题型:任务型阅读 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
江苏省连云港市灌南华侨高级中学2018-2019学年高二上学期英语12月月考试卷
Are you often upset about your failure in daily life? In fact everyone has gone through failure. In most cases you fail because of a lack of persistence(坚持不懈). Being persistent is a skill that can help you reach a dream more easily, get what you desire and even be a way in which you defend your idea or right before difficult people. Being persistent is a kind of quality most people who are successful have.
Failure is often used as an excuse or reason not to go after a goal. Yet, getting over failure is a good way of being persistent. So to be persistent, you should accept that we all experience failure in life. The most successful people in life have ever failed. The difference between them and people who fail is that successful people face the failure, learn from it and use it fully and wisely to inspire their next attempt.
You should keep on trying at the first sight of difficulty. Anything that is worth doing or achieving is sure to be difficult. Treat that as the challenge and as something that will test your courage, shape you for the better, and make you stronger and wiser. If at first you do not succeed, try it again and again.
More importantly, you need to learn to give up where necessary. If the constant facts tell you that you should let go of an realistic goal despite your efforts, be wise about devoting your energies. Don't waste time and energy, for you have just learned what does not work and is not worth persisting with.
In addition, it is also important to be persistent when refusing or demanding something. So you have to be persistent in what you say so that other people truly understand your meaning and know that you mean it. Whether it that will be remembered by others. Thus, when making your request or refusal, make eye contact with the person you are talking with, and this shows you are serious. Avoid saying sorry unless it is necessary because an apology usually is a sign of guilt, uncertainty or fear. Always state what you want to do or what you refuse to do clearly and exactly.
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Positive influences of being persistent on our work or life |
◆ People who are persistent are more likely to . ◆ Being persistent helps up for yourself before difficult people. |
Ways of being persistent by failure |
◆ Admit that everyone will failure in life, including successful people. ◆ Make the of failure so that it can inspire you to advance towards your goal. ◆giving up when you come across difficulty for the first time. ◆ Don't waste time in doing something that is not worth doing. |
Tips on being persistent in demanding or refusing something |
◆ Stick to what you say to get your meaning to others. ◆ When you call for say no to something, look the person in the . ◆ Don't for your demand or refusal, which means you are guilty. ◆ Make clear and statements about your demand or refusal. |
Why choose eco-fashion? | ||
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} of fashion | Ecological | Textile & clothing production processes; Issues related to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} |
Ethical | Working {#blank#}3{#/blank#} involved | |
Problems with fashion | Textile {#blank#}4{#/blank#} | Cotton-planting: use of pesticides; Sheep-farming & wool-cleaning: global warming; Synthetics-making: {#blank#}5{#/blank#} waste |
Clothing production | Producing a lot of waste; Using harmful chemicals; {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a great deal of energy | |
Consumption levels & shopping habits | New clothes: bought in increasing quantities Old clothes: {#blank#}7{#/blank#} away quickly | |
{#blank#}8{#/blank#} to problems | Fashion producers | Ways to recycle and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}waste: Switching to green energy; Reducing energy use; Selecting sustainable materials; Choosing local suppliers |
{#blank#}10{#/blank#} | Selecting environmentally friendly clothing Reducing clothing consumption | |
Choosing eco-fashion can contribute to our personal health. |
Acting is the activity of performing in plays or films. It's about living an alternative reality. It lets you explore all kinds of possibilities of what you could be. Just being your own self can be boring sometimes, and acting gives you an opportunity to be someone else for a while. It is voluntarily entering the psyche(心灵) of another personality and thinking according to a different set of values and constraints (约束). It lets you explore many parts of you, which you thought never existed. It lets you deeply explore what it means to be a human being.
One of the best ways to begin your own acting studies is to start reading some good plays. Choose your favorite role from one of your favorite plays and prepare to act it out in front of the audience. To learn to act, you must act. Here are some tips on how to become an actor with no experience:
To play a role, you must understand the character that you are going to play with open arms. Understand the plot of the play, as well as the psyche of your character. Understand the conditions in which your character lives. Try to understand why your character behaves in that way. So you must learn the lines or dialogues thoroughly and explore the thought behind every sentence. This will help you picture the circumstances in which the character finds himself/herself. Some actors go as far as “living” as that person for a while, to understand him or her. The idea is to go as close as possible to being that person. More importantly, only through practice can you get close to actually being that person. So seize every chance and perform as frequently as you can. This will help you develop confidence and overcome stage fright.
As a student of acting, you need to always be a sponge (海绵), ready to absorb, learn, and observe the performances of great actors, to learn the slight differences of the art. While you watch movies, plays and any other performance, study the differences of a role played by any actors, especially the masters. By just keeping your eyes open, you can pick up a lot of things.
Why do you want to act? Is it for money, fame, or genuine love for the art? Would you do it if you were not paid for it? If the answer and your motivation is love for acting, you are sure to eventually succeed.
About acting | ||
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}of acting | ● It allows you to explore various possibilities of what you could be. ● It helps remove your {#blank#}2{#/blank#}by enabling you to be someone else. ● It allows you to enter another psyche and life. ● It can {#blank#}3{#/blank#}your life and let you explore the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}of being a human being. | |
A good way for beginners | Read good plays and choose a favourite role to act. | |
About acting | ||
Tips on acting | Understand your character {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. | ● Understand the plot of the play and your character's psyche. ● Understand your character's living conditions and the reason for his/her {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. ● Try various ways to get close to your character's life. ● Never miss an {#blank#}7{#/blank#}to perform. |
{#blank#}8{#/blank#}and learn. | Watch movies and plays to learn from professional actors' performing skills. | |
Have a love for acting. | ● Try to {#blank#}9{#/blank#}out the reasons for your desire to act. ● If you act out of love, you will keep {#blank#}10{#/blank#}and finally succeed. |
As is well-known, drinking water benefits one's health. Especially when you get up early in the morning, you'd better drink water. Here are some reasons why you should do so.
Improves Your Metabolism(新陈代谢)
Studies have shown that drinking water on empty stomach can help increase metabolic rate up by 30%. This means that the rate at which calories are burned increases by nearly one third. Do you know what that means? Quicker weight loss!
If your metabolic rate is high, then you will be able to digest food faster and maintain a slim figure despite eating those extra calories. However, this doesn't mean that you could bite down on all that junk food. Furthermore, you will need to drink around four litres of water daily for best results.
Helps in Clearing Your Bowels
Constipation(便秘) is one of the most irritating conditions which also results in deposit of poisonous materials inside the body. But did you know that one of the other benefits of drinking water is that it helps to clear out your bowels? The colon(结肠), which is in part responsible for bowel movements, require water to function properly. So just gulp down a glass of water and sit on your toilet for a clean colon.
Improves Your Appetite
Early in the morning, with your stomach totally empty, it is natural you will feel hungry. So another benefit of drinking water is preparing you to have the most important meal of the day — breakfast. Besides this, we all know that having a healthy appetite is good for overall health.
Helps to Balance Your Nervous System
Yes, drinking water on empty stomach especially if it's hot, can improve the health of your nervous system. Early morning, the stomach is most receptive. At this moment, if you indulge in coffee, which is a central nervous system stimulant, your nervous system will be affected from the get-go. On the other hand, if you just have a glass of warm water, it can ease your nervous system, which will help it function properly.
Prevents Migraine(偏头痛) Attacks
Again, if you tend to suffer from migraine attacks, then water can help fight it off. Your doctor might have already told you that migraines happen due to lacking water amongst other reasons. So just by increasing your water intake, you are basically preventing your chances from suffering another migraine attack.
Prevents Early Aging
And now to finish off, let's see how drinking water on empty stomach can prove to be some sort of good medicine. Water can help release toxins such as bacteria and other harmful elements from your system. This, in turn, can help your body fight the effects of free radicals(自由基) which can cause early ageing. Furthermore, if your skin doesn't lack water internally, it will feel refreshed, which can help it maintain a young state and shiny appearance.
Now that you've learned the above benefit of drinking water early in the morning, why not develop the healthy habit from now on?
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Drinking water early in the morning is{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to your health. |
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}for drinking water |
•Drinking water every morning can quicken your metabolism, which means your ability to digest food is stronger than others. In this way, it helps you {#blank#}3{#/blank#} weight. |
•Gulping down a glass of water can help dean your colon, which {#blank#}4{#/blank#} accounts for bowel movements. |
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•Drinking water will make you {#blank#}5{#/blank#}for breakfast. |
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•Coffee{#blank#}6{#/blank#}to stimulate your central nervous system while a glass of warm water can help it function properly. |
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•{#blank#}7{#/blank#} are that you will be attacked by migraine if you lack water. |
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•It can be good medicine to some{#blank#}8{#/blank#}to drink water on empty stomach. Water can prevent you from early aging because it can help{#blank#}9{#/blank#}some harmful materials from your system. |
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•Due to so many benefits of drinking water after getting up in the morning, you should take{#blank#}10{#/blank#}now. |
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