Make Good Memories
My husband Bill’s Grandma was in a nursing home when we moved back to Michigan. Grandma had been unable to walk for quite some time: now her eye sight was almost gone.
Over the years Grandma and I had____many cards and letters. I knew how she enjoyed____. in touch with people. Grandma would have me write letters to go in the cards she would send. And she would always have me____what I had written back to her. Grandma didn’t have a problem with hearing then____she was always telling me, “That is not____how I said that!” I would then rewrite whatever I wrote in her exact words.
Since I had some____time before Christmas, I asked Grandma if she would like to send____some Christmas cards. Grandma readily____. I rounded up several different kinds of cards. I knew she had friends and family who all had different____. I would take each card and____in detail the front of the card, then I would read the words inside. After____it over Grandma would tell me who she thought would like____card.
After a while I____and I noticed that we had several nursing home____standing in the doorway. I started to noticed as I read each card, the____on their faces and Grandma’s face, too. Each one had a____smile and a far-away look in their eyes, as they were seeing the scenes in their mind’s eye.
I thought when I went over to do the Christmas____I would be doing Grandma a favor, but it____that she did me a big favor. I will always____this special memory of bringing some Christmas joy and pleasant____to Grandma and her fellow residents.
1.A. exchange B. changed C. traded D. switched
2.A. settling B. losing C. staying D. getting
3.A. write B. discover C. translate D. read
4.A. when B. because C. while D. though
5.A. carefully B. truthfully C. specially D. exactly
6.A. extra B. flying C. essential D. valuable
7.A. for B. up C. out D. away
8.A. acknowledged B. agreed C. admitted D. rejected
9.A. addresses B. advantages C. occupations D. interests
10.A. describe B. communicate C. distinguish D. ignore
11.A. talking B. turning C. taking D. thinking
12.A. another B. each C. one D. other
13.A. looked down B. looked over C. looked up D. looked though
14.A. immigrants B. visitors C. patients D. residents
15.A. attention B. look C. glance D. sight
16.A. gently B. rough C. forced D. whispered
17.A. trees B. jobs C. decorations D. cards
18.A. turned over B. turned out C. came out D. left out
19.A. treasure B. admire C. encourage D. recognize
20.A. stories B. faces C. memories D. letters
How can I fight laziness?
Lazy people will never amount to anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind.
1.. Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout the day.
Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active.2..Others take a more proactive(积极主动的) approach, viewing each task as a challenge they must overcome alone. Laziness sets in when you no longer feel in charge of your own life.
Some people fight laziness by removing the temptations(诱惑) that surround them. A television in the living room may provide entertainment, but watching too much TV often contributes to laziness. Create a reward system for yourself, just as parents do for a child to promote responsibility.3..
4.. Spouses(配偶) and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not dealt with immediately. To fight household laziness, set an example, be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others in the home may eventually follow your example and perform their own task. It is difficult to practice laziness when you are surrounded by motivated people.
Finally, taking exercise regularly can help you fight laziness.5., thus enabling you to have more energy and help lift your spirits.
A. Complete a few tasks and reward yourself with what you enjoy, such as a good dinner or a film
B. Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home
C. One way to fight laziness is to get enough sleep
D. Knowing how to fight laziness is important
E. Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from task to task
F. With strong determination, you will be able to achieve your goal.
G. Enough exercise and a balanced diet can help you to develop a healthy lifestyle
These days a green building means more than just the color of the paint. Green buildings can also refer to environmentally friendly houses, factories, and offices.
Green building means "reducing the effect of the building on the land", Taryn Holowka of the U.S. Green Building Council(评议会) in Washington, D.C., said. According to Holowka, building account for 65 percent of total U.S. electricity use.
But green building can reduce energy and water use. Also, the building are often located near public transportation such as buses and subways, so that people can drive their cars less. That could be good for the environment, because cars use lots of gas and give off pollution. Green building are often built on developed land, so that the buildings don't destroy forests.
Marty Dettling is project manager for a building that puts these ideas into action. The Solaire has been called the country's first green high-rise building. According to Dettling, "We've reduced our energy use by one-third and our water by 50 percent."
The Solaire cuts energy in past by using solar power. "On the face of the building we have solar panels(光板) which change the sun's energy into electricity," Dettling explained.
The Solaire also has lights that automatically turn off when people leave the room. In addition, the building has lots of windows, allowing people to use the sun for light during the day. The Solaire cuts water by reusing it.
Not everyone is eager to move into a green building, however. Some people think that things like solar panels cost more money than more traditional energy sources. Anyhow, Holowka said, "It's going to be big."
1.A green building means .
A. a building that uses no electricity B. a building occupying
C. a building that saves energy and water D. a green-colored building
2.A green building is often built on an area of land .
A. which has already been for buildings
B. which has thick forests around
C. where people of high income live
D. where traveling around by car is most convenient
3.When Holowka says in the last paragraph, "It's going to be big", she means that green buildings .
A. will be more comfortable
B. will become popular in future
C. will be more environmentally friend
D. will take the place of traditional building
4.Which is the main idea of the passage?
A. Dettling designed the first green building in the U.S.
B. The Solaire serves as a model of high building
C. Green buildings help save environment
D. Energy shortage calls for buildings of new design
Have you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name-phubbers(低头族).
Recently, a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie(自拍) in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of the world.
Although the ending sounds overstated, the damage phubbing can bring is real.
Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it. “Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying, “the neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually, according to the report.
But that’s not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people tend to stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.
It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.
1.For what purpose does the author give the example of a cartoon in Para.2?
A. To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients
B. To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing
C. To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers
D. To advertise the cartoon made by students
2.Which of the following is NOT a risk a phubber may have?
A. He will cause the destruction of the world
B. His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed
C. He might get separated from his friends and family
D. His social skills could be affected
3.Which of the following may be the author’s attitude towards phubbing?
A. Supportive B. Optimistic
C. Opposed D. Objective
4.What may the passage talk about next?
A. Advice on how to use a cell phone
B. People addicted to phubbing
C. Consequences of phubbing
D. Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing
I wish there would be a way to describe China in simple terms but that’s impossible. For the most part Chinese people are friendly, easy-going and optimistic. They are curious and unusually patient and they are also the hardest-working people I have ever met.
In China, family is everything. In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me how they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents. Many times the subjects in the classes center on families and friends. I teach many students a year, talking to them freely.
The cost of living here is very low compared with that of the US. The city of Xiang Fan I live in isn’t large and I live better. Non-imported(非出口的) foods are very cheap, so are clothing and articles of everyday use. The cost of public transportation is very low, too. Chinese value education. However, it is reported that many children can’t afford the expenses of schooling and are forced to leave school in some poor area in China. But they organized Project Hope many years age. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school. In my opinion, Project Hope is of great importance to the development of the rural education.
When we read news of China in the west, rarely, if ever, will we see anything mentioned of the positive changes China has gone through. While it is true that economic miracles have not reached many areas of China, but we also have the same problems.
When I am asked which country I consider better, China or the US, my answer has always been the same, “We are not worse or better than each other, we are only different.”
1.What does the author think of Chinese people?
A. He thinks most Chinese people hardly work
B. He praises most Chinese people a lot
C. He thinks most Chinese people are proud
D. He dislikes most Chinese people
2.What are not cheap in China in the author’s opinion?
A. Clothes and shoes made in China B. Public transportation tickets
C. Imported foods D. Local foods
3.We can infer from the passage that the author thinks .
A. the progress of China is seldom reported in the US
B. China’s economic miracles have appeared everywhere
C. the westerners have got to know China well
D. the education in rural areas is never cared about in China
The Healthy Habits Survey(调查) shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some finding and expert advice.
1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?
Finding: A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.
Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.
2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?
Finding: Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30%wash their hands only 4 times a day---half of the number doctors recommend.
Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day---often inviting germs(病菌) to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.
3. How often do you think about fighting germs?
Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.
Step: Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge(海绵) that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.
1.What is found out about American seniors?
A. Most of them have good habits
B. Nearly 30%of them bathe three days a week
C. About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day
D. All of them are fighting germs better than expected
2.Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands .
A. twice a day B. eight times a day
C. four times a day D. three times a day
3.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet
B. There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth
C. We should keep from touching our faces
D. We should wash our hands before touching a door handle
4.The text probably comes from .
A. a guide book B. an official document
C. a book review D. a popular magazine
