We Have Our Own Way of Education

On June I7, 1744, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In a letter the next day they refused the offer as follows:     

The Elephant

The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. It is also, perhaps, the gentlest, but not always!     

The Early Adolescent

The early adolescent(青春期青少年）seems to be in a state that is difficult for most adults (grown-ups) to understand.Parents,in particular,are often at a loss for how to deal with someone they thought they knew but who seems to have changed.     

The Giant Lunch Box

“It‘s almost lunchtime! ” said Mr. Tozzi, “who wants to get the sandwiches? ”Hands popped(行动)into the air. Everyone enjoyed going to the lunchloom.     

Young People＇s Crimes

Crime is a very serious problem in Britain. One sort of crime which particularly worries people is juvenile crimes-that is, crimes committed (犯罪) by young. people.For some years juvenile crimes have been increasing.There are two main sorts of juvenile crimes:stealing and violence(暴力).     

The Bastille Prison（巴士底狱）

Why was the Bastille important to the citizens of Paris? The building of the Bastille had been started in 1370 under Charles Ⅱ. By the seventeenth century it had ceased to be important for defense. Cardinal (红衣教主)Richelieu turned it into a prison.     

Diet and Cancer

Medical experts have suspected for many years that there is a strong link between what a person eats and cancer. A teem of Chinese and American scientists did the study. About thirty thousand people from the ages of 40 to 69 took part in the study. They were from the Northern Central Chinese Area of Linxian. Must of them took vitamines and minerals every day for five years.     

WTO chief says China＇s entry isdrawing near

Hong Kong-China could join the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the first half of this year, the global trade body‘s recently elected chief Supachai Panitchpakdi said. If China joins the WTO before June 3, a vote in the United States Congress on Normal Trade Relations(NTR) with China will be avoided, Supachai said at a British Chamber of Commerce lunch yesterday.     

The Merchant and the Wallet（商人与钱包）

1. Once upon a time a rich merchant 1 his wallet. He said that he 2 give two thousand dollars to anyone who found it。     

The Iron Woman＇s Tears

1、C．指平时“一向冷静”而此时“心理失去平衡“，其余三项不能表达此意。2．B．pxetend表面假装冷静以掩饰内心的不安和忧饬。3．B．undercontrol意为“在…的控制之下”。4．D．shock指听到儿子失踪的消息。5．A。6．B．根据上下文的意思推测，指记者“提起Mark Thatcher失踪的话题．只有subject符各文意。7．A．unprepared．“意想不到的”、“没有思想准备的”。     

Jim＇s Stomach-ache

Jim went to the doctor‘s this morning. He likesapples very much and yesterday he ate too manygreen ones, so this morning he had a stomach-ache(胃疼), When he came to breakfast he was crying.     

Let＇s Trade

Let‘s Trade！Will you take a piece of cake for an apple?a good book for a game?a toy boat for a car?     

It＇s My Father

Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play football and watch football matches. And he often reads newspapers(报纸). He does his best to know where and when a football match will be.     

本刊高中系列2001年第5、6期有奖评刊揭晓优秀评刊人

To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrellato keep the water off when it rains. But actually theumbrella was not invented as protection againstrain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun!     

TV Turnoff Week

WASHINGTON- There are more than 222 million TVs in American homes. And it would make Frank Vespe very happy this week if every last one was turned off.     

阅读理解练与析

The question of what children learn, and how they should learn, is continually being debated and redebated. Nobody dares any longer to defend the old system, the learning of lessons parrot-fashion, the grammar-with-a- whip system, which was good enough for our grandparents. The theories of modern psychology have stepped in to argue that we must understand the need of children.     

有奖评刊

Cigarette smoking is awidespread habit in the UnitedStates today. About forty-three per-cent of the adult men and thirty-onepercent of the adult women smokeregularly. It is quite encouraging tonote, however, that millions of peo-ple have given up the smoking。