13．The String
A father and his son went to a kite-flying festival. The son was full of joy when he saw the sky filled with colorful kites. He wanted to fly a kite, too. The father then bought a (1)       for him.
The son started to fly the kite. Soon, his kite was high up in the sky. After a while, he said, " Father, it seems that the string is stopping the kite from flying (2)       . If we cut it, the kite will be free and fly even higher. Can we cut it?"The father (3)       the string. The kite started to go higher. This made the little boy happy.
But then, slowly, the kite started to come down. And finally it (4)       to the ground. The son was (5)        to see this. He asked his father, "I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. Why did it fall down?"The father explained, "The string was not stopping the kite from going higher, but was helping it stay (6)       in the sky. You helped the kite go up in the right direction (方向) by (7)       the string. But when you cut the string, it could no longer support the kite.
Sometimes, we may feel like there are certain (某些) things holding us back (8)       us the most.

14． Top 3 Famous Detective Characters List
There are lots of famous detective characters on all kinds of short stories, novels (小说), dramas and films. Here we will introduce the list of top 3 famous detective characters all times. The top 3 famous detective characters are very popular.

15． An Unforgettable Hand
Thanksgiving Day was coming. A teacher gave her class an interesting task — to draw a picture of something to express their thanks.
The teacher thought most of her students would draw turkey or some other traditional food of the festival. And so they did. But Douglas made a different kind of picture.
Douglas was a child of unhappiness. When other children played together, Douglas always stood close by his teacher's side.
His picture was special. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand ! Nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His work caught the attention of his classmates. Whose hand could it be?Some guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raised (养) turkeys;others guessed it was the hand of God (上帝), because God helped everyone. The discussions went on, and they even forgot to ask the artist himself.
When the discussion stopped, the teacher asked Douglas whose hand it was. The little boy said in a low voice, "It's yours, teacher "
She got surprised at his words. Then she remembered that she often took his hand. Sometimes she said, " Douglas, take my hand, we'll go outside. "Sometimes she said, "Let me show you how to hold your pencil. "And she usually said, "Let's do this together.
Her eyes were full of tears. She had done these to all her students. She didn't know these were so important to him. She hugged (拥抱) Douglas and decided to give him more love.

16． Animals, including(包括) insects, do not have a language like ours. They do not talk to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have ways of communicating with each other.
Can you see the rabbit's tail which is moving up and down? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run too. They know that there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has done this by using its body language.
Many other animals use this kind of language. When a cobra (眼镜蛇) is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look fierce (凶猛). This warms other animals. When a bee has found some food, it goes back to its home. It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.
Some animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs (呜呜叫) when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings (人类) speak in the same way. We make sounds like"Oh"or"Ah!"when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes.
But we have something that no animals have一a large number of words that have the meanings of things, actions, feelings or ideas. That is something that no animals have. Although animals aren't able to give each other all kinds of different information in words and sentences, they have their own colorful communication ways to express their meanings. We can find more fun by researching their ways of communication. .

17． Technology is developing fast and it has become an important part of our life. Then what will the world be like in the future?
3-D food will be both delicious and nutritious. We can use 3-D printers (打印机) to print some basic materials. And we can go further. Scientists believe that we just need to turn on a printer in the kitchen and then we can enjoy our delicious food whenever we like.
5G network will allow many more people to get information. Big companies like China Mobile and China Unicom will start to offer 5G. It is said that it promises download (下载) speeds 10 to 20 times faster than 4G. For example, we can download a film within just 1 second. But with a 4G network, it takes a few minutes. There will be much bandwidth (带宽) and we can get unlimited (无限的) information.
Underwater cities will give us more space (空间).The earth is becoming more and more crowded (拥挤). We will build more underwater homes under the sea. And the sea will provide enough power (动力)to meet the need of people who live in the underwater homes.
Space (太空)tour will be a piece of cake . For us common people on the earth, the dream of travelling around space will come true. In the coming years , spaceships will be as popular as buses, trains and planes. We can leave our home and enter space to take an adventure (冒险). And we will even get used to living there.
A robot will be a part of life. Robots can do many of the same things as we humans do, like driving cars. But they will be used in other areas as well. They will be able to think. They can tell the difference between right and wrong. In a word, just as Jules Verne said, "Anything one man can imagine, other men can make it real. "

18． Because of COVID-19, many students around the world can't go to school at the moment. However, you have to keep learning and practicing your English at home at this difficult time. So home－learning has become more and more important nowadays. Here are several tips to help you learn at home.
Plan your day
Think about how you're going to spend each day. Get up at the same time each day( not too late!) and get showered and dressed as if (好像) you were going to go to school. I's important not to stay in your pajamas all day because you won't feel like studying in your pajamas ! Make a timetable to plan activities for the day － put 20 — 30 minutes of English learning into your timetable and see ideas below for activities.
Balance (平衡) online and offline activity
For many teenagers, more time at home will mean spending even more time than usual online. You should know how long you spend online each day and take regular screen breaks to stretch (舒展) and take your eyes off the screen. Also, make sure you turn off computers and phones at least an hour before you go to bed. I's also important to limit the amount (数量) of news you read and hear about the virus. You should keep informed, but try not to follow the news all day, every day.
Exercise and healthy eating
Try to take some exercise each day. There are lots of exercise tutorials (教程) online that you can do at home, so find one you enjoy and follow the videos that are offered. Try to eat meals at regular times and make sure you eat fresh fruit and vegetables and drink plenty of water.
Keep in touch with school friends
Keeping in touch with your school friends is important but you don't have to be connected(联系)every minute of the day! Work out what you think is a good amount of time to be connected to friends.

1. Has home－learning become more important nowadays?
                                                                   
2. How much time should you put into your English-learning timetable?
                                                                   
3. What should you do before you go to bed according to the passage?
                                                                   
4. How many tips are mentioned in the passage?
                                                                   
5. What is the passage mainly about?
                                                                   

19． 根据中英文提示, 完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作. 文段开头结尾已给出, 不计入总词数. 请不要写出你的真实姓名和校名.
每个人在生命中都会遇到对自己影响至深的人. 如:家人、老师、朋友、同学、公众名. .. 你校英语公众号开展以"The Most Important Person in My Life"为主题的征文活动. 假如你是李华, 请用英语写一篇短文投稿. 介绍－下你生活和学习中对你最重要的人, 主要内容包括:你生活中最重要的人是谁, 他/她做过哪些对你有影响的事, 以及你有何感受.
提示词语:affect(影响), fail, overcome( 克服) the difficulty, make progress
提示问题:
●Who is the most important person in your life?
●What has he/ she done to affect you?
●How do you feel?
The Most Important Person in My Life
There are many great people in the world.
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Li Ping