beautiful D. strange
4.A. yourself B. yourselves C. them D. themselves
5.A. taken B. changed C. broken D. lost
6.A. one B. cup C. ones D. coffee
7.A. necessary B. usual C. normal D. often
8.A. first B. true C. really D. just
9.A. still B. only C. unless D. though
10.A. for B. of C. to D. about
11.A. make B. improve C. change D. have
12.A. much too B. a little C. too little D. too much
13.A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyed D. to enjoy
14.A. worst B. better C. best D. worse
15.A. shortly B. quickly C. simply D. clearly
卫生健康饮食:健康一直是人们关注的问题我校要举行以“关爱健康”为题的主题班会,请根据下表内容谈谈你的看法,写一篇80字左右的演讲槁。（共15分）
1.保持健康的重要性 2.保持健康的方法
3.保持健康的结论 4.(你的看法?)
1.多吃水果蔬菜保持饮食平衡避免含糖高脂肪高的食物
2.多锻炼健身强体;
3.鄙弃不良习惯 (你的看法?)
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Mary: See you.
根据要求完成小作文，词数30词。（共5分）
根据下列要求写一封欢迎参加新年英语晚会的邀请函。 被邀请人：全体同学 活动内容：演讲、英文歌曲、单词竞赛、英文电影……
活动时间：本周五下午 3：30---5：00
地点：学校礼堂
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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?
