As confusion disappeared, we found freedom, time, and energy to do more of what we love. We started hiking more and added weekend and weeklong camping trips. In doing so,we realized more and more benefits of being outdoors.
The physical health benefits from being outside may be pretty obvious at first, but there are more than I realized. Studies have shown that besides the vitamin D intake, being outside can even reduce recovery and healing time. Activity outdoors can also have a higher fitness benefit than exercise done indoors.
A walk in the woods or even just a quick trip to a park can help reduce anxiety, improve short-term memory and reduce mental tiredness. Any time I need a boost in my mood, spending even five minutes in the sunshine will help. Imagine the benefits we receive from spending an entire day or even more outdoors.
As I’ve made it my preference to be outdoors, I find myself inspired and excited about life. Many people claim that their best ideas come to them in the shower. I have had the same happen when in nature. My creativity, confidence, and focus all increase after a hike or a weekend spent camping.
In between my my generation and the generation of my children, there has been an extreme decrease in the amount of time kids are spending more time indoors than ever before and shares shocking statistics of how little time kids get out VS hours of screen time each day. This has given rise to many negative consequences such as poorer physical and mental health.
However, as mentioned previously, all the benefits we as adults can receive from time spent outdoors, it is even better for our kids. It is clear that time in nature is good for both adults and children.
1.According to the passage, we can know that .
A. it is necessary to take in more vitamin D
B. being outside helps us get well sooner
C. indoor exercise is kind of harmful to health
D. keeping fit is very important for children
2.How does the author give advice to readers?
A. By making comparisons.
B. By presenting his personal experience.
C. By giving warnings.
D. By following the order of importance.
3.When does the author have his best ideas?
A. When he is having a shower. B. When he is with the kids.
C. When he is in nature. D. When he comes back from work.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The author is an expert in physical health.
B. The author is strict with his children.
C. Many children still prefer to stay indoors.
D. Most parents ignore the value of being outdoors.
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Not until ________________________ at the top of my voice __________________ his head.
A. did I shout…that he turned B. I shouted…did he turn
C. did I shouted…h(huán)e did turn D. I was shouting…h(huán)e had turned
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Everybody should not only the people with disability but give them great encouragement and help needed to live on.
A. show sympathy for B. sympathize for
C. show sympathy to D. sympathize to
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Before you accept a job offer, it’s important to really think about the offer. Here are some suggestions about the things you need to consider.
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Firstly, is the salary (薪水) listed on your contract and documents the same as you were offered? Secondly, are you happy with the amount? Do you think that the pay you’ll receive is fair for your skill sets and experience? Be sure to do a little market research to ensure you’re being paid a reasonable amount.
Will the location work for you?
No matter how good a role, there’s no point accepting a job offer that is too far from your home. If you’re already spending 40 hours a week at work, adding three hours a day commuting (來回上下班) is far from ideal. 2.
Is there any career development?
It’s all very good if the job you’ve been offered is exactly what you want at the moment, but what about the future? 3. We recommend asking your potential employer before accepting.
Will you like the work culture?
As previously mentioned, you’ll most likely be spending 40 hours a week at this new job.4. Does the company promote a good work / life balance? Do they agree with your environmental / social values? Essentially, will this be a company that you enjoy working for?
How does the new job compare with your current one?
This is relatively simple. If the job you’re being offered doesn’t have as good a role, salary or satisfaction level as your current one, then why are you considering it at all? 5. Have a think about why you want to leave your current job before deciding on the next one.
A. Be realistic & consider whether or not the job’s location is going to work for you in the long run.
B. There’s a big difference between just doing your job and doing your job well.
C. Although change is good, sometimes it’s not always smart.
D. So it’s important that the company’s culture meets your values.
E. Is the salary reasonable?
F. It is very important that you understand exactly the duties in your new job.
G. Whether or not you have the opportunity to grow within a business is an important thing.
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Every year, during the Lantern Festival, the Chinese village of Nuanquan hosts one of the 1. (much) beautiful shows in the world. The tradition 2. (call) Da Shuhua involves experienced blacksmiths showering 3. (them) with molten(熔化的) iron.
Da Shuhua 4. (date) back to 300 years ago, 5. local blacksmiths came up with a unique alternative to fireworks. The rich would always celebrate New Year with firecrackers, but poor blacksmiths could not afford them, so they 6.(find) a cheaper alternative. Inspired by iron striking, the blacksmiths started melting iron to a temperature of around 1,000℃ and throwing it at a large stone wall to create an effect similar 7. fireworks.
The effect was so wonderful that Da Shuhua 8. (gradual) gained more appeal than firecrackers, attracting many people in the celebration. Throwing molten iron soon became a tradition in Nuanquan. Over the years the celebration has changed into 9. even more amazing show, as the blacksmiths start experimenting with other metals, like aluminium (鋁), to create green and white 10. (flower) instead of just red.
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(2017屆湖北部分重點中學高三新考試大綱適應性考試)After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. That Friday after work, I drove over to pick her up.
We went to a restaurant that, although not 21 , was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm ___22 __she were the First Lady. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation — nothing 23 but catching up on recent 24 of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the 25 .As we arrived at her house later, she said, "I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me 26 you." I agreed.
"How was your 27 ?" asked my wife when I got home. "Very nice. Far 28 my wildest imagination" I answered.
A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so 29 that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her. Some time 30 , I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant 31 from the same place where mother and I had dined. An 32 note said: "I paid this bill 33 . I wasn’t sure that I 34 be there; but I still paid for two plates – one for you and the other for your 35 .You will never know what that night 36 for me. I love you, son."
At that moment, I 37 the importance of saying in time: "I LOVE YOU" and to give time to our family. ___38___ in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they 39 , because these things cannot be___40 till "some other time."
1.A. grand B. comfortable C. shabby D. delicate
2.A. even if B. as though C. so that D. in case
3.A. unbelievable B. attractive C. interesting D. extraordinary
4.A. accidents B. events C. coincidences D. conditions
5.A. bus B. appointment C. movie D. time
6.A. accompany B. order C. satisfy D. invite
7.A. date B. dinner C. film D. mother
8.A. from B. beyond C. beneath D. out of
9.A. immediately B. abruptly C. absolutely D. awfully
10.A. before B. ago C. later D. after
11.A. receipt B. bill C. reception D. notice
12.A. extra B. additional C. attached D. approved
13.A. by chance B. on purpose C. for myself D. in advance
14.A. might B. should C. could D. would
15.A. son B. wife C. friend D. colleague
16.A. meant B. paid C. provided D. made
17.A. advocated B. appreciated C. admired D. applauded
18.A. Something B. Anything C. Everything D. Nothing
19.A. demand B. need C. deserve D. desire
20.A. put off B. called off C. taken off D. turned off
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假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。
It was cloudy day with little rain in the air. I stood at the roadside waiting for a taxi while suddenly I felt a voice beside me. It was a boy who was wearing poor cloth. I felt very disgusted that I tried to pull myself away. The boy kept follow me shouting out "Big brother! Big brother!" and I didn't answer him at all. I heard him call out again, which makes me angry. So I shouted at him that we had no money to spare. However, the boy said to me, "Brother, will you please to help me cross the road?" I held the boy’s hand firm and helped him cross the road.
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假定你是李華,你的美國筆友Dan Friedell來信詢問中國廣場舞。請你寫一封電子郵件,介紹你了解的情況。信的內容包括:
1.時間和地點;
2.舞蹈人群;
3.舞蹈形式。
注意:
1.詞數(shù)100左右;
2.可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫。
3.開頭結尾已經給出,不計入字數(shù)。
Dear Dan Friedell,
I’m gald to tell you something about square dance.
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Yours,
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On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Slide cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table.
"Hey, aren’t you from Mississippi?" the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger. "I’m from Mississippi too."
Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair.
"They began telling me all the news of Mississippi," Welty said. "I didn’t know what my New York friends were thinking."
Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Welty’s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi state reunion(團聚).
"My friends said: ‘Now we believe your stories,’" Welty added. "And I said: ‘Now you know. These are the people that make me write them.’"
Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation.
"I don’t make them up," she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. "I don’t have to."
Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty’s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment(片段) of a particularly interesting story.
1.What happened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe?
A. Two strangers joined her.
B. Her childhood friends came in.
C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner.
D. Some people held a party there.
2.The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’s _______.
A. readers B. parties C. friends D. stories
3.What can we learn about the characters in Welty’s fiction?
A. They live in big cities. B. They are mostly women.
C. They come from real life. D. They are pleasure seekers.
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