【推荐1】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。

                                                                                                       Finding Your Hidden Talents

●    1    What sorts of things do you like to read about, watch or do? What are your favorite shows on television? Which column of the newspaper and magazines do you like to read? To know what you are interested in is the first step towards finding your hidden talents.

● Try out different things.If you want to find out your dexterity (灵巧) in each of the things that interest you, then try them out.    2    . Locate a safe environment, where you can try out different things without anybody’s interference (干扰).

●Find your passion（激情）    3    . However, there will be only a thing or two, which you are passionate about. What is the one thing that you love to do the most, with most enthusiasm (热情)? Get the answer to the question and you will come to know what exactly you are passionate about.

●Improve yourselfAfter you come to know about the areas of your interest, it is the time to improve yourself. Read lots of books and learn from people. One of the best ways to learn something is to teach.    4    . This will help increase your depth of knowledge. In this process, you will be able to discover all your hidden talents.

●Know your limits.In the process of finding your strengths or talents, you should not ignore your weaknesses as well.    5    . Know what makes you struggle. You will then come to know about your talents as well as the areas that you need to work on.

A．Find your interests.

B．Know your strengths.

C．Therefore, teach what you have learnt.

D．You may be a person of various interests.

E．Carry out experiments and explore things.

F．It needs observation and analysis （分析）of one’s own self.

G．Find out the things which you are not good at.

【推荐2】Most people follow others blindly just under the effect of peer (同辈) pressure or because they feel it safe to follow a large number of people. In some rare cases it might be right to follow the crowd, but in most cases this can be a big mistake. Actually there are reasons why we shouldn’t follow the crowd blindly.

According to a study, people often follow the crowd when they aren’t sure about the direction they should take. This means a large number of people could be following others without understanding what’s right and what’s wrong! This makes more people follow and as a result most people move in a certain direction even if it isn’t right.

A man who wants to be successful always hopes for others’ guidance and he usually follows the same path of most people, but the question this man never asks himself is: Are all of those people successful? Of course not! If you want to follow a crowd, then follow a successful one. However, in real life you’ll only find one successful person among hundreds of people, and that’s why following the crowd makes no sense at all.

Most people act emotionally without thinking wisely. If you always follow others because they’re greater than you in number, then sooner or later you’ll discover that you’re taking emotional decisions you might regret later.

However, should we never follow the crowd? No. I’m not trying to say you should never follow the crowd, but instead I’m just asking you to think wisely before you take a decision. If you find others are right, there is no problem in following them, but if you have doubts about the direction they’re moving in, don’t follow them blindly.

1. According to the text, most people like to follow others partly because______.

A．they don't know what to do

B．they believe they take the right direction

C．they are affected by their peers

D．they want to make good impressions on people

2. What do many people who want to succeed do before making a decision?

A．Do what most people do.

B．Follow a successful man.

C．Think twice about it.

D．Sum up the mistakes they have made.

3. What opinion does the author hold?

A．It is wrong to follow other people.

B．It takes time to think wisely.

C．You shouldn’t be sorry for what you have done.

D．You should use your brain before following others.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Effects of following others.

B．Reasons for not following others blindly.

C．Advantages of making wise decisions.

D．Ways of finding successful people to follow.

5. Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?
(①=Para 1, ②=Para 2, ③=Para 3, ④=Para 4, ⑤=Para 5)

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐3】There's been increased attention on this in recent weeks, with the unsettling spread of the coronavirus around the world. When a video of Naomi Campbell cleaning her airplane seat and wearing a mask and gloves was shared online last year, it made the rounds because her behavior seemed exaggerated. “     1     And we know that germs can live on surfaces for a long time, so it doesn't hurt to clean it," said Aaron Milstone, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Here are some tips for cleaning your area of a plane and keeping healthy on a flight.

Keep your hands clean and stop touching your face

"Wiping down surfaces on a plane won't hurt, as long as it doesn't give you a false sense of security,” Andrew Mehle, associate professor of medical microbiology said, stressing that cleaning your space on a plane should be done in conjunction with washing hands and following other best practices. Good habits are not easily formed.     2     Doing so after touching a surface where droplets from when someone sneezed or coughed can lead to the virus being passed on.

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A study from Emory University found that during flu season, the safest place to sit on a plane is by a window. Researchers studied passengers and crew members on 10 three-to-five-hour flights and observed that people sitting in window seats had less contact with potentially sick people.

Disinfect hard surfaces

When you get to your seat and your hands are clean, use disinfecting wipes to clean the hard surfaces at your seat like the head and arm rest, the seatbelt buckle（带扣）, the remote, screen, seat back pocket and the tray table. If the seat is hard and nonporous （无孔的）or leather, you can wipe that down too.     4    In addition, pay attention to your disinfecting wipes, which would typically say on the packaging how long a_surface needs to stay wet in order for them to work.    5     In order for the wipes to work, you need to follow those time requirements.

A．Choose a window seat.

B．A window seat is the best option.

C．The airplane and airplane seat is a public space.

D．Good habits are essential in this particular time.

E．That time can range from 30 seconds to a few minutes.

F．Most people tend to touch their faces more often than they realize.

G．However, using wipes on cushions could lead to a wet scat and spreading of germs.

【推荐1】How to Save More and Spend Less

There are many simple ways to save more money without feeling the pain. You can even turn it into a challenge or a game to make it more enjoyable.

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You went shopping and now your pocket is heavy with loose change. Count it, keep what you might need for bus tickets and put the rest in a piggy bank. After two months, empty the piggy bank and deposit(存储) the amount in your saving account.

Give up your expensive habits.

Cut down on the beer and cigarettes. Not only will this keep you healthier, but it’ll let you save up on unwanted expenses.     2     If you don’t stop now, you’ll end up paying a lot more for them anyway.

Visit ATMs less often.

Reducing the times you use the ATM can help you cut down on your costs.     3     By doing so you won’t have to make unnecessary withdrawals(取款).

Use cash.

Every time you use your credit card or cellphone to pay for something, you’re losing track of exactly how much you’ re spending. If you’re buying something, buy it with cash. This will give you a clearer idea of how much you’re actually spending.     4    

Carry your own bag when shopping.

With the government taking measures to reduce plastic usage, most shops have moved onto paper and cloth bags.     5     Instead of paying for these, carry your own bag.

A．Save your change.

B．Instead of turning to those machines, manage your finance well.

C．However, these are more expensive when compared to plastic ones.

D．Seeing more money leaving your hands, you’ ll be more aware of spending.

E．Even the government is increasing the tax on these to reduce the use of them.

【推荐2】There’s a song by the great Jamaican singer Bob Marley called So Much Trouble In The World. Marley understood that part of the reason why there are so many problems in the world is the lack of tolerance between people. The UN understands this too that’s why it made Nov 16 “International Day for Tolerance”.

But first of all, what is tolerance? French philosopher Voltaire (1694 — 1778) can give us some help. According to him, tolerance “is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty (脆弱) and error; let us pardon each other’s folly — that is the first law of nature.”

Nobody’s perfect. When we’re tempted to criticize another person, we should perhaps remember our own imperfections first.

Very often, people don’t realize that they’re intolerant. This is because intolerance has a lot to do with ignorance. For example, the UN’s campaign is in part about the treatment of females by males. But often, the behavior of men toward women is intolerant because men don’t put themselves in the shoes of women.

It’s worth thinking a little about the words “tolerance” and “intolerance”. Are they the best words to describe the evils of which we’re speaking here? To agree to be “tolerant” of someone isn’t necessarily a very respectful thing. When someone is tolerated, it implies that there’s something wrong with them.

But it seems wrong that people should agree to “tolerate” people with black skin, for example. And should women think they have received the respect they are due when men agree to “tolerate” them?

Still, what Voltaire said stands: We humans are not perfect and this weakness is something that we all share. That’s the reason we should be tolerant.

It’s a little like generosity. We can give things to another person, and we can also give our forgiveness. Bob Marley understood this. In the song mentioned above, he advised: “Write your love on a rock so it stays for eternity (永恒); write your hate in the sand so the waves will wash it away.”

1. What’s the purpose of the UN “International Day For Tolerance”?

A．To arouse peoples awareness of tolerance among people.

B．To celebrate the founding of the UN.

C．To solve the problem of global community.

D．To change people’s opinions towards globalization.

2. According to Voltaire, tolerance is ________.

A．being willing to express your love to others

B．trying to overcome your imperfections

C．giving a hand to vulnerable groups (弱势群体)

D．accepting each other’s weaknesses

3. Why are people usually unaware of their intolerance, according to the article?

A．They are used to finding faults.

B．They consider tolerance a kind of frailty.

C．They don’t see things from the angle of others.

D．They are intolerant of themselves too.

4. In what sense is “tolerance” similar to “generosity”?

A．Humans are advised to treat others better.	B．Humans learned to find faults in others.
C．Humans need to give something to others.	D．Humans will change their attitudes to others.

5. What’s the text mainly about?

A．The origin of the International Day of Tolerance.

B．The meaning and importance of tolerance.

C．The philosophy behind Bob Marley’s song.

D．Effective ways to show tolerance.

【推荐3】Is forgiveness against our human nature? To answer our question, we need to ask a further question: What is the essence of our humanity? For the sake of simplicity, people consider two distinctly different views of humanity.

The first view involves dominance and power. In an early paper on the psychology of forgiveness, Droll (1984) made the interesting claim that humans’ essential nature is more aggressive than forgiving allows. Those who forgive are against their basic nature, much to their harm. In his opinion, forgivers are compromising their well-being as they offer mercy to others, who might then take advantage of them.

The second view involves the theme of cooperation, mutual respect, and even love as the basis of who we are as humans. Researchers find that to fully grow as human beings, we need both to receive love from and offer love to others. Without love, our connections with a wide range of individuals in our lives can fall apart. Even common sense strongly suggests that the will to power over others does not make for harmonious interactions. For example, how well has slavery worked as a mode of social harmony?

From this second viewpoint of who we are as humans, forgiveness plays a key role in the biological and psychological integrity of both individuals and communities because one of the outcomes of forgiveness, shown through scientific studies, is the decreasing of hate and the restoration of harmony. Forgiveness can break the cycle of anger. At least to the extent the people from whom you are estranged (不和的) accept your love and forgiveness and are prepared to make the required adjustments. Forgiveness can heal relationships and reconnect people.

As an important note, when we take a classical philosophical perspective, we see the distinction between potentiality and actuality. We are not necessarily born with the capacity to forgive, but instead with the potential to learn about it and to grow in our ability to forgive. The actuality of forgiving, in real situations, develops with practice.

1. What is Droll’s idea about forgiveness?

A．People should offer mercy to others.

B．Aggressive people should learn to forgive.

C．Forgiveness depends on the nature of humanity.

D．People who forgive can have their own welfare affected.

2. What does the example in Paragraph 3 illustrate?

A．To fight is to grow.	B．To give is to receive.
C．To forgive is to abuse.	D．To dominate is to harm.

3. What is the writer’s attitude toward forgiveness?

A．Favorable.

B．Reserved.

C．Objective.

D．Skeptical.

4. What message does the last paragraph convey?

A．Forgiveness is in our nature.	B．Forgiveness grows with time.
C．It takes practice to forgive.	D．Actuality is based on potentiality.