Having one of those days – or weeks – when everything seems to annoy you? Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood will probably go away after some time. But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster – often within a day or two.
◇Walk it off
Exercise is the most popular bad-mood buster. A person who’s in a bad mood has low energy and high tension. Taking a fast ten-minute walk, or doing some quick exercises can do wonders towards changing that bad mood.
◇Tune it out
Listening to your favorite music for a while can also make tension go away quickly, because music starts associations with past positive experiences we’ve had.
◇Give yourself a pep talk
Stop and listen to what’s on your mind. Bad moods are often started by too many negative thoughts. Write them all down on paper, the pessimistic messages you’ve been giving yourself and then give optimistic answers. ( “I still don’t have a job.” Vs “I have two interviews next week.”)
◇Reduce your stress
Relaxation techniques are wonderful mood-lifters. These include deep breathing, stretching and visualizing, all of which sound complicated but aren’t. One easy way to visualize: close your eyes and picture a favorite place, such as the beach. Another simple way to be against distress is to make a to-do list. One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have no options. By taking control over certain areas, you realize you’re not helpless. You can make changes in your mood and life.
◇Avoid things that won’t improve your mood.
TV may not help much: You need to increase your energy level and stimulate（刺激） your mind – something that the TV show “Neighbors” won’t do. And before you reach for that piece of cake and coffee, think about how mood and food are linked. Sugar and caffeine contribute to depressed moods. A better choice? Research shows that carbohydrates, such as potatoes and pasta（面食）,produce a calming effect in people who have a desire for them.
1.Which of the following may help us stop a bad mood?
A．Doing nothing about it. B．Exercising and enjoying music.
C．Writing down negative thoughts. D．Talking about it with neighbors.
2.Why is it suggested that you close your eyes and picture the beach?
A．It helps remove bad mood. B．It brings us a new technique.
C．It is not complicated to do so. D．It is an area to be easily controlled.
3.TV may not improve your mood because it .
A．shows what happens around you B．does not energize you
C．reminds you of eating and drinking D．produces a calming effect
4.Which would be the best title for this passage?
A．Energy Level and Stress B．How to Beat a Bad Mood
C．Bad Mood and Our Life D．How to Control Your Feeling.
A photographer takes a picture of the Chinese bronze rat head and rabbit head sculptures display on the preview of the auction（拍卖） of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge’s art collection at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, Feb, 21, 2009. Chinese lawyers have asked the French court to stop auction house Christie’s putting two bronze relics（文物）looted (掠夺)from China
under the hammer, lawyers said Friday.
A Paris court on Monday ruled against stopping the sale of two
looted Chinese bronze sculptures which come up for auction at
Christie’s on Wednesday. Under the ruling of the Tribunal de Grande
Instance in Paris, the plaintiff（起诉人）, the Association for the
Protection of Chinese Art in Europe（APCAE）,was ordered to
pay compensation（赔偿）to the defendant.
Ren Xiaohong, a lawyer for APCAE, told Xinhua that it was “of great significance” to file the lawsuit. “We hope to arouse public attention in Europe on the fate of numerous Chinese works stolen in the past, to help keep those relics well protected and collected,” Ren said.
The Qing Dynasty（1644—1911）relics, the heads of a bronze rabbit and a rat, were among an original set of 12 bronze animal heads that were once decorated at the imperial summer resort Yuanmingyuan. They were looted when the palace was burnt down by Anglo-French allied forces during the Second Opium War in 1860.
The pair became part of a collection of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. They have been put up for auction by his partner, Pierre Berge. The two items are expected to fetch between 16 million and 20 million euros.
So far, five of the 12 bronze animal heads have been returned to China, while the whereabouts of five others are unknown.
1.The two bronze animal heads were displayed at the Grand Palais in Paris so that .
A．they could be collected and well preserved
B．the photographers could take pictures
C．the public could see them in advance
D．they couldn’t be sold at auction
2.The significance to stop the sale of two bronze animal heads is to .
A．fetch between 16 million and 20 million euros
B．draw public attention to the Chinese works stolen in the past
C．make the world know more about history of the Qing Dynasty
D．find the other five bronze animal heads and return them to China
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A．The 12 bronze animal heads have been put up for auction.
B．The 2 bronze animal heads haven’t been returned to China.
C．The 12 bronze animal heads were used as imperial decoration.
D．Yuanmingyuan was once burnt down by Anglo-French allied forces.
4.The passage is most probably taken from .
A．a newspaper B．an advertisement
C．a history textbook D．an introduction of auction
“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 36 . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 37 . Each of you will have to 38 someone in your field, and give an oral (口头的) report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I 39 print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him 40 able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?” I shook my head. “How about some 41 ?” I shook my head again.
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Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I 45 Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn't 46 me. They just reminded me how 47 the field was and how I had run away from competition all my life. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my 48 . And it gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49 .
For the past fifty years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, 50 stories from murders to airplane 51 and finally choosing my strongest area. When I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories 52 me and I realized that had it not been 53 Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 54 all the time : “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was this teacher…” I always start out. I just wish I could 55 her.
1.A．cautious B．mad C．optimistic D．enthusiastic
2.A．universities B．families C．professions D．lives
3.A．interview B．describe C．admire D．face
4.A．considered B．rejected C．expected D．picked
5.A．hardly B．nearly C．naturally D．eagerly
6.A．preparationsB．newspapers C．drink D．paper
7.A．reliable B．grateful C．tense D．amazed
8.A．student B．journalist C．candidate D．writer
9.A．look B．turn C．break D．run
10.A．called B．remembered C．recognized D．evaluated
11.A．answer B．urge C．stop D．persuade
12.A．funny B．competitiveC．ordinary D．mysterious
13.A．blood B．body C．life D．opinion
14.A．coming in B．coming out C．going up D．going on
15.A．creating B．recalling C．covering D．writing
16.A．flights B．crashes C．budgets D．schedules
17.A．hit B．caught C．impressed D．seized
18.A．for B．with C．of D．to
19.A．hurt B．realized C．adjusted D．asked
20.A．respect B．support C．thank D．envy
It was from only a few supplies that she had bought in the village ______the hostess cooked such a nice dinner
A. where B. that C. when D. which.
The children all turned ____ the famous actress as she entered the classroom.
A. looked at B. to look at C. to looking at D. look at
--Do you enjoy your present job?
--____________. I just do it for a living.
A. Of course B. Not really C. Not likely D. Not a little
