They discovered a large collection of old pots _______ Qin Dynasty, which are still _______ today.
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A．dates from; very valuable |
B．dating back to; of great value |
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C．dated back to; of much value |
D．dating from; very value |
Nothing shall _______ me _________ from accomplishing my purpose.
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A．hold , on |
B．hold , back |
C．hold , up |
D．hold , out |
Before you leave for the airport
Ensure that you have your passports (and any necessary visas), tickets and money in your hand luggage.
If packing medicines, ensure that they are in their original packaging as this will avoid delays or prevent them from being taken away at customs.
Do not wrap presents as they may have to be unwrapped by security staff or customs.
The Department of Health has devoted a section of their site to health advice for traveling abroad.
Getting to the airport
Always allow plenty of time to reach the airport. You should arrive there 2 hours before the take-off for international flights and one hour before the take-off for domestic flights.
If you are driving to the airport, ensure that you have booked airport parking in advance.
If you are being driven by a friend who wants to see you off, ensure that he / she knows where the short stay parking is located.
If taking a taxi, ensure that the firm you intend to use has taxis available at the time you wish to travel.
At the airport
Be aware that increased security has considerably lengthened the time it takes to go through check in and security.
Make sure you keep your baggage with you at all times and alert any member of airport staff to any unattended package.
Never look after baggage belonging to other people or carry anything onto the aircraft for someone else.
Keep a close eye on the display boards announcing which gate flights depart from.
In the air
If on a long flight, move your feet around, or get up and walk around regularly if you can.
Avoid dehydration (脱水) by drinking plenty of water or other non-alcoholic drinks.
Don’t eat too heavily before or during a long flight as this will help to avoid indigestion and hypertension (高血压).
To reduce jet lag (时差反应), have some extra sleep before the trip, get some sleep during the flight and try to make mealtimes the same as the time of meals at your destination.
1.Before leaving for the airport, you should NOT ______.
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A．make sure that you have all the necessary things with you |
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B．ensure that any packed medicines are in their original packing |
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C．wrap presents up tightly for the safety |
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D．know some advice for traveling abroad from the website |
2.You should ensure that you have booked the airport parking in advance if _______.
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A．you are going on an international flights |
B．you drive to the airport yourself |
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C．a friend drives you to the airport |
D．you take a taxi to the airport |
3.When waiting for your flight at the airport, you should pay the most attention to _______.
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A．the display boards showing which gate the flight departs from |
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B．baggage belonging to other people |
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C．unattended package |
D．the time it takes to go through check in and security |
4.During the flight you should follow the following advice EXCEPT _______.
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A．always to sit on a long flight |
B．to drink enough water to avoid dehydration |
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C．not to eat too much so as to avoid indigestion and hypertension |
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D．to make mealtimes the same as the time of meals at your destination |
Do your spirits soar (猛增) on a sunny day? Do you relax at the sound of flowing water?
Some scientists suggest that these contacts with nature are good for your health. In one study, hospital patients with a view of trees had shorter hospital stays and less need for pain medications. Another study indicated that prisoners with a view of the outdoors had fewer doctor visits.
“Why do we desire nature? Maybe we’re programmed to need it, since our ancestors’ survival was so dependent on their connection with nature,” suggests biologist E.O. Wilson.
Want to find out if contact with nature improves your outlook on life? Try a few of these ideas.
Hang out a bird feeder and watch the birds that visit it.
Sit down in the backyard or a nearby park. Close your eyes. What do you hear? Birds singing? The wind in the trees? Crickets (蟋蟀) chirping?
Find an anthill. Sit down and watch the ants work.
Take a walk right after a rainstorm. What looks different? Smells different?
Go barefoot on a sandy beach.
Open the curtains and the window, if the weather allows it.
On a windy day, watch the trees.
Go to a creek, river or park fountain. Listen to the sound of water in motion.
Camp out in the backyard or at a nearby state park. Use a tent or sleep on the ground.
Find a wide-open space to study the stars. Learn about the different constellations (星座).
Raise a garden. Or plant some seeds in a flowerpot.
Go hiking with your family. Talk about all of the colors you see in nature.
Take a camera and capture your nature experience.
1.From Paragraph 2 we can learn that ______.
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A．prisoners don’t like to go to the doctor when ill |
B．trees can be used as pain medications |
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C．prisoners should often get out of prison to come into contact with nature |
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D．contacts with nature are very helpful for hospital patients |
2.According to E.O. Wilson, we desire nature probably because ______.
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A．it can help us feel relaxed |
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B．we have inherited (继承) from our ancestors who were dependent on nature |
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C．people have lived with nature for thousands of years |
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D．contacts with nature can improve a person’s outlook on life |
3.The author gives us many ideas in order to let us ______.
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A．find out if contacts with nature improve our outlook on life |
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B．hear birds sing and watch ants work |
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C．talk about the colors we see in nature |
D．capture our experience in nature |
4.From the passage, we can learn that ______.
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A．studying the constellations is important to everyone |
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B．you can know all the colors only by going hiking |
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C．nature is quite important to us |
D．walking in a rainstorm can be very helpful |
5.What is the best title of the passage?
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A．Go hiking with your family. |
B．Let nature nurture you. |
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C．Visit your doctor less. |
D．Watch the trees more often. |
It often appears that we have more to gain by speaking than by listening. One big advantage of speaking is that it gives you a chance to control others’ thoughts and actions. Whatever your goal is — to have a boss hire you, to 36 others to vote for the person of your 37 or to describe the 38 you want your hair cut ... the key to success seems to be the 39 to speak well.
Another 40 advantage of speaking is the chance it provides to 41 the admiration, respect, or liking of others. Tell jokes, and everyone will think you’re really a 42 man. Tell them all you know, and they’ll be 43 by your wisdom. But keep quiet, and it seems as if you are a 44 person.
Finally, talking gives you the 45 to release (释放) energy in a way that listening can’t. When you’re 46 , the chance to talk about your problems can often help you feel better. In the same way, you can often 47 your anger by letting it out orally. It is also helpful to 48 your excitement with others by talking about it, 49 keeping it inside often leaves you feeling as if you might burst.
While it is true that talking does have many advantages, it’s important to 50 that listening can do good to listeners, too. As you’ll soon read, being a good listener is one good way to 51 others with their problems; and what better way is there to have others 52 you? As for controlling others, it may be true that it’s hard to be persuasive while you’re listening, but your 53 to hear others out will often make them open to your ideas 54 . Listening is often reciprocal (互惠的). “You get what you 55 .”
36. A. insist B. advise C. persuade D. suggest
37. A. friend B. relation C. choice D. leader
38. A. idea B. way C. means D. plan
39. A. resource B. energy C. power D. ability
40. A. obvious B. easy C. new D. special
41. A. gain B. grasp C. remain D. seize
42. A. successful B. simple C. wise D. stupid
43. A. affected B. impressed C. instructed D. moved
44. A. fruitless B. priceless C. worthless D. senseless
45. A. pleasure B. course C. duty D. chance
46. A. in trouble B. in danger C. in debt D. in silence
47. A. reduce B. lengthen C. deepen D. widen
48. A. control B. share C. enjoy D. remove
49. A. or B. so C. for D. though
50. A. suppose B. notice C. realize D. imagine
51. A. fail B. cure C. hurt D. help
52. A. appreciate B. listen to C. envy D. support
53. A. kindness B. favor C. willingness D. eagerness
54. A. by turns B. in return C. in turn D. in order
55. A. lose B. ask for C. need D. give
— Was Li Lei sorry for what he’d done to his parents? — ______! It was just like him!
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A．Never mind |
B．All right |
C．Not really |
D．Not surprisingly |
