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The weekend (周末) is here! You can sleep longer and get up later than usual. But is it a good thing to sleep longer during (在……期间) weekends?
Scientists from the United States said this habit (习惯) is bad for your health and can make you put on weight (增加体重).
According to sleep expert (专家) Vsevolod Polotsky, sleeping longer during weekends isn’t good for you. You might feel like you’re catching up on (弥补) sleep. But if you still don’t sleep enough during weekdays (工作日) , you will feel hungry more often. You might eat more and put on some weight. Also, sleeping more during weekends can change your biological clock (生物钟). If you get up late on the weekend, you might eat breakfast, lunch and dinner later than usual. Eating later in the day can also make you put on weight. So get up early on weekends!
1. What is the sleep expert’s idea about sleeping longer during weekends?A.It’s a good thing. | B.It’s bad for health. | C.It’s not useful. | D.We don’t know. |
a. People catch up on sleep.
b. People will feel hungry and eat more.
c. People might eat meals later than usual.
A.ab | B.ac | C.bc | D.abc |
A.选择 | B.稳定 | C.改善 | D.改变 |
A.Sports. | B.Health. | C.Food. | D.Story. |
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【推荐1】As you grow older, you’ll be faced with some challenging decisions like whether to cut class or try cigarettes (香烟). Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people take part in and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers(同龄人). When they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, it’s called peer pressure.
Peers can have a positive influence on each other. Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in the solar system (太阳系). Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book, and now everyone’s reading it. These are examples of how peers positively influence each other.
Sometimes peers influence each other in negative ways. For example, a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with them. Your soccer friend might try to convince(使信服) you to be mean to another player and never pass him the ball.
It is tough to be the only one who says “no” to peer pressure, but you can do it. Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do.
You’ve probably had a parent or teacher advising you to “choose your friends wisely.” Peer pressure is a big reason why they say this. If you choose friends who don’t cut class, smoke cigarettes, or lie to their parents, then you probably won’t do these things either, even if other kids do.
If you continue to face peer pressure and you’re finding it difficult to deal with, talk to someone you trust. Don’t feel guilty (内疚) if you’ve made a mistake or two.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. For whom is the passage most probably written?
A.Students. | B.Parents. | C.Teachers. | D.Doctors. |
A.wise | B.helpful | C.difficult | D.impolite |
A.Taking up more relaxing hobbies. |
B.Helping others who are in trouble. |
C.Choosing friends with no bad habits. |
D.Spending more time with classmates. |
A.by space | B.by time | C.by stories | D.by examples |
A.Friendship | B.Peer pressure |
C.Making decisions | D.Self-confidence |
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I still remember some of the experiments we did in school. One day, we wore a blindfold (眼罩) to pretend to be blind (瞎的). Then, on another day, we wore headphones to experience being deaf (聋的). But I don’t remember talking about not having a sense (感觉) of smell. In fact, I didn’t know that some people couldn’t smell until I met Max Christian. Christian was born without a sense of smell. This condition is called anosmia. In the United States alone, more than two million people have anosmia.
So what is life like for these people? Well, having no sense of smell means a loss of taste. To taste foods, we need not only our tongues but also our noses—to smell the foods. “Water, apple juice, coffee...I can never tell the difference between their tastes!” Christian says.
Life also gets a lot more dangerous without a sense of smell. Think of the times you’ve left something on the oven for too long. The first sign (标志) of danger that an anosmic person is able to notice is the smoke (烟).
Like Christian, many anosmic people are born with the condition. Since they can never smell, they never miss smells. But some people get anosmia later in life. Most of these people become depressed about losing their sense of smell. Alice Cox became anosmic after a head hit years ago. “I miss the smell of my son’s hair and the smell of flowers,” she says. “I’ve lost an important part of my life that is common to everyone else.”
1. According to the writer, anosmic people ________.A.can notice the smoke easily |
B.can hardly take care of themselves |
C.cannot tell the difference between different foods |
D.are less able to sense danger in their everyday life |
A.sad | B.tired | C.angry | D.surprised |
A.describe some experiments they did at school | B.ask readers to care for anosmic people |
C.tell why some people are born with anosmia | D.share how anosmic people live with their condition |
【推荐3】Americans love cars. They go everywhere in them. 8 5%of people in the US go to and from work by car. And most adults have driving licenses. Why does this car culture exist?
How it started
America’s love of cars started after the war(战争)when soldiers returned home from World War II to rebuild their lives. They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status(地位). The more money they had, the bigger their cars were.
Making of roads
During the war, President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had. He decided to build new four-lane(四车道)roads in America. He said if something happened suddenly, the two-lane roads wouldn’t be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities. Car and oil companies liked his idea and building started.
Car lover
Not just teenagers are crazy about cars. Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully. These are called Art Cars. Every April there is an activity in Houston, Texas, where they show their cars.
Pollution
Cars have polluted the environment. American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution. Many countries were angry about it. Bush said he had to think of the American economy(经济)and all the American people that make money from cars. Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less. But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars.
1. When did Americans begin to love cars?A.Before the new two-lane roads were built. |
B.After World War II. |
C.During World War II. |
D.Before World War II. |
A.in Germany | B.by car and oil companies |
C.in America | D.when something suddenly happened |
A.companies | B.soldiers’ lives | C.houses | D.roads |
A.They agreed with him. | B.They showed anger to it. |
C.They paid no attention to it. | D.The passage doesn’t tell us. |
A.It’s better to have fewer cars. |
B.It’s better to make cars that pollute less. |
C.It’s easier to make cars that pollute less. |
D.It’s easier to make people have fewer cars. |
【推荐1】My grandfather Jackson is 96 years old, and he has had an interesting life. He has travelled a lot in his life. He has visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He has hunted lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert. He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal.
Jackson has married twice. His first wife died when she was 32. He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling in France. They have been married for 50 years, and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married.
Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise. He goes swimming every morning. He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night! Perhaps that is his secret!
1. When did Jackson get married to his second wife?A.50 years ago. | B.32 years ago. | C.96 years ago. | D.40 years ago. |
A.The Taj Mahal in India. | B.The Pyramids in Egypt. | C.Kathmandu in Nepal. | D.The Sahara Desert. |
A.闲逛 | B.游玩 | C.狩猎 | D.饲养 |
A.In the city. | B.In a small village. | C.In France. | D.In a town. |
A.Smoke a lot. | B.Do sports. | C.Drink a lot. | D.Stay in bed for long. |
【推荐2】Many people do not know how to deal with feelings of anger, worry, fear or sadness.
People sometimes focus on (聚焦于) them and let them take over their brains. They sometimes try to fight these thoughts, but again it is useless. The thoughts end up coming back stronger. It’s like trying to put out a fire by covering it with paper. The fire will just get bigger.
I want to teach you a way to stop these negative (负面的) thoughts. Think about this the next time your thoughts are troubling you.
“I know that I am feeling negative because of certain things or people, but I also know that having these thoughts is not going to help me in any way. I choose to let these thoughts go and instead think about something positive and meaningful (有意义的). I choose to love myself and I should be happy.” If you say this to yourself, you just might feel better. For example, if you feel angry or sad when you hear someone say bad things about you, remind yourself that there are other people around you who also like you very much. That way, you don’t get into a habit of bad thoughts (想法).
1. Which is not negative?A.Fear. | B.Sadness. | C.Anger. | D.Happiness. |
A.you shouldn’t put out a fire | B.you must fight the bad thoughts |
C.it is not useful to look for any help | D.it will be worse (更糟) |
A.Find out why you have them. | B.Try to think positively. |
C.Turn to somebody for help. | D.Listen to other people’s sad stories. |
【推荐3】Teenagers are under too much pressure (压力) now. It’s easy for them to feel worried. To help them feel better, Alqahtani, an 18-year-old girl from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia created a kind of video game.
Alqahtani found some of her family and classmates were worried. “They can’t sit in a chair for a long time, and always talk to themselves,” said Alqahtani. “They are afraid of going to see a doctor or sharing with others. Making short films is one of my hobbies. So I decided to create a video game to help them.”
If you are worrying about something, you can tell your problems to the video game. Your problems will appear in the video game. It will choose best ways to solve your problems. Then it will set different tasks for your problems. What you need to do is just to finish these tasks. After doing that, you will feel much better. What’s more, no one will know about your problems so you can keep them to yourself.
There are some problems that the video game can’t solve now. Alqahtani will go to university to learn computer and medicine. After that, she will try her best to make the video game serve people better.
1. What can we know about Alqahtani?
A.She is 20 years old. | B.She likes making short films. |
C.She can’t sit in a chair for long. | D.She often talks to herself. |
A.Show your problems to it. | B.Make short films. |
C.Keep your problems to yourself. | D.Choose best ways for your problems. |
A.伙伴 | B.观点 | C.位置 | D.任务 |
A.Alqahtani is a college student now. |
B.Computer and medicine are Alqahtani’s favorite subjects. |
C.Many people think the video game is great. |
D.Alqahtani wants to improve the video game. |
A.Language. | B.Sports. | C.Health. | D.Culture. |