Do you remember those times when your mother told you to avoid talking to strangers? But now you’re not a child any more. In fact, there are advantages of talking to strangers.
1: You can meet a really great person.
Talking to a stranger is a good habit because you never know whom you may meet. 1. You can also meet someone who’ll give you a chance to get your dream job.
2: 2.
You have some opinions about different subjects and you know your friends’ and relatives’ points of view about them too. But there are millions of other people who think differently and can give you unpredictable yet smart ideas that’ll broaden your horizons.
3: You can improve your social skills.
3.Asking appropriate questions and attentive listening are two skills that many of us don’t have. You can better these skills when talking to a stranger.
4: You will feel a boost of confidence.
If you belong to that shy type of people, talking to a stranger may seem to be a real challenge for you. 4.You can overcome your fear of being judged by others by talking to strangers and become more confident.
5: You can cheer someone up.
The thing you will definitely like about talking to strangers is that you can make someone’s day better. 5. Compliment people and they will think something pleasant about you. Having a sweet short dialogue is one of those perfect chances to make people cheerful.
A. Smile and people will smile in return.
B. It can expand your world view.
C. Why not speak to someone until your turn comes?
D. I’m also extremely shy but I realize it’s not an issue at all.
E. You can meet a person who’ll become your best friend in future.
F. It may show you the solutions you didn’t know about.
G. Whatever social skills you have, you can make them better when talking to strangers.
When I was growing up, Mother’s Day was as important as Christmas.
The energy around the house was always positive, mostly thanks to my father who made sure that his kids appreciated their mother. We would clean the house, and Mum got breakfast in bed in the morning and didn’t have to lift a finger all day. And in the evening, we went to a restaurant for a traditional Mother’s Day dinner.
What I learned from my father over the years, was that no matter what, he always put my mother before himself. He absolutely loved her and never let her forget that.
I maintain my father’s Mother’s Day tradition with my wife. Growing up, I learned that showing affection to the woman you love or who gave birth to you is an important part of life. You see, it goes both ways, and the love you have for your mother comes back to you again and again.
Believing that and feeling it when you can may keep you from being lonely, even if your mum isn’t close by or has passed away. There are a number of us who no longer have a mother in our lives, and truth be told, there are often times when I wish my mum were still here comforting me. So instead, I remember the times she did just that. It makes me smile, and somehow, those memories of a more simple and loving life give me the comfort I’m looking for.
If you are mumless, you too should find a deserving woman in your life and celebrate Mother’s Day with her. If you don’t know anyone, there are plenty of lonely mums in rest homes who would enjoy your company for a couple of hours. The visit will make both of your days, and perhaps our lives, a little bit better.
1.What did the author learn from his father?
A.We should always put others before ourselves.
B.It’s necessary to express love to those we love.
C.It’s important to have an interesting family tradition.
D.Mother’s Day is just as important as Christmas.
2.What does the underlined word “maintain” in paragraph 4 mean?
A.honor B.pass on
C.get rid of D.continue
3.Why does the author value the idea of showing love for one’s mother?
A.It can set a good example for kids to follow.
B.It is what mothers expect their children to do.
C.It’s important to follow your father’s rules.
D.It can warm your mother’s heart as well as yours.
4.What is the author’s advice to someone whose mum has passed away?
A.Visit lonely mums in rest homes on Mother’s Day.
B.Try to get used to life without a mum.
C.Turn to other family members for love.
D.Give all your attention to your mother-in-law.
5.How did the author feel when he was writing this passage?
A.disappointed B.lonely
C.warm D.content
Teenagers who start the school early are likely to weigh slightly more than those who start later. That’s the finding of a new study of nearly 30,000 Canadians between the ages of 10 and 18.
Getting too little sleep can put kids at risk for a number of problems. Sleepy teens are more likely to be overweight, to have trouble concentrating and to struggle in school. Genevieve Gariepy, who works at Mcgill University in Montreal, Canada, wanted to know how earlier school start times might be connected with weight.
“Overweight in teenagers is a big problem in North America,” she says. The number of overweight kids has grown over the past 30 years. So Gariepy decided to home in on the impact (影响) of school start times.
Her team collected start times for 362 Canadian schools. Then they asked students at those schools to give their height and weight. In all, they collected data from nearly 30,000 10 to 18-year-olds. Among 6th-to 10th-graders, those who started school earlier were likely to be slightly heavier for their height. Every 10-minute delay in school start time was connected, on average, with a lightly lower weight among students who were the same sex, age and height. However, the difference is slight. Healthy eating and getting enough exercise will play a bigger role in keeping a healthy weight.
Because the study compared kids who already started school at different times of day, it’s not clear that changing school start time would help heavier kids lose weight. To know for sure, researchers would want to compare the same kids before and after changing to a later school start time.
Still, the study is a good start, says Cora Collette Bruener, a doctor at Seattle Children’s Hospital in Washington. The findings add to a growing pile of evidence that later school start time might be better for teen health, she says.
1.What is the finding of the new study?
A.More and more teens are growing overweight.
B.Healthy diets and enough exercise help reduce weight.
C.Teens who start school earlier are a little overweight.
D.Teens who start school earlier do not perform well.
2.What does the underlined phrase “home in on” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.reduce B.focus on
C.move to D.judge
3.How did Gariepy’s team get their finding?
A.By recording the teen’s weight. B.By checking the teen’s physical health.
C.By comparing different sets of data. D.By measuring the teen’s height.
4.What does Cora Collette Bruener think of the study?
A.It has inspiring value. B.It lacks further support.
C.It needs improving. D.It is well designed.
5.The passage is written to_______.
A.discuss when schools should start.
B.inform the finding of a recent study.
C.warn parents to take good care of kids.
D.call on school leaders to change schools’ schedules.
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1.Which place offers historic sites to visit?
A.Boston B.Orlando
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2.What can you do if you go to Big Sky, MT?
A.Play golf. B.Ride horses.
C.See a baseball game. D.Watch a Broadway show.
3.On which of these dates would the special rates be unavailable?
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C.September 1-2. D.August 9-10.
4.Which two places above focus on nature and outdoor activities?
A.Boston&Orlando B.Orlando&Big Sky
C.Lake Tahoe&Big Sky D.Lake Tahoe&New York
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假如你是李华，你收到朋友李磊的来信，他告诉你他不适应高一数学老师的课，在数学方面有些困难，以至于跟不上其他同学，感到非常着急。请给他回复一封电子邮件，想办法解决这方面的困难。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：适应adapt to
Dear Li Lei，
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Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线线（＼）划掉
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My friend Luo Ming had a disappointing look today. When I asked her the reason, she said that the winter vocation was going to be over soon and that she had to go back to school. Luo Ming doesn't do well in her studies but she isn’t interested on studying. I guess that’s how she doesn’t want go back to school. But I look forward to go back to school. I enjoy studying very much. It helps enrich her knowledge. After relaxing for more than twenty day in the cold winter , now I am full of a energy and can’t wait to study in the classroom again. I hope Luo Ming will one day finding the fun of studying,too.
