Basketballcanbefun,oritcanbetrouble.Peoplecometogetheraroundaball,buttheirreactions（反应）oftengobeyondthebasketballitself.
Itwasaterribly________summerdaywhenthegroupofusappearedonthebasketballcourt.Silently,we________upandpracticed,asalways.Thesunwasabig“squeezer（挤压者）”,asitsqueezedoutnotonlyoursweat（汗水）and________,butalsoourunhappyfeelings.Bodycontact（接触）becamemoreandmoreoften,andwecouldallfeeltheangeramongus.Afteranotherroundofgame,oneoftheplayersandIfelltothegroundatthesametime.Fromhisburningeyeballs,Icouldseea________wasalmostunavoidable.
ItsuddenlycametomethatmytinsofColawerelyingontheground,notfarawayfromme.“Buddy,hotdownhere.Whataboutadrink”Isaidtohim.
________Igaveonetohim,lookingathimintheeyeswithmymostsincere（真诚的）facialexpression.“IguessI’mquitefine.Well,luckyforusorwe’llendupinthe________!”Isaid.
Otherplayerswatchingnearbyalllaughed.Icouldclearlyseesomemovementonhisface.Myhumordid________!HepickedtheColaup,triedtoopenit,andwalkedover.Ashepassedbymyside,heheldouthislefthand,andsmiledatme.Ismiledback,tookhishand,andgavehimalighthandshake.
AgentlewindcaughtmeonthefaceasIreturnedtothebasketballcourt.Thesuncontinuedtoprovidewarmthforus.Whatcouldbemore________thanagroupofschoolstudentsexchanging（交换）basketballskillsonawarm,sunnyafternoon
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I’mLisa.ThesummerIturned12.Iwishedtogrowupmorequickly.
Summercampwascoming,andIwassoworriedaboutmyheightthatIhadgotintoabigargumentwithmymom.
“ButI’llhateit!”Icried.Iwascertainthateveryonewouldseemeasnothingmorethan“theshortgirl”.
“Lisa,youwon’tknowanythinguntilyougetthere,”calmedmymom.AndIhadtoagree.
OnMonday,myteacherMaggietoldusabouttheclimbingcourse,andIlosthopewhenIsawthewall.Iwasafraidofit.Iwasthelastonetotrytoclimbthathugewall.Itmighthavebeentenfloorshigh,andIknewthatIhadnochancetosucceed.ButIhadto,aftertheothercampersfinished.
Iaskedfora“shortperson’spass,”smilingweaklyandwalkingaroundthewall.
“Youknow,Lisa,whatthemindcanbelieve,theheartcanachieve.”encouragedMaggie.“I’dreallylikeyoutodoyourbesttogetoverthewall.”
Ipretended(假装)tohurtmykneesoIcouldavoidit.
“How’sthekneeDoesithurtalot”Maggieasked.Shewassokind,whichmademefeelbadbecauseIdidn’tliketolie.
Maggiewasreallypatient,showingmehowsheclimbedthewall.Andsomecampersweretherecheeringforme.
Ididn’twanttolieanymore,andIdidn’twanttogiveupagain.Icouldseehowmucheveryonebelievedinme,andIwantedtoshowthemhowmuchIvaluedtheirsupport,soIkepttrying.
Andthensomethingamazinghappened—Imadeit!“Whatthemindcanbelieve,theheartcanachieve,”Maggieremindedme.Yes,believeinmyselfandIcanachievemygoal.
Picturethis:Youwakeupinthemorning.Asoftlightturnedoninyourroom.Yougointothekitchen.Yourfavouritebreakfastisalreadycooked,andit’sonthetable,readytoeat.Nowit’stimetogotowork.It’sarainyday.Youlivealone,butyoufindthatyourumbrellaandhatarealreadybythedoor.HowisallthispossibleWelcometoyourfuturelife!
Appliances（家电）ThatTalk
Technologywillallowhomesinthefuturetobe“smart.”Applianceswillcommunicatewitheachotherandwithyou.Yourstove,forexample,willtellyouwhenyourfoodiscookedandreadytoeat.Fridgeswillsuggestwhatyoucancookbasedonthefoodyoualreadyhave.Thetechnologyispossiblebecauseoflittleinformation-storingdevices（装置）calledRFIDchips.Peoplealreadyusethemtosearchpetsandfarmanimals.FutureRFIDchipswillstoreinformationaboutallthefoodinyourkitchen.Forexample,theywillrecordthedatethatyouboughtthefood.Otherdeviceswill“read”thisinformationusingradiowaves.Whenyouneedmorefood,yourfridgeswilltellyoutobuyit.
Housesthatthink
AreyoutiredofthecolourofyourwallsInasmarthome,youwon’thavetorepaintthem.Thewallswillactuallybedigitalscreens,likecomputerorTVscreens.ThetechnologyiscalledOLED.OLEDsarelittledevicesthatuseelectricitytolightenthings.Youcanfindthesametechnologyintoday’sthinTVscreens.OLEDwallswillbecomeclear,likewindows,orshowcolours,likewalls.Acomputernetworkwillconnectthesewallswitheverythingelseinyourhouse.Thiscomputer“brain”willcontrolyourwholehouse.It’scalled“ambientintelligence（环境智能）.”Itwillalsochangetoyourpreferences.Yourhousewilllearnaboutyourlikesanddislikes.Itwillthenusethatknowledgetocontroltheenvironment.Forexample,itwillsettheheatinthehousetoyourfavoritetemperature.Itwillturnontheshowerattherighttemperature.Itwillalsodarkenthewindowsatnightandlightenthemwhenit’stimetowakeup.
Weallhavesomepeoplewhomwerespectverymuch,likeourfamilymembers,ourfriendsorourteachers.Perhapsrespectoftenmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Thereareseveralaspects（方面）thatmanypeoplecanagreeon,though.Forexample,atitsmostbasiclevel,respectmeansbeingkindandconsideratetoothers.
Respectcantakelotsofdifferentforms.Don’tmakefunofothers.Putyourselfinotherpeople’sshoesandthinkabouthowtheyfeel.Thelistgoeson.ButtheGoldenRuleweallneedtofollowistotreatothersthesamewayyou’dliketobetreated.
Respectisofgreatimportancebecauseitsetstheproperstage（舞台）forallourhumaninteractions（交往）.Friendship,loveandevenbasiccommunicationallmuststartwithrespect,meaningonlywithrespectcanpeopleenjoyabetterrelationship.
Everyonewantstoberespectedfromthebottomoftheirheart.Togetrespect,though,youmustalsoshowrespectforothers.It’salwaysatwo-waystreet.Youcan’tbeimpolitetoothersandexpectrespectinreturn.
It’seasytoshowrespect.Bepolite.Lookforthebestinpeopleinsteadofcenteringonmistakes.Showcompassion（同情）forothersandtrytoputtheirinterestsbeforeyourown.Makeotherscomfortablewhenthey’reuneasy.Helpoutwheneveryoucan.Whenyoupayitforward,unexpectedthingscanhappen.
Andberespectfultoeveryone.Theworldisanunbelievablyhugeplacefilledwithagreatnumberofpeople,eachofwhomisunique（独特的）andspecial.Anditisnecessarilytruethatyouneedtoshowyourrespecttoeveryone!
Becareful,though.Noteveryonewillrespectyouallthetime.Infact,you’llprobablyseeexamplesofimpolitebehavioureachandeveryday.Howyourespondtoimpolitebehaviour,though,canmakeagreatdifference.Ifyouchoosetorespondtoimpolitebehaviourbyactingrudelyyourself,you’llgetnothing.You’reonlycontinuingthewayofimpolitebehaviourandsettingabadexample.So,itistotallywrong.Instead,actrespectfullyandsetagoodexample.Alwaysactingrespectfullymighthelpotherslearnfromyourexample!
TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysairpollutionkillssevenmillionpeoplearoundtheworldeachyear.Evenifpollutedairdoesnotkillus,itcanmakeusverysick.
However,breathingdirtyairmaydomorethanhurtyourbody.Itcanalsoaffect(影响)yourbrainandyourabilitytothink.
Anewstudyshowsthatairpollutioncancausea“huge”reductioninourintelligence(智商).Theresearchersreportedthatlong-termexposure(暴露)toairpollutioncanaffectaperson’smental(智力的)abilitiesintwoareas:languageandmath.XiChen,theresearcheroftheYaleSchoolofPublicHealthledthestudy.Heandhisteamfoundthatbreathingpollutedaircanreduceaperson’seducationlevelbyaboutoneyear.
Chensaidthattheeffectgenerallyisworseforthoseover64yearsofage,formenandforthosewithlittleornoeducation.“Theolderpersons—theyaremoreaffected.Andwefind,quiteinterestinglymenaremoreaffectedthanwomen.Andpeopleworkingoutdoorsaremoreaffectedthanpeopleworkingindoors.”
Theresearchersnotedthattheinfluenceofpollutiononlanguageabilityisevenmoreseriousaspeopleage,especiallyamongmenandthelesseducated.Whyareaperson’slanguageskillsmoreaffectedthanmathThere’sanimportantpartinourbrain:whitematter.Whitematterismoreconnectedwithaperson’slanguageskills.Studieshaveshownthatairpollutionhasagreatinfluenceonthewhitematterinthebrain.
Chensaidthatairpollutiondidaffectthemathskillsjustnotasmuchastheirlanguageskills.
38.拥有天蓝、地绿、水净的美好家园，是每个中国人的梦想。保护我们赖以生存的家园是每一名成员的责任，需要大家共同携手，付诸努力。
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提示问题：
·WhenandwherewilltheSharingSessionbeheld
·WhatdoyouadvisePetertoprepareforit
Howisitgoing
I’mwritingtotellyouabouttheSharingSession“BeautifulHome”._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.
Yours,
LiHua
39.在人生漫漫旅途中，总会有这样一些人，他们或令你感动、或让你崇敬、或使你难忘……
他们牵动我们的思绪，占据内心深处的记忆。
某英文报社正在开展以“难忘的人”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英文写一篇短文投稿，谈谈谁是你难忘的人，他（她）曾经做过什么以及你从他（她）身上能学到什么。
提示词语：helpful,fail,encourage,learningmethods,makeprogress
提示问题：·Whoisthepersonyouwillneverforget
·Whatdidhe/shedo
·Whatcanyoulearnfromhim/her
Inourlives,wemaymeetdifferentpeople.ThepersonIwillneverforgetis_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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