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The Secure Child By Stanley Greenspan, M. D. Publisher: Da Capo Press & Reprint Press Print list price: £5.99 Kindle price: £ 2.99, save £3.00 In this book, Dr. Stanley Greenspan offers a set of guiding principles to help parents of children —from preschoolers to teenagers — so that they feel secure in their homes, their schools, and in the society at large. Building Healthy Minds By Stanley Greenspan, M. D. & Nancy Lewis Publisher： Da Capo Press Print list price： £ 7.99 Kindle price： £ 4. 49, save £ 3.50 The book applies Dr. Greenspan' s developmental theories to a child' s everyday life 一 with practical, delightful observations and advice. Every parent wants to raise a bright, happy, and moral child, but until Stanley Greenspan did much research on the building blocks of such qualities, no one could show parents how and when these qualities begin. The Learning Tree By Stanley Greenspan, M. D. & Nancy Thorndike Greenspan Publisher： Da Capo Press Print list price： £ 11.99 Kindle price: £ 7. 99, save £ 4.00 Using the metaphor（隐喻）of a tree, Dr. Stanley Greenspan explains that the roots represent how children take in the world through what they hear, see, smell, and touch. The trunk represents thinking skills through which children grow both academically and socially. The branches represent children's basic abilities to read, write, do math, and organize their work. The Challenging Child By Stanley Greenspan, M. D. & Jacqueline Salmon Publisher: Da Capo Press Print list price： £ 5.99 Kindle price： £ 4.24, save £ 1.75 Most children fall into five basic types that come from inborn physical characteristics: the sensitive child, the self-absorbed child, the defiant （反叛的）child, the inattentive child, and the aggressive child. Stanley Greenspan, M. D. is the first to show parents how to match their parenting to the challenges of their particular child. 1.Which book saves most on its Kindle edition? A.The Secure Child B.Building Healthy Minds C.The Learning Tree D.The Challenging Child 2.What common theme do the four books carry? A.The types of children. B.Children's learning abilities. C.Advice on educating children. D.Children's moral development. 3.What can we know about Stanley Greenspan? A.He wrote the four books on his own. B.He’s the first to study children's types. C.He has been working hard in Da Capo Press’ D.He based Building Healthy Minds on his study.
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A native of Florida, U. S. , Hannah Herbst, 17, uses water power to deal with energy poverty. Herbst has risen to fame with the development of BEACON, an ocean energy probe that seeks to offer a stable power source to developing countries by using untapped energy from ocean currents. She told Teen Vogue , " I was really involved in theater and athletics and I'm still really into those things. When I was in the seventh grade, I was put into a summer camp. The minute I got there I realized that I was the only girl in the program. I wanted to quit at that moment. But my dad told me, ' Just try it. ' I tried it for that day and it changed my life. ” “At the camp, we started building the robots, which is something I had never done before but many of the boys had, and I realized it was a platform for problem-solving. We were solving simple tasks like how to push a robot off a platform. Learning from my partners as well as online articles about how to program and build was really interesting to me," said Herbst. Later that year, she received a letter from her pen pal, Ruth, who lives in Ethiopia, and learned that she was living in energy poverty with minimal access to electricity and medical supplies. " I knew that I wanted to do something to help, so I created BEACON, she said. The device is made from 90% recycled materials easily found throughout the world, including 2-liter bottles and recycled spoons. It costs $ 12 to make and can produce enough electricity to power an LED light. Hannah imagines BEACON being used in developing countries to power pumps for fresh water and she is working on polishing it to get it available to people all over the world.
1.What advice does Herbst most likely give to teens by her camp experience? A.Quilting to gain more. B.Giving something a go. C.Developing various interests. D.Avoiding favorable conditions 2.What kind of summer camp did Herbst join in the seventh grade? A.Athletic. B.Literature. C.Theater. D.Engineering. 3.Which words can best describe Hannah Herbst? A.Energetic and kind. B.Helpful and creative. C.Generous and modest. D.Careful and adventurous. 4.What can we know about BEACON? A.It is a powerful LED light. B.It's made without any cost. C.Its materials are accessible. D.It has been put on the market.
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Chinese social media apps have struggled to win over users beyond their home. TikTok is changing that. In the space of just two years, the app has attracted more than half a billion users — around 40% of them outside China --who share short videos of themselves singing, cooking, dancing or just being silly. Created by the Beijing-based Internet technology company Byte Dance, TikTok has gained an international edge over China's influential social media platforms, such as Tencent's WeChat, Sina Weibo (WB) and Youku of Alibaba (BABA). What makes Byte Dance better is its right direction and achievement in the social media category, which is largely controlled by Facebook ( FB) , Twitter and Snap 一 all Western companies, said Randy Nelson , head of Mobile Insights at analytics firm Sensor Tower. Social video apps reached new levels of popularity this year. Three of them are in the top 10 most downloaded apps worldwide, according to Sensor Tower. Byte Dance owns two of the three: Vigo Video and TikTok. The other is Instagram, which belongs to Facebook. Byte Dance calls itself an artificial intelligence company. It uses machine learning and algorithms to figure out what people like and give them more of what they want to see. the company is best known in China for the popular news app Toutiao, which was put into use in 2012. People got hooked on the app' s customized news feeds quickly. Toutiao now has more than 240 million monthly active users that spend on average 74 minutes per day on the platform. Byte Dance' s success is attracting big investors. It's reportedly in talks with technology kingmaker SoftBank ( SFTBY) about an investment that would value it at around $75 billion, a huge jump from the $ 20 billion valuation it secured last year. That would make Byte Dance one of the world’s most valuable companies alongside Uber. 1.What can be learnt about TikTok? A.It has appealed to many foreign users. B.It's the most popular Chinese app abroad. C.It's the most successful app of Byte Dance. D.It allows users to share whatever they like on it. 2.What sets Byte Dance apart from other Internet technology companies overseas? A.Support from its investors. B.Success in social video apps. C.Greater diversity in contents. D.AI technology applied to apps. 3.Which of the following can replace the underlined words "got hooked on” in Paragraph 4? A.were tired of B.were trapped in. C.were familiar with D.were attracted by 4.What is the main idea of the text? A.Tik Tok has beaten other social media apps. B.China's social media apps are successful globally. C.Social video apps win popularity around the world. D.Byte Dance is taking the social media world by storm.
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When a friend comes to you after a stressful day, how do you comfort them? Do you let them complain? Do you pour them a glass of wine? Those could work. But a new study finds that a very effective technique is also simple and easy — hugging. Michael Murphy is a psychology expert at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He wanted to know if people who received hugs regularly could handle stress and conflict belief. " Individuals who report perceiving the availability of a network of supportive individuals lead to show better adaptation when faced with stress. But your just having a support network does not mean that you definitely feel that support, he said. "So some researchers have argued that many of the behaviors we use to support others who are stressed might actually be counterproductive, because behaviors might unintentionally communicate to others that they're not able to manage stress." he added. Murphy and his team interviewed 404 men and women every evening for two weeks. During these interviews, the participants were asked a simple yes — or — no question — whether somebody had hugged them that day — and a simple yes or no question of whether they had experienced conflict or tension with somebody that day. They also were asked questions about their social interactions — how many social，interactions they had that day and responded to questions about negative and positive mood states . And the researchers found that individuals who experienced a conflict were not as negatively affected if they received a hug that day as were participants who experienced conflict and didn't get a hug. Murphy and his team also saw that people who received a hug didn't carry the negative effect to the next day, while those who did not receive a hug would. The findings are in the journal PLOS ONE. Murphy does include this warning: "So our findings should not be taken as evidence that people should just start hugging anyone and everyone who seems distressed. A hug from one boss at work or a stranger on the street could be viewed as neither agreeable nor positive. " The idea is to relieve stress. Not add to it. 1.What does the first paragraph serve as? A.A lead-in B.A background C.An argument D.A summary. 2.Why did the researchers interview those people? A.To test the influence of hugging. B.To find out causes of their conflicts. C.To ask for advice on relieving stress. D.To seek ways to comfort troubled people. 3.What do Murphy's words warn in the end? A.The interview results prove their findings. B.A boss should comfort workers by hugging. C.There are some limitations of their findings. D.People should hug others regularly and actively. 4.Which can be the best title for the text? A.Everyone Needs Hugs B.A Hug Could Do Anything C.How to Comfort Your Friends D.Hugs Seem to Reduce Stress
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Tips for Writing a Great Speech How to write a strong speech? There are a lot of different ways to answer that question. 1. Read your speech out loud. Unlike almost all other forms of writing, speech-writing is designed for listeners. So, when reviewing your text, read it to yourself and pay attention to how the words sound and feel. 2. If your phrases make you stumble （结巴）,they are guaranteed to make your boss stumble as well. Just remember that good writing is not necessarily good speech-writing. Simple phrases are your friends. Keep your sentences short and sweet. Compound phrases with multiple clauses may look great on paper, but are likely to confuse your audience and decrease the effectiveness of your speech. Limit yourself to one or two ideas per sentence. 3. Do your research. Before beginning a speech, make sure to familiarize yourself with the subject. 4. The creative aspects of speech-writing are only effective when backed by a strong foundation of knowledge by the speaker. The audience must trust your words in order for their meaning to sink in. If you' re well-prepared, it will show. 5. Your listeners should be a strong determining factor of the content, tone and style of your speech. Before drafting remarks, think about who you' re speaking to, the place you' re speaking at and the timing of your speech. There's a time and a place for every type of remarks. It's your job to figure out when and where you are. A. Know your audience. B. Show respect to your listeners. C. Express them as clearly and powerfully as possible. D. Thus, you can write about it with confidence and authority. E. Do they slip off the tongue or are they clumsy and awkward? F. Different writers are most likely to adopt diverse approaches to speech-writing. G. Here are rules that all writers should follow in order to write a winning speech.
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Christie Watson was only 17 years old when she walked into the room of a patient. Now, as a ______ , her 20 years in the sickroom has taught Watson that though knowledge of biology and chemistry is _______, the art of good nursing ______ pure kindness. Watson never forgets two nurses. One nurse _________tiny spoonfuls of yoghurt to Watson when she was ______ to hospital for an allergic reaction as a child. The other nurse sang Watson's newborn son to __ at 2 am, and then came back after her ______ had ended ——with a cup of coffee. That is ______ Watson spends the greater part of her career nursing seriously ill children. Watson described washing the ______ smell from the hair of a little girl who was hurt in a fire, and her ________ to deal with mentally ill patients in her book. "A nurse's bones become ________with every serious case she _________ and there are too many,” writes Watson. However, her hands always shake ______ she opens the doors to the operating room, which is a( n) _______ of the random nature of life to her. We can not know whose brake will _________ , and whose roof will fall down. We can't _______ and control them. But her kindness gives _________ to the patients and reduces their pain. Because of it, they can find joy in the most __ places where they have to stay. The ______ of a six-year-old girl with a serious disease __ to be the most high-spirited sound in the room. 1.A.doctor B.nurse C.patient D.baby-sitter 2.A.,professional B.complex C.vital D.abundant 3.A.adapts to B.results in C.responds to D.lies in 4.A.fed B.donated C.supplied D.bought 5.A.abandoned B.separated C.sent D.rejected 6.A.calm B.smiles C.tears D.sleep 7.A.appointment B.shift C.attendance D.operation 8.A.what B.how C.why D.because 9.A.smoky B.sour C.sweet D.damp 10.A.decision B.struggle C.intention D.reaction 11.A.harder B.softer C.healthier D.straighter 12.A.researches B.settles C.discovers D.witnesses 13.A.after B.unless C.as D.although 14.A.evidence B.reminder C.impression D.warning 15.A.fail B.fix C.stop D.function 16.A.realize B.predict C.understand D.challenge 17.A.treatment B.satisfaction C.comfort D.respect 18.A.unfriendly B.unfair C.unforgettable D.unlikely 19.A.laughter B.breath C.sob D.shout 20.A.figures out B.makes out C.brings out D.turns out
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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。 Kofi Atta Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and the winner of Nobel Peace Prize died 1. the age of 80. Annan, who was born in Ghana in 1938, served as the 2.(seven) UN Secretary-General, from 1997 to 2006, and was the first 3. (rise) from within the ranks of the United Nations staff. Annan 4.( award) the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the United Nations in 2001 for their work for a better organized and more easeful world.
Annan was the chief architect of 5. became known as the Millennium Development Goals, and played a central role in 6.( create) The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the UN' s first counter-terrorism strategy.
Annan kept connections to many international 7.( organize). He was president of the University of Ghana, a fellow at New York 's Columbia University, and the professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore.
Former President George W. Bush released 8. statement saying, " Laura and I send our sympathies to Nane and the Annan family on the passing of Kofi Annan. He was a gentle man and a 9. (tire) leader of the United Nations. 10. (he) voice of experience will be missed around the world."
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。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(\)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。 When I was in high school, there was the time when I fail to recognize the importance of learning. I even thought useless to study at school. So my English teacher Lester made me to change my mind. He provided a new view of learning for us and tried hardly to pull us out of our comfort zone. He opened our eyes to a world big than before. And we realized that learn school could be more than just knowledge from textbooks and endless homeworks. I want to express my sincere thanks to him, without who I can't I be a strong-willed person.
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假如你是李华，是校学生会主席,学校打算举办“中华好诗词"(Chinese Classic poet)古典 诗歌诵读比赛。你的外教Darren对中国古典诗歌很感兴趣，请你用英语写一封电子邮件邀请 他来参加此次活动,了解中国古典诗歌。内容包括： 1. 活动举办的意义； 2. 活动内容； 3.时间和地点。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头语已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Darren, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
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