阅读下列短文，根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。
Yours, Li Hua
“Stop the world, I want to get off!” This popular expression refers to a feeling of panic, or stress, that makes people want to stop whatever they are doing, try to relax, and become calm again. Stress is one of the most common causes of health problems in modern life. Too much stress results in physical, emotional, and mental health problems.
There are numerous physical effects of stress. Stress can affect the heart. It can increase the pulse rate, make the heart miss beats, and can cause high blood pressure. Stress can affect the respiratory(呼吸的) system. It can lead to asthma and cause a person to breathe too fast, resulting in a loss of important carbon dioxide. Stress can affect the stomach. It can cause stomachaches and problems of digesting food. These are only a few examples of the wide range of illnesses and symptoms resulting from stress.
Emotions are also easily affected by stress. People suffering from stress often feel anxious. They may have panic attacks and feel tired all the time. When people are under stress, they often overreact to little problems. For example, a normally gentle parent under a lot of stress at work may yell at a child for dropping a glass of juice. Stress can make people angry, moody, or nervous.
Long-term stress can lead to a variety of serious mental illnesses. Depression, an extreme feeling of sadness and hopelessness, can be the result of continued and increasing stress. Alcoholism and other addictions often develop as a result of overuse of alcohol or drugs to try to relieve stress. If stress is allowed to continue, then one's mental health is put at risk.
It is obvious that stress is a serious problem. It attacks the body. It affects the emotions. Untreated, it may eventually result in mental illness. Stress has a great influence on the health, our feelings, and our minds. So, reduce stress: stop the world and rest for a while.
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假定你是高三(3)班学生李华，就学校食堂的卫生情况想给校长 Mr. Smith 写一封信，反映以 下问题:
1. 食物不加盖;
2. 品种单一;
3. 服务态度差。
注意:1.词数 80 左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Smith，
I‟m Li Hua, a student from Class 3 Grade 12.
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Thank you for taking the time to consider my requests.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Three years ago, Brian Palmer, a 43-year-old native of Beaumont, California, was a homeless man struggling 1.(overcome) alcohol addiction. All he owned was a bag 2.(contain) some clothes, a blanket, and a pillow. He 3.(seek) assistance at a recovery center, the very large tent city in downtown LA. One activity that helped him through those days was singing. In 2015, he encountered the Urban Voices Project, a choir 4.(make) up of the local people. This led him 5.Street Symphony, a group of professional musicians mostly from the LA Philharmonic(交响乐团), 6.works with homeless, mentally ill and disabled populations. In February, Palmer began taking voice 7.(lesson) from Scott Graff, a member of the Street Symphony. Scott said, “I gave Palmer some tips on vocal technique, 8. he taught me life lessons. I got the 9.(good) end of the deal.”
“That was 10.(real) empowering,” Palmer told the audience afterward. Palmer explained what had been going through his mind as he sang. “An act of love,” he said, looking out at familiar faces in front of him. “One act of love, I know for sure, is listening.”
Once a couple lived in a village and loved their baby son very much. “We must have a pet," the farmer said one day. “When our son grows up, he will need a ______." His wife liked the idea.
One evening, the farmer brought back a tiny mongoose(猫鼬). In several ________the mongoose had grown to its full size ______the baby was still in the cradle, _____and crying alternately(交替地).
One day, the wife fed the baby and _____him to sleep in his little cradle. Picking up the basket, she said to her husband, “I‟m off to the _____. The baby is sleeping. Keep an eye on him. _____, I don‟t like to leave him alone with the mongoose."
“Don‟t worry”, said the farmer. “It is a _____animal and as sweet as our baby.”
The wife went away, and the farmer ______to take a look at his fields. He ______some friends on the way back and chatted for a while.
When the wife came back home with a ___of groceries, she saw the mongoose sitting outside. On seeing her it ran to _____her. She took one look at the mongoose and ______. “Blood!" she cried. The face and paws of the mongoose were with blood.
“You wicked animal have killed my baby!" she screamed hysterically(歇斯底里). She was blind with _____and with all her strength _____the heavy basket on the animal and ran inside to the baby‟s cradle.
The baby was fast ___. But on the floor lay a black snake _____. In a flash she _____what had happened. She ran out looking for the mongoose. “What have I done?" she cried touching the mongoose, who lay ______, unaware of her sobbing，and ______long at the dead mongoose.
1.A. instructor B. companion C. adviser D. conductor
2.A. months B. days C. years D. weeks
3.A. as B. however C. while D. although
4.A. playing B. singing C. drinking D. sleeping
5.A. rolled B. pulled C. rocked D. dragged
6.A. factory B. field C. market D. street
7.A. Consequently B. Frankly C. Generally D. Basically
8.A. friendly B. flexible C. responsible D. relaxing
9.A. decided B. forced C. managed D. encouraged
10.A. broke into B. hanged out with C. got away with D. ran into
11.A. bagful B. basketful C. boxful D. bottleful
12.A. cheer B. welcome C. hug D. kiss
13.A. explained B. checked C. implied D. screamed
14.A. fear B. worry C. pain D. anger
15.A. picked up B. put aside C. brought down D. pulled down
16.A. dead B. asleep C. awake D. alive
17.A. bleeding B. dancing C. shaking D. crawling
18.A. wondered B. admitted C. realized D. denied
19.A. quiet B. peaceful C. silently D. motionless
20.A. reflected B. stared C. recalled D. observed
The only thing better than a vacation is a well-planned vacation with friends. With careful preparation and good communication, you can ensure that your group will stay enthusiastic through the whole trip. 1.
Choose friends you get along well with. You‟ll be spending a lot of time with your travel companions, so think of people who have similar general travel habits and are flexible and relaxed. 2. Also consider whether a friend is an early riser or prefers to go to sleep late, and how high-maintenance they tend to be.
3.Ask your friends to be open about how much you‟re each willing to pay for the trip, between travel, accommodation, food and entertainment costs. You‟ll plan your travel schedule around these loose budget constraints(限制条件).
Plan transportation
Buy plane tickets early to avoid higher prices. Use public transportation if your group is small enough to keep together. Consider renting a car if you‟re traveling with small children or a larger group.
Choose a destination
4. Since you‟re traveling farther, it‟s best to go with a group that‟s small and easy to keep together, no more than three or four people. If you know your friends would rather lounge by the beach than go walking all over a city, a trip to a tropical destination might be the best choice.
Decide on daytime and nighttime activities
Research popular attractions in your destination and share them with your group. 5. This will allow everyone‟s voice to be heard and ensures that the planners don‟t have to make all the hard decisions.
Now, it‟s time to start getting ready to plan the trip.
A. Ask everyone to tell the planners one or two things they definitely want to do.
B. If you enjoy trips with lots of walking or hiking, consider whether your friends have the similar hobbies.
C. Choose a road trip for a small group that gets along well.
D. Discuss a budget early on.
E. It‟s fine to bring bigger luggage, but they‟ll have to carry all their own bags.
F. Choose your friends, destination and activities wisely and your group will enjoy a fun and memorable holiday.
G. If you want to experience a new culture, try booking a trip to a foreign country.
The Haleakalā Movement, which has affected the Hawaiian people, involved many Hawaiian activists peacefully protesting(抗议) against the construction of the Daniel K. Solar Telescope atop Haleakalā. The top of Haleakalā is a very sacred piece of land to Hawaiians. The problem is the leveling out of Haleakalā to structurally support the base of the telescope. Hawaiians could not watch their sacred land atop their mountain destroyed.
The goal of the protesters was to stop the movement of the trucks hauling(拖拽)telescope parts to the top of Haleakalā. At each event, protesters would march on the crosswalk in front of the base yard entrance holding signs that read “Aloha „Āina” and “Kūʻē,” meaning Love the Land and Resist respectively. When the trucks started their engines, several protesters lay down in the driveway, with their arms linked together with PVC pipes. Twenty of them were arrested.
I, as a youth of this generation, am a part of those Hawaiians who stood against the construction of the telescope and the destruction of our sacred mountain. I experienced first-hand and through social media what happened at each protest. Each of the protests that I attended took place at the Maui Base yard, however, there were others that took place atop Haleakalā. Most of the protesters marching were of Maui roots, but there were other protesters that came from different islands to show their support for the natives‟ stand against the destruction of our sacred mountain.
Following all that I had experienced these days, I left with the understanding that the youth of our generation have a very important role. Our role is to learn from the mistakes of the present and guide the world down the right path allowing it to grow and prosper. We, as the seeds of the present, must grow to protect the history of the human race, but at the same time prevent ourselves from repeating the actions and decisions that may have once destroyed us in the past. We, the youth, are the key to the prosperity of the future.
1.What caused the Haleakalā Movement?
A. That the sacred top of the mountain would be leveled out.
B. That local Hawaiians stopped the trucks from going uphill.
C. That twenty local Hawaiians protesters were arrested by the police.
D. That the rainforests on Mt. Haleakalā were seriously destroyed.
2.From the passage, the writer learned .
A. all Hawaiian young people should participate in the movement
B. it is important to protect the environment in Hawaii rainforest
C. local Hawaiian culture is more important than the advanced technology
D. young people are an important factor for tomorrow‟s prosperity
3.The writer is probably .
A. a teenage student B. a school teacher
C. a government official D. a policeman
