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With TV shows like ''Sex and The City” and "Baywatch" making the leap to the big screen, fans of 90s sitcom "Friends" had been hoping and praying that a movie would be on the way. Sadly, Jennifer Aniston - who played Rachel Green throughout the sitcom's 10 seasons - has now flattened hopes of a restart. In an interview with Variety, the 50-year-old actress said that although there was some interest in a movie, producers wouldn't allow it. Asked if her former castmates Courteney Cox (Monica Geller), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay), Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani), Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing) and David Schwimmer (Ross Geller) would be open to repeating their roles, she continued, "It depends. I mean, we haven't all sat in a room. But would we have loved to have done something together? Yeah. It would have been fun. We could have redesigned it for a couple of episodes. But whatever. Maybe it's better this way, but we'll never know.” Aniston said she was surprised that fans are still watching reruns of the show on Netflix, 25 years after it first premiered. “It's a phenomenon that I am amazed by. To have a whole new generation of children adoring the show as much as they did back in the day when it was airing for the first time is incredible.” Aniston's comments come just months after Adam Sandler, her co-star in the new Netflix comedy “Murder Mystery,” called on her and the cast of “Friends” to “make a movie”. “‘Friends' was a powerhouse,” he told People in June. Marta Kauffman- who co-created the show with David Crane - has said in the past that a restart ran the risk of ruining the show's heart. “One, the show is about a time in your life when your friends are your family. It's not that time anymore,” she told Rolling Stone magazine in 2013. “All we'd be doing is putting those six actors back together, but the heart of the show would be gone. Two, I don't know what good it does us. The show is doing just fine, people love it. A reunion could only disappoint.” 1.Jennifer Aniston was amazed mainly because_____ . A."Friends” are still being shown on Netflix B.producers wouldn't allow the reunion of "Friends” C.even today's young people like "Friends" so much D.fans of 90s “Friends” expect its movie to be on the way 2. “The heart” of “Friends” mentioned by Marta Kauffman may indicate_____ . A.the happy time of the old generation B.the important roles of friends in modem times C.the value of friendship in young adults’ life back then D.the balance between friends and families 25 years ago 3.We can conclude from the passage that . A.a "Friends" movie may never happen B.Variety is pushing "Friends" to be filmed C.actors of "Friends" all hope to see a reunion D.Jennifer shows high expectation on filming "Friends"
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The amount of time young children in the United States spend with mobile screens might raise some eyebrows, as a new report found it has tripled in just four years. Children 8 and younger spent about 15 minutes a day staring at a mobile screen in 2013 and now they spend 48 minutes a day, according to the report by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization focused on helping children, parents, and educators navigate the world of media and technology. The report, released on Thursday, also found that 42% of children 8 and younger now have their own tablet devices, a sharp increase from 7% four years ago and less than 1% in 2011. Children spending more time on mobile devices comes as no shock to Douglas Gentile, a psychology professor at Iowa State University who was not involved in the new report but has studied the effects of media use on children. “On the one hand, it's not surprising because it's what we look around ourselves and can see.I can see it at the airport, for example, I can see it at restaurants and I can even see it in my own home where my younger daughter watches almost no television, but she'll watch lots of TV shows on her phone, "Gentile said. “On the other hand, it's been getting harder for parents to really monitor a lot of what their kids are seeing and doing.At the same time, they're relying on the seeming benefit of being able to quiet the kid at a restaurant with a device,” he said. “We may be building a bit of a Frankenstein’s monster, because we re using that power for our benefit, not for the child’s benefit.” These changing patterns in how children interact with media appear to be great, said James Steyer, chief executive officer and founder of Common Sense Media.in an email to CNN. “One of the most shocking findings is that mobile devices are now as popular in the home as TVs-98% of households with kids under 8 have a mobile device,” he said. “The ubiquity of mobile is changing childhood.” 1.The writer uses figures in the second paragraph to_________. A.prove the reliability of the report. B.praise the efforts made by Common Sense Media. C.indicate the popular use of mobile devices nowadays. D.illustrate the increase of time children spend on mobile devices. 2.According to Douglas Gentile, parents_________. A.can totally control children's use of mobile devices . B.always use mobile devices in favor of their children. C.partly cause children's increasing use of mobile devices. D.often discourage their children from using mobile devices. 3.The underlined word in the last paragraph most probably means “_________”. A.rare use. B.important role. C.obvious benefit D.common existence
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It turns out that overworking your brain with either physical or mental exercise may lower your ability to delay self-satisfaction. And that may set you up for poor choices in your self-care and finances. A new study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology asked excellent endurance athletes to overtrain for three out of nine weeks, and compared them to a group who did a normal 9-week training program. Not only did those overworked athletes perform worse on a cycling test at the end of the overtraining MRls(核磁共振) of their brains during behavioral tasks showed more exhaustion in the cognitive control part of the brain system. “Cognitive control in this situation is the capacity to maintain exercise despite things like muscle pain,” said study author Bastien Blain, a research associate at University College London. “And what we found is that there is an intelligence factor involved in exercising and it has a limited capacity. You cannot use it forever.” In other words, your brain will burn out and affect your body’s ability to exercise. But that’s not all. Overworking that part of the brain also reduced the athletes’ abilities to resist temptation of an immediate reward, “For example, they were asked whether they preferred $10 now or $50 in six months,” Blain said. “And those who overtrained were more likely to choose the immediate reward, which is interesting. It could provide a mechanism to explain why some athletes are using drugs to improve their performance.” One caution about the exercise study is that it only looked at endurance athletes, said. Dr. Marc-Andre Cornier, who is associate director of Colorado University’s Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. “This is potentially very important for the higher end athlete who is overdoing it,” Cormier said. “But does this have anything to do with the average Joe going to the gym? You can’t conclude that from this study.” 1.What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refer to? A.The brain system. B.A limited capacity. C.An intelligence factor. D.The cognitive control. 2.Why did overworked athletes tend to choose the immediate reward? A.Because they were too eager to succeed. B.Because all parts of their brain burned out. C.Because overtraining led to their bad decisions. D.Because they took drugs to improve their performance. 3.What is the passage mainly about? A.A study about self-satisfaction. B.Negative effects of too much exercise. C.The relation between brain and exercise. D.Poor choices in people’s self care and finances. 4.What can we infer from the passage? A.There is a limit to the brain. B.Higher end athletes have great potential. C.Top athletes may suffer from overtraining. D.Delaying self-satisfaction results in better performance.
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Countless parents have kids who just want to eat chickens pasta, or macaroni and cheese, and definitely without any vegetables. So what’s a parent to do?1.. We reached out to experts on healthy eating for kids, and they had a ton of great advice. Make food interesting. Lori Day, an educational psychologist, thought that if kids found it interesting, they would be more likely to try it. So Day let her daughter shell peas, count them, sort them by size and play with them before putting them in the pot.2.. "Make food interesting if your child is naturally curious and is willing to engage,” Day said. 3.. Several parents talked about how bringing their children with them to the farmers market or the grocery store and having them help with the cooking can get them more excited and invested in what they are eating. Kids can be inspired to eat healthy when they are part of the meal, said Margaret McSweeney, host of the podcast Kitchen Chat. "A trip to the local farmers market can connect them with the source of food." Give kids choices. Amy, an infant-child psychologist said that from a young age, parents should let their kids choose foods and snacks they like, within reason. “Give them more room to choose as they get older,n she added. And never get into a power struggle with your kids about eating, she said. 4. Model healthy eating. Our kids can be influenced to make better choices if they watch us doing the same. Pam Moore, founder of the blog, whatever, says her kids always see her and husband eating healthy. 5.. I often keep sliced veggies washed, sliced and ready to eat for snacks. Our children will ask for bites as time goes on, as they like to copy what we do," said Moore. A.First, don't stress. B.Inspire kids to eat healthy. C.Get the kids to be involved. D.Her daughter loved eating them raw or cooked. E.Make sure you are not over controlling or overeducating them. F.Both my husband and I typically add greens to our eggs at breakfast. G.We talk about food colors and how it is healthiest to make meals with various colors.
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I started a company when I met with a major chance that was going to take our company to the next level. Then something _________ happened. I received an email from the investor that read, “We’re going to _______.” I was crushed(崩溃). The next few days I thought about this _______ and realized just how _______ I truly was. I thought maybe it was time to count my _______ and get another “real job”. Luckily, I realized that having that thought meant I had a problem—my fear of _______ I was going to keep moving forward with my company I’d have to _______ this fear of being rejected again. So, I _______ Google to help solve my problem and I found a game. The _______ of the game is to help you get over your fear of rejection by ________ seeking out rejection. I loved it. I ________ I would try it to help me remove this fear. What came next was something I could have ________ imagined. As my rejection journey continued, I began to feel more and more ________ when asking for things, realizing I could focus on the ________ factors. In the process of my rejection journey, here is what I learned about rejection. Avoiding it doesn’t ________ mean you avoid failure. Most people believe avoiding rejection is a good thing, ________ that’s not true. When we ________ away from rejection, we reject ourselves and our ideas before the world ever has a ________ to reject them. This is the ________ form of rejection and we are overlooked by the world. Therefore, the greatest lesson I’ve learned from rejection is no matter what, don’t be ________ by the world. 1.A.interesting B.unexpected C.strange D.different 2.A.invest B.quit C.fail D.lose 3.A.condition B.cause C.accident D.defeat 4.A.discouraged B.thankful C.fortunate D.considerate 5.A.losses B.investment C.money D.days 6.A.damage B.destruction C.rejection D.failure 7.A.oppose B.hate C.overcome D.reduce 8.A.turned to B.appealed to C.responded to D.led to 9.A.origin B.outcome C.rule D.purpose 10.A.consequently B.intentionally C.primitively D.accidentally 11.A.admitted B.suggested C.decided D.explained 12.A.never B.ever C.almost D.nearly 13.A.fearless B.powerful C.ashamed D.embarrassed 14.A.predictable B.controllable C.undesirable D.considerable 15.A.firmly B.frequently C.hopefully D.necessarily 16.A.and B.or C.however D.but 17.A.take B.give C.look D.shy 18.A.reason B.chance C.motivation D.inspiration 19.A.worst B.best C.common D.rare 20.A.conquered B.ignored C.judged D.cheated
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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。 For many people of Asian descent(血统) living overseas, a Facebook group called Subtle Asian Traits has become one of the popular cultural 1. (phenomenon). Its jokes and memes - about life as a first-generation migrant - have made the page 2. (wild) popular. Almost a million people 3. (join) the group since it began. The posts, 4. can be made by anyone, have had conversations about cultural identity. It was founded by nine Chinese-Australian high school students living in Melbourne. Anne Gu, 18, one of the 5. (found), said they were delighted when the group hit 1,000 members but now it's gone crazily. “We didn't think at all that it would get this big, or so serious,” she said, 6. (refer) to its growth into 7. online community for people of Asian descent. The posts span a range of topics, but they often focus on Asian culture 8. (experience) by the children of migrants. That's 9. most members are young people from Australia, the US, Canada and the UK, rather than those living in Asia. Anne Gu believes that the page is so popular because it identifies just little things in our lives that no one talked 10. before.
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假设你是李华，你校英语口语社将换届选举，你欲参选社长，请你写一篇英语竞选演讲稿，进行口头竞选演讲。内容包括： 1. 竞选职位； 2. 个人优势； 3. 当选设想。 注意：1. 词数80左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modem life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver's seat is another matter. Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense. It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and becomes so necessary in modem traffic conditions. But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don't even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it. However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may not be able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to. An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modem drivers can't even learn to drive, let alone master the roadmanship. Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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