People don't really care what you say.
The lyrics (歌词) to your favorite song on paper don't mean much. They are just words. It's the singer that can bring the words alive through their actions. Talk is cheap actions are expensive. In other words, words don't do much, actions do everything.
All of the famous people who had successful stories didn't get there by simply talking about being there.
| A．They did something about it. |
| B．All you have got to do is walks the talk. |
| C．They pay more attention to what you do. |
| D．They would like to explore how to be doers. |
| E．What I mean is that words and actions are functioning differently. |
| F．If you had one week left to live, you would regret so much in your life. |
| G．What I need you to understand is words are the talk, actions are the walk. |
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【推荐1】Get a Healthy Home
Most of us have spent more time recently at home than we ever imagined possible. Maybe you took the opportunity to clean, or maybe you plan to do it...tomorrow.
Think about keeping your home clean the minute you walk in.
Even if you think you’ve disinfected everything, you might have overlooked some small items like the toothbrush holder .
Many viruses don’t spread as well in wet air as they do in the cold, dry months.
| A．Take off your shoes at your door. |
| B．Freshen the walls up with a new paint. |
| C．Don’t forget to clean the air in your home too. |
| D．The following is what to do to help keep you energetic. |
| E．Wash it daily and run it through the dishwasher regularly. |
| F．One easy solution for the winter is to use a humidifier. |
| G．These tips can help make your home better for your body and your mind. |
【推荐2】Question: As a teacher, how can I help my students to read aloud? Answer: Most people learn how to read by first reading aloud.
Timing.
Volunteering. Try to assign reading assignments on a voluntary basis.
Interaction. Provide interaction and participation during the reading sessions. When one student is reading, make sure that the others are all listening. Afterwards, let the students ask.
Motivation.
| A．Invent some ways to make children like reading. |
| B．Not everyone, however, is comfortable with reading aloud. |
| C．Allow students to choose reading assignments they like. |
| D．Be sure to cut down exercises to check their understanding. |
| E．Reading out loud is a great way for students to appreciate the value of literature and reading. |
| F．Make sure that you provide enough time for the students to study their reading assignments. |
| G．Doing this will make the student feel confident and will stop the class from getting bored. |
【推荐3】Do you often find it difficult to concentrate if you are not interested in what you are learning or if you have better things to think about?
Scientists have looked at what makes us procrastinate and found a number of ways to help us stay in the zone.
Another possible cure for a short attention span is brain training. Psychologists and neuroscientists are increasingly interested in our ability to knuckle down and have looked at what we can change inside our head to make us concentrate. Attention Researcher Nilli Lavie of University College London has found that making a task more visually demanding takes up more processing power and leaves the brain nothing left to process distractions.
There are more practical tips to keeping your mind focused.
But according to Science Focus magazine, distraction isn’t all bad. If we were always so focused that we never got distracted, we’d miss potential changes, such as threats in our environment.
| A．Distraction is vital for survival. |
| B．One of the most obvious things is climinating (消除) noise. |
| C．Therefore, brain training can effectively shorten an attention span. |
| D．These include making a list of what you have to do or finding a quiet workspace. |
| E．Staying focused can be a great challenge. |
| F．So, keeping your mind busy might be the answer. |
| G．Distraction is equally as important as concentration. |
【推荐1】Truly happy and successful people get that way by becoming the best, most genuine version of themselves they can be. Not on the outside — on the inside. It’s not about a brand, a reputation, a persona (外表形象) .
Sounds simple, I know. It is a simple concept.
That’s what Steve Jobs meant when he said this at a Stanford University graduation speech: Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Not only that, but what Jobs talking about, what I’m talking about, requires focus and discipline, two things that are very hard to come by these days. Why?
| A．It’s about reality. |
| B．If you haven’t found it, keep looking. |
| C．Because focus and discipline are hard. |
| D．Nothing worth doing in life is ever easy. |
| E．But the problem is, it’s very hard to make it. |
| F．The only way to do great work is to love what you do. |
| G．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. |
【推荐2】My name is Alice. Early last year, I was troubled by an anxiety that crippled (削弱) my ability to do anything. I felt like a storm cloud hung over me. For almost a year I struggled on, constantly staring at this wall that faced me. My perfectionist tendencies were the main root of this: I wanted to be perfect at whatever I did, which obviously in life is not possible, but it consumed me.
One day, I attended a presentation by wildlife conservationist Grant Brown at my high school. His presentation not only awed and inspired me, but also helped emerge an inner desire to make a difference in the world. I joined a pre-presentation dinner with him and that smaller setting allowed me to slowly build up my courage to speak one-on-one with him — an idea that had seemed completely impossible. This first contact was where my story began.
A month later, Brown invited me to attend the World Youth Wildlife Conference. Looking back, I now see that this would be the first in a series of timely opportunities that my old self would have let pass, but that this new and more confident Alice enthusiastically seized. Shortly after I received his invitation, applications to join the Youth for Nature and the Youth for Planet groups were sent around through my high school. I decided to commit to completing the applications, and soon I was a part of a growing global team of young people working to protect nature. Each of these new steps continued to grow my confidence.
I am writing this just six months since my journey began and I’ve realized that my biggest obstacle (障碍) this whole time was myself. It was that voice in the back of my head telling me that one phrase that has stopped so many people from reaching their potential: I can’t. They say good things come to those who wait; I say: grab every opportunity with everything you have and be impatient. After all, nature does not require our patience, but our action.
1. Why did Alice feel anxious?| A．She behaved badly. | B．She used to over-consume. |
| C．She was short of inspiration. | D．She was in pursuit of perfection. |
| A．At a presentation. | B．At a dinner. |
| C．At a conference. | D．At a journey. |
| A．Making her confident. | B．Making her imaginative. |
| C．Motivating her creativity. | D．Strengthening her wisdom. |
| A．Action is the only way to knowledge. | B．Patience is a cure of anxiety. |
| C．Believe in yourself and take action. | D．Facts speak louder than words. |
I remembered Ricky came back to see me ten years after he was in my class. He told me how I had inadvertently(不经意地) changed his life.
Ricky often gazed out the window during one of my ninth-grade history classes early in my teaching career. He was quiet, and his good grades and mild manner were why I did not move him away from the seat by the window.
One day, I leaned over his shoulder and quietly asked, “What are you looking at? You gaze out of this window during every class.”
He said, “I am looking at the band.”
According to Ricky, I said, “If you like the band so much that you have to look at them during this class every day, I want you to go down to Mr. Overby (the band teacher) and tell him that I sent you. Tell him that you want to be in the band. Now turn around and finish working before the bell rings.”
The next day Ricky went to Mr. Overby and told him I had sent him and he wanted to be in the band. He added that he did not know how to play any instrument.
When Ricky visited me ten years later, he thanked me for telling him to go to Mr. Overby because he fell in love with music and discovered his musical talent that had not been tapped. His musical talent resulted in him getting a scholarship to college and earning a degree that now allowed him to provide for his family. Most of all, music had brought great pleasure and satisfaction to his life.
After Ricky thanked me, I pointed out that he did all of the hard work it took to become the wonderfully talented person that he was. I did not make him walk downstairs to join the band, practice his instrument, and get the good grades that led to his college scholarship.
Ricky responded that I could have yelled at him for looking out the window. Instead, I gave him an alternative that changed his whole life.
After he left, I thought about his words. I realized that I was teaching children with every word I said, every action I took, and with every decision I made. Ricky’s story raised my teaching bar. Most of all, I have never forgotten the lesson Ricky taught me, a blessed teacher.
1. Which of the following words can best describe the author?| A．Curious and helpful. | B．Independent and creative. |
| C．Tolerant and responsible. | D．Courageous and professional. |
| A．He yelled at Ricky. | B．He moved him away from the seat. |
| C．He took Ricky to Mr. Overby. | D．He asked Ricky to finish working first. |
| A．encouraged him a lot | B．taught him to practice the instrument |
| C．discovered his musical talent | D．made a difference in his life |
