Confucius is the greatest teacher in Chinese history. He was born on 【1】(九月) 28th. 511B.C. in the Kingdom of Lu. in today’s Shandong Province. When he was young, he and his mother had a hard life. At the age of【2】(十五) , he began to learn music, and he did well in it. Then he went on learning other subjects. When he was thirty, he became a teacher. He started his own school. He 【3】(相信) everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were rich or poor. He had about, 3,000 students and many of them became famous.

Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker who had many wise ideas about human nature and 【4】(行为). And he is also regarded as the greatest teacher. His most important ideas are about kindness and good manners. He said young people should take care of the old. People should not only always think of themselves, but work for others. His ideas are around in people’s【5】(日常的) life. Today people can still hear the ideas, and they even go far into east and south Asia.

The BBC recently reported a rise in the use of British English in the US. Words like “cheers”, meaning “thank you”, and “mate”, meaning “friend”, are becoming popular. No one knows 【1】 this has happened, although the success of British 【2】(film) like Harry Potter may have something to do with it.

British English and【3】(America) English are a little different. The two are the same in grammar but different in the way they pronounce and spell some words. Americans pronounce words like car, better and sweater with an /er/ at the end while British say these words with an /e/. The British way of 【4】(spell) “color” is “colour” and they write “favorite” as“favourite”.

English is the most spoken language in the world because【5】 the British Empire. Its colonies (殖民地)once【6】(cover) 25 percent of the planet. In some parts of the US, people 【7】(real) like the British accent (口音). The British actor Hugh Grant, with his British accent, was very 【8】(success) in Hollywood. His accent is very popular, and Americans often think British accents sound very elegant (优雅的). Maybe this has something to do with the Queen.

Don’t 【9】(worry) about the difference between British 【10】 American English. When you have exams, it is fine to use the English that you learned from your textbooks. The differences are not so important.

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Many people go to school for education. They learn languages, history, math and some other subjects. Others go to school to learn skills to 【1】. School education is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn 【2】 from school. Even a very good teacher can't teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher's job is to show his students how to 【3】. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, many things will be learned 【4】 school by the students themselves.

It is always 【5】 to know how to study by students themselves than to remember some formulas (公式). It is very easy to learn a formula in math, but it is hard to use a formula in 【6】 a math problem. Great scientists 【7】 us didn't get everything from school. Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison didn't 【8】finish primary school, but he was so successful. He 【9】so many things for human beings.

They were successful because they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did 【10】 experiments (实验). They worked hard all their lives and never wasted time. The most important thing was that they knew how to use their brain.

1、早睡早起加强身体锻炼； 2、勤洗手，注意用流动的水，每次至少20秒；

3、保持均衡饮食，多吃蔬菜和水果，少吃垃圾食品。

注意：

1、词数80词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

2、必须包含所给所有信息，适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：a balanced diet 均衡饮食, second 秒。

How to keep healthy

It is of great importance to protect yourself from illness.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

To enjoy our beautiful life,we must keep healthy.

①Find your passion(激情) and what kind of person you are: Whether it’s dance, basketball, or drawing, the important thing is that you have found something you are interested in.

②Talk to people you wouldn’t usually talk to: Meet new people, find new friends and even talk to people you don’t like. It will show what a great person you are. You never know what will happen after high school.

③Take part in at least one contest(竞赛): This will give you tears(眼泪) of laughter, happiness and memories.

④Get a job: This will help you see what it’s like to have responsibility (责任). It can also help you make a little money to spend on yourself.

⑤Take a trip with your friends: It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do, the memories will happen on the way and go on till the final place.

⑥Do your best at school: Don’t ever get lazy. Working hard now will help you in the future.

【1】The writer mainly tells you six things you should do ____________.

A.in your high school yearsB.at the beginning of your high school years

C.before your high school beginsD.after you finish your high school

【2】From Point③, we know that you can ________ in a contest.

A.get lots of tearsB.have a strong body

C.get good grades in high schoolD.have different feelings and memories

【3】Which of the following you’d better NOT do according to the passage?

A.Find your interest.B.Get a job.

C.Take a trip with your friends.D.Get lazy.

【4】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.Have a happy school life.B.How to get along with your schoolmates.

C.Ideas of successful high school life.D.Make your school life easy.

Educate: It is always good to let your child know about possible disasters. This doesn’t mean children have to live in fear. When teaching them about disasters, keep the conversation positive（积极的）by telling them there is a solution to the disaster. Keep the conversations short, allow for questions and answer honestly.

Prepare: Always be prepared, that is the best advice for children. For example, when preparing for bad weather, get the tools you need, like candles, radios, food, water and medicine. Teach your child what is needed in certain disasters so that they know what is available for them, if ever needed.

Plan: You should always have a plan for you and your child for any dangerous situation. Write out a simple list that they can read. The plan could start with “listen to an adult’s advice and/or call 119”.

Practice: Once you have got the correct safety tools and worked out the right plan, practice every few months. Practicing what to do during a disaster with your child will help them if the time comes.

Disasters can’t be avoided but they can be lessened（减轻）once you are prepared and ready for one.

【1】What does the word disaster mean?

A.命运B.演习C.灾难D.倾销

【2】What should adults teach children?

A.When disasters will happen.B.Why disasters are dangerous.

C.What to do for a disaster.D.How to avoid a disaster.

【3】What’s the most important thing for children?

A.Always ask adults for help.B.Always be prepared for a disaster.

C.Always listen to an adult’s advice.D.Always remember where the tools are.

【4】What is NOT suggested doing in this passage?

A.Helping people in disaster areas.B.Getting the children to know the plan well.

C.Remembering what is needed in certain disasters.D.Getting radios for bad weather.

A month after he was born, his mother noticed that his eyes weren’t as _____________as a normal baby’s. “Billy would ___________ be able to see. He is blind.” The doctor said. Even so, with the hope to help Billy learn _____________ about the world around him, his mother kept describing everything she saw for him.

Not just through his mother’s words, Billy saw _____________ his ears and hands, too. He had perfect hearing. “In fact, he ___________ see many things that normal people don’t notice.”

___________Billy lived in the dark , he always thought a dream would light up his life. He found that he was _____________in computer science. So he began learning it at seven years old. As a young boy, he ___________ going to Stanford University some day. And for years of efforts, he finally achieved his dream.

Many people wanted to find out the secret of his___________. Billy explained, “Just move forward! Don’t let any difficulty ______________ your dream from coming true.”

You cannot choose what you are given, but you can choose how you make use of it.

【1】A.biggerB.bigC.biggestD.the biggest

【2】A.noB.oftenC.usuallyD.never

【3】A.neitherB.noneC.allD.both

【4】A.withB.withoutC.amongD.between

【5】A.needB.shouldC.mustD.can

【6】A.AlthoughB.IfC.OrD.Before

【7】A.boredB.interestedC.kindD.worried

【8】A.looked forward toB.looked forC.looked throughD.looked up

【9】A.troubleB.smileC.successD.eyes

【10】A.wakeB.throwC.leaveD.prevent

In some western countries, some people don't like the number 13 because they think 13 is an unlucky number. For example, they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor. One evening, Mr. Smith asked some 【1】(朋友) to get together. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit at the table for 【2】(晚餐). He began to 【3】(数)the people. Suddenly, he cried out, “Oh, there are thirteen people here!” Everyone's face looked 【4】(苍白的) except Mr. Brown. He said with a smile，“Don't worry, my friends. My wife will have a baby in a few weeks. So we have 【5】(十四) people here.” All of his friends became happy again. “Congratulations!” They said to Mr. Brown. They all had a good time that evening.

After she went to middle school,things 【4】 (be)different.Her English teacher Mr.Gao 【5】(teach)very well and she liked 【6】 (he) very much.She began to show interest in English.She listened【7】 (careful) in class and took part【8】 the classroom activities. In her free time, she【9】 (read). Many English stories and watched lots of English movies.

Now she is working hard 【10】hopes to study abroad one day.

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My mom once told me that after I learned to say “Mama” and “Dada”, my 【1】 word was “no!” Sadly, I used that word too 【2】 as a boy. I didn't want to 【3】 my vegetables. I didn't want to go to bed【4】. I didn't want to work in the garden. I would rather read books than help my mom and grandma with the 【5】.

As I 【6】, I began to say “yes!” a lot more. I can remember making the bed and sweeping the floor. I felt really happy to help my mother and father. I can remember studying hard to get good【7】 in school and the pride in my parents’ eyes when I 【8】 college. I can remember learning that saying “yes” could bring more joy into my life than saying “no”.

Even now I am still learning how to say “yes”，I still often say “no”. My only advice to you is not to wait as long as I did. Say “yes” to life. Say “yes” to love. Say “yes” to helping【9】 and making this world a better place. “Yes” may only be a word，but it can【10】 your life.