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浙江省绍兴市柯桥区联盟学校2024年中考模拟预测英语试题
On social media platforms such as Xiaohongshu, we're seeing more posts with the tag lines "I will listen" and "listen to me." A puzzled person may have trouble deciding on where to go on a vacation, which restaurant offers the best seafood or whether Huawei's Mate 60 is a better buy than the iPhone 15. Write a post titled "I will listen" and it's likely that a warm-hearted person will quickly reply with a suggestion.
Now, the problem is, should you follow the advice of a complete stranger? Is his or her advice true or is it just a personal opinion? Opinions, after all, are not facts－they are just personal judgments. Still, it's important to take different voices into consideration.
Whenever I buy something online, I always read the comments ( 评 论 ) posted by the last customers. If there are too many negative comments, I probably won't consider buying it. On the other hand, if all of the comments are unusually positive, my doubtful brain takes over and I think the seller may be using comments to increase the sale of the product.
Apart from online business posts, other "listen-to-me" posts cause a more complex problem. In these posts, people are often giving advice on traps ( 陷 阱 ) and problems that could trouble other people. Personal problems such as relationships, job choices and even mental health are among the most common topics. Their suggestions may be truthful, but they don't necessarily fit in with the special situation of others.
For these big "topics", it's better to talk to friends, families, teachers and professional experts. Those people who are close to you know and care about you and will stay by your side, unlike an online poster you may never hear from again.
The Internet is like a great "shop" for getting and exchanging information. But, as with any shop, let the buyer be more careful.
What do you think of the Chinese language?
| Isaiah Pablo | It's a beautiful language! I love Chines characters and the meanings they have. I think the grammar of the Chinese language easy. The pronunciation is difficult, though. |
| Jia Jiang | I like it a lot. It' s cool and very different from English. Learning new Chinese characters feels rewarding (有益的). I enjoy it, and I think everyone should give Chinese a try if they are interested in challenging themselves. |
Jasmine Cheng | I think it's interesting. The Chinese language has tones( 声调), and those tones distinguish (区分) the meaning of different characters. For example, "十(shí)"means ten, and"是(shì)"means yes. However, there are also other words with the same tone but different meanings. For example,"书 (shū)' means book, and"输 (shū)"means to lose. |
| Alvin Hansen | I find Chinese characters very hard. They are not only hard to memorize （记住) but also hard to pronounce. And writing in Chinese is hard, too. The Chinese characters write often end up going through the bottom (底部) line in my notebook. |
Dubai just opened a new Ferris wheel(摩天轮). Let's find out what's so amazing about it, along with some other famous Ferris wheels around the world!
Ain Dubai is the world's largest and highest Ferris wheel. It opened to the public on Oct. 21st, 2021. This huge wheel is 250 metres high and about twice as high as the famous London Eye. It can carry 1,750 people and runs both day and night. People can eat, drink and enjoy the sunset as they ride. |
The London Eye is on the bank of the Thames River in London, the UK. It has 32 pods(舱). Each can hold about 25 visitors. It takes about 30 minutes to make a round. Visitors can fly up in the sky for a bird's-eye view of the city. The London Eye is also called the Millennium(千禧年)Wheel because it was built to celebrate the new millennium. It opened in 2000. |
The Tianjin Eye is on the Yongle Bridge, over the Haihe River in Tianjin. It is the only Ferris wheel built on a bridge. This one is 110 metres in diameter(直径)and about 120 metres high. It has 48 see-through cabins(舱), each able to carry eight people. It takes 20—40 minutes to go around once. You can ride it to overlook Tianjin. |
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