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江苏省如皋市2019-2020学年高一下学期英语期末教学质量调研试卷
Scientists have discovered a new kind of invisible ink. It's called water. And all you need for this secret-messaging ink to work is to write with it on a super-hi-tech piece of paper coated with special chemicals. It shows up darker than the surrounding paper under UV(紫外线的) light.
When the message has been read and needs to be hidden again, get out your hairdryer, and blow some warm air on the paper.
Using hot air from a hairdryer for 15-30 seconds, you were able to reuse the special paper up to 30 times because the heat reorganized the chemical structure of the paper coating.
The invention was made by a group of scientists in China, led by Qiang Zhao of the Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
Although much of modern communication is digital(数码的), there are still some situations in which it is important to send messages on a piece of paper, such as when the people don't have Internet. But the problem has always been how to get rid of a message once it has been shown so no one else can read it.
. To use it, write with the lemon juice on ordinary paper, iron (熨) the paper with a hot iron and the hidden message will appear. The downside (缺点) is that the paper has to be destroyed to hide the message so no one else can read it.
A. How to make the invisible ink? Follow the steps.
B. Invisible inks have long been used to send secret messages.
C. Without the heat, the message stayed visible for up to three months.
D. Previously, the most readily available invisible ink was lemon juice.
E. Shine a UV light on the coated paper and the water message becomes visible.
F. Then the message will be gone and the paper can be reused, which keeps costs low.
G. Putting water on the paper broke up the structure of the chemicals it was coated with.
You want to be happy, who doesn't? However, whether you procrastinate(拖延), feed negative self-talk, or don't rest your mind, you lower your potential to create happiness.
Procrastination
You aren't in deadly danger if you procrastinate, but your system doesn't always take this information on board. You still react as though you are anxious and produce stress chemicals.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Your ability to see the big picture of life is reduced when you procrastinate. Therefore, you don't see as much joy.
Negative self-talk
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Taking notice of what goes on in your head and putting positive change in action makes negative self-talk useful. Nevertheless, most people don't recognize negative self-talk as a pointer; they feed it until it grows out of control.
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Your mind contains an incredible amount of information and is more powerful than any computer many times over. However, if you give it too many tasks, you shut out peace of mind.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Thought-overload results in physical symptoms, like a racing heart and shortness of breath. Additionally, you might have sleeplessness, digestive problems and other symptoms of stress that reduce your happiness.
If you want to increase the odds of being happy, don't procrastinate. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Similarly, don't overload your mind, give it a rest and you will soon notice you are happier.
A. Not resting your mind. B. Using your brain regularly. C. It is a human weakness to put things off. D. At the same time, don't feed negative self-talk. E. Self-talk can tell you how healthy you are emotionally. F. Additionally, as your system is nervous physically, your mind also closes off a little. G. Thinking about many things at once leads to a feeling of anxiety. |
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A. Take the pressure off. B. It's a good reminder that failure is OK. C. It is something that can show your talents. D. It takes time to create something interesting E. If you draw fast, you might ruin your drawing. F. But maybe we should rethink this assumption. G. These drawings can always bring me back to that moment. |
Do you ever draw? Most of us don't. The reason we usually leave drawing to the artists is that we're not very good at it. Who wants to do anything they're bad at? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Studies have found drawing has many benefits, artist or not. Here are just a few reasons for picking up a pen or pencil of any kind.
It pushes you to be patient. We're used to things happening fast these days. Drawing is not fast. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} That's OK, and as something comes together over time, you'll be reminded of the value of patience. Drawing is an object lesson that not everything good comes quickly, which is an easy thing to forget.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} A few of my drawings are really kind of great. Í can look at them with pride. But plenty of my little drawings ate nonsense or unfinished. It doesn't matter. I still have the experience of drawing and the benefits that brings. Even if you're not naturally "good" at drawing, you'll get better over time if you practice. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Your drawing doesn't have to mean anything or do anything useful, Sometimes you will even fail. No big deal.
It makes memories stick, I draw in order to capture (捕获) moments from my life. I'm not great at drawing, but that's not the point. Sometimes I draw the view from the window of my hotel room-whether it's a great view or not. Remember, the idea is to capture the moment, not create a masterpiece. Other times I draw from my dinner table. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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