How to Strengthen Your WillpowerResearchers find willpower is like a muscle-it may get tired from over use. So, if it acts like a muscle, can it also be strengthened? The answer is YES. 1.1. Ten minut 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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How to Strengthen Your Willpower

Researchers find willpower is like a muscle—it may get tired from over use. So, if it acts like a muscle, can it also be strengthened? The answer is YES. 1.

1. Ten minutes of reflection

Reflection will give you the fater results. 2. Researchers show that after just 2—3 days of practicing thinking for 10 minutes, your brain will be able to focus better, you will have more energy, and you aill be less stressed.

2. Work on your posture

Work on your posture for a 2-week period. Every time you catch yourself slouching(懒散), correct it by sitting up straight. This simple practice can vastly improve your perseverance.

3. Use your opposite hand

Select a chunk(块) of the day to use your opposite hand. 3. And from personal experience, if you aim for more than an hour, you will unnecessarily tire out your willpower muscle.

4. Correct your speech

Change your natural speech. 4. Again, it takes willpower to consciously go against your instincts. It doesn’t matter how you correct your speech, as long as you change natural speech habits.

To get started, select a chunk of the day to practice and choose the words you will change. Personally, I tried not using contractions during work hours and it worked very well.

Above are some effective ways to strengthen your perseverance. Do not try to do all at once. 5. You should start small and gradually build up as your muscles get stronger.

A. Training your willpower muscle is like training for a marathon.

B. This even includes resisting the urge to say “hello” instead of “hey”.

C. You will be more mentally strong.

D. With the right practice willpower can be strengthened.

E. It can make your brain focus and resist the urge to wander.

F. Be more conscious of your automic decisions.

G. It doesn’t need to be more than an hour in order to get results.

练习册系列答案

3．假定你是李华，你在上一封信中邀请Dr．Brown参加你们的毕业晚会，但你把时间和地点说错了．请给Dr．Brown写一封道歉信，内容包括：
1．为自己的失误道歉；
2．告知其正确的时间地点；
3．希望Dr．Brown能来．
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．

I was about to leave _____ the telephone rang.

A. then B. when

C. that D. and when

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假设你是李华，你上个星期天去市图书馆看书时发现以下问题，你写信向馆长Mr Li 反映：

1. 新书太少

2. 书架上的书比较混乱

3. 阅览室的一盏灯坏了

4. 管理员工作时彼此闲聊，读者无法安心看书

注意：

1. 词数100-120左右

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

3. 信的开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数

Dear Mr Li,

Last Sunday, I went to do some reading in your library.__________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

So, for the sake of readers, I suggest that you change all these as soon as possible.

Yours,

LiHua

假定你是高三学生王明。你的网友Susan给你写信，想要了解你近期的学习和生活计划。现根据如下内容给他写一封信：

1．学好英语并提高学习成绩；

2．每天抽时间进行体育锻炼；

3．周日去看望爷爷奶奶。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Susan,

I’m glad to hear from you.____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Wang Ming

Learning new cultures is one of my favorite things to do.

College is a time for new and exciting experiences as well as a time to explore diverse and innovative(创新的)ideas. What could be better than traveling to China to learn about their ideas, history, and culture? I believe studying abroad is something that every college student should do to help to expand his or her horizons, and to appreciate everything the world has to offer. I spent the first eight of my early years living abroad in two countries. From this rich period of growth, I acquired an identity as a global citizen, and the skills to independently navigate life in a foreign culture. It seems appropriate to support my next jump in life with an abroad experience that will show the directions in which I have grown since my early years, as well as provide a unique context for exploring the limits of my education.

Here is an undeniable advantage to living and studying in China; to be submersed in (投入)the Chinese life is the only way to fully understand and learn about how the country impacts and is impacted by the rest of the world. Not only am I learning about China, but I have also come to appreciate other countries in the world from a different point of view. Being in China has given me the change to learn in a different environment, and I do not think there is any better way to learn the culture than to actually be there. I have a very strong admiration for the Chinese language, people, and culture. I will continue to apply my newfound knowledge to my entire life and the way I look at the world around me.

1.What does the author say about studying abroad?

A. College can be barrier to study abroad

B. Studying abroad can replace the college education

C. Not every college student suits for studying abroad

D. Studying abroad can enrich the experiences of living abroad

2.What did the author benefit from living abroad?

A. Skills to live independently

B. All nationalities of the world

C. Growing to be a strong person

D. Unlimited education chances

3.What does the author advise students to do about learning foreign cultures?

A. Learn foreign cultures locally

B. When in Rome, do as the Romans do

C. Appreciate cultures from different point of views

D. Try to impact foreign cultures with their own ones

Roald Dahl was one of the most successful writers of children’s books. He sold millions of books all over the world. Many of his books have been made into films and videos. He is so famous that there is even a Roald Dahl Museum you can visit.

Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales, Britain. His father was rich but he died when Roald was very young. Roald and his mother lived a hard life. He had to leave school and went to Africa where he worked for an oil company.

In 1939 Roald became a pilot, but he had a bad accident. It made him limp(瘸的) for the rest of his life. After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his experience as a pilot. It was so good that it was put in a magazine.

Roald married an American film star. They bought a house in England and had five children. From 1960 to 1965, ▲ : Theo, one of his children, was hit by a taxi and was seriously hurt. Olivia, one of Roald’s daughters, died of a strange illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her years to get completely better.

Gradually Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old shed(棚) at the back of his house. He always sat in the same old armchair with a wooden board on his lap.

“One of the nice things about being a writer,” he once said, “is that all you need is what you’ve got in your head and a pencil and a bit of paper.”

In 1983 Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG. During his life, Roald wrote many famous books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox.

After he died in 1990, Roald left money to help people with serious illnesses and those with problems with reading and writing.

1.Roald Dahl was famous as a (an) ___________.

A. doctor

B. writer

C. actor

D. teacher

2.After Roald went to America, he_____________ .

A. lost his parents as in a plane accident

B. won a big prize for his book Matilda

C. got married with an English film star

D. wrote a story about his pilot experience

3.Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 4?