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This is my adventure in Africa: firstly, we took a flight to Morocco , 1. is in the north of Africa. We traveled by camel , camped in tents and slept on the ground with the __2.___ guides . We also traveled down the River Nile. In ____3.__ not to fall into the water, we wore helmets and life jackets for protection. What’s more , we got close to wild animals . We weren’t afraid at all because our guides had guns to ___4.__ us. The last thing we did was climb Mount Kilimanjaro. The atmosphere there was very thin ,___ 5.__ us sick .
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1.The speech contest will be held next Friday. I must make full p____ for it.
2.Tom is so anxious that he can’t ____ (专注)on his teacher’s lessons.
3.Why are you late again? You are s__________ to have been here 30 minutes earlier.
4.China is a developing country ________to the Third World.
5.After her dead body was found in the office, not far away from her home, the police still felt amazed at her __________(无法解释的) death.
6.We will not give up until we find c___________ evidence.
7.In one case, a group of engineers ran after the creature, which moved with amazing speed and s_________.
8.In his opinion, this animal went to other parts of the world, and continues s_________ even today.
9.Nobody knows for sure when the world came into ____________(存在)。
10.You must follow the doctor’s advice and take the medicine r__________— three times a day.
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请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
(2014·南京高一检测)
If you took the strengths of others and compared them to your weaknesses, would this make you feel good? The funny thing is that this is what most of us do at one time or another—and some of us do it pretty often. It’s a sure-fire recipe for a drop in self-confidence and for unhappiness. So how can we stop comparing ourselves with others? Here are some tips I’ve found useful.
Awareness
Most often we do these social comparisons without realizing we’re doing it. It’s a natural act, I suppose. So the solution is to become aware. If you focus on these thoughts for a few days, it will become much easier with practice, and soon it’ll be hard not to notice.
Stop yourself
Once you realize you’re making these comparisons, stop yourself. Don’t feel bad—just admit the thought, and gently change the focus.
Count your blessings
Focus on what you do have, and on what you are already blessed with. Count what you have, not what you don’t have. Think about how lucky you are to have what you have, to have the people in your life who care about you. If you always want what others have, you will never have enough. You will always want more. That’s an endless cycle, and it will never lead to happiness. Instead, learn to realize that what you have is already enough.
Focus on your strengths
Instead of looking at your weaknesses, ask yourself what your strengths are. Be proud of them. Work on using them to your best advantages.
No one is perfect—we all know that. But we seem to feel bad when we don’t reach perfection. You aren’t perfect and you never will be. Keep trying to improve, but don’t think you’ll ever be the “perfect person”. If you realize that imperfection is what makes you who you are, you are already perfect.
Title: 1._____ on real perfection and happiness | ||
2._________ | It is unwise to compare others’ 3._______ with your weaknesses, for it may 4.______ in a decrease in self-confidence and happiness. | |
Detailed suggestions | Awareness | Be 5.______ of the comparisons you are doing. |
Stop yourself | Admit the thought and 6.______ change the focus. | |
Count your blessings | Focus on your 7._______ and your born advantages 8._____than what others have. | |
Focus on your strengths | Be proud of your strengths and make the 9._____of them. | |
10.______ | It is imperfection that makes you who you are and keep trying to improve. | |
A new study has found evidence of aggressive(富于攻击性的)behaviors in children who drink four or more servings of soft drinks every day. Information for the study came from the mothers of 3, 000 5-year-olds.
Researchers asked the women to keep a record of how many servings of soft drinks their children drank over a two-month period. The women were also asked to complete a checklist of their children’s behaviors.
The researchers found that 43 percent of the boys and girls drank at least one daily serving of soda, 4 percent of the youngsters had four or more servings of soda to drink every day.
Shakira Suglia is with Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in New York City. She worked on the study with researchers from the University of Vermont and Harvard University School of Public Health. She says they found that children who drank the most soda were more than two times as likely as those who drank no soda to show signs of aggression.
“For the children who consumed four or more servings of soft drinks per day, we see an association between aggressive behaviors, attention problems and withdrawn behaviors. ”
The aggressive behaviors included destroying possessions belonging to others, taking part in fights and physically attacking people.
Doctor Suglia says it’s not clear why young children who drink a lot of soda have behavior problems.
“We can’t prove that this is a direct cause and effect relationship, having said that, there are a lot of ingredients in soda, a lot of ingredients that have not been examined in relation to behaviors. ”
Earlier studies of young adults have found the highest sugar levels in those who carry weapons and show signs of negative social behaviors.
1.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. The aim of the research.
B. The members of the research.
C. The method of the research.
D. The organizer of the research.
2.Which of the following is TRUE about the study?
A. Researchers had face-to-face talks with some children.
B. Mothers played an important part in the study.
C. Half of the children drank one daily serving of soda.
D. The result of the study is unknown.
3.What does the underlined word mean?
A. Bought. B. Drank. C. Fought. D. Studied.
4.What can we learn from Doctor Suglia?
A. The relation between aggressive behaviors and soft drinks is not clear.
B. Children who drink a lot of soda must have behavior problems.
C. There are a lot of ingredients examined in relation to behaviors.
D. Children shouldn’t drink soda.
Harbour Cruises LTD.
Dining, Sightseeing and Special Events
Get on board to experience Vancouver from a different perspective (视角). Join Harbour Cruises Ltd. For Vancouver's only guided tour of the inner harbour, the always popular dinner cruise(乘船巡游), or a luncheon cruise through a quiet coastal mountain bay(海湾). Special event cruises are available throughout the year including during the yearly fireworks competition and December's Christmas Carol Ships. Harbour Cruises Ltd. is located next to world-famous Stanley Park. Dates of Operation: April - October and December Seasonal Hours: 8 : 00 am - 7 : 00 pm, 7 days a week Directions: Drive west on Georgia and turn right at the lights at Denman Street. Take the # 135 Stanley Park bus or walk west along Georgia for 15 minutes towards Stanley Park from downtown.
Information: 604.688.7246
Reservations(预订): 1. 800. 663. 1500
Website: www. boatcruises. corn
Email: tours@boatcruises . corn
# 1, North Foot of Den-man Street, Vancouver, BC V6G 2w9
The Lookout at Harbour Centre Tower
Not sure where to start? The Lookout，which is high atop Harbor Center Tower，is your best first choice in Vancouver．Majestic cruise ships，mountains sprinkled with fresh snow and a west coast sunset are but a few highlights of this grand 3600 view．Drink your cappuccino，join a free guided tour，learn something new about Vancouver and enjoy the view！
Dates of Operation：Open 365 days/year
Seasonal Hours：Winter 9：00 am - 9：00 pm
Summer 8：30 am - 10：30 pm
Directions：Located downtown at the SeaBus and SkyTrain station．
Just steps away from the Cruise Ship Terminal and historic Gastown．
Infonnation and Reservations：604．689．0421
Website: www. vancouverlookout.com
Email: info@vancouverlookout.com
555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 4N4
Burnaby Village Museum And Carousel
Step back in time to 1925. The museum features a village, a farmhouse and the historic CW Parker Carousel. Costumed townspeople welcome you to exhibits that include a schoolhouse, a blacksmith, a Chinese medicine store and an ice - cream parlour.
Seasonal Hours: May 4 - Sept 2 (11: 00 am - 4:30 pm )
Christmas Hours: Nov 23 - Dec 13 & Dec31 - Jan 4(12:00 - 5:30 pm) and Dec 14 - 30 (12:00 - 8:00 pm) Closed Dec 24& 25
Directions: Take exit 33 from Hwy 1 to Canada Way. Follow the signs along the sidewalk to Deer Lake Park. 20 minutes from downtown Vancouver.
Information: 604. 293. 6501
Telephone: 604. 293. 6500
Website: www. city. burnaby.cb.ca.
6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3T6
1.If you want to visit one of the places from 8:30 am to 10:30 am on Christmas Day, you can get further information on ___________.
A. Website: www.vancouverlookout.com
B. Email: info@vancouverlookout.com
C. Website: www.city.burnaby.cb.ca
D. Website: www.boatcruises.com
2.Which of the following statements is true?
A. A guide is necessary for people to visit Harbour Center Tower.
B. There is fresh snow at Harbor Center Tower for people to enjoy.
C. Harbour Cruises LTD is closer to downtown than Burnaby Village Museum.
D. The ice - cream parlour provides you local delicious food at lunch time on Christmas Day.
3.The main purpose of the advertisements is to attract tourists to Vancouver
A. for the view of mountains B. for a ship sightseeing
C. for a cultural visit D. for great fun
On the wall in my mother’s bedroom there was a photo, which showed a soldier with a gun. Below the photo was the word “Speaking”.
“Who’s that soldier called Speaking?” I asked one day.
“He was Harold.” She said. “He was my only brother. When the Second World War began, Harold was eighteen. I was twelve then, and my sisters were ten and nine”.
“Harold liked to play with us, and we often quarreled. When we quarreled, we said：We’re not speaking to you. But before long we were all happy again, and then we said: I’m speaking now. Are you speaking to me?”
“When the war broke out, Harold joined the army. A month later, he came to see us. He brought the gun to show us. Then he went miles away to the war. We didn’t see him for three years, three long, empty years. We didn’t often hear from him. But one day in May there was a loud bang（砰）on the front door…”
“I ran to open it. It was Harold! He was an old Harold, a thinner Harold. He looked at me with his two green eyes and smiled. That smile was just the same as before, then he said one word: ‘speaking’”.
“I didn’t…I couldn’t…answer. I just fell into his arms and he dropped his gun. He stayed with us for a month. We played all our old games again. Then he went back to the war, and never came back again. So I wrote the word on the photo.”
1.How old was the storyteller when Harold came back for the last time?
A. Thirty-five B. Eighteen.
C. Fifteen. D. Twenty-one.
2.Harold never came back again because________.
A. he didn’t want to speak to his sister any more
B. he died in the war
C. his sister had not answered him when he came back
D. he went far away to the war
3.Why did the mother hang the photo in her bedroom?
A. She wanted to keep a memory of her childhood.
B. It could awake her happy memories.
C. It could show that her brother was a great man.
D. She hung it there in memory of her brother.
