Benedict Allen was born in England in 1960．His dad was a pilot(飞行员)，and Benedict dreamed of travelling around the world like his dad.His dream came true—Benedict became an explorer(探险家)．But he doesn't travel the world in a plane.He finds a place he wants to explore，and then he lives with the local people．He learns important skills from them，and then uses those skills to explore the place he's visiting．He doesn't use modem things like mobile phones．and he likes to travel alone．

    Benedict's explorations are often dangerous，but he likes them．One of his favourite explorations was in 2001．He wanted to be the first person to travel alone across the ice from Siberia to Alaska．So he went to Siberia and lived with the Chukchi people．He learned how to live like the Chukchi people and drive a dog team．He travelled 622 miles with only a dog team．The weather was really bad．There was a lot of snow,wind and ice．so the journey was very difficult．Benedict almost lost the dog team，and he almost died，so he ended his journey early．It was scary,but he learned a lot．

根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。

① Tian Yi Pavilion (天一阁) is in the center of the city. Xu Zheng wants to write a report about the history of Ningbo. He needs to go to Tian Yi Pavilion to look for some information (信息). There is a bus station near his home.          

②Wang Hao Lives in Shanghai. He likes travelling (旅游). So he is going to Beijing. He'd like to get there quickly. He is sure he will have fun in Beijing.               

③This month Yuan Fang will visit her grandparents in her hometown (家乡). It's about 1,000 kilometers away. Yuan Fang wants to get there in 10 hours. And she can enjoy the sights (风景) along the way.        

④Guo Jing likes taking photos. She likes the photos of rivers and mountains best. She is very happy that her parents will take her to the Three Gorges (三峡). She wishes she can take many photos when they're travelling on the water.           

    Teachers help us to become good students. So we need to say thanks to them for all their hard work. Chinese students have a Teachers' Day on September 10.But how do American students thank their teachers?

    First of all, American schools have a whole week in May to appreciate(感激)their teachers! Teacher Appreciation Day is on the Tuesday of that week.

    The school hosts parties with gifts and snacks that week. There are also signs everywhere to show their love for teachers.

    American students like to give small presents to their teachers. American teachers sometimes get thank you notes from their students. Teachers also have handicrafts(手工艺品), small treats, or trinkets (小饰物)from students.

    Students shouldn't just wait for Teacher Appreciation Day. Thank your teachers all the time! It helps them do a good job.

Rick and Henry are good friends. They play together every day. 

One night, Rick calls Henry, "Tomorrow will be a fine day. Shall we go out to play football? ""Henry likes football, so he says, "OK. Let's meet at 2: 30 pm. "

The next day, Rick comes to Henry's home on time. But Henry is lying on his bed and playing mobile games. He says to Rick," ▲ "

"OK, "says Rick. He waits for about one hour, but Henry still doesn't come out. At this time, Henry says, "I don't want to go out now. Why don't you go alone? "

Hearing this, Rick goes away angrily(生气地). He says to himself, "I'm not going to play with him any more! "

In the evening, Henry's mother has a talk with him. "You can't break your words like this, or you will have no friends. "Henry feels worried. He says, "I'm wrong. "Then he calls Rick and says sorry to him. And he goes to Rick's home early the next morning!

Wang Maowei，a 40﹣year﹣old artist is good at making stick puppets （木偶）. 

When he was a little boy，he watched how his parents performed those beautiful puppets，and how interesting those performances were. Gradually

When he was 17，he went to Xi'an，Shanxi Province，he returned to his hometown to work with the same group as his parents did. 

It takes 40 to 50 days to make a stick puppet. The average height of a puppet is 75 centimeters to I meter，and it has different costumes to fit different plays and stories. 

To make puppets，you need to have some basic knowledge of fine arts. The most difficult part is to persist （坚持） because it can be robotic and hard work. Wang was strict with himself. After at least five years of learning from his master，he began to think out new forms. "It is important to keep up with the times and be creative"，he said to himself. 

Wang's puppets are special. He found a special kind of paper to make his puppets. It lets puppet players put gears （机关） inside the puppet heads to make them work—the nose，eyes and mouth of a puppet can all move with the use of one stick. 

With the help of modern technology，his puppets can even perform bianlian，or face﹣changing. To attract more young people

Li Mei is a student in my class.  She likes her daily life 1 school. 

Every morning, she gets up 2 at 6:00.  Then she goes to 3 in the park for thirty minutes.  Before 7:00 a. m. , she eats a delicious 4 .  After that she goes to school at 7:40 a. m.  Her school is not far, so she always 5 to school.  There are four 6 in the morning.  Among them, she likes Physics (物理) best, because she wants to be a scientist (科学家) when she grows up.  She eats lunch at 12:00 p. m.  She likes noodles for lunch.  Classes 7 at 4:00 p. m.  After school, she goes to the swimming pool to 8 there for an hour.  She goes home at 5:30 p. m.  Then she has dinner with 9 family.  She goes to bed at 10:00 p. m.  She thinks it is 10 for her to sleep early.