It doesn’t have to be this way. Come home
Active vacations are often the most relaxing ones of all. We don’t expect you to take up jogging or backpacking. Rather, we ask the sedentary (惯于久坐不动的) vacationers to spend two to four hours a day doing things, such as walking in city streets, going to a zoo or biking beside the ocean.
These kinds of activities aren’t just good for your physical health. They improve your mental health and even your spiritual health. And they make vacations memorable and worthwhile.
Here are some fresh ideas to make your vacations as pleasurable as they are active and healthy.
◆A walk at dawn or dusk can make you feel or look young again. Try to make this a daily thing that is done regularly.
◆Don’t allow yourself to spend all your time sitting in front of the water.
◆Many of us spend a large part of our vacations on the road, either getting to and from our destinations, or using the car for sightseeing. But no matter how beautiful the scenery is, great memorable vacations don’t happen in a car seat.
1. What is the purpose of the passage?
| A．To introduce the relationship between vacations and health. |
| B．To show us how to make our vacations relaxing. |
| C．To tell us where we should go for our vacations. |
| D．To explain to us why vacations can sometimes be boring. |
| A．In low spirits. | B．Pleasant or cool. |
| C．Feeling less tired. | D．Feeling regretful. |
| A．to go on vacation by car |
| B．not to spend too much time on the road |
| C．to go camping to get close to the nature |
| D．to get out of the car for sightseeing |
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【推荐1】AT&T International Day Pass
International travel tips
Use your domestic plan when you travel in over 100 countries for $10 a day. Add International Day Pass to your existing plan before you go, then follow these tips to help manage costs and make the most of your travels:
How it works
While abroad, if you make or accept a call, listen to a voicemail, send a text, or use data, you will be automatically charged $10 for 24-hour access to your domestic plan. During that period you can:
● Use your domestic plan data to email, post on social media, translate languages and more.
● Make unlimited calls to countries included in International Day Pass
● Send unlimited texts to the world.
How to help manage costs
● If you are outside of a 24-hour access period and you dn’t want to use your phone, turn off data roaming（漫游）to avoid being charged $10 accidentally.
● Save date by connecting Wi-Fi, especially if you download, or send and receive large files.
How to call, text and use data internationally
● To call or send a message to another country, dial + (country code) (local phone number)
● To use cellular data, turn on Cellular Data Roaming in your device Settings
● To call using Wi-Fi Calling, visit att.com/wificalling for information
How to remove International Day Pass
To remove International Day pass, go to att. com/myatt or call+1.31.925.6925. Once removed, pay-per-use rates will apply unless you add another international travel feature of package to your device. go to att.com/travel for information on pay-per-use rates and products available by country.
Note: INTERNATIONAL DAY PASS: Coverage not available in all areas. Int’l Day Pass may be removed if international talk, text, or data use exceeds （超过）50% of your total talk, text, or data use for two months.
1. With the AT&T International Day Pass________.| A．one can make unlimited calls to any country for $10 a day. |
| B．the phone will automatically turn on Cellular Data Roaming |
| C．the phone calling can enjoy a favorable price, saving your cost |
| D．one can save money by using WiFi to download or send large files |
| A．Without International Day Pass, one cannot make phone calls back to the US. |
| B．$10 will be automatically charged if roaming remains turned on after 24 hours. |
| C．Pay-per-use will apply when one forgets to remove the International Day Pass. |
| D．The pass will be removed if the use of data exceeds the average monthly amount. |
| A．People who have steeled abroad. |
| B．People who work in AT&T overseas offices. |
| C．People who have relatives in foreign countries. |
| D．People who make frequent business trips abroad. |
【推荐2】Pack the car and explore what New York State has to offer. Here are four family-friendly destinations where you and the kids can play, learn and have endless amounts of fun.
Sullivan CatskillsThis year-round water park features 11 attractions, including an activity pool, a rope bridge challenge and slides. The room is kept at 84 degrees, which prevents any outside Catskill cold. It opens from Thursday to Sunday.
Vidbel Mountain HomesteadThis fifth-generation nonprofit farm cares for several animals, many of which are rescues. The farm works to teach children to care for the resident horses, pigs and dogs. This season, the farm is open to anyone who would like to see the animals, with a special focus on child and adult visitors with special needs or dealing with illness. No admission fee.
Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsIt’s a nonprofit organization located at the historic 1969 Woodstock Music Festival site. Guests are welcome to explore the preserved site that held the famous festival. The center also has a museum that features artifacts from Woodstock.
Thomas Cole National Historic SiteThe site has been additionally fitted with digital storytelling equipment intended to engage people of all ages, and while original artworks are on display, there are also things to touch and explore.
1. Where shall the visitors go if they are interested in an influential festival?| A．Sullivan Catskills. |
| B．Vidbel Mountain Homestead. |
| C．Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. |
| D．Thomas Cole National Historic Site. |
| A．Buy a pet. | B．See a doctor. |
| C．Visit some animals. | D．Enjoy some artworks. |
| A．History. | B．Art. | C．Travelling. | D．Geography. |
【推荐3】Activities to enjoy with the kids in 2020
When you are stuck for ideas for things to do with the kids, look no further. There are many attractions and activities in North Devon, as well as on one of our Parks.
The Big Sheep
Open January to October 2020.
Meet the animals, feed the animals. Loads of them too. Like sheep, goats, ducks, dogs and more. Rides and attractions, whatever the weather, for the whole family. The Rampage Roller-coaster is great, ride the swans in the lake and enjoy the sheepdog show.
Air Extreme
Open all year round.
A unique trampoline(蹦床)park in North Devon. A fantastic area of interconnected trampolines in nearby Barnstaple. Air Extreme is filled with jump activities. Jump all day long or chill out and party in the cafe area.
North Devon Wake Park
All through the year
If you fancy venturing a bit further afield(遥远), then head across to Bideford to visit the Wake and Aqua Park. They have something for all of the family, from beginner to the experienced, if you don't mind getting wet! Race and slide and chase each other across the fantastic park.
The Milky Way
Open weekends off-season, daily most of the year.
Online booking is essential for this family-friendly theme park. They have North Devon's largest indoor play area, a typhoon roller-coaster, a gravity rider, a donut slide, as well as android destroyer dodgems(碰碰车)and a whole pile of other activities!
1. Which of the following is suitable if your kid is an animal lover?| A．The Big Sheep. | B．North Devon Wake Park. |
| C．Air Extreme. | D．The Milky Way. |
| A．They both have jump activities. | B．They are both throughout the year. |
| C．They both involve adventures. | D．They are both far from Devon. |
| A．Coming on weekends | B．Taking your family. |
| C．Booking online. | D．Playing roller-coasters. |
【推荐1】Many students have not developed good study habits and find homework quite difficult. They don’t know how to deal with their homework. Here are some tips that you should consider.
Don’t do your homework with the TV or the radio on.
Don’t turn in work that you know is wrong but pretend that you think it is right. It is far better not to finish a problem than to continue on and produce a wrong answer.
| A．Not all the homework is so easy. |
| B．Work with other students on homework. |
| C．You should ask your parents for advice. |
| D．Listen to some classical music when doing homework. |
| E．That will prevent you from concentrating on your homework. |
| F．No answer at all is better than an answer you know to be wrong. |
| G．There is no shame in admitting you don’t know how to do something. |
【推荐2】While you may know how to find the best app for your phone, do you know how to pick a book you'll really like? Here are some tips.
1. Start with your interests.
2. What's your "type"? Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction? Fiction books like novels or short-story collections can transport you to another world, or help you imagine something beyond your own experience. Not all fiction is the same-maybe you like the classics, fantasy or mystery (悬疑) novels.
3.
4. Join the club-online or in person. Get your friends together and share information about authors, writing styles, and story types.
| A．Explain your interests |
| B．Find a family favorite |
| C．They tell stories using facts |
| D．Maybe historical fiction is more your thing |
| E．A library can attract you with a lot of great books |
| F．Reading on your own isn't like reading for school |
| G．Most social networking sites also have book-club sections |
【推荐3】Before bringing a dog into your family, it is important to know how to take care of it.
Knowing how to take care of a dog involves proper attention to your dog's diet.
Knowing how to take care of a dog also involves an adequate level of exercise.
Proper veterinary(兽医的) care is extremely important when understanding how to take care of dog. It's best if you bring your dog in for veterinary checkups at least once year.
| A．Dogs are very expensive to keep if you want them happy. |
| B．You need to provide for its needs, both physical and emotional. |
| C．You should know training is very important for a domestic animal. |
| D．Each year, thousands of dogs experience obesity-related health problems. |
| E．Inexpensive low-quality dog food can negatively affect your dog's health. |
| F．Part of knowing how to take care of a dog involves knowing how to train a dog. |
| G．If you're worried about costs, you may want to invest in pet insurance for your dog. |
【推荐1】For the first time, the Oxford English Dictionary has chosen not to name a word of the year, describing 2020 as "a year which cannot be neatly accommodated in one single word". Instead, from "unmute" to "mail-in", and from "coronavirus" to "lockdown", the famous reference work has announced its "words of an unprecedente(史无前例的) year".
Coronavirus, one of its words of the year, is a term that dates back to the 1960s. By March this year it was one of the most frequently used nouns in the English language. "Covid-19". first recorded on 11 February in a report by the World Health Organization, quickly overtook(超过) coronavirus in frequency of use. noted the dictionary. Other coronavirus-related language cited by the OED includes "pandemic". which has seen usage increase by more than 57,000% this year, as well as "lockdown", "shelter-in-place" “face masks".
The revolution in working habits has also affected language, with both "remote" and "remotely" seeing more than 300% growth in use since March. "Unmute" have seen 500% rises since March, while the "workation" and "staycation" increased by 500% and 380% respectively.
Other news events have also been reflected in language. In the early months of 2020, there were peaks in usage of "impeachment", and "mail-in" has seen an increase of 3,000%, Use of "Black Lives Matter" and "BLM" also increased sharply. "Bushfires", meanwhile. has been included. Use of "Brexit"(脱欧) however, has dropped by 80% this year.
"What words best describe 2020? A strange year? A crazy year? A lost year? Oxford Languages' monitor corpus(语料库) of English shows a huge rise in usage of each of those phrases compared to 2019," said the OED in its report. "What was genuinely unprecedented this year was the super speed at which the English-speaking world built up a new collective vocabulary relating to the coronavirus, and how quickly it became, in many instances, a core(核心的) part of the language.”
1. Why did Oxford Dictionaries fail to select the word of the year 2020?| A．Because working habits affect language. |
| B．Because new words have not been created |
| C．Because no word can summarize the events of 2020. |
| D．Because coronavirus is the most significant event in 2020. |
| A．Remotely | B．Mail-in. | C．Staycation. | D．Workstation. |
| A．The revolution in working habits. | B．The impact of "Black Lives Matter" |
| C．The vocabulary linked to bushfires. | D．The increase and wide usage of coronavirus-related words. |
| A．Oxford Dictionaries: words to describe 2020 |
| B．Oxford Dictionaries: 2020 is an unprecedented year |
| C．Oxford Dictionaries: news events reflected in language |
| D．Oxford Dictionaries: 2020 has too many Words of the Year to name just one |
【推荐2】There is something that has been proven to help reduce stress levels, mental illness, and the risk of heart disease. It can also help you live longer, be happier, and even earn more money. Do you know what it is? Forgiveness.
“I don't know if there is a sphere (领域)of your life that will not be positively affected by being more forgiving," Loren Toussaint, a psychologist who studies forgiveness at Luther College in Iowa, US, told BBC News.
Even though forgiveness seems like a universal concept, not everyone forgives in the same way. In fact, this especially holds true depending on which part of the world you come from. Because of this, the way you forgive someone in one culture could actually be seen as rude in another one. Toussaint explained, “ When you cross cultural borders, it becomes not important, but crucial, that the approach toward forgiveness should be culturally sensitive and appropriate. "
There are also different reasons why we forgive others. Western countries have more individualistic cultures, where people may use forgiveness to feel like they have done the right thing or to clear their own guiltiness. Other countries have more collectivistic (集体主义的)cultures, where people will use forgiveness to achieve social harmony for the betterment of the whole group.
So, what are some ways that people from around the world say “I forgive you ? In Hawaii, there is a term called "ho'oponopono”. Toussaint noted, " ' I am sorry, please forgive me, I love you', is the really extremely oversimplified way to describe it. " Man Yee Ho, a behavioral scientist at City University of Hong Kong, stated that Chinese cultures are “ not quite used to using the term 'forgiveness'." For instance, there is a term called" yuanliang" , which is more similar to "forbearance (宽容)" in English. " People don't like the idea of directly addressing a fault," Ho said. " Forbearance comes more easily to mind.”
Regardless of these cultural differences, forgiveness is an important part of life that we should all do more of.
1. What's more important when we forgive others?| A．The reason. | B．The occasion. | C．The way. | D．The statement. |
| A．To remove your sad feelings. |
| B．To show you're sympathetic. |
| C．To prove you have been right. |
| D．To keep the group harmony. |
| A．A Chinese. | B．A Hawaiian. | C．An American. | D．A German. |
| A．Entertainment. | B．Business. | C．Society. | D．Culture. |
【推荐3】Students from Oceanside High School in Rockland will be able to sleep a little longer from this autumn.
The superintendent （负责人） of Regional School Unit 13 Lew Collins said during the school’s Thursday night meeting that the schedule （时刻表） for the schools will be changed. Oceanside East and West will start half an hour later, at 8 a. m. for the new school year.
Research has shown that teenagers’ brains are often not fully awake at 6: 30 a. m. Collins said the schedule, which is used to get students to go to school for classes that begin at 7: 30 a. m., calls for some to get on buses before 6 a. m. to get to school on time. Teachers are having meetings at 6: 40 a. m., which is too early, he thinks.
Collins visited the high schools in Rockland and asked students when they would like classes to begin. Most of them said 8 a. m. "I was surprised. I thought they would have said 9:00 or 10:00, "he said.
The National Sleep Foundation says on its website that teenagers’ biological clocks （生物钟） are designed to stay up later and get up later. The Foundation calls for schools to change their schedules, which mean a later start for elementary students （小学生） as well.
"We do not have enough buses to run, because all the high school and elementary school buses run almost at the same time," Collins said. He suggested, "We should buy six more buses and get six more drivers to keep the new schedule working."
Elementary school classes in Rockland now start at 8: 30 a. m., but they will be moved to 8:45 a. m, starting in the autumn. "I know this is a problem for working parents, but we will see what we can come up with," said Jane Brown, a teacher at Bardonia Elementary School. "Anyway, I believe if students get more sleep they’ll be more ready to learn when classes start," she added.
1. A new schedule will be made to __________.| A．add more interesting subjects |
| B．help students do better in class |
| C．ask parents to learn about schools |
| D．cut the number of meetings down |
| A．be afraid of working parents’ disagreement |
| B．be worried about children’s safety |
| C．be short of school buses |
| D．be short of teachers |
| A．She is not certain about it. |
| B．She is not interested in it. |
| C．She is worried about it. |
| D．She is hopeful about it. |
