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广东省深圳市2021年初中毕业生学业水平考试英语全真模拟试卷(7)
A. Then keep taking steps. B. I can't start such a huge goal. C. And how can you try to reach your goals? D. To change a habit, try changing where you spend your time. E. Is it more important to practice singing than play video games? F. Does shopping take you a lot of time? |
You have lots of things you'd like to do. But sometimes it's hard to get to the finish line — just like your goal. How can you break your bad habits and develop good ones?
Here are a few opinions we often get from kids, followed by ideas that might help.
● I can't get away from screens.
If you usually spend time lying on the sofa and watching TV programs or a video when you're bored, go somewhere else instead. Take a book to your room or your violin to the backyard. Or ask if you can help cook in the kitchen.
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Start with "showing up." Then take one small step or do one tiny task, followed by another and another. For example, how do I practice the piano? First, sit at it. Then play one note at a time.
Starting with a supersimple step often helps. Why? It's easy, quick, and gets you in action.
● I have no time.
Take a look at the choices you make about how you spend time. Do those choices show what's important to you? Can you spare 10 minutes a day to work on a goal? Let's suppose you want to be singer.Talk with a parent about why your goal counts. Discuss whether you can let go of something less important to free up time to achieve it.
Which Musical Instrument(乐器) Shall I Learn?
Many people would like to learn how to play a musical instrument, but they have one big problem: What to play? Ask yourself the following questions to help decide.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Many instruments have different uses, but some are better for certain kinds of music. That is to say, your favorite music may sound more beautiful on some instruments than others, so think about this before you start.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Think about your long-term future as a musician. If you want to play with other people, what kind of instrument would be the most useful? You might think of the violin. But if too many people have the same idea with you, will you still choose to learn it?
Where are you going to practice? Many people live in flats(公寓) practicing the drums, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Think about where and when you are going to practice, and the feelings of the people you live with or nearby.
How much money can you spend? This is quite a big thing. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} But this doesn't change the fact that many, such as the piano, are always very expensive. If you can't buy your favorite instrument, will you be able to borrow someone else's?
Still not sure? Talk to people you know who already play instruments. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} It's also a good idea to find a good music teacher who plays a few different instruments, and who can give you some advice and help you in the right way.
A. for example, it will make your neighbors angry. B. Different instruments have different prices. C. Do you want to play with other people? D. They might even let you try theirs. E. What kind of music do you like? |
Every year thousands of students leave school for a few weeks or months and enjoy an unusual type of educational program. What they learn during this time does not come from books. They learn new skills by living in a different country and doing unusual jobs. There are several programs that help students to gain (获得) the experience they are looking for.
Country | Job | Time | Activities |
India | Teaching young children | Two months | * Teaching music and art * Helping children to learn how to communicate |
Ghana | Health care worker | Three months | * Seeing how doctors work in a less developed country * Helping care for sick people |
Thailand | Saving elephants | Three weeks | * Caring for elephants * Helping train elephants |
One interesting program is saving elephants in Thailand. Most people think of elephants as animals in zoos or circuses. However, many elephants are no longer kept in captivity (囚禁). Now, hundreds of them are homeless. These gentle animals are often found on the streets because they do not have owners to care for them. Although they may look well, they are often in poor health and don't have enough food to eat.
One center in Thailand cares for these elephants. It provides a safe and natural living space for them. When they are at the center, they stay in a building but are free to walk around. Students come from all over the world to help there. The students work with the elephant keepers and help then a train elephants. These keepers teach the students how to care for the elephants. In the morning, they go to the forest together and lead the elephants to the center. They clean them and give them food. In the afternoon, they take the animals back into the forest for the night. Helping at the center is interesting and the young people learn a lot.
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