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1、2016年25 Bags of LoveLast year，I was assigned to work at an office near my mothers house，so I stayed with her for a monthDuring that time，I helped out with the housework and contributed to the groceriesAfter less than a week，I started noticing that the groceries were running out pretty quicklywe were
2、 always suddenly out of something（25）（wonder） how my mum could consume them so quickly，I began observing her daily routine for two weeksTo my surprise，I found that she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and head out every morning at about nineEventually，I decided to follow her and （26） happ
3、ened truly amazed meShe was taking the food to the refugee camp，in （27） she distributed it to childrenI asked around and found out that my mum was very well known in the areaThe kids were very friendly with her and even looked up to her as if she were their own motherThen it hit meshy would she mot
4、want to tell me about what she （28）（do）？Was she worried about how I would react or that I would stop （29）（buy） the groceries if I found out？When she got home，I told her about my discovery（30） she could react，I gave her a big hug and told her she didnt need to keep it a secret （31） meShe told me that
5、 some of the children lived with an older lady in a shelter while others slept on the streetsFor years，my mum has been helping out by giving them whatever food she could spareI was so impressed by （32） selfless she was33（8分）（2016上海）Stress：Good or Bad？Stress used to be an almost unknown word，but now
6、that we are used to talking about it，I have found that people are beginning to get stressed about being stressedIn recent years，stress（33）（regard） as a cause of a whole range of medical problems，from high blood pressure to mental illnessBut like so many other things，it is only too much stress（34） do
7、es you harmIt is time you considered that if there were no stress in your life，you would achieve a littleIf you are stuck at home with no stress，then your level of performance will be lowUp to a certain point，the more stress you are under，the （35）（good） your performance will beBeyond a certain point
8、，though，further stress will only lead to exhaustion，illness and finally a breakdownYou can tell when you are over the top and on the downward slope，by asking yourself （36） number of questionsDo you，for instance，feel that too much is being expected of （37），and yet find it impossible to say no？Do you
9、find yourself getting impatient of （38）（annoy） with people over unimportant things？If the answer to all those questions is yes，you had better（39）（control ） your stress，as you probably are under more stress than is good for youTo some extent you can control the amount of stress in your lifeDoctors ha
10、ve worked out a chart showing how much stress is involved in various eventsGetting married is 50，pregnancy 40，moving house 20，Christmas 12，etcIf the total stress in your life is over 150，you are twice as likely （40） （get）ill41Aaccount Badjustable Cappliances Dcapture Edecorations FdirectGexperiment
11、Hintended Ioperated Jsoulless KsqueezeGolden Rules of Good DesignWhat makes good design？Over the years，designers and artists have been trying to （41） the essentials of good designThey have found that some sayings can help people understand the ideas of good designThere are four as followsLess is mor
12、eThis saying is associated with the Germanborn architect Mies van der RoheIn his Modernist view，beauty lies in simplicity and elegance，and the aim of the designer is to create solutions to problems through the most efficient meansDesign should avoid unnecessary （42）More is not a boreThe Americanborn
13、 architect Robert Venturi concluded that if simplicity is done badly，the result is （43）designPostModernist designers began to （44） with decoration and color againProduct design was heavily influenced by this view and can be seen in kitchen （45） such as ovens and kettlesFitness for purposeSuccessful
14、product design takes into consideration a products function，purpose，shape，form，color，and so onThe most important result for the user is that the product does what is （46）For example，think of a（n） （47） desk lampIt needs to be constructed from materials that will stand the heat of the lamp and regular
15、 adjustments by the userIt also needs to be stableMost importantly，it needs to （48）light where it is neededFrom follows emotionThis phrase is associated with the German designer Hartmut EsslingerHe believes design must take into（49）the sensory side of our naturesight，smell，touch and tasteThese are as important as rational（理性的） thinkingWhen choosing everyday products such as toothpaste，we appreciate a coollooking device that allows us to easily（50）the toothpaste onto our brush51 In the 1960s，Douglas McGregor，on
