Many teens in high school want to try out for sports. A lot of them try out because they think it will make them popular or get them more dates. While this may seem like a silly reason, there are lots of other benefits to sports that your children may fail to notice.
With TV, movies, computers and video games becoming more and more popular, it has become so much easier for teens to be by themselves rather than going out with friends. Kids used to go hang out at the mall or drive around town; now they just sit at home. Getting your teens into a sport gives them a chance to go out and spend time with other people socially. While they may not find a new best friend, they will learn how to communicate with one another and work as a team and they’ll find something useful later in life.
More and more kids are becoming overweight. Joining a team sport will help teens get out and get some exercise without feeling pressured to lose weight or get in shape. What’s more, if your teens see that their physical condition is causing them to under-perform, they may be encouraged to do other activities to get healthy. By the time your children reach their teenager year, part of good parenting will be providing them with direction and encouragement and continuing to help them develop a healthy style of living.
These days, it’s becoming harder to show your teenagers that you love and support them. A great way to do this is by showing up to their game, helping them practice, and helping with team fundraisers. These are also great ways to spend time with your kids and talk to them.
You may think “but my teen isn’t good enough to make their school team”. There are plenty of other places besides school to play team sports. You can always check out “for-fun” teams. You could look into more unknown sports that you may not have thought of, did you know that bowling is a NCAA team sports If you do a little research, you’re sure to find something your teen will enjoy.
Team sports are a great way for teens to get out of the house, get moving, make friends, and even get a scholarship to college. So why not talk to them about getting into sports today
1.After joining a sport, children may___________.
A. lose weight without any pressure.
B. find little pressure in learning.
C. be forced to do some exercise.
D. be provided with good parenting.
2.What does the under lined word “this” refer to?
A. To help teens develop a healthy lifestyle.
B. To show love to your teens.
C. To enable teens to know more about new places.
D. To motivate teens to get healthy.
3.Why did the author write this passage?
A. To explain some non-competitive sports.
B. To encourage parents to join their children in sports.
C. To introduce the advantages of sports for teens.
D. To stress the importance of teamwork in sports.
Movie
Pete’s Dragon
Pete, played by Oakes Fegley, ventured into the water with his dragon pal, Elliot, in the new movie Pete’s Dragon. The film brought an animated dragon, Elliot, and his human best friend, Pete, together. Shooing it took a lot of imagination for Oakes Fegley, the 11-year-old actor who played Pete, and Oona Laurence, the 13-year-old actress who played Natalie. She discovered Pete and Elliot in the woods.
Kubo’s Great Quest(寻找)
The movie was about a young boy named Kubo, who live with his mother in a quite village in ancient Japan. After accidentally calling for a vengeful spirit from the past, Kubo set off on a heroic quest to find a magical suit of armor(盔甲) once worn by his father. Along the way, he gained two animal companions, Monkey and Beetle. Their journey was filled with magic, music, and the telling of many stories.
Ice Age: Collision Course
When the original Ice Age film was released in 2002, an animated herd of prehistoric animals took the world by storm. Fast-forward 14 years and the fifth movie in the Ice Age franchise(获特许经营权的企业)was hitting theaters. Ice Age: Collision Course followed those same beloved mammals that moviegoers have watched grow up. This time around, it isn’t global warming that threatened the herd, but a big planet that’s headed toward Earth.
Finding Dory
In Finding Dory, the forgetful blue tang, Dory, suffered from short-term memory loss. On Dory’s journey to reconnect with her mom and dad, she made some new friends.
1.How did Laurence control her emotions in the shooting of Pete’s Dragon?
A. By testing.
B. By seeing.
C. By imitating.
D. By imagining.
2.For what purpose did Kubo start his journey?
A. To search for an armor.
B. To obtain animal friends.
C. To know about Asian culture.
D. To learn about the American accent.
3.What was likely to destroy the herd in Ice Age: Collision Course?
A. A planet kissing Earth.
B. An alien invading Earth.
C. Worst floods happening on Earth.
D. Global warming happening on Earth.
4.What health problem did Dory have?
A. She had a long memory.
B. She had a head injury.
C. She had a terrible memory.
D. She had a shoulder injury.
假如你是李华。你看到美国留学生Sharon在网上发贴，希望有人能帮助她提高普通话(Mandarin)水平，她可以教英语作为回报。请根据以下提示用英语给她写一封电子邮件。
1．表达给她提供帮助的意愿；
2．说明你能胜任辅导的理由；
3．给出讲好普通话的两点建议；
4．提出你学习英语的具体需求。
注意：
1．词数100左右，开头语已为你写好；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Hi Sharon,
This is Li Hua. I learned from your post that you want to improve your Mandarin
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Have you ever had a headache during a test? Have you ever been too worried about something that you have a headache or even can’t sleep at night? If so, then you know that stress is.
Not all stress is bad for you. Some kinds of stress can help you g
et things do better, like when you are running towards the finishing line or when you are being asked to give a speech to your class. Stress sometimes can help push you to make full preparation for a test. However, too much stress can result in anger, depression and other related problems, which we need to take serious.
There are many things in our life what might cause stress ------ having too much homework, taking a difficult test, and having economic problems.
It’s impossible to live in a life completely free of stress, so you should learn to deal with stress. The best way reduce stress is to have a balance life. If you get enough sleep, eat properly, take more exercise and have enough fun time, you’ll probably feel less stressed.
I remember the occasion when mother sent me to the main road, about twenty yards away from our house, to invite a passing group of seasonal work－seekers for a meal. She1.(instruct) me to take a basket along and collect dry cow dung(牛粪) for making a fire. I was then to prepare the meal for the group of work－seekers.
2. thought of making an open fire outside at midday,and3.(cook)in a large three－legged pot in that intense heat, was sufficient to upset even an angel. I did not manage to hide my feelings from my mother and, after serving the group, she called me to the veranda(走廊)4. she usually sat to attend to her sewing and knitting.
5. straight into my eyes, she asked “Why did you get angry6. I requested you to prepare a meal for those poor people?”7. my attempt to deny her blame，using the heat of the fire and the sun as an excuse for my rude behavior, mother, she gave me a firm look，8.(say), “You cannot detect what trouble may lie ahead of you.”
I9. (sudden) realized that if I had refused to offer this group of people a meal,10. would be impossible that in my travels some time in the future,I would get these individuals' help.
We always celebrated my Dad’s November birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. As years went on, these events took on a(n) ______meaning – a traditional birthday party for Dad, and a personal ______for all that he had done for me in my life.
When we knew that it might be Dad’s ______birthday, the whole family decided to come together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home. It was a crowded party _____all of us sitting around him. Dad was a wonderful _______, and here was a biggest audience he’d ever had.
During a quiet moment, I announced that it was now Dad’s turn to ______stories from us. I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him. ____, we told stories from
our hearts, ______Dad listened with wet, flashing blue eyes. We ______all kinds of lost memories – stories about when we were little, stories about when Dad was young and stories that are shared as family ______. Even the littlest grandchildren couldn’t ______to tell their grandfather why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life, here was our _____to honor him.
A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we fully realized what we had given Dad that night. Those were the stories people normally tell at a ______. They are told, then, full of tears, with the hope that the departed will somehow hear the outpouring of love.____ we had given those loving ______to Dad when he was ____, told through laughter, accompanied by hugs and joy. I’m sure the stories and memories ______over in his mind during his last months and days.
Words do ____, and they are enough. We need to say them, to speak them ____to the ones we love, for everyone else to hear. That’s the way to ______love, and our chance to honor a person in life.
1.A. original B. modern C. complex D. double
2.A. congratulation B. wish C. thanking D. apology
3.A. late B. lost C. living D. last
4.A. with B. as C. though D. by
5.A. writer B. listener C. storyteller D. reader
6.A. hear of B. listen to C. make up D. talk about
7.A. Little by little B. Now and then C. All at once D. One after another
8.A. if B. because C. while D. before
9.A. recalled B. recorded C. regretted D. Remembered
10.A. thoughts B. treasures C. possessions D. tales
11.A. afford B. help C. wait D. offer
12.A. chance B. task C. duty D. decision
13.A. burial B. party C. meeting D. wedding
14.A. And B. But C. So D. Or
15.A. kindness B. memories C. care D. hugs
16.A. healthy B. old C. young D. alive
17.A. went B. flew C. rolled D. came
18.A. benefit B. matter C. work D. mean
19.A. publicly B. properly C. consciously D. correctly
20.A. fall in B. search for C. hand over D. give back
