Halloween is a great time in the lives of both children and adults. However, even the best Halloween can be ruined by trees filled with toilet paper and egg residues(残渣)that won't wash of. How can you keep your home safe on Halloween? There are some measures you can take.
Make it known that you're at home. Pranksters are less likely to play a trick if they know someone is at home. You may want to close the glass on your screen door and open your front door so that you can see everyone moving around outside. This also allows pranksters to see that you're at home.
Turn on the lights inside your home and outside. Having all the lights on lets pranksters know that you're not only at home, but you're awake. If a prankster knows you're awake, he'll be more likely to skip (快速溜走)your house and head for another one. Even if you need to get in bed early, keep all the lights on except in your bedroom. Pranksters aren't going to know which room is your bedroom.
Ask the police to patrol the area. It's a policeman's job to keep citizens safe, especially on Halloween. In some cities the crime rate can increase fast on October 31. A polite call to your local police station should get you the service you need. Above all, no pranksters are going to throw eggs at your house when the policemen are patrolling the area.
Set up a neighborhood watch. One of the best ways to keep your home safe on Halloween is to get the neighbors involved. No one wants his trees covered with toilet paper. Ask your neighbors to keep their eyes open and to follow the same steps you've taken to help keep your home safe. If the entire neighborhood is lit up, pranksters are less likely to stop by.
1. The underlined word “Pranksters” in Paragraph 2 probably means those who____________.A.like Halloween very much | B.play practical jokes on people |
C.often commit a crime at night | D.enter one's house by force |
A.By moving around outside your house. |
B.By closing your front door. |
C.By turning on inside and outside lights. |
D.By keeping your house quiet and dark. |
A.a policeman's main task is to patrol the area |
B.the crime rate increases fast in some cities |
C.you have to pay for a policeman to patrol your area |
D.the policemen can help a lot with your home safety on Halloween |
A.neighborhood teamwork | B.keeping homes safe |
C.being on one's guard | D.informing every one of the danger |
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【推荐1】You have an important test tomorrow.
Why does writing help? There are two reasons. First, your memory works like the memory in a computer. You need to delete (删除) some documents to make room for other documents.
Psychologists are studying the connection between stress and writing. They do experiments with students. They put students into two groups.
A.Do you get stressed about tests? |
B.Writing can help other people, too. |
C.Writing can help you perform well in an exam. |
D.Students need to remember a lot of information. |
E.One group writes about their stress for ten minutes. |
F.Do you feel relaxed after writing about your stress? |
G.You study very hard and you’re doing well in the class. |
【推荐2】The Surprisingly Easy Trick That Can Help You Use Your Phone a Little Bit Less
The first thing I do in the mornings is look at my phone. That’s mainly because my phone is my alarm clock, but once my eyes are open and that screen is lit up in my hands, it’s an awfully short trip to checking emails and perusing headlines.
My wife says I’m addicted to my phone.
Changing the display to black and white is very easy. In your iPhone’s settings, choose General, then Accessibility. Next choose Display Accommodations, then Color Filters. Tap the toggle on and a list of filters appears.
But no one wants to go through all this every time they want to turn color back on to check out an Instagram story. Clearly, you don’t always want your screen to be black and white. After all, there will unavoidably be photos to view and videos to share.
A.There’s no reason for me to be doing this. |
B.We’ve got a three-year-old child. |
C.Choose Grayscale and you’re all set. |
D.It can help you use your phone a little bit less |
E.I disagree, but I can definitely stand to spend less time looking at it. |
F.Here comes a surprisingly easy trick. |
G.That is what makes setting a shortcut necessary. |
【推荐3】Easy Ways to Reach and Keep a Healthy Weight
Weight loss is most likely to be successful when people change their habits, replacing old, unhealthy ones with new, healthy ones. Here are 5 ways to make that happen.
● Exercises.
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One reason people get less exercise these days is an increase in screen time—the amount of time spent watching TV, surfing the Internet or playing video games. Limit recreational screen time to less than 2 hours per day.
● Watch out for sugary drinks.
One key factor in weight gain is that some people drink lots of sugary drinks, such as soda, juice drinks and sports drinks.
● Eat 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day.
Fruit and vegetables are about more than just rich in vitamins and minerals.
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Breakfast can promote your metabolism(新陈代谢), burning calories and giving you energy to do more during the day. People who skip(跳过)breakfast often feel so hungry that they eat more later on. So they get more calories than they would have if they didn't eat breakfast.
A.Reduce screen time. |
B.Don't skip breakfast. |
C.So go for water or low-fat milk instead of sugared beverages. |
D.Diets aren't the way to go when it comes to losing weight. |
E.Regular physical activity burns calories and builds muscles, |
F.Most dieters gain back all the lost weight when they go back to their old eating habits. |
G.They're also packed with fiber, which means they can fill you up. |
【推荐1】From the White House balcony, President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and the Easter Bunny welcomed thousands of children, members of the military, staff, volunteers, and families to the 139th annual Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 17. "Think of it, 139. It began a long time ago: 1878," President Trump told the crowd. "And we will be stronger and bigger and better as a nation than ever before." He thanked the many volunteers who renewed "this wonderful tradition."
The annual Easter Egg Roll has its roots in the 1800s when local schoolchildren on spring break would play on the Capitol grounds and hold hard-boiled egg races down Capital Hill. This tradition ended when Congress passed the Turf Protect Law banning children from using the grounds as their "playground." In 1878, President Ruthford B. Hayes began to formally welcome children to the White House grounds each year at Easter.
The egg roll in 2017 seemed to put together three themes: children, family and the military. There were military families, multiple military bands, and a military officer singing the U.S. national anthem. At the Operation: Thank Our Troops station, children and families could color cards to send to soldiers serving overseas. Conway, the president's counselor, brought her children to the egg roll and highlighted the challenge of work-family balance. "The hardest part of my job is being away from my four children." she said," Helping the nation."
During the Easter Egg Roll , parents struggled to keep up as their children rolled brightly-colored eggs with wooden spoons down the South Lawn . Outside of the roll , kids played soccer . Some danced to the music. Many kids took turns taking photos with popular characters such as Elmo, Dr.Seuss's Cat in the Hat, the Teeenage Ninja Turtles, and Peppa Pig.
The Reading Nook was a particularly popular spot for children, who listened quietly as Melania Trump read a children's book aloud. The First Lady said she chose to read the book, Party Animals," Because it shows that we are all different, but we are all the same." When asked about her favorite part of her new role as First Lady, she said. "Serving the country. It's an honor helping people in this great nation."
1. What stopped the Easter Egg Roll tradition in history?A.The outbreak of war | B.The reduction of eggs |
C.The adoption of a law | D.The repairing of Capital Hill |
A.Difficult and boring | B.Pioneering and complex |
C.Dangerous but meaningful | D.Demanding but worthwhile |
A.It featured colorful and interesting activities |
B.It strengthened the nation's family values |
C.It called on people to do military service |
D.It stressed the importance of reading |
A.A day for the kids | B.A tradition rolls on |
C.The fun of festival activities | D.The story of the Easter Egg Roll |
【推荐2】The story of Santa Claus began hundreds of years earlier. During the fourth century, a Roman Catholic church official called Nicholas of Myra became famous for his many good actions. Nicholas was made a saint after his death and it became common in northern Europe to hold a celebration on December 6th, the day Nicholas died. All kinds of stories were told about saint Nicholas and the Dutch brought one of these stories with them to America. They believed that each year the saint rode a white horse from home to home. He gave presents to children who had been good, and coal or straw to children who had been bad. Other Americans who lived nearby greatly enjoyed the Dutch celebrations. They decided to make saint Nicholas part of their own celebration of Christmas. But he got a new name Santa Claus. It was taken from the Dutch words for Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus. The Dutch imagined Saint Nicholas to be a serious, even frightening person, who could punish as well as give gifts. But in 1822, an American named Clement C. Moore wrote a Christmas poem for his children, the poem called A Visit from St. Nicholas, created a completely new Santa Claus. Dr. Moore described a short, happy, little man who rode in an open sleigh. The sleigh was pulled from house to house by eight white reindeer. At each house Santa delivered gifts by dropping them down the chimney into the fireplace. Dr. Moore’s poem was published in a newspaper in New York, in 1823. It soon became popular all over America and it became the source for the Santa Claus American children still believe in today.
An American artist named Thomas Nast also played a part in creating Santa Claus. Beginning in 1860’s, Mr. Nast drew pictures of Santa Claus for an American publication called Harper’s Weekly. These pictures showed a fat, smiling old man with a red nose and white beard. He was dressed in a red suit with white fur and a black belt. Today more than one hundred years later, that same Santa Claus can be seen everywhere at Christmas time.
1. Nicholas died ________.A.on December 25th | B.on December 6th |
C.in 1822 | D.in 1823 |
A.he lived during the fourth century |
B.he was a Roman Catholic Church official |
C.he did a lot of deeds |
D.he lived in Myra, the ancient capital of Lycia |
A.gave presents to each child |
B.gave nothing to the bad children |
C.gave coal or straw to the bad children |
D.gave presents to the adults |
A.a newspaper | B.a poem |
C.a chimney | D.a forest |
【推荐3】Down in Oaxaca, Mexico, there is a special festival on December 23rd called la Noche de Rábanos, or the Night of the Radishes (萝卜之夜). Every year, people from all over the state display their amazing radish sculptures. Both Oaxacans and tourists wait excitedly for the 23rd, and line up starting in the afternoon to see the year’s art.
Over a hundred years ago, there was a market held on December 23rd called la Vigila de Navidad. It was a special Christmas market for people to buy ingredients, decorations, and so on. Vendors (摊贩) at this market would carve (雕刻) radishes to decorate their stalls. The carved radishes became very popular, and people started to buy them as Christmas decorations. Over the years, it is said, the vendors would compete to see who could make the best sculptures. Finally the tradition has become today’s yearly festival which draws tourists from all over the world.
The radishes used in the festival are bigger than normal (up to 3kg), and are harvested just a week beforehand. There are two types of sculptures: traditional designs and “free” designs. The traditional designs include Christmas scenes or designs related to Oaxaca. Free designs can be anything, but sometimes include famous people and animals. There are also two other types of plant sculptures, one made from flowers, another made from cornhusk.
As you walk through the rows of radish art you’ll hear live music, and you can even see fireworks at the end. Close by there is delicious street food, Christmas markets, and many galleries and stores, all decorated with lights.
For people wanting to travel for Christmas, Oaxaca is an excellent place to visit. There are lots of different events along with the Night of the Radishes. The weather in December is usually warm (20°C on average), and the sky is often sunny and cloudless. It’s a perfect vacation place for people coming from wintery climates.
1. Why is the Night of the Radishes held?A.To display radish art. | B.To celebrate good harvest. |
C.To express best wishes. | D.To mark seasonal changes. |
A.Its impact. | B.Its origin. | C.Its meaning. | D.Its celebrations. |
A.Mexican president. | B.A horse. |
C.The museum of Oaxaca. | D.A flower. |
A.To draw tourists from cold climates. |
B.To show the link between art and life. |
C.To promote Mexican handmade artworks. |
D.To introduce a special Christmas tradition. |
【推荐1】When learning a foreign language, most people fall back on traditional methods: reading, writing, listening and repeating. But if you also gesture with your arms while studying, you can remember the vocabulary better. Linking a word to brain areas responsible for movement strengthens the memory of its meaning. This is the conclusion a research team in Leipzig reached after using magnetic pulses to deliberately disrupt these areas in language learners. “Our results provide neuroscientific evidence for why learning techniques that involve the body’s motor system should be used more often,” neuroscientist Brian Mathias, said in a news release.
As Mathias and his colleagues describe in the Journal of Neuroscience, they had 22 German-speaking adults learn a total of go invented artificial words (such as “lamube” for “camera”, and “atesi” for “thought”) over four days. While the test subjects first heard the new vocabulary, they were simultaneously shown a video of a person making a gesture that matched the meaning of the word. When the word was repeated, the subjects performed the gesture themselves.
Five months later, they were asked to translate the vocabulary they had learned into German in a multiple-choice test. At the same time, they had an apparatus (装置)attached to their heads that sent weak magnetic pulses to their primary motor cortex——the brain area that controls voluntary arm movements. When these interfering signals were active, the subjects found it harder to recall the words that were accompanied by gestures. When the apparatus sent no interfering signals (but still appeared to the subjects to be active), they found it easier to remember the words. The researchers concluded that the motor cortex contributed to the translation of the vocabulary learned with gestures. This applied to concrete words, such as “camera”, as well as abstract ones, such as “thought.”
“There’s now quite a lot of literature showing that gestures play a role in learning. I think where this study takes it a step further is trying to understand why,” says Susan Goldin-Meadow, a psychologist who studies the effects of gestures on learning but was not involved in the new study. Research like this, as well as brain imaging, suggests the activation of the brain’s motor areas could be a factor. “It’s not necessarily the only reason why,” Goldin-Meadow adds, “but it’s probably a contributor.”
The effect did not occur when the test subjects were only presented with matching pictures instead of gestures when learning vocabulary. In an experiment published in 2020, the Leipzig research team found that the adult brain uses motor areas to remember foreign-language words. But it is not only the motor component itself that promotes learning. The meaning of the gesture also figures in ——gestures particularly promote the memory of words if they represent the meaning of the word pictorially.
“I think we underuse gesture in our classrooms,” Goldin-Meadow says. “People use it spontaneously (自发地), if they’re good teachers and good listeners. We don’t necessarily bring it into the class if we don’t think about it, but it could be used more often and more effectively.”
1. What did the subjects do during their four-day learning of artificial words?A.They tried their best to invent go artificial words. |
B.They figured out the meaning of different gestures. |
C.They showed researchers videos of making gestures. |
D.They repeated gestures to learn the meaning of words. |
A.control the brain area where voluntary arm movements occurred |
B.help researchers confirm the role of gestures in learning a language |
C.interfere with the active signals contributing to the recalling of words |
D.make it easier for them to pass the multiple-choice test of new words |
A.Gestures activate the brain’s motor areas. |
B.Understanding gestures takes further steps. |
C.More literature about gestures were studied. |
D.Gestures make brain imaging more detailed. |
A.language learners should be more deliberate about the gestures they choose to use |
B.new words can be more easily remembered in combination with meaningful gestures |
C.traditional language learning methods are not enough for learners |
D.good teachers and good listeners don’t necessarily underuse gestures |
【推荐2】What would you think if someone suggested knocking down St Paul’s cathedral to widen the road, or pulling down Big Ben to make way for a car park? It’d be ridiculous, right? But when it comes to devastation(毁灭) of the natural world, we aren’t so easily shocked. But we should be...or we’ll be in a lot of trouble!
Nature is shrinking by the day. Ancient forests are destroyed. Wetlands are becoming dry. Woodland is disappearing, all in the name of progress. This is bad in itself, but it’s devastating for biodiversity.
Biodiversity refers to the variety of plants, animals and other living things which are all inter-connected. The ecological services provided by biodiversity are vital to everyday life. The air we breathe is a product of photosynthesis(光合作用) by green plants. In fact, all life on earth exists thanks to the benefit of biodiversity. More than 90 percent of the calories consumed by people worldwide are produced from 80 plant species. And 30 percent of medicines are developed from plants and animals. Maintaining a wide diversity of species in each ecosystem is necessary to preserve all living things.
The loss of biodiversity could be devastating. “It is wrong to think that biodiversity can be reduced indefinitely without threatening humans,” said Harvard University biologist Edward O Wilson, known as “the father of biodiversity”. He warned, “We are about to reach a critical point beyond which biodiversity loss will be unavoidable.”
But what can we do? The problem is that the concept of biodiversity is so vague. People might care about giant pandas, but it is much harder to excite them about the fate of tiny sea creatures which are being boiled to death in the cooling systems of power stations along coastlines. The Guardian newspaper is trying to help. It has started the Biodiversity 100 campaign to try to convince governments around the world to take action to deal with the widespread concerns about biodiversity. This includes persuading the UK government to create a series of marine reserves to change the decrease in the sea-life caused by industrial fishing, stopping fishing sharks by the Japanese fishermen and banning the killing of dingoes in Australia, among many other things.
There is a lot to do. And we’d better act quickly if we don’t want to end up with a planet that can’t support life!
1. What does the author think of pulling down Big Ben to make way for a car park?
A.Unreasonable. | B.Necessary. |
C.Difficult. | D.Urgent. |
A.Nature is badly polluted by humans. |
B.Species are becoming fewer and fewer day by day. |
C.Rainforests are being cut down every day. |
D.Nature is full of mysteries to humans. |
A.it doesn’t matter to decrease the biodiversity |
B.people have done enough to preserve biodiversity |
C.the situation of biodiversity is very serious |
D.biodiversity loss has been unavoidable |
A.Plenty of marine reserves have been set up in the world. |
B.Fishing sharks is illegal around the world. |
C.It’s harmful to catch tiny organisms in the river. |
D.The Guardian newspaper has done a lot for biodiversity. |
【推荐3】Record fires sweeping across the Amazon this month have been catching global headlines as scientists and environmental groups are worried that they will worsen climate change and threaten biodiversity(生物多样性).
As the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is often called “the lungs of the world”. It is also home to about 3 million species of plants and animals, and 1 million local people. The vast lands of rainforest play an important role in the world’s ecosystem because they take in heat instead of it being reflected back into the atmosphere. They also store carbon dioxide (二氧化碳)and produce oxygen, making sure that less carbon is given off, mitigating the effects of climate change.
“Any forest destroyed is a threat to biodiversity and the people who use that biodiversity,” Thomas Lovejoy, an ecologist at George Mason University told National Geographic. “The shocking threat is that a lot of carbon goes into the atmosphere,” he stressed. “Facing the global climate change, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity. The Amazon must be protected,” U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.
Data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) show that the number of forest fires in Brazil quickly increased by 82 percent from January to August this year from a year ago. A total of 71,497 forest fires were recorded in the country in the first eight months of 2019, up from 39,194 in the same period in 2018, INPE said. “It’s reported that the forest areas in the Brazilian Amazon have decreased something between 20 and 30 percent compared to the last 12 months,” Carlos Nobre, a researcher at the University of Sao Paulo, told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
Brazil owns about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest, whose drop could have severe results for global climate and rainfall. The size of the area ruined by fires has yet to be determined, but the emergency has transcended(超出)Brazil’s borders, reaching Peruvian, Paraguayan and Bolivian areas.
1. What is the second paragraph mainly talking about?A.The effects of climate change. |
B.The role of the Amazon rainforest. |
C.The results of the Amazon rainforest fires. |
D.The causes of the decreasing biodiversity. |
A.Easing. | B.Causing. |
C.Worsening. | D.Benefiting |
A.The biodiversity makes the rainforests unique. |
B.The rainforest fires result in serious consequences. |
C.The global climate crisis brings more rainforest fires. |
D.The dry weather leads to the rainforest fires. |
A.Sports and music. | B.Science and technology. |
C.Nature and geography. | D.Business and culture. |
St.John Ambulance is seeking young people who have acted quickly, calmly and effectively at a real emergency for its annual Young First Aider of the Year awards.
The awards are open to all those under 18, and the closing date for nomination (提名) is April 30, 2016.The winners will be invited to attend a special ceremony in June, 2016.
“St.John Ambulance believes it is essential for young people to learn first aid so that they can help anyone who is injured,” said Sandra Stocker, director of St.John Ambulance Awards Committee.“The Young First Aider of the Year is a wonderful way to celebrate their bravery and quick-thinking.”
Nomination for the Young First Aider of the Year is now open.Please complete and return the nomination forms as soon as possible and certainly no later than April 30, 2016.The committee will decide which of the nominees will receive the Young First Aider of the Year awards by considering the actions of the nominees along with their ages and other factors.You should send any evidence you have with the nomination form, showing the nominees’ actions.
Examples of evidence could include:
◆ Newspaper clippings (剪报) of the incident.
◆ Police incident record numbers.
Once a nomination form is received, the nominee or nominator may be approached for further details of the incident.For further information please get in touch with Sandra Stocker by email or on 020-73244082 or 020-732440813.
Find out who our winners will be for 2016.
1. What does the passage intend to tell the readers?
A.Young people should learn first aid to help the injured. |
B.Learning first aid can help young people win an award. |
C.The injured are encouraged to act quickly and calmly. |
D.St.John Ambulance makes profit by training first aiders. |
A.attend the awards ceremony |
B.make a speech introducing yourself |
C.provide the details of the incident |
D.have a good knowledge about first aid |
A.Demand for First Aiders |
B.Importance of First Aid |
C.St.John Ambulance Awards |
D.Young First Aider of the Year |
【推荐2】A long layover(滞留)can be absolutely annoying. What are you supposed to do if you've got six, eight, or 12 hours to kill before your next flight? Most of the time, your options are to eat an overpriced meal, or to browse an overpriced bookstore. Well, you might have more choices than you think. These are the airports with the world's coolest activities you'd never expect.
Munich Airport (MUC), Munich: Brewery(酿酒厂)tours
Where else but in Germany would you find not only a lively beer garden at an airport but also the actual brewery that supplies it? Airbräu is home to an award-winning lineup of cold ones and even offers brewery tours if you've got the time.
Los Angeles International (LAX), Los Angeles: Canine Friends
You're already anxious enough at the airport, and a long layover is bound to make it worse. Sounds like you need to take advantage of the therapy dogs at the Pets Unstressing Passengers program (PUP for short).
Incheon International (ICN), Seoul: Ice-Skating Rink
There's tons of stuff to do at Incheon International, including catching a movie or checking out a cultural museum. But what really sets it apart is the free ice-skating rink and ice forest, which opens seasonally. Don't worry: inline skating(直排轮滑) is available year-round.
Hong Kong International (HKG), Hong Kong: Golf Simulator(模拟器)
Hong Kong Airport used to be home to a real nine-hole golf course, but it was closed in 2015 due to an expansion of the airport hotel. Still, while you're waiting for your flight, you can borrow some clubs and hit the Golfzon simulator located in Terminal 2. It's probably better for air traffic control this way.
1. If your flight from Munich to Hongkong is delayed, you may choose to________A.walk a therapy dog |
B.hit the Golfzon simulator |
C.visit a beer garden |
D.enjoy the beer festival |
A.Visiting a cultural museum . |
B.Going skating as you like. |
C.Watching an interesting movie. |
D.Wandering in the ice forest year-round. |
A.To show must-see tourist attractions. |
B.To inform tourists of the airport facilities. |
C.To introduce interesting layover activities. |
D.To tell passengers unique airports worldwide. |
【推荐3】London is a huge city with more things to do than anywhere else. With the London Pass, you get free entry to over 50 specially selected places with one purchase. In the list you'll find:
·19 historic buildings
·22 museums and art galleries
·8 tours, cruises (乘船游览) and walks and entertainment activities
·13 places of interest including boats and aquariums (水族馆)
·12 restaurants and services
The London Pass not only offers great value and convenience, but also enables you to beat the queues at selected attractions.There are also special offers such as discounts at restaurants and theaters, where the attraction is normally free to the public.The London Pass also gives you great offers such as a free guided tour.So whether you prefer museums or cinemas, galleries or ice skating or zoos, with The London Pass there really is something for everyone.
You can buy Adult or child passes for 2,3 or 6 days.See all ticket prices bellow and choose what you need.
Description | Price |
London Pass 2 days Adult-Item E-036 | $87 |
London Pass 3 days Adult-Item E-037 | $104 |
London Pass 6 days Adult-Item E-038 | $140 |
London Pass 2 days child (5-15 years) | $62 |
London Pass 3 days child (5-15 years) | $72 |
London Pass 6 days child (5-15 years) | $100 |
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1. According to the passage, with the London Pass you can probably do all the following things for free EXCEPT_________.A.stays at hotels | B.see famous buildings |
C.go boating | D.join in entertainment activities |
A.$174 | B.$236 | C.$244 | D.$270 |
A.The London Pass has discounts for students. |
B.16 years olds can enjoy the London Pass 2 days Child. |
C.Children under 5 don't need the London Pass. |
D.The London Pass can't be bought on weekends. |
A.1-888-254-0637 | B.00-800-84468370 |
C.+1210 5075997 | D.1-866-270-2849 |