Thing to know before you go out in the cold
Keep your _______ warm
There is a saying, "If your hands and feet get cold, put on hat." A hat made of wool will keep you warm even if it gets wet. The hood (兜帽) is great for blocking the wind as long as you wear a hat underneath.
Drink up
In the summer, when you feel thirsty, you need to drink water. This isn't always the case in winter. When you're wearing heavy winter clothes, you have to work harder to build up a tent, cook dinner or _______ the woods. Your body will lose a lot of water. So drink up.
Sleeping _______
Sleeping bags are rated (评估) that is supposed to tell you how cold it can get while keeping you warm. Spend the night in a four-season tent in your backyard when it's freezing outside. That way, if you _______ at 2 a.m. that's too cold, you can just move inside and try again another time. If you wake up shivering in the middle of the night, add layers of clothing, drink warm liquids and ask for help.
Eat right
Simple meals that need little preparation are often the most _______ choices during winter. But nutrition(营养)is also necessary. Your body needs healthy food to produce _______ . Choose meals with more protein and fat than what you'd eat during warmer weather. Some good choices are hot cereal with fruit for breakfast, peanut butter on crackers with hot soup for lunch and meat with noodles, rice or potatoes for dinner.
1.A.hands B.head C.feet D.skin
2.A.walk through B.search for C.look up D.put out
3.A.length B.quality C.systems D.goals
4.A.survive B.forget C.control D.realize
5.A.available B.serious C.difficult D.impossible
6.A.interest B.heat C.pleasure D.disease
Creating public spaces
Jin Hee Park is a student at Stanford University in California. She studies hard. "Of course, I came here for the academic (学术)," she says. "But the campus is so beautiful. I walk around just to relax."
Alejandro Vega, a banker in New York City, jogs almost every evening after work in Central Park. "I never get bored. The park is so big. It's a public space, yet it can feel completely private."
Niagara Falls was on Ross Howard's list of places to visit in upstate New York. "There are these wonderful footpaths that make the falls so close to the general public."
In 1857, a design contest was held for a new park in New York City. Frederick Law Olmsted and his partner, Calvert Vaux, won the contest. Central Park was the finished product - the first landscaped public park in the United States. Today, no trip to New York is complete without a visit to this beautiful park.
Later in his life, Olmsted designed landscapes for college campuses, like Stanford University. He also designed footpaths at Niagara Falls to give visitors better views of the falls. In all his work, Olmsted tried to protect the natural beauty of an area.
Today there are new pressures on Niagara Falls: some business want to develop the area, On Goat Island, an island in Niagara Falls State Park, there are now souvenir (纪念品) shops. There may be signs that say "No Littering," but there is still a lot of trash on the island. Most of the animals have disappeared. What would Olmsted think?
1.Jin Hee Park thinks his university campus is ______ for walking and relaxing.
A.basic B.academic C.attractive D.crowded
2.Alejandro Vega feels ______ when he jogs in Central Park, for it feels private.
A.enjoyable B.bored C.nervous D.surprised
3.Niagara Falls in America was close to the public because of its wonderful ______.
A.lists B.contests C.falls D.footpaths
4."no trip to New York is complete" (in Para. 4) probably means ______.
A.it's not a perfect trip to New York B.we should never go for a trip to New York
C.don't finish a trip in New York D.New York isn't a good place to visit
5.In all of Olmsted's designing products, he tried to ______.
A.design footpaths for better views of the falls
B.protect the natural beauty of an area
C.include landscapes of Stanford University campus
D.rebuild the Central Park in New York City.
6.Which of the following best describes the present situation on Niagara Falls?
A.This area is developed and becomes more lovely.
B.Olmsted expected most of the animals there to leave.
C.People are no longer allowed to visit souvenir shops.
D.Some people are doing learn to the environment.
how to, knows, the link method, Tony, use, to remember things. (连词成句)
_________________________.
My bike stopped working when I was riding for a country sightseeing. (保持句意不变)
My bike _________ _________ when I was riding for a country sightseeing.
Keeping pet dogs teaches us how to be responsible in our daily life. (改为被动语态)
We _________ _________ how to be responsible in our daily life by keeping pet dogs.
"Can you solve the problem yourself?" Our science teacher asked Bob. (改为宾语从句)
Our science teacher asked Bob _________he _________solve the problem himself.