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.
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 (南极).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.
三峡郦道元①自三峡七百里中,两岸连山,略无阙处。重岩叠嶂,隐天蔽日,自非亭午夜分,不见曦月。②至于夏水襄陵,沿溯阻绝。或王命急宣,有时朝发白帝,暮到江陵,其间千二百里,虽乘奔御风,不以疾也。③春冬之时,则素湍绿潭,回清倒影,绝??多生怪柏,悬泉瀑布,飞漱其间,清荣峻茂,良多趣味。
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).
王某曰:古之学者,虽问以口而其传以心虽听以耳而其受以意。故为师者不烦,而学者有得也。孔子曰:“不愤不启,不悱①不发,举一隅②不以三隅反,则不复也。”夫孔子岂敢爱其道,骜③天下之学者,而不使其蚤④有知乎!以谓其问之不切,则其听之不专;其思之不深,则其取之不固。不专不固,而可以入者,口耳而已矣。吾所以教者,非将善其口耳也。
B: It’s about theexperiments three astronauts are doing on the space station.A: That’s great. I’minterested in space, so I want to be an astronaut like them.
Electric cars may seem like a recent invention,but they have been around for years. In the early 1900s, there were ___16___electric cars on the road than gasoline(汽油)cars, because at that time,gasoline was expensive compared with other fuels(燃料), electriccars were more popular.
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.
Once upona time, two brothers lived in a village. They were both famers and grew corn.The elder brother had many children to feed. The younger brother also had a bigfamily to look after. Although the brothers were poor, they lived happily.
Lu Junling, a security guard from Hebei University, became popularon the Internet. As an ordinary (平凡) person, though Lu Junling is more than 50 years old, hememorizes English vocabulary for CET 6 under the street lights every day justto improve himself. When he is free, he also writes novels and sings operas.That’s not all! Painting, music, kongfu, ancient poems, etc. are all hishobbies. So a number of people call him “treasure security guard (宝藏保安)”. Lu Junling said, “If I want to become an artist, I will alwayswork hard for my dream!” Mr. Lu’s words live in many people’s memory.
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。”
(二)(4分)阅读下面诗歌,完成下面小题。瀑布联句李忱千岩万壑不辞劳,远看方知出处高。溪涧焉能留得住,终归大海作波涛。14. 首句运用了什么手法?有什么表达效果?15. 请简要分析最后两句寄寓了作者怎样的情怀?
如何挑选既安全又营养的食品,是大众普遍关心的问题。学会读懂食品标签变得越来越重要,那么该如何看懂食品标签呢?首先看配料表。我国《食品安全国家标准预包装食品营养标签通则》规定,配料表中食品配料名称按比例从多到少排列,也就是说,前几种配料就是该食品的主要成分。比如,某种酸奶,它的配料表依次写着生牛乳、白砂糖等,说明含量最多的是生牛乳,其次是白砂糖。
世上种种到头来都会成为过去。心力衰竭时,我安慰自己,这一切都会过去;当我因成功洋洋得意时,我提醒自己,这一切都会过去:穷困潦倒时,我告诉自己,这一切都会过去;腰缠万贯时,我也告诉自己,这一切都会过去。是的,昔日修筑金字塔的人早已作古,埋在冰冷的石头下面,而金字塔有朝一日,也会埋在沙土下面。如果世上种种终必成空,我又为何对今天的得失斤斤计较?
My arms were shaking and my heart was beating ____19____when I stood at the starting line. ____20____ the endless runway (跑道), I felt like a boatfighting against the wind and rain.
倘若意犹未尽,试看杨万里的《郡中送春盘》:“饼如茧纸不可风,菜如缥茸劣可缝。韭芽卷黄苣舒紫,芦服削冰寒脱齿。”白如茧纸的是春饼,吃的时候,从春盘里夹取菜蔬各一小箸,卷为细简状,这便是咬春饼。
天在下雨,让原本就显得有些悲壮的远行更添了一份凄凉。雨不大,缠绵如丝,像是故土对他恳切地挽留,轻轻柔柔飘落在他的头发上,于发梢积出细小的雨珠连成网,将他的薄外套淋得到处是深浅不一的痕迹。天阴阴的,压下来,世界晦暗。透过这迷离的雨雾,他恍惚看到路上的行人向他迎面走来,汇成浩荡的人潮,或者说,是他感到自己正孤独地在人潮中逆流而行。
余幼时即嗜学。家贫,无从致书以观,每假借于藏书之家,手自笔录,计日以还。天大寒,砚冰坚,手指不可屈伸,弗之怠。录毕,走送之,不敢稍逾约。以是人多以书假余,余因得遍观群书。
康肃问曰:“汝亦知射乎?吾射不亦精乎?”翁曰:“无他,但手熟尔。”康肃忿然曰:“尔安敢轻吾射!”翁曰:“以我的油知之。”乃取一葫芦置于地,以钱覆其口,徐以杓酌油沥之,自钱孔入,而钱不湿。因曰:“我亦无他,惟手熟尔。”康肃笑而遣之。