When you are waiting in front of a theater or at the train terminals, you will realize how important punctuality is. Punctuality is really a virtue, especially in a busy city.
Punctuality is the main constituent of good character.
Some people often say that they cannot always be punctual since traffic is so heavy these days.
Yet after all, such smart fellows will soon find that gradually their friends become fewer and fewer. Perhaps at that time, they would realize how important punctuality is.
A.To be or not to be punctual is a habit. |
B.It is polite to be punctual when you are invited to a party. |
C.Some people always have a lot of excuses for coming late. |
D.I think traffic jam cannot be an excuse for being late. |
E.Here, I will tell you how to be a punctual person step by step. |
F.Perhaps if everybody were punctual, there would be less suffering and sorrow. |
G.A person who is always on time for his appointment shows real consideration for others. |
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【推荐1】On these dark winter evenings, I find myself daydreaming of summer. I think of the one activity and place that quiets my mind: clamming (挖蛤) on Cape Cod.
Before I had kids, it was a much-needed active outing after days of vacation-level eating. But when I went with kids, the experience took a turn from relaxation to devotion. The bay became part of the world I was trying to build for my children. The act of clamming became an unexpected escape,a moment when I wasn't thinking about 20 different things, when I wasn’t really thinking at all.
This year, for the first time, my children joined in the clamming. I kept yelping (尖叫) when my children almost raked (用耙子耙) my feet. But there was joy in having something to teach them, to connect them not only to a generational tradition but also to the history of the land. And when they raised their basket and it wasn’t a rock for the hundredth time, but rather a shining clam, it was a richer moment than if they had struck gold. Seeing a child holding up a clam with an expression of success on his face does more for the heart than any meditation (冥想) ever could.
I hope that one day my children will view clamming as the relaxation that I do. They are not there yet.At this point, it is more adventure than getaway. At the end of our clamming morning, my 6-year-old refused to leave, insisting she needed one more clam. When she finally caught one more clam, she laughed, pride written all over her face. To be fair, perhaps what she needed to get from clamming was not what I needed. Perhaps what she needed was to have a tiny bit of control over this wild world, one in which she has little say. In that moment, she was victorious, if not in calm, then in clam.
1. Why did the author go clamming before having children?A.To get together with her friends. | B.To spend quality time with her family. |
C.To escape the responsibility as an adult. | D.To enjoy relaxation after overeating. |
A.The experience of clamming. | B.The benefits of meditation. |
C.The change of a generational tradition. | D.The necessity of exploring the land. |
A.Demanding and boring. | B.Complicated and tiring. |
C.Adventurous and rewarding. | D.Painful and disappointing. |
A.They are successful in removing stress. | B.Clamming is the most interesting to them. |
C.They refused to leave the bay. | D.Clamming has different meanings to them. |
【推荐2】After many years of wearing my favorite denim long-sleeved shirt, I noticed a hole in the elbow.
“You better put a patch or something on it, or it’s going to get worse.” My husband says the second he sees me. I kindly thank him for his advice — and promptly proceed to ignore it.
I continue to get ready for my day. I reach for something at the bottom of my closet. Rip. Was that…I’m sure it’s fine. I stand up and look for something at the top of my closet. Riiiip. Um. I reach for the closet door and slide it shut. Riiiiippp. I look down at my shirt and see paper-thin scraps of fabric flapping around my arms.
This shirt was one of those that got more comfortable the more it was worn, slowly becoming soft as butter against my skin. There were warning signs that it was on its last legs, or arms. Some of the buttons were getting a bit loose. And there were those faint splatters of meals enjoyed that hadn’t quite come out in the wash. People weren’t really wearing this style anymore. But this shirt had seen a lot with me: the ups and downs of dating, saying my vows, the birth of my first child...
There are few material items in life that gain my loyalty. We’re constantly attacked by advertisements, begging us to try the latest and greatest thing. The so-called fast-fashion industry rushes to produce clothes that fit the latest, but in a week those styles are yesterday’s news. But there’s something sweet about reaching for what you know, holding tight to that thing you’re just drawn to, long past when logic tells you it might be time to let go. They represent a life well lived and the joy of being in your element.
“Is it time to let that one go?” My husband asked, as I inspected my blown-out elbows. I paused for a moment, then smiled. I grabbed a pair of scissors and cut the paper-thin fabric right above the rips. Gently, I folded the material past my elbows. I turned toward my husband to show him my new, short-sleeved shirt.
Not yet.
1. What was the author’s initial reaction to her husband’s advice about the hole in her shirt?A.She immediately started repairing it. | B.She thanked him and ignored the advice. |
C.She went shopping for a new shirt. | D.She argued with her husband. |
A.She praises its affordability and convenience. |
B.She emphasizes sustainability in fashion choices. |
C.She criticizes its influence on clothing choices. |
D.She expresses concerns about its environmental impact. |
A.A creative way to hold onto sentimental value. | B.A desire for a more stylish appearance. |
C.A response to her husband’s suggestion. | D.An attempt to follow current fashion trends. |
A.Fashionable Choices: When to Let Go of Old Clothes. |
B.Embracing Nostalgia: The Story of My Denim Shirt. |
C.Practical Skills: How to Extend the Life of Your Clothes. |
D.Exploring Wardrobe: My Fashion Evolution. |
【推荐3】Wildfires were rapidly spreading through northern and southern California as powerful winds swept through the state, burning homes and forcing more than 200,000 people to leave their homes. Thousands of structures were destroyed in the massive fires. Firefighters and volunteers worked around the clock, risking their lives to save others, although thick clouds of wildfire smoke hung in the air.
But it's not just humans in danger’s path. A video of a horse running away from the rescue team to find his family of horses from CBS Los Angeles went viral. The public was touched by the horse's heroic act and shared their thoughts on the Internet.
Volunteers were rescuing several horses from the wildfire when one of the horses jumped away from the group. They were trying to help the horse, but he refused. They probably had no idea what was wrong with the horse, who just started running away from them. The horse raced back into danger to lead his family to safety, despite rescuers' best efforts to stop him. He knew he couldn't leave them behind. As the tension increased, several human strangers jumped in to help the animals — they went back to the burning barn where some of the horses remained.
You can watch the horse run back into the smoke-filled area, reconnect with the horses inside the fence, and quickly accompany them out of the fenced-off area. Though it's not clear from the video, CBS Los Angeles reported that all but one of the horses involved were saved. Disastrous as the California wildfires have been, the video and countless other rescue stories — humans and animals alike — are shining light on all acts of goodness taking place.
1. What does the author intend to show by telling the wildfires in detail in Para. 1?A.What caused the big wildfires. | B.How serious the wildfires were. |
C.What rescuers did in the wildfires. | D.How rapidly the wildfires spread. |
A.Turned bad. | B.Got attacked. |
C.Became interesting. | D.Grew popular. |
A.Loyal but stubborn. | B.Caring and courageous. |
C.Responsible and clever. | D.Flexible but aggressive. |
A.Fighting disasters needs joint efforts. | B.Animals are always friends of man. |
C.All good deeds deserve to be praised. | D.Animals show goodness to each other. |
【推荐1】Making and keeping deep, meaningful friendships as an adult is hard, especially for men. Less than half of men report being satisfied with their friendships, and only about 1 in 5 said they had received emotional support from a friend in the last week, compared with 4 in 10 women, according to a 2021 survey from the Survey Center on American Life.
Why is it so hard? When Dr. Frank Sileo, a psychologist based in Ridgewood, New Jersey, first began conducting research on male friendships in 1995, many participants assumed his survey was about homosexuality (同性恋). Such opinions are inaccurate, but showed some of what maybe holding some men back from deep friendships, Sileo said.
Besides, boys receive messages that growing up and “manning up” mean hiding their soft side - a mindset that neuroscience, social science and developmental psychology all show is harmful to them. The drive to toughen up and never show vulnerability (脆弱) that restricts men from friendships can lead them to loneliness, violence and anger. “We consider relationships as feminine.” Sileo said. “If that’s a feminine (女性特有的) thing, it becomes a weakness or inability if men admit to needing friendships. ”
Thus, men seeking closeness might turn to those they see as better at building relationships and feel comfortable exploring their vulnerability with: the women in their lives and their romantic partners, according to Sileo’s research. It may seem like a good solution, but putting everything on a romantic partner can hurt a relationship, whether it is going to a female partner exclusively for emotional support or depending on her to cultivate friendships and get-together for holidays and weekends. It is necessary to have various people to go to for support for different perspectives. “Men need to know it’s not just a woman thing.” she said. “They need to know that men can do it, too. ”
We live in a culture that conflicts with our nature. If we raise children to go against their nature, we shouldn’t be surprised if some of those children grow up to struggle. Research has shown expression of negative emotions improved men’s emotional well-being, increased feelings of being understood and resulted in less reported loneliness. So just as many men make a great effort to eat right, exercise, succeed in their careers and raise children, men should prioritize developing friendships as well.
1. Why does the author mention some numbers in the first paragraph?A.To inform a fact. | B.To introduce the topic. |
C.To make a comparison. | D.To support an opinion. |
A.It studies men’s friendships. |
B.It studies men’s health. |
C.It studies male homosexuality. |
D.It studies reasons why men lack deep friendships. |
A.A man may turn to a woman. | B.A man may get used to it. |
C.A man may become feminine. | D.A man may focus more on his career. |
A.Science. | B.Sports. | C.Entertainment. | D.Health. |
【推荐2】China’s fertility (生育) rate is on a downward trend and the average family size has been shrinking over the years, a senior official said on Saturday, calling for comprehensive measures to encourage marriage and childbearing.
Data shows that there was 2.62 people per family in China in 2020, down by 0.48 from 2010, according to Wang Pei’an, deputy director of the China Family Planning Association.
“Currently, the perspective on marriage and starting a family among young generations is changing, and the trend toward having smaller families is becoming more obvious,” he remarked at the third China Population and Development Forum held in Beijing.
The shift has resulted in delays in marriage, having children and even a resistance of such rituals, which he said is the primary reason for China’s declining fertility level.
A survey shows that women planned to have 1.64 babies in 2021, down from 1.76 in 2017. For people born in the 1990s and 2000s, their ideal number of babies was only 1.54 and 1.48 respectively.
Furthermore, the percentage of women who have no children over their lifetime increased from 6.1 percent in 2015 to 10 percent in 2020.
“A survey shows that less than 70 percent of women aged 35 and under agree that a life with children is complete,” he said, adding that given the low fertility rate in China, it would be extremely difficult to raise the fertility without strengthened efforts to foster a longing for marriage and family.
Wang suggested devoting more efforts to the promotion of getting married and having children at proper ages and sharing family responsibilities between men and women.
He also called for advancing flexible working hours, and developing nursery care and elderly care industries.
He added that a range of policies from household registration and employment rules to medical insurance and social security regulations should be geared toward “protecting marriages and families.”
1. Why are the numbers listed in paragraph 5?A.To applaud women’s will to have babies. |
B.To show the influence of delayed marriage. |
C.To present diverse attitudes to childbearing. |
D.To reason for the decline of China’s fertility. |
A.polish | B.raise | C.attain | D.tackle |
A.Shared responsibilities in family. | B.Shortened working hours. |
C.Regulated nursery care industry. | D.Advanced medical facilities. |
A.To raise the problem of birth rate fall. | B.To correct people’s view of marriage. |
C.To call for measures to boost fertility. | D.To promote the benefits of childbearing. |
【推荐3】When a language dies, so does a unique way of seeing the world. Time is running out for many tongues. Experts estimate that of the 6,700 or so languages spoken around the world, 40% could disappear by the end of the century. The UN has designated 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages to draw attention to the danger. Slowly, countries are developing more resources to the issue.
Canada aims to pass an Indigenous Language Act before its elections in October 2019. The act would give more than 65 languages spoken by First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples national recognition and teaching resources. In government-funded boarding schools, which operated from the 1880s to 1996, indigenous children faced beatings or electric shocks if they were caught using their native languages. “We want to put the same amount of effort to revitalise indigenous languages as Canada put to wipe them out,” says Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
Legal recognition for a language is the first step in bringing a native culture back from the brink (边缘). Maori is one of the success stories. When it became one of New Zealand’s official languages in 1987, less than 20% of the Maori population spoke it well enough to be regarded as native speakers. Today it is off the endangered list.
The second step is to teach a new generation of native speakers. Technology is a big help. Duolingo, a popular language-learning app, recently added Hawaiian and Navajo to its courses. BASAbali, a wiki documenting Balinese, uses Facebook to reach speakers in rural areas. Say it in Saami is an online dictionary that translates modern lingo into languages spoken by the Sami people in Northern Europe.
Saving rare languages needs people to champion them. Bali now asks officials to use Balinese on Thursdays. The UN year will kick-start projects that could save thousands of tongues. The challenge in 2019 will be to get others to listen and start talking.
1. The writing purpose of the passage is to __________.A.analyze the reasons why we should protect indigenous languages |
B.explain what the UN has done to prevent native languages disappearing |
C.introduce the measures taken by countries to stop native languages going |
D.describe what Canada has done to save languages spoken by First Nations |
A.Destroy. | B.Restore. | C.Learn. | D.Remove. |
A.Name a year as the Year of Indigenous languages. |
B.Urge students to learn native languages by electric shocks. |
C.Develop online dictionaries to help students to learn English. |
D.People need to make efforts to learn or speak native languages. |
A.Supportive. | B.Indifferent. | C.Objective. | D.Neutral. |