There wasa stone lying in the mountains for a long time. He had a dream—one day he couldfly up into the sky ___11___ a bird. When he told his dream to his friends,they all laughed at him.
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.
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.
TheChinese knot, a folk art, has a long history. People first made them to recordinformation and send messages before they started to use words. The knots wereused for decoration (裝飾) and to express thoughts and feelings in theTang Dynasty. They were later popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. But thisart wasn’t really accepted by the common people until the Qing Dynasty.
Chopsticksoriginated from(起源于) China.Though simple and little, they are agreat invention in the history of humans. There are many legends aboutChopsticks, Da Yu and Chopsticks is one of them.It issaid that during Yao and Shun times, Shun ordered Yu to control the flood. Oneday, Yu took a boat to an island, he was so hungry that he used an earth pot tocook meat. After the meat was well-done in boiled water, he didn’t want towaste time to wait for it to cool, so he took two branches to pick up the meatfrom the soup. After, to save time, he always took small branches to take outfood from the hot pot. For a long time, he was skilled at picking up food withsmall sticks. In this way, the first types of chopsticks were born.
Antarctica is a continent (大陸) of ice. There is hardlyany rain in Antarctica, so the Antarctic Desert becomes the driest desert inthe world. It is also the world’s largest desert by area.
Mostschools offer different kinds of subjects and activities for students, but someschools offer additional training in certain areas, such as the performing andarts. In this way, schools can help students develop their artistic talentsfrom an early age and have greater success in their future profession. THE ROYAL BALLET(芭蕾舞)SCHOOL
Penny’s family was very poor. Her father was asailor (水手).He earned very little money and was ____16____ away from home. Her mothercould not work ____17____she was often sick. One day.
When he was 12, his parents died. He was aloneand didn’t ____11____others. No one showed kindness to him. People always laughed ____12____ him. His only friend was adog named Bobby. He ____13____his dog enough to eat and drink, but he was a little rude(粗魯?shù)?to it sometimes.
B: For 3 days. I expect togo there again.A: Lucky you. I had to stayat home. But I’m planning to travel to Mount Changbai.B: Oh, that’s a good place.I went there three years ago.
Ibelieved that I was right and he was wrong, and Tony believed that I was wrongand he was right. Our teacher, a kind and smart lady, decided to teach us alesson. She brought us to the front of the class and placed him on one side ofher desk and me on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large and roundobject. I could clearly see that it was black. The teacher asked us what colorthe object was. “White,” Tony answered. I couldn’t believe he said the objectwas white! “Clearly, it was black!” Another argument started between Tony andme, this time about the color of the object.
Ibelieved that I was right and he was wrong, and Tony believed that I was wrongand he was right. Our teacher, a kind and smart lady, decided to teach us alesson. She brought us to the front of the class and placed him on one side ofher desk and me on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large and roundobject. I could clearly see that it was black. The teacher asked us what colorthe object was. “White,” Tony answered. I couldn’t believe he said the objectwas white! “Clearly, it was black!” Another argument started between Tony andme, this time about the color of the object.
2020年,聯(lián)合國發(fā)布了一份關(guān)于全球氣候變化的報(bào)告。報(bào)告指出,由于氣候變化,全球各地的冰原和冰川發(fā)生減少。2006年至2015年,平均每年全球海平面上升至少3.6毫米。2020年上半年,二氧化碳等溫室氣體濃度達(dá)到了三百萬年以來的最高水平,并且還在持續(xù)上升。
A bird went to look for happiness. On ___21___ way, she saw a flower, the flower was short ofwater, but his face was full of ___22___ .
①2014年年中,世界衛(wèi)生組織(WHO)公布了《2013年全球氣候狀況報(bào)告》。報(bào)告顯示,2013年全球陸地和海洋表面平均溫度為14.5℃,比1961-1990年的平均溫度升高0.5℃。自有溫度記錄以來,全球14個最熱年份中有13個出現(xiàn)在本世紀(jì),而過去30年中每個10年都比前十年更熱。②厄爾尼諾是發(fā)生在熱帶太平洋上海溫異常增暖的氣候現(xiàn)象,大范圍熱帶太平洋增暖會造成全球氣候變化。進(jìn)入20世紀(jì)70年代后,全球出現(xiàn)的異常天氣,都有范圍廣、災(zāi)情重、時間長等特點(diǎn),而在這一系列異常天氣的背后,厄爾尼諾暖流都起著重要作用。
A: Hi Lisa. You don’t look well. __________21__________?B: I have a stomachache. A: __________22__________?B: I started to feeluncomfortable last night. A: Last night? __________23__________?
關(guān)于古人取名的原則,《左傳·桓公六年》寫得明確:“名有五,有信、有義、有象、有假、有類。”信,指的是人與生俱來的一些標(biāo)記和特點(diǎn),比如某種特殊形狀的胎記,與眾不同的長相等?!都t樓夢》中賈寶玉因含玉而誕,故名為“寶玉”,當(dāng)然這有神話的色彩。義,指的是某人出生時伴隨的祥瑞現(xiàn)象。象,是以相似之物來命名。孔子名“丘”,因?yàn)樗錾鷷r頭頂是凹下去的,即所謂“圩頂”,父親便以此為他命名。所謂假,是指假托萬物之名??鬃佑辛藘鹤雍螅斦压徒o他一條鯉魚,于是他就給兒子取名“鯉”,遵照的就是“取于物為假”的原則。所謂類,指的是可以取與父親相似的名字。
故鄉(xiāng)的風(fēng)之所以氣勢恢宏,是其中的沙塵充當(dāng)了風(fēng)的武器。那時的風(fēng)與沙塵,像是從未分開過。風(fēng)力助推沙塵漫天席卷,掀翻了街口擺著糖果的攤板,刮跑了老爺爺頭上的帽子。偶爾看見騎自行車的人,在風(fēng)里歪扭一陣之后,不得不屈尊下駕,吃力地推車前行。有時在教室里正聚精會神地聽講,風(fēng)猛然用力,讓玻璃飛出窗框,在書桌上和地上“嘩”地破碎。我和同伴們對風(fēng)的防御,最早使用的是風(fēng)鏡。顧名思義,風(fēng)鏡就是防風(fēng)的眼鏡。玻璃鏡片鑲在細(xì)細(xì)的鋼絲框上,四周有密織的布罩,兩端用皮筋連接,套在頭上拉至眼部,風(fēng)便吹不著眼睛了。每副風(fēng)鏡五分錢,后來有了塑料的鏡片,價格要高出很多。戴風(fēng)鏡并不完全是為了防風(fēng),重點(diǎn)是防風(fēng)里的沙子。
這么大的人,拉上那么美的車,他自己的車,弓子軟得顫悠顫悠的,連車把都微微地動彈;車廂是那么亮,墊子是那么白,喇叭是那么響;跑得不快怎能對得起自己呢,怎能對得起那輛車呢?這一點(diǎn)不是虛榮心,而似乎是一種責(zé)任,非快跑、飛跑,不足以充分發(fā)揮自己的力量與車的優(yōu)美……拉到了地點(diǎn),他的衣褲都擰得出汗來,嘩嘩的,像剛從水盆里撈出來的。他感到疲乏,可是很痛快的,值得驕傲的,一種疲乏,如同騎著名馬跑了幾十里那樣。假若膽壯不就是大意,他在放膽跑的時候可并不大意。不快跑若是對不起人,快跑而碰傷了車便對不起自己。車是他的命,他知道怎樣的小心。小心與大膽放在一處,他便越來越能自信,他深信自己與車都是鐵做的。
①胡立是張大千的入室弟子,且是得意門生。我喜丹青,更慕丹青手,便特意去青城山下拜訪他。②先生伴山而居,環(huán)境很是清幽,有竹,有蘭,草木葳蕤;淡濕而清新的空氣漫延其間。室內(nèi)陳設(shè)挺簡潔,墻上只掛著一幅張大千的立軸山水,透出主人對老師的思念與景仰之情。③先生已沏好茶等著我們。當(dāng)我接過茶盞,一股清雅的香氣,悠然飄來。他說,這是青城山的“洞天貢茶”。呷一口,滿嘴生香。青城有茶甲天下,此話不謬。遙想當(dāng)年,張大千拒當(dāng)漢奸,不受日寇偽職,化裝逃出北平后,獨(dú)獨(dú)選了青城山,隱居上清宮,足見其慧眼。④“是的哦,大千師太喜歡青城山嘍!”胡先生話音朗朗,“這兒哦,是他心中的樂園?!雹蓦S他的話語,一個癡情于大自然的畫圣浮現(xiàn)眼前。