Students are sitting in a classroom at P.S.54, a public elementary school in Brooklyn, New York. When their teacher, Adrienne Heim, strikes a bell, they take a deep breath.
The kids are practicing mindfulness. That means they are learning to pay attention to the present moment. Why?
Being mindful can help people stay calm and focused, according to Heim. She is the founder of Green Generations. The organization brings mindfulness classes to eight schools in New York City.
Isafye Lewis, 10, has been taking in the class at P.S.54 for two years. "Mindfulness teaches me to relax, " he told TFK. "It really helps me feel better when I'm sad or angry."
At P.S.54, students practice mindfulness through deep breathing, movement, and relaxation exercises. But Heim says that mindfulness is about more than just staying calm. It also boosts confidence. "It helps children have a right attitude, " She says, "so they can make healthy decisions."
Recent research published in Developmental Psychology supports this view. The study also found that mindfulness training can help kids succeed in school. That's because it trains the brain to pay attention and manage stress.
"It doesn't solve math equations for kids," Mariam Gates, author of This Moment Is Your Life, told TFK. "But what mindfulness does for all of us is help us focus on the moment we're in, which is the only place we can learn, change, or grow."
But you don't have to be in a classroom to practice mindfulness. Gates says, "You can always bring your attention to this moment and change how you experience it."
1. Why do the students take a deep breath when the teacher strikes a bell?| A．They are afraid of the teacher. | B．They are practising mindfullness. |
| C．They are taking an exam. | D．They are having singing class. |
| A．How to take it easy. | B．How to stay focused. |
| C．How to stop being sad. | D．How to get high grades. |
| A．shakes. | B．studies. | C．raises. | D．requires. |
| A．It does little to help kids' studies. | B．It helps kids make decisions. |
| C．It makes kids less stressful. | D．It helps kids pay attention. |
| A．An organization centered on mindfulness. | B．A new study on mindfulness. |
| C．An introduction to mindfulness. | D．The influences of mindfulness. |
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【推荐1】There is no doubt that to study abroad gives you an excellent opportunity to learn things which are very helpful in your career building.
Today Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe and healthy environment for its students. That is why more than 130,000 international students enroll (登记入学) every year in famous Canadian universities. It is an ideal education destination and gives students a unique experience of education and its diverse arts and culture. Canada spends a lot on education and is ranked the highest in G-8 countries.
To study in Canada is very cost-effective. These universities are affordable compared to other universities in the world such as in the US, New Zealand and the UK where cost of education and living is very high. According to a survey in 2006, Canada offered the lowest tuition fees (学费) for foreign students compared to the UK and Australia.
The low rate of crimes and the peaceful and safe environment of the country also attracts a lot of international students to Canadian universities. Canada has 92 universities and 175 community colleges and university degrees have three levels ― Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral.
A Bachelor’s degree in Canada is for three or four years’ full-time study depending on the nature of the programme you are doing. On the other hand, a Master’s degree consists of two years of study. For a Doctoral programme in Canadian universities, you require a minimum of three to four or sometimes five years of research and study.
You can also find many diploma and certification (认证) programmes in Canadian universities where the time is generally one year. Some of the Canadian universities are well-regarded worldwide and the degree and diploma gained from these Canadian universities are recognized globally and promise a bright future. After the completion of studies, a person could also find great job offers in Canada itself. International students require a work permit to work on campus.
1. What can we infer from the passage ?| A．Canada has 267 community colleges in all. |
| B．To study in Canada is cheaper than in Australia. |
| C．Canada is the richest one among G-8 countries. |
| D．130,000 Chinese students come to Canada yearly. |
| A．8 years. | B．9 years. | C．10 years. | D．11 years. |
① Quality education. ② Safe environment. ③ Diverse culture.
④ Bright job future. ⑤ High scholarship. ⑥ Low tuition fees.
| A．② | B．③ | C．④ | D．⑤ |
| A．Ignore. | B．Doubt. | C．Support. | D．Oppose. |
Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, they should make the most best use of their time. When they have enough time for sleeping .They will find it much better for both their study and health.
1. What make most students sleep less than nine hours every night?
| A．Doing housework. | B．Playing computer games. |
| C．Doing homework. | D．Watching TV. |
| A．Their parents. | B．Other students. |
| C．Nobody else. | D．They themselves. |
| A．Only 9 hours. | B．Over 9 hours. |
| C．8 hours. | D．Less than 9 hours. |
| A．Some students are careless that they spent much time on the homework. |
| B．All the students stay up late for their homework. |
| C．Schools and parents should take care of children’s health. |
| D．Children should be given less homework. |
【推荐3】How to Be a Good Listener in Class
Being a good student means being a good listener. Whether you’re a young student or entering college, it’s important to learn to pay attention in class and take good notes that will help you succeed.
Be prepared for class
When it’s time to go to class, make sure you’ve got everything that you need ready to go, so you won’t have to miss anything because you’re struggling to catch up.
Look at the teacher
Concentrate on understanding the broad concepts, and don’t try to catch every single word. Listen for key words and concepts that your teacher mentions, and pay attention to what’s written on the board. Anything that the teacher takes the time to write down on the board is extremely important. Also, anything that is repeated multiple times is very important.
Take good notes
Have a different notebook for each class, and have some pencils or pens ready to go when you want to take notes.
| A．Listen to important ideas |
| B．Remember what you hear |
| C．Only write down key words |
| D．Good listening starts with good watching |
| E．Have good notetaking materials ready to go |
| F．Learn to listen well and set yourself up for success by staying focused |
| G．You’ll miss part of a lecture if you’re trying to finish your homework before class starts |
【推荐1】How to Stay Healthy During the Winter
Winter can bring fun things like holidays and ice skating． Unfortunately, it can also mean increased illness． Many people find themselves coming down with illnesses such as colds and sore throats during the winter months． You may be wondering how you can stay healthy during the winter months．
1． Wash your hands．
Regularly washing your hands is one of the best ways to keep from spreading germs (细菌)． It's also a good method to avoid spreading germs to others． During the winter, this is especially important since it is cold and flu season．
2． Stay warm．
3． Eat a healthy diet．
The foods you eat can have a big effect on your overall health． Eating a well-balanced diet can help support your immune (免疫) system．
4． Clean your surroundings．
Flu germs can stick to surfaces for up to 8 hours． By frequently cleaning the surfaces in your home and office, you can get rid of germs．
5． Get plenty of sleep．
There are many effective ways to prevent getting sick． However, most people will still suffer from the cold or flu． When you are sick, don't be afraid to try to get a few extra hours．
| A．Resting can help your body heal． |
| B．Eat right to help avoid winter illness． |
| C．You can take steps to prevent illness． |
| D．Good feelings help you survive illness． |
| E．Cold temperatures can bring increased illnesses, |
| F．Pay special attention to frequently touched items． |
| G．Cooking at home is cheaper and healthier than eating out． |
【推荐2】“I find myself glancing at my watch to see how long I’ve been standing in line,” she said. “Everywhere I go, I notice if the dumpster gates are open or if there’s trash in the parking lot.” Ms. Clark is a “mystery shopper”, one of thousands of contract workers that companies hire to pretend as regular customers in order to judge customer service, cleanliness and whether a store is selling a product that meets company specifications.
Mystery shoppers can be found or, rather, not found, everywhere from restaurants and automotive shops to convenience stores and department stores. They play a constant cat-and-mouse game with store and restaurant employees and managers. However it’s not all fun and games. Once in the field, a mystery shopper will typically visit several stores or restaurants per hour, taking mental notes while inside, then jotting down physical notes after they leave.
It’s important for mystery shoppers to be as exact as possible, because the client companies are looking for data they can use to improve their service. The questionnaire won’t say, “Does the trash can need to be emptied?” What an educated shopper will say is, “The trash can to the left of the front door was overflowing with 10 pieces of trash on the ground.” Companies don’t need opinion but facts.
Nowadays mystery shoppers are armed with a number of high-tech devices, such as a digital scale and a digital thermometer, as well as a handheld PC for recording the entire experience. It’s a challenging job but a rewarding one. Mystery shoppers can be full time or part time, but the full-time workers tend to stick to standard mystery shopping while part-timers often choose the less complex reward-based programs. In those, the shoppers stay disguised only until the “shop” is finished, and then reveal themselves to the store management and award prizes to employees who provided excellent service.
To be a mystery shopper, it’s important to be a good observer, but sometimes it’s important to have the right profile, too. Companies often hire shoppers from particular backgrounds to better blend in with clients’ regular customers. If a secret shopper will be sent in, for example, to do a high-end automotive shop, the candidate must have a particular profile that meets a high-end, luxury car-type buyer profile. “It’s a challenge to perform your shop without being discovered,” Ms. Clark said, “because most of the people that we work for are very aware of the mystery shopping program.”
1. According to the text a “mystery shopper” would not have to________.| A．sign a contract with the employer | B．travel a lot around the city |
| C．provide exact facts to the company | D．fill in questionnaires |
| A．visits some shops regularly and sometimes does something special |
| B．pretends to be a shopper and evaluates the services |
| C．is a government official looking into the services |
| D．is a manager of a company offering good services |
| A．get the best service and get paid at the same time |
| B．play a cat-and-mouse game with shop employees and managers |
| C．do the job either full time or part time and get paid well |
| D．observe clearly what happens in the shops |
| A．The shops where the mystery shoppers go. |
| B．The less complex reward-based programs. |
| C．Part-time jobs. |
| D．Excellent services. |
【推荐3】The problem with a catchy name is that sometimes it catches on too well. Take the hygiene hypothesis (卫生说) outlined in 1989 by David Strachan of St George’s, a hospital and medical school in London. It suggests that the rise of allergenic (致敏的) sensitivity observed in rich countries over the course of the 20th century may have been caused by a shift from rural to urban living, so that children are no longer routinely exposed to farm animals.
Dr Strachan’s work still has much to recommend it. What the catchy label has encouraged, however, is a false belief that cleanliness is not necessarily a health benefit. In reality, says Thomas Marrs, an allergist at King’s College, London, hygiene is usually about bacteria (细菌) causing infection—and the bacteria that may be beneficial are different from those which do that. But it is plain to see why alternative descriptions, such as “the high turnover and diversity hypothesis” or the “the microbial deprivation hypothesis (微生物剥夺假说)”, have not caught on, more accurate though they may be.
In an attempt to collect further data on the matter, Hisao Okabe of Fukushima Medical University and his team have looked through the Japan Environment and Children’s Study, which tracked over 100,000 births between 2019 and 2022.
Pursuing the animal connection, they looked for correlations between household pet ownership before and immediately after a child’s birth, and any food allergies found in that child’s first three years.
Of the 66,000 or so children they chose to look at, 22% had been born into households with pets. Children in households with dogs, the researchers found, had lower rates than average of allergies to eggs, milk and nuts. Those cohabiting with cats seemed more tolerant of eggs, wheat and beans. However, children whose parents kept turtles (龟) appeared unaffected. And, curiously, those exposed to hamsters (仓鼠) appeared more likely than average to be allergic to nuts.
Confirming or denying this will need more study. Nevertheless, Dr Okabe’s contribution is an interesting addition to the debate about Dr Strachan’s brainchild.
1. What does the hygiene hypothesis suggest?| A．Children in rich countries are more likely to have allergies. |
| B．Urban living leads to less exposure to allergens. |
| C．Allergies are linked to bacteria that cause infection. |
| D．Farm animals reduce childhood allergies. |
| A．Doubtful | B．Favorable | C．Critical | D．indifferent |
| A．pet ownership and uncomfortable childbirth | B．pet ownership and child food allergies |
| C．environments and animals | D．food and allergies |
| A．Dogs and cats | B．Dogs and turtles | C．Cats and hamsters | D．Turtles and hamsters. |
【推荐1】Canada is a land filled with fascinating places and amazing adventures. The only problem: Narrowing down your choice of destinations. Here are several of the best places to visit in Canada for any traveler determined to discover the true north.
Churchill, Manitoba
Set on the shores of Hudson Bay, this subarctic（靠近北极的）town has earned international fame as the polar bear capital of the world. So plentiful are the bears that the town actually has a “polar bear prison,” which holds bears that are resistant to people's instruction and wander into town until they can be released back into the wild. Encountering a polar bear in the wild is no doubt an unforgettable experience.
Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta
Set inside the borders of the vast Banff National Park, Banff and Lake Louise is one of the best places to visit in Canada. Here you'll find a Rocky Mountain wonderland; a place of electric blue glacial lakes, waterfalls, and abundant wildlife (from elk to bighorn sheep). Stay either in Banff, the busy center of the area and home to classic hotels like the Fairmont Banff Springs (one of Canada's greatest hotels), or hike trails up into the mountains—and unparalleled(无与伦比的)silence-are just steps away.
Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick
Recently shortlisted in a massive international competition to name a new seven wonders of the natural world, the tides on this big bay, make it truly one of the best places to visit in Canada. The most extreme tides on earth, they rise and fall more than 50 feet in some places. These can be seen most dramatically at a place like Hopewell Rocks, unique stone formations that, at low tide, form towers on dry land but become islands as the water rises.
Quebec City
The oldest walled city in North America, Quebec City holds both British charm and culture alongside its unmistakable French-Canadian character. It also bears the distinction of being the place where, as every good Canadian history student knows, Wolfe defeated Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham, securing Canada for the British Empire.
1. Why are the polar bears put into prison in Churchill?| A．Because there are a large number of bears. |
| B．Because the government wants to attract more tourists. |
| C．Because they don't follow people's guidance. |
| D．Because they resist living in town. |
| A．When traveling in Canada, people have narrow choices of destinations. |
| B．You can enjoy neither busy life nor unparalleled silence in Banff and Lake Louise. |
| C．Hopewell Rocks stand like islands on dry land but turn into towers when the tide comes. |
| D．Britain and France once had a war to secure their own rule over Canada in Quebec City. |
| A．showing the most worth-visiting country | B．helping tourism boost in Canada |
| C．providing information for travelers to Canada | D．proving how knowledgeable the author is |
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1. Why is it not difficult for people to learn to use ATEM Mini?| A．Because its buttons are put on the front panel. |
| B．Because its USB output looks like a webcam. |
| C．Because four video inputs connect computers. |
| D．Because it allows access to advanced features. |
| A．Create Training and Educational Videos |
| B．Use Professional Video Effects |
| C．Live Stream Training and Conferences |
| D．Keen watch on all Video Inputs |
| A．public service ad | B．short story |
| C．commercial ad | D．news report |
【推荐3】Life has gone mostly online for many people around the world. With more people going online during the COVID-19 pandemic, global Internet traffic has become a big problem. Between January and late March. many major cities experienced an increase in Internet traffic.
Video meetings, online classrooms and stay-at-home entertainment have become a daily routine. This increase in traffic is testing the Internet' s strength. In March. major phone networks in the UK experienced mass outages(断供). People were not able to take calls, receive texts or use mobile data.
In the US, major telecommunications companies like AT&T said traffic was up 21 percent month over month. Video streaming services like You Tube, Netflix and Facebook have cut their picture qualities and download speeds. This is being done to reduce network traffic jams.
China has seen an Internet traffic increase of around 50 percent compared to the end of 2019. The country's network speeds went down sharply in early February. However, they returned to normal soon afterwards and have been working well. This is due to China’s work in building network infrastructure(基础设施), especially 5G technology. By the end of February, 164,000 5G base stations had been built nationwide. This has given Chinese networks the power to handle increased traffic.
“If there were no such development in the Internet network field. people could hardly enjoy such a colorful life at home. Online working and teaching could never be realized so smoothly," said Wen Kun, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
1. What happened to the Internet due to COVID-19?| A．Internet traffic was jammed. | B．Internet access was cut off. |
| C．Internet service was ignored. | D．Internet community was ruined. |
| A．To increase Internet strength. | B．To improve picture qualities. |
| C．To avoid Internet breakdown. | D．To reduce the number of users. |
| A．suffered bigger losses | B．recovered faster |
| C．cost less money | D．started earlier |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Uncaring. |
| C．Critical. | D．Positive. |
【推荐1】Wang Zhenyi was born in 1768, in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) China, a time when women had no legal rights and women's education was largely limited to duties such as cooking and child-raising. And yet, in her tragically short life — she died at 29 —Wang Zhenyi became an ccomplished astronomer, mathematician, textbook writer, and poet.
Born to a family of scholars, she learned basic mathematics, medicine, and geography from her father, astronomy from her grandfather, and poetry from her grandmother. At 16, she began learning advanced mathematics and astronomy by herself, studying several traditional Chinese texts along with European classics.
She was a prolific (多产的) writer with at least 12 books to her name. Most of her works are explanations of mathematical published a collection of original poetry and original articles on her astronomy research.
A largely self-taught scientist, Wang Zhenyi worked to ensure that mathematical knowledge was easily understood by students and other readers. Several biographies also note that she tutored male students, something unheard of for a woman at the time.
An educated woman living in a time of wide-spread sexism, in a feudal monarchy (封建王朝), she expressed her progressive ideas through poetry. Her style is unusually direct, often depicting scenes of wealth and gender inequality in her society. Unfortunately, most of Wang Zhenyi's scientific and literary works have been lost to time.
1. Which of the following may NOT be the field where Wang Zhenyi had great achievement?| A．Education. | B．Science. | C．Literature. | D．Art. |
| A．Wang had a very wealthy life. |
| B．Wang only taught female students. |
| C．It's hard for us to find Wang's work now. |
| D．in Qing Dynasty, women didn't get any education. |
| A．Indifferent. | B．Approving. | C．Critical. | D．Doubtful. |
【推荐2】The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has declared October 15 as Global Handwashing Day in 2005.The first Global Handwashing Day is on October 15 of 2008.Activities are planned over twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap. Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap. Partners include the UN Children's Fund, American government agencies, the World Bank and soap makers Unilever and Procter and Gamble. The goal is to create a culture of hand washing with soap.
Hand washing can prevent the spread of disease. Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at so-called critical moments. These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.
When people get germs on their hands, they can infect themselves by touching their eyes, nose or mouth. Then they can infect others.
The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germs. The correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails. Rub for at least twenty seconds. Then, rinse well under running water. Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth or wave them in the air. Soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing. It also helps to break up the grease and dirt that hold most of the germs. And it usually leaves a pleasant smell, which increases the likelihood that people will wash again.
Washing with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any medicine. It could help reduce cases of diarrhea by almost half. And it could reduce deaths from pneumonia and other breathing infections by one-fourth. Diarrhea is the second leading cause of child deaths, killing more than one and a half million children a year. Pneumonia is the leading cause, killing about two million children under five each year. Hand washing can also prevent the spread of other diseases.
1. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that _______.| A．the first Global Handwashing Day was held in 2005 |
| B．many organizations support the idea of Global Handwashing Day |
| C．Global Handwashing Day was founded by many soap makers |
| D．the content of Global Handwashing Day is to wash your hand frequently |
| A．the turning points | B．schedules |
| C．the arrangement of a time | D．the necessary parts in health |
| A．hand washing is very important | B．to create a culture of hand washing with soap |
| C．germs can infect ourselves and others | D．soaps play an important role in everyday life |
| A．a soap is a kind of medicine to prevent a disease |
| B．it is important for children to wash hands in a correct way |
| C．Pneumonia kills about two million children each year |
| D．Diarrhea is the second leading cause of child deaths. |
When you throw something in the trash,soon a garbage truck will come to take it away.Then where does it go?That depends on where you live.Different towns deal with trash in different ways. | |
| Recycling A recycling truck picks up paper,cardboard,metal,plastic and glass.These go to the recycling plant to be sorted and made into new things. |  |
| Incinerator An incinerator is a huge stove that burns trash to make heat and electricity.The ash that’s left gets buried in a landfill.Trash ash can be poisonous,so it has to be stored carefully.But it takes up a lot less room than just plain trash. |  |
| Compost Food waste might go to a composter.In a compost heap(堆肥堆),bacteria and worms break down dead plants and old food. They turn it into good, rich oil. Some people keep compost heaps in their gardens.Big commercial composters handle waste from restaurants and farms. |  |
| Landfills Some trash gets buried in landfills.A landfill starts as a big hole.Trucks dump trash.Big earth movers push it into place and crush it down.They cover the trash with dirt to keep scavengers(食腐动物) away.The bottom of a landfill is lined with a barrier to keep bad things from leaking into the ground.Pipes drain away liquid.When the landfill is full,it’s covered with earth.It might become a park or lawn. |  |
1. What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Recycling helps to generate energy. |
| B．Bacteria and worms help handle food waste. |
| C．The landfill is used to drive scavengers away. |
| D．Trash ash is carefully handled to save room. |
| A．Dead plants. | B．Composers. |
| C．Bacteria and worms. | D．Food waste and soil. |
| A．To inform us of trash treatment. |
| B．To appeal for trash classification. |
| C．To discuss solutions to trash pollution. |
| D．To raise awareness of the harm of trash. |
