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After a long day’s study at school, you are very tired. So after school you go home to relax. When you get home, a robot welcomes you. He’s happy to see you and helps you take your school things to your room. He listens to you talk about your school life and tells you a new joke. And he tells you to call your cousin and to say happy birthday. And then he helps you with your homework.
This is your future, and the robot’s name is NAO. NAO has a small body, big eyes and a large head. He can walk and dance. He listens and talks, and he even learns and thinks for himself. His creators predict that the robot will be in people’s homes before 2040. This $16, 000 robot knows who you are.
NAO can even express emotions (表达情感). He is a self-guided robot. A self-guided robot can sense (感觉), think and act. Other robots might do two out of the three. For example, a robot might sense things using cameras and think using computers, but with no arms, he can’t act. Another robot can move and sense things, but he can’t think for himself. These aren’t self-guided robots. But NAO can do them all.
NAO—A Home Robot in the Future
Your life with a robot at home in the future ●The robot can welcome you and help you carry things when you 1 . ●The robot can listen and speak to you. He can even tell jokes. ●The robot can remind you of the things you forgot and help with your homework.
Something about NAO Looks He has a small body, big eyes and a large head.
Ability ●He can 2 , listen and talk, learn and think. ●He can also know who you are.
Prediction ●He will be used 3 before 2040. ●You can buy the robot NAO at the price of $16, 000.
The 4 between NAO and other robots ●Because of having more abilities than other robots, NAO is called 5 . ●NAO can sense, think and act, but other robots can only do two out of the three.
【答案】1．get home 2．walk and dance 3．in people’s homes 4．differences 5．a self-guided robot
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了未来家庭机器人NAO的功能、外观、能力以及与其他机器人的区别。
1．根据文章第一段“When you get home, a robot welcomes you.”可知，机器人会在你到家时迎接你。故填get home。
2．根据文章第二段“He can walk and dance.”可知，NAO具备走路和跳舞的能力。故填walk and dance。
3．根据文章第二段“His creators predict that the robot will be in people’s homes before 2040.”可知，NAO将人们的家中被使用。故填in people’s homes。
4．根据文章第三段“NAO can even express emotions ...But NAO can do them all.”可知，这里主要讲了NAO和其他机器人的区别，difference“差别”，此处使用复数形式表示泛指。故填differences。
5．根据文章第三段“He is a self-guided robot.”可知，NAO被称为“a self-guided robot”。故填a self-guided robot。
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The holiday season is a time for celebration, gatherings, and delicious food. However, it can also be a challenging
time for those trying to lose weight. But fear not! Here are some expert tips to help you.
Eat smart
Saving up calories (卡路里) for parties or holiday meals is a mistake, says professor Victoria Shanta. As she explains, “You’ll show up hungry. Then you are likely to go straight to the dining table and start eating everything in sight!”
Mix it up
“Devoting yourself to mingling (交际), not food,” says the Cleveland Clinic. “Don’t stand around the food table at a party. Instead, get out and talk with others. After all, conversation is totally calorie free! And offer to help clean up (since that burns even more calories). Be polite and be one of the last to eat — the food looks much less attractive after everyone has dug their paws in or if it’s been sitting out for a while.”
Stay active
“Regular exercise is important to keeping a healthy weight, but motivation (动力) can be lacking (缺失) when holiday comes,” say the doctors at the Mayo Clinic. Choose and include fun activities into your holiday plans, such as ice skating with family. This way, you can add fun to your routine.
Sleep to lose
The Center for Disease Control points out: “Going out more and staying out later often means cutting back on sleep.” That can make it harder to manage your blood sugar. When you sleep less, you’ll eat more and prefer high-fat, high-sugar food. Aim for seven to eight hours per night to guard against mindless eating.
6 to lose weight during the holidays
People gather together and eat a lot during holidays. It can be challenging to lose weight.
Eat smart Don’t save up calories for parties or meals, or it is 7 for you to eat everything in sight because of hunger.
Mix it up Talk with others instead of 8 attention to food. Offer to help clean up. Be one of the last to eat.
Stay active Fun activities can be added to your holiday plans to 9 the lack of motivation.
Sleep to lose Enough sleep can make it easy for you to eat 10 .
【答案】6．Ways/How/Tips 7．possible 8．paying 9．avoid 10．less
【导语】本文介绍了如何在假期减肥。
6．根据“Here are some expert tips to help you.”以及通读全文可知，本文介绍了如何在假期减分/假期减肥的方式/技巧；ways“方式”/tips“技巧”，how“如何”，疑问副词；作标题，单词首字母大写。故填Ways/How/Tips。
7．根据“You’ll show up hungry. Then you are likely to go straight to the dining table and start eating everything in sight!”可知，如果为了聚餐饿肚子，你很可能会径直走向餐桌吃掉眼前的一切！possible“可能的”，此处作表语。故填possible。
8．根据“Don’t stand around the food table at a party. Instead, get out and talk with others.”可知，与他人交谈而不是把注意力放在食物。pay attention to“集中注意力于”，of后应使用动名词。故填paying。
9．根据“Choose and include fun activities into your holiday plans, such as ice skating with family. This way, you can add fun to your routine.”可知，有趣的活动可以添加到你的假期计划中，以避免缺乏动力的问题；“避免”avoid，此处放于不定式to后，应使用动词原形。故填avoid。
10．根据“Aim for seven to eight hours per night to guard against mindless eating.”可知，足够的睡眠会让你吃更少的食物；less“更少的”符合语境。故填less。
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From TV to New Media
A recent report said that China’s TV usage dropped from 70 percent to less than 30 percent in 2022. Also, TV sales dropped from 48.94 million in 2019 to 36.34 million in 2022. So why do we watch less TV Here are some interviews with some students.
“I seldom watch TV mainly because of the boring advertisements.” Song Ruiqi from Zhejiang said, “They always show up when a show or a movie is halfway through its run. So my family and I hardly turn on the TV at home.”
He Liyan from Jiangsu believes that mobile phones or computers can easily meet our needs for watching videos. TVs often have hidden fees and complex (复杂的) interfaces. These problems have led to situations where young people aren’t interested in them, while the elderly find them difficult to use.
“We have a busy day, leaving us with little time to watch TV. Also, the TV shows we enjoy are different from the ones our parents like. In my family, I can hardly get a chance to control the remote when they sit on the sofa.” said Zhang Linhui, Guangdong.
“Different from traditional TVs, which require us to be at home to watch, video websites can be seen anytime and anywhere.” Wang Hexuan, Sichuan, added, “Besides, their bullet-screen (弹幕) function allows people to express their opinions. This experience is a pleasure that traditional TV watching cannot provide.”
Title: From TV to New Media
Since fewer people in China are watching TV at home, the TV sales number is 11 than before.
12 The advertisements that 13 halfway make people bored. The problems like hidden fees and complex interfaces reduce people’s interest. Different viewing habits may 14 to the loss of TV viewers. TVs require people to be at home to watch and have no bullet-screen function.
Conclusion New media are becoming more popular in China. Unlike traditional TVs, they have many 15 over TVs. They are not limited by time and place. Moreover, they have better interactivity to express their opinions.
【答案】11．smaller 12．Reasons/Causes 13．appear 14．lead 15．advantages
【导语】本文主要介绍了人从电视转向新媒体的原因。
11．根据“TV sales dropped from 48.94 million in 2019 to 36.34 million in 2022”可知电视销量也下降了，即数量比之前少，用比较级smaller。故填smaller。
12．根据“I seldom watch TV mainly because of the boring advertisements...”可知本部分介绍了人们从电视转向新媒体的原因，reason/cause“原因”，此处用名词复数，首字母大写。故填Reasons/Causes。
13．根据“They always show up when a show or a movie is halfway through its run”可知广告总是在节目或电影进行到一半时出现，appear“出现”，句子用一般现在时，主语是they，谓语动词用原形。故填appear。
14．根据“...These problems have led to situations where young people aren’t interested in them”可知不同的习惯会导致年轻人对电视不感兴趣，lead to“导致”，may后加动词原形。故填lead。
15．根据“Different from traditional TVs, which require us to be at home to watch, video websites can be seen anytime and anywhere...”可知和传统电视不同，新媒体可以随时随地看，所以这是相对于电视的优势，advantage“优势”，many后加可数名词复数。故填advantages。
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You can see cucumbers (黄瓜) hanging on vines (藤蔓). Wheat sprouts (发芽) from the soil. Purple eggplant (茄子) flowers come out. But you’re not on a farm. You are inside Yuegong, a closed lab at Beihang University in Beijing.
An important experiment was once carried out in the lab. It is called Yuegong-365. Eight volunteers took turns to live by themselves in the closed lab for a year. In January 2018, four volunteers finished spending 200 days in the lab. This set a world record for the longest stay in a self-contained (自给自足的) space, China Daily reported. Then, another four volunteers lived in the lab and the experiment ended in May that year.
The experiment could give scientists information that can be used to create better living areas for astronauts in space, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Life in Yuegong was busy. Volunteers got up at 6:30 am and went to bed at 11:30 pm. Growing food was their daily activity. There were more than 30 kinds of vegetables and fruit for them to grow and eat. They even ate insects in order to get protein (蛋白质).
They also recorded their body temperature, blood pressure and personal feelings every day. Scientists outside the lab used the information to monitor (监控) their health.
Was living in the lab boring No! With internet, volunteers could go online to read the news or watch TV shows. They also read books, wrote and even rode bikes. “There’s no time to be bored,” volunteer Hu Jingfei said.
The experiment called Yuegong -365
When Started from 2017 and ended in the next 16 .
17 In a lab called Yuegong.
Who Eight 18 in two groups took turns to live in the lab for a year. The first group stayed in the lab 19 than the second group.
What was the life in the lab like *They started their day at 6:30 am and ended 20 hours later. *Their everyday life was 21 . *They ate vegetables and plants grown by themselves, as well as 22 to get protein. *They recorded their body temperature, blood pressure, and their personal 23 each day.
How did they feel There were internet, books and bikes, 24 they didn’t feel bored at all.
What can the experiment do It can help scientists improve 25 lives in space.
【答案】
16．year/May 17．Where 18．volunteers 19．longer 20．seventeen/17 21．busy 22．insects 23．feelings 24．so 25．astronauts’
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了北京航空航天大学的月宫一号实验室进行的月宫365实验。
16．根据“In January 2018, four volunteers finished spending 200 days in the lab. This set a world record for the longest stay in a self-contained (自给自足的) space, China Daily reported. Then, another four volunteers lived in the lab and the experiment ended in May that year.”可知，2018年1月，四名志愿者完成了在实验室中生活200天的时间，从2017年开始，到次年结束。之后，另外四名志愿者也在实验室中生活，这个实验于2018年5月结束。故填year/May。
17．根据“In a lab called Yuegong.”可知，此处说明了月宫-365实验做的地点。故填Where。
18．根据“Eight volunteers took turns to live by themselves in the closed lab for a year. In January 2018, four volunteers finished spending 200 days in the lab…Then, another four volunteers lived in the lab and the experiment ended in May that year.”可知，八名志愿者分成两组轮流在实验室生活了一年。故填volunteers。
19．根据“Eight volunteers took turns to live by themselves in the closed lab for a year. In January 2018, four volunteers finished spending 200 days in the lab…Then, another four volunteers lived in the lab and the experiment ended in May that year.”可知，八名志愿者分成两组轮流在实验室生活了一年，第一组志愿生活了200天，因此第一组比第二组在实验室停留的时间更长。故填longer。
20．根据“Life in Yuegong was busy. Volunteers got up at 6:30 am and went to bed at 11:30 pm.”可知，志愿者早上6点30分起床，晚上11点30分就寝。因此他们应是早上6:30开始一天的活动，17小时后结束。故填seventeen/17。
21．根据“Life in Yuegong was busy.”可知，他们每天的生活很忙。故填busy。
22．根据“Growing food was their daily activity. There were more than 30 kinds of vegetables and fruit for them to grow and eat. They even ate insects in order to get protein (蛋白质).”可知，他们吃自己种植的蔬菜和水果，也吃昆虫以获取蛋白质。故填insects。
23．根据“They also recorded their body temperature, blood pressure and personal feelings every day.”可知，他们还每天记录自己体温、血压和个人感受。故填feelings。
24．根据“Was living in the lab boring No! With internet, volunteers could go online to read the news or watch TV shows. They also read books, wrote and even rode bikes.”可知，因为有网络、书籍和自行车，所以他们根本不会感到枯燥，空处前后句存在因果关系，应用so连接。故填so。
25．根据“The experiment could give scientists information that can be used to create better living areas for astronauts in space, Xinhua News Agency reported.”可知，这个实验能够为科学家提供信息，用来改进太空中宇航员的居住区。故填astronauts’。
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Will ChatGPT be good for humans
ChatGPT is a type of AI that has been “trained” by looking at over 8 million web pages. You can ask it anything and it will give you an answer. You can also ask it to write texts. The technology is so hopeful that some people believe it will take the place of Google in the near future. ChatGPT is a great example of a modern technology that is causing mixed feelings. Below we will see some of ChatGPT’s good points and bad points.
ChatGPT: good points
Because ChatGPT is free to use and easy to use, it could make learning easier. When we use Google, we have to look at individual (单独的) web pages to find answers to our questions. With ChatGPT, we are getting information supported by thousands of other web pages with the information being given to us in simple and easy to understand language.
ChatGPT can also help people who struggle (挣扎) with language production. ChatGPT can be used to help people who don’t speak the same language communicate, and help people who have language-based disabilities to communicate better. When used in this way, ChatGPT could be a great tool for bringing the world closer together.
ChatGPT: bad points
ChatGPT is amazing, but it also makes people worried. For thousands of years, students have been required to find information using books and, more recently, the Internet. This requires a level of effort that usually rewards students who work hard and allows learners to see lots of different information. With ChatGPT, finding information becomes much easier than using the Internet or a book. This could make cheating (作弊) much easier, and make students feel their hard work isn’t rewarded.
Conclusion
It’s too soon to say what kind of influence ChatGPT will have on our lives. Let’s hope that ChatGPT will become bigger and more popular.
Will ChatGPT be good for humans
Introduction ChatGPT is a new type of AI that produces detailed answers and help to write texts. It’s possible that ChatGPT may take the 26 in modern technology.
27 ●ChatGPT 28 us with information which can be understood simply and easily.
●ChatGPT also helps people to make better 29 with each other.
Disadvantages ●It is much 30 for hard-working students to feel rewarded.
Conclusion It remains unknown whether ChatGPT will be positive or negative in the future.
【答案】26．lead 27．Advantages 28．provides 29．communication 30．harder
【导语】本文主要介绍了ChatGPT是什么，以及它的作用和影响等。
26．根据“The technology is so hopeful that some people believe it will take the place of Google in the near future.”可知，这项技术是如此充满希望，以至于一些人认为它将在不久的将来取代谷歌。因此应指ChatGPT有可能在现代技术中处于领先地位，take the lead“领先”。故填lead。
27．根据“ChatGPT … us with information which can be understood simply and easily.”与“ChatGPT also helps people to make better … with each other.”可知，这两条是ChatGPT的优点，advantage“优点”，这里用复数，首字母大写。故填Advantages。
28．根据“With ChatGPT, we are getting information supported by thousands of other web pages with the information being given to us in simple and easy to understand language.”可知，有了ChatGPT，我们可以得到成千上万的其他网页支持的信息，这些信息以简单易懂的语言提供给我们。因此ChatGPT为我们提供了简单易懂的信息，provide sb with sth“为某人提供某物”。故填provides。
29．根据“ChatGPT can be used to help people who don’t speak the same language communicate, and help people who have language-based disabilities to communicate better.”可知，ChatGPT可用于帮助不会说同一种语言的人进行交流，并帮助有语言障碍的人更好地进行交流，communication“交流”。故填communication。
30．根据“This could make cheating (作弊) much easier, and make students feel their hard work isn’t rewarded.”可知，这可能会让作弊变得更容易，让学生们觉得他们的努力没有得到回报。因此表示努力学习的学生很难感受到回报。much后应用形容词的比较级，因此应用harder“更难的”。故填harder。
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On 9 January 1896, Mao Yisheng was born in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. He is a famous bridge expert, civil engineering scientist and educator of China.
Mao received a modern education including maths, science and arts. He graduated from Tangshan Engineering College in 1916. In 1917, he was accepted into America’s Cornell University where he earned his Master’s degree. Then he moved to Carnegie Mellon University where he became the first PhD student in the university’s history. His dissertation (博士论文) contributed greatly to bridge theory in the 1920s.
Dr. Mao is considered as the founder (奠基人) of modern bridge engineering in China. He designed Qiantang River Bridge, the first road-and-railway bridge designed and built by a Chinese.
He also took part in the design of China’s first modern bridge—Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge.
Moreover, Dr. Mao also led the design of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. He became an academician (院士) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1955, and the first Chinese scientist to be awarded the title of a foreign academician of the United States National Academy of Engineering in 1982.
Dr. Mao worked in five famous universities. He greatly influenced Chinese engineering education by introducing new teaching methods.
Dr. Mao passed away in 1989. He was awarded the title of “the most beautiful fighter” in 2019. Mao Yisheng plays an important role in Chinese structural engineering.
Mao Yisheng
Personal information >He was born in 1896 and 31 in 1989. >He is a bridge expert, scientist and educator.
Education experiences >He received a modern education. >After graduating from Tangshan Engineering College, he went 32 for further education. >His dissertation made a great contribution to bridge theory in the 1920s.
33 >He was the chief designer of two famous modern bridges and the Great Hall of the People. >He was an academician of 34 the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the United States National Academy of Engineering. >He introduced new teaching methods to Chinese engineering education.
Praise >Awarded “the most beautiful fighter”, he is of great 35 to Chinese structural engineering.
【答案】31．died 32．abroad 33．Achievements 34．both 35．importance
【导语】本文主要介绍了工程师茅以升的生平故事。
31．根据最后一段“Dr. Mao passed away in 1989.”可知，茅以升于1989年去世，die“死亡”，动词，时态为一般过去时，动词使用过去式。故填died。
32．根据第二段“He graduated from Tangshan Engineering College in 1916. In 1917, he was accepted into America’s Cornell University...His dissertation (博士论文) contributed greatly to bridge theory in the 1920s.”可知，从唐山工程学院毕业后，他出国深造。故填abroad。
33．根据右栏“He was the chief designer of two famous modem bridges and the Great Hall of the People...He introduced new teaching methods to Chinese engineering education.”可知主要介绍了茅以升取得的成就，achievement“成就”，可数名词，他取得的成就不止一项，所以用名词复数。故填Achievements。
34．根据第五段“He became an academician (院士) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1955, and the first Chinese scientist to be awarded the title of a foreign academician of the United States National Academy of Engineering in 1982.”可知，茅以升既是中国科学院院士又是美国国家工程院院士。both...and... “不仅……而且……，既……又……”。故填both。
35．根据最后一段“He was awarded the title of “the most beautiful fighter” in 2019. Mao Yisheng plays an important role in Chinese structural engineering.”可知，茅以升在中国结构工程中占有重要地位，他获得了“最美战士”称号。play an important role in 和be of great importance to是同义词短语，意为“对……非常重要，在……中起重要作用”。故填importance。
There is one thing in the world that’s smaller than your fingernail. But without it, we can’t use nearly all the electronics. It’s the microchip! It is one of the most important inventions in human history. How much do you know about microchips Here are some basics for you to learn it.
What are microchips
Not to be confused with potato chips, Microchips are very small electronic devices people use to store and deal with information. A microchip is a set of interconnected electronic components that are imprinted on a very small chip. As microchips have so many connected components, they are also called integrated circuits.
There are mainly two kinds of microchips: logic chips and memory chips. Logic chips are the “brains” of electronic devices—they deal with information to finish a task. Memory chips store information.
Application and importance
Microchips are in everything electrical from computers to cellphones, TVs, cameras, cars, airplanes, appliances and medical equipment. Microchips are also used in GPS tracking devices and identification cards and are used to record activities and information.
Microchips take and process digital information and make it usable right away. For example, a Central Processing Unit (CPU), or processor, is the main chip in a computer. It s responsible for carrying out all the computer’s tasks.
What are microchips made from
The main ingredient for making microchips is silicon. It’s a chemical element that can be found in rocks, sand, clay and soil. Silicon is a semiconductor, meaning that its conductive properties can become stronger by mixing it with other ingredients. This makes it possible to turn an electrical current on or off.
The silicon used to make microchips mostly comes from silica sand, made of silicon dioxide. Helpfully, it’s everywhere! It’s the second most common element on Earth after oxygen.
How small can microchips be
One microchip is smaller than a button on your shirt but it has billions of transistors (晶体管). So it’s easy to understand just how small the features on a chip need to be. Chip features are measured in nanometers (纳米). A nanometer is one billionth of a meter. The smaller the features in the patterns created, the more transistors can fit on a chip, and the more the chip can do.
A Brief 36 to Microchips
Without microchips, one of the most important inventions in history, almost all of our electronic products might not 37 .
Definition ·Small electronic devices are 38 to store and deal with information. ·Two kinds: logic and memory chips.
Application and importance ·They are in everything electrical to record activities and information. ·They process digital information and make users 39 to use it at once.
Size ·One microchip with billions of transistors is smaller than a button. ·The bigger the chip features created, the 40 transistors can fit on a chip.
【答案】36．Introduction 37．appear 38．used 39．possible 40．fewer
【导语】本文主要介绍了芯片的重要性、种类和功能，以及其小巧的尺寸和先进的制造技术。
36．根据“How much do you know about microchips Here are some basics for you to learn it.”可知，文章介绍了微芯片，introduction“介绍”符合语境，设空处前有“A”，填名词原形，作标题需大写首字母。故填Introduction。
37．根据“Microchips are in everything electrical from computers to cellphones, TVs, cameras, cars, airplanes, appliances and medical equipment.”可知，如果没有微芯片这个历史上最重要的发明之一，我们几乎所有的电子产品都可能不会出现。appear“出现”，设空处前有“might”接动词原形。故填appear。
38．根据“Microchips are very small electronic devices people use to store and deal with information.”可知，是被用来存储和处理信息，use“使用”，设空处填过去分词，构成被动语态。故填used。
39．根据“Microchips take and process digital information and make it usable right away”可知，它们处理数字信息并使用户能够立即使用它。possible“能做到”，故填possible。
40．根据“The smaller the features in the patterns created, the more transistors can fit on a chip, and the more the chip can do.”可知，芯片的功能越大，芯片上可以容纳的晶体管就越少。fewer“更少”符合语境。故填fewer。
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Have you ever noticed you feel happier after helping someone else Volunteering isn’t just great for the people you support, and it can bring you happiness too.
Volunteering means that you give your time, energy or skills to help others but don’t expect others to give you anything back. There are more than one billion volunteers helping others all over the world, and there are lots of ways you can join them, including raising money for charity, helping in your local community,or even carrying a neighbour’s shopping goods home.
According to Susan Albers, a psychologist, volunteering can reduce stress and make you feel better about your life. This is because being kind and doing things for other people activates (激活) the reward part of the brain and releases (释放) feel good chemicals like dopamine and serotonin. Albers says that volunteering has other benefits (益处) too, such as feeling part of a community, making friends and learning skills.
There are lots of ways you can volunteer. Albers recommends finding something that is meaningful to you. If you love sports, say, then ask if your club needs help like coaching younger players. If you’re passionate about protecting the environment, organize a litter pick or beach clean. You could also ask at your local library, community center or school for volunteering opportunities (机会). Before you start, remember to make sure you check with your parents. What’s more, Albers says volunteering is an activity that everyone can do. You needn’t have a lot of skills or spend much time.”
Title: Volunteering
What is volunteering It means giving your time, energy or skills to help others without expecting anything in 41 .
Why is volunteering good for us > Because it helps us 42 and makes us feel better about our life. > Because it helps us not feel 43 and helps us learn skills.
How can we volunteer > Find something meaningful to us. > Look for volunteering opportunities. > Make sure our parents 44 us.
Everyone can volunteer because it’s not 45 for us to have lots of skills or spend much time.
【答案】41．return 42．relax 43．lonely 44．support 45．necessary
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了什么是做志愿活动、做志愿活动的好处和如何成为志愿者。
41．根据第二段“Volunteering means that you give your time, energy or skills to help others but don’t expect others to give you anything back.”可知，做志愿活动不期待任何回报；in return回报。故填return。
42．根据第三段“...volunteering can reduce stress and make you feel better about your life”可知，做志愿活动可以减少压力，即帮我们变得轻松。故填relax。
43．根据第三段“...such as feeling part of a community, making friends and learning skills.”可知，做志愿活动让我们感觉自己成为社区的一员，帮助我们交朋友，即：帮助我们不会感到孤单。故填lonely。
44．根据第四段“Before you start, remember to make sure you check with your parents.”可知，要确保我们的父母支持我们。故填support。
45．根据第四段“What’s more, Albers says volunteering is an activity that everyone can do. You needn’t have a lot of skills or spend much time.”可知，每个人都可以做志愿活动，因为对我们来说，不必拥有许多技能，也不需要花费大量时间， it’s not necessary for sb. to do sth.“对某人来说做某事是不必要的” 。故填necessary。
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Hou Yifan, a 30-year-old girl, is a “queen of chess” in China. People around the world are impressed by the great chess player.
Hou started to play chess at 5 years old in 1999. At that time, her parents took Hou to try different mind games at a training center. “With the special shapes, I was interested in the chess and wanted to take it up,” said Hou.
After playing for two years as a hobby, Hou met her coach, a great master Tong Yuanming and began a kind of new training. “Chess is a mind game full of changes. So I should learn skills from others and keep practising chess in my daily life,” Hou said.
Luckily, what she did was soon rewarded. At 13, she became China’s youngest National Women’s Champion and then became the youngest chess champion in the world at 16.
Although she was well-known all over the world, she still wanted to keep improving. Having focused on international chess for a long time, Hou then wanted to study in the college. She became a student at Peking University in 2012. Several years later, she went on to study in the University of Oxford. “I must know more,” she said. “I would like to open my eyes to see the whole world.”
Now, the 30-year-old lady has become a teacher at Shenzhen University. She hopes to connect the methods she learned in China to the West and allow international chess to reach more young Chinese people.
Becoming a “queen of chess”
Introduction Hou Yifan is a 30-year-old Chinese lady. She has 46 the world with the chess.
47 of being a “queen of chess” She started to play chess when she was five years old. She not only learned skills from other players but played chess in her daily life. She became the youngest champion in China at 13 and in the world at 16.
Her 48 study and job In 2012, she 49 Peking University. Several years later, she continued to study in the University of Oxford. Now she becomes a teacher at Shenzhen University.
Her hope She wants to build a 50 between China and the West.
【答案】46．impressed 47．Experiences 48．further 49．entered 50．bridge
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要记述了“棋后”侯逸凡的人生经历。
46．根据第一段中“People around the world are impressed by the great chess player.”可知，侯逸凡因为高超的棋艺，给世界各地的人们留下了深刻的印象，impress表示“给……留下深刻印象”；根据句意和空格前的“has”可知，空格处应填上动词的过去分词。故填impressed。
47．根据右边表格中“She started...champion in China at 13 and in the world at 16.”可知，此处是介绍了侯逸凡下棋的成长经历，名词experience可表示“经历”，符合句意；因为是多段经历，所以要用到名词复数，单词放句首，首字母要大写。故填Experiences。
48．根据右边表格中“In 2012, she…Peking University. Several years later, she continued to study in the University of Oxford. Now she becomes a teacher at Shenzhen University.”可知，此处主要是指她深造学习和工作，所以填入further，形容词比较级，作定语，修饰限定名词study和job，意为“更长远的”符合题意。故填further。
49．根据第五段中“She became a student at Peking University in 2012. Several years later, she went on to study in the University of Oxford.”可知，她于2012年去了北京大学学习；根据句意可知，空格处应填谓语动词，动词enter可表示“进入”，符合句意；根据“In 2012”可知，此句要用一般过去时，enter应用过去式entered。故填entered。
50．根据最后一段中“She hopes to connect the methods she learned in China to the West and allow international chess to reach more young Chinese people.”可知，她希望能够建立起中国和西方间的联系；根据空格前的“a”可知，空格处应填名词，bridge可表示“桥，起联系作用的事物”符合句意。故填bridge。
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Reading is fun! Besides for fun, we can also analyze (分析) texts to learn more from the texts and more about the texts. One way we can do this is by finding out the theme of the texts.
The theme of a text is the “big idea” that runs through the text, connecting the characters and events. It is what the writer wants to tell us through the story. Themes can be ideas like family, friendship, love and so on. But it may not be able to be included in just one word, it might be an idea such as “Friendship is important.” Usually the theme of a text isn’t told directly, make sure you know what the writer is saying. How can we find out the theme of a text The following steps may help you.
Read through the whole text. Usually characters change as the story goes on, so the theme you get at the beginning might not be true at the end! For this reason, you need to read through the whole text first. There may also be more than one theme in a story.
Find out the clue. After reading the whole text, try to answer the following questions. What important events happened during the story What was the problem How did the problem get solved How did the character(s) change What did the character(s) learn The answers may help you to get the clues.
Get the big idea. Read again for the writer’s purpose of the text and find out the answers to the following questions. Was most of the plot (情节) around friendship Did the characters solve problems with their families Did the main character learn the importance of friendship If one of the answers is “yes”, you may get the big idea.
Check the big idea out. If you’ve found a “big idea”, go through the text to find the evidence that supports this idea in the text. You needn’t repeat every detail of the story — a few key examples will be fine.
Have you got the way to find out the theme of a text Get your favorite book quickly and see if you can find the theme out!
Finding out the theme of a text
Main points Detailed information
51 is a theme A theme is a “big idea” that 52 the characters and events. The writer’s thoughts may be expressed through the theme. Themes might not be just one word and some are not presented in a 53 way.
How can you explore the theme Read the text till the 54 to fully understand the themes. Find out the clue and get the big idea by 55 some questions. Check the big idea out by finding some key examples
【答案】51．What 52．connecting 53．direct 54．end 55．answering
【导语】本文主要讲述什么是文章的主题、如何寻找文章的主题。
51．根据“The theme of a text is the “big idea” that runs through the text, connecting the characters and events. It is what the writer wants to tell us through the story.”可知这一部分讲什么事一个主题，用what提问，句子开头首字母大写。故填What。
52．根据“The theme of a text is the “big idea” that runs through the text, connecting the characters and events.”可知主题是连接角色和事件的“大观点”。故填connecting。
53．根据“Usually the theme of a text isn’t told directly, make sure you know what the writer is saying.”可知主题可能不只是一个词，有些并没有以直接的方式呈现，此处用形容词direct作定语。故填direct。
54．根据“Read through the whole text. Usually characters change as the story goes on, so the theme you get at the beginning might not be true at the end!”可知通读全文，直到最后，充分理解主题。故填end。
55．根据“Find out the clue. After reading the whole text, try to answer the following questions.”可知要通过回答一些问题来找出线索并获得大的想法。by后接动名词answering表示“回答”。故填answering。
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After a long day’s study at school, you are very tired. So after school you go home to relax. When you get home, a robot welcomes you. He’s happy to see you and helps you take your school things to your room. He listens to you talk about your school life and tells you a new joke. And he tells you to call your cousin and to say happy birthday. And then he helps you with your homework.
This is your future, and the robot’s name is NAO. NAO has a small body, big eyes and a large head. He can walk and dance. He listens and talks, and he even learns and thinks for himself. His creators predict that the robot will be in people’s homes before 2040. This $16, 000 robot knows who you are.
NAO can even express emotions (表达情感). He is a self-guided robot. A self-guided robot can sense (感觉), think and act. Other robots might do two out of the three. For example, a robot might sense things using cameras and think using computers, but with no arms, he can’t act. Another robot can move and sense things, but he can’t think for himself. These aren’t self-guided robots. But NAO can do them all.
NAO—A Home Robot in the Future
Your life with a robot at home in the future ●The robot can welcome you and help you carry things when you 1 . ●The robot can listen and speak to you. He can even tell jokes. ●The robot can remind you of the things you forgot and help with your homework.
Something about NAO Looks He has a small body, big eyes and a large head.
Ability ●He can 2 , listen and talk, learn and think. ●He can also know who you are.
Prediction ●He will be used 3 before 2040. ●You can buy the robot NAO at the price of $16, 000.
The 4 between NAO and other robots ●Because of having more abilities than other robots, NAO is called 5 . ●NAO can sense, think and act, but other robots can only do two out of the three.
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The holiday season is a time for celebration, gatherings, and delicious food. However, it can also be a challenging
time for those trying to lose weight. But fear not! Here are some expert tips to help you.
Eat smart
Saving up calories (卡路里) for parties or holiday meals is a mistake, says professor Victoria Shanta. As she explains, “You’ll show up hungry. Then you are likely to go straight to the dining table and start eating everything in sight!”
Mix it up
“Devoting yourself to mingling (交际), not food,” says the Cleveland Clinic. “Don’t stand around the food table at a party. Instead, get out and talk with others. After all, conversation is totally calorie free! And offer to help clean up (since that burns even more calories). Be polite and be one of the last to eat — the food looks much less attractive after everyone has dug their paws in or if it’s been sitting out for a while.”
Stay active
“Regular exercise is important to keeping a healthy weight, but motivation (动力) can be lacking (缺失) when holiday comes,” say the doctors at the Mayo Clinic. Choose and include fun activities into your holiday plans, such as ice skating with family. This way, you can add fun to your routine.
Sleep to lose
The Center for Disease Control points out: “Going out more and staying out later often means cutting back on sleep.” That can make it harder to manage your blood sugar. When you sleep less, you’ll eat more and prefer high-fat, high-sugar food. Aim for seven to eight hours per night to guard against mindless eating.
6 to lose weight during the holidays
People gather together and eat a lot during holidays. It can be challenging to lose weight.
Eat smart Don’t save up calories for parties or meals, or it is 7 for you to eat everything in sight because of hunger.
Mix it up Talk with others instead of 8 attention to food. Offer to help clean up. Be one of the last to eat.
Stay active Fun activities can be added to your holiday plans to 9 the lack of motivation.
Sleep to lose Enough sleep can make it easy for you to eat 10 .
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From TV to New Media
A recent report said that China’s TV usage dropped from 70 percent to less than 30 percent in 2022. Also, TV sales dropped from 48.94 million in 2019 to 36.34 million in 2022. So why do we watch less TV Here are some interviews with some students.
“I seldom watch TV mainly because of the boring advertisements.” Song Ruiqi from Zhejiang said, “They always show up when a show or a movie is halfway through its run. So my family and I hardly turn on the TV at home.”
He Liyan from Jiangsu believes that mobile phones or computers can easily meet our needs for watching videos. TVs often have hidden fees and complex (复杂的) interfaces. These problems have led to situations where young people aren’t interested in them, while the elderly find them difficult to use.
“We have a busy day, leaving us with little time to watch TV. Also, the TV shows we enjoy are different from the ones our parents like. In my family, I can hardly get a chance to control the remote when they sit on the sofa.” said Zhang Linhui, Guangdong.
“Different from traditional TVs, which require us to be at home to watch, video websites can be seen anytime and anywhere.” Wang Hexuan, Sichuan, added, “Besides, their bullet-screen (弹幕) function allows people to express their opinions. This experience is a pleasure that traditional TV watching cannot provide.”
Title: From TV to New Media
Since fewer people in China are watching TV at home, the TV sales number is 11 than before.
12 The advertisements that 13 halfway make people bored. The problems like hidden fees and complex interfaces reduce people’s interest. Different viewing habits may 14 to the loss of TV viewers. TVs require people to be at home to watch and have no bullet-screen function.
Conclusion New media are becoming more popular in China. Unlike traditional TVs, they have many 15 over TVs. They are not limited by time and place. Moreover, they have better interactivity to express their opinions.
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You can see cucumbers (黄瓜) hanging on vines (藤蔓). Wheat sprouts (发芽) from the soil. Purple eggplant (茄子) flowers come out. But you’re not on a farm. You are inside Yuegong, a closed lab at Beihang University in Beijing.
An important experiment was once carried out in the lab. It is called Yuegong-365. Eight volunteers took turns to live by themselves in the closed lab for a year. In January 2018, four volunteers finished spending 200 days in the lab. This set a world record for the longest stay in a self-contained (自给自足的) space, China Daily reported. Then, another four volunteers lived in the lab and the experiment ended in May that year.
The experiment could give scientists information that can be used to create better living areas for astronauts in space, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Life in Yuegong was busy. Volunteers got up at 6:30 am and went to bed at 11:30 pm. Growing food was their daily activity. There were more than 30 kinds of vegetables and fruit for them to grow and eat. They even ate insects in order to get protein (蛋白质).
They also recorded their body temperature, blood pressure and personal feelings every day. Scientists outside the lab used the information to monitor (监控) their health.
Was living in the lab boring No! With internet, volunteers could go online to read the news or watch TV shows. They also read books, wrote and even rode bikes. “There’s no time to be bored,” volunteer Hu Jingfei said.
The experiment called Yuegong -365
When Started from 2017 and ended in the next 16 .
17 In a lab called Yuegong.
Who Eight 18 in two groups took turns to live in the lab for a year. The first group stayed in the lab 19 than the second group.
What was the life in the lab like *They started their day at 6:30 am and ended 20 hours later. *Their everyday life was 21 . *They ate vegetables and plants grown by themselves, as well as 22 to get protein. *They recorded their body temperature, blood pressure, and their personal 23 each day.
How did they feel There were internet, books and bikes, 24 they didn’t feel bored at all.
What can the experiment do It can help scientists improve 25 lives in space.
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Will ChatGPT be good for humans
ChatGPT is a type of AI that has been “trained” by looking at over 8 million web pages. You can ask it anything and it will give you an answer. You can also ask it to write texts. The technology is so hopeful that some people believe it will take the place of Google in the near future. ChatGPT is a great example of a modern technology that is causing mixed feelings. Below we will see some of ChatGPT’s good points and bad points.
ChatGPT: good points
Because ChatGPT is free to use and easy to use, it could make learning easier. When we use Google, we have to look at individual (单独的) web pages to find answers to our questions. With ChatGPT, we are getting information supported by thousands of other web pages with the information being given to us in simple and easy to understand language.
ChatGPT can also help people who struggle (挣扎) with language production. ChatGPT can be used to help people who don’t speak the same language communicate, and help people who have language-based disabilities to communicate better. When used in this way, ChatGPT could be a great tool for bringing the world closer together.
ChatGPT: bad points
ChatGPT is amazing, but it also makes people worried. For thousands of years, students have been required to find information using books and, more recently, the Internet. This requires a level of effort that usually rewards students who work hard and allows learners to see lots of different information. With ChatGPT, finding information becomes much easier than using the Internet or a book. This could make cheating (作弊) much easier, and make students feel their hard work isn’t rewarded.
Conclusion
It’s too soon to say what kind of influence ChatGPT will have on our lives. Let’s hope that ChatGPT will become bigger and more popular.
Will ChatGPT be good for humans
Introduction ChatGPT is a new type of AI that produces detailed answers and help to write texts. It’s possible that ChatGPT may take the 26 in modern technology.
27 ●ChatGPT 28 us with information which can be understood simply and easily.
●ChatGPT also helps people to make better 29 with each other.
Disadvantages ●It is much 30 for hard-working students to feel rewarded.
Conclusion It remains unknown whether ChatGPT will be positive or negative in the future.
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On 9 January 1896, Mao Yisheng was born in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. He is a famous bridge expert, civil engineering scientist and educator of China.
Mao received a modern education including maths, science and arts. He graduated from Tangshan Engineering College in 1916. In 1917, he was accepted into America’s Cornell University where he earned his Master’s degree. Then he moved to Carnegie Mellon University where he became the first PhD student in the university’s history. His dissertation (博士论文) contributed greatly to bridge theory in the 1920s.
Dr. Mao is considered as the founder (奠基人) of modern bridge engineering in China. He designed Qiantang River Bridge, the first road-and-railway bridge designed and built by a Chinese.
He also took part in the design of China’s first modern bridge—Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge.
Moreover, Dr. Mao also led the design of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. He became an academician (院士) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1955, and the first Chinese scientist to be awarded the title of a foreign academician of the United States National Academy of Engineering in 1982.
Dr. Mao worked in five famous universities. He greatly influenced Chinese engineering education by introducing new teaching methods.
Dr. Mao passed away in 1989. He was awarded the title of “the most beautiful fighter” in 2019. Mao Yisheng plays an important role in Chinese structural engineering.
Mao Yisheng
Personal information >He was born in 1896 and 31 in 1989. >He is a bridge expert, scientist and educator.
Education experiences >He received a modern education. >After graduating from Tangshan Engineering College, he went 32 for further education. >His dissertation made a great contribution to bridge theory in the 1920s.
33 >He was the chief designer of two famous modern bridges and the Great Hall of the People. >He was an academician of 34 the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the United States National Academy of Engineering. >He introduced new teaching methods to Chinese engineering education.
Praise >Awarded “the most beautiful fighter”, he is of great 35 to Chinese structural engineering.
There is one thing in the world that’s smaller than your fingernail. But without it, we can’t use nearly all the electronics. It’s the microchip! It is one of the most important inventions in human history. How much do you know about microchips Here are some basics for you to learn it.
What are microchips
Not to be confused with potato chips, Microchips are very small electronic devices people use to store and deal with information. A microchip is a set of interconnected electronic components that are imprinted on a very small chip. As microchips have so many connected components, they are also called integrated circuits.
There are mainly two kinds of microchips: logic chips and memory chips. Logic chips are the “brains” of electronic devices—they deal with information to finish a task. Memory chips store information.
Application and importance
Microchips are in everything electrical from computers to cellphones, TVs, cameras, cars, airplanes, appliances and medical equipment. Microchips are also used in GPS tracking devices and identification cards and are used to record activities and information.
Microchips take and process digital information and make it usable right away. For example, a Central Processing Unit (CPU), or processor, is the main chip in a computer. It s responsible for carrying out all the computer’s tasks.
What are microchips made from
The main ingredient for making microchips is silicon. It’s a chemical element that can be found in rocks, sand, clay and soil. Silicon is a semiconductor, meaning that its conductive properties can become stronger by mixing it with other ingredients. This makes it possible to turn an electrical current on or off.
The silicon used to make microchips mostly comes from silica sand, made of silicon dioxide. Helpfully, it’s everywhere! It’s the second most common element on Earth after oxygen.
How small can microchips be
One microchip is smaller than a button on your shirt but it has billions of transistors (晶体管). So it’s easy to understand just how small the features on a chip need to be. Chip features are measured in nanometers (纳米). A nanometer is one billionth of a meter. The smaller the features in the patterns created, the more transistors can fit on a chip, and the more the chip can do.
A Brief 36 to Microchips
Without microchips, one of the most important inventions in history, almost all of our electronic products might not 37 .
Definition ·Small electronic devices are 38 to store and deal with information. ·Two kinds: logic and memory chips.
Application and importance ·They are in everything electrical to record activities and information. ·They process digital information and make users 39 to use it at once.
Size ·One microchip with billions of transistors is smaller than a button. ·The bigger the chip features created, the 40 transistors can fit on a chip.
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Have you ever noticed you feel happier after helping someone else Volunteering isn’t just great for the people you support, and it can bring you happiness too.
Volunteering means that you give your time, energy or skills to help others but don’t expect others to give you anything back. There are more than one billion volunteers helping others all over the world, and there are lots of ways you can join them, including raising money for charity, helping in your local community,or even carrying a neighbour’s shopping goods home.
According to Susan Albers, a psychologist, volunteering can reduce stress and make you feel better about your life. This is because being kind and doing things for other people activates (激活) the reward part of the brain and releases (释放) feel good chemicals like dopamine and serotonin. Albers says that volunteering has other benefits (益处) too, such as feeling part of a community, making friends and learning skills.
There are lots of ways you can volunteer. Albers recommends finding something that is meaningful to you. If you love sports, say, then ask if your club needs help like coaching younger players. If you’re passionate about protecting the environment, organize a litter pick or beach clean. You could also ask at your local library, community center or school for volunteering opportunities (机会). Before you start, remember to make sure you check with your parents. What’s more, Albers says volunteering is an activity that everyone can do. You needn’t have a lot of skills or spend much time.”
Title: Volunteering
What is volunteering It means giving your time, energy or skills to help others without expecting anything in 41 .
Why is volunteering good for us > Because it helps us 42 and makes us feel better about our life. > Because it helps us not feel 43 and helps us learn skills.
How can we volunteer > Find something meaningful to us. > Look for volunteering opportunities. > Make sure our parents 44 us.
Everyone can volunteer because it’s not 45 for us to have lots of skills or spend much time.
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Hou Yifan, a 30-year-old girl, is a “queen of chess” in China. People around the world are impressed by the great chess player.
Hou started to play chess at 5 years old in 1999. At that time, her parents took Hou to try different mind games at a training center. “With the special shapes, I was interested in the chess and wanted to take it up,” said Hou.
After playing for two years as a hobby, Hou met her coach, a great master Tong Yuanming and began a kind of new training. “Chess is a mind game full of changes. So I should learn skills from others and keep practising chess in my daily life,” Hou said.
Luckily, what she did was soon rewarded. At 13, she became China’s youngest National Women’s Champion and then became the youngest chess champion in the world at 16.
Although she was well-known all over the world, she still wanted to keep improving. Having focused on international chess for a long time, Hou then wanted to study in the college. She became a student at Peking University in 2012. Several years later, she went on to study in the University of Oxford. “I must know more,” she said. “I would like to open my eyes to see the whole world.”
Now, the 30-year-old lady has become a teacher at Shenzhen University. She hopes to connect the methods she learned in China to the West and allow international chess to reach more young Chinese people.
Becoming a “queen of chess”
Introduction Hou Yifan is a 30-year-old Chinese lady. She has 46 the world with the chess.
47 of being a “queen of chess” She started to play chess when she was five years old. She not only learned skills from other players but played chess in her daily life. She became the youngest champion in China at 13 and in the world at 16.
Her 48 study and job In 2012, she 49 Peking University. Several years later, she continued to study in the University of Oxford. Now she becomes a teacher at Shenzhen University.
Her hope She wants to build a 50 between China and the West.
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Reading is fun! Besides for fun, we can also analyze (分析) texts to learn more from the texts and more about the texts. One way we can do this is by finding out the theme of the texts.
The theme of a text is the “big idea” that runs through the text, connecting the characters and events. It is what the writer wants to tell us through the story. Themes can be ideas like family, friendship, love and so on. But it may not be able to be included in just one word, it might be an idea such as “Friendship is important.” Usually the theme of a text isn’t told directly, make sure you know what the writer is saying. How can we find out the theme of a text The following steps may help you.
Read through the whole text. Usually characters change as the story goes on, so the theme you get at the beginning might not be true at the end! For this reason, you need to read through the whole text first. There may also be more than one theme in a story.
Find out the clue. After reading the whole text, try to answer the following questions. What important events happened during the story What was the problem How did the problem get solved How did the character(s) change What did the character(s) learn The answers may help you to get the clues.
Get the big idea. Read again for the writer’s purpose of the text and find out the answers to the following questions. Was most of the plot (情节) around friendship Did the characters solve problems with their families Did the main character learn the importance of friendship If one of the answers is “yes”, you may get the big idea.
Check the big idea out. If you’ve found a “big idea”, go through the text to find the evidence that supports this idea in the text. You needn’t repeat every detail of the story — a few key examples will be fine.
Have you got the way to find out the theme of a text Get your favorite book quickly and see if you can find the theme out!
Finding out the theme of a text
Main points Detailed information
51 is a theme A theme is a “big idea” that 52 the characters and events. The writer’s thoughts may be expressed through the theme. Themes might not be just one word and some are not presented in a 53 way.
How can you explore the theme Read the text till the 54 to fully understand the themes. Find out the clue and get the big idea by 55 some questions. Check the big idea out by finding some key examples
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