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Trash is a big problem. You do your part to reduce, reuse and recycle it. 1. is it enough?
I do my part to recycle things and bring my bags for purchases, but I am far 2. producing zero waste. Recently a family of four in California talked about their zero — waste lifestyle on a television show which 3. (great) inspired me to some extent. The family live in a wealthy country. While 4. (raise) two children, Bea Johnson, the hostess 5. (determine) to live a zero ---waste lifestyle since then.
Her children just pack their 6. (lunch) in bags which they can reuse the next day. They have simplified their lives so completely that they are able to pack up easily and spend 7.(extend) periods of time travelling and doing things they love. They are able to pay for the trips because they spend 40% 8. (little) on living expenses. They also rent their home while they are gone and give detailed instructions to the renters on 9. they can create a zero-waste lifestyle.
I'm happy about the achievement that they have gained; meanwhile I 10. (encourage) by their example to do more in the future.
Many of us have characteristics coming from our families. Maybe we have our father's eyes or grandmother's hair color. But there are still other elements of our personalities picked up by ___our parents, such as our mother's love of cleaning or our dad's __ of humor.
Researchers learn there are usually three kinds of people from their __.
The first kind of people are the job-oriented （以求职为目的的）who __ to regard a job as simply a way to make money. They __ to working day after day and don't think it interesting for them to do anything else. If you have a job-oriented father, you may __ work this way. However, you'll not __ hold the viewpoint if you grow up close to your job-oriented mother.
The second are the career-oriented who see their jobs as a place to gain ____ . They don't mind working overtime. In fact, some __ their jobs so much that they are feeling more
comfortable in the __ than at home. They are always __ of making progress in their work. Being close to a career-oriented father __ you'll carry on your father's. ___ enough, having a mother with this viewpoint seems to have little __ .
The third are the calling-oriented who consider their jobs as a way to have a __ effect on the world. They are more __ improving the world around them than __ a large salary. These people usually come from homes __ both parents have abilities. This __ that adolescents need the support of both parents in order to have the confidence.
The good news is --- we still have our_______ to find a career that suits us.
1.A.inviting B.nursing C.protecting D.modeling
2.A.scene B.sense C.right D.gift
3.A.study B.university C.academy D.classroom
4.A.attempt B.manage C.tend D.offer
5.A.are supposed B.are opposed C.look forward D.are linked
6.A.view B.think C.believe D.imagine
7.A.frequently B.constantly C.probably D.potentially
8.A.explanations B.expressions C.directions D.achievements
9.A.addict B.value C.devote D.contribute
10.A.club B.office C.cinema D.pub
11.A.sad B.curious C.proud D.afraid
12.A.equals B.means C.demands D.shows
13.A.Worriedly B.Surely C.Carefully D.Strangely
14.A.influence B.evidence C.justice D.performance
15.A.negative B.side C.bad D.positive
16.A.disappointed at B.concerned about C.puzzled at D.confused at
17.A.paying B.raising C.earning D.making
18.A.where B.whose C.which D.that
19.A.suggests B.insists C.recommends D.convinces
20.A.advice B.difference C.change D.choice
Life Lessons Everyone Learns the Hard Way
No matter how much we try to be intellectual, life has its own ways of teaching us the valuable lessons. Though initially we are hurt and very shocked, we eventually learn from those experiences, and mature. 1. And we learn to be always optimistic and happy with the way it is.
Lying is harmful. Everyone at some point in life must have definitely realized that lying is a very dangerous thing for the mind, which ultimately affects health, too. Lying makes a man lose the trust of others. 2.
Sometimes moving on is the only option. Some things are very dear to us, and we can't imagine life without those activities or people. But sometimes, circumstances and situations arrange in such a way that it is better to leave something and move ahead. 3. At times, it is better to move on with the memories, rather than stay there and live in a blank space with no possible future.
4. In the race of being a perfectionist and an ideal grown-up, every mistake committed by us becomes a mistake in our minds and we become annoyed with ourselves. It is rightly said, "To err （(犯错) ）is human." We are all humans, so nobody knows everything, and it is fine to forgive ourselves for the things that went wrong. 5.
A.It is natural to make mistakes.
B.Happiness is the care of everything.
C.It is wrong if some things don't work out.
D.We understand that life is beautiful with its own flaws （瑕疵）.
E.And he would finally lose confidence and trust on his own self.
F.Everything has its tenure （保有期限）, and it is the beauty of it.
G.What we should do is try to avoid repeating them or doing any wrong intentionally.
We say that technology is a double-edged sword -while it brings convenience, it also brings new problems. The sword of “social media” even has a gender preference in its damage: It cuts deeper into girls than boys.
Earlier studies have shown that spending too much time on social media is bad for teenagers’ mental health. Constantly watching their friends show off “perfect” lives can hurt their own self-esteem (自尊). That’s not to mention the problems caused by online shaming and bullying (霸凌).
Jean Twenge, a professor at San Diego State University in the US, recently discovered an alarming trend: Since 2010, the number of teenage girls who suffer from major depression – showing signs like self-harm and suicide (自杀) - has increased much faster than that of boys. In an article she wrote at The Conversation, Twenge said social media, again, was to blame.
For starters, girls use social media more than boys. Boys tend to spend their screen time on games, where they talk to their teammates through headphones. This counts as real human contact. Girls, however, simply type and browse through posts, which is a much more isolated (孤立的) experience. “They’re not having a real-time conversation with someone,” Mary Fristad, psychologist at The Ohio State University, told NPR.
And when it comes to online shaming, girls are also more vulnerable than boys. “Girls face more pressure about their appearance, which could be exacerbated (加重) by social media,” wrote Twenge.
Shannon McLaughlin, for example, is an 18-year-old from Blackburn College in the US. She shared with the Guardian how social media made her feel depressed. “I was constantly confronted (面对) by women with skinny bodies who were praised for the way they looked. This was only made worse by the diet fixes and skinny culture,” she said. But McLaughlin found a solution. She started volunteering with the National Citizen Service, where she made face-to-face contact with people. “It’s so easy to forget the importance of real connections when we have hundreds of people that we’re trying to impress at our fingertips,” she told the Guardian. And she hopes that others “look up from their phones and focus more on the world around them”.
1.What did Twenge find in her recent study?
A.Overuse of social media harms teenagers’ mental health.
B.Social media does more harm to girls than boys.
C.Girls suffered more from bullying than boys.
D.Online shaming and bullying are to blame for teenagers’ depression.
2.Why do girls tend to feel more isolated than boys online, according to Mary Fristad?
A.Girls have less real-time interaction with people.
B.Playing games allows boys to have more fun than girls.
C.Girls suffer more pressure on social media.
D.Girls usually desire more contact with others.
3.The underlined word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to“ ”.
A.adjusting oneself well B.fighting back bravely
C.being unconcerned about something D.being likely to be at risk of something
4.What does McLaughlin advise teenage girls to do?
A.Ignore social media and stop following a diet.
B.Connect more with the real world.
C.Constantly take part in volunteer work.
D.Make better use of phones for socializing.
In an ideal world, we might be able to live free from discrimination. But not this one, in which we are constantly dividing everything into “us" and “them".
This is especially true during times of fear, like now, when the novel coronavirus is spreading across China and the world. It's a time when “us" means safe and clean while “them" means infectious and risky. Or at least we'd like to believe so.
But this is actually a misbelief, which has been fueled and promoted by fear, and sadly, the media. When the outbreak first started, the term “Wuhan virus" was used in some news, creating hostility （敌意）toward people from Wuhan and Hubei as a whole. There were reports of hotels refusing to accept guests from Hubei and some hospitals denied their entry even when they needed treatment for other medical problems.
Elsewhere in the world, German magazine Der Spiegel labeled the virus on its cover as “Made in China". Australia's Herald Sun, meanwhile, printed, “China Kids Stay Home" on its front page, implying that all kids from China are carriers of the virus. It's also reported that Chinese people overseas have faced harassment （骚扰）and even violence.
This kind of misbelief is exactly why and when the World Health Organization （WHO） was trying to come up with a name for the disease, it had to be careful. “We had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical （地理的）location, an animal, an individual or group of people," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO, on Feb 11. And COVID-19 was the final decision.
World leaders and institutes are also sharing sensible voices. "There is no place in our country for discrimination driven by fear or misinformation," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a Lunar New Year celebration in Toronto on Feb 2. Cornell University also sent an email to students and faculty, saying, “We need to remember to care for one another and not make assumptions about others' symptoms or any characteristics of identity."
It's understandable that during times like this, we want to go to extreme lengths to make sure we're safe. But fear is never part of the cure. Only love and independent thinking takes you further.
1.What is the main purpose of Paragraphs 3 and 4?
A.To explain what has brought about misbelief.
B.To show how some news media misled the public.
C.To compare how different countries responded to COVID --- 19.
D.To present what Chinese people overseas suffer from COVID --- 19.
2.Justin Trudeau and Cornell University are quoted in the text to .
A.show positive attitudes in face of COVID ---19
B.explain why it is important to prevent discrimination
C.describe different opinions of the influence of the virus
D.introduce measures taken by foreign countries to fight COVID---19
3.What's the attitude of the author towards "discrimination"?
A.Neutral. B.Supportive. C.Opposed. D.Unconcerned.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.We should always be willing to care for others.
B.Fear and discrimination are as contagious as a virus.
C.We shouldn't let misinformation influence our own judgment.
D.The media should give people confidence during times of fear.
Walk down any British shopping street and you will find shops with strange names. Why is the barbers called "Shearlock Combs"? Why is the opticians (眼镜店)called "Eyediology"? And who decided to name the butchers "Meat you there" and the fish and chip shop "The Plaice to Come"? What's going on?
The British love puns (双关语)----as do many other nationalities. Puns are jokes based on words that sound the same. You've probably noticed that many words in English which are spelt in different ways and have different meanings are pronounced in the same way. Think about the name of the restaurant: "plaice" is a kind of fish, so our restaurant is "the place" to eat fish. Butchers sell meat ——so we'll "meet you there" ——and opticians look after our eyes in a scientific way --- so eyed-iology (ideology) is a name that fits. Hairdressers shear (cut) your locks (hair) and comb it —— say the three words together quickly and you have the name of a famous detective. In shop titles and adverts, puns are used to get our attention.
Puns are very old. The ancient Egyptians and Romans liked to pun. Shakespeare uses many puns in his plays ——King Richard the Third (the son of York) brings "glorious summer" ——just think about a word that has the same sound as son.
Many people enjoy a good pun (pun / fun for all the family! ) —— others hate them. Puns aren't really designed to make you laugh. Here are some puns that might leave you asking for no more puns. Have you heard about the bears who voted in the North Pole? Or the cheetah (猎豹) who couldn't be trusted at cards? Or how about the clever little Australian animal that had lots of koalaifications or the camel with no humps (驼峰) that was called Humphrey (and so was free of humps ... ).
Puns can be funny, but they sometimes make important points. Here' s a fashion tip: "skinny genes make skinny jeans": so don't worry if your jeans don't fit --- it's your family's fault!
1.Where can you probably enjoy fish and chips, judging from the name?
A.Shearlock Combs. B.Eyediology.
C.The Plaice to Come D.Meat you there.
2.Why are puns often used in shop titles and adverts?
A.It's a long-established tradition.
B.They help create a relaxed atmosphere.
C.They show the products are of high quality.
D.They are good for catching people's attention.
3.How does the author make his point in the text?
A.By giving examples. B.By making comparisons.
C.By following the order of time. D.By describing causes and effects.
4.What is the author' s main purpose in writing the text?
A.To compare the use of puns in different countries.
B.To introduce some popular puns in Britain.
C.To stress it is important to understand puns.
D.To explain why puns are common in Britain.
