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閱讀七選五高頻話題01人與自我—情感與情緒Passage12022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·浙江杭州高二期末Livingajoyfullifedoesnotmeandenyingpainfulemotions.Instead,itmeanscultivatingamindset(心態(tài))thatprefersanoptimisticviewoftheworld.Atthesametime,itmeansdevelopinghealthywaystodealwithdifficultemotions.Herearefivereasonswhyjoyisapowerfullifechoice.JoyImprovesPhysicalHealth.Inrecentyears,sciencecontinuestoprovethelinkbetweenemotionalwellbeingandphysicalhealth.AccordingtoastudyinBMCCancer,researchersfoundthathappinessandoptimismmayprotectagainstbreastcancer.1JoyfulPeopleareMoreProductive.2ResearchbyHarvardBusinessReviewfoundthatpeoplewhoworkwithapositivemindsetmayimproveworkperformanceonnearlyeverylevelincludingproductivity,creativity,andcommitment.3.Ifyouwanttoimprovetherelationshipsinyourlife,becomeahappierperson.Positivepsychologyexpertssaythatcultivatinghappinessthroughdailyhabitsbuildshealthierrelationships.Whenyouhaveapositiveoutlook,youtendtoapproachthepeopleinyourlifefromaplaceofgratitudeandlove.Thishelpstheotherfeelmorevalued.JoyBoostsCreativity.Perhapsthetypicalmiserableimageofartistshasledsometofeelthatmiserymayinspireart,yetthisisnottherecipeforcreativity.4.AccordingtoScientificAmerican,happypeopleareopentoallsortsofideas,andpeoplearemostcreativewhentheyareinagoodmood.JoyCreatesMoreJoy!5Well,itisalsotruewithjoy.Whenyousurroundyourselfwithpositivepeople,youexperiencemorehappinessinyourownlife.Byspendingmoretimewithhappypeople,youmayfeelhappier,whichinspiresevenmorejoyinthoseyoumeet!A.Joystrengthensrelationships.B.Joydeterminesthequalityoflife.C.Thesamegoesforheartdisease.D.Youhaveprobablyheardthephrase“miserylovescompany.”E.Makingjoyaprioritycanpayoffwhenitcomestoyourcareer.F.Clinicpracticesshowthatcancerpatientscanbecured.G.Ifyoureallywanttoinspireyourcreativeside,youshouldinspirejoy.Passage22022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·浙江寧波高二期末Angerisoftenregardedasa“negative”emotionweshouldbeashamedof.Butwhatarewesoafraidof?Everyemotioncanteachussomethingaboutourselves,howwe’rereallyfeeling,andwhetherthere’ssomethingwrongthatweneedtoaddress.6It’salsoadvisabletotackleangerinahealthyway.Startwithcuriosity.Imagineaniceberg;90%ofitisunderthewater,outofsight.7Thinkofangerasjustthetipofthaticeberg;asecondaryemotionandthepartweshow,astherapistBeverleyHillsexplains,“Wemustrecognizewhetherit’sagoodoranegativeangerandthereasonsbehindit.“Therefore,let’sgetcuriousaboutwhat’sgoingonunderneaththesurface.Lookintoyouranger.Angerisonewordthatcoverssomanyfeelings.Toreallyunderstandvariousemotions,itisworthsearchingonlinefora“wheelofemotions”diagram,whichrevealsafullrangeoffeelings.Usethisasinspirationtowritedownthewordsthatmatchesyourcurrentstate.Bitter?Frustrated?Aggressive?8Itwillbehelpfulafterwards.Explorefurther.Takeapieceofpaperandwrite“Iamangrybecause…”andthenfillintheblankspace.Everytimeyoufinishasentence,add“because”andcontinuetowrite.Re-readwhatyou’vewrittendownandstartanewsectionwith“Iwillchangethisangertoactionby…”.Everytimeyoufinishasentence,add“then”untilyou’verunoutofstream!9Scream,shoutandletitout!Angerthatremainsunacknowledgedcanleadtounproductiveinteractions.10Findyourselfasafeplaceawayfromothersandletyourangerout.Youcouldbeatapillowwithyourfistswhileshoutingandswearing,listentoloudmusicandgoforapowerwalk,orwritealettertotheissue,thentearitup.A.Getacleardescriptionofyouranger.B.Butyouhavethepowertochangethat.C.Thisexercisewillprovideyouwithanactionplan.D.Therefore,angerempowersuseverynowandthen.E.Thiscanbeagreatindicationofexploringemotions.F.Soratherthanshyingawayfromouranger,it’stimeweacceptedit.G.Keepwritinguntilyoufeelyouhaveeverythingoutofyourmind.Passage32022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·山東東營高二期末ThePost-holidayBluesTheholidayseason—fromThanksgivinguntilNewYear’sDay—canbeajoyfulandrelaxingtimeformanypeople,butoncethefestivitieswinddown,sadnessandlonelinesscancreepin.11Afteranexcitingeventliketheholidays,thereisoftenafeelingofdisappointmentorlet-down.Lookingaheadtosomethingliketheholidayscanfeelexciting.12Therecanalmostbeasenseofemotionalwithdrawalfromtheholidaycheer.13Thepost-holidaybluesrefertotheshort-termfeelingsthatindividualsexperienceaftertheupcomingwintermonths.Theholidaysoffermostpeopleatimetofocustheirenergyonthetaskofdecorating,baking,planning,andgiftgiving.Aftertheholidaysareover,peoplemayfeellostoremptywithouthavingagoal-drivenactivitytohelpthemtofocus.14Themoreyoutalkaboutthiswithfriendsandfamily,themoreyou’llfindthatyouarenotaloneintheexperienceofpost-holidayblues.WhatcancausethePost-HolidayBlues?Thereasonsforthepost-holidaybluescanvaryfrompersontoperson.Somepeoplemayhavetroublewiththeholidaysthemselves—thegrandexpectations,remindersoflostorestrangedlovedones,financialburdens.15Butwhentheholidayeventsend,sodoesthemoodboost.Besides,thechangeofseasons,reduceddaylight,decreasedphysicalactivitylevels,andincreasedisolationcanallcontributetothepost-holidayblues.Ifanyfeelingsofpost-holidaybluesbeginimpactingyourdailyfunctioning,likemakingithardtogetoutofbed,gotoworkorschool,leavethehouse,spendtimewithothers,oraccomplishsmalltasks.Besides,itmaybeworthcheckinginwithahealthcareprovider.A.Whatarethepost-holidayblues?B.Somepeoplemaydislikeholidays.C.It’sanideaknownasthepost-holidayblues.D.Whatcanwedotodealwiththepost-holidayblues?E.Itisimportanttorecognizethatthisphenomenonisnotuncommon.F.Butwhentheeventhaspassed,thelossofthatexcitementcanfeelbad.G.Othersmayreceiveaboostofhappinessafterspendingtimewithfriendsandfamily.Passage42022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·山東德州高二期末Whethersomeonemakesyouangry,you’reupsetwithyourself,oryou’rejusthavingabadday,oneofthebestwaystodirectyourangryenergyisthroughexercise.Thatangryenergycanbuildinsideofyou.16Ifyou’relookingtodirectyourangerthroughexercise,thereareexercisessuitableforit.Runningisaveryeffectivetechniquetocalmanxieties.Thefocusittakestorunandtheendorphinsyourbodyreleaseswilltakeyourmindoffwhateverisfrustratingyou.Besuretoadequatelywarmupandstretchbeforeyourun!17Youcanenhancethebenefitsbyrunninginanareathatisfreeofdistractionslikearoundalakeorthroughapeacefulpartofthecity.Achallengingyogapracticeisagreatwaytocontrolyourangertohelpyougetthroughit.Youmaybesofrustratedthatgettingstartedinayogapracticemayseemimpossible.18Youcanfocusondirectingyourangryenergyintoeachofthemovements.Itmayalsohelpyoutohavethesupportofthegrouptohelpyougetinvolved.19Conditioningclassesareagreatopportunitytofocusyourangryenergyintohittingaheavypunchingbagwhilealsoburningalotofcalories.Theseclassesareoftenchallenging,soyoucanuseyourangertohelpyougetthroughthedifficultyoftheworkout.Focusonyourbreathing,yourtechnique,andharnessingyourangertodeliverstrongpunches.Cyclingisaseriouscardiovascular(心血管的)workoutandyoucanuseyourangertohelpyoupushthroughthedifficultyofit.Whenyougoforarideoutdoors,theextrafocusittakestonavigatetheoutsideworldcanprovideahelpfuldistractionfromyourfrustration.20A.It’sadvisabletofindascenicroute.B.Besuretoobeytrafficlawsandwearahelmet.C.Boxingisagreatwaytorelieveyourfrustration.D.Joiningaclasscanhelptakethethinkingoutofit.E.Watchoutforanymovingcarswhileyou’rerunning.F.Breathedeeplywhilepracticingyogaandyourangerwillfade.G.Workingitoutisaneffectivewaytochannelyourrageintomovement.Passage52022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·山東濱州高二期末Theworkplacecanbeaperfectbreeding-groundfor“Misergonia”,alsocalleddeskrage(憤怒).It'saconditioninwhichaseriesofnoisesanddisorderscausepeopledistress.SoundsareoftenthetriggerforMisergonia.Theroutinefire-alarmtestisacaseinpoint.“Attentionplease,attentionplease,”shoutsavoicethatisimpossibletoignore.21Forexample,everyofficehasitsshareofkeyboardthumpers-peoplewhosegoalseemstobenotproducingadocumentbutdestroyingtheequipment.22“Thisisapointthathasalreadybeenmade,”ishowweirdlylargenumbersofpeoplestarttomakeapoint.Whynotjustsay"Idon'tvalueyourtime?"SmallITfailuresareafactofofficelife,buttheycanstillbesoul-destroying.Theprinterjustdoesn’twork.23Yourcursor(光標(biāo))isjustthere,butwhenyoumoveyourmousetowardsit,nothinghappens.“Eitheryourcursorisinacomaorthebatteryhasrunout,”offersupacolleaguehelpfully.Someoneelsefillsthegap.“Thisisapointthathasalreadybeenmade.”theybegin.24Itstartsinnocentlyenough,withsomeoneaskingforhelpwithaproblem.Incomeoneortworeplies,andthensuddenly,ashower,asifnothingelsematteredotherthanansweringthisonequestion.Therearerepliestoreplies,andrepliestorepliestoreplies.Everyoneseemstobeenjoyingthemselveshugely,butthereisalwaysasilent,sufferinggroup.Individualworkershavetheirowntriggers.ThereisnocureforMisergonia.Theworkplaceisacollectionofpeoplekeepingintouchindifferentways.Theirhabitsandnoisesturnintosomethingfamiliarforsomecolleaguesbutannoyingforothers.25A.You'dbetteraskthemforhelp.B.Andthenthereisthereply-allemail.C.Othernoisesarenotsoloudbutjustasannoying.D.Orthemousethatgivesupatjustthewrongmoment.E.Nowadays,thecomputerhasbecomeanessentialtool.F.Theonlyreleaseistotrytobeunderstandingandgetusedtoit.G.Verbalphrases(口頭禪)areanotherheadacheforMisergoniasufferers.Passage62022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·湖南長沙高二期末Ifyousufferfromsocialanxiety,youwillfearcertainsituations.Somefearspeakinginfrontofgroupsofpeople,whileothersfeargoingtopartiesorothertypesofsocialevents.Inwhicheversituationyourfeararises,you’llprobablyexperiencesweating,flushing,feelingyourheartrace,orothersymptomsofanxiety.26NumberOne:Deepmusclerelaxation.Learningtophysicallyrelaxisoneofthebestwaystoovercomeanxiety.27Fordeepmusclerelaxation,youwilltenseandthenrelaxthemajormusclegroupsofyourbody,beginningwithyourfeetandworkingyourwaytowardsyourheadandface.NumberTwo:Slowbreathing.28Whenyou’reanxious,yourbreathingbecomesfasterandmoreshallowandasaresult,you’llfeellight-headedanddizzy,bringingonmoreanxiety.Learningtobreatheslowerandmoreregularlythroughyournosewillhelpyoucalmdown.NumberThree:Visualization.Thekeytovisualizationistorememberaplacewhereyoufeltsafeandcomfortable.Onceyourememberthisplace,getapictureofitinyourmindsoclearlythatyoucanfeel,see,smellandeventastethatplace.29NumberFour:30Mostpeoplewithsocialanxietywanttohide,avoid,orrunawayfromwhateverthey’rescaredof.Butbyfacingyouranxietyinsteadyou’llfindthatitisusuallysomethingyoucantolerateafterafewexposures.Whenusingthismethod,focusonwhat’sgoingonaroundyouinsteadofwhat’sgoingthroughyourmind.Thatshouldhelpyoudistractyourselffromthoseanxiousthoughts.A.Facingyouranxiety.B.Controllingyourthoughts.C.Butthistakespracticeandpatience.D.It’simpossibletofeelbothrelaxedandanxious.E.Thistechniquewillhelpyoubetterhandlethesituationofbeinglonely.F.Whateveryoursymptoms,therearethingsyoucandotodealwithyoursocialanxiety.G.Controllingyourbreathingwhenyousufferanxietyisanothergoodwaytodealwithyouremotions.高頻話題02人與自我—語言學(xué)習(xí)Passage12022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·江蘇南京高二期末)Everybodyseemstohaveauniquewaytolearnalanguage,andyetweallcometothesameresultofspeakingatmosttwolanguagesfluently.1Unbelievableasitmaysound,thosepolyglots(通曉語言者)haveagoodcommandofmorethantwolanguages,someofwhomevencanspeakeightormorekindsoflanguages.Youmaywonderhowtalentedtheyareandwhattheirsecretsare.2Theonethingtheyallhaveincommonisthattheyjustfindwaystoenjoythelanguage-learningprocess.Theyaretalkingaboutlanguagelearningasifitisgreatfun.Youmayhaveseentheirhappinessandexcitementwhentheyareshowingtheircolorfulgrammarchartsandtheircarefullyhandmadeflashcards,andtheirstatisticsaboutlearningvocabularyusingappsorevenhowtheylovetocookbasedonrecipesinaforeignlanguage.3Butonethingiscertain,theyalwaysmakesureit’ssomethingthattheypersonallyenjoy.4Theysimplyfoundwayshowtoenjoytheprocess,howtoturnlanguagelearningfromaboringschoolsubjectintoapleasantactivitywhichyoudon’tminddoingeveryday.Soifyoudon’tlikewritingwordsdownonpaper,whynottypetheminanapp?Ifyoudon’tlikelisteningtoboringtextbookmaterial,whynotfindinterestingcontentinpodcasts?Ifyou’vealsotriedtolearnalanguageandyougaveup,thinkingit’stoodifficultoryoudon’thavethelanguagetalent,giveitanothertry.5Maybeyou’realsojustonemethodawayfrombecomingapolyglot.A.Allofthemusedifferentmethods.B.Nowondertheycangetthehangofsomanylanguages.C.Butthefactisthattheysimplylovelearninglanguages.D.Maybeyou’rejustoneenjoyablemethodawayfromlearningthatlanguagefluently.E.Polyglotsarenogeniusesandtheydon’thaveshortcuttolearninglanguages.F.Butactuallythereexistsanotherkindoflanguagelearnerscalledpolyglot.G.Don’tbeafraidthatyoumayfailintheendandjusttryagain.Passage22022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·江蘇南京高二期末)Translationisanessentialtoolforeffectivecommunication.Acommonwayofgettinganytranslationdoneistoturntohumantranslators.However,machinetranslatorshavedevelopedrapidlyinrecentyears.Manypeopleclaimthattheywillreplacehumantranslatorssoon.6Machinesmayfailtounderstandcultureproperly.Differentcultureshavedifferentwordsthatareuniquetothatspecificculture.Machinescannotunderstandorrecognizeidioms,slang,andallusions(典故).7Bycontrast,humantranslatorscanfindthesuitableequivalent(對應(yīng)物)inthetargetlanguagebasedontheculturalbackground.8Indifferentlanguages,therearewordswithvariousmeanings,whichcanbeasignificantproblemformachinetranslators.Thesewordshavetobeplacedincontexttodeterminetheirtruemeaningsandinmanycasesonlyhumantranslatorscandothis.Ifyourunadocumentwiththiskindofwordsthroughamachinetranslator,itmayleadtoinaccuratetranslations.Itisdifficulttolocalizemachinesfordifferentlanguages.Newphrasesarebeingdevelopedinalmostalllanguages.9Ifyoufeednewwordsintoamachinetranslator,themachinemightgo“speechless”,tryingtocomeupwiththemostappropriatewaytotranslatethestrangecombinationofwords.Humantranslators,ontheotherhand,canpickuponthedevelopmentinalanguagequickly.It’sdifficultformachinestodistinguishstyleandtone.Everywrittendocumenthasadifferentstyleandtone.Adocumentcanhavepoetic,funnyorpersuasivestyleandtone.Machinetranslatorsmaylosetheintendedstyleandtoneexistingintheoriginaldocument.10Andsuchatranslationcanhardlyresonate(引起共鳴)withthepersonwhoreadsit.A.Machinescan’trelatewordstothecontext.B.Machinescan’trememberwordsofalllanguagesC.Itdoesn’tactuallyholdupforsomereasons.D.Thustheresultisaflatandsoullesstranslation.E.Machinetranslatorsareunabletocatchthesechangesintime.F.Thisisonechallengetheymayfindverydifficulttoovercome.G.Machinetranslatorsarebecomingmoreandmorepopularthesedays.Passage32022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·福建寧德高二期末)Theysaythatchildrenlearnlanguagesthebest.11.Weaskedsomeofthepolyglots(通曉多種語言的人)inTED’sOpenTranslationProjecttosharetheirsecretstomasteringaforeignlanguage.Severalbasicprinciplesareasfollows.Getreal.Decideonasimple,achievablegoaltostartwithsothatyoudon’tfeelconfused.GermantranslatorJudithMatzsuggests:“Pickup50wordsofalanguageandstartusingthemonpeople—12.”Playhousewiththelanguage.Themoreyouinviteaforeignlanguageintoyourdailylife,themoreyourbrainwillconsideritsomethingusefulandworthcaringabout.“Useeveryopportunitytogetinvolvedinthenewlanguage,”saysRussiantranslatorOlgaDmitrochenkova.13,readkids’bookswritteninit,watchsubtitledTEDandTEDxtalks,orlive-narratepartsofyourdaytoanimaginaryforeignfriend.14.Dmitrochenkovahasagreatidea:“Afunnythinglikeresettingthelanguageonyourphonecanhelpyoulearnnewwordsrightaway,”shesays.Dittoforchangingthelanguageonyourbrowser(瀏覽器).Oryoucanseekoutmorestructuredlearningopportunitiesonline.DutchtranslatorElsDeKeyserrecommendsDuolinguoforitsgamified(游戲化)approachtogrammar,andAnkiformemorizingvocabularywithits“intelligent”flashcards...Makenewfriends.15—itwillteachyoutonaturallyexpressyourthoughts,insteadofmentallytranslatingeachsentencebeforeyousayit.Findnativespeakersnearyou.Orsearchforforeignpenpalsorsetupalanguageconnectiononline,wheretwovolunteershelponeanotherpracticetheirownlanguages.A.LettechnologyhelpyououtB.andlookuptheminthedictionaryC.DonotworryaboutmakingmistakesD.andthenslowlystartpickingupgrammarE.CommunicatinginthenewlanguageiskeyF.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthatadultsshouldgiveupG.StickeveryobjectinyourhouseinthislanguagePassage42022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·湖南長沙高二期末)Hereisalistofthebestwaystolearnanewlanguage.Planyourjourneywithrealisticgoals.Whenstartingajourneytolearnalanguage,pacingyourselfisimportant.16Instead,considersettingsmallandmanageablegoalsthatcanbeachievedmoreeasily.Startwithidentifyingyourgoal.17Youdon’twanttooverwhelm(壓垮)yourselfwithnewinformation,andmakeunrealisticjumpsfromlearningtheletterstosentences.Slowlybuildfromletters,towords,tosentencesandtakeyourtimeineachstep.Learncommonlyusedwordsfirstandthoserelevanttoyou,andthenslowlybuildfromthere.Makeitadailyhabit.Sometimes24hourscanseemlikenotenoughtimeintheday,butinordertoachieveyournewgoal,youneedtomakeacommitment.18Itstatesthatyoudoonesmallthingeverydayforhalfanhourandyouwillgraduallyimprove.So,evenifyou’rereallybusy,setatleasthalfanhourtositdownandstudy.Exposeyourselftomedia.Ifyou’reinthelivingroomwatchingTV,switchtoachannelinthelanguageyouwanttolearn.Ontheroadcommuting(通勤)?Listentopodcastsspeakingthatlanguageorevenalanguagelearningpodcast.19That’swhyit’sagoodideatofollowpeopletweetinginthatlanguage.Pickupnewwordsinyourownway.Ifthere’sashowinthelanguageyou’relearning,watchitoncewithsubtitlesthenoncewithout.Thiswayyoucanpickupnewwords.Ifthere’sasongyoulike,printoutthelyricsandtranslateitforfun.Doyouenjoycooking?20A.Startwiththebasics.B.Wearealwaysonsocialmedia.C.Youneedconfidenceinspeaking.D.Tryreadingarecipeinthatlanguage.E.Youcannotexpecttobefluentinstantly.F.Weshouldquitourinteractionwithothers.G.There’satheorycalled“halfhourtheory”.高頻話題03人與社會—公益行為Passage12022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·廣東東莞高二期末HowCanTeensVolunteerintheCommunities?Encouragingteenstovolunteerinthecommunityhaslastingrewards,includingincreasedself-confidenceandasenseofbelonging.1●CommunityServiceTeenscanvolunteeratmuseums,parksandstations.Theycanalsovisittheelderlyinnursinghomestoprovidecompanionshiptopeoplewhomightnothavebeenvisitedbyfamilyorfriendsinawhile.Organizationsdifferontheirstandardsforteenvolunteers.2●EnvironmentalCleanup3Theycanjustgetintotheirneighborhoodandhelpcleanitup.Teenscanhelpbeautifytheirneighborhoodbypickinguptrash,plantingflowersorstartingacommunitygarden.Teenscanalsostartrecyclingprojects,andencouragetheirneighborstoparticipateineffortstocleanuptheenvironmentandliveamoresustainablelifestyle.●TutoringTeenswhowanttohelpintheircommunitiescanvolunteerbytutoringothers.Theycanparticipateinpeertutoringattheirschool,oroffertheirservicesatalocallibrary.4Languagetutoringprovidedbycompaniesusuallychargeagreatdealfortheirservices,soimmigrantsofthecommunitywillbeespeciallygratefultoreceivefreetutoring.5Italsohelpsteensexpandtheirmind,lookgoodoncollegeandjobapplications,andfindpotentialcareerpaths.A.Manycommunitiesofferserviceprograms.B.Teensdon’thavetojoinformalorganizations.C.Herearecommonwaysforteenstohelpthecommunities.D.Socheckwiththemfirsttofindoutdifferentrequirements.E.Volunteeringallowsteenstohaveapositiveinfluenceonothers.F.Theycanpersuadetheimmigrantstojoininsomevolunteeringactivities.G.Teenscanalsoreachouttoimmigrantswhosefirstlanguageisn’tEnglish.Passage22022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·山東濟(jì)南高二期末Lookingforarewardingvolunteeringactivity?Getoutdoorsandglean(拾落穗)!Pickingfresh,healthyproducethatisdonatedtofoodbanksisawin-winactivity.6Gleaningisnotanewconcept.In18th-centuryEngland,therewasalawthatprovidedunharvestedcropsshouldbegivenawaytothepoor.Thesedays,thereisalotofproducethatsitsinthefieldsafterharvest.7Theywillusuallyplanttoomuchorwillleavetheproducethatlooksimperfect.Unfortunately,muchofthisproducewouldgounusedinthefield.Gleaningoffersfarm-fresh,healthyfoodforpeopleconcernedaboutfoodsecurity.Thatiswheregleanerscomein.Gleaningaddressesfarmwasteandfoodpovertybyprovidingfreehealthyfoodstraightfromfarmtotable.Andtoday,withacostoflivingcrisis,therearemorehungrypeople.8In2017,therewerefivegleaninggroupsintheUK,whiletodaythereare25.Holly,headoftheCornwallGleaningGroup,saidthathervolunteerssendaround300boxesaweektofoodbanksandcommunitykitchensinherarea.9“AnytimeIgogleaning,Iamliftedup.Forthevolunteers,it’ssogoodformentalhealth,gettingoutsideanddoingsomethingpracticalthat’sgoodfortheplanet,”Hollysaid.10Tomakethishappen,moregroupsneedtobeestablishedwithfarmersandmorepeopleneedtovolunteertheirtimetohelp.Thisformofhelpingmaysoonbecomecommon.Itisrewardingforvolunteerswhoharvestinthefieldsanditalsooffersfreshandnutritiousfoodtothosewhoneeditthemost.A.Theyfindtheworkverydelightful.B.Luckily,interestingleaningisgrowing.C.Hopesarethatawarenesswillcontinuetogrow.D.Anditisalsogainingpopularityacrosstheglobe.E.Toassistthehungrypeople,morecropswillbegrown.F.Thisisduetooverproductiononthepartofthefarmers.G.Fromfarmtotable,gleaningisoftenaworthlessexperience.Passage32022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·福建三明高二期末Whatdoyoudowitholdstuff?Thattopyouboughtforapartythreeyearsago,forexampleYouworeitonceandit’sbeenhanginginyourwardrobe(衣柜)eversince.Youcouldthrowitaway,butthatseemswasteful-afterallit’sstillperfectlyusable.So,whattodo?11ThefirstcharityshopsappearedinBritaininthe19thCentury.TheSalvationArmy,aUKcharity,wasoneofthefirsttorunasecond-handclothingshoptoprovidethepoorandneedywithaffordableclothes.12ItalsoraisedmoneyforthewareffortduringWorldWarTwo.Thesedays,charityshopsareacommonsightwitharound11,200shopsacrosstheUK,accordingtotheCharityRetailAssociation.Duringbusinesshoursanymemberofthepubliccandonatetheirunwanteditemstoacharityshop.13Theseitemsarecheckedandiffoundstillserviceable,priceduptobesoldataheavilydiscountedprice.Formanythisisawin-winsituation.14Totheconsumer,itprovidestheopportunitytobuy,oftenextremelycheaply,itemsandclothes.Tothedonator,itmayhelptoeaseconsumerguilt“Youcanmakeaprettygoodcase,becausewhatyouaredoingisgoingtowardsacharitablecauseandyouaresavingstufffromlandfill,”ClarePress,fashionjournalistandsustainablestyleadvocate,tellstheGuardian.15Onmorethanoneoccasionabuyerhaspurchasedsomethingverycheaply,onlytolaterdiscoveritstruevalue.Itsoldatauction(拍賣會)for£4,200.Sonexttimeyouneedtoridyourselfofsomething,spareathoughtforthecharityshop-afterall,charitybeginsathome!A.Mostcharityshopswilltakeanything.B.Herearesometipsthatyoucanfollow.C.It’srecommendedtodonatenewitems.D.IntheUK,wemighttakeittoacharityshop.E.Therearesometimeshiddentreasuresforthebuyers,too.F.Tothecharity,itmeanstheycanpursuetheircharitableaim.G.ThiswasfollowedbycharitiessuchastheBritishRedCross.熱點(diǎn)考向01人與自然—人與動(dòng)植物Passage12022-2023學(xué)年下學(xué)期·廣東深圳高二期末Therewasoncealonelygirlwholongedsomuchforlove.Onedaywhileshewaswalkinginthewoodsshefoundtwostarvingbirds.1Shecaredthemwithloveandthebirdsgrewstrong.Everymorningtheygreetedherwithawonderfulsong.Thegirlfeltthegreatlovefromthebirds.2.Thelargerandthestrongerofthetwobirdsflewfromthecage.Thegirlwassofrightenedthathewouldflyaway.Asheflewclose,shegraspedhimwildly.Herheartfeltgladathersuccessincapturinghim.3.Sheopenedherhandandstaredinhorroratthedeadbird.Herde

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