假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Jackson打算近期来中国实地参观，了解一下中国文化，但不确定去哪个城市，所以来信征求你的建议，请你给他回信，内容包括:
1.你所推荐的城市；
2.推荐理由(至少两条)；
注意:
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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Do you have a fear of public speaking? For the longest time,I had such kind of fear.It's common.In fact,various scientific reports have shown that the fear of speaking in public 1. (rank) higher than the fear of 2. (die).This may sound a bit extreme to many of you but 3.you get nervous and sweat like crazy just at the thought of speaking in front of people,then you probably know that the fear is somewhat understandable.
I remember I used to fear public speaking.My legs would get weak as I 4.(walk)to the front of the audience.I would avoid eye contact unless I found someone with a 5.(smile)face.Then I would just stare at hat person for 6.whole speech.
Have you experienced these things? They are not 7.(exact)good experiences.I will share my experiences in overcoming fear of public speaking.The most important thing is to practice.You can do this 8. joining such kind of clubs.If that’s not possible,then just practice doing speeches in front of anyone,even yourself in the mirror an imaginary audience. Volunteer 9.(do)short speeches whenever you can get the chance.The more you do it,the 10.(easy)it will become.
I would like to send a huge shout out Valerie,a manager at Home Depot.I together with my son-a boy with special needs,came in to _______up a refrigerator box that she _______for me. I was _______to use it to build a police car for Halloween around my son’s wheelchair.When I explained the _______to Valerie,she did not _______to offer help.After getting the box,Valerie started to _______down to cut the box for me. My son was happy to _______her and they got along well with each other in doing the work.
After we got the box loaded,Valerie helped us brainstorm and find the other _______ we would need.Then as we neared the checkout,she had the entire order _______. I tried to refuse but she just said that it would bless her ________.My disabled son may not have understood anything ________that Valerie was kind and patient with him,but I really appreciated this huge act of ________.The biggest blessing for me was the way she ________my son and the way he responded to her.
Thanks to Valerie,Home Depot was also ________their Saturday craft work-shops(手工艺作坊)into my son’s school.This way,our special kids could have ________ to a wonderful environment,where they could make their own crafts! Almost all kids in the class were ________ at the activities,which made them feel the value of themselves.It turned out to be ________with all of them at last.
I think one of the most ________things that special-needs parents need to understand is that it's OK to let other people in.Sometimes it's hard to accept others’________,but when you refuse it,you ________stand in the way of letting other people bless you and in turn that blesses them.
1.A.build B.pick C.show D.cut
2.A.kept B.bought C.made D.chose
3.A.commanded B.planning C.studying D.instructed
4.A.theory B.problems C.rules D.project
5.A.hesitate B.pretend C.Agree D.Dare
6.A.bend B.take C.turn D.put
7.A.trust B.pity C.please D.Join
8.A.material B.methods C.ideas D.assistance
9.A.changed B.shared C.paid D.arranged
10.A.quickly B.privately C.quietly D.greatly
11.A.along with B.next to C.instead of D.other than
12.A.understanding B.kindness C.harmony D.politeness
13.A.considered B.treated C.taught D.charged
14.A.transforming B.adapting C.bringing D.adding
15.A.admission B.access C.attachment D.reaction
16.A.embarrassed B.confused C.surprised D.excited
17.A.demanding B.imaginary C.popular D.familiar
18.A.difficult B.important C.pleasant D.meaningful
19.A.respect B.guidance C.help D.invitation
20.A.even B.clearly C.exactly D.actually
The idea that I would be rewarded if I worked hard enough was deeply rooted in me.So I spent long hours in the lab,steadily filled pages in my notebook,and was praised for my hard work.When my experiments didn’t produce the exciting results they were expected to,I thought I just needed to work more.1.I didn’t know what to do.It was late in the evening.One other person was still in the lab:A postdoc(博士后),who noticed my situation,came over and gently asked how I was doing I told him about my struggles with the experiment and that I felt like a failure. 2.After we talked through the experiment,the postdoc said,”I think it's time to go home and get some sleep”He added with a smile,”Taking a break is also hard work,you know?”
Those comments planted the seed of a new approach:novel ideas do not come from a mind constantly under pressure.My best ideas and”aha”moments almost always come after I allow my mind to relax-whether that’s playing video games with my brother,cooking a nice dinner,or going on long hikes with my wife.3.
Today,a decade after that eye-opening evening in the lab.I try to pass this mindset on to my own students.Not too long ago in the lab one night,I walked by one of my students.I gently asked how she was doing.With a defeated look,she responded that the plan for the experiment refused to work,again,despite many attempts.I couldn’t help but see myself all those years ago.4.I asked her why we do what we do.Often it comes down to pursuing curiosity and passion.
How can we foster that spirit? 5.Work-life balance is not a harmful thing to excellent research,or an optional bonus,but a fundamental pan of it.
A.So I worked even harder,ignoring the result.
B.Part of working smarter,I realized,call be taking a break.
C.The answer does not include working ourselves to exhaustion.
D.By striking a balance between working hard and getting some sleep.
E.I didn’t tell him that I was also wondering what was wrong with me.
F.Yet here I was,working harder than ever-but not getting anywhere.
G.We talked for a while about academic life and what it means to be a researcher.
Shop with Your Doc is part of a broader and still growing movement in US medicine to shift the focus away from simply treating disease toward caring for the whole person.It is meant to help people make educated,healthy choices,one grocery cart at a time.Across the country,hospitals are setting up food banks and medical schools are putting cooking classes on the curriculum.Nonprofits are connecting medical centers with community resources to ensure that low-income Americans have access to fresh fruits and vegetables.
For centuries,Western medicine’s mission was to cure disease.”But over the past generation,two significant trends are of concern to the medical community,”says Timothy Harlan,executive director of Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans.Healthcare costs began to increase sharply,and relatively inexpensive, poor-quality food became more common.”There’s a very straightforward link between people improving their diets and improving the condition that they have,”Dr·Harlan says.
The connection drove the medical and nonprofit communities to rethink their approach 10 health.What emerged(浮现)was the concept of the”social determinants of health”-the concept of taking into account the biological,physical,and socioeconomic circumstances surrounding a patient.A healthy person isn’t just someone who is free from disease,the theory goes；he or she also enjoys”a state of complete mental,physical and social well-being.”
The question the medical community now faces is how to get patients-especially low-income families-to recognize these determinants and make it possible for them to eat and live healthier.In Boston,medical experts responded by creating an on-site pantry(食品室)at Boston Medical Center.Since its founding in 2002,the pantry has evolved into a kind of nutrition center when primary care providers at BMC send patients food.Today the pantry, which gets 95 percent of its stock from the Greater Boston Food bank,hosts free cooking classes and serves about 7,000 people a month.The Greater Boston Food Bank has also launched its own initiatives(倡议),striking partnerships with four community health centers across the state to offer free mobile produce markets.The organization also helped develop toolkits(软件包)that map local pantries,markets that accept government food vouchers(代金券),and other resources.
At Tulane in New Orleans,Harlan is leading the development of a curriculum that combines medicine with the art of food preparation.His philosophy:Doctors who know their way around a kitchen are better at helping their patients.And empowering(增强自主权) patients to take charge of their own diets is one way to help them deal with the incredible costs of health care,Harlan says.The curriculum has since been adopted at 35 medical schools around the United States.”Chipping away at bad habits is a good place to start getting patients to think about the choices they make for themselves and their families,”says Dr Maureen Villasenor,the Orange County pediatrician(儿科医生).
1.The aim of Shop with Your Doc is to________.
A.help patients relax before an operation
B.assist patients in finding food fit for them
C.control people’s food consumption in supermarkets
D.persuade low-income families to take more fruits and vegetables
2.Paragraph 2 mainly talks about___________.
A.the role Western medicine has been playing
B.how a new concept of health came into being
C.medical communities’worries about food safety
D.why low-income families are less reliable on healthcare
3.What do we know about the Greater Boston Food Bank?
A.Its cooking classes are free of charge.
B.It treats many a patient from BMC.
C.It helps people locate pantries and markets.
D.It was founded at the beginning of the 21st century.
4.What can be inferred about the curriculum developed by Harlan?
A.It appeals to a number of us medical schools.
B.It is specially designed for doctors in communities.
C.Its content has little to do with medicine.
D.Its philosophy is questioned by Dr.Maureen Villasenor.
Your colleague’s sharp comment keeps replaying in your mind.Two of your students are trapped in a”he said/she said”battle.When you reflect on your emotional reactions,you sometimes get caught up in cycles of negative feelings,which can make you feel even worse.If so,the answer may lie in a skill called”self-distancing”,the ability to take a step back and view yourself more objectively.According to a research,when people adopt self-distancing while discussing a difficult event,they make better sense of their reactions,experience less emotional suffering,and display fewer signs of stress.
But what might self-distancing look like in action? Consider a typical”he said/she said”student conflict where they are each focusing on their own feelings.One is thinking,‘‘I can't believe he did that to me”And another insists.”She really hurt my feelings”However,if you ask them to take the self-distancing,they might step outside of themselves and ask broader questions:”Why was he so hurt in this situation?”or”How did her anger affect him?”
Although this approach may sound too simple to be effective,studies indicate that a change in point of view can have a powerful effect on the way people think,feel,and behave. Here are several different techniques you can try.
First,consider how a thoughtful friend might respond after quietly observing their situation.Besides,avoid using the pronoun”I”.Focus on using third-person pronouns,he,she,they,and they were able to see the stressful event as challenging rather than threatening.Finally,ask yourself,”How would I feel about this one week from now or ten years from now?”This form of mental time travel may be effective because our attention is directed away from our immediate,concrete circumstances.
1.What is self-distancing?
A.Getting stuck in negative emotions.
B.A stressful situation.
C.A study on relieving emotional stress.
D.Reflecting on yourself objectively.
2.Which of the following statement uses the techniques of self-distancing?
A.I’m angry with him.
B.How did these two people get to this point?
C.How I wish I could go back to the past!
D.He grabbed my notes，and then，and then…
3.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Why Self-distancing Matters
B.The Disadvantages of Self-distancing
C.Breaking the Cycle of Negative Reflection
D.Ways to Reflect on Emotional Reactions
