What would you do if you felt anxious(焦虑的)?Would you feel better if someone else could share his or her experiences with you? In the United States,two teenage girls set up a mental health camp called" Healing(治愈) Hearts" to help people deal with anxiety.
The idea of creating the camp came from Dinah Martinez,17,and her schoolmate Janet Martinez,
18.Both girls suffered from anxiety.
Dinah Martinez always did well in school." But then I just started to collapse(崩溃)," Dinah Martinez said.She stopped talking to her friends,stopped going to school for three weeks and stayed at home.
Janet Martinez was anxious in elementary school.Things got even worse in junior high."It was a lot of pressure(压力)I put on myself.I would wake up in the morning and it was like my heart was racing,she said.
The girls' camp idea got support from Girls Leading Our World( GLow)in the US.The organization awarded them $5,000 to put on the camp for other teenage girls.
The " Healing Hearts" camp was created to "help deal with anxiety,especially with girls in high school because that's when they are the most vulnerable(脆弱的)," Janet Martinez said.
On the first day of the camp,10 girls were there.Experts at the camp talked about anxiety.They
helped girls who were experiencing anxiety.The girls learned how to calm themselves when they are
anxious.They learned about calming methods like deep breathing and guided mediation (调节).
" It's good to know that someone else is going through the same thing as me and we can both help
each other out," Dinah Martinez said.
Title:The" Healing Hearts"camp
Background |
Two girls suffered from anxiety,so they (1) _ up with the Background idea of setting up a mental health camp. |
Support |
Girls Leading Our World gave them an award of ﹩5,000 to put on the camp for(2) _ teenage girls. |
(3) |
To help deal with anxiety,especially with girls in high school when they are the most vulnerable. |
Activities |
●Experts talked about anxiety and helped girls with anxiety. ●The girls learned how to keep (4) _ when they are anxious,like deep breathing and guided mediation. |
Conclusion |
It's good to give a hand to those whose experiences are(5) to Dinah Martinez′s. |
Do you know World Book Day?It falls on April 23every year.It was set up by the UNESCO(联合国教科文组织)in 1995to encourage people,especially teenagers,to discover the pleasure of reading.It is also the day to show respect for great authors(作家).
Many countries celebrate World Book Day in the world.On that day,millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England.It has been done every year since 1998.World Book Day is also celebrate in China.Li Keqiang,Premier of China,is an avid reader.He often talks about reading.He called on(号召)all the Chinese people do more reading just before World Book Day in 2015and wrote it in the government work report.He said no matterhow busy you are,you should read more,"Books can not change the world,but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,"he said.
Reading helps us have more knowledge and become smarter.Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology.Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreigh language like English.We all know that learning everything in the classroom is difficult.For example,the ways English people are living and working today can be learnt by reading.
Books,magazines,newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world.Therefore,it is necessary for us to read more books every day.
41.World Book Day is .
A. |
on April 23every year |
B. |
on March 12every year |
C. |
celebrated just in China |
D. |
a festival for young people |
42.In England,the books in bookstore are usual on World Book Day.
A. |
more expensive than |
B. |
cheaper than |
C. |
as expensive as |
D. |
as cheap as |
43.The underlined phrase"no matter"means" "in Chinese.
A. |
没事情 |
B. |
不麻烦 |
C. |
无论 |
D. |
即使 |
44.According to the passage,reading can help people in many ways except .
A. |
learning English better |
B. |
knowing more about cultures |
C. |
improving your health |
D. |
knowing more about the ourside world |
45.What's the best title for the article?
A. |
World Book Day in England |
B. |
Suggestions on Reading |
C. |
World Book Day in China |
D. |
World Book Day and the Advantage of Reading. |
Steve Jobs was born on 24th February 1955in San Francisco,California.As a child,he often worked with his father or electronics.
In high school,he met Bill Fernandez and Steve Wozniak(or "Woz").Woz and Bill showed Jobs a computer board that they were building at the time.Jobs was very interested in it.
After high school,Jobs went to one of the best colleges in Oregon.However,he dropped out only after a few months.In the meantime,Woz worked for Hewlett﹣Packard,but found time to build his own computer.When Jobs saw what Woz had done,he could imagine that people would need it very much.
Together,they set up a company called Apple.Apple Computer became a big success,and this made Jobs a rich man.Unfortuantely,Jobs's personality(性格) made him very difficult to work with.He left Apple to set up another company.Soon,Apple started to do badly.Jobs returned to Apple and helped make the company successful again.
Back at Apple,Jobs was responsible (负责) for the development of the iMac,iTunes,iPod,iPhone and iPad.
In 2003,Jobs got very ill and died on 5th October 2011.
76.When Jobs was in high school,Woz and Bill showed him that they were building.
77.When Woz worked for Hewlett﹣Packard,he found time to .
78.Jobs and Woz set up called Apple.
79.Jobs left Apple because he .
80.In 2003,Jobs and died on 5th October 2011.
Many people travel to different places in the world by air.Usually it takes a long time,perhaps half a day,for passengers to stay in the plane.So airlines(航空公司)offer passengers food.But it is common that they feel bad about food taste.Do you agree?
To solve this problem,airlines try hard to improve their food.They would like to do so because they don't want to lose customers.
However,according to scientific research,part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude(海拔)we can not taste things as well as we do on the ground.Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry even before a plane takes off.As the plane moves up,the change in air pressure(气压)reduces one third of the sensibility(感觉)of our taste buds(味蕾).So our taste buds become senseless.The sad face,however,is that our noses don't know it.
All of these help explain why food on the plane tastes so bad.They also help explain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and spicy(辛辣的)food.Without doing so,the food would be tasteless.
Now there are many researches on this.According to one of them,some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks.And scientists write down their feelings about food taste.
Though scientists try their best,it is not as easy as they thought.Because they can't deal with the special environment successfully,such as the change in air pressure,making food taste good is still hard for them.
61.In Paragraph 2,"this problem" means .
A. |
passengers stay long in the plane |
B. |
food on the plane tastes bad |
C. |
passengers have no food to eat |
D. |
food on the plane is expensive |
62.What do airlines do to solve this problem?
A. |
Get more customers. |
B. |
Offer more food. |
C. |
Improve their food. |
D. |
Reduce the ticket price. |
63.As the plane moves up,the change in air pressure reduces of the sensibility of our taste buds.
A. |
half |
B. |
one third |
C. |
one fourth |
D. |
one fifth |
64.Why do scientists feel it hard to made food on the plane taste good?
A. |
The volunteers don't know about food taste. |
B. |
The volunteers don't understand them. |
C. |
They can't find enough volunteers. |
D. |
They can't deal with the special environment successfully. |
65.What is the best title of the passage?
A. |
Taste of Airplane Food |
B. |
Airplane Travel |
C. |
Scientific Research on Noses |
D. |
The Change in Air Pressure. |
Do you know that in some parts of the world,people build temporary(暂时的)hotels made of snow and blocks(大块)of ice?These are known as ice hotels.
Unlike usual hotels,all the rooms in the ice hotels are made of ice.In some ice hotels,even the glasses for drinks are made of ice blocks.So they only serve cold drinks.Also,hot food is not served in the ice hotels,but guests can eat hot food at places nearby.
To keep warm,guests sleep in comfortable sleeping bags on ice blocks that are covered by mattresses(床垫)and reindeer skins(驯鹿皮).
There are some places in the ice hotels that are heated,such as the bathrooms.This is because,even though it is not as cold in the ice hotels as it is outdoors(在户外),indoor temperatures are still very low.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about the ice hotels is that they are rebuilt every year.They can be used only during the winter months.The ice hotels melt(融化)away when spring arrives.The ice blocks used to build these hotels are from nearby rivers.So,when the ice hotels melt away,they melt back into the rivers.
56.According to the passage,ice hotels .
A. |
are found everywhere |
B. |
do business in summer |
C. |
are made of glass |
D. |
are made of snow and ice |
57.Which of the following about the ice hotels is true?
A. |
They are just like usual hotels. |
B. |
The glasses are made of wood. |
C. |
They serve cold drinks. |
D. |
The rooms are made of bamboo. |
58.You can't see in the ice hotels.
A. |
hot food |
B. |
reindeer skins |
C. |
sleeping bag |
D. |
mattresses |
59.Why are bathrooms heated in the ice hotels?
A. |
Guests want to eat in them. |
B. |
Indoor temperature are very low. |
C. |
Guests ask the hotels to do that. |
D. |
It is as cold indoors as it is outdoors. |
60.What happens to the ice hotels in spring?
A. |
They melt away. |
B. |
They are rebuilt. |
C. |
They are repaired. |
D. |
They need more ice. |
Our new neighbours are the Browns.They have two children,a boy and a girl.The boy is Jack and the girl is Alice.Jack is 11,and he is one year older than me.Alice and my sister Nancy are 8years old.
At weekends,Nancy and I like to go to play with Alice and Jack.Both Jack and I really enjoy playing computer games.Sometimes the girls join us,but the games they enjoy are different from the ones we like.
There is a big park near our house.Sometimes,when the weather is fine,the four of us will go for bike rides there.We often stop at the huge playground to have some fun.Jack and I like to play basketball,but the girls prefer to sing and dance.
Our families often have dinner together.On some days,they come over to our house and on other days,we go over to theirs.Mr Brown and his wife cook really well.
Nancy and I are very glad to have the Browns next door.It's great to have friends living so near.
51.Who are the writer's new neighbours?
A. |
A family of three. |
B. |
The Browns. |
C. |
Jack and Nancy. |
D. |
Alice and Nancy. |
52.How old is Alice?
A. |
8 |
B. |
9 |
C. |
10 |
D. |
11 |
53.The girls prefer to at the playground in the park.
A. |
listen to music |
B. |
play basketball |
C. |
sing and dance |
D. |
play computer games |
54.Where do the two families have dinner together?
A. |
At a park nearby. |
B. |
At a restaurant. |
C. |
In a forest. |
D. |
At their houses. |
55.The writer thinks it's to be friends with the new neighbours.
A. |
boring |
B. |
great |
C. |
difficult |
D. |
safe. |