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  As more people work longer hours in the office, they have less time to hit the gym for some desperately needed exercise.Whole days spent facing a computer and looming(terrible)deadlines can leave you with backaches, headaches, and just about any other kind of ache imaginable.Stress accumulates(increase)quietly, boiling over at the worst moment when you didn’t even realize it was there.Below are some ways to help prevent this from happening by stretching and relaxing your body during the lunch hour.You don’t even have to get out of you chair.

  Absolution

  1.Hang your head, holding the sides of your chair with your hands try to lift the chair up.

  2.At the same time, slightly bend your chest, using the muscles of your lower belly to support you.

  3.Keep the pose for three to five seconds, breathing slowly throughout.Repeat for five times.

  Stretch thigh–high

  1.Sit in your chair with your back tight against the chair back..

  2.Put one foot on the chair and clasp your knee with two hands.Breathe in.

  3.Breathe out and make your knee touch your chest.Hold this position for five seconds.

  4.Change to the other foot.Perform the stretch for each leg five times.

  Navel–gazing(凝视肚脐)

  1.Sit a bit forward in your chair.Put your hands on your waist and bend your back a little.

  2.Hang your head and watch your belly button for 10--15 seconds.

  3.Return to the starting position.Repeat for five times.

  Raising the(lum)bar

  1.Put your hands on your lower belly.

  2.Bend your chest supporting your lower belly, and hold your breath for three to five seconds.Breathe out slowly.Repeat five times.

  The greeting exercise

  1.Fold your arms across your chest, set your legs slightly wider than shoulder-width, knees bent at right angles.Breathe in.

  2.Breathe out slowly and raise your upper body, hold for five seconds, then relax.Repeat for five times.

(1)

The above ways of exercise are introduced in the passage to ________.

[  ]

A.

make you work more efficiently in the office

B.

keep you fit in the office

C.

prevent some diseases related to office work

D.

get you relaxed in the office

(2)

Which of the following four pictures shows the correct way of navel-gazing?

[  ]

A.

B.

C.

D.

(3)

All of the above ways of exercise are similar in that ________.

[  ]

A.

you need to breathe in and then breathe out

B.

you can’t do them without your chair

C.

you need to deep your pose for five seconds

D.

you do them before lunch time

(4)

According to the passage, we can infer that ________.

[  ]

A.

all the exercises have the same function and you may choose any of them

B.

all the exercises form an entire set and you should do them one by one

C.

different exercise focuses on different part of your body and has different functions

D.

the greeting exercise is the last step designed to make your body relaxed

Being organized is an important skill for school and life.When you’re well organizedyou can stay focusedinstead of spending time hunting things down and getting sidetracked.What does it mean to be organizedFor schoolworkit means having one notebook or place where you store all your assignmentsso you know what you have to do and when.Keeping clearly labeled binders or folders for handouts and keeping all your schoolwork neat and in a specific place—these are the main parts of organization.

For home stuffbeing organized means having a place to put your things and putting them back as you go.It means hanging your coat up instead of dropping it on the floor or throwing it on a chair.It means keeping your schoolbagyour shoesand your clean underwear in the same places so you always know where to find them.

Planning is part of being organizedtoo.Planning means deciding what you will do and when you will do it.Calendarslistsand schedules can help you plan.You can buy or draw a calendar and keep it near your workplace.Making a schedule or a “to?do” list for yourself is a good idea.Looking at your list helps you keep track of what you need to do.Add new things as you get assignmentsand check off things when you’ve done them.Use your list to help you decide which thing is the most important to work on first.

It takes some extra efforts to organize yourself and your stuff.But once you’re organizedyou feel great.The less time you spend hunting around for things or panicking about homeworkthe more time you have for better thingslike reading a good book or playing.

1. According to the first paragraph“being organized” probably means “________”

Alooking for something with others here and there

Bdoing something according to the plan made ahead of time

Cgetting together every now and then

Dtelling you what you have to do every day

2. If you are well organized at homeyou will________.

Aleave all the things as they are

Bhang your coat on a chair

Cknow where your clean underwear is

Dask your mom where your shoes are

3.Which one of the following is the right order of being organized?

aDeciding what you have to do and when.

bFinding a notebook where you can write down your “to?do” list.

cGetting rid of the things that have been done in the list.

dMaking a “to?do” list for yourself.

Abadc? Badcb

Ccbad? Ddcba

4.What may be the best title for this passage?

APlanning Is Part of Being Organized

BA Good Beginning Is Half Done

CBeing Organized—an Important Skill

DWhere There Is a Will There Is a Way

 

(湖南省湘潭市外国语学校2010届高三第二次月考)

(A)

If you’re the type of traveler who just wants a suitable place to hang your hat and you don’t want to spend a fortune to do it, here are several ways to save on your next hotel room:

*Be Flexible   Hotel rates are based on supply and demand, so be aware of peak periods. If your destination’s high season is from December through April and you’re trying to book near the end of April, you might find considerable savings if you change your travel dates by a week or two.

*Check Hotel Web Sites  The large travel-booking Web sites often sell rooms from the middlemen who have bought up empty hotel moms. But the major hotel chains also offer last-minute discounts, and because they’re not paying the middleman, they sometimes have better deals than the travel sites.

*Don’t be Afraid to Bargain   Most people are so intimidated(畏缩的)by know-it-all hotel desk clerks that they don’t bargain for a better deal. But bargaining for a better deal is often worth the trouble, because most hotel general managers would prefer having a customer paying a lower-than-usual rate to no customer at all. And if you find something unfair on your hotel bill, don’t be afraid to complain. To keep your goodwill, hotels will often reduce or cancel such charges.

*Avoid Hidden Costs  Expensive little extras hotels never mention can increase the cost of your stay. Don’t let this happen. Find out about resort fees, fees for parking and Internet use before you agree to stay. And don’t touch the hotel’s phone unless you absolutely have to — the rates can be more than $2 a minute even inside the United States.

56. According to the passage, which of the following will save you some money?

A. Change your visiting places in high season.

B. Book rooms through Web sites.

C. Use the hotel’s phone.

D. Bargain with desk clerks for your room,

57. That travelers can bargain for better deal is often based on the fact that _______.

A. managers often prefer a lower-paid customer to no customer

B. there are many places which should not be charged

C. customers are often afraid to complain the price

D. the desk clerks and managers often cheat the travelers

58. The passage was mainly written to ________.

A. advertise hotels                              B. complain high costs

C. serve the travelers                         D. introduce hotel services

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