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WhenIopenedmyemailtheotherdayaprettywomannamedRachelappearedonmycomputerscreen.Shegreetedmebynameandstartedtalkingenthusiastically.Everynowandthenshestoppedtosmileatmeorblowakiss.ShewasreadingtomeanemailfrommybrotherandalotofitwasabouthisgettingthephonecompanytogivehimahighspeedInternetconnection.Itwasprettycool.RachelwastherethankstoanewtechnologycalledFacemail.Facemailletsyousendemailsthatcanbereadtothereceiverbyanattractivemaleorfemaleformorbyaclown.Thesoftwarewhichisfreecanbedownloadedatwww.Facemail.com.Facemailfacesarelifelikeandtheycopyemotionsbasedontheonesthatyouputinyourtext.ForexampletypeinX.andRachelblowsakiss.LifeFXthecompanythatdevelopstheFacemailissuretherearebroadbusinessuses.ThereasonebusinessisnotpopularthecompanysaysisthatbuyingovertheInternetlacksthehumantouch.ButwhatifyouwenttotheNikewebsiteandMichaelJordangreetedyoubynamewaitedonyouandpersonallyclosedthesaleAndthecompanyistalkingwithWhirlpoolaboutusingthetechnologyinacomputerscreenonafridgE.ThenifMomcan'tbehomewhenthekidsgetbackfromschoolshecanleaveanotewithvoiceandimagetellingthemwhatthereistoeat.Facemailcouldgethotfast.PersonallyI'mafan.ButFacemailshouldbeusedwithwordsinanemailandaddangryemotionswhenyou'vegotapsychomail.TitleANewTechnologyonFacemail
Ifyouareworriedaboutthingsandareunderalotofstressatworkorschoolyouareprobablynotsleepingwell.Worrycankeepyouawaketurninginbeduntiltheearlyhoursofthemorningwhenyoufinallyfallasleep.Whenyouwakeupyoudon’tfeelfreshbuttiredandwornoutandunabletofaceanewday.Dr.HenryWinkleinarecentnewspaperarticleStressandSleepsaysthatworryandsleeparedirectlyrelateD.HesaysThemoreweworrythelesswesleepandthemoreweareunabletodealwithstress.Ifwecanfindawaytogetagoodnight’ssleepheaddswecanoftenfindtheenergytodealwithwhat’sworryingus.Sowhatisagoodnight’ssleepResearchshowsthattheamountofsleepwhichpeopleneedinordertokeephealthyvariesalot.Sevenhoursisabouttheaverageamount.ThoughstrangelyenoughsleepinglongeroftengivesyouaheadacheinsteadofmakingyoufeelmorecomfortablE.Dr.Winklebelievesthatpreparingforsleepingisimportant.PeoplewhoworklateshouldtrytogivethemselvesashortbreakanddosomethingrestfulbeforegoingtobeD.DoingsomeexerciseearlierinthedayshouldhelpyoutofeelphysicallyaswellasmentallytireD.AbedtimedrinkcanalsohelpbutnotcoffeeorteA.WhenyouputthelightoutDr.Winklesayspayattentiontorelaxingyourmusclesworkingslowlyupfromyourfeetandyou’llbeasleepbeforeyouknowit.66.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?within5words______________________________________________________________________67.Howdoyoufeelifyoudon’tsleepwell?within12words______________________________________________________________________68.HowdowefeelifwesleeplessaccordingtowhatDr.WinklesaysinParagraph2?within5words______________________________________________________________________69.Howlongisagoodnight’ssleepinaverageaccordingtotheauthor?within5words______________________________________________________________________70.What’stheadvantageifyoudosomeexerciseearlierintheday?within8words______________________________________________________________________
AdvertisingisusedtomakesomethingsuchasaproductserviceorideaknowntothepubliC.Manytypesofadvertisingareusedforthepurposeofbuildingbrandsandincreasingproductsales.AdvertisingispresenteverywhereinourdailylifE.Printmedialikemagazinesandnewspapersallowsadvertisementstoreachtheirreaders.Magazinesincludearticlesandimagesintendedtoattractaspecific特定的typeofconsumers.Newspaperadvertisingisnotaseffectiveasitwasbeforebecauseoftheappearanceofothertypesofadvertisements.BroadcastadvertisingincludesTVandradiomessages.Traditionalformsofthesetypesofadvertisementsarecommercials商业广告shownduringatelevisionprogramorbeforeamoviE.Productplacementadvertising植入式广告isalessobviouswaytopromoteaproduct.Withproductplacementadvertisingcompaniespaytohavetheirproduct‘used’byanactororactressintheprogram.WhenyouseesomeoneinaTVshowormovieusingaspecificbrandthisisproductplacement.Internetadvertisingisoneofthenewtypesandcanbeachievedinanumberofways.FlashadvertisingreferstomessagesthatjumpontoyourcomputerscreenandoftenmovearounD.Theycanbehardtocloseandareannoyingbutausefulwayofgainingyourattention.Outdooradvertisingoftenusesadvertisingboardsasitsmainway.Ofcoursethetypeofadvertisingalsoincludesusingcarswithmessagesonthemorlargesignsplacedonthesidesofbuses.Theycanalsobesignsinstadiumsdrawingtheattentionoflargecrowds.81.What’sthepurposeofadvertising?nomorethan8words2marks______________________________________________________________________82.Whatisproductplacementadvertising?nomorethan11words2marks______________________________________________________________________83.Howdoesflashadvertisingdrawyourattention?nomorethan15words3marks______________________________________________________________________84.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?nomorethan6words3marks______________________________________________________________________
IthurtsmemorethanyouandThisisforyourowngood—thesearethestatementsmymotherusedtomaketoraisemysenseofdiscipline纪律whenIhadtolearnLatincleanmyroomstayhomeanddohomework.Thatwasbeforeweenteredthepermissive_period_in_educationinwhichwedecideditwasallrightnottopushourchildrentoachievetheirbestinschool.Theschoolsandtheeducatorsmadeiteasyforus.Theytaughtthatitwasallrighttobeparentswhotakealetalonepolicy.Westoppedmakingourchildrendohomework.Wegavethemcalculatorsturnedonthetelevisionlefttheteachingtotheteachersandwentonvacation.Nowteachersfacedwithchildrenwhohavebeendevelopingattheirownpaceforthepast15yearsarerealizingwe'vemadeaterriblE.OnesuchteacherisSharonClompswhosaysofherstudents—sopassive—andwonderswhathashappeneD.Nothingisdemandedofthemshebelieves.TelevisionsaysClompscontributestochildren'spassivity被动.We'retalkingaboutagenerationofkidswho'veneverbeenhurtorhungry.Theyhavelearnedsomebodywillalwaysdoitfortheminsteadofsayinggoandlookitupyoutellthemtheanswer.IttakesgreaterenergytosaynotoakiD.Yesitdoes.Ittakeenergyandittakeswork.It'stimeforparentstoendtheirvacationandcomebacktowork.It'stimetoturntheTVofftotellthemithurtsyoumorethanthembutit'sfortheirowngooD.It'stimetostarttellingthemnoagain.61.Whyarechildrenbecomingmoreinactiveinstudy?Nomorethan8words________________________________________________________________62.Whatdidtheauthor'smotherusetolaystresson?Nomorethan3words________________________________________________________________63.Bypermissiveperiodineducationinparagraph2whatdoestheauthormeanNomorethan15words________________________________________________________________64.What'sthemainideaofthepassageNomorethan12words________________________________________________________________
[1]It’sgoodtomakeamistakeandhereiswhy.Firstofallmistakesareaclearsignthatyouaretryingnewthings.It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenyouaretryingnewthingsyouaregrowing.Ifyounevertryanythingnewhowcanyouimprove?Howcanyouexpand?ThesimpleanswerisYoucan’t.Lookaroundyou.Almosteverythingvaluableyouseeinyourworldistheresultof_____________.[2]Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthis:whenyouaremakingmistakesyouarelearning.Considerthis:Edisonfailed10000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulB.Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimesheremarkedthathehadn’tfailed10000timesbutratherhadlearned10000thingsthatdidn’twork.[3]Finallywhenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuchclosertosuccess.Why?BecausewhenallissaidanddoneyouwillhavetriedonlyafewthingsbeforeyousucceeD.Everytimeyoumadeamistakeyougotridofonebadthingandsteppedclosertosuccess.[4]Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoaheadwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesofamistakE.Insteadwhenyoutrysomethingnewyouhavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimitssothatyouwillhaveopportunitiestotryagainincasethatitdoesn’tworkoutasyouexpecteD.Weallhavelimitedresourcessodon’tblowthemallatonetimE.Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeandusetheseresourcesappropriatelysoyoucanlearnimproveandtryitagain.Onlybyusingyourmistakesinthiswaycanyoumakesignificantadvancesinyourcareer.[5]ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesIfyou’renotmakingmistakeyou’renottryinghardenough.Sogoforthandmakemistakes.1.Listthreereasonswhymakingamistakeisgoodforyou.Pleaseanswerwithin5wordsforeachblank.①_______________________________________________________________②_______________________________________________________________③_______________________________________________________________2.What’sthemainideaofParagraph4?Pleaseanswerwithin8words._______________________________________________________________3.Fillintheblankinparagraph1withproperwords.Pleaseanswerwithin5words._______________________________________________________________4.Whichsentenceinthetextistheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?YoushouldtakeitsbadresultsintoaccountthoughmakingamistakeisgooD.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3intoChinesE.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ShouldStudentsWearSchoolUniformsorNot?Thesesdayswhenaschooldoesnothaveitsownuniformmanystudentswearveryfashionableclothestoschool.Someareeventryingtoshowothersthattheyhavethecoolestclothes.Ithinkthisiswrong.Howwelookisnotasimportantaswhatwelearnatschool.Whywouldweneedtowearthesekindsofclothestoschoolwhenthepurposeofgoingtoschoolislearning?Ifwewanttolooksmartallthetimewewillhavetoweardifferentclotheseveryday.Wecometoschoolfivedaysaweek.ThismeanswehavetobuynewclothesallthetimE.Won’titbecometooexpensivetolooksmart?AsstudentsweexerciseanddosportallthetimE.Weneedclothesthatarecomfortableanddonotneedspecialcarebutfashionableclothesareusuallydifficulttotakecareof.Ialwaysplayfootballwithmyfriendsafterschool.Iliketowearacottonshirtandcottonshortsinsteadoffashionableclothes.Iguessmymotherwouldn’tbehappyifIplayedfootballinanexpensiveshirt.58.Accordingtotheauthorwhat’sthepurposeofgoingtoschool?回答词数不超过3个59.Shouldstudentswearfashionableclothestoschool?回答词数不超过4个60.Asstudentswhatkindofclothesdoweneed?回答词数不超过12个
Ifyou'reaparentespeciallytileparentofateenagereachdaybringsnew.joysandnewfrustrations挫折.Formanyparentsaconstantprobleminthefamilyhomeisdealingwithacommonteenagercondition:complaining.You'reprobablysousedtothesteadystreamofcomplainingthatyoumaytendtoignoresomeofit.Butdon'tignoreeverything.A.studyshowsthatteenagerswithfrequentphysicalcomplaintsthatcannotbeexplainedbyknownphysicalconditionsmaybeatriskfordespair.Thestudycalculated1015teenagers13-16yearsoldandfoundthatteensreportingphysicaldiscomforti.E.headachesorstomachpainwithunknowncausesfacedthepossibilityoffearattacksandmajordespairfouryearslater.Ifyoudon'tthinktheseresultsarecauseforconcernlistentothissadstatistic:Thesuicide自杀rateforteenagershasincreasedbymorethan200%overthelastdecade!Weshouldalllistenmoreingeneral.Parentingismorethanjusttellingyourchildren__________.It'salsoaboutlisteningtowhattheyhavetosayandwhatthey'refeeling.Asthisstudysuggestsseemingharmlessphysicalcomplaintsmightbeasignofdespair.Andthatprobablyisnotalltherethatwehaveunnoticedinateenager'slifE.Asparentsinafast-pacedbusinessworldwecaresolittleofourkid'sfeelingsthoughweconstantlythrowafewwordsofcomfortingtothemwehardlyputourheartintoit.Beforethisstartsbrewing酝酿futuretroublegivesomemoreconcerntoOurchilD.1.What'stilebesttitleforthispassage'?Pleaseanswerwithin10words_______________________________________________________________________2.Whichsentenceillthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Outwardharmlessphysicalcomplaintsispossiblyasymbolofdespairwhichissuggestedbythisstudy.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.PleasefillintheblankinthethirdparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin5words4.Whyshouldparentspayattentiontotheirteenagers'constantphysicalcomplaints?Pleaseanswerwithin20words____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinesE.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Byteachingyourchildrenfiresafetyrulesyoucanensuretheyknowwhattodowhenahousefireoccurs.MakingsureyourchildrenknowexactlywhatisrequiredofthemcutsdownthechaosoftheemergencysituationandhelpskeepyourfamilysafeandsecurE.Allchildrenshouldknowaboutimportantfiresafetyprocedures.Forexampletellyourchildrentostaylowtothegroundinasmokyroomwhichkeepsthemfrominhaling吸入smokeassmokealwaysrisestowardstheceiling.AlsotellthemthattheycanputadamptowelorapieceofclothingovertheirfacesandbreatheinthroughittocutdowntheeffectsofsmokeinhalationevenmorE.InadditionmakesureyourchildrenknowhowtocorrectlystopdropandrollwhentheirclothescatchfirE.Becauseitresultsinlossofoxygenwhichputsouttheflames.Alsoyourchildrenshouldknowtotouchdoorhandlesbeforeopeningthedoorstoseeifthey’rehot.Iftheyareitmeansthere’safireinthenextroomandtheyshouldleavethedoorclosedandfindanotherrouteoutofthehousE.Makesureyourchildrenneverplaywithlightersormatches.Usuallymanychildrenarefascinatedbylightersandmatchesandwanttoexperimentwithsettingthingsonfiretoseewhathappens.Sohidelightersandmatchesinsomeplaceyourchildrencan’treach.Doregularfiredrillstoactoutandimproveyourevacuation疏散plan.Makesureeveryoneknowsallthepossibleexitsofthehousetheycanuseandthatallmembersofyourfamilyknowyourevacuationplanwellenoughsothattheydon’thavetowastetimethinkingifafirestarts.Quickdeterminedresponsetoafirewillsaveyourfamilymembers’lives.Title:TeachyourchildrenfiresafetyrulesReasons·Childrenshouldknowwhattodoin__76__ofahousefirE.·Itcanhelp___77__thechaosoftheemergencysituationTeachchildrenfiresafetyprocedures·Staylowtothegroundand___78___thefacewithdamptowelsorpiecesofclothing.·Correctlystopdropandrolltoputoutthefireonthe___79___.·Don’topenthedoorswith____80___doorhandles.___81___lightersormatchesawayfromchildren·It’sdangeroustoexperimentwithsettingthingsonfirE.·Keeplightersandmatchesoutofchildren’s___82____.Dofiredrills___83_____·Makeallexitsandtheevacuationplan___84___toeveryonE.·Ensureeveryfamilymembercan___85___toafirequicklyanddeterminedly.
Forsomepeoplechoosingwhichsportstoplaythroughtouthighschoolishardbecausetheyhaveneverreallyplayedanorganizedsportbeforeandaren’tsurewhatthey’llenjoymost.____11________12____Ifyou’regreatatsoccerbutwouldratherplayfootballbecauseyouthinkit’smorefunthengiveitagojustmakesureit’scoolwithmomanddad!Sportsaremeanttobefun.____13____What’stheworstthatcanhppen?Ifyougetcutyoucanalwaystryanothersport.Andsportsliketrackdon’ttypicallycutparticipantsfromtheteam.Youcanstillparticipateevenifyou’renotintheteamforthecompetition.Somesportslikelacrosseorfieldhockeryrequireeveypersononthefieldtobeworkingwelltogether.___14____Sportsliketennistrackandfieldswimminggymnasticsandwrestlingareallsportswhereindividualperformancesaretallied计分intoteamscores.____15____Howeverforthemostpartit’spossibletowinasoloeventinthesesportsandstillhaveyourteamloseorvice-versa反之亦然.Nooneknowsyoubetterthanyoudo.Maybeyouenjoythespotlight.Maybeyougetannoyedbythewayteammatesact.Luckilytherearemanyindividualizedsportstochoosefrom.A.Nomatterwhatyourproblemisyouhavetomakethedecisionthatisbestforyou.B.Surecertainpeopleperformmuchbetterthanothersbutsuperstarsdon’tnecessarilymakeagoodteam!C.Manypeopleareattractedtoteamsports.D.Ofcoursethereareexceptionslikerelaysintrackandswimming.E.Forothersit’stoughbecausetheirfriendsdon’tliketoplaythesamesports.F.Besidesswimmingtrycanoeingfishingsailingskiingandifyou’refeelingparticularlydaringsurfing.G.Ifthereisasportyoureallyenjoybutyouaren’tsureifyoucanmaketheteamtryoutanyway.
ItisDecemberthirtyfirstthetimewhentheoldyeardiesandtheNewYearisborn.ManyAmericanshavepartiesathomeandinvitealltheirfriends.Manyoftheseeventsarenoisy.Peopleshoutandsing.TheyoftenblowonsmallnoisemakerswhentheNewYeararrivesatmidnight.Theykisstheirhusbandorwifeorthepersontheyarewith.TheydancetomusiC.OtherAmericansspendaquieteveningathomE.TheydrinkChampagneatmidnighttowelcometheNewYear.SomepeopledrinktoomuchalcoholatNewYear'sEvecelebrations.Thiscanleadtotragicresultsifapersondrinkstoomuchandthendrivesacar.TheNationalSafetyCouncilsayshundredsofpeopledieinroadaccidentsduringtheholiday.Inrecentyearsthedangerofaccidentshasresultedinanewtraditioncalledthedesignateddriver.OnepersonamongagroupoffriendsdrinkslittleornoalcoholduringNewYear'sEvecelebrations.ThenthisdesignateddrivercansafelydrivetheotherpeoplehomE.ManyAmericancitiesalsoofferfreetaxiserviceonNewYear'sEvetotakepeoplehomesafely.OtherAmericansobservethecomingoftheNewYearateventswithoutalcohol.Morethan220AmericancitiesholdtheseFirstNightcelebrations.ArtistsinBostonMasssachusettsstartedthetraditionofFirstNightcelebrations.In1976theywantedtoobservethecomingofaNewYear.Buttheydidnotwanttoholdnoisydrinkingparties.Sotheyorganizedmusicconcertsartexhibitionsandothereventstoobservetheholiday.How51.________NewYear'sDay
TheWorldBanktheUnitedNationsandtheLondonSchoolOfHygieneandTropicalMedicinedidastudytourgehand-washingaroundtheworlD.Theyfoundthatonemillionlivescouldbesavedeachyearifpeoplewashedtheirhandswithsoapoften.Theysaidthatprogramstoincreasehand-washingwithsoapcouldbeamongthemosteffectivewaystoreduceinfectiousdiseasE.Doctorssaymanydiseasescanbepreventedfromspreadingbyhand-washing.Theseincludepinworms寄生虫influenza流行性感冒thecommoncoldhepatitis肝炎Ameningitis脑膜炎andinfectiousdiarrhea腹泻.Hand-washingdestroysgermsfromotherpeopleanimalsorobjectsapersonhastoucheD.Whenpeoplegetbacteriaontheirhandstheycaninfectthemselvesbytouchingtheireyesnoseormouth.ThenthesepeoplecaninfectotherpeoplE.TheexpertssaytheeasiestwaytocatchacoldistotouchyournoseoreyesaftersomeonenearbyhassneezedorcougheD.Anotherwaytobecomesickistoeatfoodpreparedbysomeonewhosehandswerenotclean.Theexpertssaythathand-washingisespeciallyimportantbeforeandafterpreparingfoodbeforeeatingandafterusingthetoilet.Peopleshouldwashtheirhandsafterhandlinganimalsoranimalwasteandaftercleaningababy.Theexpertssayitisalsoagoodideatowashyourhandsafterhandlingmoneyandaftersneezingorcoughing.Anditisimportanttowashyourhandsoftenwhensomeoneinyourhomeissick.Theexpertssaythemosteffectivewaytowashyourhandsistorubthemtogetherwhileusingsoapandwarmwater.Theysayyoudonothavetousespecialantibacterialsoap.Besuretoruballareasofthehandsforabouttentofifteenseconds.Therubbingactionhelpsremovegerms.Thenrinse冲洗thehandswithwateranddrythem.Title:71ThemeHand-washingcouldbeamongthemosteffectivewaystoreduceinfectiousdiseases.Many72canbepreventedPinwormsinfluenzathecommoncoldhepatitisAmeningitisandinfectiousdiarrheA.73todohand-washing·Beforeandafterpreparing74;·Beforeeatingandafterusingthe75;·Afterhandlinganimalsoranimalwaste;·Aftercleaningababy;·Afterhandlingmoneyandaftersneezingor76;·Whensomeoneinyourhomeissick.77todohand-washingRubbingthemtogetherwhileusing78andwarmwaterrubbingallareasofthehandsforabout10～1579andrinsingthehandswithwateranddrythem.Howhand-washingworksHand-washingdestroys80fromotherpeopleanimalsorobjectsapersonhastoucheD.
Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowthoneasaproducttheotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternal外在的resultoraproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasureD.Theworkerwhogetsarisethestudentwhosegradesimprovetheforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage－alltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.Bycontrast对照theprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodeterminesinceitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditselfbuttheattitudesfeelingspeoplehaveandtheircautionorcourageastheymeetwithnewexperiencesandunexpecteddifficulties.Inthisprocessthejourneyneverreallyendstherearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworldnewideastotrynewchallengestoaccept.Inordertogrowtotravelnewroadspeopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakeriskstofacetheunknownandtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymayfailatfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisnecessaryforourabilitytogrow.DoweseeourselvesasquickandcuriousIfsowetendtotakemorechancesandbemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Dowethinkwe'reshyandindecisiveThenoursenseoffearcancauseustohesitatetomoveslowlyandwethinkweareslowtoadapt适应changeorthatwe'renotsmartenoughtodealwithanewchallengE.Thenwearelikelytotakeamorepassiveroleornottryatall.Thesefeelingsofinsecurity不安全andselfdoubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Ifweprotectourselvestoomuchthenwestopgrowing.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.
Haveyoueverintendedtobefullyabsorbedinyourworkbutfoundyourselfdistractedbye-mailtheInternetorotherthingsthroughouttheday?PeopleoftenlosetheirconcentrationwhentheyareboredofcoursebutalsowhentheyareengagedinchallengingtaskssaysPeterBregman.Theysometimeshaveafeelingtoescapefromwhat’sdifficultorboringsotheyjumpouthesays.Thepartofthebraindevotedtoattentionisconnectedtothebrain’semotionalcenter.Anystrongemotion—quarrelswithcolleaguesproblemsathome—caninterruptourattention.Studiesoverthelastdecadehaveshownthattoomuchworktodoatatimecaneasilyleadtodistraction.RefocusingishardformanypeoplE.RobertEpsteinsuggeststhefollowingStopandlistentomusicforafewminutes.Goforashortwalkortakeadeepbreathwhereyoubreatheindeeplycounttofiveslowlyholditandbreatheoutveryslowly.Thiscanblowoutallthetensionandtheunwantedinyourmindtorestoreyourfocus.Takemorecontrolbystructuringyourtimeandbecomingmoreawareofyourbehaviors.SettingthephonealarmtogooffeveryhourismywayofcreatingawarenessMr.BregmansaysYouhavetoinformyourselfthatyou’velostfocusinordertodosomethingaboutit.Startingthedaywithato-dolistisimportantsuchaswhentoeatwhentogotothegymortakeawalk.Butifit’soverlyambitiousyouwillputyourselfinastateofanxietywhichmakesithardforthebraintoconcentratE.Choosingthreeorfourthingsasyourpriorityforthedayallowsyourbraintosettledownandfocushesays.TopicHowtobecomemore1onthework?2ofgettingdistracted▲Peopletendtogetawayfromthingsthatthey’re3upwith.▲Strong4affectthebrain’spartforattention.▲Peoplegetdistractedeasilyif5multitasksatatimE.6ofstrongemotions▲Havinga7withacolleaguE.▲MeetingwithproblemsathomE.Tipsonholdingattention▲Stopworkingtorestoreyourfocusby8yourbreathandtryingdifferentrelaxingthings.▲9yourtimeeffectivelyandcreateawarenessofyourbehaviors.▲Makeato-dolistatthebeginningofaworkingday.▲Focuson3or4thingsandgetthemdone10fortheday.
【1】AmealintheUSusedtolastforhours.Peoplewouldsitaroundatabletalkingeatinganddrinkinglateintotheevening.Howeverthatjustdoesn’thappenanymorE.Theaveragemealis11minuteslong---withsomebreakfastsandluncheslastingbarely2minutes.【2】Butiseatingatsuchafastpaceproblem?Shouldwebeconcerned?Theanswerisyesandherearesomeofthereasonsyoushouldeatmoreslowly:【3】Eatingslowlyhelpsloseweight.Studiesshowthatfullnessisacomplexconceptthatcombinesthenumberoftimesyouchewthetimeyouspendeatingthelookofthefoodontheplateaswellastheactualamountoffoodyoueat.Slowdownandyoumayhaveasenseoffullnesswithouteatingasmuchasyoueatfast.【4】WhenyoueatslowlyyouenduptastingyourfoodmorE.Thisisgoodbecausethemoreyoupayattentiontoyourfoodsthemoreyou’llprefernaturalfoods.Here’swhy:Mostfactory-producedfoodstastegreatforthefirst3orsobites.Afterthattheybegintotasteuninteresting.Ifyouslowdowntochewthemthoroughlythey’lltasteprettydisgusting.Naturalfoodshoweverstayinterestingasyouchewthem.【5】Eatingcanbeasocialevent.Mealsareatimewhenpeoplegatherandspendtimetogether.Oncethemealisovereveryonegoestheirseparateways.Bytakingmoretimeatamealyou’llbeabletotalkwithyourfriendsandfamilymoreimproverelationshipsandfeelmoreconnecteD.【6】EatingslowergivesyourstomachmoretimetostartworkingonthefooD.Whenyousendanentiremealdownyourthroatin5minutesyoumayfindyourselfsufferingfrompoordigestion.Insteadtake20minutestoeatthesameamountoffooD.YourstomachwillhaveamucheasierjoB.Eatingslowermightalsoresultinyouchewingmoregivingyourstomachaheadstartinthedigestiveprocess.76.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?nomorethan8words______________________________________________________________________________77.Whycaneatingslowlyhelpwithweightloss?nomorethan10words______________________________________________________________________________78.Whatisthedifferencebetweenfactory-producedfoodsandnaturalfoods?nomorethan15words______________________________________________________________________________79.Accordingtothepassagehowcantheeffectofeatingslowlyonrelationshipbuildingbebestdescribed?oneword_____________________________________________________________________________80.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph6?nomorethan8words___________________________________________________________________________
Weallhavebehaviorsthatweusetodealwithissuesinourlivesthataren'tconstructiveratherthey'reultimatelydestructivE.Howeverbecausethebehaviorwechooseismeetingsomeimmediateneedwecontinuetousethem.Thesebehaviorsmaybeintheformofaddictionssuchasadrugoralcoholaddictiontoavoiddealingwithdepressionbecausewe'rehavingdifficultieswithboundaries.There'reothertypesofbehaviorsthatweallhavetoallowustomaskaproblemorescapefromfacingtruth.Thesemayn'treachthelevelofhardcoreaddictionsbuttheycertainlyrateupthereasreallybadhabitsorsoftaddictions.ThesesoftaddictionsifnotaddressedcancreatebiggerproblemsinourlivesthatthenstarttonegativityimpactourworlD.Thisbyverydefinitionthenbecomesatrueaddiction.ThethreetoplifewastingsoftaddictionsthatareallaroundusincludeNegativity—alwaysnaggingalwayscomplainingandalwayslookingforwhysometimewon'torcan'tworkisthehallmarkofanegativehabit.Thiswasteofourtimeinlifeleadstoruinedrelationshipsmissedopportunitiesandalowsenseofselfesteemaswebecomemoreandmoreisolatedandlessandlessinvolvedintheworldaroundus.Escapefromreality—whilealcoholanddrugsareanescapefromrealitythere'reatleasttwoothermajorwaystoavoiddealingwiththeworldaroundyouandreality.Thesetwoincludespendingtimeincyberspaceinsteadoflivingintherealworldandavoidingpeoplebyspendingtimewatchingtelevision.Whenthesetwoactivitiesbecomeyoursocialworldoryouputoffspendingtimewithrealpeopletointeractorwatchvirtualpeopleorcharactersthere'sarealdisconnectwithahealthysociallifE.Food—there'rerealfoodaddictionsthatareveryseriousbutthere'realsopeoplethatusefoodasacrutchoratooltodealwithissueswithoutbecomingtrulyaddicteD.FoodsoftaddictionsarealifewastingbehaviorsincethistypeofuncontrolledfoodusecanleadtohealthproblemsthatdramaticallyaffectlengthandqualityoflifE.Talktoalifecoachaddictiontherapistoracounselorifyouthinkthatanybehaviorthatyou'reusingonaregularbasisisnegativelyimpactingyourlifE.It'snevertoolatetogetonapositivetrack！
GratitudemeansthankfulnessnoticingsimplepleasuresandacknowledgingeverythingthatyoureceivE.Itshiftsyourfocusfromwhatyourlifelackstotheabundancethatisalreadypresent.PsychologicalresearchhasshownthesurprisinglifeimprovementsgainedfromthepracticeofgratitudE.TwopsychologistsMichaelMcColloughandRobertEmmonsconductedanexperienceongratitudeanditseffectonwellbeing.Theresultsofthestudyindicatedthatdailygratitudeexercisesresultedinhigherreportedlevelsofenthusiasmdeterminationoptimismandenergy.Inadditionthosewhopracticedgratitudeexperiencedlessdepressionandstressweremorelikelytohelpothersworkedoutproblemsmoreregularlyandmadegreaterprogresstowardachievingpersonalgoals.Thereforeit'simportanttopracticegratitudE.Hereareafewreminders:Acommonmethodistogetyourselfacutelittlenotebookandwritedown3-5thingsthatyou'regratefulforattheendofeachday.Theycanbesmallthingsorbiggerthings.YoucanalsosendahandwrittenletterormakeaphonecalltoapersonforwhomyouarethankfulexpressingthegratitudE.Itwillsurelybrightentheirdayandinturnyours.Besidesforsomeitmaybeagoodideatoexpresstheirgratitudeinperson.Itdoesn'tneedtobeformal.JustasimplegestureofthanksisonlyneededtofeelthebenefitsofthiskindofgratitudE.FinallytherearecertaintimesyoucandevotetogratitudE.Forexampleatthebeginningofyourmealsoratbedtimeorwhenyourparentsgethomefromwork.CommittingtoaspecifictimeestablishesapracticeofgratitudE.OnceyoubecomeaccustomedtolookingforthingstobegratefulforyouwillfindthatyoubegintoappreciatesimplepleasureswhichcanmakeadayandevenchangealifE.TitleGratitudeIntroductionGratitudemeansbeing96.______andcanhelppeoplefocusonwhattheyreceiveinsteadofwhattheydon'thavE.97.______ofgratitudeexercises■Feelingmore98._______optimisticdeterminedandenergetiC.■Becominglessdepressedandstressedbutmorewillingtobe99.______.■Workingoutproblemsmoreregularly.■Achievingyour100.______goalsmoreeasily.101._______topractisegratitude■Puttingdownwhateveryoufeelgratefulforeveryday.■Writingtoorcalling102._______youwanttoconveygratitudeto.■Givingthankspersonallyina103.______way.■Devotingaproper104._______togratitudE.Conclusion■105._______canmakeyouandothershappyandevenchangeyourlifE.
WhenIopenedmye-mailtheotherdayaprettywomannamedRachelappearedonmycomputerscreen.Shegreetedmebynameandstartedtalkingenthusiastically.Everynowandthenshestoppedtosmileatmeorblowakiss.Shewasreadingtomeane-mailfrommybrotherandalotofitwasabouthisgettingthephonecompanytogivehimahigh-speedInternetconnection.Itwasprettycool.RachelwastherethankstoanewtechnologycalledFacemail.Facemailletsyousendane-mailthatgetsreadtothereceiverbyanattractivemaleorfemaleformorbyaclown.Thesoftwarewhichisfreecanbedownloadedatwww.Facemail.com.Facemailfacesarelifelikeandtheycopyemotionsbasedontheonesthatyouputinyourtext.ForexampletypeinXandRachelblowsakiss.LifeFXthecompanythatdevelopstheFacemailissuretherearebroadbusinessuses.Thereasone-businessisnotpopularthecompanysaysisthatbuyingovertheInternetlacksthehumantouch.ButwhatifyouwenttotheNikewebsiteandMichaelJordangreetedyoubynamewaitedonyouandpersonallyclosedthesale?AndthecompanyistalkingwithWhirlpoolaboutusingthetechnologyinacomputerscreenonafridgE.ThenifMomcan’tbehomewhenthekidsgetbackfromschoolshecanleaveanotewithvoiceandimagetellingthemwhatthereistoeat.Facemailcouldgethotfast.PersonallyI’mafan.ButFacemailshouldbeusedwithwordsinane-mailandaddangryemotionswhenyou’vegotapsycho-mail.Title:A.NewTechnologyonFacemailMyfindings·TheotherdaywhenIopenedmye-mailIwasgreetedbyaprettywomanonmycomputerwithgreat1.·Shekeptreadingtomeane-mailfrommybrotheraboutahigh-speedInternetconnection.·Shestoppedtosmileatme2.3toFacemail·WiththehelpofamaleorfemaleoraclownFacemailcangetyoure-mail4tothereceiver.·Facemail’s5facescanstimulateemotionsyouputinyourtext.6LifeFXwithe-business·LifeFXissuretohavebroadbusinessuses.·YoucanbegreetedandwaitedonbyMichaelJordanpolitely.·Buyingthroughe-businessisnotpopularforlack7thehumantouch.·The8oftheFacemailcanbeusedonafridgE.Mypersonal9·Facemailisfantasticandfunbutithassomedisadvantages;·Firstlyitshouldbeusedwithwordsinane-mail.·Secondlyitmightmakeyou10whengettingapsycho-mail.ConclusionFacemailcouldgethotfast.
BythemidnineteenthcenturythetermiceboxhadenteredtheAmericanlanguagebuticewasstillonlybeginningtoaffectthedietofordinarycitizensintheUnitedStates.Theicetradegrewwiththegrowthofcities.Icewasusedinplaceslikehotelsandhospitalsandbysomeforwardlookingcitybusinessmeninfreshmeatfreshfishandbutter.AftertheCivilWar1861～1865italsocameintohouseholdusE.Evenbefore1880halfoftheicesoldinNewYorkPhiladelphiaandBaltimoreandonethirdofthatsoldinBostonandChicagowenttofamiliesfortheirownusE.ThishadbecomepossiblebecauseanewhouseholdconveniencetheiceboxearlyformofthemodernrefrigeratorhadbeeninventeD.MakinganefficienticeboxwasnotaseasyaswemightnowsupposE.Intheearlynineteenthcenturypeopleonlyhadsomesimpleandbasicknowledgeofthephysicsofheat.Thecommonideathatthebesticeboxwasonethatpreventedtheicefrommeltingwasofcoursemistakenforitwasthemeltingoftheicethatperformedthecooling.EarlyeffortstosaveiceincludedwrappinguptheiceinblanketswhichkepttheicefromdoingitsjoB.Notuntilneartheendofthenineteenthcenturydidinventorsachievethedelicatebalanceneededforanefficienticebox.Butasearlyas1803aMarylandfarmerThomasMoorehadbeeninthecorrectdirection.HeownedafarmandusedaniceboxofhisowndesignforthetransportationofhisbuttertoamarketinthevillageofGeorgetown.Andtherehefoundthatcustomerswouldpassuptherapidlymeltinggoodsofhiscompetitorstopayahigherpriceforhisbutterstillfreshandhardinneatonepoundbricks.OneadvantageofhisiceboxMooreexplainedwasthatfarmerswouldnolongerhavetotraveltomarketatnightinordertokeeptheirproducecool.AsaresultMooremanagedtoearnalargesumofmoney.TheOriginofRefrigeratorsHistoryoftheicebox*Bythemid19thcenturythe76.________thaticehadonAmericancitizens'lifewaslimitedmainlytothediet.*Whencitiesgrewtheice77.________increaseD.*Forwardlookingbusinessmenusedicetokeepmeatfishandbutter78.________.*AftertheCivilWarduetothe79.________ofthemodernrefrigeratorhouseholduseoficebecamepossiblE.Incorrect80________abouttheicebox*Theicebox81.________bestwhentheicewaspreventedfrommelting.*Iceshouldbe82.________upinblanketstohelpdoitsjobs.ThomasMoore'sstory*Asearlyas1803ThomasMooreknewhowtouseanicebox83.________.*AniceboxwasdesignedbyThomasMooreto84.________hisbuttertothemarket.*ThomasMoorewasvery85.________inhisbusiness.
MartiSementellihasbeenabaseballplayersincepreschoolthrowingplasticballsandswingingatinywoodbatfromthetimeshewas3yearsolD.Shewasasolidplayerateveryyouthlevelandsometimesastar.In2007NikeevenfeaturedtheyoungCalifornianinaTVcommercial.DespiteherexperienceSementellinow16hadahardtimefindingahighschoolthatwouldallowhertotryoutfortheboys’baseballteam.Twoparochialschools教会学校nearherfamily’shomeinNorthHollywoodsaidnoandseveralpublicschoolswerelukewarm冷淡的totheideA.FinallyshefoundBurbankHighSchoolwhereshe’snowasophomoreandamemberoftheJVbaseballteam.Sementelli’sstoryisnotuniquE.Acrossthecountrygirlsdevotedtobaseball--andwithasmanyseasonsofyouthballundertheirbeltsastheirmaleteammates--arefindingitisn’teasytostayinthesportwhentheyreachhighschool.Biologydoesplayaroleinthesituation:BoysespeciallyolderonesoftenhaveanedgeovergirlsinsizeandstrengthallowingthemtothrowharderandswingwithgreaterforcE.Butgirlssaythatthetoughestbattlesarenotaboutcapabilitiesbutagainstthetraditionalattitudethatbaseballisforboys.Mostpeoplejustareincapableofseeingbeyondwhat’seasysaysJenniferRingtheauthorofStolenBases:WhyAmericanGirlsDon’tPlayBaseballandaprofessorattheUniversityofNevada-Reno.Itismuchneaterifwesayboysplaybaseballandgirlsplayothersports.InatleastonestateMassachusettsgirlsarebarredfromtryingoutforboys’baseballinhighschoolsthatalsooffersoftball.NebraskadroppeditsbanlastyearandinJanuaryIndianaremoveditsbanafterbeingsued控告bytheparentsofLoganYounga15-year-oldaspiringcatcherandfreshmanatBloomingtonSouthHighSchool.81.WhendidSementellibegintoplaybaseball?nomorethan6words82.WheredidSementellistayinabaseballteam?nomorethan6words83.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutgirls’capabilitiesinbaseball?nomorethan10words84.Inwhichstatesaregirlsallowedtoplaybaseball?nomorethan4words______________________________________________________________________________
BythemidnineteenthcenturythetermiceboxhadenteredtheAmericanlanguagebuticewasstillonlybeginningtoaffectthedietofordinarycitizensintheUnitedStates.Theicetradegrewwiththegrowthofcities.Icewasusedinplaceslikehotelsandhospitalsandbysomeforwardlookingcitybusinessmeninfreshmeatfreshfishandbutter.AftertheCivilWar1861～1865italsocameintohouseholdusE.Evenbefore1880halfoftheicesoldinNewYorkPhiladelphiaandBaltimoreandonethirdofthatsoldinBostonandChicagowenttofamiliesfortheirownusE.ThishadbecomepossiblebecauseanewhouseholdconveniencetheiceboxearlyformofthemodernrefrigeratorhadbeeninventeD.MakinganefficienticeboxwasnotaseasyaswemightnowsupposE.Intheearlynineteenthcenturypeopleonlyhadsomesimpleandbasicknowledgeofthephysicsofheat.Thecommonideathatthebesticeboxwasonethatpreventedtheicefrommeltingwasofcoursemistakenforitwasthemeltingoftheicethatperformedthecooling.EarlyeffortstosaveiceincludedwrappinguptheiceinblanketswhichkepttheicefromdoingitsjoB.Notuntilneartheendofthenineteenthcenturydidinventorsachievethedelicatebalanceneededforanefficienticebox.Butasearlyas1803aMarylandfarmerThomasMoorehadbeeninthecorrectdirection.HeownedafarmandusedaniceboxofhisowndesignforthetransportationofhisbuttertoamarketinthevillageofGeorgetown.Andtherehefoundthatcustomerswouldpassuptherapidlymeltinggoodsofhiscompetitorstopayahigherpriceforhisbutterstillfreshandhardinneatonepoundbricks.OneadvantageofhisiceboxMooreexplainedwasthatfarmerswouldnolongerhavetotraveltomarketatnightinordertokeeptheirproducecool.AsaresultMooremanagedtoearnalargesumofmoney.TheOriginofRefrigeratorsHistoryoftheicebox*Bythemid19thcenturythe76.________thaticehadonAmericancitizens'lifewaslimitedmainlytothediet.*Whencitiesgrewtheice77.________increaseD.*Forwardlookingbusinessmenusedicetokeepmeatfishandbutter78.________.*AftertheCivilWarduetothe79.________ofthemodernrefrigeratorhouseholduseoficebecamepossiblE.Incorrect80________abouttheicebox*Theicebox81.________bestwhentheicewaspreventedfrommelting.*Iceshouldbe82.________upinblanketstohelpdoitsjobs.ThomasMoore'sstory*Asearlyas1803ThomasMooreknewhowtouseanicebox83.________.*AniceboxwasdesignedbyThomasMooreto84.________hisbuttertothemarket.*ThomasMoorewasvery85.________inhisbusiness.
Scientistsdoctorsandmentalhealthprofessionalshavebeenstudyingtheconnectionbetweencolorsandmoodsforyears.Manynowbelievethatcolorscannotonlybringaboutemotionalreactionsbutcanalsocorrectmoods.Colorsbehaveinthreebasicways:activepassiveandneutral中立的.ActivecolorsarewarmcolorsincludingyelloworangeandreD.ThesecolorsbringconfidencE.Warmcolorscanalsobringcheerfulattitudes.Yellowsandgoldencolorsworkwellinofficeskitchensandstudyareas.Redsheatuparoom.PassivecolorsorcoolcolorsmakepeoplecalmquietandsatisfieD.Bedroomsprivateareasandbathroomsaregreatplacesforbluesandgreens.Beigegrayandwhitearethoughtofasneutralcolors.Theyhelptoputthefocusonothercolorsorservetotonedowncolorsthatmightotherwisebeoverpoweringontheirown.Youcaneasilychangethelookorfeelofaroombymakinggooduseofdifferentcolors.Mixingandmatchingcolorsisanexcellentwaytobalancecolorandemotionandprovideawelcomingfeelforguests.TocreateafeelingofwarmthandcomfortinaroomusebrightwarmcolorslikeyelloworangeandreD.Thesecolorsaregoodchoicesforroomsthatappearcoolduetolimitedsunlight.Yellowaddscheerfulnesstodullrooms.Youcanaddyellowstoroomswhicharenotcloselyrelatedtohappythoughtssuchaskitchensandlaundryroom.Inroomswherethere’splentyofsunshinecoolcolorscanprovideacalmingenvironment.Sagegreensandskybluesareperfectforbedroomsplayroomsandactivityareas.Neutralcolorssuchaspalegraywhiteandbeigesendapeacefulmessagetoyourbrain.It’snotacoincidencethatmostdoctor’sofficescoffeeshopsandmentalhealthcentersaredecoratedinneutrals.Tomakeyourwallcolorchoicesbetterpickoutfurniturethatwillprovideavisualcontrast.Coolcolorsmakearoomseemlargerthanitisandwarmcolorsmakeroomsfeelsmaller.Title:The71BetweenColorsandMoodCommonlybelievedeffectsofcolors72emotionalreactionsandcorrectingmoods73ofcolorsandtheireffectsactivecolors·bringing74andcheerfulattitudespassivecolors·makingpeoplecalmquietandbringingpeoplemore75neutralcolors·helpingtoputthefocusonothercolorsortonedown76colors77tobalancecolorandemotion·usingbrightwarmcolorstomakea78coolordullroomwarmandcomfortable·usingcoolcolorstocreateacalmingenvironmentinabrightroom·using79colorstosendapeacefulmessageTipsonpickingoutfurniturePickingoutfurniturethatwillgiveavisualcontrastto80wallcolorchoices
FewAmericansstayinoneplaceforalifetimE.Wemovefromthecitytothesuburbsfromhighschooltocollegeinadifferentstatefromajobinoneareatoabetterjobelsewherefromthehomewhereweraiseourchildrentothehomewhereweplantoliveretirement.WitheachmoveweareforevermakingnewfriendswhobecomepartofournewlifE.Formanyofusthesummerisaspecialtimeforformingnewfriendships.TodaymillionsofAmericansgoonvacationabroadandwegonotonlytoseenewsightsbutalso-------inthoseplaceswherewedon’tfeeltoostrange-------withthehopeofmeetingnewpeoplE.NoonereallyexpectsavacationtriptoproduceaclosefriendbutthebeginningofafriendshipispossiblE.Surelyineverycountrypeoplethinkhighlyoffriendship.ThewordfriendtoAmericanpeoplecanbeappliedtovariousrelationships-----tosomeoneonehasknownforafewweeksinanewplacetoaclosebusinesscompaniontoachildhoodplaymatetoamanorawomanortoatrustedworkmatE.TherearerealdifferencesamongtheserelationsforAmericans-----afriendshipmaybeinformalsituationalordeepandlasting.ButtoaEuropeanwhoseesonlyoursurfacebehaviourthedifferencesarenotclear.AsEuropeansseeitallkindsoffriendsflowinandoutofAmericans’homesinaveryinformalway.Theymaybeparentsofthechildren’sfriendshouseguestsofneighboursmembersofacommitteebusinesspartnersfromanothertownorevenanothercountry.ComingasaguestintoanAmericanhometheEuropeanvisitorfindsnoobviousopennesstodifferentstylesofrelationshipmakesitpossibleforustofindnewfriendsabroadwithwhomwefeelathomE.American51ChanceforAmericanstomakefriendsMostAmericans52fromplacetoplaceManyAmericansgoabroadonvacationfor53ormeetingnewpeoplE.Americanapproachesto54thewordfriendAmericanpeopleusefriendfordifferent55Americansknowthe56amongrelationsclearlywhileEuropeanscan’t.Europeans’58aboutAmericanfriendshipFriendsflowinandoutofAmericans’homes57BeingguestsinAmericanhomes59Europeanvisitors.Duetotheir60characteristicsAmericansfindnewfriendsallovertheworlD.
PollutionisagrowingproblemthatisfacingtheinternationalcommunitybuteventheactionsthatwetakecanmakeadifferencE.Litteringiscreatingenvironmentalproblemsallovertheworldandisoftencreatedbycarelessactions.IfweguardouractionsagainstcarelesslitteringwecanensureabetterworldforeveryonE.LitteringisasevereprobleminmanycountriesaroundtheworlD.ForexampletheAfricancityofKampalaissufferingfromtheconsequencesoflittering.Formanyyearsthecity’spoordidn’thaveaproperwaytodisposeoftrashsogarbagefilledthestreets.OvertheyearsmuchoftheplasticgarbagewouldslowlybepushedintothegrounD.Thisplasticlitterdoesn’tallowrainwatertoseep渗透intothegroundandhascausedflooding.InmanyofKampala’spoorneighborhoodswheneveritrainspeople’shomesbecomefloodedwithwater.ThiswaterisoftendirtyandhasalloweddiseasestospreaD.ThisfloodinghasbecomesobadthattheUgandangovernmenthasbannedplasticbagsintheentirecountrytostopthelittering.Trashoftenfindsitswayintothewater.Todaytheworld’soceansarebelievedtohavemillionsoftonsoftrashfloatingaroundinthem.Thiscreatesaproblemforwildlifebecausetheymayaccidentallyeatthetrashanddiefromit.Scientistshavefoundonveryremoteislandsbabybirdsthathavediedbecausetheirstomachswerefulloftrash.FishoftengettangledinplasticandwillalsodiE.Ouractionsinourowncountriesaffectthemostremotepartsoftheplanet.Wecanallbepartofthesolutiontostopthispollutionjustbypreventingcarelesslittering.Ifyouneedtothrowsomethingawayfindatrashcan.Ifyouseeafriendlitteringtellthemnotto.Bymakingthissmallchangewecancreateabetterworldforall.81.Whatisthecauseoflittering?Nomorethan3words_____________________________________________________________________82.Howdoesplasticlittercauseflooding?Nomorethan11words_____________________________________________________________________83.Ifyouneedtothrowsomethingawaywhatshouldyoudo?Nomorethan5words_____________________________________________________________________84.What’sthetopicofthispassage?Nomorethan5words_____________________________________________________________________
Todayyoucanseepeoplehavingdifferentkindsofhobbies.Howeverifyoureallywantavaluablecollectionandacollectionthatwillbeworthalotinthenearfutureaswellasahobbythatwilltrulymakeyoufeelverysatisfiedthenyoumightwanttostartacoincollectionhobby.Coincollectionisahobbythathasexistedforcenturies.Hereyou’llnotonlygetapieceofhistoryfromdifferentcountriesbutyou’llalsohaveachancetoinvest投资inareallyvaluablehobby.Acoincollectioncanbeaveryvaluableinvestment.Thenwhatdeterminesthevalueofacoin?Let’stryimagininggettingararecointhatdatesbacktotheMingDynastyinancientChinA.Youcanimaginehowmuchit’sworthnowadays.Evenifthecoinwasworth5centsduringthetimeitwasfirstusedyouhavetoconsiderthiscoinwillsurelyappreciateinvaluebecauseofitshistoricsignificanceitsrarityanditsagE.Therearemanywaystostartyourcoincollection.Firstyouhavetodecidewhatkindofcoinsyouwanttocollect.IfyouwanttocollectWorldWarIIcoinsthenyoucandoso.Ifyou’rejuststartingoutyoumaywanttotrycollectingdifferentkindsofcoinsfromdifferentcountries.AskyourfriendswhohavetraveledabroadbeforetohandyousomecoinstheyhavegotfromthecountriestheytraveleD.Onceyou’refamiliarwithitthenyoucanchooserarercoinsthatcanbeworthalotofmoney.Fromtheverystartyoushouldalreadylistallthecoinsyouputinsidethejarandkeeptrackofyourcollectionsinanorganizedmanner.Anddon’tforgettoindicatetheyearwhenthecoinwasissueD.Withacoincollectionyou’llbeabletohavesomethingtodoinyoursparetimeandinvestinsomethingthatwillbeworthalotinthefuturE.TitleCoincollectionThemeIt’sa76andvaluablehobbytocollectcoins.77BeingworthalotinthenearfuturE.Providingyouwithgreat78.Enablingyoutoknowthe79ofdifferentcountries.Givingyouachancetoinvest.Thefactors80acoin’svalueItshistoricsignificancE.ItsrarityandagE.81tostartofacoincollectionDecideonthe82ofcoinsyouwanttocollect.Beginwithcollectingdifferentcoinsfromdifferentcountries.Chooserarercoins.Keepa83ofyourcollectionsinanorganizedmanner.84toindicatetheyearofissuE.SummaryAcoincollectionwillmakeyou85yoursparetimemeaningfullyandinvestinsomethingworthalotinthefuturE.
Whenitcomestofoodthereisnoshortageofquestionsabouthowtogetthemostnutrientsofthefoodweeat.NowadaysmanyquestionsariseasweconsidertheeffectofnewtechnologyonthequalityofourfooD.Readontofindouthowtechnologyisaffectingwhatyoueat.IsmicrowavingfoodagoodwaytoheatupfoodStudiessay—NO!SomeimportantnutrientsinvegetablescanbedestroyedwhenwemicrowavefooD.Broccoliwhenmicro-wavedloses97percentofitscancer-protectingantioxidantscomparedtosteamedbroccoliwhichloses11percent.Freezingisawayofmaintainingwaterlevelsandtemporarilystoppingthegrowthofmicro-organismsandbacteriA.Ingeneralfreezingfooddoesn’tlosenutrientsifyoufreezethefoodwhenitisatpeakquality.ItisonlywhenfoodisstoredandsitsforalongperiodoftimethatitstartstolosenutrientsespeciallyvitaminC.Ingeneralwhenyoudryafoodyoutakethewaterout.Youdon’tnecessarilydestroythenutrientsalthoughinfruitscertainvitaminscanbeeasilydestroyeD.Thatiswhyfruitsaregenerallybetterfresh.Driedfoodsnearlycontainthesameamountofnutrientsasthatinfreshfoodsthoughyouendupeatingalotofdriedfoodsratherthanfreshfoods.OneofthebiggestcomplaintsaboutorganicfoodsisthattheyaremoreexpensivethancommerciallygrownproducE.Sowhyspendmore?Whenyouaresavinginmoneynowoncommercialproduceyouwillsurelyloseinhealthlater.Manyscientificstudieshaveshownthenegativeeffectsofpesticidesusedoncommercialcrops.Theprimaryreasonforbuyingorganicfoodsisthatyoucangethealthyfoodsthataren’tcoveredindangerouschemicals.HereIjustwanttosaytechnologyshouldhelppeopleeatmorehealthyfoodratherthanoffermorejunkfooD.Broccoli花椰菜;cancer-protectingantioxidants抗氧化剂76.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?Nomorethan6words77.Whyisusingmicrowavestoheatupfoodnotgood?Nomorethan10words78.Whatdoestheword―thatinParagraph4probablyreferto?Nomorethan4words79.Whyareorganicfoodsrecommendedforpeopletobuy?Nomorethan10words80.Whatistheidealrelationshipbetweentechnologyandfoodintheauthor’sopinion?Nomorethan16words
InAmericawhentheeighthgradersleavethemiddleschooltheyareoftenworriedaboutmovingtothehighschoo1.Itisahardtimeforthembutitcanbeanexcitingoneaswell.Tomakeiteasierstudentsneedtogetfamiliarwiththeirschool.Eventhoughthey’vedonethisalreadyinthemiddleschoo1it’sstillimportanttofindwheretheirclassroomsarE.Mostschoolstakestudentstothehighschoolforavisitattheendoftheireighthgradeyear.Andmostschoolsalsohaveafreshmanspeechforparentsandstudentsbeforethefirstyearbegins.Sometimesthemainofficewillgiveawayamapoftheschoo1.Thiscanhelpstudentsandparentstofinddifferentplacesoftheschoo1.Onewaytoknowyourhighschoolmoreandmakenewfriendsistojoinacluborplayasport.Schoolsoftenofferchancestojoindifferentclubsandsports.FallactivitiesbegininAugustbeforethefirstdayofschoo1.IfyouarenotinterestedinsportsthereareclubsforanyinterestsuchasdramadancechessphotographycommunityserviceetC.Theseclubsallowstudentsfromdifferentgrades.Byjoininganactivitystudentscanfindnewfriendshipsnottomentionimprovingtheirchancesinfuturecollegeapplications.Theschoolofficewillhavea1istofactivitiesofferedattheschoo1andinformationonhowtojointhem.What’smoretohaveagreatstarttoahighschoolyearstudentscanwritedownsomeoftheirworriesandaskforhelpfromteachersandschoolworkers.81.Whatdoestheworditinthefirstparagraphrefersto?nomorethan5words2marks_________________________________________________________________________________________________82.Whydomanyschoolstakestudentstovisittheirnewhighschool?nomorethan10words2marks____________________________________________________________________________83.Whatcanthestudentsbenefitfromjoininganactivity?nomorethan10words3marks①______________________________②_________________________________________84.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?nomorethan12words3marks____________________________________________________________________________
TheNBAhasanewrulethisseason.It’scalledzerotolerance.NBAreferees裁判arenotlettingplayerscomplaintoolongortooloudlyaboutareferee’scall裁判的判决.A.playerwhodoescanbegivenatechnicalfoul犯规.TwotechnicalfoulsandtheplayerisoutofthegamE.Theplayersdon’tlikethenewruleandwanttheNBAtochangeit.Theythinkit’sonlynaturaltogetangryduringaclosehard-foughtgameifacallgoesagainstyou.ButIlikethezerotoleranceruleandwishothersportswouldfollowtheNBA’sexamplE.Wouldn’titbemoreenjoyableiffootballsoccerandtennisplayersstoppedarguingthecallsandjustplayedthegame?ThebiggestreasonIlikethenewruleisthatitsetsagoodexampletoyoungerplayers.WhenkidsseestarssuchasRasheedWallaceoftheDetroitPistonsshoutingattherefereesandarguingeverycalltheythinkit’spartofthegamE.Butshoutingatrefereesandarguingcallsshouldneverbepartofanykid’sgames.Kidsshouldbetaughttoforgetaboutthereferees’callsandpayattentiontoimprovingtheirskillsandplaytheirbest.Allplayersneedtolearnthatyoucontrolonlyonethinginagameandthat’syourownperformancE.Youcan’tcontrolwhattheotherplayersortrainersdo.Andyoucertainlycan’tcontrolthecallstherefereesmakE.FinallyeveryonefromNBAall-starsto8-year-oldsshouldrememberthatbeingabasketballrefereeisahardjoB.Therefereehastomakedozensofsuddencalls.Nohesitation.Nosecondchances.Noteventhebestrefereegetseverycallright.Maybeiftheplayerstrainersandfanswhoshoutattherefereeshadtowearawhistleandcallafewgamestherewouldn’tbeasmanycomplaintsaboutthezerotolerancerulE.Title:TheNBA’sZeroToleranceThenewruleTheplayersaren’tallowedtocomplaintoomuchaboutareferee’scall1hemight2thechancetocontinuethegamE.Theplayers’3·They4thenewruleandwishittobechangeD.·Theythinkit’snaturalforthemtogetangryduringaclosegameifacalldoesn’tseemquite5.Theauthor’sattitudeHelikesthezerotoleranceruleandwishesittobe6byothersportsto7themmoreenjoyablE.Thereasonsthattheauthorprovides·Thenewrulesetsagoodexampletoyoungerplayers.·Shoutingatrefereesandarguingcallscan’tbea8partofthegamE.·Allplayersaresupposedto9onimprovingtheirskillsratherthanthereferees’calls.·Kidsshouldrememberthatbeingabasketballjudgeisademandingjobwhich10veryquickreactionsanddecisions.SometimesmistakesareunavoidablE.
Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecasttheweather.TheyareinspaceandtheycanreachanypartoftheworlD.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmospherebecausethisiswheretheweatherforms.Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.SometeorologistscanseetheweatherofanypartoftheworlD.FromthepicturesthescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchangE.Todaynearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpicturesthemeteorologistscomparethemwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchangetoo.Intheirnextweatherforecastthemeteorologistscansaythis.Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinventedthescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.SoonperhapstheymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreaheaD.61.Wheredoestheweatherformnomorethan3words________________________________________________________________62.Whyarethepicturesahelptometeorologistsnomorethan10words________________________________________________________________63.Tonearlyhowmanyweatherstationsworldwidearesatellitecloudpicturesavailableaccordingtothearticlenomorethan3words________________________________________________________________64.Couldmeteorologistsevenforecasttheweatherbeforetheinventionoftheweathersatellitenomorethan3words________________________________________________________________
DoesanyonestillhopetobeagentlemanThereareonlyselectoccasionswhenoneisstilladdressedasagentlemanandtheyareremarkablefortheirvarietyandirony讽刺.WeareLadiesandGentlemenatthestartofweddingtoastsandtheactsofoldschoolcomedians.Shouldthemodernmangiveuptheideaofthegentleman?Wecanfindtwoverydifferentchampionsoftheideaofagentlemansettlingonthesamepoint.OscarWildealwayspreciseofphrasenotedthetruegentlemanisonewhoisneverunintentionallyrude.Muchoflifeisthemannersofeverydaygettingalongqueuingansweringthephonemakingplanskeepingpromisesrememberingbirthdays.WecanagreewithWildethatinallthesenotbeingrudeisatrue—andgentlemanly—markofsuccess.ThisheshareswithAmericanCivilWargeneralRobertE.LeE.FoundinLee'spapersafterhisdeathwasadiscussionofthegentlemaninwhichhenotedThegentlemandoesnotneedlesslyandunnecessarilyremindanoffenderofawronghemayhavecommittedagainsthim.Hecannotonlyforgivehecanforget.Yetboththemilitarymanandthewriterbringthesamethoughtintotheirdefinitions.ForWildethegentlemanmaycauseintentionalrudenessforLeehemaynecessarilyremindanoffenderofawrong.Thegentlemanknowswhentoforgiveandwhentonotwhentomakepeaceandwhentofaceupto—evenattheriskofrudeness.Itisthiswisdomthatisworthreflectingupon.ThegentlemanismorethanabowlerhatasocialclassoranoldfashionedtitlE.ItisawayoflifE.Tobeagentlemanistobepolitebutnotpassive;tobegracefulbutwithbravery.Withinthegentleman'selegantvelvet天鹅绒glovecanbefoundanironfist.
请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词注意:每个空格只填一个单词Prepackagedmass-producedsnackfoodsarehugelypopularingrocerystoresaroundtheworlD.Manypeopleareaccustomedtochoosingsnackfoodsingrocerystores.Thefirstproblemwithpackagedsnackfoodslikecookiescrackersandotherbite-sizedoptionsisthattheyareoftenloadedwithunhealthymaterials.ThereasonforthisisfairlyeasytounderstanD.Mass-producedfoodsneedtobeuniformincolortasteandsoon.Inordertoachievethisuniformitysnackfoodproducersusesugarsaltandotherchemicalpreservatives防腐剂andcoloringmaterialsinlargeamounts.ThesematerialscontributetoaratherunhealthyfooD.Inadditiontorequiringuniformityoftasteandappearancemass-producedsnackfoodslikepotatochipsandcandiesneedtobeshelfstablE.Preservativesandcomplexpackagingmakeproductsshelfstablebutthisstabilityandnon-perishability抗腐性oftencomeattheexpenseofnutrition.Onereasonthatpre-madesnacksaresopopularingrocerystoresistheirprices.FoodproducerscankeepcostsdownbyusingestablishedproductionfacilitiesandprocessestoquicklyproduceahugeamountoffooD.Shoppersaredrawntowhattheyseeatlowprices.PeoplewhoareinterestedinimprovingthequalityoftheirsnackingcanusemagazinesbooksandtheInternettodiscoveralotofhealthysnackingtipsandideas.Eventelevisionshowsabouthealthandfoodsometimestalkabouthealthysnackingalternatives.Somehealthysnackslikefreshfruitrequirenopreparationatall.Oncepeopleareawareofthedrawbacksofclearlycheapandeasysnackfoodstheycanstartturningtobetteroptions.Soonperhapstheoldandunhealthysnackoptionswillnolongerbeprofitableforfoodproducers.Title:Prepackagedmass-producedsnackfoodsFactPrepackagedmass-producedsnackfoodsarewell1aroundtheworlD.2·Havingpreservativescoloringmaterialsand3packaging·Havinguniformityof4andappearance·Beingshelfstable·Beingatlow5Problems·6unhealthymaterials·Beingshelfstableandnon-perishableleadingtosomenutrition7Measures·Discoverhealthysnackingtipsandideasby8magazinesbookstheInternetandtelevisionshows.Conclusions·Peoplewillturntobetteroptionsonce9thedrawbacksofcheapandeasysnackfoods.·Theoldandunhealthysnackfoodswillnolongerbring10tofoodproducers.
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