Unit 7 Art
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Color is fundamental inhome design—something you'll always have in every room A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms you'll love to live in Do you want a room that's full of life Professional Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day 1___________ color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel
Over the years there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point 2___________ they can get a little complex But good news is that there're really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home the small ones the medium ones and the large ones
3___________ They're the little spots of color like throw pillows mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable
Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas dinner tables or bookshelves 4__________ They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space
The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls ceilings and floors Whether you're looking at wallpaper or paint the time effort and relative expense put into it are significant 5___________
A While all of them are useful
B Whatever you're looking for
C If you're experimenting with a color
D Small color choices are the ones we're most familiar with
E It's not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces
F So it pays to be sure because you want to get it right the first time
G Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways
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Most Valuable Possessions on Earth
Marie was a single mother of two children in a rural Missouri community 1___________She also dedicated much spare time to numerous charities and community projects
Then one day Marie received some shocking news from her doctor She had cancer and it was spreading rapidly
2___________
Soon Marie witnessed what she had always known although she was not financially wealthy she already had the most valuable possessions on earth Hundreds in her community and surrounding areas teamed up to help her and her family
Many people she had touched in caring ways demonstrated(演示) appreciation for Marie's life 3___________ However she lived long enough to feel the love of those she had cheerfully served
The spirits of love and gratitude multiply(增加) when they are shared 4___________Giving selflessly was a value that Marie displayed all her life and her spirit of giving lived after her in those who knew and loved her
All her life Marie had demonstrated the truth of this simple principle:5 ___________ Rather it is an attitude that comes from appreciating what we already have We can find the happiness we seek if we will first share it with others Then — and only then—we will have the most valuable possessions on earth love happiness and increasing gratitude
A Happiness is the result of sharing love and gratitude
B She worked fulltime during the day and sold handcrafted leather gifts on weekends
C She lived a rather poor and hard life with the two children
D Marie didn't live to see the day when her bills were fully paid
E Love is second to none
F She had barely enough resources to put a cent in the medical treatments she would need
G Happiness will not come from worldly possessions of fortune
Unit 8 Green living
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Do you want to know how to live an environmentally friendly lifestyle Here is a short list of ways that you can help protect the environment
Prevent energy leaks (泄漏) at home
Heating and cooling can make up to 50 percent of your energy bill each month 1___________ So you'll save money and reduce your influence on the environment
Plant trees in your yard and community
Everyone knows that planting trees can help the environment 2___________ Trees cool your home reducing the energy used for cooling Trees improve mental health Trees reduce noise pollution
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If you use ceiling fans during hot summer days you can create a cooling environment A few ceiling or regular fans properly placed in your home can reduce the amount of time you spend with the air conditioning on
Use solar energy more often
4___________ There are lots of inexpensive solar products you can try out For example solarpowered lights How about solar cell phone chargers Additionally there are many forms of passive solar energy that can help you take advantage of the sun
Think about green transportation
Just sit and think about a few environmentally friendly ways you can get from one place to another 5___________ You can walk or bike to the corner store Walking instead of driving to a store is a great way to help the environment
A Trees have many good influences
B Use natural wind to dry your clothes
C There are many ways to use solar power
D Use ceiling fans to cool off in summer
E You can take a bus when going to the movie theater
F Turn off lights and electronic devices when you're not using them
G You can heat and cool your home more efficiently by fixing leaks
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Don't you just love ice skating every winter I am sure that since winter is approaching your skates are set to come out just waiting to be used Impress your friends with your new trick on how to iceskate backwards with the help of these tips
Stand straight
The first thing that you need to do is stand straight 1___________ if you feel that you are falling backwards Don't worry this happens to all
Confidence is what you need
The most important step while learning how to skate backwards is having enough confidence in yourself and in what you are doing How can you achieve this By practice One of the important iceskating tips and techniques is that if you feel that you are losing your balance then scissor(做剪式运动)your skates 2
Maintain speed
Try sculling(滑)with one skate while rolling in a straight line with the other 3___________ Now bring the skate which you are using to scull and then again repeat the same process Make sure that you put most of your weight on the skate which is moving straight and not the one with which you are sculling Now try the same thing using the other foot
4___________
Once you are confident that you can scull with either foot the next thing that you have to do is increase your speed Try some of your own tricks now Scull with either foot or with both at the same time
Scull and be aware
While you keep one foot straight keep sculling with the other You can do that with both feet at the same time 5___________ but don't get so involved that you don't see where you are going If you are not watching your back you might just bang against something or someone
A That is keep pushing yourself backwards with an outwards stroke(滑动)
B While going backwards just get used to the feeling of moving backwards
C Keep practicing this till you are confident about it
D Increase your speed now
E One must be brave enough to learn to iceskate backwards
F Concentrate on what you are doing
G Just put your chin up and slightly bend your knees
Unit9 Learning
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How to Remember What You Read
Reading is important But the next step is to make sure that you remember what you've read 1___________ You may have just read the text but the ideas concepts and images (形象) may fly right out of your head Here are a few tricks for remembering what you read
●2 ___________
If the plot characters or word usage is confusing for you you probably won't be able to remember what you read It's a bit like reading a foreign language If you don't understand what you're reading how would you remember it But there are a few things you can do… Use a dictionary look up the difficult words
●Are you connected
Does a character remind you of a friend Does the setting make you want to visit the place Does the book inspire you and make you want to read more With some books you may feel a connection right away 3_________
How willing are you to make the connections happen
●Read it hear it be it
Read the lines Then speak them out loud And put some characters into the words When he was writing his novels Charles Dickens would act out the parts of the characters He'd make faces in the mirror and change his voice for each character 4 ___________
●How often do you read
If you read frequently you'll likely have an easier time with remembering what you're reading (and what you've read) 5___________ As you make reading a regular part of your life you'll make more connections stay more focused and understand the text better You'll learn to enjoy literature—as you remember what you read
A Are you confused
B Practice makes perfect
C What's your motivation
D Memory is sometimes a tricky thing
E Marking helps you remember what you read
F But other books require a bit more work on your part
G You can do the same thing when you are reading the text
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In the villages of Mexico as in some other parts of the world shopping is a kind of game In the fine department stores of course buyers pay the prices listed on the tags(标签) 1___________
Suppose a merchant is a Mexican shopkeeper who sells handmade silver jewelry to tourists 2___________ The merchant names a price Immediately the tourist makes a much lower offer The price the merchant puts on an article is not usually the price which will finally be paid But the merchant pretends to be shocked 3___________It takes a long time to make such remarkable earrings But at great sacrifice the merchant will let the tourist have the earrings at a lower price The two bargain The tourist comes up a little and then the merchant comes down a little At last they agree on what both consider to be a fair price
4___________ The merchant may talk about life in the village or mention interesting sights the tourist should see before leaving Mexico
The merchant's way of doing business is much older than the supermarket way It dates back to Old World times when the town market was the only place where people could exchange news and visit with friends
5___________ In Mexico today bargaining still makes life interesting for some merchants
A The buyers found bargaining really interesting
B Bargaining made their lives a little more colorful
C While the two bargain they speak of other things as well
D Among the items of jewelry is a pair of earrings a tourist wants to buy
E But in most villages bargaining is a game both buyers and sellers enjoy
F While in mountain areas the buyers and sellers have to bargain every day
G The tourist is told that the earrings are real silver made by people living in the mountains
Keys
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