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Do you regularly get together to talk with your family about problems or the day’s events? _____小题1:_____ Try these simple steps to improve your family’s communication skills.
1. Create opportunities for talking.
Make time for talking by reducing the number of activities your family is involved in each week. And if you do find yourself in the car running from place to place, make a point to turn off the radio, the cell phones and the personal game players, and use that opportunity to catch up on the day’s activities.
2. Insist on family meals.
In addition to bringing everyone together for a wrap-up of the day’s activities, insisting on a few standing family meals creates ritual and routine that kids come to expect and look forward to. _____小题2:_____
3. _____小题3:_____
Spending time with each of your children lets them know that are not getting lost in the hubbub of a busy day or large family. Older teens might enjoy going out for a hamburger or a latte at their favorite coffee place. Younger children often enjoy going to the supermarket, especially when you let them select their favorite cereal or special dessert.
4. Remember the 80/20 rule.
When trying to improve any relationship, listening is far more important than talking. ____小题4:____ If you do verbally explode before your child is finished, apologize quickly and assure him or her that you’re now ready to listen.
5. Create family traditions.
___小题5:____ Family members come to expect and appreciate these traditions, seeing them as opportunities to come together as a unit. If your family is short on traditions, there’s no reason you can’t start some now.

A．Maintaining(保持) positive family communications benefits your family in so many ways.

B．Lunches with aging parents keeps those relationships healthy, as well.

C．Setting up a family movie night, attending religious services or visiting the same spot every year for summer vacation are all the examples.

D．When it comes to family communication, listen four times longer than you speak.

E. Go on individual dates with your children.
F. Use the family dinner table as an opportunity to share what’s going on in family members’ lives.
G. Conversation is the key to any strong relationship, especially for family communication.

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Is bottled water better for you than tap? Or should you choose vitamin-enriched water? Experts say, skip it all. None of these products is likely to make you any healthier. Below, we look at four major myths about the benefits of drinking water. 小题1:Experts say there’s an easy way to judge. If you are not thirsty, your fluid intake is likely “just right”
Myth No 1: Drink eight glasses each day.
Scientists say there’s no clear health benefit of drinking so much water a day. 小题2:“Nobody really knows,” says Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, a kidney expert at the University.of Pennsylvania.
Myth No.2：Lots of water equals healthier skin.
The body is already 60 percent water. 小题3:Adding a few extra glasses of water each day has a limited effect. “It’s such a tiny part of what’s in the body,” says Goldfarb. “ It’s very unlikely that one’s getting any benefit.”
Myth No.3: 小题4:
A more accurate statement may be: Drinking water is a helpful tool for dieters. “Water is a great strategy for dieters because it has no calories,” says Madeline Fernstrom of the University of Pittsburgh. “So you can keep your mouth busy without food and get a sense of satisfaction.” But water is not magical, she adds. “Other zero-calorie options such as diet sodas are fine, too.”
Myth No. 4: It’s easy to get dehydrated(脱水的) during a workout.
Dehydration sets in when a person has lost 2 percent of his or her body weight.小题5:“It’s also obvious that individuals in hot, dry climates have an increased need for water,” says Goldfarb. “But for a walk in the park, no water bottle is necessary.”

A．So where does the standard advice come from?

B．But it’s unclear whether these changes are clinically significant.

C．So for a 200-pound man, this means losing 4 pounds of water.

D．Drinking extra water leads to weight loss.

E.Drink as much water as you can.
F.So, if you take a 200-pound man, he’s 120 pounds of water.
G.But first, how do you know if you’re drinking enough water?

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 小题1:．She described all the things she had to do －one was to make her bed－from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work．I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks．She was shocked, probably thinking I’d been raised by wolves in a forest．小题2:  ．
Two weeks later she went into my office beaming．She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years－and nothing bad had happened． “And you know what?” she said．”I don’t dry my dishes anymore, either．”
 小题3:．One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before．The other was giving herself permission to be less that perfect．This story shows an important principle about managing time: No one can do it all．Each of us has to make choices and accept trade-offs．The problem is, many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last．They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves．小题4:   .
So what is the solution? There’s an easy way．Decide what you want in your life, and put that first．On a daily basis, that should include regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family．Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life．小题5:．The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life．Take a nap．Take a walk．Take time to play the piano．Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office．Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers．Fill more of your time with want-to-dos instead of have-to-dos．

A．This woman had made two major breakthroughs．

B．Above all, you needn’t do anything for yourself regularly．

C．They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own．

D．However, she went along with my idea．

E．Most people do not take time to relax themselves．
F．The point is to do something for yourself every day．
G．A patient came to see me about the stress in her life．

— Mr. Smith never means what he says．I dislike him．
— ______________, as the saying goes．

A．A single flower does not make a spring

B．A still tongue makes a wise head

C．A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds

D．Actions speak louder than words．

词型转换 (共10题，每题1分，共10分)
请在空格处用括号中所给词语的适当形式填空。
小题1:At the end of the meeting he nodded with __________________ (approve).
小题2:Many people enjoy the pleasure and ___________________ (convenient) of living in a city centre.  
小题3: If everyone can make a small ____________________ (contribute), our society will become more harmonious.
小题4:He was happy to be at home in his familiar ___________________ (surround).
小题5:He can’t have changed his mind without too much ____________________ (press) from his parents and teacher.
小题6:We must take every detail into ___________________ (consider) before we make our final decision.
小题7:The Indians often attacked the _____________________ (settle) of the colonists(殖民者).
小题8:He came up with an ___________________ (admire) idea.
小题9:How much the participants liked the food did not have an effect on this ______________(accurate).
小题10:He worked as an _______________ (assist) to the President.

To learn to swim well, ___________.

A．one needs much practice	B．much practice is needed
C．much practice needs	D．one is needed much practice

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Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal – or at least many parts of it have.  小题1:. Ideas about social class – whether a person is “working - class” or “middle - class”– are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.
　　In the past, the working-class tended to be paid less than middle-class people. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having given his wife her "housekeeping", would go out and squander（挥霍） the rest on beer and betting.
　　The old style of what a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth. He was-and still is-inclined (有意) to take a longer-term view. Not only did he regard buying a house as a most important thing, but he also considered the education of his children as extremely important.    小题2:   . Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity （or the education and training） to make such long-term plans.
　　小题3: . In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much as their middle – class supervisors (管理者). Improved social security and laws have made it less necessary than before to worry about "tomorrow". Working-class people seem slowly to be losing the feeling of inferiority(自卑感). In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed of their position.
   小题4:  .They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes, they spend their money in having a good time, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary. There seems to be much less difference than in precious generations.  小题5:  . As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather that the old conflicts will re-appear, but between different groups.

A．Nowadays, a great deal has changed

B．Both of these provided him and his family with security

C．As a result, differences in life – styles and attitudes came into existence

D．However, we still have a wide gap between the well – paid and the low - paid

E. In recent years, the working – class people have begun to design long – term plans
F. In some ways, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concerned
G. The changes in both life–styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen amongst younger people

动词填空（共10题; 每小题0.5分，满分5分）
小题1: With Daniel ___ (leave) in charge, his parents went abroad to spend vacation as planned.
小题2:The model teacher has devoted all her life to teaching her students, and she deserves  _________ (respect).
小题3:On ___(hear) the news of the air attack most foreigners headed for the border.
小题4:John ____________（regret be ）careless as he failed in the physics examination again.
小题5:He sat on his bed, looking at Mary, who had her arms __________ (cross) and looked angry.
小题6: They insisted on ______ (send) to the countryside to work with the farmers.
小题7:They are supposed _____(finish) at least half of the work, but they didn’t.
小题8:The proud look on his face suggested that he _____(pass) the final examination successfully.
小题9:All the workers are forbidden ___________(smoke) in that company.
小题10:I can’t watch TV tonight, Jack. Please keep me __________ (inform) of the present situation of the Europe.

小题1:We are all e__________after the journey. No one wants to move a further step.
小题2:He a__________his wife, and went to the USA to make money.
小题3:With the development of industry and agriculture, e__________energy is in great need in China.
小题4:Linda apologized to the teacher for leaving the school without his p___________.
小题5:The students are asked to c____________their attention on the experient.
小题6:The retired worker is very ___________(热心的) about neighbourhood affairs.
小题7:They have ___________(设计) a lot of advanced electric equipment.
小题8:He is a very strict teacher, but the students ____________(尊敬) him.
小题9:He is very nice but I don’t really find him ____________(有吸引力的).
小题10:He was surprised that his speech had caused a strong ____________(反应).

- Mr. White, will you please teach me how to perform pair skating today?
--         . You have to practise single skating well first.

A．Two heads are better than one.	B．Think twice before you do.
C．Learn to walk before you run.	D．One today is worth two tomorrows.