1、2011Money MattersParents should help their children understand money. 71 so you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.1. The basic function of moneyBeing explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money fo
2、r goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the thing he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier（收银员） . 72 When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start e
3、xplaining more complex ways of using money.2. Money lessonsApproach money lessons with openness and honesty. 73 If you must say no to a childs request to spend money, explain, ”You have enough toy trucks for now.” Or, if the request is for many different things, say. “You have to make a choice betwe
4、en this toy and that toy.”3. 74 Begin at the grocery store. Pick put similar brands of a producta name brand butter and a generic(无商标产品),for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money. 75 If he chooses the cheaper brand, allo
5、w him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explains how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.A. Wise decision.B. The value of money.C. Permit the child why he canor cannothave certain things.D. Talk yourself what things that cost money are most imp
6、ortant to you.E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you.F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.2012Kids health: Four steps for fighting stressEverybody
7、gets stressed from time to time. 71 Some ways of dealing with stress- like screaming or hitting someone - dont solve（解决）much. But other ways, like talkingto someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:(
8、1) Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talkto a trusted adult, such as a parent or other relatives. 72 They might havehad similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.(2) Dont take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are st
9、ressed and upset they takeit out on themselves. Oh, dear, thats not a good idea. Remember that there arealways people to help you. Dont take it out on yourself. 73(3) Try to solve the problem. After youre calm and you have support from adults andfriends, its time to get down to business. 74 Even if
10、you cant solve it all,you can solve a piece of it.(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary (暂时的). Remember stress does go away,especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.These steps arent magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you makeyour way throu
11、gh a tough time, youll help yourself feel better even faster. 75A.Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.B.Notice your friends feelings and find a way to help them.C.Different people feel stress in different ways.D.Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.E.You need to fig
12、ure out what the problem is.F.And dont forget about your friends.G.Then, find a way to calm down.2013.1Business is the organized approach to providing customers with the goods and services they want. The word business also refers to an organization that provides these goods and services. Most busine
13、sses seek to make a profit（利润） that is, they aim to achieve income that is more than the costs of operating the business. 71 Commonly called nonprofits, these organizations are primarily nongovernmental service providers. 72 Business management is a term used to describe the techniques of planning,
14、direction, and control of the operations of a business. 73 One is the establishment（制定） of broad basic policies with respect to production; sales; the purchase of equipment, materials and supplies; and accounting. 74 The third relates to the establishment of standards of work in all departments. Dir
15、ection is concerned primarily with supervision（监管）and guidance by the management in authority. 75 A. Control includes the use of records and reports to compare actual work with the set standards for work.B. In this connection there is the difference between top management and operative management.C.
16、 Examples of nonprofit business include such organizations as social service agencies and may hospitals.D. However, some businesses only seek to earn enough to cover their operating costs.E. The second aspect relates to the application of these policies by departments.F. In the theory of business ma
17、nagement, organization has two main aspects.G. Planning in business management has three main aspects.2013.2Public Speaking TrainingGet a coach51 ，so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses, here are some things to loo
18、k for when deciding the training thats right for you.Focus on positivesAny training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you arent doing well. , so good public
19、 speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldnt do. If you find a public speaking course that looks as though its going to give you lots of dos and donts, walk away! Your brain is so full of what youre going to be talking about.54 . As far as were concerned, there ar
20、e basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking. Your audience can be your friends.You are a special person not a cloneMost importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits. 55 . Your training course should help you bring out yourpe
21、rsonality, not try to turn you into someone youre not.A. You arent like anybody elseB. You already do lots of things wellC. Turn your back on too many rulesD. Check the rules about dos and dontsE. Whatever the presentation, public speaking is toughF .The one thing you dont want is for them to fall a
22、sleepG. So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse2014*1 The jobs of the future have not yet been invented. 36 . By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.1.CuriosityYour children need to be deeply curious. 37 .
23、Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料)can we add to make these pancakes even better next time ?” and then try them out. Ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time?2. CreativityTrue creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new 38. There are a dozen di
24、fferent things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity.3.Personal skillsUnderstanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know whats going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being ab
25、le to read people helps kid from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions. 39 . “Why do you think shes crying?” “Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face?” “If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?”4. Self Expression40 there are many ways to express th
26、oughts and ideas music, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another.A. Encourage kids to cook with you.B. And we cant forget science education.C. We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways.D. So how can we help our kid
27、s prepare for jobs that dont yet exist?E. Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill.F. We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories.G. Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.2014*2Tips for cooking on a Tight S
28、cheduleFrom my experience, there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often: ability, money and time, _36_Money is a topic Ill save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cook
29、ing on a tight schedule:1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think about of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready?_37_2. Make your time worth it. When you do find
30、time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? _38_ it takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.3. _39_ This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cookin
31、g worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.Hopefully that gives you a good start.
32、 _40_ and dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!A. Try new things. B. Ability is easily improved.C. Make three or four instead.D. Understand your food better.E. Cooking is a burden for many people.F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy
33、rather than a burden.G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later2015*1Building Trust in a Relationship AgainTrust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences, 36 .That is a risk. But you cant be successful when theres a lack of trust in a relationship that results from
34、an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.Unfortunately, weve all been victims of betrayal. Whether weve been suffer from, lied to , misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. Sometimes people simply cant trust anymore, 37 . Its understandable,
35、but if youre willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there. 38 Having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-being. 39 If youve been betrayed, you are the victim of y
36、our circumstance. But theres a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. At some point in all of our lives, well have our trust tested or violated. You didnt lose “everything”. Once trust is lost, what is left? Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angl
37、e, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life. 40 Instead, its a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness. Learn to really trust yourself. It is putting confidence in someone. Stop regarding yourself as the v
38、ictim. Remember that you can expect the best in return. Theyve been too badly hurt and they cant bear to let it happen again. This knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships. Seeing the p ositive side of things doesnt mean youre ignoring what happened.2015*2Training f
39、or a marathon requires careful preparation and steady, gradual increases in the length of the runs. 36 , buy the best-fitting running shoes you can find. No one can say which brand will work best for you or feel best on your feet, so you have to rely on your experience and on the feel of each pair a
40、s you shop. When you have found shoes that seem right, walk in them for a few days to double-check the fit. 37 . As always, you should stretch(伸展) at least ten minutes before each run to prevent injuries.During the first week, do not think about distance, but run five minutes longer each day. 38 , i
41、t is wise to take a day off to rest. But during the next week, set a goal of at least a mile and a half per run. 39 . After two weeks, start timing yourself. 40 . Depending on the kind of race you plan to enter, you can set up a timetable for the remaining weeks before the race. After six days For a
42、 good marathon runner Before you begin your training来源:学科网ZXXK With each day, increase the distance by a half mile If they still feel good, you can begin running in th em Time spent for preparation raises the quality of training Now you are ready out a goal of improving distance and time2016*1Secret
43、 codes(密码)keep messages private. Banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer.People have used secret codes for thousands of years. 36 Code breaking never lags(落后 ) far behind code making. The science of creating and re
44、ading coded messages is called cryptography.There are three main types of cryptography. 37 For example, the first letters of “My elephant eats too many eels” spell out the hidden message “Meet me.”38 You might represent each letter with a number, for example. Lets number the letters of the alphabet,
45、 in order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message “Meet me” would read “13 5 20 13 5.”A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book. 39 For example, “bridge” might stand for “meet” and “out” mi
46、ght stand for “me.” The message “Bridge out” would actually mean “Meet me.” 40 However, it is also hard to keep a code book secret for long. So codes must be changed frequently.A. It is very hard to break a code without the code book.B. In any language, some letters are used more than others.C. Only
47、 people who know the keyword can read the message.D. As long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them.E. You can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out.F. With a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other words.G. Another way to hi
48、de a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet2016*2A garden thats just right for youHave you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you, where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum(总和) of its parts? 16 . But it doesnt happen by acci
49、dent. It starts with looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process._17 Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers, patterns and masses of color. Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers(肥料). 18 . However, there are a number of other
