The World Health Organization(WHO)has the following advice to protect yourself from being infected with the coronavirus or other flu-like diseases.
Keep social distancing.
Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth. Your hands touch many surfaces where viruses can survive up to nine days. Once contaminated(弄脏), hands can carry the viruses to your eyes, nose or mouth.
Promote respiratory hygiene(呼吸道卫生). Make sure that you cover your mouth and nose with your elbow or facial tissue when you cough or sneeze.
If you have a fever, a cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early. Stay home if you feel unwell, even with mild signs of infection such as headache and slight runny nose, until you recover. If you have a fever, a cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention, and follow the directions of your local health official.
| A．Wash your hands frequently. |
| B．Then throw away the used tissue in a specially provided dustbin immediately. |
| C．If not, you are bound to be in a horrible condition. |
| D．Stay home and never participate in any social activities. |
| E．From there, the viruses can enter your body and can make you sick. |
| F．Stay at least one meter away from anyone who is coughing or sneezing. |
| G．Calling ahead will permit the health official to quickly direct you to the right health facility. |
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【推荐1】We all need confidence sometimes, especially when something goes wrong in our world. Here are some helpful tips on how to believe in yourself more.
Remember your last (or greatest) success, and think about it for a few minutes. Reviewing your past successes will help you reach for others. Quite simply, it reminds you that you have the talent and tools needed to get your life to the next level.
Know that you are the person your loved ones think you are. It goes for your dog, too.
If you have succeeded before, you can do it again. Maybe not in the same way, but you can reach the same level of influence and fulfillment. Nothing feels quite the same as being on stage and having several thousand people call your name, but other things can feel good too.
These guidelines in how to believe in yourself do work, but don’t try doing them all at once.
| A．Take in positive feedback. |
| B．Be happy towards what others tell you. |
| C．Go for what you want, no matter what it is. |
| D．Forming a picture in your mind also helps here. |
| E．When feeling down, it can be so easy to beat yourself up. |
| F．Concentrating on the love you get from others helps you feel good about yourself. |
| G．Start with the one that’s easiest for you and stick with it for a week or so before trying other exercises. |
【推荐2】Unluckily, there are some rules that teenagers should be allowed to learn in school, but not. They are important to teenagers, although not all of them have to do with their subjects.
Rule 1: Life is not fair. Try to learn to get used to it. Many people won’t understand the real meaning of this rule until they’ve failed to find fairness again and again.
Rule 2: The real world won’t care about you as much as your school does. It will expect you to learn to understand the real world after you leave school. Then you’ll be sure of what to do with real world.
Rule 3: If you think your teacher is terrible, wait until you get a boss. Your boss won’t ask how you feel about your work and will never give you more care or help. He’ll only care about how much money you can help him earn.
Rule 4: TV is not real life. Your life is not a sitcom (情景喜剧). Your problems won’t be solved in 30 or 45 minutes. In real life, people usually have to leave the coffee stores to look for jobs.
Rule 5: Smoking does not make you look cool. Instead, it makes you look moronic (低能的). At the same time, purple hair and pierced body parts make you look like a silly kid. A grown-up teenager should know how to be smart.
1. How will the real world treat teenagers when they leave school?| A．It’ll care about them as their schools do. |
| B．It’ll tell them what it’s really like. |
| C．It’ll give them more help and chances. |
| D．It’ll explain to them how to be smart. |
| A．挣钱 | B．拯救 | C．花费 | D．浪费 |
| A．These rules can be learned at school by teenagers. |
| B．For teenagers, life is like a sitcom and it’s always full of joy and surprises. |
| C．Smoking should not be allowed when you are a teenager at school. |
| D．Teenagers will meet fair bosses when they go to work. |
| A．The writer might be a teacher who has much experience. |
| B．No teenagers can really understand the real world. |
| C．Almost all teenagers won’t be able to get used to the future life. |
| D．There is much more for teenagers to learn when they leave school. |
【推荐3】How to Save Water During a Drought?
The drought is happening because of climate change. California just had its driest year in a century. Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a statewide drought emergency, asking all Californians to save water in every possible way.
Small things can add up. You've probably heard these tips before, but consider this a refresher course:Don’t leave the water running while you are washing dishes in the sink, washing, brushing your teeth or shaving.
Replace old toilets and appliances. How old is your toilet? If it’s from before 1990, it could be using up to 6 gallons per flush. Newer toilets may use as little as 1.28 gallons or less.
Consider your overall lifestyle of water usage and do everything within your power to use less water. Individual action can make a big change.
| A．Focus on the water bill |
| B．Individual action matters |
| C．Find out the potential problem |
| D．They can save a lot per household per day |
| E．It’s the action that brings a significant change |
| F．You may also use a smart leak detector to let you know once there’s a problem |
| G．Only run washing machines and dishwashers when you have a full load |
【推荐1】Greying Population Stays in the Pink
Elderly people are growing healthier, happier and more independent, say American scientists.
In the last 14 years, data have been gathered on the health and lifestyles of more than 20,000 people over 65. Researchers say high blood pressure and circulation problems and other diseases of old age are troubling a smaller proportion every year.
One interesting fact is that better-educated people are likely to live longer. For example, 65-year-old women with fewer than eight years of schooling are expected, on average, to live to 82. Those who continued their education live an extra seven years.
The survey also assessed how independent people over 65 were, and again found a striking trend. Their self-reliance is probably linked to an increasing use of home medical aids, such as raised toilet seats and bath seats.
| A．But independence can have drawbacks. |
| B．It is not surprising we see some effects. |
| C．If the trends apparent in the United States continues, |
| D．These developments also bring some health benefits. |
| E．Clearly, certain diseases can be prevented or cured because of medical advances. |
| F．And the rate at which these diseases are declining continues to increase. |
| G．Researchers say it is because educated people seek more medical attention. |
Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life．While you’re sleeping, your brain is forming new pathways to help you learn and remember information. Although we all know the importance of getting a good night's sleep, not all of us know the best way of getting it. A sleep expert, Phil Atherton, gave some top tips for getting the most out of the night, which will leave you ready for action in the morning.
According to Phil Atherton, not eating a large meal before bedtime is important for getting a good night’s sleep. The time difference between eating and sleeping should be at least three hours. So you'd better avoid eating any food three hours before bed, as it will lower your blood sugar during sleep and help minimize damage from too much sugar floating around.
It’s also important to find ways to prepare your body for sleep. You can follow a routine like trying not to expose yourself to too much artificial light within 1 hour before bed, as your brain uses light to help set internal “body clock”. Although it might seem unnatural to schedule your sleep, the purpose is to send a signal to your body and mind that it's time to sleep.
Another way to prepare your body for sleep is to get into a relaxed state by taking a bath or listening to soft music. Both of them will help to take the mind off the daytime pressures.
Having a suitable bed, especially a suitable mattress (床垫), is necessary for a good night's sleep. Sleep is a personalized activity, and we all adopt different sleeping positions. Finding the mattress that suits you will reduce back pains that can result from a poor sleeping position. The bed should be four to six inches longer than its tallest user, allowing for space to move around.
The recent research is pretty clear that a good night’s sleep in a major component of good health. Since the start of the 21st century, studies have linked a lack of sleep to many diseases, such as diabetes and obesity. Taking action now will lead to long-term benefits for you and those around you.
1. What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?
| A．When to start a sound sleep. |
| B．How to get a good night's sleep. |
| C．What to do with sleep problems. |
| D．Why to form a good habit of sleeping. |
| A．free yourself from tension |
| B．check your blood sugar |
| C．relieve your pain in the back |
| D．record your biological clock |
| A．Not eating food. |
| B．Taking a meal. |
| C．Not sleeping well. |
| D．Having a good sleep. |
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【推荐3】An afternoon nap could improve your cognitive abilities
Taking an afternoon snooze could keep your brain sharp, a new study has said.
Adults aged 60 and older who took afternoon naps showed signs of better mental agility (敏捷) compared to those who didn’t nap, according to a study published in General Psychiatry earlier this week.
Researchers analyzed napping habits in 2,214 older Chinese people and measured their cognitive (认知的) abilities using several cognitive tests.
The participants were divided into two categories.
Nappers scored higher
Participants took the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Beijing version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, both of which test for memory, language and other cognitive abilities.
In every category the analysis was listed in the study. Nappers tested statistically higher on average compared to their non-napping counterparts.
“This study found that a proper nap is beneficial to the maintenance of cognitive function.
Many factors can affect sleep
The study didn’t gather specific data on the length of time each participant took a nap within the five-minute-to-two-hour range or what time in the afternoon they slept.
Here’s how to power nap
Neubauer recommended taking a shorter “power nap” of up to 20 minutes to decrease the chances of transitioning into slow-wave sleep.
Naps should also be taken earlier in the afternoon to limit their possible negative impact on the following night’s sleep, he said.
| A．Thus we encourage the elderly to take a proper nap. |
| B．Sleeping behaviors can be affected by a multitude of factors. |
| C．They were those who took regular naps and those who didn’t. |
| D．Napping must be a healthy part of an older adult’s day. |
| E．It makes people feel groggy (昏沉的) when they wake up. |
| F．Results showed that napping positively affected older adults’ mental abilities. |
| G．Older individuals who want to preserve their cognitive functioning should prioritize nightmare sleep. |
