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While smartphones stand accused of a variety of crimes, these pocket computers can certainly be a force for good. Your phone is always with you, making it the perfect device to push you into a more beneficial way of living. Here are some of the best apps that can help. Habitica Habitica turns the goal of forming good habits into a game, with its own characters and scoring. It's a lot of fun, and the app also lets you build habits with friends and family. In addition to regular repeating habits, you can add a more general to-do list, and the rewards you get can be customized too---you could treat yourself to a meal out or an extra hour of games. Smoke Free If you’ ve got a specific habit in mind, then you'll usually find specific apps to help, like Smoke Free. If you’re determined to give up smoking, then this is one of the most comprehensive apps for giving you that extra push you need to make a permanent change. The app offers a host of useful features to people wanting to go smoke-free: the ability to see your progress over time, charts showing how your health is improving, day-by-day encouragement, and some advice on techniques for giving up smoking. My Fitness Pal You can find tons of health and fitness apps for your phone, but My Fitness Pal stands out not just because it is easy to use, but because it makes practical suggestions for you. It can take in a host of data, from the calories(卡路里) you’re taking in to the number of swims you're doing per week, and offer reports on calorie consumption and macronutrient(大量营养素) breakdown. 【1】What can Habitica help you to do? A.Win a tough game. B.Start a lasting friendship. C.Find a fancy restaurant. D.Develop a pleasant habit. 【2】Which of the following can Smoke Free provide? A.Charts showing the improvement of health. B.The ability to make progress. C.Advice on how to continue smoking. D.Charts about your excellent health. 【3】If you want to know your calories consumption, which app should you choose? A.Habitica B.Smoke Free C.My Fitness Pal D.All of the above 【4】What can we learn about the three apps mentioned in the text? A.They're cheap. B.They're practical. C.They're free. D.They're interesting. |
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A simple project to help a family in need stopped Luck Mickelson in his tracks. In 2012, he and his family were inspired to build and donate a bunk bed, one bed on top of the other, after learning there were local children who slept on the floor. Shocked to discover how widespread this need was in his community, Mickelson founded Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit that builds and delivers beds to children in need. Born and raised in Idaho, Mickelson, now 41, had a thriving career. He coached his kids' sports teams and fished in the nearby river. But when he met children who were sleeping on the floor, his peaceful life changed course. Using safety guidelines and his daughter’s bunk bed as a model, Mickelson started buying wood and supplies to build beds with his own money. He recruited friends and family members to help around the holidays. As the word spread, interest and involvement from his and other communities flooded-along with Mickelson's bunk bed output. "That first project, we built 11 bunk beds in my garage, "he said. "The next year, we did 15. Then it doubled every year. In 2017, we built 612 bunk beds.” With the motto "No kid sleeps on the floor in our town”, the nonprofit and its more than 65 branches have built and delivered more than 1,500 free beds to children across America. But along with the rapid growth, Mickelson was faced with a tough choice: advancing his career or his nonprofit. He chose the latter and went from making "great money to zero money". He's never looked back. "I found that the need I have isn't financial, "he said. “The need I have is seeing the joy on kids’ faces, knowing that I can make a difference.” 【1】Why did Mickelson set up Sleep in Heavenly Peace? A.To get more donations. B.To make a big fortune. C.To inspire his community. D.To donate beds to kids in need. 【2】What do we know about Luke Mickelson? A.He originally had a very good career. B.He changed his career from time to time. C.He used to sleep on the floor when he was a kid. D.He had his own fish farm. 【3】How did other people react to Mickelson’s project? A.They showed little interest in it. B.They were supportive and involved in it. C.They were doubtful about the safety of the bunk bed. D.They volunteered to buy beds with their own money. 【4】What is Mickelson's attitude to the nonprofit? A.Ambiguous B.Defensive. C.Positive D.Cautious |
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Would a faster reading speed mean that we could learn more? Some people claim that it’s possible. In July last year，the six-time speed reading champion Anne Jones sat down to read Harper Lee’s Go Seta Watchman. Just 25 minutes and 31 seconds later, she finished it--- which equals a reading rate of around 3100 words per minute. Jones runs training courses teaching speed reading, recall and concentration techniques and there are numerous speed reading apps that have appeared on the market over the past few years. But do they actually work? First, we need to understand how we read. The human eye movement system is central to our reading ability. Read over that sentence again, and think about how your eyes scan across the words. They don't move smoothly over them. Instead, they make a series of short, sharp jumps, skipping over a few characters before briefly landing on a word. The movements are known as saccades(扫视)and the pauses are called fixations. Reading isn't just about seeing the words---you need to comprehend them to build up a picture about what the text means. People are able to get through a block of text faster, but at the cost of accuracy and understanding. In other words, you use a speed reading app, then you'll probably get the gist(主旨) of a piece of text, but you'll struggle to recall details about what you’ve just read. So, does speed reading work? Well, yes and no. It really depends on what you’re reading and why you need to read it. As yet, there isn't a trick that enables you to read a piece of text both quickly and accurately-there's always going to be a trade-off. 【1】What’s the main idea of the passage? A.Speed reading is bad at times. B.Speed reading is a waste of time. C.Speed reading can work sometimes. D.Speed reading is always enjoyable. 【2】What can we know from the passage? A.Reading apps ensure we read much faster. B.Fast reading makes us learn more knowledge. C.Reading ability is not related to the eye movement system. D.You probably get the main idea of a passage by using a speed reading App. 【3】What do we know about Anne Jones? A.She runs training courses teaching only speed reading technique. B.She is a running champion. C.She can read very fast. D.She creates some speed reading apps. 【4】What might the writer continue to talk about? A.The advantages of faster or slower reading. B.The reasons why to do faster or slower reading. C.The methods for making use of faster or slower reading. D.The cases where to do faster and slower reading. |
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There is an English saying: “Laughter is best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health. Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercises. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing. It also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial. Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍受) the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial(有益的) effects similar to those who are caused by laughter. 【1】The main idea of the passage is ________. A.laughter and physical exercises have similar effects. B.smile can produce the same effects as laughter C.pain can be reduced by laughter D.laughter is best medicine 【2】The underlined word “diminish” is similar to ________. A.test B.stop C.decrease D.increase 【3】Doctors hold laughter clinics ________. A.to give better condition to their patients B.in order to improve patients’ health C.to make patients smile all the time D.to prove smile and laughter have the same effect |
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How to Be a Good Listener to Your Family Communication is important for strong family relationships. However, if you don't truly listen to others, it can be difficult to communicate.【1】 Listen actively. When listening to a family member, do not let your mind wander to other things. It's important to make your family member feel heard and valued. Put your phone away and give them your full attention. Never think about other things when someone is talking.【2】 Repeat what has been said. Briefly summarizing what the speaker has said can go a long way towards effective communication. Everyone wants to feel valued and heard, so repeating a family member’s point can show you were listening.【3】It can really allow you and your family to communicate better as well. Do not interrupt.【4】Always allow a few seconds of silence after someone finishes talking before offering your response. This allows you to make sure the speaker has finished talking. Do not talk over someone either. No matter how curious you feel about a subject，do not start talking until the other person has finished. 【5】 Never rush the person into talking. Do not break in before the speaker is finished just to hurry the speaker along. Never say things like "Can you get to the point?" This will make it seem like you are not interested in the conversation. A.Avoid hurrying the speaker B.Interrupting can put breaks on effective conversation. C.Instead, focus on what's being said. D.People tend to pause when they speak. E.It can help you make sure you understood the speaker. F.Working on your listening skills can help you communicate better and form stronger bonds. G.When someone finishes talking, ask questions if necessary. |
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When I was a kid，my parents sent me to a summer camp in New Hampshire. At the _______we did tons of great things like swimming, sports and archery, but for me，the most memorable experience was an overnight trip of mountain climbing. If you’ ve ever_______a mountain, you know it's a _______challenge, especially when you’re carrying your food and shelter on your back. When campers got tired, they _______started complaining. “ How much farther is it?” “I can't go any further.” “My _______is too heavy. Can you carry it for me?” The reply of the _______ was,“ Suck it up(忍耐一下)！”. The _______ is that the complaining campers were nowhere near the point of _______. If they had been, the teachers would have noticed the signs and given them_______. The kids simply weren't used to the physical challenge. Once they realized they weren’t getting any sympathy, they ________the discomfort, and in most cases ________ having a great time. In my camp days, I don't ________a single camper complaining at the top of the ________. There are two ways to deal with an ________ situation. You can complain, or you can make the best of it. If you complain, you might feel like you're getting that ________energy out, but you’re probably not going to cause a positive change. It’s much more likely that your complaining will cause the ________ of those around you. No one likes a complainer. They're ________ and they hurt the group. Complaining makes life________for everyone. Instead, if you determine to master your own ________, to move past it and focus on a ________, it’s my experience that you’ll realize it wasn't bad in the first place. 【1】A.experience B.camp C.occasion D.situation 【2】A.climbed B.described C.seen D.reached 【3】A.ashamed B.tired C.puzzled D.physical 【4】A.especially B.normally C.certainly D.obviously 【5】A.backpack B.food C.shelter D.water 【6】A.parents B.guides C.teachers D.partners 【7】A.story B.truth C.joke D.thing 【8】A.camp B.exhaustion C.mountain D.destination 【9】A.sign B.activities C.gesture D.care 【10】A.believed B.trusted C.wondered D.overcame 【11】A.ended up B.couldn’t help C.insisted on D.gave up 【12】A.disturb B.forget C.recall D.forgive 【13】A.mountain B.base C.building D.camp 【14】A.unbelievable B.unexpected C.unusual D.unpleasant 【15】A.great B.negative C.spare D.potential 【16】A.respect B.dislike C.sympathy D.enthusiasm 【17】A.annoying B.amazing C.shocking D.worrying 【18】A.harder B.easier C.better D.poorer 【19】A.life B.suffering C.mind D.mistake 【20】A.discovery B.problem C.solution D.hope |
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 When it comes to your brain, researchers have found here's no better super food than a book. According to the data 【1】( collect) by the University of Michigan's Health and Retirement Study, a hopeful pattern came out: people who read books for as little 【2】30 minutes a day over several years were living an average of two years longer than people 【3】 didn't read anything at all. Strange still, as science reminds us, reading books--especially fiction—【4】(force) your brain to think critically and make connections from one chapter to another, and to the outside world. Also, reading 【5】(story) can lead to a noticeable increase in human interaction, which in turn can lower stress levels. But it doesn’t mean that magazines, newspapers and web articles are 【6】(use). Any reading material that fills your mind and enlarges your vocabulary seems 【7】(carry) mental benefits. Therefore, whether you're reading a page-turner or simply scanning 【8】instruction for your coffee maker, many parts of your brain 【9】involve) in positive thinking. Still not inspired to give 【10】 a try? |
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文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 It was raining hard outside, which made it difficultly for me to go home for lunch. Just as I was wondering that I should eat at noon, I saw a familiar figure passed by our classroom. I rushed out and found it was my mother, already in her fifties, who brought you lunch in spite of the heavy rain. In China, many parents make great sacrifices for their child. But what had the children done in return? All too often, most children just take it for granted that their parents should serve for them unconditionally. My dear mum or dad, thank you very much bringing me up. How shall I do for you? |
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假设你是红星中学学生李华，你得知故宫正在招聘暑期义务英文讲解员，请你给相关部分负责人写一封申请信，内容包括： 1. 介绍你的基本信息； 2. 说明你的优势（如学习优秀、英语流利、热爱中国历史、对故宫知识了解等）； 3. 表示你希望被录用。 提示：义务英语讲解员an English volunteer guide， 故宫 the Forbidden City 注意：请根据以上要点写一篇100字左右的文章，可以适当增加细节。 |
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