We are told breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and dinner the most enjoyable. But what about lunch? In today’s fast-paced society, not many people take time to enjoy this midday meal. We just take a quick salad, or buy a sandwich and eat at our computers. Sometimes, if there is a deadline around the corner, we just give up lunch. The development of technology hasn’t done our eating habits much good, either. We are constantly distracted（分神） by e-mails, social media, 24-hour news, and hand-held electronic devices.
Long working hours can cause all kinds of health problems. Employers should encourage workers to take time off for lunch. This is because long lunch breaks can benefit both people and society. To take a lunch break is to slow down and gain some views. A break from work allows us to think cleverly and outside the box. It also puts our daily tasks into a wider context（环境）.
What we eat at lunch is also important. A fast-food lunch is more harmful than not having lunch at all. And it’s not just about calories and unhealthy food. Recent studies show that fast food also has negative effects on how we think. However, if we sit down at a proper restaurant and chat leisurely with colleagues, we are more likely to slow down and talk about something that hardly can be achieved in a noisy and crowded fast food chain.Do many people take time to enjoy the midday meal?
What can cause all kinds of health problems?
Why should employers encourage workers to take time off for lunch?
Which is more harmful, having a fast-food lunch or not having lunch at all?
What are the writer’s suggestions?
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As a teenager, you’re trying to learn who you are. You’re going through mental and physical changes. You’re dealing with different kinds of stress and trying to have success at school.
The good news is that though the teen years are tough, there are skills you can learn to make them a lot easier.
If you’re a teen and trying to manage your feeling better, here are a few skills for you to deal with your feelings.
Name the feeling.
What feeling are you experiencing? For example, are you sad, stressed, angry, joyful or excited?
Accept how you’re feeling.
Many people worry that their feelings will increase. So they are not willing to accept them, hoping that they’ll just go away. However, that’s not possible. Remind yourself that it’s OK to feel your feelings.
Become familiar with your feelings.
To understand your feelings better, you should pay attention to your feelings all over the day. You may record how you’re feeling in the morning, afternoon and at night on a piece of paper. Next to your feeling, also write down where you notice it in your body.
Express your feelings.
Expressing a feeling is a good way to reduce it. For example, you can express your feelings by crying, exercising, writing about them or talking to someone you trust. Just be sure that whatever activity you choose, it doesn’t hurt you or anyone else.
At different times in your life, you’ll experience different difficulties. But by learning some helpful skills, you’ll be able to live a comfortable life.
| How to _ |
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| Main idea |
◇The teen years are tough, __ |
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◇Name the _ |
| ◇Be willing to __ ◇It’s __ |
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| ◇Pay attention to your feelings the whole day by r_ ◇Write down where you notice them in your body. |
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| ◇Express your feelings through some activities to _ ◇Don’t _ |
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| Conclusion |
◇Learn some helpful skills, and you can live _ |
I’m Alfred. I was born with a problem in my backbone and mobility(行走能力) was a big challenge for me, but thanks to my teachers and friends, my school life was excellent.
My friends and I used to sit together and have lots of fun. Whenever we got a free period, we used to start shouting or play games. I took part in all competitions, such as poetry writing, story writing, painting and all activities on Teachers’ Day or somebody’s birthday and had much fun.
My English teacher was very tall. The moment she entered the class, we would all sit quietly and open the books. She would encourage me by giving me important assignments and also morning news to read during the assembly. She would come down and listen to my English debate(辩论), which made me take part in all debate competitions.
The same was true of my biology and science teacher. She was very nice and sweet. She would always give me extra information on the biology project. I could not go to the lab for experiments, so she would bring the lab down and help me with the biology and science experiments and would give me excellent marks.
My friends made me monitor and the naughty boys listened to me. My friends used to help me with my notes when I was absent(缺席的). My teachers always gave me important project work and I felt proud when they patted me on the back after I finished it quickly and correctly. I was never shouted at or made fun of or scolded(批评) by any of my friends and teachers.
Today I often see the terrible punishments given to students on TVs. I feel very sad.
I really want to express my love and thanks to all my wonderful teachers and friends, without them my school life would not have been so excellent and unforgettable.Alfred’s problem in his backbone _______.
| A．made him have fewer friends than others |
| B．prevented him from enjoying an excellent school life |
| C．made him feel down all the time in his life |
| D．made it impossible for him to move freely |
How many Alfred’s teachers are mentioned in the passage?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Alfred tried to do the following EXCEPT _______.
| A．playing games during a free period with his friends |
| B．taking part in all competitions and all activities |
| C．going to the school lab to do the experiments |
| D．completing his project work quickly and correctly |
The underlined part “patted me on the back” is the closest in meaning to “_____”.
| A．scolded and hit me | B．encouraged and praised me |
| C．touched my backbone | D．made me calm down |
By writing the passage, Alfred aims to ________.
| A．tell us how lucky he is |
| B．express his thanks to his teachers and friends |
| C．get understanding and care from more people |
| D．show us his great school achievements |
I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. “I can’t tell you anything,” he finally said. “I never went to college, and none of your brothers went to college. I can’t say don’t do this or do that, because everything is different and I don’t know what is going to come up. I can’t help much with money, either, but I think things will work out.”
He gave me a new chequebook（支票本）. “If things get pushing, write a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me know how much it is. There are some things we can always sell.” In four years all the checks I wrote were less than one thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as reading to the blind students and sitting with the teachers’ kids filled in the financial gaps.
“You know what you want to be, and they’ll tell you what to take,” my father went on. “When you get a job, be sure it’s honest, and work hard.” I knew that soon I would be alone in the big town, and I would miss the cool wind and the life where your thinking was done for you.
Then my dad reached down beside his seat and took out the old, broken Bible that he had read many times, the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbours. I knew he would miss it. I knew, though, that I must take it.
He didn’t say “Read this every morning.” He just said, “This can help you if you read it.”
Did it help? I went to college without being a burden（负担） on the family. I had been able to make money since then.What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
| A．To tell readers his life story. |
| B．To tell people what kind of person his father was. |
| C．To let people know how poor he was. |
| D．To tell readers what present he got from his father. |
Why didn’t the father ask his son not to do this or do that?
| A．Because he had never been to college and he didn’t know what was going to come up. |
| B．Because he was born in a poor family. |
| C．Because he was a man of few words. |
| D．Because he didn’t want to be much too strict with his son. |
What can we learn from this passage?
| A．How to live happily. |
| B．How to stand on one’s own feet. |
| C．What a good father should do. |
| D．What self-confidence is. |
The underlined phrase “financial gaps” means “________” in Chinese.
| A．闲暇 | B．学费 | C．经济不足 | D．精神空虚 |
What kind of book did the Bible seem to be to the writer’s father?
| A．It was a book which told you how to get on well with others. |
| B．There were many good examples for you to copy in it. |
| C．It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future. |
| D．It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble. |
The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) is very popular with people.
| MOCA Hours |
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| Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday |
11 a.m.~6 p.m. |
| Thursday |
11 a.m.~9 a.m. |
The museum is closed to the public on Monday, in addition to the special dates.
| MOCA Holiday Hours 2015 |
| New Year’s Day—Thursday, 1/1 Thanksgiving—Thursday, 11/26 Christmas Day—Friday, 12/25 |
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| General Admission |
$10 |
| Seniors (65+ w / ID) and Students (w / school ID) |
$5 |
| Children under 12 in groups less than 10 |
free |
| MOCA Members |
free |
| First Thursday of the month (starting Jan 1, 2015) |
free |
If Tom wants to visit the MOCA on Friday, he can visit it at ________.
| A．6:00 in the morning | B．9:00 in the morning |
| C．11:00 in the morning | D．9:00 in the evening |
If Mr Green wants to visit the MOCA with his wife and an eight-year-old son, he will
spend ________.
| A．$10 | B．$15 | C．$20 | D．$25 |
Thanksgiving is on ________ 2015.
| A．January 1st | B．November 26th |
| C．December 25th | D．December 26th |
Which is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．People can’t visit the museum on Monday. |
| B．Christmas Day in 2015 is on Friday. |
| C．David is a MOCA member, so he needn’t spend money visiting the museum. |
| D．Mr Green went to visit it on New Year’s Day in 2015, and he paid ten dollars. |
The passage may be ________.
| A．an advertisement | B．a stor |
| C．a novel | D．a report |
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
You want to run across the street to catch the bus which is leaving soon. But ____! You’d better not. If a policeman sees you, you’ll be fined.
The new traffic law says that ____ people cross the street when the light is red, they will be fined as much as 50 yuan.
Traffic accidents ____ more than 200,000 people in China every year. Chinese cities have ____ cars than before. Drivers and pedestrians(行人) must work together to make the streets ____.
The law has new rules for drivers and pedestrians. Drivers have to ____ down when they are close to crosswalks. If people are in a crosswalk, cars must ____ to let them go first.
There are ____ for bus drivers too. If bus drivers smoke, drink or make phone calls __ driving, they will be fined. Buses that carry too many people are ____ against the law.
Pedestrians will have to walk more carefully under the new law. They must cross streets at crosswalks. Also they shouldn’t climb over the fences(栅栏) ____ streets.
Do you ride a bike to school? It’s not a good idea to ____ classmates on the back. You will be fined 50 yuan. And stay in the bike lane when you’re riding. The big roads are ____ cars and buses.
If you see a hit-and-run(肇事逃逸), tell the police. They may give you a reward. And don’t be ____ to help people to go to hospital if they are hurt in an accident. Don’t worry about money. The new law says that ____ must take care of them even if they can’t pay right away.
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