My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.

The first two there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang beautifully for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.

As we were singing on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer(老年痴呆症), most of them looked off at the walls or floor. However, one lady my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t like that. As we got with each song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. she was singing, she was also reaching out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my responsibilities(责任) were to my students. People who worked at the care center could attend to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.

Justin also the same lady. The difference between us is that he acted on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song,Silent Night, Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her eyes and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my to let you know that.”

This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No words can completely describe that touching moment.

It took a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude(态度) toward another was a that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself to have witnessed(目击) his lesson.

1.A. rooms B. buildings C. floors D. groups

2.A. looked B. caught C. ran D. hurt

3.A. appear B. hear C. sound D. feel

4.A. louder B. nearer C. faster D. higher

5.A. Because B. As C. Since D. Though

6.A. afraid B. sure C. sorry D. happy

7.A. feared B. avoided C. helped D. noticed

8.A. time B. flower C. body D. face

9.A. message B. lesson C. activity D. class

10.A. clever B. foolish C. right D. lucky

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Researchers in Britain are telling schools that children should do more learning outdoors.

The researchers say there is currently(目前) too much focus on sitting in classrooms to pass exams.They say outdoor learning is important for students' social skills,health and development.1. There have been five major reports over the past ten years that stress(强调) the need for students to learn outdoors and experience nature more.

2. They say outdoor learning is on the decline (在消减) in Britain.The researchers want Britain's government to act to put outdoor learning on the curriculum(课程) of all schools.

The report is from researchers at the University of Plymouth and the organization Natural England.3.One advantage is that it builds confidence in children as they experience things that are normal for their parents,like climbing trees.4. There are also health benefits as children exercise more instead of sitting in a classroom or being at home with video games.A final benefit is that it helps with the problem of what is class “stranger danger”.5.

A.The researchers say that schools are not taking the advice of these reports.

B.Another advantage is that it makes children more aware of the environment and teaches them to respect nature.

C.It says there are many benefits of outdoor learning for children.

D.This is an idea many children in the UK today grow up hearing.

E.It also increases their quality of life.

F.These days parents push their kids too much.

I am Grace Cortese,and I am 10 years old.I believe I can make a difference in ______ the environment,because my science teacher,Mrs.Esby,tells us that there are many things we can do to help protect the environment ______ we are willing to change our habits.

Every year at my birthday party,I ______ charitable donations instead of gifts.When I was eight,I asked my friends to donate to the Natural Resources Defense Council to save the polar bears.I ______ almost $150.Last year,my friend,Mary,also did that.Imagine how much money we could raise to save the environment if everyone asked for charitable donations ______ their birthdays!

My whole ______ is doing things to help protect the earth,too.Our school makes a carpooling(拼车)program to reduce the number of cars on the road,and we have a “Walk to School” day once a year.______ science teacher,Mrs.Esby,has a “Teenie Greenies” club at lunch and she teaches a class on how to recycle after school.And we ______ do beach clean-up.

If you ______ to do something for the environment,look through the website Grades of Green.It is ______ of great ideas for us to reduce,reuse and recycle waste,and it also has a lot of really interesting facts.

1.A. using B. protecting C. cleaning

2.A. if B. until C. because

3.A. ask for B. look for C. pay for

4.A. sold B. borrowed C. raised

5.A. to B. for C. with

6.A. school B. home C. factory

7.A. Her B. His C. My

8.A. still B. yet C. also

9.A. want B. use C. enjoy

10.A. short B. full C. tired

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