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牛津译林版初中英语八年级下册Unit 3 Online tours同步练习4
I always knew that I depended way too much on my phone, but I didn't know how much. So I decided to do this challenge(挑战) to find out.
Every morning since I got a smartphone, I've used The Weather Channel App to find out what to wear. On the first morning I had to dress without guidance, but thankfully I was able to guess that the day would be cold and foggy by looking out of my window.
I couldn't tell what time it was. I haven't worn a watch for more than a year, because my phone showed the time. So I was late for picking up friends who had been on the bus for two hours from Santa Monica to Palos Verdes. I was also late for my part-time job. And even worse, I couldn't call people to tell them that I was running late.
Getting to places was harder, too. I got lost because I couldn't use the GPS(导航系统) on my phone. My driving, though, got a lot safer because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while driving with the other.
But the number one trouble was not having my contact list (联络簿). I forgot to write down my friends' and family members' phone numbers before I started the challenge. It was sad to realize that I couldn't remember my brother's and my mom's cellphone numbers. Oh, how I wished to turn on the phone for just a second to look up phone numbers!
Even with all the problems, however, I found peace not worrying about missing a text message or an email.
This challenge was a great learning experience. It surprised me how I'd taken no notice of even the simplest things like remembering phone numbers. We all should take some time to think about how we can depend less on our cellphon
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An experience smartphones |
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Disadvantages |
Have difficulties in: ● clothes to wear: it's to use The Weather Channel App. ●Knowing the time: the phone the time. As a result, he was late for picking up friends and couldn't go to work time. ● Getting to places: he was because he couldn't use the GPS on the phone. ● others: he didn't remember any phone numbers. |
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● His driving got a lot safer because there was no to check directions on the phone. ● He found peace not worrying about missing a text message or an email. |
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Conclusion |
We all should dependon our cellphones. |
Do you like eating chocolate chip cookie？Thanks to Ruth Wakefield, they were invented by accident in 1930.
Ruth and her husband owned a restaurant called the Toll House. As manager and cook, Ruth kept very busy. One day in 1930, she was making some chocolate butter cookies．It was required that she should melt chocolate into the dough (面团)．However, she found that she had run out of baker's chocolate. So she had to break some semisweet chocolate (半甜巧克力) into small pieces and added them to the dough. She hoped these pieces of chocolate to melt.
After the cookies were baked (烤), to her surprise, the chocolate had not melted into the dough, and her cookies were not chocolate butter cookies. They smelt delicious. They tasted sweet and crispy．
They were named Toll House cookies after Ruth's restaurant and are the most popular cookies in America today. About seven billion chocolate chip cookies are eaten every year, and nearly half the cookies baked in American homes are chocolate chip cookies.
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The person who invented chocolate chip cookie | {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. |
The name of Ruth's restaurant | {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. |
The day when Ruth invented chocolate chip cookie | {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. |
The thing that she added to the dough to make chocolate melt | {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. |
The number of chocolate chip cookies that are eaten every year in America | {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. |
We often dine out with others, but do you know some basic etiquette (礼节)? If you behave well at the table, it will make your partners happy. But if you don't know how to behave yourself, you will feel embarrassed. Here are some tips for the table etiquette.
When helping a woman pull her chair to the table, hold it and guide it. Don t shove(碰撞)it against the back of her legs.
If you're seated at a table with eight or fewer guests, wait for everyone to be served and for the hostess(女主人) to begin eating before you dig in. At a long banquet table, it's OK to start when several people are seated and served.
If you prefer not to have wine while dining out, don't turn your glass upside down, and don t make a big deal of saying you don't drink. Simply place your fingertips on the rim(边缘) of the glass and say" Not today, thanks."
When you excuse yourself to go to the restroom, just say" Please excuse me."
When out with friends or family—even at a fancy restaurant –it's OK to ask for your leftovers(吃剩的饭菜) to be wrapped. But don't do it at a business lunch or dinner.
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The feeling you may get if you don't behave well at the table | {#blank#}1{#/blank#} |
The number of the guests when waiting for everyone to be served | {#blank#}2{#/blank#} |
The reason why you place your fingertips on the rim of the glass | {#blank#}3{#/blank#} |
The time that don't ask for your leftovers to be wrapped | {#blank#}4{#/blank#} |
The number of suggestions for the table etiquette | {#blank#}5{#/blank#} |
Tips for Studying English
Different people have different study habits. The following tips have worked on a great number of people.
Some of them may work on you; some of them won't.
Try them all and start your own habit.
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Find a quiet place with enough room to study. Once you've found it, study there every time. It could be a desk in your bedroom, or the kitchen table. Lying down on your bed and studying is not a good habit.
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Find the time you can concentrate（专心）best. Spend that time on study every day. However，you should be sure it is not so late at night.
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Put your books，dictionaries and stationery in the same place. Make sure you can find everything you need right away when you go to study.
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Keep all your mind on you studies. When you study，turn off the TV and turn down music. Any other thoughts should also be set aside.
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You should at least take a break every hour while studying. It can be five or ten minutes，but don't rest too long. Make sure you can concentrate at any time.
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A. Keep everything read B. Rest after every hour C. Study at the same time D. Focus on your studies E. Study at the same place |
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Sara likes to make friends with popular people, because she finds it easier to communicate with them.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}When Jane is happy, she likes to talk to everyone in her class. But when she feels sad, she doesn't even say "hi" to anyone.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Paul is poor in his study, and he always feels shy to talk with others, so he has very few friends.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}When Peter feels uncomfortable talking with someone, he often looks here and there.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Susan is a good student, but she is never sure what to talk about when she stays with others.
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A. Be confident in yourself. Everyone has his good qualities(品质). People who have self-confidence are more attractive. B. It is not polite to look around when talking with people. Try to look people in the eye even if you are not interested in the conversation. Then people will find it easier to talk to you. C. Try to make friends with kinds of people, not just with those who are easy to communicate. D. Others will think you are strange if you are friendly one day and don't talk the next day. Learn to share your feelings with others. Share your sadness with others, and you will be happy again. E. Care about what's happening in the world. Read more newspapers, listen to the top CDs, and find out something about new sports or movie stars. Then talk about things that a person may be interested in. |
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