题目内容
It's the end of the year. My father will be back to spend New Year's Day with us in ________.
- A.one day or two
- B.one day or two days
- C.a day or two
- D.a day or two days
Welcome every morning with a smile. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again. Don’t waste it with a false start or no start at all. You were not born to fail.
Starting the day right can give good momentum (动力) for the rest of the day. Having a power morning is a key factor for a fruitful day. Here are some tips on getting the most out of the morning.
Wake up early. In theory, there’s no difference in waking up early or late as long as you get the proper amount of sleep. However, there is a psychological advantage when you wake up earlier than the average person and then you’ll have more time to do preparation before engaging in the real world.
Exercise. Good health is always a benefit with exercise, but studies have also shown that morning exercise helps you to sleep better at nights.
Eat breakfast. It’s the most important meal of the day. According to the Mayo Clinic, we should choose three from the following four: fruits and vegetables, grains, dairy, and protein. Did you know that you can actually gain weight when you skip breakfast?
Take a shower. When you shower, do you do it in the morning or at night? I used to shower in the evenings, but I found that morning showers helped me to be more alert.
Prioritize (优先) your To-Do list. Leo coined the acronym MIT to mean “most important tasks.” Our to-do list might be never ending, but put on top of the list a couple of urgent tasks that will define the day to be a successful one.
Check your emails. Only once. Getting a lot of emails can be very distractive. You actually are more productive when you check them only a few times at fixed time of the day. I only do them 2-3 times a day—once in the morning, once at lunch, and one more as it gets toward the end of the day.
【小题1】The purpose for the author to write this passage is to .
A.tell you to get up early every day |
B.offer you the best way to start the day |
C.give you advice about how to arrange a day |
D.advise you to prioritize your to-do list every morning |
A.lose weight. | B.be productive. |
C.put on weight. | D.be more alert. |
A.invented | B.designed | C.founded | D.defined |
A.the emails are not important |
B.reading e-mails is distractive |
C.you can only read e-mails at fixed time |
D.getting so many emails can distract your attention |
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The e-book is a downloadable book that can be put right onto your e-reader, certain cell-phones and computers. There are websites that sell e-books where you can buy them and load them right onto whatever device you choose. The e-book makes it possible to take reading with you, without the mess of carrying dozens of books around with you.
However, not all book authors are okay with having their books in digital format(格式). The writer of Harry Potter says that her books will never be an e-book, and many just like her feel the same way. However, there are lots of authors who absolutely love the idea and feel it’s the next step to keep books alive.
The e-book can be loaded onto an e-reader which is a mini-device that is slim and compact just like a cell phone. It usually has a touch pad screen and can hold a few hundred books. That ’s perfect news for people who travel on planes or go on holidays and would love to take a collection with them but wouldn’t carry fifty hard covers.
The other great thing about e-readers is that you can read e-books on them quickly and there’s no need for two hands to hold the book and turn the page; it is more convenient for people to read it. Most of them also have a nightlight, so if you want to read at night but don’t want a big light on to wake your partner, the e-reader is ideal. You can also use it on a plane, train or bus when it’s dark.
Websites that sell e-books have their sites looking just like ordinary bookstore websites. There is a list for best sellers and a new release section. There are also e-books on sale and gift certificates available to give to someone who also downloads e-books. They seem to cost the same amount of money as buying a paperback book.
Title |
The e-books |
1.________ of e-books |
Downloadable books which can be put right onto e-readers, cell phones and computers. |
Book authors’ 2.________ towards e-books |
●Some 3.________ to have their books in digital format ●Others think that the digital format can keep books 4.________. |
5._______of e-readers |
●Be a slim and small e-readers mini-device. ●Usually have a touch pad screen. ●Be able to 6.________ a few hundred books. ●Be 7.________ to carry on tour. ●Enable the person to read e-books quickly 8.________ holding the book and turning the page. ●Have a nightlight to 9.________ the person to read at night or in the dark. |
Features of e-book websites |
●Offer a list of best sellers and newly-released books. ●Offer gift certificates to the people 10.________ e-books. |
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The Mississippi
The Mississippi is a romantic river whose relationship with man goes back beyond its discovery by the Spaniards in the 16th century.Indians used the river as a highway and as a source of food.and it was they who gave it its name“misi-sipi”,meaning“river of many fishes”.European explorers called it the Mississippi.Today, it is often called“Old Man River”.
45 .Flowing from north to south,it gathers many waters on its way.You will easily understand why it is called“Old Man River”,or the“Father of Waters”.A lot of early setters built their homes on the land along its waters.The Mississippi was and is the old man of all American people,too
46 .In 1927 the Mississippi flooded 26 thousand acres,sweeping away farms,towns,everything in its path.In 1938 its floods drowned or killed 200 people and made millions homeless.Today the river has largely been controlled.
47 .Pioneers who first reached its banks wondered not only where it went,but what lay beyond.In 1764 the French founded a city on the right bank of the river, and named it after their king,Louis XV.This city, named St Louis,became the jumping-off place for the adventurous men and women who opened up the Great Plains,and the way to the Far West.
48 .One of the saddest memories may be that of the blacks who were carried down the river and sold as slaves.The river also remembers that their sobbing and crying voices once passed over its waters.
49 .Today, the river is still an important part of the American economy.Goods are carried up and down the river to get to other parts of the country and the world.