When Kevin Durant gave his tearful MVP speech in 2014, the NBA star made sure to thank one person who had been there with him from the very beginning: his mother. His heartfelt words about the sacrifices she made for Durant and his brother led to a lifetime movie about her journey as a single parent, The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story.
Today, the NBA superstar’s mom travels the country as a motivational speaker and philanthropist (慈善家). On Monday, she spoke at Thomson Reuters’ in New York about her personal struggles to achieve financial stability and shared the financial advice she gave her son when he entered the league with CNBC.
“I wanted him to realize he has worked hard,” she says, “And it is OK for him to enjoy himself because of his hard work. But it is also imperative that he prepares for his future.” While she advised him to enjoy the rewards of his labor, she also wanted to make sure that her son knew the importance of financial planning.
She told the audience that when she found herself a single parent to two children at 21, she couldn’t follow the financial principles. Rather than planning for the future, she focused only on how her money could make ends meet for that moment.
Recently, Durant has teamed up with Laurene Powell Jobs for a new philanthropic program called College Track which is aimed at helping disadvantaged kids attend college. As part of the program, Durant has committed to donating $10 million to his hometown’s public school system.
Durant’s mom says that in addition to his financial decisions, she is proud of his philanthropic work and his desire to help the community. “I thought giving back was always very important, and so we talked about that and he had seen that from us as a family and it’s one of the things that I taught him,” she says.
1.What is The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story mainly about?
A. Durant’s career path.
B. Durant’s hard childhood.
C. Durant’s mother’s devotion to the family.
D. Durant’s mother’s struggling to be independent.
2.What does the underlined word “imperative” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Enjoyable. B. Important.
C. Unusual. D. Hopeful.
3.What are the financial principles of Durant’s mom?
A. Enjoying now and planning for the future.
B. Sharing rewards and creating a charity program.
C. Spending less money and saving for the emergencies.
D. Donating money to the charity and helping more schools.
4.What made Durant pay attention to the charity program?
A. His kind heart. B. His poor hometown.
C. His mother’s teaching. D. His difficult life experiences.
Let’s look at the movies we can’t wait to watch in 2019
Dumbo (March 29)
Dumbo is a 1941 American film produced by Walt Disney Productions. The main character is an elephant who is nicknamed “Dumbo”. Dumbo is always laughed at for his big ears, and he is rejected by the other elephants. With no parent to care for him, he is alone. But in fact, he is capable of flying by using his ears as wings. A live-action adaptation of the film directed by Tim Burton is scheduled to be released on March 29, 2019.
Shazam! (April 5)
Shazam is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Directed by David F. Sandberg, the film is set to star Asher Angel as Billy Batson, a teenage boy who can transform via the magic word “Shazam” into an adult superhero, played by Zachary Levi. It will be the first film version of the character since the 1941 series Adventures of Captain Marvel (the character’s original name).
Aladdin (May 24)
Aladdin is a fictional character and the role of the film Aladdin (1992) based on Aladdin, a folk tale of Middle Eastern origin He is voiced by Scott Weinger, while his singing voice is provided by Brad Kane. Aladdin never received a formal education, and has only learned by living on the streets of Agrabah. He has to steal food in the local market in order to survive. Mena Massoud is set to play a live-action version of the character in a live action adaptation of the 1992 film.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (May 31)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters is a 1956 Japanese-American science fiction film, co-directed by Terry O. Morse and Ishiro Honda. It is a heavily re-edited American adaptation. For this new version of Godzilla, some of the original Japanese dialogue was translated into English, and some of the political, social and anti-nuclear themes were removed completely.
1.Which one will be shown to the audience as a form of film for the first time?
A. Dumbo. B. Shazam!
C. Aladdin. D. Godzilla, King of the Monsters.
2.Who is the actor of the newest version of Aladdin?
A. Scott Weinger. B. Brad Kane.
C. Terry O. Morse. D. Mena Massoud.
3.On which day can you watch a film about a pitiful animal according to the text?
A. March 29. B. April 5.
C. May 24. D. May 31.
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Emotional eating is when people use food as a way to deal with feelings instead of satisfying hunger. Believe it or not, we’ve all been there. Have you ever finished a whole bag of chips out of boredom or downed cookie after cookie while preparing for a big test? But when done a lot — especially without realizing it — emotional eating can affect weight, health and overall well-being.
Not many of us make the connection between eating and our feelings. Understanding what drives emotional eating can help people take steps to change it. One of the biggest myths about emotional eating is that ifs caused by negative feelings. Yes, people often turn to food when they’re stressed out, lonely, sad, anxious or bored. But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too, like the romance of sharing dessert on Valentine’s Day or the celebration of a holiday feast. Sometimes, emotional eating is tied to major life events, like a death or a divorce. More often, though, it’s the countless little daily stresses that cause someone to seek comfort in food.
Emotional eating patterns can be learned. A child who is given candy after a big achievement may grow up using candy as a reward for a job well done. If a crying boy gets some cookies, he may link cookies with comfort. It’s not easy to “unlearn” patterns of emotional eating. But it is possible. And it starts with an awareness of what’s going on.
We’re all emotional eaters to a degree. But for some people, emotional eating can be a real problem, causing serious weight gain or other problems. The trouble with emotional eating is that once the pleasure of eating is gone, the feelings that cause it remain. And you often may feel worse about eating the amount or type of food you like. That’s why it helps to know the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger. Next time you reach for a snack, wait and think about which type of hunger is driving it.
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随着手机及其他电子设备的普及，“低头族”随处可见。大街上，公交车上……，以年轻人为主。针对这一问题，请写一篇倡议书，提醒人们低头看手机的危害，并呼吁人们尽量抬起头来。
要求：
1.观点鲜明：
2.行文连贯流畅；
3.字数100左右。文章开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：低头族phubber
The mobile phone and other electric devices have been part of our life, bringing us convenience. However, more and more phubbers, especially young people, bury themselves in their phones without looking at what was going on around them.
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1.Successfully applied, new technologies can a________ a country’s development and help transform many aspects of people’s daily life.
2.With sit-down exams now impossible, Ms Huang believes that students should be e________ in terms of their performance in classroom discussions during live streams.
3.The house, which was once the birthplace of the general, was found a ________ after a severe fire.
4.Coronaviruses can cause a range of s________ varying from common cold to more serious respiratory illnesses.
5.The President’s tour was characterized by a t________ schedule and rich contents. During the 8-day tour, he visited 5 countries, attended 2 meetings and participated in more than 70 activities.
6.Video games can be fun and exciting, but we need to look out when this pastime becomes a(n) _______ (上瘾).
7.Drivers who are too ________ (争强好胜的) are the major cause of traffic jams, because of their habits of driving too fast and frequently slamming on the brakes.
8.Fluency and ________ (准确) are two factors which determine the success of the students’ learning a second language in the future.
9.On April 4th, 2020, China held a national mourning for martyrs (烈士) who ________ (牺牲) their lives in the fight against the epidemic.
10.Many coffee drinkers in China have been in a panic that coffee causes cancer after a post was ______ (传播) on social media on the weekend.
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The Chinese Garden of Friendship was built as a beautiful symbol of friendship 1. Sydney in the State of New South Wales and Guangzhou in the province of Guangdong, China (sister cities of sister states), to mark Australia’s bicentenary (二百周年纪念) in 1988.
The garden 2. (design) and built by Chinese landscape architects and gardeners,3. (follow) the Taoist principles of “Yin-Yang” and the five opposite elements — earth, fire, water, metal and wood. These principles also stress the 4. (important) of Qi, the central force of life and energy.
Yin-Yang 5. (play) such a vital role that just one missing element would disrupt the garden’s harmony and balance. However, when 6. (combine) perfectly, the five elements form a fluid and nurturing environment. Everything you encounter in the garden has been hand-picked and very carefully placed to capture the five elements and the energy of Qi.
Unlike western-style gardens, there are no planted flowerbeds 7. neatly-cut lawns, wild 8. (aspect) of nature are recreated in landscapes 9. feature waterfalls, mountains, lakes and forests.
The art of Chinese Garden design began in imperial parks during the Shang Dynasty 3,000 years ago. Darling Harbor’s Chinese Garden of Friendship is a small-scale version of 10. (type) private garden from this time.
