Tanghulu, a conventional Chinese snack
The sweet treat arose in China during the Song dynasty,
Because of its glassy texture and marble like appearance, it is so visually
Tanghulu’s recent surge in various countries can be attributed to multiple factors, including the social media
2 . Tricks To Preparing For Winter SADness
Have you felt tired and sleepy recently? Or do you experience a mood shift as it turns to winter?
There’s been a fair bit of research supporting light therapy (疗法) as being effective for seasonal kinds of depression. So don’t withdraw like the hibernating bear but walk outside to expose yourself to the sun every day.
Choose essential foods to boost mood.
When the temperature drops, our body loses more heat and requires high calorie food to supplement this loss.
Engage in more social interaction.
Too nervous to enter winter? Not every mild blue feeling in winter is SAD. It may be just a psychological response that everyone could experience seasonally. If winter comes, can spring be too far behind?
A.If so, just lighten up. |
B.If not, it couldn’t be better! |
C.Work out on a regular basis to keep fit. |
D.Get outside regularly to absorb some light. |
E.But food merely containing carbs can make you feel more tired. |
F.It is a great way to invite a friend or family member to support each other. |
G.Remember, even 20 or 30 minutes could make a huge difference. |
3 . Dopamine (多巴胺), known as the “source of pleasure”, is a chemical that is released in the brain and provides people with a feeling of reward and motivation. Now, China’s young people are seeking to wear that joyfulness on their bodies, giving rise to the fashion craze—“dopamine dressing style”. Mainly characterized by bright colors, this dressing style is described by many Chinese netizens as “healing” and “a mood booster”. It is part-fashion, part-mindfulness.
Dopamine dressing is nothing new. In fact, a study published in 2012 found that when participants were asked to wear clothing that held some symbolic meaning, their perceived (感知的) confidence increased. The study determined that clothing can have a direct impact on their psychological process.
Another 2015 study found that the outfits we wear can directly influence how we think. It suggested that dressing in a certain way can influence the way we make decisions. “What we wear is how we show ourselves to those we interact with—we are influenced by their reaction to it. If we are well received, it builds up our confidence and can eventually affect our wellbeing.” one of the leading researchers, Mair added.
Actually, dopamine dressing is different for everyone. It’s about wearing the clothes that make you feel good. It could be joggers and a sport shirt; it could be your favorite pair of jeans; or it could be that dress you were saving for a special occasion. In a word, it’s ok to wear anything that can boost your mood.
Color psychologist Karen Haller said: “Color is a great way to lift our spirits and boost our moods in an instant. Our confidence can be boosted when we wear colors that we love and feel good in. We instinctively feel and behave differently when we take the colors in through our eyes and through the part of our brain where our emotions reside.” Ultimately, dopamine dressing is whatever makes you feel good.
1. What makes the dopamine dressing a real hit according to paragraph 1?A.Its featuring only bright colors. | B.Its healing and boosting function. |
C.Its impacting on people’s confidence. | D.Its allowing people to wear differently |
A.Dopamine dressing is simply a new concept of dressing. |
B.Dopamine dressing is beneficial to our mental health. |
C.Dopamine dressing has little to do with our decision making. |
D.Dopamine dressing can drive us to interact with more people. |
A.All the students wear school uniform on Mondays. |
B.My father has to put on a heavy coat in cold weather. |
C.Jack often follows the trend to buy clothes in dark colors. |
D.The girl chooses her favorite skirt for her birthday party. |
A.To demonstrate a pleasant dressing style. |
B.To convince us to buy more fashionable clothes. |
C.To arouse our curiosity of the dopamine dressing. |
D.To promote more people to accept dopamine dressing. |
4 . When temperatures rise, humans sweat, dogs pant (喘息), and cats… don’t move enough to overheat? Well, partially. Cats, which need to maintain an internal body temperature of 101°F to 102°F, have several methods for keeping cool in sweltering weather.
It’s a misconception that cats sweat through their paws to cool themselves off. As summer wears on you might see moist paw prints, but as veterinarian Kimberly May told The Washington Post, “Any secretions (分泌物) there or from their nose, mouth, or tongue are not for sweating; they’re for protection and moisture and are insufficient to cool the blood.”
Instead, cats recreate the sweating process—which is similar to human’s via evaporation (蒸发)—by grooming themselves regularly. The saliva (唾液) from their tongues acts like sweat that cools their body when it evaporates—which is why you can also help cool your cat down by using a damp washcloth to lightly wet their fur. In extreme weather, cats will also pant, but unlike dogs who pant regularly to keep themselves cool, a panting cat is a sign of more dangerous over-heating or other serious diseases.
And if you’re tempted to shave your fur friend to help keep him cool—don’t!
“Fur acts as a thermal regulator to slow down the process of heat absorption,” James H. Jones, an expert in comparative animal exercise physiology and thermoregulation at the University of California at Davis, told The Washington Post.
Fur coats are highly evolved—in the winter they keep animals warm, but in the summer, they work both to protect delicate skin from the sun and slow dehydration, Jones notes that, according to research, shaved camels performed worse in the deserts than those with their fur undamaged.
But even with these methods for keeping cool, cats also need to stay indoors to keep comfortable. So even though they evolved from wild ancestors and are able to tough it out, leave the air conditioner or a fan on for your cats when you go out, and make sure to leave them plenty of water.
1. What is the common misunderstanding of how cats cool themselves off?A.Cats pant regularly to keep themselves cool. |
B.Cats rarely know how to cool themselves down. |
C.Cats sweat through their paws to cool themselves off. |
D.Cats produce secretions from their tongue for protection. |
A.By making comparison. | B.By analyzing data. |
C.By explaining cause and effect. | D.By listing numbers. |
A.To show the camels are resistant to heat. |
B.To emphasize the importance of the fur coats. |
C.To illustrate the fur coats are highly evolved. |
D.To prove the fur coats unnecessary in summer. |
A.Changing people’s wrong views on cats’ cooling. |
B.Telling us to help cats cool themselves in summer. |
C.Uncovering the secrets of cats cooling themselves off. |
D.Comparing cats with other animals on keeping cool. |
5 . We are often told that there’s no
Angela Alvarez is a Cuban-born singer and songwriter who finally
Growing up surrounded by music, Alvarez once told her father she wanted to become a (an)
With time, her kids had kids, and one of her grandchildren, Carlos Jose Alvarez,
Alvarez’s story
The dream reached new
A.sex | B.age | C.identity | D.race |
A.exciting | B.understanding | C.inspiring | D.surprising |
A.released | B.searched | C.created | D.increased |
A.ambitious | B.unique | C.professional | D.temporary |
A.take up | B.get into | C.bring in | D.put aside |
A.comfort | B.concept | C.trouble | D.emotion |
A.intentionally | B.accidentally | C.actually | D.obviously |
A.hidden | B.cited | C.heard | D.written |
A.grasping | B.adapting | C.recording | D.polishing |
A.leave | B.continue | C.keep | D.bear |
A.conclusion | B.peak | C.ending | D.beginning |
A.still | B.never | C.ever | D.even |
A.defends | B.represents | C.makes | D.strengthens |
A.draft | B.insights | C.heights | D.aspect |
A.faith | B.trick | C.competence | D.qualification |
6 . For Cruz, who grew up in Peru’s mountainous region of Cuzco, fog represents a massive opportunity. As a boy, he had to hike for more than an hour every day across hills to collect water from the nearest source. But over time, he realized that during the rainy season, droplets of water would gather in the large leaves of banana trees. So one day he and his father tried to build a canal system with the leaves to collect water and it turned out a success. But afterwards, he moved to Lima at the age of 25.
There, shocked by the water shortages and expensive water supply that some of the city’s poorest residents were faced with, Cruz set up El Movimiento Peruanos sin Agua in 2005. The idea was to deploy the method he learned in his hometown on a larger scale, which would provide free, independently sourced and easily accessible water to those who needed it most. He began installing (安装) a traditional fog catcher model developed in the 1980s.
At the highest point of Los Tres Miradores, there is a curious set of large structures that resemble a fleet of ships in the sky. They are so-called “fog catchers”. Netted devices, made of high density Raschel polyethylene and spanning several meters wide, are lined up at the top of a misty mound and linked by a network of tubes that lead to storage containers. The 40 fog catchers there provide enough water for 180 families, whether to bathe, clean, drink or to irrigate crops on small garden patches.
Supporters believe that fog catchers have the potential to improve water supply for communities around the world among the ever-challenging circumstances. German researcher Lummerich says, “They are cheap, easy to construct.” In a world searching for water supply systems, it is one important puzzle piece that can make an essential difference locally.
However, there are some issues. For one, fog catchers require space, which is not always easy to come by in cities, let alone urban slums. At the same time, fog catchers must be properly cleaned and maintained to stay effective. Most crucially, appropriate climate conditions are required. Fog isn’t everywhere.
1. What does the underlined word “deploy” probably mean in paragraph 2?A.Employ. | B.Adjust. | C.Design. | D.Study. |
A.The reason why Cruz installed fog catchers. |
B.The difficulties of constructing a canal system. |
C.The installation and benefits of fog catchers. |
D.The inspiration Cruz gained to build a canal system. |
A.High costs. | B.Public opposition. |
C.Space limitation. | D.Climate conditions. |
A.Urban Areas: A Struggle for Sufficient Water |
B.Innovative Water Collection Techniques in Peru |
C.The Global Water Crisis and Possible Solutions |
D.Fog Catchers: A Local Solution with Global Potential |
7 . Some libraries use unique architecture to encourage visitors to settle down with a new book, or use roving (流动的) libraries to bring books to hard-to-reach populations. However they achieve it, these novel libraries are keeping the magic of reading alive.
Macquarie University Library (Sydney, Australia)Featuring a green roof, this building, made from recycled materials, was designed to imitate the look of a eucalyptus tree. It is also an art form, using robot cranes to bring requested books to the front desk.
The Camel Library Service (North Eastern Province, Kenya)To deal with low literacy rates in the desert of Kenya, the government created a roaming library composed of nine camels bringing books to villages. The library travels four days a week serving the region’s disadvantaged people.
Bishan Library (Singapore)With glass pods of various colors sticking out of the building randomly, this library, built in 2006, is meant to create comfortable yet airy nooks (角落) for reading throughout the building. At the same time, a more wide-open children’s room on the basement level invites interaction while preventing noise from filtering (过滤) upward.
Seikei University Library (Tokyo, Japan)Libraries are usually known for their quiet atmosphere, but this one encourages conversation. Pritzker Prize-winner Shigeru Ban designed the library with space-age, free-standing soundproofed pods (系统) to respect those who need uninterrupted study, while also being beneficial to other methods of learning; they serve as perfect spots for study groups and lively discussions.
1. Who would probably choose to visit Macquarie University Library?A.Animal lovers. | B.Talkative people. |
C.Noisy children. | D.Environmental protectors. |
A.Bishan Library. | B.Seikei University Library. |
C.Macquarie University Library. | D.The Camel Library Service. |
A.They ban lively group discussions. | B.They have special sound-proof design. |
C.They provide a space for kids to read. | D.They win prizes for designing in architecture. |
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2.该人物对你的影响。
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Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. Compared with the previous one back in New York, the living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them sat side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud music filled the room and made them feel very happy. They were so absorbed in playing one piece after another that they totally forgot how late it was.
The next morning, however, their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a note under their door during the night. One of their neighbors had written to complain about the sound of the piano. The first person that came to their mind would be Mrs. Gilbert, who lived right next to them, but they were not sure. Then Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent (管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all nice people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that. The note of complaint was like a big, black cloud hanging over their home. It was not the way they wanted to establish relationship with their new neighbors.
Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their neighbors and apologize for their playing. “Maybe we could go and visit everyone in person.” his mother said. But the time-consuming and troublesome idea was quickly denied. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration went across Dario’s mind. Nothing could serve as a bridge to remove the distance between them and their new neighbors better than a party.
This idea swept the gloomy expression on his mother’s face. They both loved the fantastic idea. Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts for their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers (彩带) and party lights to strengthen the party atmosphere. A smile of expectation could be seen on their faces as they held a strong belief that it would be a perfect beginning of their new life in the new neighborhood.
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Finally, the day of the party arrived.
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“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.”
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2.具体建议;
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