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高二英语任务型阅读八A In simple words, hibernation is a state of deep sleep. Hibernation differs from normal sleep in various ways. Hibernating animals take a long time to wake up from their sleep. Turning or kicking their bodies does not seem to wake them up. Even after waking up from hibernation, these animals take some time to restart their normal activities. During hibernation, the heart rate slows down and some of the non-vital organs become entirely inactive. This is a state in which the body uses very little energy. Winter is the time when food is less and weather rough. Animals have to spend a lot of energy finding food. Even if they succeed in finding anything, it is often not enough to make up for the loss of energy. Besides, the cold weather may often become a cause of death. As a result of all these, animals have to reduce their food demand by reducing energy requirements. This is achieved by hibernating throughout the winter. Before the onset of winter, when there is plenty of food, animals eat overmuch and store much of the food in the form of fat. As winter arrives, they return to their home where they spend the rest of winter hibernating. As animals hibernate, their body temperature starts dropping due to lack of activity and metabolism（新陈代谢）. At one point, it is only a few degrees higher than the surrounding temperature. Whatever energy the body needs to perform certain tasks is got from the fat storage. Due to lack of activity, the fat burning process is slow and steady. The energy from fat is enough to keep the animal alive for the rest of the winter. Hibernation differs for every species. For example, some animals like black bears may sleep for the whole winter without waking up while animals like, squirrels may wake up every 4 days to eat some food, pass waste matter from the body, and then go back to sleep. Hibernation in domestic animals may differ from that in the wild ones. As there is no food shortage for domestic animals, domestic animals hibernate as a result of their natural instinct but with more active periods in between. Hibernation71. A state of deep sleep72. from normal sleep* Taking a time to wake up*Taking some time to 73. their normal activities again* Using very little energyReasons for hibernating* Not finding enough food to make up for the 74. of energy*75. in death due to the cold weatherFeatures of hibernation*Body temperature dropping because of 76. Activity and metabolism* Getting energy from the fat 77. * Burning fat slowly and 78. Hibernating habits of different species* Black bears: sleeping all 79. the winter without waking up*Squirrels: waking up every 4 days for basic daily needs* 80. animals: having more active periodsB Good study habits will contribute to a successful academic future. Good study habits lead to good grades, and good grades lead to applications for better colleges and universities. This in turn will lead to a great career. To be successful, the first thing you need to do is to take responsibility for your actions. You are the only one who can decide your own important things and how to use your time. Your actions today will decide what will happen tomorrow and even in the near future. Your success rests in your own hands. Do not be influenced by others. Be a leader, not a follower. Do not allow your friends to tell you what is important. Keep friends who lead you towards your goals, not away from them. The most important thing to learn to succeed in the classroom is to make full use of your time outside the classroom. Review your class notes and the proper chapters (章节) in your textbooks. Different people work better at different times. Some students work better in the morning, while some can study better in the afternoon, or at night. Nightly review of your notes is a great idea and will help you understand your lessons to a much greater degree. This review will save time in the long run. If you study in the morning, plan to study your hardest subjects first. If you prepare for your lessons in advance, you will be more relaxed in classes. Set the more important things into your plan, have a to-do list and put the most important project first. Once this is done, move to the second most important project. Crossing off each project as you finish will give you a sense of achievement. Choose a study place where you can be comfortable and pay attention to other things that help to improve your productivity (效率). For example, can you study well with soft music in the background? Always challenge yourself. Do not be satisfied with your own school textbooks. Ask questions and do your own research. Share your knowledge and listen to others. When you share your knowledge, you help others increase their knowledge. As an unexpected result, when you help others, you learn more. Always seek solutions to problems. If you have difficulty understanding something in the book, read it again. If you still cannot understand it, ask the teacher for help. Make sure to look for help immediately or you may fall behind. When you put your best effort into your work, you are already a success! When you follow these study habits successfully, you will develop a sense of satisfaction. This will provide you with a strong feeling of pride because of your achievement. Your good grades will give you confidence for the future. These habits will contribute to a successful and happy future!TitleThe (71) _ of good study habitsReasonIn order to have a great career in the future, we need to form good study habits, which (72) _ to a successful academic future.(76) _Be responsible for yourself and dont be influenced by others. (73) _ your spare time reviewing what you have learnt in class.Make (74) _ ahead of time so that you will feel relaxed.Put the most important projects into your (75) _ and cross off one when you finish it.Choose to study in a (77) _ place.Learn to (78) _ yourself and share your knowledge with others.Learn to turn to others for help and try to (79) _ the problems when facing difficulties.ConclusionWith these good study habits, you will develop a sense of satisfaction.With these habits, your good grades will make you feel (80) _ and confident.With these habits, You will have a successful and happy future.八、71. Definition 72. Differences 73. start 74. loss 75. Resulting76. lacking 77.storage 78. Steadily 79. through 80. Domestic高二英语任务型阅读训练九A Day after day you are glued to your computer screen. You cannot get enough of online games, net shopping or cyber surfing. Your social life gets worse, and so does your health. Chances are that you are addicted to the Internet and you need counseling(劝告，建议).On November 8, an Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) diagnostic manual（诊断手册）was approved by a group of psychologists in China, who agreed that Internet addiction is a mental disease. According to a report on X, the manual for the first time gives a clear time standard for diagnosing IAD, saying that surfing the Internet for more than six hours a day, not for the purpose of studying or working, and having done so for less than three months, might be a symptom of IAD. Addiction symptoms vary（不同）Besides the long online time, some other symptoms would also help doctors diagnose IAD patients, such as having a strong desire for the Internet and feeling physical discomfort, becoming easily angry, being unable to concentrate on things or finding it difficult to sleep if unable to get online. Apart from these conditions, other symptoms are also listed in the manual. If a net surfer cannot get out of the virtual(虚拟的) world of Web games, which has already affected his/her capability to study or work, or he/she feels little interest in doing anything but jumping online or is afraid to communicate with others, he/she is also considered to be an IAD sufferer.According to the World Health Organization, mental disease sufferers have two major characteristics: they bring suffering to both themselves and their families, and their abilities to be involved in social activities are affected.Mental illness stigma（污名）However, it has resulted in a backlash（反对）from the public, due to the fact that mental disease is a very sensitive term to Chinese.Many netizens dropped comments expressing their doubts about the manual, saying that they could not accept they might be suffering from mental illness just because they spent too much time on the Internet.Experts said there is a misunderstanding of the manual. Explaining that IAD sufferers are not “crazy people”, they call on society at large to change their understanding of mental disease. Mental disease covers a wide range of psychological or behavioral problems, such as depression.New Solutions to Internet AddictionInformation about IADProblem:Internet addiction makes your social life and (81) _ get worse.Standard for diagnosing IAD:Internet addiction is a (82) _ disease when you surf the Internet more than six hours a day for less than three months not to (83) _ or work. (84) _ addiction symptomsThey areeager to surf the Internet, physically uncomfortable, easy to be angry, unable to concentrate or (85) _ to sleep.unable to get out of the (86) _ world of Web games, not (87) _ in doing anything else or afraid to communicate with others.(88) _about mental illness Many netizens regard mental disease as a very (89) _ term.Experts think it necessary to (90) _ mental disease because it covers a wide range.BIt all began with . . . Orlando Bloom was not a “good” student in school. Because of dyslexia, a reading and writing disorder (障碍), he struggled in many courses. But Bloom says the dyslexia gave him the encouragement to overcome (克服) his difficulties. In an interview with the Telegraph, the 32-year-old said the condition turned him into an ambitious person. “Because of the dyslexia, I always thought I had to work twice as hard as everyone else just to go the same distance,” he said. “That gave me a real kick as a kid and a lot of encouragement later on. In one sense, I guess that Im grateful (感激的). ”Bloom is always preparing it thoroughly(充分地) when it comes to an audition (试镜) for a part. Perhaps this is what won him his role in the Lord of the Rings, a highly successful film trilogy (三部曲). “I really prepared it thoroughly for the audition and its paid off,” he said. It was the beginning of a fame that led to even greater success as a movie actor. But unlike some young people who aim for fame and fortune, Bloom believed an acting career “has been fulfilling (实现) his childhood fantasies”. “Aged 9, I had this girlfriend and we used to have running races in the park to see who would be her boyfriend for the day. I wanted to be like Superman and fly in and rescue her. Once I realized Superman was an actor, I thought, Thats for me. ”Bloom has always played special characters, like a knight (骑士) and a prince. Its difficult to picture him in everyman roles. In October, Bloom was named Goodwill Ambassador (亲善大使) for the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF). His first task will be to film a documentary about the importance of clean water supplies. In fact, Bloom started work for the UNICEF in 2007. On his first visit to Nepal, he was asked by students to take a small part in a play they were performing on local radio. Personal record of Orlando BloomWhen he was nine years oldHe wanted to be like Superman and fly in and _ (71) his girlfriend. Thats why he became an _ (72). When he was a student at school_ (73) of dyslexia, Bloom _ (74) in many courses, which _ (75) him to work twice as hard as everyone else. In a sense, dyslexia _ (76) him overcome his difficulties. When he chose to be an actorBloom is always well _ (77) for auditions. Perhaps this is _ (78) won him his role in the Lord of the Rings. In 2007Bloom started work for the UNICEF. In this OctoberBloom was _ (79) Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. His first task will be to _ (80) a documentary about the importance of clean water supplies. 任务型阅读九【小题1】health【小题2】mental【小题3】study【小题4】Various/difficult【小题5】difficult/ hard【小题6】virtual【小题7】interested【小题8】Comments/ Opinions【小题9】sensitive10.understand1.rescue / save 2.actor 3.Because 4.struggled 5.encourged 6.helped 7.prepared 8.what 9.named 10.film高二英语任务型阅读训练十AThe average human experiences a lot of dreams while they sleep at night. But what exactly do they mean? The following explanations deal with four most common dreams and some of the possible meanings behind them, according to experts. Please note that, while certainly interesting, dream analysis is a highly subjective(主观的) field of study.Dreams about being chased (追逐)Dreaming about being chased generally means you may be avoiding a person or something painful, annoying or fearful.It could be a reminder that trying to avoid the problem could lead to more such dreams. Most people dream about being chased at one point or another. Its both common and natural.Dreams about deathAccording to Jeffrey Sumber, a psychotherapist (精神治疗师) and author, dreams about death often indicate “the ending of something, whether thats a job or a relationship”. He suggests a dream about death can also indicate attempts to remove anxiety or anger. These dreams dont suggest a person will actually die, he explains.There are no tricks when it comes to avoiding such dreams. The only way is to do our inner work and make peace with it.People who have dreams about death tend to be those who are entering an uncertain period in their life. It could be a life-changing event that creates anxiety and fear of the unknown.Dreams about fallingDreaming about falling can have a physiological basis, according to Cathleen O Connor, Ph. D. As the body goes deep into sleep and the nervous system begins to be quiet, blood pressure and heart rate drop and this change can cause a falling dream.OConnor says that dreaming about falling is the minds way of warning the dreamer of a situation in his or her waking life where they feel out of control.“If dreams of falling bring feelings of fear, you should realize that the goal is not to avoid them but rather to work with those dreams in your waking state and deal with the fear so you can regain your balance,” O Connor says.Dreams about celebrities (名人)“Celebrities carry some kind of message thats associated with personal achievements or lack,” says Shelley Smith, founding director of the Yoga Health & Therapy Center. “A person dreaming about a celebrity is looking for inspiration or some characteristic that is associated with that celebrity.“Thats one of the features of dream images, and they are not under our control,” Smith says. “Your experience while youre sleeping is coming from a place thats totally unconscious (无意识的).”“There is no one group that we can say has this particular dream more than another,” she says, “The image is energetic and specific to what the persons need is. For example, accomplishment, health, and rising to the top - whatever is associated with that celebrity. Title Four common dreams and why we have themIntroductionExperts think that dreams may have possible meanings behind them, the analysis of which is (71) _ but subjective.DreamsMeanings(72) _ to deal with such dreamsAbout being(73) _afterMaybe youre trying to (74) _someone or something that is painful, annoying or fearful. (75) _ the problem bravely and realize that such dreams are natural and common.About being dead You will (76) _ what you are experiencing, such as a job or a relationship. Your anxiety or fear from a life-changing event will be (77) _from your life.Do the inner work and make peace with it.About falling It may result from the (78) _ of the nervous system. You find something out of control.Work with such dreams when you are awake and (79) _ the fear.About celebritiesMaybe you are looking for something you want to achieve or (80) _.Let them alone, because they come out of unconsciousness. BGetting married can be one of the happiest moments in a persons life. Throughout the world, weddings are very important events. Lets look at some interesting wedding customs from different countries.For African Americans, it is tradition for the married couple to jump over a broom covered with flowers. This represents the beginning of family life. It is interesting to note that African slaves who were brought to the USA started this tradition. African American couples were not allowed to have a legal marriage, so instead they had a ceremony where the bride and groom jumped over a broom “into marriage”. Making jokes about the bride and groom is a wedding tradition in both France and Germany. In France, this includes making loud noises with pots; in Germany, wedding guests break dishes. Weddings in Germany often last for three days. On Thursday, there is a simple ceremony at a government office noting the official marriage of the couple. Then the couple will have a dinner with family and close friends. On Friday, there is a party. This is when guests break dishes to represent the st