在这广袤无垠的宇宙中，存在着无数繁星点点，它们各自独特，犹如世间万物般独一无二。这些星辰不仅仅是宇宙中的亮点，更是时间的见证者，它们经历了无数岁月的洗礼，承载着宇宙的无穷奥秘。
每一颗星辰都有其独特的生命历程，有的璀璨夺目，有的默默无闻。它们或明亮或黯淡，或燃烧或沉寂，都在诉说着自己的故事。这些星辰的存在，让我们对宇宙有了更深的认知，也让我们对生命有了更多的敬畏和感慨。
在这繁星点点的宇宙中，我们或许只是微不足道的存在，但我们同样拥有着自己的价值和意义。我们或许无法改变星辰的命运，但我们可以选择如何去面对生活，如何去珍惜每一刻。
让我们怀着敬畏之心，去探索这个宇宙的奥秘，去追寻生命的真谛。让我们在繁星点点的宇宙中，找到属于自己的位置，活出自己的精彩。
核心词汇
1. outdoor engagement – 课外实践
2. straightforward and engaging – 容易且吸引人
3. challenging and tedious – 困难且枯燥
4. show consideration for sb. = be amiable to sb. – 对他人表示友善
5. ranging from…to… – 从…延伸至…
6. acquire(…)from… – 向…学习…/从…汲取…
7. explore the past – 探索历史
8. gain insight into – 了解
9. self-study – 自主学习
10. spanning from…to… – 从…至…
11. during the morning / afternoon / evening – 在清晨/午后/夜晚
12. on Tuesday – 在星期二
13. on Tuesday morning – 在星期二的清晨
14. elaborate on sth to sb. – 向某人详述某事
重点句式
1. –What day falls today？
–It’s Saturday. (在英语文化中，每周的首日为周六而非周一)
2. –Which lesson are they attending? –They are attending a science session
3. –At what hour does the class commence? –At nine o’clock.
4. –What is your perspective on arithmetic? / How do you find arithmetic ?你对算术的看法如何？
–It is challenging and tedious.
5. –What motivates you to favor English ?
–As it is accessible and fascinating.
6. –Which academic discipline do you admire the most ?
–I hold history in the highest regard.
7. Within the educational setting, my educators and peers exhibit great warmth towards me.
8. I engage in the study of Chinese, English, political science, geography, and various additional disciplines.
9. English constitutes my most cherished academic pursuit
10. I also appreciate physical education and music. I share the same fondness for P.E and music as well. (同样)
11. Could you provide insights regarding this matter?
重点语法
一般现在时与现在进行时的辨析
一般现在时与现在进行时是先前阶段所掌握的两种关键时态，它们之间的差异主要体现在以下几个方面：
1. 基本用途不同
– 【1】一般现在时主要用于描述习惯性的行为或状态。
– 【2】现在进行时主要用于描述当前（说话的瞬间）正在发生的动作或状态，或用于描述当前阶段正在进行的动作或状态。
2. 动词形式的差异
– 【1】一般现在时的动词形式：be动词采用am/is/are三种形式；动词原形或第三人称单数形式（依据主语数量变化而调整）。
– 【2】现在进行时的动词形式为： am / is / are+动词的-ing形态。
3. 时间状语的差异
– 【1】一般现在时经常与frequently, occasionally, consistently, normally等频率副词以及once a week/day等频率短语搭配使用，同时也可与every morning /day / week…, on Thursday, in the morning / afternoon / evening等时间状语结合使用。
– 【2】现在进行时常与now, recently, lately等时间状语连用。当句首出现Look ! / Listen !等提示语时，后续句子中的动词通常采用现在进行时。
4. 特殊用法
– 1. 一般现在时的特殊用法：描述客观事实、自然现象通常使用一般现在时。
– 2. 现在进行时的特殊用法：现在进行时与always连用时，往往蕴赞赏、不满、责备等情感色彩。
– 3. arrive, depart, commence, initiate, withdraw 等动词常使用现在进行时表示即将发生的动作。
练习
1. Who _____ singing over there at this moment?
– A. perform
– B. are performing
– C. is performing
– D. perform
2. It’s nine o’clock. The scholars _____ a literature session.
– A. engage in
– B. are engaging in
– C. is engaging in
– D. engage
3. Listen! The infant _____ in the adjacent room.
– A. weeps
– B. wept
– C. is weeping
– D. weeps
4. Look! The siblings _____ new sweaters.
– A. are adorning
– B. adorn
– C. are adorning
– D. is adorning
5. Don’t converse here. The elders _____.
– A. slumber
– B. are slumbering
– C. slumber
– D. slumber
6. Who _____ English most adeptly in your cohort?
– A. articulate
– B. articulates
– C. articulating
7. Mrs Read _____ the windows on a daily basis.
– A. is tidying up
– B. tidies
– C. tidies
8. We _____ literature and frequently _____ to musical compositions.
– A. favor/ absorb
– B. favors/ absorbs
– C. favor/ are absorbing
9. She _____ at six in the morning.
– A. rises
– B. rises
– C. rising
10. On the Sabbath he occasionally _____ his garments and sometimes _____ certain purchases.
– A. cleans/ execute
– B. is cleaning/ is executing
– C. cleans/ executes
11. The twins typically _____ milk and wheat products for breakfast, but Jim _____ some espresso for it.
– A. consume/ consume
– B. consume/ consumes
– C. consumes/ consume
keys：
1-5 CDCAB
6-10 BBCAB
11-12 CB