If youthink you have walked into a library with a ____11____ likethat, you are exactly wrong. ____12____, you’ve entered the workplace of CourtneyHolmes, known as the Storybook Barber (理发师).
Dudiscovered his interest in folding paper in his childhood. After Du went tocollege in 2017, he had enough time to take the hobby seriously. He learnedfolding from online teachers and experts. Later he copied patterns from books.He spent almost three years improving his basic skills by making copies ofother artists’ designs. Then he made his own creations.
Studying is not always the most interesting taskwithin your day, but it is a necessary one. Even though it is required,everyone has got bored at one time or another while studying.
Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was ____16____ for his hard work andgreat achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (顽皮的)boy who showed little ____17____ inreading. As he grew up, Zu Ti ____18____ hedidn’t have enough knowledge.
Every month, Julia and her cousins would go forthe big family meal at their grandparents’ house. On each visit, their grandpawould give them a few coins. Then all the children would run off to buy sweets.One day, he gathered the children together.
Russia’s skating silver medalist AlexandraTrusova, 17, amazed the world with five quadruple jumps (四周跳)during free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics. No other woman has everfinished five quadruple jumps in an Olympic competition.
ThreeRiver-Source National Park on the Qinghai-TibetPlateau(青藏高原),is the largest national park in China. Because it is home to the sources of theYangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, people call it “China’s water tower”.
Theoil paper umbrella is a traditional Chinese handicraft(手工艺品).It has a history of over 1,000 years in China.In early TangDynasty, it was introduced to Japan and Korea, so it was called the “TangUmbrella”. Later oil paper umbrellas were spread to other Asian countries, suchas Vietnam, Thailand and Laos, and each had its own style. However, assteel-ribbed(钢骨的)umbrellas appeared in the last century, thehand-made oil paper umbrellas became less used in daily life. They were turnedinto decorative artifacts(装饰性工艺品).
Late onenight, Gulliver received a warning that some nobles wanted him killed. Even theemperor of Lilliput wanted to give him less food to save ___16___. It was true Gulliver was very expensive.
Jared ___15___ to stay at home, but his mom sent him anyway.He had to sit next to Jessica. At reading time, Mrs. Thomas asked Jared toread. Reading aloud always made Jared ___16___ . As he picked up the book, his hands shook.“He can’t read,” Jessica said. “I didn’t call on you, did I?”
Du, 23,is a student from Shanghai University. He won third place at the ninth IOIO (国际折纸奥林匹克) in February this year. A total of 803 competitors from 59countries and areas took part in this year’s event.
At 9 a.m. , he drives to primary schools and middle schools in Xi’an, ShaanxiProvince, to teach students about Shaanxi kuaiban. It is a traditional Chineseform of storytelling to the rhythm(节奏) of bamboo clappers(响板), whichthe art form is named after. Sometimes, he helps students prepare forcompetitions. Usually, his classes run until about 6. p.m. , and then hereturns home to prepare classes for the next day.
材料二:19世纪70年代的工业革命几乎同时发生在英国、德国、美国等先进的资本主义国家。一些后进国家如德国等两次工业革命交叉进行。自然科学特别是热力学、电磁学、化学等方面的新发展,开始与工业发展紧密结合起来。——摘编自刘祚昌等《世界史·近代史编》材料三:工业革命大量使用煤炭,由于没有任何环境保护措施,煤燃烧时释放出含有二氧化硫等有害物质的滚滚浓烟,使得天空、建筑物等都变成了一片黝黑。一批与化学工业密切相关的 工厂,将工业污水和废弃物排入河中,造成河水黝黑、发臭,令人作呕。钢铁业突飞猛进的发展。 对森林大肆砍伐,使得大片森林不复存在。——摘编自李宏图《英国工业革命时期的环境污染和治理》
材料一 1898年8月,《万国公报》发表以广学会名义撰写的《速兴新学条例》,提出了多项发展教育的主张。如主张派遣留学,每年由国家从学有所成之士中选100人,资派出洋。又如,主张在每一府所在地和市镇各设学塾、书院,专以西文西学教人。 ——摘编自黄新宪《<万国公报>与中国教育的近代化》材料二 东北自沦陷后,《申报》报道了大量东北义勇军的战斗情况,对他们的战斗成果热情宣扬。1936年底,《申报》对傅作义及其所部在红格尔图和百灵庙战役击溃日伪军的行动进行了连续报道,大大鼓舞了中国军民的士气。随着卢沟桥的枪声响起,《申报》对抗战予以了更多的关注和报道。 ——摘编自盘霄远《抗战全面爆发后<申报>对时局报道态度的研究》
材料一 当代史学研究者在评价汉代开辟的丝绸之路时称:“在长达1000多年的时间里,它把黄河文明、恒河文明和希腊文明等诸多人类文明起源地串联在了一起,被誉为世界历史展开的主轴。”材料二 与外界完全隔绝曾是保存旧中国的首要条件,而当这种隔绝状态通过英国而为暴力所打破的时候,接踵而来的必然是解体的过程,正如小心保存在密封棺材里的木乃伊一接触新鲜空气便要解体一样。——马克思《中国革命和欧洲革命》
①“所谓经典,就是大家都认为应该读而没有读的东西。”马克·吐温这句话道出了经典的尴尬处境——没有人否认应该读经典,但真正去读的却寥寥无几。为什么人们会对经典敬而远之呢?②因为经典本身是纯粹的,它不打算讨好人,不千方百计诱惑你去读它。作家在写作时,只是要写出他对生活的所感所思和他自己的欢欣与疼痛。他是写给自己看的,至多是写给他认为可以与之对话的人看的,并没有打算让大量的读者成为自己的粉丝,也没有其他的动机。曹雪芹在“举家食粥”的窘境中写《红楼梦》,只是想写出“一把辛酸泪”,并没有想到把它做成畅销书,赚它个盆满钵满。因此,经典不会时刻想着为你提供方便,不会挖空心思哄你逗你,不会因为你理解不了而降格以求。
亭林先生自少至老手不释书,出门则以一骡二马捆书自随。遇边塞亭障,呼老兵诣道边酒垆对坐痛饮咨其风土考其区域。若与平生所闻不合,发书详正,必无所疑乃已。马上无事,辄据鞍默诵诸经注疏。遇故友若不相识,或颠坠崖谷,亦无悔也。精勤至此,宜所诣渊涵博大,莫与抗衡与。(节选自《清朝艺苑》)
林尽水源,便得一山,山有小口,仿佛若有光。便合船,从口入。初极狭,才通人。复行数十步,豁然开朗。//土地平旷,屋舍伊然,有良田美池桑竹之属。阡陌交通,鸡犬相闻。其中往来种作,男女衣着,悉如外人。黄发垂髫,并怡然自乐。
子墨子起,再拜,曰:“请说之。吾从北方闻子为梯,将以攻宋。宋何罪之有?荆国有余于地而不足于民,杀所不足而争所有余,不可谓智。宋无罪而攻之,不可谓仁。知而不争,不可谓忠。争而不得,不可谓强。义不杀少而杀众,不可谓知类。”
这是一个网络时代,读网已经成了很多人的习惯。网络固然给生活带来种种方便与趣味,然而,如果将大量的时间倾注在虚拟空间,内心反而容易浮躁不安,难以沉静。