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help cut the amount of rubbish produced in your home.
For gift-giving:
◆ Homemade gifts, such as cards, often produce less rubbish and can be a treasure to receive. This is a great idea for children to try.
When wrapping (包装) gifts:
◆ Use gift bags instead of wrapping paper. Gift bags are reusable and not as likely to go out with the rubbish. If you receive gifts in gift bags, be sure to store them away for future use.
When entertaining:
◆ Avoid the use of plastic forks, spoons and knives as much as possible. Bring out your favorite
dishes for special holidays, and buy a holiday tablecloth to avoid using disposable (一次性的) paper or plastic ones.
After the holidays:
◆ Store your reusable decorations until neGt year. ◆ Sort out and store reusable gift bags and gift wrap.
By making a few simple changes in our holiday habits, we can cut the amount of rubbish we produce between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. And remember to continue these habits year round for a better environment for today and tomorrow’s world. 51. To have less rubbish, children can as a gift.
A. give a homemade card B. send some disposable paper C. choose a plastic knife
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D. buy an eGpensive toy car
52. It’s better for us to store gift bags because .
A. they are beautiful B. they are large enough C. we can reuse them D. we can wrap gifts easily 53. The writer advises us to .
A. hold some parties during the winter holiday B. keep the gifts for neGt year after the holiday C. buy cheap gifts for our friends on New Year’s Day D. make small changes to reduce the amount of rubbish
C
The death of Steve Jobs provides a chance to take some lessons from his amazing life. Steve Jobs had a passion (激情) for education. He may be gone,
but we still have a chance to learn from his courage and innovation (革新).
Making Mistakes
I think that the main reason why we can’t find proper ways to improve the education system that no longer serves us well is simply fear. Fear of failure. Fear of getting it wrong. Teachers fear that innovation could endanger their jobs. Steve had the attitude we need in education right now. “Sometimes when you create something, you make mistakes. It is best to admit (承认) them and get on with improving your other
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innovations.” That’s the kind of spirit that we need to have. Motivation (动机) Matters
We’ve concentrated (专注于) so much on results that we don’t always reward good motivations. But these things are very important. In our schools, we’ve cared so much about test results that we’ve lost creativity. We don’t reward students for their hard work, and we punish failure. As a result, we lost imagination and found no motivation to try something that has a chance of ending in failure. What Defines (定义) Failure?
The company that Steve Jobs started in 1985 after being forced out of Apple shows us how technology could influence educational innovation. In 1985 he started NeGT. The company was providing computers for educational purposes. NeGT wasn’t really financially (经济上) successful. But it may have been ahead of its time. Today, we see what the technology brings into the classroom. Changing Our Model
The company sold around 50,000 computers. But that would be missing the point. It was a NeGTcube workstation that encouraged the first web server. It helped in the development of early Internet technology. Truly, Steve Jobs has taught us that results are not the most important things in life.
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54. The article tells us making mistakes .
A. is always something very bad B. will help us become better people C. is a part of making something new D. will keep us from reaching our dreams
55. We may lose our creativity and imagination if we .
A. make a lot of mistakes B. fail to have a right model C. can’t be financially successful D. concentrate too much on results 56. Steve Jobs might agree that .
A. a good motivation can lead to a successful result
B. we shouldn’t be afraid of failure and it can lead to success C. making money is the only way to judge success
D. having a passion is the most important thing for success
57. According to the article, which word can best describe Steve Jobs’ spirit? A. Passion.
B. Motivation.
C. Innovation. D. Creativity. D
The secret in re-remembering is to allow the full power of your memory to flow freely without “trying” to remember any one specific (特定的) thing.
I recently sat down to a relaGed and enjoyable dinner with some friends. At the beginning of the meal, a friend told us that his car had just
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been broken into and his briefcase (公文包) had been stolen. He was frustrated (懊恼的) because his diary and a number of other items (物品) important to him were in the briefcase. He said he could remember only four items that were in his stolen briefcase, that he knew there were many more, that he had to give a full report to the police within two hours, and that the more he tried to remember the more blocked he became.
Several of us at the table who were familiar with Memory Principles (规则) then took him through the following eGercise: instead of continuing to allow him to think of what he could not remember, we asked him when he had last had his briefcase open. It turned out that it was at the office just before he left work, at which point he suddenly remembered that he had put two important magazine articles in the briefcase. We then asked him when he had last had the briefcase open before leaving home for work. It turned out to have been the night before, and he remembered having put in two more articles as well as a tape recorder, in preparation for the following morning. Finally we asked him to describe the inner (内部的) design of his briefcase, and as he went through a detailed description, he remembered pens, pencils, letters and a number of other items that he had completely “forgotten” before.
Within 20 minutes, he remembered 18 additional items.
The secret is to “forget about” whatever you are trying to remember and “relive” all eGperiences that connect in any way with the item you are trying to remember. This method works at once almost
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