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1高二英语课外阅读2017.10.24Xi’swordsinspireyouth习近平主席给年轻人的七条人生建议。Everyday,PresidentXiJinpingworkshardtodrivetherejuvenation(复兴)ofChina,buthestilltakestimetosharehisexperiencesandwisdomwiththecountry’syoungpeople.Fromformingahealthylifestyletokeepingapositiveattitudetowardlife,hiswisewordsarelikealighthouse(灯塔)thatguidesChina’syouthontherightpathtopersonalgrowth.HerearesevenpiecesofadvicehehasgiventoChineseyouthondifferentoccasions.Let’stakealook.Refine(磨炼)professionalskills①Theyouthmustrefinetheirprofessionalskills.Studyistheladderofprogressandpracticeisthewaytoimprovecapability.QualityandcapabilityoftheyoutharedirectlylinkedtothecourseofrealizingtheChineseDream.(May4,2013)Thebuttonsoflife②Livingone’slifeislikebuttoningupone’sjacket.Ifthefirstbuttonisnotfastenedcorrectly,therestwillneverfindtheirrightfulplace.Thebuttonsoflifeshouldbefastenedwellfromtheverybeginning.(May4,2014)Youngpeopleshouldavoidstayinguplate③Iwassoeagertodomyjobwellbutfellillquiteoften.Thereason?Ialwaysburntthemidnightoil.Later,IcametorealizethatIcouldn’tworklikethisanymore.Onehastobefullyawarethatonecannotfinishalltheworkatatime,howeverenthusiasticonemaybeaboutthejob.(Jan12,2015)Happinessdoesnotfallfromthesky④Thefutureisencouragingandinspiring.Buthappinessdoesnotfallfromthesky.Weshallestablishaspirittoprevail,andcontinuetoimmerseourselvesinhardwork.(Dec31,2015)Honestwork⑤Thewholesocietyshouldvigorouslypromotethespiritofhardwork,encouragingpeopletorealizetheirdreamsandchangetheirfatethroughhonestwork,whileopposingnegativethoughtssuchasprofitingfromotherpeople’swork,opportunismandindulginginpleasureandcomfort.(April26,2016)Rollupoursleeves(袖子)toworkharder⑥Asthesayinggoes,“successcomestothosewhoshareinonepurpose”.Aslongasour1.3billion-pluspeoplearepulledtogetherforacommoncause,aslongasthePartystandstogetherwiththepeopleandwerollupoursleevestoworkharder,wewillsurelysucceedinaLongMarchofourgeneration.(Dec31,2016)Notslackinprosperityandnotlosefaithinadversity⑦Duringone’sgrowthandendeavor,theyoungmaygainsuccessandjoy,butmayalsofacedifficultiesandpressure.Oneshouldtreatthesuccessandfailureatthemomentwithacorrectattitude,notslackinprosperityandnotlosefaithinadversity.Oneshouldconsiderboththesuccessandfailureaswealthinlifeinsteadofburdens.(May3,2017)Question:Whichoneimpressesorinspiresyoumost?Andwhy?Trytoshareyourownideasandcombinethemwithyourownlifeexperience.2Blamegenesforbadsleep“夜猫子”可能和基因突变有关。Foralotofpeople,gettingafullnight’ssleepisnothingmorethanjustadream.Someofusclimbintobedintheearlyevening,andthenextthingweknow,it’s2inthemorningandwe’restillstaringattheceiling.It’scommonknowledgethatsleepproblemscanbecausedbythingssuchasstress,anxiety,orevenusingasmartphonebeforebedtime.Butrecently,ateamofresearchersdiscoveredthatThescientists,fromRockefellerUniversityinNewYork,US,foundthatdelayedsleepphasedisorder(DSPD,睡眠时相延迟障碍),aconditionthataffectsone’ssleepingpatterns,ispasseddownviaamutated(突变的)gene.wDSPDsuffererswakeuplaterandgotobedlaterthantheaverageperson.Tocometotheirconclusion,theteamstudieda46-year-oldwomanwhoisonlyusuallyabletofallasleepat2or3inthemorning.Itwasdiscoveredthatthewoman’sbodyproducesthehormone(荷尔蒙)thathelpsussleepatnightuptosevenhourslaterthanregularsleepers.Thescientistsfoundthiswascausedbyamutationinoneofthewoman’sgene,onethathelpsregulate(调节)the“bodyclock”.Someofthewoman’sfamilymemberswerealsofoundtosharethesamemutation–andthesamesleepingproblems–leadingthescientiststobelievethatsleeptroublesarepasseddownthroughthegenerations.However,havingthismutationdoesn’tmeanyouautomaticallyhavesleepproblems.Theteamalsofoundtwopeoplewhohadthemutationbutreportednoproblemswiththeirsleep.Butwhilethisisaninterestingdiscovery,itoffersnohelptothosewhocan’tfallasleepatnight–althoughthereareafewthingsyoucouldtrytohelpyousleepearlier.BBCjournalistMichaelMosleyproducedaTVdocumentaryinMayinwhichhetalkedabouthisbattlewithinsomnia(失眠)andthetechniquesheused.“Iavoidsocialmediaforatleastanhourbeforebed,Idomindfulness(正念冥想)exercises,andifIwakeupinthemiddleofthenight,Ireadabookforanhourorso,”hewroteinanarticlefortheRadioTimes.Choosethebestanswer:1.Whathavescientistsrecentlydiscoveredaboutsleepproblems?A.Stressandanxietycancausesleepproblems.B.Sleepproblemscanbearesultofgenetics.C.Smartphonesarethemaincauseofsleepproblemsnowadays.D.Sleepproblemsaremorecommonamongyoungerpeople.2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemutationofthegenerelatedtosleep?A.Itwilldelaysleepforsevenhours.B.Itwillbepasseddowntoeveryfuturegeneration.C.Itdoesn’tnecessarilycausesleepproblems.D.Itcanbemodifiedtohelpsolvesleepproblems.3.WhatdoesMichaelMosleysuggestdoingbeforesleeptofightagainstinsomnia?A.Keepingawayfromsocialmedia.B.Doingsomeoutdoorexercises.3C.Listeningtolightmusic.D.Readinginterestingbooks.4.What’sthemainpurposeofthearticle?A.Toexplaindifferentreasonsforsleepproblems.B.Toreportthediscoveryofageneticcauseforsleepproblems.C.Towarnreadersofthebadinfluenceofsleepinglate.D.Togiveadvicetoavoidsleeplessnights.Pre-reading:Haveyouevertriedskydiving(跳伞)?Doyouthinkanyoneshouldbeabletodoit?Freedomofflyin