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Courage(勇气) is the ability to be brave in different kinds of situation in our life. Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. Courage may make you confident of your success. If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. With courage, you may still smile even if you are seriously ill and know you are at the end of your life.

How can we build up our courage?

Believe that you will be successful. Take chances and know that you have your own talents(才能). Besides, your family and friends are always there for you.

Exercise your courage. It can be compared(比较)to a muscle(肌肉). The more we use it, the stronger courage gets.

Know that giving up is not a choice. It’s much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong.

Fight to control your fear. Courageous people may still be afraid, but the difference is that they can control their fear.

They don’t let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they don’t go on.

Get courage by reading inspiring( 令人鼓舞的) stories of brave people. Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of.

Courage

With courage

You will 1.  _  _____in different kinds of situation in our life.

With courage

When you are in danger ,you will feel fearful, but you can 2.______________ .

Without courage

When you face difficulties ,you may

3. _ ____________.

How to build up courage?

4.___________that you can do everything well and take every chance .

An good example

Abraham Lincoln was a 5.____________________ .


    The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smart phone, writing by hand has become something of old skill. However, while today’s educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful--both in school and in life.

Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology(心理学) at the University of Washington, says it’s important to continue teaching handwriting and help children learn the skill of writing by hand.

Berninger and her workmates carried out a study that looked at the ability of students to complete different writing tasks---both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, people wrote longer articles and more complete sentences.

In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student’s writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write. “Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us get our vocabulary, word meaning and ideas. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.” Berninger said.

Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe(转换) “those words in the mind into written symbols(标志) on paper or keyboard and screen,” the study said. Seeing the words in the “mind’s eye” helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger, but also to notice spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them over time.

“In our computer age, some people believe that we don’t have to teach spelling because we have spell checks,” she said. “But until a child has spelling ability of about a fifth grade level, they won’t have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the choices given by the computer.”

1. Which of the following best shows the role of spelling?

     A. Spelling improves one’s memory of words.                 

     B. Spelling ability is closely tied to writing ability.

     C. Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas.

     D. Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.

2. What does “mind’s eye” in paragraph 5 mean?

     A. Window.                     B. Emotion.                 C. Picture.     D. Imagination.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

     A. Computers can help people with their choice of words.

     B. Spell checks can take the place of spelling teaching.

   C. Handwriting still has a place in today’s classrooms.

     D. Spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade.


 Most kids hate doing housework. However, not all hope is lost. There are some things that you can do to get your kids to help you clean your house. If you are struggling with the chores (家务)and need your kids to help you, take a look at some of the creative ways in this article.

    If you are dealing with older kids, you may want to try the allowance deal. You can give your kids a list of chores that need to be done each week. If they complete these chores, you can give them some money. You can also break the list down and tell them they will get so much for each chore that is finished. Older kids , who like to do things on weekends or buy things like video games, will work hard to complete their chores and earn their money. This is also teaching them responsibility. This is teaching them that they must work for what they want.

If you are dealing with younger kids, you may want to go with the rewards chart(奖励图表). This is where you design a chart and list their chores on the chart. For each chore they complete, you can put a red flower beside it. For the rewards, you can also do a number of things ,such as going to the park, going out to eat, buying a DVD or something similar. The rewards would be up to you because you know what your kids like.

For real small kids, you can turn it into a game. When kids were much younger, you can teach them to dance around and sing as you cleaned. The kids loved it and would do a wonderful job at picking up their toys. So, consider turning cleaning into a game for the real small kids.

1. What does the underlined word “allowance” in Paraph 2 mean ?

   A. Good words given by parents           B. Business that needs studying

   C. Explanation of responsibility           D. Small change given by parents

2. Why can we put a red flower beside the chore on a chart?

    A. To know what your kids like.                 

    B. To know how many chores the kids have done.

C. To encourage younger kids to do more chores.  

D. To go out to eat or do something similar they like. 

3. What can we know from this article?

   A. Kids should help parents do more chores.

   B. Parents should teach kids how to do housework.

   C. The more chores kids do, the more they love their parents.

   D. Creative methods can be helpful for parents to get their kids to do housework.

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