I"m fat. I"m too skinny. I"d be happy if I were taller, shorter, had curly hair,
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I"m fat. I"m too skinny. I"d be happy if I were taller, shorter, had curly hair, straight hair, a smaller nose, bigger muscles, longer legs. Do any of these statements sound familiar? Do you often put yourself down? If so, you"re not alone. As a teen, you"re going through a ton of changes in your body. And as your body changes, so does your image (形象) of yourself. Lots of people have trouble getting used to it and this can affect their confidence.
Some people think they need to change how they look or act to feel good about themselves. But actually all you need to do is change the way you see your body and how you think about yourself.
The first thing to do is recognize that your body is your own, no matter what shape, size, or color it comes in. If you"re very worried about your weight or size, go to your doctor to check that things are OK. But it"s no one"s business but your own what your body is like-finally, you have to be happy with yourself.Next, find which aspects of your appearance you can change and which you can"t change and need to accept-like their height, for example, or their shoe size.
If there are things about yourself that you want to change and can do this by making goals for yourself. For example, if you want to get fit, make a pan to exercise every day and eat nutritious foods.
When you hear negative comments coming from within yourself, tell yourself to stop. Try building your confidence by listing three things in your day that really gave you pleasure. It can be anything like the way the sun felt on your face, the sound of your favorite band, or the way someone laughed at your jokes.
小题1:. From the first paragraph, we can infer that _________.| A．most teens like to have a special body image | | B．many teens can"t accept their body change easily | | C．teens prefer to change their body image quickly | | D．teens usually change their opinions on their body image |
小题2:. Which of the following does the author probably agree with?| A．Realize you can"t change everything about yourself. | | B．Change the way other people look at you. | | C．Go to your doctor for advice on how to change your body. | | D．Learn from some celebrities on how to change your body. |
小题3:. The underlined phrase "put yourself down" in the first paragraph probably means_____.| A．make yourself fall down | B．say negative things about yourself | | C．force yourself to do something | D．write down your name somewhere |
小题4:. The passage is mainly about_______.| A．how to adjust to the changes of your body | | B．how to build confidence by changing your body | | C．how to keep an attractive body image | | D．how to find pleasure in your day |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:A |
解析
本文是一篇说明文，主题是关于年轻人对于自我改变的不能很好接受，以及该持有和种态度。
小题1:B 推断题。结合第一段前三行可知很多年轻人对自己身体的变化不能很好的接受，引起情绪的低沉。可知B为正确答案。
小题2:A 推理题。根据文章2,3段，可以得知作者认为年轻人应该改变对自我的认识。要特别注意A项的意思，A项是一个部分否定句：意识到你不可能改变关于你的所有的东西。
小题3:B 猜测词义。根据上文中一系列的句子可以得知很多年轻人对身体变化不满意。感觉情绪低沉。B为正确答案。
小题4:A 主旨大意题。通读全文可以得知文章是关于年轻人中出现的普遍问题，在第三段给出了具体的建议。A正确答案。 |
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His first fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.
On March 19 the 82-year-old, former president, hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.
Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918. He was adopted (收养) by the chief of his tribe (部族) and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.
But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination ( 种族歧视). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country’s Racial Segregation Law (种族隔离法), colored and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.
For his opposition (反对) to the system Mandela was arrested (被捕) and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and become the president of the country after the first elections were held in which everyone could vote.
Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer (拳击手) and fought in the ring when he was young.
“ Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat (撤退),” he wrote in his autobiography.
As a skilful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.
小题1:Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following except _____.| A．winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa | | B．uniting South Africa | | C．organizing a government in South Africa | | D．controlling the spread of AIDS |
小题2:If Nelson Mandela hadn’t fought against racial discrimination, he _____.| A．could easily have been the president of South Africa | | B．could still have lived a happy life | | C．could have been in a difficult situation | | D．would have been an excellent boxer |
小题3:It can be inferred that Nelson Mandela _____.| A．continues to help the black people with the political struggle | | B．is taking a position in a music group | | C．is taking on the world’s greatest fight against AIDS | | D．is preparing for the next election of president |
小题4:Which statement can best describe the life of Nelson Mandela?| A．Struggle is his life. | | B．Sports make his fame. | | C．Fight for equal rights. | | D．Great fighter against government. |
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A fad diet is a diet that suddenly becomes popular, usually because it promises people that they will lose a lot of weight overnight. Although dieters may really show weight loss from a fad diet, they will almost certainly get back the weight if their usual eating habits (习惯) remain unchanged. Moreover, fad diets continuously call for special products of questionable value or for “health foods” that may cost twice as much as supermarket(超市) foods. Worse yet, certain fad diets don"t include nutrients(营养)good for health. People have been known to become very ill as a result of following medically unhealthy diets.
The worse fact of fad diets, though, is that they keep people who are over-weight or sick from receiving the medical care that they truly need.
小题1:The word “fad” in the first sentence means ______.| A．new | B．wonderful | | C．popular quickly | D．loved by people |
小题2:From the text we know that ______.| A．people refuse to accept fad diets | | B．fad diets can help people to lose weight | | C．a man can lose weight after eating a fad diet | | D．fad diets are now welcomed by people |
小题3:In the writer"s opinion, fad diets______.| A．are very helpful | | B．are not healthy diet | | C．won"t cost much | | D．include lots of nutrients |
小题4:The last paragraph tells us ______.| A．that fad dieters are often overweight | | B．fad dieters need medical care if they are overweight or sick | | C．how fad dieters get sick | | D．overweight or sick fad dieter can’t get medical care in time |
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We can’t help but grow older physically, but we can stay young in other ways. Do you want to stay young？ If yes is the answer, here is what you can do:
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches （抱怨）pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.”
4.Enjoy the simple things. When the children are young, that is all that you can afford. When they are in college, that is all you can afford. When you are on retirement, that is all you can afford!
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. Laugh so much that you can be tracked in the store by your distinctive laughter.
6. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it is family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, or hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
7. Value your health. If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
8. The tears happen. Endure sorrow, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be alive while you are alive.
9. At every opportunity, tell the people you love that you love them.
小题1:What does the underlined sentence “Throw out nonessential numbers” mean?| A．Try to forget some unimportant numbers. | | B．Do not let your age, weight or height trouble you. | | C．It is not interesting to remember some numbers. | | D．Some unimportant things are difficult to remember. |
小题2:What is the fourth advice meant to tell us?| A．The children are so clever that we need not worry about their study. | | B．Someone else can take care of the children and our late life. | | C．We are rich enough to afford all the money that the children spend. | | D．We needn’t worry about the children and our late life. |
小题3:Which of the following advice is NOT mentioned?| A．Laugh often. | B．Enjoy the simple things. | | C．Drink eight cups of water a day. | D．Keep in good health. |
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Encouraging pupils to keep noise to a minimum should be a valuable component of all children’s education, according to new research.
Dr. Helen Lees, from Stirling University’s school of education, says that “enforced（强制的）silence” is seen as a punishment and often acts to suppress children’s natural ability. But she says that teaching children about the benefits of “enforced silence”,--- deliberate stillness that gives them the opportunity to focus and reflect in a stress-free environment--- can have a significant effect on pupils’ concentration and behavior.
It is the latest in a string of researches to establish a link between the classroom environment and pupils’ academic ability.
A study almost a decade ago in London found that children’s exam results were cut by as much as a third if they were taught in noisy classrooms. Teaching unions have also called for a limit of 26℃ to be put on classroom temperatures because teachers and pupils struggle to work in hot conditions, and some educationalists claim that too much clutter（杂乱的东西）on classroom walls can prevent children from concentrating.
Dr. Lees said, “When we take some research on school settings and put it all together, what we see is that education without silence does not make much sense. In areas of better learning outcomes, better self- confidence and well-being measures, enforced silence in a person’s life and an individual’s education is shown throughout the relevant research to be a benefit.”
Dozens of schools across Britain have already introduced periods of “reflective silence” into the timetable.
Kevin Hogston, head of Sheringdale Primary, south London, has just introduced a minute’s silence at the start of twice-weekly meetings in which children are taught breathing techniques and encouraged to reflect. The school plans to introduce it into classrooms every day.
小题1:According to Dr. Helen Lees, “enforced silence” ＿＿| A．is an effective way of punishment | | B．does not make much sense in class | | C．can improve pupils’ confidence | | D．makes pupils more creative |
小题2:The underlined word, “suppress”, in the second paragraph probably means “_________”.| A．prevent | B．improve | C．apply | D．reveal |
小题3:What can be inferred from the research on school settings?| A．Students are more active if taught in noisy classrooms. | | B．Silence makes a great difference to pupils. | | C．Clutter on the walls can help students concentrate. | | D．Most schools are not satisfactory in terms of classroom temperatures. |
小题4: What would be the best title for the text?| A．Arranging classroom settings benefits studies | | B．Achieving silence is beneficial for people | | C．Using enforced silence is effective punishment | | D．Keeping quiet in class improves academic performance |
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If you haven’t heard or seen anything about Road Rage in the last few months, you’ve probably been avoiding the media. There have been countless stories about this new and scary phenomenon, considered a type of aggressive driving. You have most likely encountered aggressive driving or Road Rage recently if you drive at all.
While drunk driving remains a critical problem, the facts about aggressive driving are surely as disturbing. For instance, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association, 41,907 people died on the highway last year. Of those deaths, the agency estimates that about two-thirds were caused at least in part by aggressive driving behavior.
Why is this phenomenon occurring more than ever now, and why is it something that seemed almost nonexistent a few short years ago? Experts have several theories, and all are probably partially correct. One suggestion is sheer overcrowding. In the last decade, the number of cars on the roads has increased by more than 11 percent, and the number of miles driven has increased by 35 percent. However, the number of new road miles has only increased by 1 percent. That means more cars in the same amount of space; and the problem is magnified in urban areas. Also, people have less time and more things to do. With people working and trying to fit extra chores and activities into the day, stress levels have never been higher. Stress creates anxiety, which leads to short tempers. These factors, when combined in certain situations, can spell Road Rage.
You may think you are the last person who would drive aggressively, but you might be surprised. For instance, have you ever yelled out loud at a slower driver, sounded the horn long and hard an another car, or sped up to keep another driver from passing? If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, watch out!
Whether you are getting angry at other drivers, or another driver is visibly upset with you, there are things you can do to avoid any major conflict. If you are easily influenced by Road Rage, the key is to discharge your emotion in a healthy way. If you are the target of another driver’s rage, do everything possible to get away from the other driver safely, including avoiding eye contact and getting out of their way.
小题1:The first sentence in Para. 1 implies that ______. | A．onemaybeangeredbymediareportsandwantstoavoidthem | | B．themediacoinedtheterm“RoadRage”onlyafewmonthsago | | C．RoadRagehasreceivedmuchmediacoverageinthelastfewmonths | | D．peoplenotinterestedinthemediaknowlittleaboutrecenthappenings |
小题2:The underlined word “spell” in Para. 3 means ________. | A．relieve | B．cause | C．spread | D．prevent |
小题3:Which of the following characterizes aggressive driving?| A．Talking while driving. | | B．Driving at high speed. | | C．Sounding the horn when passing. | | D．Shouting at another driver. |
小题4:The last paragraph is intended to _________. | A．tellpeoplehowtodealwithRoadRage | | B．informpeoplehowaggressivedriverscouldbe | | C．showpeoplehowtocontrolthemselveswhenangry | | D．warnpeopleagainsteyecontactwithanotherdriver |
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