Everyone wants to become perfect. Unluckily, being perfect may not happen. Here’s some useful advice about how to refuse perfection.
No more comparisons.
Compared with others, you may feel that you are not perfect. The solution? End your comparison. No comparing, no pain.
Accept your mistakes
When perfection is your aim, mistakes mean failure. Your fear of criticism(批评)may keep you from taking risks or trying new things. Nobody is perfect. Take it easy. You needn’t take others’ words seriously.
Ask for help
Part of beating perfection is accepting that mistakes are part of human beings. If you don’t give up, you will be successful one day. You shouldn’t prevent yourself from asking for help you need to really improve.
Don’t judge(评判)yourself
Find a trusted friend, family member or teacher who is not a perfectionist—someone who can take criticism and has learned from his or her mistakes. Share your goals and achievements with him or her, no matter how small they are.
Pay attention to your language
Cut out the words like never, always and should from your self-talk. Carry a notebook and take notes whenever you want to say these words. Realizing this means you’re well on your way to changing yourself better.
The more confidence you develop, the less you’ll feel the need to be perfect. And when you give up perfection, happiness can begin right now.
1.According to the passage, _______________ pieces of advice are mentioned.
2.Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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3.What does the underlined word “this” refer to (指代)？
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4.If you want happiness, what should you do according to the passage?
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5.Give a proper title to the passage.
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Thanks to the development of technology in the past few years, people now can read news on the Internet quickly. Instead of 1. a newspaper to read, some people prefer to get worldwide news on mobile phones, computers and so on. So, does it mean it is the age of information technology and newspapers will be 2. in the future?
On the one hand, many people believe that newspapers will be replaced. Online news contents(内容)3.quickly even in a minute but newspapers can’t. So, by taking advantage of technology, people can easily 4. themselves with the world in minutes. what's more, many people prefer to read electronic news as they think it is not only fast but also 5. little. Besides, using paper means 6. trees. 7.online news can both save paper and protect trees.
On the other hand, some people 8. that newspapers will still exist(存在) in the future. Firstly, not everyone likes to read online news since some of them think it is bad for eyes. Secondly, the development of high technology is not 9. all over the world. The online services can only be 10. in the developed countries, but not in some other developing or poor countries. So, people there may still read newspapers.
Brian was not good at speaking in public. One day he was invited to make a speech at a church. His youngest sister in his family. Ann, knew he was nervous and tried to calm him 1.. Don’t worry! Everything will be fine. 2. the day came, Brian’s car had an accident 3. the way to the church. 4., he was not badly hurt and arrived at the church on time. After a few minutes , he began his speech, but he was so nervous 5. he dropped his book. Many people thought he would run, 6. he went on. Suddenly, people saw something 7.running down from his nose: Blood! He stopped speaking when he saw the blood. But after a few 8., he still tried his speech, Then Ann quietly moved to the front and handed him her handkerchief. Then she gave him a smile and returned 9. her seat.
It was a really simple gesture, and might be the simplest. She just saw 10. in need and gave him a hand. In the end, Brain finished his speech, with more confidence.
Smart wristband(智能手环), a new welcoming product, is changing our lifestyle. 1. And there are also many different brands to choose, such as Apple or Huawei.
Here are the reasons why people choose a wristband.
2.The wristband can also be connected to the mobile phone. You are able to use it to answer the phone, but a traditional watch can never do that.
Besides, the smart wristband looks fascinating. 3. We often see teenagers wearing wristbands.
Thirdly, at present many people have realized the importance of health. Some people play sports every day to keep healthy. 4. The wristband shows the results every day and you'll know whether you achieve your aim or not.
However, some parents are still against using it. 5. They think the teenagers are under the radiation(辐射) all the time.
Each coin has two sides. Use it or not, it’s up to you.
A .It’s very popular among teenagers because it’s cool enough.
B. In their opinion, wearing wristbands for a long time may cause cancer.(癌症)
C. More and more people prefer to choose a smart wristband in their daily life.
D. Smart wristband is good.
E. First of all. it can tell the time like a normal watch..
F. it's helpful to know how far they have run or how many steps they have got with a wristband.
Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Can you imagine surfing the Internet without your fingers? Let’s have a look at some of the new inventions.
Wing Suits | The suits can make your dream of flying like a bird come true. Well, not exactly flying, but gliding（滑翔） through the air. Fliers wearing wing suits can glide 1 kilometer in about 30 seconds. But they need a parachute（降落伞） to make a safe landing because the suits don’t allow you to slow down. |
Talk Gloves | Do you often feel confused（混乱的） by the sign language used by disabled people? Here is the “helping hand” you need. Four students in Ukrainian College have invented a pair of gloves that helps people who have hearing and speaking problems to communicate with others. The gloves are set with sensors（感受器） that receive sign language and translate it into texts on a smart phone. Then the smart phone changes the texts to spoken. |
Google Glasses | In short, Google Glasses are like a computer which is produced into a pair of glasses. The glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make phone calls without fingers. The glasses also have a camera and GPS system. Users can take and share photos, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right. But now they are on sale only in two countries: Germany and America. |
A new rubbish sorting system (垃圾分类系统) | A new rubbish sorting system has been put into use in Fangchengyuan Community in Beijing. Local people can not only sort their rubbish, but also put QR codes (二维码) on it. "When the rubbish is collected and the codes are seen, I will get reward points to exchange for small gifts and even some money," one of the local people told reporters. "It’s really creative and encouraging. " |
1.Fliers wearing Wing Suits can glide _________ in about an hour.
A. 60 kilometers B. 120 kilometers C. 180 kilometers D. 240 kilometers
2.Through Talk Gloves, the sign words are translated for ________.
A. trained people B. disabled people C. young people D. old people
3.How can users of Google Glasses surf the Internet?
A. By moving the eyeballs（眼球）. B. By using the keyboard.
C. By using fingers. D. By lifting hands.
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Wing Suits can make you fly one kilometer in 30 minutes.
B. Talk Gloves include sensors, a smart phone and glasses.
C. Now people can buy Google Glasses in China.
D. People can put QR codes on the new rubbish sorting system.
5.What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this article?
A. To draw people’s attention.
B. To bring some pride to Chinese.
C. To introduce some interesting inventions.
D. To ask people to buy these products.
How do you deal with plastic bags from the supermarket? Throw them away or recycle them? How about eating them?
The bags are no harmful to the environment. Humans and animals can safely eat them. Indian company EnviGreen has made a bag with natural materials. It looks and feels just like plastic ,but can be broken down(分解) easily.
Ashwath Hedge who set up the EnviGreen company spent four years doing experiments(实验) with 12 natural materials. They include potato, corn, vegetable oil and banana. He made the materials into liquid and used the liquid to make the bag.
Although the EnviGreen bag is more expensive than a common plastic bag, it has many advantages .According to the Wall street Journal, it takes 1000 years for common plastic bags to break down. But an EnviGreen bag can naturally break down in less than 180 days. It also breaks down in less than a day in water, and in less than a minute in boiling water. Hedge was happy to show it in his interview: he put an EnviGreen bag in water and ate it with a smile.
There are more than 15,000 tons of plastic waste in India every day. But only 9,000 tons are processed. In China, 3 billion plastic bags are used every day. Maybe EnviGreen bag could be a solution(解决办法)to the world problem of plastic pollution.
1.According to Paragraph 2, we can know the following EXCEPT________
A. the EnviGreen bag can break down easily.
B. the EnviGreen bag is made from natural materials.
C. the EnviGreen bag can be eaten by humans and animals
D. the EnviGreen bag is a little bit harmful to the environment
2.The main idea of the third paragraph is “_________”
A. What Hedge thinks of the new bag B. How Hedge makes the EnviGreen bag
C. Who sets up the EnviGreen bag company D. How long it takes Hedge to make the bag
3.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 shows that the EnviGreen bag ______
A. is safe and can break down quickly B. is useful although it is more expensive
C. looks and feels like a common plastic bag D. will be used more widely than a common bag.
4.The EnviGreen bag breaks down fastest in________.
A. hot air B. cold water C. boiling water D. natural air
5.From the last paragraph ,we can infer(推断)_________
A. all of India’s plastic waste is processed
B. India has the most plastic waste in the world
C. China produces more plastic waste than India
D. the EnviGreen bag may help solve the problem of plastic pollution
