Winter is coming, and some parts of the world are already covered with deep snow. The best way to warm those cold hands is a cup of hot sweet chocolate. Hot chocolate has been used for many years to treat diseases and fight bad moods. It’s known as a special healthy drink from the 16th to 19th centuries, and sometimes was taken us a medicine. Nowadays people don’t consider hot chocolate as a medicine, but drink even more than ever! There are plenty of tasty and healthy hot chocolate recipes (烹饪法) you can try to enjoy the following health benefits of drinking hot chocolate.
It improves your brain power
The study shows that drinking hot chocolate can help improve your brain power and your brain health. The flavonoids (类黄酮) in hot chocolate increase the blood flow and oxygen to your brain, helping you think better. If you want to improve your memory, try drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day. Not only will you improve your memory, but your mood as well. Just make sure you don’t use too much sugar in your hot chocolate.
It improves your mood
Chocolate, including hot chocolate, is well-known mood booster. This tasty drink helps fight stress, anxiety, and depression. But the problem is, hot chocolate may contain high amounts of sugar. Consider making sugar-free hot chocolate to get all its mood-improving properties (特性).
It can help you lose weight
If you are trying to drop a few pounds, drinking hot chocolate can help you achieve your weight loss goal. When made correctly, hot chocolate is a delicious and low calorie drink that you can enjoy every time you have chocolate desire. Besides, drinking a cup of low calorie hot chocolate helps prevent the intake of high-calorie and sugar foods like cakes.
Now that you’re aware of some of the best health benefits of drinking chocolate, what are you waiting for? Rush into your kitchen and make this fantastic winter drink.
1.Hot chocolate is popular in winter because .
A. it can make your cold hands warm
B. it has been used for many years
C. it was used to treat kinds of illnesses
D. it is regarded as the healthiest drink
2.In the passage the author mainly talks about .
A. different hot chocolate recipes
B. materials used to make hot chocolate
C. side effects from drinking chocolate
D. benefits of drinking hot chocolate
3.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. hot chocolate is the only way to improve mood
B. most people can be addicted to chocolate
C. remember never to have sugar in drink
D. food in low calorie makes you healthy
假定你是学生会主席李华，你校计划举办“中华经典文学朗诵比赛”。请你根据以下信息，给你校交换生David写一封信，邀请他参加比赛。
要点如下：
1.举办时间和地点；
2.朗诵内容与形式；
3.期待参与。
参考词汇：Chinese Classics Reciting Contest中华经典文学朗诵比赛
注意：1.词数：100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
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Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When Nancy got an emergency call from Seattle Hospital, she knew she has no time to waste getting to her mom’s side. While she pulled over to refuel, she found that she’d left her handbag home. Trapped in a truck stop, she felt totally at loss. However, she had to ask for help. Someone sent her up the road to Jim Oliver’s Smoke House, a restaurant where is known for its generosity. In the parking lot, she broke down, tells her story to the owner, Oliver. He gave her a comforting smile while listening patient. Later, much to her astonish, he handed her $ 200 in cash and offered with her a meal.
When Nancy asked how she could pay him back, Oliver waved him on. “You would have done the same if you were me,” said Oliver.
Each year, thousands of people come to Shaanxi, China, to visit the Terracotta Army, which shows the life of Qin Shi Huang, 1. country’s first Emperor.
As one of the most famous tourist sights in the world, the Terracotta Army is a form of funerary(葬礼的) art 2. (bury) with the First Emperor in 210 to 209 BC. It was designed 3. (protect) the emperor in his afterlife.
Since their 4. (discover), experts have questioned whether the life-size models of soldiers 5. (base) on real warriors (勇士) or whether they came off a production line.
In October a BBC documentary (纪录片), the Greatest Tomb on Earth: Secrets of Ancient China, suggested the inspiration for the Terracotta Warriors may have come 6. Ancient Greece, about 7. Archaeologist Li Xiuzhen said, “We now have evidence that close contact did exist between the First Emperor’s China and the West.”
On the 41st International Museum Day, it was 8. (official) announced that new technology has just made 9. possible for visitors to be guided. Thanks to an interactive (交互式) 360-degree video, visitors can choose either to view the 10. (figure) close-up or from a distance.
It is every kid’s worst nightmare (梦魔) and six-year-old Jaden Hayes has lived it twice. First, he ______ his dad when he was four and then last month his mom died unexpectedly, ______ him an orphan (孤儿).
Jaden is understandably heartbroken. But there’s another side to his ______. A side he first made ______ 3 weeks ago when he told his friends that he was tired of seeing some people sad all the time. And he had a plan to ______ it.
Here is how it all ______. Jaden asked his aunt to buy a bunch of little ______ and take him to downtown Savannah to give them away. He ______ people who aren’t already smiling and then turns their day around, expecting ______ in return—but a smile.
So far he has gone out on four different occasions and ______ nearly 500 smiles. Sometimes he doesn’t get exactly the ______ he was hoping for: it simply confuses some people ______ a six-year-old would give them a toy. They ______ to behave awkwardly: stepping back or giving a ______ smile. In most cases, however, he will be paid ______ in hugs. Those good reactions have worked wonders: the more people that he made smile, the more ______ came out of him.
For Jaden, he would ______ his parents with each passing day. ______ he is a little fighter; he chooses to ______ his life with a smile. Meanwhile, he puts smiles back on the face of others to lift their ______. He reminds us too, that however tough life can be, there is always some measure of joy.
1.A. saw B. lost C. saved D. recognized
2.A. proving B. seeing C. leaving D. finding
3.A. interest B. action C. delight D. sadness
4.A. public B. available C. short D. safe
5.A. achieve B. fix C. enjoy D. finish
6.A. helped B. ended C. began D. changed
7.A. flowers B. toys C. books D. keys
8.A. believes B. loves C. asks D. targets
9.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything
10.A. collected B. exchanged C. claimed D. shared
11.A. answers B. gifts C. reactions D. thanks
12.A. why B. how C. when D. where
13.A. refuse B. tend C. pretend D. continue
14.A. warm B. wide C. tight D. sweet
15.A. handsomely B. separately C. equally D. cautiously
16.A. envy B. joy C. surprise D. doubt
17.A. miss B. search C. tell D. visit
18.A. Still B. Then C. Yet D. Even
19.A. brave B. start C. risk D. celebrate
20.A. performances B. hands C. spirits D. eyes
How to Calm Down at Work
The workplace can be a stressful place. Anxiety, conflict, bad management and overwork can lead to frustration and stress. 1.
Keep something you like to look at within sight. A photo of a loved one or a favorite personal souvenir are the best examples. Keep such an item somewhere you can glance at it whenever you wish to do so. 2.
Take a moment to engage your body. If you’re unable to leave your work area, stand and stretch for a moment. Muscle tension exercises can also help you calm down. 3. For instance, start by squeezing all of your face muscles as tightly as you can for twenty seconds and slowly releasing them.
Write down the reason why you are upset. 4. Getting your thoughts and feelings out on paper can help clarify the issue you’re having. Writing down your thoughts can even help you determine the best way to address your frustration or anxiety and move forward.
5. If you and another co-worker are constantly frustrated with one another, set up a time to speak with him or her. Say something like, “Hey, Sarah, let’s sit down sometime soon and chat to make sure we’re on the same page about our upcoming project.”
A. Turn to your workmates for help.
B. Communicate with your workmates.
C. A vase of flowers on your desk is another good example.
D. Focus on one particular muscle or muscle group at a time.
E. Here are the steps you can take to help you calm down at work.
F. Engage your body by rolling your head, shoulder, and ankles while sitting.
G. The best way to figure out exactly what’s bothering you is to write it down.
