【推荐1】Making the Most of the Body's Clock

Want to know when the best time is to do your homework and study for your exams? Then just take advantage of your body's clock, and you can work more efficiently(效率高地)and more happily.     1    

Morning

Research shows that in the morning your body can take fatty foods more easily, so don't worry too much about having a big breakfast.     2     So if you need to go to the doctor's for an injection(注射), this is the best time to go.

Do you know that the best time for the brain to work well is between 10: 00 am and noon? Therefore, that's the time when you should be listening to your teachers the most attentively.

Lunch-time

Between 12: 00 pm and 2: 00 pm is the best time for eating. The body clock tells your body to help you digest your food at this time, so you have less chance of suffering from stomachache.

Early Afternoon

    3     There is a slowdown in the speed your brain works, so it's not the best time to solve difficult maths problems.

Late Afternoon

After three o'clock, the body clock starts to tell your body to start working again.     4    So why not try to start and finish your homework during this time period?

Late Evening

Between 8: 00 pm and 10: 00 pm is the time people are most likely to feel lonely.     5    Another problem students have at night time is the difficulty in sleeping. If you want a good night's sleep, just take a warm bath and don' t do any exercise before you sleep. Avoid staying up late.

A．Each of us has different body clocks.

B．Your body can work more efficiently from 3:00 pm to 5:00.

C．You should know about what activities you are fit for at different times of the day.

D．It’s best for the body to fight pain between the hours of 9:00 am and 10:00 am.

E．It can clear your brain and relax your mind when you have a good sleep.

F．The temperature of the boy usually falls at this time and all the body systems slow down.

G．Maybe this is one reason why some students will phone or meet their friends at this time.

【推荐2】Adopting (领养) a new pet should be an exciting and rewarding experience. But just as all families are different, so are all pets. Learn what to consider before you find your new furry family member.

All pets require their owner’s time, so Theisen, an expert in pet care, says how much time you can give to the pet is the top thing to consider. “If you adopt a 4-year-old cat, she’s not going to need the same amount of care as a 9-week-old dog”. says Theisen.

Like dating and finding the perfect partner, you want a pet that shares your interests and activity levels, particularly if you’re looking for dogs. “Consider activity levels in the family,” says Theisen. “If you’re a couch potato, or in other words, a homebody, look for a pet that matches that activity level.”

Some dogs, like Dalmatians and Terriers, can be loud and noisy and demand a more active lifestyle and room to be outside; they might not fit as well in close living situations as more sedentary pets. The Humane Society of the United States encourages potential owners to research books and websites and talk to other pet owners when considering adopting a new pet.

Theisen says that potential owners should go beyond the first impression of loveliness and watch how the animals interact with them. “There are dogs that will jump to the gate to meet you,” says Theisen. “And there are dogs that sit there with their sad doggy eyes — you know they’re not going to be high-energy dogs”.

Some exotic pets, like tortoises and parrots, are likely to live longer than dogs and cats — and even their human owners. They can also grow to be much larger than they were when they first came to live with their owners. Owners should make sure that their living situations should be continually updated and also prepare for the animal’s future.

1. What will people have to consider first of all when they plan to adopt a pet?

A．The amount of time they can give to the pet.

B．The money that the pet will cost them.

C．Whether the pet is lovely or not.

D．Whether the pet is active or not.

2. The underlined word “sedentary” in the fourth paragraph probably means ________.

A．weak.	B．noisy.
C．loud.	D．inactive.

3. Being a couch potato and not fond of exotic pets, which should Julia choose?

A．Dalmatians.	B．Terriers.
C．Parrots.	D．Bulldogs.

4. Where is the passage most probably coming from?

A．A guidebook.	B．A fashion magazine.
C．A Life magazine.	D．An entertainment newspaper.

【推荐3】There comes a time when every parent struggles with how best to discipline their child. Whether dealing with a screaming child or an angry teen, it can be hard to control your temper.     1    And the bottom line is that shouting and physical violence never help.

Thankfully, there are other, more effective ways and one of them is positive discipline. We consulted Lucie Cluver, a professor at Oxford University, to explore how it can help parents build positive relationships with their children.     2    

Why positive discipline? The evidence is clear: shouting and hitting simply do not work and can do more harm than good in the long run.    3    The “toxic (有毒的) stress” it creates can lead to a host of negative outcomes. “Parentsshout or hit their kids because they’re stressed and don’tsee another way,” says Professor Cluver.

The good news for every parent is the positive discipline approach works and here’s how you can start putting it into practice.

As parents we often focus on our children’s bad behaviour and call it out. Children may read this as a way to get your attention, continuing poor conduct rather than putting a stop to it. Actually, children are eager for praise. It makes them feel loved and special. “Watch out for when they’re doing something good and praise them,” recommends Professor Cluver.     4    

Part of growing up is learning that if you do something, something can happen as a result. Defining this for your child is a simple process that encourages better behaviour while teaching them about responsibility. Give your child a chance to do the right thing by explaining the consequences of their bad behaviour. Being consistent is a key factor in positive parenting, which is why following through with the consequences is important.    5    “You can take a teenager’s phone away for an hour but taking it away for a week might be difficult to follow through on.”

A．And so is making them realistic.

B．What’s really important is to focus on your child.

C．No parent wants to find themselves in such a situation.

D．Calm consequences have been shown to be effective for kids.

E．This can encourage good behaviour and reduce the need for discipline.

F．Repeated shouting and hitting can even negatively impact a child’s entire life.

G．And hopefully it can also teach skills like responsibility, cooperation and self-discipline.

【推荐1】Deciding to get her money’s worth out of the wedding dress on which she spent over $1,000, an Australian woman has been wearing her wedding dress, a year after her wedding.

43-year-old Tammy Hall adopted a new lifestyle—anti-consumerism (反消费主义) lifestyle in 2016, after a trip to India opened her eyes to how much we as a society consumed. She decided not to buy any new clothes or footwear for a whole year after she returned home to Adelaide, in Southern Australia, and she managed to make it.

But last year, as her wedding day approached, she faced a dilemma. She wanted to look good on the most important day of her life, but how could she spend a small fortune on the wedding dress she would only wear on that day?

“In the end I decided that if I was going to get a wedding dress, I’d make sure I could get my money’s worth,^” Hall tells PA Real Life.

“The first time I wore it after the wedding was to vote in the Australian election in early 2019,” the 43-year-old adds. “Since then, it’s been to all sorts of places. Wearing it on a crowded train was especially funny, but I’ve worn it to do housework, to football games and to the gym.”

Hall says that she has got some strange looks from people, but no irritating comments. It may have something to do with the fact that the dress is not the fanciest, but she believes people are just too reserved to say anything. Anyway, she doesn’t really care, because she knows she has to hit the goal she has set and wearing the dress multiple times is the most reasonable way she could think of to make the most of her wedding dress.

Hall now plans to wear her wedding dress on a trip to Iceland that she and her partner will take nest summer.

1. Why did Tammy Hall adopt a new lifestyle?

A．To adapt herself to Indian life.	B．To save money for her next trip.
C．To cut down her consumption.	D．To get prepared for her wedding.

2. What did Tammy Hall do to get her money’s worth out of her wedding dress?

A．She brought fun to people with it	B．She wore it repeatedly in daily life.
C．She tried to wear it to earn money.	D．She got it exchanged       again and       again

3. What can we infer about Tammy Hall?

A．She has been struggling to make ends meet.

B．She has influenced people’s lifestyle widely.

C．She values her wedding dress less than her trips.

D．She is determined to turn her ideas into practice.