A.Parking the car. | B.Moving some furniture. | C.Watching TV on the sofa. |
2 . A Few Tips for Self-Acceptance
We all want it to accept and love ourselves. But at times it seems too difficult and too far out of reach. Where do you start?
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●Forgive yourself for mistakes that you have made. We are often ashamed of our shortcomings, our mistakes and our failures.
●Recognize all of your strengths. Write them down in a journal. Begin to train your brain to look at strength before weakness. List all of your accomplishments and achievements. You have a job, earned your degree, and you got out of bed today.
●Now that you’ve listed your strengths, list your imperfections. Turn the page in your journal. Put into words why you feel unworthy, why you don’t feel good enough. Now, read these words back to yourself.
A.Feeling upset again? |
B.Nothing is too small to celebrate. |
C.Remember, you are only human. |
D.Set an intention for self-acceptance. |
E.Stop comparing yourself with others. |
F.When does the comparison game start? |
G.Here’s a handful of ways that will set you in the right direction. |
When we are little kids, birthday parties are big occasions. They are our time to shine, and we love everything about them: the balloons, the games, the cake, the gifts, and so on.
After reading cool stories about police officers (警察) solving cases, Allen Miller thought the police were great, hoping to become one of them! So, when he had to choose a theme for his seventh birthday party—he went with his favorite: the police! And all he wanted for his birthday party was a model police car. He excitedly invited some of his friends and anxiously awaited the day. Unfortunately, none of them could make it to the party due to various reasons. Allen’s mom Rachel wrestled (纠结) with the challenging decision: should she cancel (取消) the party?
Officer Frank Smith, who had already planned with Rachel and agreed to show up at the party, heard from Rachel that it might be canceled due to low attendance (出席率). That’s when he decided to save the day. After all, his duty is to serve and protect, and he decided to serve him the most amazing seventh birthday party! Officer Smith got the whole local police to join in.
On the day of Allen’s party, Officer Smith picked up Rachel and Allen in his police car. They stopped at Town Hall, and officer Smith led them into the meeting room where a group of policemen were waiting to wish Allen a happy birthday. There, a party was waiting for him. The room was filled with warmth and he was greeted by the smiling faces of officers who had stepped away from their duties to celebrate with him. A large cake stood at the center of the room, drawing Allen’s eyes. As they gathered around the cake, Allen felt a rush of joy. With each officer’s cheer, he blew out the candles (蜡烛), making a wish that sparkled in his eyes as brightly as the candles had.
After they enjoyed the cake, Officer Smith took out a gift bag.
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2. 如何低碳生活;
3. 发出倡议。
注意:
1. 词数80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear fellow students,
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5 . What if a simple practice could greatly enhance your happiness, promote your physical health, improve your relationships, and even help you deal with life’s toughest challenges?
Gratitude is a powerful emotion and a transformative habit.
Practicing gratitude encourages us to change our viewpoint from scarcity (缺乏) to abundance. It prevents us from focusing on what we lack or what we want, directing our attention instead to the happiness we already have.
Gratitude plays an important role in developing strong relationships. It helps to strengthen bonds, reduce aggression (挑衅), and promote feelings of social satisfaction.
A.It may sound too good to be true. |
B.How can gratitude change your life? |
C.It’s more than just saying “thank you”. |
D.Gratitude can also contribute to personal growth. |
E.The benefits of gratitude extend to our physical health as well. |
F.People who express gratitude often report better relationships. |
G.This change in viewpoint can greatly increase our life satisfaction. |
Sichuan Opera is a kind of local opera. In the mid-18th century, in Sichuan province and some parts of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, Kunqu Opera and High-pitched Opera (高腔) were
Sichuan Opera has
The technique of “face changes” is mainly used in Sichuan Opera. The specially trained
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
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In order to make our school life more colorful, an English Drama Festival will be hold at 7 o’clock in the evening of December 20th in our school theater. The details are as the follows.
To start with, each class will perform a five-minute short play in a giving order. Some of them are adapted while others are created by student, which are expected be meaningful. A lecture will follow, introduce us to features of the plays. Please arrive on time or mute your phone in the theatre.
Undoubtedly, it will be a really feast for the English drama lovers, so come join them and enjoy the festival!
The Student Union
8 . Our latest study has shown that eating more fermented foods (发酵食物) (such as yogurt and raw cheese) and fiber daily for just four weeks has a significant effect on lowering stress levels.
While previous research has shown stress and behavior are also linked to our microbiome (微生物组), it has been unclear until now whether changing diets (and therefore our microbiome)could have a clearly noticeable effect on stress levels. This is what our study set out to do.
We found 45 healthy people with relatively low-fiber diets, aged between 18 and 59. More than half were women. They were divided into two groups and randomly given a diet to follow for the four-week duration of the study. Around half were assigned a diet which would increase the amount of fermented foods they ate. This was known as a “psychobiotic” diet, as it included foods that have been linked to better mental health. At both the start and halfway through the study, people in this group were told they should aim to include 6-8 servings daily of fruits and vegetables high in fiber (such as onions, cabbage, apples and bananas), and 2-3 servings of fermented foods daily. Participants on the control diet only received general dietary advice.
Finally, those who followed the psychobiotic diet reported they felt less stressed compared with those who followed the control diet. There was also a direct link between how strictly participants followed the diet and their stress levels, with those who ate more psychobiotic foods during the four week period reporting greater reduction in stress levels. Interestingly, the quality of sleep improved in both groups — though those on the psychobiotic diet reported greater improvements.
Our results suggest specific diets can be used to reduce stress levels. So the next time you’re feeling particularly stressed, perhaps you’ll want to think more carefully about what you plan on eating for lunch or dinner. Including more fermented foods and fiber for a few weeks may just help you feel a little less stressed out.
1. What is the author’s study mainly about?A.The connection between stress and microbiome. |
B.How stress levels are decided by microbiome. |
C.Whether changing diets can reduce stress levels. |
D.The reason why low-fiber diets result in high stress levels. |
A.It seemed more suitable for women. |
B.It was responsible for feeling sleepy. |
C.It contained a small quantity of fiber. |
D.It includes more fermented foods and fiber. |
A.Bosses in the food industry. | B.Fast-food deliverymen. |
C.People who enjoy eating. | D.People who are in stressful situations. |
A.You Are What You Eat |
B.A Psychobiotic Diet, a Healthy Diet |
C.The Quality of Sleep Depends on Your Diet |
D.Fermented Foods And Fiber Can Help Reduce Stress |
9 . Summer music festivals are in full swing, which means that thousands of enthusiastic fans are camping nearby, ready to party. Big problems appear, however, when it comes time for them to leave. They just throw their things away and leave them for someone else to clean up—usually waste contractors (承包方) hired by the music festival. They collect all things and throw them unsorted into a landfill.
Music festivals are environmental disasters when it comes to the amount of trash produced, and this results mostly from festival-goers’ strange disposable (用完即弃的) mentality. An estimated 80 percent of trash produced by music festivals comes from what’s left behind by campers, such as sleeping bags, camp chairs, clothes, rubber boots and leftover food.
After the Isle of Wight Festival in the UK saw 10,000 abandoned (被丢弃的) tents in 2011, some environmentally-minded people decided to take action. An international movement called “Love Your Tent” was started. The movement took over a single campground at the festival and ensured that every person who wanted to camp there signed a conduct agreement that included promising to take their camping equipment home. Its first year in 2012 was a success.
Unfortunately, it continues to be a battle. When “Love Your Tent” did a survey of students at Buckinghamshire New University last year, the result showed that 60 percent of participants admitted to leaving tents behind in the past, even though 86 percent recognized that waste has an impact on the environment.
One major impediment to waste reduction is that camping equipment is cheap and of poor quality so that nobody sees the sense in packing up a dirty tent and taking it home to clean and reuse.
While there’s no easy solution to this trash disaster, it’s clear that music festival organizers need to take responsibility for what their event creates, and demand that campers clean up their act. Organizers could also provide tent-recycling facilities for those people who keep leaving tents behind. Camping, which is supposed to be a celebration of music, should never become a trash fest (集会).
1. What happens after summer music festivals according to the text?A.Campers produce a huge amount of trash. |
B.Waste contractors deal with trash properly. |
C.Festival organizers improve their organizational skills. |
D.Festival-goers join environmental protection events. |
A.It still faces challenges. |
B.It is run only for music festivals in the UK. |
C.It focuses on collecting abandoned tents. |
D.It was set up by some festival organizers. |
A.Access. | B.Clue. | C.Obstacle. | D.Concession. |
A.Offer tent-recycling facilities. |
B.Help waste contractors collect trash. |
C.Sign a conduct agreement with the campers. |
D.Limit the number of people attending the festival. |
10 . The Sydney Science Festival (SSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites, even dares school students to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world.
Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem to show what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Science Festival Committee, MT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue, Sydney 02139 by Friday, February 8th.
Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony on Sunday, April 2 1st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.
Between March 10th and March 15th, each winner will be given specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at the campus website.
1. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?A.School students. | B.Sydney locals. |
C.SSF winners. | D.MIT artists. |
A.On February 8th. | B.On March 10th. |
C.On March 15th. | D.On April 21st. |
A.A tour guide. | B.An official report. |
C.An announcement. | D.An art show review. |