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Our Fears Can Change the Reality of the Situation
At times, our worries and anxieties can defeat us. In addition, our worries can change our understanding
of what is reality and what is not. Here is a brief list of techniques that you can use to help gain a better
viewpoint on things during your anxious moments.
1_____ A person should take a deep breath and try to find something to do for a few minutes to get their
mind off the problem. A person could get some fresh air, listen to some music, or do an activity that will give
them a fresh perspective on things.
Remember that our fearful thoughts are made to seem worse and can make the problem worse. 2_____
When unexpectedly having thoughts that make you fearful or anxious, challenge those thoughts by asking
yourself questions that will maintain objectivity and common sense.
Be smart in how you deal with your fears and anxieties. Do not try to deal with everything all at once.
When facing a current or upcoming task that makes you anxious, break the task into a series of smaller steps.
3_____
Remember that all the worrying in the world will not change anything. Most of what we worry about never
comes true. 4_____ Everything else you can leave in the hands of God.
It is not easy to deal with all of our fears and worries. When your fears and anxieties have the best of you,
try to calm down and then get the facts of the situation. The key is to take it slow. All you can do is do your
best each day, hope for the best, and when something does happen, take it easy. 5_____ |
A. Take it one step at a time and things will work out.
B. When feeling anxious, stop what you are doing and try to do something relaxing.
C. This will give you the confidence to manage your anxiety.
D. Instead of worrying about something that probably won"t happen, concentrate on what you are able to do.
E. The next time you feel depressed, review your list and think about the good things that you have in your life.
F. A good way to manage your worry is to challenge your negative thinking with positive statements and
realistic thinking.
G. Completing these smaller tasks one at a time will make the stress more manageable and increases your
chances of success. |
答案
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Yoga (瑜伽) is the most popular and fast growing exercise trend of all. Yoga has a greater positive effect
on a person"s mood and anxiety level than walking and other forms of exercise, because this exercise can
create higher levels of the brain chemical GABA according to an article in The Journal of Alternative Medicine,
published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Yoga has been shown to increase the level of gamrna-aminobutyric (氨基
丁酸) acid, or GABA, a chemical in the brain that helps to regulate nerve activity. GABA activity is reduced in
people with mood and anxiety disorders, and drugs that increase GABA activity are commonly used to improve
mood and decrease anxiety. The authors suggest that the practice of Yoga stimulates specific brain areas,
therefore giving rise to changes that help to improve mood.
This is a spiritual exercise that will do wonders for your mood. Your whole body will get a total workout
and a great stretch when you use Yoga every day. Yoga is healthy and fun. If you"re ready to take your life in
a totally new direction, which is well balanced and healthy, then Yoga is probably for you. Start slowly and do
not push yourself too hard. Over the past few years, this form has really taken off and more and more people
are choosing it among all other forms of exercise. It"s like a natural fountain of youth. In no time people will ask
if you have some work done, because you look so great! Give Yoga a shot and see what difference it can make
your life.
There are enough different types of Yoga out there for you to experience what is sure to find one that suits
your fitness level and your pain tolerance. There are many ways for everyone to find just the right kind of Yoga
for them. You"ll find yourself much less stressed and more relaxed the more you do Yoga. Everyone deserves
to feel good and strong, and that is exactly what Yoga will do for you. Yoga, if done correctly, can stretch the
muscles but not hurt them. The best way to get involved in this exercise. The trick is to try a few different
types. |
| 1. According to the article in The Journal of Alternative Medicine, Yoga _____. |
A. change the structure of your brain and improve your intelligence
B. stimulate your brain and improve your mood
C. can take the place of medicine and benefit your health
D. produce a chemical to regulate your behavior |
| 2. What does "shot" mean in this passage? |
A. View.
B. Try.
C. Change.
D. Stop. |
| 3. We can infer from the passage _____. |
A. Yoga can build your body as long as you practice it hard
B. you should try every kind of Yoga since they all have their own functions
C. if you do not do Yoga correctly, it will hurt your muscles
D. you will never feel stressed if you stick to Yoga |
| 4. What is the main idea of the passage? |
A. There are many types of Yoga for beginners.
B. Several ways are advised to improve mood.
C. Yoga is a great exercise for people to choose.
D. Yoga can make you look great. |
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In 1986, when Carlo Petrini first coined the term "Slow Food", he organized locally in his native Italy to
preserve the food and wine culture and protest fast food.
Today, slow food has spread to 132 countries with over 85 000 members, addressing worldwide issues
like farmer equity and environmental stewardship-the actions people take to respect the rights of all living
things and all environments, to contribute to healthy and livable, communities.
Characterized by Slow Food International as "good, clean, and fair food," slow food must enrich the eater"s
life, have no negative impact on human or environmental health, and compensate fairly for food producers"
work. The average American meal travels about 1 500 miles to its final destination, with producing of food
traveling by plane from overseas and other items shipped across the country. However, cost for food travel
and heavy processing are not the only problems in the food industry that the environment faces. Industrial
agriculture also has unsustainable practices like inefficient water use and decreased biodiversity. Our ideas in
feeding ourselves are exceptional, but at various points our technologies come into conflict with nature"s ways
of doing things. A great many of the health and environmental problems created by our food system owe to
our attempts to oversimplify nature"s complexities, at both the growing and the eating ends of our food chain.
"Slowing" food, by purchasing locally and sustainably, allows consumers to reduce the impact of "food
miles" and develop a closer relationship with their food producers. "We need to change our food system," said
David Prior, organizer of Slow Food Nation"s Eat-In. "Our current food system is sick and we need to support
farmers and agriculture to ensure that everyone has the right to nutritious food." |
| 1. The main idea of the passage can be summarized as _____. |
A. why slow food is so important
B. the food and wine culture is rich in Italy
C. what you"re eating always travels a long way
D. slow food makes the current food system sick |
| 2. According to the second paragraph, environmental stewardship refers to _____. |
A. measures of environmental protections
B. ways to establish healthy and livable communities
C. people"s admiration for all the creatures on the earth
D. actions to protect the rights of all living things and environment |
| 3. Slow food"s characteristic doesn"t lie in _____. |
A. improving the quality of eater"s life
B. providing a fair pay for food workers
C. being friendly to human and environmental health
D. developing a loose relationship with food producers |
| 4. What is David Prior"s attitude towards current food system? |
A. Suspicious
B. Unsatisfied
C. Indifferent
D. Supportive |
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Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch? Have you been doing internet
shopping rather than going to the stores? What can"t you be bothered to do?
A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adults are so lazy that they"d catch
the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.
Just over 2000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain"s largest health
charity. The results were astonishing.
About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching
the same channel rather than get up.
More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654
respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.
This led the report to conclude that it"s no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese
(very fat) before they start school.
Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said:"People need to get fitter, not just for their
own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too.
"If we don"t start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even
the most rudimentary of tasks."
And Scotland"s largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the most inactive city in the UK, with 75% surveyed
admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67％.
The results cause serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as
heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds
every year. |
| 1. What causes children in the UK to be obese? |
A. Eating ready meal.
B. Watching TV.
C. Doing Internet shopping.
D. Being lazy. |
| 2. What can be inferred from the passage? |
A. British people are too lazy to do anything.
B. Internet shopping will do harm to your health.
C. Many people would not run to catch a bus in Britain.
D. People should be more active and take regular exercise to keep fit. |
| 3. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage? |
A. One sixth of British people use remote control when watching TV.
B. People will benefit not only themselves but their families by getting fit.
C. Fatness can cause diseases such as heart disease and cancer.
D. More people get obesity-related illnesses now than 40 years ago. |
| 4. What does the underlined word "rudimentary" (in the eighth paragraph) most probably mean? |
A. basic
B. serious
C. vital
D. hard |
| 5. All the following are among the most lazy cities in the UK except _____. |
A. Glasgow
B. Birmingham
C. Nuffield
D. Southampton |
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Anyone who experienced wet weather this summer will not be surprised to learn that this was the fourth
year running that the UK suffered from a wet summer, which has never happened before in modem rainfall
records dating back to 1914.
This summer was only slightly wetter than usual, though-the UK had 248. 5 mm (9. 78 inches) summer
rainfall, 10 percent above average, according to Met Office figures.
The rainfall average over the whole country showed an interesting weather picture, though. The rain
tended to come down in big showers, setting off flash floods. As a result, East Anglia in eastern UK had its
third wettest August with more than double the normal rainfall, and the South East had one of its dullest
Augusts, with only two-thirds its usual sunshine. And yet both these areas had been dry and sunny for the
previous five months and seemed to be heading for long-lasting drought (干旱).
Western and northwestern areas had the complete opposite, though-extremely wet in July, followed by a
dry August. Remarkably, the North West had suffered from such long-lasting drought that it led to bans on
using hosepipes (软水管).
Although some weather companies predicted an extremely hot barbecue summer, it was only 0.6℃ above
average across the UK. Even so, for the first half of this summer Glastonbury enjoyed a mud-free festival and
Wimbledon remained hot and dry. It may not have broken any temperature records, but there were plenty of
barbecues this summer. |
| 1. There was a lot of rainfall this August in _____. |
A. East Anglia
B. western UK
C. northwestern UK
D. Wimbledon |
| 2. What made the South East seem to have long-lasting drought? |
A. The small amount of sunshine in August.
B. The wettest August of the third year running.
C. The extremely hot weather with too much rainfall.
D. The continuous five months of dry and sunny weather. |
| 3. What can be inferred from the last paragraph of the passage? |
A. People in Glastonbury celebrated a mud festival freely.
B. Some weather companies did not give an accurate forecast.
C. The temperature this summer was much higher than average.
D. The extreme hot weather this summer led to fewer barbecues. |
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Who hasn"t found themselves reaching for the closest food available when they"re tired and stressed?
More and more research is proving that this isn"t all in our mind. Some foods really do lead to a change
in our moods (心情).
Carbohydrate (碳水化合物) that calm
This is how some people medicate themselves with food-by reaching for cookies or pasta (面食)
whenever they"re upset. Unfortunately, it doesn"t always work. You must eat a meal consisting of 100%
carbohydrate, on an empty stomach, to obtain the serotonin (血清素) increase so that you have a good
mood.
To get the wished-for effect, you must not eat anything for four hours and then eat at least 30 grams
of straight carbohydrate. Dry cereal (麦片), a piece of bread with jam, or a potato should do the trick.
Protein (蛋白质) for Power
Of course, sometimes we don"t need to be calm and sleepy. Sometimes we need a great deal of mental
concentration, so this is when it"s important to mix protein and carbohydrate. The protein will prevent the
tryptophan (色氨酸) from flooding your brain, and the rise in serotonin won"t occur.
Why dessert makes up Happy
Fat and sugar cause the brain to let go endorphins (内啡肽), which send pleasure signals throughout
the body. This would be fine, except humans are not particularly good at stopping at one cookie or cake.
You can also satisfy your sweet tooth by choosing fruit for dessert.
Timing your meals for energy
Blood sugar drops after four hours of going without food, causing a decrease in energy. Eating usually
fixes this within 20 to 30 minutes, but don"t suppose that eating more will cause a faster increase in energy.
When you eat has as much of an effect on your mood as what you eat. If you regularly go for a long
period of time between meals, rethink your schedule and plan ahead. |
| 1. The underlined phrase in the third paragraph means _____. |
A. be extremely smart
B. intend to cheat someone
C. bring about the desired result
D. do something to amuse people |
| 2. The function of protein is _____. |
A. to help you keep calm and sleepy
B. to make you feel energetic
C. to lead you to slowness
D. to increase serotonin in your brain |
| 3. We can infer from the last two parts that _____. |
A. fat and sugar can greatly help people feel happy
B. we humans tend to eat lots of cookies and cakes
C. the more we eat, the faster we will gain energy
D. what we eat is more important than when we eat |
| 4. The main idea of the passage is _____. |
A. eating for a better mood
B. eating to make you calm
C. eating for more protein
D. eating to make us strong |
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