A short video showing a one-arm Chinese teenager playing basketball caught people’s a1. on Chinese social media platforms(平台). In the video, the young teen was playing with superb basketball skills, doing crossover and behind-the-back dribbling moves, which made him win cheers and h2. praise from the audience.
"I didn't even realize he had o3. one arm when I first watched the video," said one viewer.
The one-arm 13-year-old is a country boy f4. Yunfu City, Guangdong Province. His name is Zhang Jiacheng. At the age of five, he lost his r5. arm after an accident.
However, it didn't p6. him from playing basketball.
Many videos of him practicing at home or on the basketball court were shown on the social media.
Even when playing against other players far taller and s7. than him, he still plays so well that he can shoot the ball while being defended.
"Keep up or g8. up" is his life motto.
His basketball s9. as well as his courage also received praise from China's professional(专业) basketball players. "I've never seen a child play basketball better than him," said Chinese national basketball player Zhu Fangyu. Zhu, now the manager of the Guangdong Southern Tigers team, has i10. Zhang Jiacheng to come and watch the team play after the season resumes recently.
While his former teammate, CBA's all-time leading scorer Yi Jianlian, had similar thoughts after watching him play, saying: "The heart always remains as the strongest part of the body."
It is your graduation day. Please ______(接受) my best wishes for your bright future.
China Daily reported that Tsinghua University, one of China’s best universities, ______(上升) from 16th place in the world last year to 15th, leaving Yale University behind.
We are all ________ spreading other people's personal information on the Internet. (反对)
A national survey was carried out in Australia on how children aged eight to sixteen read news. The survey found children as young as eight were interested in news. However, the spread of wrong information makes it difficult for children to understand events. The survey also found only one-third of young people felt they could tell whether news they read was real or not.
Here are what adults can do to help children critically (批判地) think about the news.
To help decide if a source (来源) can be trusted, they can ask the following questions. Is it clear who created this news? Viewers need to be able to ask the person or organization about why and how they created the story. Does it present facts straight or does it include opinions? If opinions are presented as facts, this may lead to wrong ideas. Does it include all the important people? If a story speaks up for organizations or groups of people, they should have the chance to reply to these opinions.
Some media may make use of people’s feelings. Discussing how children feel about news helps them decide which news programs to watch. Research shows sensationalist (耸人听闻的) news titles can receive more clicks online. Adults can also talk to children why people spread wrong information, such as changing people’s mind on who to vote for or attracting more clicks.
News media talk about events in different ways. Parents and teachers can help children be careful while reading stories. In some stories people can’t present their ideas honestly. In these cases, it’s best to find other news sources to consider how they are reporting the story. Discussing what children think of the news can help build their critical thinking skills.
News that can be trusted is important to society. People depend on it to help make decisions in lives. Seeing how wrong information is different from real news is a challenge for everyone at present. Listening to children’s experiences is a valuable starting point for improving their critical thinking abilities.
Ways to Help Children Think Critically about News | |
Results of the survey | ⚫ Children aged eight have shown an 1.in news. ⚫ Two-thirds of young people have 2. telling whether news is real or not. |
3. for adults to take
| Help decide if a source can be 4. in ⚫ Find out the creators of the news. ⚫ Make sure that news should avoid 5. opinions as facts. ⚫ Check whether all the important people are 6. in the story. |
Explain why some media make use of people’s feelings ⚫ Attract much 7.with sensationalist news titles. ⚫ Make a difference to votes by spreading wrong 8.. | |
Discuss how news media report the stories differently ⚫Compare stories they read with other stories from different news sources to consider whether they are reported honestly. ⚫ Talk with children about what they 9. of the news. | |
Conclusion | Reading news critically is 10. but challenging to everyone at present. Adults need to start from listening to children’s experiences. |
It's common to play video games as a way to reduce stress. We play games for fun, relaxation and even to kill time. However, one student has found a much more creative way to use video games.
Wu Hele, 17, a Senior 3 student from Jinling High School, Nanjing, has been preparing a gift for his high school - a recreation(重建) of his own school in the game Minecraft《我的世界》.
It is a game that allows players to design landscapes and buildings in all different types of locations with different materials.
For Wu, recreating the school was not just a sudden idea. During Wu's first time visiting the school, he found that it was perfect for rebuilding. "The landscape of the school is regular, and buildings all had a symmetrical, aesthetic feeling, which is suitable for rebuilding with Minecraft," he told Modern Express《现代快报》.
After his first visit to the school, Wu decided to rebuild it. However, this was not an action that could be done in a day. During his three years in high school, Wu has effectively organized his time. After finishing his homework or exercises, he always walked around the school with a notebook. "I measured all the corners by eyeballing(目测) or counting footsteps. I also drew sketches(草图). When I played the game, I would build the school based on my sketches," he told the Bejing Evening News《北京晚报》.
Wu experienced several challenges as he recreated every detail of the school. One of the most difficult challenges was building the gym. At first, he didn't know how to rebuild the shape. Then, Wu learned the conic curve formula(圆锥曲线公式), which was used for the building.
His hard work has paid off. Almost all of the scenes of Jinling High School have been rebuilt in the game. The gate, the teaching buildings, the unique corridor with the wisteria(紫藤长廊)- every tree and flower has been exactly rebuilt. The player can visit the classrooms, gyms and office buildings and view the detailed decorations inside. In addition, their school's pet cat can be seen running downstairs in the teaching building just like in real life.
"I'm the first one who rebuilt our school in this way. I've cherished(珍惜) the three years I've spent here, and I have learned a lot during the whole process," Wu told Nanjing Daily《南京日报》.
回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过7个词。
1.Which grade is Wu Hele in? ______________________________________
2.Where did Wu rebuild his school? ______________________________________
3.How did he measure all the corners in his school? __________________________________
4.When did Wu decide to rebuild his school? ______________________________________
5.What do you think of Wu’s recreation of Jinling High School? _________________________
