【推荐1】Asking for feedback (反馈)is an essential step in your design process regardless of whether your work is finished or not.     1     You may do this in team meetings. You may do this after a person stares at your works for two hours, or after you post what you’ve just created. But in your effort to improve, it’s vital to understand the characteristics that separate three types of feedback.

Reaction-based feedback tends to be casual and emotional. For example, “That’s wonderful!” Feedback of this type is driven by what a person thinks he is expected to say or what the designer wants to hear.     2     This kind of reaction has little to do with what is being presented.

    3     For example, “You should include a wider range of colors and make them match.” That’s also where such feedback ends. In this form of feedback, the individual providing it is often looking for ways to bring the creation more in line with his own expectations for designs.

When you are designing something, you need to have a specific purpose. When looking for feedback, you are working to understand whether your creation appropriately meets the purpose.

    4     And that’s exactly what is offered by a critique （批判性反馈）,the third kind of feedback. For example, “If the purpose is to attract kids, it is fantastic to have a colorful castle-like building. Don’t use dark cloth, and avoid large furniture.” Comment of this type helps you tell if your work has achieved the desired outcome.     5    

A．But feedback differs greatly in its usefulness.

B．Direction-based feedback begins with a suggestion.

C．Sometime you need to turn to others for their comments.

D．It’s this form of feedback that is most helpful to your design.

E．You are looking for critical analysis for strengths or weaknesses.

F．Like emotional feedback, this next kind of feedback offers no explanation.

G．It is a response to the social demands of the situation rather than the needs of the designer.

【推荐2】When you sleep, do you ever realize that you are dreaming? If yes, then you have had a lucid dream (清醒梦).     1     Only some people are able to have them. Now, scientists have found ways to help more people to have lucid dreams, Live Science reported.

Denholm Aspy from the University of Adelaide in Australia found that certain skills are key to helping people have lucid dreams.

First, people can train themselves to figure out whether they are dreaming or not. For example, someone may look at a clock, look away, and then look back.     2     Then, they might dream about this trick while sleeping. But in their dreams, the time on the clock may change very quickly. So people know they are dreaming.

Another trick is to wake up after five hours of sleep.     3     During this time, repeat the words, “The next time I’m dreaming, I’ll remember that I’m dreaming.” Then, go to bed again to enter rapid eye movement (REM，快速眼球运动) sleep. In REM sleep, people are more likely to be aware of their dreams.

Scientists found that those who used these tricks had a 17 percent success rate at having lucid dreams.     4    

In a lucid dream, people might study a hobby and then become better at it in real life, according to Aspy. For example, you might learn to play the piano in a lucid dream.     5    

A．Then, stay awake for a while.

B．The time should stay the same.

C．This was far higher than if they did nothing.

D．People learn new skills faster in a lucid dream.

E．It is hard for most people to have a lucid dream.

F．Then, your real-life piano skills might improve.

G．Some people will need more time to fall asleep and have a dream.

【推荐3】Modern science proves that a healthy lifestyle matters much to how long you can live and how well you live. Here are some tips for you to form a healthy lifestyle.

Keep a scientific diet. Keep in mind that sugar can be removed (去除) from our diet completely. Over intake (摄入量) of sugar is one of the main reasons for getting fat. Over intake of protein (蛋白质) or fat and low intake of fiber can also lead to getting fat. We only need a few grams of protein to keep our body in order.

Be always in a good mood. There is a relationship between the mood and health. A good mood keeps you in high spirits. Thanks to the Internet, we can enjoy and learn much without going out. Take a look at some online shops and pick up some bargains, enjoy music and movies and chat with good friends. Just keep happy.

Enough sleep. Two studies show the reasons why teens and adults don’t have enough sleep. With teens, a major reason is mobile phone use; with adults, it’s work. Meanwhile, a third study of young children shows that lack of sleep in early life may lead to serious problems in future. Everyone needs at least 8-hour sleep to recover (恢复) from tiredness and the hurt caused by hard work in the daytime.

Proper exercise. Do exercise to keep away from fatness. Because of the quick pace of the modern life, you don’t have time to do exercise every day, but at least three times a week and 45 minutes each time.

1. Which of the following can lead to getting fat according to the passage?

A．Low intake of protein.

B．Low intake of fat.

C．Over intake of fiber.

D．Over intake of sugar.

2. The main reason why teenagers don’t have enough sleep is that they 　　　.

A．use mobile phones too much

B．have too much homework

C．eat too much sugar every day

D．don’t have enough exercise

3. In which part of the newspaper are you most likely to find this passage?

A．Medical care.	B．Modern science.
C．Health Report.	D．School Experience.

4. The author wrote this passage to 　　　　　.

A．tell the readers how to take proper exercise every day

B．provide some advice on how to form a healthy lifestyle

C．ask people to care about their health rather than their work

D．make some surveys among those who have health problems

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【推荐3】Shopping therapy （疗 法）is the practice of using the shopping experience to help overcome depression or other emotional problems.     1     Actually, it really works.

    2     One of the most obvious things is the enjoyment people get from the items they buy. When people shop, they often buy things they really care about on some level. For example, when people come home with a new shirt or a new computer, they assume that the item is going to improve their lives in some way. This can help reduce many feelings of unhappiness.

    3     Some experts think humans are linked with the need to constantly achieve and fight for improvement. People make a decision to buy something, and then actually follow through this plan. This is one way people can take action to directly change their own lives for the better.

People who don't actually have any money to buy things still benefit from shopping therapy. For them, simply browsing （浏览）can be a nice experience. That's because it helps them form future shopping plans.     4    

The simple act of leaving home and spending time around other humans is another possible reason for the effectiveness of shopping therapy.     5     Many people even use shopping as a specific social activity by bringing friends along with them and turning the process into a pleasant one.

A．So why not shop until you start feeling better?

B．So how do people benefit from shopping therapy?

C．These plans offer great expectation and hope in their life.

D．Many people shop for this reason without even realizing it.

E．People can have the feeling of achievement after shopping.

F．Many people have gone into debt due to shopping addiction.

G．There is sometimes a sense of community in the shopping experience.