In the late autumn, John was badly ill andbecame bedridden (长期卧床的).After the doctor visited John several times, he told Sue, “His condition isquite ___22___.John seems to have lost all will to live. If he doesn’t want to live, medicineswill not help him.”
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 (树干) had a sad look. He raninto the house to tell his mom about it. She told Joey to find the reason whyit was sad.
Long ago, a poor old couple lived on the coast.One day, an old storyteller came to their village. The old couple gave him ameal. In return, he gave them a coffee mill (磨粉机)and said, “Say, ‘Mill, please grind (磨粉)’,”
As a boy, Kevin visited national parks and helearned the Earth is in ___12___condition. He felt worried, and he wanted to ___13___ the Earth. In 2009, he went to swim in waternear North Pole(北极)todraw people’s attention to the melting glaciers(融化的冰川).
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 (欣赏) suchexperiences, these moments may improve how they see their own life. We callthis experiential appreciation (EA).
On a snowy day, there was a man walking in ahurry on the road. His clothes were in poor condition. You might think he was abeggar(乞丐),but in fact he was a painter. His name was Vincent Willem van Gogh.
Duringwork hours in Becker’s bread shop, the kitchen is especially quiet except thesound of the machine. The quiet environment is not the result of the strictrules, but because all the workers are deaf. They use sign language tocommunicate with each other from time to time.
Why do you need hobbies? A study has found thatpeople are more positive (积极的) 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.
牛是家乡的风景。春天的图画里少不了雨、离不开牛、缺不得迎春花。一犁春雨半亩洼,蓑衣斗笠半袖花,春风应时而至,春光烂漫无边,翠绿墨绿嫩绿鹅黄绿,梨花李花桃花栀子花,所有的草叶花蕊、溪流石泉都滴着青春的原汁。
“无废城市”,是以创新、协调、绿色、开放、共享的新发展理念为引领,通过推动形成绿色发展方式和生活方式,持续推进固体废物源头减量和资源化利用,最大限度减少填埋量,将固体废物环境影响降至最低的城市发展模式。2017年,中国工程院院士杜祥豌在国内首次牵头提出创建“无废城市”及“无废社会”的建议。
桃花峪是黄河中下游分界线,把桥建在这里自有讲究。我个人的选择原因,就实用层面来讲,自是离老家更近,却也有非实用层面:是它的外形更时尚更壮观,名字我也格外钟爱:桃花峪——黄河——大桥,既明艳又铿锵,既坚固又绵长,不是么?
彭德怀接着说:“我正从他家门前经过,停止着观看这种示威。我看这些人一多半已饿个半死,而且我知道这个富人在他的仓里有一万石以上的米。可是他完全拒绝帮助这些饥饿的人们。我激怒起来了,领导着农民攻打并且冲进他的家里。农民运走了他的仓里的一大半粮,食。以后我想到这件事情时,我不知道当时为什么要那样做。我只知道他应该把米卖给穷人的,而且如果他不肯这样做的话,那他们从他这里把米抢走,是很对的。”
陈胜者,阳城人也,字涉。吴广者,阳夏人也,字叔。陈涉少时,尝与人佣耕,辍耕之垄上,怅恨久之,曰:“苟富贵,无相忘。”佣者笑而应曰:“若为佣耕,何富贵也?”陈涉太息曰:“嗟乎!燕雀安知鸿鹄之志哉!”
①苏东坡刚入官场时,还不叫苏东坡。他本名苏轼,字子瞻,另外他还有一个雅号,叫作苏贤良。②那年他金榜高中,名动京师,正在自我陶醉,却不料被派到既偏又穷的陕西凤翔府,当了个小小的签判(秘书),自不免有大材小用之感。说实话,他全靠“苏贤良”这个尊称活着呢!
阅读下面一首唐诗,完成下面小题。送李侍御赴安西①高适行子对飞蓬,金鞭指铁骢②。功名万里外,心事一杯中。虏障③燕支④北,秦城太白东⑤。离魂莫惆怅,看取宝刀雄!【注】①安西;即安西都护府,治所在今新疆库车县。②骢(cōng):毛色青白相间的马。③虏障:类似碉堡的防御工事。④燕支:山名,在今甘肃。⑤太白东:指秦岭太白峰以东的长安。
大雪纷飞的日子,教室内暖气充足,温暖如春。大地负责的那盆对对红,,早已长出一片片流油般的绿叶。叶片都是两侧对生,先端渐尖,如一柄柄出鞘的青剑,亦如大地那一对好看的剑眉。两叶中间也长出了高接不一肥粗直溜的茎。离考试还有三周的时候,大地于某个课间拾绿叶擦拭灰尘时,发现那些茎顶端竟都一左一右鼓出了大花苞。大地的身体里瞬间灌入一股热流,心里充满期待。
路边的大树开始褪去了枯黄,和田间的桃枝一起绽出新叶。我也受到了感染,心情顿时明媚了许多。路上行人明显多了起来,渐渐恢复了往日的喧嚣。不时看到戴着口罩、装备齐全的骑行者,他们塌下身子,双手稳稳地攥住把手,如一尾尾灵活的鱼儿,在车流的汪洋中穿行。
桃花峪是黄河中下游分界线,把桥建在这里自有讲究。我个人的选择原因,就实用层面来讲,自是离老家更近,却也有非实用层面:是它的外形更时尚更壮观,名字我也格外钟爱:桃花峪——黄河——大桥,既明艳又铿锵,既坚固又绵长,不是么?
莫言,原名管谟业,1955年生于山东高密,著名作家,2012年获得诺贝尔文学奖。据高密管氏族谱记载,高密管氏是从龙泉迁过去的。2010年,莫言到龙泉寻根问祖时表示,自己是高密管氏的第二十四代子孙、龙泉管氏的第三十六代子孙,祖上是北宋名臣、龙泉人管师仁。莫言曾题诗表达对龙泉之行的感想:“龙泉祖居地,山水呈瑞祥。诗成白云岩,根系石马岗。宝剑生紫气、青瓷吐幽光。惭愧我来晚,千里献心香。”