Ourschoolisproudofpreparingdeliciousfoodforall.Youcanchooseonerestaurantthatisrightforyou.Formoreinformation,clickhere:www.darwin-school.com/dining
TherearemanykindsofdeliciousfoodinDrake’sDeli.Visitdaily,oryouwillmisstheday’sspecial.Drake’sroastducksandwichisalwaysonthemenu.Ifyoudon’teatmeat,youcanchoosehottofusandwichinstead.
Everyday
Lunch&Dinner11:00—20:00
Ifafreshgreensaladandacupofsoupsoundliketheperfectmeal,youwillloveHearth&Soul.Youcanchoosefromhamburgers,pizzas,saladsandsoup.Withtheperfectservice,thisismanystudents’go-toforlunchordinner.
Lunch&Dinner11:00—21:00
AtBullseye,wealwaysprovidefreshfood.Ourspecialtacos(墨西哥卷饼)makeanamazingmealwithriceandbeansinside.Wearesureourtacosarebetterthananyyou’veeverhad.
Monday—FridayBreakfast7:30—10:00Lunch&Dinner11:00—20:00
Saturday—SundayBreakfast8:30—10:30
Newrulesandbehaviorstandards(行为规范)formiddleschoolstudentscameoutinMarch.Middleschoolisgoingtouseanewwaytodecidewhothetopstudentsare.Thebeststudentswon’tonlybetheoneswhohavehighmarks.Theywillalsobethekidswhodon’tdye(染)theirhair,smokeordrink.Thefollowingsaresomeofthenewrules.
Tellthetruth.Haveyouevercopiedsomeoneelse’sworkinanexamDon’tdoitagain!That’snotsomethinganhoneststudentshoulddo.Ifyouhaveplayedcomputergamesfortwohoursinyourroom,don’ttellyourparentsyouweredoingyourhomeworkatthattime.
Domoreatschool.Goodstudentsloveanimalsandcareforotherpeople.AprilisBird-lovingMonthinChina.IsyourschooldoinganythingtocelebrateYoushouldjoin!Inthatway,youcanlearnmoreaboutanimalsandhowtoprotectthem.Whenmorepeopleworktogether,itbringsmorefunforeveryone.
Befriendlytoothers.Haveyoueverquarreled(吵架)withyourteammateswhenyourbasketballteamlostOnlyworkingtogethercanmakeyourteamstronger.Befriendlytothepeopleyouarewith.Trytothinkofothers,notonlyyourself.
Beopentonewideas.HaveyoueverthoughtthatpeoplecouldliveonthemoonMaybeyou’lldiscoverEarthIIsomeday.Don’tlookdownonnewideas.Everyone’sideasareimportant.Youshouldwelcomethem,becausenewideasmakelifebetterforeveryone.
Protectyourself.HassomeoneevertakenmoneyfromoneofyourclassmatesDon’tletithappentoyou.Ifyouhavetogohomelate,youshouldletyourparentsknow.
Ihavetriedtowriteaghoststorythatwon’tmakeyouunhappywithyourselves,witheachother,withtheseasons,orwithme.Ihopeithaunts(飘荡)yourhousespleasantly.
—CharlesDickens
OneChristmasEve,oldScroogeandBobwereworkingbusilyinhisoffice.Itwasacold,foggyday.Thefogwassothickthatthehousesoppositewerelikeghosts.Itwasonlythreeo’clockintheafternoon,butitwasalreadyquitedark.
“MerryChristmas,Uncle!Godblessyou!”criedahappyvoice.ItwasScrooge’snephew(侄子).
“Bah!”saidScrooge“Humbug(骗人的话)!”
“Christmasisahumbug!Surelyyoudon’tmeanthat,Uncle.”Saidhisnephew.
“Ido,”saidScrooge.“MerryChristmas!WhatreasonhaveyougottobemerryYou’repoor.”
“OK,then,”repliedthenephewcheerfully.“WhatreasonhaveyougottobesadYouarerich.Don’tbeangry,Uncle!”saidhisnephew.
“WhatelsecanIbe”answeredtheuncle,“Iliveinaworldoffools!MerryChristmas!What’sChristmastimetoyouIt’satimeforpayingbills(账单)withoutmoney.It’satimeforfindingyourselfayearolder,butnotricher.Everyonewhogoesaroundsaying‘MerryChristmas’shouldhavehistonguecutout.Yes,heshould!”
“Uncle!Pleasedon’tsaythat!”saidthenephew.“I’vealwaysthoughtofChristmastimeasagoodtime,akind,andacharitable,happytime.Andso,Uncle,Christmashasneverputanygoldorsilverinmypocket,butIthinkithasdonemegood.Anditwilldomegood.AndIsay,Godblessit!”
Bob,standinginthecorneroftheroom,applauded(鼓掌).Herealizedhismistakeverysoon,andwentquicklybacktohiswork,butScroogehadheardhim.
“Onemoresoundfromyou,BobCratchit,”saidScrooge,“andyou’llcelebrateChristmasbylosingyourjob!”
“Don’tbeangrywithhim,Uncle.Comeandhavedinnerwithustomorrow.”
“No.”saidScrooge.
“I’msorryyoudon’twanttocelebrateChristmas.ButIdo.SoaMerryChristmas,Uncle!”
“Goodafternoon!”saidScrooge.
“AndaHappyNewYear!”saidhisnephew.
“Goodafternoon!”saidScroogeagain.
Hisnephewlefttheroom.HestoppedtowishBobaMerryChristmas.AndBobreplied.“AMerryChristmastoyou,too.”
Oncemymothertoldmeastory.InAfrica,whenanantelope(羚羊)wakesupeverymorning,thefirstthingitthinksaboutis,“Imustbeabletorunfasterthanthefastestlion,orIwillbekilled.”28,thefirstthingthelionthinksaboutis,“Imustbeabletocatchtheslowestantelope,orIwillstarvetodeath.”So,almostatthesametime,theygetupandstartrunningtowardtherisingsun.
Thisislife:fullofchancesandchallenges.29.Forstudents,itisjustthesame.Ifwedonotstudyhard,soonerorlater,wewillfallbehindtheotherstudents.Atfirst,Ididnotknowwhattheword“exam”meant.Later,Iknewanexamwasakindofcompetition.Incompetitions,therearealwayswinnersandlosers.AsIgrewup,Igottoknowcompetitionwell.Theremustbecompetitionsinone’slife,sopeoplecanimprove.
EachtimeIsawchildrenplayinggames,andheardtheirlaughter,IwishedIwerethatageagain.However,Irememberedmyparentswords,“Youmustworkveryhardinordertohaveagoodfuture.”30.
Iwasstillnotsurewhatcompetitionreallymeant.Oneday,IwastakingpartinanEnglish-speakingcompetition.WhenIwenttothestage,Isawotherstudentslookingatmekindly.31.Itisnotascruelasmyteacherandparentstoldme.Infact,competitionistheopposite:itiskindandnecessary.
Chinesegovernmenthasbeentryingitsbesttoimprove32nationalbrandsofallkindstomeettheneedsofmodernlife.
Inthe1990s,mostWesternpeoplethoughtChineseelectronicproductswerecheapandunreliable.Butnow,thingshavechanged33.MorepeopletrustChinesebrands.“MadeinChina”becomescool.Theyarebeautifulandoffer34thatAmericanphonesdon’thave,anarticleonCNNoncesaidaboutChinesesmartphones.It35thatinmanycitiesinEurope,manystoressellChinesebrands,MorethanhalfofUS-owneddrones(无人机)areChinesemodels.They’re36madeinChina,butalsodesignedanddevelopedinthecountry.
Besides,ChinesefoodhasbeenenjoyedinWesterncountries.Tomeetlocalpeople’s37,Chineserestaurantshavemadesomechangestothedishes.Oneexampleisthemeat.InChina,peopleliketoeatmeatwiththebonesin,38peopleinWesterncountriesdon’t.SotheChineserestaurantsinthosecountries39bigpiecesofmeatwithoutbones,evenforfish.
Ridingamotorbikeonthestreet,youmighthearsomepeoplespeakingChinesealoud.Turningtotheright,youseeaSichuan-stylerestaurant.Afterwalkingintoastore,youseethatHuaweismartphonesare40.Butyou’renotinChina,you’reinManchesterinBritain.Infact,youmightsee41inmanyothercities.Chineseproductshavebeengoingallovertheworld.
HowmanyofyourclassmatesdrinkcolanowNearlyeveryone42(drink)it.Didyouknowthatcolawasakindofmedicineabout200yearsago
JohnS.PembertonwasadoctorfromAmerica.Hesaidtohisfriends,“Ispentmanymonthsexperimentingtofindakind43medicineforheadaches.Imixedupdifferentoils(油)andingredientstogetherand44(heat)themuntilIfoundsomethinguseful.Sofar,I45(succeed)already.Iputthemedicineintobottles(瓶)andbeginsellingitindrugstores.Thepeoplehavetoaddwatertoitbefore46(drink).”
Then,howdidcolagofrombeingamedicinetoasoftdrinkThathappenedbyaccident.Oneday,amanwhohadaheadachecameintoadrugstore.Heaskedforabottleofcola.Hewanted47(take)itrightaway,soheaskedtheclerktoaddsomewatertothemedicinewhilehe48(wait).Buttherewasnohotwateratthedrugstore.Theclerksuggestedusingsodawater(苏打水)instead.Themanagreed.Afterdrinkingit,themansaidittastedwonderful.Fromthenon,itbegantobecomemorepopular49before.
Todaycola50(sell)inmostcountriesaroundtheworld.51itisnolongerusedtotreatheadaches,itisstillverypopularandfillspeoplewithenergy.
Manytraditionalwoodcutprints(版画)areeitherblackandwhiteorsimpleincolor,butreductionwoodcuts(绝版木刻)canshowrichcolors.
Thereductionwoodcutusesonepieceofwoodtomakeacolorfulartwork.Theartistcutsandprints(印刷)differentlayers(层)inorderonthesamepieceofwood.Thereductionwoodcutsbecameanintangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产)inPu’er,Yunnan,in2009.
LengGuangmian,40,isareductionwoodcutartist.Lengstartedlearningitin2003.Hesaidthatmakingreductionwoodcutprintsisjustlikeanadventure(奇遇).“Everytimewecutonthewoodandthenprint,weneverknowwhatitwillbelikeintheend.”Asheseesbeautifulpatternslayerbylayer,heonlygetsmoreexcited,addedLeng.
Butfinishingsuchworkisnoteasy.Hesaidthatbeforecutting,heneedstoplanforthewholeprintandchoosecolorsfordifferentlayers.Abigprintusuallytakesmonthstofinish.
LengwantshisartworktoshowbothgreatwoodcuttingskillsandthecultureandlifeinPu’er.“Formyworks,therearetwothemes(主题):TeaHorseRoad(茶马古道),becausePu’erisoneofthestartingplacesofthatroadanddisappearingvillages,”Lengsaid.“ManyoldvillagesinPu’erneedrebuilding,soIwanttomakepeopleremembertheirbeautybeforetheyaregone.”
JuliaisaskingPetersomequestions.
61.时光荏苒，初中三年转瞬即逝，和三年前的自己相比较，你会有很多变化，请以“Ihavechangedalot”为题，根据以下要求与提示，用英语写一篇短文，具体描述你最重要的变化及其如何发生的。
Ihavechangedalot
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