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假定你是李华，你校英诺俱乐部将举行以Good habits make me better为主题的演讲活动。请根据以下的信息，写一篇英语演讲稿。
话题：Good habits make me better
生活习惯：按时休息、拒绝垃圾食品、经常锻炼
学习习惯：课上认真听讲、按时完成作业、爱读书
你的感想：
要求:
1)包含全部要点。可适当发挥:
2)不能出现真实的校名及姓名:
3)开头和结尾已经给出。不计入总词数:
4)问数控制在80-100词左右。
Good morning everybody!
l'm Li Hua. Today my topics is “Good habits make me better”. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That’s all. Thank you for your listening!
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When it comes to the letter grade on your test or homework, you might notice that there is no letter E. Have you ever thought about why that is so?
In the A, B, C, D and F grading system, the first four letters are typically considered passing grades. An F in this system simply stands for "fail". The word "fail" happens to start with the letter F, which seems to leave out the letter E.
The first college in the US to use a letter grading system like the ones we use today is Mount Holyoke College. In 1897, they began to use the following grading scale;
A: 95-100% (excellent) B: 85-94% (good) C: 76-84% (fair)
D: 75%( nearly passed) E: below 75% (failed)
We can see the inclusion of E instead of F.
Gradually, the letter grading system became more popular all over the US. However, many schools decided to drop the E grade and go straight to F. There is no evidence(证据) to really support this, but one possible explanation is that teachers were worried that some students and parents might mistake E for "excellent".
Why do we have letter grades? Well, part of the reason is that they made grading simpler during a time of great change for schools. As the 20th century began, growing cities and an increase in immigration led to larger school classrooms. Most teachers at that time thought this new letter grading system was an easy, fair and clear way to grade students.
Today, more and more people think that letter grades don't fully show students' learning. However, as teachers try to improve grading methods, many parents continue to prefer the letter grades they got as kids, as they are familiar and easy for parents to understand. So while they might not be perfect, the letter grades probably aren't going away any time soon.
1.When was the letter grading system first used in the US college
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2.What is one possible reason for dropping the E grade
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3.If you're a teacher, do you prefer the letter grades? Why or why not?
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句子翻译
1.吃了这些药, 你会感觉好—些的。
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2.你认为史上最伟大的科学家是谁?
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3.我们已经把所有材料都用完了。
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4.她昨晚如此紧张以至于睡不着。
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5.湿地很重要, 因为它们能帮助预防洪水。
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信息还原
Long ago, there was a wise old woman. All the children used to ask her questions. 1.
There was a naughty little boy. One day, he caught a little bird. He held it in his hands. 2. Then he had an idea.
He said to himself, "I'll ask her what's in my hands. Of course she will know that I have a bird. 3. If she says the bird is dead, I'll open my hands and let the bird fly away. If she says the bird is alive, I'll quickly kill it and show her the dead bird. This time she won't give me the right answer."
The boy went to the old woman. He said, "Granny, I have a question for you. 4. "
"Well, it must be a bird," the old woman answered.
" 5. " the boy asked again.
The old woman thought for a moment. Then she answered, "It is up to you, my child."
A.Is the bird alive or dead?
B.What's in my hands?
C.He wanted to make fun of the old woman.
D.She always gave them the right answers.
E.You will let it fly away.
F.The old man lived with his grandson.
G.Then I'll ask her if the bird is alive or dead.
Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, made full use of the greatest resources of the English Language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our daily English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty five thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner to enjoy the richness and variety(多样性) of the English language than by studying the different ways in which Shakespeare uses it. Such a study is well worth the effort, even though some aspects（方面）of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare’s day.
However, it is surprising that we should know little about the life of the greatest English writer. We know that Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford on Avon, and that he died there in 1616. He almost certainly attended the Grammar School in the town, but of this we cannot be sure. We know he was married there in 1582 to Anne Hathaway and that he had three children. We know that he spent much of his life in London writing his works. But this is almost all that we do know.
However, what is important about Shakespeare’s life is not its details but its products, the plays and the poems. For many years scholars（学者） have been trying to add a few facts about Shakespeare’s life to the small number we have already known and for an equally long time critics（批评）have been theorizing（使理论化）about the plays. Sometimes, indeed, it seems that the poetry of Shakespeare will disappear under a great number of reviews that has been written upon it.
Luckily this is not likely to happen. Shakespeare’s people have long pleased not just the English but lovers of literature everywhere, and will continue t o do so after the scholars and critics and all their works have been forgotten.
1.This passage is about ________ .
A.the great length of each chapter
B.the great varieties in writing styles
C.the richness of the content in Shakespeare’s works
D.the rich English language used by Shakespeare in his works
2.According to the writer, which of the following remains uncertain about Shakespeare?
A.His date of birth. B.His marriage.
C.His life in the Grammar School. D.His date of death.
3.It can be inferred from Para 3 that________ .
A.not all the reviews on Shakespeare’s works have produced good effects
B.scholars have successfully collected facts about Shakespeare’s life
C.critics are more interested in Shakespeare’s plays than his poetry
D.the details of Shakespeare’s life are more important than his literary works
4.The underlined words “Shakespeare’s people” in Para 4 refers to ________ .
A.the characters in Shakespeare’s products B.the people whose mother language is English
C.the people living in Shakespeare’s day D.the readers of Shakespeare’s works
Some primary schoolchildren have been raised in homes with more green space around. They are likely to come with larger volumes of white and grey matter in certain areas of the brain. These differences are associated(关联)with good influence on cognitive function(认知功能). This is the main conclusion of a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health.
The study was performed among 253 schoolchildren in Spain. Lifelong exposure(接触) to green space in the living places was recorded―using the information on the children's addresses from birth up through to the time of the study. Brain structure was studied using 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Working memory and inattentiveness(注意力不集中)were graded with computers.
"This is the first study that shows the association between long-term exposure to green space and brain structure." Says Dr. Payam Dadvand, the leading researcher of the study, "Our findings suggest that exposure to green space early in life could result in good structural changes in the brain."
The findings show that long-term exposure to greenness is positively associated with white and grey matter volumes in several parts of the brain. Some of them are related to(与 ……有关)higher scores on cognitive tests. Moreover, larger volumes of white and grey matter in those parts might lead to better working memory and less inattentiveness.
Exposure to nature has been thought to be necessary for brain development in children. Another study of 2,593 children shows that children in school with more green space have a greater increase in working memory and a greater decrease in inattentiveness.
Humans are believed to be tied to nature. Playing in greener areas offers children chances to search and learn. Accordingly, green space is thought to prompt important exercises in discovery, creativity and risk taking. These exercises in turn positively influence brain development.
Dr. Dadvand's study suggests how such structural changes could bring about the good influence of green spaces on cognitive development, it also adds to the proof that suggests the lasting influence of early life exposure to greenness on our health and the importance of increasing greenness in cities.
Further studies are needed to prove the findings in other populations, settings and climates. And researchers need to examine differences according to the nature and quality of green space.
1.The second paragraph is mainly about________ .
A.how long the study lasted B.what was recorded in the study
C.how the study was carried out D.who took part in the study
2.The word "prompt" in paragraph 6 probably means "________ ".
A.control B.encourage C.balance D.change
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Working memory influences white and grey matter in the brain.
B.Dr. Dadvand stressed the importance of changing the environment.
C.Studies proved the influence of greenness on populations out of Spain.
D.Living in greener neighborhoods is good for children in brain development.
