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四川省双流中学2018-2019学年高一下学期英语期中考试试卷
Make Stress Work for You
Stress can come from all directions. Rather than only looking for ways to change the stress-filled situations, look for stress that can work for you. These methods are suggestions to make stress work in your favor.
Colors of the walls, floor coverings, and furniture can reduce stress. Cooling greens and blues are positive colors that can reduce stress and create a sense of well-being.
Choose friends carefully. Your choice of friends can be the key to stress reduction. Friends should be people who help us to increase our strengths and create solutions to stressful situations.
Stop and look at yourself. Take time to recognize signs of stress like anger, work and sleep habits. As you become aware of these signs, you are beginning to identify how to make stress work.
We can accept what we cannot change by changing what we can make choices that are realistic, not out of reach.
Don't say yes to everything. Recognize what your strengths are and focus on taking the time to do a project built on them. Taking on too many projects results in loss of control and creates stress.
Maintain a sense of humor. And laughing creates less wrinkles (皱纹) than worrying.
A. We live in a stress-filled world.
B. Leave time for the unexpected.
C. Accept what cannot be changed.
D. Create environments that reduce stress.
E. They support us and make us feel that we are not alone.
F. Laughing at oneself can release potential stress from the inside.
G. When you come across a difficult situation, stop and think of how to use it to make things better.
How to Do Man-on-the-Street Interviews
The man-on-the-street interview is an interview in which a reporter hits the streets with a cameraman to interview people on the sport{#blank#}1{#/blank#} But with these tips, your first man-on-the-street interview experience can be easy.
When your boss or professor sends you out to do man-on-the-street interviews for a story, think about the topic and develop a list of about ten general questions relating to it. For example, if your topic is about environmental problems in America, you might ask, “Why do you think environmental protection is important in America?”{#blank#}2{#/blank#}
Hit the streets with confidence. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Say, “Excuse me, I work for XYZ News, and I was wondering if you could share your opinion about this topic.” This is a quick way to get people to warm up to you.Move on to the next person if someone tells you she is not interested in talking on camera.Don't get discouraged.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Each interview that you get on the street shouldn't be longer than ten minutes. As soon as you get the answer you need, move on to the next person. Make sure that as you go from interview to interview, you are getting a variety of answers. If everyone is giving you the same answer, you won't be able to use it. A safe number of interviews to conduct is about six to ten. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
If your news station or school requires interviewees to sign release forms to appear on the air, don't leave work without them.
A. Limit your time. B. As you approach people, be polite. C. If you don't own a camera, you can buy one. D. For new reporters, this can seem like a challenging task. E. To get good and useful results, ask them the same question. F. That number of interviews should give you all the answers you need. G. With a question like this, you will get more than a “Yes” or “No” reply. |
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A. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious. B. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy. C. Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood. D. There are some tips in life that lead to happiness. E. It's also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself. F. These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves. G. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy. |
Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
※ Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
※Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.
※When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don't allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.
※{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
※{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
※Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
※Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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