1 . Take a look at your fingers. Would you believe me if I told you that the length of your fingers in relation to one another can predict your personality? I know that it sounds like one of those silly tests you see on Facebook, but I have to admit that it was spot-on for me.
Look at your three middle fingers of your left hand. Is your index finger(食指)longer than your ring finger? Is your ring finger longer than your index finger? Or are the two the same length?
Category 1: A longer ring finger. If your ring finger is longer than your index finger, research shows that you’re likely a charming type, and you can probably talk yourself out of any situation. Others often find this personality type irresistible(无法抵制的)and will go to great lengths to help you. You’re more likely to take risks, and you’re good at problem-solving. People in this category make great engineers, soldiers and crossword-puzzle solvers.
Category 2: A longer index finger. If your index finger is longer than your ring finger, chances are that you are full of confidence — possibly even to the point of being over-confident and too proud. You are not necessarily shy, but you do enjoy time to yourself especially when you’re trying to complete a project. You are a determined go-getter who can make things happen, but you may be shy when it comes to taking the first step in building up a friendship. You are also probably happy with what you have, but you’re always wishing for more.
Category 3: The two are the same length. If your index finger and ring finger are roughly the same length, you are likely to avoid conflict at all costs and seek to keep the peace in your relationships. You are well-organized, faithful and sympathetic. But deep down under all of that caring and peace-loving, you also can go mad unexpectedly when you’re pushed too far.
How well did these descriptions match your personality? I was surprised at the accuracy in my case.
1. What might people with a long ring finger tend to be like?| A．Creative. | B．Attractive. | C．Hard-working. | D．Harm-hearted. |
| A．They are not welcome most of the time. |
| B．They always feel confident and never feel shy. |
| C．They are always satisfied with what they have. |
| D．They prefer to be left alone when working on a project. |
| A．The crossword-puzzle solver. | B．The adventurer. |
| C．The peacemaker. | D．The sweet talker. |
| A．Never believe the silly tests on Facebook. |
| B．The length of fingers can show personality. |
| C．Why your fingers are not of the same length. |
| D．How to find out about one’s personality exactly. |
2 . Mark Bertram, 46, lost the tips of two fingers at work in 2018 when his hand became trapped in a fan belt. “It's life-changing but it's not life-ending,” he says. “Doing work is harder now. Everything is just a little different.”
After two surgeries and occupational therapy, Bertram decided to make light of his condition by asking Eric Catalano, a tattoo (纹身) artist, to create fingernail tattoos. The idea made everyone in the studio laugh—until they saw the final result. “The mood changed,” Catalano recalls from his Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio. “Everything turned from funny to wow.”
When Catalano posted a photo of the tattoos, a pair of fingernails that looked so real that no one could believe their eyes, he had no idea the image would eventually be viewed by millions of people around the world.
The viral photo pushed Catalano, 40, further into the world of paramedical (辅助医疗的) tattooing. Now people with life-altering scars come from as far away as Ireland to visit his shop. They enter Eternal Ink looking for the artistic healing they saw online. Using flesh-toned (肉色的) inks and a needle, Catalano transforms his clients' view of themselves.
Leslie Pollan, 32, a dog breeder in Oxford, was bitten on the face by a puppy in 2014. She underwent countless surgeries to correct a scar on her lip.
“Plastic surgery gave me no hope,” she says. “So I looked for other options.” She ultimately traveled six hours to meet with Catalano. He hid Pollan's lip scar, giving her back a piece of her confidence.“ You don't understand until you've been through it,” Pollan says. “It made me have a different look on life.”
Catalano performs up to eight reconstructive tattoos. While he charges $100 per regular tattoo, he doesn't charge for paramedical tattoos. “Financially, it doesn't make sense,” Catalano says. “But every time I see that emotion from my customers, I'm 100 percent sure this is something that I can't stop doing.”
1. What best describes people's attitude when first hearing of fingernail tattoos?| A．Indifferent. | B．Ridiculous. |
| C．Confident. | D．Surprised. |
| A．He drew an artistic puppy. |
| B．He inked scars on her face. |
| C．He created a lip tattoo. |
| D．He performed plastic surgeries on her. |
| A．Cosmetic surgery is of no use. |
| B．Tattoos earn Mark Bertram a good fame. |
| C．Catalano is a kind and generous person. |
| D．Fingernail tattoos are popular around the world. |
| A．A Life-changing Event | B．Miracle Tattoos |
| C．An Amazing Artist | D．A Promising Business |
3 . Wrinkles, losing skin, fine lines and creases (折痕) are parts and parcels of growing older.
Countless studies have found that adults who participate in what they see as stimulating and meaningful activities experience less inflammation (炎症).
Switch up how you sleep
Don't skip the dentist
Speaking of health, did you know that investing in proper dental care is also investing in your skin's anti-aging powers? Not taking care of your teeth ages your smile and can also cause nutritional drawbacks and infections, both of which will definitely show on your skin. In addition to caring for your teeth daily, make sure you're visiting your dentist regularly and getting x-rays as needed.
| A．Turn to new interests. |
| B．Avoid physical exercise. |
| C．Having no enough sleeping may wrinkle your skin. |
| D．It can decrease physical stress contributing to aging of skin. |
| E．However, that doesn't make them any more pleasant to deal with! |
| F．They can easily catch and prevent any deeper dental issues. |
| G．People who sleep on their sides are more likely to experience skin wrinkling. |
4 . It seems that everyone seeks for bright white teeth. There are whitening materials in toothpastes, mouthwash, and even chewing gum. Yellow teeth seem to get a bad reputation and are usually associated with poor oral hygiene (卫生) . Fortunately, we have some good news for those who lack those pearly whites. Yellow teeth are actually stronger than bright white teeth!
We know, it's hard to believe. According to sciencefocus. com, the enamel (珐琅质) on your teeth is naturally a blueish white color and the dentine ( 牙质) beneath it is naturally yellow. Since the enamel is semitransparent, the yellow shows through the blueish white. This creates a light grey or light yellow color. However, if your teeth are significantly darker than a light yellow， there may be a potential cause such as disease or tooth decay.
The process of bleaching your teeth is what weakens them.“Some products contain hydrogen peroxide (过氧化氢) that spread through the enamel. It breaks down the compounds that are causing color changing, and your teeth become lighter, ”Adriana Manso, a clinical assistant professor in the Faculty of Dentistry, told The University of British Columbia.
“Those products can have multiple side effects such as damaging the dental enamel, causing harm to the gums, tooth sensitivity and more,” Manso adds.“Some of these effects are lasting; for example, the damage to the dental enamel is permanent and irreversible.
If you sill long for those white teeth though, there are plenty of chemical-free routes to take that won't damage your enamel一like eating celery, spinach, onions, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, peanuts or drinking green tea, or consulting a doctor to try, other more advisable ways to naturally brighten your teeth.
1. What can we learn from paragraph 1 and 2?| A．Yellow teeth are weaker than white ones. |
| B．People who have yellow teeth have a bad reputation. |
| C．The enamel and dentite beneath it are the same color. |
| D．Your teeth may become darker than a light yellow due to tooth decay. |
| A．Whitening. | B．Brushing. | C．Strengthening. | D．Protecting. |
| A．Drinking whatever you want. | B．Seeing a doctor for surgery. |
| C．Adopting approaches to protecting enamel. | D．Using some whitening oral products. |
| A．The benefits of keeping yellow teeth. | B．The methods of whitening teeth. |
| C．The reasons for not whitening teeth. | D．The side effects of whitening teeth. |
5 . When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Everything else seems blurry. Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted. Then People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading , they must get glasses, too.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts. Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle. To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.
1. What problem might a person have when things far away seem unclear?| A．Near-sighted. | B．Far-sighted. | C．Astigmatic. | D．Suffering from cataracts. |
| A．only when we can see well. | B．only when we cannot see perfectly. |
| C．even if we can see well. | D．only when we realize how important our eyes are. |
| A．seeing at night | B．seeing objects far away |
| C．looking over a wide area | D．judging distances |
| A．One eye bigger than the other. |
| B．Eyes that are not exactly the right shape. |
| C．A difficulty that can be corrected by an operation. |
| D．An eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses. |
6 . Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing eyesight, but it's easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight:
Schedule yearly exams.
Protect against UV rays .
Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is, it’s extremely important to wear sunglasses.
Two-thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products.
As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins C and E help protect eyesight and promote eye health.
Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses.
Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk.
Otherwise: you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.
| A．Eat your greens. |
| B．Eye care should begin early in life. |
| C．They can properly protect your eyes. |
| D．Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins. |
| E．Parents usually don’t care about their own eyesight. |
| F．Always follow the doctor’s advice for appropriate wear. |
| G．This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness. |
7 . Tips for protecting your eyes during the winter
We usually worry about staying warm during the winter months, and think less about protecting our eyes.
Tip 1:
During the winter, our eyes are often exposed to blowing, dry, hot air that can cause them to become dry. Here are a few treatments:
Tip 2: Wear sunglasses with UV(紫外线) protection.
UV rays in the winter can harm our eyes.
Tip 3: Goggles(护目镜) protect in many ways.
Goggles not only protect our eyes from UV rays, but they also help keep our eyes from drying out from the winter wind. In addition, think about all those branches, leaves, and dirty snow that can severely injure our eyes upon contact.
| A．Clean your eyes carefully |
| B．Goggles protect the eyes from the wind |
| C．Don’t let your eyes dry out |
| D．However, the winter months can be as hard on our eyes as the summer months |
| E．In fact, they can do even more harm when they’re reflecting(反射) off snow |
| F．It is wise to wear quality goggles |
| G．Keep eye drops at hand to wet your eyes |
8 . Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp
Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit- -and that can be a very annoying thing.
1.
People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer’s disease (早老性痴呆症)，according to a recent study.
2. Go for a walk.
Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain.
3. Learn something new.
Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time.
| A．Focus on the future. |
| B．This can be especially harmful to the aged. |
| C．It should be something like learning gardening. |
| D．So take a few minutes each day to do some reading. |
| E．But don’t worry if your schedule isn’t filled with life changing events. |
| F．Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments |
| G．In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain. |
Hair loss can be due to a variety of factors, including a genetic tendency (which is not genetically linked to just one parent—both parents contribute to the tendency to lose hair).
Women who are experiencing hair problems seem to have more limited choices than men. There are some female hair loss treatments that are available such as the Tricomin System which is a topical treatment that is nutrition based. Shen Min for Women is another natural treatment that contains herbs (药草) that are said to stimulate(刺激) hair growth and even restore hair that is graying to its natural color.
The majority of the popular, prove hair loss treatments are only intended for men and are not suitable for women. True, a woman’s hair issue is different from a man’s. The biological makeup is different and the needs are different. Women have different needs and their bodies react in different ways to environmental changes, physical illness and even the treatments that are available. There are many natural treatments such as vitamin and mineral supplements that are said to stimulate hair growth, but, for the most part, these claims are currently unproven.
One of the first and most important factors to effectively treating is to get a diagnosis from a doctor. Talk to your doctor about any symptoms(症状) that you may be experiencing in addition to the thinning hair. Stress, weight loss or gain, illness and depression, all of these can be contributing factors.
1. It can be learned from the lst paragraph that ________.| A．usually hair loss is hard to heal |
| B．female hair loss is more common than the men’s |
| C．women tend to suffer from hair loss during the pregnant period |
| D．only illness contributes to hair loss |
| A．Both are to solve the problem of male hair loss. |
| B．Tricomin System is effective in speeding the growth of the new hair. |
| C．Shen Min is an updated way of treating hair loss. |
| D．The former is nutrition-based, while the latter is medicine-based. |
| A．the biological structure and composition of the hair |
| B．the wants and needs |
| C．the reactions and responses to the outside changes |
| D．the approach to taking exercise |
| A．include vitamin and mineral supplements |
| B．are applied to keep the hair healthy |
| C．have been proved useful |
| D．are the most commonly-used ways |
