Everyone at some time feels that their life is going nowhere—and fast. Do you think that your life is stagnating (停滞)? Have you reached a plateau where things are OK, but not very exciting? Do you feel that OK is not good enough?
Treat yourself
It doesn’t matter if it’s a meal out or a visit to a theater. Make the first thing you do a treat that you have been longing for some time.
Often we lose sight of the positive, beneficial things in our lives. Everyone has things to be grateful for and making a list helps to concentrate your mind on these positives. Sit down with a pad and pencil in a quiet place. Allow yourself a few minutes to think about your life and identify the good things. Make the list detailed, so, for example, when you say you love your garden, single out a particular plant or tree that you especially appreciate.
Take a walk through nature
Life is good. You are lucky to be alive.
| A．Create a gratitude list |
| B．Be positive all the time |
| C．Make the most of the years you have on earth |
| D．Don’t make excuses about not having time or money |
| E．Walking is suitable and well received among people of all ages |
| F．You can get out into the countryside and enjoy the great outdoors |
| G．If you do feel these things, it’s time to do something to increase the quality of your life |
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【推荐1】Sending a note of congratulations is a wonderful way to let someone know you care about them.
In informal circumstances, it’s all right to send a message of congratulations in an e-mail.
The purpose of a note of congratulations is straightforward: to recognize and congratulate the recipient on some wonderful achievement, event, or milestone in her life.
Rather than writing a generic note, really take some time to brainstorm your content to make your message special. What do you know about how hard the reader worked to achieve this milestone? Share personal insights and memories, and your note will mean that much more.
| A．Appreciate what went into the achievement |
| B．A note like this can make your reader feel appreciated |
| C．Choose general words to praise what they’ve achieved |
| D．It’s a good idea to write out a rough draft before you actually write on nice paper |
| E．However, your message will mean much more to the recipient if you put it on paper |
| F．As technology develops, people can send messages of congratulations in various ways |
| G．As the pace of life has accelerated, people are sending fewer messages of congratulations |
First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.
Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find out the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears（齿轮） ,the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.
Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully. After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gearwheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels.
Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gearwheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.
Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly. In short, he has solved the problem.
1. What is the best title for this passage?
| A．Six Stages for Repairing Sam’s Bicycle |
| B．Possible Ways to Problem-solving |
| C．Necessities of Problem Analysis |
| D．Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem |
| A．recognize and define the problem |
| B．look for information to make the problem clearer |
| C．have suggestions for a possible solution |
| D．find a solution by trial or mistake |
| A．illustrate the ways to repair his bicycle |
| B．discuss the problems of his bicycle |
| C．tell us how to solve a problem |
| D．show us how to analyze a problem |
| A．People do not analyze the problem they meet. |
| B．People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. |
| C．People may learn from their past experience. |
| D．People can not solve some problems they meet. |
【推荐3】A vivid imagination is more than dreaming up stories about dinosaurs and pirates (海盗). It is the origin of creativity and innovation. Working on your powers of imagination will help you think outside the box — a useful skill at both school and work.
Turn off the TV. Watching television programs is a form of passive participation. It is good for relaxing after a hard day.
Read creative literature and watch creative films. If you normally read detective thrillers, try reading a fantasy novel.
Try visual art forms. You don’t have to intend to sell your works to enjoy the visual arts. Take a pottery (陶艺) or baking class to find out ways you can use your imagination to create physical objects. You can find places in your home to appreciate them, or simply throw them away.
| A．Try to do nothing. |
| B．The same applies to films. |
| C．Inspire your imagination by killing time, |
| D．This allows yourself a free artistic expression. |
| E．Some people are more naturally imaginative than others. |
| F．However, it is not helpful in improving your imagination. |
| G．There are some ways that can help improve your imagination. |
【推荐1】As an adult, I like nothing better than to sit on the beach reading. Give me a satisfying “beach read” and I’m happy for days. However, I’m sad to say it isn’t really a thing for kids. Most kids would rather take their boards out beyond their parents’ comfort zone than read. And who can blame them?
But the truth is that even when kids are on vacation, they need the same sort of relax, and reading time that we adults look forward to. The trick is getting them to sit for 5 or 10 minutes to refresh their bodies and to enjoy the pleasure of reading.
Books tend to be kind of heavy and they can get wet or filled with sand and are then pretty much ruined. Book chapters tend to be kind of long. Your child may refuse to read. And if your kids are anything like my daughter, they may hate to close a book in the middle of the chapter.
You know what I’m going to say, right? Magazines won’t weigh you down. They can be thrown away if they get wet, and will provide just the right amount of reading for the times when my daughter is ready to sit under the umbrella and cool down for a few minutes. Literary magazines will allow your child to read wonderful fiction paired with beautiful illustrations(插图). Discovery magazines deliver articles on all sorts of topics that will excite and interest your nonfiction lover.
So don’t leave the beach read behind when you pack the beach bags. Slip a magazine or two in the pocket of the bag and when your child needs a few minutes of downtime(休息), pull it out and get them to sit for 10 minutes or so.
1. Who is the text most likely intended for?| A．Parents. | B．Kids. | C．Travelers. | D．Teachers. |
| A．Books become a burden for kids on holiday. |
| B．Books are not the best choice for “beach read”. |
| C．Kids don’t spend time reading books on holiday. |
| D．It’s a pity to throw away the books ruined on holiday. |
| A．She reads thick books during her holiday. |
| B．She prefers to read some literary magazines. |
| C．She takes some magazines with her on holiday. |
| D．She doesn’t want her magazines to weigh her down. |
| A．Enjoying Magazines on the Beach |
| B．Making “Beach Read” a Thing for Kids |
| C．Making Good Use of Kids’ Time on the Beach |
| D．Packing Your Beach Bags with Literary Magazines |
New York: When the first jet struck Tower 1 at World Trade Center at 8: 48 am on Tuesday, the people in Tower 2 at World Trade Center with a view of the instant damage across the divide had the clearest sense of what they too must do : get out fast.
Katherine Ilachinski, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Ms Ilachinski, an architect working on the 91st floor of Tower 2 at World Trade Center, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, a manager, screamed and set off too.
But others up and down the 110 floors, many without clear views of the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure. And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.
Among the uncertainty about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the south tower instructed people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower.
Some left, others stayed, some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other warning to stop or return, went back up. The decisions made in those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay, were doomed (注定) when the second jet crashed into the south tower killing many and stranding (使…某物留在) many more in the floors above where the jet hit.
One of those caught in indecision(犹豫不决) was the manager at Fuji Bank USA. Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up two minutes or so before the plane crashed into their floor.
1. From the passage , we know that the south tower was hit by the plane __________
| A．at 8: 30 |
| B．18 minutes earlier than the north tower |
| C．at around 9: 06 |
| D．at 8: 48 |
| A．stay in the building | B．leave at once |
| C．put everything back and then leave | D．keep silent |
| A．The 91st floor. | B．The 71st floor. |
| C．The 60th floor. | D．The 79th floor. |
| A．more announcements had been made |
| B．people hadn’t used the lifts |
| C．the incident had happened on a weekend |
| D．people chose to stay |
【推荐3】“I know when to go out, and when to stay in.”, English rock star David Bowie once confidently sang in his hit single. When it comes to consuming food, the decisiveness claimed by the singer-songwriter is hard to achieve. I disagree with the statement and argue it’s better to eat out than to order home delivery.
To begin with, when setting foot in a restaurant, we’re immediately greeted not only by a server ready to seat us, but by a flood of physical feelings—the eyes take in the internal decoration of the place, the nose breathes in the pleasant smell of expertly plated food and the ears pick up on competing sounds of customer chatter and attractive in-store music. To eat out is to experience an atmosphere unique to each restaurant. Something as special as that simply can’t be reproduced by ordering home delivery. Eating out is, without doubt, the more exciting and thus better choice.
Eating out becomes even more appealing when staying home proves too painful. Whether it is because we need a temporary fight from our family or that we simply want to spend some quality time outside with loved ones, going out for a meal can be a break from the hard labour of domestic living.
We could take it as an opportunity for self-care—to treat ourselves by dressing up, arriving in style at a fancy restaurant and ordering a slightly more luxurious meal to refresh our weary soul. Ordering home delivery would only contribute to feelings of being penned in while; eating out is an escape for the trapped individual. Food delivery app users reason it’s a trouble and less convenient to dress up and eat out.
However, it’s worth noting we may not always get our food in the most satisfactory condition when opting for home delivery. There’s a risk of receiving food orders with missing items or even entirely wrong orders that can’t be sent back. What we sacrifice for convenience might just wind up being inconvenient. Consequently, it makes more sense to eat out rather than risk disappointment by ordering home delivery.
1. What does the author mainly talk about?| A．Dining options. | B．Cuisine culture. |
| C．Consumption level. | D．Food categories. |
| A．Quality service. | B．Comfort and convenience. |
| C．Sensory enjoyment. | D．A reasonable mix of nutrition. |
| A．It’s quite pricey. | B．It may let consumers down. |
| C．It may cause food waste. | D．It’s not environmental-friendly. |
| A．By providing examples. | B．By following space order. |
| C．By making comparisons. | D．By analyzing mental processes. |
