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押题精选04阅读理解七选五Passage1Somestudentsfindthemselvesconstantlyintroublewithattentionatschool.1.Ifyouhavetroublepayingattention,sittingstill,andaregetting

constantlycalledoutbyyourteacher,youcanstilllearntofollowtherulesandchannelyourenergyintobecomingabetterstudent.2.Ifyouh

avetroublepayingattentionandstayingontask,changingyourattitudecanhelpalot.Trytouseyourimaginationtomakethetaskcoolerandm

orefun.Itmightsoundstupid,butpretendingyourschoolworkisfuncanactuallymakeitfun.Takenotes.Onegreatwaytokeepyourselffocusedonthe

classtopicsandthelessonistotakenotes.Evenifyou'llbeprovidedwithareview,oryoudon'teventuallyneedtheinformatio

nforthetest,ifyoustruggletopayattention,focusonwritingdowntheimportantthingstheteachersays.3.Bepreparedforc

lass.Youcan'tstayfocusedifyoudon'thaveallthenecessarysuppliesready,andyou'reinyourseatontime.There'snothingw

orseforyourclassroomreputationthanforgettingyourmathtextbook,orhavingtoaskforapencilorapieceofpaperthatyouforgettobring.Getinvolvedintheclassd

iscussions.4.Justraiseyourhandifyouknowtheanswer,andtalkduringdiscussionsinclassifthey'regoingon.5.Justlikechanging

yourattitudeaboutenjoyingyourclasses,makinganactivechoicecanbeanimportantfirststepinactuallygettingbettergrades.A.Motivateyourselftoimproveyourg

rades.B.Useyourimaginationanddecidetolikethetopics.C.Takingnotescanalsohelpyouimproveyourwritingskills.D.Ifyou'renot

activeinclass,makeachangeandtrytoanswerquestions.E.Therearesomanyfactorstomakeyouunfocused,andyouaren'talone!F.Thiswillhelpyoustayfocus

edandyou'llhavesomethingtorefertolater.G.Seeingtheresultsofyourhardwork,youmightbecomemoreconfidentatwork.Passage2FromMozarttopopm

usic,tonsofpeopleenjoylisteningtovarioustypesofmusicwhiletheypaint,write,ordraw.Manybelievethatmusichelpsimprovecreativity.Butaninter

nationalstudyischallengingthatviewpoint.1.Tocometotheirconclusions,researchershadparticipantscompleteverbal(文字的)problemsdesignedtoin

spirecreativitywhilesittinginaquietroom.2.Theyfoundthatbackgroundmusicsignificantlyhurttheparticipants,abilitytocomp

letetasksassociatedwithverbalcreativity.Thetasksweresimplewordgames.3.Then,theywereaskedtofindasinglewordassociatedwithallth

reethatcouldbecombinedtoformacommonphraseorword.Participantscompletedthetasksineitheraquietroom,orwhileexposedtothreedifferenttypesofmus

ic:musicwithunfamiliarlines,instrumentalmusic,ormusicwithfamiliarlines.Dr.McLatchieandhiscolleaguesconcludethatmusicinterfereswith(干扰)theverba

lworkingmemoryofthebrain.4.Also,asfarasthelibrarybackgroundnoiseshavingseeminglynoeffect,theresearchersbe

lievethatisthecasebecauselibrarynoisescreateanenvironmentofsteadystatethatdoesn'tinterruptconcentration."5.Instead,theydemonstratethatmu

sic,regardlessofthepresenceofitscontent,consistentlyinterruptscreativeperformanceininsightproblemsolving,"thestudyreads.A.Andth

isinturnholdsbackcreativity.B.Ithasnothingtodowiththepositivereaction.C.Thenagain,theyweretestedwhilemusicwasplayedinthebackgrou

nd.D.Psychologistssaythattheirfindingsindicatemusicactuallyblockscreativity.E.Forexample,participantsweregiventhreewords,suchasdress,dial,andflower

.F.Beforetheexperiment,theparticipantsdidn'tstudythemusictheywouldlisten.G.Toconclude,thefindingsherechallengeth

epopularviewthatmusicbuildsupcreativity.Passage3Whenyoueatlunchinarestaurant,youmightseemanypeopleeatingbythe

mselves,watchingvideosontheirphones.1.Doyouworrythey‘relonely?Youprobablydidn‘tevennoticebecauseyouwerelookingaty

ourownphone.TheNewYorkPostsaysthateatingalonewithelectronicdevicesisagrowingtrendamongyoungpeoplearoundtheworld.Accordingtoanewsu

rveyconductedbyOnePollonbehalfoftheUS-basedHighbushBlueberryCouncil,theaverageadulteatssixmealsaloneeachweekand387mealseachyear.2.Maybenot

.―Thewaywedefine‗togetherness‘andwhatitmeanstobeconnectedseemstobeevolvingastechnologyevolves.Keepingourre

lationshipsstrongdoesn‘talwaysrequirebeingtogetherphysically,‖wrotethereport.Nowadays,manyyoungpeoplespendmoretimestudyingandworkingin

competitiveenvironments.3.Instead,it‘snaturaltocommunicatewithothersthroughtext,emailandsocialmedia.DanielaGalarza,fromtheUS,isoneoftheseyoungpeople.

ShetoldtheNewYorkPostthatshespentnearly10hoursonherworkeveryday.Shesaid,―Engagingwithmyfriendsandfamiliesonsocialmediaplatformsforabouth

alfanhoureverydayalwayshelpsmefeelmoreconnectedwiththem.4.‖―Today,‗togetherness‘ismoreofafeelingthanaphysicalstate,

andpeoplegetcreativetostayconnected,‖aspokespersonforTheHighbushBlueberryCounciltoldtheNewYorkPost.―5.‖A.I‘mnotl

onelyanymore.B.Doyoufeelpityforthem?C.Beingtogetherallthetimeisgreat.D.Doesitmeantherearealotoflonelypeople?E.Theyenjoyeatingalonewithelectro

nicdevices.F.Theyhavelesstimetogatherandeatwiththeirfriendsorfamilies.G.Thejoyofbeingtogether–howeveryoumanageit–neverchange

s.Passage4AsfearexistsinChinaandtheworldoverthespreadingCOVID-4（新冠肺炎），businessownersworldwideareallfeelingthepain.Un

certaintyandlackofconfidencehavealwaysbeenamongthebigenemiesofeconomies.Andnowtheuniversaleconomyissti

llundergreatpressure.1.Ascountriesissuewarningsandtravelbans,thetourismandservicesaremostaffected.In53,around140millionChinesemadeoutbo

undtripsaccordingtotheChinaTourismAcademy.2.Itisthusnotsurprisingthatlocalhotels,restaurantsandtravelagenciesinc

itieslikeNewYorkandLondonarealsosufferinglossesfromthevirusfallout.AccordingtoaNewYorkTimesreport,ChinatowninManhattanhasseenbu

sinessdropof50to70percent.AhotelownerwhoreliesonChinesecustomerssaidthatthelosscouldbewellover100,000dollarsandclimbing.FederalRe

serveChairman,JeromePowell,isalsowarningtheoutbreakcouldposea―newrisk‖totheUSeconomy.Theeconomiccostofthe

COVID-4outbreakisgrowingandhardtoestimate（估计）.3.Duringthe503SARS,whichlastedaround7months,itisestimatedthateconomiclossesw

orldwideaffectedbytheoutbreakwereover30billiondollars.Therippleeffect（连锁反应）spreadacrosstheAtlantictoToronto,themostsever

elyaffectedareainCanada.Itisestimatedthatthecitywillloseabout950milliondollarsduetotherestrictionsontravel.4

.ItstartedinMexicoandAmericain509.WhiletheAmericasweremostaffectedbythevirus,researchhasalsofoundthattheeconomiccostofthevirusinKoreawasashighas1

billiondollars.Inthisinterconnectedworld,anypandemic（流行病）isworldwide.Variouseconomistshavepointedoutthatmosteconomiccostsarenotrelatedt

othevirusdirectly,butthepanicoverit.Lackofconfidencecanalsoworsenthefragileworldeconomy.5.A.Butonecanalwaysl

earnfromhistory.B.It'stimetobanthewildlifetradeforgood.C.Thelastthingtheworldneedsisavirusoutbreak.D.Chinai

samuchbiggereconomythanitwasin503.E.ThesamethingalsohappenedduringthefluA(H1N1)outbreak.F.Inrecentyearstheyhavecreatedabouta

quarteroftourismjobsworldwide.G.So,it'sveryimportantforcountriestoworktogethertocontrolitsoutbreak.Passage5Howtomanagehol

idaystressAstheholidayseasonapproaches,Iencouragemypatientstoaskthemselvesiftheglassishalffullorhalfempty.Howwemanagetheholidaysmay

haveasmuchtodowithourexpectationsasourresources.1..Yourneighborsarethrowingaholidayparty,andthey'vea

skedyoutomakeallofthedesserts.2.Whileyoufeelveryoverwhelmed,youfeelasenseofobligation（义务）topleaseothers.Insituationslikethese

,Iadvisemypatientstotakeastepbackandrememberthatthey'renotsupermen.Don'tlet―supposedtodo‖taketheplaceofwhatyouwouldliketodo.Toreducepressure,tr

ytokeepyourlifesimplebytalkingwithfamilymembersorfriendsbeforemakingdecisions.3..Italsohelpstogetprepare

dforsomeproblems.Thisgoesbacktomanagingexpectations.Preparefortheunexpectedandknowthatsomeproblemsarepossiblesuchastrafficorforgettingapresentforafa

milymember.4..Theholidayscanalsobeatimeofyearthatbringsunpleasantmemoriessuchassadeventsoranniversaries.Forsomewhohaveexperiencedabuse,holidayacti

vitiescanleadtounpleasantmemories.5.Makethemostofthem.Lookforeasy,socialandcomfortingwaystocelebrate.Gettogethe

rwithfamilyandfriendstobakewhilelisteningtogreatmusicortohelpyoungerchildrenmakecraftsfortheirpresentswhilewatchinganoldm

ovie.Theseactivitiescanreducestressandcanalsobeeasyonyourbudget.A.Rememberthattheholidaysareasshortasli

fe.B.Itisnotagoodideatogiveintoothers'requests.C.Itisimportanttoberealisticaboutwhatyouwant.D.Butyouwanttospendtimewithyourfamilybaking.E.Spareyourt

imewithyourfamilyduringtheholiday.F.Thiswillhelpyoutospendtheholidayswhatyouwant.G.Mostimportantly,don‘tblameyourselfforwhatgoeswr

ong.Passage6Collegeisthetimewhenyou‘reexpectedtofocusonyourpathinlife.Butit‘salsothetimeyou‘retheleastequippedt

ohaveanylong-termplan.1..Thewholeprocesscanbedividedintothreestages.Thefirstis―gatheringfuel‖.Thismeansbuildi

ngupyourskills,learningfromdifferentexperiencesanddevelopinganetworkofpeoplewhoyoutrustandwhotrustyou.Andth

isisastagethatrequirespatienceandawillingnesstoidentifyyourownweaknessesandworkonthem.Ifyoucompletethisstagewithagrowi

ngsenseofwhatyoulovetodoandwhatyouaregoodat,2..Thesecondstageis―burningfuel‖.Thisisthetimetoimprovetheskillsy

ou‘veobtainedthroughexperiences,thepeopleyou‘vemetalongthewayandtherecognitionofwhatyoushoulddo.3..Wewanttogetwherewe‘regoinginahurry,butth

athardlyworks.4..Simplyspeaking,it‘saboutstayingstrong,whileturninganeyetowardswhatliesahead.It‘sasurprisinglylongjourneyandmostpeopleunde

restimateit.Youcan‘texpectanideallifetohappenbyitself.Youmustrecognizethatnomatterwhereyouareonthepath,eachstepistheretote

achyousomething,feedingyouthatfuel.Ifyou‘renotdoingwhatyouwant,youneedmorefuel-sogooutandgetit.5..A.youarewinningB.thatwillcomet

rueC.Thelastpartis―savingfuel‖D.Thefinalpartis―fillingfuel‖E.HerearesometipsonhowtoaimyoursightsintothefutureF.Itseemsthatmostofustrytojum

pstraighttothenextstageG.Andifyou‘redoingwhatyouwant,keepmovinganddon‘tsettlePassage7WhyWalkingMakesYouaBetterWorker?We‘r

ebusyatwork,distractedbytechnologyandoftenliveinurbanenvironmentsfarfromwildspaces.1.TheaverageAmerican,forexample,spendsabout90%oftheirli

feindoors.Butwhathappensifwemaketimeforanhouroutsideeachday?2.You‘llhavetostandupandmove,whichisbeneficialifmostofyourdayinvolvessittinginfrontofas

creen.Researchshowsshortbreakscanimproveworkenthusiasm,andaquickbreakinnaturallightwilldeliverashotofvitaminD.Th

ere‘salsoalotofworkonthementalbenefitsofbeinginnature—onthestateofbeinghappyandonyourbrain‘sabilitytomakesenseoflife.―Whenpeopleareal

loutinnature,eveninurbannature,peopletendtohavemorepositiveemotionandenergythanwhentheyareindoors.3.‖saysLisaNisbet,associateprofessoratCanada

‘sTrentUniversity.Theideathatnatureisgoodforushasbeengaininggroundsincethe480s.4.Afterwardsshinrin-y

oku,theJapaneseconceptfollowedthatabsorbingtheatmosphereinforestscanbenefityourhealth.Researchersofshinrin-

yokuhavesincefoundplentyofphysicalandmentalbenefits,whileglobalstudiessuggesttimeinnaturecan,forexample,

restoreourabilitytofocus,increasecreativity,andevenhelpuslivelonger.Ofcourse,manyofusliveincitieswithnoreadyaccesstoforestsorwilderness.5.Variousstud

ieshaveshownthatgreenenvironmentsincitieshavebeneficialeffects.A.Therearesomeobviousbenefitstogoingoutside.B.Butitdoesn‘thav

etobeaforest.C.spendingtimeinnaturemakesushealthierandhappier.D.Inotherwords,peoplearehappierinnature.E.Wealsodon‘

tgetoutmuch.F.Greenandbluespacesarebetterthanbusycitystreets.G.Firstcamethetheorythathumanshaveabasicdesiretoconnectwithnature.Passage8Fol

lowthesetipsfromtheForeignOfficetohelpyoustaysafeandsecureduringyourtravelsabroad—1.1.LocatetheembassyPerhapsthefirstthingyoushoulddo

isfindoutwherethenearestembassywillbe—checktheirwebsitetofindoutwhatservicestheyofferandtheiropeningtime

sincaseyouneedtheirhelpwhenyouareabroad.2.2.YoushouldalsovisittheNHStravelhealthinformationpagebefor

eyoutravel,whereyoucanresearchanyhealthrisksforthecountryyouwillbevisiting.3.Ifneeded,visityourGPIfnecessaryyoucanvisityo

urGPforanyappropriateinoculations（预防注射）.4.EuropeanHealthInsuranceCardIfyouaretravelingwithintheEuropeanEconomi

cAreayoucanalsogetafreeEuropeanHealthInsuranceCardforfreeorreducedemergencycare.5.Inemergency,call112Remember,youcancall112to

contacttheemergencyservicesinanyEUcountry.6.3.It‘simportantthatyouresearchyourlocaldestination,sothatyoudon‘tu

nconsciouslybreakthelocallawsorcustoms.7.ProtectyourvaluablesOncetheredon‘topenlydisplayvaluablessuchasmobile

phonesordigitalcamerasandconsiderusingapadlockonsuitcasesorbackpacks.8.AvoidmisunderstandingsBecarefulwhentakingphotographs,videosorusingbinocular

s（望远镜）.4.9.CheckthewaterCheckwhetherit‘ssafetodrinklocaltapwater.Ifnot,sticktobottledwaterandavoidsalads,non-peelingfruitandiceindrinks.1

0.5.Beforeyougoyoushouldalsomakesureyoutakeoutcomprehensivetravelinsurance,incaseyourpropertyisstolenoryouget

injuredorsickwhileyou‘reabroad.A.TravelinsuranceB.FollowthelocallawsC.NHStravelhealthinformationD.Payattentiontoyourself-imageE.whetheryouar

eonbusinessoronholidayF.Ittakestimetoforgetthoseunpleasantexperiences.G.Suchactivitiesmaybemisunderst

ood,especiallynearmilitaryinstallation.Passage9EasyWaystoGiveYourselfaFreshStartItdoesn'tneedtobecomplicatedorcha

llengingtoturnafreshpageoneachnewday.Wheneverwemarkanewyear—byturningthecalendar,returningtoschoolorcelebratingaholiday—wearelookingforafreshstart.1.

Buthow?Herearesomeeasywaystoconnectwiththatfeelingofstartingfresh,whetherit‘sanewyearorsimplyanewdayinourlife.2.Thismeansyouhaverealiz

edwhatservesyourlifenowandwhatcanstayinyourpast.Orinvestinanewpenandanewnotebook.Havingfreshsuppliescanstimulateeventhecommont

askofcreatingyourto-dolist.Moreover,youcanlearnsomethingnewbyopeningabookyou'vebeenexpectingtoread,searchingaquestionthat'sbeenonyo

urmind,enrollinginaclassthatmotivatesyourinterest.Ofcourseyoucansimplyaskafriendforafreshideaaboutanissue.3.Takeab

reakfromtechnology—foranhour,aday,oraweek.4.Youshouldbeabletoputsomespacebetweenyourselfanddigitalroutines.Onereasonw

esometimesstruggletostartfreshisthatyougetstuckreflectingonworrisomethoughtsaboutthepast,thefutureoreventhepresent.5.Allowthesetho

ughtsintoyourdayonlyatabrief(30minutesorless),specifictime.Therestofthetime,focusonwhatyouaredoingthat'snewandpositive.

Howdoyougiveyourselfthat―freshstart‖feeling?A.ElectronicProductsmightnotbeservingyoubest.B.Newnessorthefreshnesscanguideusonapos

itivepath.C.Limityourdaily―worrytime‖andmakeanappointmentwithyourself.D.Allofusenjoynewness,butwhatisitthatleadstoasenseoffreshness?E.Rea

lizingyourpastmistakes,youshouldmoveforwardwithenthusiasm.F.Increasingyourknowledgeonanytopicmeanstakingyourmindintoafreshare

a.G.First,evenlettinggoofasingleboxorbagofitemscangiveyouarefreshingsense.Passage10Mostofusdon‘tthinktwiceaboutrefillingourplasticwaterbottles.Aft

erall,there‘sabsolutelynothingharmfulaboutasimplebottleofwater,right?Wrong!1.Why?PlasticwaterbottleshaveBisphenolA(BPA),achemicalusedtomanufactur

eplastics.Thisharmfulchemicalcangointothewaterandquicklygrowdangerousbacteriainthebottle‘scracks,andthehealthconsequencesareprettyserious.

WespoketoKentAtherton,CEOofPuriBloctechnology,abouttherisksofreusingplastics.―EvenBPAfreeproductsarenotsafebecausemanufacturersarenowusingotherest

rogenic(雌激素类的)chemicals.2.,‖saidAtherton.Theseestrogenicchemicalscanhaveanegativeeffectonhumanbeing‘shormonalbalances.3..Inastudyof259plasticwaterbot

tlesattheStateUniversityofNewYork,scientistsfoundthat93%ofthesurveyedbottleshadsomeformofmicroplasticcontamination(污染).Additionally,single-useplasti

cbottlesaremostlymadeofpolyethyleneterephthalate,orPET,whichissafetouse,butnotreuse.4..―Thethingaboutwaterbottl

esisthattheycomeintocontactwithourmouthandhands—whicharehometoalotofbacteria,‖saysProfessorStephanieLiberatoreintheacademicjournalTheScienceTeacher.

―Theiropeningsaresmall,whichmakesthemdifficulttoclean.This,combinedwiththeirwetenvironment,canmakewaterbottlesabacterialbreedingground.‖Todrinkw

aterwithoutharm,smartdrinkersshouldavoidre-usingdisposable(一次性的)bottles.5.Notonlywilldoingsobenefityourhealth,butyoucanhel

ptheenvironment,too.A.There‘salsothefactorofbacteriatoconsider.B.Theymayalsocausethesamedangertohumanhealth.C.In

stead,theyshouldrecyclethemafterdrinkinguponce.D.Plasticwaterbottlecouldactuallydoharmtoyourbody.E.Manypeoplebelievebu

yingplasticwaterbottlesishealthy.F.Theseplasticscanmakechemicalsgointoyourwaterifheated.G.However,thepo

tentialdangersofplasticwaterbottlesdon‘tstopthere.Passage11Ifyou'vefoundyourselfthinkingofanewjobornewcareer,don'tbeupset.1.Jobopportunitiesinhealt

hcareareontheriseandexpectedtoincrease34percentthrough55.2.Amuchlargerpopulationoftheelderlymeansahugeincreaseindemandformedicalservicesandthepeopl

ethatprovidethem.3.Ourhealthcareisgettingmoreandmorecomplicated.And,thatmeanshighlyskilledpeopleareneededtodeliv

ertheservice.Putthesetwothingstogetherandyougethighersalariesandmoreemployeesaredemanded.Weallknowthatd

octorsmakethebigbucks（钱）.But,talkaboutpayingyourdues-doctorsmustendureover10yearsofschoolingandworkam

azinghours.Fortunately,youdon'tneedtobecomeadoctortosettleintoanexciting,secure,andwell-payingjob.Therearemanyopportunitiesavailab

le,andoneofthebestwaystogetintothefieldisasamedicalassistant.4.Thepositioncanbepart-time,time,orevenjus

teveningsandweekends.Workingconditionsandbenefitstendtobeexcellent,andyoucanmanagetohavealifeoutsideofworkaswell.Manymedicalassistantschoosetotakead

ditionalclassestobecomenursesandhealthcarepractitioners（执业医生）.Sometakeonadditionaladministrativetrainingandbecomeofficemanagersf

orlargerpractices.5.A.Jobislessfortheold.B.Thesecondreasonisrelatedtotechnology.C.Thisisduetotwofactors:Firstly,theAmerican

populationisagingrapidly.D.Thefieldofmedicalassistantsoffersmanyoptionsforflexibilityandjobgrowth.E.Yourfirstjobasamedicalassistantisamorerewardingca

reerinthehealthcareindustry.F.Intelligenttechnologybringsmanyemploymentopportunitiestohumanbeingsnow

adays.G.Thereisonefieldthat'spredictedtogrowsteadilyinthefuture:HealthCareProfessionals.Passage12Anewcoronavirus,acousinoftheS

ARSvirus,hasinfectedmorethan50peoplesincetheoutbreakbeganinWuhan,China,inDecember.ScientistLeoPoon,whofirstdecode

dthevirus,thinksitlikelystartedinananimalandspreadtohumans.TheWorldHealthOrganizationofferedguidancetocountries.1.Whatisacoronavirus

2.Inrarecases,theyarewhatscientistscallzoonotic(人畜共患病),meaningtheycanbetransmittedfromanimalstohumans,accordingtotheUSCentersforDiseaseContr

olandPrevention.CoronavirussymptomsThevirusescanmakepeoplesick,usuallywithamildtomoderateupperrespiratory(呼吸的)tractillness,similar

toacommoncold.Coronavirussymptomsincludearunnynose,cough,sorethroat,possiblyaheadacheandmaybeafever.3.Forthosewithaweakenedimmunesystem,th

eelderlyandtheveryyoung,there‘sachancetheviruscouldcausealower,andmuchmoreserious,respiratorytractillnesslikeapneumoniaorbronchitis.4.MiddleEastRespi

ratorySyndrome,alsoknownastheMERSvirus,wasfirstreportedintheMiddleEastin512andalsocausesrespiratoryproblems,butthosesympt

omsaremuchmoresevere.Threetofouroutofevery10patientsinfectedwithMERSdied,accordingtotheCDC.SevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome,alsoknownasSARS,istheotherc

oronavirusthatcancausemoreseveresymptoms.FirstidentifiedintheGuangdongprovinceinsouthernChina,accordingtotheWH

O,itcausesrespiratoryproblemsbutcanalsocausediarrhea,fatigue,shortnessofbreath,respiratorydistressandkidneyfailure.Italso

resultsindeath.HowitspreadsVirusescanspreadfromhumancontactwithanimals.5.WithSARS,scientistssuspectedcivetcatsweretoblame.Whenitcomestohuman-to-

humantransmissionoftheviruses,oftenithappenswhensomeonecomesintocontactwiththeinfectedperson‘ssecretions.A.Hereareseveralsuggestionsfor

youaboutacoronavirus.B.Thereareahandfulofhumancoronavirusesthatareknowntobedeadly.C.ScientiststhinkMERSstartedincame

ls,accordingtotheWHO.D.Coronavirusesarealargegroupofvirusesthatarecommonamonganimals.E.Thereareallkindsofcoronavirusesexist

ingintheworld.F.Hereareseveralthingsyoushouldknowaboutacoronavirus.G.Theycanlastforacoupleofdays.Passage13Asteenage

rscontinuetogrowanddevelopintoyoungadults,thetransition(过渡)intoadulthoodhasbegun.Withsomanyphysicalandemotionalchang

esgoingon,certainmannersareoftenforgottenandotheradulttraitsarenotyetacceptedasawayoflife.1.Bydoingthefollowingthings,youwil

learnmorerespect.ContributetothehouseholdAttheveryleast,cleanupafteryourself.Asateenager,youareoldenoughtocleanupafteryourself.Whe

nyoumakeamess,cleanitup.2.Allchoresthatyoudohelptoreducetheloadofthepersonwhodidthembefore.Nowthatyo

u'reoldenoughandcapable,whyshouldn'tyoucontributetothehousehold?3.Beresponsible4.Whethertheyarebasicthi

ngs,likebrushingyourteethordoingyourhomework,ormoreinvolvedchoresthatcontributetothehousehold,simplyfulfillyourresponsibilitiesontime.Whe

nadultsknowthattheycanrelyonyou,theirtrustandrespectforyouwillincrease.SolvemoreofyourownproblemwithoutaskingforhelpInsteadoftaking

theeasyapproachandaskingforhelp,makeanefforttosolveyourproblemsonyourownfirst.The―easyway‖isonlyeasyforyou,butitisanextrataskforthepers

onfromwhomyouareseekinghelp.Seekhelponlyafteryouhavemadeanhonestefforttosolveyourownproblems.5.Whenyoubecomeagoodproblemsolver,youinc

reaseyourvaluetothecommunity.A.Thepeopledoingthechoresbeforewillgreatlyappreciatethehelp.B.Itwillmakeyourlifemorepleasant.C.Everyonehasce

rtainresponsibilities.D.Whenspeakingtoagroup,speakloudenough.E.Thisincludes，butisnotlimitedto,yourdishesandyourroom.F.Bybeingawareofthesemannersandt

raits,youcanmanagethemsooner.G.Dependingontheproblem,15minutesofeffortisusuallyagoodguideline.Passag

e14Peopleallovertheworldhavesomestrangehobbies,andoneofthemostunusualinBritainis"trainspotting".1..You'llseethegrown.upsstandin

garoundarailwaystationsandotherplaceswheretrainspassby,andyou'llseethemtakingphotosandexchangingnoteswitheachother.So

,whataretheydoing?2.thenumbersonthefrontofthetrains,orthemakeandmodelofthe"locomotive(火车头)"-thepartofthetrainwhichpullsalltheotherpart.Int

hesamewaythatsomepeoplecollecttoysorstamps,thesemencollectandexchangeallkindsofdetailsabouttrainsandrailways.Theideagoesbacka

sfaras442.Thatyear,ayoungmannamedIanAllanwasworkingatWaterloorailwaystationinLondon.3.,andquitealotofthequestionshereceive

dwereverysimilar.Hefoundhimselfgettingalittleannoyedatsendingthesinerepliestothesamequestions.sohehadawordwithhimboss.Hea

skedifhecouldwriteabrochuregivingtheanswerstothemostfrequentlyaskedquestions.Hisbosssaidifhewantedtowastehistimeonsuchaprojec

t,that'OK.4..Sohedid.ThebrochurehewrotewastheearliestversionoftheFAQs(常见问题)youseeonwebsitesnowadays.Thefi

rst2,000copieswereallsoldindays,andbythe450s,amillioncopiesofBritishRailwaysLocomotivesweresellingeveryyear.IanAllanwenttobecomeasuccessfulpublishe

r,andgotanOrderoftheBritishEmpire(OBE,大英帝国勋章)fromtheQueenin495.5..A.ButheshoulddoitinhisowntimeB.TheyoungmanspentmuchtimeonitC.They

'relookingforthetrainsthey'vetakenD.Well,they'recollectinginformationabouttrainsE.It'susuallymenovertheageof40,butnota

lwaysF.Hediedin515,buthistrainspottinghobbylivesonG.ItwashisjobtoanswerlettersfrompeopleabouttrainsPassage15Givingagiftthatwillstandthetestoftimeisa

lwaysachallenge,butgivingplantsisonewaytotry.Whatevertypeofplantyouchoose,it‘ssuretolastlongerthancutflowers1.Themostimportantthingtocons

ideriswhereitwilllive.Ifyourfriend‘splaceisbrightandsunny,asucculent(多肉植物)makessense.2.Succulentsnaturall

ygrowindesert-likeenvironments,whileorchids(兰花)growindampforests.3.Itcanhelpyouunderstandwhatconditions

itprefers.So,whilepickingoutplantgifts,askthesalespersonformoreinformationtoensurewhatyouchooseisamatchforwhereitwillendup.Whateverplanty

ouchoose,makepeacewiththefactthatitmayormaynotsurvive.Afterall,ahouse‘sinsideisprettydissimilartowherethatplantnaturallygrows.Sowe

canallonlydoourbest.4Iftheirleavesdryup,they‘renotgettingenoughwater.Ifthey‘rereachingtheirleavestowardthelight,theymayneedmoreofit.Sooffert

hatadvicetoyourfriend,andthenletitgo.Ifyouhaveaplant-interestedfriendonyourgiftlist,whynotchooseaplantwhichise

asytokeepaliveinhisplaceandlookslovely?Youdon‘tneedtowrapit,asasimplebowisenough.5.It‘sawaytoensureyou

rgiftgetsagoodstartinlife.A.Youcanalwaysputtheminsideapaperbag.B.Butyoucanconsidergivinganicepotandbagofsoil.C.K

nowingthenaturalhistoryofaplantisequallyimportant.D.EvenrelativelyexperiencedgreenthumbssometimesloseE.Thekeyisto

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