1 . People who possess high self-esteem are able to commit better and produce a greater bond in relationships with others. Dr. Douglas feels that most people do not value themselves, but with love and self-respect anyone can be above normality and grasp success with the family, the office, or others.
We have become too reliant on intelligence, beauty, and money for our own self-esteem. The loss of esteem reduces the will and ability to set and reach goals. In a series of readings Douglas teaches how to avoid negative statements, how to change them into self-facing behavior, and how to take charge of your mental attitude. Where other motivational and self-help works stop with the theoretical plan for success, Douglas takes everyday examples and puts them into his books. From raising children who believe in themselves to using self-esteem to help bridge the gap in the workplace, he gives readers concrete solutions to the problems that might ruin their interpersonal relations.
Self-esteem building comes from filling your thoughts with positive affirmations (肯定) and learning to react to failures with motivation instead of self-destruction. These lessons are valuable for anyone who feels that life is even slightly out of control. People who feel they have adequate esteem can learn to use it to make their success grander, faster, and more beneficial for others. Douglas approaches this process of self-development as a means of more than creating good things for the individual but also for setting up keys for influencing good things for others.
For more than thirty years, Dr. Douglas has addressed more than two million people on topics from time management to speaking effectively to raising drug-free children. He is the author of fifteen books, including How to Make a Habit of Succeeding.
1. What can we infer from Paragraph 1?A.Most people behave well enough. | B.Self-respect means being above normality. |
C.Self-esteem matters much. | D.Committing better equals greater success. |
A.To be reliant on self-esteem. | B.To set and reach goals. |
C.To avoid negative thoughts. | D.To offer concrete solutions. |
A.Learn to be positive. | B.Face it unmotivatedly. |
C.Admit self-destruction. | D.Ask for help. |
A.Influencing the individual. | B.Influencing more people. |
C.Gaining more benefits. | D.Speaking more effectively. |
2 . A double chin occurs when a layer of fat around your neck sags (下垂). Overweight and aging are closely related to double chins.
Pout (撅嘴)
It sounds a little odd, but stretching your head up to whistle at the ceiling can help strengthen your muscles. Tilt the head back and look at the ceiling while sitting.
Chew gum
Not only is chewing gum a small exercise for the facial muscles, but it can also help you lose those extra pounds to rid you of your double chin. Studies have found that people who chewed gum felt more satisfied after their meal and were less likely to snack. By resisting the urge to snack, you’re reducing the amount of calories in the diet.
A.Whistle at the ceiling |
B.Stretch your neck forwards |
C.Close your lips into the whistling position. |
D.This will help you lose the fat causing your double chin. |
E.This is an effective way to strengthen the jaw and neck muscles. |
F.A bad posture can also weaken the muscles around the neck and the chin. |
G.Doing facial exercises is a natural way to make your face look younger. |
3 . When Garrone entered the classroom this morning, the teacher had not yet
And Crossi,alone on the end of the bench, gazed at them with begging eyes, so that they might leave him
But the others made fool of him
Crossi rose, weeping, “They were striking me and insulting me, and I lost my head, and threw it.” “Sit down,” said the teacher. “Let those who annoyed him rise.” Four rose and lowered their
Then the teacher put his hand under Garonne’s chin(下巴),as the latter stood with a drooping head. And the teacher looked at Garrone straight in the eye, and said, “You are a
A.prepared | B.passed | C.left | D.arrived |
A.taking advantage of | B.making fun of | C.speaking highly of | D.losing sight of |
A.discouraging | B.praising | C.quarreling with | D.throwing at |
A.in despair | B.in peace | C.in danger | D.in trouble |
A.better | B.faster | C.less | D.worse |
A.ease | B.surprise | C.anger | D.smile |
A.put on | B.jumped on | C.fought against | D.stuck to |
A.hope | B.heart | C.self-control | D.self-confidence |
A.sadness | B.hunger | C.joy | D.terror |
A.room | B.platform | C.sight | D.school |
A.regret | B.aim | C.pity | D.guilt |
A.logically | B.proudly | C.gladly | D.firmly |
A.heads | B.fingers | C.arms | D.hands |
A.useful | B.shameful | C.careful | D.fearful |
A.grateful | B.moral | C.confusing | D.competitive |
5 . Types of Maps
Different types of maps have different uses. Tourist maps, for example, have signs to show places of interest in an area. When tourists read these maps, it is easy for them to find where to go and what to see in a place and it is easy for them to go and find their ways to these places.
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Road maps show large areas so that people can plan long journeys. Different types of roads are given different numbers. For example, if you want to go to Wood Green, you just follow No. 621 Road and keep looking at the road signs.
Distribution maps use colors or signs to show facts about an area. For example, where different languages are spoken, how many people live in an area, how cold and hot some places are, or whether a place is short of water.
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Some maps, such as railway maps, use straight lines to show everything. This is easy for people to read. Trains are fast. People don’t have to think about small places they go past. They just need to know the two ends of their trips.
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1. How can you tell different roads on road maps?
A.By using different colors. | B.By finding the numbers. |
C.By following No. 621 Road. | D.By looking at the road signs. |
A.How to get to Germany. | B.How to plan a long journey. |
C.Where a famous museum is. | D.Which place is short of water. |
A.Because railways are straight. |
B.Because people like straight lines. |
C.Because people can read them easily. |
D.Because railways have only two ends. |
6 . While most lifestyle and fashion magazines are full of photos of slim male and female models that create an unrealistic image of the human body, a fresh Japanese men’s magazine called Mr. Babe is taking an unusual approach. It is targeted at chubby men, a body type that is rarely represented in the mainstream fashion industry.
Mr. Babe describes itself as Japan’s first fashion and lifestyle magazine of chubby men, by chubby men and for chubby men. Its major goal is to increase the confidence of its readers and convince them that they can lead a happy and successful life regardless of the few extra pounds. It offers fashion tips, health advice and articles on marriage. The chief editor said, “Mr. Babe is in no way persuading men to become fat. Our message is that chubby men can be attractive by making use of what they have now. ”
Norihito Kurashina was in charge of Men’s Knuckle for over 10 years before shifting completely and launching Mr. Babe. Up to now, Men’s Knuckle is still a famous magazine for young Japanese. 52-year-old Kurashina describes himself as a chubby man for 25 years.
According to the National Health and Nutrition Survey, the percentage of overweight men in Japan has been increasing gradually over the last decade, while the number of overweight women has decreased. Kurashina says the growing number of chubby men is largely due to the long working hours. In addition, they go drinking after work to relax. Naturally, they have no time, energy or money to go to the gym and keep in shape.
The chubby men in Mr. Babe magazine are not much more different than the handsome and sexy men that show up in most mainstream magazines. They are charming and well-dressed. 50, 000 copies have been printed of the first issue, which has film star Jack Black on the cover. Norihito Kurashina says he is already feeling a good response from the audience.
1. What does the underlined word “chubby” in Para. 1 mean?A.Fat. | B.Thin. | C.Ugly. | D.Modern. |
A.Encourage more men to put on weight. |
B.Make its readers confident in themselves. |
C.Offer suggestions about how to lose weight. |
D.Become the most popular magazine in Japan. |
A.Mr.Babe has several film stars on its cover. |
B.Mr.Babe is designed for all Japanese people. |
C.Norihito Kurashina is sure about Mr. Babe’s success. |
D.The men in Mr.Babe are charming though dressed casually. |
A.Buy a present. | B.Plan a weekend trip. | C.Have a barbecue. |
1. Why is Henry going to China?
A.To take a holiday. | B.To have a business trip. | C.To receive some training. |
A.A soldier. | B.A writer. | C.A teacher. |
A.Pink and Say. | B.The Blessing Cup. | C.Thank You, Mr. Falker. |
9 . A major new facility to pull CO2 out of the atmosphere has started operating in Iceland, which is a boost to an emerging technology that experts say could eventually play an important role in reducing greenhouse gases.
The plant in southwest Iceland is the biggest of its kind, its builder says. It is able to capture(捕获) 900 tons of CO2 every year but it needs heat and electricity to work. It is using energy produced from waste and is built on the roof of a waste incineration plant, and through the burning of rubbish, energy is generated.
Human-sized fans are built into a series of boxes. They take CO2 out of the air, catching it in spongelike filters(过滤器). The filters are blasted with heat, freeing the gas, which is then mixed with water and pumped deep into deep underground basalt caves(玄武岩洞穴), where over time it turns into dark-gray stone. Pumping CO2 into the ground is just one way to deal with it. The makers are also selling the gas to be used again. The CO2 can be captured just a few 100 miles away. It is pumped through an underground pipeline directly into a greenhouse. Vegetables and plants love CO2 and higher concentrations of the gas within the greenhouse improve the growth of plants.
By 2050, humanity will need to pull nearly a billion metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere every year through direct air capture technology to achieve carbon neutral goals, according to International Energy Agency recommendations. The plant in Iceland will be able to capture 4, 000 metric tons annually — just a small amount of what will be necessary, but one that Climeworks, the company that built it, says can grow rapidly as efficiency improves and costs decrease.
“This is a market that does not yet exist, but a market that urgently needs to be built,” said Christoph Gebald who co-founded Climeworks. “This plant that we have here is really the blueprint to further increase the size and really industrialize.”
1. What do we know about the carbon capture facility from paragraph 2?A.It is built at high altitudes. | B.It uses waste to produce power. |
C.It makes Iceland free of air pollution. | D.It produces lots of heat during operation. |
A.The methods of breaking down CO2. | B.The approaches to reusing waste gas. |
C.The necessity of building greenhouses. | D.The workings of the carbon-catching plant. |
A.It will decrease the cost of energy production. |
B.It can help reach the carbon neutral goals in advance. |
C.It will speed up the reduction of CO2 levels in the air. |
D.It may replace the traditional carbon storage system. |
A.Supportive. | B.Neutral. |
C.Disapproving. | D.Uncaring. |
1. Who does James buy a gift for?
A.His father. | B.His sister. | C.His roommate. |
A.Interesting. | B.Difficult. | C.Easy. |
A.Impressive. | B.Decorative. | C.Practical. |
A.By referring to the receiver’s last backpack. |
B.By choosing the most popular color. |
C.By asking the receiver’s advice. |