The Benefits of Keeping a Journal
If you want to grow, one important thing you should do is keeping a journal. It may seem simple, but it can make a big difference in your life. 1. And to be honest, I can’t imagine what my life would be like without it. Here are some benefits you will get by keeping a journal.
It prevents you from losing an idea. Have you ever gotten an idea only to lose it later because you didn’t write it down? 2. But then I developed the habit of writing down every idea that came into my mind as soon as possible.
3. By reviewing your journal, you can quickly see the lessons you’ve learned and the ideas you’ve gotten. Then you can do whatever necessary to avoid repeating the same mistakes. You can use the ideas to push yourself forward.
It allows you to see the progress over time. After keeping a journal for years, you can look back at it and see how far you’ve gone. Things that were big problems in the past might seem small today. 4.
It helps you expand your ideas. When you try to come up with a sentence to express an idea, you are thinking actively about it. 5. In the end, you expand your ideas.
A.It aims to express your ideas.
B.I often experienced that myself.
C.And the raw ideas in the past might have been realized today.
D.It helps you review all the lessons you’ve learned.
E.Just use whatever tool you feel comfortable with.
F.Active thinking helps you connect your idea to another one.
G.Keeping a journal has become a habit for me.
Research published in the journal High Temperature found that an hour-long soak in hot water produced similar blood sugar responses to 60 minutes of moderate physical activity.
Sound too good to be true? While the research on these effects is still initial (初步)，there is a plausible explanation for this.
"It seems that activities that increase heat shock proteins (热体克蛋) may help to improve blood sugar control and offer an alternative to exercise," the lead study author Steve Faulkner wrote. “These activities—such as soaking in a hot tub or taking a sauna (桑拿) — may have health benefits to people who are unable to exercise regularly. to an hour- long session of cycling or an hour-long session in a 40℃bath.
The scientists discovered that both groups were better able to control their blood sugar levels in the 24 hours following their soak were approximately 10 percent lower than those of the participants who exercised.
Researchers say this implies that “passive heating" (a means of rising your body temperature) could assist in lowering blood sugar levels. Passive heating can affect proteins in the body called heat shock proteins, which helps regulate blood sugar. People with diabetes (糖尿病) tend to have lower levels of heat shock proteins. Passive heating can raise these levels.
It's critical to point out a few limitations of the study. For starters, the experiment only monitored men, so it's difficult to say if the same effect would happen in women. It also only included 14 volunteers, which was an extremely small sample size. More research needs to be conducted before scientists can come to any official conclusion. And, of course, you should still continue exercising regularly.
That being said, the study does offer some more promising insights (见解) into the healing effects of hot water.
1.What does the underlined word “plausible” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Strange. B.Ridiculous.
C.Reasonable. D.Confusing.
2.What can we know about the research by the U. K.'s team?
A.Cycling made no difference to blood sugar levels.
B.People with diabetes usually have higher levels of heat shock proteins.
C.14 lean and 14 overweight men were involved in the research.
D.A 24-hour tracking and monitoring was carried out after the one-hour activities.
3.How should scientists improve this study?
A.By extending the study period.
B.By changing the research method.
C.By including women in the research.
D.By adding more scientists involved in the investigation.
4.Which of the following best expresses the author's main point of view?
A.When you run a fever you get passive heating.
B.Passive heating can raise levels of heat shock proteins.
C.The research is of significance in spite of some imperfection.
D.You need either a hot bath or regular exercise to keep healthy.
The new garbage sorting regulation has taken effect in Shanghai starting from July 1. Many citizens are still confused about the classification of the four different types of trash. Thankfully, authorities have released an official guideline to explain the new rules.
The guideline, published by the Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau, provides a rather clear definition on the four kinds of waste: recyclable waste, harmful waste, household food waste and residual (剩余的) waste.
Harmful waste, as the name suggests, includes various poisonous materials like used batteries, light bulbs, out-of-date medicines, paint and pesticides.
Household food waste — which is translated to “wet trash” in Chinese — refers to food leftovers, rotten food, pet food, fruit peels, remains of TCM herbs (中药) and flowers.
Paper, plastic, glass, metal and textiles (纺织品) are counted as recyclable waste.
The definition of residual waste is a little confusing. Anything that is not listed above belongs to this category.
As specific as the new guideline is, residents still have a hard time sorting trash correctly and are finding it challenging to memorize them all. For instance, both plastic bottles and bubble tea or coffee cups are plastic materials. However, the former falls to the category of recyclable waste and the latter belongs to residual waste. To save the hassle, some netizens have come up with their own way to sort trash.
“We should do this from a pig’s angle,” commented one netizen. “Those edible (可食用的) for pigs are household food waste. Those even pigs don’t want to eat are residual waste. If a pig consumes something and dies of it, then something must be harmful waste. Those that can be sold and the money we gain can be used to purchase pigs are recyclable waste.”
The new regulation came into effect on July 1. Those who do not sort their trash properly will be fined RMB 200.
1.What do the old coats that you want to throw away belong to?
A.Harmful waste. B.Wet trash.
C.Recyclable waste. D.Residual waste.
2.What is the common point of “wet trash”？
A.They can be broken down easily. B.They all come from plants.
C.They all have bad smells. D.They all have poisonous materials.
3.What is the tone of the netizen like?
A.Serious. B.Humorous.
C.Delightful. D.Uncertain.
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.The four sorts of garbage are forbidden in Shanghai.
B.Shanghai garbage sorting enforcement begins.
C.People are still confused about garbage sorting.
D.The netizens in Shanghai support the garbage sorting policy.
British triathletes (铁人三项运动员) Jess Learmont, and Georgia Taylor-Brown were disqualified from an Olympics qualification race in Tokyo on August 9,2019, because they crossed the finish line while holding hands.
The pair had a huge lead on the rest of their competitors in the event, and after surviving extreme temperatures during the race in the 2020 Olympics host city, they held hands as they finished. At first, Learmonth was considered the champion and Taylor-Brown the second place, but they technically broke competition rules and were punished for it.
As the BBC explained, International Triathlon Union (ITU) competition rule 2.11 states that “athletes who finish in an abnormal tie situation, where no effort to separate their finish times has been made, will be disqualified”.
Looking at the video, they don’t appear to be purposefully attempting to tie, and since Learmonth was the original winner, what does it matter? It looks like they’re both simply trying to support each other after finishing a race during which the temperature was pretty high that the running section was cut from 10 kilometers to five. Safety during a heat wave has been a serious concern, as 57 people in Japan have died since late July, according to Reuters, because of the extreme temperatures.
An appeal against the result was refused, the BBC reported, so Bermuda’s Flora Duffy was declared the champion with Italy’s Alice Betto promoted to second and Britain’s Vicky Holland to third.
1.Why did the two triathletes hold hands as they finished?
A.To fight against the extreme heat.
B.To be both winners in the race.
C.To carry out their plan made before the race.
D.To probably show support to each other.
2.What added difficulty to the race?
A.Hot weather. B.Long running section.
C.New competition rules. D.Powerful competitors.
3.What’s the author’s attitude to the result?
A.Supportive. B.Disapproving.
C.Indifferent. D.Worried.
4.What does the last paragraph tell us?
A.Jess Learmonth dropped to four.
B.ITU didn’t change the final decision.
C.The two triathletes agreed to the result.
D.The two triathletes will race in the Olympics.
Confucius Institute Scholarship for Studying Abroad in China
Introduction:
The Confucius Institute Scholarship program will sponsor foreign students, scholars, and Chinese language teachers studying Chinese Language and Culture, Chinese History, Chinese Philosophy,or other such majors at universities in China.
Scholarship Category:
• Scholarship for Four-week Students
• Scholarship for One-semester Students
• Scholarship f or One-academic Year Students
Scholarship Coverage:
Scholarship winners are exempt (豁免) from tuition, accommodation fees on campus, are provided with comprehensive insurance for foreign students studying in China, and receive a monthly living allowance (except Four-week Scholarship Students).
Eligibility (资格) Criteria:
• Applicants shall be non-Chinese citizens in good health, aged between 16 and 35 (Chinese language teachers in post shall be aged below 45).
• Applicants need to take HSK and HSKK or BCT exam and achieve a score which meets the basic standard of the category you would like to apply for.
Time Schedule:
• Oct. -Dec., 2019 Applicants register by email and take the HSK and HSKK.
• Jan. -Mar., 2020 Applicants prepare their application documents and are interviewed by the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University.
• Mar. -Apr., 2020 Applicants complete and submit the application forms online.
• Mar. -Jun., 2020 Applicants are selected by the host institute; the Confucius Institute headquarters review the applications and make a final selection.
For more information please contact:
Xiaona Jin x.jin23@csuohio.edu 216-523-7142
1.The scholarship is set up to ________.
A.help students study Chinese
B.improve Chinese language teaching
C.promote international communication
D.support foreigners to spread Chinese culture
2.What do you know about the scholarship?
A.The applicants shall be between 16 and 35.
B.All the winners receive a monthly living allowance.
C.The application process lasts for about nine months.
D.The applicants should complete paper application forms.
3.What type of article is the text?
A.A poster. B.A journal.
C.An application. D.A news report.
Directions: Write an English composition in about 100 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.
Her father, a cook, took her to the kitchen, and he filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and in the last he placed ground coffee beans. He led them sit and boil, without saying a word. In about twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them a bowl. Then he ladled the coffee out and placed it in a mug. Turning to her he asked, “Darling, what do you see?” “Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots and she did and noted that they were soft. Then he asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. She smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.
What does it mean, Father? He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity, boiling water, but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water. Its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique; however, after they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
Which are you? He asked his daughter.
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
阅读上述材料，谈谈面对困境，你想成为“胡萝卜”、“鸡蛋”还是“咖啡豆”？简述原因。字数：100字左右。
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