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Wind power is a very clean source of energy. This is how wind power works. Wind makes windmills spin(旋转). When the windmills spin, they make electricity. Then we can use the electricity.

A lot of people think that wind power is new, but that’s not true. For thousands of years, people have used wind to sail boats and move water. We still do those things today, but these days we mostly use wind power to make electricity.

Wind power is a very popular source of energy. Most people think that we should use it more and more. First of all, it’s clean. Wind mills don’t pollute the environment at all. Second, we can use wind power forever. After all, we will always have wind. Also, wind power is cheap, and it’s getting even cheaper.

A lot of people don’t understand wind power very well. They believe that there are problems with wind power, but many of those problems are not real. For example, some people say that windmills are dangerous for birds. That used to be true, but it isn’t true anymore. Old windmills killed birds because they spun very fast. New windmills spin slowly, and they aren’t dangerous for birds.

However, there are real problems with windmills. One problem is that many people think windmills are very ugly. This is a problem for some people because windmills are often in very pretty areas. Also, wind doesn’t blow all the time, so we can’t use wind power all the time. Finally, windmills are noisy.

Wind power is becoming more and more common. Right now, more than 80 countries use wind power. About 2.5 percent of the world’s power comes from the wind. For some countries, that number is a lot higher. Wind power gives Denmark more than 25 percent of its electricity.

（1）Wind power can be turned into __________ when windmills spin.

（2）People have used wind to __________ and move water for a long time.

（3）New windmills don’t __________ because they spin at a slow speed.

（4）One of the real problems with windmills is that they __________.

（5）This passage mainly introduces a kind of clean, __________ energy to us.

The teacher asked the students ＿＿＿＿＿（circle） the correct answer.

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Kids’ Body Language Do you want to know your kids well? If so, just start with their body language. We all talk, but most of the talking is body language. You may not notice it, ___（1）___ we use body language much more than we think. Usually kids’ body language is the same ___（2）___ adults’, and sometimes it sends a different message. Here are some examples. Let’s see what they mean.
Not standing straight A kid ___（3）___ doesn’t stand straight may feel unhappy or just feel a bit down. He might not feel very good about himself, or ___（4）___ might just be thinking about something else! It’s not always easy to say, and most of the time he won’t tell you ___（5）___ is the matter. My advice: if there are no health problems, don’t care.	Not looking you in the eye A kid who doesn’t look you in the eye may not believe in himself, or he may be afraid ___（6）___ his elders. He may also feel uncomfortable looking at anybody. There ___（7）___ a few things that you can do. Try to do things with them that don’t require looking at you. You could also pretend(假装) not to notice it. My advice: ___（8）___ they are smart, friendly and polite, it’ll probably be OK.
If you are interested ___（9）___ kids’ body language, welcome to my corner. We will talk more about it from 8:00 ___（10）___ 9:00 p.m. on Monday.

Sometimes brothers or sisters will ＿＿＿＿＿（agree） with each other and begin to argue.

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Chinese New Year is a great celebration. It （1） （mark）the end of the winter season and the beginning of spring. According to tradition, people like to give flowers and fruits （2） each other during Chinese New Year, because they carry many special （3） （meaning）. They represent（象征）the earth coming back to life and best wishes for new beginnings.

Orchids（兰花）come in many colors, but many people like purple and red ones for Chinese New Year. They are believed （4） （represent）love and beauty. Orchids say, “Wish you to be （5） （luck）, successful and happy.” During the holiday period, this plant is a must.

Peonies（牡丹）are like soft clouds in pink, red and white. They are beautiful and can brighten up someone’s day. Red peonies （6） （give）to people to show love and care. Peonies say, “You are special to me.” They are also a symbol of wealth and （7） （rich）.

Kumquats（金橘）, with （8） （they）golden color, ate a symbol of wealth and luck. The Chinese word for “kumquat” sounds like “gold orange”, which connects kumquats with richness. This small fruit tree is often presented in pairs.

The apple, with its bright colors （9） round shape, represents peace and harmony（和谐）. In fact, the word for “apple” in Chinese sounds like “peace”. （10） （certain）, apples make great gifts.

Who can run ＿＿＿＿＿（fast） in your class?

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Shaoshan is a famous city, the hometown of Chairman (主席) Mao Zedong. He once lived, studied, and ____（1）____ (work) here. Shaoshan is a comfortable place with flowers blooming (开花) and birds singing all year round. Shaoshan is a place ____（2）____ is almost in the middle of Hunan, about 40 kilometers from Xiangtan City and 100 kilometers from Changsha City.

As the high-speed trains are available, more and more people come here ____（3）____ train. For example, it only ____（4）____ (take) less than half an hour from Changsha City to Shaoshan. Others still want ____（5）____ (drive) here with families or friends. If people come here on December 26th, it will be the ____（6）____ (good) time. On that day there are a lot of celebrations, because it’s Chairman Mao’s birthday.

____（7）____ (Visitor) from all over the country come here to show their respect. They also look forward to ____（8）____ (watch) The Most Memorable Shaoshan (《最忆韶山冲》), which can help them better understand Chairman Mao. They will be deeply moved and encouraged. Besides, it is not only ____（9）____ good place for students to have school trips, but also an education base for ____（10）____ (they) to learn about the history of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党).

Smile and greet others in a ＿＿＿＿＿（friend） way.

Fill in each blank with a proper form of the word given or a proper word.

Zhang Guimei, ____（1）____ is the headmaster of Huaping High School for Girls, has been given the title（称号） “Role Model of the Times” for ____（2）____ (help) girls from poor families.

She moved to Lijiang to teach in the middle school in Huaping county ____（3）____ the age of 17. Once, she got badly ill but had no money. The local people raised money ____（4）____ helped her. “From then on, I told myself that I must do something for those people who helped me.” Zhang said.

She was sad when she saw her ____（5）____ (student) couldn’t afford to go to school. ____（6）____ (slow), a dream appeared in her heart. In 2008, she managed ____（7）____ (found) the Huaping High School. This is ____（8）____ free school for girls from poor families. When people asked why she worked so hard, she just said, “I hope these girls can live a ____（9）____ (happy) life than me.”

With her great efforts, she _____（10）_____ (send) more than 1, 800 students to universities so far.

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My heart is filled with love. Recently, I’m so ___（1）___（感激的）for the support of a very dear friend of mine. With his help, I can realize my dream of making a kind act. It ___（2）___（带来）me more power in my life.

We live in a small African city. As you know, people are ___（3）___（贫穷的）and it’s hard for them to find jobs. I’ve been looking forward to opening a ___（4）___（汤）kitchen for many years. I hope to help the ___（5）___（当地的）people in need. My friend helps me create a Facebook ___（6）___（页面）called Sunshine. On it, we usually ___（7）___（分享）our kind activities with our friends. These days, I’m making hearty food while my friend is handing our clothes to the homeless. There are so many people living on the ___（8）___（街道）, which shocks me a lot.

We want to ___（9）___（邀请）more people to join us. The act of love by giving has touched my heart greatly. Sometimes I’m tired at the end of the day, but I ___（10）___（仍然）love the journey I’m on. Because of the project, my life becomes so meaningful. I just know what I’m doing now may make a difference to some people’s life.

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After some warm-up activities, Zhang Hanliang starts her martial（武术的）art exercises in the morning. To promote（推广）martial arts to more people, Zhang and her team （1） （make）many （2） （tradition）Chinese martial art videos in the past few years. （3） （million）of people watched the videos. “I hope that more and more people will feel the beauty of （4） （do）Chinese kung fu.” said Zhang.

Zhang has practiced martial arts for over 20 years. （5） （she）love for martial arts （6） （come）from her family. After Zhang had practiced at home for a few years, her father sent her to a sports school. At that time, Zhang was the （7） （young）child to learn martial arts at the school, but she practiced very hard. “I would keep （8） （practice）after daily training every day.” Zhang said.

In 2007, Zhang began to teach martial arts. Besides her job at the university, Zhang （9） （work）to promote the martial arts to foreigners now. She has been invited to many foreign countries to give lessons on it. “Martial arts can be a bridge for cultural exchanges between China and other countries,” said Zhang. She wished more and more people （10） （know）and love martial arts.

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I can still remember my primary school homework on animals. I decided （1） （write）about the whale（鲸鱼）. I have loved them from a young age.

I’m not quite sure why I love them. It might be something about （2） （they）shape. They have a smooth shape, and their tails look like a heart. They also move so （3） （slow）and beautifully, like a tree dancing in the wind. This way, they seem very clever.

So, of course, one of my best memories （4） （be）when I got to see a type of whale called the Southern Right Whale in Argentina. Watching them moving smoothly in the water, I felt （5） （happy）than ever. They were so beautiful!

And I’m not the only one who loves whales. Different peoples across the world have a special place for whales in their （6） （heart）. Take the Maori people in New Zealand as （7） example. Living by the ocean, they see whales as guardians（守护者）of the ocean and talk about them a lot in their （8） （tradition）stories.

Why was I interested in whales like the Maori people? （9） they need our protection. That’s what my school homework was about— animals we need to protect. Whales play a big role （10） the ocean. So, protecting whales means protecting the whole ocean.

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The theme parks in the world are popular because they have their own character IPs（知识产权）, such as Mickey Mouse and Harry Potter. According to （1） research report, IP is the “heart” of a theme park. （2） （develop）China’s own IPs, some theme parks make good use of traditional Chinese culture, and others focus on films about Chinese （3） （story）.

It is （4） （encourage）that the Chinese cultural industry（产业）has been taking a big step in creative works. For example, some famous theme parks have opened in Shanghai and Beijing （5） （recent）. It’s happy to see that some Chinese culture has been welcomed in the parks.

Over the past few years, Chinese cultural IPs have often appeared （6） movies and TV dramas. For example, the Chinese film Chang’an San Wan Li became a success thanks to the Chinese ink paintings, ancient poems （7） high technology in it. Besides, Mulan, which （8） （produce）years ago, helped traditional Chinese cultured to be learned by the world.

Traditional Chinese culture （9） （provide）special experiences for the entertainment industry. The key lies in new ideas. With the help of high technology, China can develop （10） （it）traditional cultural IPs and it will have world-class theme parks in the coming years.

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Beep! Beep! Beep! The barcode（条形码）technology makes it faster and easier to buy things in stores. You have probably seen the black-and-white barcode on ___（1）___ (product) packaging（外包装）. In 2022, the great invention is 51 years old.

In 1971, an IBM engineer named George Laurer ___（2）___ (come) up with a code（代码）that could be printed on food packages. Then, a complete code system（系统）, the barcode was formed later. The system was used by many ___（3）___ (company) from 1973. Before this, shopkeepers had to ___（4）___ (record) prices by hand which took much time and energy.

Actually, a barcode is ___（5）___ (real) a simple idea: show each product’s information in different numbers（just like the ID card number）, then ___（6）___ (include) these numbers into a code and print it for computers to read. Today, barcodes are scanned（扫描）over six billion times every day and used by two ___（7）___ (million) companies.

What information does a barcode carry? Where the product comes from, ___（8）___ (it) price, production date…It can also help stores always ___（9）___ (know) about their products. For example, if there are 10 boxes of milk and a customer buys one, it will be recorded so that the store owner knows there are nine boxes _____（10）_____ (leave) on the shelf. In the 1980s, libraries started to use barcodes to follow their books in this way.

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The term Start of Summer appeared over 2200 years ago. Since it is an important time for the harvest（收获） of summer plants, ancient Chinese emperors in different dynasties paid special attention to it.

In the Zhou Dynasty（1050-221 BC）, the emperor led his officers to celebrate the Start of Summer and encouraged his people to do farm work in time. Everything, including the emperor’s and the officers’ dress, the horses and the flags, was decorated（装饰） in the color red, in order to show respect to the god of summer and hope for a good harvest.

One of the most interesting customs（风俗） is weighing people at the Start of Summer. It began to be celebrated from the Three Kingdoms Period（220-180） and is getting popular in South China today.

It was believed that this custom would bring heath and good luck to the people who were weighed. After lunch on the day of Start of Summer, the young and old took turns to get weighed while receiving good wishes from the people around him. It is said that those who were weighed would stay healthy in the hot summer and that those who weren’t would get back sooner or later.

Information about the term Start of Summer

The Start of Summer is important because it is the time for the harvest of summer _____（1）_____.

In the Zhou Dynasty, the emperor celebrated the day with his officers and encouraged his people to do farm work _____（2）_____.

Weighing people at the Start of Summer started in the Three Kingdoms Period and _____（3）_____ in South China today. People took turns to _____（4）_____ with people offering good wishes because they believed they would be ____（5）____ in the hot summer if they were weighed.