—今天可好？
—棒极了！今天太爽了！
—How's your day?
—Great. Today's______________ ____________!
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. He works very hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together. However, things began to change a few years ago. His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of him. But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He became less interested in studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. Finally, Li Wen's parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school. However, Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. His teacher was worried about him. And she called his parents. She advised them to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen's school.
They had a long talk. "It was exactly what I needed," he said. Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me. They take pride in everything good I do.
After that, Li Wen's parents had much more communication with their son than they used to. Now Li Wen has really changed. He has become more outgoing and made some good friends in school. He has even joined the school basketball-team and become active in many other activities. "I'm much happier now, and I work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and they're always proud of me." says Li Wen. "It's very important for parents to be there for their children."
1.The main idea of this passage:
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2.Li Wen's feeling after his parents moved to the city:
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3.List two of Li Wen's problems at school after his parents first left him:
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4.The event that makes him begin to become better:
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5.Please find the phrases in the passage that has the same meaning as "They take pride in everything good I do."(请在本文中找与划线短语意思相同的短语)
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Almost each Chinese child has heard or read Journey to the West-one of the most famous Chinese1.(tradition)classics. All of them like the main character—the Monkey King or Sun Wukong. However, it wasn't popular2.1970s in England. In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the3.(one)time.
The Monkey King isn't4.usual monkey. In fact, he sometimes doesn't even look like a monkey! This is because he can make seventy-two changes to his shape and size, 5.(turn)himself into different animals and objects. But unless his tail6.(hide), he can't turn himself into a man.7.(fight)bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick small enough to keep it in his ear. At other times, he can make it big and long.
The Monkey King8.(excite)the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV came out more than 30 years9., Western children became interested in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help10.(weak)and never gives up.
How do people find their inner talent? British author and speaker Sir Kenneth Robinson talked about this at TED. He told the story of Gillian Lynne, a dancer and a choreographer(编舞者)who has worked on famous musicals like Cats and Phantom of the Opera(《歌剧魅影》).
1.She couldn't think carefully about she's learning and often found herself unable to keep still because she was bored. Her mother was quite worried about her. She took Lynne to a doctor. For 20 minutes, she talked about the problems Lynne was having in school.2.As they left the room, the doctor turned on the radio. He then said to Lynne's mother, "Just stand and watch her."3.The doctor then turned to Lynne's mother and said, "Mrs. Lynne, your daughter isn't sick. She's a dancer. Take her to a dance school."
So she did.4.Lynne later went to the Royal Ballet School, one of the world's greatest dance schools, and became a great dancer.
After leaving the school, she worked on some of the most successful musicals in history.5..
Those who never did well in school needn't worry. Find your inner talent like Lyme, you can also succeed.
A.The doctor played the music to calm her daughter down.
B.Gillian Lynne never did well in school as a child.
C.The minute they left the room, Lyme was on her feet, dancing to the music on the radio.
D.It is hard to believe that years ago, somebody else would just put her on medication(药物治疗)and tell her to calm down.
E.Then, the doctor said to Lynne, "I need to talk to your mother first. Wait here. "
F.Lynne just stood here and watched her mother.
G.Lynne's new dance school was full of people just like her—people who had to move in order to think.
The rockets take astronauts and man-made satellites(卫星)into space. The satellites are used for communication, weather checking and research. But how do satellites stay up without falling down?
There are two opposite forces influencing the satellite. One of them is the force of gravitation(地心引力), which tries to pull the satellite towards the earth and is like a rope which keeps the satellite from flying away. The other force is created by the turning of the satellite around the earth. This force tries to take the satellite away from the earth. With these two forces, the satellite goes round and round.
Everything that goes up has to come down. It is only a matter of time before a satellite comes back to the earth. As time goes by, the satellite loses its speed, which makes the force pulling it towards the earth stronger than the force pulling it away. This makes the satellite fall down to the earth.
1.Two same forces have an influence on the satellite.
2.The force created by the turning keeps the satellite from flying away.
3.Two opposite forces make the satellite turn round and round.
4.The satellite will stay in space forever.
Do you get lots of reading tasks as part of your homework? You might wish that you could read faster. There are some people who say that you can learn to read at super-high speeds. But experts disagree on this idea.
"Speed reading is not actually possible," said Elizabeth Schotter, a scientist at the University of South Florida, US. Schotter pointed out that people who say that they can teach others how to speed read are usually doing it to make money by selling courses and books.
In fact, speed reading has been made known to people since 1959, when US educator Evelyn Wood introduced a speed reading program. Several US presidents have even asked their officers to take sped reading courses. However, there is no real science behind sped reading.
Schotter explained that reading is a task difficult to finish. It includes four steps: seeing a word, getting back its meaning from your memory, connecting it to other words. in the same sentence, and then moving on to the next word, This process uses many parts of the brain at one time. It can't be sped up.
Some people who say they are able to speed read are simply skimming. Skimming involves reading a passage quickly and only looking for certain words or sentences. Skimmers can figure out the main idea of a passage—especially if it's a topic they're familiar with—but they will not be able to remember all the pieces of information.
So is there a way to become a faster reader? Research suggests that you should try to improve the number of your words and simply read more.
1.According to Schotter, which of the following is TRUE?
A.It's good for students to read at super-high speeds.
B.Speed reading courses are supported by real science.
C.Reading includes four steps, it`s not easy to finish
D.Speed reading courses and books are useful for us.
2.What can we know from Paragraph 5?
A.Skimmers will not forget all the pieces of information.
B.You must read the passage carefully when you are skimming it.
C.Skimming focuses on all the words or sentences of a passage.
D.By skimming, skimmers may find the main idea of a passage.
3.According to this passage, how to read faster?
A.Learn more words and read more. B.Taking speed reading courses can help.
C.Read more books about sped reading. D.See the words at super-high speeds.
