Thinking that her dream could never come true,Kelly was in low spirits and ____18____ her studies at school. Hermother did all she could to cheer her up, ____19____ Kelly refused tochange. She even took out all her anger and ____20____ on her mother.
During 1907-1909, British explorer EarnestShackleton explored Antarctica on foot. In 1911, two explorers—a British mannamed Scott and a Norwegian named Amundsen—raced 1, 400 kilometres to the SouthPole (南極).Amundsen arrived first.
In the large yard stood thirteen trees ofdifferent sizes. One day, while Joey was playing with his sister under thetrees, he noticed that a tree trunk (樹干) had a sad look. He raninto the house to tell his mom about it. She told Joey to find the reason whyit was sad.
三峽酈道元①自三峽七百里中,兩岸連山,略無闕處。重巖疊嶂,隱天蔽日,自非亭午夜分,不見曦月。②至于夏水襄陵,沿溯阻絕。或王命急宣,有時朝發(fā)白帝,暮到江陵,其間千二百里,雖乘奔御風(fēng),不以疾也。③春冬之時,則素湍綠潭,回清倒影,絕??多生怪柏,懸泉瀑布,飛漱其間,清榮峻茂,良多趣味。
When itcomes to a meaningful life, we might think of love, happiness and health. Alife filled with meaning is what most of us want for ourselves. Then, whatmakes a meaningful life?Manyresearchers agree that a meaningful life comes down to three factors (因素): havinglong-term goals, believing that one’s life matters, and feeling that one’s lifefits together and “makes sense”.But we believe there is more to consider. Sometimeslife enables us to experience small moments of beauty. When people are open toappreciating (欣賞) suchexperiences, these moments may improve how they see their own life. We callthis experiential appreciation (EA).
王某曰:古之學(xué)者,雖問以口而其傳以心雖聽以耳而其受以意。故為師者不煩,而學(xué)者有得也??鬃釉唬骸安粦嵅粏?,不悱①不發(fā),舉一隅②不以三隅反,則不復(fù)也?!狈蚩鬃迂M敢愛其道,驁③天下之學(xué)者,而不使其蚤④有知乎!以謂其問之不切,則其聽之不專;其思之不深,則其取之不固。不專不固,而可以入者,口耳而已矣。吾所以教者,非將善其口耳也。
B: It’s about theexperiments three astronauts are doing on the space station.A: That’s great. I’minterested in space, so I want to be an astronaut like them.
Electric cars may seem like a recent invention,but they have been around for years. In the early 1900s, there were ___16___electric cars on the road than gasoline(汽油)cars, because at that time,gasoline was expensive compared with other fuels(燃料), electriccars were more popular.
Lu Junling, a security guard from Hebei University, became popularon the Internet. As an ordinary (平凡) person, though Lu Junling is more than 50 years old, hememorizes English vocabulary for CET 6 under the street lights every day justto improve himself. When he is free, he also writes novels and sings operas.That’s not all! Painting, music, kongfu, ancient poems, etc. are all hishobbies. So a number of people call him “treasure security guard (寶藏保安)”. Lu Junling said, “If I want to become an artist, I will alwayswork hard for my dream!” Mr. Lu’s words live in many people’s memory.
Melatonin(褪黑素) is produced by the body to control when you get sleepy and whenyou wake up. As night falls, the levels of melatonin rise, telling the bodythat it’s time for bed. And the levels naturally fall as daylight comes near,getting you ready to greet the day.
Once upona time, two brothers lived in a village. They were both famers and grew corn.The elder brother had many children to feed. The younger brother also had a bigfamily to look after. Although the brothers were poor, they lived happily.
彭德懷接著說:“我正從他家門前經(jīng)過,停止著觀看這種示威。我看這些人一多半已餓個半死,而且我知道這個富人在他的倉里有一萬石以上的米??墒撬耆芙^幫助這些饑餓的人們。我激怒起來了,領(lǐng)導(dǎo)著農(nóng)民攻打并且沖進他的家里。農(nóng)民運走了他的倉里的一大半糧,食。以后我想到這件事情時,我不知道當(dāng)時為什么要那樣做。我只知道他應(yīng)該把米賣給窮人的,而且如果他不肯這樣做的話,那他們從他這里把米搶走,是很對的?!?/p>
天在下雨,讓原本就顯得有些悲壯的遠行更添了一份凄涼。雨不大,纏綿如絲,像是故土對他懇切地挽留,輕輕柔柔飄落在他的頭發(fā)上,于發(fā)梢積出細小的雨珠連成網(wǎng),將他的薄外套淋得到處是深淺不一的痕跡。天陰陰的,壓下來,世界晦暗。透過這迷離的雨霧,他恍惚看到路上的行人向他迎面走來,匯成浩蕩的人潮,或者說,是他感到自己正孤獨地在人潮中逆流而行。
馬說唐 韓愈世有伯樂,然后有千里馬。千里馬常有,而伯樂不常有。故雖有名馬,祗辱于奴隸人之手,駢死于槽櫪之間,不以千里稱也。馬之千里者,一食或盡粟一石。食馬者不知其能千里而食也。是馬也,雖有千里之能,食不飽,力不足,才美不外見,且欲與常馬等不可得,安求其能千里也?策之不以其道,食之不能盡其材,鳴之而不能通其意,執(zhí)策而臨之,曰:“天下無馬!”嗚呼!其真無馬邪?其真不知馬也!
閱讀下面一首唐詩,完成下面小題。送李侍御赴安西①高適行子對飛蓬,金鞭指鐵驄②。功名萬里外,心事一杯中。虜障③燕支④北,秦城太白東⑤。離魂莫惆悵,看取寶刀雄!【注】①安西;即安西都護府,治所在今新疆庫車縣。②驄(cōng):毛色青白相間的馬。③虜障:類似碉堡的防御工事。④燕支:山名,在今甘肅。⑤太白東:指秦嶺太白峰以東的長安。
My earliest memory ofthese events began when I was around four years old. I was filled with ___12___ at that time. There were lots of ___13___ — crying, shouting, and doors slamming (砰地關(guān)上).
Bill doesn’t like doingfamily housework at all. He likes to play with his friends in the park.Bill asks his four friends about their housework.Bill: What do you have to do at home, Dan?
In ourdaily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring tasks. What’s in yourmind when your mom tells you to clean the floor? Have you ever wanted tocomplain(抱怨)? I think most people have.
(二)(4分)閱讀下面詩歌,完成下面小題。瀑布聯(lián)句李忱千巖萬壑不辭勞,遠看方知出處高。溪澗焉能留得住,終歸大海作波濤。14. 首句運用了什么手法?有什么表達效果?15. 請簡要分析最后兩句寄寓了作者怎樣的情懷?
倘若意猶未盡,試看楊萬里的《郡中送春盤》:“餅如繭紙不可風(fēng),菜如縹茸劣可縫。韭芽卷黃苣舒紫,蘆服削冰寒脫齒?!卑兹缋O紙的是春餅,吃的時候,從春盤里夾取菜蔬各一小箸,卷為細簡狀,這便是咬春餅。