The Great Depression started in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. During that time, many people lost their1. My parents were2 them. It was 1935 when I was 10 years old. We still 3 on relief (救济).
A few days before Christmas, I was washing the4 after dinner when I looked out of a kitchen window and saw my father sitting on the stoop (门廊), wearing a(n) 5 face. A mailman saw him and asked him what was wrong.
I heard my father say that he had 6 his food vouchers (票券) and that the 7 had gone beyond the time limit. He had tried to work as a laborer through the Works Progress Administration, but he 8 because he wasn't a very 9 man. The work was too hard for him. I was 10, having seen newspaper pictures of people being 11 out of the apartments with all their belongings. "How much do you need?" the mailman asked 12. My dad said he needed $33 for the rent. Without thinking twice, the mailman took out $50 from his wallet and 13 it to my father. My dad said, "I don't know when I'll be able to pay you back." The mailman put an arm around my father and 14 him by saying, "Things will not be this way 15.It doesn't matter 16 you will pay me back."
The mailman 17 me looking through the window and said, "There will be times in the future when someone 18 your help. I hope you and your son 19 today. Help them in your own 20 and tell them what happened today. This will be my payback. Merry Christmas！"
I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Coke and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn't alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother preferred to know where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed "sick" in order to miss school.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. We couldn't sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Laws. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all kinds of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do.
My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Two of her children received higher education. None of us have ever been taken away by the police or divorced (离婚). She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am now trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children call me "mean". Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.
I had a lot of teachers that I loved. However, the teacher that I remember most was Mrs Green from Marianna, Florida. She was my 5th grade teacher. Since I was a new student, not only in her class, but at the school, she made my time there much more pleasant. I immediately began to like her. She was really funny and I knew that she liked me. She made learning fun. I remember one day for Christmas holidays, she taught us how to make ornaments (装饰物) from eggs. My parents still have some of the ornaments I made.
She made me leader for many group projects and that made me feel special. I think that would make any child feel special, especially when a child is in a new place with no friends. She made me want to be like that. Not to pick a "favourite" student, but to make every student feel that they are special. That year, I received the Presidential Academic Award (美国总统学术奖). I was really proud and so were my parents.
Looking back at it, I think the reason why I did so well was that I felt important. Students do better when they feel like they are important or loved. Mrs Green always gets to know her students and forms personal relationships with them, which I will try to do some day. I just hope that there will be a student who finds me to their favourite teacher as I found her to be mine.
In early November of 1942, my geology (地质学)class was supposed to go on a field trip to see the mica mine (云母矿). Although it rained, everyone showed up on time. I was the only girl in the class. We all fit into two cars.
Near Deary, Mr. Tier, our teacher, went into a store to ask about the direction, while townsmen looked at us with curiosity. On the store owner's advice, we drove out into the hills for a few miles. Then we left the cars. We were afraid they would get stuck in the mud.
Eventually, we located the mine near the top of the mountain. There was a very small hole, running about two or three hundred feet into the mountainside. The passage (通道) was so narrow that we could touch both sides with our hands, and not tall enough to allow us to stand up straight. The first boy held the torch; we took hold of the backs of each other's coats, in a line, and followed him in, ducking our heads. After getting in, we were disappointed because it was not the mine our teacher was looking for.
The rain was coming down hard as we started back to the cars to go home. Back at Deary, we went into a drugstore and stood around its big heating stove to dry out. The clerk was a middleaged lady. Seeing our entirely wet hair and clothes, she handed each of us a cup of hot water immediately and asked if there was anything wrong with any of us.
Hiking eight miles in the rain had not reduced our interest at all. We all felt we had had a wonderful time, even if we didn't find the mine.
Charles Darwin lived an unusually quiet life. In 1842, Darwin and his wife Emma moved from London to Kent in southern England to have as little disturbance (烦扰) as possible. They already had two children then, and would go on to have eight more in the country.
Darwin had very regular (有规律的) habits. He rose early and went for a walk. After breakfast he worked in his study until 9：30 am, his most productive time of the day, and then read his letters lying on the sofa before returning to work.
At midday he would go for another walk with his dog, stopping at his greenhouse to inspect (查看) his experiments. Then he would go for another walk around an area of woodland. While walking on his "thinking path", Darwin would consider his unsolved scientific problems.
After lunch he read the newspaper and wrote letters. His network of friends provided information from all corners of the world.
The Darwins were not very strict parents and the children were always seen running wild. Their father worked patiently to a background of playful shouts and little footsteps walking past his study door.
After dinner Darwin played backgammon (a game for two people to play) with his wife. He once wrote, "Now the result with my wife in backgammon stands like this: she... has won only 2,490 games, while I have won, hurrah (a cheer of joy or victory), hurrah, 2,795 games!"
Although he had poor health, Darwin continued to publish (出版)a lot of creative works until his final book in 1881. He died the following year, aged 73.
Rather than a quiet space in the local churchyard, which he called "the sweetest place on Earth", Darwin was given a state funeral (国葬) in London's Westminster Abbey.
I am taught by many teachers in my school. Every subject has a (differ) teacher, but I like my math teacher (well). Her name is Lakshmi but we usually call her Ma'am. She is our class teacher too.
Ma'am (join) us last term. She is very kind and her way of teaching is so (interest) and simple that we all can understand everything is being taught and how it can be done. Most (important), Ma'am teaches math with lots of patience. If we do not understand a problem, she will spend extra time guiding us until we understand it. And we can go to ask her at any time during school hours for help.
She also helps us activities at school. When there is some kind of programs, she will be there (help) us to get ready for the show. Even when we go on picnics, she takes good care of (we).
To me, Ma'am is not only good teacher, but also our best friend. I love Ma'am and I wish her a happy life.
—_______teacher she is!
In our twenties, we find it funny when we can't remember our neighbor's cat's name or that handsome actor who starred in that movie — whatever it was called. In our thirties, we jokingly call it "brain freeze". In our forties, we laugh it off as a "senior moment" and follow up with one of these oldage jokes. But the reality is that there comes a point when being forgetful stops being funny and starts to seem a bit dreadful. You think, "Am I losing it?" Or worse, "Is this a sign of Alzheimer's disease (老年痴呆症)?"
Well, don't worry: the fact that you recognize your own forgetfulness may be a very good sign, at least in terms of the possibility of your developing Alzheimer's disease. A new study shows that it's not forgetfulness but not being aware that we're forgetful that we should fear.
The researchers began with the assumption that one common feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a damaged awareness of illness. And they wanted to prove their theory that the lack of awareness can be used to predict whether someone with "mild cognitive (认知的) damage" will progress to fullon AD. For the study, "mild cognitive damage" was defined as someone whose mental state was considered healthy but who had either complained of memory loss or had suffered objective memory loss.
The researchers used existing data for 1,062 people between the ages of 55 and 90 that had been recorded over a 12year period. The data included brain scans, which the researchers used to look for visual signs of reduced glucose uptake (葡萄糖摄入). It is an objective marker of the sort of reduced brain function that goes along with AD. As expected, glucose uptake was reduced in those with AD. What the researchers also discovered was that glucose uptake was reduced in those with mild cognitive damage who also showed evidence of reduced illness awareness. Finally, the researchers found that those who had reduced illness awareness were more likely to develop AD than those without.
Youngsters usually benefit from having a relationship with someone older and wiser to mentor (指导) them. The mentor might be a teacher, family member or more experienced peer. However, not everyone is suitable to be an influential, positive role model. Here are some common characteristics of good role models.
They are confident. Most people admire those who have much confidence in themselves. So they are able to acknowledge their skills and achievements without becoming arrogant (自大的). Just as Child Development Specialist Dr. Robyn Silverman suggests, healthy selfconfidence shows as pride in who you are and what you've learned throughout your life.
Role models show their commitment to a desired goal by their actions and are willing to invest the necessary time and effort to achieve success. They don't give up easily and continue trying when faced with challenges. Their determination to succeed encourages youngsters to follow through and reach the goals they set for themselves.
They are respectful. Young people appreciate being treated with respect and admire those who treat them and others that way. Role models who show selflessness and an equal, nonprejudiced view of those different from them earn the admiration of others.
They are optimistic and creative. Role models inspire others with a positive outlook on life. For example, a community leader faced with a financial setback (挫折) might welcome the opportunity to organize a fundraising project that pulls everyone together in a constructive manner.
A. They are hardworking.
B. They are knowledgeable.
C. Role models show respect for others.
D. Pick someone having the same hobbies and similar qualities as you.
E. Good role models have a healthy appreciation of their accomplishments.
F. Effective role models possess desirable characteristics that make them easy to look up to.
G. Role models tend to see the bright side in difficult situations and can find creative solutions.
In 2000, when I was around seven years old, all my family were coming back from a Tball game, which was our usual weekend adventure, but unlike every other weekend, a surprise was waiting for us in our driveway – two adult geese and a small goose. Obviously startled by our return, the adults flew away in panic, with their baby, too young to fly, left in place, tiny and delicate.
Hours passed one after another, and night eventually fell. However, with it also came a deep chill and a fear of watchful animals. It was apparent that the gosling needed protection, warmth, and food to make it to the morning, so we had to help it, and we brought him onto our back yard.
We all pretty much slept with one eye open till morning came. And then another morning. And still another. Each morning, we would try to drive the goose away to his parents, who kept coming back to our yard. He wouldn't go to them, though, and neither would they come close enough to claim him. We kept this up for five days, but no luck. Realizing the young goose had clearly decided we were his family by then, we had to give him a name, calling the little guy Peeper, because he would often follow us around the yard making a peeping (唧唧叫) noise, nonstop. Besides, we decided that Peeper was a boy. I don't know why; it just felt right.
A year passed and we settled into a routine. Peeper slept on our back yard each night and, in typical goose fashion, used it as a latrine (公共厕所). My dad would spray off all the goose droppings daily. Part of this ceremony included Dad throwing Peeper up into the air so he could flap its wings and flew a loop (圈) around the house, and then came back again once the porch was clean.
Days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months.
注意：1）续写词数应为150左右；
2）请按如下格式作答。
Para 1 Before we knew it, the little thing had grown into a big bird with two powerful wings.
Para 2 It came as a total surprise to me when, in 2019, an adult goose made his way back to my family home.
Do you still remember what happened when you went to school on the first day? I still remember my interesting first day of school. On that day, I hurried to my science class in the morning and found a seat in the back. I waited there for 15 minutes before the bell rang. The science teacher told us about some class rules. No one talked to me, nor did I talk to anyone else. I was one of those very shy girls. After the science class, I had an English class. I thought it would be boring but it turned out to be very funny. When the classes of the morning ended, I went to lunch. I sat outside the dining room with no one to talk to and no food because I was too nervous to join the lunch line. I kept looking around hoping to see someone I knew but I never saw anyone.
Lunch ended and I went to have my art class. I was the first one there and not even my teacher was there yet. So I sat at my desk and started drawing some pictures. I didn't notice the rest of the class walking in or the girl who was standing behind me till I was surprised by the voice, "So what are you drawing?" It was a girl who had really long hair. She ended up being my best friend and one of the kindest and liveliest girls I knew.
In the next class meeting, the teacher asked us to talk about the past holiday. I was glad to make some new friends in the class. The first day of high school was hard for me but I got through it.
Being the first in your class is a goal that you can achieve. Try these tips along your way to help you get the first rank in your school.
Read beyond assigned reading. But to pull ahead to the first rank, you also need to read books that can provide extra information that you need. If you're studying World War Ⅱ for example, read biographies (传记) of the important players.
Participate in teamwork in class. Be a part of group discussion, and volunteer for extra projects and teams. If the class has a debating team, take part in it often and come prepared with notes for every debate.
If you feel that you are having trouble grasping certain topics, don't struggle until your grades begin to slip. Turn to the teachers if necessary.
Stay physically fit. Get plenty of exercise either through team or through individual activities. You should also eat well, drink lots of water and get plenty of sleep. But be self-disciplined(自律的).
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A. Finish your homework on time. B. Take leadership roles whenever they're offered. C. Doing all of your assigned reading is important. D. Spend time outdoors and be away from your studies. E. Concentrate on what your teacher explains to grasp the main points. F. Ask for help when necessary. G. But you must set it for yourself early. |
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