Do you feel jealous (嫉妒的) of your best friend from time to time? , but it can be unhealthy to be jealous of the people you love. Fortunately, you can work on yourself to overcome such jealousy.
. Often, when you figure out what your insecurities or challenges are, you will be able to build them into strengths, which will prohibit feeling of jealousy. While it isn't an easy task to examine yourself for your flaws (缺点), it must be done.
Build your self esteem. Self esteem is how you feel about yourself as a person. There are many ways to work on your self-esteem including, but not limited to:
●Recognizing your strengths. Are you good at school? Are you a fair listener or a trusted secret keeper for your friends? .
●Actively engaging in activities you are good at. It can remind you of your strengths and build self-esteem.
Find happiness in yourself. . Feelings of inadequacy increase the likelihood that you will experience jealousy. You can find happiness in yourself by focusing on internal (内部的) strengths and practising daily positive intentions.
Reclaim your power over your emotions. Do not let your emotions hold control over you as this will create a reactive state of emoting. . When you begin to feel jealous or angry, remind yourself that you are being reactive and choose to stop feeling that way.
A. Recognize your insecurities
B. Rise to the challenges ahead
C. Being happy is an emotion beyond control
D. Jealousy can be experienced by anyone at any time
E. Instead, remember that every emotion you feel is a choice
F. Write down a list of your best qualities and reread it any time you doubt yourself
G. It's easier to become jealous of people around you if you aren't happy with yourself
Five people are talking about working from home.
Chris: I'm a language graduate and I've been translating from Italian to English for most of my career. We've been in Milan for nearly 20 years and I've been working from home for 12 years, since my first child was born. I've found that my work-life balance has been easier to manage since I started working from home—and it needs to be easy to manage when you've got children.
Miranda: I'm a writer and I've been working from home for the last 18 months. I must say it's been pretty difficult. For one thing, I've been paying a lot more for heating. And I've missed the office gossip. To be honest, it's quite lonely. I almost wish I could go back to my old job.
Jordan: Working from home has really changed my life. I love it. I love being my own boss. I've been working from home as a website designer since I left my last job in 2004. I have a bit more time these days. I've bought myself a new guitar and I've been taking guitar lessons for the last six months.
Ahmed: It's not for everyone, but I like working from home. I do contract(合同) work in design. The best thing is that I don't have to commute(通勤) to work on crowded trains. I've had lots more time and I've been learning a new language since I started working from home in January. I've always wanted to learn Spanish.
Rageh: I'm German but I've been living abroad for five years. I've been working in marketing for a pharmaceutical(制药的) company near London and I've been working from home part of the time since January. I work from home three days a week and commute to the office twice a week. I was very lucky to get this opportunity. When I work from home I get up late and work late in the evenings. I've never been a morning person.
More than 25 years ago, Saroo Brierley lived in rural（农村）India. One day, he played with his brother along the rail line and fell asleep. When he woke up and found himself alone, the 4-year-old decided his brother might be on the train he saw in front of him-so he got on.
That train took him a thousand miles across the country to a totally strange city. He lived on the streets, and then in an orphanage（孤儿院）. There, he was adopted by an Australian family and flown to Tasmania.
As he writes in his new book, A Long Way Home, Brierley couldn't help but wonder about his hometown back in India. He remembered landmarks, but since he didn't know his town's name, finding a small neighborhood in a vast country proved to be impossible.
Then he found a digital mapping program. He spent years searching for his hometown in the program's satellite pictures. In 2011, he came across something familiar. He studied it and realized he was looking at a town's central business district from a bird's-eye view. He thought, “On the right-hand side you should see the three-platform train station”—and there it was. "And on the left-hand side you should see a big fountain"-and there it was. Everything just started to match.
When he stood in front of the house where he grew up as a child, he saw a lady standing in the entrance. "There's something about me, " he thought—and it took him a few seconds but he finally remembered what she used to look like.
In an interview Brierley says, "My mother looked so much shorter than I remembered. But she came forth and walked forward, and I walked forward, and my feelings and tears and the chemical in my brain, you know, it was like a nuclear fusion（核聚变）. I just didn't know what to say, because I never thought seeing my mother would ever come true. And here I am, standing in front of her. ”
There are so many different methods claiming to predict marathon performance. But these are not always very accurate because predicting marathon performance is difficult. However, in our new study, we found it's possible to calculate a critical speed that we can use to predict a runner's marathon time with a good degree of accuracy.
Many things determine how fast you can run a marathon, your physical quality plays a huge role in your performance. For example, excellent marathon runners tend to be slim with long limbs. Fast marathon runners also tend to have a higher maximum rate of oxygen use (vo 2 max) and can operate at a high percentage of this maximum for a long time without developing tiredness. The right shoes can make running more economical in terms of how much energy you use. And of course, choosing a flat course with ideal weather conditions can help too.
Endurance ( 耐久力 ) running is essentially determined by the fastest speed you can sustain for a given distance. or how long you can run at a given speed. This suggests there is a critical speed which, in theory, we can sustain for quite a long time. It is quite possible that the critical speed is useful for predicting endurance performance.
By analyzing training data from 25,000 athletes, we found we could estimate their critical speeds and predict their marathon performance with 92% accuracy.
We also found that, on average, runners ran the marathon at speeds around 85% of their critical speeds. Faster athletes ran their marathons at close to 93% of their critical speeds, but slower runners did so at 79% of their critical speeds. This means that using training data to estimate your critical speed, certain fitness apps on your smart watch or phone may soon be able to predict your finish time at an even higher degree of accuracy, as well as providing real-time advice about how best to pace your race.
1 ． What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A ． Differences between excellent runners and average runners
B ． Conditions to consider before running a marathon
C ． Characters of successful marathon runners.
D ． Factors affecting runners' performance.
2 ． How does the author illustrate the findings?
A ． By listing key data B ． By telling personal stories
C ． By quoting famous runners D ． By explaining causes and effects
3 ． What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A ． Different marathon runners always run at different speeds.
B ． Marathon runners will run better with the help of some apps.
C ． Critical speeds for runners given by fitness apps are useful.
D ． It'll be easy to predict runners' performance with some app
4 ． What does the author intend to introduce through the text?
A ． A standard critical speed for marathon runners.
B ． The inspiration gained from a marathon.
C ． A way to predict marathon runners' performance.
D ． The value of hard and scientific training.
Half of the world’s coral reefs have died in the last 30 years. Now scientists are racing to ensure that the rest will survive.
“The threat to coral reefs isn’t something that’s going to happen 100 years from now. We’re losing them right now,” Julia Baum told the Associated Press. She is a marine biologist at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia, Canada. “We’re losing them really quickly, much more quickly than I think any of us ever could have imagined.”
Even if global warming were in stop right now, scientists predict that more than 90% of corals will die by 2050. If no major steps are taken to address the issue, the reefs may be headed for total extinction.
The planet’s health depends on the survival of coral reefs. They are often described as underwater rainforests, because they are ecosystems that provide habitats for one in four of all marine species. In addition, the reefs serve as barriers that protect coastlines from the full force of powerful storms. Corals are used in medical research for cures to diseases. They are key to local economies, as well, since the reefs attract tourists, the fishing industry, and other businesses, bringing in billions of dollars of revenue ( 收入 ).
“To lose coral reefs is to fundamentally damage the health of the human race,” Ruth Gates, director of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, said.
Corals are animals that lack a backbone. They live mostly in tropical waters. The corals release a substance called calcium carbonate ( 碳酸钙 ), which forms protective skeletons around them. The skeletons grow and take on vivid colors. This is the result of the corals’ mutually beneficial relationship with algae ( 藻类 ) that live in their tissues ( 组织 ) and give them energy.
But corals are particularly sensitive to changes in temperature. A rise of just 1 to 2 degrees Celsius can force the corals to drive out the algae. Then the corals’ skeletons turn white in a process called “bleaching”. Corals can survive in these higher temperatures only for a few months.
1 ． What can we know about the world’s coral reefs?
A ． The number of the world’s coral reefs is on the decrease.
B ． 45% of the world’s coral reefs have died in the last 30 years.
C ． Global warming has no influence on the world’s coral reefs.
D ． Scientists have taken major steps to address the issue of world’s coral reefs.
2 ． Paragraph 4 is mainly about _____.
A ． economic value of coral reefs
B ． the challenges faced by coral reefs
C ． the medical functions of coral reefs
D ． the importance of coral reefs.
3 ． What makes corals take on different colors?
A ． Changes in temperature. B ． Ocean waters.
C ． Algae living inside corals. D ． Protective skeletons.
4 ． The corals’ skeletons turn white when _____.
A ． there is not enough oxygen.
B ． there are no algae in the corals’ skeletons.
C ． water pollution is worsening.
D ． the ocean temperature is too low.
The following are three ads.
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Air Hostess Wanted 1．Age between 20 and 33 2．Height from 1.6m to 1.75m 3．Two foreign languages 4．College graduate Apply to: Tel: 010-88488970 |
Teacher Needed 1．For private language school 2．Teaching experience necessary Apply to: Instant Languages Ltd, Tel: 0411-64313861 Fax: 0411-64313860 |
41．If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as ___________.
A．a driver B．an air hostess
C．a teacher D．a teacher or an air hostess
42．You may call ___________ when you wish to be a teacher.
A．0755-86561382 B．010-88488970
C．0411-64313861 D．0411-64313860
43．Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese. Which job can be given to her?
A．Driving for Capes Taxi. B．Working for
C．Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd. D．Advertising
44．What prevents Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxi?
A．Liking beer and wine.
B．Being unable to speak a foreign language.
C．Breaking traffic rules.
D．Not having college education.
45．Which of the following is not mentioned in the three ads?
A．Height. B．Age. C．Language D．Health.
—I’m leaving now.
—It’s so late. Better stay with me. Call a taxi if you ______.
A. will B. must C. would D. may
假如你是李华，是你校English Club的团长。请你用英语给全校同学写一封信，简要阐述参加英语社团的好处，并建议大家踊跃参加。要点如下：
1. 锻炼英语口语；
2. 提高沟通能力，广交朋友；
3. 使学校生活更加丰富多彩。
注意：1. 100词左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头已给出，不记入总词数。
Dear schoolmates,
On behalf of our English Club I’d like to ______________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
(湖南省衡阳八中2008届高三最后一次模拟考试)
We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears. 36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37 to see---or look at---on my way to work each morning.
For three years, no matter 38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On 39 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime 40 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 41 , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I 42 all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how 43 I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 44 her.
“Did she have an accident? Something 45 ?” I thought to myself about her 46 . Now that she was gone, I felt I had 47 her. I began to realize that part of our 48 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 50 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 51 markers in our lives. They add weight to our 52 of place and belonging.
Think about it. 53 , while walking to work, we mark where we are by 54 a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 55 , person?
36.A.Make B. Take C. Give D. Have
37.A.happened B. wanted C. used D. tried
38.A.what B. how C. which D. when
39.A.sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. snowy
40.A.took B. brought C. carried D. turned
41.A.Clearly B. Particularly C. Luckily D. Especially
42.A.believed B. expressed C. remembered D. wondered
43.A.long B. often C. soon D. much
44.A.respected B. missed C. praised D. admired
45.A.better B. worse C. more D. less
46.A.disappearance B. appearance C. misfortune D. fortune
47.A.forgotten B. lost C. known D. hurt
48.A.happy B. enjoyable C. frequent D. daily
49.A.friends B. strangers C. tourists D. guests
50.A.regularly B. actually C. hardly D. probably
51.A.common B. pleasant C. important D. faithful
52.A.choice B. knowledge C. decision D. sense
53.A.Because B. If C. Although D. However
54.A.keeping B. changing C. passing D. mentioning
55.A.unnamed B. unforgettable C. unbelievable D. unreal
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下便条。便条中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Have you ever had a headache during a test? Have you ever been too worried about something that you have a headache or even can’t sleep at night? If so, then you know that stress is.
Not all stress is bad for you. Some kinds of stress can help you get things do better, like when you are running towards the finishing line or when you are being asked to give a speech to your class. Stress sometimes can help push you to make full preparation for a test. However, too much stress can result in anger, depression and other related problems, which we need to take serious.
There are many things in our life what might cause stress—having too much homework, taking a difficult test, and having economic problems.
It’s impossible to live in a life completely free of stress, so you should learn to deal with stress. The best way reduce stress is to have a balance life. If you get enough sleep, eat properly, take more exercise and have enough fan time, you’ll probably feel less stressed.
111]Question: I have been learning English for about 7 years. 16 And I still can’t make myself understood in English. However, I love learning English. How can I learn English well? Please help me.
Answer: Many people have asked me this question. 17 Here I will give you several tips for learning English.
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First of all, you must want to learn. If you are not interested in learning English, no class will help you and no book will help you. So you have to be honest with yourself. Ask yourself, “Do I really want to learn English?” If you can’t answer “yes” to this question, it is better for you to set English aside until you’re ready and willing to learn.
● Set goals (目标).
To learn English well, you must set some goals. 19 It will also help you to see your progress. Ask yourself, “What are my goals? What areas would I like to improve?” Think about what your goals are, and review once in a while to see that you are making progress toward your goals.
● Practice, practice, and practice.
After you have set your goals, you have a better idea of what you need to practice. Just like the athlete whose goal is the Olympics must train daily, you as a language learner must practice language every day to make progress toward your goal. 20
A. Want to learn.
B. I think it is not easy to learn it well.
C. Make friends with some Americans online.
D. Reading is a very good way to learn new words.
E. The answers are as different as the people asking the question.
F. The more you practice, the more progress you will make.
G. Having goals will help you remember what areas you want to work on.
