Valentine''''s Day

Valentine’s D ay1falls on February 14.It is sweethearts’day—when people in love expresstheir affection2for each other in fun and m erryw ays.People celebrate the day in m any w ays.Thecelebration of the day in the past was differentfrom that of today as som eone recalls3his“goodold days4”when everything w as sim pler:“A ll you had to do w as to take a sheet ofpaper and draw a heart with an arrow5through itcarrying the words‘I love you’,and sign6it‘G uess w ho’and put it under the f…     

与天气有关的习语

he w eather is som ething no one can — control.It affects everyone rich or poor — young or old in every p art of theTw orld. M aybe that is w hy there are so m anyexpressions ab out the w eather熏especially熏aboutrain. Som etim es w hen you need rain熏 you donot get any.O ther tim es熏you get rain w hen youdo not w ant it. Take a b aseball gam e for ex鄄am p le鸦a sud den rainstorm can stop an exciting ,gam e sending the players and the 20熏00p ersons w atchin…     

为他做同样的事

O ne day, a poor farm er took a bag of w heat to tow n. H e didn’tknow w hatto do w hen the bag felloffhis horse. The bag w as too heavyfor him to lift.H e hoped thatsom eone w ould com e and help him . B efore long a m an cam e over.Butthe farm er’s heartsank w hen hesaw the m an,w ho w as the great m an in tow n.The farm er w as afraid toask for help. A s soon as he cam e up to the farm er, the great m an got off hishorse and said,“Y ou need m y help,don’tyou? L etm e help you. ”…     

A Forever Friend

Sometimes in life,有时候在生活中,You find a special friend;你会找到一个特别的朋友;Someone who changes your life just by beingpart of it.他只是你生活中的一部分内容,却能改变你整个的生活。Someone who makes you laugh until you can’tstop;他会把你逗得开怀大笑;     

友谊地久天长

“A friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out.”“别人都走开的时候,朋友仍与你在一起。”Sometimes in life,You find a special friend; Someone who Changes your life just by being part of it. Someone who makes you laugh until you can’t stop;     

Does music make your brain work?

If m usic m akes you sm arter and exercise helps you to think, surelyexercising to m usic can turn you into a genius(天才)?A group of A m eri-can researchers believe thatthis is indeed true.A team of scientists from O hio State U niversity (俄亥俄州立大学)conducted experim ents on 33volunteers (志愿者) w ho w ere recoveringfrom heart disease follow ing surgery(外科手术).A boy adds som e healthy sounds to the environm ent.They found thatpeople who exercised while listening to Italian com pose…     

Stamp

A stam p is just a piece of paper w ith a picture and som e w ords printed on one side. W hat m akes one of these bits of paper w orth any m oney at all? W hat m akes a ten-fen stam p w orth ten fen? W hen you buy a stam p, you also buy service from the p…     

一捆棍子

A n old m an had m any sons, w how ere often quarreling. A s the end ofhis life drew near, the old m an calledthem all to him and show ed them abundle ofsticks tied tightly together. “N ow , ”said the father, “see if you canbreak this bundle ofsticks.” Each of the sons in turn took the bundleand tried w ith allhis m ight to break it, butcould not. W hen allhad tried and given it up, thefather said, “U ntie the bundle, and each of youtake a stick and see if you can break that. ”Theyalldi…     

初二英语综合能力训练题(英文)

.根据首字母和句意写出单词 分 　Ⅰ 。(10 )1.In E ngland熏fish and chips is one of the m ost 　 p food. 　2.M any foreigners think Chinese food t 　 delicious.3.H e w as very hungry熏so he w ent into a 　 r for dinner.　4.If you m ake a lot of noise熏you m ay 　 d others. 　5.I dI was flying in the sky熏and 　 traveling all over the w orld. 　6.O f all the subjects熏he likes to st…     

你知道感恩节吗?

Thanksgiving is A m erica s national holiday for giving thanks to G od.Thanksgiving D ay has a special significance for A m ericans because it istraced back to that group of people w ho w ere am ong the first to com e tothe N ew W orld in search offreedom.In1620,102sea-w eary Pilgrim s landed on the peninsula of C apeCod.Their ship,the M ayflow er,had intended to go to V irginia,but itm ade its landfall far to the north.A fter som e w eeks of exploring,thecolonists decided not to m ake th…     

短文改错精练(英文)

A O ne day during W orld W ar Ⅱ W in- ston Churchill was having a 1. im portant m eeting in D over.W hen the m eeting w as beginning, 2. Churchill walked out of looking a bit tired.A news reporter 3. ran up to Churchill. H e asked the great m an a lot of question 4. about the m eeting. H e eager to have som e 5. late new s for his newspaper.C hurchill looked 6. at the m an, listened to his questions, but then 7. said to him in a low voice,“Can you keep a 8. secret?” The reporter w as e…     

迪斯尼乐园

Disneyland is a very fam ous(著名的)am usem entpark(游乐园)in the w orld.W altD isney(沃尔特·迪斯尼)set itup(创建)in1955.In D isneyland,you w ill m eetyisneDlandm any of D isney’s m ost(最)fam ouscartoon(卡通)characters(角色)--M ickey M ouse(米老鼠),D o     

高一(上)重点词汇专练(Units1～12)(英文)

1.W e adm ire those are loyal their nation.A.who;w ith B.w ho;toC.whom;to D.that;to2.I don t care in his com pany.A.to see B.to be seenC.seeing D.being seen3.M ike often argues angrily his friend sm all things,w hichsom etim es m akes us very unhappy.ool den lish A .with;for B .w ith;about C.to;for D .to;about 4.—W ho, ,is the bestfootball player in China today? —I think it is Sun Jihai A .as a result B .in your opinion C.m ore or less D .in all 5.She w as scared the yard because she…     

Unit 6 Good manners学习指导

一、词汇过关1.m anner【用法】用作名词,意为“a way of doingsom ething or the way in which a thing is doneor happens做事的方法;事情发生的方式”。例如:W hy are you talking in such a strangem anner?你为什么用这种奇怪的方式谈话?m anner还可表示“a w ay of acting;bearingor behavior态度;举止”。例如:H is m anner was slightly rude,but youm ustn’t m ind.他的态度有点粗鲁,但是你千万别介意。m anner的复数形式可表示“the sociallycorrect way of acting礼貌;礼节”。例如:It’s bad m anners to talk w ith a fullm…     

高考盘点

本栏目将把2006年各地高考试卷做一盘点,并加以解释和点评。本期聚焦2006高考江苏卷。(1-20听力题)省略。单项选择21.—I think I’ll give Bob a ring.—Y ou_______.Y ou haven’t been in touch w ith him for ages.A.w ill B.m ay C.have to D.should22.M y m ost fam ous relative of all,_______w ho really left his m ark onA m erica,w as R eb Sussel,m y great-grandfather.A.one B.the one C.he D.som eone23.—I don’t suppose the police know w ho did it.—W ell,surprisingly they do.A m an has been arrested a…     

Successful Language Learners

Som e people seem to be good at learning languages. They can pick up new vocabulary, m aster rules of gram m ar, and learn to write in the new language m ore quickly than others.They do not seem to be any m ore intelligent than others,but what m akes lang…     

Favorite Quotes

1.The greatestrisk is thinking too sm all.2.Life is only in balance ifyou play as hard as you work.3.The m an w ho knows“how”will always have a job.The m an whoknows“w hy”w illalways be his boss.4.A n arm y of lam bs led by a lion would be better than…     

定语从句常见错误归类分析

在现行的中学教材中定语从句既是重点也 是难点,且由于定语从句的结构和用法比较复 杂,初学者在使用时往往容易犯各种错误,现将 最常见的几种错误进行归类分析,以供参考: 一、在定语从句中加了多余的宾语。如: 1. 误: Som e of the boys I invited them didn’t com e. 正:Som e of the boys I invited didn’t com e. 析: 应删去 them 。此句省略了关系代词 w hom 在定语从句中无论关系代词是否省略,只 要先行词在从句中作宾语均不得重复宾语,所 以本句不再需要 them 做宾语。 2. 误: The book that you need it is in the library. 正 : The book that you need is in the library. 析:应删去 it。因为从句的宾语是关系代 词 that所代替的 The book,it已重复。 二、定语从句中谓语动词的单、复数与其 先行词不一致。如: 1.误:Those w ho has finished m ay go hom e. 正:Those w...     

Reading

I like to do different kinds ofthings,but I like reading best.R eading is very good.It isgood for im proving our w riting.Itcan w iden our eyes.It can m ake you be a bright person.“Tim e is m oney”.Absolutely,I read hard,I try to catch everym inute to do som e reading.R eading m akes m y life so beautiful.M ost of girls likeshopping,but I prefer to read books rather than go shopping.Shopping can’t w iden our know ledge,but reading can.I like being friend w ith books,and books are m y be…     

命运女神和一个路人(英文)

O ne day a m an w as w alking along the street. H e carried an old bag in hishands. H e w as w ondering w hy people w ho had so m uch m oney w ere never satis-fied but alw ays w anted m ore . “As to m e ,”he said,“if I only had enough toeat,I should not ask for anything else.”Just at this m om ent Fortune cam e dow n the street. She heard the m an andstopped.“Listen,”she said,“I w ant to help you.H old your bag,and I shall pour di-am onds into it. But every diam ond w hich falls on …