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高中英语七选五阅读理解中级篇(上)1.Agoodbookcanbesatisfying.Ifreadingisahabityou’dliketogetinto,therearesomewaystodevelopit.•Realizethatreadingisenjoyableifyouhaveagoodbook.Ifyouhaveadifficultbookandyouareforcingyourselfthroughit,itwillseemlikeatask.
1•Settime.Youshouldhavesometimeduringeverydaywhenyou’llreadforatleast5to10minutes.
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Forexample,makeitahabittoreadduringbreakfastandlunchandevendinnerifyoueatalone.•Alwayscarryabook.
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WhenIleavethehouse,Ialwaysmakesuretohavemycarkeysandonebookathand.Thebookstayswithmeinthecar,andItakeitintotheofficeandtoappointmentsandprettymucheverywhereIgo.•
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Findaplaceinyourhomewhereyoucansitinacomfortablechair.Donotliedownunlessyou’regoingtosleep.Thereshouldbenotelevisionorcomputernearthechair,andnomusicornoisyfamilymembersorroommates.Ifyoudon’thaveaplacelikethis,createone.•ReducetelevisionortheInternet.Ifyoureallywanttoreadmore,trycuttingbackontimeonTVortheInternet.
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Still,everyminuteyoureduceoftheInternetorTV,youcoulduseforreading.Thiscouldcreatehoursofbookreadingtime.A.Gotobookstores.B.Findaquietplace.C.Thismaybedifficultforsomepeople.D.Whereveryougo,takeabookwithyou.E.Havesomegoodteaorcoffeewhileyouread.F.Itmeansyouwillreadnomatterhowbusyyouare.G.Ifthishappens,giveupthebookandfindanotheronethatyou’llreallylove.答案:1.G2.F3.D4.B5.C2.WritingaLettertoYourFutureSelfJustimaginewritingalettertoyourfutureselffiveyearsfromnow,thenopeningitatthatexactmomenttoseehowmuchofithascometrue.
1Asyoureadtheletterinthefuture,youcanassesshowmanythingsagreewithyourexpectationsinthepast.
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Oftentimes,thegoalswesetandourgoalachievementprocessareaffectedbyalotofchangesalongtheway.Theletterletsyourecognizehowyourcurrentideadiffersfromthepast.Inadditiontothat,attheverymomentyouarewritingtheletter,yourthoughtsarestoredrightthereinthosewords.Whenyouopentheletterinthefuture,youasyourfutureselfgetstocomparehowyouusedtobeinthepastwithhowyouarenow.
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It’sveryinterestingtodoso.Takeoutapenandpaperrightnowandstartwritingyourlettertoyourfutureself.Setatimeperiodtowriteto.
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Thenstartwriting.Thinkaboutthetypeofpersonyouwillbe,yourplaceinlife,whatyouwillhaverealizedthen,andsoon.5
Putitinasafespacewherenoonecanfindit.Whenyouopenthissometimeinthenearfuture,youmightgainadditionalinsights(了解)aboutyourselfandyourjourneyinthepastfewyears.A.Andyoucanthinkaboutwhythat’sthecase.B.Itisausefultooltobeusedingoalachievement.C.Imaginehowyouwillbelikeduringthattimeperiod.D.Ifyouhaven’t,joinmeinwritingalettertoyourself.E.Thisletsyouseehowmuchthingshavechangedsincethen.F.Attheendoftheletter,writethedatetoopenitonthecover.G.Itwasn’tuntilwemovedintoournewhousethatIfounditagain.答案:1.B2.A3.E4.C5.F3.Isitnecessarytolearnwhenweare50s,60soreven70s?Mostpeopleconsiderwhentheygetretired,theyaresupposedtobecompletelylaidback,dosomethingfun,orhangaround.
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It’sparticularlyimportanttotheelderly.Throughlearning,weknowhowtothink,howtomemorize,howtoaskquestionsandevenhowtointeractwithothers.Accordingtoastudy,whilewearelearning,“thebraincreatesneural(神经)pathways”thatmakeussmarter.
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Themorewelearn,themorenewneuralpathwaysdevelopinourbrains.Whenitcomestolearning,itdoesn’tmeanwemustloadourselveswithlotsofknowledge.Whatweneedtodoisjustlearnsomethingwelikedayinanddayout.
3Everyonelearnsfrombottomtoup.Ifwehaveaninteresttolearn,thatdesirewillnaturallypushustomoveforward.Aswefeelwornoutfromlearning,don’tbediscouraged.
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Anoldsayinggoes,“Birdsofafeatherflytogether.”Aslongaswehavepartnerstolearnalltogether,ourlearningexcitementwillcomealiveagain.Onthecontrary,ifwedon’tlearn,andchoosetodistanceourselvesfromothers,wemightbegettingdumbandslow;eventually,weloseenergyandlifepassion.Insteadofbeingbored,dumb,whydon’twekeeplearning?5
Moreimportantly,learningexploresourlifehorizon,helpsusbuildupourconfidence;gradually,itleadsustoawayoffindingasenseofvalueandachievementintheprocessoflearningjourney.A.It’snevertoooldtolearn.B.Don’tworryifwecannotlearnwell.C.Youshouldsetahighlearningtarget.D.Learningmakesusunderstandhowpotentialweare.E.Lookforapartnerwhohasthesamecommoninterestasyoudo.F.Inotherwords,ourbrainsareactiveaswelearnsomethingnew.G.However,thetruthisthatlearningmakesusenergetic,andself-fulfilled.答案:1.G2.F3.B4.E5.D4.TimeIsonYourSideHowfrequentlydoyousay“Idon’thavetime”?Quiteoften,Iguess.Everytimewesaythosewords,theymakeusfeelweakandoutofcontrol.Youareincontrolofyourhoursandyourlife.
1Iknowit’snotaseasyassimplyturningofftheTV.Butherearetwostepsthatwillhelpyoutakebackcontrolandgettimeonyourside.★
2Behonest:doyouspendanhourortwovisitingWeixinandQQeveryday?Areyouspendingtimewithpeoplethatyoudon’treallylikejusttopleasethem?Aretheremeetingsyouattendthatyoucanpolitelyrefuse?It’stimetogetrealaboutthehoursthatadduptoalotofdissatisfyingnothing.Thinkhowyoucancanceldailyactivitiesthatarenotuseful.
3★Changeyourlanguage.Wordsmatter.Theyhavepower.Saying“Idon’thavetime”isanexcusefornotwantingtodosomething.Herearesomegood,empoweringalternatives:“Ichoosenottostartthatprojectuntilnextyear.”“
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”“I’dlovetogooutthisweekendbuthaveimportantworkIneedtodofirst.”Getbetteratsayingno.
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Uselittlepocketsoftime(friendrunninglate,carstuckintraffic,meetingending10minutesearly)todosomeproductivethinking.Allthesethingscanaddupovertimemorethanyoubelieve!A.Identifyyourblocks.B.Butyouarelikelywastingalotofit!C.Ireallydon’thaveenoughtimetodoit.D.Replacethemwiththingsthatsatisfyyou.E.Takenonoticeofallthoseunimportantmessagesonyourphone.F.I’dlovetoreadthatbook—I’llgettoitaftermyhomeworkiscompleted!G.Whenyoudon’thaveaplanforyourlife,someoneelsewillplanitforyou.答案:1.B2.A3.D4.F5.E5.Haveyoueverbeeninabadmoodthatyoujustcan’tshakeofforhadapileofhomeworkbutrealizedyou’renotinthemoodtogetitdone?Sometimeswefeelatthemercyofourmoods—butmoodsaren’tthingsthatjusthappentous.Wecaninfluenceandchangethem.1
Herearethreetipsforchoosingamood.1.
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Toswitchmoods,youneedtoknowwhatyou’recurrentlythinkingandfeeling.Thatwayyoucandecideifyouneedtochangeyourmoodtoonethat’smoresuitedtoyoursituation—orifyou’reinthebestmoodtobeginwith.Toidentifyamood,stopandthinkaboutwhatyou’refeelingandwhy.Putthosefeelingsintowords,like,“Wow,I’mreallysadrightnow.”or“I’mfeelingreallylonely.”
32.Acceptwhatyoufeel.Afteryounameyouremotion,showyourselfsomeunderstandingforfeelingthewayyoudo.It’sperfectlyOKandnaturaltofeelboredonarainySaturdayorannoyedabouthavingtostudywheneveryoneelseisgoingout.Allemotionsareacceptableandunderstandable.Butyoudon’thavetoholdontofeelingthatway.
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Ifyou’recompetinginaswimmingrace,it’sbesttobeconfident.Ifyouneedtogetdowntosomeseriousstudying,it’sbettertofeelinterested,alert,andconfident.Takeaminutetothinkaboutwhichemotionswillhelpyouaccomplishyourgoal.A.Shareyourmood.B.Identifyyourmood.C.Moodsaretheemotionswefeel.D.Noticeyourmood,andthenchoosetomovepastit.E.Choosethemoodthat’sbestforthesituationyou’rein.F.Youcansaythissilentlytoyourself,outloud,ortosomeoneelse.G.Choosingtherightmoodcanhelpyoucontrolwhateversituationyou’rein.答案:1.G2.B3.F4.D5.E6.LearningEnglishischallengingbecauseofthevariousrulesandexceptionstotherules.ThebestwaytolearnEnglishistohearitspokenandrepeatthewordsasyouhearthem.
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YouwilllearnhowtomakeEnglishadailypartofyourlifeinordertolearntospeakitquickly.2
AskafriendtohelpyouwritelettersofEnglishalphabetonindexcards.Youshouldwritealetteroneachcard.Practisethelettersbymixingupthecardsandsayingtheletters.Youcanaskyourfriendtohelpyoupronouncethelettersandquizyouonyourknowledge.MakeyourownvideosinEnglish.Ifyouhaveavideocamera,youcantapeyourselfspeakingEnglishandpracticealongwithyourownvideo.
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Watchyourvideosdaily,andrepeatwhatisbeingsaid.Getaprivatetutor.AprofessionalEnglishinstructorcangiveyouone-on-oneinstructionthatwillhelpyouunderstandtherulesofEnglish.YourinstructorcanteachyouhowtowriteandspeakEnglish.
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Youcanalsoinquireatyourlocalcommunitycollege.WatchmovieswithEnglishsubtitles.Whenwatchingamovieinyournativelanguage,usetheEnglishsubtitlessoyouwillunderstandtheconnectionbetweenyourlanguageandEnglish.5
Youwillmakemistakes,andthatisOK.YouneedtopracticeEnglishasmuchaspossibleinordertoquicklylearntospeakthelanguagefluently.A.LearntheEnglishalphabet.B.UseeveryopportunitytospeakEnglish.C.YoucansubscribesomeEnglishmagazinestolearnEnglish.D.ConstantrepetitionisthekeytorememberingwordsinEnglish.E.Ifyouhaveanydifficultpoints,youcanconsultyourdictionaryatanytime.F.YoucanfindanEnglishtutorbyplacinganadvertisementinyourlocalnewspaper.G.YoucanmakeaplayinwhichyouandafriendarehavingasimpleconversationinEnglish.答案:1.D2.A3.G4.F5.B7.Whileyouaretravellingabroad,culturalmistakesaremoreseriousthanlinguisticmistakes,whichcanleadtoseriousmisunderstandingandevenill-feelingbetweenindividuals.
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InMediterraneancountries,ifyoudon’ttouchsomeone’sarmwhentalkingtothemorifyoudon’tgreetthemwithkissesorawarmhug,you’llbeconsideredcold.Butbackslap(拍背)someonewhoisn’tafamilymemberoragoodfriendinKorea,andyou’llmakethemuncomfortable.InThailand,theheadisconsideredsacred—neverevenpatachildonthehead.·TalkingoverDinnerInsomecountries,likeChina,JapanandsomeAfricannations,thefood’sthething,sodon’tstartchattingaboutyourday’sadventureswhileeveryoneelseisdiggingintodinner.
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It’snotbecauseyourgroupisunfriendly,butbecausemealtimesareforeating,nottalking.·RemovingYourShoesorNotTakeoffyourshoeswhenarrivingatthedoorofaLondondinnerpartyandthehostesswillfindyouuncivilized,butfailtoremoveyourshoesbeforeenteringahomeinAsia,Hawaii,orthePacificIslandsandyou’llbeconsidereddisrespectful.So,ifyouseearowofshoesatthedoor,startundoingyourlaces.
4Onceyouareonthegroundofadifferentcountry,remainhighlysensitivetonativebehavior.
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Anddon’tfeeloffendedifsomethingseemsoffensive—likequeuejumping.Afterall,thisisaglobalvillage,andweareallverydifferent.A.Lookoutforthefollowingculturalmistakesandtrytoavoidthem.B.Personalspacevariesasyoutraveltheglobe.C.Asiansconsiderremovingshoesimpoliteathome.D.Neverbecompletelysurprisedbyanything.E.Thelinguisticmistakemeansthatsomeoneisnotfullyexpressinghisidea.F.You’lllikelybemetwithsilence.G.Ifnot,keeptheshoeson.答案:1.A2.B3.F4.G5.D8.Today’sthedayofabigtestatschool,andyoufeelawful.
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.Maybeyourmusclesfeeltenseandyoufeelshakyorsweaty.Youmayhaveacaseofthejitters,alsoknownastestanxiety.2
.Performanceanxietyiswhenapersonfeelsworriedabouthowtheywillperform,especiallywhenit’sreallyimportant.Forinstance,youmightfeelperformanceanxietywhenyou’retryingoutfortheschoolbandorforthebasketballteam.Whenyou’retakingatest,youmightfeel“butterflies”,astomachache,oratensionheadache.Somepeoplemightfeelshaky,sweaty,orfeeltheirheartsbeatingquicklyastheywaitforthetesttobegivenout.
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.Soundfamiliar?
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.Askotherpeopleandyou’llfindthatjustaboutallpeople—adultsandotherkids—feelsomeanxietybeforeatest.Infact,asmalldoseofanxietycanbehelpful,keepingyousharpandfocused.Butwhenyoursymptomstakeoversothatyoucan’tfunctionorwhenyou’resoanxiousthatyoufeelsick,youmightnotbeabletodoit.Ofcourse,ifyoudidn’tstudyforthetest,youmightbeworried—andforgoodreason.Thatkindofanxietyisn’taseasytotacklebecauseevenifyoufindawaytocalmdown,youstillmightnotknowwhattherightanswersare.
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,you’llbeabletoletyourknowledgeshineandscoreagoodgrade.A.You’renotaloneB.SurelyyouhavetestanxietyC.IfyouarenotwellpreparedfortheexamD.YourstomachhurtsandyouhaveaheadacheE.TestanxietyisactuallyatypeofperformanceanxietyF.WhenyouarepreparedforthetestandyougetahandleonyouranxietyG.Astudentwithreallystrongtestanxietymayevenfeellikeheorshemightpassoutorthrowup答案:1.D2.E3.G4.A5.F9.WhenchoosingChineseuniversities,itisnecessaryforstudentstotakebothuniversityconditionsandself-qualificationsintoconsideration.
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Thefollowingfactorsshouldbeconsideredcarefullybeforemakingdecisions.Students’graduationresultStudents’graduationresultprovidedduringtheapplicationisthekeyreferencefortheuniversitytodecidewhethertoadmitornot.Thestrongercomprehensivestrengthandbetterreputationtheuniversityhas,thestricterrequirementforstudents’graduationresultwillbe.
2EconomyconditionsThecostofthestudyinChinaisrelativelycheap,whiledailyexpensesarenotexactlythesameindifferentareas.InBeijing,Shanghai,Guangzhouandotherdevelopedcoastalcities,thedailyexpensecanberelativelyhigherthanthatofinland.Thesecities’livingconditionsarerelativelybetterandentertainmentandrecreationalfacilitiesarericher.Therefore,whenchoosinguniversities,youreconomyfactorneedstobetakenintoaccount.3ChinaisalargecountryandthenorthernandsouthernChinahasmanydifferencesinclimateanddietcustom.
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Studentsneedtoconsiderwhethertheclimate,traffic,diet,andcultureofthecitythatuniversityliesinareasexpectedbeforeapplying,soastochoosesuitableuniversities.ProfessionalorcomprehensivestrengthInChina,universitiescanbedividedintocomprehensiveandprofessionaltwokinds.Whichismoreimportant,professionalstrengthorcomprehensivestrength?
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Ifyouwanttomakeachievementsinprofessionalfield,wesuggestthatyouconsiderprofessionalkindofuniversity.Ifyouwanttogetdiplomaofauniversitywhichiscomprehensivestrengthstrongandwell-known,thecomprehensivekindofuniversitymaybebettertomeetyourdemand.A.LocationpreferenceB.Eachcityhasitsowncharacteristics.C.Thereisnoabsoluteansweractually.D.Studentssometimesgetstuckwhenchoosingmajors.E.EveryonehopestochoosesuitableChineseuniversityreasonably.F.Youshouldmakeareasonableassessmentaboutself-qualifications.G.Soapplyforasuitableuniversityaccordingtoyourgraduationresult.答案:1.E2.G3.A4.B5.C10.TheWinner’sGuidetoSuccessDoyouknowwhatmakespeoplesuccessful?Tofindouttheanswers,anAmericanscholarrecentlyvisitedsomeofthemostsuccessfulpeoplearoundtheworld.
1Beresponsibleforyourself.Sometimesyoumaywanttoblameothersforyourfailuretogetahead.Infact,whenyousaysomeoneorsomethingoutsideofyourselfisstoppingyoufrommakingsuccess,you’regivingawayyourownpower.
2Writeaplan.Itisverydifficulttotrytogetwhatyouwantwithoutagoodplan.Itisjustliketryingtodrivethroughstrangeroadstoacityfaraway.
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Withoutthis“map”,youmaywasteyourtime,moneyandalsoyourenergy;whilewiththe“map”you’llenjoythe“trip”andgetwhatyouwantintheshortestpossibletime.Bewillingtopaytheprice.4
Soyoumustbereadytoworkhard—evenharderthanyouhaveeverdone.Ifyouarenotwillingtopaytheprice,youwon’tgetanythingvaluable.5Itseemstousthateveryoneknowsthis.Butitiseasiersaidthandone.Whenyouaredoingsomething,youmusttellyourselfagainandagain:Givingupisworsethanfailurebecausefailurecanbethemotherofsuccess,butgivingupmeansthedeathofhope.A.Nevergiveup.B.Nothingiseasytoget.C.Agoodplanislikeamaptoyou.D.Herearesomekeystosuccessthattheygive.E.Somepeopleachievesuccessmuchlaterinlife.F.You’resaying,“YouhavemorecontrolovermylifethanIdo.”G.Someoneelse’sopinionofyoudoesn’thavetobecomeyourreality.答案:1.D2.F3.C4.B5.A11.Doesthissituationseemfamiliartoyou?YourEnglishisprogressingwell,thegrammarisnowfamiliar,thereadingcomprehensionisnoproblem,andyouarespeakingquitefluently.
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Firstofall,rememberthatyouarenotalone.ListeningisprobablythemostdifficultjobforalmostalllearnersofEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Themostimportantthingistolistenasoftenaspossible.
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TheInternetisreallyausefultoolforEnglishstudents.YoucandownloadTheRealPlayerfrom
RealM.TheRealPlayerallowsyoutousetheInternetlikearadiostation.Onceyouhavebeguntolistenonaregularbasis,youmightstillbefrustrated(受阻)bylimitedunderstanding.
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HereissomeoftheadviceIgivemystudents:▲Acceptthefactthatyouarenotgoingtounderstandeverything.▲Stayrelaxedwhenyoudonotunderstand,andtrylisteningtothematerialformoretimes.▲Donottranslateeverythingintoyournativelanguage.▲
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Don’tconcentrateondetailsbeforeyouhaveunderstoodthemainideas.▲Listentosomethingyouenjoy.IremembertheproblemsIhadinunderstandingspokenGermanwhenIfirstwenttoGermany.Inthebeginning,whenIdidn’tunderstandaword,Iinsistedontranslatingitinmymind.Thismethodusuallyresultedinconfusion.
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Firstly,translatingcreatesabarrierbetweenthelistenerandthespeaker.Secondly,mostpeoplerepeatthemselvesconstantly.Byremainingcalm,InoticedthatevenifIdidn’tpaymuchattentionIcouldusuallyunderstandwhatthespeakerhadsaid.A.Whatshouldyoudo?B.Butyoucan’tfollowanativeEnglishspeakeratall!C.Butlisteningisaproblemformostofthebeginners.D.Listenforthegeneralideaoftheconversation.E.So,whatyouneedtodoistofindlisteningresources.F.Then,afterthefirstsixmonths,Idiscoveredtwoextremelyimportantfacts.G.However,afterseveralweeks,IgotusedtothenewenvironmentinGermany.答案:1.B2.E3.A4.D5.F12.Whileitisimpossibletolivecompletelyfreeofstress,itispossibletopreventstressaswellasreduceitseffectwhenitcan’tbeavoided.TheUSDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesoffersthefollowingsuggestionsforwaystodealwithstress.·Tryphysicalactivity.Whenyouarenervous,angryorupset,tryreleasing(释放)thepressurethroughexerciseorphysicalactivities.
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·Takecareofyourself.Youshouldmakeeveryefforttoeatwellandgetenoughrest.Ifyoueasilygetangryandcannotsleepwellenough,orifyouarenoteatingproperly,itwillbemorelikelythatyouwillfallintosituationsofstress.
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·Maketimeforyourself.
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Don’tforget,playcanbejustasimportantaswork.Youneedabreakfromyourdailyroutinetojustrelaxandhavefun.Gowindowshoppingorworkonahobby.Allowyourselfatleastahalfhoureachdaytodosomethingyouenjoy.·
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Stresscanresultfromdisorganization(杂乱无章)andafeelingthat“thereissomuchtodo,andnotenoughtime”.Tryingtotakecareofeverythingatoncecanbetoomuchforyouand,asaresult,youmaynotachieveanything.Instead,makealistofeverythingyouhavetodo,thendoonethingatatime.
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Onlyinthiswaywillyoufinishallyouneedtodoandfeellessstressful.A.Bearinmindthemostimportanttask.B.Scheduletimeforbothworkandplay.C.Checkoffeachtaskasitiscompleted.D.Makealistofthethingsyouneedtodo.E.Forexample,youcouldtakeyourjobasyourhobby.F.Ifstressrepeatedlykeepsyoufromsleeping,youshouldconsultadoctor.G.Running,walking,orplayingtennisarejustsomeoftheactivitiesyoumighttry.答案:1.G2.F3.B4.D5.C13.Inhighschool,it’simportanttostayhealthy.
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Howcanyoustudywellifyou’resick?Soyoushouldpayattentiontoyourhealthinordertostudywellinhighschool.Inordertoenjoygoodhealth,youshouldhavesomegoodhabits.Herearesometipsforyou.Drinkwaterregularlyeveryday.Somestudentsdon’tlikedrinkingwater.Theyonlydrinkwaterwhentheyareextremelythirsty.
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Youshoulddrinkwaterregularlysothatyourbodyandbraincanfunctionwell.Avoidsportsdrinksandsodawhenyouarethirsty.Theyarenotgoodforyourhealth.
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Somestudentsdon’teatthreemealsaday.Nomatterwhathappens,youshouldnotskipanymealoftheday.Eatingregularlyhelpskeepyourmetabolism(新陈代谢)highandkeepsyourenergyup.It’sespeciallyimportanttoeatagoodbreakfasteverydaywithprotein,carbohydrates(碳水化合物),andfibertosetupyourbodyforthedayofactivity.Ifyoudon’teat,howcanyoustayfocusedinclass?Eattherightfoods.Somestudentseatwhatevertheycanget.Thisiswrong.
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Choosewholegrainslikericeandwholewheatflours.Skipmuffins,donuts,andotherprocessedfoods.Instead,choosewholegrains,protein,fruitsandvegetables.
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Ifyoudothat,youcangetdistracted.Therefore,youmaynotpayattentiontohowmuchyouareeating.Youmayeattoomuch.Eatingtoomuchharmsyourhealth.Andyoumaygaintoomuchweightbecauseofit.Trytoeatslowlysoyourbrainsendstherightsignalstotellyourbellythatit’sfull.A.Don’tskipmeals.B.Thisisbadforyourhealth.C.Eatagoodbreakfasteveryday.D.Avoideatingtoomuchatonetime.E.Don’twatchTVormovieswhenyoueat.F.Ifyouareunhealthy,youmayfallilleasily.G.Youshouldeatthefoodsthataregoodforyourbody.答案:1.F2.B3.A4.G5.E14.Vacationsareimportant.Weneedtotaketimeoutfromworktorelax,andjustbeourselves.
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Weshouldallbeallowedtoleaveourjobsbehindus—atleastforafewweekseachyear—andjusthavefun.Thismightbesomethingassimpleasreadingagoodbookinfrontofawarmfireplacethroughtotravellingtothemostinterestingplacesonourplanet.Whateverwefancydoingisworthtakingtimeoutfor.Workplacestressisontherise.
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Theseincludedisease,depressionandevendeath.Weallseemtoberunningfromoneplacetothenext,neverfindingoutwherewewanttogointhefirstplace.Iintendtobreakthattrendinthecomingdays.
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Iwillsleeplate,write,watchmovies,drinktheoccasionalglassofwine,andeattomyheart’scontentignoringcaloriecounting.Myplanistojustenjoythefleetingmomentsofbeingalive.
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Spendyournextvacationthewayyouwant.Dowhatwillrestoreyourmentalhealth.You’reveryvaluabletothepeoplewhoareclosetoyou,andtothosewhodependonit.Likeitornot,weareallinterdependentinthisgreatlifeofours.Youarevaluable.Justrememberthatthenexttimeyoulookatthemirrorandtakeadeepbreath.Remindyourselfthattherewillneverbeanyonelikeyoueveronthisearthagain.
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Allyouhavetodoisjustaskyourselfwhatyouwanttodo.A.Withitcomemanyhealthproblems.B.Whenyoufinallygethomeyou’llbegreatlyrefreshed.C.Ichallengeeachoneofyoutodothesame.D.Drawupadetailedplansoyoucanseemore.E.Lifeisnotallaboutwork,oratleastitshouldn’tbe.F.Andonlyyouknowhowtovacationyourway.G.Formynextholiday,IwilldoallthethingsthatIlovedoing.答案:1.E2.A3.G4.C5.F15.Doyouknowhowtochooseagoodbookyou’llreallylike?Herearesometips.StartWithYourInterest.
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Youcanchoosesomethingyoulovetoread,notforschool.Theycanbesomethingaboutcooking,computers,orfashiondesign.What’sYourType?Doyoupreferfictionornonfiction(orboth)?Fictionbookscantakeyoutoanotherworldorhelpyouimaginesomethingbeyondyourownexperience.Nonfictionbooksgiveyouthewho,what,when,andwhyofsomething.
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Manyofthemareinterestingfrombeginningtoend.Readtheintroductions.Thereviewsandquotes(引语)inthebookmaygiveyouanideaofwhatthebookisabout.Theycanalsohelpyouchoosefuturebooks,too.Ifyoufindabookyoureallylike,takeaminutetoreadthequotesandseewhichwriterspraisedthebook.
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FindaFamilyFavorite.Whichbookdidyourmotherlovebestwhenshewasatyourage?
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Findoutandreadthem,thenyourfamilycansharethethoughtsaboutthebook.Finally,you’llprobablyenjoythebookmuchmoreifyoufindaquietplaceandmaketimeforit.
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Butyoucanalsoplaysomegoodmusic,getyourselfsometeaandletyourselfbecarriedawaybythebook.You’llseethattimedoesflywhenyou’rereadingsomethingyoulove!A.Theytellstoriesusingfacts—butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’reboring.B.Often,theyhavesimilarstylesandyoumightfindbooksyoulikebythosewriters,too.C.ReadingisagoodwaytoimproveyourEnglish.D.Readingforfunisn’tlikereadingforschool.E.Howaboutyourbrothersandsisters?F.Soyoushouldreadasmuchaspossiblewhenyouarefree.G.Mostreadingisbestenjoyedwhenyoucanconcentrateonit.答案:1.D2.A3.B4.E5.G16.Whyhaveyoubeensosuccessfulinreachingsomeofyourgoals,butnotothers?Ifyouaren’tsure,youarefarfrombeingaloneinyourconfusion.Infact,decadesofresearchonachievementsuggeststhatsuccessfulpeoplereachtheirgoalsnotsimplybecauseofwhotheyare,butmoreoftenbecauseofwhattheydo.
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1.Getspecific.Whenyousetyourselfagoal,trytobeasspecificaspossible.“Lose5pounds”isabettergoalthan“losesomeweight”becauseitgivesyouaclearideaofwhatsuccesslookslike.
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Also,thinkaboutthespecificactionsthatneedtobetakentoreachyourgoal.2.
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Consideringhowbusymostofusare,it’snotsurprisingthatweoftenmissopportunitiestoactonagoalbecausewesimplyfailtonoticethem.Didyoureallyhavenotimetoworkouttoday?Nochanceatanypointtoreturnthatphonecall?Achievingyourgoalmeansseizingtheseopportunitiesbeforetheyslipthroughyourfingers.3.Knowexactlyhowfaryouhavelefttogo.Achievinganygoalalsorequiresho
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