第二节:信息匹配A valuable dog was taken while being walked by his owner in City Park yesterday afternoon. Police wish to talk to a man seen nearby at the time, described by people as short and fat with short light hair and clear glasses.
Yesterday morning at 9:30 a.m. a man with a gun went into the National Bank and demanded money from the staff, before fleeing when they met the bank security staff. The security show the man as being short and thin with shoulder-length blonde hair.
A tall, strong man with blonde hair, a thick black moustache and wearing dark glasses knocked a woman down and stole her purse on Main Street last Saturday afternoon. If you see this man, please run away as he is very dangerous.
At the football match, several people had their wallets stolen while waiting in the line to buy food. The victims did not see or notice the theif, but bystanders said that he is tall and thin, clean shaven with short light hair.
A car was stole in the supermarket on Friday, June 23 this year by a man who was very young, 1.7 meters tall with thin dark hair and carrying a blue backpack. A reward of 500 dollars is offered if anyone finds the car.
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“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ---Lao Tzu
If you are in a city where everyone rushes, realize that you don’t have to be like everyone else. You can be different. You can walk instead of driving in rush hour traffic. You can be on your iPhone or Blackberry less, and disconnected sometimes. Your environment doesn’t control your life---you do. I’m not going to tell you how to give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower. 1
1. Do less.
Cut back on your projects, on your task list, on how much you try to do each day. Focus not on quantity but on quality. 2Save smaller, routine tasks for later in the day, but give yourself time to focus.
2. Have fewer meetings.
3And they eat into your day, forcing you to squeeze the things you really need to do into small windows, and making you rush.
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When you do the important things with focus, without rush, there will be things that get pushed back, and that don’t get done. And you need to ask yourself: how necessary are these things? What would happen if I stopped doing them?
4. Practice mindfulness.
Simply learn to live in the present, rather than things so much about future or the past. When you eat, fully appreciate your food. When you are with someone, be with them fully. When you are walking, appreciate your surroundings, no matter where you are.
Try these things out. Life is better when unrushed.
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A.Start to put off or cancel the unnecessary. |
B.Meetings are usually a “big waste of time”. |
C.The world likely won’t end if you don’t pass one of the examinations. |
D.But here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt, if they work for your life. |
E. Remember the quote: if nature can get everything done without rushing, so can you.
F. Pick 2—3 important things---or even just one important thing---and work on those first.
G. Give yourself more time to get ready and get there.
There is an English saying:“1._________.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. 2. _________.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. 3.__________. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. 4._________.
5.__________. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing , making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
A.Laughter can prolong one’s life. |
B.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. |
C.The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain. |
D.It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet. |
E. Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.
F. Laughter is the best medicine.
G.They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.
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Four Habits t0,Help You Succeed
We all want to succeed,whether it’s in losing weight or learning the guitar.For those who hay e tried and failed,success seems difficult to understand.Why does one person succeed while another person fails?1
1.Identify your core values.
Finding your core values is in line with creating inner motivation.2 Pick a handful of things and actually write them down.Remind yourself of your values every day,and reflect on whether you are honoring those values through your work.
2.Pick a goal and focus on it.
Choose one goal to start something large enough that will give you a sense of accomplishment,while adjusting well to your core values.Focus is key here. 3 If you perform many tasks at。a time,you might never complete your projects because they will take far too lon9.
3.Set a deadline for success.
Set a date for success.Identify when you hope to achieve your goal. 4By setting a time limit,you are making the process more real.
4. 5.Failure can’t be avoided when you take risks, By its very definition,the desire to succeedmeans you are risking failure。Many people tend to give up far too early.Don’t fall into this trap! Remember your mindset earlier.Know it will happen.A failure is merely you working out the details,and learning what works and what doesn’t.Use failure.Treat it as a good thin9,and march on!
A.The more focused you are on one goal,the higher chance you have of Success. |
B.Make the right decision. |
C.I’ve made a list of four habits to help you set goals and achieve them. |
D.Stick to your goal. |
E.Keep it realistic,while not giving you too mu ch time.
F.Sit and reflect on what you value most.
G.Push yourself to be courageous,and take that next step.
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How to keep healthy and be happyWho wouldn’t want to know how to be joyful and enjoy good health?
Try to follow the food pyramid(金字塔). Eat a lot of fresh fruits or vegetables, some whole grains and fiber, a little bit of dairy, a little bit of meat, and very little sugar and fat.
To exercise you can run, do sit-ups, push-ups, etc., lift weights, walk around your neighborhood.
It is best to get at least seven hours of sleep a day because lack of sleep can harm your health. To form a regular sleep habit, go to bed at the same time each night and wake up at the same time each morning. It may seem hard at first, but it will get easier after you’ve done it for a while.
Keep yourself busy. This is good because it prevents you from having bad habits, such as smoking and taking drugs. It is also important to keep busy with positive tasks. To keep yourself busy you can work around the house, spend time with your pets. Write in a journal, do a sport, or spend time doing a hobby you enjoy.
Remember that nothing is worth sacrificing(牺牲)health and happiness for, so avoid anything that destroys them. Do not do anything harmful to yourself such as doing drugs, smoking, or hanging around and being influenced by negative people.
A.Be social and have friends. |
B.Good health and happiness are important goals in life. |
C.Eat balanced meals. |
D.Worrying is harmful, and work is good for the mind as well as the body. |
E. Take some exercise regularly.
F. Make sure you get eight hours of sleep daily.
G. Form regular sleep habits.
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Food is life; it gives us the nourishment(营养)we need to stay alive and be healthy. 1Britain Wansink, a professor at the University of Illinios, says we also eat certain foods because they make us feel good, and remind us of happy memories. Wansink calls this kind of food comfort, for some people, ice cream is a comfort food. For others, a bowl of noodle soup makes them feel good.
2Professor Wansink believes that we connect food with important times, feelings, and people in our lives, “When I was a child, my mother made a delicious soup; I love it. 3And it helps me feel better,” says one of Wansink’s coworker.
Do men and women choose different comfort foods? Wansink’s research at the University of Illinois says “yes”. In his study, the favorite comfort food for both men and women was ice cream. After this, men usually preferred hot, savory(味香的) foods like soup or noodles. 4Men and women like to eat comfort foods when they are happy, but women eat these foods more when they are sad or worried.
5About 40 percent of the comfort foods in Wansink’s study were healthy main dishes or soups and vegetables. It shows, says Wansink, that a comfort food can taste good and be good for you.
A.Not all comfort food is junk food. |
B.Where can we buy this sort of food? |
C.Sweet foods are also their preference. |
D.How does a food become comfort food? |
E. Usually, we eat because we are hungry or need energy.
F. Women liked sweet things such as chocolate and cookies.
G. Now, I often have this kind of food when I am tired or worried.