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Ten years ago, my hometown is a small and poor city with few factories.And the citizens had few choice on transportation.However, nowadays my hometown has taken on brand new look with rapid development of culture and economy. The citizens' living conditions have been greatly improve and their lifestyles are different from in the past.Shop online has become popular.When they comes to transportation,private cars have become a common way of traveling beside public transportation.The best change is which all the people are living a hopeful life with confident.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
What makes the sea tum red and causes thousands of fish to die？As far back as anyone could remember，the blame was placed on the "red tides. " In 1947，scientists finally connected the red tides with a microscopic sea organism（有机体）1.（call）the dinoflagellate.
The dinoflagellate is so tiny 2. 6，000 of these organisms may be contained in 3. single drop of water. It stands on the borderline between plant and animal in its clasification. it produces its own food，as plants do. But it moves 4.（free）and eats other organisms，as animals do.
Dinoflagellates are normally only one of the many kinds of organisms found in plankton. Plankton is the name given to all very small 5.（form）of sea life. However，when the air and water 6.（be）calm and warm，dinoflagellates multiply with 7.（amaze）sped. The surface of the water appears 8.（cover）with a red carpet.
The dinoflagellates give off a poison. Many fish die. Their bodies are washed up on the beach. Beaches are not fit 9. any use. Fish that are not killed may become 10.（poison）to animals or people who eat them. Commercial fishing comes to a stop.
As dinoflagellates consume all the food and oxygen in an area，they die. After a time，the sea returns to normal. But when conditions are right，the red tide comes again.
In today's busy world, it's easy to get off the course of our life. Having a Life Map to _________helps us keep moving quickly and ________ towards our goals. It helps us quickly correct things when we are ________ a mess, and helps us find the right _________ to deal with unexpected problems.
But if we don't have the map, all the planning in the world won't _________. We’ll end up driving________ around, being distracted by many different paths. Even if you know _______ you want to go, you haven't tried and have no true method of getting there.
If you were going to drive to somewhere _________, firstly you would map it out. More likely, you often look at the _________ for directions to make sure that you were on the right track. You would be able to tell quickly if you needed to _________ adjustments, correct a mistake, or consider a(n) ________ of plans. Don't let your temporary, current desires take precedence(优先) over what you really want, because an important part of success is _________ what is and what isn't a distraction.
For example, as you are _________ for your party, you see a seller with some fresh flowers and you decide to stop and __________ some for your friends. In this __________, a stop along the way adds to your goal. _________, if you decide to stop and see a movie and arrive quite ________ at the party, then you have detracted from your goal.
It is exactly true for the Life Map. Each “opportunity” must be ________ according to how this will _______ your final goal---will this contribute to it ________ will this detract from it? Therefore, both the driving map and the Life Map serve the same high purpose: to keep you on the right track.
1.A. focus on B. refer to C. think about D. adapt to
2.A. suddenly B. possibly C. properly D. formally
3.A. in B. to C. at D. for
4.A. solution B. chance C. result D. excuse
5.A. need B. lose C. exist D. matter
6.A. excitedly B. unsteadily C. happily D. aimlessly
7.A. where B. when C. whether D. why
8.A. unusual B. unfamiliar C. unimportant D. unattractive
9.A. road B. sky C. car D. map
10.A. make B. collect C. show D. choose
11.A. explanation B. future C. change D. arrangement
12.A. dropping B. avoiding C. catching D. deciding
13.A. preparing B. heading C. calling D. fighting
14.A. put out B. work on C. pick up D. see to
15.A. time B. system C. area D. case
16.A. Thus B. However C. Anywhere D. Still
17.A. early B. timely C. fast D. late
18.A. expected B. lost C. valued D. evaluated
19.A. affect B. combine C. reach D. set
20.A. but B. or C. and D. so
Food will become healthier and the food choices will become smarter and promote healthy eating once your kitchen is well organized. 1.. They also give you a head start to start establishing a kitchen that encourages you to eat quality food.
Keep fresh spices and herbs within reachable distance. When you add fresh herbs to your food, you can make it not only healthy but also delicious, which will help you in actively avoiding unhealthy foods like salt, butter, etc. These foods are known to raise the deliciousness. This is why it is hard for us to let it go initially. 2., it becomes much easier to form good eating habits.
Keep all your healthy items close at hand. Place all the low-calorie snacks easy to reach so that your first response is to grab something healthy when you have a hunger pang. 3.. They can be accessed only when you are facing extreme desire. This way, you can avoid the evil thought of grabbing one every time you enter the storeroom.
Keep all your small appliances (电器) handy. 4., chances are that they will end up at the back of the cabinet, never to be used again. Bring out all your small appliances like a juicer that has been eating dirt in your storage cupboards.
5.. Remove all the items from the fridge and clean it properly. You can also organize it in such a way that all your healthy food and produce are in the front and the other items are at the back.
A. Keep your fridge organized
B Make your fridge easy to clean
C. You can also add an iPad station in the kitchen
D. These ideas will be helpful in better organizing your kitchen
E. But once there are tastier and healthier alternatives within reach
F. When you have to put in far too much effort to locate the small items
G. You can also hide all your chocolates in a place where they are not visible to you
Do you like to flaunt your expensive items? You could find yourself without friends! Scientists prove that expensive status symbols make you look less socially attractive.
Items such as a fancy car and a Rolex watch are often thought to increase our social standing and often come with a high price tag(标签).According to the latest research, however, it has the opposite effect and people would prefer to be friends with someone who places less value on material objects.
“Often we think that status symbols will make us look more socially attractive to others, “says Stephen Garcia, the study's lead author from the University of Michigan. He adds, “However, our research suggests that these status signals actually make us look less socially attractive.
The researchers conducted six studies which assessed how people presented themselves and how people viewed strangers. People who chose to wear higher status items tended to get a negative response, but people wanted to be friends with people who preferred lower status symbols.
The study took the role of the luxury item to see if it was possible that the expensive item itself played a part in people's reactions. The definition of a status symbol changed based on a person's socioeconomic status, but the same effect of keeping off potential friends was seen regardless of social position.
"At a social level, we may be wasting billions of dollars on expensive status symbols that finally keep others from wanting to associate with us, "says Kimberlee Weaver Livnat at the University of Haifa. She says, "And to the extent that close friendships are important to well-being, we may be unintentionally hurting ourselves.”
However, Patricia Chen of the National University of Singapore said this does not necessarily mean status symbols are a bad thing. She says, "Our findings right now only apply to the formation of new friendships, Status symbols may be beneficial at other times and in other settings, such as when trying to establish new business contacts.”
1.What does the underlined word "flaunt" in paragraph I mean?
A.Show off. B.Get rid of.
C.Give away. D.Hand in.
2.Which is the negative influence of expensive status symbols?
A.Lowering people's social status.
B.Preventing people from making friends.
C.Doing harm to people's health absolutely.
D.Changing people s consumption concept.
3.Who may be more popular among friends according to the text?
A.People who are very rich. B.People with high social status.
C.People who keep a low profile. D.People with charming appearance.
4.What attitude does Patricia Chen have towards status symbols?
A.Positive B.Unconcerned.
C.Critical . D.Casual.
Older women who walk a little over three kilometers each day might live longer than less active women of the same age, a new study suggests.
Many Americans hoping to stay healthy set a daily goal of 10, 000 steps, or about eight kilometers. They often have this goal because they are wearing electronic devices which set that target, note researchers in the United States. Their findings appeared recently in the publication JAMA Internal Medicine.
But it is not clear how much intensity(强度)or speed matter when counting the health benefits of every step, the researchers write. They add that 10,000 steps per day might not be the right goal for everyone.
For the study, researchers observed 17,000 women, all in their early 70s. They asked the women to wear accelerometers for at least four days. Accelerometers are small devices that measure the number of steps and the intensity of movement. The researchers followed up with the women much later, around 4. 3 years later, on average. Since the beginning of the study, 504 women had died. Compared to women who took no more than 2, 718 steps daily, the women who took at least 4,363 steps per day were 41 percent less likely to die.
“Even a modest amount of steps is associated with lower death rates, "said I-Min Lee, the lead writer of a report on the study. "The rate of stepping did not matter in these older women: it was the number of steps that mattered.
The study had a few limitations. For example, the researchers only measured women’s movements once, at the start of the study period. It is possible that the women’s behaviors changed over time. Still, the results are "good news for older adults who may have difficulty walking at faster paces, "said Keith Diaz, a researcher at Columbia University. He was not involved in the study.
“Any walking is better than nothing, " Diaz said by email. "With even small amounts of walking, your risk of death will be sharply reduced "For those who have difficulty walking, other research shows that any form of aerobic activity provides health benefits," he added. "Swimming, bicycling or any form of activity that is continuous in nature will provide health benefits.
1.What conclusion can we come to from the text?
A.People who walk about 10,000 steps can live longer.
B.10,000 steps per day might be the right goal for people.
C.The more steps one walks per day, the longer life he may live.
D.The number of steps is important for a long life among older women.
2.How is paragraph 4 mainly developed?
A.By giving examples. B.By comparison.
C.By listing statistics. D.By explaining reasons.
3.What can be leaned from what Diaz said?
A.People who walk fast will get more health benefits.
B.If people have a habit of walking, the risk of death will be reduced.
C.People with walking difficulty can not benefit from activities
D.Activities such as swimming and bicycling are not as beneficial as walking.
4.Where is the text most likely from?
A.A medical journal. B.A news report.
C.A magazine about fashion. D.A traveler brochure.
