Do you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follows? You are not alone.
Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods. Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with the delicious foods.
With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don’t have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy. The following suggestions may be of some help to you.
Do not miss meals. Before you leave home for a feast, have a small, low-fat snack. This may help to keep you from getting too excited before delicious foods.
Begin with clear soup, fruit or vegetables. A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full. Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.
Better not have high-fat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them.
Choose lean meat. Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.
If you have a sweet tooth, try mints and fruit. They don’t have fat content as cream and chocolate.
Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess calories.
1. Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may ________.| A．bring weight problems |
| B．bring you much trouble in your life |
| C．make you worry about your foods |
| D．make you hate delicious foods |
| A．drink much water and have vegetables only |
| B．not eat much food in high fat |
| C．not accept invitations to feasts |
| D．turn away from delicious foods |
| A．clear soup | B．water |
| C．calories of energy | D．physical exercise |
| A．can’t control themselves |
| B．go to too many feasts |
| C．enjoy delicious foods |
| D．can’t help turning away from the foods |
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【推荐1】Gratitude is beneficial to both the one giving and the one receiving.
Instead of getting mad at others, show them gratitude. Make an effort to communicate more effectively instead of being critical. When you are having a hard day at work, take a break and remember some of the good days that you’ve had that month.
Research shows that people who express gratitude have a more positive outlook on life, better health and less stress: they are more likely to forgive; and they have stronger relationships.
To make a gratitude jar, find a decorative vase or fish bowl and start recording all of your happy memories and events throughout the year. Keep some decorative paper close so that you can jot (草草记下) these memories down and place them in the jar.
| A．You shouldn’t be too critical. |
| B．Don’t forget that it is only a bad day, not a bad life. |
| C．Be creative when writing down what you are grateful for. |
| D．There are many reasons for which to express your gratitude. |
| E．Don’t forget life’s surprises: unexpected events, visitors, etc. |
| F．Instead of using a gratitude journal, I started using a gratitude jar. |
| G．When you are having a bad day, you can reach into your gratitude jar. |
【推荐2】How to Overcome Anxiety
Anxiety is a healthy and normal emotion that everyone often feels. Anxiety may, however, develop into a mental disorder that reduces your capacity to cope with daily stress. When trying to overcome it, you should not try to get rid of your feelings of anxiety but should aim to develop your coping abilities when you do feel anxiety.
Examine your anxiety
Identify the source of your anxiety
Whether you have a panic attack or a sudden round of worry and fear, it is important to determine what is causing your anxiety. Is something in your environment the primary source?
Determine if your worry is solvable
If you know what your fear is, the next step is to determine if it is something you can deal with, or something that only time can manage. If your fear is largely imagination or can’t be dealt with now,
If your fear is mind-consuming, take a moment to think about the honest and absolute worst thing that could happen as a result of it. Perhaps you’re getting ready to do a huge presentation, and you begin to panic. Stop and think “what is the worst that could happen?” No matter how creative your response may be, thinking critically will lead to find that should it occur, there are few endings that can’t be dealt with in a reasonable manner.
| A．Consider the worst |
| B．Think out of the box |
| C．Understand and acknowledge that you are anxious |
| D．make the conscious effort to put it out of your mind |
| E．You can handle anxiety more easily when you are clear about what it is |
| F．Having the ability to cope with anxious thought is the key to overcoming it |
| G．try whatever it takes to solve the problem because you cannot get away with it |
【推荐3】When buying life insurance, there are many important factors to consider.
Suppose at beginning Jerry is single and has no dependents. Probably the only life insurance he needs is to cover his debts and burial expenses.
Later, the situation may change. Now, Jerry marries Jeannette who is a college graduate and is working.
When the children have come into adulthood, they become financially independent of the family.
Every family situation is different, but it is important that each family give adequate thought to planning its financial future.
| A．Insurance can be purchased at a lower rate during the young years |
| B．It isn't necessary for them to buy any insurance protection |
| C．Perhaps a policy to meet funeral expenses would be sufficient for the young child |
| D．Perhaps enough insurance would be needed to cover their debts and burial expenses |
| E．For example, one should buy the policies that give the most protection at the least cost |
| F．Then the emphasis on family financial security will shift from protection to saving for the retirement years |
| G．As the family increases in size, it is essential to add more insurance on the breadwinner to protect the dependents |
【推荐1】The best festivals in August
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world. Last year, the festival lasted 25 days, including 55,000 performances of 3,548 shows in 317 places. The festival started in 1947. Anyone can join in with the performance of their choice.
Wilderness Festival
Wilderness Festival takes place in one of the oldest woods in England. Taking place over four days in nature, people will experience music, comedy, theatre, and dance from Sadler's Wells. All the campsites are made-to-order for different needs, including family camping.
Notting Hill Carnival
Notting Hill Carnival takes place on the streets of Notting Hill in London, England in each August lasting three days. Attracting around one million people each year, it's one of the biggest street festivals in the world. Happening since 1966, Notting Hill Carnival is an essential cultural experience in London.
La Tomatina
Each year, the Valencian town of Bunol gets changed into a red mess as locals and tourists take to the streets and throw tomatoes at each other, creating the biggest food fight in the world, all for fun. This tomato festival has been happening since 1945 and is held on the last Wednesday of August each year.
1. Which festival lasts the longest?| A．Wilderness Festival. | B．Edinburgh Festival Fringe. |
| C．Notting Hill Carnival. | D．La Tomatina. |
| A．The campsites are specially offered. | B．People can dance with famous stars. |
| C．People will experience wilderness adventure. | D．It is the biggest street festival in the world. |
| A．Get dressed in red. | B．Experience classic music. |
| C．Eat as many tomatoes as possible. | D．Throw tomatoes at each other for fun. |
【推荐2】It’s easy to think festivals are just about drinking and dancing, but festivals are also representatives of what a certain way of life thinks, the way they express themselves. I’ve been to over 60 festivals in 22 different countries, and I still want to experience more. One of the main reasons I enjoy going to international festivals so much is the fact that they are a microcosm of what they represent. Festivals are an opportunity to see as much as possible in a weekend into worlds so different, or even familiar, of my own.
Festivals are a fascinating insight into a group of individuals with a common understanding and the world they are living in. This is also one of the reasons I enjoy international festivals.
I ticked off a huge bucket list festival in Lake of Stars Festival in Malawi a few years ago. I was unwell and not my usual party self, but, it gave me the opportunity instead to sit and listen to the local poets. Through their poetry they enlightened me to some of the issues of the day—calling out their “fat government” and covering everything from housing, to relationships, to the nominal (名义上的) opportunities.
The importance of celebrating festivals abroad isn’t just to gather with your “tribe”. What I learned in a few poems at Lake of Stars Festival were fascinating insights into modern social issues and the Malawi of the present, which I would have had to dig deep to find out. And I probably wouldn’t have bothered to, to be honest.
Even if only for a weekend, what I learned there from the poets and artists gave me a better understanding of what life was like in Malawi.
You never know what you’re going to learn when you visit a new festival. That’s all part of the fun and expectation.
Comedy makes current social issues fun, music makes them melodic (有旋律的), while poetry makes them considered and heartfelt. Festivals bring you them all.
1. What does the underlined word “microcosm” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?| A．Different views. | B．Mixed reaction. |
| C．Small world. | D．Rare opportunity. |
| A．He likes having fun with others. |
| B．He can learn about the world. |
| C．He expects to get job opportunities there. |
| D．He enjoys tasting a variety of drinks and food. |
| A．Instructive. | B．Informal. | C．Usual. | D．Boring. |
| A．The author’s wishes | B．The greatness of poets. |
| C．The differences between festivals | D．The significance of festivals. |
【推荐3】Boxing day is on December 26th, the day after Christmas, and is celebrated in Great Britain and in most areas settled by the British except for the United States of America, including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Despite(尽管) its name, Boxing Day has nothing to do with competition sports. While the exact origins of the holiday are unclear, it is likely that Boxing Day began in England during the Middle Ages. Some historians say the holiday developed because servants(仆人) were asked to work on Christmas Day, but took the following day off. As servants prepared to leave to visit their families, their employers would present them with gift boxes. Another theory is that centuries ago, on the day after Christmas, members of the merchant(商人) class would give boxes containing food and fruit, clothing and money to businessmen and servants. The gifts were an expression of thankfulness, much like today when people receive bonuses(奖金) from their employers because of a well-done job. These gifts, given in boxes, gave the holiday its name, “Boxing Day”.
Traditionally, Boxing Day is a day when families get together. It is a day of watching sports games with family. In the past, hunting was one of the favourite activities on this day. People usually went hunting for wrens or foxes. Today, Boxing Day is spent with family and friends with lots of food and sharing of friendship and love. Government buildings and small businesses are closed but the malls are open. Shopping is a popular Boxing Day activity, and the malls are usually filled with bargains. Besides these activities, many businesses, organizations and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by donating their time, services and money to aid Food Banks, providing gifts for the poor, or helping an individual family that is in need. Boxing Day has mainly become an extension of the Christmas holiday, giving working families one more day as the happy time of a year.
1. On Boxing Day servants probably ________.| A．took part in competition sports | B．still had to work for employers |
| C．were allowed to visit their families | D．were given empty boxes by employers |
| A．show care and kindness to them | B．thank them for doing a good job |
| C．provide them with enough money | D．pass on the traditional love and spirit |
| A．The beginning of Boxing Day. | B．The hunting on Boxing Day. |
| C．The good spirit of Boxing Day. | D．The activities on Boxing Day. |
| A．Because it is a kind of traditional activity. | B．Because only malls are open on that day. |
| C．Because things can be bought at a low price. | D．Because people buy things to donate to the poor. |
【推荐1】Betty Azar is a world famous expert on teaching English grammar. Here are some of her opinions.
Why do students need to learn grammar?
When teachers are deciding which grammar points to teach,they should first ask two questions. First,will understanding the point help students be understood—will it help them understand better?Next, will learning the grammar point help students be acceptable as English speakers?
People usually think that grammar is all about memorizing rules. In fact,grammar is not just learning rules. It is a way to help students along the way to communication.
Teachers should know that students do not all learn in the same way. Each may have a different learning style when it comes to learning grammar. Some may see a pattern and understand the rule. Others need explanations and more practice. “But to teach grammar as a subject matter and test it as though you were testing the memorization of dates in history is sure to bore everybody and not reach the goals that you are trying to reach—successful communication experiences.”
Why do some teachers hate teaching grammar?
Many teachers are not comfortable teaching grammar because they do not know how to answer their students' questions. “Most native speakers of English didn't learn it in school," she says. "If you don't know any grammar of your own language and then you are asked to teach it,it's possible that your students may know more grammar than you and you can’t answer their questions."
Can teaching grammar really be fun?
Teachers should learn to make the teaching of grammar fun. She says,"My students enjoy learning grammar as much as I enjoy teaching it. I think grammar is fascinating. It is the glue that holds language together. It is really beautiful when you get to know it. Grammar is quite a remarkable(不同寻常的) thing."
1. What should teachers do before teaching grammar points?| A．Ask themselves questions. |
| B．Develop a good teaching style. |
| C．Find out students’ learning needs. |
| D．Let students memorize some rules. |
| A．A student. | B．A reporter. | C．A teacher. | D．A writer. |
| A．boring | B．beautiful | C．hard to teach | D．easy to learn |
| A．grammar should be taught as a subject |
| B．native speakers don’t need to learn grammar |
| C．different students learn grammar in different ways |
| D．it’s useful to memorize rules when learning grammar |
【推荐2】Scientists say only enlarging the world’s nature reserve to help protect plants and animals may be useless. The main reason is that levels of human activity are rising in and around the nature reserves. In fact, recognizing spaces as protected areas is not reducing human activity there.
The researchers found that a lack of money to pay for land conservation (保护) is affecting conservation efforts. And it is a lack of communication between people who live in protected natural areas and outsiders. About 17 percent of the world is within protected areas, including the national parks, nature reserves and wilderness areas. Protected areas are important for supporting environments with many different kinds of plants and animals.
The researchers again found increasing human activity in most protected areas in every country. However, they said that human activity appeared to be more of a problem in nations with fewer roads and lower life standards on the Human Development Index (指数). The index uses information about life length, education and earnings to grade countries on human development.
Across the northern Australia, protected areas often proved effective at slowing human activity when compared with unprotected areas. But in South America, Southeast Asia and African countries, pressure from human activity inside protected areas was higher.
Experts say governments need to provide fund support to help protected areas. Simply recognizing a place as a protected area can’t be the beginning and the end of a conservation effort. Working with local people to take efforts is also important. If they’re not partners in the protected areas, then wildlife conservation is much more difficult.
1. What are protected areas mainly affected by according to the text?| A．Human activity. | B．Climate change. |
| C．Population growth. | D．Environmental pollution. |
| A．Record more roads in the world. |
| B．Improve education in all countries. |
| C．Grade countries on human development. |
| D．Lead more people to make money. |
| A．Enlarge protected areas. |
| B．Offer extra money and work with locals. |
| C．Attract more people to travel there. |
| D．Allow local people to farm there. |
| A．People May Cause Harm to Plants and Animals |
| B．Local People Should Focus on the Natural Environment |
| C．Nature Reserves in the World Should Be Increased |
| D．Nature Reserves May Not Protect Wildlife Safely |
【推荐3】At your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.
Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while this pattern may be universal, our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures.
What one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of reflection and a sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in Dutch (荷兰语) and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds, people start o feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 seconds-nearly twice as long as in Americans’ meetings.
In Japan, it is recognized that the best communication is when you don’t speak at all. It’s already a failure to understand each other by peaking because you’re repairing that failure by using word.
In the US, it may start from the history of colonial (殖民地的) America as a crossroads of many different races. When you have a complex of difference, it’s hard to develop common understanding unless you talk and there’s understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are verbally devoted to developing a common life. This applies also to some extent to London.
In contrast, when there’s more homogeneity, perhaps it’s easier or some kinds of silence to appear. For example, among your closest friends and family it’s easier to sit in silence than with people you’re less well acquainted with.
1. Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation?| A．The Dutch | B．Americans |
| C．The English. | D．The Japanese |
| A．Speaking more gives the upper hand |
| B．Speak out what you have in your mind. |
| C．Great minds think alike without words |
| D．The shorter talking silence, the better |
| A．A four-second silence in conversation is universal |
| B．It’s hand for Americans to reach n common agreement |
| C．English speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakers. |
| D．The closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appears |
| A．Similarity | B．Difference |
| C．Diversity. | D．Misunderstanding |
【推荐1】After a long week, sometimes a short getaway is in order. However, deciding which destination to travel to can be tough when you only have a weekend to spend. To help you choose the right trip, U. S. News considered factors like accessibility, affordability and entertainment options, as well as reader votes, to determine which cities offer the best setting for a weekend away.
New York City
Visitors can reach New York City by train, plane or automobile, so weekend getaways are easy. Plus, abundant attractions indoors (like museums and Broadway shows) make unpredictable weather no problem. For history, take the ferry to Ellis Island or the Statue of Liberty.
Chicago
Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods and abundance of can’t-miss sights make it a great weekend vacation, spot. On warmer days, take a photo of yourself in front of “The Bean” and go aboard an architecture river cruise. Meanwhile, museums like the Art Institute of Chicago and the Field Museum are wonderful places to escape winter s biting temperatures.
Toronto
Cross Lake Ontario to our northern neighbor for an urban escape. It’s hard to see all of Toronto in just a few days, but first- timers can hit the high points, such as the CN Tower, the St. Lawrence Market and the Hockey Hall of Fame. Save an evening to explore the Distillery District.
Washington, D. C.
Not only is America’s capital full of free attractions, but many of them are concentrated on the National Mall, making it easy to see the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and other highlights in just a few days. While visiting, don’t miss out on the popular weekend brunch scene -just remember to make reservations in advance.
1. What make(s) choosing a destination a hard job?| A．So many wonderful attractions. | B．The limited time. |
| C．Lack of touring experience. | D．Having little money. |
| A．Washington, D. C. | B．Toronto. |
| C．Chicago. | D．New York City. |
| A．You need a few days to tour around it. |
| B．It is situated in a lonely and distant place. |
| C．It has a smaller population. |
| D．It doesn’t belong to the United States. |
American cuisine is shaped by the natural wealth of the country. Having never faced agricultural hardship, Americans don’t have to rely on rotating crops, such as the Japanese, whose food culture now showcases buckwheat (荞麦) alongside rice, or the Indians, or the French and Italians, who feature beans alongside wheat. “That kind of negotiation with the land forced people to incorporate(接受) those crops in to the culture,” says Barber. And so eating soba noodles becomes part of what it means to be Japanese, and eating beans becomes part of what it means to be French.
So if what we eat is what we are, what are Americans? Well, meat. “If Americans have any unifying food identity, I would say we are a mostly white meat culture,” says Barber. “The protein-centric dinner plate, whether you’re talking about a boneless chicken breast, or a 16-ounce steak, as an everyday expectation is something that America really created, and now exports to the rest of the world.”
Every single culture and religion uses food as part of their celebrations, says Ellen Gustafson, co-founder of the FEED Project and The 30 Project, which aims to deal with both hunger and overweight issues globally. “The celebratory nature of food is universal. Every season, every harvest, and every holiday has its own food, and this is true in America as well. It helps define us.”
1. According to the first paragraph, American cuisine ________.
| A．consists of varieties of regional foods |
| B．is becoming more and more globalized |
| C．has absorbed a lot from Chinese cuisine |
| D．is not as unified as its culture |
| A．Relying on rotating crops |
| B．The difficulty of planting crops |
| C．The US’ melting pot culture |
| D．The US’ agricultural wealth |
| A．eating rice | B．eating beans |
| C．eating white meat | D．eating soba noodles |
| A．American cuisine is healthier than other cuisines. |
| B．American cuisine hasn’t changed much over time. |
| C．Americans use food as part of their celebrations. |
| D．Americans are quite proud of their own cuisine. |
【推荐3】On the morning of 19 April 1966, a hooded figure was hiding in the bushes near the start line of the Boston Marathon. When the gun went off to start the race, the mysterious person allowed the faster competitors to pass before joining the main group of runners. It wasn’t long before the others noticed that their new companion was a woman.
The infiltrator(渗入者) was 23-year-old graduate Roberta ’Bobbi’ Gibb, an experienced runner who had had her application to run denied on the grounds that the Boston Marathon was a Men’s Division race only. Her rejection letter categorically stated: Women aren’t allowed and furthermore are not physiologically able. Having run up to 30 miles a day nearly every day for the two years leading up to the race, Gibb knew that this was not true. She decided it was time attitudes towards women changed, and bought a bus ticket to Boston.
Contrary to her father’s fears that she would get hurt in the race, Gibb’s male counterparts showed her nothing but kindness. Once reporters got wind of her participation, the radio began broadcasting news of her progress. Encouraged by adrenalin and the delighted spectators, Gibb was heading for an under three-hour time for the best part of the course, but then she began running out of steam. Starved of food and water, her legs began to falter, and her feet became almost too painful to run on. If she hadn’t known that dropping out would have set women’s running back 20 or 30 years, she may not have completed the course. However, the cheering crowds on the last leg of the course succeeded in lifting her spirits, and she sprinted to the finish in a very respectable time of just under three hours and 22 minutes.
On finishing the race, Gibb was treated as a hero: she was met by the governor of Massachusetts, her parents were interviewed, newspapers ran articles on her and she was invited to a TV game show. More importantly for her, she had broken the stereotype that women didn’t run marathons. She began getting calls from inspired women who had taken up running themselves, and in 1967 a second female runner competed in the Boston Marathon alongside Gibb. The following year there were five female entrants, and by 1972, the rules had been changed to allow women to compete in all US marathons. However, by then, if you had asked anyone who was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, they would have given you a completely different name: Kathy Switzer.
Twenty-year-old journalist Kathrine Switzer shot to fame after competing against Gibb in the 1967 Boston Marathon. On discovering Switzer had entered the race by pretending to be a man, race director Jock Semple tried to physically remove her, and it was this image of Switzer being attacked while running that stuck in people’s minds. Switzer continued running, finishing second in the 1975 Boston Marathon. Moreover, she became a successful media personality. It took Gibb decade of writing letters to magazines, TV stations and book publishers to set the record straight. But in the end, she succeeded in gaining her due recognition and was retroactively awarded first-place medals for her 1966, 1967 and 1968 races.
1. The woman is hiding in the bushes __________.| A．to cheer on the best participants |
| B．so as not to be seen at the starting line. |
| C．in order to watch the race unfold |
| D．so that she has a better view of the field |
| A．She didn’t want her plan to backfire(发生意外). |
| B．She wanted her parents to be proud of her. |
| C．She wasn’t willing to disappoint the crowd. |
| D．She couldn’t take the shame of failure. |
| A．He thinks she could have done better. |
| B．He considers it a standard to aim at. |
| C．He regards it as a good time. |
| D．He can’t believe she ran so well. |
| A．Her reputation grew as the years went by. |
| B．She was corrupted by fame. |
| C．She became a household name. |
| D．Her glory was short-lived |
