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Do you often compare yourself to other people? Comparisons can help to make decisions and motivate you but they can also pull you into a comparison trap.

Whether it’s the number of goals you’ve scored at football or how many books you’ve read, it’s easy to compare yourself to someone else. Scientists say it’s a natural behaviour that helps humans learn from each other, live happily together and achieve more. Although comparing can be good for you, it’s not always helpful and you can find yourself stuck in a comparison trap. This is when you always measure yourself against others and base your feelings on how well they seem to be doing.

Becky Goddard-Hill is a child therapist (someone who helps children understand their feelings) and author of Create Your Own Confidence. She says that comparisons can make us feel good and bad about ourselves. “Comparing up” means seeing someone doing better than you and using that to inspire yourself to aim higher and try harder. However, Goddard-Hill says, “Sometimes it can make you feel rubbish about yourself and knock your confidence.” “Comparing down” is when you see someone who seems like they’re not doing as well as you. This might make you feel you’re doing well, says Goddard-Hill,but it can also stop you wanting to improve.

If your feelings depend on what other people are doing, “Surround yourself with cheerleaders,” suggests Goddard-Hill. Notice how people make you feel and spend time with friends who celebrate your strengths rather than compare themselves to you. If you follow social media accounts that make you feel you are failing in any way, unfollow them. “Find ones that make you laugh or show you lovely places instead,” she says. Finally, focus on your own achievements and how you can improve. “The best person you can compete with is yourself,” says Goddard-Hill.

【小题1】How does a comparison trap affect us?
A.It makes us focus on our own behaviour.
B.It stops us from learning from each other.
C.It prevents us from living happily together.
D.It bases our feelings on others’ achievements.
【小题2】What’s true about “Comparing up” and “Comparing down”?
A.Both of them usually enhance our confidence.
B.Both of them have advantages and disadvantages.
C.The former is positive while the latter is negative.
D.The former makes us feel good while the latter makes us feel bad.
【小题3】What does Goddard-Hill suggest?
A.Aiming to be our best.B.Trying to be the best.
C.Trying to be a cheerleader.D.Valuing someone else’s achievements.
【小题4】In which section of the magazine can you find the passage?
A.Achievement.B.Entertainment.C.Health.D.Politics.
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Every year, some 6.9 million children under the age of five die from diseases like malaria, pneumonia and HIV. The untold story of child survival is that the global community now has the combined knowledge, technical know-how and affordable tools to end such child deaths. Evidence shows that it is possible to decrease under-five death rates in developing countries to levels approaching those in wealthier countries.

That is why 4 years ago — June, 2012 — the US, Ethiopia and India joined the United Nations Children’s Fund (or UNICEF) to launch Child Survival Call to Action, a global effort to save children’s lives. The goal was to lower child death rates in the hardest-hit countries to 20 deaths per 1,000 live births by the year 2035.

Zambia started a plan focused on nutrition and immunization (免疫) that will save more than 26,000 children each year. Congo is distributing pre-packaged supplies to prevent and treat the most common killers. They hope to save the lives of half a million children by 2017. Similar efforts are taking place in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Yemen, and elsewhere.

Child Survival partner companies are also developing life-saving vaccines (疫苗) and treatment for diarrhea. Private enterprisers and medical professionals are training and equipping health workers in 54 countries with life-saving tools. Still others are developing and delivering safe water treatment and storage products.

“This high-level forum inspired a global movement — Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed,” wrote UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. “Four years passing, it continues to build and, today, 174 countries and over 400 civil society and faith-based organizations have taken up the charge in their own commitments. While we still have a long way to go, the first 4 years have seen impressive gains.”

【小题1】The underlined word “those” in Paragraph 1 refers to______.
A.6. 9 million under-five children
B.affordable tools to end child death
C.deaths in the developing countries
D.death rates of children under five
【小题2】Child Survival Call To Action was founded to______.
A.improve the living conditions for poor children
B.decrease under-five death rates in some countries
C.raise some money to save children’s lives
D.save children in the poorest countries
【小题3】What can be inferred from the passage?
A.All diseases can be prevented or treated.
B.Governments and partners joined the initial effort.
C.Nutrition holds the key to lower the death rates.
D.Only governments made their best to reduce the deaths.
【小题4】How does Anthony Lake feel towards Child Survival Call to Action?
A.Time-consuming.B.Wasteful.
C.Positive.D.Cold.

China dropped its decades-long, one-child policy last year to allow each family to have two children. This change has put 270 million married women of childbearing age in the position of choosing between family and work. The employers also face big challenges as more female workers will have two maternity leaves(产假) for a total of seven to eight months.


In a survey published by classified advertising website Ganji.com, career women who might be considering having a second child were asked what kinds of pressure they might expect. More than 76 percent of the women who were questioned mentioned concerns about the financial burden of raising two children, while more than 71 percent said it would be difficult to balance career and family. In addition, nearly 56 percent said that having a second child would definitely have a negative effect on their career.
Another survey conducted by Chongqing-based human resources website job.cq.qq.com found that over 70 percent of job seekers believe that having a second child would make females less popular in the job market, although two-thirds of the employers said the policy will make no difference in their employment of staff.
Feng Lijuan, s senior expert on human resources at 51 job.com, a leading Chinese job finding platform, said she would not say “there is prejudice against career women.” Feng said Chinese women shoulder more family responsibility. “It is not only about maternity leave; a female employee might only fully get back to work after three to five years after having her first child.”
Wang Yixin, a senior employment adviser, said the positive side is that more companies are trying to attract more talents by providing support to career women. “Different from before, it is not only employers choosing employees. Many talents, including professional career women, also choose employers.” said Wang. “According to our survey, many large companies are very open to their employees’ choice of having a second child.”
【小题1】Women employees take longer time to concentrate on work after childbirth because .
A.there is more prejudice against career women
B.they have longer maternity leaves to enjoy
C.they shoulder more family responsibility
D.having a second child makes them less popular
【小题2】What are women concerned about when having two children in the first survey?
①Financial burden of raising two children
②Fewer opportunities to get a pay rise
③Negative effects on their career
④Difficulty in balancing career and family
A.①②③B.②③④
C.①②④D.①③④
【小题3】Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?
(P: Paragraph)
A.B.
C.D.
【小题4】Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Disadvantages of Raising Two Children
B.Responsibilities of Career Women
C.Effects of Two-child of Policy on Women
D.Attitudes of Employers to Women
【小题5】According to the second survey, having a second child would .
A.have no effect on career women
B.have a positive effect on career women
C.have a negative effect on career women
D.have both positive and negative effects on career women

It won’t be wrong to say that the hotel industry is one of the most competitive fields, and to survive in the hotel business, restaurateurs (餐馆老板) need to have certain unique strategies. To be more specific, to excel(突出)in the business, hotel owners need to follow a few things like, keeping a few secrets from customers, telling them half the truth, and at times even lying and pretending about certain things.

Calories in a dish

In the first place, the calorie count of a particular dish is seldom mentioned on the menu, and when it’s mentioned, most times it is inaccurate. Also, the waiters are not allowed to say anything about the calories in a dish and they either lie about it or just say, “All the information about it is available online.”

Extra sugar in your kids’ meals

You may wonder why your kid wants to go to the same restaurant every time, where he once had a particular pizza. Many restaurants often apply the trick of adding extra sugar to the kids’ meals so that they love it more and insist on going to the same place again and again.

“Homemade” salad is actually ready-made

Salads often labeled as “homemade” on the menu are not homemade. Some restaurants purchase salad dressings(沙拉酱) in large quantities and then add a few ingredients like fresh herbs, blue cheese, etc., and serve them as the homemade salad.

A last tip before you go, make sure that you never ask your waiter for recommendations from the menu. Waiters will never criticize anything that they serve, and in fact, may often do the opposite. At times, they may even recommend dishes that are expensive, or dishes that are not selling well.

These are some of the things that waiters will not share with you when you go to a restaurant. While most of these should not matter, you should never go to a restaurant that does not take cleanliness and hygiene(卫生) strictly.

【小题1】According to the passage, the calorie count of a dish on the menu________.
A.is not correctB.is the exact fact
C.is healthy for customersD.can also be found online
【小题2】How do restaurants make ready-made salads look like homemade salads?
A.They make them look clean.B.They add fresh salad dressings.
C.They make salad dressings delicious.D.They add fresh herbs, blue cheese, etc.
【小题3】If a waiter recommends a dish to you, ________.
A.you can accept it gladlyB.it means you will get a discount
C.you should think about it carefullyD.it means the dish isn’t selling well
【小题4】The author writes the passage mainly to ________.
A.tell us how to choose the right restaurants
B.show us some of the secrets of restaurants
C.advise us to eat less in restaurants
D.tell us how restaurants survive

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