假设你是李华．上周六，你陪同来自美国结对学校的中学生Peter体验中国文化．请根据以下信息，用英语写一篇短文向校刊 English journey投稿，介绍本次活动内容并分享感受．
Activities |
Feelings |
make zongzi |
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visit a tea museum |
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learn Chinese characters |
注意：（1）短文必须包括表格中的所有内容，并表达感受．
（2）文中不得出现与你身份相关的信息．
（3）词数：80～100．短文首句仅供参考，不计入总词数．
短文首句： Last Saturday， I took peter， a student from America， to experience some Chinese cultures．
Have you ever been stuck(困住) for hours on a hard math problem? If you sat there for some time you might eventually solve it, but scientists say that daydreaming might be a much better way to tackle(处理) difficult tasks.
In fact, daydreaming has long been misunderstood. It’s considered to be a bad thing and often associated with laziness. “We’re harsh(严厉的) on ourselves if we catch ourselves mind wandering,” says Professor Kalina Christoff from the University of British Columbia in Canada.
But the truth is that some of the most important scientific discoveries came about because scientists allowed their minds to wander. For example, Albert Einstein began his theory of relativity(相对论) when he daydreamed about riding a beam(束) of sunlight to the edge of the universe. And now, research has shown that normal people can also improve their problems solving ability in the same way, reported The Telegraph.
In a study, 145 people aged between 19 and 32 were asked to list as many unusual uses as possible for everyday objects. Some of them were given a 12-minute break while the others were not allowed any break from the task. People on the break did not simply relax—some of them were told to carry out a tiring memory task while others did an easier task.
Scientists found that people who did the easier task were daydreaming a lot. They thought about personal issues in the past or in the future because their mind was at ease.
After the break, all participants were asked to return once again to the task of listing unusual uses for everyday objects. It was found that daydreamers improved their performance by 40 percent, while all the other people, including those who didn’t have a break and who did tiring tasks during the break, performed the same as before.
“People think that when the mind wanders away, it just gets turned off—but we show the opposite,” explained Christoff.“A more playful attitude might allow you to call in more resources(解决办法).” So when you are struggling to solve complicated problems, it might be better off if you switch to a simpler task and let your mind wander for a while, she suggested.
According to Christoff, people typically spend one-third of their waking time daydreaming. “It’s a big part of our lives, but it’s been largely ignored(忽视) by science.”. It was believed that daydreaming __________.
| A．had something to do with imagination |
| B．had been misunderstood for a long time |
| C．was a waste of time when the mind was shut off |
| D．was a good way to relax and solve problems |
. What is the main purpose of Paragraph 3?
| A．To show that great scientists daydream a lot. |
| B．To inform us that daydreaming has its benefits. |
| C．To prove people can daydream whenever they like. |
| D．To introduce new experiments on daydreaming. |
. What did the scientists discover in the experiment?
| A．People’s minds turned off as they daydreamed. |
| B．The group that were given hard memory tasks performed best. |
| C．People who had a break showed improvement in the task. |
| D．Daydreaming could improve people’s problem-solving abilities. |
. How did the scientists get their conclusion?
| A．By studying brain scan results of the groups. |
| B．By comparing the performances of different groups. |
| C．By asking and observing people in different groups. |
| D．By analyzing the amount of tasks each participant did. |
Chinese are very generous(慷慨的) when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter. However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children are short of self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework. Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking requires patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job successfully step by step. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse(激发) his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.. Most Chinese parents don’t realize __________.
| A．how much the best education is worth |
| B．when children should be educated |
| C．what children really need in later life |
| D．why school tests don’t satisfy children |
. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
| A．Fixing old machines is very important. |
| B．Interest is necessary for everything. |
| C．Broken things are useful for children. |
| D．Using hands helps improve thinking ability. |
. The writer’s attitude(看法) to children’s education is that __________.
| A．the cheaper an education is, the better it is |
| B．children today should learn different skills |
| C．practical skills are useful to children's growth |
| D．school education can’t meet parents’ expectation |
My brother and I often fight with each other over small things. One day our father said to us, “Tomorrow we will take part in the Ray Home Sports Day. Both of you must go with me. Perhaps you can learn something from those children.” My brother laughed, “Dad, Ray is a home for physically disabled children. What can we learn from them?”
“You will see,” our father said.
Our father works as a volunteer at Ray. The children there have problems with their hands, speech, walking or hearing. Every day, he spends hours helping them to move or exercise their legs or arms.
The following day, he took us to Ray Home. When we got there, we found a nice place to sit down. Finally, the sports began. There was a 50-meter race to see who could run fastest. All the runners were physically disabled. As the race started, all the children moved as fast as they could. Just then, one of the girls fell over and hurt her leg. She began to cry at the top of her voice.
All the children stopped to help the poor girl. Then they all held hands and finished the race together. My brother and I were surprised to see this: the children weren’t interested in winning the race－they were more interested in helping each other to finish the race.. Why did the father take the writer and his brother to Ray Home?
| A．The father wanted them to do something at Ray. |
| B．The father asked them to help the children at Ray. |
| C．The father wanted them to take part in the Sports Day. |
| D．The father wanted them to learn something from the children. |
. Why did all the children stop in the 50-meter race stop?
| A．All the children were disabled. |
| B．A little girl fell over and got hurt. |
| C．They stopped to laugh at the girl. |
| D．They didn’t want to finish the race. |
. What can we learn from the passage?
| A．The children there can help each other. |
| B．All the runners there can not run fast. |
| C．All the children don’t want to be winners. |
| D．The disabled children there were not smart enough. |
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Information on school age childcare programs. Tel: 24325555. If you need their services, you can __________.
| A．send them a letter | B．go to their offices |
| C．email them | D．leave them a message |
. How many kinds of services do they offer?
| A．Six. | B．Seven. |
| C．Eight. | D．Nine. |
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| C．24325555 | D．24325338 |
It was midday when I got the call that my grandfather was not well and he was quickly getting worse. My family did not know how long he would in the world. I knew I had to get to the hospital to tell him how much I loved him. As I drove to the hospital, I pictured him before I got to tell him how much he to me. Trying to fight back the tears, I wanted to stay calm when I saw him.
I got to the hospital, I hurriedly looked for his hospital room. I found him in a semi-conscious state(半清醒状态). On my knees, I said softly, “Hello, Grandpa.”
Still feeling shy, I not to leave his bedside without letting him know. While I asked about how he was, he told me, “I’ll be fine, Henry.” although we both knew that wasn’t . Then he asked me with a smile I was doing.
Hearing what my grandpa said, I was much . I made the decision that I had to show my gratitude for him. As I found all the courage(勇气) I had, I hold his hand tightly. I
out, “Grandpa. I just want to let you know how much I love you. I hope you already know that yet I just want to make sure.” By this time, tears were rolling down my face. All those years of love that I had shut and not let him know, became .
Smilingly, he said, “I know. Thank you for telling me that. All I have on this planet is my family and my love for . If there is anything I could ask of you, I want you to be good to your family, your mother, your father, and your brother. That’s all I want of you.”
What I learned that day my whole life.
From then on, I began telling people how much I love them, care for them, and respect them. I get in touch with, for example, my babysitter, my barber, to my appreciation. I go down into the city once a week and serve pizza to the homeless. I wake up every morning and list everything I’m thankful to in my life.
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A．keep B．stay C．leave D．stop
A．talked B．helped C．wanted D．meant
A．But B．When C．Before D．Because
A．told B．wanted C．decided D．expected
A．true B．right C．correct D．certain
A．how B．what C．when D．why
A．moved B．agreed C．carried D．surprised
A．got B．cried C．walked D．stood
A．open B．free C．closed D．hidden
A．us B．him C．you D．Them
A．finished B．increased C．improved D．changed
A．show B．tell C．know D．understand
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