北京四中英语A4日使用.docx

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I 语法复习Grammar Revision:

提高篇：

Complete the passages with the proper words.

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One day, while I was having lunch at ___1___ restaurant, I listened to a conversation between a young boy and a man. ___2___ (obvious) they were father and son. The boy’s voice was low. The man’s voice was very loud. The boy tried to tell his father something, ___3___ no matter what the boy said, the father always said something very hurtful.

After ___4___ (hear) the father’s words, I became very angry. When I was young, my father never said anything to encourage me. Instead, he always said such words___5___ “You aren’t smart enough”, “I don’t think you can do it”, etc. How I wish he would say something encouraging!

Children should ___6__(encourage). I decided ___7___(have) a talk with the father and tell him what he was doing was wrong.

When I got close to their table, I found they were laughing. ___8___ turned out that the father was not scolding his son. They were preparing for a ___9___(perform), which aimed at teaching those ___10___ (parent) who liked discouraging their children how to get along with their children.

II 词汇积累Vocabulary :

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Help others, help yourself!

Research has shown that when we volunteer – where we give ourselves and our time to help others – we actually end up benefiting too. Our happiness grows. We feel more satisfied with life. We even have more energy and creativity. Basically, we have more to give.

I’ve noticed a pattern with my friends. Sometimes, they get into the habit of gossiping

about others. They will constantly complain about their bosses or coworkers. It seems as if they get caught in this loop (闭环) of complaining, and their frustration distracts them in other parts of their life. When this happens, they become uninterested in new events or become annoyed by their colleagues or things that happen at work.

At the same time, I’ve also seen other friends go out of their way to help someone on their team or to help out on a project that had very little – or even nothing – to do with their main work. Although it seems like they won’t receive anything in return, my friends benefit from these interactions. My friends have told me about the stronger relationships they’ve built at work and the fun they’ve had working on new and interesting projects. They’ve told me about how the people they helped before have returned the favor later on. Not only that, but they have even talked about times where their boss recognized them for their work or when they were informed in advance about upcoming projects.

We often think that when we help someone else, we aren’t doing anything for ourselves.