内容包括：1. 活动目的及时间； 2. 活动内容及作品要求；3. 期待参加
注意：1．词数100左右;
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
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Tai chi is a Chinese martial art often practised with the purpose of
Chen Bin, one of the
Tai chi has taught Chen Bing
4 . Four Must-Read Environmental Books
Our recommended list of environmental books covers a broad range of topics. The four must-read environmental books are sure to attract the greenest bookworms.
Braiding Sweetgrass
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmer looks at the relationship between humans and the land. Kimmer ties lessons she learned to Western society’s view of plants and aims to tell the importance of plants and animals. The book also explores the lessons we may learn from plants and animals and how they relate to certain stories. Braiding Sweetgrass won the 2014 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award.
The End of Nature
The End of Nature was published in 1989. Its author, Bill Mckibben, describes the relationship between nature and humans. It expresses the thought that nature was previously independent of humans but now has been affected by them in every way. The book tells the ideas of nature and the value it has lost.
Silent Spring
Written by Rachel Carson, Silent Spring has been described as a landmark work of environmental writing and is praised for bringing the environment al movement into the public’s focus. The book stresses the effects of pesticides (杀虫剂) on the environment. The book eventually led to a change in the pesticide law of the US.
The Sixth Extinction
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert describes previous mass extinction events and connects them to many extinctions presently taking place. Kolbert studies the relationships humans have with the environment and finds that we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction caused by humans. The Sixth Extinction won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.
1. Whose book focuses on nature’s lost value due to human activities?| A．Robin Wall Kimmer’s. | B．Rachel Carson’s. |
| C．Bill Mckibben’s. | D．Elizabeth Kolbert’s. |
| A．It has reduced the use of land. | B．It has affected a law in the US. |
| C．It has changed people’s view of plants. | D．It has prevented nature from being independent. |
| A．They won a prize. |
| B．They focus on the lessons we learn. |
| C．They are about mass extinction events. |
| D．They view nature to be independent of humans. |
6 . For many students, shift workers and others, getting enough sleep each night presents a dilemma. There is too much to do and not enough time to do it, so people often try to catch up on the weekends.
How many hours of sleep are really necessary?
As sleep debt accumulates, it impacts us in many ways including memory loss, immune function and stroke.
There are many ways to create a healthy sleep routine. Maintain a restful environment in the bedroom by keeping it quiet, dark and cool.
| A．It’s not hard to calculate your sleep debt. |
| B．Keep anything that might disturb you outside the bedroom. |
| C．Many prefer a temperature of around 18 degrees Celsius for sleep. |
| D．With a healthy sleep routine, you can get sufficient rest and protect your health. |
| E．It has also been known to contribute to heart disease, obesity, diabetes and more. |
| F．According to the Mayo Clinic, school-age children require nine to 12 hours a night. |
| G．But researchers report that it takes longer than we think to replace missing hours of sleep. |
The Grand Canal (大运河) is the oldest and longest man-made waterway in the world with a history of more than 2,500 years,
The canal functioned
In 2014, it was listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. In 2019 China issued a plan
8 . On a Saturday morning, I drove my son Andrew to a shoe store. We
After the purchase, I thanked the two clerks and headed toward the door. What came next only
The picture chart only contains images that
“Thank you,” Andrew pointed to each letter. The two clerks’
Surprisingly, Andrew
| A．timed | B．started | C．expanded | D．expected |
| A．grand | B．smelly | C．busy | D．bright |
| A．changed | B．worked | C．happened | D．mattered |
| A．Due to | B．As for | C．Apart from | D．Instead of |
| A．greet | B．respond | C．comment | D．lecture |
| A．summarize | B．match | C．identify | D．coin |
| A．proves | B．witnesses | C．claims | D．remains |
| A．shoulder | B．consume | C．predict | D．communicate |
| A．significant | B．delicate | C．consistent | D．flexible |
| A．avoid | B．initiate | C．mind | D．promise |
| A．tolerate | B．guarantee | C．challenge | D．respect |
| A．hands | B．jaws | C．eyes | D．faces |
| A．concerned | B．annoyed | C．embarrassed | D．ashamed |
| A．helplessly | B．tirelessly | C．willingly | D．naturally |
| A．checked out | B．cheered up | C．broke down | D．choked up |
9 . Hiring processes can be thought of as a battle between honesty and dishonesty. You might imagine this is a simple fight between truth-seeking firms and self-promoting candidates (候选人), and to a certain extent it is. But companies themselves are prone (有倾向的) to bend reality out of shape in ways that are self-defeating.
Start with the obvious wrongdoers: job applicants. When it comes to writing the resume (简历), they tend to massage (美化) reality into the most appealing shape possible. Everyone beyond a certain level of experience is a transformational leader personally responsible for generating millions income; the world economy would be about 15 times bigger than it actually is if all such claims were true. The average British spends four and a half hours a day watching TV and online videos. But each average job candidate is an enthusiast for public welfare, using their spare time only for worthy purposes, like volunteering in soup kitchens.
But the tendency to stretch the truth involves companies as well as applicants. The typical firm will write a job description that invariably describes the work environment as fast-paced and innovative, and then lays out a set of improbable requirements for the “ideal candidate”, someone who almost by definition does not exist. Sometimes, the requirements include an ability to go back and change the course of history.
Too few firms offer an accurate account of what a position actually involves in their job previews 职位预告, which are supposed to give prospective employees a real sense of the negatives and positives of the job, as well as a clear idea of the company’s corporate culture. One effective strategy is to lay out in text or video, what a typical day in the role would look like.
Such honesty can be its own reward. Research has long suggested that realistic job previews lead to lower turnover and higher employee satisfaction. A paper in 2011 by David Eamest of Towson University and his co-authors concluded that favourable perceptions of the organisation’s honesty are the best explanation for why. So a process designed to uncover the truth about job applicants would run a lot more smoothly if firms were also honest about themselves.
1. Why are “leader” and “enthusiast” mentioned in paragraph 2?| A．To present a principle 原则. | B．To make a prediction 预言. |
| C．To make a comparison 对比. | D．To explain a phenomenon 现象. |
| A．beautify. | B．admit. | C．defend. | D．separate. |
| A．They show a position as it is. | B．They are made either in text or video. |
| C．They are favorable for bigger firms. | D．They mainly contain negatives of a job. |
| A．Pains and gains of employees. | B．How to get the lying out of hiring. |
| C．How to be more appealing in hiring. | D．A battle between applicants and companies. |
