Brain fitness has basic principles: variety and curiosity. 1. If you can do the crossword puzzle in your sleep, it’s time for you to move on to new challenge in order to get the best workout for your brain. Curiosity about the world around you, how it works and how you can understand it will keep your brain working fast and efficiently. Use the ideas below to help improve your mental fitness.
1. Learn a New Skill
2. Your memory comes into play, you learn new movements and you associate things differently. Reading Shakespeare, learning to cook and building an airplane out of toothpicks all will challenge your brain and give you something to think about.
2. Tell Good Stories
Stories are a way that we strengthen memories, interpret events and share moments. 3. Some basic storytelling techniques will go a long way in keeping people’s interest both in you and in what you have to say.
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Your brain needs you to eat healthy fats. Focus on fish oils from wild salmon, nuts such as walnuts, and seeds. Eat more of these foods and less saturated fats (饱和脂肪).
4. Read Something Different
Books are portable, free from libraries and filled with infinite interesting characters, information and facts. Branch out from familiar reading topics. If you usually read history books, try a contemporary novel. Read foreign authors, the classics and random books. 5.
A.Eat for Your Health
B.Eat for Your Brain
C.Not only will your brain get a workout by reading different time periods, cultures and peoples, you will also have interesting stories to tell about your reading.
D.Practice telling your stories, both new and old, so that they are interesting and fun.
E.When anything you do becomes your second nature, you need to make a change.
F.Learning a new skill works multiple areas of the brain.
G.There are formal courses, websites and books with programs on how to train your brain to work better and faster.
First and foremost, “The Great Salmon Run (鲑鱼洄游)” looks amazing. It is beautifully filmed, done in completely natural and sometimes friendly way and never looking still. The editing is always brief and smooth and the scenery is pure magic. A wide diversity of the different landscapes are included rather than just one habitat. The music fits very well, beautiful and appropriate.
Again, like so many Attenborough’s nature/wildlife documentaries, “The Great Salmon Run” fascinates, teaches, moves, entertains and attracts. In terms of the facts there is a very good mix of the known ones and the unknown. Some facts are familiar to us while some are going into details about the different animals, their challenges and some truly amazing wildlife events in their struggles for survival and interaction with other animals whether prey (猎物) or predator (捕食者).
Certainly the salmon are a thing of beauty but the brown bears similarly have impressive moments as well. It may not be novel territory for Attenborough, but animals are what one can’t get enough of. Besides, there is so much freshness to the material that it won’t make one feel going round in circles but absorbed.
Narration (解说) by Attenborough helps significantly. He clearly knows his stuff and knows what to say and how to say it. He delivers it with his usual richness, soft-spoken enthusiasm and sincerity, never talking down to the viewer and keeping them wanting to know more. Viewers care for what goes on in front of and behind the camera.
At no point does “The Great Salmon Run” ever feel like just a series of scenes. Instead, it feels like its own story and journey, with real, complex emotions and conflicts and animal characters, all of which are developed in a way a human character would in a film.
Overall, amazing.
1.The writer thinks in narration, Attenborough ________.
A.changes his usual style
B.keeps the viewers interested
C.ignores what the viewers want to know
D.thinks what to say is more important than how to say it
2.According to the passage, what do we know about The Great Salmon Run?
A.It not only entertains.
B.It is set in only one main habitat.
C.It is Attenborough’s finest work.
D.It focuses on the struggle between the salmon and man.
3.What is the writer’s attitude towards The Great Salmon Run?
A.He considers it average. B.He is negative about it.
C.He holds an objective view. D.He thinks highly of it.
4.The passage is probably a ________.
A.journal B.travel guide
C.film review D.science report
“Fighting like cats and dogs” is a common phrase that people use to mean people argue, fright or don’t get along. If you like cartoons, you’ve probably seen many that describe cats and dogs fighting like sworn enemies (不共戴天的仇敌). There have even been movies made that describe cats against dogs.
As with many questions in life, there’s simply no easy answer to the question of whether dogs and cats can get along. Dogs and cats are different in many ways that can make it difficult for them to get along. However, with patience and the right circumstances, cats and dogs can be best buds (兄弟).
For example, dogs tend to be social animals that are naturally playful. Cats, on the other hand, tend to be more independent. A dog that wants to play might seem aggressive and frightening to a cat. This may lead the cat to defend itself against an attack although that’s really just a desire to play. Similarly, dogs—especially puppies—like to chase each other. It’s a fun game. Chasing cats can be just as fun as chasing other dogs. Again, cats may interpret such playful behavior as a threat.
Even there’s something dogs and cats have in common, tails, but tails can make things confusing. When dog wags (摇摆) its tail, it’s sending a friendly message: “I’m happy. Let’s play.” Cats, however, wag their tails when they are angry. You can see how this might lead cats and dogs to become confused if they’re facing each other with wagging tails!
Although dogs and cats aren’t really sworn enemies dogs are hunters by nature. This means that they might hunt and chase anything that moves-including a cat. This natural behavior that could cause problems between dogs and cats can be controlled by special training called socialization when the animals meet for the first time.
1.By saying “fighting like cats and dogs”, parents most probably mean that ________.
A.they like neither cats nor dogs
B.their kids don’t get on well with each other
C.cats and dogs fight like sworn enemies
D.the fights between cats and dogs are often made into movies
2.What may happen when dogs are chasing cats?
A.Dogs become tired out. B.Cats are very happy.
C.Dogs feel enjoyable. D.Cats get injured easily.
3.Which of the following may be one of the reasons that dogs and cats fight often?
A.They couldn’t understand each other. B.They are worried about their behaviors.
C.They enjoy exactly the same hobbies. D.They wag their tails too often.
4.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Dogs are good at hunting animals.
B.Dogs don’t like cats naturally.
C.Cats usually like playing with dogs.
D.Dogs and cats can possibly live in harmony.
Josh Morrison, 17, dreamed of raising $100, 000 to build a home for a low-income family. After years of hard work, his dream has come true. The house is now in the early stages of building.
Six years ago, Josh and his dad went into a Habitat for Humanity Restore, a home improvement store and donation center run by the nonprofit organization. They were there to buy a sink. Josh, then 11, also noticed a collection of pennies. “I instantly felt the urge to help out with that,” he said. Josh set fundraising (筹款) deadline of four years. Many people doubted whether he could reach his goal of $100,000, but it didn’t’ shake his faith. He raised money at his school and other nearby schools He collected money from neighbors, got publicity from local newspapers, and placed cans in stores so that people could donate extra change.
Josh’s fundraising efforts began to produce results. Still, there were challenges. Four months before his deadline, he was $30,000 short. He decided to hold a Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner in Uxbridge, which is in the province of Ontario. The event raised $19,000.
“I didn’t care how long it took me,” Josh said. “I would raise $100,000.” With three weeks left, a company called Josh’s house offering to donate $18,000. Eventually, Josh reached a total of $124,000 before his deadline. “The momentum just kept going, and we decided to do more,” he said. “Josh’s Penny House” is being built by Habitat for Humanity in the city of Oshawa, along with 24 new townhouses. Josh has helped with some of the construction, as have other volunteers. He will choose the family that moves into the unit.
Next year, the 17-year-old will head to college in British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province. As a 11-year-old kid when starting fundraising. Josh was able to send a powerful message across the world. No matter how old you are, if you have a dream and are willing to do anything to achieve it, it can come true.
1.Which word can best describe Josh Morrison in Paragraph 2?
A.Straightforward. B.Open-minded.
C.Determined. D.Cautious.
2.Why was the Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner event in Uxbridge held?
A.To call for more attention.
B.To attain his goal.
C.To win approval from the locals.
D.To find sponsors for a family.
3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.His project became more popular.
B.He received continuous donations.
C.The result was beyond expectations.
D.He got more support from the company.
4.What will be the best title of the text?
A.An Astonishing Fundraiser B.Boy with a Warm Heart
C.Kindness from a Company D.The Penny House Dream
Great Part-Time Jobs for a College Student
TECHNICAL SUPPORT It seems almost everyone has a friend who is a technical genius. Such people earn money using their talent. If you are one of them, you could be responsible for technical support in your college or university and get your part-time job for a college student. You are able to help your friends with programs install and you can market services on different sites and social media. Set your hours free and enjoy the process of earning money by doing your favorite thing. |
TUTOR A lot of students hire a tutor to help them in high school or college. If you are good at some subjects, why not work as a peer tutor? It’s dual thing because you help your friends and earn money at the same time. If you know foreign languages, you can make more money. All you need to do is to make an appropriate advertisement of your services using college newspapers and other tools of spreading information One of the best things about being a tutor is that you can set your hours. |
FITNESS INSTRUCTOR If your college has a fitness center and if you are a sporty person, go and sign up to get this job. You will have an absolute free opportunity to engage yourself in sports. You need to be a good psychologist, because you are going to work with people and it will be your job to persuade and motivate them to become sporty, healthy and strong. Being a fitness instructor is a perfect position for those who love to help other people and want to make more friends. |
OFFICE WORKER Nowadays many companies cooperate with students, giving them part-time jobs. Some of the major duties of an office worker are answering calls and scheduling appointments. If you are interested in doing this job, contact the representatives of different companies to find out if they are currently hiring anyone. |
1.What kind of part-time job suits you best if you have impressive academic performance?
A.Technical support. B.Tutor.
C.Fitness instructor. D.Office worker.
2.What do you probably do if you want to be a technical support?
A.Go to different sites and social media to market your services.
B.Contact the representatives of different companies.
C.Have a friend who is technical genius.
D.Cooperate with college students.
3.What is special about being a fitness instructor?
A.You can earn more money.
B.You can be good psychologist.
C.You can enjoy the fitness equipment for free.
D.You can set your hours.
假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你的英国笔友Jim发邮件询问你这学期居家学习的状况。请给Jim回一封邮件，内容包括：1.你居家期间的主要学习活动；2.你对居家学习的感受。
注意：1.词数不少于50；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：居家期间the quarantine period
Dear Jim,
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