Food is part of who we are. We all need it, survive because of it and derive happiness from it. So if food matters so much, why do we let so much of it go rotten in our fridges, or get thrown out in our stores? Sadly, we love food, but we don’t take care of it.
• Reduce your food waste.
Buy only the food you need, store food wisely, donate excess and turn leftover food into the next day’s meals. When we waste food, all the resources used for growing, processing, transporting and marketing that food are wasted too.
• Support your local food producers.
Chefs get awards, stars and recognition for their creations. But what about our farmers?
• Adopt a healthier, more sustainable diet.
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By treating each meal with pride, we respect the farmers who produced it, and the resources that went into it. Respect can be passed on. Talk to the people around and to the next generation about making informed, healthy and sustainable food choices.
Respecting food means appreciating the back-story of food. When we know the full picture, it is easier to see what our food really stands for and how precious it really is.
A.Have a conversation. |
B.Learn where food comes from. |
C.Our bodies consume calories and nutrients. |
D.For many people on the planet, food is giving. |
E.Food is so much more than what is on our plates. |
F.One third of all food produced globally is lost or wasted. |
G.Without them, we wouldn’t have the fresh food we need on a daily basis. |
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【推荐1】Self-acceptance is recognizing that “who I am is okay”. Many people, especially those who are hard-working and internally (内在地) motivated, have an ideal in mind of who they are supposed to be or what an ideal person is like. Your list may include being intelligent, slim, kind, charming, trustworthy, friendly.
The problem occurs when we accept the belief that we must measure up to this idealized self in order to be a worthy human being. We then strive (努力奋斗) to become this person by attempting to be better or different.
The way out of the cycle is the willingness, even courage to be imperfect.
All in all, self-acceptance is your willingness to meet life the way it is right now and the way you are right now, and to do it by your own choice.
A.The biggest problem is not striving or improving. |
B.However, we fall short of our ideal. |
C.The list can go on and on. |
D.And also you are okay in spite of your imperfections. |
E.We are far from perfect with plenty of faults and weaknesses. |
F.The mind’s ability to generate such judgments is very powerful. |
G.The object is to stop assigning meaning to these self-acceptance. |
We all like to think that we are rational (理性的) thinkers, but poor decisions and choices are evident all around us: staying in bad relationships or boring jobs, taking up smoking, eating too much junk food; the list goes on. So why can’t we make better decisions? One reason appears to be what psychologists call “decision fatigue”: the idea that we all have a limited store of energy for making decisions and practising self-control. For example, if you are ground down by everyday struggles, you have less mental energy for good decisions.
However, studies point to the fact that deciding things early in the day is likely to lead to better outcomes. Most of us will have had the experience of going to bed with a seemingly unsolvable problem, only to wake up with a flash of inspiration the next morning. So decisions made when we feel least tired are more likely to be the right ones.
Another worthwhile strategy is to pretend that you are advising an imaginary friend, rather than relating decisions to your own life. This creates a distance between you and the issues in question, and can help you to think logically rather than emotionally.
People often advise making lists of advantages and disadvantages, and then prioritizing the items in each list. This can certainly be helpful, but we need to be careful not to over-think every decision. We may overestimate the value of information, and sometimes it is better simply to go with our gut instinct (直觉).
Perhaps the most important thing we can do to minimize the possibility of regret is to make sure that our decisions are in line with our life values; in other words, to have a life vision and be true to it. Instead of asking ourselves questions such as “Which option is safer?” or “Which option is best financially?”, it is far better to ask “How will I feel about this when I’m 70?”.
1. What does “decision fatigue” mean?2. Why do people tend to make good decisions early in the day?
3. Decide which part of the following statement is wrong. Underline it and explain why.
▷Sometimes it is a good idea to go with our gut instinct to make decisions, because weighing advantages and disadvantages takes great efforts.
4. In addition to the strategies in the passage, please suggest another way to make good decisions. (In about 40 words)
【推荐3】If you are easily distracted or unable to concentrate, you’re not alone. According to a recent Psychological Association poll, nearly two in five adults report that when they are stressed, they can’t bring themselves to do anything.
● Prioritize your health and wellness.
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If you want to set you up for success for the rest of the day, make it a rule to do something about self-care in the morning. Set your alarm 20—30 minutes earlier and take a few moments when you wake up to journal, have your coffee out in nature, do some stretching, make your bed, or set your intentions for the day. Research shows that a disruption in your morning routine has ripple effects throughout the day.
● Structure your day.
Designate periods of time for different tasks or activities and commit to those boundaries. Be sure to schedule in time for self-care and time to access the support you need so you can recharge your batteries and maintain focus.
● Silence your inner saboteur (怠工者).
We all have that voice in our head that puts us down and overwhelms us with negative thoughts.
A.Form a morning habit |
B.If you devote more efforts to study |
C.In this way, we will become depressed |
D.Allow time to transition between activities |
E.However, we can turn a deaf ear to it gradually |
F.When you have proper sleep, nutrition and work-life balance |
G.Stress causes forgetfulness and impacts the ability to concentrate |
【推荐1】There are too many fat people in America, so many Americans are fighting against overweight. But the strange thing is that the French, who consume rich food, continue to stay thin. Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plates are empty or their favorite TV show is over.
According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers’ markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.
After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.
In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity(肥胖)among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17%-and is growing.
1. Americans struggle with watching their weight mainly because ______.A.they prefer to consume rich food. |
B.they only buy food in huge supermarkets. |
C.they desire to be as slim as TV stars. |
D.they fail to stop eating even if they are full. |
A.Frenchmen place too much importance on eating. |
B.Frenchmen have a smaller appetite for food. |
C.Americans like to buy food in big supermarkets. |
D.Americans have no interest for fruits and vegetables. |
A.By giving examples. |
B.By providing explanations. |
C.By making comparison. |
D.By listing figures. |
A.Americans and Frenchmen. |
B.Lifestyle and obesity. |
C.Diet and personalities. |
D.Fast food and overweight. |
【推荐2】A new study suggests that people who drank a certain amount of alcohol(酒)had a lower risk of cancer and death than those who drank more or none during a nine-year period. And with each additional drink a week, the risk of cancer and death from any cause increased, the scientists reported.
However, the study found only an association between alcohol and cancer and death, and did not prove cause and effect, the researches said. What sets the new study apart, said lead study author Andrew Kunzmann, is that previous studies looked at cancer and death separately. “What our study does is combine the two outcomes together and we find that lighter drinking is associated with the lowest risk of cancer or death,” Kunzmann said.
But Kunzmann noted that the participants(参与者)were all older adults. That means that “we’re not really showing what happens in younger people if they drink,” he said. Also, it’s difficult to account for other lifestyles that could have affected the results. “These could also influence health. But the results did take into consideration differences in diet, smoking and education among participants,” Kunzmann noted.
The researchers said that they hope their study sparks conversation about reducing the suggested alcohol intake in countries’ guidelines. “We’re not telling people what they can or can’t do or what they can or can’t drink,” Kunzmann said. “We’re just trying to give them reliable evidence so that they can make their own informed, healthy decisions.”
1. What is the finding of the new study?A.Nondrinkers are least likely to have cancer. |
B.Drinking helps lower the risk of cancer. |
C.Lighter drinking is helpful to health. |
D.Heavy drinkers are at more risk. |
A.Future. | B.Present. |
C.New. | D.Former. |
A.The result is of little value. |
B.The research has its limitations. |
C.The participants are all adults. |
D.The influence of diet is included. |
A.Make their own decisions. |
B.Reduce the amount they drink. |
C.Have additional drinks occasionally. |
D.Drink according to the countries’ guidelines. |
【推荐3】If you're thinking about reaching for another biscuit to get you through the working day,think again.Eating unhealthy snacks at your desk makes you pile on almost half a stone a year,a survey has revealed.The waistlines of women suffer the most,with the average female putting on 61b 3oz—the equivalent of a whole dress size—while men see their weight increase by 51b 20z.
The report into our eating habits found that,on average,we eat at least two snacks a day,with 30 percent of us tucking into three or more.Women admit eating more than men,with a further 13 percent of ladies scoffing four or more snacks a day.The research,by The Village Bakery,found biscuits are the most common vice,with 42 percent regularly opening a pack,closely followed by chocolate (38 percent),crisps (32 percent) and cakes (13 percent).
And office workers are worse than most.Cakes and biscuits brought into work by colleagues are one of the main temptations office staff give in to.In addition,33 percent admit reaching for nibbles to cope with stress and 22 percent say they need a sugar rush to perk them up in the afternoon.
Simon Staddon,of The Village Bakery,said:"We were aware time-poor office workers can find it difficult to easily access a nutritional lunch.But we were really shocked by the extent to which 'quick fix' lunches are affecting weight gain and general well-being.Popular mid-afternoon pick-me-ups such as biscuits,chocolate and cakes are high in calories,fat and full of sugar,all of which affect your blood sugar levels and ultimately lead to weight gain."
The survey of 2,000 British men and women suggests we are often ashamed of our unhealthy eating. Twenty-four percent of Britons admit lying about how many snacks they eat with 33 percent of women lying, compared to 20 percent of men.Unfortunately,it's as if we are not likely to do anything positive to counteract the sweet treats.
1. According to the passage,women usually put weight on first______.A.on the face | B.on the legs |
C.on the feet | D.in the middle |
A.Colleagues eat them to save money. |
B.Staff use them to cope with their lunches. |
C.Colleagues often bring them to office. |
D.Bosses invite staff to eat them. |
A.Because it has much of nutrition. |
B.Because it has little effect on weight gain. |
C.Because it has little effect on general well-being. |
D.Because they have a short time to have their lunches. |
A.less likely to lie on snacks than men |
B.more likely to lie on snacks than men |
C.more ashamed of eating snacks than men |
D.less ashamed of eating snacks than men |
【推荐1】Wealth starts with a goal saving a dollar at a time. Call it the piggy bank strategy ( 策 略 ). There are lessons in that time-honored coin-saving container.
Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps. If you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year. If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day. If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after-tax,you will have your trip money.
When I was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if I wanted something, I should save money to buy it. We associate piggy banks with children, but in many countries, the little containers are also popular with adults. Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth. Around the world, many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Year’s Day brings good luck and financial success. Ah, but you have to put something in it.
Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving? Why not an elephant bank, which is bigger and holds more coins? In the Middle Ages, before modern banking and credit instruments, people saved money at home, a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish. Potters ( 制 陶 工 ) made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay (黏土) called “pygg,” and folks saved coins in pygg jars. The Middle English word for pig was “pigge”. While the Saxons pronounced pygg, referring to the clay, as “pug”, eventually the two words changed into the same pronunciation, sounding the “i” as in pig or piggy. As the word became less associated with the orange clay and more with the animal, a clever potter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig, delighting children and adults. The piggy bank was born.
Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money, bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings. While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving, adults often need to relearn childhood lessons. Think about the things in life that require large amounts of money --- college education, weddings, cars, medical care, starting a business, buying a home, and fun stuff like great trips. So when you have money, take off the top 10%, put it aside, save and invest wisely.
1. What is the piggy bank strategy?A.Paying 1% income tax at a time. |
B.Setting a goal before making a travel plan. |
C.Aiming high even when doing small things. |
D.Putting aside a little money regularly for future use. |
A.To delight him with the latest fashion. |
B.To encourage him to climb mountains. |
C.To help him form the habit of saving. |
D.To teach him English pronunciation. |
A.Money | B.Gifts |
C.Financial success | D.Good luck |
A.a potter’s instrument | B.a cheap clay container |
C.an animal-shaped dish | D.a pig-like toy for children |
【推荐2】Throwing those unwanted leftovers or unused ingredients into the trash doesn’t just hurt your wallet—it also costs the climate. When food is wasted, so are the natural and human resources that go into producing, processing, transporting and storing it.
Cho, host of the YouTube channel, says her most common food-waste problem is one likely shared by many. “I’ll buy a bunch of items and then put them in my refrigerator and then I simply forgot about it” she says, calling it an issue of space management.
Once you have the ingredients you need, make sure you’re using them to the fullest extent. For one, that means using all parts of the vegetable, reminding people that broccoli stems are “perfectly eatable” and carrot tops “make a wonderful stir-fry.” Like a red onion, if you have half of it that you’re not going to be using, for example, you’ll season it. And seasoned onions are great on a toast.
A.So, keep track of what’s in the fridge by labeling. |
B.You have luck getting onions to last longer by storing it. |
C.Instead, create a recipe with the thing in the new jar. |
D.It just has that extra taste, and you’re not wasting your food. |
E.Those processes generate significant carbon dioxide emissions. |
F.When making shopping lists, start by surveying what’s already in your fridge. |
G.If you won’t have a regular use for that particular product, just replace the recipe. |
【推荐3】How much food do you buy each week? Are you someone who stuffs your fridge and cupboards full of foods so that you’ll always have something to eat? Or maybe, you’ re more efficient with your shopping, only buying what you need and using up your leftovers so that you keep food waste to a minimum.
Throwing away unwanted food has become a big issue in the developed world. While some of us throw away unwanted items, people in other parts of world face food shortages and are starving. It’s a shocking fact that a third of the world’s food is wasted each year. The actual figure is 1.3 billion tons of food, which is enough to feed a billion hungry people.
You may think supermarkets are the main contributors to this mountain of food. After all, they do get rid of stuff that’s past its sell-by-date and they often refuse to sell vegetables and fruit that are the wrong shape or look damaged. They’ve also been criticized for encouraging customers to buy more than they need through promotions such as “buy one and get one free”.
But we ourselves are mainly responsible for creating food waste. In Europe an incredible 53% of food waste comes from households, which results in 88 million tonnes of food waste a year. The food waste is buried and left to rot. Unfortunately, this causes greenhouse gases which eventually lead to global warming and climate change.
In Denmark, a woman called Selina Juul has been working hard to solve this problem. She convinced some supermarkets to stop selling their items in bulk (批量) so that people bought only what they needed. She produced a leftovers cookbook and she's set up an education programme in schools. This has helped create a significant 25% reduction in food waste, which shows that something can be done.
Clearly, we need to think twice when we put something in our shopping trolley, and when we’re at home, we should make the most of the food we have—using recipes that use up our leftovers or even sharing our food with our friends and neighbors.
1. What does the author intend to show in paragraph 2?A.The world hunger. | B.The impact of wasting food. |
C.The solutions to food shortages. | D.The severe food waste. |
A.They often change the prices of food. |
B.They focus more on food's looks than qualities. |
C.They make people buy more food than they need. |
D.They often put up false advertisements for food. |
A.She established an education programme in neighborhoods. |
B.She persuaded supermarkets to change their ways of sale. |
C.She convinced supermarkets to sell her leftovers cookbook. |
D.She encouraged people to share food in communities. |
A.To advocate healthy eating habits. |
B.To raise the public’s awareness of saving. |
C.To draw people's attention to food security. |
D.To blame the marketing methods of some supermarkets. |