1、第二十四天美文晨读Genius may not be necessary, though even genius of the highest sort does not disdain the use of these ordinary qualities. The very greatest men have been among the least believers in the power of genius, and as worldly wise and persevering as successful men of the commoner sort. Some have e
2、ven defined genius to be only common sense intensified. A distinguished teacher and president of a college spoke of it as the power of making efforts. John Foster held it to be the power of lighting ones own fire. Buffon said of genius it is patience. 短语翻译1. natural balance _.2. with ease _.3. speci
3、al discount _.4. go back to _.5. no bigger than _. 语法填空One day the king of the Gods，Zeus，decided that he would populate the world with women as well as men. So he ordered Hephaistos，the God of crafts，_6_(create) the first woman. Hephaistos thought a great deal and eventually came up_7_ a solution us
4、ing water and earth. The first womans arrival on the earth was the opportunity for a splendid party and the gods decided to celebrate by giving her some presents. So they each gave her one talent：for example，Aphrodite，the Goddess of love，gave her beauty；Apollo，the God of music，gave her musical abili
5、ty；and Hermes，the messenger of the Gods，gave her persuasion. As a result Zeus decided that she would be called Pandora，which means“allgifted”So Pandora was sent to the earth to live with the rest of mankind. _8_ she went she was given a box which she was ordered never to open under_9_circumstances.
6、However，being _10_ (nature)curious，Pandora，opened the box，and all the evils of the world such as war，disease，famine and floods_11_were contained within it escaped and spread over the earth. Pandora was horrified to see such things escaping but she found it impossible to close the lid. At last when a
7、lmost the entire contents of the box_12_(escape)，and there was only one thing lying at the bottom of the box，Pandora managed to close the lid. Immediately there was a tiny voice_13_(call)“Let me out！Let me out！” Frightened as_14_ was，Pandora cautiously opened the box in time to see the small object
8、withinHopewing its way out into the world. So that was_15_ the earth was filled with evil as a result of Pandoras curiosity. Fortunately，there is HOPE on earth as well.阅读理解ADear Sir,I have to travel every day from So Uk Road to the AirportTwo buses travel along this route: the number 49 and the numb
9、er 16However, by the time the number 16 bus reaches So Uk Road, it is always full, so it is of no use for meThis leaves the number 49 which sometimes has empty seats on itThe timetable states that there are buses from So Uk Road to the Airport every ten minutesIf this is so, why do I have to wait ha
10、lf an hour for a bus nearly every day?The instructions state that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waitingWhy is it that half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?The instructions state that no bus may carry more than 4
11、0 seated passengers and 20 standing passengersYesterday, I was first to get off the bus when it reached the AirportI counted the other passengers as they got offThere were 129 of themClearly printed on the back of every bus is a sign that says “Maximum speed: 50 m.p.h.” The distance from So Uk Road
12、to the Airport is 10 milesSaturday morning a 49 bus traveled the distance in ten minutes, at an average speed of 60 m.p.h. At times it must have done at least 80 or even 90 mphIt is obvious that our bus companies have no respect for the instructions nor consideration for their passengersCan nothing
13、be done about this?16The writer prefers to take Bus No49 because it _Astops at every stop Bhas more seats on itCtravels faster Dis not always full17According to the timetable, a 49 bus should travel through its route _Aevery ten minutes Bin less than ten minutesCin more than twelve minutes Din half
14、an hour18The writer is not satisfied with the fact that _Abuses are too crowdedBbus drivers often go straight past without stoppingCtoo few buses are traveling along this routeDbus services are poor BHealthy Habits, Healthy BodyFeel tired lately? Has a doctor said he cant find anything wrong with yo
15、u? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with youThen, consider this: you might be in a state of sub-health (亚健康)Sub-health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline state between health and diseaseAcc
16、ording to the investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderlyThe percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-weekSymptoms(征兆) include a lack of energy, depression(压抑), slow
17、 reactions, insomnia(失眠), agitation, and poor memoryOther symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legsThe key to preventing and recovering from sub-health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly
18、, and take part in open air activitiesAs for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugarThey should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional elementsvitamins and trace elementsthat are important to the bodyNutrition(营养) experts point out that it is n
19、ot good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化系统)They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health19According to this passage, which of the following is right?AWhen you are in a state of sub-health, you should stay home an
20、d keep silentBWhen you are in a state of sub-health, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicineCWhen you are in a state of sub-health, you should have yourself examined in foreign countriesDWhen you are in a state of sub-health, you should find out the reasons and relax yourself20Middle-age
21、d people may be easy to get sub-health because _ Athey have used up their energyBthey have lost their living hopesCthey have more pressure in life and workDthey begin to get older21The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is that you should _Awork hard Bsleep moreCform good
22、living habits Dtake more medicine22As for food, experts suggested that _Awe should never eat meatBwe should have variety of foodCwe should eat less than usualDwe should have meals without salt and sugar第二十四天短语翻译1. 生态平衡 2. 容易的 3. 特价 4. 回到 5. 一样小语法填空6. to create 7. with 8. Before 9. any 10. naturally 11. that/which 12. had escaped 13. calling 14. she 15. how阅读理解16-18 DCD 19-22 DCCB
