3月3号的练习

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* How to Stick to Good Habits by Using the “2-Minute Rule” Most of the tasks that you procrastinate on (that is to say, you postpone doing what you should be doing,) aren’t actually difficult to do — you have the talent and skills to 31 them- you just avoid starting them for one reason or another. The 2-Minute Rule 32 procrastination and laziness by making it so easy to start taking action that you can’t say no. It might sound like this strategy is too basic for your 33 life goals, but I beg to differ. It works for any goal because of one simple reason: the 34of real life. As Sir Isaac Newton taught us a long time ago, objects at rest tend to stay at rest and objects in motion tend to stay in motion. This is just as true for humans as it is for falling apples. Once you start doing something, it，s easier to 35 doing it. I love the 2-Minute Rule because it takes up the idea that all sorts of good things happen once you get started. The most important part of any new habit is getting started — not just the first time, but each time. It’s not about performance, it’s about 36 taking action. In many ways, getting started is more important than succeeding. This is 37 true in- the beginning because there will be plenty of time to improve your performance later on. The 2-Minute Rule isn’t about the results you achieve, but rather about the 38 of actually doing the work. I can’t guarantee whether or not the 2-Minute Rule will work for you. But, I can guarantee that it will never work if you never try it. The problem with most articles you read, podcasts you listen to, or videos you watch is that you 39 the information but never put it into practice. I want this article to be different. I want you to actually use this information, right now. What’s something you can do that will take you less than two minutes? Do it right now. Anyone can 40 the next 120 seconds. Use this time to get one thing done.

*       The human face is a remarkable piece of work. The astonishing variety of facial 31 helps people recognize each other and is crucial to the formation of complex societies. So is the face’s ability to send emotional 32, whether through a(n) 33 blush or a false smile. People spend much of their waking lives, in the office and the courtroom as well as the bar and the bedroom, reading faces, for signs of attraction, hostility and trust. Technology is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. In America facial recognition is used by churches to 34 worshippers’ attendance; in Britain, by retailers to spot past shoplifters. This year Welsh police used it to arrest a(n) 35 outside a football game. In China it verifies the identities of ride-hailing drivers, 36tourists to enter attractions and lets people pay for things with a smile. Apple’s new iPhone is expected to use it to 37 the homescreen.       Set against human skills, such applications might seem gradual. Some breakthroughs, such as flight or the Internet, obviously transform human abilities; facial recognition seems merely to encode them. Although faces are 38 to individuals, they are also public, so technology does not, at first sight, intrude on something that is private. And yet the ability to record, 39and analyze images of faces cheaply, quickly and on a vast 40 promises one day to bring about fundamental changes to notions of privacy, fairness and trust.

* Experts agree that it is becoming a growing trend that more and more consumers across the country are using cashless payment methods. In fact, as early as 1988, the State Council released (31) to encourage bank transfers and to reduce using cash during economic activities. Today, the move toward a cashless society could “reduce the risks of using cash, save on costs and as a matter of convenience, prevent (32) activities such as money laundering(洗钱),” Dong Ximiao, a research fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China, told the Global Times. But China is not the first country to seek a cashless society. Developed states like Sweden, Denmark and Singapore are also (33) the increase of cashless payment. The rapid development of cashless payments does not mean there are no challenges and (34). Alibaba’s Hema store, where customers can shop, dine and order goods for delivery from their mobile phones, have come into the spotlight recently. Media reports said that consumers can’t purchase goods with cash there, which would be considered illegal. A Hema PR representative told the Global Times that all 13 Hema stores in the country do in fact allow consumers to pay in cash. She noted that Hema store simply (35) consumers to pay via Alipay for convenience purposes. Alipay and WeChat Pay, the nation’s two major third-party mobile payment tools, also (36) campaigns this month to encourage more merchants and customers to use cashless payment methods. Both called for the establishment of a “cashless society”, which caused (37) over whether cash will soon disappear. Dong (38) that a cashless society would not mean that cash would completely disappear. “As the economy grows, the (39) of cash is still very huge,” noted Dong. “Also, it’s important to remember that nearly half of China’s population lives in rural areas, especially in undeveloped western regions, and therefore is not able to enjoy (40) brought by the Internet,” Dong said. “And when it comes to China’s senior citizens，most of them prefer to use cash in their daily life,” he added.

* 31. 只有设定明确的人生目标并为之不遗余力地奋斗，才能实现你成为有用之才的梦想。 (Only)

* 32. 我们应该养成看报的习惯，因为读报有助于我们及时了解发生在国内外的各种事件。(inform)

* 33. 如果我们把英语学习看成是了解文化的一种方式，而不是一门考试学科，我们也许就会体会到其中的学习乐趣。(regard)

* 34. 这些相片让我想起了那些艰苦的日子，那时，尽管困难重重，我们仍坚守着自己的目标。(when)

* 35. 在未来几周内，这些学校将要安装网络设备为了方便学生获取所需信息。(install)

* 36. 韩国影星在女学生中大受欢迎，很多人为了见上一面甚至愿意在机场等上几小时，这却让父母们很担忧。(So…)

* 37. 新的高考改革能否减轻学生学业负担引起了教育专家们的热议。( arouse)

* 38. 校园义卖活动不仅丰富了校园生活，还提高了学生们的组织活动能力，培养了他们团队合作精神。(In addition to)

* 39. 为了能陪伴孩子度过珍贵的童年时期，许多妈妈放弃了前景良好的职业生涯。（give up）

* 40. 尽管回报丰厚且风险不大，市场对银行最近推出的金融产品仍反应冷淡。（in spite of）

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