1 . Here are some favorite films and TV shows of 2023.
Better Things, Season 5
What Pamela Adlon and her special, Iovable, anxious, sensitive, humorous, weak, rude and brilliant colleagues managed to bring to these characters over five seasons was special. Few shows have made me feel emotions so deeply with every episode. Even fewer have felt truly aspirational, inviting me to dream of having a community as warm and welcoming as the one Sam has created and raised alongside her three children, her mother and the many friends who are basically family.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Mo
Mo Amo’s half hour comedy is a heartfelt family story with an incredible flavor. The fictional Mo’s endless struggles have led him into a dilemma, which makes him easily to various economic risks and the potential risks that may arise from his decisions. The center of the program is Amir’s sharp and compassionate performance, which is in line with both the elements of comedy and the child’s love for his mother’s homemade olive oil.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Last Movie Stars
Directed by Ethan Hawke, this thorough and thoughtful look at the lives of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman is not just biography; it perfectly illustrates the combination of heroes and art. Hawke’s assembly of contemporary actors to read from old interviews with Hollywood legends works brilliantly, and the result is impressive as well as deeply touching.
Genre: Biography, Documentary, Romance
1. Which of the following movie is a hero biography?A.Better Things, Season 5. | B.Mo. |
C.The Last Movie Stars. | D.None of them. |
A.Both of them were delayed. |
B.Both of their theme is friendship. |
C.Both of them will make you laugh. |
D.Both of them talk about artist’s life. |
A.Films brochure. | B.Newspaper. |
C.Science report. | D.Biology textbook. |
2 . The magic of baseball is its fluid connection between players, each in the right position at the right time, playing their part to perfection. When a team is on the site of competition, there is nothing more breathtaking than baseball. But it takes a lot of practice to look effortless.
That’s what was happening —practice —one afternoon when the Valley High School team was distracted by a scream for help. Coach Brett Sawyer heard the noise and saw the en-tire team rushing towards the parking lot, jumping over fences.
One of their schoolmates was stuck under a car that had accidentally backed over her. One of the players, Chas Roberts, remembered afterward, “You had to do what you had to do to save someone’s life.” The players quickly surrounded the car, each taking a hold, and lifted the car. An assistant coach was then able to pull the girl out from underneath the car. She is expected to make a full recovery.
Maybe it’s the connection human beings have with each other, rushing in to help when it’s needed. And maybe playing together as a team became natural because each knew what to do. Or maybe it’s both. Maybe, deep inside, we all know that we are on the same team.
The next day, the varsity team lost their last game of the year. But winning was a little less important to them that day. The coach was proud of them for what they accomplished and said, “To be honest, we might not have the best baseball team around, but we do have a great group of guys.”
The magic of life is the fluid connection between people: how they love, how they share, how they help. There is nothing more breathtaking than the game of life well played.
1. What is the magic of baseball?A.Right position and right time. |
B.Strong team members and coaches. |
C.Catching the ball wholly every time. |
D.Collaboration among team members. |
A.To save a girl’s life. | B.To solve the problem of noise. |
C.To practice jumping over fences. | D.To run out and scream for help. |
A.One schoolmate was stuck under a car. |
B.Helping others is everyone’s born ability. |
C.Lifting the car is not hard for their team. |
D.An assistant coach led the whole process. |
A.The magic of baseball | B.An unforgettable match |
C.Teamwork that saves lives | D.Fluid connection between people |
3 . The exploration of the origin of the slow living movement in the Western world began with a slow eating movement in 1986. Slow food, which means purchasing local and sustainable food that has been carefully cooked, became a global movement. Slow food unavoidably stimulates the interest of the Western world in slowing down the pace of life, which does not require wolfing down low nutrient meals between back-to-back meetings, but advocates respecting the tradition and enjoyment of using time.
When we consider the alternate lifestyle that leads to stress and depression, it is a significant sign to poor health, woeful issues like headaches, sleep issues, digestive disorders, depression, and anxiety. With this in mind, slow living isn’t only more enjoyable; it is also a major boon for one’s overall health.
Kathleen DeVos, a mental psychology expert, said, “To me, slow living is as much about how we’re structuring our lives and spending our time as it is how we are relating to our time and the things in our life.”
The resolution to live a more thoughtful lifestyle is common. About 25% of Americans who made resolutions in 2022 focused on the intention to live a healthier life. Another 21% stated they were resolving to commit to their personal improvement or happiness. However, the idea of working towards a goal seems to be antithetical to the concept of slow living. After all, the point is to slow down, live more, and work less. Plus, many struggle to actually meet their resolutions.
Without a doubt, career demands and financial realities can outshine the possibility of slow living for many. However, if you find yourself in a dilemma of nine to nine and find it unbearable, then you must make a change. For those of you working in busy environments with urgent deadlines, the Pomodoro Techniques are ways to call in slowness into your daily life.
1. What made the slow living popular?A.The slow pace of life. | B.A Western food festival. |
C.A survey on sustainable food. | D.A slow eating movement. |
A.Ridiculous. | B.Serious. |
C.Mysterious. | D.Outstanding. |
A.Positive. | B.Negative. |
C.Indifferent. | D.Objective. |
A.Some career demands. | B.Some financial issues. |
C.Specific Pomodoro Techniques. | D.The job dilemma of nine to nine. |
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a minimum-wage job. Money was always tight. It was Christmas time, and the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas shopping at the mall. I had saved $120 for presents to be shared by all five of us.
The big day arrived and we started out early. I gave each of the four kids a twenty-dollar bill and reminded them to look for gifts about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered. We had two hours to shop; then we would meet back at the “Santa’s workshop” display.
Back in the car driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, laughing and teasing each other with clues about what they had bought. My younger daughter, Ginger, who was about eight years old, was unusually quiet. I noted she had only one small, flat bag with her after her shopping. I could see enough through the plastic bag to tell that she had bought candy bars—fifty-cent candy bars! I was so angry. What did you do with that twenty dollar bill I gave you? I wanted to yell at her, but I didn’t say anything until we got home. I called her into my bedroom and asked her what she had done with the money. This is what she told me:
“I was looking around, thinking of what to buy, and I stopped to read the little cards on one of the Salvation Army’s ‘Giving Trees’. One of the cards was for a little girl four years old, and all she wanted for Christmas was a doll with clothes and a hairbrush. So, I took the card off the tree and bought the doll and the hairbrush for her and took it to the Salvation Ar-my booth.”
“I only had enough money left to buy candy bars for us,” Ginger continued. “But we have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
Paragraph 1:I was deeply moved by Ginger’s unexpected act of kindness.
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We determined to fulfill the wishes of the little girl on the Salvation Army’s “Giving Tree”.
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7 . It was the first Sunday in December and I was in the Sunday School to learn about a family that was in real need of clothes and food.
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A.draw | B.remember | C.write | D.describe |
A.feed | B.cheat | C.wear | D.ride |
A.succeed | B.made | C.stuck | D.failed |
A.supposed | B.used | C.bound | D.related |
A.recall | B.rebuild | C.review | D.recover |
A.number | B.amount | C.rest | D.flavors |
A.food | B.clothes | C.presents | D.money |
A.imagine | B.tolerate | C.say | D.hear |
A.mother | B.director | C.kid | D.son |
A.school | B.community | C.family | D.district |
A.hour | B.year | C.decade | D.second |
A.pocket | B.plate | C.wallet | D.table |
A.annoyed | B.upset | C.shocked | D.unsatisfied |
A.basically | B.actually | C.importantly | D.unexpectedly |
A.disappointed | B.unplanned | C.amused | D.touched |
8 . How to Stay Cool and Save Money in Summer?
Although summer is filled with various fruits, food, and various water entertainment activities. But how to enjoy summer while saving energy and expenses?
Set your air conditioner to 28 degrees or higher.
An obvious pointer, but also one of the most ignored. Running your air conditioner at colder temperatures won’t cool down a room any faster than a more moderate setting, but it will force your system to work harder. Worse yet, it’s easy to forget to turn it back up.
Wear cool, loose clothing—even indoors.
Shorts, absorbent fabrics and loose-fitting clothes all work outdoors. They’ll work in-side, too. It’s your space: dress for comfort.
If you live in an area experiencing water shortages, skip this one. Otherwise, a quick three-minute cold shower is a fantastic way to cool down. Going longer than three minutes won’t make you feel much cooler, so skip the soap and just enjoy the relief. For regular showers, avoid using hot water during the summer. In most temperate locations, tap water is plenty warm for bathing by July. The cooler you run your shower, the less heat and steam you’ll need to remove from your living space. Use the exhaust fan if it’s vented outdoors.
Clean your air conditioning filter.
A.Wear sunglasses |
B.Take cold showers |
C.The cooler your clothing |
D.We have summarized some ways |
E.It may also provide other health benefits |
F.Stick with the warmest setting you can tolerate |
G.Dirty filters will reduce air-conditioner efficiency |
9 . Giving and receiving gifts is one of the great pleasures of the holiday season, but that pleasure is somewhat reduced when you behold the pile of packaging waste that’s left behind. And this year, in the midst of America’s Great Recycling Crisis, the remainder packaging waste is a bigger deal than ever.
However, the US has failed to build additional recycling facilities, launch waste-reduction campaigns or even simply pressure manufacturers to come up with better packaging designs. Even a few of those things could have helped cope with this enormous problem. Instead, the recycling situation is in a state of chaos.
USA Today reports that countless cities across the country cannot find a market for their recyclables. Many are driving their trucks directly to the landfill. Others are paying recycling companies to take away their trash.
These issues, which are big enough on a day-to-day basis, are intensified during the holidays, when people are shopping and consuming more than ever, particularly online. Although UPS predicts it will deliver fewer packages this holiday season, it still expects to process several hundred million packages. If FedEx’s numbers match those from previous years, it will deliver around 400 million packages. That’s a whole lot of cardboard boxes, plastic bags, and packing peanuts.
Unfortunately, the lack of recycling infrastructure cannot change the unfortunate fact that our society has not yet been established to handle this level of waste. But knowing that, we have a clear responsibility to minimize this waste as best we can, and tackling it on a personal level is all we can do. We can avoid unnecessary packaging when shopping for and wrapping holiday gifts in a number of ways.
It’s not going to solve the recycling crisis overnight, but neither will improve our recycling facilities. What’s needed more than that is a dramatic shift in the way we shop and handle our goods, always moving toward less packaging.
1. Why is “Giving and receiving gifts” mentioned in Paragraph 1?A.To prove a theory. | B.To introduce a topic. |
C.To present an opinion. | D.To show current situation. |
A.The recycling problem in the USA is severe. |
B.Recycling companies play a vital role in America. |
C.The landfill is the only way to solve package waste. |
D.Government tries to find a market for their recyclables. |
A.Fewer packages are delivered on holiday. |
B.400 million cardboard boxes are delivered. |
C.People shop more online during holidays. |
D.FedEx fees are more favorable during holidays. |
A.Emphasize UPS’s forecast for this year. |
B.Inspire the setting up of recycling companies. |
C.Criticize the inaction of the US government. |
D.Appeal to people to reduce packaging waste. |
Although Anderson started his business with strong passion, his business broke down just after several months, He didn’t start any new work ever since. His teacher got to know about that and called him to his home.
The teacher asked, “Why don’t you start some other work?”
Anderson replied. “I gave my everything to my business and yet it didn’t make it.”
The teacher tried to comfort him, saying “But that’s life. Sometimes we get success and sometimes we don’t. This doesn’t mean that we stop working.”
“What’s the significance of doing work, when I can’t be sure of success?” Anderson re-plied with a bit of annoyance.
The teacher took Anderson to a room and showed him a dead tomato plant. Confused. Anderson said, “It’s dead. Why are you showing it to me?”
The teacher replied, “When I sowed its seed, I did everything right for it. I watered it, fertilized it, sprayed it with pesticide (杀虫剂). I took great care of it but it still died.” He paused for a while and then continued. “Doing work is the same... No matter how hard you try, you cannot decide what happens in the end. However, you can control those things in your hands. Just do your best!”
Anderson asked, “But if there is no guarantee of success then what’s the use of doing anything?”
The teacher said. “You’d better not think like that...”
“What’s wrong with that... I have given so much hard work, so much money, so much times if success is only a matter of chance, then what is the use of doing so much?” said Anderson, being about to leave.
Just then the teacher stopped him and said, “Before you leave, I want to show you one more thing.”
Paragraph 1:Leading by the teacher, Anderson came to another room, opening the door.
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It was at that very moment that Anderson read the lesson of success.
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