阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
School uniforms are becoming more and more popular across the U.S.A. That’s no surprise, because they offer many benefits. They immediately end the powerful social sorting and labeling (标记) that come from clothing. If all students are dressed in the same way, they will not pay too much attention to their clothing, and some of them will not be laughed at for wearing the “wrong” clothes.
Some people are against the strict rule of school uniforms, but they do not realize that students already accept a kind of rule - wanting to look just like their friends. The difference is that the clothing students choose for themselves creates social barriers (障碍); school uniforms tear those barriers down.
As in other places, uniforms remind the wearers of their purposes and duties. For example, when a man or woman puts on a police uniform, he or she becomes, for a time, the symbol (象征) of law and order. The uniform means to the wearer his or her special duties and sends the same message to everyone the wearer meets. People with different jobs wear uniforms of one kind or another. For students, the school uniform reminds them that their task for the six or seven hours they are in school is to get an education.
Some parents are unhappy about uniforms, saying that school uniforms will affect their children’s “creativity”. Actually, as noted above, the clothes students choose to wear do not necessarily express their individuality. They just copy their classmates. Students have the rest of the day to be as creative as they like. While they’re in school, their job is to master reading, writing, and mathematics; this should take up all the creativity they have. Mastery of those skills will be good for the students to build up their creativity in every way.
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假如你是李华， 你班交换生Mike 这两天因身体不适， 未能到校上课，请给她写一封邮件，要点如下：
1. 表示安慰；
2. 询问他是否能参加下周六学校举行的足球比赛；
3. 邀请他下个月到你家共度端午节（the Dragon Boat Festival）
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Zhou Yang will never forget his first assignment 1. a reporter in China Daily. At the office his talk with his new boss left him a strong 2. ( impress). His boss first put him as 3. assistant to an experienced journalist and later required him 4. ( cover ) a story and submit the article himself. During the interviews, he had to listen for detailed facts and prepare the next question depending on 5. the person said. 6. the interviewee agreed, he could use a recorder to get the facts straight. The boss also gave him an example of the importance of a recorder, 7. benefited him in his career. Once a footballer 8. ( accuse ) of taking money for deliberately not scoring goals to let the other team win. He admitted that someone had tried to bribe him, but denied 9. ( take) the money. With the recording, it was proved that he was 10. ( guilt).
The other day I shared knowledge on several aspects of Hindi (印地) culture with you. Today I’m hoping to paint a better picture of _______ it means to give in Hindi and how their generosity differs from_______of Western culture.
I was_______when we learned the expression “thank you” doesn’t really exist in Hindi. In the mountains, it is _______used, and people often seemed _______when we tried to thank them. They _______ either turn their heads, or shake their hands at us.
When we asked our Indian friends why this is so, they _______ that giving and generosity are vital parts of their culture. Giving is more of a_______of “changing hands” than an act of generosity. In their eyes, the foods they would give us were _______ really “theirs”. They see them as something passed along to them and now they are ________ passing them along to us.
The villagers were eager to ________ their best cucumbers to a passing stranger. ________, people in the U.S. tend to________old, used, or unwanted things ________their treasured ones.
________, during a coffee break, a friend told me about how he donated his ________clothes and shoes — just for the ________of giving up the possessions he likes most. Giving is ________Westerners can certainly do. We can practice ________giving away the things we value most — not only actual physical possessions, but also perhaps even more ________, our time and attention.
1.A.what B.how C.why D.when
2.A.one B.that C.it D.both
3.A.amused B.shocked C.interested D.disappointed
4.A.often B.occasionally C.sometimes D.seldom
5.A.bored B.excited C.frightened D.annoyed
6.A.could B.should C.would D.might
7.A.explained B.realized C.decided D.learned
8.A.picture B.change C.matter D.state
9.A.ever B.never C.yet D.already
10.A.simply B.equally C.obviously D.partly
11.A.give back B.give out C.give away D.give in
12.A.Therefore B.However C.Otherwise D.Meanwhile
13.A.return B.possess C.share D.donate
14.A.better than B.rather than C.more than D.less than
15.A.Interestingly B.Obviously C.Importantly D.Luckily
16.A.expensive B.beautiful C.favorite D.casual
17.A.experience B.pain C.target D.reason
18.A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything
19.A.for B.about C.in D.by
20.A.flexible B.significant C.efficient D.urgent
Everybody knows the importance of drinking enough water.As we all know, drinking water benefits your skin, muscles and organs.1.
The major reason for that is related to human biological needs.When you're a baby, you're 75 percent water.Then, as the years get higher, you get drier.2. It helps you lose weight, according to a study from the University of Birmingham.
The researchers found that drinking 500 ml of water thirty minutes before a meal helped participants lose 10 more pounds than those who did not.3. All participants were advised to improve their diet and physical activity levels.84 overweight adults were involved.Among them 41 were told to “preload” with water, while 43 were told to control their water intake before eating.After 12 weeks, the participants instructed to “preload” with water lost 2.87 pounds more than those in the control group on average.In addition, the participants preloading with water before each of their three main meals every day lost 9.48 pounds over the 12 weeks.4.
Dr.Helen Parretti, a lecturer at the University of Birmingham, had this to say of the study: 5.Just drinking 500 ml of water, three times a day, before your main meals may help reduce your weight...and this could be an easy way for weight loss. Furthermore, it can be significant for an individual to lose extra weight, making a potential contribution to public health.
A.Another reason to drink water is right here.
B.The study began with a weight management consultation.
C.The beauty of these findings is that losing weight is simple.
D.But not everyone can get access to tap water in some areas.
E.It also helps prevent certain diseases and improve your mood.
F.In contrast, those preloading once a day or never, lost just 1.76 pounds.
G.So kids should drink more water instead of coke to keep healthy.
Art museums are places where people can learn about various cultures .The increasingly popular “design museums” that are opening today ,however ,perform quite a different role .Unlike most art museums ,the design museum shows objects that are easily found by the general public .These museums sometimes even place things like fridges and washing machines in the center of the hall.
People have argued that design museums are often made use of as advertisements for new industrial technology. But their role is not simply a matter of sales—it is the honoring of excellently invented products. The difference between the window of a department store and the showcase in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you something ,while the second tells you the success of a sale.
One advantage of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits .Unlike the average art museum visitors ,design museum visitors seldom feel frightened or puzzled .This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-produced products work and look as they do ,and how design has improved the quality of our lives .Art museum exhibits ,on the other hand ,would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something between their understanding.
In recent years ,several new design museums have opened their door ,Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the public’s growing interest in the field with new ideas .London’s Design Museum ,for example ,shows a collection of mass-produced objects from Zippo lighters to electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins .The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than those to art museums ,and visitors may also sense the humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys collected in our everyday life.
1.Showcases in design museums are different from store windows because they.
A.show more technologically advanced products
B.help increase the sales of products
C.show why the products have sold well
D.attract more people than store windows do
2.The author believes that most design museum visitors.
A.do not admire mass-produced products
B.are puzzled with technological exhibits
C.dislike exhibits in art museums
D.know the exhibits very well
3.The choices open to design museums.
A.are not as strict as those to art museums
B.are not aimed to interest the public
C.may fail to bring some pleasure to visitors
D.often contain precious exhibits
