With the cold weather season rapidly approaching, caring for dry skin may become more challenging. Here are some tips on how to protect your skin and keep it healthy throughout the colder months of the year.
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Avoid harsh(刺激性的)cleansers containing sulfates or alcohol, and choose a gentle cleanser. Harsh cleansers may disrupt the PH balance of your skin and cause dryness.
Switch to a face oil
【2】In order to avoid dryness, rub about 3 to 5 drops of oil the palm of your hands and then gently pat it into the skin. Face oils offer the benefit of conditioning the skin and protecting it from the cold air.
Exfoliate(去死皮)
Exfoliating is very important because it helps to get rid of dead skin cells and encourages skin cell renewal.【3】However, especially when the skin is feeling extra dry, it is important to use a gentle product and not to overdo it.
【4】
If you don’t feel thirsty and struggle with taking in enough liquids, try to drink tea, sweetened with a little raw honey. Dehydrated skin cells have a slower turnover rate, which results in dull skin and more visible fine lines.
【5】The most advantage is that you will spend the cold season with comfort and confidence.
A. Drink plenty of water
B. Eat homemade soups
C. Use mild facial cleansers
D. Follow the above tips, you may own nice skin and look better.
E. Here are three of the most common example of skin discomfort.
F. After cleansing your face, your skin still takes the risk of dryness.
G. Moreover, dead skin cells won’t allow your face oil to enter the skin deeply.
【1】C此題是一個(gè)小標(biāo)題。根據(jù)本段第一句Avoid harsh(刺激性的)cleansers containing sulfates or alcohol, and choose a gentle cleanser.(避免含有硫酸鹽或酒精的刺激性清潔劑,要選擇一個(gè)溫和的清潔劑。)可知,使用溫和的潔面乳。故選C。
【3】G根據(jù)上句:去死皮非常重要,因?yàn)?/span>它有助于去除死皮細(xì)胞,并促進(jìn)皮膚細(xì)胞更新。故G項(xiàng)Moreover, dead skin cells won’t allow your face oil to enter the skin deeply.(另外,死皮細(xì)胞不會(huì)讓你的臉油深入皮膚。)符合語(yǔ)境,故選G。
【4】A此題是小標(biāo)題。根據(jù)此段首句If you don’t feel thirsty and struggle with taking in enough liquids, try to drink tea, sweetened with a little raw honey.(如果你不感到口渴,掙扎著喝足夠的液體,嘗試喝茶,用少許生蜂蜜加點(diǎn)甜味)可知,A項(xiàng)Drink plenty of water(喝足夠的水。)符合本段內(nèi)容,故選A。
【5】D根據(jù)空格下句:The most advantage is that you will spend the cold season with comfort and confidence.(最大的優(yōu)勢(shì)就是你會(huì)帶著舒適和自信度過(guò)寒冷的季節(jié)。)可知,此空的意思是:按照上面的提示,你可以擁有漂亮的皮膚,看起來(lái)更好。故選D。
【題目】Visiting the city when you are six months pregnant and have a two-year-old girl can be really 【1】 (challenge). One spring afternoon, we went to one of the grocery stores nearby to buy some food for dinner. There was no sign of rain, and the store was just around the comer, so we went there 【2】 an umbrella. However, we were about to leave the store 【3】 the rain came in full force. It seemed that the streets would be flooded 【4】 water within minutes.
I noticed a young Chinese couple staring at 【5】 (we) when we came to a crossroads and were waiting for the light to change. I figured they were probably wondering 【6】 a pregnant foreigner was dragging her little kid out through the rain. But as we crossed the street,【7】 woman offered me her umbrella. I told her I couldn’t take it when it was clearly starting to storm. She insisted,【8】 (hand) it to me and hurried off with her husband.
Though caught in the rain 【9】 (expect), we still treasured the memory and will always recall the 【10】 (friend) and kindness of the Chinese couple.
There was a time when my sister was very sad. She used to be a happy girl but was one of the top student in her class. But she lost her left leg in an accident when she is in high school. She was taken hospital and stayed for a long time. Feel very sad, she shut her in her room and refused to communicate with others. All of us were worried about her. One day she learned about a girl whom didn’t lose heart though she lost her leg in an earthquake. My sister was deep moved. She had decided to forget the terrible experience and face her life bravely. Now she is living the happy life.
It was my 17th birthday and I was looking forward to see my friends. I arrived at my favorite restaurant, waiting for him. We would have the special birthday dinner. I looked for a familiar face but failed. Soon the restaurant was filled customers, none of which were my friends. An hour later, I went back home, lonely and disappointing. To my great surprise, I found the door was wide open while I arrived home. Nervously, I walk into the dark room. Suddenly, all the light went on and my friends were appeared shouting ‘‘surprise”. I had an unforgettable birthday.
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.
J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House, $ 27)
Mystery
“You’re a smart boy. Benny’s death was no accident, and you’re the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it?” The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.
A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, “Did you... You recognized the man in the car, didn’t you?”
The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers. “Maybe,” he said quietly.
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund (Atria Books, $ 25.99)
Short Stories
She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don’t want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t.
You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books, $ 15)
Humor
Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times’s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day’s drive in most cities?
Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle (Ecco, $ 14.99)
【1】What did Salinger do for his town?
A. He built a car park. B. He tried to protect its land.
C. He wrote some good novels. D. He rescued many townspeople.
【2】The book You Are Free is mainly about .
A. smart children B. happy daughters
C. different women D. suffering mothers
【3】Which book should readers choose, if they want to know something about Fun Times?