1、How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie18 min3 334 K reads on BlinkistAudio unavailable This self-help classic from 1936 presents basic rules for making a good first impression and winning people over. By following the falsely simple means such as smiling,listening,and showing your ap
2、preciation, youll instantly become more popular and persuasive.The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle16min91K reads on Blinkist Shining a light on the connection between the mind and suffering, this ground-breaking self-improvement book gives a specific method to end pain and achieve inner peace. By foll
3、owing this guide to living in the present and separating yourself from self, your relationships will improve as your overall quality of life.Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers17min378 K reads on Blinkist Our fears and perception of the world determine our reality,but by taking responsib
4、ility for our situation we can find happiness and achieve the maximum fulfillment. Overcome your fears and live the life of your dreams by first understanding the nature of what frightens you. then limiting its influence in your life.1.The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People would most probably attr
5、act people who_.A.are successfulB.want to live a separate lifeC.are full of fears in their innerD.have a good command of rules2.Which nonfiction can help you rid inner pain?A.The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.B.How to Win Friends & Influence People.C.The Power of Now.D.Feel the Fear and Do It
6、Anyway.3.How long does it take you to finish all the nonfiction by audio?A.One hour.B.Half an hour.C.Less than one hour.D.More than one hour and half.2. What are martial (武术的)arts and swordsmen like? To most Chinese, the answer to this question can be found in the works of the late novelist Jin Yong
7、. Jin, whose real name was Zha Liangyong, died on Tuesday evening in Hong Kong, aged 94. The news soon spread all over Chinese mainland, where he inspired a generation, guiding them into the world of Wuxia, namely, swordsmen. In his books, readers can learn about Chinese calligraphy(书法), painting,mu
8、sic,medicine and wine. He was the most successful writer in popularizing traditional Chinese culture. Chinese people had a deeply-rooted admiration for noble qualities and love for the country. So he won many peoples heart. Many people are fond of watching films and TV dramas adapted from his books,
9、 which influenced many peopled personality and value. Jins influence knew no national boundary. No matter in New York, Singapore or Vancouver, where there are Chinese, there are his readers. His death marks the end of an era for martial art novels. We can hardly expect to see other writers with such
10、 influence and artistic achievement as him. In terms of writing technique, Jin borrowed from Western plays. Some of his plots were just like ancient Greek tragedy. For instance, in his Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (天龙八部), the hero was like a tragic figure in Greek mythology. Writers in the West created
11、 new worlds like the one in the Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter. If there is an imagined world in China, that is the world with martial arts and swordsmen Jin wrote for us.1.How does Jin influence his readers?A.By making films and TV dramas.B.By making his readers read his books.C.By making his re
12、aders love for country.D.By making traditional Chinese culture popular.2.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A.Jin knew no national boundary.B.Other writers can get achievement as him.C.An era of martial art novels was ended as he died.D.People live in foreign countries are his readers.3.By which did
13、 Jin make his writing technique better?A.Chinese novels.B.Western plays.C.Greek tragedy.D.Greek mythology.4.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.The Basic Introduction of Jins LifeB.Jins Writing Technique of His BooksC.Jins Making Martial Arts and Swordsmen BetterD.The World of Jins Martial A
14、rts and Swordsmen3.Engineers have pul a huge garbage collector to gather plastic irfaterial in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii, the worlfPs largest spread of garbage, twice the size of the state of Texas.The Ocean Cleanup organization created the collector. The groups founder, Boyan
15、Slat, an inventor born in 1994, was just 16 when he was moved to clean up the oceans when he was on a dive and saw more plastic bags than fish.Last Saturday, a ship pulling the pipe-shaped floating barrier left San Francisco. Attached to it is a screening skirt that hangs three meters down in the wa
16、ter. The screen is designed lo collect the plastic as it moves through the water. Sea animals can safely swim under the barrier.The cleanup system also comes with lights powered by the sun, cameras, and other special devices(设备), so the system can communicate its position at all times. That way a su
17、pport ship can find it every few months to remove the plastic that has been collected.Shipping containers will hold all the plastic gathered, including bottles and fishing equipment and are expected to be back on land within a year. Then the plastic will be recycled. The free-floating bamers are mad
18、e to survive extreme weather conditions and damage from continual use. They will stay in the water for twenty years, thus collecting 90% of the garbage in the area.The Ocean Cleanup has received $ 35 million in donations to pay for the project, hoping to put 60 free-floating barriers in the Pacific
19、Ocean by 2020. “Its important to turn off the taps on plastic entering the ocean, but I also think people can do more than one thing at a time to deal with this problem,” Slat said.1.What drove Slat to invent the collector?A.The interest in invention. B.His failure to dive due to rubbish.C.The sight
20、 of too many plastic bags. D.His knowledge of garbage in the Pacific Ocean.2.How does the floating barrier work?A.It reaches into the water to collect the plastic. B.It has large containers to produce power.C.It forms barriers to protect sea animals. D.A ship drags it along in the ocean.3.Which does
21、 the underlined word “it in paragraph 4 refer to?A.The support ship.B.The floating barrier.C.The plastic to be recycled. D.The position of special devices.4.What is important for protecting the ocean according to Slat?A.Sending more collectors into the ocean. B.Inventing more ocean cleanup devices.C
22、.Stopping plastic from entering the ocean. D.Banning the use of plastic bags in boats.4. While you wont be enjoying the fountain of youth just yet, the breakthrough could be the first step towards anti-ageing dings. As we get older, our cells start to stop functioning and we accumulate what are call
23、ed aged cells. Its not just that these cells have stopped dividing, but they also compromise the other cells that surround them. Removing these cells has been shown to lessen the effect of ageing on animalssuch as by delaying the beginning of cataracts(白内障). Scientists at the University of Exeter th
24、ink theyve found which factors play a key role in turning cells aged. They conducted a study on human cells in a laboratory and managed to reduce the number of aged cells by 50% by using a special compound(复合物) they had developed. “The compounds developed at Exeter have the potential to adjust the s
25、tructures by which this ageing of cells happens, said Professor Lorna Harries, from the University of Exeter Medical School. “We used to think age-related diseases like cancer, dementia and diabetes each had a unique cause,but they actually track back to one or two common structures. This research f
26、ocuses on one of these structures, and the findings with our compounds have potentially opened up the way for new cure approaches in the future. Nearly half of the aged cells we tested showed signs of recovering into young cell models,” said Professor Harries. The researchers tested three different
27、compounds, all developed at the University of Exeter, and found each produced a 40% - 50% drop in the number of aged blood vessel cells. Hie compounds AP39, AP123 and RT01 have been designed by the Exeter team to selectively deliver small quantities of the gas hydrogen sulfide(硫化氢) to the mitochondr
28、ia(线粒体) in cells and help the old or damaged cells to provide the energy needed for survival and to reduce aging.1.How do we know a person becomes old?A.The aged cells make other cells work passively.B.The aging cells become more, and harm other cells.C.The cells stop dividing and accumulate more an
29、d more.D.The aging cells make the other good cells compromise.2.How do the scientists ease the number of aged cells by 50%?A.They used a special thing to kill the aged cells.B.They turned most of the aged cells young.C.They turned the aged cells develop slowly.D.They created and used a special compo
30、und.3.What can we learn from Professor Harries in Paragraph 3?A.Cancer, dementia and diabetes can be probably cured.B.Cancer, dementia and diabetes have the same cause.C.The cause to cancer, dementia and diabetes is found.D.All the aged cells can become the young ones.4.From which is the text probably taken?A.A health magazine.B.A research paper.C.Science fiction.D.A t
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