How to Fight Winter Blue
Winter’s short days are more than cold. For many people, winter depression, the most common type of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), is as much a part of the season as hats and scarves.
Winter serious SAD sufferers may need medical treatment. Those feeling a little blue can help themselves by sticking to a healthy lifestyle.
Here are some tips:
Pace yourself. Don’t expect to do everything you normally can. Set a realistic schedule. Don’t listen to negative thinking, like blaming yourself or expecting to fail.
Get involved in activities that make you feel good or feel like you’ve achieved something. For example, play table tennis or badminton.
If you are feeling depressed, you may feel like staying away from friends. Yet this is a time when friends’ support can be helpful. Call them regularly. Remember, the more we put off calling or visiting a friend, the harder it is to rebuild a friendship.
Think clearly about what’s wrong or right. Instead of giving in to vague feelings of sadness, look at your problems objectively. Break down problems into specific issues that you can work on.
Regular exercise helps to prevent and ease depression.
Eat well. Studies show that a healthy diet can help to maintain (keep) a healthy body and mind. The vitamins, minerals and micro—nutrients found in balanced diet may help our bodies to produce feel-good hormones(荷尔蒙). Foods containing chemicals to help produce feel-good hormones include bananas, turkey, nuts and seeds. Eat at least five pieces of fruit and vegetables every day.
P.S. Symptoms(症状) of SAD:
No interest or pleasure in things you used to enjoy.
Increased need for sleep.
A change in eating habits, especially an appetite for sweet or starchy(含淀粉的) foods.
Weight gain
A heavy feeling in the arms or legs
A drop in energy level
Difficulty in concentrating
Overly emotional
Avoidance of friends and social situations
Frequent feelings of guilt
Long-term feelings of hopelessness, and physical problems, such as headaches
1.The writer of the passage agrees that .
|
A．the cold in winter makes us suffer from SAD |
|
B．hats and scarves protect us from SAD |
|
C．every one of us meets SAD in winter |
|
D．we are blue mainly because of short days in winter |
2.We may infer that , according to the passage.
|
A．more darkness will make us sad |
|
B．we should wear hats and scarves in winter |
|
C．a healthy lifestyle prevents us from serious SAD |
|
D．staying away from friends makes us depressed |
3.．When we pace ourselves, we .
|
A．don’t do anything we can |
B．make a practical plan |
|
C．face depression easily |
D．think something of guilt |
4.The underlined expression “ease depression” in the passage probably means “ ”
|
A．reduce depression |
B．be easy with depression |
|
C．face depression easily |
D．make an easy depression |
5.The passage includes the following except .
|
A．the earlier we meet friends, the easier it is to rebuild a friendship |
|
B．if we give in to unclear feelings of sadness, we’ll be caught in the SAD |
|
C．playing table tennis helps us achieve whatever we want |
|
D．feel--good hormones from a balanced diet can help a healthy body |
More than 26 million Americans took part in the Vietnam (越南)War. More than 58,000 of them 21 ; over 300,000 were 22 , and nearly 2300 were missing and thought dead. Improved 23 services saved many soldiers with serious 24 that in earlier wars would have been fatal(致命的). More than 600 Americans were prisoners of war (POWs).Some POWs spent six years or even 25 in North Vietnamese prisons.
One of the 26 things of the war has been the fate of its veterans(退伍军人).The 27 of soldiers from the Vietnam War was not 28 celebrated. Americans 29 them with stony silence.
The public's 30 reaction made many veterans angry and 31 them. They had 32 a life-and-death struggle, obeying orders for their country's national 33 .In the book Born on the Fourth of July (1976).Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic expressed his 34 over their not being supported.
"I didn’t want to 35 it at first---people went against us when we were putting our 36 on the frontline for our country……How could they do this to us? Many of us wouldn't be coming back……"
Thousands of Vietnam veterans turned to drugs or 37 to kick the drug habits they had developed 38 the war. Many others had trouble in finding jobs or 39 down and starting families. Between 250,000 and 350,000 homeless Americans--nearly one third of the total 40 Vietnam veterans.
|
1. |
|
|
2. |
|
|
3. |
|
|
4. |
|
|
5. |
|
|
6. |
|
|
7. |
|
|
8. |
|
|
9. |
|
|
10. |
|
|
11. |
|
|
12. |
|
|
13. |
|
|
14. |
|
|
15. |
|
|
16. |
|
|
17. |
|
|
18. |
|
|
19. |
|
|
20. |
|
It was strongly recommended that the sports meeting ________ till next week.
|
A．was put off |
B．should put off |
C．be put off |
D．to be put off |
Tom left his dog ____________ me when he was away.
|
A．in charge of |
B．in the charge of |
C．taking charge |
D．taking the charge |
_______ is commanded by the King that the new rules ________ out at once.
|
A．This, should carry |
B．This, be carried |
C．It, be carried |
D．It, should carry |
I ________ fishing in winter, but I didn’t for the last two seasons.
|
A．would go |
B．used to going |
C．was used to going |
D．used to go |
