A grateful heart is a satisfied heart. A satisfied heart is a simple heart which leads to a simplified life. Gratitude opens the door to simplicity. But we live in a culture that addresses dissatisfaction. 1.
Intentionally choose it. Gratitude will never be a result of your next purchase, success, or accomplishment. 2.And you will never find it in life until you intentionally decide to choose it.
Count your blessings. A new day, a warm bed, a unique personality, or a special talent.... 3. Gratitude quickly sets in when we begin to spend a quiet moment each day remembering them. This practice alone has the potential to change your heart and life immeasurably.
4. Almost hall the world live on less than $ 2. 50 a day. 1. 1 billion people have inadequate access to clean water. Let those facts sink in for just a moment and slowly allow gratitude and a desire to become part of the solution to take their place.
Find gratitude in difficulty. 5. It can be more difficult during the trials of life： death, disease, or failure. The truth is that no one is exempt（豁免）from the sufferings. However good can be found even in the worst of times. Being grateful during those difficulties may get you through them.
In daily life we must see it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.
A.Ignore what you don't have.
B.We can learn how to be grateful.
C.Open your eyes to those with less.
D.Gratitude is available in your heart right now.
E.You have wonderful things in your life already.
F.It's easy to be grateful when things are going well.
G.How can we find gratitude in a world that seeks to destroy it?
This morning we're going to head off down into the wetland, into a very specific kind of wetland called the Prairie fen.
You can find Nate Fuller counting butterflies. The Sarett Nature Center needs an accurate count of Mitchell's satyr butterflies to help preserve one of their last known habitats. They're very particular about the kind of habitat where they can live, which is part of what makes them so rare and amazing indicators for our water quality. Today, Sarett expert Ashley Cole-Wick with Michigan's Natural Features Inventory helps Fuller count. She says "When I first started working on the butterfly in 2013, we had 18 populations and this year in 2019, we have 10."
The Mitchell Seder went on the endangered species list in 1991. Initially it was thought that loss of wetlands contributed to their decline. Fuller says "It's not just habitat availability. Its groundwater and the amount in the quality of groundwater coming into these wetlands seem to be a challenge for the butterfly. Nothing has all been sorted out exactly. ” While the decline is likely a combination of factors. the fact that water quality might contribute is alarming because the wetlands are the headwaters for the Midwest's rivers and streams.
A captive breeding （人工繁殖）program was started four years ago at the Toledo Zoo to help get to the bottom of the mystery. Today Director Ryan Walsh who heads the program says it's been, the only successful captive program. The caterpillars （毛毛虫）spend the winter in a special weather control room that help determine the Mitchell satyrs don't do well below 4. 4 degrees Celsius, a temperature that prevents the Fen wetlands from the hard freezes which kill the insects. With that knowledge, the program produced 1300 new eggs this summer, a development that may go a long way toward restoring the population. And if all goes well, may one day the Mitchell satyr butterfly earn a ticket off Endangered Species List.
1.What are the indicators for the water quality?
A.The habitats. B.The butterflies.
C.The wetlands. D.The experts.
2.What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A.The importance of water quality.
B.Actions taken to protect the butterflies.
C.The reasons why the butterflies decline.
D.The natural conditions for the butterflies.
3.What does the underlined word "restoring" in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?
A.Preserving. B.Increasing.
C.Recovering. D.Controlling.
4.What can we learn about the butterfly?
A.It can easily be found. B.It is not endangered now.
C.It will die above 4. 4 degree Celsius. D.It can be bred by humans.
"Ma uka, ma uka ka ua , Ma kai, ma kai ka ua." So sing the children at a kindergarten on the Island of Hawaii. The song is much like "Rain, rain, go away” nursery rhyme, but it has an unusual power: it is one of the tools that have revived a near-dead language.
The decline of Hawaiian was not, as is the case with most disappearing languages, a natural death caused by migration（迁徙）and mass media. In 1896, after American business interests ended the Hawaiian original political system， schools were banned from using it. By the late 20th century, apart from a couple of hundred people on one tiny island, English had replaced Hawaiian and only the old spoke it to each other.
The civil-rights movement brought a revival of interest among the young, centred on the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Larry Kimura, a professor there, was not satisfied that the language should be only a subject at college： he and his students wanted to bring it back to life. The idea for how to do that came from a visiting Maori, who suggested. “language nests", which had successfully revived New Zealand's native language.
In 1985, when educating children in Hawaiian was still banned, Kauanoe Kamana and her husband Pila Wilson, both students of Kimura's, created the first Language nest" at Hilo. Neither was a native speaker, but both were determined, to bring up their children, as such. They gathered a small group of children, including their own son and daughter, and elderly native speakers.
The movement grew： there are now 12 kindergartens and 23 schools involved. The number of children being educated in Hawaiian has risen from 1, 877 in 2008 to 3.028 in 2018. Along with Japanese, Hawaiian is the non-English language most commonly spoken among children.
1.What makes the decline of Hawaiian different from other disappearing languages?
A.The number of its users.
B.The language features it bears.
C.People's unwillingness to use it.
D.The unfair treatment it received.
2.What has been done to save Hawaiian?
A.More schools have been set up.
B.More people are persuaded to stay.
C.More children are exposed to Hawaiian.
D.Government promotes the use of Hawaiian.
3.How does the author feel about the present situation of Hawaiian?
A.Relieved. B.Curious.
C.Anxious. D.Doubtful.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.The Revival of Hawaiian B.The Future of Hawaiian.
C.The History of Hawaiian D.The Development of Hawaiian
Han Tianheng picked up a carving knife at the age of 6 and never put it down. Today, the 79 year-old artist, one of China's most respected living masters of seal carving（印章雕刻）, calligraphy and Chinese painting, still remembers the incident the first time he held a knife in his hand.
“I cut my thumb badly and was horrified by the bloody sight," he said, adding that his mother applied ashes because she couldn't afford to take him to a hospital. "The cut left a scar, which is still clear today."
An eye for an eye and blood for blood, the incident didn't set him back. Instead, it aroused his passion for the ancient art form. He was determined to pursue a path that would lead to a career in seal carving. Han said.
The journey of art exploration was a little bumpy for the young man in his quest for excellence, and his seal works were harshly criticized by a famous old painter.
Most would have crumbled under the criticism, not Han. It made him even more determined. After six months' hard work, he visited the painter again.
"This time, he asked me to carve a seal for him. This was positive affirmation," Han said. "Praise and criticism are what an artist should learn to handle all his life. Praise is candy and criticism is medicine. We can live without candy, but cannot live without medicine when ill."
Han rose to fame during the early 1960s famous for bird and insect seal art. Han's seals are an essential ending part on the paintings of a long list of well-established artists.
“A seal for a good painting is. like the buttons for an haute couture(高档女子时装).An experienced tailor always knows how to choose buttons that matches the whole style," Han said
His seals are full of variety — grand and solemn for Liu Haisu's paintings, light and vivid for Lu Yanshao's, graceful and gentle for Xie Zhiliu's.
"A good seal carver should keep bis own style, and at the same time go well with the painting's style." he said.
1.What influence did the incident have on Han when he was six?
A.He got injured very seriously.
B.He learned how to use a knife.
C.It aroused his interest in seal carving.
D.It helped him learn how hard life was.
2.Which best describes Han's journey of art exploration?
A.Smooth and fruitful. B.Inspiring and lucky.
C.Boring but worthwhile. D.Tough but rewarding.
3.In Han's opinion, what do an experienced tailor and a good seal carver share?
A.The huge respect they earn. B.The flexibility they display at work.
C.The targeted customers they serve. D.The efforts they have to make to succeed.
4.In which section, of a newspaper does this text most probably appear?
A.Education. B.Events.
C.Entertainment. D.People.
Q1: When does the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon take place?
A： The 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon takes place on Sunday 26 April.
Q2 : I have moved. How do I let you know my change of address?
A； Please email changeofaddress@londonmarathonevents. co. uk with your name, date of birth, telephone number, old address and your new address.
Q3: I need a hotel in London for the weekend of the race — any advice?
A： Virgin Money London Marathon hotel packages are available at Holiday Inn® and other IHG® hotels in and around London, and include a champion's breakfast and coach transfer to the Start Line so you arrive rested and ready to run your victory lap. Visit www. restandrun. holidayinn. com to find out more.
Q4： I am a visually disabled runner. Where can I find out more about running with a guide?
A： If you are a runner with a visual disability and would like to find out more about running with a guide, please contact disability@londonmarathonevents, co. uk.
Q5: What time does the race start?
A： Start times for the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon are as follows；
09: 05 Elite Wheelchair Races
09: 10 World Para Athletics Marathon Championships Ambulant Athletes
09: 25 The Elite Women's Race
10 :10 The Elite Men's Race, British Athletics & England Athletics Marathon
Championships and Mass Race
Q6: What time do I need to get to the Start?
A： We suggest you get to your Start at least one hour before the race begins. This will allow time for you to use the facilities, warm up and take your position.
Q7: Can I track a runner during the race?
A： Yes. On Race Day, there will be a link to our tracking service on the home page of www. virginmoneylondonmarathon. com. The best way to track a runner is by using the runner's running number. If you do not have the running number, it is also possible to search for a runner by surname.
1.Which address should you contact if you need to run with a guide?
A.www. restandrun. holidayinn. com.
B.disability@londonrnarathonevents. co. uk.
C.www. virginmoneylondonmarathon. com.
D.changeofaddress@londonmarathoncvents. co. uk.
2.If Ann attends the Elite Women's Race, what's the best time to get to the Start?
A.08: 20. B.09: 05.
C.09: 10. D.09：25.
3.How can we track a runner during the race?
A.With the address. B.With the running number.
C.With the first name. D.With the telephone number.
假定你是班长李华。你们班本周日将组织同学们去参观历史博物馆，请你给交换生Ben发一封电子邮件，告知活动的相关安排。内容包括：
1. 时间安排；
2. 参观要求；
3. 观后感受。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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