广西桂林市第18高中2020-2021学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题

    Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of your diet plan.

    Open the curtains and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self­conscious (难为情) when they're in poorly lit places—and so more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesn't have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.

    Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it's time to repaint, go blue.

    Don't forget the clock—or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories (卡路里) per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes. And while you're at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.

    Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12­inch plate instead of a 10­inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, total intake (摄入) jumps by 14 percent. And we'll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.

4 World Heritage (遗产)Sites in China

The Temple of Heaven

Located in the southern part of Beijing, the Temple of Heaven is a magnificent complex (综合建筑群) of fine cultural buildings set in gardens. The sacred (神圣的) place served as a complex of sacrificial (献祭的) buildings for the Ming and Qing emperors, and is the largest one in Beijing among several royal altars (神坛) to Heaven, Earth, the Sun , the Moon and other symbolic forces of nature. It symbolizes the relationship between earth and heaven — the human world and God's world — which stands at the heart of Chinese cosmogony (宇宙进化论).

Mogao Caves

Located on south-east of the Dunhuang oasis, Gansu province, the Mogao caves, also known as the Thousand-Buddha Caves, are the world's largest and longest used treasure house of Buddhist art. According to historical records, the carving of the caves started in 366 AD and continued for about 1000 years. The 492 well-preserved cells and cave sanctuaries (内殿)in Mogao, housing about 45000 square meters of murals (壁画)and more than 2000 painted sculptures (雕塑), are well-known for their statues (雕像)and wall paintings.

Fujian tulou

Fujian tulou consists of (is made up of) 46 buildings constructed (built) between the 15^th and 20^th centuries. Several stories high, the earthen houses were built along an inward-looking , circular(圆形的) or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. They were built for defense(防御) purposes around a central open courtyard (庭院)with only one entrance and windows to the outside only above the first floor. Housing a whole clan (家族), the houses functioned as village units and were known as " a little kingdom for the family".

The Leshan Giant Buddha

The Leshan Giant Buddha is said to be the biggest Buddha statue in the world. The way in which the cultural features (特色) have been integrated (成为一体)with the natural scenery is considered to be a precious legacy (遗产).The Giant Buddha statue, carved on the mountain, stands 71m high, with its back against Mount Jiuding. There are more than 90 stone carvings and Buddha shrines (神坛)on both sides of the Giant Buddha.

My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn't fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn't got any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.

Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static (静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it. I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles (肌肉) shaking my set.

When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.

Our skies are filling up with satellites (卫星). Starting in May 2019, the firm SpaceX has deployed (部署) around 700 Starlink satellites into Earth orbit (轨道) over 11 launches. SpaceX plans to deploy 12000, and perhaps later 42000, satellites with the aim of providing access (使用……的机会) to the entire world.

These satellites have the promise to change the way that the night sky looks. For comparison, there are 2600 satellites currently orbiting Earth. These days, spotting (发现) a few satellites in the sky is still an exciting activity.

There are many online tools available to predict when you might get a glimpse (一瞥) of a Starlink satellite. One, called Find Starlink , takes your location (位置) and tells you what time and where in the sky to look. Even with the help of a tool it can still be a game of chance, but if you try a few times, you will eventually see something.

To get the best chance of seeing a Starlink satellite, pick a clear night. Try to get away from light pollution by going to a park or an open field, for example. Let your vision (视力) adjust to (适应) the darkness, then keep an eye out for moving sources of light in the sky. Satellites are only visible (可见的) when they reflect (反射) sunlight back to Earth. Because of this, the best time to look is just after sunset or just before sunrise, when sunlight is still reflecting off the satellites but it is dark enough to see them.

If you can't tell whether you are looking at is a satellite or something else, there are a few simple rules to tell the difference. If a point of light is steady (稳定的) and not moving compared with everything else, it is a star. If it is a bright light moving slowly compared with the stars, it is a planet. If it is a bright flash moving extremely quickly across the sky in seconds, it is a meteor (流星).

How to Enjoy Your Holiday Alone

Whether it's one day or a week, you don't need to be surrounded by people to have a great holiday. You can use your holiday to do all the things you never have time for in your everyday routine(事务).

Don't feel like you have to constantly be joining in activities on your day off. Simply spend some time considering, or use a calming activity like coloring as consideration. You can find adult coloring templates (样板) online free or in the magazine section at the store.

Limit technology. If you're spending your holiday alone, it might be tempting (诱人的) to stay completely plugged(与...连接) into your social media and email, but taking a break is good for your mental health. Create a specific(特定的) time in the day and amount of time to use technology during your holiday. Focus on creating time for other things, like reading or drawing.

Take a class. Use your holiday as an opportunity (chance) to try something new like swing dances or painting. Check community newspapers for a calendar of classes and events during your holiday.

Exercise. Exercise has many long-term benefits. Set aside thirty minutes or an hour to do a workout. Holidays are a great time to exercise because you won't be rushed or feel like you need to be somewhere else. You'll feel better after you sweat and can spend the rest of your time off relaxing.

A. Join in a calming activity.

B. Being alone means being lonely.

C. It can encourage relaxation afterwards.

D. This will help keep you connected.

E. It can build up your strength at once.

F. Being alone can be relaxing and enjoyable.

G. Use websites to find discounted classes in your area.

My husband and I are taking a trip back to my childhood home, deep in the Kansas countryside. As far as I knew, no one lived in it after we hurriedly 1 to another city so my father could take a job there.

The old two-storey farmhouse mixes in a cloudy late-autumn sky. After stepping through the old door, I wait for my 2 to adjust(适应) to the darkness . Flowered wallpaper still 3 to the broken walls. Mother loved 4 , inside and out. When there was less 5 to put on the table during hard times, she balanced it out with fresh flowers.

The 6 makes sounds with each step. This is a risky business, but it's my last chance to say 7to the place my brother and I 8 . It was a happy time. Our 9 worked, played together and loved one another.

In the 10, I recall Mother's Home Comfort stove (火炉) and the heavy oak table that filled the centre of the room. That's where we 11 and talked as a family.

12, I jump up at the sound of a car horn (喇叭). My husband is getting 13. "Goodbye, old house. Thanks for staying here and 14me," I say as I move slowly to the door. I wish I could 15 something with me, but there's nothing left. Then my foot 16 something in a pile of rubbish. I put my hand into the dirt and my 17 close over a piece of metal.

When I 18 what it is, tears run down my cheeks. Mother 19 a few cents from the egg money each month to save up for a belt buckle(扣环) for my father's birthday. Father 20 it when we moved. Holding the buckle with words — My Family's Love to my chest, I run back down the road with my lost treasure.

Last week, 100 restaurants across Shanghai supported the use of serving utensils (器具),as it is a key point for the control and (prevent) of the COVID-19.

Chinese people often eat together and share their dishes others. The new system suggests adding separate chopsticks and spoons for (serve) when people dine together. Such a change of etiquette (礼仪)allows diners (avoid) using their own chopsticks to pick food from the plates and therefore (great) reduces the chances of spread of many diseases.

Many restaurants (adopt) the policy after the Municipal Office for Civilized Society published the suggestion, also encourages the public to use separate utensils for shared food at home.

According to Qu Qi, a person in charge of a restaurant in Xuhui district, a sign (put) up on the tables to inform people of the importance of using serving utensils since the start of business on February 21. The waiters and waitresses are also trained to supply a separate spoon or pair of chopsticks for the liners. So far,  service has been well accepted by the majority of the public.

This will be a long term measure. In the future, each diner on the table will have (they) own serving chopsticks and spoons so as to prevent sharing of any manner of viruses and bacteria.