Scientists find that hardworking people live longer than average men and women. Career women are ________ than housewives. Evidence shows that the ________ are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows __________ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate ________ correspondingly (相应地) by 2%. All this comes down to one point: work is _________ to health.
Why is work good for health? It is ________ work keeps people busy, away from loneliness and solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel ________, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are ________. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when working hard. Work serves as a ________ between man and reality. By work, people ________ each other. By collective (集体的) activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work ________ the loss of everything. It affects (影响) man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于) ________.
_________, work gives one a sense of achievement (成就感). Work makes one feel his ________ and status in society. When a ________ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully ________ a patient or a teacher sees his students ________, all of them will be happy beyond ________.
From the above we can ________ the conclusion (结论) that the more you ________, the happier and healthier you will be. Let us work hard, study well and live a happy and healthy life.
1.A. cleverer B. healthier C. weaker D. worse
2.A. beautiful B. injured C. jobless D. sick
3.A. whenever B. whether C. though D. since
4.A. stays B. changes C. falls D. increases
5.A. helpful B. equal C. harmful D. familiar
6.A. where B. that C. why D. because
7.A. lucky B. serious C. cheerful D. sad
8.A. busy B. free C. lazy D. empty
9.A. river B. gap C. channel D. bridge
10.A. come up with B. have contact with C. look down upon D. look up to
11.A. means B. explains C. becomes D. matches
12.A. peace B. silence C. happiness D. disease
13.A. Besides B. Nevertheless C. However D. Yet
14.A. pay B. value C. rate D. price
15.A. worker B. farmer C. writer D. manager
16.A. manages B. controls C. operates on D. deals with
17.A. stand B. grow C. rise D. sleep
18.A. doubt B. actions C. notes D. words
19.A. come to B. turn to C. stick to D. point to
20.A. dance B. play C. speak D. work
How Can I Fight Laziness?
Lazy people will never amount to anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind.
1.Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency (趋势) to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout the day.
Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active. 2.Others take a more active approach, viewing each task as a challenge they must overcome alone. Laziness sets in when you no longer feel in charge of your own life.
Some people fight laziness by removing the temptations (诱惑) that surround them. A television in the living room may provide entertainment. However, watching too much TV in your spare time often contributes to laziness.3.Complete a few tasks and reward yourself with what you enjoy, such as a good dinner or a film. Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home. Couples and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not dealt with immediately.
4.Be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others in the home may eventually follow your example and perform their own task. It is difficult to practice laziness when you are surrounded by motivated people.
5.Enough exercise and a balanced diet can enable you to have more energy and help lift your spirits.
A. To fight family laziness, set an example.
B. Knowing how to fight laziness is important.
C. One way to fight laziness is to get enough sleep.
D. Finally, developing a healthy lifestyle can help you fight laziness.
E. With strong determination (意志力), you will be able to achieve your goal.
F. Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from task to task.
G. Create a reward system for yourself, just as parents do for a child.
Travel is fun and exciting, but it's not if you get sick．You may think,“Not me, I won't get sick on my vacation．”But for many people, that is what happens．
A vacation is supposed to be a time for relaxing．But very often it is not．“What can I do when I am a tourist?”This is what we should often think about．Usually there are so many places to visit：museums, shops, parks and churches．You may spend most days walking around these places．This can be very tiring．Your feet may hurt．And you may have a terrible headache after a few hours．If this is what you feel, you should take a rest．Don't ask your body to do too much．A tired body means a weak body．And a weak body can make you get sick easily．Just sit down for a few hours in a nice spot．In good weather, look for a quiet park bench．Or you can rest at a café．You can learn a lot by watching people when you have a rest．
Sleep is also important．If you want to stay healthy you need enough sleep．You may have trouble sleeping at night when you travel．Your hotel room may be noisy, or the bed may be uncomfortable．If that is true, don't be afraid to change rooms or hotels．You may not get enough sleep for another reason．You may want to stay out late at night．In many cities the night life can be very exciting．Then you should plan to sleep for an hour during the day．That extra hour can make a big difference．
Finally, if you want to stay healthy, you must eat well．That means eating the right kinds of foods．Your body needs fresh fruit and vegetables, and some meat, milk or cheese．When you are in a new country you may want to try new foods but you need to be careful about how much you eat．Lots of rich food is not very good for you．
1.Travel is____________.
A. the best way to relax B. unhealthy
C. never any fun D. very tiring
2.It's a good idea to ________ when travelling．
A. spend every night in hotels. B. change hotels.
C. get some rest every day. D. take lots of medicine.
3.According to the passage, we can get to know the local people by ________．
A. watching them B. visiting their homes
C. writing to them D. going to the shops
4.Which of the following is true to stay in good health on a vacation?________
A. Try not to visit every museum and church in a place．
B. Eat proper food, have enough sleep and rest．
C. Stay up late every night and sleep for an hour in the day．
D. Visit as many shops as you can．
Dublin City Guide
Delightful and full of surprises, Dublin packs a blow that, delivered correctly, will leave you a shock. Dublin, locals will tell you, has personality, which is much more important than good looks and will last far longer. That’s big talk for a small capital in true Irish style.
About Dublin City Guide
*One Dublin author, over 500 hours of research, and over 300 shopping, eating and drinking recommendations.
*Insights into city life, from a local fashion designer’s shopping tips to a food expert’s top restaurant picks.
*Explore the living places that inspired Dublin’s literary greats—Swift, Yeats, Beckett and Joyce.
Book (USD $21.99)
What you get:
* 1 printed book
* Pages: 276 pages, 12 color pages, 29 maps
* Size: 128mm×197mm
* Weight: 0.31kg/0.68lb
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* “Contents”, “Getting Started” and “Index” are all free.
* “Background”, “Neighborhoods”, “Eating &Drinking” and “Sleeping” are $4.95 each.
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1.According to the text, Dublin City Guide ______.
A. was written by an American B. helps readers choose books to read
C. contains a fashion designer’s advice D. reminds readers to mind table manners
2.Which of the following is TRUE about the physical printed book Dublin City Guide?
A. It has about 267 pages. B. There’s no color page in it.
C. It has maps to help readers. D. It contains E-book downloads.
3.If we want to read “Index” and “Sleeping” of the e-book, we have to pay an extra ______.
A. $ 4.95 B. $ 9.90
C. $ 20.34 D. $ 19.80
Teenagers who spend hours in front of the television may have a poorer diet as young adults.
A study，which included nearly 1，400 high school students，found those who watched TV for five hours or more per day had less healthy diets than peers(同龄人）five years later. Why does this happen? Should the parents take any measures?
On the one hand，people who spend a lot of time in front of the TV, especially teenagers，may snack more，and that may affect their long-term diet quality.
On the other hand，TV ads for fast food，sweets and snacks tempt teenagers to eat more of those foods. And TV time might also replace exercise time for some kids.
Lead researcher Dr. Daheia J. Barr-Anderson，of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis，told Reuters Health a clear correlation between TV time during high school and diet quality in young adulthood. While the heaviest TV viewers were eating the most junk food , those who'd watched less than two hours per day had the highest intake(吸收)of fruits，vegetables, whole grains and high-calcium food. In her opinion，parents should limit and monitor TV viewing.
As far as I am concerned，children should watch no more than two hours of television per day. And parents should set a good example by eating right，being physically active and curbing their own TV time.
1.What's the best title for this passage?
A. People should keep away from TV to keep healthy.
B. Teenagers' TV time may affect their diets later.
C. Why do teenagers like TV"
D. Parents' own habits may affect children later.
2.According to the passage，heavy TV viewers tend to＿．
A. eat more fruits B. eat less junk food
C. take in fewer vegetables D. take in high-calcium food
3.What suggestion does the author give the parents？
A. They must watch TV with their children.
B. They should forbid the children to watch TV.
C. They should pay attention to nutrition in diets.
D. They can't do what they don't want their children to do.
4.The underlined word“curbing" in the last paragraph can be replaced by
A. controlling B. checking
C. adding D. stopping
Charlie is a teacher and his wife, Maria is an artist. The night before last, just before the longest day of the year, Charlie was sitting in a deckchair enjoying the warm summer air when Maria touched his shoulder and he could tell immediately she was a little worried about something. He asked her what the matter was and she replied that there was a strange thing on the jacket that was hanging in the bedroom. They had both lived in the West Indies (西印度群岛) and had seen a lot of strange creatures in their house before. But now they were living in England and so Charlie just laughed and said he would have a look at the “thing”.
He walked to the bedroom. He saw a jacket hanging in the bedroom and went up to it to have a closer look at the “thing”. The moment he touched it, the thing sprang into life. Now Charlie experiences fear like the rest of us but when this creature opened its wings, he jumped out of his skin and ran screaming from the room like a small child doing about 100 miles an hour.
For a moment the next-door neighbours thought that Charlie was murdering his wife because of the noise they could hear. In fact, it was a bat that frightened Charlie.
Eventually Charlie managed to trap the bat in a box and took it to the garden to let the bat fly. Maria, who had been playing the guitar while Charlie was upstairs, asked Charlie if he had found out what the thing was. “Oh, nothing to worry about”, he said casually hoping that the terror could not be seen in his eyes, “it was just a bat.”
1.Why was Maria a little worried one night?
A. Because she couldn't find her guitar. B. Because she saw something strange.
C. Because it was too hot for her. D. Because she had quarreled with her husband.
2.The underlined part “jumped out of his skin” in the second paragraph probably means ____.
A. stood up B. was very frightened
C. threw off his clothes D. was very excited
3.What happened to the bat?
A. It was killed by Charlie. B. It was badly wounded.
C. It was set free by Charlie. D. It was kept as a pet.
4.It can be inferred that ________.
A. Charlie was afraid that his wife would laugh at him if she knew the truth
B. the neighbours would report to the police about Charlie murdering the bat
C. the bat wouldn't come to Charlie's room again because it was frightened
D. Maria heard her husband screaming downstairs and became frightened
