Before COVID-19, self-care — caring for ourselves — may have not been a priority for many people.
For some people, self-care may be simply slowing down. It can also mean controlling parts of your life that you can control. This is important when the world around you feels out of control.
Learn something new
For some people, self-care might include doing things they have always wanted to do but never made time for.
Mental health self-care
Another form of self-care is making time to meet with a mental health specialist, if needed. The Associated Press reports that online mental health services have increased during the pandemic. However, meeting with a mental health professional may not be possible for some people.
Be kind to yourself — the best type of self-care
Experts remind us that self-care during the pandemic could feel like riding a rollercoaster — up some days, down on others.
It can help to have a routine — a usual way of doing things. But experts say keep the routine simple.
| A．Never feel out of control |
| B．Slow down and feel in control |
| C．But now it is even more important than usual |
| D．So doctors have suggestions for other ways to reduce stress during the pandemic |
| E．Self-care includes both individual wellness and the wellness of the greater community |
| F．It is also important not to be hard on yourself if you do not keep to your routine every day |
| G．These things include baking, gardening, and learning a new language or some other new skills |
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【推荐1】Have you ever set a goal for yourself, like getting fit, making honor roll, or being picked for a team? Like lots of people, maybe you started out doing great, but then lost some of that drive and had trouble getting motivated again.
First, know your goal. Start by writing down your major goal. For example, “I want to’ make honor roll,” or “I want to get fit enough to make the cross-country team,” or even, “I want to play in the Olympics” are all major goals because they’re the final thing the goal ‘setter wants to see happen.
Make it specific. It’s easier to plan for and master a specific goal than an unclear one.
Break it down. Making any change takes self-discipline. You need to pay constant attention so you don’t get sidetracked.
| A．Make it realistic. |
| B．It’s OK to dream big. |
| C．What if you keep slipping up? |
| D．Let’s say your goal is to get fit. |
| E．So how do you stay motivated and on track with your goal? |
| F．One way to make this easier is to break a big goal into small steps. |
| G．Finding the motivation to do it isn’t necessarily easy, but it is always possible. |
【推荐2】The unquestioned role of a student is to learn as much as possible through whatever means it takes to acquire knowledge. Teachers and professors are human beings and are therefore not perfect. No one knows the correct answer to every question even when you limit the questions to a certain field of study. Having certain skepticism (质疑) about what they are being taught can help students to make the teachers even better by correcting mistakes and misinformation.
Students certainly have a huge role in their own abilities to learn. Teachers should act more as guides along the way rather than try to force each student to learn. The best teachers in the world cannot teach an unmotivated student. If the teacher, for whatever reason, cannot motivate the student, then the student must somehow find a way to motivate himself or herself.
One method of doing this is by becoming an active rather than a passive student. The more the student involves himself or herself in the act of studying, the better he or she can learn. One of the best ways to become more active is simply to ask the teacher or professor questions. Students who passively sit in a classroom and take everything that the teacher says for granted are not fully using their mental capacities to learn.
Better education comes from teachers who are able to get their students to think about a subject rather than merely absorb a certain amount of information. Having a healthy skepticism can improve a student's ability to both think and absorb knowledge in a learning situation.
Teachers are human beings and no one is one hundred percent right all of the time, even in a classroom situation. Perhaps a teacher would simply unconsciously say the wrong word or pass on some misinformation that the teacher truly believed was correct. A student's question could prevent an entire classroom from becoming confused or misinformed.
There is of course a fine balance between a student having a healthy skepticism and just being a downright skeptic. But with the proper attitude toward learning and a little skepticism, both the students and teachers can improve upon the learning process and maximize learning efficiency.
1. Which of the following is the author's main argument?| A．Passive learning results from passive teaching in class. |
| B．A student's ability plays a huge role in the learning process. |
| C．A healthy skepticism fully depends on students' motivation and ability. |
| D．A healthy skepticism and proper attitude contribute to effective learning. |
| A．use little of their mental ability while studying |
| B．seldom involve themselves completely in learning |
| C．can hardly tell the right from the wrong in class |
| D．simply ask their teachers questions without thinking |
| A．help the unmotivated students patiently |
| B．instruct students in the learning process |
| C．make no mistakes in the teaching process |
| D．answer all the questions raised by students |
| A．keeping skepticism to a certain degree is important |
| B．having a good attitude can ensure the learning process |
| C．taking everything for granted makes a student learn nothing |
| D．a teacher's ability can be improved by encouraging doubts |
【推荐3】Perhaps you have been writing poems for a while now.
●Find the market.
Another way to get your poems into print is by entering contests. Contests can encourage you to write about new subjects and try different poetic forms. This does help a lot for more chances.
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If you want your poetry to be considered seriously by editors and contest judges, take their rules seriously. Be clear about all the requirements.
●Keep good records.
Start a loose-leaf notebook containing all your poems. Every time. you submit a poem, note down the date, the market and the outcome of the submission. You can also make a document that tracks all the poems you have submitted on a laptop or smartphone.
●Don’t give up!
Every poet must get used to rejection. Your work is probably turned down. But it’s not a shame. Instead, it can be taken as a fun experience. It is a part of the publishing process, especially for beginning writers. Don’t stop writing or submitting!
| A．Play the game. |
| B．Take an active part in the game. |
| C．Keep what you write to the point. |
| D．You may expect your poems to win more readers. |
| E．You may be just one submission away from success. |
| F．The first thing is to find the right market for your poems. |
| G．Maybe your poems are already a hit with your family and friends. |
【推荐1】When we don’t regularly get enough sleep on weeknights, many of us hope to repay our sleep debt by sleeping late on weekends. Scientists have previously found that a lack of sleep increases the risk of being overweight. However, it was not clear whether sleeping more on the weekend could balance the books and prevent such an increase.
A team of researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder set out to find how a weekend of recovery sleep may influence an individual’s health. The study focused on 36 healthy young adults, who were divided into three groups. The first group got plenty of sleep each night for 9 nights, while the second group got just 5 hours of sleep each night for 9 nights. The third group of people slept 5 hours for 5 nights, slept as much as they wanted over the weekend, and then returned to 2 more days of limited sleep. All peoples’ eating patterns, weight gain, and changes in insulin (胰岛素) sensitivity are tracked throughout.
Compared to people who slept normally, those who only slept 5 hours a night snacked more after dinner and gained an average of about 3 pounds during the study. Their bodies’ sensitivity to insulin decreased by 13%over the two-week period. People in the third group experienced some mild improvement during the weekend: they were less likely to snack at night during the recovery period. But those benefits died out when they returned to their weekday sleep-restricted schedule. They also gained an average of about 3 pounds during the study and experienced a 27% decrease in insulin sensitivity. Furthermore, during the weekend, total sleep duration was lower in women than in men, and energy intake decreased to baseline levels in women but not in men.
The study suggests that weekend recovery sleep is not likely to be an effective measure regarding metabolic (新陈代谢) health. In the future, the research team aims to explore further whether or not catching up on sleep, including daytime napping, can completely change the damage of sleep loss, and if so, to what extent and under what conditions.
1. How did the researchers arrive at their conclusions？| A．By referring to previous studies. |
| B．By comparing experiment data. |
| C．By collecting people’s sleep records. |
| D．By interviewing healthy young adults. |
| A．Sex differences were observed in recovery sleep. |
| B．Less food was eaten after the recovery period. |
| C．Recovery sleep contributed to less weight gain. |
| D．Insulin sensitivity got higher in most of the people. |
| A．The effective measures against sleep loss. |
| B．The specific effects of recovery sleep strategies. |
| C．The damage of sleep loss to metabolic health. |
| D．The sleep study among various age groups. |
| A．Weekend catch-up sleep is important. |
| B．Sleep debt on weekends can be paid back. |
| C．Weekend lie-ins don’t make up for sleep loss. |
| D．Weekend recovery sleep does damage metabolic health. |
【推荐2】With COVID-19 virus still living around us, there has never been a better time to remind us of the easiest and most effective way to avoid the spread of the infectious disease: washing your hands properly.
Wash your fingertips and nails. If you think about it, most of the touching and most of the viruses are on your fingertips and under your fingernails.
Wash your hands quickly after returning from the outside.
Let’s wash our hands properly every day.
| A．Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds |
| B．If you think you didn’t get anything on your hands |
| C．So even if it makes your hands feel annoyingly wet |
| D．Wash your hands after every trip to the bathroom before eating |
| E．It is one of the best ways for us to stay healthy and protect our families |
| F．COVID-19 viruses can survive on hands and other surfaces for 15 to 30 minutes |
| G．But they are parts of your hands that are often ignored during the hand washing |
【推荐3】A Spanish company Siesta&Go has opened the first public napping (小睡) space in Madrid. It promises people a quiet rest in the middle of the city’s business center.
Napping spaces are nothing new; places to rest are already set up in other big cities in the world. But the idea would appear to work well with the culture of Spain, where people traditionally take an afternoon nap, called siesta.
The Madrid nap space recently opened with 19 beds. People can use them by the minute or by the hour, and they can also choose either a private or shared room. An hour of napping inside a private room costs about $15.
Siesta &Go provides all bedding, clean nightshirts and other materials. Nippers can request to be woken up when their time is up. It also offers areas to work, with armchairs, newspapers and coffee for those not wishing to sleep.
Philip Marco is one happy customer. Marco says he gets tired during the day because of hard work. He says a siesta is the perfect way to build up energy. “I come for about 30 minutes or something like that. That is usually enough for me to be full of energy.”
While many Spanish people love their naps, others like Carlos Villarroja say they are just too busy to keep the tradition. “It’s a Spanish tradition, but I think it’s more of a legend (传说) than a tradition. Because of the lifestyle and the working hours, we have very little free time for a siesta at least during the week.”
But many health experts believe there is evidence that taking a short nap can be very good for the body and mind. Scientific studies show that taking a siesta can also prevent illness and lower blood pressure.
1. What is not allowed for customers to do?| A．Sleep for free. | B．Choose a private room. |
| C．Use it as an office. | D．Share a room with others. |
| A．Costly. | B．Helpful. |
| C．Comfortable. | D．Convenient |
| A．It is not necessary to take a nap. |
| B．They can treat high blood pleasure. |
| C．People have no time to take a nap. |
| D．It’s not true that Spanish people like naps. |
