“I am so sorry,” I tearfully said to my principal investigator (PI), explaining I would not be able to return to work as originally planned. Before I became a parent, I had assumed a baby would fit right into my academic plans. But now, as the end of my leave approached, I realized I couldn’t simply carry on as I always had. I was worried this decision might signal the end of my academic career-but I felt I had no other choice.
Thankfully, my PI had more foresight. He told me I didn’t need to resign and that he could offer me a contract that would allow me to contribute to our project from afar. It proved to be an absolute career lifeline tailored to me.
Then five years after stepping back from academia, I felt ready to re-enter more fully. Because I had been able to keep my hand in during my time away, the prospect was much less daunting than it would have been otherwise. I ended up landing a lecturer position that allowed me to slowly ease back in, focusing on teaching and scholarship with research taking a back seat. And when, 4 years on, a senior lectureship position came up in the very group I had left a decade earlier, the timing was right. With both of my children in “big school,” I was ready to really put my foot down on the career accelerator. I got the job.
Now, 6 months into my new role, I am happy to be right where it all began, with involvement in so many interesting projects. But what truly made the difference for me was the offer of what I needed during that time away. I hope more institutions and Pls can come up with creative provisions for those in their workforce who don’t want to give up their careers but want-or need-to take extended periods of leave. And to those who are taking such breaks, or considering it, know that returning is possible. Above all, on both sides: Please do not discount extended leavers. We have a lot to offer-if we are given the chance.
1．What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?| A．She chose to sacrifice her family for her career. |
| B．Her path to PI began when she became a parent. |
| C．She struck a balance between work and family. |
| D．She had intended to stick to her academic plans. |
| A．Realistic. | B．Scary. | C．Unlikely. | D．Attractive. |
| A．Supportive work environment. | B．Academic researches. |
| C．Involvement in engaging projects. | D．Interest in the projects. |
| A．To analyze. | B．To entertain. | C．To promote. | D．To report. |
Life Lies in Movement
Almost all the people like travelling. For some people, travelling is a chance to relax and escape
Of course, there are people who are always
As for me. I enjoy watching all-round views from some altitudes. I enjoy watching them in my hometown and as soon as I am in some new city. I start
From such places it’s so exciting
Yesterday I was doing some shopping and a man, who was in worn clothes, walked towards a group of us at the checkout stand (收银台). I
He
The
We both ended up leaving the store, but he stood outside talking to
This man’s situation made me
| A．helped | B．heard | C．had | D．made |
| A．make | B．lend | C．buy | D．award |
| A．power | B．turn | C．duty | D．honor |
| A．patiently | B．angrily | C．unwillingly | D．gladly |
| A．items | B．expressions | C．tips | D．books |
| A．proud | B．surprised | C．satisfied | D．encouraged |
| A．order | B．address | C．form | D．menu |
| A．write | B．play | C．drink | D．eat |
| A．close | B．polite | C．unconcerned | D．kind |
| A．fill | B．touch | C．choose | D．steal |
| A．others | B．them | C．me | D．himself |
| A．rude | B．excited | C．sad | D．pleased |
| A．look after | B．suffer from | C．die of | D．turn out |
| A．led | B．refused | C．stopped | D．allowed |
| A．have | B．hate | C．fight | D．hope |
Studying abroad can be a great opportunity to meet new people and to experience an unfamiliar and exciting culture by yourself. By challenging yourself to try a new culture. you can make a huge influence on the way you see the world. Although it may be great, it is often a costly experience.
Write out a travel budget (预算).
Find a job that you can perform remotely.
See if you can find a job before you go abroad to ensure a constant flow of income. Consider a job as a writer or travel blogger. See if you can find a job that lets you explore the country you’re staying in. like by becoming a photographer.
Cook meals at home.
If you are staying with a host family, try to eat as many meals as you can with them.
If you are fluent in the language of the country you’re staying in, think about teaching local student your native language. Not only does this let you stay with local students, but it allows you to gain an even deeper understanding the language you’ll hear around you during your overseas experience.
| A．Apply for a scholarship. |
| B．Luckily, there are some tips for you. |
| C．Get a job working as a language teacher. |
| D．Make sure every day you stay healthy while living abroad. |
| E．Create a budget for your time abroad to avoid overspending. |
| F．There are jobs specially intended for employees working abroad. |
| G．It not only cuts down on costs but spends quality time with your hosts. |
Do you use the weekends to catch up on sleep? If so, you may want to rethink that. in young adults, using weekends to catch up for lost weekday sleep can cause health risks. The take-home message is basically that you can’t make up for lost sleep by sleeping a few more hours on weekends.
Weekends may seem like a great time to catch up on sleep. Scientists, however, weren’t sure that would work. So Christopher Depner and his colleagues decided to test it out. Depner is a sleep physiologist. He works at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
The team looked at three groups of people in their mid-20s. For roughly two weeks, each group followed a set sleep schedule. One group slept about eight hours every night. Another group only got about five hours of shut-eye a night. The third group snoozed (打盹) some five hours each weeknight, but could sleep whenever and however much they wanted over the weekend. That last group stayed up until midnight or I am on Friday and Saturday nights. The following mornings, they slept in until sometime between 11 am and noon. But they also stayed up late on Sunday. That left them only about six hours of snooze tine before the next workweek started. Over the whole weekend, these people got only about 1.1 hours more sleep than what their bodies needed, the researchers found.
People in the study who got too little sleep every night gained weight. So did the weekend sleep-in crowd. By the end of the experiment. people in both groups had gained an average of 1.5 kilograms.
Depner says this could be because losing sleep interferes with hormones that control hunger. Since weekend-catch-up sleepers both woke up later and went to bed later, they shifted (改变) their bodies’ internal clocks. As a result, they may have gotten hungry later. During the workweeks, both groups ate roughly 400 to 650 calories in late-night snacks.
1．Why did the team carry out the research?| A．To help promote a healthy lifestyle. | B．To find a proper time for sleep on weekends. |
| C．To make improvements for the people who stay up. | D．To find out the disadvantages of losing sleep. |
| A．It can’t make up for the lost sleep. | B．People should pay much attention to it. |
| C．More research is needed for the effects. | D．It is supposed to benefit those in need of sleep. |
| A．They ate more than what their bodies needed. | B．Their bodies’ internal clocks were shifted. |
| C．They always felt hungry on weekends. | D．They had a good appetite on weekdays. |
| A．Staying up leads to weight gain. | B．Young adults should eat regularly. |
| C．Sleeping in on weekends won’t work. | D．Finding new ways to sleep well is essential. |
Several cultural relics unearthed from the Haihunhou tomb in Nanchang have been confirmed to be official documents presented to the imperial court. The three pieces already released were all written with ink, according to the Nanchang Evening News.
Based on the analysis by Zhang Yuzheng, an expert at Beijing Union University, the relics may be the oldest original copies of senior official documents in the Han Dynasty (BC 206-AD 220), which have great value for the study of ancient official documents.
Among the three publicly released relics, two of them remain fairly intact with exact date information, though the handwriting is partly damaged. Chinese characters meaning “concubine (妾)” and “Haihunhou He” can be seen on the relics, which show that they were written by the Marquis of Haihun Liu He and his concubine.
Zhang Yuzheng suggested that according to Haushu, the documents presented to the imperial court should be in two copies, with the original copy submitted to the emperor and the copy to the minister. The minister would first review the contents and then decide whether it was appropriate to be submitted to the emperor. The system was ended during the reign of Emperor Hanxuan in the Han Dynasty. The unearthed relics from Haihunhou tomb are believed to have been written on the fourth year of Yuankang during the reign of Emperor Hanxun when the system was already ended.
Therefore, Zhang holds that the unearthed relics written with date information “fourth year of Yuankang” were very likely the original copies of official documents, instead of copies.
The whole structure and content are also complete, the handwriting is quite neat, and the format (格式) is strict, consistent with the features of an original copy, according to Zhang.
1．What can we know about the three released relics?| A．They were official documents by senior officials. |
| B．They proved to be the oldest documents in the Han Dynasty. |
| C．They were recognized as Liu He and his concubine’s handwriting. |
| D．They were publicly released as early as on the fourth year of Yuankang. |
| A．Complete. | B．Meaningful. | C．Organized. | D．Reliable. |
| A．The valuable relics kept until today. |
| B．How the relics were presented to the imperial court. |
| C．What information should be included in the official document. |
| D．Something about document presentation system in the Han Dynasty. |
| A．Entertainment. | B．Sports. | C．Health. | D．History. |
In October, I told the eight-year-olds in the class I teach about my plan. “I’d like you to do extra jobs around the house to earn some money,” I said. “Then we’ll buy food for someone who might not have a nice dinner otherwise.”
Early in the week for that donation, the children arrived with their hard-earned money. They had cleaned yards, set tables, and washed dishes. They couldn’t wait to go shopping. I watched as they rushed in the supermarket aisles (过道). At last we headed toward the checkout, pushing a cart filled with food. Then Kristine cried. “Flowers!” The group rushed toward the plants.
“You can’t eat flowers.” I responded. “Why not use the money to buy more food?” “But Mrs Sherlock.” she begged. “we want flowers.”
Defeated, I looked at the flowers. Stuck in the middle of the display was a pot of purple flowers. “She’ll like this one,” the children agreed, and put the purple plant into the cart.
An agency had given us the address of a needy grandmother. Soon we pulled up in front of a small house. The children hurried to get the food. When Amy put the flowers on the counter, the woman seemed surprised. “Do you like it?” Michael asked. The old lady brightened. She told the children about the animals that lived close by.
We returned to the car. As we fastened our seat belts, we could see the kitchen window. The woman inside waved goodbye, then turned and walked across the room, straight to the flowers. She put her face in them. When she raised her head, there was a smile on her lips.
The children were quiet. In that brief moment, they had seen the power they possessed to make another’s life better. Sometimes a person just needs a pot of flowers on a dark November day.
1．Why did the author ask the children to earn money?| A．To help them get independence. | B．To pay for their own education. |
| C．To prepare for a food donation. | D．To raise money for an evening party. |
| A．By selling flowers. | B．By doing some housework. |
| C．By working in the supermarket. | D．By washing dishes in the restaurants. |
| A．It was unique. | B．It was useful. |
| C．It was unpractical. | D．It was old-fashioned. |
| A．Their teacher’s generosity. | B．The old lady’s story-telling. |
| C．The beauty of the purple flowers. | D．The old lady’s response to the flowers. |
When Leah was 10, she saw a need for change in the world. “People are supposed to show
Leah decided to
As Leah gave out bracelets,
When Leah couldn't
So far, she has sent out 10,000 wristbands. She has
Leah hopes to
| A．pleasure | B．patience | C．love | D．curiosity |
| A．pick up | B．put away | C．show off | D．hand out |
| A．compared | B．attached | C．opened | D．connected |
| A．ignored | B．infected | C．valued | D．engaged |
| A．word | B．passion | C．anxiety | D．happiness |
| A．bothered | B．surprised | C．upset | D．embarrassed |
| A．genuinely | B．hardly | C．slightly | D．relatively |
| A．deny | B．advance | C．meet | D．delay |
| A．native | B．complex | C．natural | D．different |
| A．attended | B．organized | C．canceled | D．postponed |
| A．victims | B．researchers | C．reporters | D．observers |
| A．sales | B．funds | C．designs | D．advertisements |
| A．respect | B．contact | C．recommend | D．encourage |
| A．mean | B．scared | C．content | D．proud |
| A．gap | B．problem | C．number | D．barrier |
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