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Have you ever taken photos by using mobile phones with selfie sticks(自拍杆)? 1.
However, a pair of US artists from New Mexico, Arie Snee and Justin Crowe believe they have invented a better one and they call it “selfie arm”.
2.It makes those people in the pictures seem to be holding hands with a loved one.
The pair say it offers a far better experience than using a straight stick. The selfie arm makes people feel they are not alone when they take photos.
3.They think their invention solves the main problem that the selfie stick has — people look alone while they are taking pictures of themselves with great interests. The product, at present, just an art project and a model conveniently provides you a welcoming arm. 4. The pair say they are fascinated by these new ideas.
The “selfie arm” is made of fiberglass. 5. The project that they work on shows the growing selfie stick.
Phenomenon (现象) directly and the increasing nee d for narcissism (自恋) and Internet agreement.
A．It is lightweight and easy-taking.
B．Thousands of “selfie arms” have been made.
C．It seems that they are together with their friends.
D．For better or worse, they have taken the world by storm.
E．This new invention is a small, useful and cleverly-designed tool.
F．And better yet in the future, it’ll talk in a friendly way and never get angry or upset.
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Once upon a time, a young man came across a spring(泉水) of clear water while crossing the desert. The water was very sweet, and he filled his leather container(皮革容器) so that he could bring some 1. to his teacher. After a four-day journey, he presented the water to his teacher.
The old man took a deep drink, smiled 2.and thanked his
student very much for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy heart. After a while, the teacher let a 3. student taste the water. He spat (吐) it out, saying it was terrible. It was clear that the water had become no longer fresh sweet because of the old leather container. The student questioned his teacher, “Master, the water tasted strange. Why did you still like it?” The teacher replied, “You 4. tasted the water while I tasted the gift. The water was the container for an act of love and kindness and nothing could be 5. .”
After reading the story, we can understand that when we receive a chocolate as a gift from a child, we get more than the chocolate6. . What we should do properly is to express 7. naturally to him or her because we love the idea within the gift.
Gratitude (感谢) doesn’t always come naturally. 8., most children and many grown-ups like only the thing given rather than the 9. shown in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty of feelings and 10.of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
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A: What’s wrong with you, Mrs King? You look so sleepy.
B: I don’t feel well. I find it not easy to fall asleep at night and sometimes I even keep 1.the whole night.
A: You’d better go to see a doctor. Sleep really 2. a lot to your health.
B: Yes, that’s right. The doctor warned me about the 3.the sleeping trouble might have on me. He gave me some medicine and told me to count numbers in bed if I failed to go to sleep. I’ve had medicine for quite some time. What 4.me now is that the medicine and counting have 5.little. Recently, things got even worse. Now I have to 6.the fact that I’m gradually losing my memory.
Sometimes I can’t find the things that I put 7. a moment ago. Yesterday I had to take a taxi home, for I lost the key to my car.
A: Why not find another way out instead? You may consider having sports, and Chinese Tai Chi (太极拳) could be a 8. . I’ve been
practicing it for a few months and now I feel more energetic. Would you like to have a try?
B: I’m afraid it’s difficult to learn as I have got little 9. about it.
A: In most cases, things are not just as what you see from the outside. Tai Chi is not so hard as you imagine but you need to be 10. enough.
B: I see. I will start to learn it and never stop in half way.
B
How much do you know about Albert Einstein?
Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1879 in Germany, was a great scientist in the world. He was strange because he hated haircuts and new clothes. He believed in peace. All his life, he hated war. However, his most famous idea, E = mc², helped create the world’s most dangerous weapon (武器). Many people think he was the smartest person in the world. But Einstein said that he thought like a child with many questions and unusual ideas.
What did he like?
Einstein liked learning sailing(帆船运 动). He sailed in small boats all his life. He
once joked, “Sailing is the sport that takes the least energy!”
When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons. At first, he didn’t like the violin. But then he learned to love music and became a good violinist.
Later, he said, “Love is the best teacher.”
Why is the sky blue?
In 1910, Einstein asked a question which many children often ask, “Why is the sky blue?” After his careful research, he answered the question like this: “It’s because light is made up of many colors including blue. When light travels to Earth, gas particles(气体微粒) spread the blue light all over the sky.” His answer is true in physics.
1.According to the passage, Albert Einstein haircuts and new clothes.
A．forgot B．minded C．disliked
2.The underlined part actually shows Albert Einstein was a/an _ person.
A．clever B．imaginative C．childlike
3.Einstein learning sailing and playing the violin.
A．was interested in
B．looked forward to
C．was known for
4.From Paragraph 3 we know that .
A．mother teaches the best
B．without mother’s push, we can’t love anything
C．when we love something, we’d like to learn about it
5.Einstein offered a _ explanation for the question why the sky is blue.
A．magic B．scientific C．careful
My friend’s grandfather came to America from a farm in Thailand. After After arriving in New York, he went into a cafeteria(自助餐厅) in Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a big plate full of food came up to him. She sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.
“Start out at that end,” she said, “Just go along the line and choose what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”
“I soon learned that’s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told my friend later, “Life’s a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want as long as you want to pay the price. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself. ”
1.My friend’s grandfather came from .
A．Thailand B．Manhattan C．New York
2.The grandfather went into a cafeteria to .
A．wait for someone
B．get something to eat C．meet my friend
3.The woman in the cafeteria might be .
A．a waitress
B．a friend of grandpa’s
C．a customer
4.What should we do to get food in a cafeteria?
A．Wait for the waiter.
B. Ask someone for help. C．Get it ourselves.
5.What can we learn from the grandfather’s words about the life in the US?
A．Get up early and you can succeed.
B．Act and get what you want on your own.
C．Nobody brings you anything unless you pay the price.
We are collecting more news for our school English newspaper. Would you like to be reporters for it? Welcome! Here are two pieces from the news page.
The Best Runner
We had a sports day at school yesterday. Last year’s best runner, Li Yu, only won the second prize in the 800-meter race. Instead, Yang Liu from Class 2 came first by two seconds. Next year the race is going to be more Interesting! Who will be the best runner? I wonder.
Good-bey, Mr. White!
Our English teacher, Mr. White, has finished his two years’ teaching at our school and will leave next month. Mr. White is an excellent teacher and he’s always friendly to us. We’ll never forget his lively and interesting teaching. We are lucky to be his students. We thank him for all his hard work and wish him a nice journey home. We will miss you, Mr. White!
1.You are welcome to be reporters for our school English newspaper.
2.Li Yu won the second prize in the 800-meter race yesterday.
3.Yang Liu was the best runner last year.
4.Mr. White will teach us English for two years at our school.
5.We’ll always remember Mr. White’s lively and interesting teaching.
