137.You have lots of things you'd like to do.But sometimes it's hard to get to the finish line just like your goal.How can you break your bad habits and develop good ones? (1)
Here are a few opinions we often get from kids.followed by ideas that might help. ●I can't get away from screens. (2)
If you usually spend time lying on the sofa and watching TV programs or a video when you're bored,go somewhere else instead.Take a book to your room or your violin to the backyard.Or ask if you can help cook in the kitchen. ●(3)
Start with "showing up. "Then take one small step or do one tiny task,followed by another and another.For example,how do I practice the piano?First sit at it.Then play one note at a time.Starting with a very simple step often helps.Why?It's easy,quick,and gets you in action. (4)
●I have no time. Take a look at the choices you make about how you spend time.Do those choices show what's important to you?Can you spare 10 minutes a day to work on a goal?Let's suppose you want to be a singer. (5)
Talk with a parent about why your goal counts.Discuss whether you can let go of something less important to free up time to achieve it.
A.Then keep taking steps. B.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. C.I can't start such a huge goal. D.And how can you try to reach your goals? E.To change a habit,try changing where you spend your time. F.Is it more important to practice singing than play video games?
138.How to prepare for the first time at everything?The following ways may help you. Never try to be perfect. It's true that you can hardly manage to do something perfectly the first time you do it.So when you do something for the first time,it is time to just have a try and never think about the result.Also,being perfect is just another excuse to do things later,so trying to be perfect is just a waste of time. Forget what others think. In order to make you feel less stressed about your first time,just forget what others are thinking of you.First,many people don't really care that much if you happen to fail at something.Second,remember that others have also started from "zero"as well.Third,focus on your own performance,not on others. . The time you spend doesn't matter. One common characteristic of doing something for the first time is that more time is spent.Just be slow and try to learn as much as possible.You will realize that the second time is much easier,since you already have some experience in your pocket. Plan and prepare. If possible,try to plan and prepare as much as possible before doing something new.You will gain more self-confidence in this way,and by planning and preparing,you actually may control things well. Prepare for the second time. Once you have gone through your "first time experience",you'll have broken the biggest barrier of all.The excitement and fear is most likely gone and the next time won't be that scary anymore.So you just get ready for the second time.
(1)How many ways are mentioned to prepare for the first time at everything?
A.Four. B.Five. C.Six. D.Seven. (2)What does the underlined word barrier in the last paragraph means in Chinese.
A.障礙 B.挑戰(zhàn) C.煩惱 D.困難 (3)Which of the following is not mentioned according to the passage?
A.You should never mind if you do something perfectly for the first time. B.What others think of you isn't very important if you fail to do something. C.You can do better in the second time if you prepare well for the first time. D.The more time you spend,the better result you will get. (4)What's the author's opinion?
A.People should do something perfectly when they do it for the first time. B.People may still feel excited and scared in the second time. C.People will become more self-confident if they make a plan and prepare well. D.People won't get any experience if they fail in the first time.
139.It's good to share,right?Growing up as kids we are told to share our toys and not be selfish.We also live in an age where discussing our feelings is encouraged.But when does it all become too much?With new fashion trending all the time,such as dance challenges and wearing a pillow as a dress,the question is:when can sharing become oversharing on social media? What is oversharing?The term has become related to social media,but it doesn't only belong to this platform.Imagine you head to a party and you meet someone.Within five minutes they have told details about their personal life.While some of us may try to escape these people,according to marriage therapist Carolyn Cole,this form of oversharing could come from a strong desire to connect with someone.But how does this translate to social media? Dr.Christopher Hand,a lecturer in internet psychology,says the more details people share,the less sympathy" we express when things go wrong.This could be due to a belief that we attract our own negative experiences the more we share them.It seems that sadfishing,the idea of searching for sympathy by oversharing,is generally considered as negative rather than the cry for help it could actually be. However,Dr.Hand's research also seems to suggest that the more we post on a platform,the more socially attractive we become- if the posts are positive.Even back in 2015,Gwendolyn Seidman PhD,said that we should avoid complaining and being negative online.We should also control clear of showing off or bragging",as it's now known--especially about our love lives.It makes sense- if your date is going "that well",would you really have time to share a photo with text? So,how can you know if you are oversharing?Well,why not ask your friends in real life.They would probably be more than happy to tell you if your posts about your breakfast or your gripes about your lack of money really are too much.
(1)The phrases "dance challenges" and "wearing a pillow as a dress" in paragraph 1 are used to prove
. A.a(chǎn) dislike of oversharing B.a(chǎn)n enthusiastic interest in oversharing C.social media becoming free D.oversharing being forbidden (2)According to Carolyn Cole,why do people overshare?
A.Need to connect with people. B.Curiosity to know others. C.Desire to help others. D.Ambition to succeed. (3)What can be inferred about oversharing from paragraph 3?
A.Sadfishing is generally considered as positive. B.We might be in danger when bad things happen. C.People don't feel sorry as much when things are wrong. D.Become more socially attractive no matter what happens. (4)What is Gwendolyn Seidman's attitude towards showing off?
140.You have lots of things you'd like to do.But sometimes it's hard to get to the finish line- just like your goal.How can you break your bad habits and develop good ones? (1)
Here are a few opinions we often get from kids,followed by ideas that might help. ●I can't get away from screens. (2)
If you usually spend time lying on the sofa and watching TV programs or a video when you're bored,go somewhere else instead.Take a book to your room or your violin to the backyard.Or ask if you can help cook in the kitchen. ●(3)
Start with "showing up." Then take one small step or do one tiny task,followed by another and another.For example,how do I practice the piano?First sit at it.Then play one note at a time.Starting with a very simple step often helps.Why?It's easy,quick,and gets you in action. (4)
●I have no time. Take a look at the choices you make about how you spend time.Do those choices show what's important to you?Can you spare 10 minutes a day to work on a goal?Let's suppose you want to be a singer. (5)
Talk with a parent about why your goal counts.Discuss whether you can let go of something less important to free up time to achieve it.
A.Then keep taking steps. B.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. C.I can't start such a huge goal. D.And how can you try to reach your goals? E.To change a habit,try changing where you spend your time. F.Is it more important to practice singing than play video games?