①Getting recognition（认可）from National Geographic， a famous US magazine， is the dream for many photographers. A Chinese teenage photographer has made this dream come true.
②With his work Weed（野草）on the Wall， Gong Zijie， a 14-year-old boy from Changsha， Hunan， won the 2014 International Photography Competition for Kids in China. It was hosted by National Geographic Kids. Gong got the first place for the subject Wild Vacation. His photo shows the shadow of a weed on the Forbidden City’s red walls. In photographer Li Shaobai’s words， “The picture is silent but powerful.”
③Gong learned photography from his father， a professional photographer working for Hunan TV. Since the age of 4， he has been following his father to take pictures of nature and society.
④Gong is a patient photographer. When he finds something amazing， he can spend hours waiting for the perfect time to catch the moment. In his first work， Gong took the beautiful view of the sunset near his hometown. It looked simple， but Gong worked for four days to take the best photo.
⑤Now， the young photographer cares more about social （社会的）problems. In Gong’s pictures of Liuyang River， hundreds of dead fish show us the deadly results of pollution. He has made up his mind to document polluted rivers at least once every year to make people pay more attention to environmental protection.
⑥ “Now photography is not only a hobby， but also a duty（责任）for me.” said Gong.
1.What’s the name of the photo that helped Gong Zijie get the first place?
2.What does photographer Li Shaobai think of Gong’s work?
3.Did Gong learn photography by himself?
4.What does the writer want to tell us about Gong in Paragraph 4?
5.What can you learn from Gong?
Hillary is one of the most famous women in America. Born in 1947， she lived a happy childhood. Her parents were open to anything that interested her. But they were also strict with her. When young Hillary got A grades at school， her father said the school must have been too easy. When she ran home from a bad school boy， her mother wouldn’t let her in. “Go back and face up to him. There is no room in the house for a coward（懦夫）！”
Years later， young Hillary put all of her energy into politics（政治）. As a student leader， she often discussed and researched social problems. In 1969， Hillary entered Yale Law School， where she met Bill Clinton. The two soon became partners in political activities and the journey of love.
Even after Bill was elected（选举）as president in 1992， Hillary didn’t want to just be the president’s wife. She worked on US healthcare. However， she was not popular with those against her husband. At that time， some people said she was too interested in politics. But Hillary kept her head held high， “When she takes on a project， she works tirelessly until it is completed，” said Betty Lowe， an old friend of the Clintons. “It’s that kind of determination（决心）that will help her win the White House.” She has made a decision that she will take part in the election of the next president in 2016.
Title | Hillary， a 1. American woman |
Her unusual experience | When she was a child， her parents were 2. with her. She met Bill Clinton and 3. an interest in politics in university. She is 4. of energy when working. |
Result | She has 5. to take part in the election of the next American president in 2016. |
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If you need to call your parents but your phone is not 1.w you， can you remember their numbers?
To remember 11 numbers is not 2.d . However， because of the smartphone， many of us are losing this ability. What’s 3.m ， smartphones weaken（削弱）our skills at giving directions， as well as killing face-to-face communications. Even when friends are having a meal together， it’s common for most to check their phones.
According to a report by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers， an American company， Chinese people spend about 170 minutes 4.o their smartphones5. （adv，每日）.
Many students are addicted （着迷）to using smartphones. It does no good to their 6.s . Research by Japan’s Education Ministry showed children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones perform much worse in school test than those who play with their phones for 30 minutes.
It’s true that the smartphone has made our lives7. (更容易). But many also think they spend too much time on it， and this is bad for their study or work. People are trying to change that.
A new app（应用软件）called Forest was introduced this month. It lets users8. p a seed（种子） that grows into a tree over the next 30 minutes. During the half hour， users cannot use their phones， or the 9.t will die.
A restaurant in Los Angeles， US， gives people a 5% discount (折扣) if they don’t check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said he hopes it gives people a way to10. [ɪn'dʒɔɪ] their meal and actually talk with friends and family in person.
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good， give， and， possible， other， help， animal， for， be， we |
Volunteering takes up our time， energy， and even costs money. It can be hard work. So why should we do it? Well， here 1. some reasons：
Firstly， volunteering is good for 2. . The world is not perfect； Many people and animals need help. Secondly， governments try to meet everyone’s needs， but it’s 3. for them to do all that. Thirdly， if we never
help each other and only care about 4. ， the world will be a sad place. If we work together， we can make life easier and happier. But what can we do?
★Bring food to hungry people， and bring comfort 5. happiness to lonely people.
★Make neighborhoods safer and more friendly.
★Protect wildlife and natural areas； help care for pets and wild 6. .
At the same time， it is good for us to do volunteering work 7. our society. We can get many benefits like the following through it：
Get important skills and experience.
Build confidence and self-esteem（自尊）.
Feel satisfied after 8. other.
Since volunteering is so good for us， for others and for the whole society， why don’t we try our 9. to do it? If every one of us 10. our love to others， the world will become much better!
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Do you know how to play a game called“Musical Chairs”? It is to play and most people enjoy it．You only need some chairs，some people and a kind of way of music.
Find someone who can play music. You may use a drum or a piano． Put the in a line．The chairs may be put in twos，back to back，too．There is always one more person than the number chairs．For example，if there ten players，you can only put nine chairs．If there are nine players．only eight chairs…The game is easy. When the music starts， the players walk around the chairs.Everyone goes in the same direction.Of course，they should walk to music． the music is fast， they should walk fast．If the music is slow，they should walk ．The person playing music can’t the people in the game．When the music stops ， the players try to sit on the chairs．If a person cannot find a chair to sit on， he is out.Then，someone takes one chair away before the starts again．When the music stops，One more player will be out．
At last，there will be players and one chair．When the music stops again，the one who sits on the chair is the winner．
1.A．hard B．easy C．boring D．harmful
2.A．making B．make C．to make D．made
3.A．desks B．tables C．books D．chairs
4.A．in B．with C．of D．at
5.A．was B．were C．is D．are
6.A．If B．Unless C．Before D．After
7.A．quickly B．slowly C．carefully D．clearly
8.A．1ook B．bear C．see D．fee1
9.A．class B．TV C．direction D．music
10.A．one B．two C．three D．four
Have you ever been ill? When you are ill， you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot， 1. . You don’t want to work. You stay in bed， feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes， 2. . They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope， we shall see them in it. 3. .
Germs are not only found in water. 4. . If you cut your finger and some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(伤口)， 5. . Your finger would become big and red， and you would have pains everywhere.
A. They are also found in air and dust(灰尘) B. and there are pains all over your body C. but you can see them with a microscope(显微镜) D. So we remember not to drink dirty water E. some of the germs would go into your finger F. You can also find them in dirty water. |
