2 . “One day I went to a Swedish friend’s and while we were playing in his room, his mom yelled that dinner was ready. And check this. He told me to WAIT in his room while they ate!” an Internet user shared on a media platform. Consequently, there was a lot of criticism (批评) of the Swedes. Many said they wouldn’t dream of being so mean in their culture. Would a host in Sweden really not invite a guest to join their meal if it’s dinnertime?
It does happen, says Richard Tell Strom, a food historian at Stockholm University. He says this so-called “non-hospitality” was customary when he was a kid in the ‘60s and ‘70s. If he was over a friend’s house and it was time for dinner, he would go back to his own house to eat. Or he would stay and wait in another room while his friend finished his meal. Then they’d continue playing.
“Some Swedes think feeding a guest creates a sense of duty.“ explains Telstra.” And in a society that values quality and independence, people don’t want to put a burden on someone or feel like they owe someone something.” However, it wasn’t a common rule. Families in the countryside, for example, were more likely to feed guests. People lived farther apart, so it wasn’t as easy for people to go home and eat. The “no dinner for you” policy has slowly faded, says Tell Strom. “Since the 1990s, food has become a new symbol in society. We have open kitchens. People like to dine there and show off their cooking.”
But non-sharing hosts haven’t completely disappeared, says Mohini Mchta, a food scholar. She admits she had a tough time adjusting to life in Sweden when she moved there in 2020. She was used to cooking dinner every day for friends and hosting dinner parties almost weekly in India. She learned that in some cultures, like her own, sharing a meal with someone is a way to break the ice-but this isn’t always the case for Swedes.
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?| A．To offer a platform to discuss ideas. | B．To free the netizen’s bad feelings. |
| C．To introduce the topic meal-sharing. | D．To compare some foreign food cultures. |
| A．Normal. | B．Optional. | C．Unique. | D．Horrible. |
| A．Because food represents a symbol of social status. |
| B．Because they don’t want to show off their cooking. |
| C．Because it is widely accepted across the country. |
| D．Because their culture values quality and independence. |
| A．By offering opinions. | B．By listing reasons. |
| C．By making comparisons. | D．By providing numbers. |
Shenzhen University offered pillows as a graduation gift to graduates on Sunday
At the graduation ceremony, president of the university Mao Junfa encouraged the young graduates to attach importance to their health and avoid staying up late. He warned them not to wait until sleep becomes
Mao said that instead of
In previous years, the university gifted graduates items such as umbrellas with the meaning of breaking a path through troubles and backpacks symbolizing
In addition to the customized pillows, the university also prepared commemorative test tubes of soil and
4 . Plan a Day of Leaf Peeping (观赏秋叶)
Autumn can be a great season to experience the outdoors with your friends and family. One popular activity is leaf peeping-spending time outdoors admiring the changing colors of the leaves.
Understand the science
Some trees have green leaves most of the year due to the chlorophyll (叶绿素) they use to absorb energy from the sun. As the day gets colder and shorter in the fall, the leaves get less sunlight, which causes the green to fade and reveal other colors.
Pick a destination
You can experience fall leaves in almost every state in the USA. Depending on where you live, you might want to plan to head out into the countryside or mountains to see the best leaves.
Once you have your destination set, it’s time to go further planning. You can visit the Internet to see when the leaves are expected to change colors at your planned destination. You’ll notice that leaves first start to change in more northern areas, then later in more southern areas.
Document your observations
When you head out to look at the fall landscape, keep a visual record of what you see. You can use a camera to take photos of some of your favorite sights. You can get creative, such as by lying on the ground and capturing the colorful leaves above you, or taking a close-up of an especially beautiful leaf.
| A．Time your trip |
| B．Set the first destination |
| C．Let's start learning about leaves |
| D．Here is some practical advice for getting started |
| E．You may preserve the beauty of the fall forever through it |
| F．You may first talk to your parents about planning a day out |
| G．After the leaves change colors, they eventually fall to the ground |
1.健康饮食的重要性；
2.如何健康饮食；
3.发出倡议。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Be a Smart Eater
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10 . Just like our bodies, our minds also become weak over time. We lose the ability to process new information or to switch quickly between mental tasks.
It improves cognitive (认知的) performance.
A study published in the journal Neurology Clinical Practice examined nearly 100 individual studies on exercise and brain function and discovered that exercising an average of 52 hours over six months is associated with improved cognitive performance in older adults.
The human body is meant to move. But listening to that urge to move has many benefits — including making you happier and even keep depression and other mental health issues at bay. A research has begun to expose long-overlooked links between physical activity and mental health. It suggested exercise can significantly improve mood over time.
It allows you to use less brain power for the same task.
It can expand your capacity for joy.
Kelly McGonigal is a health expert who explains how exercise makes the brain more sensitive to joy.
| A．It makes you feel the progress of your brain, power. |
| B．Researchers wanted to explore this idea by looking at the effect of exercise on the weakening of the brain. |
| C．But remember not to exercise alone: |
| D．She explains the importance of dopamine (多巴胺) receptors, which we lose as we age. |
| E．It can make you happier. |
| F．But thanks to some researchers, we are learning how exercise can push back against time and keep the brain young. |
| G．The type of exercises are beneficial. |
