1．TomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoA．haswonB．havewonC．iswinningascholarshipsincelastyear.B．byturnsC．inreturnD．inanswer3．mydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.C．shouldstopallvehiclesD．shouldstopallvehicles4．Oneisexpectedtobehave_________onsomespecialoccasions.B．preciselyC．a(chǎn)ppropriatelyD．rightly5．--YouknowMr.Greenhasbeenillfordays?--Yes,Iwonderifheis______betternow.A．a(chǎn)nyB．someC．a(chǎn)nyD．noC．heneitherwillD．eitherhewill7．.Somepeoplesaymorebutdoless______othersdotheopposite.8．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.9．Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview"volunteer"asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhichB．towhichC．inwhichD．fromwhich10．-----Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?-----Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfullyB．commonlyC．willinglyD．nervously11．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?wecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatD．whenitwasthat12．TheBrownsheld_______theycalled"familyday"onceeachyear.A．thatB．whatC．whichthesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.C．wouldbeenjoyingD．willenjoy14．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.C．a(chǎn)bstractD．universal15．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinishB．hadn'tfinishedB．permanentC．wouldn'thavefinishedD．won'thavefinished16．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayovertheD．hadbeenreviewingC．hasbeenreviewing17．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．thatB．howC．whyD．whether18．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostthebellrangB．contradiction19．Itwasjustatthetimehefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition.A．when;whichB．that;whenC．when;that20．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.21．6分）Shesatatthepicnictablealone.Recess(休息)wasinfullswing.Sheremainedawkwardaroundherclassmates.Sheseemedunsureofwhattodoorsay,yetIcouldseehereyeslongingforacceptance.Manystudentshadalreadydecidedthatherfriendshipwouldnotbeworththeenergyrequiredtoovercometheawkwardness.Othersteasedher.Mostignoredher—exceptforone.ofher,butIalsoknewherheart.Sheoftenthoughtofothersbeforeherself-ararecharacterforanyone,muchlessaKnowingthischoicewashardforher,IpulledoutaD-buck,ourclasscurrency.Thoughbribery行賄)wasnottheidealwaytohandlethissituation,Ineededhercooperation."Here,I'llpayyouforyourtime."Sheofferedaninsinceresmile,graspedthegreenpaper,andheadeddownthehill.Astherestofthechildrenscreamedandlaughed,myeyeslockedonBriannaasshenearedthepicnictable.Mollyencouragedherselftoastandingposition,Isighedwithrelief.Aminutelater,Ifeltalaponmyshoulder."Here,Mrs.D"ShehandedmetheD-buck."Why?"Iasked.onlywenttogethersoIcouldearnaD-buck.She'smyfriend."Amomentlater,theywerealllaughingagain,andwhoshouldIseeamongthem,laughingforthefirstlimethatA．Sheoftenmadefunofothers.B．Shegotonwellwithotherkids.C．Shewaseagertobeaccepted.D．Sherefusedtomakefriendswithothers.2、OnwhataspectwasBriannadifferentfromotherkids?3、HowwastheauthorfeelingwhenBriannawalkedtoMolly?C．Grateful.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttittleforthetext?B．AStrangeGirlD．HowtoBeaGreatTeacherOnmyfirstdayofhighschool,goingintomathclass,Iwaspointedandlaughedatbytwoofmyclassmates.Iinitiallythoughtmyflywasopen,orthatsomethingwasstuckinmyteeth.ButasItookmyseat,Iheardbeentakenbyastudentwhoseskinwasbrown.Manypeoplethinkmyclothesshouldbebigenoughformetolivein,orexpectmetolistentoonly"blackmusic."gangstaclothes."InoneofmySpanishclasses,theteacheraskedme,"Doyoulikerapmusicorrockmusicmore?"INowIstilltakeallHonorscourses.Istillwearclothesthatfitme.Mymusiclibrarycoversfromrocktopoptotechno,andalmosteverythinginbetween.Whenitcomestochoosingmyfriends,Iamstillcolorblind.Icontinuetodomybesttoworkinschoolinordertoreachmygoals;andyet,whenIlookinthemirror,IstillseeskinofthatsameIbelieveinbeingmyself.IbelievethatImyselfshoulddecidewhoIamandwhatactionsItakeinlife.Inhighgoingintoadulthood.Buttheonlyotheroptionistosacrificemypersonalityforthesatisfactionandapprovalofothers.1、Whydidhisclassmateslaughathim?B．Somethingwasstuckinhisteeth.C．Hewentintothewrongclassroom.D．Theyhadprejudiceagainsthim.2、Whatareblackpeopleusuallybelievedtodo?A．Listentorapmusic.C．TakeHonorscourses.B．Wearsmallclothes.D．AttendSpanishclasses.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"colorblind"probablymean?A．Makingfriendsofthesameskincolor.B．Havingnoideawhatfriendstomake.C．Treatingpeopleequallyandfairly.D．Feelinghurtandoffendedinside.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．FollowingPopularTrendsB．BeingContentwithMyselfC．HavingFaithinSkinColor23．8分）DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?D．ChangingMyPersonalityAlthoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today'sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'sattention.Paparazzi(狗仔隊)campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids(小報)publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames."Overtime，"Villarrealsays,"theyfeelseparatedandalone."Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyB．．paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplain(抱怨)abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesBeingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir"story"aliveforever.Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren'tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.1、Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday________.A．a(chǎn)reoftenmisunderstoodbythepublicB．cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotectedC．spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearanceD．carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame2、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.B．Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.C．Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.D．Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.3、Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?A．Availabilityofmodernmedia.B．Inadequatesocialrecognition.C．Lackoffavorablechances.D．Hugepopulationoffans.4、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?Anewstudyhasdiscoveredthatmeditation（冥想）andoxygensporttogetherreducedepression.TheRutgersUniversitystudyfoundthatthismindandbodycombination,donetwiceaweekforonlytwomonths,reducedthesymptomsforagroupofstudentsby40percent."Weareexcitedbythefindingsbecausewesawsuchameaningfulimprovementinbothclinicallydepressedandnon-depressedstudents,"saidleadauthorDr.BrandonAlderman."Itisthefirsttimethatbothofthesetwobehavioralwayshavebeenlookedattogetherfordealingwithdepression."Researchersbelievethetwoactivitieshaveaninteractiveeffectoncombatingdepression.AldermanandDr.TraceyShorsdiscoveredthatacombinationofmentalandphysicaltraining(MAP)enabledstudentswithmajordepressivedisordernottoletproblemsornegativethoughtsdefeatthem.Rutgersresearcherssaythosewhoparticipatedinthestudybeganwith30minutesoffocusedattentionmeditationfollowedby30minutesofoxygensport.Theyweretoldthatiftheirthoughtsdriftedtothepastorthefuturetheyshouldrefocusontheirbreathing,enablingthosewithdepressiontoacceptmoment-to-momentchangesinattention.Shors,whostudiestheproductionofnewbraincellsinthehippocampus—partofthebraininvolvedinmemoryandlearning—saysscientistshaveshowninanimalmodelsthatoxygensportexercisekeepsalargenumberofcertainTheideaforthehumanintervention（干預）camefromherlaboratorystudies,shesays,withthemaingoalofhelpingindividualsacquirenewskillssothattheycanlearntorecoverfromstressfullifeevents.Bylearningtofocustheirattentionandexercise,peoplewhoarefightingdepressioncanacquirenewlearningskillsthatcanhelpthemprocessinformationandreducetheoverwhelmingrecollectionofmemoriesfromthepast,Shorssays.health."saidAlderman."Thegoodnewsisthatthisinterventioncanbepracticedbyanyoneatanytimeandatnocost."1、Whatmadetheresearchsodifferent?A．Adoptingawayofmeaningfultalk.B．Combiningthetwobehavioralwaystotreatdepression.C．Treatingdepressionwithspecialmedicine.D．Comparingthedepressedwiththenon-depressed.2、Theunderlinedword"combating"inParagraph3canbereplacedby______.3、Whatdidtheparticipantsdointheresearch?A．Theydidoxygensporthalfanhourbeforethinking.B．Theythoughtquietlyandthentookexercise.C．Theytookexerciselongerthantheythought.D．Theytookexercisewhilethinkingquietly.A．Tofindoutcertainbraincellsofhumans.B．Tostudytheproductionofnewbraincells.C．Toofferpeopleanewmethodtotreatstress.D．Todecidethelinksbetweenstressandexercise.advice:Mannersmaketheman.Evenafteranappropriateupdateto:Mannersmaketheperson,it'sWhenwethinkaboutwhatmakestheperson—it'smorelikelythedegree,thejob,thesalary.Sincewhendowecountmannersasameasureofsuccess?Wedoknowthatthesewouldmakelifenicer,ifmoretolerable.However,weforgetoroverlookourmanners.So,itseems,doeseveryoneelse—including,unluckily,ourchildren.Asauniversitypresident,oneofmygreatjoysistovisitourcampusesandseeourstudents,thoughwe'reseparatedbydifferentgenerations,interests,and,ofcoursedressing,eachstudenttellsmesomethingwithinthefirstfewminutesthatwemeet:whetherheorshehasbeentaughtmanners.Isensethisindifferentways:throughherwordsorhergestures,inthewayshelistensorhowhereferstofriendsandfaculty,howshegreetsandsaysgoodbye,howherespondswhenanelderlypersonenterstheroom.Intheabsenceofmanners,however,Imakesomeallowances.Forinstance,themanyethnic(種族的)groupsthatstudentsrepresentoftenhavedifferentexplanationsofwhatmakesupgoodmanners.Inothercases,somestudentsmayentsarebeingmanners.meaningfulrolesinoursociety.Goodmannersaregentlesignalsthatshowwecareaboutoneanotherandallowustorelatetoanotherpersoninathoughtfulwaybutatarespectabledistance.1、Whichofthefollowingisseldomamarkofsuccesstopeopletoday?C．Highranksintheoffice2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"makesomeallowances"inParagraph4probablymean?A．treattheabsenceofmannersdifferentlyB．rejecttheabsenceofmannersC．opposebadmannerssomehowD．partlypermitbeingintheabsenceofmanners3、Whichofthefollowingisthebenefitbygoodmanners?A．GoodmannersmakespeoplethoughtfulB．GoodmannershelpdeeperconnectionswithothersC．GoodmannersguaranteeacceptanceofourselvesD．GoodmannersinspirepeopletocareaboutoneanotherEveryfast-foodemployeeknowsthatthedrive-throughwindowistheworstposition.Thewindowstickswithconstantice;theroarofengineshurtsyour;yourwordsarelostinthehowlingwind.afternoon,everythingchanged.Everyonceinawhile,thesub-zerotemperaturessealastandoutsideinthecold,theirordersintoaspeakerbox,whentheyexpecttodrivethroughontheirheatedleatherseats.Insuchcases,mostcustomerstendtoshowtheirannoyancetotheemployees.litupherfacelikeafire.snowonherhair.Thoughshewasobviouslyfreezing,herbrighttheirdrinks,"Isaid,confusedandtired."No,butI'llbuythem,"shesaid."Payitforwardandallthat."Completelypuzzled,Ichargedheras,andwhenthenextcustomerarrivedatthewindowIexplainedwhathadattherandomactofjusthappened.Iwatchedashischanged—firstangrytobeoutinthecold,thenkindness,andfinally,delightedbyhisoverthecashandreceivedhispre-paidhotdrink.Thetrendcontinued.Customersarrivedannoyed,onlytoleavemorethantheyhadexpected,andpleased.Somewereshockedtospendmuchothersendedupreceivingtheirorderforlessthanhalftheprice.Fivevehiclespassed,thenten,thentwenty.Noonerefusedtopay.Customersstoodatmywindowchangetobuydrinksforacompletestranger.Carsdroveoff,honking(鳴笛)andItonlytakesonecustomer,oneperson,tochangetheentirewarmupeventhecoldestofdays.theirthanks.oftraffic.Itonlytakesonemoment,onesmile,toC．popularC．gatheringC．surprisedC．introducing27．15分）teahouseisaspecialhousewhichprimarilyservesteaandotherlightrefreshments(茶點).Itsfunctionvarieswidely1．(depend)ontheculture.InChina,ateahouseisaplace2．peoplegathertoenjoytea,chatandsocialize.Chineseteahousesenjoyalong-standinghistory.Theydevelopedfromtea4．(stand)intheWesternJINDynasty,tookshapeintheTangDynasty,developed5．(gradual)intheSong,Yuan,MingandQingDynastiesandbecameboominginmoderntimes.IntheSongDynasty,teahousesspreadalloverthecitiesandvillages,ataratecomparablewiththatofrestaurants.Theownerspreferredtodecoratetheirteahouses6．paintingsofcelebritiesorrareandpreciousplants7．(attract)customers.IntheMingandQingDynasties,thenumberofteahouseswentbeyondthatofrestaurants,gainingmuch8．(wide)popularityandbecomingmorefamous.Later,theacculturation(文化植入)ofwesterncultureforcedtraditionalChineseteahousestotakeon9．newlook.livingstandards,teahouses10．(flower)inChina.WhenIwasinhighschool,Iwantedtogetascholarshiptoauniversity.Ilikedsinging,soItryoutforascholarshipformusic.ButIfailedtogetone.Iwasrealupset.Ifeltlikefailure.Ijustkeptfeelingsorryforme.However,afterafewday,IdecidednottoletonesinglelosstokeepmefromdoingwhatIlove.ButIcheeredupanddevotedmyselftosingagain.Ithinkthatacceptingfailureisthatweneedtodofirstbeforewesuccesseventually.DearMr.LiYourstudent25、Imaginethatyou'relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:opentoopportunities,sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.It'sanawkwardscene.Attrition(損耗)hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompanies,butinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising,owingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesaremakinggreatereffortstopredictwhichworkersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.MethodsrangefromelectronicmonitortoSomeofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneral,peopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon'tsteadyforyears.NewresearchconductedbyCEB,aWashington-basedtechnologycompany,looksnotjustatwhyworkers