As I entered an international high school, I felt free and beautiful. This international school seems to meet my needs.
I had a traditional education background. I went to public schools, received normal education and 1. required to follow rules like every other student. Later, I began to wonder whether this education was truly suitable for me.
However, in the new school my high hopes were not met. For a while, I found myself in a surprising situation 2. I faced before. In my new school, we had many chances to try new things. But if I failed, I 3. be responsible because I put myself in such risk. Finally, 4. led me to get into trouble again.
As time went by, I started to find my own balance. I'm lucky enough 5. have a chance to bring great value from both systems together. As a result, I have built a system for myself.
Today in science class, we made paper airplanes. Our teacher said, “We will see which airplane_______ the farthest.”
The teacher had a_______. She measured how far each airplane travelled. Some airplanes didn't go far. They flew only two meters and _______ on to the floor. Most of the airplanes went _______. They travelled seven or eight meters before falling.
It was_____ turn. I stood at the starting line and said, “One, two, three, go!” I threw it as _______ as I was able to. I watched it fly high _______ the floor. After about six or seven _______, it landed almost at the back of the room.
“Ten meters!” said our_______. “That is the farthest.” “Yeah, I did it!” I jumped and was very ________.
Then, there was only one boy left. He______ his airplane into the air. It flew across the________ steadily, straight and far. Finally, it landed a little farther than mine. The teacher laughed. “This is the farthest,” she said. “Bill's airplane flew the farthest of all.”
Bill________ proudly. He ran to pick up his airplane and showed it to us. It ________ that he added a paper clip at the front of the airplane.
Everyone cheered for Bill. ________ I didn't win, I was happy with the result. It was good enough for me. Without adding any devices, my paper plane flew the farthest.
I am a happy flyer!
Word Bank
clip夹子，回形针 device设备
1.A.flies B.runs C.moves D.walks
2.A.book B.ruler C.eraser D.pencil
3.A.stood B.lay C.fell D.put
4.A.far B.farther C.farthest D.the farthest
5.A.my B.his C.her D.their
6.A.hard B.easily C.early D.quickly
7.A.on B.above C.over D.below
8.A.seconds B.minutes C.hours D.days
9.A.friend B.scientist C.father D.teacher
10.A.sad B.angry C.happy D.afraid
11.A.drove B.brought C.took D.threw
12.A.room B.store C.cinema D.museum
13.A.answered B.asked C.smiled D.cried
14.A.agrees with B.turns out C.depends on D.shows off
15.A.If B.Unless C.Until D.Although
It may be difficult to start high school. Thinking about making new friends might make you feel nervous.1.You are going to school with a group of students of your age. Here are several suggestions for you to follow.
Forget your fear and just talk to someone.
It's easier said than done. But try to take a deep breath and find your voice. Don't be afraid to approach people.2.Sit in the middle of the classroom with many new friends around you as much as possible.
Join clubs.
Take part in afterclass activities that interest you. 3.If you don't join anything, you will be just going to class and then going home. Being in a club makes you more social.
Stay clean.
No one likes a bad smell that could knock someone over. Shower everyday, brush your teeth and wash your hair.4.
Be respectful of people's differences.
5.And everyone believes in different things. It is a good thing to have different friends with different opinions because you can share your own opinions with them.
A.Try to make friends in the clubs.
B.But don't worry, because you are not alone.
C.Everyone has his or her own opinion of the world.
D.You are supposed to make yourself look clean and tidy, whatever you wear.
E.Introduce yourself and start a conversation about something you have in common.
Clothes play an important role in our daily life. There are different kinds of clothes 1. protect us from the strong wind in cold winter and keep us from the high heat in hot summer. Clothes can show many things about a person. They 2. stand for a person's likes and dislikes, hopes, dreams and so on. Let me show you something about the relationships between the persons and the clothes they wear. 3. quiet person, for example, might like to wear dark clothes. He or she may be quiet most of the time. An easygoing person, on the 4. hand, might prefer to wear bright colored ones. Sometimes he or she is active.
Clothes 5. continue to develop to satisfy our personal tastes. They will become more comfortable, colorful and fashionable. So, we all know clothes can stand for many things.
[素材选自impact Book 1]
时尚世界——变化着的着装
At some point, you've probably looked at old photos of people and asked yourself, “Why did they wear that?” The people in the photo probably thought that they ____ great! In fact, the truth is, ____ stays the same forever, especially in the world of fashion. What we like to wear ____ all the time.
A century ago, many men—from businessmen to taxi drivers—wore suits to work. At that time, ____ young boys regularly wore suits and ties. Women didn't just wear skirts or dresses when they wanted to ____. They wore them all the time!
Over time, casual clothes replaced formal clothes. For example, jeans are very ___ today. They were first made for ___ in factories. They needed pants with strong fabric that didn't tear____. In 1873, tailor Jacob Davis and businessman Levi Strauss created denim pants ____ overalls because people wore them over their clothes. Cowboys wore jeans and, ____ the Western movies of the 1930s, many people began wearing them. Today, jeans and a sweatshirt are practically a uniform for ____ around the world.
Like clothes, ____ have also changed over time. You ____ prefer to wear sneakers, but in the past both men and women wore shoes with high heels. This was the fashion for nearly a century before men began wearing more practical shoes ____ heels.
Things change. You might think your clothes are fashionable now, but____ a hundred years from now people see a photo of you, they might just ask, “Why did they wear that?”
Word Bank
casual 非正式的 fabric 织物 denim 牛仔布
overalls 工装裤 sneakers 运动裤
1.A.sounded B.looked C.smelt D.felt
2.A.something B.everything C.nothing D.anything
3.A.changes B.describes C.spreads D.depends
4.A.just B.even C.only D.yet
5.A.dress up B.give up C.get up D.put up
6.A.beautiful B.useful C.terrible D.popular
7.A.writers B.teachers C.workers D.drivers
8.A.easily B.happily C.angrily D.slowly
9.A.thought B.spoken C.called D.designed
10.A.together with B.instead of C.thanks to D.such as
11.A.doctors B.artist C.students D.painters
12.A.hats B.scarves C.shoes D.gloves
13.A.may B.must C.need D.will
14.A.of B.in C.about D.without
15.A.if B.when C.whether D.until
[素材选自21st CENTURY READING Book 1]
穿着的重要性
We often worry about what others will think of us because of our clothes. But researchers are beginning to think that our clothing has a powerful effect on how we see ourselves.
Scientists Adam Galinsky and Hajo Adams report that there is science behind our style. In their research, Galinsky and Adams had some participants wear white coats similar to the ones scientists or doctors wear. Other participants wore their normal clothes. In the experiment, participants saw cards with differentcolored words on them. They had to say the color of the word they saw. The people wearing the white coats said the correct color more often. They think that the white coats made the participants feel more confident and careful.
Fashion blogger Jessica Quirk believes that our clothes greatly affect how we feel about ourselves. She says that people should pay more attention to what they wear. For example, we should choose a look that makes us feel more creative and happy. One way to do this at work is to “dress up for the exciting job we want.” Another way is to wear special clothes that means something to us. For example, Quirk wears one pair of shoes to all her important meetings. They are her “lucky” shoes.
Our clothes are “like our second skin.” The clothes we wear can affect our behavior. They can also tell the world something about us.
1.What does the underlined word “participants” mean in Chinese?
A.参与者 B.调研者
C.科研者 D.普通市民
2.Which is the right order of the research?
a. Participants looked at the words each written in a different color.
b. The researches counted the correct items.
c. The participants said the colors, not the words.
d. The researchers gave some participants white coats to wear.
A.d→c→a→b B.d→a→c→b
C.b→a→c→d D.b→c→a→d
3.If your friend likes wearing white clothes, he may be ________.
A.handsome and tidy
B.confident and careful
C.powerful and rich
D.hardworking and strict
4.When does Quirk wear her “lucky” shoes?
A.When she meets her good friends.
B.When she has her birthday party.
C.When she attends important meetings.
D.When she goes shopping.
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A.Wearing right clothes is of great importance.
B.Knowing how to make clothes is necessary.
C.We'd better wear white clothes often.
D.We shouldn't comment on others' clothes.
