A3型题 When I was growing up in America

A3型题 Daniel Anderson, a famous psychologist

A3型题Whatareyougoingtodoifyouareinaburninghouse?Howwillyouescape?Doyouknowhowtosaveyourself?Pleasereadthefollowingpassage.Escapingafireisaseriousmatter.Knowingwhattododuringafirecansaveyoulife.Itisimportanttoknowthewaysyoucanuseandshowthemtoeveryoneinthefamily,suchasstairwaysandfireescapes,butnotlifts.Fromthelowerfloorsofthebuildings,escapingthroughwindowsispossible,learnthebestwayofleavingbywindowswiththeleastchanceofseriousinjury.Thesecondfloorwindowisusuallynotveryhighfromtheground.Anaverageperson,hangingbythefinger-tipswillhaveadropofaboutsixfeettotheground.Itisabouttheheightofanaverageman.Ofcourse,itissafertojumpashortwaythantostayinaburningbuilding.Windowsarealsousefulwhenyouarewaitingforhelp.Besuretokeepthedoorclosed.Orsmokeandfiremaybedrawnintotheroom.Keepyourheadlowatthewindowtobesureyougetfreshairratherthansmokethatmayleakedintotheroom.Onasecondorthirdfloor,thebestwindowsforescapearethosethatopenontoaroof.Fromtheroofapersoncandroptothegroundmoresafely.Droppingontocementmightendininjury.Bushesandgrasscanhelptobreakafall.

A3型题 Believe me

A3型题ElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.Attheageofsixmonthsshewasacquired,alongwithhersister,byJohnAshley,awealthyMassachusettsslaveholder.Shebecameknownas"Mumbet"or"MumBett."Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.Oneday,Ashley'swifetriedtostrikeMumbet'ssisterwithaspade.Mumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinstead.Furious,sheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturn,Mumbetconsultedalawyer,TheodoreSedgewick.Withhishelp,Mumbetsuedforherfreedom.WhileservingtheAshleys,MumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusettsconstitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequal,thenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.Eventually,Mumbetwonherfreedom—thefirstslaveinMassachusettstodosounderthenewconstitution.Strangelyenough,afterthetrial,theAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployee.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSegdewick.Mumbetdiedin1829,butherlegacylivedoninhermanydescendants.Oneofhergreat-grandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBois,oneofthefoundersoftheNAACP,andanimportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.Mumbet'stombstonestillstandsintheMassachusettscemeterywhereshewasburied.Itreads,inpart:"Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneitherreadnorwrite,yetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal."

A3型题Successisoftenmeasuredbytheabilitytoovercomeadversity.But,itisoftenthebeliefofothersthatgivesusthecouragetotry.J.K.Rowling,authoroftheHarryPotterbookseries,beganwritingatage6.Inherbiography,sherememberswithgreatfondnesswhenhergoodfriend,Scan,whomshemetinsecondaryschool,becamethefirstpersontoencourageherandhelpbuildtheconfidencethatonedayshewouldbeaverygoodwriter."HewasthefirstpersonwithwhomIreallydiscussedmyseriousambitiontobeawriter.HewasalsotheonlypersonwhothoughtIwasboundtobeasuccessatit,whichmeantmuchmoretomethanIevertoldhimatthetime."DespitemanysetbacksRowlingperseveredinherwriting,particularlyfantasystories.Butitwasn'tuntil1990thatshefirstconceivedtheideaaboutHarryPotter.Assherecalls,itwasonalongtrainjourneyfromLondontoManchesterthat"theideaofHarryPottersimplyfellintomyhead.Tomyimmensefrustration,Ididn'thaveafunctioningpenwithme,andIwastooshytoaskanybodyifIcouldborrowone.Ithink,now,thatthiswasprobablyagoodthing,becauseIsimplysatandthought,forfour(delayedtrain)hours,andallthedetailsbubbledupinmybrain,andthisscrawny,black-haired,bespectacledboywhodidn'tknowhewasawizardbecamemoreandmorerealtome."Thatsameyear,hermotherpassedawayafteraten-yearbattlewithmultiplesclerosis,whichdeeplyaffectedherwriting.Shewentontomarryandhadadaughter,butseparatedfromherhusbandshortlyafterwards.Duringthistime,Rowlingwasdiagnosedwithclinicaldepression.Unemployed,shecompletedherfirstnovelinareacafes,whereshecouldgetherdaughtertofallasleep.Afterbeingrejectedby12publishinghouses,thefirstHarryPotternovelwassoldtoasmallBritishpublishinghouse.Nowwithsevenbooksthathavesoldnearly400millioncopiesin64languages,J.K.Rowlingisthehighestearningnovelistinhistory.Anditallbeganwithhercommitmenttowritingthatwasfosteredbytheconfidenceofafriend!

A3型题 U. S

A3型题Thesedayswehearalotofnonsenseaboutthe"greatclasslesssociety".Theideathatthetwentiethcenturyistheageofthecommonmanhasbecomeoneofthegreatclichésofourtime.Thesameoldargumentsareputforwardinevidence.Herearesomeofthem:monarchyasasystemofgovernmenthasbeencompletelydiscredited.Themonarchiesthatsurvivehavebeendeprivedofallpoliticalpower.Inheritedwealthhasbeensavagelyreducedbytaxationand,intime,thegreatfortuneswilldisappearaltogether.Inanumberofcountriesthevictoryhasbeencomplete.Thepeoplerule;thegreatmillenniumhasbecomeapoliticalreality.Buthasit?Closeexaminationdoesn'tbearouttheclaim.Itisafallacytosupposethatallmenareequalandthatsocietywillbeleveledoutifyouprovideeverybodywiththesameeducationalopportunities.Itisdebatablewhetheryoucaneverprovideeveryonewiththesameeducationalopportunities,butthatisanotherquestion.Thefactisthatnaturedispensesbrainsandabilitywithatotaldisregardfortheprincipleofequality.Theoldrulesofthejungle,"survivalofthefittest",and"mightisright"arestillwithus.Thespreadofeducationhasdestroyedtheoldclasssystemandcreatedanewone.Rewardsarebasedonmerit.For"aristocracy"read"meritocracy";inotherrespects,societyremainsunaltered:theclasssystemisrigidlymaintained.Genuineability,animalcunning,skill,theknackofseizingopportunities,allbringmaterialrewards.Andwhatisthefirstthingpeopledowhentheybecomerich?Theyusetheirwealthtosecurethebestpossibleopportunitiesfortheirchildren,togivethem"agoodstartinlife".Forallthelipservicewepaytotheideaofequality,wedonotconsiderthiswronginthewesternworld.Privateschoolswhichofferunfairadvantagesoverstateschoolsarenotbannedbecauseoneoftheprinciplesinademocracyisthatpeopleshouldbefreetochoosehowtheywilleducatetheirchildren.Inthisway,thenewmeritocracycanperpetuateitselftoacertainextent:anablechildfromawealthyhomecansucceedfarmorerapidlythanhispoorercounterpart.Wealthisalsousedindiscriminatelytofurtherpoliticalends.Itwouldbealmostimpossibletobecometheleaderofademocracywithoutmassivefinancialbacking.Moneyisaspowerfulaweaponaseveritwas.Insocietieswhollydedicatedtotheprincipleofsocialequality,privilegedprivateeducationisforbidden.Butevenherepeoplearerewardedaccordingtotheirabilities.Infact,sogreatistheneedforskilledworkersthattheleastablemaybeneglected.Brightchildrenarecarefullyandexpensivelytrainedtobecomefuturerulers.Intheend,allpoliticalideologiesboildowntothesamething,classdivisionspersistwhetheryouareruledbyafeudalkingoraneducatedpeasant.

A3型题WhennayfamilymovedtoAmericafromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespect(尊敬)elders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassmentintheUnitedStates.Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespecttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitive(敏感)Americansareandhowtheydislikethedescription"old".ThenIwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry.InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience.However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink"growingold"isaproblem,since"old"showsthatapersonisgoingtoretireorthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthemselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygotangrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn'twanttohear.Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon'trespectthemanymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon'tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.

A3型题 Move over Methuselah

A3型题 Thomas and Dianne Stewart

A3型题Doyouhaveanyideawhatyouwouldliketobeanddoaftergraduation?Alotofpeopledon'tbeginthinkingaboutcareersuntiltheyreachjuniororsenioryear,which,inmyopinion,istoolate.Whenpeoplearetryingtodecidewhattheywanttodo,ithelpstoknowsomethingtheylove.EversinceIwaslittle,I'vealwaysbeendoingsomeone'shair,make-upornails,startingwithBarbiedollsandprogressingtohumans.OvertheyearsmyfamilyhasreallyinspiredmetodothisandnowIfixfriends'andfamilymembers'hairforweddings,dancesandotherbigevents.IhavebeenthinkingaboutwhatIwouldliketodoforacareersincemiddleschool.IdidsomeresearchanddiscoveredthatImightreallyenjoybeingacosmetologist,soIwenttomyhairstylistandaskedherlotsofquestionsaboutwhatittakestoreachherlevelandwhatshewouldrecommendIdo.Iconsideredheradviceandthendidmoreresearch.IusedAveda'swebsitetogetinformationontheAvedaInstituteandwhattypeofcreditIwouldneedfromhighschooltoapply,Ifoundtheirinstitutehasthreeparts:theoreticalknowledge,practicalexperience,andprofessionalbusiness-buildingskills.Forthepastfewyears,IhavebeenlookingatAvedainmoreandmoredetail.Thisschoolnotonlyofferscosmetology,butalsomassagestherapy.IgrewupinMinnesota(美国中北部的一个州),soIplantoapplytotheinstituteinMinneapolisthatseveralpeoplehavehighlyrecommended.Ithelpsstudentsbecome"futureindustryleadersinhaircare,skincare,makeupandtotalbodywellness".Itisaffordableandeveryonethereisfriendlyandunderstanding.HavingdonethegroundworkandthinkingaboutwhatI'dliketodoafterhighschool,IknowthatIwilldefinitelypursuemydreamofbecomingacosmetologist.

A3型题 Building a house costs quite a lot of money

A3型题 Peek-a-boo is a game played over the world

A3型题LastFridayastormsweptthroughtwovillagesintheNewTerritories,destroyingfourteenhomes.Sevenothersweresobadlydamagedthattheirownershadtoleavethem,andfifteenothershadbrokenwindowsorbrokenroofs.Onepersonwaskilled,severalwerebadlyhurtandtakentohospital,andanumberofotherpeoplereceivedsmallerhurt.Altogetherovertwohundredpeoplewerehomelessafterthestorm.Afarmer,Mr.Tan,saidthatthestormbeganearlyinthemorningandlastedforoveranhour."Iwaseatingwithmywifeandchildren,"hesaid,"Whenweheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslaterourhousefelldownontopofus.WetriedourbesttoclimboutbutthenIsawthatoneofmychildrenwasmissing.Iwentbackinsideandfoundhim,safebutveryfrightened."Mrs.WooMeiFongsaidthatherhusbandhadjustleftforworkwhenshefeltthatherhousewasmoving.Sheranoutsideatoncewithherchildren."Therewasnotimetotakeanything,"shesaid,"Afewminuteslater,theroofcamedown."Soldiershelpedtotakepeopleoutofthefloodedareaandthewelfaredepartmentbroughtthemfood,clothesandshelter.

A3型题Onedayamansawanoldladystandingbyherexpensivecar,clearlyinneedofhelp.Sohestoppedhisoldtruckandgotout.Althoughhewassmiling,theoldladywasworried.Washegoingtohurther?Hedidn'tlooksafe.Themancouldseethatshewasfrightened,soinhisfriendliestvoicehesaid,"I'mheretohelpyou,Madam.Whydon'tyouwaitinthecarwhereit'swarm?Bytheway,mynameisBryanAnderson."Bryanquicklyfixedthecarandtheladythankedhim.Thensheaskedhowmuchsheshouldpayhim.ButBryanwantednomoney.Hewasjustgivingahandtosomeoneintrouble.Thiswasnormalforhim.Hesaid,"Ifyoureallywanttorepayme,nexttimeyouseesomeoneinneed,helpthemandthinkofme."Aftersayinggoodbye,theladycontinueddowntheroaduntilshereachedasmallcarewhereshedecidedtostopforsomethingtoeat.Astheprettywaitresstookherorder,theladynoticedshewasnearlyeightmonthspregnant(怀孕).Althoughthewaitresslookedtiredshewasverykind.Astheladywasgoingtopaythe$10billsherememberedBryan'swords.Shepaidwithahundred-dollarbill.Butwhenthewaitressreturnedwiththechangetheladywasgone.Onthetableshesawasmallnote.Thereweretearsinhereyeswhenshereadit:"Some-bodyoncehelpedmethewayI'mhelpingyou.Ifyouwanttopaymeback,continuebeingkindtoothers."Underthenotewereninemore$100bills.Wastheoldladyanangel?Thewaitresswassoexcitedthatshecalledherhusbandtotellhimthenews."BryanAndersonmydear...you'renotgoingtobelievewhatjusthappened..."

B型题 Dear Mum, This is the third week of my study

B型题 William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer

B型题 Jatenderpal Singh Bhullar, 25

B型题High-qualitycustomerserviceispreached(宣扬)bymany,butactuallykeepingcustomershappyiseasiersaidthandone.Shoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofaretailstore,butinsteadwillalerttheirfriends,relatives,co-workers,strangersandanyonewhowilllisten.Storemanagersareoftenthelasttohearcomplaints,andoftenfindoutonlywhentheirregularcustomersdecidetofrequenttheircompetitors,accordingtoastudyjointlyconductedbyVerdegroupandWhartonschool."Storytellinghurtsretailersandentertainsconsumers,"saidPaulaCourtney,PresidentoftheVerdegroup."Thestorelosesthecustomer,buttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement."Onaverage,everyunhappycustomerwillcomplaintoatleastfourother,andwillnolongervisitthespecificstore.Foreverydissatisfiedcustomer,astorewillloseuptothreemoreduetonegativereviews.Theresulting"snowballeffect"canbedisastroustoretailers.Accordingtotheresearch,shopperswhopurchasedclothingencounteredthemostproblems.Rankedsecondandthirdweregroceryandelectronicscustomers.Themostcommoncomplaintsincludefilledparkinglots,cluttered(塞满了的)shelves,over-loadedracks,out-of-stockitems,longcheek-outlines,andrudesalespeople.Duringpeakshoppinghours,someretailerssolvedtheparkingproblemsbygettingmoonlightinglocalpolicetoworkasparkingattendants.Somehiredflagwaverstodirectcustomerstoemptyparkingspaces.Thisguidanceeliminatedtheneedforcustomerstocircletheparkinglotendlessly,andavoidedconfrontationbetweenthoseeyeingthesameparkingspace.Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstorelayouts,pre-stockingsalesitems,hiringspeedyandexperiencedcashiers,andhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions.Mostimportantly,salespeopleshouldbediplomaticandpolitewithangrycustomers."Retailerswho'reresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverissuesthanthosewhoaren'tsofriendly."saidProfessorStephenHoch."Maybesomethingassimpleasagreeteratthestoreentrancewouldhelp."Customerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbyfilingcomplaintstotheretailer,insteadofcomplainingtotherestoftheworld.Retailersarehard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhavenoideawhatiswrong.