Unit 3 Family matters 知识点题库

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    Becca was 6 when she was told she had cancer on Sept. 8, 2014. She clearly remembers the bad days of her 26 months of non­stop treatment. Luckily, Becca celebrated her final treatment on Nov. 13, 2016, and she has been cancer­free ever since. But she was thinking about what her life was like while experiencing treatment.

    I was never able to do much, and that's what the kids lying in their hospital beds right now experience, asking their mom and dad, "When are we leaving? When can I play with my friends？" So I decided I have to help them.

    In February, 2017 Becca came up with the idea for Knots and Arrows, a company that makes bracelets (手镯) out of swimsuit materials (泳衣布料). Part of the money made from each bracelet goes to the organizations that help people with cancer.

    Becca created the company with her father, Gerhard Salmins. Gerhard Salmins once had cancer and already recovered from it. "I would be in the hospital sitting there crying and then my dad would come in and he would play games with me，" she said. "It made me forget about what I was going through." Becca said the name of the organization shows the motto (座右铭) she stuck to through her personal cancer journey.

    Her organization has already given thousands of dollars to research organizations and families in need. Becca said she hopes her bracelets will make people remember that great things can result from small changes. "No matter what age you are, what you look like, how you act, you can make a difference!" she said.

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    Eight years ago, Special Olympics Georgia Forsyth County was introduced to Britt Hall. Britt Hall is a Special Olympics Georgia athlete. "The first sport I started competing in with Special Olympics Georgia was softball. I was with the Forsyth Golden Gloves, and we were a pretty good team," said Britt as he looked back upon his first state game.

Since then, the athlete has competed in much more than softball. Britt has gone on to compete in bocce, basketball, athletics, table tennis, volleyball and flag football during his Special Olympics Georgia career (职业生涯). And he performed well in these games. "Athletics has always been one of his favorite sports to compete in," said Britt's father. "He likes the different competitions within athletics, especially the races (赛跑). "

    "I like athletics, but I am excited for flag football this year. We are going to play just as well as the Falcons," Britt said. This year, Britt and his teammates will be returning to Emory University as the Special Olympics Georgia Forsyth County Mean Machine, one of the two flag football teams from Special Olympics Georgia Forsyth County. Despite the word "mean" being in their name, Britt says that their aim is not to be mean to their competitors. "We want to win the gold, but we want to be nice to the other teams and encourage them. They are our friends and have worked just as hard as we have for the state competitions," Britt explained.

    While athletes are encouraged to try their very best and go for the gold, Special Olympics Georgia centers on sportsmanship and friendship during competitions. Britt has always been a good team player, but he is also very competitive. Special Olympics Georgia has helped him gain confidence as an athlete, which shows him how to cheer on his teammates and the opposing athletes.

    "I've learned a lot from being in Special Olympics Georgia. I think there is a lesson for everyone who competes," said Britt.

假设你是高中学生李华。你市戏剧院响应国家在校园促进传统戏曲文化的号召，将在12月20日表演传统京剧《霸王别姬》，学生可免费观看。你的朋友Tom对京剧很感兴趣，因此你想邀请他来观看表演。请你给他写封信，内容包括：

1）表演时间、地点；

2）表演内容；

3）计划与期望。

注意：

1）词数80左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：《霸王别姬》Farewell My Concubine

市戏剧院the city theatre

Dear Tom,

    ……

Yours,

Li Hua

The number of people who______ English as a foreign language_______ more than 750 million.

— Excuse me, can you show me the way to the nearest bus stop?

— Sorry. I'm a stranger here. I ______ here until my guide arrives.

A good film producer must make sure that his films ____ fit into the needs of the changing market.

— Lucy, how are you getting on with your composition?

— I have rewritten it so many times that I wonder if I ________ it.

Paper money ________ for over a thousand years.

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A hotel that calls itself the world's first "polar bear hotel" has opened in northeastern China. The Polar Bear Hotel is part of the Harbin Polarland amusement park in Harbin, the capital and largest city in Heilongjiang province.

It opened earlier this month and promised that guests would be able to see live polar bears from all 21 guest rooms. "Whether you're eating, playing or sleeping, polar bears will keep you company," Harbin Polarland said in a statement on the WeChat messenger service. Photos and videos from Chinese state media showed people watching two polar bears in a closed, indoor space with artificial ice and small pools of water.

Yang Liu is a spokeswoman for Harbin Polarland. She told Reuters that the indoor area is the only part of the bears' total living space. She said they are also let outdoors when temperature and air quality permits. Liu added there has been "very high" interest in staying at the hotel, where rooms cost from about $290 to $351 a night.

But some animal rights activists have criticized the hotel. Jason Baker is vice president at animal rights group PETA. He told Reuters, "Polar bears belong in the Arctic, not in zoos or glass boxes in aquariums — and certainly not in hotels." He added, "Polar bears are active for up to 18 hours a day in nature, roaming home ranges that can scan thousands of miles, where they enjoy a real life."

In 2016, a shopping center in the southern city of Guangzhou drew worldwide criticism after videos showed a polar bear named Pizza lying on her side in a glass-walled area.

Harbin Polarland was established in 2005. It calls itself the world's first polar performing arts amusement park.

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It's no surprise that stress and anxiety are often viewed in a negative light, but Lisa Damour, a private-practice psychologist, suggests they're not always bad for us. She claims that a little bit of both can help build mental resilience and these experiences can sometimes benefit us.

Damour explained how stress often occurs when people operate at the edge of their abilities - when they push themselves or are forced by situations to stretch beyond their familiar limits. This can result from both bad and good events, she said. For instance, being fired is stressful, but so is bringing a baby home for the first time. She described how stress is unavoidable in daily life and that medium levels of stress "can have an inoculatingfunction", which can lead to "higher than average resilience" when we face new difficulties.

"Anxiety gets an unnecessarily bad comment" she said, "Anxiety is an alarm system inside the body, likely handed down by evolution, which informs us of threats from both outside, such as a driver turning aside suddenly, and inside, such as when we've wasted too much time and it's time to get started on a task."

Viewing anxiety as sometimes helpful or even protective allows people to make good use of it, suggests Damour. For example, she often tells the teenagers she works with in her practice to pay attention if they start to feel anxious at a party because their nerves may be warning them of a problem.

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Rare Piece of Chinese Art Found at US Home Sale

A small bowl (buy) for $35 at a home in Connecticut turned out to be a rare piece of ancient Chinese art. The bowl is worth between $300,000 and $500,000. It (go) up for sale at an auction to be held by Sotheby's (苏士比拍卖行).

Sotheby's says the object was found at a yard sale in the New Haven area last year. A collector of (antique) saw the bowl at the sale, paid $35 for the bowl and later emailed information and photos to Sotheby's asking for estimate of its value.

Two experts from Sotheby's confirmed the bowl was from the 1400s when they were able to look at it person. McAteer said all the information helped them identify it as a product of the early Ming period. But now only six other such bowls are known to exist, most of are in museums. the bowl ended up at a Connecticut yard sale remains a mystery. It is possible that the bowl (pass) down through generations of the same family who did not know how special it was.

McAteer said. "It's always really (excite) for us as specialists when something that we didn't even know but existed is (seeming) out of nowhere.

从山顶看，这个城市显得更漂亮。(过去分词短语作状语)

of the hill, the city looks more beautiful.

He has a t for football.

They knew that the difference was going on, but they chose to i it.

沙漠看起来空无一人，沙丘的颜色与晴空的蓝色形成了鲜明的对比。

The desert appeared completely empty and the colors of the dunes the blue of the cloudless sky.  

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An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house chatting with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow(乌鸦) landed on their window edge.

The father asked his son, "What is that?"

The son replied, "That is a crow."

After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, "What is this?"

The son said, "Father, I told you just now. It's a crow."

After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, "What is this?"

This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone, "It's a crow, a crow."

After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time, "What is this?"

This time the son shouted at his father, "Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, 'IT IS A CROW.' Are you unable to understand this?"

A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.

Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn't feel angry at all, but instead felt affection for my son.

If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, "I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will respect and take care of my old parents in the best way no matter how they behave."

My family have lived in this house for (一代).

The agreement will have very (积极的) results in the long run.

因为有个礼物要买, 他匆忙去了百货商店。(with复合结构)

, he hurried to the department store.

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My grandmother, is an excellent cook, always cooks healthy and delicious food for us. Besides the food, I love to stay close to her, listening her joyful stories.

My grandfather is an engineer. He is very good at mathematics and (easy) solves those difficult problems I take time to solve. He loves morning walks and sometimes asks me 4. (exercise) with him. During the walk, he would like to share his life experiences with me.

My father is a hardworking man. He spends his entire life (make) sure that we can lead a comfortable life. No matter how busy he is, he always turns to me for a chat. Typically, he asks about what I have done this week and something (interest) in my school life.

My mother cares for us as much as my grandmother does or even (much). She is responsible for keeping everything in the house (organise) so that our time won't (waste) looking for things. In my spare time, I go shopping with my mother. On the way back, she often treats me with either ice cream chocolate. Above all, she takes care of all our needs and loves us dearly.

I am so happy to have such a family full of love.