Melatonin(褪黑素) is produced by the body to control when you get sleepy and whenyou wake up. As night falls, the levels of melatonin rise, telling the bodythat it’s time for bed. And the levels naturally fall as daylight comes near,getting you ready to greet the day.
We allknow that rice, wheat and corn are staples, but do you know there is anotherkind of staple food—potatoes? Potatoes have many advantages. Theyare a good source of vitamin C and potassium(钾). A potato’s vitamin C isas rich as 10 apples. What’s more,potatoes are low in calories(卡路里)-onlythree fourths of the same amount of wheat and corn, according to People’s Daily. Potatoes are easy togrow. It can be grown in both the north and the south during winter, spring andautumn. The plant is also able to bear drought(干旱). Some areas of China arefacing water shortages, so the potato is safe to grow.
Locatedin the mountains about 100 miles from Los Angeles, the Idyllwild Arts Academyis a boarding school for young artists. It offers training in arts, likedrawing, painting, photography and cinema, along with programmes for theperforming arts. The school’s quiet, rural location also makes it a verypeaceful and beautiful place to learn. THE NATIONAL CIRCUS(杂技)SCHOOL
古诗是一幅幅草木明净的“无声画”。芦苇摇曳,先民低唱“①______,白露为霜”(《<诗经>二首》);登楼远眺,崔颢吟诵“②______,芳草萋萋鹦鹉洲”(《黄鹤楼》);持节塞上,王维长叹“ ③_____,归雁入胡天”(《使至塞上》);羁旅天涯,马致远感慨“④______,小桥流水人家,古道西风瘦马”(《天净沙·秋思》)。
海上有一座冰山,阳光下,光芒四射,像一颗巨大的钻石。大鸟被迷住了,迅速飞了下去。其他大鸟纷纷向它呼唤,催它赶路,可它还是一个劲地飞向了冰山。
题稚川山水【唐】戴叔伦松下茅亭五月凉,汀沙云树晚苍苍。行人无限秋风思,隔水青山似故乡。注:戴叔伦,唐代诗人,此诗作于作者宦游途中。
我的第一个记忆是一岁多有的。那是在青岛,门外来了个老道,对我父亲说,14号那天,往小胖子(我当时比较胖)左手腕上系一圈红线就可以消灾,我当时吓得哇哇大哭,父亲却听从了老道的安排。他说:“二看小胖子手腕的红线,我觉得比写二本伟大的作品还骄傲。”
夜来似闻某人素心,明日试往看之,入其门,窥其闺,见所谓某人方据案面南看一文书。顾客入来,默然一揖,便拉袖命坐,曰:“君既来,可亦试看此书。”相与欢笑。日影尽去,既已自饥,徐问客曰:“君亦饥耶?”不亦快哉!
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 (装饰) 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.
Antarctica is a continent (大陆) 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.
Lu Junling, a security guard from Hebei University, became popularon the Internet. As an ordinary (平凡) person, though Lu Junling is more than 50 years old, hememorizes English vocabulary for CET 6 under the street lights every day justto improve himself. When he is free, he also writes novels and sings operas.That’s not all! Painting, music, kongfu, ancient poems, etc. are all hishobbies. So a number of people call him “treasure security guard (宝藏保安)”. Lu Junling said, “If I want to become an artist, I will alwayswork hard for my dream!” Mr. Lu’s words live in many people’s memory.
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.
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
⑦在仰韶文化时期,我国就有了对竹利用的确切记载。竹自竹简、珠笔到竹纸,在保存和传播我们中华民族的古老文化上立下了汗马功劳。以竹为题材的诗词歌赋,用竹编织和雕刻的艺术品,竹制的笙管笛箫奏出的音乐,无不给人类美的享受。⑧在我国文化史上,竹蕴含着中华民族重要的精神价值。人们在长期的劳动实践和文化活动中,把竹的生物特征逐渐升华为一种做人的美德。竹四季常青,不畏逆境,和松、梅并誉为“岁寒三友”;竹中空外直,虚怀若谷,和梅、兰、菊并称为“四君子”。⑨无论是魏晋嵇康、向秀等“竹林七贤”,还是唐朝李白、韩准等“竹溪六逸”,莫不对竹有一份执着和憧憬,清代郑板桥,与竹为邻,以竹为友,爱竹、写竹、画竹、赞竹。“千磨万击还坚韧,任尔东西南北风”,正是他坚忍不拔、超凡脱俗的人格写照。
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(粗鲁的)to it sometimes.
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___ .
When I was young, I dreamed of being anastronaut(宇航员)andflying into the space. Nowadays, my dream has come true. Traveling to the moonhas got popular. People between the ages of 18 to 60 are able to travel to themoon.
When he was 12, his parents died. He was aloneand didn’t ____11____ others. No one showed kindness to him. Peoplealways laughed ____12____ him. His only friend was a dog named Bobby. He____13____ his dog enough to eat and drink, but he was a little rude(粗鲁的)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.
(A: Sun Lan B: Li Yue C: Waiter)A: Hi! This is Sun Lan. MayI speak to Li Yue?B: Hi, Sun Lan! ________41________.Are you in Qiqihar now?A: Yes, I came back last night.