You may not know a lot of people when you start senior high school. Maybe your friends from junior high school are going to a different senior high school. Even if you know other freshmen (一年级学生), you still feel jittery that you don’t know any upperclassmen. How are you going to make friends among this sea of unknown faces?
Most senior high schools hold the freshman orientation (迎新会) before school actually starts. It is helpful because you not only learn your way around the building but also get to meet some of your teachers and fellow freshmen. That way, when you show up on your first day of school, you may already recognize a few familiar faces.
When you talk to people at orientation, you’ll probably find that a lot of them are feeling just like you are. They’re all new to the school and don’t know what to expect. Talking about a common concern with your classmates can help you develop friendships.
The work in senior high school is something freshmen are probably worried about. It builds on what you learned in junior high school, giving you a more advanced (高深的) knowledge of many subjects. So you may find you have more work to do or that it’s a bit more challenging. If you ever find your work too difficult, teachers can give you extra help.
Senior high school also has more after-school activities than junior high school, such as clubs, music and theater groups and sports teams. This is a good time to explore your interests and try new things.
Junior high school taught you the basics of time management and social skills while providing you with a little extra support and guidance. Senior high school gives you the chance to learn how to be more independent and responsible.
1. What does the underlined word “jittery” mean in Paragraph 1?| A．Proud. | B．Confident. | C．Anxious. | D．Bored. |
| A．The learning task. | B．The freshman orientation. |
| C．The ability to make friends. | D．The relationship with teachers. |
| A．Develop friendships. | B．Develop their interests. |
| C．Build up their strength. | D．Improve their learning ability. |
| A．What you learned in junior high school. |
| B．The importance of being more independent. |
| C．How to improve yourself in senior high school. |
| D．The difference between junior high school and senior high school. |
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【推荐1】Ways to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
There’s not a lot of room for adventure and excitement in your comfort zone. To add a little excitement to your life, it’s important to try new and sometimes scary things.
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Think about a few things that scare you or make you nervous. Write them down in a list, and put a star next to the one you want to start with. You can handle the others later Rather than just thinking about it, coming up with specific ideas forces you to put these plans in motion.
●Turn every day into a learning experience.
●Think positively to overcome fear.
Regard challenges as chances to grow. The biggest barrier keeping you from stepping out of your comfort zone is fear, especially fear of failure.
●Turn to your friends for some added support.
Doing something new alone can be even more challenging. There’s no reason you can’t rely on friends or family to help you get out of your comfort zone! Pick someone who’s naturally adventurous to be your partner in trying new experiences.
| A．Pick challenging activities |
| B．Do some research to get more information |
| C．Change the way you view your day-to-day life |
| D．Instead of focusing on the possibility of failure |
| E．Unless you’ve stepped out of your comfort zone |
| F．Though getting outside of your comfortable box may be tough at first |
| G．They can make you feel more comfortable exploring the unfamiliar field |
【推荐2】Small talk is the short conversations we have at parties, while we wait in line at the store, at family events or work. Sometimes we make small talk with people we already know but not well. Often we have to make small talk with complete strangers.
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If you have seen a really good movie or have read a really good book, you can talk about that.
When you are sharing the same experience with someone, it’s easy to start a conversation. You simply notice and comment on what’s going on around you. For example, if you are at a party and a song comes on that you like or that reminds you of something, you can talk about that.
2. Ask open-ended questions
These types of questions require more thought and more than a simple one-word answer.
3. Become a student
Nobody knows everything. So, as someone is answering one of your open-ended questions, they bring up something about which you know nothing. So, tell them! This lets the other person become the teacher.
Like anything, getting good at making small talk takes practice.
| A．Have some conversation starters ready |
| B．If you make small talk in your native language |
| C．However, some people are not good at small talk |
| D．If you ask questions that need more details to answer |
| E．You can talk about something that you recently learned |
| F．Many people find these small conversations about random topics easy |
| G．They feel good about sharing their knowledge and you get to learn something |
How to Introduce Yourself in Class
Introducing yourself to a class, whether you are the student or the teacher, can feel frightening. Here are some suggestions that can help.
This will make you appear more confident. This will also help you speak more clearly than if you were to stay seated. It may feel awkward to stand up, but your introduction will be over more quickly than you think.
Even if you are super nervous, smiling will make your voice sound calmer and will help you mask that nervousness. It also shows your classmates and your teacher that you are friendly and approachable.
You want everyone to be able to hear you, so when you introduce yourself, do so in a clear, loud voice. Don’t be shy or stare down at the ground.
Give your name first.
It’s helpful to give your first name, pause, and then give your first and last name, like “Hello, my name is June, June Thompson.” The repetition makes it more likely that others will remember your name.
If you are involved in sports or have pets or like to travel, the end of your introduction is a good place to give this information. You could say something like, “When I’m not studying, I like to train for and run in half-marathons.” This gives your classmates and teacher a memorable activity to tie to your name.
A. Speak with confidence.
B. Offer personal details, like hobbies or interests you have.
C. Think something positive.
D. Smile when you speak.
E. Stand up when it’s your turn to introduce yourself.
【推荐1】Never losing memories
“I want my video to record my most authentic high school memory and that of everyone in China who has gone through gaokao,” said Lian Yingcheng, 20, a student from Shenzhen University. The 18-minute vlog of his three-year high school life got over 1 million views on Bilibili.
However, Lian said that he didn’t expect this video to go viral at all when he was making it.
“I have loved using videos to record my life for a long time and post vlogs from time to time on my Bilibili channel ‘Mark Lian’,” Lian said. “The idea of this long vlog has been in my mind since I started high school.”
Throughout the three years of high school life, Lian’s camera went everywhere. No matter if it was a tug-of-war (拔河) activity, before a big exam, or simply just a Tuesday noon when everyone was running toward the canteen, Lian was always there to capture the reactions of him and his classmates. “I didn’t want to deliberately (刻意地) design any scene,” he said. That’s why his video is more like a documentary.
With Lian’s narration in the background, the video tells the story of an ordinary high school boy who struggles to fight gaokao, constantly questioning himself and rebuilding his confidence. The friendship between him and his classmates, the resilience(坚韧)through difficulties and his broad outlook after failure are all reflected in the scenes and his vivid words. “The original idea in my mind was to tell an inspirational, encouraging story of gaokao, but then my gaokao result didn’t turn out that well. After dealing with the pain, I realized that accepting failure and regrets is a more important lesson to learn than ‘getting my wish’,” Lian said.
People in the comment section expressed how much they could relate to the delicate emotions in the video. Some said that Lian did something they couldn’t do. “I realized that this means more than just recording my life and thoughts,” Tian said. “I want to keep on running this channel, to touch and warm more people in the future.”
1. When did Lian start to have the idea of this long vlog?| A．When he started high school. | B．When he was in senior year. |
| C．When he was in junior year. | D．When he was in junior high school. |
| A．His camera went everywhere. | B．He studied documentary filmmaking. |
| C．He only captured what he was familiar with. | D．Everyone acted naturally in front of his camera. |
| A．You only live once. | B．Friendship never changes. |
| C．Accept your failures and move on. | D．Resilience is the key to success. |
| A．To warm more people. | B．To share his life and thoughts. |
| C．To have more followers on Bilibili. | D．To improve his vlog-making skills. |
【推荐2】“A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high.” I’m sure T. J. Ware was made to feel this way almost every day at school. By high school, T. J. was the most widely known troublemaker in his town. Even some teachers literally cringed (感到局促不安) when they saw his name posted on their lists of students.
I met T. J. for the first time when all the students at school were attending ACE training. At first, he showed no interest in it. But slowly, the interactive games drew him in. T. J. had some brilliant thoughts, which were welcomed by his group. The other students on the team were impressed with his ideas and elected T. J. co-chairman of the team.
When T. J. showed up at school on Monday morning, a group of teachers were expressing their disagreement with his, being elected co-chairman to the school principal. The principal reminded them that the purpose of the program was to uncover any positive thought and strengthen its practice until true change can take place. The teachers left, firmly convinced that failure was unavoidable.
Two weeks later, T. J. and his friends led a group of 70 students to collect food. They collected 2,854 cans of food in just two hours, which was a new school record. The local newspaper covered the event with a full-page article the next day. That newspaper story was posted on the main bulletin board at school, where everyone could see it. T.J.’s picture was there. T. J. started showing up at school every day and answering questions from teachers.
T. J. reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. Once its wing has healed, it can fly higher than the rest. He is flying quite nicely these days.
1. What do we know about T. J. from Paragraph 1?| A．He was talkative in class. | B．He didn’t have a good fame. |
| C．His ideas were quite impressive. | D．He showed up at school every day. |
| A．Because he promised them a bright future. |
| B．Because they wanted to offer him a chance. |
| C．Because they thought the work was quite easy. |
| D．Because he was considered equal to the position. |
| A．Uncaring. | B．Supportive. | C．Cautious. | D．Doubtful. |
| A．No pain, no gain. | B．Rome wasn’t built in a day. |
| C．Don’t judge others with prejudice. | D．Treat others as you want to be treated. |
【推荐3】Going from middle school to freshman year of high school is a big challenge.
Be open to new friendships.
High school is all about experiencing new things, including new friendships. Getting to know people you haven’t met before is a great way to broaden your horizons (眼界).
Simply sitting with a new person at lunch can be enough to get the ball rolling.
For most people, going off to high school means heading off to a new campus. If you worry about the unknown, reach out to the school and see if someone can help. They might be able to show you around the campus, which will make you a bit more comfortable as you go on with your freshman year.
Get organized.
High school and middle school are very different in studying.
Create a three-year plan.
While there’s no need to plan every day for the next three years, it can’t hurt to make a note of classes you want to take or activities you’d like to try.
| A．If you’re nervous, start small. |
| B．Be open to new experiences. |
| C．Explore the campus. |
| D．Challenges like these might sometimes put you under great pressure. |
| E．Try to get as organized as possible so you can stay on top of your work. |
| F．Believe it or not, the three years go by really fast. |
| G．Here are some ways to help you deal with anxious feelings and prepare for the first year. |
【推荐1】Every time you peel a banana and dispose of the skin, you’re throwing away a tasty, nutritious snack. A recent study has shown if banana peels are blanched (焯水), dried, and ground into flour, they can be turned into baked goods that taste just as nice, if not better than wheat-based products.
Unless you’re a devoted reader of vegan cooking blogs or a Nigella Lawson fan, you’ve probably never considered cooking with a banana peel. But not only is it perfectly safe, but scientists also demonstrated it really is good for you. When their experiment’s products were taste-tested, consumers reported they were just as happy with the flavors as they were with peel-free sugar cookies.
You’ll even get a generous helping of minerals and cancer-fighting nutrients. Enriched with banana peels, for instance, the sugar cookies made in the study contained much more fiber, magnesium, potassium, and antioxidant compounds.
On the downside, adding too much banana peel flour did result in cookies that were somewhat brown and hard, possibly from all the extra fiber. But when batches (批量) were made with flour containing 7.5 percent banana peel, the texture of the cookies hit a far more appealing balance.
While the study only looked at the consequences of adding banana peels to baked cookies, the results suggest using banana peel flour in breads, cakes, and pasta might also be worth considering.
Sure, banana peels are pretty useless when raw. But if they are prepared right, they can actually taste pretty good. They can possibly even extend the shelf life of some products as the peels have antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.
The same goes for other fruit peels, too, like mango skin, which was also found to boost a cake’s antioxidant properties and improve its flavor. So the next time you strip down a banana for the fruit inside, consider keeping the skin. Your belly might thank you later.
1. What do we know from the first paragraph?| A．Banana peels can be eaten directly. |
| B．People like eating banana peels. |
| C．Banana peels can be turned into a tasty snack. |
| D．Banana-peel goods taste better than wheat-based products. |
| A．The nutrient compounds. | B．The extra fiber. |
| C．The cooking methods. | D．The sugar. |
| A．To earn profits for farmers. |
| B．To save money for consumers. |
| C．To improve the flavor of the fruit. |
| D．To extend the life of some products. |
| A．Banana peels may change our life in many ways. |
| B．Eating raw banana peels can bring great advantages to us. |
| C．Cooking blogs teach us to make food using banana peels. |
| D．Something cool happens using banana peels as an ingredient. |
【推荐2】Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.
If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores (胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.
1. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.| A．plants are important for life | B．plants cannot grow without air |
| C．there are many plants in the world | D．we can not live without water |
| A．flower, water and air | B．water, sunlight and air |
| C．air, water and soil | D．air, sun and light |
| A．a medicine book | B．a science magazine |
| C．a novel | D．an experiment report |
【推荐3】The French writer Annie Ernaux was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature. The 82-year-old writer is the 16th French writer and the first Frenchwoman to receive the literature prize. In congratulating her, the president of France, Emmanuel Macron said that she was the voice of the freedom of women.
Ernaux was born in Lillebonne in 1940 and grew up in nearby Yvetot, where her parents ran a café and grocery in a working-class part of town. She studied at universities, qualified as a school teacher, and earned a higher degree in modern literature in 1971. In the early 1970s, Ernaux taught at a college, before joining the National Centre Distance Education, where she was employed for 23 years.
Ernaux started her literary career in 1974 with Cleaned Out, an autobiographical novel. In 1984 she won the Renaudot Prize for another of her works A Man’s Place, an autobiographical narrative focusing on her relationship with her father and her experiences growing up in a small town in France. A Woman’s Story was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Ernaux’s 2008 historical memoir The Years was well-received by French critics. It is the story of a woman and of the society she lived in. The Years won the 2009 Telégramme Readers Prize and the 2016 Strega European Prize. Translated by Alison L. Strayer, The Years was nominated for the International Booker Prize in 2019. Her popularity increased sharply after The Years was shortlisted for the international Booker.
“Her path to authorship was long and difficult, and the story is serious but the language is plain,” Anders Olsson of the Swedish Academy said on Thursday as he announced her award. “And when she with great courage and sharpness shows the physical or mental pain of the experience of class, combining historic and individual experiences to see who you are, she has achieved something admirable and lasting.” Anders Olsson added.
1. What does Macron think of Annie Ernaux?| A．She has a bad memory of her childhood. | B．She is the 82nd French writer ever awarded. |
| C．She is concerned about women’s freedom. | D．She is the most outstanding woman writer. |
| A．Cleaned Out. | B．The Years. | C．A Woman’s Story. | D．A Man’s Place. |
| A．Most of her books are about French history. | B．She began her writing career at a young age. |
| C．Her book is closely related to her strict father. | D．She wrote the book based on her own experiences. |
| A．Hold your horses. | B．Hang on to your dreams. |
| C．Success doesn’t happen overnight. | D．Quitters never win and winners never quit. |
