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“Happy New Year!” Everyone will greet each other with these words as they meet each other on New Year’s Day. But it wasn’t always January 1 that marked the New Year.
At least 4,000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians marked the changing of the year. In Egypt, the year started when the Nile River flooded, enriching farmers’ fields. This happened at the end of September.
The Babylonians held a festival in the spring, on March 23, to kick off the next farming cycle. The Babylonian celebration lasted for 11 days.
The date January 1 was picked by the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 46 BC. The month of January originates from the Roman god, Janus. He is pictured with two heads. One head looks forward and the other back. They represent a break between the old and new. The new calendar was in time with the sun and it has been used until the present day.
In Vietnam, the New Year holiday happens in February. They buy fresh flowers and a peach blossom to put in their house, following the Vietnamese custom.
Thailand has its specific New Year’s date; it’s different from the normal calendar. The Thai New Year is celebrated on April 13. On this day, Thai people play with water, throwing it on each other. It is intended to bring good luck during the New Year ahead.
In China, the more favorable New Year is usually celebrated in February according to lunar calendar (阴历). On New Year’s Eve, all family members sit together at table, enjoying lots of auspicious foods such as dumplings, chicken to bring good luck.
Title: New Year traditions all around the world
Countries | 1.___________ | Origins(起源)or activities | Meanings or reasons |
Egypt | the end of September | the Nile River flood | make fields 2. _____________ |
Babylon | March 23 | holding a 3.___________ | kick off the next farming cycle |
Rome | January 1 | Roman god, Janus | 4._________ a break |
5. __________ | April 13 | 6.____________ water onto each other’s body | bring good luck |
Vietnam | 7. ___________ | buying fresh flowers and a peach blossom | 8.____________the custom |
China | February | 9.____________ auspicious foods | bring good luck and 10.___________ to everyone |
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Is there a “success personality”—some winning combination of qualities that leads almost inevitably (必然地) to achievement? If so, exactly what is that secret success formula(公式), and can anyone develop it?
At the Gallop Organization we recently focused in depth on success, inquiring into the attitudes of 1500 distinguished people selected at random from Who’s Who in America. Our research finds out a number of qualities that occur regularly among top achievers. Here is one of the most important, that is common sense.
Common sense is the most widely possessed quality of the people surveyed. Seventy-nine percent award themselves a top score in this quality. And 61 percent say that common sense is very important in contributing to their success.
To most, common sense means the ability to present sound, practical judgments on everyday affairs. To do this, one has to remove extra ideas and get right to the key points of what matters. A Texas oil and gas businessman puts it this way: “The key ability for success is simplifying. In conduction of meeting and dealing with industry reducing a complex problem to the simplest term is highly important.”
Is common sense a quality a person is born with, or can you do something to increase it? The oil man’s answer is that common sense can definitely be developed. He owes this to learning how to debate in school. Another way to increase your store of common sense is to observe it in others, learning from their—and your own—mistakes.
Besides common sense, there are many other factors that influence success: knowing your field, self-reliance, intelligence, the ability to get things done, leadership, creativity, relationships with others, and of course, luck. But common sense stands out. If you develop these qualities, you’ll succeed. And you might even find yourself listed in Who’s Who someday.
Secrets to success | |
Finding of the 1.________ | Top achievers have some common 2.______, one of which is common sense. |
The most important quality | 79 percent of the people surveyed 3.______ highly of common sense. And 61 percent say their success4._______ from this quality. |
Understanding of common sense | To most, it means one is5. ________ to present sound, make practical judgments on everyday affairs by6.________ on what really counts. |
7.________ to get common sense | 8.________ it through activities like learning how to debate in school. Increasing it through mistakes by observing others. |
Other factors leading to success | 9._______ from common sense, many other factors contribute to success, luck10.________. But common sense is the most outstanding. |
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Autumn blues? Let the sunshine in falling leaves, withering flowers, cold winds, faint sunshine. For many people late autumn can be a season of depression. Spirits can be low. People who suffer from "the autumn blues" often are extremely exhausted, lack energy, need more sleep, feel increased appetite and gain weight.
"The exact cause of this condition, often called seasonal depression or seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is not known yet," says Chen Jue, associate professor at Shanghai Mental Health Center. "But recent studies indicate that weather change is influential and strongly suggest that this condition is caused by changes in the availability of sunlight."
One theory is that with decreased exposure to sunlight, the biological clock that regulates mood, sleep, and hormones is delayed, running more slowly in winter. Exposure to light may reset the biological clock.
Another theory is that brain chemicals that transmit information between nerves may be altered in individuals with SAD. It is believed that exposure to light can correct these imbalances.
"It is a sad season, but you can try to make it happy. Remember, spring always lives in your heart," Chen says.
Here are some tips to deal with autumn depression.
- Go outdoors and get some sunlight. Move around. Fresh air and exercise improve the respiratory(呼吸) system and blood circulation and regulate the nervous system. Thus, exercise is calming and relieves one's mood.
- Relax at work. Stretch, breathe deeply. Take a tea break. Think of your next vacation.
- Keep a chocolate bar in your pocket. Chocolate and sugar raise the spirits.
- Look at bright colors, such as red and orange. Color therapy improves mood.
- Listen to your favorite music. You can dance to it, or just lie on a cozy couch, reading a novel.
- Decorate your room and work space with flowers. Blooming plants are cheering.
- Call friends or family when you feel lonely. Recall some happy memories.
Autumn Blues | |||||
Autumn blues is also called autumn1.________ .The real cause for it is still【小题 1】________ to us. Exposure to sunlight can help to cure it. | There are some2.________ that can help to deal with it. | ||||
The first reason is that exposure to sunshine can reset the biological clock 3. _____ mood, sleep and hormones. | The second is connected4. _______ the balance of nerves that transmit information. | Outdoor 5.______ may reduce the tension that brings you the low spirits. | You can relax yourselves while working. 6._____ chocolate and sugar in the pocket does help too. | 7._______ treatment also works in handling low mood. Music also 8. ______ a role in treating autumn blues. | Green plants are cheering. Calling your friends will drive 9._______ away. Thinking of the sweet past is regarded as a good way as well. |
高二英语填空题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Definitions of literature have varied over time. In fact, it is a “culturally relative definition”. Once in Western Europe, literature indicated all books and writing. During the Romantic period, it began to refer to “imaginative” literature. Nowadays literature is seen as a term used to describe written or spoken material, including all the following.
Poetry uses rhythmic qualities of language to bring out meanings in addition to, or in place of, unimaginative surface meaning. Poetry has traditionally been distinguished from prose(散文) by its being set inverse (颠倒); prose is cast in sentences, poetry in lines.
Novel is typically written in a narrative (叙事) style and presented as a book. Novels tell stories, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary. The novel has been a part of human culture for over a thousand years, although its origins are somewhat debated. Regardless of how it began, the novel has remained one of the most popular and treasured examples of human culture and writing. It remains an essential part of the literary cultures of nearly all societies around the world.
Novella is classified as “Too short to be a novel, too long to be a short story”. There is no precise definition in terms of word or page count. Literary prizes and publishing houses often have their own arbitrary limits, which vary according to their particular intentions.
A short story is different from novels or novellas in that the plot is usually tied to one single chain of events. Because the reader must identify with a character quickly to become engaged, the tale is often told from the chief character’s point of view.
A drama refers to a play for the theatre, television or radio. It generally consists of chiefly dialogue between characters. It also uses dance to convey their message. Dramas usually aim at dramatic performance rather than at reading. In theater, a drama is presented by actors to an audience.
Good literary works depend on literary techniques. A literary technique can be used by authors in order to improve the written framework of a piece of literature, and produce specific effects.
Literary techniques include a wide range of approaches to crafting a work. The ability to let readers know what might happen in the future in an indirect way is possible through the technique foreshadowing. The practice of representing objects and qualities as human beings in literature is personification. Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas.
Literature | |
Definitions of literature | Definitions of literature have kept changing all the time. |
They are connected with 1.__________. | |
Among them are “books and2.__________”, “ ‘imaginative’ literature” and “written or spoken material”. | |
Categories of literature | Poetry, with rhyme, uses unusual word order in lines, which may be a barrier to see what it3.__________. |
A novel takes the form of a book, talking about what is 4.________ up by the writer. | |
The novella, as for length, exists between a 5.________ and a short story. | |
6.___________ from novels and novellas, a short story tells a comparatively simple story. | |
Dramas are 7._________ rather than read, with the ideas expressed either orally or physically. | |
Literary 8._______ | A warning or sign of a future event is given by using the technique called foreshadowing. |
When personification is used, something 9._________ life is treated as if it were a human being. | |
Symbolism is the practice of representing ideas by means of10._________. |
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每到放学,家长接学生的车辆总会导致校门口的交通过度拥挤,学校对此非常苦恼。假如你是高二年级的学生李华,请给校长写一封信,分析一下该现象产生的原因,并提出你的建议。
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Mr. Wang,
I’m writing to you to share my opinions about the problem of heavy traffic every day after school at our school gate.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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Mirriam Websters online dictionary defines happy as: enjoying good health and satisfaction. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? I know a secret that can lead to happiness. Now you may ask, what secret is that? It’s a well-known secret, in fact. Perform a random(随意的) act of kindness per day.
Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to grow. According to University of Pennsylvania’s website, positive psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual character, and positive systems. Understanding positive emotion includes the study of satisfaction with the past, happiness at present, and hope for the future. Understanding positive individual character consists of the study of the strengths and virtues, such as love, courage, creativity, curiosity, self-knowledge, self-control, and wisdom. Understanding positive systems needs the study of meaning and purpose as well as the strengths that help the growth of better communities, such as responsibility, leadership, teamwork, purpose, and tolerance(忍耐力).
Positive psychology focuses on strengths as well as weaknesses, on building the best things in life as well as repairing the worst. It asserts(断言) that human goodness and excellence is just as real as sadness and illness, and that life consists more than seeking the answers to problems. All these things can be summed up in one concept: giving can equal a meaningful life, i.e. happiness.
But you are probably wondering how. Well, let’s examine the research, shall we? A 1996 study showed that wealth is only weakly related to happiness both within and across nations, particularly when income is above the poverty level. So money does not mean happiness. In 2000, a different study showed that activities that make people happy in some way—such as shopping, good food and making money—do not lead to satisfaction in the long term, indicating that these have quick diminishing returns(收益递减).
However, on the other hand, we also know that people who witness others perform good deeds experience an emotion which drives them to perform their own good deeds. Making a contribution to the lives of other people may help to extend our own lives.
This is why I make a point of trying to do something nice every day. Sometimes I tip much larger than I need to. Sometimes I just smile at someone who looks like they really need it. A random act of kindness is an act that receives just as much as it gives. You’ll be happier. They’ll be happier. And you’ll live longer. So, please, perform a random act of kindness each day.
Title | Happiness and kindness |
The 1. ______ of happiness | Being healthy and 2._____. |
The 3._____ to happiness | Performing a random act of kindness per day |
Positive psychology behind happiness | The three central concerns: u Positive emotion is the positive attitude toward the present, the past and the future. u Positive character is the4._______ and virtues in one. u Positive system is what helps better communities 5._______. |
The focus of positive psychology: u It attaches much importance to building the strengths and repairing weaknesses. u Life is more than 6._______ problems. u A meaningful life lies in 7.______. | |
The results of a study | u Wealth is only related to happiness in a(n) 8.______ way. u Some activities only bring happiness for a 9._____ time. |
The influence | u Good deeds can bring people an emotion to do the 10._____ and make them live longer. u I will do something nice every day such as giving a larger tip and smiling at whoever needs it. |
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Since it was founded a year ago, the babysitting pool has become increasingly popular in the United States. More and more mothers have joined it and have benefited from it. What attracts them most is the idea that you pay your babysitter not in cash, but in paper cards. When you join the babysitting pool, you are given thirty cards, which are worth 30-minute babysitting time each. For each half an hour while you are gone, the babysitter gets paid one card.
There are rules regulating this service. You should not watch more than three kids at a time including your own. On big holidays, such as Christmas and Thanksgiving, the babysitter should be paid twice as much, which means two cards for every half an hour. When you leave the babysitting pool, you should return all the cards. If you are out of cards, you cannot use money instead. You should have to baby-sit for others to earn enough cards so that you will have them handy when you yourself need a babysitter.
Many mothers think highly of this service. It keeps children in constant touch with one another, and makes life easier for the mothers. Since in most cases, the babysitter is the mother who watches other kids at her own home, it is still possible for her to do her own things while the kids play with each other. In fact most mother babysitters find that their own kids are less of a monster and easier to watch when they are around other playmates. Moreover, since the babysitting pool service does not involve money, it will not be a financial loss to the family.
In the past year, the babysitting pool has helped so many mothers with their work that they all think that it is indeed a good community service worth keeping.
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A conversation is not a business meeting at work or with your family. It is a personal or informal talk that takes place in the restaurant, in a car or walking on the street on your way to work.
It can make or break a relationship. It can make a career successful. It can make new friends. It can just brighten up another person’s life. It can change the world!
Here are some ways to make a conversation bring meaning to you and others.
Before starting a conversation, be clear about what you want to achieve. Knowing your purpose beforehand allows you to keep your conversation to the point and never get lost out of the way.
Start a topic that is very timely and appropriate. The starting point has to be depending on your relationship with the person you are talking to and the situation the person or both of you are going through. Starting the conversation with the right topic sets the tone that brings both sides at ease.
Come up with something that will make both of you interested. This allows the other person to be drawn more to speak up. Discovering common likes and dislikes opens up a bond (纽带) between two people.
Put yourself in the shoes of the other person. Think how the other person feels at that moment. Feeling how the other person feels helps you to be in his position.
One of the most difficult tasks to do in a conversation is really listening. Do not prepare for what to say while the other person is talking. Do not just keep quiet because you want to give the other person a time to talk. The proof that you really listen is to repeat your understanding of what was said in your own words.
After you have spoken, give the other person a time to talk. There are some people who like to talk about themselves. If you are one of them, try to be less selfish. A conversation is not a monologue (独角戏) or an interview.
Managing a conversation shows the kind of person you are. You do not have to wait for the other person to lead the discussion. You can do this. No matter who you are, if you lead a talk, you make a difference.
How to make meaningful conversations | |
Passage outline | Supporting details |
1._______ is a conversation? | A conversation is a personal or informal talk taking place in the 2. __________, in a car or walking on the street. |
What can a conversation do? | It can change the world by 3.__________ or breaking a relationship, making a career 4.___________, making new friends or brightening up another person’s life. |
How can you make a conversation 5. ________? | Talk with a purpose. Knowing your purpose in 6.____________ keeps your conversation to the point. |
Choose a good 7.___________. Starting the conversation with the right topic makes both of you feel easy. | |
Find common interests. Discovering common likes and dislikes opens up a bond between two people, allowing the other person to be drawn more to speak up. | |
Put yourself in the shoes of the other person. Feeling how the other person feels can 8. _________ you to be in his position. | |
9.__________ and repeat. Repeating your understanding of what was said in your own words proves that you are really listening. | |
Allow your listener to10._________. A conversation is not a monologue or an interview. |
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Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how:
1. Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
2. Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
3. Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
4. Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.
5. Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be overly worried.
There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
How to become a better student
General method | How to | Advantage |
Plan your time carefully | Make a list | Force you to realize(76) ____ is happening to your time |
Make a (71) ______ | ||
Find a good place to study | Free of everything but study (72) ______ | You can (77) ______on the subject |
Make good use of your time in class | Listen to everything the teachers say | Really listening in class means (78) ______ work later |
Taking (73) ______ | ||
Study regularly | Go over your notes | |
(74) ______ new material | Help you (79) _____it better , remember it longer | |
Develop a good attitude about tests | Don’t be (75) ______ worried | Remember your new (80) ______ |
高二英语填空题中等难度题查看答案及解析
W:I had such a (1.) t_______ day yesterday that I’m really starting to (2.) b______ that Friday the thirteenth is unlucky .
M:Why ? What (3.) h_______ ?
W:Everything went (4.) w______ .For example , I had to meet an important customer in the morning and on the way to town the car (5.) b______ down .When I finally got there , the customer had already left .
M:That certainly is bad luck .
W:That’s not (6.) a____.In the afternoon the children asked some kids over to play and they had a pillow (7.) f_______ and tore one of the pillows .When I got home there were feathers all over the (8.) r_____
M:My goodness !
W:And to make matters (9.) w_____ , my boss and his wife arrived while I was (10.) c_______ up the house .I had forgotten that I’d invited them for dinner.
高二英语填空题中等难度题查看答案及解析