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Mostdrinksstatingthattheyarefruit-flavored水果味道的containnofruitatallwhilemostoftherestcontainonlyasmallquantityoffruitaccordingtoastudycarriedbytheBritishFoodCommission.Shoppersneedtocheckthelabels标签beforebuyingdrinksthoughsometimestheactualcontentcanbenon-existentsaidFoodCommissionspokespersonLanTokelove.Foodproductionishighlycompetitive.67_______Itwillincreaseprofitsandconsumerswon'talwaysrealizetheyarebeingtrickeD.Flavoringsarefocusedontheflavorsofnaturalfoodproductssuchasfruitsmeatsandvegetablesorcreatingflavorforfoodproductsthatdonothavethedesiredflavors.Researchersanalyzedthecontentsof28strawberry-flavoredproductssoldinstores.68Ofthe11productsthatdidcontainstrawberriesfiveofthemcontainedlessthanonepercentrealfruit.Inadditioneachjuiceboxcontainednearlyeightteaspoonsofsugar.69________Let'stakejamasanexamplE.Somestrawberry-flavoredjamwaslabeledascontainingnoartificialcolorsflavorsorsweetenersbutitcontainedabsolutelynostrawberriesatall.A.Theproductswhichcontainrealfruitarepopularwithpeople.B.Evenproductsadvertisedasmorenaturaloftencontainednofruit.C.Theyfoundthatabout60percentofthemdidn'tcontainanyfruitatall.D.Ifcompaniescancuttheircostsbyusingflavoringtheyarelikelytodoso.E.Itisimportantandnecessarytodemandasmallamountofflavoringintheproducts.F.Actuallytheproductcontainsjustatinypercentageofstrawberryorevennofruitatall.TheFoodCommissionsuggestedallflavorsusedinaproductshouldbelistedonthepackaging.Consumershavetherightstoknowclearlyaboutwhattheyhavebought.UndercurrentUKlaw.Foodpackagesdononothavetodistinguishbetweennaturalandartificialflavoring.Describingaproductasstrawberryflavorandcoveringthesurfaceofthepackedwithpicturesofstrawberriesismisleading.70_________UnfortunatelyitisalsolegalandwidespreadTokelovesaiD.
FourHabitstoHelpYouSucceedWeallwanttosucceedwhetherit’sinlosingweightorlearningtheguitar.ForthosewhohavetriedandfailedsuccessseemsdifficulttounderstanD.Whydoesonepersonsucceedwhereanotherpersonfails?361.Identifyyourcorevalues.Findingyourcorevaluesisinlinewithcreatinginnermotivation.37Pickahandfulofthingsandactuallywritethemdown.Remindyourselfofyourvalueseverydayandreflectonwhetheryouarehonoringthosevaluesthroughyourwork.2.Pickagoalandfocusonit.Chooseonegoaltostartsomethinglargeenoughthatwillgiveyouasenseofachievementwhileadjustingwelltoyourcorevalues.FocusiskeyherE.38Ifyouperformmanytasksatatimeyoumightnevercompleteyourprojectsbecausetheywilltakefartoolong.3.Setadeadlineforsuccess.Setadateforsuccess.Identifywhenyouhopetoachieveyourgoal.39Bysettingatimelimityouaremakingtheprocessmorereal.4.40Failurecan’tbeavoidedwhenyoutakerisks.ByitsverydefinitionthedesiretosucceedmeansyouareriskingfailurE.Manypeopletendtogiveupfartooearly.Don’tfallintothistrap!Rememberyourmindsetearlier.Knowitwillhappen.A.failureismerelyyouworkingoutthedetailsandlearningwhatworksandwhatdoesn’t.UsefailurE.Treatitasagoodthingandmoveon!A.Sticktoyourgoal.B.Maketherightdecision.C.I’vemadealistoffourhabitstohelpyousetgoalsandachievethem.D.Sitandreflectonwhatyouvaluemost.E.KeepitrealisticwhilenotgivingyoutoomuchtimE.F.Themorefocusedyouareononegoalthehigherchanceyouhaveofsuccess.G.Pushyourselftobecourageousandtakethatnextstep.
TraditionalChineseCultureChinesecultureisover5000yearsolD.36ThespiritoftheteaceremonyXiHuLongJingWestLakeDragonWellandYunnanPu’erhavelongbeenworldfamous.37ThespiritoftheChineseteaceremonycapturestheChineseattitudetowardslifeandspirituality.Thesearethethingsthatpeopleallovertheworldcanbenefitfrom.Ahandfulofgoodtealeaveswithsomeboilingwaterandasetoflovelyteawareistheperfectwaytospendasunnyafternoonandgainsomeinsightintothewisdomofthisancientcivilization.38Duringthe5000yearsofChinesecivilizationmanydifferentflavorsstylesandcuisines烹饪havedevelopedbasedontraditionalphilosophyandculturE.ThisancientfoodculturehashadadirectimpactonthecountriessuchasJapanMongoliaSouthKoreaThailandandSingaporE.IthasbenefitedbillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldthroughsuchinnovationsasChinesevegetariancultureteaculturevinegarpastamedicateddietsceramictablewareandtheuseofsoybeansinthediet.Confucianismhasflourishedduringthelast2500ofChina’s5000-yearhistory.39ThisschoolofthoughthashadthemostprofoundandlonglastinginfluenceinChina’shistory.Seventy-fourNobelPrizewinnersandmanyotherhighlyrespectedscholarshavestatedthatforthebenefitofmankind’slivelihoodanddevelopmentintothenextcenturytheseteachingsshouldbepromotedandadoptedworldwidE.40A.ChinesecuisineB.TraditionalChinesecultureC.Ithasbeenthemainstayofthisancientcivilization.D.Theyareprettypopularduetotheirsuperiorcolorandflavor.E.ThefollowingthreeitemsoftraditionalChineseculturehavehadaworldwideimpact.F.ThiswonderfullyrichfoodculturehasalsohadanimpactonEuropeAmericaandOceaniA.G.ThiswouldprovidelonglastingbenefitsformanhelpingtoensureapeacefulandhappylifE.
Areyoutiredoffeelinglikeyoudon’tknowwhatpeoplearetalkingabout?Dopeoplelaughatyoufornotbeingverysmart?36Youcanmakeyourselfsmarterwithalittlehardwork.Educateyourself.Keepinmindthateducationisn’tsomethingyouareforcedtodoinschoolfordiplomas学业证书.____37____ReadingalotisoftendescribedasthesecrettointelligencE.Thesmartestpeopleintheworldtendtoreadeveryday.Readingwillopenupyourmindtoavarietyofnewideasandexperiences.Expandyourhorizons眼界.LearnanewlanguagE.Itmaybringyouintocontactwithnewpeopleandideas.38ItgivesyouanopenmindandteachesyouabouttheuniversE.Youwillbeabletounderstandothercultures.YouwillalsobeabletounderstandthatthereissomuchtoseeanddoanywherE.39Doingpuzzleswillkeepyourbrainworkingandincreaseyourmentalability.Drawingpaintingandotherartsimproveyourproblem-solvingskills.Learntodospeedmath.Thehardthinkingthatisrequiredformathwillmakeyourbrainworkhardandhelpyouthinkbetterandfaster.Developyourpersonalskills.Talkingaboutthingsthatnooneelsecanunderstanddoesnotmakeyousmart.BeingsmartistheabilitytotranslatethecomplexintothesimplE.______40_____Seejusthowsimpleandclearyoucanmakeyourexplanations.PracticingkindnessinthefaceofchallengesisasignofintelligencE.Beingkindtopeoplewillallowyoutobeclosetotheirlivesandexperiences.A.Exerciseyourbrain.B.Getintogoodhabits.C.Practiceexplainingthingstoothers.D.Alsovisitnewplacesasmuchasyoucan.E.It’sanunderstandingoftheworldaroundyou.F.Intelligenceisn’tjustsomethingyouarebornwith.G.Themoreintelligentyouarethemorequestionsyouwillask.
Amajorsourceofteenstressisschoolexamsandtestanxietyisnotuncommon.Whenyourecognizeyourteenisunderstresshowcanparentshelpyourteenstaycalmbeforeanexam?Beinvolved.Parentsneedtobeinvolvedintheirteen’swork.36Whattheylookforisyourpresence―totalktocryorsimplytositwiththemquietly.Communicateopenlywithyourteen.Encourageyourteentoexpressherworriesandfearsbutdon’tletthemfocusonthosefears.Givethemanutritiousdiet.Itisimportantforyourteentoeatahealthybalanceddietduringexamtimestofocusanddoherbest.37Ifthishappensencourageyourteentoeatlightmealsorsandwiches.A.healthydietratherthanjunkfoodisbestforreducingstress.38.Persuadeyourteenagertogetsomesleepand/ordosomethingactivewhensheneedsarealbreakfromstudying.Makingtimeforrelaxationfunandexerciseareallimportantinreducingstress.Helpyourteenbalancehertimesothatshewillfeelcomfortabletakingtimeoutfromstudyingtospendtimewithfriendsorrest.Helpthemgetorganized.39.Togetheryouandyourteencanworkoutatime-tableinwhichshecanstudyforwhatsheknowswillbeonthetest.Showapositiveattitude.40Yourpanicanxietyandblamecontributetoyourteen’spressurE.Makeyourteenfeelacceptedandvaluedforherefforts.MostimportantlyreassureyourteenthatthingswillbeallrightnomatterwhattheresultsarE.A.A.parent’sattitudewillhaveeffectsontheirteen’semotions.B.Examstresscanmakesometeenslosetheirappetite胃口.C.TheywillonlymakethesituationworsE.D.Encourageyourteentorelax.E.Thebestthingissimplytolisten.F.Helpyourteenthinkaboutwhatshehastostudyandplanaccordingly.G.Yourteenmayalsomakenegativecommentsaboutthemselves.
ACanineReadingBuddyDogsandpeoplehavedevelopedaspecialbondovertimE.Recentlyhoweversomedogshavetakenadifferentroleinpeople’slives—therapydogs.36Sometherapydogsvisitpatientsinhospitalsornursinghomeswhileothersvisitchildreninschoolsandlibraries.Theyaretheretohelpchildrenbecomebetterreaders.Readingprogramsthatusetherapydogshavebeeninexistenceformorethantenyears.AlltherapydogsofthisprogramareregisteredwithanorganizationthatteststhedogstomakesuretheyhavetherightpersonalityforthejoB.37Boththedogsandthehandlersarevolunteerswiththereadingprogram.AtthestartofareadingtherapysessionachildandadogareintroduceD.Thepairisallowedtosettledowninaquietcornertogether.38Anadulthandlerstaysnearbybutgenerallyletsthedogperformitsjobwithoutinterfering干涉.SometimesahandlermayaskaquestionthatencouragesthechildtoworkwiththedogtohelpthechildfeelmorecomfortablE.Noteverychildwillbeabletobepartofareadingtherapyprogramthatusesdogs.A.fewchildrenmightbeallergictodogsorafraidofthem;somechildrenmighthaveculturaltraditionsthatpreventthemfromtouchingadog.39ReadingtherapyprogramsinspirelearningandchangE.40Theyspendtimewithhumanfriends.Fordogsthatlovehumancompanionshiopandaquietplacetorestbeingpartofareadingtherapyprogramcanbeagreatwaytospendafewhourseachday.ThereadersbenefittoogainingconfidenceandlearningthatreadingaloudcanbearelaxingexperiencE.A.Howdothetherapydogsbenefitfromit?B.Buttherapyanimalsalsoserveinmanyotherareas.C.Asthechildreadsthedogusuallyliesquietlyandlistens.D.WhenreadingtoananimalsomechildrenmaybecomerelaxeD.E.Inthesecircumstancesotheranimalsareavailablesuchascatsandparrots.F.Atherapydogismoreofacompanionandistrainedtohelppeopleindifferentways.G.A.dog’shandleralsotakesaclassandmustpassatesttoworkinthetherapyprogram.
Everyonewantstobehappybutnoteveryonecanmakeit.Doyouwanttohaveagoodmoodeveryday?Ifsothefollowingstepswillbeusefultoyou.Begrateful.__36Theycanbesimplethingslikethepurplefloweronthesidewalkthebeautifulsunsetandthehotshoweryoutakeeveryday.Whenyouhaveagratefulheartyou’11cherishthemandbenaturallyfilledwithhappiness.__37Whenyouputyourmindheartandsoulintowhatyou’redoingyou’recreatingahappinessstate—calledtheflow.Whenyou’relivingintheflowyou’relesslikelytomindwhatothersmaythinkaboutyouandlessbotheredbyunimportantthings.Theresult?Morehappinessofcourse!Becomeaproblemsolver.Happypeopleareproblemsolvers.38Insteadtheyfaceuptothechallengeandchanneltheirenergiesintofindingacreativesolution.Bybecomingaproblemsolveryou’llbuildupyourself-confidenceandyourabilitytoaccomplishwhateveryoudeterminetodo.Practiceforgiveness.Hatredandangerareformsofself-punishment.Whenyouforgiveyou’reactuallypracticingkindnesstoyourself.39Everyonemakesmistakes.It’sthroughourmistakesthatwelearnandgrowtobecomeabiggerandbetterperson.Giveback.DoinggoodisoneofthesurestwaystofeelgooD.AccordingtoHarvardwhenpeopledogoodtheirbrainsbecomeactiveintheverysamerewardcenterthatisstimulatedwhentheyexperienceotherrewards.40A.Gowiththeflow.B.Focusonwhatyouaredoing.C.Andmostimportantlylearntoforgiveyourself.D.Whentheyfaceachallengeinlifetheydon’tfallintoasadstatE.E.Whentheymeetwithdifficultiestheywillsolvethemontheirown.F.SoIt’snotasurprisethatpeoplewhocaremoreaboutothersarehappier.G.SlowdownlookaroundandpayattentiontothelittledetailsinyourlifE.
Itissaidthatfarmersorpeasantsespeciallythoseindevelopingcountriesareoftencriticizedforcuttingdownforests.Butanewstudysuggeststhatmanyfarmersrecognizethevalueofkeepingtrees.ResearchersusingsatelliteimagesfoundatleasttenpercenttreescoveronmorethanonebillionhectaresoffarmlanD._36_.EarlierestimatesweremuchlowerbutincompletE.TheauthorsofthenewstudysayitmaystillunderestimatethetrueextentworldwidE.ThestudyfoundthemosttreescoverinSouthAmericA._37_.NorthAfricaandWestAsiahavetheleast.Thestudyfoundthatclimateconditionsalonecouldnotexplaintheamountoftreescoverindifferentareas._38_.ThereareareaswithfewtreesbutalsofewpeopleandareaswithmanytreesandmanypeoplE.Thefindingssuggestthatthingslikelandrightsmarketsorgovernmentpoliciescaninfluencetreeplantingandprotection.DennisGarrityheadstheWorldAgroforestryCenter._39_.Theproblemhesaysisthatpolicymakersandplannershavebeenslowtorecognizethisandtosupportsuchefforts.Thesatelliteimagesmaynotshowwhatthefarmersareusingthetreesforbuttreesprovidenutsfruitwoodandotherproducts._40_.Evenunderdrought干旱conditionstreescanoftenprovidefoodandawaytoearnmoneyuntilthenextgrowingseason.Sometreesactasnaturalfertilizers.Theytakenitrogen氮气outoftheairandputitinthesoil.ScientistsattheCentersaytheuseoffertilizertreescanreducetheneedforchemicalnitrogenbyuptothree-fourths.TreesalsocapturecarbondioxideagaslinkedtoclimatechangE.A.Norcouldthesizeofnearbypopulationsmeaningpeopleandtreescanlivetogether.B.Hesaysfarmersareactingontheirowntoprotectandplanttrees.C.Almostallofitiscoveredbytrees.D.Theyalsohelppreventsoillossandprotectwatersupplies.E.HedevotesmostofhistimetomakingpeoplerealizeitsimportancE.F.ThatisnearlyhalfofthefarmlandintheworlD.G.NextcomesAfricasouthoftheSaharafollowedbySoutheastAsiA.
TheWaysToLiftUpYourMoodEveryonehasperiodsintheirliveswheneverythingseemsveryhardwhenthere'snobodytotalktoandthemood情绪isjustgettingworseandworsE._31_Thefirstthingyoushouldtryissocializingandthinkingpositively.It'sveryhardbecauseusuallywhenwefeelsadwelockourselvesathomeandtrytothinkaboutallthebadthingswehavE.Butifyou'lltrytoforceyourselfandcallafriendforacupofcoffeethechancesforchangingyourmoodintobetterareverygooD.Justtrytoavoidbadthought._32__33_Itcouldbesomethingyouwantedforalongtime—ashorttripacoataringoranythingthatcouldliftupyourmooD.Itdoesn'thavetobecostlybutithastobegoodtoyourself.NotonlygivinggiftstoyourselfcanliftupyourmooD._34_Thinkofyourfriendsfamilyrelativesorevenlocalchaities慈善机构chooseonepersonandgivehimagift.Itdoesn'thavebesomethingexpensiveorbig.Itmaybejustalittletoytoyourpoorneighbor'schilD.MakinganotherpersonfeelhappywillmakeyoufeelgoodinyourheartandminD.Takecontrolofyourfeeling.Don'tletthemcontrolyou._35_Justfollowtheadviceaboveandstartdoingsomething.A.Cryaloudifyoufeelitisnecessary.B.HerearesomethingsthatmayhelpyouliftupyourmooD.C.Makingyourselffeelbetterisn'tthatharD.D.Buyingthingstoothersmaybeaperfectwaytofeelhappy.E.TryyourbesttolockyourselfathomealonE.F.InsteadtrytothinkaboutthebrightsideofyourlifE.G.Youshouldalsotrydoingsomethingonlyforyourselfsomethingtotallyselfish.
Weallfacequantitiesofstressinadaytodaylivingwhetheratworkathomeoranywhereinbetween.__1__Here’showstresscanhelpusonaneverydaybasis.•Sharpeningyourmemory.Didyouevernoticethatsometimeswhenyouarestressedyourmemoryseemstoimprove?Rememberthattestyoupassedwheretheanswersseemedtocomeoutofnowhere?__2__It’sbecauseofstresshormones荷尔蒙thatincreaseyouralertnesswhenit’smostneedeD.•__3__Successfulemployeesturnstressintomotivation.Haveyouevernoticedthatyougettheleastamountofworkdonewhenyouhavethefewestdeadlines?ToolittlestresscanaffecthowmuchyouactuallygetdonE.WhenyoutakerisksandchoosetogetoverthedifficultyitimprovesyourmentaltoughnessandselfconfidencE.•Helpingyouresisttheattackofillness.__4__Believeitornottherightkindofstresscanhelpyourbody’sdefensesagainstillness.Whenyougetsickstresscausesyoutomakehormonesthatbattlethreatstoyourhealth.Thatburstofstressishelpfultoyourimmunesystemwhenyourbodyfacesathreat.•Makingyourlifemoreinteresting.Thinkaboutsomestressfulsituationsthatweconsciouslyputourselvesintomakelifemoreinterestingandenjoyablelikeaskingsomeoneoutonafirstdateconqueringaknownfearorlearningsomethingnew.Thesemaynotimmediatelycometomindwhenyouthinkofstressbecauseofthepositiveoutcomes.__5__A.Helpingyougetanadvantageatwork.B.HelpingyougetthroughdifficulttimE.C.ThiswillhappenwheneveryouarestresseD.D.That’sonewayyourbrainrespondstostress.E.Youneedahealthyimmunesystemtohelpfightoffdiseases.F.Butthey’rethetypesthatcanhelpyouachievefulfillmentandhappiness.G.ButhandledproperlystresscanhavemanybenefitsforthebodyandminD.
Afteralongharsh严酷的winteritistimetocleanyourhousethoroughly.Whenitcomestospring-cleaningyoucantrygreenspring-cleaninginsteadofusingharshchemicalsofcoursE.___36____Hereareseveraltipsthatcanhelpyouachieveyourspring-cleaninggoal.ThefirstthingyoushoulddoistoopenwindowstoprovidegoodaircirculationthroughoutthehousE.___37___ForthetaskofremovingdustitisbesttouseasoftclothtoremovethedustratherthanotherthingslikeafeatherdustierwhichtendstospreaditarounD.Ifyoumustuseacleanerofsomesortyoucanaddafewdropslemonjuiceintohalfacupofwarmwater.Areyoutiredoflookingthroughdirtywindows?Createamixtureoftowspoonsofwhitevinegarwith4.55litersofwaterandthesimplysprayitonthewindows.Don’tworryaboutstreaks痕迹.____38_____.___39____Ifyouhavesomefreshstainsonyourcarpetspraysodaonsmallspotswhileusingcornmeal麦片onthelargerones.Insteadofspendingmoneyonthosecarpetdeodorizersyoucansprinklesomebakingsodaonthecarpetandletitsitfor30minutesbeforeyouvacuumit用吸尘器清扫.Greenspring-cleaningwillsaveyousomemoney.___40___Mostimportantlyyoucanhavegreatfunandasenseofachievement!A.NatureplaysaveryimportantroleinspringcleaningB.ItwillalsohelpwiththeprotectionoftheenvironmentC.YoucanuseoldnewspaperstowipeofftheminsteadofwettowelsD.ThiswillhelpmakeyouenergeticenoughfortasksaheadE.Inthiswayyoucanbringnatureindoorsandbeeco-friendlyatthesametimeF.ItisundoubtedlyworthwhiletotryallthetipsaboveG.Anotherresultoftheharshwinterconditionsisyourcarpet
A.Thesuccessstorywastracedbacktothe1960swhenVancouverdecidednottobuildhighways.B.Todayaround50percentofjourneysinVancouveraremadethroughsustainablemeans.C.VancouvernowboastssomeofthelowestcarbonemissionsintheworlD.D.Treeplantingprovesaneffectivewayinreducingtheemissionofcarbon.E.Thecityplannerknewthatgreentransportationhadtobeabigpartofthesolution.F.CarbondioxideisthemajorsourceofairpollutioninbigcitiesinCanadA.Inmanybigcitiesaroundgas-poweredvehiclesareoneofthebiggestsourcesofcarbonemissions.ThereforetheCanadiancityofVancouversetambitiousgoalsofreducingitscarbonfootprint.52Thecityhasmanagedanear-miraculoustransformation.53amongthemcyclingwalkingorusingpublictransithavebecomecommonformsoftransportation.Thecityoncesetagoalthatby2020tenpercentofallcommuteswouldtakeplaceonbikes.Ithitthatgoalthreeyearsearly.54TheycityremainstheonlymajorNorthAmericancitywithnohighwayswithincitylimitssaysBrentToderianVancouver’sformerchiefplanner.InsteadofbuildingabridgeacrossEnglishBaythecitychosetocreateaferryservicE.TodaywalkingcyclingandpublictransitalllinkupsothatVancouvercitizenscantravelCar-freequiteeasily.Cyclingisthefastest-growingmodeoftransportinthecity.Becausealmostaquarterofallbikelanesareseparatedfromtrafficlanespeoplecanridetheirbikeswithouthavingtosharetheirroadswithcarsandtrucks.InadditiontobuildingcyclinginfrastructureandpromotingpublictransitVancouverhasalsoincorporateddozensofelectricdozensoftheelectriccarsinitsmunicipalfleet.AccordingtoSadhuJohnstonthecitymanagerIfwecanalldriveanelectriccarit’smuchbetterforairqualityinthecityheexplains.55itsstoryshowsthatsmalleffortseventuallymakebigdifferencE.Itremindsusofanoldproverb:Thebesttimetoplantatreeis20yearsago.Thesecondbesttimeisnow.PerhapsmorecitiesshouldfollowVancouver’sexampleandbeginaseriouspushtopromotesustainabletransportrightaway.
WaystoHelpSolvePlasticBagsPollutionIttakesself-discipline自律tosolvewaterpollutionairpollutionandsoilpollutioncausedbyplasticbags.Theanswerisnotonlyaboutgovernmentcampaignsororganizations.___36____Hereareverysimpleandeffortlessthingsyoucandotohelpsolveplasticbagspollution.___37___IfpossibledonotuseanyplasticbagsanymorE.Itmaybedifficulttodothatbecauseplasticbagsareeasyandlighttocarry.Ifyoucanlimityouruseuntilyouareableto100%keepawayfromthemyouarehelpingthecampaignsagainstbagspollution.Useeco-friendlybags.Youdonothavetoworryaboutbanningplasticbags.ThereareenvironmentallyfriendlybagsthatyoucanuseasanalternativE.___38___Thatwayyoucansaynotoplasticbagsevenifthestoresofferthem.__39___Itisalsopossibletorecycletheusedplasticbags.InsteadofthrowingthemawaymakethemusablenexttimE.Ithelpsyoutoavoidgettingmoreplasticbagsinthiscasetoo.Thisisactuallythefirststartonhowyoucantotallybantheuseofplasticbags.Donateplasticbagstorecyclingcenters.FromstorestoindustrialcompaniesthereareplaceswhereyoucanmakeyourplasticbagsrecycleD.YoucanevenfindsomerecyclingcentersinyourcommunitywhereyoucandonatetheplasticbagsyouhavE.___40___A.Reuseplasticbags.B.Bantheuseofplasticbags.C.ItstartswithyourselfinyourdailylifE.D.Whenyougoshoppingtakesuchbagswithyou.E.Eventhesmallestplasticbaghastobedealtwithproperly.F.Insteadofthrowingthemawayjustdonatethemtotheseplacestohelppreventpollution.G.Puttheusedplasticbagsintogarbagecanstoavoidcausingpollutiontotheenvironment.
Evenifyouthinkthatyourparentsaremean-spiritedsometimeslovingyourparentsisanormalpartoflifE.YoulovethemforthefactthattheycreatedyouraisedyouandareinpartasourceofwhoyouarE.36Tellthemyoulovethemeverymorning.A.gentlegoodmorningandIloveyouwillwarmacoldestheart.RememberthattheybroughtyouintohisthisworlD.WithoutyourparentswemightstillwanderatanunknownworlD.Respectthemmoreandcherishthesemoments.Youcanusethesemomentstolearnfromthemwhenyou’reoffonyourown.It’sOKtogetangrybutangryactionsdon’thelpyouoryourparents.37Afterthisshareyourfeelingswithyourparents.Obeytheirrequests.Itwillmakeyourattitudebetterandearnyoumorerespectfromthem.Itmayseemlikeyouaregoingthroughhellwhenyoudon’tgetwhatyouwantoryouhavetoclean.Howeveryouhadbetterremembertheykeeparoofoveryourheadwhenit’scoldrainingsnowingortoohot.Understandthatparentsarehumanbeingsandmakemistakes.Forgivenessisthekey.3839DothingswithyourparentslikewatchingTVorgosomewherewiththem.Anywayspendasmuchtimewiththemasyoucan.Listentotheiroldstoriesandlearnfromthem.Youwillfindtheyareyourteachersinthiswayoranother.Somepeoplesimplymaynotbeabletolovetheirparents.TherecanberealisticreasonsforthisfamilyviolenceforexamplE.40Parentsdonothavearighttoharmyou.A.Keepcompanywiththem.B.Learntoforgiveandyouwillbecomeabetterperson.C.Herearesomeeffectivewaystoloveyourparents.D.Seekhelpifyouarebeingmistreatedinanyway.E.Thefollowingwayscanhelpyouknowyourparentsbetter.F.Sinceyoucanforgiveyourfriendswhynotforgiveyourparents?G.Actcalmlycooloffjournalaboutyourfeelingsortalktoafriends.
Inmanypartsoftheworldcarsplayanimportantroleindailylifeandmanysocietieswouldnotexistwithoutthem.13.Butthisisthepredictionmadebyateamoftransportresearcherswhoaretakenseriouslynotonlybygovernmentbutalsobycarmanufacturers制造商.TheHumanScienceandAdvancedTechnologyInstituteatLoughboroughintheUKispartofaninternationalresearchprogram.14.Thatwillmeanmuchsavingnoaccidentsandbetteruseofroads.Thesuper-intelligentcarofthe21stcenturywilldriveitself15Insteadwewillhaveachoiceofcarsandchangethemasfrequentlyaswechangeourclothing.AccordingtoDr.DavidDaviswholeadstheresearchteamthesepredictionsarebasedontherisingcostofthecarculturewhichhadblockedupourcitiespollutedourairandcausedmoredeathsthanbothworldwarsputtogether.Davissayscarswillbefittedwithsomeintelligentdevices装置toregulate调节thedistancebetweenonecarandanother.16.ComputersaremuchsaferdriversthanpeoplesocarsinaroadtrainwillbeabletodrivemuchclosertogetherthancarsdrivenbypeoplE.By2010Dr.DavidDavisbelievescartechnologywillgivemotoristsaclearviewoftheroadwhatevertheweatherconditionsbyprojectinganimage影像oftheroadaheadontothecar’swindscreen.17.Carswillbeconnectedbyanelectronicbartothecarinfronttoformroad-trains.Thefrontvehicleinsuchatrainburnsthenormalamountoffuel.saysDavis.Butalltheothersinthetrainwouldburnabouttenpercentofthenormalamountandsoproduceabouttenpercentofthepollution.A.Theteamtherebelievesthatby2030allcarswillbecomputerizeD.B.Theybelievethatcarswillbecomemoreimportantin20years.C.Anditwillnotbeownedbyoneindividual.D.Andby2030carswilltravelinlinelinkedtoeachotherelectronically.E.Sotheideathatin20years’timenoonewillowncarsmaybehardtobelievE.F.Everydriverwilluselessfuelinthecarheowns.G.Thecarwillautomaticallyspeeduporslowdowntomatchthespeedofthefrontcar.
Everylivingthinghasgenes.Genescarryinformation.16Theymakesurethathumansgivebirthtohumansandcowsgivebirthtocows.Theyalsomakesurethatadogdoesn’tgivebirthtoafrogoranelephanttoahorsE.Howevergeneticengineerstakegenesfromonespecies-forexampleasnakeandtransferthemtoanother-forexamplecorn.17Suchnewlifeformshavebeendescribedbysomescientistsasareal-lifeFrankenstein科幻怪人.Geneticengineersputduckgenesintochickentomakethechickensbigger.Theyputhormones激素intocowstomakethemproducemoremilk.Theyputgenesfromflowersintobeansandfromfishintotomatoes.18Itjustmakesthemeasierandfasterforthefarmertogrow.Theeffectsofgeneticengineeringonthenaturalworldmaybedisastrous.Theengineersmaycreatestrangelifebeingsormonsters.thatwecannotcontrol.19They’llhavetofindonefightforone-orkillforonE.Itmaybeyourlandtheyfightfor-oryouthattheykill.Moreovertheeffectsoftheseexperimentscanoftenbecruel.InAmericapigsweregivenhumangenestomakethembiggerandlessfatty.TheexperimentfaileD.Thepigsbecameveryillandbegantolosetheireyesight.Wewouldalllikeabetterhealthierandlongerlifeandgeneticengineeringmightgiveusthis.OntheotherhanditmaybeadangerousexperimentwithnaturE.InthestoryofFrankensteinthedoctorcreatedsuchaterribleanddangerousmonsterthathehadtodestroyit.40A.TheinformationtellsuswhattodoorwhatnottodoB.Wemustmakesurethatthistaleremainsastory-andnomorethanthatC.Thisdoesn’tmakethemcheapertastierorhealthierD.ThenewlifeformshavenonaturalhabitatorhomeE.ThentheyfeedthetomatoestothefishF.InthiswayanewlifeformiscreatedG.Theyarepassedonfromgenerationtogeneration
Americanstudentsoftensaytheirteachersgivethemtoomuchhomework.NowreportsbytworesearchorganizationsshowthatintheUnitedStatesthisargumentisgenerallynottruE.36Itshowsthattheaveragestudentdoeslessthanonehourofschoolworkathomeanight.TheRandCorporationinCaliforniadidtheotherstudy.Theresearchshowsthatonlyoneintenotherstudy.Theresearchshowsthatonlyoneintenhighschoolstudentsspendsmorethantwohoursanightonhomework.TheBrookingsreportnoted提出aninternationalmathandsciencestudyfrom1995.37HoweverstudentsinFranceItalyRussiaandSouthAfricareportedtheyspentatleasttwotimesaslongonhomework.TheRandreportexaminedAmericanhomeworklevelsduringthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.BrianGillhelpedwritethereport.38Thathappenedduringtheearly1960s.AmericanswerenothappywhentheSovietUnionbecamethefirstcountrytoreachspacE.Therewasgreatconcernaboutimprovingeducation.Notjustchildrenprotest抗议abouthomework.39Otherswanttheirchildrentohavetimeforsportsmusiclessonsandotheractivitiesafterschool.40Thiscancontributeto有助于thebalancedandfurtherdevelopmentofchildren.A.Hesuggests10minutespergradelevel.B.Somebusyparentssaytheirjobsleavethemlittletimetohelp.C.TheUnitedStateswasnearlastamong20countriesinhomework.D.HesaidtherewasonlyonetimewhenhomeworksharplyincreaseD.E.TheBrookingsInstitutioninWashingtonD.C.wroteoneofthereports.F.Atthesametimesomeeducatorssayschoolsneedtogivemoremeaningfulhomework.G.Onlyabout25%ofhighschoolstudentscompletedmorethan2hoursofhomeworkdaily.
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