It’s cold and dark outside, and your bed is so warm and comfortable. Going for a run seems like such a bad idea. But before you hide your running shoes, it might be worth giving that crazy idea a go.
According to The Huffington Post, an outdoor run in winter, as opposed to one on a treadmill (跑步机), burns more calories because the body is working hard to regulate (调节) its core temperature. Furthermore, research shows that race times are faster in cold weather than in warmer temperatures—and quicker runs burn more calories. Similarly, cold weather also makes the heart work harder to distribute blood through the body, making that vital muscle even stronger.
Outdoor exercise also turns up your energy and rids you of the stress and depression that build up every day. The heat and humidity in the summer can drag you down and tire you faster, but cold weather is refreshing. It adjusts you to your surroundings, making you feel alive.
Of course, the threat of smog in some built-up areas is a further hurdle to winter exercise. Heart attacks, stroke, lung cancer and asthma are all dangers of running in smog. The combination of air pollution and exercise increases the potential problems. If you do choose to run outside on smoggy days, take a path in a park or residential area to avoid car exhaust (尾气), and go early in the morning, before rush hour. But staying inside on smoggy days and waiting for the next clear day to run is best.
1.How does cold weather benefit runners, compared with warm weather?
A. They can run more slowly.
B. They can take in more calories.
C. Their hearts can function harder.
D. Their body temperature can get lower.
2.How does summer affect runners?
A. It builds up their energy quickly. B. It makes runners tired easily.
C. It lessens runners’ stress. D. It causes heart attack.
3.What are the runners supposed to do on smoggy days?
A. Stop driving cars. B. Do more exercise.
C. Avoid outdoor exercise. D. Run late in the morning.
4.What can be the best title of the text?
A. Refresh with a Winter Run B. Take Outdoor Exercise in Summer
C. Go to Run in a Park D. Follow the Tips to Reduce Stress
科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年河北省高一下学期第一次月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. “It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.
In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen, it is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.
Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document his adventures. He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier. “The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the 30-year-old man.
Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”, which “makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything”. He said, “The feeling of having overcome something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”
The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said, “Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”
1.Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?
A. Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.
B. It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.
C. It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.
D. Traveling abroad helps people to find new things.
2.Traveling alone is challenging because ________.
A. you have to make things on your own
B. it is hard for you to prove yourself to others
C. you can only depend on yourself whatever happens
D. it will finally build your character
3.What can we infer about Chris Richardson?
A. He started traveling alone at an early age.
B. He was once shot in the arm.
C. He used to work as a salesman.
D. His website inspires others a lot.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Travel Abroad B. Travel Alone
C. Travel Light D. Travel Wide and Far
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The law needs to be __________ (简化)
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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Volunteering to help people in need combined 1. travelling to faraway places is 2. new trend in the travel industry. It is called voluntourism. People travel to other countries, learn languages and other cultures and gain new 3.(experience). Recent statistics show that in the past few years voluntourism4. (be) one of the fastest-growing areas of tourism. More than l.6 million people around the world are volunteers in other countries. They work in orphanages(孤儿院), help build schools, assist in hospitals and do farming work in 5. (develop) countries. There are many reasons 6. people want to engage in voluntourism. Students see it as a gap year after school, while others 7. (simple) want to take time out from a job and do something else. However, some voluntourists do not see volunteering 8. what it is. They only think it is a cheap way 9. (travel) and don't really want to get 10.
(involve) in hard work.
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假定你是李华。你的美国朋友David生日将至,你画了一幅中国画“竹”,作为生日礼物寄送给他。请你写一封信,说明其寓意并表示祝福。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
Dear David,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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科目:高中英语 来源:山西省2017届高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷 题型:短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌系的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线(__),并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I am an only child in my family. While eating, my parents always leave myself the best dish. But I don’t eat out much because I don’t have some appetite all the time. One day, my friend Alice asked me come to her house for dinner. In her family, a feeling was so pleasant because there had two kids in the family. When they were eating, my friend and her sister fight for the food. They ate a lot and laughed happy. I felt so happy but ate a lot. I got to know that the eating atmospheres could be very important.
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1.One of the benefits mentioned in the advertisement is ________.
A. a discount on any course at Tanya Language School
B. 30% off any book purchased at Ruby Bookstore
C. a free bowl of dessert at any restaurant at the airport
D. a free flight to any destination in the world
2.Which of the following bookings may receive the most benefits?
A. Booking date Departure date
September 13 September 18
B. Booking date Departure date
September 2 September 12
C. Booking date Departure date
August 15 September 8
D. Booking date Departure date
August 16 September 4
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisement?
A. Club members enjoy free travel insurance for any flight.
B. You need to pay $50 to sign up a child for the club.
C. The advertisement is intended for students of all ages.
D. Any child must be accompanied by at least one paying adult.
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校报英语角就"提高身体素质,建设美好未来"这一话题,开展征文。
请根据以下提示写一篇文章投稿。
现象:1. 一些同学不吃早饭,不喜欢吃蔬菜而喜欢吃一些高热量的食品;
2. 平时缺乏锻炼;
3. 部份同学的体重开始增加。
建议:1. 按时吃早饭;2. 多吃些健康食品;3. 加强锻炼; 4. 多参加团队活动注意:1. 可以适当加入细节;2. 词数100左右
参考词:零食snacks
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科目:高中英语 来源:2017届甘肃省天水市、兰州市高三下学期一模考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Most episodes of absent-minded-forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room—are caused by a simple lack of attention, says Schacter. “You’re supposed to remember something, but you haven’t encoded it deeply.”
Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situation. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don’t pay attention to what you did because you’re involved in a conversation, you’ll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your wardrobe(衣柜). “Your memory itself isn’t failing you,” says Schacter, “Rather, you didn’t give your memory system the information it needed.”
Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. “A man who recite sports statistics from 30 years ago,” says Zelinski, “may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.” Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they are more interested in what’s happening around them, and memory relies on just that.
Visual cues(提示) can help prevent absent-mindedness, says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available,” he cautions. If you want to remember to take a medication with lunch, put the bill bottle on the kitchen table—don’t leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.
Another common episode of absent-mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why you’re there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else. “Everyone does this from time to time,” says Zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and you’ll likely remember.
1.What does the underlined word “episode” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Experiences. B. Experiments. C. Expressions. D. Feelings.
2.According to the passage, women have better memories than men probably because ________.
A. they have a wider range of interests
B. they always put things where they were
C. they pay more attention to their environment
D. they prefer to write notes to tell them what they should do
3.What can help prevent absent-mindedness according to Schacter?
A. Writing notes. B. Taking some medicine.
C. Putting something in sight. D. Returning to where you were.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. A Way of Recalling B. The Importance of Encoding
C. Cures for Absent-mindedness D. Causes of Absent-mindedness
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