I am _______ about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others’ feelings.
A.enthusiastic B.concerned
C.doubtful D.cautious
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你校上周五举办了一次消防演习。请根据以下四幅图的顺序写一篇英语周记，记录这次演习的全过程。
注意：1．词数不少于60；
2．开头已给出，不计入总词数。
3．提示词：消防演习 a fire drill，报警器 fire alarm，逃生路线 evacuation route
Last Friday, we practised a fire drill in the school.
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假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你得知2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会（Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games）赛会志愿者全球招募, 请你给相关部门负责人写一封申请信，内容包括：
1. 介绍你的基本信息；
2. 说明你的优势；
3. 表示你希望被录用。
注意：1.词数不少于50；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir or Madam,
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Sincerely,
Li Hua
Do you feel sad? Happy? Angry? You may think that the way you show these emotions is unique. Well, think again. Even the expression of the most personal feelings can be classified, according to Mind Reading, a DVD exhibiting every possible human emotion．1.
In the mid 1800s, Darwin divided the emotions into six types—anger, fear, sadness, disgust, surprise and enjoyment．More complex expressions of emotion were probably learned and therefore more specific to each culture．But now it is believed that many more facial expressions are shared worldwide．2.The Mind Reading DVD is a systematic visual record of these expressions．
The project was designed by a Cambridge professor．His research team first had to define an "emotion"．3.Using this definition, 412 emotion terms were identified and discussed, from "afraid" to "wanting"．
Then each expression is acted out by six different actors．"It was really clear when the actors had got it right," says Cathy Collis, who directed the DVD．"Although they were given some direction, the actors were not told which facial muscles they should move．4.
Someone who has tried to set such rules is the American, Professor Paul Ekman, who built database of how the face moves for every emotion．The face can make 43 distinct muscle movements．Ekman has also found that it may not be possible for people to reproduce them artificially．The most difficult expression to reproduce is the smile．It isn't only about stretching the lips, but tightening the tiny muscles around the eyes．5.If we learnt to recognize whether someone was using their eye muscle when they smiled, we would be able to distinguish true enjoyment from false.
A.It shows 412 distinct ways we feel．
B.These can be combined into more than 10,000 facial shapes．
C.These particular muscles are difficult to control, and few people can do it．
D.They decided that it was a mental state that could be introduced by "I feel" or "he looks "or "she sounds"．
E.He said the expression of these feelings was universal and recognizable by anyone, from any culture．
F.It is as if they are programmed into the brains of "normal humans" wherever they are and whatever their races．
G.We thought of trying to describe each emotion, but it would have been almost impossible to make clear rules for this．
As we grow old, we realize that we have so little time to read and there are so many great books that we’ve yet to get around to. Yet re-readers are everywhere around us. For certain fans, re-reading The Lord of the Rings is a conventional practice annually. One friend told me that Jane Austen’s Emma can still surprise him, despite his having read it over 50 times.
New sudden clear understandings can be gained from the process of re-reading. Journalist Rebacca Mead, a long-time Englishwoman in New York, first came across George Eliot’s Middlemarch at 17. Since then, has read it again every five years. With each re-reading, it has opened up further; in each chapter of her life, it has resonated (引起共鸣) differently. Mead evidenced the large number of ways in which really good books not only stand the test of repeat reads, but also offer fresh gifts each time we crack their spines. These kinds of books grow with us.
Scientists have also recognized the mental health benefits of re-reading. Research conducted with readers in the US found that on our first reading, we are concerned with the “what” and the “why”. Second time round, we’re able to better appreciate the emotions that the plot continues to express. As researcher Cristel Russell of the American University explained, returning to a book “brings new or renewed appreciation of both the great book and its readers.”
It’s true that we often find former selves on the pages of old books (if we’re fond of making notes on the pages). These texts can carry us back to a lime and place, and remind us of the kind of person that we were then. We’re changed not only by lived experience but also by reading experience—by the books that we’ve discovered since last reading the one in our hand.
More than the movie director or the musician, the writer calls upon our imaginations, using words to lead us to picture this declaration of love or that unfaithfulness in life. A book is a joint project between writers and readers, and we must pour so much of ourselves into reading that our own life story can become connected with the story in the book.
Perhaps what’s really strange is that we don’t re-read more often. After all, we watch our favorite films again and we wouldn’t think of listening to an album only once. We treasure messy old paintings as objects, yet of all art forms, literature alone is a largely one-time delight. A book, of course, takes up more time, but as Mead confirms, the rewards make it adequately worthwhile.
1.The two are mentioned in Paragraph 1 mainly to ________.
A.attract the attention of re-readers
B.introduce the topic of the passage
C.provide some background information
D.show the similarity between re-readers
2.The underlined expression “crack their spines” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A.re-read them B.recite them
C.recall them D.retell them
3.It can be learned from the passage that ________.
A.reading benefits people both mentally and physically
B.readers mainly focus on feelings on their first reading
C.writers inspire the same imaginations as film directors do
D.we know ourselves better through re-reading experience
4.The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A.call on different understandings of old books
B.focus on the mental health benefits of reading
C.bring awareness to the significance of re-reading
D.introduce the effective ways of re-reading old books
Why are people interested in eating raw foods or whole foods? One reason is that eating these types of food reduces the risk of acid accumulation in your body.
Raw and whole foods are usually digested more efficiently than cooked and refined foods. When we cook foods, we destroy the natural enzymes(酶) that are part of the food in its raw form. These enzymes were intended by nature to help us digest the food. When we consume food without these natural enzymes, our bodies either digest the food improperly or allow too many nutrients to be absorbed into the bloodstream. In both instances, the result is obesity. When too many nutrients are absorbed at once, the body grows fat. Improperly digested food moves slowly through the digestive tract, where it becomes increasingly acidic. To protect its vital organs from this acidic waste, the body changes the acid into fat and stores it safely away from the organs.
Processed foods contain chemical elements, which might confuse the appetite mechanism that tells us when we’ve had enough to eat; as a result, people often overeat. Processed foods also upset the digestive cycle. The body will either identify these foods as allergens and then store them safely away from the organs as fat, or the remains of undigested food will become acidic and enter the bloodstream as acid waste, which will stick to the blood vessel walls and block the passage of vital oxygen and nutrients heading for the body’s cells. The body’s metabolism (新陈代谢) becomes inactive, and the result is weight gain and obesity.
The accumulation of acid in the digestive tract makes digestion increasingly inefficient. When that happens, even healthy foods can become acidic and the food allergies will become more common.
To stop this vicious circle in its tracks, people need to consume food and supplements that will neutralize the acid already accumulated in body. Eating the right types of raw and whole foods can help. It’s also important to restore your enzyme balance. You need to identify and avoid the foods that cause acid accumulation and consume the foods that increase enzyme production. If you truly want to change and help your body heal itself, you need to take an active approach.
1.It can be inferred from Para. 2 that ____________.
A.foods with natural enzymes help people keep fit
B.we’d better be cautious about raw and whole foods
C.it is essential for people to protect their vital organs
D.giving up cooked and refined foods is a new lifestyle
2.Processed foods are unhealthy because they ____________.
A.destroy body’s cells B.may lead to obesity
C.are difficult to digest D.stop body’s metabolism.
3.What is the main purpose of this passage?
A.To warn people of the problem of obesity.
B.To advocate eating more raw and whole foods.
C.To inform people of the harm of processed foods.
D.To tell the differences between raw and processed foods.
4.What is likely to be talked about following the last paragraph?
A.Different causes of acid accumulation.
B.Correct ways to cook raw foods.
C.Suitable types of raw and whole foods.
D.Active approaches to avoid acid.
