初中英语人教新目标(Go for it)版2022-2023...

A little girl made a great Mother's Daygift. It was a drawing of a 1on white paper with the words"Formom: love, love, love"decorated (装饰) with hearts. She folded (折叠) her letter, but then she 2 it.

For most people, that would be the 3 of this story, but this story has a differentresult: Jim Green 4 theletter. He had just 5 hismother, wishing her a happy Mother's Day. After he got off thephone, Jim saw the letter outside of a store in Manvel in Texas, the UnitedStates."I 6 it was a note,"saidJim."I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts.It 7 touched me."Jimthought the letter would be 8 tosomeone, so he posted it in the Talk of Alvin Facebook group. The message 9 a lot of people, especially one man.

"I wassitting at my house and when I saw a man'sreply,"said Jim. His Facebook comments (评论) included a(n) 10 from Luke Smith. He wrote,"I can'tbelieve you found my baby's letter."Jim 11 to meet Luke and give the letter back. It tooka few days, but the men finally 12 on Thursdaynight, one day after Luke's daughter Nina celebratedher seventh birthday.

"Theletter made it home 13 ,"saidLuke."We are 14 for what Jim Green did."

We often forget the power (力量) of 15 things, but for this family from Alvin, Jim'ssmall act left a lasting impression (影响).

One rainy afternoon, a 15-year-old American boy named John Goddard sat down at his kitchen table in Los Angeles, USA, to do his homework. From the next room, he heard one of his parents'friends say,"I wish I were John's age again. I would really do things differently."

After hearing what the person said, the boy thought over his life and then wrote down a list (清单) of 127 things he wanted to do. He wanted to climb the world's highest mountains, take a trip down the longest rivers, learn to fly a plane and so on. For most people, these things seem impossible (不可能的), but John really made these dreams come true.

In John's lifetime, he climbed 12 of the world's highest mountains, took trips on 15 of the world's most dangerous rivers, and visited nearly every country in the world … John met with so many dangers on his trips like being attacked (被攻击) by snakes and elephants. But he didn't stop. He finished more than 100 things on the list. He made a name for himself. His stories became the subjects of many articles in magazines and appeared in over 200 television shows.

Most people had big dreams when they were children. But as they grew up, they lost these dreams because they thought the dreams were impossible. But John Goddard's story tells us a big message: If you never stop going and are brave (勇敢的) enough, you can make your dream come true.

There are many kinds of butterflies in NorthAmerica. Monarchs and Pygmy Blues are two examples. These two insects (昆虫) have some of the same features (特征). They taste leaves withtheir feet. They can only see the colors red, yellow and green. However, theyare different from each other in many ways too.

Size andColor

The Pygmy Blue is the smallest butterfly inthe world. It is 1.2 cm across. Monarchs are bigger. They are about 10 cmacross.

Monarchs are bright orange and black. Theyare quite visible (可见的). PygmyBlues are brown and blue. They are harder to see. You could be right next to aPygmy Blue and not even notice it.

MovingAround

Each year, most butterflies migrate (迁徙). Monarchs travel a long way,farther than any other butterfly. Some travel more than 5,000 km! PygmyBlues, on the other hand, take shorter trips. Both move for the same reasons.They move to warmer places when it gets cold. They also move to findfood.

Food

Both Pygmy Blues and Monarchs drink nectar (花蜜). Pygmy Blues can drinkmany kinds of nectar. Food is easy for them to find. However, finding food isharder for Monarchs. They can only drink nectar from the milkweed plant.

When people build new houses and roads,milkweed plants are lost. So Monarchs have more trouble finding food as timegoes on. And the number of monarchs becomes less each year.

People today have learned that some insectsmust be protected. They work to make laws to save those in danger. Learningabout butterflies and what they need is important. That way, we can help them survive (存活) now and in the future.

Do you set goals (设立目标) for yourself? Do you knowwhy you should set goals?

Take control (控制) of your life. Many peopletoday are sleepwalking through life. Though they work hard, they don't feellike they are getting what they want. Setting goals helps you take control ofyour life. When you don't do it, you may spend yourwhole life running up and down and not achieve (实现) anything. When you setgoals and think about what you want, you start living a life that you reallywant to live. You will not let others tell you what to do, but take control ofyour life and think about what you want for yourself.

Get the best results. Top performers and successfulpeople all set goals. That's because when you setgoals, you make sure that you are trying your best to get the best results. It'simportant to know what you are not good at and then get it improved. If you don't setgoals, how are things going to improve?

  ▲   Goals help you achieve yourhighest potential ( 潜能).After setting goals, you work hard to achieve them. The goals make you venture ( 敢于去) intonew places and do something you have never done before, which helps you growup. Goals make you reach new heights. For example, setting a time for your runlets you know if you should be running faster. Setting a weight loss (减重) goal helps you know ifyour actions have been useful in losing weight.

All in all, goal setting is your first pointtowards success. Remember that all things are created twice: first in the mind,then in the physical world. The first one happens when you set your goals. Thesecond one happens when you work on your goal and bring it to life.

The future is so exciting! Why? Because we are going to do so many different things! At the ( 开头) of the class on Monday morning, some students in Class 3 are talking about what they are going to do in the future.

13-year-old Tom is from Cairo, Egypt. He decides to follow his (个人的) interest and go to a sports (学院) to learn how to be an excellent soccer player although his parents want him to be a(n) (工程师). He thinks he might be a little nervous when he plays in his first big competition. But he also thinks his (队) will win because they are going to practice hard.

Sylvia, 14, is from London, UK. Her mother is a famous ( 小提琴手). She says that she wants to be a(n) ( 钢琴家) and that she is going to practice playing the piano harder. Sylvia and her mother often enjoy (她们自己) when they play the musical instruments together.

Dan is 15 and he is from Paris, France. He has a great talent for writing and wants to be a writer. Sometimes, he tries to (邮寄) his articles to some newspapers or magazines. Yesterday, he got the news that one of his articles would be published (发表) in a(n) (每周的) magazine.

Last week, I had a talk with a friend. She is a young Chinese woman with a (success) life. We talked about her life experiences(经历).

My friend grew up in a small village. When she was little girl, her family was very poor. She said that she didn't dream big when she was young, because she knew little about the world. But there was one thing that she was quite sure about: Through hard work and a good education, she could live a (good) life than her parents. Every day she had to go to school early the school was far away from her home. When she came back home from school, she needed to help her parents housework and study. She always worked hard.

(lucky), her hard work paid off. She did so well in the gaokao that she could go to one of the best (university) in China. At university, she still worked very hard. Her teachers and friends helped her do better in her studies. At the same time, she (improve) her social skills (社交能力) by joining in some activities. By the time she finished university, she was able (choose) from many good jobs. Because of her hard work, her family's life has improved greatly."I (try) my best at my work at all times in the future,"she said in an interview.

Do you know the monkey orange? It sounds interesting, doesn't it? The name"monkey orange"really has something to do with monkeys because they enjoy eating the fruit.

The monkey orange tree grows in Africa. It can grow to about seven meters tall. The fruit is round, about the size of a grapefruit (葡萄柚). As monkey oranges are fully grown, they turn from green to yellow. But the flesh (果肉) of the fruit is brown or orange.

The monkey orange's good taste makes it a popular fruit in Africa. People eat it also because it's good for their health. However, it's not just a kind of fruit. Monkey orange trees and monkey oranges can play a role in other ways.

Monkey orange trees don't need a lot of rain to grow. So when there is not enough rain and crops (庄稼) don't grow well, people can eat monkey oranges as their healthy food. People make this fruit into juice or some other drinks. Selling the fruit can help people get more money.

People use the wood (木头) of monkey orange trees to make useful things. Also, the leaves of monkey orange trees are useful for keeping insects away. Farmers grow the trees around their farms to help preserve fertile soil (保持肥沃的土壤).

All in all, monkey oranges are much more than just a fruit! They are important to African people.

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