假设你叫李明,你的初中同学王强到贵阳读高中,他来信告诉你,他的英语跟不上那里学生的英语水平,

课堂上听不懂,不知道怎样才能提高英语,希望你给他提些有关英语学习的建议。现在请你根据以下内容提示给他写一封回信。

要点如下:

1.对他在英语学习方面有困难表示关心,并愿意提供帮助。

2.给他提出建议:①每天背单词、短语,丰富词汇量;②多听英语录音或光盘,模仿准确的语音语调,提高听力;③课外多阅读,提高阅读能力;

3.提出希望:希望他在英语方面能取得进步,并赶上其他同学。

注意:1.书信必须包括以上提供的内容要点,可以适当增加细节,使内容连贯;

2.词数:词数100左右;

参考词汇:记住:memorize;丰富:enrich;语调:intonation

Dear Wang Qiang,

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Yours

Li Ming

Gallows humor(黑色幽默)seem like a mistake, or at least in poor taste. But psychologists say that gallows humor can be an important way to relieve stress. “Humor makes you feel in control and it can give you that feeling that everything is okay even when it's not,” says James M. Jones, a psychology professor at the University of Delaware.

Psychologists say that just because you're laughing doesn't mean you’re wasting time. Occasional teasing among colleagues, particularly if it revolves around things associated with the job, can boost creativity, departmental cohesiveness(凝聚力)and performance.

“There are a lot of stressors out there,” says Ed Dunkelblau, a psychologist with the Institute for Emotionally Intelligent Learning in Chicago. “But gallows humor is a way of making difficult things a little less difficult.”

This is true as long as the humor is used for the right purpose. The main point of it should be inspiring people --- not laughing at them. “Anything that would lift morale(士气)in terms of the company would be good humor,” says Thierry Guedj, a professor of business and psychology at Boston University. “Before you say or do anything, think about, ‘How is this helping my employees’ morale?’”

You want to give your employees and co-workers a sense of belonging, so don’t make observations that are aggressive. Most obviously, Dr Guedj says, don’t make comments about people’s physical appearance, or faith. If you have any doubt, it's appropriate, don't go through with it.

Or you can take aim at the one person you know won't be offended(冒犯):Yourself. “If there's going to be a joke or story, it should be you,” Mr. Dunkelblau says. For example, if you're a marketing manager reviewing a failed campaign that you led, begin with a line like, “The guy who gave permission to this deal might just be looking for work next week.”

“People with the ability to laugh at themselves can give other people permission to laugh at themselves too,” Mr. Jones says. “And if you can laugh at yourself, you feel better about yourself.”

1.According to the text, gallows humor has the following functions EXCEPT ________.

A. reducing pressure

B. improving performance

C. making people more creative

D. leading to a big mistake

2.What is Ed Dunkelblau’s attitude towards gallows humor?

A. Positive. B. Negative.

C. Neutral. D. Uncertain.

3.Which of the following would Dr. Guedj most probably agree with?

A. Gallows humor is the basic source of morale.

B. Gallows humor allows people to laugh at others.

C. Gallows humor may sometimes be used for the wrong purpose.

D. Anything that may lift morale can be called gallows humor.

4.When people use gallows humor, they should ________.

A. observe who is aggressive

B. show a sense of belonging

C. doubt about the result of humors

D. try to avoid irritating others

5.What can we infer from the text?

A. People tend to laugh at others rather than themselves.

B. Laughing at ourselves can help relieve the stress of others.

C. People can’t avoid offending others with gallows humor.

D. People who laugh at themselves are hard to be friends with.

'Off we go!'cried Mr Wonka.'Hurry up,everybody!Follow me to the next room! And please don't worry about Augustus Gloop.He's bound to come out in the wash.They always do.We shall have to make the next part of the journey by boat!Here she comes!Look!'

A steamy mist was rising up now from the great warm chocolate river,and out of the mist there appeared suddenly a most fantastic pink boat.It was a large open row boat with a tall front and a tall back (like a Viking boat of old),and it was of such a shining sparkling glistening pink colour that the whole thing looked as though it were made of bright,pink glass.There were many oars(桨)on either side of it,and as the boat came closer,the watchers on the riverbank could see that the oars were being pulled by masses of Oompa-Loompas—at least ten of them to each oar.

'This is my private yacht!'cried Mr Wonka,beaming with pleasure.'I made her by hollowing out an enormous boiled sweet!Isn't she beautiful!See how she comes cutting through the river!'The gleaming pink boiled-sweet boat glided up to the riverbank.One hundred Oompa-Loompas rested on their oars and stared up at the visitors.Then suddenly,for some reason best known to themselves,they all burst into shrieks of laughter.

'What's so funny?'asked Violet Beauregarde,a girl who was chewing gum.

'Oh,don't worry about them!'cried Mr Wonka.'They're always laughing!They think everything's a colossal joke! Jump into the boat,all of you!Come on!Hurry up!'

As soon as everyone was safely in,the Oompa-Loompas pushed the boat away from the bank and began to row swiftly downriver.

'Hey,there!Mike Teavee!'shouted Mr Wonka.'Please do not lick the boat with your tongue!It'll only make it sticky!'

'Daddy,'said Veruca Salt,'I want a boat like this!I want you to buy me a big pink boiled-sweet boat exactly like Mr Wonka's!And I want lots of Oompa-Loompas to row me about,and I want a chocolate river and I want...I want...'

'She wants a good kick in the pants,'whispered Grandpa Joe to Charlie.The old man was sitting in the back of the boat and little Charlie Bucket was right beside him.Charlie was holding tightly on to his grandfather's bony old hand.He was in a whirl of excitement.Everything that he had seen so far—the great chocolate river,the waterfall,the huge sucking pipes,the minty sugar meadows,the Oompa-Loompas,the beautiful pink boat,and most of all,Mr Willy Wonka himself—had been so astonishing that he began to wonder whether there could possibly be any more astonishments left.Where were they going now?What were they going to see?And what in the world was going to happen in the next room?

'Isn't it marvellous?'said Grandpa Joe,grinning at Charlie.Charlie nodded and smiled up at the old man.

Suddenly,Mr Wonka,who was sitting on Charlie's other side,reached down into the bottom of the boat,picked up a large mug,dipped it into the river,filled it with chocolate,and handed it to Charlie.'Drink this,'he said.'It'll do you good!You look starved to death!'Then Mr Wonka filled a second mug and gave it to Grandpa Joe.'You,too,'he said. 'You look like a skeleton!What's the matter?Hasn't there been anything to eat in your house recently?'

'Not much,' said Grandpa Joe.

Charlie put the mug to his lips,and as the rich warm creamy chocolate ran down his throat into his empty tummy,his whole body from head to toe began to tingle with pleasure,and a feeling of intense happiness spread over him.

1.How many children followed Mr Wonka to the next room?

A. Three. B. Four.

C. Five. D. Six.

2.Which of the following gives the correct order of what happened?

a.The Oompa-Loompas burst into laughter.

b.Mr Wonka asked Charlie to drink chocolate.

c.Augustus Gloop was in the wash.

d.Mike Teavee licked the boat with his tongue.

e.There appeared a pink boat on the chocolate river.

A. e-a-c-d-b B. e-a-c-b-d

C. c-e-a-d-b D. c-e-a-b-d

3.From what Veruca Salt said in Paragraph 8,we know that .

A. her father is disatisfying Veruca Salt all the time

B. she likes dreaming about possessing everything

C. Mr Wonka will sell his pink boat to her cheaply

D. she is a girl who has been spoiled by her father

4.The underlined sentence 'You look like a skeleton!'indicates that .

A. Grandpa Joe likes taking exercise as a daily routine

B. Charlie and his family members are always starving

C. Mr Wonka considers Grandpa Joe as a sick old man

D. Charlie is frightened by Grandpa Joe's appearance

5.According to the passage,Mr Wonka can be described as .

A. childlike,optimistic,clever and considerate

B. courageous,pessimistic,helpful and sharp

C. brilliant,enthusiastic,extreme and friendly

D. humorous,proud,quick-minded and serious

How to become the best version of yourself?

When we step outside, we'd prefer it if we were presenting the best version of ourselves to people. 1. If you are looking to get more out of your life, here are a few things you need to do in order to become the best.

Stop being negative.

2. If you tell yourself that you can't do something, your brain is going to immediately give up. If, however, you tell yourself that you can totally do this, your brain will wake up and rise to the challenge. 3. Instead of saying: "I can't"— say: "I can!" Don't worry about what others might think, Tell yourself that you're going to win today.

4.

Even though none of us are perfect, some of us are still very good at presenting the best version of ourselves. How? By being okay with our shortcomings. Shortcomings are what make us human. Instead of trying to hide them, celebrate them.

Focus on your values.

Your values are important. Our values guide our thought, action and decision. A person who knows his values agree with everything he does. He is sure of himself. Write down your core values. This will give some way to ensuring that you are the best. 5.

A.You will become a person who makes decisions with confidence.

B.Put an end to past regrets.

C.It's time to set boundaries by looking after yourself for a change.

D.But when you return home, it's easy to fall back into your old habits.

E.Your brain tends to take what you say as truth.

F.Celebrate your shortcomings.

G.For this reason, it is important that you cut the negative talk.

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