I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. _______, he didn’t teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was _______ and ill.
My father was _______ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness _______ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is _______. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started _______ about life, and I told them about one of my _______. I said that we must very often give things up _______ we grow — our health, our beauty, our friends — but it always _______ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father ________ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. ________, he answered his own question, “I ________ the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also ________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel angry at someone, I ________ remember his words and become ________. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be ________ to give up my small anger. In this ________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this ________.
1.A.However B.Therefore C.Afterwards D.Meanwhile
2.A.tired B.slow C.poor D.weak
3.A.already B.once C.only D.still
4.A.sent B.threw C.took D.put
5.A.impossible B.hopeless C.stressful D.difficult
6.A.worrying B.caring C.talking D.asking
7.A.decisions B.beliefs C.strengths D.experiences
8.A.before B.since C.as D.till
9.A.suggests B.seems C.promises D.requires
10.A.opened B.turned C.broken D.spoke
11.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
12.A.Naturally B.Surprisingly C.Truly D.Certainly
13.A.had B.accepted C.enjoyed D.gained
14.A.defended B.astonished C.touched D.warned
15.A.would B.could C.should D.might
16.A.quiet B.relaxed C.calm D.happy
17.A.able B.likely C.free D.ready
18.A.case B.way C.method D.form
19.A.doubt B.guess C.know D.wonder
20.A.award B.theme C.gift D.word
How to Deal With Travel Anxiety Abroad
Traveling abroad offers many benefits. But for those suffering from anxiety, travelling in a new country they know little about can be challenging. 1.
Take a notebook. A notebook is the perfect choice to keep your trip organized! It can be used to detail the itinerary (行程) and map important locations.2.For example, whenever you feel bored, you can find a quiet place to sit and draw as you like.
3. The biggest travelling fears can be getting lost, losing smartphones or having passports stolen. So to deal with such nerves, think of possible ways in advance for all the situations before travelling.
Socialize with strangers. 4. But when you’re traveling, you have to talk with others.
You’ll find plenty of people willing to recommend new places or share their experiences.
Be proud of how far you’ve come. Things are not always going as you like. There is nothing better than some positive words to make yourself calm and confident that things will get better and you’re doing the right thing. 5. Don’t ruin all the progress you’ve been making.
All in all, anxiety can strike anytime. Positive thoughts and preparedness can help you go on and get lost in a new culture — you’ll be glad you did!
A.It is also important to record details.
B.Try to keep your emotions in control.
C.It can bring some other benefits as well.
D.You may be a person with social anxiety.
E.Create plans for some issues ahead of time.
F.Fortunately, there are ways of managing this fear.
G.These tips will change your opinion about travelling.
Choosing to forget something might take more mental effort than trying to remember it, researchers at The University of Texas discovered. Their findings suggest that in order to forget an unwanted experience, more attention should be focused on it.
“Decades of research has shown that we have the ability to forget something out of our own free will, but how our brains do that is still being questioned. Once we can figure out how memories are weakened and come up with ways to control this, we can design treatment to help people rid themselves of unwanted memories.” said Jarrod Lewis-Peacock, the study's senior author.
Memories are energetic constructions of the brain that regularly get updated, adjusted and reorganized through experience. The brain is constantly remembering and forgetting information—and much of this happens automatically during sleep.
Their findings not only confirmed that humans have the ability to control what they forget, but that successful intentional forgetting requires more activity than what is required to remember.
“A proper level of brain activity is important to this forgetting mechanism (机制). Too strong, it will strengthen the memory; too weak, you won’t change it,” said Tracy Wang, lead author of the study. “Importantly, it's the intention to forget that increases the activation of the memory, and when this activation (激活) hits the “proper level” sweet spot, that's when it leads to later forgetting of that experience”.
The researchers also found that participants were more likely to forget scenes than faces. “We're learning how these mechanisms in our brain respond to different types of information, and it will take a lot of further research before we understand how to use our ability to forget,” said Lewis-Peacock. “Hopefully we can find out how we process and get rid of those really strong memories, which can have a powerful effect on our health and well-being.”
1.What remains a puzzle to researchers?
A.How our memories can be strengthened.
B.How our brains voluntarily forget something.
C.What effect unwanted memories have on our brains.
D.Whether our brains can voluntarily forget something.
2.Which of the following words can best describe memories?
A.Casual. B.Unpredictable.
C.Active. D.Permanent.
3.It can be learned from the text that ______.
A.it requires less attention to forget than to remember
B.the more active the brain is, the faster it forgets
C.humans can't keep memories under control
D.humans forget faces less easily than scenes
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.What It Takes to Forget an Unwanted Experience
B.Strong Memories Have a Great Influence on Health
C.Forgetting Uses More Brain Power than Remembering.
D.How to Train Our Brains to Voluntarily Forget Something
I remember watching my first rental (租赁的）movie when I was a kid. My aunt owned a video store and we borrowed a VHS copy of Poltergeist.
In 2004, I was 33 years old, living in Bend and looking for a part-time job to help support our family. My best friend, Mary, a saleswoman at the Blockbuster, suggested I might like working with her at the Blockbuster, and I’ve been here ever since. Back then, there were five Blockbusters in Bend alone. The movie-rental business was at its peak (顶点): we were still storing VHS tapes but DVDs were also coming in, and both were doing well.
When it became clear that DVD was going to replace VHS, I got very excited because those cassettes were so big and heavy. I often dropped them on my feet. Even then, I never dreamed I would end up managing the last store in town.
For me, the best thing about this job is the people. I love chatting to customers and hearing their opinions on movies. Now I’m the manager, however. I have all kinds of other responsibilities, like handling mountains of paperwork. I’m a bit like an old policeman in a movie who hates the desk job and longs to go back to the beat (巡逻区域). I hate being the manager.
The final store closures happened so fast. At the end of 2017, there were seven Blockbusters left in the US, but by early 2019 there was only our store and one other store in Australia, in the world. Since March when only our store remained, things have been crazy. The local community has been surprisingly supportive, and people have come from all over the world to rent movies: we’ve set up close to 5,000 new memberships. Most of them are regulars.
I’ll be sad to see the end of video stores. We have several years left on our lease (租期）and, as long as we can continue to pay our staff, we’11 stay open. Becoming the last store has given the business a push and we’re selling Blockbuster souvenirs. I’ve watched enough movies to realize there’s an end to everything, but hopefully the ending of this story is a long way off.
1.What can we learn about the Blockbuster?
A.It was quite popular in the past. B.It was mainly found in America.
C.It provided many part-time jobs for kids. D.It offered workers high salaries.
2.What does the author think of the position as the Blockbuster’s manager?
A.It’s troublesome. B.It’s low-paid.
C.It’s boring. D.It’s challenging.
3.Why does the author say things have been crazy since March?
A.Because few people want to work in Blockbusters.
B.Because many Blockbusters have broken down.
C.Because VHS tapes and DVDs became hard to buy.
D.Because their store became popular unexpectedly.
Craziest Food Festivals sounds like a joke topic, but once you start looking into it, you’ll realize they’re everywhere — the crazier, the better.
1. Bibimbap Festival
In the South Korean town of Jeonjuloves, their “mixed rice” dish is a hearty serve of rice topped with raw beef, a rainbow of vegetables, a raw egg and gochujang sauce so much. They take four days out of October to celebrate it.
Like any festival there’s music, entertainment and magic, but making it that little bit different is the bibimbap that’s whipped (搅拌) up in a big bowl by dozens of chefs and served to over 400 people.
2. Waikiki Spam Jam
Who knew this canned meat had so much love? Well, it turns out that a can of Spam is the go-to item in Hawaii, along with a grass skirt and garland (花环). The people of Hawaii love Spam so much that they even spend a day in May giving out the best Spam, a type of cheap canned meat made mainly from pork.
3. Bessieres Easter Egg Festival
At Easter time, for those in the French town of Bessieres it’s all about an egg far less sweet.
Here they celebrate the holiday by getting dozens of chefs to make one large omelette (煎蛋卷) — 15,000 eggs strong — for the townsfolk (市民).
4. Potato Days Festival
This festival actually takes place in Barnesville, Minnesota, the US. Over the last Friday and Saturday in August the town celebrates its potato-growing skills by hosting potato picking and peeling contests, as well as a Miss Tater Tot pageant (盛典) for five- and six-year-old girls.
1.What makes Bibimbap festival special?
A.They take four days to celebrate it.
B.The mixed rice is rich in many vegetables.
C.There’s music, entertainment and magic during the festival.
D.The rice dish needs to be mixed in one big bowl by dozens of chefs together.
2.What do we know about Waikiki Spam Jam ?
A.The spam is the most favorite for Hawii people.
B.People spend one day to prepare the Jam.
C.The Jam isn’t affordable for the plain townsfolk.
D.The Jam is mainly made from raw beef.
3.If you have time in August, you can go to ______.
A.Bibimbap Festival B.Waikiki Spam Jam
C.Bessieres Easter Egg Festival D.Potato Days Festival
假定你是李华，你想邀请在中国留学的英国好友Peter观看京剧表演，但Peter不在家，你给他写张留言条，内容要点包括：
1.你到Peter家的目的；
2.介绍京剧
3.询问什么时候方便，再约时间观看。
注意：1.词数100字左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3.开头和结尾语已为你写出。
参考词汇：quintessence精华、精粹；ornate华丽的
Dear Peter,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
