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.
米吃多了,就有了想法。詩人說“米是漫山遍野的精靈,是生長(zhǎng)綠色的種子,是陸地結(jié)的珍珠”,我也有這個(gè)感覺。有時(shí)我看到掉在桌上的一粒米,會(huì)產(chǎn)生一番聯(lián)想:這粒米,不知道是哪粒種子被種在土里,經(jīng)過了多少風(fēng)霜雨雪,又被哪個(gè)農(nóng)民精心養(yǎng)育,澆水、施肥、捉蟲、打藥,頂著酷暑烈日收割了來,再冒著酷暑高溫脫了粒。脫一遍還不算,再脫一層皮,再脫一層皮,成為白白亮亮的精米,大有緣法落到我的飯碗里,結(jié)果不等它入口,就被輕輕拋棄,假如這米有靈,不知道會(huì)不會(huì)傷心?
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.
As a boy, Kevin visited national parks and helearned the Earth is in ___12___ condition. He felt worried, and hewanted to ___13___ the Earth. In 2009, he went to swim in water nearNorth Pole(北極)todraw people’s attention to the melting glaciers(融化的冰川).
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.
Taiping nijiaojiao is made of the mudfrom the local mountain. It takes more than ten steps to make the clay toy, andthe key step is to knead (捏) it with your hands. You can knead the clay toyinto anything, like animals and plants. The blowhole is the most difficult partto make, for the size of the blowhole makes a difference to the sound. Whilecoloring, you can use traditional cultural elements (元素) thatcarry good meanings. It’s hard to make taipingnijiaojiao. But when you finally make it, you will feel proud of yourself.
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?;蛲趺毙?,有時(shí)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(shí),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。
13. 渡荊門送別李白渡遠(yuǎn)荊門外,來從楚國(guó)游。山隨平野盡,江入大荒流。月下飛天鏡,云生結(jié)海樓。仍憐故鄉(xiāng)水,萬里送行舟。
FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest sportsevents in the world. It ___11___ every 4 years. The first World Cup wasin 1930. It has a history of over 90 years. During the World Cup, ___12___fans watch the games and cheer for their favorite teams or players. We haveknown some famous football players from the football competitions, such asBeckham, Messi, and Figo. They have excited football fans for many years.
___14___, I think an interest in Englishis very important. When I was in Grade Three, we had a new ___15___ — English,it was new for me. I was interested in it. I worked hard at it. Soon we had anEnglish exam and I got a very good mark. How ___16___ I was! After that,I learned English harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs,and ___17___ sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!
Bike-to-Work Day is held every year across NorthAmerica on the third Friday of May. It was started by the League ofAmerican Bicyclists in 1956. Its aim is to promote (促進(jìn)) the bicycle as a seriouschoice of getting to and from work. In today’s world where global warming is aserious issue, the bicycle is a perfect way of reducing our carbon (碳) footprint.
“We thankall the Chinese people for their support and encouragement. Our thanks also goto our workmates who took part in the mission (任務(wù)) and worked with us allthe time,” Zhai said to the reporter after he landed on the ground. “It is thepower and strength of our country that built the high-flying space station. Iam proud of our great motherland.”
Fiveyears ago, Jennifer, a girl from Australia, came to Xiangtan University tostudy Chinese. There she fell in love with Chinese culture and met her husband,who is a local (當(dāng)?shù)氐? young man. They got married after she finishedher study. Since then, she has started her new life in Xiangtan City.
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.
The boy named Li Banghua is from Hefei. AnhuiProvince. He made the plane completely by himself. The plane is 0.6 meterswide, has a wingspan (翼展) of 4.4 meters and weighs about 40 kilograms.According to a local report, Li just finished his high-school entrance exam ayear ago and got good grades.
Why do you need hobbies? A study has found thatpeople are more positive (積極的) when they take part in a relaxing activity. ___36___Scientists also think they might be good for your brain.
At first, I wanted to give up the job becausegetting up too early in the morning made me unhappy. I’ll never forget howtired I felt on my first day, but I’ll never forget sitting together andtalking about our days with my workmates for the first time either. Suddenly, Ifelt good to be a member of them.
(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(yuǎn)看方知出處高。溪澗焉能留得住,終歸大海作波濤。14. 首句運(yùn)用了什么手法?有什么表達(dá)效果?15. 請(qǐng)簡(jiǎn)要分析最后兩句寄寓了作者怎樣的情懷?
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(gè)半死,而且我知道這個(gè)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(jìn)他的家里。農(nóng)民運(yùn)走了他的倉里的一大半糧,食。以后我想到這件事情時(shí),我不知道當(dāng)時(shí)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(duì)的。”
卻說那悟空別了師父,一筋斗云徑轉(zhuǎn)東洋大海,按住云頭,分開水道,徑至水晶宮前。早驚動(dòng)龍王出來迎接,接至宮里坐下,禮畢,龍王道:“近聞得大圣難滿,失賀!想必是重整仙山,復(fù)歸古洞矣?”