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暑期英语阅读训练“放慢生活节奏”
When I decided to quit my full time employment it never occurred to me that I might become a part of a new international trend. A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgraced government minister, I covered my exit by claiming “I wanted to spend more time with my family“.Curiously, some two-and-a-half years and two novels later, my experiment in what the Americans term ”downshifting“ has turned my tired excuse into an absolute reality. I have been transformed from a passionate advocate of the philosophy of “have it all”, preached by Linda Kelsey for the past seven years in the pages of She magazine, into a woman who is happy to settle for a bit of everything.
I have discovered, as perhaps Kelsey will after her much-publicized resignation from the editorship of She after a build-up of stress, that abandoning the doctrine of “juggling your life”, and making the alternative move into “downshifting” brings with it far greater rewards than financial success and social status. Nothing could persuade me to return to the kind of life Kelsey used to advocate and I once enjoyed: 12-hour working days, pressured deadlines, the fearful strain of office politics and the limitations of being a parent on “quality time”.
In America, the move away from juggling to a simpler, less materialistic lifestyle is a well-established trend. Downshifting ― also known in America as “voluntary simplicity” ― has, ironically, even bred a new area of what might be termed anti-consumerism. There are a number of best-selling downshifting self-help books for people who want to simplify their lives; there are newsletters, such as The Tightwad Gazette, that give hundreds of thousands of Americans useful tips on anything from recycling their cling-film to making their own soap; there are even support groups for those who want to achieve the mid-'90s equivalent of dropping out.
While in America the trend started as a reaction to the economic declineDafter the mass redundancies caused by downsizing in the late’ 80sDand is still linked to the politics of thrift, in Britain, at least among the middle-class downshifters of my acquaintance, we have different reasons for seeking to simplify our lives.
For the women of my generation who were urged to keep juggling through the '80s, downshifting in the mid-'90s is not so much a search for the mythical good life―growing your own organic vegetables, and risking turning into one―as a personal recognition of your limitations.
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当决定辞去自己的全职工作时我绝对没有想到自己竟然变成了一种新的国际性潮流的一部分。一次平行的调动伤了我的自尊，并阻碍了我的事业发展，这促使我放弃自己地位较高的职业，就像颜面丢尽的政府部长那样，我也掩饰自己的离开，说“我想花更多的时间与家人待在一起”。
奇怪的是，在大约两年半我写完两部小说后，我这个被美国人称为“放慢生活节奏”的试验，却使我老掉牙的借口变成了绝对的现实。我曾经是“占有一切”哲学(琳达?凯茜过去七年中在《她》这本杂志所宣扬的)的狂热支持者，现在已经变成了什么都只要一点点的女人。
我已经发现――凯茜由于压力过大已多次公开宣称要辞去《她》杂志编辑的职务，在这之后她也许会有同样发现――放弃“耍弄生活”的生活哲学，转而过一种“放慢生活节奏”的生活所带来的回报，比经济成功和社会地位更有价值。没有什么能够说服我再回到过去那种凯茜所宣扬的、我也很享受的生活中去。那个时候，工作日每天工作12小时，有压力很大的的最后期限，压抑的的办公室的政治，以及连做母亲也得“高效率”。
在美国，摆脱忙碌，转而过一种简单、不再那么物质化的生活已成确定趋势。具有讽刺意味的是，“放慢生活节奏”――在美国也称“自愿简单”――甚至孕育了一个崭新的、可称之为反消费主义的生活方式。对于那些想简单生活的人来说，有许多很畅销的的自助书籍帮你轻松生活；有各种简讯，例如省钱简报，会给美国人提供成千上万条有用的`点子去做事，从回收保鲜膜到自制肥皂；甚至还有一些帮助团体，帮人按90年代中期脱离传统社会的人的生活方式去生活。
在美国，这种趋势出现之初是对经济衰落所做出的一种反应――出现于80年代后期缩小经济规模所引起的大量人员冗余之后――在英国，至少在我所认识的中产阶级的简化生活者中，这种趋势仍被认为与节俭政治有关联，虽然如此，然而我们有着不同的缘由去寻求使自己的生活简单化。
对我们这一代女性来说，整个80年代我们曾被迫忙碌地生活，90年代中期的简化生活与其说是寻求神话般的好生活――自己种有机蔬菜以及冒险进入一个仙境――倒不如说我们都认识了自身的局限。
It was a big week for Alzheimer's disease， and not just because PBS aired The Forgetting， a first-rate documentary about Alzheimer's worth catching in reruns if you missed it the first time. There was also a flurry of scientific news that offered hope to the families already struggling with Alzheimer's， as well as to the baby-boom generation that's up next. Unless something dramatic happens， the number of Americans living with this terrifying brain disease could triple， to about 16 million， over the next 50 years. There's still no cure in sight， but there is progress on several fronts. Among them：
MEGADOSE VITAMINS Doctors knew vitamins E and C， both antioxidants， help stave off Alzheimer's， at least in folks who haven't already developed the disorder. What they didn't know――but a big study involving 4，740 participants published in the Archives of Neurology showed――was that the two vitamins taken together in huge daily doses (at least 400 IU of E and more than 500 mg of C) could reduce the risk of Alzheimer's a remarkable 78%.
COMBINATION THERAPY A yearlong study of more than 400 Alzheimer's patients showed that two drugs that work differently on the brain's chemistry act well together to help slow down the disease. Patients who were being treated with donepezil (sold as Aricept)， an older drug that preserves the neurotransmitter acetylcholine， were also given memantine (Namenda)， a new drug approved by the FDA last October that blocks overproduction of a harmful brain chemical called glutamate. The two drugs worked even better in combination than they did alone， providing substantial benefit for patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's， according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
BRAIN IMAGING Finally， scientists at the University of Pittsburgh announced that they had successfully developed a procedure that allows them to peer into the brains of Alzheimer's patients with positron emission tomography (PET) scans to see telltale plaque deposits. Before now， doctors could not track the progress of these plaques until after the patient died， when the brain could be autopsied. Using the new technique， doctors may be able to begin treatment long before the first symptoms appear.
None of these advances is a magic bullet for Alzheimer's disease. If you or your loved ones are concerned， the first step is careful evaluation by your doctor. Not all memory lapses are Alzheimer's， and there are reversible causes of forgetfulness that can be treated if caught early. Also， remember the old adage “use it or lose it.” Mental exercise――reading， doing crossword puzzles， playing chess or Scrabble――is as good for preserving your mind as physical exercise is for your body.
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1. From the first paragraph， we learn that_________.
[A] the baby-boom generation will not suffer from Alzhemer‘s disease
[B] recent progress brings hope for Alzheimer victims
[C] the week was very important for Alzheimer‘s because a documentary about it was shown on PBS
[D] the new achievements made on several fronts show that Alzheimer‘s disease can be cured
2. The phrase “stave off” (line 1， paragraph 2) most probably means “________”。
[A] getting
[B] treating
[C] curing
[D] preventing
3. The report in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that ____________.
[A] combination therapy refers to combining two different ways of treatment
[B] donepezil helps blocks overproduction of a harmful brain chemical called glutamate
[C] combination therapy is of great benefit to all patients with Alzheimer‘s
[D] Aricept and Namenda have better effect when used together than used separately
4. Why is brain imaging considered progress in treating Alzhemer‘s?
[A] Because it helps doctors diagnose and treat the disease in an early phase by tracking the progress of plaques in the brain.
[B] Because it helps doctors autopsy the brains of the patients after they died.
[C] Because it helps doctors see the plaque desposits clearly so that they can operate on the brain.
[D] Because it helps doctors develop a new procedure of tracking the progress of the disease.
5. To which of the following is the author likely to agree?
[A] Alzhemer‘s disease can be cured thanks to the new advances.
[B] Forgetfulness can be cured by doing mental exercise.
[C] Careful evaluation is important because it can tell Alzheimer‘s from curable memory lapses， which can be treated if found in an early phase.
[D] Mental exercises do good only to forgetfulness caused by reversible causes.
答案：B D D A C
高考英语阅读训练（100）
What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”
1. The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _______ while “dull” in the second paragraph means ________.
A. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understanding
B. pretty and handsome; ordinary-looking
C. great and important; common
D. hopeful and helpful; careless
2. Accor
With the support of our readers, China Today has become successful in helping the world learn about China, and has built a bridge of friendship between the people of China and the rest of the world.
Every day we receive many letters from our readers expressing their admiration for China, their appreciation of our work, and suggestions for improving the quality of the magazine. Some letters are published in “Postbag” while others are kept for reference.
Many readers have suggested contests to develop closer contact (联系) between readers and editors. We held a History and Tourism Contest in 1995 and a China Travel Contest in . We received warm responses to both.
This year, China Today is holding a Reading Contest. Questions, chosen from articles published this year, will appear every three issues (期). Entrants (参赛者) must mail their answers before January 31, . Fifty entries (参加) with correct answers to all the questions will be selected as prize winners. All the winners will be named in the April 1999 issue. Please address your entries to:
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The First Three Questions:
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2. How much of the Chinese population still lacks enough food and clothing?
3. When was the law on the Organization of the Villager Committees of the People’s Republic of China passed?
Please do not post your answers right away, but wait until all the questions have been published.
1. If you are going to be an entrant, how many ways can you send your entries to China Today?
A. It’s not clear. B. Only one.
C. No less than two. D. At least three.
2. According to the passage, we can draw a conclusion that ____.
A. fifty people who answer all the questions correctly may see their names in the April 1999 issue
B. all the people who answer the three questions correctly may see their names in the April 1999 issue
C. all the people who answer all the questions correctly must win prizes
D. all the people who answer the three questions correctly can win prizes
3. Supposing China Today is a monthly, this one in which there are the first three questions can be ____
A. the January 1995 issue B. the January 1999 issue
C. the May issue D. the March issue
4. How did the editors deal with the letters from the readers?
A. They put some letters in a big postbag for reference.
B. They published some letters in the column “Postbag” and kept the rest for reference.
C. They looked up some information in the letters and then published a “Postbag”.
D. They did nothing but keep all the letters for reference.
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[高考英语阅读训练]
考研英语 如何加强阅读训练
在考研英语中，阅读理解是最核心的部分，这不仅体现在它的分值所占比重，更主要的是体现在与其他题型的关联上。
通过前期的英语单词的复习和积累能提高阅读效率，阅读理解的提高也同样能巩固和提升英语词汇的积累，而通过阅读理解的练习，学习了英语的思维模式，同样能提高完型填空、翻译的水平。阅读能力的测试包括阅读速度，理解程度以及记忆能力等。要想获得满意的考研英语成绩，最根本的方法就是提高词汇量，加强阅读训练，同时熟悉一些阅读技巧和做题方法也是至关重要的。
把握词组
英语里的惯用法经常是一个个词组，如果读句子的时候把单词截取出来，把它们孤零零地拿出来一个个翻译，对于简单句子可以理解，但是对于复杂的句子就根本没有办法理解它的意思了。对待英语的惯用法，比如每个短语词组或整句都是要将它们存储在脑子里，按英语的习惯来使用，这样才会学出地道的英语，不然按照汉语习惯说出来的英语就是错误的。举个例子，汉语的“黑马”用英语习惯说法是an unexpected winner，但要是照字面意思说可能很多同学会翻译成a black horse，其实这个意思是“黑色的马”;再比如“条条大路通罗马”，英语的惯用说法是All roads lead to Rome，要是按字面意思可能会写成Every road leads to Rome。考研辅导专家提醒考生，其实像这种说法的差别是不同的文化之间的差别，我们要尽量去减少汉语对英语学习的干扰。
参照大纲，掌握词汇量
足够数量的词汇和娴熟的语法知识是提高阅读理解能力和增强阅读速度的基础，阅读理解的技巧和方法有助于提高答案正确率及答题速度。词汇是考研英语复习的.基础，也是英语复习的基础，掌握了考研英语的大纲词汇和一些重难点生僻词汇，理解阅读就会显得得心应手许多，对长难句的翻译也会游刃有余。在大纲为公布之前，大家可以先参考的考研英语大纲，用一天时间快速过滤掉你会的单词，剩下些自己曾有浅薄印象或是完全陌生的单词。这些所剩单词就是下一步记识的重点。有了要攻克的目标词汇后，要有计划的进行记忆。大家都知道，在单词记忆过程总容易忘，考研辅导专家建议考生制定几个小计划去完成。同时现在大家要合理安排时间，掌握大量词汇，熟悉一些语法知识，培养语感。英语水平在短时间内虽然很难得到大的提高，但是掌握一定的技巧，完全可以得到一个很大的突破。
高考英语阅读训练（013）
This is John Roberts reporting from Cardiff The result of the match which finished at four this afternoon between France and Wales was a draw. Neither side scored .The Dutch referee（裁判）did not allow the one goal which France managed to kick The reason for this was that a French player was unfortunately off side .So both teams went home disap-pointed with the game They particularly admired the French forwards ,who were always fast and often threatened the Welsh defense .Once it looked as if the Welsh goalkeeper was in serious trouble. He dived to his right to save a shot from the French centre forward and crashed his head against the goal post ,A doctor examined him and he soon began to play a-gain .Of course the large ,friendly crowd cheered for him Wales will certainly welcome an-other visit from this splendid team.
1．This passage is .
A．a piece of sports news broadcast over radio
B．a piece of sports news in a newspaper
C．An advertisement about sports
D．An assay about sports
2．The word “draw”in this passage means ?
A．an act of puling
B．Taking money from a bank
C．a state in which neither side wins
D．Making pictures with a pencil or a pen
3．Which of the following sentence is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A．The French team is a visiting team while the Welsh team is the home team.
B．The Welsh goalkeeper was brave and he didn’t quit the match even after he had his head Seriously injured in the game.
C．People liked the French f
高考英语阅读训练（039）
CARDIFF, Wales──Poets, singers and musicians from across the globe gathered Wales to celebrate the tradition(传统)of storytelling.
“It might seem strange that people still want to listen in age of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has cone again, ”said David Ambrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival(节)in Wales.
“Some of the tales, like those of the Inuit from Canada, are thousands years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time, ”he said early this month.
Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound.
Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings, forcing them to say little but listen attentively.
Ambrose started the festival in 1993, after several years of working with those reviving(coming back into use or existence)storytelling in Wales.
“It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions. and as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was in good hands here, ”Ambrose said.
1. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling______.
A. will be more popular than TV
B. will be popular again
C. started in Wales
D. are in the hands of some old people
2. From the tales told by the Inuit, people can learn ______.
A. about their life as early as thousands of years ago.
B. Why th
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