假设你现在正参加一场英语演讲比赛，你抽到的题目是“Smile for life, and every day will be sunshine”.请你就该话题展开演讲。你的演讲必须包含以下三个方面的内容：
1. 你对此话的理解；
2. 用一个事例来支持你的观点；
3. 总结发言。
注意：1. 词数：1 20左右；
2．文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
3．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Ladies and gentlemen,
It’s my honor to give a speech here. My topic of speech is “Smile for life, and every day will be sunshine.” _________________________________ ___
Thanks for your attention.
With the college entrance examination drawing near, some students
1. in Senior Three suffer from both physical and m________ problems.
2. The most common ones are learning anxiety,_______(缺乏) of
3. communication and physical exercise. So it’s important to find w_____
4. to get relaxed. Taking exercise not only is of benefit to our health _____
5. relaxes us a lot. We can also talk with people we trust,for their ___ (安慰）
6. may relieve us of worries. Besides, we can read some inspiring s______
7. so that we are full of confidence to o_______ any difficulty we encounter.
8. The best way for me to relax is to maintain my sense of humor,____ as
9. reading jokes,______（款待）myself to funny movies and so on. As we all
10. know, as long as we are optimistic, there is nothing to be _______ of.
All around the world, shoppers flock to Wal-Mart to buy everything．In Texas, they come for another reason: to see the wind turbine(涡轮机) , which supplies 5% of the store's electricity．It along with other facilities, such as exterior walls coated with heat-reflective paint, makes this Wal-Mart a green giant．
The laws of economics suggest that Wal-Mart, with 5, 200 stores worldwide, influences everything including the price of all kinds of goods．It throws its weight behind environmental responsibility, and the impact could be amazing．"One little change in product packaging could save 1, 500 trees," says Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott．"If everybody saves 1, 500 trees or 50 barrels of oil, at the end of the day you have made a huge difference．"
Scott wants Wal-Mart to do its part too．He has promised to cut the existing greenhouse-gas emissions （排放） over the next few years and promised to construct new stores that are more efficient．He wants Wal-Mart's fleet (车队) of more than 7, 000 trucks to get twice as many miles per gallon by 2015．Factories that show Wal-Mart they're cutting air pollution will get preferential treatment in the supply chain. Wal-Mart says it's working with consumer-product manufacturers to reduce their packaging and will reward them if they do so．
Some people may doubt it is a bid to attract attention from Wal-Mart's controversial labor and health-insurance practices．But it's not just window dressing, because Wal-Mart sees profits in going green．Scott says, "This is a business philosophy, not a social philosophy．We don't go where we don't think there's a great interest in change．"
Like Bill Gates, who started his charitable foundation, Scott happens to be promoting Wal-Mart's image at a time when his company's reputation is declining．He acknowledges that he launched the plan partly to shield （保护，庇护） Wal-Mart from bad press about its contribution to global warming．" By doing what we're doing today, we avoid the headline risks that are going to come for people who did not do anything," he says．"At some point businesses will be held responsible for the actions they take．" Meanwhile, should Wal-Mart succeed at shrinking its environmental footprint and lowering prices for green products, both the planet and the company will profit．
1.We can infer from the passage that ______．
A. Lee Scott is Wal-Mart's CEO
B. there are 5, 200 stores in the world
C. Wal-Mart has a great influence on the world market
D. Wal-Mart has more than 7, 000 trucks all over the world
2.What does the underlined sentence "This is a business philosophy, not a social philosophy．" mean in the fourth paragraph?
A. Wal-Mart predicts huge profits in its green activity．
B. Wal-Mart's green activity is just window dressing．
C. Wal-Mart aims to solve its health-insurance practices．
D. Wal-Mart doesn't have any social responsibility at all．
3.What will Wal-Mart probably do in the future?
A．Reduce air pollution in its present stores．
B．Give favorable treatment to its consumers．
C．Ask the factories to reduce their packaging．
D．Demand the fleet of trucks to use more fuel than before．
4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．Provide the background of the green plan．
B．Stress the purpose of Wal-Mart's green plan．
C．Present the risk that Wal-Mart is facing nowadays．
D．Analyze the similarity between Bill Gates and Scott.
We all make excuses.
But the successful ones are those who can kill the excuses like the miserable maggots they are.
I’m too tired. I don’t have the time. I don’t feel motivated. I’d rather do nothing. I don’t have the money, equipment, space. I can’t because …
We’ve all made the excuses. Here’s how to kill them.
See the positive. Excuses are usually made because we don’t feel like doing something — we’re accentuating the negative. Instead, see the fun in something, the joy in it. And maintain a positive attitude, or you’ll never beat the excuses.
Take responsibility. Excuses are ways to get out of owning up to something. If we don’t have the time, money, equipment, etc., then it’s not our fault, right? Wrong. Take responsibility, and own the solution.
Find a solution. Just about every problem has a solution. Don’t have time? Start with just 5-10 minutes. Make the time. Wake earlier. Do it during lunch. Don’t have the energy? Do it when you have higher levels of energy. You’re smart. Figure out the solution.
See your goal. This is your motivation — your reason for doing it. Sure, you could just lay on the couch, but if you think about why you really want to pursue a goal, you’ll be motivated. Visualize that goal and just get started.
Be accountable. Have a workout partner, a project partner, a team, someone to report to. If you have to meet a coach or partner, you’re more likely to do something.
Watch this. Then go an do it.
1.How many tips mentioned in the text to prevent excuses?
A. Four B. Three C.Six D. Five
2.The second paragraph is developed mainly by _______
A. providing common examples.
B. following the order of time.
C. making comparisons of excuses.
D. analyzing common excuses
3.The definition of the underlined word” visualize” would most probably be ______
A. to view the outline of something by means of an X-ray.
B. to weaken or spoil the quality or efficiency of something.
C. to form a mental image of something incapable of being viewed.
D. to express the formal image of something capable of being seen.
4.Why do you need a partner according to the passage?
A. because you are likely to make a report to someone.
B. because it’ll be more possible for you to do something wih a partner.
C. because you need a coach to help you do something.
D. because you like to do something with a partner or a coach.
With so many unique attractions, world-famous museums and skyscrapers, there is always plenty to do in New York. However, sightseeing in New York City might not be the easiest or the cheapest experience.
This is why our team of real, life-long New Yorkers have created the New York Pass. If you want to discover the best of what this amazing city offers as well as save time and money during your visit, the New York Pass is something you should be interested in. In 2012, New York Passes have been used over 2,500,000 times. Get your Pass today and join the big savings it offers:
|
Product |
Original Price |
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One-day adult pass |
$85 |
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One-day child pass (age 4-12) |
$60 |
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Two-day adult pass |
$130 |
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Two-day child pass (age 4-12) |
$110 |
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Three-day adult pass |
$180 |
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Three-day child pass (age 4-12) |
$140 |
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Seven-day adult pass |
$230 |
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Seven-day child pass (age 4-12) |
$165 |
1.The purpose of this passage is to _________.
A. promote New York Pass
B. introduce New York Pass
C. introduce New York attractions
D. show New York attractions tickets fee
2.What could be the lowest price for a Three-day adult pass and a Two-day child pass?
A. $290. B. $246.5 . C. $263. D. $ 273.5.
3.Which of the following is true about New York Pass?
A. Its holders can save up to $1300 entrance fees.
B. Its holders needn’t pay for the attractions it covers.
C. Its holders needn’t queue to enter the attractions it covers.
D. It can be picked up at Times Square at any time after you order it.
4.The underlined phrase “are entitled to” most probably means “are given________ of”.
A. the name B. the privilege C. the title D. the honor
Even a small reduction in salt in the diet can be a big help to the heart. A new study used a computer model to predict how just three grams less a day would affect heart disease in the United States.
The result: 10% fewer heart attacks, 8% fewer strokes, 4% fewer deaths, 11% fewer new cases of heart disease, and 240 billion dollars in health care savings.
Researchers found it could prevent 100,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths every year.
The study is in the New England Journal of Medicine. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo at the University of California, San Francisco was the lead author. She says people would not even notice a difference in taste with three grams, or one half teaspoon, less salt per day. The team also included researchers at Stanford and Columbia University.
Each gram of salt contains four hundred milligrams of sodium（钠）, which is how foods may list their salt content.
The government says the average American man ears ten grams of salt a day. The American Heart Association advises no more than three grams for healthy people. It says salt in the American diet has increased fifty percent since the nineteen seventies, while blood pressures have also rise. Less salt can mean a lower blood pressure.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leading effort called the National Salt Reduction Initiative. The idea is to put pressure on food companies and restaurants. Critics call it government interference.
Mayor Bloomberg has already succeeded in other areas, like requiring fast food places in the city to list calorie information. Now a study by the Seattle Children’s Research Institute show that the calorie information on the menu can influence what parents order for their children.
1.According to the passage, what disease is not related to salt in diet?
A.Cancer. B. Stroke. C. Blood pressure. D. Heart attack.
2.It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A. all the heart diseases result from eating too much salt
B. the American Heart association suggest less than 3 grams of salt a day for everyone
C. how much salt is contained in certain food is measured by the amount of sodium
D. the less salt one eats, the healthier he will be
3.The National Salt Reduction Initiative aims to________.
A. attract the public attention to the problem
B. require fast food places to list salt information
C. inform people of the harm that salt does to health
D. put pressure on food companies and restaurants
4.The last paragraph mainly tells us________.
A. Bloomberg has made some other efforts to improve people’s health
B. Bloomberg is very successful in his career
C. parents must pay great attention to calorie information
D. a new study is being done about calorie information
