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The ratio of overweight people1. participated in a survey increased from 29% in 2012 to 31.5% in 2016, and 2. number of highly overweight people3. (rise) to 550,000, creating a serious headache for 4. (medicine) services. The increase of highly overweight people was5. (particular) sharp among those in their 20s. The numbers came from a study of physical examinations6.(publish) by the Health Insurance Service.

According to the survey, the highly obesity (肥胖) rate among young people can be a result7.their addiction to salt intake and soft drinks from childhood. Eating too much salty food is considered 8.a main factor leading to health problems. Besides, drinking soft drinks is also to blame because it makes people more likely9. (gain) weight.

The result may affect the new lifestyle of those people. Cutting down on salt can be hard, 10.repeated training to prefer less salty food is necessary. Start by adding half as much salt to your dinner as you normally do.

    During my childhood I experienced greater hardships than most people go through in a lifetime. In my short 17 years of life，I have been ______ five divorces of my parents. Having a new stepmother or stepfather every few years was ______ ，but the constant moving was worse. My father’s cancer diagnosis ______ me apart and his two heart attacks and ______ with diabetes put a huge pressure on the family.

By age 13，I was ______ and emotionally scarred. I felt like I had no one to ______ and that nothing would ever get better. Then I met Maggie，and my attitude towards life changed.

For many summers，I ______ at a horse-riding camp for people with special needs. We taught children，and adults specialized skills ______ their abilities. For example，we would teach a child with autism(自闭症) ______ skills，or a child with cerebral palsy(脑瘫) strength building exercise. Each volunteer was ______a specific child during eight weeks. A few weeks later，I was asked to ______another volunteer who was sick. That was the day my ______ on life changed forever.

As I began to work with her，I looked through her file to get more information，which was ______ . She had been physically abused (肉体折磨) as a newborn and throughout her infancy. Her birth parents ______ her so badly that they caused her a serious brain injury by the age of two. Her skull had been broken however，the amazing thing about Maggie was her ______ attitude.

When I met Maggie，she was 12，and she would say ______but “ I’m happy! ”. If you asked her “ How old are you？” , “ I’m happy ” she replied each time. Everyone at the camp ______ her “Happy Maggie”.

My life growing up was a huge struggle，______ Maggie taught me not to get in the way of happiness.Nothing bad in life should be enough to change ______ I am. She gave me ______ . If I learned anything from Maggie，it would be，no matter what，be happy.

1.A.beyond B.with C.through D.in

2.A.charming B.exciting C.rough D.independent

3.A.broke B.tore C.defeated D.turned

4.A.recovery B.battle C.concern D.suffering

5.A.depressed B.confused C.confident D.pleased

6.A.look after B.appeal to C.turn to D.take after

7.A.volunteered B.handled C.admitted D.recommended

8.A.compared with B.based on C.judging from D.owing to

9.A.analyzing B.creating C.communicating D.calculating

10.A.assigned B.separated C.promoted D.got

11.A.interview B.employ C.replace D.dismiss

12.A.decision B.evaluation C.outlook D.principle

13.A.surprising B.spirit lifting C.disappointing D.heart breaking

14.A.tended B.treated C.opposed D.protected

15.A.unsinkable B.unacceptable C.unforgettable D.unreasonable

16.A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something

17.A.nicknamed B.complained C.translated D.gave

18.A.and B.yet C.so D.otherwise

19.A.why B.where C.that D.who

20.A.ambition B.hope C.strength D.lesson

5 ways to focus your mind

1. Focus with a purpose

The mistake most people make is lacking a clear purpose -- they want to be more focused, but don’t know what for. Avoidance is the mother of distraction. If you don’t have a concrete reason to stay focused, your mind will jump from one thing to another. Training your mind to pay attention requires something to focus on. 1. When you don’t have a purpose, it’s easier to get distracted. Conversely, having a clear ‘why’ will help you stay focused.

2. Solve a real problem

Most of the times, we are doing meaningless work. We jump from one task to another without accomplishing anything. We end solving the wrong problem and lose our focus. You have to decide what your priorities are—focus on what will advance your daily, weekly or monthly goals. Learn to say no to the rest. 2.. Those who lack focus are busy fighting urgent, but irrelevant fires.

3. Eliminate(消除) other options

3., it’s harder to get distracted. Create rules where you can’t start a new activity until you finished another one first. For example, in a good day, Pink leaves his office at 10-10:30. On a bad day, he might stay ‘disconnected’ until 2 or 3 PM. When you eliminate all options, it’s easier to focus on the only thing that’s left.

4. 4.

When your work and your mental state are not aligned (使一致), they create an emotional disagreement. Focusing is hard, Dealing with this stressful feeling becomes an additional distraction. Adapting your work to your mental state increases your focus. Learn to understand the types of work you do and align them with your mental states.

5. Set deadlines

Deadlines are more than bringing your goals to life. Yes, committing to a specific date increases your chances to achieve an objective. However, the power of deadlines lies in creating a constraint. Limitations benefit both creativity and productivity—by challenging ourselves, we increase our focus.5..

A. Take advantage of your mental state

B. Focusing requires having an intention for your attention

C. Combine your action with your mental state

D. Using deadlines smartly can motivate you with less pressure

E. When you don’t have choices

F. Focus on important things and suppress urgency

G. When you create some rules

    In the world of digital health, Silicon Valley-based Mindstrong stands out. It has a remarkable team and tens of millions of funding. It also has a fascinating idea--its app, based on mental functioning research, can help detect troubling mental health patterns by collecting data on person’s smartphone usage--how quickly they type, for instance.

The company’s app collects information about how people are typing and runs it through a machine learning algorithm (计算程序) to determine which data can predict their emotional state. The idea is to use that data to establish a “normal” pattern--so it can be compared with someone’s typing habits on any given day. If the habits change, slower or more anxious than normal, the app can warn a health care provider.

The promise of this technology has made Mindstrong incredibly popular since it was launched last year; already more than a dozen counties in California have agreed to apply the company’s app to patients. Does the app live up to its promise? There’s no way to tell. Almost no one outside the company has any idea whether it works, leading some experts to wonder if the technology is ready for the real world. “I wouldn’t waste all that time and money in the wild until they get sure that some of those things are as specific as they hope they are,” said Rosalind Picard, a researcher at MIT Media Lab, who is familiar with Mindstrongs work.

“It has passed the gold-standard clinical tests for depression and anxiety,” said Dr. Paul Dagum, the company’s founder. “We’re confident, and we’re already seeing some really exciting results.” Mindstrong officials said that among their most encouraging results is that its app can even predict how a person will feel next week, kind of like a weather app for your mood. “For a clinician or someone looking after a patient, they know that it could be very, very powerful,” Dagum said.

1.What can Mindstrong’s app do?

A.Improve its users’ mental health.

B.Get its users to type more quickly.

C.Discover its users’ mental state.

D.Work out the causes of its users’ trouble.

2.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.The ways of collecting data.

B.The app’s working principle.

C.The analysis of typing habits.

D.The development of the app.

3.What is Rosalind Picard’s attitude towards the app?

A.Skeptical. B.Positive.

C.Uncaring. D.Defensive.

4.What can we infer about Dagum’s opinion on the app?

A.The app has a powerful effect on anxiety.

B.The app can also predict weather conditions.

C.Care providers could be advocates of the app.

D.Doctors benefit more from the app than their patients.

    I have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Florida’s mild winters, I willingly endure the severe weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.

I’m like a migratory bird (候鸟) that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings flapping against season.

So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds? The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display of colors -- first in the fall trees, and then in the lights around homes and at Rockefeller Center. Floridians decorate too, but can’t create the special feel of a New England winter.

I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I haven’t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors children excitedly open gifts on Christmas? Even the first snowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-covered branch. (My wife and I spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge, and I’m grateful that I don’t have to shovel.)

While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons why I come back. Who says you can’t go home?

1.What does the underlined word “reluctance” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Coincidence. B.Expectation. C.Unwillingness. D.Motivation.

2.Which of the following words can best describe the author?

A.Imaginative and outspoken. B.Hard-working and serious.

C.Homesick and easy-going. D.Anxious and painful.

3.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A.To describe his dream to be a free bird.

B.To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown.

C.To praise the beauty and warmth of his hometown.

D.To express his feeling of missing his hometown.

    Restaurants play a major part in defining the characteristics of a city. They reveal the diversity of the place，the pace of the nightlife and the financial health. Beijing，a metropolis that is home to 20 million people，has tens of thousands of restaurants. Here are some special restaurants in Beijing.

Diaoyutai State Guest Restaurant

Traditionally，Diaoyutai State Guest Restaurant only served visiting dignitaries(达官贵人).But since 1980，it has opened to the public. It offers not only Chinese cuisine at its best but also secluded dining experience in an otherwise buzzing(嘈杂的) metropolis.

Location:No.2 Fucheng Road，Haidian District，Beijing

Cost:$222.01 per person

Heritage in Wanda Plaza

Heritage offers French cuisine，which is famous for its rich taste and subtle nuances. Location:Wanda Plaza，No.93 Jianguo Road，Chaoyang District，Beijing Cost:$ 125.49 per person

Kyoto Kaden Minokichi Kaiseki Ryori(怀石料理) in Pangu Hotel

Located in the only 7 star hotel in Beijing，Kyoto Kaden Minokichi Kaiseki Ryori is undoubtedly the most expensive restaurant in the city. Kaiseki is a traditional multi course Japanese diner. Kaiseki only uses seasonal ingredients and is prepared by master Japanese chef to reflect change of seasons.

Location:Pangu 7 Star Hotel，Beijing 27 Central North 4th Ring Road Chaoyang District，Beijing

Cost:$1159.29 per person

China Grill

People come for food but stay for the view. Situated on the top floor of a landmark building in the heart of CBD，China Grill offers an unparalleled view of Beijing landscape.

Location:66/F Park Hyatt,2 Jianguomen Wai，CBD，Beijing

Cost:$ 130.79 per person

1.What does the underlined word “secluded” mean in the second paragraph?

A.Fashionable. B.Crowded. C.Popular. D.Peaceful.

2.What can we learn about Kyoto Kaden Minokichi Kaiseki Ryori?

A.It only served visiting dignitaries when first opened. B.Its food is prepared by master Chinese chef.

C.It is the most expensive restaurant in Beijing. D.It is located in Haidian District in Beijing.

3.What is special about China Grill among the restaurants mentioned above?

A.It is the only one that serves Chinese food. B.It is the cheapest one of the four.

C.You can enjoy the view of Beijing when dining there. D.It is famous for its rich taste.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Who is the speaker?

A.A student. B.A professor. C.A teacher’s helper.

2.What is the class mainly about?

A.Electricity. B.Modern science. C.Science in ancient Greece and Rome.

3.What was calculated correctly by an ancient Greek?

A.The size of the earth. B.The size of the moon.

C.The distance between the moon and the earth.

4.What will the speaker do next?

A.Talk about Archimedes. B.Explain a math problem. C.Answer some questions.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why does the woman plan to wear a mask tomorrow?

A.Because of the smog. B.Because of her illness. C.Because of the cold weather.

2.What’s a big problem in the city?

A.The heavy traffic. B.The air pollution. C.The large population.

3.What do the speakers decide to do?

A.Change their ways to go to work. B.Ask the government to do something.

C.Call on people to protect the environment.

4.What can we know about the man?

A.He always uses the public transport. B.He seldom listens to the weather report.

C.He is waiting for the weather to improve soon.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the woman say about her family?

A.They led a poor life. B.They kept a lot of birds. C.They owned a small farm.

2.What did the woman’s mother impress her with?

A.Her love. B.Her success. C.Her ambition.

3.What did the woman’s mother wish her to do?

A.Go to college. B.Become a writer. C.Have a better life.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the man dislike?

A.Eating out. B.Shopping online. C.Going to the store.

2.What’s the girl’s plan?

A.Waiting for her mother. B.Having some pizza. C.Staying at home.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the woman think of Charlie?

A.Handsome. B.Strange. C.Humorous.

2.What are the speakers talking about?

A.A singing competition. B.A basketball match. C.A famous pop star.

What is true about Ellen?

A.She likes African art. B.She knows Susan very well. C.She doesn’t know Bob.

Why is the man late?

A.The traffic was heavy. B.There was an accident. C.He took the wrong bus.

What does the man mean?

A.He will do a class project. B.He won’t go to the beach. C.He will go to the zoo next time.

How will the man pay?

A.By cheque. B.By credit card. C.In cash.

Where does the man want to go?

A.To New York. B.To Boston. C.To Chicago.

    A professor stood before his class with some things in front of him. When the class began, he picked up a very large, empty _________ and filled it _______ golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor then _________ small pebbles(鹅卵石) and put them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into _________ between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was _______. They agreed it was.

The professor next _________ sand into the jar and it went into the places _________ between the golf balls and the ___________.

He asked once more the same question. The students said, “Yes！”

The professor then took out two cups of _________ and poured the coffee into the jar.

“Now.” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar ____________ your life. The golf balls are the ________ things-your__________, your children, your health and your friends. If you lost everything else, only they would remain and your life would still be full. The pebbles are the things that matter like your job, your __________ and your car. The____________ is the small stuff(事务).”

“If you put the sand into the jar __________,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for __________. If you spend all your __________ and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

One of the students __________ her hand and asked what the coffee represented. The professor smiled, “It just shows that no matter ____________ full your life may seem, there’s always ______________ for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend. "

1.A.jar B.bowl C.glass D.cup

2.A.into B.with C.in D.of

3.A.picked up B.brought up C.thought up D.turned up

4.A.rooms B.air C.water D.spaces

5.A.big B.empty C.full D.beautiful

6.A.carried B.poured C.put D.brought

7.A.marked B.held C.taken D.left

8.A.jar B.balls C.pebbles D.sand

9.A.coffee B.water C.liquid D.sand

10.A.believes B.agrees C.shows D.represents

11.A.useful B.beautiful C.important D.round

12.A.family B.job C.wealth D.house

13.A.house B.relatives C.friends D.computer

14.A.pebbles B.sand C.coffee D.golf balls

15.A.then B.at last C.first D.next

16.A.life B.health C.career D.job

17.A.money B.time C.brains D.intelligence

18.A.rose B.lifted C.raised D.carried

19.A.what B.how C.where D.who

20.A.room B.time C.position D.energy

There are several reasons for hair loss in women. However, in most cases, treatment is quite effective. Female hair loss patterns in women are not as easily recognizable as they are in men. A woman may experience it temporarily due to pregnancy (怀孕) or illness, although they may experience it for other reasons.

Hair loss can be due to a variety of factors, including a genetic tendency (which is not genetically linked to just one parent—both parents contribute to the tendency to lose hair).

Women who are experiencing hair problems seem to have more limited choices than men. There are some female hair loss treatments that are available such as the Tricomin System which is a topical treatment that is nutrition based. Shen Min for Women is another natural treatment that contains herbs (药草) that are said to stimulate(刺激) hair growth and even restore hair that is graying to its natural color.

The majority of the popular, prove hair loss treatments are only intended for men and are not suitable for women. True, a woman’s hair issue is different from a man’s. The biological makeup is different and the needs are different. Women have different needs and their bodies react in different ways to environmental changes, physical illness and even the treatments that are available. There are many natural treatments such as vitamin and mineral supplements that are said to stimulate hair growth, but, for the most part, these claims are currently unproven.

One of the first and most important factors to effectively treating is to get a diagnosis from a doctor. Talk to your doctor about any symptoms(症状) that you may be experiencing in addition to the thinning hair. Stress, weight loss or gain, illness and depression, all of these can be contributing factors.

1.It can be learned from the lst paragraph that ________.

A.usually hair loss is hard to heal

B.female hair loss is more common than the men’s

C.women tend to suffer from hair loss during the pregnant period

D.only illness contributes to hair loss

2.Which of the following statements matches the text about the two treatments?

A.Both are to solve the problem of male hair loss.

B.Tricomin System is effective in speeding the growth of the new hair.

C.Shen Min is an updated way of treating hair loss.

D.The former is nutrition-based, while the latter is medicine-based.

3.The reasons for the differences between the female and male hair loss problems do not include ________.

A.the biological structure and composition of the hair

B.the wants and needs

C.the reactions and responses to the outside changes

D.the approach to taking exercise

4.The natural treatments ________.

A.include vitamin and mineral supplements

B.are applied to keep the hair healthy

C.have been proved useful

D.are the most commonly-used ways

单词拼写

1.Qian Weichang's death means a great_____________（损失）to the physical science of China.

2.She_____________（认为）herself one of the lucky ones.

3.Her unusual talent_____________（赢得）her worldwide recognition.

4.There were_____________（大约）fifty people there.

5.The present_____________（制度）of education needs to be improved.

6.It's not my fault that the clock doesn't work_____________（适当地）.

7.Judging from the appearance, it is very_____________（平静的）; but as a matter of fact, a great event will break out soon.

8.The technology is_____________（无用的）if you aren't trained to operate it.

To _______ its construction, the Potala Palace is _______ to a limited number of tourists every day.

A.preserve; available B.reserve; available

C.preserve; accessible D.reserve; accessible

The _______ papers recorded that his grandfather was among the group of astronauts who made the _______ first voyage to outer space.

A.historic…historical B.historical…historic

C.historic…historic D.historical…historical

As our trip to Nanjing is just around the corner, the schedule is ________.

A.worth considering B.worthy of considering

C.worth being considered D.worthy to consider

After the fall of the Qing Empire, some towns near the west part of the Great Wall ________ and the Wall itself _______.

A.were abandoned … fell into ruin B.abandoned … had fallen into ruin

C.were abandoned … was fallen into ruin D.abandoned … fall into ruin

At a group wedding ceremony this Sunday I saw many newly-married couples, all of ______ were wearing a big smile on the face.

A.those B.them C.whom D.which

I do remember _______ the message, but I cannot find it now. Please send it again if you don’t mind.

A.to receive B.receiving C.received D.being received

The whale, _______ stranded(搁浅) on the shore on a windy morning, was immediately returned to the sea by the local people.

A.found B.finding C.to be found D.having found

You don’t care if he practices singing for a while, ________?

A.do you B.don’t you C.does he D.doesn’t he

According to the regulations, anyone who has the intention to be a teacher _______ pass a series of demanding tests.

A.can B.would C.might D.shall

The football player has played in Germany for his entire career but is keen ______ a move abroad.

A.for B.at C.with D.on

Translation

1.我忘了提醒他会议的时间。 (remind)

2.多次失败已经使他丧失了面试的信心。 (rob)

3.秃顶是由不平衡的饮食习惯和过重的精神压力造成的。 (result)

4.由于缺乏经验，他在交流过程中没有和老板保持眼神交流。 (lack)