During my second year in high school, I got sick and missed a few days. When I.____, I was greeted with two essays due, three days of math and history homework, plus several tests____I went home from school that day exhausted, I had to stay up really late to finish them all.
The next day at school, I got a rude awakening: I'd totally forgotten to prepare for the ___on Romeo and Juliet, which I' d take____my lunch hour! Worse still, I had ___the in-class discussion and all the notes. When lunch came, I went to the English room to face my certain doom(厄运). All I could do was try to ___on the questions I didn't know.
As it turned out, I didn’t know the majority of the questions. I was just about to give____when my pencil accidentally fell and broke. Standing by the blackboard sharpening my pencil, I ___down and there in full view lay the answer sheet for the test! What good fortune! I can kiss good-bye to all my____of failing the test! My heart started beating, and my brain ______Yes! Read over the answers-quickly! This was quickly followed by another voice, No! You’ll get caught! My mind turning back and forth, Yes! No! Yes! No! This went on for ten of the____seconds in my entire life.
Finally, I decided to finish the test on my own, without ___! I was satisfied with my decision but pretty ____I had failed the test.
The next day when I walked into the English room, my great joy of having been an ____soul changed into a wave of doom as I saw my test paper lying face down on my desk. I knew what awaited me. I stared at it a few seconds before I got up the____to turn it over.
You can only imagine my ____when I feared that I had passed the test! I have never in my whole life been so happy to see my____, a C.
My mom says the victories that____the most courage are won within. Now I know ____what she means Now not only can my conscience(良心)rest easy, but I don't have to worry about getting caught and meeting a sad____ like Romeo and Juliet.
1.A.arrived B.returned C.appeared D.finished
2.A.If B.Because C.Until D.Although
3.A.lecture B.test C.play D.essay
4.A.by B.upon C.over D.toward
5.A.missed B.carried C.lost D.dropped
6.A.depend B.agree C.guess D.improve
7.A.in B.off C.out D.away
8.A.wrote B.settled C.calmed D.looked
9.A.boredom B.tiredness C.loneliness D.worries
10.A.whispered B.warned C.persuaded D.flashed
11.A.coldest B.saddest C.longest D.fastest
12.A.suffering B.checking C.cheating D.thinking
13.A.certain B.regretful C.annoyed D.relieved
14.A.open B.honest C.optimistic D.energetic
15.A.wisdom B.nerve C.intention D.encouragement
16.A.anxiety B.fear C.shock D.appreciation
17.A.paper B.credit C.rate D.grade
18.A.take B.put C.find D.gain
19.A.gradually B.exactly C.willingly D.seemingly
20.A.film B.fact C.ending D.love
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 EmpathyLast year, researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy, the ability to understand other people, among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10 years.1.Today, people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs.Jennifer Freed, a co-director of a teen program, has another explanation. Turn on the TV, and you’re showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting, competing, and generally treating one another with no respect.2.There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples. Humans are socially related by nature.3.Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self-respect. Besides, empathy can be a cure for loneliness, sadness, anxiety, and fear.Empathy is also an indication of a good leader. In fact, Freed says, many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new managers.4.“Academics are important. But if you don’t have emotional (情感的) intelligence, you won’t be as successful in work or in your love life,” she says.What’s the best way to up your EQ (情商）? For starters, let down your guard and really listen to others.5.To really develop empathy, you’d better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital, join a club or a team that has a diverse membership, have a “sharing circle” with your family, or spend time caring for pets at an animal shelter.
A. Everyone is different, and levels of empathy differ from person to person. |
B. That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time, the researchers said. |
C. “One doesn’t develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking,” Freed says. |
D. Humans learn by example—and most of the examples on it are anything but empathetic. |
E. Empathy is a matter of learning how to understand someone else—both what they think and how they feel. |
F. Good social skills—including empathy—are a kind of “emotional intelligence” that will help you succeed in many areas of life. |
G. Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human—and having empathy is decisive to those relationships. |
The next time you attend a social function or go to a place where people meet and interact, take note of the number of people who have adopted the same gestures and posture---the way you sit or stand--of the person with whom they are talking. This “carbon copying” is a means by which one person tells the other that he is in agreement with his ideas and attitudes. By this method, one is non-verbally (非语言的) saying to the other, “As you can see, I think the same as you, so I will copy your posture and gesture.”
This unconscious (无意识地) mimicry is quite interesting to observe. Take, for example, the two men standing at the hotel bar. They have mirrored each other’s gestures and it is reasonable to assume that they are discussing a topic upon which they have the same thoughts and feelings. If one man uncrosses his arms and legs or stands on the other foot, the other will follow. If one puts his hand in his pocket the other will copy and this mimicry will continue for as long as the two men are in agreement.
This copying also occurs among good friends or people of the same social position and it is common to see married couples walk, stand, sit and move in very similar ways. People who are strangers, however, try hard to avoid holding mutual(相互的) positions. The significance of carbon copying can be one of the most important non-verbal lessons we can learn, for this is one way that others tell us that they agree with us or like us. It is also a way for us to tell others that we like them, by simply copying their gestures.
If an employer wishes to develop immediate friendliness and create a relaxing atmosphere with an employee, he needs to copy the employee’s posture to achieve the end. Similarly, an up-and-coming employee may be seen copying his boss’s gestures in an attempt to show agreement. Using the knowledge, it is possible to influence a face-to-face encounter by copying the positive gestures and postures of the other person. This has the effect of putting the other person in a receptive and relaxed frame of mind and he can “see” that you understand his point of view.
1.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Carbon Copying---Showing Agreement B.Developing Non-verbal Communication
C.How to avoid Carbon Copying D.Proper Social Behavior
2.What is "carbon copying" according to the passage?
A.To adopt identical gesture of others. B.To repeat what others have said.
C.To show agreement with others. D.To mock others.
3.In which of the following groups is carbon copying NOT frequently seen?
A.Married couples B.People not familiar with each other.
C.Good friends. D.People of the same social position.
4.What should an employer do to created a relaxing atmosphere for an employee?
A.Be polite. B.Avoid copying the employee’s gesture.
C.Be helpful. D.Copy the gesture of the employee.
This weekend a marathon took place in Salzburg, the city where I’m living. I admired the runners who ran 42.2 kilometers if they finished the course. I’ve never run for more than half an hour, so I’m amazed that some people manage to keep going for over four!
At university I play korfball. This is a team sport with eight people on each team. The aim is to shoot the ball into the hoop(篮圈), which is like basketball hoop, only higher! All players get a chance to attack and defend during the game and it’s very fast-paced.
When I started korfball, I wasn’t very good at it. I could throw and catch but I wasn’t very fast on my feet. Shooting was also difficult for me. Moreover, you often have to shoot on the move in korfball, and I found it hard to balance and shoot straight while running backwards away from my defender!
However, I really enjoyed the sport and made friends in the club, so I attended training twice a week. Two years later I am in the first team for my university and have played in many matches. This just shows if you train hard, you can succeed.
Running is difficult because you have to make yourself willing to keep going. I used to get really out of breath while running and I didn’t feel good at all! Now I actually enjoy going for a run along the river in Salzburg, feeling my muscles(肌肉) working and breathing in the fresh air.
Challenging exercise is always rewarding. Hiking is fun because all the hard work—walking uphill—comes at the beginning of the day. Then at the top of the mountain you can enjoy the view and some well-earned chocolate! At the end of the day you feel like you’ve really achieved something.
I will never be a marathon runner, but I would like to try a 10-km run sometime, or perhaps even a half-marathon. Seeing how happy the runners were as they crossed the finishing line made me want to have that feeling—the months of training paying off as you achieve your goal.
1.How did the author feel about running the marathon at first?
A.Tough. B.Strange.
C.Enjoyable. D.Exciting.
2.Why does the author think challenging exercise rewarding?
A.It helps him sleep well. B.It gives him a sense of achievement.
C.It helps him lose weight. D.It makes him become a marathon runner.
3.What does the passage want to tell us?
A.The meaning of keeping going.
B.The ways of doing sports.
C.The importance of regular exercise.
D.The benefits of running the marathon.
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假定你是李华，十一假期你和你的父母一起外出游玩，你想将你的旅游经历与你的美国笔友Jack分享，请根据以下要点给他写一封电子邮件。内容包括：
1.简述旅游经历；
2.你的感受和体会。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack’
How is everything going? I’d like to share my travel experience with you.__________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Lihua
