A school wants to know how students are using their phones and how often they' re using them. So, they did a survey among the students. Here are Jack's answers.
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I can't imagine going anywhere without my phone. | |
Once I start playing video games,I have a hard time stopping. | |
I feel nervous or uncomfortable when my phone is dying. | |
I send text messages while others are talking to me. | |
Screen-time isn't as much fun as it used to be, but I'm still on it. | |
I'm often at my screen for longer than I expected. | |
I' ve tried to cut down on my screen time, but I can't make it. | |
Screen-time takes up almost all of my free time. | |
Sometimes I'm online when I'd really prefer to go out with family or friends, do homework or go to bed. Family members often get angry with me for spending too much time onscreen. |
Give yourself I point for every Yes.
●0-3 points: Not bad. Follow your habits as before and stay smart.
●4-5 points: You should really try to cut down on screen time.
●6-0 points: Your habits do serious harm to your life. Stop now, talk to your parents or teachers, and think about how you can change.
Pompawee is a fan of traditional Chinese culture. She is among thousands of young people in Thailand who have learned Mandarin（普通话）. And she has been watching Mandarin in a creative way, making learning more enjoyable.
In recent years, more young people in Thailand are trying to learn about China through social media, movies and TV programs, and hanfu is very popular with Pompawee' s students. That's where she has got her new idea of teaching. She shares with them this latest Chinese fashion（时尚）in class, helping them learn about the culture as well as the language itself.
"Mandarin is like a key, helping me to open the door to understand China," she said. Pompawee developed a love for the Chinese language at the age of 13. When she was in high school, she made an important decision-learning Mandarin at college. Now 35-year-old Pompawee has taught Mandarin for over 10 years.
Pompawee visited China for the first time while she was in the university. She found Chinese food so great.Before travelling to China, Pompawee had only heard of a few Chinese dishes, such as hot pot and jiaozi. She was amazed by the kinds, the tastes and the Chinese ways of cooking. "Chinese people are very kind to foreigners.During my first visit to China, my Chinese friends and their families always took good care of me and kept asking whether I was used to the life," she recalled（回忆）。
So far, Pompawee has visited several Chinese cities, "China is such a large country," she said. "My trip to China will never end and I'd like to introduce more to people of my country."
Cheng Yuyan,25, the founder of the"We Love Strolling（散步）in the Park" interest group on Douban, never expected that the interest group would now have 100,000 members. Park lovers from both home and abroad share their park experiences, post photos taken in parks, and give likes and reviews of parks. Within this group, there is an idea called"20 minutes for parks". It suggests that spending just 20 minutes in a park each day can help lower stress, no matter how you choose to spend that time.
Huang Bingbing, a Shenzhen-based practitioner（实践者）of this idea, began visiting the small park downstairs from her company office during her weekday lunch breaks over three years ago. "On that piece of grass,I could connect with living plants and animals. It allowed me to get away from the stress of work and refresh my mind," Huang explained.
Huang believes that parks are private spaces. She considers herself a shy person, and parks serve as the perfect place for her. She often spends time alone in parks, free from worrying about the social communication.
At the same time, parks also work as public spaces. Cheng believes people can further deepen their connection with parks by developing a sense of ownership. She recalls her experiences of visiting parks in Japan.She noticed that park benches（长椅）, given away by local people, had their givers' nameplates. She plans to encourage members of her Douban group to have similar responsibilities. "I hope this group shows more social responsibility. Each of us can become a protecter and contributor（贡献者）to the parks and our city," she said.
For some people, choosing to be scared（害怕）can be fun. Going through a haunted house might make them scream, then laugh! They like to be scared because they like the way their body changes. For others, that feeling takes their mind off their worries. "You' re probably not thinking about your homework that' s due next week when you' re playing a game of hide-and-seek," says Dr. Margee Kerr,a sociologist（社会学家）from the University of Pittsburgh.
Being scared is not always a treat. When a balloon pops, we may jump. Our heart beats faster and harder, and we breathe faster. That's because when we meet something we don't know or something alarming, some reactions are triggered（触发）to help prepare us for the unknown. Once the body is alert（警觉的）, the brain decides whether or not the danger is real.
Fear is a tool that the brain uses to keep the body safe. It tells a person to hide, run away, or protect oneself.Faster heartbeat and breathing send more blood and oxygen to the muscles（肌肉）so they' re ready when they' re needed.
Our memories also help protect us. We keep a close eye on babies because they don't understand what might hurt them. As babies grow, they learn what's unsafe, and their brains store those memories. Then their brains use fear to warn them of dangers. "We don't want to be fearless," Dr. Kerr says. "It's good to have a healthy sense of what's dangerous!"
▲ Experiences can lead to long-lasting fears that may stop a person from trying new things. We' re born with the ability to feel fear, but what we' re afraid of is learned. A long-lasting fear can mean you' ve had a bad experience and your brain doesn't want you to have it again. If a dog bit someone, that person might feel afraid of all dogs.
Luckily, many people have beat their own fears. Here's one way: Instead of listening to their imagination,they learn the facts about anything that seems scary. Knowledge can help a person feel less afraid.
When we think of the word"positive（积极的）," most of us probably think"happy." However, happiness isn't the only type of positivity. There are many ways to be more positive in your life, even when you' re experiencing sadness, anger, or challenges.
___ . It sounds simple, but it's hard to do sometimes. Your life may be very busy, so stick to some tasks into your day that usually make you happy. When you do something that you love, you are far away from being sad or negative.
Stay with friends. Admire the people in your life who have stood by you through thick and thin. Their support helps you become more positive, and in the process you will probably help them too.___ .
Don't be afraid of failure As Franklin D. Roosevelt said, the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. ___ . It's about how we get back up again that counts. If we' re expecting to succeed, but not afraid of failure, we have the best chance of staying positive throughout it all.
Accept where you are. You can't change the way you think, if you can't solve the problem.___ , and if you do so, the change will begin.
A. Make a proper goal B. Do things you love to do C. Accept bad thoughts and feelings D. Friends always help each other E. We will fall down and make mistakes |
What do you usually do to be positive?(no more than 20 words)___
Jessie looked over her grandma' s shoulder as she stitched（缝）pieces of old cloth together. The two pieces became one faster than she' d imagined. The colours, however, were very 1 and made Jessie' s eyes spin.All the pieces on this quilt（被子）) seemed to disagree.
"That's the 2 quilt I' ve ever seen," said Jessie.
Grandma smiled, "It's warm. And the old clothes that we will never wear again can be 3 for something useful and good."
"Good for scaring kids?"
Grandma laughed, "Funny girl! Put on your coat. You' ll get a second 4 about how ugly my quilts are."
They drove to downtown and parked at the back of the parking lot. The awful smell of rubbish made Jessie5 so she didn't want to leave the car.
"Come on!" Grandma held her hand and took her into the alley（小巷）nearby. "There' s somebody down the alley 6 it's a good place to stay on cold nights, quiet and out of the wind."
"Who's there?" out of the darkness shouted a voice that stopped their talking.
Jessie froze with fear. She could see 7 but blackness.
"I have a nice quilt, if you want it," replied Grandma. She opened her bag and pulled out the colorful quilt.
"That's pretty," said a woman who rose slowly. "It looks thick enough 8 the cold wind." Grandma and Jessie softly covered the woman up with the quilt.
"What a beautiful quilt! Are you sure you can 9 the quilt?" said the woman.
Grandma said and smiled. "I 10 it for you."
Halfway down the alley, Jessie saw the young woman hold the quilt to her face 11 . Back home,Jessie noticed another colorful quilt in Grandma' s bed. It was old and the pieces disagreed too.
"Grandma,12 do you always put the quilt in your room?"
"An old lady gave it to me when I was young. When I was cold and sleeping in the same alley we visited, it13 me."
"That is a beautiful quilt," Jessie said as she thought of all the 14 she didn't need.
Grandma smiled, "It's not the appearance that makes it beautiful. It's the 15 that stitches it together."
That night when Jessie was going to sleep, she knew what she and Grandma would do tomorrow.
My Classmates' Hobbies |
active please much German take interest in |
⑴Lucy ___ painting since she was very young. ⑵Emma has a hobby of reading, which has brought her great ___ . ⑶David,a___ student, likes going hiking in the mountain during weekends. ⑷Amy enjoys collecting tickets. She is happy it doesn't cost as ___ as other hobbies. ⑸Mark always takes part in all kinds ball games ___ in his free time, especially basketball. |
Ne Zha 2, the Chinese cartoon film, has become so ___（受欢迎的）that it has made over 14 billion yuan, breaking records at the box office in Chinese film history. So far, Ne Zha 2 has ___（进入）the top5 the world box office rankings（排名）。
The amazing story ___ （融合） humor, action, and heartwarming moments. The m___ character, Na Zha, teaches people how to face difficulties in life. What's more, all the viewers are really___（惊讶）at its animation（动画）technology.
The movie has made a big d___ to the film industry. It marks an important step b___ for Chinese film industry and the world's. W___ an amazing story and advanced technology, it has become the first Chinese film that interests thousands of foreign viewers. It sets a good example of how to make more ___（成功的）Chinese films.
In addition, the film serves as a window for the world to see more of China. It connects with viewers all over the world and 65. s___ the world China's growing cultural power and its development of technology.
In China, table culture is part of each meal, whether it is in a restaurant or in someone's home. Learning ___(act) properly at table will make people around us more comfortable. Then ___ should we pay attention to when dining?
The first one is the order of seats. Usually, round tables are the first ___(choose) for Chinese dining.The seat facing the door is the best one, usually for the main guest. As for the other seats, the ___(close)they are to the main guest, the better they are.
Second, if we are the host, we should arrive earlier at the door and introduce them to their seats. If we are invited to the meal, we should listen to the host and take ___ seat.
Third, we shouldn't ask the waiters the ___(dish) prices or bargain（讨价还价）with them when we order, which shows we are not generous. And that makes guests ___(feel) uncomfortable.
The last point to note is about eating manners. It is ___(polite) to urge（力劝）guests to take the dish,but it's acceptable to introduce the special dish. Whether they eat or not ___(depend) on themselves. It's also unwise to take a dish for guests,___ we are not sure whether they like it.
注意：
⑴短文必须包括所有要点，并适当发挥；
⑵文中不得出现真实的人名和校名；
⑶词数80-100，标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Our First Try
During the School Health Week, our team organized a fun sports day for the whole class. Here I want to introduce our first try to you.
