中考英语复习-八年级短文阅读3.docx

1、中考英语复习-八年级短文阅读3Make Plansfor Your DaysThe daily schedule of some students from Zhejiang University has drawn a lot of attention online. People are amazed at how well the students plan their days and how hard-working they are.Each student has their own way to make their plans. Some use charts; some u

2、se pictures and drawings. COVID-19 has influenced the students lives. However, they have made changes to their plans and tried to live their days to the fullest.Making plans is a good way to make full use of your time. Here are some tips for making good plans for your days:A. The plans should not ju

3、st be about studying. Make some time to take a break, eat, sleep or go out with friends.B. Important things come first. Make sure you highlight the important things so that you can see them easily and do them first.C. Dont work on one thing for more than an hour or two at a time. We concentrate bett

4、er for the first 90 minutes, so change the course you study after that.D. When youre finished with something, cross it off your list! This gives you a sense of achievement, and you will look forward to finishing the next one.Want to improve your study performance? Start making your plans! And most i

5、mportantly, stick to them!Care for Each OtherIt was a dark evening in 1999. Song Yang, a 19-year-old student, lost his way in west London. This was only his third day in the UK. He saw an old man carrying heavy bags on the side of the road, unable to move. Song helped him home.The old man, named Han

6、s, was born in Switzerland. He lived by the River Thames alone. Although the view was amazing through the window of his house, it was a mess inside.Learning Song was looking for a place to stay, Hans invited him to move in. They agreed that they would split the bills and care for each other. Hans of

7、ten helped Song learn English and get to know the country. Song helped make meals and do the housework. Soon the two became friends and family. Each time Song came back to China, he would take Hans with him.In 2007, when Song completed his studies in the UK and returned to China, Hans had to stay in

8、 London by himself. After a few months of living without Song, Hans got very sick. He lost over 20 kilograms and couldnt even get out of the bed. Song couldnt stop thinking and worrying about Hans, so he went to London. In 2008, Song brought Hans back to China. Hans finally recovered and he lived a

9、few years of happy life with Song and his family. Hans always said, “China is my home because Song is my family.”In 2013, the 81-year-old died in Zhengzhou and Song held a traditional Chinese funeral for Hans. For more than 4,700 days, both the young and the old had kept their promise of caring for

10、each other.A Song for Lu XunReading Lu Xuns articles has been common memories of Chinese students. Someof his articles, such as From Baicao Garden to Sanwei Studyand My Old Home, are included in our Chinese textbooks. From his articles, we get to know characters like Runtu and Kong Yijiunder his pen

11、.Born on Sept 25, 1881, Lu Xuns realname was Zhou Shuren. When he was young, Lu Xun went to Japan to studymedicine. But later he decided to write stories to show the dark side ofsociety and tradition, trying to enlighten people. Although many years have passed, people still remember and talkabout th

12、is great writer.Last year was the 140th anniversary of LuXuns birth. Chen Yan, a young singer, wrote a song named Daxiansheng to show respect for this great writer. Chen invited Lu Xunsgrandson ZhouLingfei to join the singing. Also, Chen brought great creativity andimagination to the songs MV. For e

13、xample, Chen imagined that Lu Xun hadtraveled to modern times, and he could use a smartphone. So in the MV, Chen hasa good chat with Lu Xun on thesmartphone“People often say that Lu Xuns worksare not well understood. So I wanted to use a song to help make Lu Xun moreunderstandable,” said Chen. “Its

14、interesting to imagine like this. I believethat doing so is a good way to help moreyoung people learn about Lu Xun and his works and spirit.” TheGuardian of ElephantsA video has recently been verypopular on the Internet. In the video, some elephants are running towards a manwho is standing in the wa

15、ter and calling them. The elephants seem excited asthey head towards the man. The man is actually a keeper of these elephants. Heis Darrick Thomson.Darrick is from Canada and was a former firefighter in Toronto. Hiswife is Thai, and her name is Sangduen Lek Chailert. Lek has been working to rescueel

16、ephants since 1996. After meeting his wife, Darrick gave up his job inToronto and moved to Thailand to join his wifes elephant rescue. They started theElephant Nature Park, an elephant sanctuary in Chiang Mai, Thailand.In this sanctuary, many of theelephants are scared from a lifetime of abuse. Darr

17、ick and his team care forthese rescued elephants. They give them treatmentand feed them healthy food. In order to allow the elephants to move freely,they also built a treatment pool where the elephants can walk and batheunderwater. The sanctuary also provides a home for hundreds of dogs and cats.Darrick and his wife really givethese elephants selfless love. Every time Darrick appears, elephants from alldirections will run towards him. The elephants are like his children. A formerfirefighter is now the guardian angel of the elephants!