Sore necks are very common these days. How to avoid a sore neck? Here are the things you should know.
Take precautions(预防措施) after an unusual activity. Many people report having a pain in their necks after doing something that they don't often do, such as a new exercise or packing and moving.
If you know you've done something that puts you a risk, massage(按摩) your neck, do it with different exercises and take a warm bath before bed.
Make sure your workstation is correct. If you work long hours at a desk, you may want to make sure that your work environment is set up to be the most relaxing. Make sure that your body is being treated right.
Keep your feet on the floor. This will often depend on how high your chair is, so adjust(调整)it in time to achieve good results.
Change your posture often. Sitting in one position for long periods of time is not healthy Sit with your back straight for most of the time. Take a 5﹣minute break if you can and walk around every hour.
Exercise. Find something﹣swimming, running or climbing﹣ that makes you excited and feel alive. Make it into a usual way. Your body will feel better and your mind will feel more relaxed.
(1)In Paragraph 5, the underlined word"it"refers to(指) .
A. the desk
B. the chair
C. your neck
D. your body
(2)The underlined word"posture"in Paragraph 6 probably means " " in Chinese.
A.姿势
B.方向
C.方式
D.状态
(3) can avoid a sore back according to the passage.
A. Making your work environment be quiet
B. Sitting with back straight for a moment
C. Packing and moving for a long time
D. Exercising often like swimming or running
(4)After doing something unusual, you may do the following things except .
A. doing it with different exercises
B. massaging your neck
C. taking a warm bath before bed
D. looking at your phone for too long
(5)This passage mainly tells us .
A. how to do exercise well
B. exercising often is good for people
C. how to avoid a sore neck
D. being healthy is the most important
School Library To Joy Lee, Just to remind you that you have four overdue books. Title Writer ① The age of Innocence Edith Wharton due (到期) 22/Jan ② Mr Standfast John Buchan due 24/Jan ③ Imagine Alison Lester due 26/Jan ④ Selected Tales Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm due 26/Jan Please return these books tomorrow. Other people may be waiting to borrow them. Jane Johnes Librarian Date: 3/Feb/2013 Note: You may not borrow any new books until these books have been returned. |
This is .
A.a report | B.an introduction |
C.a reminder | D.an advertisement |
This note was written by .
A.Jane Johnes | B.Joy Lee |
C.Alison Lester | D.John Buchan |
John Buchan is .
A.due on 24th January |
B.a friend of Joy Lee’s |
C.the writer of the note |
D.the writer of Mr Standfast |
Joy Lee should return the book Imagine before .
A.22ndJan | B.24thJan |
C.26thJan | D.3rdFeb |
From this note we DON’T know that .
A.Jane Johnes works in the library |
B.Joy Lee may not borrow any new books now |
C.Joy Lee has lent these four books to other students |
D.Jane Johnes asks the note receiver to return the four books on Feb. 4th |
Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.
In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.
He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people.
Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _______.
A.some school children could not read |
B.many children's books were interesting |
C.children wanted to learn to read |
D.a writer for children was wanted |
People like his books because the books ______.
A.are cheap and easy to get |
B.were written in different languages |
C.are easy and interesting to read |
D.were written with invented words |
He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____.
A.50 | B.53 | C.56 | D.87 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words. |
B.Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States. |
C.The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children. |
D.His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans. |
From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________.
A.won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death |
B.sold millions of his books himself worldwide |
C.changed American children's way of reading |
D.wrote the largest number of books in the world |
From the information in the picture we know that Lily was born on _________.
A.June 8, 2005 | B.June 22, 2005 |
C.June 22, 2013 | D.June 8, 2013 |
According to the personal information, we know that Mary Connor lives in________.
A.Canada | B.America |
C.England | D.Australia |
You can borrow books__________.
A.at 10:30 am on Monday | B.at 10:00 pm on Thursday |
C.at 3:30 pm on Saturday | D.at 10:00 pm on Tuesday |
According to the survey(调查) of 2,000 American online shoppers, __________people shop online from 5 pm to 8 pm.
A.320 | B.640 | C.800 | D.120 |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.You’d better wear your sun hat to enjoy wonderful sunshine. |
B.The boats will take you to different places for swimming. |
C.Mr. Smith and his child need to pay $ 160 for the tour. |
D.You can take a holiday there on July 18. |
Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
"I don't sing," said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!
The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!'
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
. The lady asked the player to sing a song because _____.
A.she had paid him for this | B.she knew him very well |
C.she wanted to have a change | D.she enjoyed his singing |
Nat King Cole succeeded because _____.
A.the lady helped him a lot |
B.he caught the chance |
C.he continued to play in the bar |
D.he stopped playing the piano |
. The words "sit on" in the passage probably mean
A.fail to realize | B.forget to use |
C.try to develop | D.manage to show |
From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _____.
A.hide it and wait |
B.ask others for help |
C.pay no attention to it |
D.work hard to improve yourself |
. Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage?
A.Sing in the Bar | B.Achieve Success in Life |
C.Never Lose Heart | D.Find Your Hidden Talent |
“When you are sad, I will dry your tears. When you are worried, I will give you hope. Why? You may ask. Because you are my friend!”
A friend often listens to your problems, understands you and will not tell other people your secrets(秘密). How should you make your friendship(友谊) grow stronger? You can e-mail and call your friends often. And don’t forget to send cards to them on Friendship Day.
People started to celebrate Friendship Day in American in August, 1935. Today, people in many countries celebrate it. On the first Sunday in August every year, people from kids to old men meet their friends. They give cards, flowers or gifts to their friends. On Friendship Day, people also hold parties for their friends. Everybody is excited to wish their best friends in their own ways.
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The passage starts w______ a short beautiful poem (诗歌). It tells us that we all need f___
____, because our friends can always g__
____ us a hand when we are in t___
____. In o___
____ to make our friendship stronger, we should always keep in touch with our friends. So the f______
__ Sunday in August was the F__
________ Day. On that day people b___
___ young and old meet their friends. They give all k___
_____ of gifts to their friends to w__
____ their best friends in their own ways.