You’ve probably heard about sports coaches, fitness coaches, vocal music teachers, career counselors，psychiatrists (精神病医师) and other specialists who teach skills and help us cope with daily life.
But there’s a rapidly growing kind of professional who does a little bit of everything. She or he is called a “life coach”. People who are at crossroads in their lives and corporations that want to give certain employees a career boost are turning to them for help.
The idea that one person’s success story can change other people’s lives for the better goes back at least to the 1930s. Dale Carnegie’s famous self-improvement program “How to Win Friends and Influence People ” came along soon thereafter.
But this new style of life coaches includes more than enthusiastic speakers or writers. They use their own experiences in business, sports, military service, or psychotherapy (心理疗法) to help others make critical life decisions.
They often give their approach a slogan, such as “energy coaching” or “fearless living” or “working yourself happy”.
Dave Lakhani in Boise, Idaho, for instance, works with salespeople to develop what he calls a “road map”. He says an ongoing relationship with a coach is like having a personal fitness trainer for one’s career and life outside work.
Lakhani’s Bold Approach coaching firm also donates some of its time to help people who are anything but successful — including battered women and struggling single mothers.
But others in the so-called “helping professions” are not thrilled about the life-coaching movement. They say that anyone, trained or untrained, can call himself or herself a life coach, and that slick (华而不实的) promoters who mess with people’s lives can do more harm than good.
1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Working Yourself Happy
B. Life Coaches Help with Tough Decisions
C. How to Cope with Daily Life with Life Coaches
D. The Life-Coaching Movement
2.The underlined phrase “life coach” in Paragraph 2 means “ ”.
A. the career counselor who teaches skills
B. the psychiatrist who helps us cope with daily life
C. the fitness coach who teaches us lessons
D. the specialist who helps us make important life decisions
3.The last paragraph is mainly about .
A. the introductions of life coach
B. the disagreements of life coach
C. the effects of life coach
D. the experiences of life coach
4.What is the author’s attitude towards life coaches?
A. Cautious. B. Approving.
C. Casual. D. Disapproving.
假定你是李华，你在国外购物网站购买的智能手机出现了故障。请你向厂家写一封投诉信，要点包括：
1.出现的故障； 2.对售后服务的不满； 3.你的要求。
注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
I have just got some good news to tell you.I win a national prize for my painting last week.My father was so pleasing that he suggested I went to England for a holiday this summer.I'd like to stay here for half a month,visiting some places of interest and practise my English as well.We have kept in touch each other for nearly a year now.I have often dreamed of talking face to face with you.I hope you'll be on the holiday at that time,but I'm sure we will have a lot to talk about.I also want to buy some souvenir for my friends at home.If I have any better ideas,please share them with me.
It was the first time that I1.(take) a trip to Shanghai with my family this summer holiday.
The views in Shanghai left a deep impression2.me. The soaring Oriental Pearl Tower, the bustling Nanjing Road, and the antique Chenghuang Temple are all features of a complex and diverse Shanghai. When night shut in, the city became3.charming paradise. I remember standing on the deck of a yacht(快艇) as the fresh wind quietly embraced us.4.(stand) against the rail, I saw sprays of the glittering Huangpu River fly along the side of 5.(we) yacht. The colorful lights on the banks were twinkling while the moonlight was dripping through the clouds. Shadows of the modern buildings were reflected on the water.6.(passenger) on the deck were deeply absorbed in the beauty of the night.
Not only the views,7.also the residents, touched me. I once found my cell phone8. (miss) during my stay in the city. After searching through every corner of my room and my pockets, I almost gave up hope. Unexpectedly, an hour9.(late) my mother picked up a phone call from a policeman who10.(say) a taxi driver had returned the phone. The policeman then returned my phone very soon.
The trip to Shanghai is one of the best in my memory.
Walking alone on a remote beach in southwest Florida, I was surprised to hear splashes coming from the water. As I walked in the _______ of the sounds, I saw a manatee(海牛) show its head out of the water, _______a great snuffling(带鼻音的) breath. It seemed that it was in _______and trying to get out of it.
I'd never seen a _______ like this before. I wanted to _______, but there was no one else on the beach. So I went into the shallow water and went toward the animal. I came _______enough to make out the manatee. Then, a second manatee, much smaller, appeared beside it. _______, the manatees were also moving toward me. Soon I was _______by several manatees. I could clearly see the larger manatee _______the little one up with her flipper(鳍状肢) and pushed it to the ________beside me.
As the two slipped underwater, two other manatees moved up from behind, one on either side, ________gently against my body as they swam past. They circled and________ the action, this time ________by the mother and her baby. I held my hand out touching their back as they passed me. Since they obviously enjoyed touching me, I began ________each of them as they swam by.
I stood there enjoying the scene, ________to move, until finally the rising tide forced me back to the shore. Later I knew exactly what took place that morning. The manatees ________me in their celebration of a birth and I was welcome to meet the ________member of their family.
During that unexpected scene, I felt more involved in the rhythms of ________on our earth than ever. Each year, I head for that ________for a quiet little birthday picnic on the shore. After all, you never know who might ________up for your party.
1.A. direction B. condition C. middle D. side
2.A. making out B. putting out C. coming out D. letting out
3.A. force B. trouble C. loss D. action
4.A. look B. feel C. sight D. smell
5.A. leave B. see C. find D. help
6.A. close B. soon C. quick D. straight
7.A. Luckily B. Personally C. Unexpectedly D. Sadly
8.A. watched B. surrounded C. attacked D. separated
9.A. turn B. eat C. throw D. hold
10.A. field B. surface C. pool D. bank
11.A. rubbing B. preventing C. surfing D. comforting
12.A. practiced B. changed C. repeated D. showed
13.A. seen B. followed C. taught D. ordered
14.A. moving B. hitting C. catching D. touching
15.A. unwilling B. ready C. unable D. afraid
16.A. invited B. protected C. included D. fought
17.A. best B. oldest C. toughest D. newest
18.A. life B. music C. world D. development
19.A. boat B. hill C. beach D. scene
20.A. build B. show C. look D. step
Anxiety and nervous tension are a part of living in today’s fast-paced, high-stress society. Stress caused by nerves can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, depression and stroke. While there are numerous chemical substances on the market meant to decrease anxiety that might require a doctor’s prescription, many people choose more natural therapies(疗法) to help calm verves.
Massage
Massage has been found to help relieve anxiety due to the release of tension in the muscles and pain relief. According to the mayoclinic. com, massage may induce the body to release serotonin, which is a natural painkiller and can increase feelings of wellness. 1.Get a massage when you are feeling physically or mentally stressed in order to relax muscles and release tension.
Yoga
Yoga is physical exercise that helps relieve stress by encouraging deep breathing and stillness. 2.It is important to breathe through all of the moves in yoga exercises and keep your body calm and relaxed.
Meditation
3.Meditation helps the mind to relax by bringing the focus away from any problems that might be occurring, focusing the mind on a specific word, picture or breathing. Meditation poses are usually performed while you are seated in a cross-legged position on a comfortable surface, or you can lie down, but must not fall asleep. The mind stays active during meditation, but is calm.
Aromatherapy
4.Certain scents(香味) are said to give you energy and others help induce a state of relaxation. Choose scents that you can connect to a happy time in your life to induce feelings of pleasure. For instance, if you had a rose garden as a child, rose scents might help you to relax.
Herbs
Certain herbs have properties that work to help induce relaxation and calm nerves. Kava is available in both supplement and tea form and works to decrease anxiety. According to experts, you should take no more than 250 mg daily to reduce stress. 5.They are best taken before afternoon or nighttime rest and should not be consumed when you know you will be driving.
A. Use meditation to calm the nerves.
B. Use scents to help calm your nerves.
C. Stress victims are to be found in every walk of life.
D. Don’t ever assume a panic attack is the cause of the problem.
E. Most of herbs can be purchased individually or in relaxation teas.
F. When performing yoga, you should keep your mind still and free of any outside interference to obtain best results.
G. Studies have shown that massage can assist in anxiety reduction, withdrawal symptoms, and stress and anxiety relief.
