Living near the ocean is good for health, but not a luxury all can afford. But those who can, certainly gain a lot of health benefits over common inland folks.

● 【小题1】 As we know, because people living near a coast get enough time to swim in the seawater, they naturally tend to be stronger. Physicians have been recommending visits to coasts that specialize in providing seawater cleansing treatment, which improves the immune system.

● Living near the ocean promotes physical activity. The seashore encourages outdoor activities like jogging on the sand, beach volleyball, scuba-diving, surfing, etc .【小题2】

● Fresh air helps get sleep. Fresh ocean air is composed of negatively charged ions that enable us to consume oxygen, adding to good health. These ions also aid in balancing the serotonin (血清素) level, which helps in feeling more relaxed. 【小题3】 Little by little, this leads to better sleep after spending a large amount of time near the ocean.

● Living near the ocean can help you absorb more vitamin

A．

【小题4】 Thus, natural sunlight, along with the sunrays which bounce back from the sand and the ocean, is an excellent supply for our everyday need for vitamin

A． ● Living near the ocean is helpful in meditation (冥想).

【小题5】 It helps the mind jolt (摇动) free from all worries of the past or the future. We get totally tuned into the present, and become calm, as we listen to the gradual rise and fall of the waves.

A．People living near a coast are healthier.

B．Sunshine is a major source of vitamin D.

C．How will living near the ocean help improve your health? D. Just sit near the seashore and observe the waves moving back and forth.

D．This serves in leading an active lifestyle for people living near or on beaches.

E．Vitamin D helps you absorb calcium, maintaining a normal immune system.

F．Besides, when you listen to the sound of waves, it relaxes the mind to a very calm state.

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EQ is a way of 【小题1】（measure） how a person recognizes emotions in himself or herself and others , and makes these emotional states work better as a group or team. IQ is a value that 【小题2】（indicate） a person's ability to learn, understand, and apply information and skills in a meaningful way. The major 【小题3】（differ）between EQ and IQ is what part of a person's mental abilities they measure; understanding emotions or understanding information.

According to some 【小题4】（theory）of brain function, a high EQ means someone is self-confident ,self-aware, and able to handle difficult emotional experiences. It is often tied directly 【小题5】 the degree of success a person may have in the workplace and in 【小题6】（person）relationships. People with high EQs can often better recognize and control their own emotions, and recognize  emotional states of others 【小题7】（adjust）their behavior accordingly.

A person's IQ, on the other hand, measures concepts like logical reasoning and math skills rather than creative potential or emotional abilities. People with high IQs may be able to learn certain subjects very quickly and make connections between ideas 【小题8】 will be missed by others. They often have great academic success, 【小题9】 they may struggle to find classes that challenge them. The ability to acquire knowledge does not 【小题10】（necessary）mean people can recognize and manage their own emotional states , however.

   It is a familiar scene these days: employees taking newly laid-off co-workers out for a drink for comfort. But which side deserves more sympathy，the jobless or the still employed？On March 6，researchers at a conference at the University of Cambridge suggested it was the latter.

Brendan Burchell，a Cambridge sociologist，presented his analysis based on various surveys conducted across Europe. The data suggest that employed people who feel insecure in their jobs show similar levels of anxiety and depression as those who are unemployed. Although a newly jobless person's mental health may“bottom out”after about six months，and then may even begin to improve，the mental state of people who are continuously worried about losing their own job“just continues to get worse and worse”, Burchell says.

Psychologists support this theory by arguing that human beings feel more stressed during times of insecurity because they sense an immediate but invisible threat. Patients have been known to experience higher levels of anxiety, for example, while waiting for examination results than knowing what they are suffering from—even if the results are cancer. It's better to get the bad news and start doing something about it rather than wait with anxiety.  When the uncertainty continues, people stay in a nonstop“fight or flight”response, which leads to damaging stress.

But not every employee in insecure industries has such a discouraging view, Burchell says. In general, women get on better. While reporting higher levels of anxiety than men when directly questioned, women score lower in stress on the 12-item General Health Questionnaire, even when they have a job they feel insecure about losing.  As Burchell explains,“For women, most studies show that any job—it doesn't matter whether it is secure or insecure—gives psychological improvement over unemployment.”He supposes that the difference in men is that they tend to feel pressure not only to be employed, but also to be the primary breadwinners, and that more of a man's self-worth depends on his job.

【小题1】Why do researchers think the still employed deserve more sympathy?

A．They have to do more work since then.

B．They have no chance to find better jobs.

C．They have to work with inexperienced workers.

D．They constantly worry about losing their jobs.

【小题2】What is most likely to cause a“fight or flight”response?

A．Not having a paid job.

B．Poor job conditions.

C．Not knowing what will happen.

D．Pressure to work longer hours.

【小题3】What will the writer talk about following the last paragraph?

A．Advice on preparing for a job interview.

B．Advice on handling pressure from insecure industries.

C．Some knowledge of psychology.

D．Difference in men and women.

【小题4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Is it less stressful to get laid off than staying on?

B．Should more sympathy be given to the jobless?

C．Do employees bear more stress than ever before?

D．Do men or women show higher levels of anxiety?

_【小题1】___ .Being angry doesn’t really solve much, but what people do when they feel angry is important. The goal is to calm down and try to solve what is bothering you. This is hard for some kids and adults, too. Instead of calming down, some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode like a volcano!【小题2】___ .Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper. They may act in ways unacceptable and hurtful. People may say that someone has trouble controlling their temper.【小题3】Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents, break something , or even worse , hit their brothers or sisters.【小题4】.However, it’s not OK for a kid to do any of those things .Kids don’t want to act in this way , but sometimes angry feelings can be hard to manage. So what to do?Well, the good news is that kids don’t just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again.【小题5】.Imagine your temper as a puppy inside you that needs some training. The puppy is not bad ---- it will probably turn out a great dog. It just needs to learn some rules because, right now, that puppy is causing some problems to you.

A．In fact, they usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry. B．You don’t want to cause trouble. C．Kids should be allowed to express their feelings, even angry ones. D．Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some other kids. E．You can train you temper. F．Instead of thinking of the person you’re angry with, think of something else. G．Everybody gets angry sometimes.

 

   Skywriting is a form of advertising in which a pilot is bound to spell out a brief slogan or catchphrase in letters formed by smoke. In general, a customer would choose a specific place and time for the skywriting to appear. The message would only last as long as winds are relatively calm and the sky is clear. Single plane skywriting has largely been replaced by multi-plane "skytyping" , a computer-controlled method involving puffs of smoke from a row of aircraft.

The first official skywriting show took place over New York City in November of 1922. A skywriting pioneer and Royal Air Force（RAF）pilot named John Savage sat with the president of the American Tobacco Company, George Hill, as a fellow RAF ace pilot named Captain Cyril Turner flew into position over New York City. Captain Turner spelled out "HELLO USA CALL VANDERBILT 7200" in white smoke. Over47,000 people called the number, which happened to be the Vanderbilt Hotel where George Hill was staying. Hill became convinced that the skywriting advertisements would work well to promote his Lucky Strike cigarettes.

Skywriting continued to grow in popularity as both an advertising medium and a personal message service. Customers could request anything from "Eat at Joe's" to "Will You Marry Me？"Messages and slogans would naturally have to remain short, but even a simple phone number could produce a lot of curious potential（潜在的）customers for a small investment.

The development of the national highway system after WW Ⅱ spelled the beginning of the end for the skywriting industry. Instead of posting a few words in the sky, advertisers could now fill entire billboards with all sorts of pictures. Thousands of captive audience would pass by these new advertising signs every day, unlike the precious few who would come across a typical skywriting message. Many aerial（空中的）advertising companies turned to permanent banners（横幅）pulled behind low-flying aircraft instead.

Some skywriting is still performed today, although only a select number of pilots have the skills necessary for the job.

【小题1】What do we know about skywriting？

A．It is made up of smoke and clouds.

B．It is performed by computers at present.

C．It appears where the pilot wants.

D．It is a kind of ad made in the sky.

【小题2】The third paragraph suggests that skywriting ________.

A．satisfied all of the needs of customers

B．was an effective advertising style

C．appealed to few customers

D．ended up with a message service

【小题3】Why did advertisers give up skywriting？

A．Because skywriting was too expensive to advertise.

B．Because planes were greatly reduced after WWⅡ.

C．Because billboards could attract more audience.

D．Because it wasn't easy to do such a thing.

【小题4】What might be the most suitable title for the passage？

A．Why people need skywriting

B．How to do skywriting

C．When it is good to do skywriting

D．What skywriting is