模块1 Unit 1 Lifestyles 知识点题库

How to Beat a Bad Mood

    Do you have one of those days or weeks when everything seems to annoy(使烦恼) you? Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood will probably go away after some time. But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster, often within a day or two.

    Walk it off

    Exercise is the most popular bad-mood buster(遏制者). A person who's in a bad mood has low energy and high tension(紧张). Taking a fast ten-minute walk, or taking some quick exercise can do wonders towards changing that bad mood.

    Tune it out

    Listening to your favourite music for a while can also make tension go away quickly, because music starts associations with past positive experiences we've had.

    Give yourself a pen talk

    Stop and listen to what's on your mind. Bad moods are often started by too many negative(消极的) thoughts. Write them all down on paper:the pessimistic(悲观的)messages you've been giving yourself and then give optimistic answers.

    Reduce your stress

    Relaxation techniques are wonderful mood-lifters. These include deep breathing, stretching and visualising(想象), all of which sound complicated(复杂的)but aren't. One easy way to visualise is to close your eyes and picture a favourite place, such as the beach. Another simple way to fight against distress is to make a to-do list. One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have no options(选择权). By taking control over certain areas, you realise you're not helpless. You can make changes in your mood and life.

    Avoid things that won't improve your mood

    TV may not help much. You need to increase your energy level and stimulate(刺激) your mind—something that the TV show "neighbours" won't do. And before you reach for that piece of cake and coffee, think about how mood and food are linked. Sugar and caffeine contribute to depressed(沮丧的) moods. The better choice? Research shows that carbohydrates(碳水化合物), such as potatoes and pasta(意大利面), produce a calming effect on people who have a desire for them.

A:  tomorrow?

B: I'm going to buy a gift.

A: ?

B: I'm going to give it to my mother.

A: ? 

B: I'm going to buy a bunch of flowers.

A: ?

B: I'm going to buy it in the Flower World.

A: Are you going there alone?

B: No. with my sister.

A: Your mother will be happy.

    There are lots of experience in our life. The most unforgettable(难忘的)one for me is the speech competition holding last year. I'm interested in English. When my English teacher told me that I had chosen to take part in the speech competition, I tried best to prepare for it. I was determined to win first prize. I was such nervous when I stood on the stage that I forgot everything. Not until I caught a sight of my teacher did I calm down. Finally, I do a good job. When I heard I got first prize, my heart was filled in joy and tears rolled down. Through this speech competition, I understand that it is confidence which makes people successfully.

    The United States is full of cars. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two or more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a necessary part of life.

    Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other ways to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies.

    Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are used only when children live more than a mile away from the school. When the children are too young to walk too far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Mondays taking her own children and the neighbors' as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays, and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.

    More car pools should be formed in order to have fewer cars on the road and use less gas. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars.

    I was desperately nervous about becoming car-free. But eight months ago our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed. "No problem, "I thought. "We'll buy another. "But the insurance payout didn't even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car—I worked out that, with the loan(贷款) we'd need plus petrol, insurance, parking permits and tax, we would make a payment as much as ￡600 a month.

    And that's when I had my fancy idea. Why not just give up having a car at all? I live in London. We have a railway station behind our house, a tube station 10 minutes' walk away, and a bus stop at the end of the street. A new car club had just opened in our area, and one of its shiny little red Peugeots was parked nearby. If any family in Britain could live without a car, I reasoned, then surely we were that family.

    But my new car-free idea, sadly, wasn't shared by my family. My teenage daughters were horrified. What would their friends think about our family being "too poor to afford a car"? (I wasn't that bothered by what they thought, and I suggested the girls should take the same approach. )

    My friends, too, were astonished at our plan. What would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital?(an ambulance)How would the children get to and from their many events?(buses and trains)People smiled as though this was another of my mad ideas, before saying they were sure I'd soon realize that a car was a necessity.

    Eight months on, I wonder whether we'll ever own a car again. The idea that you "have to" own a car, especially if you live in a city, is all in the mind. I live—and many other citizens do too—in a place that has never been better served by public transport, and yet car ownership has never been higher. We worry about rising car costs, but we'd be better off asking something much more basic: do I really need a car? Certainly the answer is no, and I'm a lot richer because I dared to ask the question.

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;

2）只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

    Great changes have been taken place in the way people communicate each other. In the past people write letters to share informations and later they talked with each other on the telephone. Now more and more people use our own mobile phones to communicating. And instead writing on the paper, they email each other on the computer. As a result, people find that quicker and easier to communicate, and at the same time some people feel that they become poorer in writing. They worry about whether people can be as closely as before.

    Volunteering abroad is a great way to help others, improve your skills and become a more confident, independent person. If you are interested in volunteering abroad, here are some places to go.

Australia

    If you seek a life on the beach, in a great climate with friendly people, Australia might be your best bet. With thousands of volunteers already signing up to leave for Australia during the holidays, it will be a very popular option.

    Brazil

    This vast country has some great opportunities on offer and is especially popular this year. A lot of volunteer work is available in Brazil centers on conservation and ecological projects. With the world's largest rainforest in Brazil, of which huge part is in danger, there are lots of different jobs you can do.

    Kenya

    Kenya is the destination for those seeking an African experience. Generally volunteers in Kenya work in orphanages (孤儿院) or with local children living in slums (贫民窟). There is a great demand for volunteers in Africa because many people live in poverty, so if you truly feel like making a difference to a community, Kenya should be at the top of your list.

    Costa Rica

    Golden sandy beaches, clear coastlines and beautiful cities are what Costa Rica is all about. Because of its small size, you can see a lot of the country in just a short time. You can really make the most of your time as a volunteer. A lot of work is needed with wildlife and ecological work, so if you want to look after turtles on the beach, Costa Rica could be just the place for you.

    According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term "couch potato" first appeared in print in a December, 1979 edition of the Los Angeles Times. Since then, it has become a familiar term for a person who spends a lot of time sitting, and little time exercising. Although there does not seem to be any particular reason why the term "couch potato" is used rather than "couch tomato", a person may become a "couch potato" because living this way is said to make you round like a potato. The term is also said to have something to do with the high-calorie (卡路里) food like potato chips.

    People now would say "couch potato" whenever they talk about overweight and obesity (肥胖). Indeed, "couch potatoes" are believed to have heart disease risks, which can be avoided by regular exercise.

    It is true that technology and modern life in general make us sick, fat, lazy and physically/mentally soft. The more time people spend using technology, particularly televisions and computers, the less time they will spend being physically active.

    "Couch potato" kids are a particular concern. Media reports repeatedly claim that children today are fatter than their elder generations, but less athletically skilled, less interested in physical activities and more addicted (上瘾的) to "junk food" and technology such as televisions and computers. The message is clear: today's children are fat because they are lazy and eat too much. Moreover, because technology is becoming more sophisticated (复杂的), children are less able to resist (抵抗，忍得住) technology's attraction, and are more likely to spend more time using technology, less time doing physical activities and, therefore, more likely to be fat.

    Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world's first igloo(冰屋) hotel.

    (build) in a small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors but soon the fun will be over. In two weeks' time, Bergqvist's ice creation (be) nothing more than a pool of water. "We don't see it as a big problem," he says. "We just look forward to (replace) it. "

    Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was successful that he designed the present one, measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks —piling 1, 000 tons of snow onto a wooden base；when the snow froze, the base (remove)．

    After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success.  no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test a relaxing hotel break. "It's great fun," Bergqvist explains, "as as a good start in survival training."

The (popular) of the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms.