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Autumn is a time when nature prepares to test and it is just the same with many people.With less energy or strength they have no desire to meet with friends after work,preferring to sit still in front of the television before going to bed early.And the next morning they find it hard to get up, too.

For most people, this period of time passes without any major effects, but a small minority suffer from complete winter depression(压抑).Apart from tiredness and without energy, the latter often has the following symptoms(症状).

They have an increased need for sleep and also for sweet food like chocolate.Normally, depression is along with difficulty in falling asleep and loss of appetite(胃口).

True winter depression exists when the symptoms occur repeatedly in autumn and winter.Moreover, they have to last at least two weeks.Symptoms of winter depression begin for northern hemisphere(北半球)countries in October, November or December, and reduce in January.The symptoms decrease when the days grow longer again.

Lack of light during the cold months is the cause of people's depression.

To reduce the bad effect of the winter depression, sufferers should spend as much time outdoors as possible.Exercise is also a tested cure for depression.A regular sleep wake cycle can help too, and sufferers should stick to it even at weekends.By getting up early, they can receive more daylight regardless of the weather.

Title

Light up your life

Main idea

People who 1. from winter depression can light up their life.

2.

·Feel tired.

·Lack 3..

·Need more sleep and sweet food.

·Find it 4. to go to sleep.

·Have no 5. to have meals.

Occurrence

·Winter depression exists with the symptoms occurring over and over again in autumn and winter, and

6. two weeks or longer.

·Winter depression starts for northern hemisphere countries in October, November or December and 7. in January.

Cause

·8. to lack of light in cold weather

Solutions

·Spend as much time outdoors as 9..

·Take exercise.

·Go to bed and get up

10. every day.

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Some things we send into space fall back toward Earth and burn up in the atmosphere. But larger pieces sometimes survive the extreme heat and hit the ground or the ocean at great speeds. So there is always concern that something may fall from the sky and do some harm.

But space junk falling on roofs is not the biggest worry. Scientists are concerned about the “Kessler” problem. Imagine what happens when an empty rocket strikes another while orbiting the earth. Two big things become many smaller things. They then hit other things. The pieces get smaller and smaller until they form a cloud of junk that blocks the path of future space vehicles.

Marco Castronuovo, an Italian Space Agency researcher, says launching a satellite into space that would get very close to some of the larger pieces of space junk. The satellite would connect a small rocket to the useless object. When the rocket explodes, it pushes the junk into a lower and slower orbit, nearer the Earth. After a time, the junk burns up in the atmosphere. Mr.Castronuovo has proposed using a number of small satellites with robotic arms. One arm would catch the space junk, and another arm would connect the rocket. He imagines that each satellite could jump from one large piece of junk to another. He thinks this method could destroy about ten large objects each year.

Scientists have been concerned about space junk for many years. Right now, the costs of the clean?up have been too great. Mr.Castronuovo says his system could be put in place for a much more reasonable amount of money. So what can be done to clean up the space around our planet?

1.We can learn from the text that much of the space junk ________.

A. was left by the astronauts on purpose

B. is mainly made up of broken spaceship

C. is usually made of small pieces of things

D. burns up before it reaches the atmosphere

2.Now scientists are most worried that space junk will ________.

A. harm the future space vehicles

B. do some harm to the atmosphere

C. fall on people's house roofs

D. destroy the habitat of wildlife

3.It implies in the last but one paragraph that ________.

A. clearing up the space will actually cost little

B. small rockets also do harm to the atmosphere

C. only robots can clear up the space completely

D. it is still difficult for us to clear up the space

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. Space junk threatens earth's orbital environment.

B. Scientists use different methods to clear up space junk.

C. Spacecrafts will meet with a lot of space junk in the future.

D. Marco comes up with many methods to deal with space junk.

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Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through extensive reading. But why is it reading but not watching TV? Because reading has been the most educational tool used by us right from the childhood. Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to turn to reading for help. You have a number of books in the world which will answer all your “how?to” questions. Once you read a book, you just don't run your eyes through the lines, but your mind decodes (译解) it and explains it to you. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas. The same seed, if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, which you would never think of in your wildest dreams!This is nothing but creativity. The more books you read, the wider your mind will become. Also this improves your oratorical (speech?making) skills to a large extent and also makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary. When you start speaking English or any other language fluently with your friends or other people, you never seem to run out of the right words at the right time.

Actually, I had a problem in speaking English fluently,but as I read, I could improve significantly. So guys, do join me and give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. Now what are you waiting for? Go, grab a book and let me know!

1.What's the best title of the passage?

A. Hunger of the mind

B. Stomach and Mind

C. Feed your Mind by reading

D. Reading or Watching TV

2.You don't know your mind is in hunger because ________.

A. you are not hungry

B. you keep it thinking of silly things

C. your creativity gets a full stop

D. you always meet with difficult problems

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the advantage of reading?

A. Reading can make your dream come true.

B. Reading can contribute to your vocabulary.

C. Reading can improve your spoken ability.

D. Reading can make people creative.

4.The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to ________.

A. comment and blame B. introduce and describe

C. explain and persuade D. advise and inform

Once you open the book, you will become a good speaker. Susan Weinschenk’s excellent ideas on how to make a perfect speech (演说) are very helpful to you. With the help of the book, you will be confident to know how to give your speech. Also, you will learn how to catch people’s attention (注意) during the speech.

Car and Driver is the world’s most popular car magazine. People who like cars can get information from it. It offers the best car tests in the business. The magazine also covers the latest (最新的) developments in car technology (技术).

There are four parts in IELTS: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Listening is very important. Are you confident? Have you made good preparation? The book IELTS Listening is helpful for your preparation for IELTS.

The book offers healthy and delicious food. These dishes can all be completed in less than half an hour, and in many cases, in just a few minutes. Sisson and Meier show you how to delight your family or guests every time with quick, delicious meals using local materials: meats, healthy fats (yes, and real butter) and vegetables.

1.If you are going to join in an English talk show, which of the books can you read?

A. Designing Effective Speech Interfaces B. Car and Driver

C. IELTS Listening D. Quick & Easy Meals

2.We can find the latest developments in car technology in the ________ of Car and Driver.

A. newspaper B. magazine

C. picture D. poster

3.What’s the meaning of the word “delight” in Quick & Easy Meals?

A. To cook the food well. B. To invite people to dinner.

C. To make people happy. D. To show people how to cook.

My husband and I were on our way home to Adlaide after holidaying in Queensland with our three children. It was late afternoon as we were heading for Narrandera, where we ______ to stay the night.

The car became difficult to control and we ______ we had a flat tyre (轮胎). It was quite ______ by the time we'd ______ all the camping equipment and ______ the tyre. Then, not long after getting back on the road, another tyre ______ . But now we had no ______.There was no traffic on the road and only farms along the way.

Just as we were debating whether to sleep in the car or ______ to the nearest farm for help, car headlights ______ in the distance. My husband walked to the middle of the road to flag it down, ______ the children and I sat in the car with the inside light on so the driver could ______ we were a family and not a threat.

______, it was a lovely couple and their three children who lived on a nearby______ farm. We all piled into their car, and a short drive later we ______ their farm. They suggested we spend the ______ on the floor of their sitting room.

The next morning, after cooking us a great ______, the farmer took my husband into the nearby town to buy new tyres. Our two ______ got on so well that they ______ us to stay on for another day to learn about the workings of the farm and watch their daughter ______ ride one of the huge pigs.

We finally continued home to South Australia, very ______ for the kindness this family had shown us.

1.A. planned B. refused C. managed D. hesitated

2.A. promised B. admitted C. remembered D. realized

3.A. cold B. hot C. dark D. light

4.A. loaded B. removed C. bought D. destroyed

5.A. changed B. afforded C. improved D. exchanged

6.A. blew B. came C. stayed D. started

7.A. money B. time C. spare D. share

8.A. escape B. return C. drive D. walk

9.A. helped B. remained C. appeared D. waited

10.A. since B. though C. while D. unless

11.A. hear B. see C. smell D. prove

12.A. Luckily B. Unfortunately C. Strangely D. Naturally

13.A. chicken B. duck C. pig D. cow

14.A. got away from B. arrived at C. lived up to D. looked for

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16.A. supper B. lunch C. dinner D. breakfast

17.A. children B. families C. friends D. strangers

18.A. invited B. ordered C. required D. allowed

19.A. uselessly B. endlessly C. fearlessly D. carelessly

20.A. eager B. ready C. sorry D. grateful

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For example, Koreans have the custom of throwing the fallen tooth onto the roof of a house so that a magpie (喜鹊) can take the tooth away and bring a new tooth for the child. This custom is also followed by some other Asian countries, such as Japan and Vietnam.

Other countries, though, have tooth customs about other animals. In Mexico and Spain, for example, it is thought that a mouse takes a fallen tooth away and leaves some money. But in Mongolia, it is dogs that take children’s teeth away. Dogs are highly respected in Mongolian culture. It is believed that the new tooth will grow strong if the baby tooth is fed to a dog, so parents in Mongolia will put their children’s fallen teeth in a piece of meat and feed it to a dog.

In France and the USA, a child will put a fallen tooth under his or her pillow before going to bed. It is thought that in the early morning, when the child is still sleeping, the Tooth Fairy will take the tooth away and leave something else under the pillow. What she will leave is hard to know. It is said that in France the Tooth Fairy may leave some candies; however, in the United States, she may leave money.

1.In Vietnam, if a child’s tooth falls out, he or she will __________.

A. throw it onto the roof of a house

B. feed it to a mouse

C. put it in a piece of meat and feed the meat to a dog

D. leave it to the Tooth Fairy

2.From the last paragraph, we can know that in France and the USA _________.

A. a child will put his or her fallen tooth beside the pillow

B. the Tooth Fairy takes the fallen teeth away at midnight

C. the Tooth Fairy will leave some candies to the children after taking the fallen teeth away

D. no one knows for sure what the Tooth Fairy will leave to the children after taking the fallen teeth away

3.The passage is mainly about ___________.

A. customs about fallen teeth in western countries

B. customs about fallen teeth in different countries

C. stories about human teeth

D. stories about some animals

One day my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. The other woman my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been living alone for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it impossible to visit her often.

That Friday after work, when I arrived at her house, my mother waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.

We went to a restaurant that, although not classical, was very nice and comfortable. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. “It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,” she said. “Then it’s time that you relax and let me return the favor,” I answered.

During the dinner, we had a pleasant conversation nothing special but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.

As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.

A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her.

Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. A note said: paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but I paid for two plates-one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.” At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: ‘I LOVE YOU’ and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some “other” time.

1.According to the passage, we know the writer’s mother .

A. lives with her son’s family

B. wanted to invite her son to have dinner again

C. wrote a letter to tell her son about her illness

D. died of a heart attack all of sudden

2.The author found a note written by after his mother died.

A. his mother B. his wife

C. himself D. his children

3.What do you think is the best title of this passage?

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C. Love is Something You should never put off D. My Mother And I

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