Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new ___36____. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.
During the hours when you labour through your work, you __37___ say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is ___38____. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered __39___ this is so , but it leads to such familiar monologues （自言自语）__40___ “Get up , John ! You’ll be late for work again!” The ___41___ explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature—and —energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ___42___ when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.
You can’t change your ___43___, but you can make your life ___44___ it better. Habit can help. Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late ___45___. Counteract （打乱）your cycle to some extent by ___46___ staying up later than you want to . If your energy is ___47___ in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, ___48___ before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam(打起精神) and work better ___49___.
Get off to a slow start ___50___ saves your energy. Get up with a yawn （呵欠）and ___51___ . Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before ___52____ on the floor. Avoid the ___53___ search for clean clothes by laying them out ___54___. Whenever possible , do routine （常规的）work in the afternoon and save tasks ___55____ more energy for your sharper hours .
A．impression B．explanation C．exploration D．translation
A．must B．should C．can D．may
A．at its bottom B．at its beginning C．at its end D．at its peak
A．why B．that C．whether D．whatever
A．as B．such as C．which D．like
A．steady B．occasional C．surprised D．possible
A．starts B．comes back C．ends D．turns around
A．life attitude B．energy cycle C．time table D．alarm o’clock
A．to do B．change C．fit D．to renew
A．anywhere B．no way C．anyway D．somewhere
A．sensitively B．especially C．carefully D．habitually
A．low B．high C．old D．new
A．go up B．rise C．lift D．raise
A．in your high spirit B．at the right time C．at your low point D．in the same way
A．which B．whichever C．what D．whatever
A．express B．attend C．open D．stretch
A．putting your feet B．setting your foot C．laying down your foot D．lying your feet
A．tired B．troublesome C．immediate D．dangerous
A．yesterday B．last night C．the night ago D．the night before
A．suggesting B．demanding C．requiring D．persuading
Many teenagers feel ______, as if _____ one understands them and the changes they are ______. Day by day, everything seems different, ______ the same. Life never ______ to be going very fast enough; yet, in other ways, like a race car, life seems to be _____ too fast and even going out of ______. Has anyone else ever felt this way?
These feelings are a ______ part of adolescence--the time of life between child and adult. And, ______ it may sometimes be difficult to believe, you are not alone--every adult has gone through adolescence, and your friends are going through it right now with you. It is ______ for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood. These feelings can be thought of as growing ______ --the difficulties that teenagers face ______ they grow to adults.
A．happy B．lonely C．excited D．angry
A．no B．some C．any D．the
A．going through B．putting through C．doing D．imaging
A．however B．yet C．and D．so
A．seems B．looks C．sounds D．tastes
A．rushing B．rushed C．to rush D．to be rushed
A．protect B．challenge C．control D．limit
A．strange B．common C．well D．good
A．if B．because C．since D．though
A．unbelievable B．strange C．good D．common
A．pains B．happiness C．wisdom D．sadness
A．as B．and C．if D．upon
A little boy wanted to meet God．He knew it was a long trip to the place where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of beer and started his ．When he had gone three blocks, he met an old woman．She was sitting in the ，just staring at some pigeons(鸽子)．The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase．He was about to take a drink from his beer he noticed that the old lady looked , so he offered her some chips．
She them and smiled．Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it ，so he offered her some beer．Again, she smiled at him．The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling a word．
As evening came，the boy realized how he was and he got up to leave．But before he had gone more than a few steps，he turned ，ran back to the old woman, and gave her a ．She gave him her biggest smile ever．When the boy went back，his mother was surprised at his look．She asked him, "What made you so happy?" He replied, "I had lunch with ." But before his mother could respond, he added．"You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever !"
Meanwhile, the old woman returned home．Her son was at the look of peace on her face and asked, "Mother, what made you so happy?" She replied, "I ate chips in the park with God." , before her son responded, she added, "You know, he's much than I expected."
Too often we don't care too much about the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear or the smallest act of ，all of which have the potential(潜力)to turn a life around．People come into our lives for a season, or a lifetime．
Embrace(拥抱)all ! If you want to have lunch with God, bring ．
A．business B．flight C．adventure D．journey
A．in B．about C．out D．off
A．wild B．park C．public D．street
A．while B．since C．when D．therefore
A．thirsty B．pale C．shy D．hungry
A．forgave B．accepted C．refused D．received
A．over B．too C．ever D．again
A．with B．in C．without D．beyond
A．tired B．bored C．excited D．surprised
A．aside B．behind C．around D．down
A．hand B．hug C．smile D．chance
A．joyful B．thankful C．painful D．hopeful
A．a stranger B．God C．a woman D．a grandma
A．expected B．known C．met D．seen
A．surprised B．afraid C．sorry D．glad
A．But B．However C．Even D．Thus
A．handsome B．taller C．cleverer D．younger
A．enjoying B．joking C．caring D．watching
A．equally B．normally C．formally D．totally
A．beer B．chips C．smiles D．suitcases
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有自我意识的), and he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to them but I still needed to write them, I until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento, short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was happy to have Marc back. Since I was making lunch for his younger brother, I one for Marc, too. Imagine my when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, his lunch.
“Did I do something ? Don’t you love me ,Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”
A．carried B．found C．included D．held
A．difficult B．special C．comfortable D．separate
A．congratulation B．improvement C．explanation D．encouragement
A．loved B．answered C．wrote D．examined
A．lately B．by the way C．by the time D．gradually
A．received B．understood C．enjoyed D．collected
A．copy B．read C．take D．send
A．held up B．gave up C．followed D．continued
A．out B．home C．to college D．to Sacramento
A．organizing B．planning C．comparing D．completing
A．hopefully B．finally C．particularly D．certainly
A．Because of B．Instead of C．Except for D．As for
A．especially B．immediately C．equally D．generally
A．once B．again C．still D．even
A．packed B．fetched C．bought D．filled
A．fear B．surprise C．anger D．disappointment
A．waiting for B．worrying about C．caring for D．asking about
A．wrong B．funny C．strange D．smart
A．any more B．enough C．once more D．better
A．interestingly B．bitterly C．politely D．Laughingly
Tom with his friend Jack went to his favorite newspaper stand. Jack the salesman selling the newspapers gently, but in return he received poor . The salesman never even looked up at his customer when he the late-night edition. Accepting the , Jack politely smiled and wished the salesman a pleasant weekend. The salesman made an unclear sound and seemed that the two men had completed their business. As the two friends walked down the street, Tom asked, “Does he always treat you so ?”
“Yes, , he does,” Jack responded. “And are you always so and friendly to him?” “Yes, I am!” Jack as they turned a corner. “Why are you so nice when he is so unfriendly to you?” Jack , “Because I don’t want him to decide how I am going to .”
Who how you are going to act? Is it your circumstances or the difficult people in your life that determine your ? When we allow our conflicts to us, we behave as if getting rid of our difficulties is our only priority. , it doesn’t really matter how we treat one another. For example, we’ll say, “This is causing me problems right now so I don’t care about exercising , self-control, and loving kindness. Instead, I want to let him know how I am because of his action.”
We forget our difficulties will eventually weaken. But the way we handle conflicts will influence our for a long time. Will you only respond to the momentary crisis or will you be more concerned about the of what kind of person you are becoming? Who decides how you will behave when the pressure is on?
A．praised B．paid C．greeted D．invited
A．harvest B．service C．instructions D．scores
A．asked B．completed C．requested D．printed
A．newspaper B．record C．radio D．food
A．relieved B．disappointed C．encouraged D．worried
A．separately B．seriously C．rudely D．quickly
A．strictly B．unfortunately C．originally D．finally
A．content B．smart C．polite D．energetic
A．struggled B．hesitated C．watched D．continued
A．ordered B．explained C．advised D．wondered
A．behave B．work C．arrive D．write
A．imagines B．decides C．answers D．doubts
A．growth B．appearance C．responses D．printed
A．control B．wound C．cheat D．kill
A．Instead B．Therefore C．Again D．Besides
A．exam B．trip C．person D．enemy
A．pressure B．patience C．duty D．power
A．proud B．angry C．glad D．fearful
A．team B．experiments C．friendship D．lives
A．time B．value C．use D．nationality
I want to make the most of every day. And, like most people, I've that the best way to do it is to let go of past failures. But that's not all. One can never fully today while thinking too much about past successes, either. People never while resting comfortably on their laurels (荣誉). The is that sometimes our successes hold us back more than our failures!
I once a story about the Oscar owner, actor Clark Gable. A friend Gable one afternoon at the actor's home. She brought along her son, who was playing happily with toy cars on the floor. He he was racing those cars around a great track, which in was an imaginary circle around a golden statue (雕像). The small statue the boy played with was actually the Oscar Clark Gable for his performance in the 1934 movie It Happened One Night.
When his mother told him the time had come to ，the little boy asked the actor, “Can I have this？” to the Oscar.
“Sure，” he smiled. “It's yours.”
The horrified mother . “Put that back immediately！”
Giving the child the golden statue, Clark Gable said, “Having the Oscar around doesn't mean anything to me; it does.” The actor seemed to know that past success could be a hammock (吊床) upon which he may be tempted to , rather than a springboard setting him to begin a new start.
You may have learned to let go of past and mistakes in order to free the present. But will you forget past successes and achievements in order to free the ？Will your past be a springboard or a restful hammock?
“I like the of the future better than the history of the past,” said Thomas Jefferson. I . After all, the future, not the past, is where the rest of your life will be lived.
A．discovered. B．inferred C．hoped D．worried
A．spend B．live C．understand D．enjoy
A．struggle B．work C．succeed D．learn
A．story B．fact C．idea D．news
A．wrote B．told C．knew D．heard
A．saw B．recognized C．met D．visited
A．careful B．small C．lonely D．clever
A．pretended B．believed C．insisted D．suggested
A．reality B．case C．turn D．need
A．cared B．asked C．won D．looked
A．act B．leave C．play D．wait
A．running B．getting C．pointing D．shouting
A．objected B．noticed C．suffered D．breathed
A．selling B．keeping C．earning D．sharing
A．special B．comfortable C．expensive D．necessary
A．rest B．cheat C．stop D．sit
A．difficulties B．events C．failures D．achievements
A．time B．future C．body D．brain
A．idea B．meaning C．dreams D．thoughts
A．obey B．permit C．wish D．agree