No matter where you live or how you define yo...

No matter where you live or how you define yourself, these are some of the best activities to get in touch with nature.

Hiking

One of the easiest and most accessible ways to get close to nature is by setting out on a good old hike. Hiking generally doesn’t require any special equipment or special skills; just a good pair of boots, a map, and a thirst for adventure. This activity can be as relaxing as you make it. Suggestion: consider doing a little advance research on Trails.com or Every Trail.com.

Backcountry Camping

Why limit yourself to just a day hike when you can have a full weekend (or longer) adventure? Backcountry camping involves packing your tent, sleeping bag, food, and water on your back to set up camp in a remote location. If you’re an experienced hiker and camper, this is an excellent way to test your survival skills and explore the wildness. Many parks require backpackers to obtain permits, so make sure to register and map your route before stepping on the trail.

Mountain and Road Biking

Unlike long hikes through the woods, biking allows you to cover more ground and travel farther while still being in nature. Mountain biking typically involves riding up and down steep slopes, between trees, and over rocks. If this sounds too intense or your tires aren’t suited for a rocky path, consider taking a road bike or a hybrid on paved trails through forest preserves or along country roads.

1.What is especially suggested before hiking?

A. Having a new pair of boots.

B. Having a map.

C. Having athirst for adventure.

D. Doing some advance research on the websites.

2.Which of the following items is NOT necessary when taking backcountry camping according o the passage?

A. A tent.　　 B. A cell phone.

C. Food.　　 D. Some water.

3.What is the typical character of the mountain biking?

A. You have to get permits.

B. You have to do some research in advance.

C. You can ride up and down the mountains.

D. You must have a road bike.

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No matter how low you consider yourself, there is always someone looking up to you ___

they were that high.

A. to wish         B. to have wished    C. wishing      D. having wished

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We all know how important human life is—it’s priceless. It doesn’t matter where you are from or what the color of your skins is—all people are human beings. Firstly, we can tell you that the lives of your relatives could depend on your ability to give first aid. If you think highly of human’s life, this website is for you! Here you can find information about first aid.

The very first thing that you should do when you see an accident is to evaluate the situation and prevent further dangerous incidents. First of all, you have to recognize what has happened and what the dangers to rescuers and victims are. Think about how to take care of the victims.

Helping usually takes place in very difficult conditions and injuries can be very bad. Therefore, you cannot be too afraid of making mistakes to help. Sometimes you have to face the fact that regardless of your actions and your efforts the victim’s condition might not improve—he or she could even die. In some cases even professional medical aid may not succeed. If you have done everything you think you should do, you shouldn’t feel guilty.

Do not expose yourself to danger. Giving first aid can be dangerous. While trying to help a victim, do not forget about your own safety. If something happens to you, you won’t be able to help anyone.

Call for help after you find out the condition of a victim. But remember if a victim faints due to breathing failure caused by drowning, choking or poisoning, you should first take actions that help to bring back the heart beat and breathing. While calling, talk shortly but clearly. Always provide the following information: the location of the accident, the kind of accident, the number of the injured and your full name and phone number and so on.

1.The passage is probably taken from _________.

A. a newspaper       B. the Internet             C. a textbook       D. a guide book

2.The underlined word “ evaluate” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. leave                      B. protect                      C. avoid                 D. judge

3. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A. You should learn some professional knowledge about first aid.

B. You shouldn’t feel guilty if you don’t know about first aid.

C. Try your best to give first aid and don’t be afraid of making mistakes

D. Don’t make mistakes when you are giving first aid.

4.The author thinks that helping a victim can be ____________.

A. risky                       B. shocking           C. exciting            D. boring

5.It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A. young people must learn how to give first aid

B. you should forget about your own safety while giving first aid.

C. when you see an accident you should do nothing but call the police.

D. when calling for help you should give all relevant details.

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Time flies, or so they say. No matter where you are, humans are constantly measuring and checking time. Some of us are good at it—planning and doing things ahead of time—while others are always trying to beat the clock and do things at last. What about if you are behind time?

Delay can be serious. If you were one minute late for work, would you resign? It may sound extreme to many of us, but that is exactly what occurred in the UK upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, in January 2018. International development minister Lord Bates arrived one minute late, and, as a result, was unable to answer a scheduled question. Instead of trying to make up for lost time, he resigned on the spot. He apologised for his discourtesy and stated that he was ashamed. His resignation, though, was not accepted by the UK prime minister.

So, how late is too late? Many cultures take punctuality very seriously, whereas others seem to accept lagging behind

as just the normal way of things. BBC employees from Latin America, Rwanda and Sri Lanka said that there are more flexible attitudes to timekeeping in their cultures. In Latin America, things may happen five minutes, 20 minutes, an hour or even two after they were planned. Whereas, in Sri Lanka, lateness is a part of the daily routine. This is because of poor infrastructure and heavy traffic conditions. In Rwanda, those who attend to deadlines with strick timekeeping are said to be “like a typical European”.

On the other hand, German and Japanese employees mentioned a stricter adherence to time. In Japan, it is common to make an effort to arrive with time to spare for an appointment. Those who arrived at the stroke of nine to a meeting starting at 9 am would be considered late. In Germany, however, if a dinner party were to begin at eight, a person who had arrived five minutes prior, may walk around the block to make sure that they arrive at eight on the dot.

1.What did Lord Bates do when he arrived one minutes late?

A. He continued to answer questions.　　 B. He resigned on the spot.

C. He made up for lost time.　　 D. He apologized and ran away.

2.The underlined word “discourtesy” means “________”.

A. rudeness　　 B. misunderstanding

C. ignorance　　 D. position

3.It can be inferred from the third paragraph that ________.

A. many cultures take punctuality very seriously

B. people have flexible attitudes to timekeeping

C. what is considered acceptable is based on culture

D. heavy traffic conditions always lead to lateness

4.German people share the same idea about time with people from ________.

A. Rwanda　　 B. Latin America

C. Sri Lanka　　 D. Japan

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Improve your memory

Do you find yourself forgetting where you left your keys or blanking out information on important tests? 1.Before your next big exam, be sure to check out some of these tried and tested ways of improving memory.

Focus your attention on the materials you are studying. Attention is one of the major parts of memory. In order for information to move from short-term memory into long-term memory, you need to actively attend to this information. 2.

Structure and organize the information you are studying. Researchers have found that information is best organized in related groups.3.Or you can make an outline of your notes and textbook readings to help group related concepts (概念).

4.When you are studying unfamiliar material, take the time to think about how this information relates to things that you already know. By establishing relationships between new ideas and previously existing memories, you can remember the recently learned information.

Pay extra attention to difficult information. Remembering information at the beginning or end of an article is easy. However, recalling information from its middle can be difficult. 5.Another way is to try restructuring what you have learned so it will be easier to remember. When you come across an especially difficult concept, devote some extra time to memorizing the information.

A. Use this approach in your own studies.

B. Try grouping similar concepts and terms together.

C. Relate new information to things you already know.

D. Repeat the information you are studying to improve memory.

E. Try to study in a quiet place and concentrate on your learning.

F. Fortunately, there are things that you can do to help improve your memory.

G. You can overcome this problem by spending extra time memorizing this information.

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Weight is defined as the quantity of matter contained by a body or object. 1. So many girls are struggling with the numbers associated with their body image and it’s really sad seeing such beautiful girls become discouraged over a few numbers that don’t measure anything of true significance.

Yes, it is important to live a healthy lifestyle.2. Neglecting either your mental or physical health will cause problems for the other. It’s very easy to get caught up in the idea that you’re too heavy or too thin, which results in your mistreating your body in some way.

3. It harbors all of your thoughts, feelings, characteristics, and ideas. Without it, you wouldn’t be you. If you wish to change it in a healthy way, then, by all means, go ahead. With that being said, don’t make changes to impress or please someone else.4.

5.. You are more than the number on the scale (磅秤). You are more than the number on your jeans and dresses. You are way more than the number of pounds you’ve gained or lost in whatever amount of time. So, as hard as it may seem sometimes, understand that the number doesn’t measure the amount or significance of your contributions to this world. The fact that a dress doesn’t fit you like you had hoped doesn’t mean that you’re any less of a person.

A.Overweight and obesity may increase the risk of many health problems.

B.Your body is your special, beautiful temple.

C.You are the only person who is in charge of your body.

D.Your physical health may play an important part in your life.

E.Weight does not define your self-worth, ambition or potential.

F.Taking care of yourself includes your mental health as well, however.

G.It’s not about the size of your jeans, but the size of your heart, soul, and spirit.

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No matter where he lives, 16-year-old Danny Lopez feels like an outsider: he is half-Mexican and half-white.

At his private high school in wealthy northern San Diego, California, US, Lopez is too brown to fit in, whereas for the Mexican side of his family in National City, just a dozen miles from the border, he is too white to belong.

Different from both sides, Lopez is silent in school. He focuses on his passion for baseball and working hard to improve the pitches (球场) that have kept him off the school team.

Mexican Whiteboy, by Matt de la Pena, is about a teenager’s search for identity. It was named as one of the Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults in 2009 by the US Young Adult Library Services Association.

When Lopez’s mother decides to go to live with her wealthy white boyfriend in San Francisco, he chooses to spend the summer with his father’s family in San Diego. It’s a trip to explore roots and self-identity, filled with unexpected friendship.

There he meets Uno, of mixed heritage (遗传) like himself, also with a divorced mom. Uno understands Danny’s split background and helps him improve his baseball skills. Both boys have big league dreams, but they both have to learn to come to terms with their mixed heritages before they can achieve their goals.

Aside from discussions of racism, Mexican Whiteboy takes on other issues, such as the importance of family and the negative influence of hiding the truth. It also shows how sports can draw cultures together.

1.The reason why Lopez feels like an outsider lies in the fact that ___________.

A. he is a Mexican                                             B. he lives in San Diego

C. he is half-white and half-Mexican            D. he studies in a private school

2.Most probably “Mexican Whiteboy” is a ____________.

A. book                 B. club               C. newspaper           D. organization

3.When Lopez found it is hard for him to fit in, he ____________.

A. starts writing a book about himself

B. begins to look for identity with the help of Mexican Whiteboy

C. loses his interest in baseball

D. works in the fields in which he was kept off the school team

4.Lopez and Uno have a lot in common except that ____________.

A. they both have a divorced mom

B. they both have mixed heritage

C. they were both in the school baseball team

D. both of them have big league dreams

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Living or studying abroad, you are supposed to 　　　yourself to new manners and customs.

A. adopt　　 B. add

C. make　　 D. adapt

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It is the ability you have _____ matters, not where you graduate from or what you look like.

A. which     　　         B. that     　　　　　     C. what    　　　　 　　　     D. it

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No matter how much weight she lost or how often she exercised, Lisa Rudes Sandel couldn’t flatten her stomach. And she was fine with that until low-rise jeans came along.

“I couldn’t fit into my regular size six,” recalls Rudes Sandel, who had to go three sizes bigger to find a pair that fit. “They were uncomfortable, and they felt like they would fall down. I wondered, ‘Why isn’t someone making nice jeans for women with a figure like mine?’” Like many entrepreneurs, Rudes Sandel turned her complaint into a business opportunity. The founder of Not Your Daughter’s Jeans (NYDJ) has created a multimillion-dollar business simply by designing jeans for women with womanly bodies.

Since its launch (开业) seven years ago, NYDJ has become the largest manufacturer of women’s jeans under $100 in America. The company ships more than 40,000 pairs per week to 2,000 stores and 20 countries, from Australia to Canada. Not bad for a girl who dreamed of becoming a plastic surgeon- until she took a biology course at UCLA.

With only an idea and very little money, Rudes Sandel and her sister, Leslie, called on the family for help. Even with the family’s connections, NYDJ had growing pains. “Fabric sellers would only give us seven days to pay them,” she says. “We had to pick up small orders ourselves because they wouldn’t drop them off. We had to prove ourselves at every point.” But gradually, they did. They started with old-fashioned word of mouth, then took out newspaper ads, landed the Good Housekeeping Seal, and hired a PR (public relations) firm to really make NYDJ a big-name company. “Today,” says Rudes Sandel, “my biggest problem is I can’t ship fast enough.” That’s a problem any entrepreneur would love to have.

“The truth is,” Rudes Sandel says, “I’ve never forgotten that woman I’ve been aiming for since day one.” She addresses herself jokingly in a note attached to every pair of jeans: “NYDJ cannot be held responsible for any positive consequence that may arise due to your attractive appearance when wearing our jeans. You can thank me later.”

1.Why did Rudes Sandel start NYDJ?

A.It had been her dream since graduation.

B.She wasn’t satisfied with her body shape.

C.The jeans business was quite profitable back then.

D.She couldn’t buy nice and comfortable jeans to wear.

2.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A.The competition NYDJ faced during its start-up stage.

B.The challenges NYDJ met and how they were handled.

C.The methods Rudes Sandel used to advertise her company.

D.Help and support given to Rudes Sandel by her family members.

3.Which of the following can best describe Rudes Sandel?

A.Far-sighted and determined.

B.Honest and responsible.

C.Ambitious and sensitive.

D.Innocent and single-minded.

4.The words Rudes Sandel used to address herself in the last paragraph show _______.

A.a sense of doubt B.a sense of humor

C.a sense of pity D.a sense of care

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