All of us feel sad or unhappy from time to time. Many of us have ways to cheer ourselves up and make ourselves feel better. 1.
This idea comes from Japan. It can be any activity that can cool us down, clear our mind, and heal (治愈) a troubled heart. 2.
Self-care is now popular in China, too. One of the most popular activities is "healing travel". According to a tour guide in Beijing, more Chinese tourists are going on meditation (冥想) or yoga retreats (瑜伽休养) in places like Japan, Bali and India.
By taking these trips, people can learn more about local culture and the way people in these countries live. 3.This way, they forget about daily stresses and noisy things around them back home.
4.Studies have shown that pets and humans can heal each other.
Strong human-to-animal relationships make both peas and their owners happier and healthier. Last year, Chinese dog and cat owners spent over 5,000 yuan on their pets each person. China's pet industry (产业) now has a value of 170 billion yuan.
More people are looking for self-care activities. In this way, they can slow down and take a closer look at their inside world.
A.Having a pet can also help.
B.People are busy making money and have no time to relax.
C.Without a tour guide or good plan, they let their bodies and minds relax.
D.It was first used to describe the music of Japanese songwriter Ryuichi Sakamoto in 1999.
E.This is what we call "self-care".
When you hear "single-use (一次性使用)", you might think of something like chopsticks (筷 子) from fast food restaurants. You use them once, throw them away and forget about them. But when we forget about them, we also forget that we're creating waste.
"Single-use" was chosen as Collins Dictionary's "Word of the Year" for 2018. The idea of single-use is not just about real objects that we can touch or see. It also includes the ways that we communicate.
On social media (社交媒体), we see picture, news and articles everywhere. We look, laugh and keep scrolling (滚屏). We never look twice. This is called single-use media. It's all about sharing the small things of our lives. For example, I know what restaurant all of my friends went to last night. However, I don't know their deepest thoughts and feelings about serious problems. I don't even know what their dinner tasted like. I look at their picture and give them a "Like". Then I "throw it away" and keep scrolling.
Social media nowadays make it very easy for us to forget what we have lost. Before we use social media and send messages on the phone, we communicated by talking. We had to remember or write down important things. Many people also communicated by writing letters, which took time and energy. They had to think carefully about each sentence. People treasured (珍惜) and kept letters for years. A letter was serious. It's a shared piece of the writer's spirit.
On social media, we treat our friends and family like cheap chopsticks. It's simple and efficient (有效率的) in use, but we don't spend time sharing little pieces of our thoughts and feelings any more.
1.From the passage we know that single-use ________.
A.is only about real objects
B.is about using things online
C.includes the ways we communicate
2.Nowadays people talk and write letters less because ________.
A.they use social media and send messages more
B.they enjoy pictures on the Internet more
C.they eat out with friends more
3.Which of the following is NOT the single-use way of life?
A.Half people visit an internet-famous restaurant only once.
B.Students read the books again and again to write a book report.
C.1/4 of the apps (应用程序) are opened only once during the use of the phone.
4.According to paragraph four, we have lost ________ after social media becomes popular.
A.the ability to talk with others
B.the possibility to send messages
C.the real communication with thoughts and feelings
5.What can you infer from the end of the passage?
A.We should treasure our friends and family by telling them how we think and feel.
B.Friends are like chopsticks, and we should use them only when we need them.
C.There is no need to save the letters from friends because they are meaningless.
Over the last century, many building trends（潮流）have come and gone. But the buildings designed (设计) by Ieoh Ming Pei, one of the world's best-known architects (建筑), have not. The designs of this Chinese-American architects stands as his special talents to the whole world. However, the man behind the famous buildings died on May 16, at age 102.
During his long work life, Pei has left over 50 buildings with different styles (风格) around the world. According to him, it is dangerous for an architect to be marked with only one style. Instead, he was known for his eclectic style, bringing together opposite ideas into each design-East and West, ancient and modern, natural and man-made.
His style may come from his life experiences. He was born and grew up in China, and then he went to the US to study architecture at 18. He studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at Harvard. "I've never left China, because home is a place your heart always belongs to", he once said.
Pei tried to include local (当地的) and historical ideas in his designs. When designing Suzhou Museum in the 2000s, Pei made the building go with the city. He built small halls with traditional white walls and dark roofs (屋顶), just like the classical Chinese gardens which Suzhou are famous for. At the same time, the lines and the windows in the roof bring something modern to the museum.
Even in Pei's 80s when he was designing the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, he still kept learning new things. He spent months in the Middle East visiting special places. "A lasting building will always find the place where it comes from," Pei said. That may explain why he and his designs have stood the test of time.
1.Ieoh Ming Pei is a(n) ________.
A.engineer B.architect C.scientist
2.The underlined word "eclectic" in Paragraph 2 means ________.
A.兼收并蓄的 B.富丽堂皇的 C.不相兼容的
3.From the passage, we know that Suzhou Museum is ________.
A.traditional and modern B.ancient and historical C.fashionable and new
4.Pei was designing the Museum of Islamic Art ________.
A.in the 1980s B.at 18 in the US C.when he was about 80
5.Which of the following is true about Ieoh Ming Pei?
A.He has never studied abroad before.
B.He has designed 50 buildings with only one style.
C.Always keeping learning is the secret to his achievement.
What can you do if you get burned (烧伤)?
First, decide if you can take care of the burn yourself. Go to the hospital at once if the burn is serious.
Second, if you can't get to a hospital right away or must wait for an ambulance (救护车), follow these steps:
(1). Take away the clothes from the burned part.
(2). Run cool (not cold) water over the burn until you feel better. Do not put butter, oil, or ice on burns.
(3). Lightly put a bandage over the burn.
Try to find emergency medical care (紧急医疗救助) if:
(1). The burn is serious.
(2). The burned part is large.
(3). The burn come from a fire or chemicals (化学物质).
1.You should ________ first if you get burned.
A.go to the hospital B.check the burn C.call the police
2.How should you deal with burns?
A.We should put some oil on the burn.
B.We should put some cold water on the burn.
C.We should carefully put a bandage over the burn.
3.Where might you find the above information?
A.In a book review. B.In a science fiction. C.In a medical magazine.
Signs and notices are common to see in our daily life. Look at these!
1.Sign 1 means ________.
A.the owner is ill
B.they look for help
C.they don't work right now
2.From the signs above, we can't learn that ________.
A.the second sign is mainly for drivers
B.the 3 signs are all about people's health
C.the third sign is probably put up on a gate of school
There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a retired (退休的) teacher and the other was an insurance agent (保险代理人) . ______ of them planted many different plants in their gardens. The retired teacher ______ watered his plants and didn't pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very ______ with his plants and watered them often.
The retired teacher's plants were small, but still looked okay, ______ the insurance agent's plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there was heavy rain and wind because of a minor (较小的) ______ . The next morning, both of the neighbors came out to ______ the plants on their gardens were okay. The insurance agent saw that his plants were pulled out (拔出) from the ground and were completely in a mess. But the retired teacher's plants were still the same as they used to be.
The insurance agent was ______ . He went to ask the retired teacher for ______ . "We both grew the same plants and I ______ for my plants better than you did. How could your plants still be okay?"
The retired teacher smiled and said, "Because you gave your plants too much attention. You made it too ______ for them to grow. I gave my plants just a little water, so their roots (根) had to grow deeper to take in more water. That is why my plants kept alive."
1.A.Neither B.Both C.Either
2.A.always B.never C.hardly
3.A.careful B.careless C.strict
4.A.as B.since C.while
5.A.weather B.storm C.accident
6.A.look for B.talk about C.make sure
7.A.silent B.happy C.surprised
8.A.money B.advice C.land
9.A.cared B.collected C.searched
10.A.hard B.easy C.interesting
