Over the years I've been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept – the ant philosophy（哲学）, an1. (amaze)four-part philosophy.
First, ants never quit. If they're heading somewhere and you try to stop them, they'll climb over. they'll climb under, or they'll climb around They never quit2. (look) for a way to get where they3. (suppose) to go! Second, ants think about winter and summer. They are always gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer and they are making4._ . (prepare) for the long cold winter. So you have to think about storms in summer; think about rocks5. _ _ you enjoy the sand and sun Third, ants think about summer all winter. During the winter, they remind 6. , "This won't last long and we'll soon be out of here. " On 7._ first warm day, the ants are out. If it8. _ (turn) cold again, they'll dive back down. But they come out again if it is warm Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that it9. (possible) can. 10. you can learn from the ant philosophy is: Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can
It was the beginning of the school year a few .years ago. l had a little boy in my class who was very quiet and _ . I wasn't sure how much he understood during the school day and I was especially that he just stood by himself at _ time and did not play. If l tried to talk to him, he would turn away and _ shut his eyes to from me.
After a couple of days, I decided to seek _ from one of my outgoing and little girls. I called her over and asked her if she would get him to , and I started talking about all the . on how she could start communication with him I she could try this idea or that .She my arm to stop my talking and looked up at me in that _ _ way that only a six-year-old can, and said, "Don't _ , I speak kid". And she ran off.
I stood there all alone, watching her. It took less than a minute for the two new friends to run off, hand in hand, _ joining a game of tag.
I often think of that small _ . about what I learned and how _ it is for all teachers to speak kid. I know-my _ should be on teaching students how to think and how to _ solutions. We must be ready to learn from our a because those "teachable moments" during the school days are for us. the teachers, as well as our kids.
1.A.slow B. clever C. shy D. lazy
2.A.concerned B. curious C. doubtful D. disappointed
3.A. lunch B. break C. school D. sports
4.A. closely B. suddenly C. slightly D. tightly
5.A. hide B. keep C. flee D. separate
6.A.advice B. help C. confidence D. technique
7.A. brave B. casual C. friendly D. hard-working
8.A. change B. study C. move D. play.
9.A. suggestions B. opinions C. problems D. possibilities
10.A. knew B. understood C. realized D. explained
11.A. caught B. felt C. touched D. pulled
12.A. special B. good C. strange D. effective
13.A. care B. talk C. hurry D. worry
14.A. anxiously B. seriously C. silently D. excitedly
15.A. quietly B. carefully C. hopefully D. happily
16.A. boy B. girl C. moment D. difficulty
17.A. interesting B. important C.awkward D. funny
18.A. focus B. lesson C. advice D. problem
19.A. look for B. get in C. make up D. figure out
20.A. friends B. students C. teachers D. parents
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. 1.
The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are developed by rivers-the Yellow River in China and the Hindu River in India. 2.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the Eastern culture, another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain-the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. 3. Like the Chinese culture, the European culture also crossed waters. When the British settled down in America, their culture went with them over, the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't distinguish from the European culture a lot。
4. Take the language system for example. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system Other causes like human race difference counts as well. But what's more. due to the far distance and the steep .areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no-interference（干扰） from the other.
The differences are everywhere. _ 5. But different cultures make the world of 21st century more colorful. The cultural gap should not be the obstacle (障碍) to the civilization of human being. It ought to be the motivation of our going farther.
A. Let us work together to keep a variety of culture.
B. One important thing is to learn about other cultures.
C. And these two are well-known as the base of the European culture.
D. At the same time, some other differences add to the cultural differences.
E This is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole.
F. They helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own styles.
G. They are obvious and affect people's ways of thinking and their views of the world.
China is a country on the move- especially around its Lunar New Year holiday. This year, the holiday crush（客流量） promises to be even heavier than before。
Government officials estimate that Chinese people will take to the air, roads and railways 3.62 billion times over a 40-day period around the nation's most important holiday this year as people push their way home for family gatherings or to satisfy their new-found passion for travel.
Getting tickets to all those would-be travelers is a discounting challenge that annually tries patience. And it is the railway system that routinely is most unable to cope. Railways are the transport of choice for low-cost long-distance travel, and that's where the ticketing system routinely falls down
Much of the criticism has, focused on the railway's-online purchasing system. Which has been unable to keep pace with the huge demand and also failed to stop scalpers（票贩子） from ending up with many of the hard-to-find tickets.
While insisting that online sales were the fairest way to get tickets for travelers, railway officials told
reporters that the public need to be patient. Efforts were being made to provide online identity checks that would reduce the ticket scalping problems. While officials had little good news for rail passengers, they did manage to bring a few smiles to those traveling by car as the country's extremely expensive highway tolls （通行费）will be free of charge for the period of the official holiday.
1.Which of the following words can replace the underlined word "discounting" in Paragraph 3?
A. Promising.
B. Discouraging.
C. Pleasing.
D. Rewarding.
2.According to the text, getting tickets_____. around the official holiday.
A. is just a piece of cake
B. is more costly
C. takes great effort
D. is convenient for travelers
3.We can learn from the text that _______. around the New Year holiday.
A. there will be 3. 62 billion people going home
B the railway system will be facing more stress
C.. people's complaint .focus on the failure of online purchase
D. not railways but cars are the best choices for traveling
4.Which of the following can best describe the author's attitude to the railway service?
A. Objective.
B Doubtful.
C. Satisfied
D．Worried.
In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social-progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In theirsingle-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success.By not trying, they always have an excuse:"I may have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try." What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistake belief that-one's self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.
1.What does this text mainly talk about?
A Competition helps to set up self-respect.
B. People hold different opinions about competition.
C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.
D. Failures are necessary experience in competition.
2.Some people favor competition because they think it __.
A. pushes society forward
B. builds up a sense of pride
C. improves social abilities
D. develops people's relationship
3.The underlined phrase "the most vocal”in Paragraph 3 refers to those who
A. try their best to win
B. highly value competition
C. are strongly against competition
D. mostly rely on others for success
4.Which viewpoint does the author agree to?
A Self-worth relys on winning.
B. Competition leads to unfriendly relationship.
C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.
D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.
The Asuncion zoo is looking for a mate for Coco, an endangered hyacinth macaw （蓝紫金刚鹦鹉），and it is the last known male of his species left in Paraguay.
Coco was sent to the zoo eight years ago. A recent DNA test showed that he is male. Zoo worker Celia said To avoid mixing species, the zoo has had to keep him apart from the other macaws, which has left him lonely and bored. "He is quite sociable, although he has only learned to say 'Hello', but when he hears music, he dances" Celia said
He has a yellow circle around his eyes that set off the rest of his blue feathers. He is more or less a cousin to Blu , he macaw that starts in the movie, Rio.That species, cyanopsitta-spixii（小蓝金刚鹦鹉），is all blue and even more endangered than the hyacinth macaw.
Like the bird in the movie, scientists hope to find Coco a mate to- rebuild the species. Because international laws against animal training are now so strict, nobody is willing to lend the zoo a female. "The best solution is to find a female hyacinth macaw in our country. " Celia said, "there are at least two other known hyacinth-macaws but without DNA test, it is impossible to know if they are female, and the owners are not willing to help,because the mating process can take some time and be a little hard on females.“
1.From the text we know that Coco____
A. is the last known hyacinth macaw
B. lives apart from the other macaws
C. has adapted to being left alone
D. can say "Hello" when he hears music
2.Why is it difficult to find a mate for Coco?
A. Because there is no known female macaw in Paraguay.
B. Because the international laws are against Coco mating.
C, Because the DNA test on female Coco takes time.
D. Because nobody is willing to hunt for a female.
3.It can be inferred from the text that______.
A. Coco stars Rio in a movie
B. Coco has only blue feathers on his body
C. Coco is the most endangered macaw
D. rebuilding the Coco's species will take time
4.Which of the following would be the best title?
A. Coco, a Rare Macaw-in Asuncion Zoo
B. Asuncion Zoo Is Seeking a Mate for Coco
C. Hyacinth Macaws Are Endangered in Paraguay
D. Coco, the Only Known Male Macaw in Paraguay
