The air pollution is still terrible in North China．
It will be even worse if we don't take action to protect the e around us．
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With the COVID﹣19 epidemic（传染病） hitting China， many of you might want（1）____ more about the virus． The disease（2） by a newly﹣found type of corona﹣virus （冠状病毒）． Corona﹣viruses are a large family of virus． The word "corona" comes from Latin and refers to crowns （王冠）．When people first saw a corona﹣virus under a microscope （显微镜），they found that its spikes（刺突）made it（3） like a crown． That's（4） the virus family got its name．Some corona﹣viruses cause disease in humans， others spread illness among animals（5） camels （骆驼）， cats and bats （蝙蝠）．
We（6） seven types of corona﹣virus that can infect humans so far．Four of them are common and cause respiratory （呼吸道的）illness such as mild flu． Rarely（很少），（7） _____corona﹣viruses can evolve（进化）and then spread（8） people，such as Middle East respiratory syndrome （中东呼吸综合症） and severe acute respiratory syndrome （SARS）．Novel corona﹣virus，（9） was first found in Wuhan， is（10） one．
Everyone faces challenges in their life， but some are more difficult than others． Daniel Kish had serious problems with his eyes when he was born． And doctors took away both of his eyes before he was fourteen months old．
Soon later， however，he started to do an amazing thing．He started to make clicking （咔哒） sounds with his tongue （舌头） to help him move around． Much like a bat （蝙蝠） ， he now moves about using sonar （声呐）． （1） He and his group， World Access for the Blind， teach others how to use sonar．In this interview with National Geographic， Kish explains how sonar works．
How does sonar work？
"When I make a clicking sound， it makes sound waves． These waves reflect （反射） off surfaces all around and return to my ears． My brain then processes the sounds into images （图象）（2） "．
When you click， what do you see in your mind？
"Each click is like a camera flash． I make a 3D image of the things around me for hundreds of feet in every direction．
What is it like riding a bike using sonar？
"（3） I click up to two times per second， much more than I usually do"．
Is it dangerous to move around the world in this way？
"Much of the world lives in fear of things that we mostly imagine． I have a habit of climbing everything， but I never broke a bone （骨头） as a kid．"
How challenging is it to teach people to use sonar？
"Many students are surprised how quickly results come． （4） It's in the mind"．
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Today is my（1） eightieth birthday． After dinner， I was holding Grandpa's hand and taking a walk in the park as usual．"Where are the peanuts？ Give me now!" He suddenly said． （2） I wished I had some with me! "Jerry， the monkeys are going to come out today． Wait till they smell the peanuts．" I knew he was lost in one of his memories again．I remembered the stories he told me about how he fed the monkeys when he was a kid．Then，he saw the goldfish! He acted（3） he was seeing them for the first time．At that moment， my tears ran down（4） a disease happening to him．
Poor Grandpa! He fell ill with Alzheimer's disease （阿尔茨海默症） last year．The doctor said it was a progressive brain disorder which （5） destroy （ 破坏） a person's memory．The patient might not also be able to make reasonable judgments（判断）．The saddest part was that it was a lifelong disease．But when my parents invited him to stay with us， he refused and said he liked（6） ．One day， he forgot to turn off the fire after cooking porridge． Luckily， one of his（7） came to help him before the fire could spread．
It was then that my parents（8） Grandpa to live with us． Often， he would forget my name and ask me who I was and what I was doing in his house．Each time I would answer （9） "It's me， your little Jenny， Grandpa!" Even if he had forgotten who I was， he would always（10） my beloved grandfather． I love him forever．
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Everyone has only one life， all of us want to do（1） to prove the value of life． But sometimes that really needs more courage．
You have probably never heard of Fan Jinshi． She is a very great woman who I admire a lot．She is a thin woman from the south of China， She is always（2） in historical culture and ancient art．She graduated from Peking University． She could find a good job in a big city． Also， she could choose to teach in her university． However， she gave up all the good conditions and made a brave decision to work in Dunhuang， Gan Su． It's very dry and short of water there． （3） it is always windy and sandy all year round． And she couldn't enjoy delicious food or wear nice clothes．She just did one thing that she must fight against the terrible environment there every day．But she didn't care．She stuck to（4） in the desert place and made an effort to contribute （奉献） her youth．What a strong woman fighter she is! I will never forget what she said，"I love my work and I also love every area of my motherland forever．" Just as Dong Qing said，"（5） is that you still love your life after seeing the truth clearly．"
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Confucius' life and thought
Confucius（551﹣479 BC）was a great thinker and teacher in the Spring and Autumn Period of China． He was born in Qufu， capital of the state of Lu （part of Shandong）． He acted as an official （官员）there． But he was perhaps a better thinker than he was an official and he ended up having to leave the state of Lu． He spent 13 years travelling around the other states， spreading his ideas． And he tried to teach people that peace was very important for a healthy society． However， it was not until the rule of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty（156﹣87 BC）that his ideas were finally put into practice． In his last few years， he returned to Qufu where he spent the rest of his life teaching． His teachings were recorded by his followers in a book called Lunyu．
Confucius' teachings formed the base of Chinese thought． Confucius thought everyone should develop virtues（美德）and always do the right thing．Confucius' thought is considered to have been the necessity of Eastern thought．
To help people understand how to behave towards others， he taught five virtues accepted by all Chinese． They are ren（kindness， charity）， yi （faimess）， li（ceremony， tradition）， zhi（knowledge），and xin（trust）． Another virtue is xiao． Xiao is the duties a person has to their parents．It means loving， respecting， obeying （服从）， and taking care of one's parents in their old age． Xiao forms the base of a peaceful society． And he is the final goal according to his thought． It means social peace．
Here's one of Confucius' famous sayings，"Do not do to others as you do not wish to be done to you．" Another saying of his is" In the company of two others， I can always find one worthy of being my teacher． "
It is clear that Confucius' thought will continue to be a necessary part of Chinese culture． And it will continue to do something good to the development of China and even the whole world．
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（1） *working as an official *travelling around to spread his ideas *teaching in Qufu |
Achievements *the book called Lunyu *the base of Chinese thought *a necessary part of（2） and ． *a help for the development of China and the world |
Main thought *（3） *doing the right thing *building a peaceful society |
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Virtues *ren： kindness， charity *yi： fairness *li： ceremony， tradition *zhi： knowledge *xin： trust *xiao： to love， respect， obey and take care of parents …………………………………………… （4） is one of the virtues and people who believe in it will love everyone in the world |
Famous sayings A． Do not do to others as you do not wish to be done to you． B． In the company of two others， I can always find one worthy of being my teacher． ………………………………………… Saying A teaches us how to （5） while Saying B is to tell people we can always ． |
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