Do you still remember the haze (雾霾) in the winter? So many people got terribly ill during or after the haze. 1.Here is advice for you to protect yourself in hazy weather.
Spend less time outdoors. This is the most effective way for self-protection in such bad weather. With PM 2.5 increasing 103mg per cubic meter, residents will risk a 2.29% increase of death, which experts found out in 2013. If you have to get out, avoid riding bicycles. 2.
Close your windows. Experts advise residents to avoid opening windows at home if you have to, avoid the time when smog is at its densest (浓的) 3. Besides, you can keep plants with broad leaves at home to absorb dusk, and use air purifiers.
Smoke less. 4. In hazy weather, smoking would be even more harmful. Smokers are advise to keep their distance from cigarettes before the weather gets better.
5. For example, wear special masks outside to avoid breathing in PM2.5. Then take off your coat after getting indoors and keep it away from your other clean clothes. Don’t forget to wash your face, rinse your mouth, and clean your nasal cavity (鼻腔) to clean the particulate matters(颗粒物) that fall on you. Last but not least, keep off stimulating foods.
A. Pay attention to other daily things.
B. Wear masks.
C. That’s because haze does harm to the health of people.
D. Also avoid rush hours, when pollutants will be denser.
E. For residents who use air-conditioner, make sure your apartment has enough oxygen indoors.
F. Take more fruits and vegetables instead, which are good for lung, spleen and kidney.
G. Cigarettes could cause more particulate matters, which are included in PM 2.5.
Birds have been observed to sleep while in flight for the first time ever. Because of some flights that can often last several days, weeks, or even longer, some sea birds have long been thought of being able to fall fully asleep while “on the wing”, though it was not proven.
Now researchers say they have evidence which shows birds can sleep in flight. Scientists from Max Planck Institute used a sample of 15 adult female frigate birds (军舰鸟) to test the sleep patterns. Each bird had a small electroencephalogram (EEG脑电图) sensor fitted to record changes in the animals’ brain activity as they flew for up to 10 days and over 3,000 kilometres.
The readings showed that during flight the birds could sleep using one hemisphere of the brain, or both together. It was known that frigate birds could sleep with one “half” of the brain, which allows them to keep one eye open and “connected” to the awake half.
According to the research, it is sleeping technique used by birds for finding directions. “Frigatebirds sleep mostly while circling in rising air and keep the eye connected to the awake hemisphere facing the direction of flight, suggesting that they watch where they are going,” says the study.
Despite the ability to fall “fully” asleep, the birds were found to do it less in the air compared to one land. They slept “very little and less deeply while in flight. This suggests that though it is possible, falling totally asleep is not very good during flight which will need the bird’s attention.
The researchers said the short sleep could be serving as “power naps” to keep the birds going until they return to land. Further study could help us understand why lack of sleep affects humans so badly.
1.The phrase “on the wing” in the first paragraph may mean __________.
A. flying. B. fighting.
C. sleeping. D. thinking.
2.How do the sleeping birds find the directions?
A. They sleep less when they are circling in rising air.
B. They keep one eye connected to the awake part.
C. They pay special attention to the way.
D. They have a good sleep before they start flying.
3.What is the best title of the text?
A. A Study on Birds in Flight B. Flying Birds’ Brain Activity
C. Birds Can Sleep in Flight D. Sleep With Half of the Brain
A schoolgirl saved her father’s life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic reaction which stopped his heart.
Izzy, nine, restarted father Colm’s heart by stamping(踩) on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing.
Izzy’s mother, Debbie, immediately called 999, but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father, so decided to use CPR.
However, she quickly discovered her arms weren’t strong enough, so she stamped on her father’s chest instead.
Debbie then took over with some more conventional chest compressions until the ambulance arrived.
Izzy, who has been given a bravery award by her school, said: “I just kicked him really hard. My mum taught me CPR but I knew I wasn’t strong enough to use hands. I was quite scared. The doctor said I might as well be a doctor or a nurse. My mum said that Dad was going to hospital with a big footprint on his chest.”
“She’s a little star,” said Debbie. “I was really upset, but Izzy just took over. I just can’t believe what she did. I really think all children should be taught first aid. Izzy did CPR, then the doctor turned up. Colm had to have more treatment on the way to the hospital and we’ve got to see an expert.”
Truck driver Colm, 35, suffered a mystery allergic reaction on Saturday and was taken to hospital, but was sent home only for it to happen again the next day. The second attack was so serious that his airway swelled, preventing him from breathing, his blood pressure dropped suddenly, and his heart stopped for a moment.
He has now made a full recovery from his suffering.
1.Izzy kicked her father in the chest _________.
A. to express her helplessness B. to practise CPR on him
C. to restart his heart D. to keep him awake
2.What’s the right order of the events?
①Izzy kicked Colm.
②Debbie called 999.
③Izzy learned CPR.
④Colm’s heart stopped.
A. ③①②④ B. ④②③①
C. ④③①② D. ③④②①
3.What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about?
A. What caused Colm’s allergy. B. Colm’s present condition.
C. What Colm suffered. D. Symptoms of Colm’s allergic reaction.
4.Why does the author write the news?
A. To report a 9-year-old girl’s brave act. B. To prove the importance of CPR.
C. To describe a serious accident. D. To call people’s attention to allergic reaction.
When I was a freshman, on Christmas break I went home and looked through the bags of clothes Mom intended to give away. I took a baggy red shirt, for I needed something to wear in art class. Mom was surprised. She wore that when she was pregnant with my younger brother.
The red shirt became a part of my college wardrobe. After graduation, I wore the shirt the day I moved into my new apartment and on Saturday morning when I cleaned. When I became pregnant, I wore the red shirt during big-belly days. I missed Mom and the rest of my family. But that shirt helped. I smiled, remembering that Mother had worn it when she was pregnant, 15 years earlier. That Christmas, thinking of the warm feelings the shirt had given me, I wrapped it in holiday paper and sent it to Mom. When Mom wrote to thank me for her “real” gift, she said the red shirt was lovely. She never mentioned it again. The next year, when my husband and I moved the kitchen table, I noticed something red taped to its bottom. It was the shirt! And so the pattern was set.
On our next visit home, I secretly placed the shirt under Mom and Dad’s mattress. Two years passed before I discovered it under the base of our living-room floor lamp. The red shirt was just what I needed now while refinishing furniture. The walnut stains added character.
Years later, my husband and I divorced. With my three children, I prepared to move back to Illinois, depressed. Suddenly I saw the stained red shirt. I smiled. After unpacking in our new home I visited her, and I hid it in her bottom dresser drawer. Meanwhile, I found a good job at a radio station. A year later I discovered the red shirt hidden in a rag bag in my cleaning closet. The shirt was Mother’s final gift. Mother died three months later.
I was tempted to send the red shirt, faded but in decent shape, with her to her grave. But I’m glad I didn’t, my older daughter is in college now, majoring in art. And every art student needs a baggy red shirt to wear to art class.
1.Where did the author get the shirt for the first time?
A. In unwanted bags of clothes. B. In art class in college.
C. In her college wardrobe. D. In the kitchen.
2.How did the shirt help the author?
A. The shirt made her find a good job at a radio station.
B. The shirt relieved homesickness from the author.
C. The shirt was the only clothes that the author had for art class.
D. The shirt was the cheapest gift to give to her Mom for Christmas.
3.What does the underlined phrase “the pattern” refer to in the text?
A. Visiting the parents regularly. B. Often tapping something to the bottom of the table.
C. Moving the kitchen table regularly. D. Secretly giving and receiving the shirt.
4.What is the important reason for the author’s valuing the shirt so much?
A. That her daughter needs it in art class. B. That it symbolizes mother’s love.
C. That it is still in decent shape though faded. D. That it is from her dead Mom.
Want to choose an English novel to enjoy? Here are four popular books sold on the website of Amazon, with formats and editions of kindle, hardcover, or paperback.
| The Handsome Enemy By Emily Walters ASIN: B01N7L0WCA Despite her unwillingness, Reagan Lister is required to work with Greg Pilster, another great lawyer, to prove that a senator’s son is not guilty of a murder for her latest case. The dangers in the process bring the two closer together and Reagan realizes that Greg, who she thought was her enemy, is winning her heart. The truth of the case is something that neither of them expected. |
| And the Mountains Echoed By Khaled Hosseini ASIN: B009XIXVU6 Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel that explores the many ways in which brothers and sisters nurture, would, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another, and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most. |
| The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd ASIN : B000W4RFBQ From the author of The Invention of Wings and set in South Carolina in 1964, the bestselling novel tells the story of Lily Owens, an escaped black girl taken in by three black beekeeping sisters and introduced to their attractive world of bees and honey. This is a remarkable novel about great female power and it’s regarded inspirational. It was adapted into an award-winning movie in 2008. |
| Just Dreams By L. J. Taylor ASIN: B00N6IRDGW Just Dreams is the first book in the Brooks Sisters Dreams Series. Lawyer file Kathy Brokks agrees to represent Charles Morgan Jr. in a high-profile case against a powerful government defense contractor. But when Charles’ hidden agenda threatens to expose the government’s dirty little secrets, what started out may cost Kathy her career and even her life. |
1.What is the ASIN number of the book manly telling family stories?
A. B01N7L0WCA B. B000W4RFBQ
C. B009XIXVU6 D. B00N6IRDGW
2.Who probably intended his or her book to encourage women to face challenges bravely?
A. Sue Monk Kidd B. Khaled Hosseini
C. Emily Walters D. L. J. Taylor
3.Which book might be the best choice if Lucy is interested in adventurous and romantic stories?
A. And the Mountains Echoed B. The Handsome Enemy
C. The Invention of Wings D. The Secret Life of Bees
4.What do we know about Just Dreams?
A. The heroine defends the government bravely in the case but is faced with danger.
B. This book is one of the series of A Thousand Splendid Suns.
C. The film adapted from the book is very successful.
D. It may be thrilling to read the book.
某电视台英语频道今年暑假准备举办“外国人游中国”的夏令营活动。假定你是李华，是这个
活动的志愿者。你的美国网友Mike发来邮件询问该活动。请你给他回复一封邮件，邮件内容包括：
1.活动的时间和地点；
2.活动内容；
3.邀请他参加活动。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：夏令营：summer camp；频道：channel；
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