Let's face it, most of us are really busy. So...

Let's face it, most of us are really busy. So busy that we don't make time for creativity. Even those who work in creative fields are probably at a point where true creativity is being pushed behind more pressing tasks. This doesn't necessarily have to be so. 1.

Schedule It

Put your creativity tasks into your calendar-you have a very important meeting with yourself! 2. All you really need is about 15 minutes a day and that can really start to swing the pendulum (钟摆 )　 in the other direction.　 I find that 15 minutes in the morning after a fresh cup of coffee is an ideal time for some creative work. You can plan a day to go out and explore something new to get inspired, whatever you feel is going to fuel your creative energy. Schedule these into your month, as well.

Shift Your Mindset

Like I mentioned, sometimes it has to start with your own belief. 3., then it's not going to happen. I found that once I redesigned my business to free up more time for me, 1 was able to really let go of guilt and realize that creativity is self-care. Even if it's not going to better your career. it's likely going to "better" you, and that makes it all worthwhile.

Make Space

4.,but how about physical space? Is there a place in your home that you can devote to your creativity? Maybe it's in your office. You can have a spot with your art utensils. musical instruments, your favorite books. Or maybe it's in your backyard and you have a spot where you drink tea and practice writing. Sometimes it may be a corner of pillows in your bedroom that you snuggle in and listen to music. Having a devoted spot helps to foster it as a daily practice that you look forward to.

5.

Just like all your good habits, you have to make them routine. Once you get used to carving out time and space for your creativity, you will wonder how you ever lived without it!

A. Be Curious

B. Make It Routine

C. It can be such a waste of time

D. But seriouslv, this really helps

E. We've talked about mental space

F. If you're not valuing your creative time

G. Here are some easy tips for making it a priority

高三英语七选五困难题查看答案及解析

Texting while walking is something that most of us are guilty of. We can’t help 1.(reply) to that message we just received. However, while 2. is fun to keep up with the latest news, we may actually be putting ourselves in danger. “I 3. (spot) a person in front of me walking very slowly and weaving, and I thought, ‘Is this person drunk?’ But it turned out that the person was just texting.” said Matthew Timmis. 4. (inspire) by this, Timmis and his team set out to seek the effects of phone use on 5. (passer-by). A group of 21 volunteers were asked to walk around a certain street. The participants traveled the course a total of 12 times each, either writing 6.reading a message, making a call, or with no phone at all. It took the volunteers 118 percent 7. (long) to complete the course when using a phone. They also focused 8. the path 51 percent more when they weren’t using a phone. Although there were no accidents, Timmis believes we should still be aware of 9. is going on around us. “You are not going to be able to respond to danger efficiently, 10. increases the risk of injury.” He added.

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Texting while walking is something that most of us are guilty of．We can’t help 1.(reply)to that message we just received．However，while it’s fun to keep up to what’s going on，we may actually put 2. (we)in danger．

A team of researchers from UK recently found people 3. use their phones while on the move walk differently．During the research，a group of 21 volunteers 4.(ask)to walk around a street with obstacles(障碍物)such as a step．5. volunteers traveled the course a total of 12 times each，either writing or reading a message，making a call，or with no phone at a11．It took the volunteers 118 percent 6. (1ong)to complete the course while using a phone．They also paid attention to the travel path 51 percent more when they weren’t using a phone．“Although there 7.(be)no accidents，we should still be aware 8.what’s going on around us，”according to Matthew Timmis，co—author of the study．The big risk is suddenly—appearing situations，like someone suddenly walking in front of you．You are not going to be able to respond to that 9. (swift)enough，so you may injure yourself or get injured．In a word，these hidden 10. (danger)of texting while walking should be recognized to avoid injuries．

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Texting while walking is something that most of us are guilty of. We can't help replying1.the message we have just received. However, while it's fun to keep up with the2.(late) gossip, we may actually be putting ourselves in danger. A team of3.(research) from two UK universities recently found that people who use their phones while on the move walk4.(different) from usual. “Recently,5.person in front of me was walking very slowly and weaving. I thought this person was drunk. It turned out that the person6.(text).” said Timmis, co-author of the study.

Texting also prevents us from paying attention to what's going on around us. It is especially dangerous in situations where we, need to keep7.(we) eyes open, like walking home after dark. Our reaction time is also likely to be much slower. If we are about to run into someone or something else, we may not have time to act8.it's too late.

Texting while walking definitely raises our risk of injuring others or9.(hurt). Although it's hard10.(live) without texting, we can decide how and when we text, choosing the right time and place.

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Scheduling Time with Yourself

Many of us are so busy with work, school and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy. What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to slow down, enjoy life and relax yourself.

1. . Try to save certain weeknights just for you. If others ask you to do things those nights, just tell them you have plans. Use the time for gardening, reading, exercise, thinking or the ultimate luxury of doing nothing!

Monthly Treat.　 2. . It could be on your lunch break, a weekend or it could be leaving work early. Maybe you get a spa treatment, go to see a movie, a haircut, play golf or whatever treat you’re always thinking about but rarely get to. Schedule it in and it will happen!

Buy Tickets in Advance. Sports, theater, concerts or any other event you would enjoy. Schedule the plans with a friend later. 3..

4.. Huh? Yes, many of us stay at work late on a regular basis. If this is you, make it a point to leave work exactly on time at least once a week, if not more. And then enjoy that time! Leave work at work.

Join a Group. Here are some ideas of groups that can allow you some time away from work and home: singing group, gardening group, astronomy society, book club, biking clubs, ski club, etc. What are you interested in? Strike while the iron is hot.5.. If you can’t find a club, consider starting one yourself!

A. Schedule a treat for yourself once a month.

B. listen to your favorite music!

C. Look up a club in your area today and join!

D. Having the tickets already in hand will force you to make it happen!

E. Evenings with Yourself.

F. Take an Adult Education Class.

G. Leave Work on Time.

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

---It’s said that Williams will come to help us.

---________we depend on him, we have to do most of the work ourselves.

A．No matter what B．However much   C．Whatever       D．However

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---It’s said that Williams will come to help us.

---________we depend on him, we have to do most of the work ourselves.

A．No matter what

B．However much

C．Whatever

D．However

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My eighth grade consisted of 28 classmates. We knew each other so well that most of us could distinguish each other's handwriting at a glance. Although we grew up together, we still had class outcasts．From second grade on, a small group started harassing （骚扰） two or three of the others．I was one of those two or three, though I didn't know why．In most cases when children get picked on, they aren't good at sports or they read too much or they wear the wrong clothes or they are of a different race．But in my class, we all read too much and didn't know how to play sports．We had also been brought up to carefully respect each other's race．This is what was so strange about my situation．Usually, people are made outcasts because they are in some way different from the larger group．But in my class, large differences did not exist．It was as if the outcasts were invented by the group out of a need for them．

The harassment came in the form of laughter when I talked, and rolled eyes when I turned around．If I was out on the playground and approached a group of people, they often fell silent．Sometimes, someone would not see me coming and I would catch the tail end of a joke at my expense．

There was another girl in our class who was perhaps even more rejected than I．She provided the group with a lot of material for jokes．One day one popular girl came up to me to show me something she said I wouldn't want to miss．We walked to a comer of the playground．Three or four girls there were reading aloud from a small book, which I was told was the girl's diary．

I sat down and, laughing till my sides hurt, heard my voice finally mixed with the others．Often being accepted by others is more satisfying than being accepted by oneself, even though the satisfaction does not last．Looking back, I wonder how I could have participated in making fun of this girl when I knew perfectly well how it felt．If I were in that situation today I would react differently, but I can't honestly be sure．

1.The author was made an outcast because ____．

A．she couldn't play sports as well as others

B．her classmates needed to find an outcast her

C．her classmates found her clothes funny

D．family belonged to a minority group

2.How was the author treated as an outcast?

A．She was refused to approach others．

B．No one responded to her talking．

C．She was often the target of teasing．

D．Her diary was often made public．

3.What did the author do to the girl mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A．She showed great sympathy with the girl．

B．She found more materials about the girl for jokes．

C．She stopped the others from hurting the girl．

D．She joined others in making fun of the girl．

4.What does the passage intend to tell us?

A．Everyone is likely to become an outcast．

B．We shouldn't hit a person when he is down．

C．Everyone has a desire to be accepted by others．

D．One should pay somebody back in his own way．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many of us are quick to blame others for how we feel: “He makes me so mad!" or “She really hurt my feelings. "But did someone really" make me angry "or are we felling the anger in us getting kicked up in response to the way someone behaved towards us？

The difference between the two is in who the responsible party is for the way we feel. If we blame others for our feelings we will eventually feel reasonable at whatever our retaliation（报复）may be，and we will explain that it was their fault，not ours. "They were driving me mad”.

When we blame others for the way we feel we have in fact given power to others for the state of our emotional wellbeing（健康）. The truth is，no one controls our feelings but us. If we are finding that people in our lives really know how to" push our buttons" then we are not doing a good enough job at protecting our " buttons. "We are the ones leaving our buttons out in the open so that other people can" push them. "Ultimately，the switch for our buttons is inside us-not on the outside.

While there are some things in life that are clearly out of our control，like the weather or a flight that's two hours late，how we act and respond to other people's behavior is not among them. Our responses to others are well within our control.

If someone is "making us" so mad，for example，that we get angry，we are not doing enough to learn about what drives our anger and how to properly cope with it. My suggestion is taking time before you get angry. and putting some work into taking an inventory（清单）of the past. An inventory can show you how much of your past experiences influence your feeling reactions in the current moment.

When we finally realize that so much of our present feelings and reactions are driven from within ourselves and our own past experiences，we will be ready to make the changes in our lives that will better secure our buttons so that they are no longer left out in public for everyone to push at will.

1.What result will appear if we blame others for our emotions?

A.We consider others to be correct.

B.We consider ourselves to be correct.

C.We consider we were driving ourselves mad.

D.We consider they were driving themselves mad.

2.What's the author's attitude towards feelings?

A.We should blame others for the way we feel.

B.We should enable others to control our feelings.

C.We should let others know our daily life clearly.

D.We should control personal feelings ourselves.

3.According to the author, which can always be under our control?

A.The weather conditions.

B.The delay of a flight

C.Other people's feelings.

D.Our own behavior.

4.Which proverb best suits the author's advice in Paragraph 5?

A.A burden of one's choice is not felt.

B.A friend is easier lost than found.

C.Think twice before acting.

D.A good beginning is half done.

5.What does the underlined phrase "push our buttons" probably mean in Paragraph3?

A.Force us to do a god job.

B.Make us angry.

C.Take off our buttons.

D.Let us down.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Can you be too beautiful? It is hardly a problem that most of us have to bother — as much as we might like to dream that it were the case.

Yet the blessings and curses of beauty have been a long-standing interest in psychology. Do those blessed with shiny faces and an attractive body live in a cloud of appreciation — or does it sometimes pay to be ordinary? At the most basic level, beauty might be thought to carry a kind of halo (光环) around it; we see that someone has one good quality, and by association, our deep mind may assume that they have other good ones too.

But if beauty pays in most circumstances, there are still situations where it can have opposite results. While attractive men may be considered better leaders, for instance, hidden sexist prejudices (偏见) can work against attractive women, making them less likely to be hired for high-level jobs that require power. And as you might expect, good-looking people of both sexes run into envy — one study found that if you are interviewed by someone of the same sex, they may be less likely to employ you if they judge that you are more attractive than they are.

More worryingly, being beautiful or handsome could harm your medical care. We tend to link good looks to health, meaning that illnesses are often taken less seriously when they affect the good-looking. When treating people for pain, for instance, doctors tend to take less care over the more attractive people.

To conclude, scientists point out that focusing too much on your appearance can itself be harmful if it creates stress and anxiety — even for those already blessed with good looks. “If you are crazy about attractiveness, it may affect your experience and interactions,” she says. It’s an outdated saying, but no amount of beauty can make up for a bad personality. As the writer Dorothy Parker put it so elegantly: “Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”

1.From paragraph 1, we can learn that　　　　　 .

A.some may be bothered by their unattractive appearance

B.most people are not afraid of being too beautiful

C.we might always dream about being bothered by others

D.being too beautiful can be a problem bothering everyone

2.Which is right according to the passage?

A.Doctors care more about beautiful patients.

B.Beautiful people tend to have a healthy body.

C.Attractive women and men have equal chance of leadership.

D.Focusing too much on your appearance can be harmful.

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A.The more beautiful outside, the less beautiful inside.

B.Beauty can help make a better personality.

C.Beauty cannot make up for bad personalities.

D.Ugly people have more confidence in their personality.

4.What might be the best title for the passage?

A.What is Real Beauty? B.The Bad Effects of Beauty

C.Benefits of Beauty D.Beauty, a Blessing?

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