You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. If you give without spending time filling your own needs, then it’s likely you will burn out, or feel upset. When you take without giving anything back, you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the empty space in your life.
The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values. I break values up into two groups which I call “being” values and “having” values.
Your “being” values are the personalities (性格) of the ideal (理想的) person you would like to be. People can choose some “being” values that they are willing to make a promise to live by. An example of some “being” values are: kind, loving, generous, peaceful, wise and even powerful. By acting on these values, you give to others through your actions and you inspire (激励) others by being a positive role model. Mastering being these personalities becomes your life purpose.
Your “having” values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy. These could be companionship, achievement or support. This is what you receive. You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life.
When you make a promise to live by your “being” values, it becomes easier to make conscious (慎重的) choices. If you usually talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person. A calm person might go for a walk, or set a time limit before you react. If you usually worry about something, you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person. A responsible or wise person might have the courage to deal with difficulties they meet. In other words, you would act like the person you choose to be—this is the key to personal power.
When you choose to act on your values, you not only feel good about yourself, but you make your chosen beliefs stronger. Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people think of you.
1. The word “fulfilled” in Paragraph 1 probably means “______”.| A．satisfied | B．disappointed | C．awful | D．powerful |
| A．get a lot of power | B．receive support from others |
| C．fill your own needs | D．form positive personalities |
| A．Having values are more important than being values. |
| B．The way other people think of you changes your values. |
| C．You may shake your beliefs when your values are clear to you. |
| D．Acting on your values can help balance what you give and receive. |
| A．To show the importance of giving. | B．To explain what personal values are. |
| C．To tell people how to be truly happy. | D．To encourage people to have a life purpose. |
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【推荐1】Lion dancing is a traditional Chinese dance form.
I am What I am(《雄狮少年》) is a film about lion dancing. It focuses on three teenagers from Guangdong, who try to find their true selves through the dance.
I was especially moved by the part where the boys try to prove themselves and make great efforts to achieve the goal.
根据短文内容，将下面的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺(每个选项只能用一次)。
| A．In the beginning, they don’t have enough confidence. |
| B．With a long history, it is performed at festivals. |
| C．Everyone is unique(独特的) and has special talents. |
| D．They take action to defend their dignity(尊严). |
| E．People say they are “good-for-nothing”. |
There are certain things you never imagine yourself saying.
“I just got a worm in my eye!” is one of them.
And yet I did say it—I screamed it, actually.
The family was all here and we were in the garden, when I saw a worm nearby. I asked my six-year-old grandson to come over and remove the worm. He picked up the worm, studied it quickly and then threw it into the air.
The worm quickly fell back to earth, landing on my face against my left eyelid. That’s when the screaming started and the jumping up and down.
You know how they say when you meet a small creature, that the small creature is just as afraid of you as you are of it? They lie.
The worm showed no fear. I, however, am still having nightmares about the experience, which was several days ago.
The most important thing in all this is that my grandson said he was sorry to me.
I’d just been reading a book that makes a connection between adults doing the slow and hard work of teaching manners to children and greater levels of civility in society.
Table manners, language manners and even manners in dress all show levels of self-control.
Having self-control limits what we say and how we behave, making many of us appear a good deal better than we really are.
Good manners also have the possibility to make mealtime a pleasant experience, even with small children.
All of my grandchildren, except the ones that can’t yet talk, ask to be excused before leaving the table.
It is a sign of respect for others at the table and a sign of respect for the meal itself. It’s also more pleasant than pushing one’s chair back and running for the back yard.
Those tall enough, and even those not tall enough, also take their dishes to the kitchen.
Manners are what civilize us—around our tables, in our families, homes and our communities.
So when a little boy has the courage to apologize to a grandma who is screaming and jumping up and down, at least we know that our years of teaching young people manners are paying off—one worm at a time.
1. Where were they when the author saw a worm?| A．In the house. | B．In the garden. |
| C．In the park. | D．In the back yard. |
| A．leg | B．head | C．left eyelid | D．right eyelid |
| A．好运 | B．噩梦 | C．回忆 | D．愿望 |
| A．a good manner | B．a bad behavior | C．unnecessary | D．a must |
| A．The importance of apology. | B．The importance of good manners. |
| C．Many kinds of good manners. | D．A story of a worm. |
【推荐3】Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could often see her sit by her window, sewing or reading.
After several months, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t clean her window. It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including the windows.
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! The woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?”
Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.
1. The writer tells us that the woman ________.| A．lived in a large city next to the city where the writer lived |
| B．was her friend for a long time |
| C．always had afternoon tea with her |
| D．often sewed and read |
| A．the woman moved away |
| B．the woman wasn’t good at cleaning her window |
| C．the woman’s window was dirty |
| D．everything in the woman’s room looked terrible |
| A．The writer’s building was far away from the woman’s. |
| B．The writer discovered the truth after cleaning her own window. |
| C．The writer realized at last, and he would learn a lesson from it. |
| D．The writer decided not to judge others since then. |
Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons—for example, economic reasons—why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?
In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own hometown of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.
It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt (破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change.
Although we have to respect people’s feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.
1. What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?| A．Some of them are not attractive. |
| B．Most of them are too expensive to preserve. |
| C．They are more pleasing than modern buildings. |
| D．They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area. |
| A．Because historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. |
| B．Because new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. |
| C．Because people like following old ideas and do not like change. |
| D．Because people have to respect new architectural styles. |
| A．We should reproduce the same old buildings. |
| B．Buildings should not dominate their surroundings. |
| C．Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in. |
| D．No one understands why people speak against new buildings. |
| A．Destroy old buildings | B．Put things in a different place |
| C．Choose new architectural styles | D．Respect people’s feelings for historical buildings |
| A．To explain why people dislike change. |
| B．To warn that we could end up with living in caves. |
| C．To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings. |
| D．To argue that modern buildings an be built in historic areas. |
| A．Uninterested | B．Supportive | C．Neutral | D．Disapproved |
【推荐2】A lot of people are crazy doing shopping through the Internet now. Why is it so popular? There are some reasons. First, more and more people have their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. Second, shopping through the Internet can save them some money and a lot of time. Third, they don't need to go to the shop themselves. Because of these good facts, few people refuse it.
On the other hand, some people don' t like this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety of shopping online. Customers(顾客) can only see the pictures of productions (商品) on the Internet. And they can' t enjoy the pleasure of buying things in large supermarkets or some wonderful stores. These are the reasons why they do not like it.
But I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future.
1. Many people are interested in shopping online.2. Shopping on line can only save money.
3. All the productions on the Internet are good.
4. Some people dislike shopping online because they don' t have their own computers.
5. The writer of the passage supports (支持) shopping on line.
 Robots Are Now Teaching English! Get ready. Robots are about to come into our classroom. From Korea(朝鲜) to Japan to the United States, schools are putting English-speaking robots in front of their students. The young students say that the robots are fun, but are these children really learning anything? I don't think a computer will ever be able to do what a teacher does. Each student is different, and a teacher can try his or her best to make every student understood. Sara says: Schools should spend money training (培训) human teachers. Study shows that children learn more from real speakers than from recorded (录制的) conversations on the computer. Keiko says: I don't think you can learn a language without real human interaction (互动). After all, robots cannot think as humans do. Hassan says: Robots might be able to help people learn a language, but I don't think they should replace teachers because robots are just machines without human feelings. Nancy says: I think robots might be very popular in the classroom. A child might be less afraid to make a mistake in front of a robot than in front of a real person. |
1. The robot can't do what a teacher does because it ________.
| A．is afraid to make mistakes | B．can't know the needs of each student |
| C．can only speak English | D．thinks the same as real speakers |
| A．the robots | B．the computers | C．the humans | D．the tape players |
| A．影响 | B．帮助 | C．惩罚 | D．代替 |
| A．Useful | B．Meaningless. | C．Scary. | D．Boring. |
| A．a story book | B．a guide book | C．a school notice | D．a school magazine |
【推荐1】Our new foreign students are going to arrive very soon, and here are some ways to communicate with them politely.
How close do you stand when you talk to a friend? You can stand close to people in the Middle East but doesn’t stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space.
Do you know how to touch people correctly? Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends. South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can’t move away! But in Britain many people don’t like other people to touch them at all.
Do you look at people when you talk? In some places, it isn’t polite to look at people when you talk, but in other countries it isn’t polite to look somewhere else. In Britain and the USA, people usually look at each other when they talk.
And how do you say goodbye? That’s easy, wave(挥手) to say goodbye. But be careful! In Greece, it’s not at all polite! In fact, it’s very rude!
1. From the passage, we should give more _________ personal space.| A．people in the Middle East | B．people in north America |
| C．people in south America | D．people is south China |
| A．触碰 | B．打击 | C．感动 | D．震撼 |
| A．America | B．Japan | C．Britain | D．Greece |
| A．Tow. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Saying goodbye | B．Touching people | C．Looking at people | D．Communicating politely |
Sometimes a worker stands in the lift. He or she operates it up and down. In modern lifts there is no worker. The people walk in. They know what floor they want. They push a button and the lift goes to that floor. It is all very fast and easy.
Lifts are very important to us. Why? Think about a tall building. Maybe it has twenty floors. Maybe it has fifty or more. Who can walk up all the stairs? Maybe people can climb them one time. Can someone climb thirty floors to an office every day? Can small children walk up to their room on the twenty-fourth floor? Can their mother and father carry food up all those stairs? Of course not.
We can have high buildings because we have lifts. We could not have all the beautiful tall buildings in the world without lifts. They are really wonderful.
1. A lift looks like______.
| A．a small room | B．a small house | C．a small ladder | D．a small stair |
| A．A modern lift has no buttons. |
| B．A modern lift has a worker to operate it. |
| C．A modern lift can go up and down with no worker in it. |
| D．A modern lift knows what floor people want. |
| A．ask for help | B．open the door of the lift |
| C．ring the bell | D．push the right button |
| A．they have tall buildings |
| B．they can't walk up and down |
| C．old people and children need them |
| D．lifts are wonderful |
| A．Buttons | B．Lifts | C．Tall Buildings | D．Climbing Stairs |
【推荐3】A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl. It looked very old. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer,the owner of the cat,was sitting beside the bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in the bowl. So he said to him in a soft voice,“What a nice cat you have! Will you sell it to me?”
“How much will you give me for the cat?”the farmer asked.
“Thirty dollars. Would that be enough?”Later,the farmer agreed. After he paid the farmer,the man said,“This cat is used to eating with his bowl. May I take this bowl with the cat?”But the farmer said,“I'm sorry I can't give you the bowl. Thanks to(多亏了) the bowl,I have sold thirty cats.”
根据短文内容,判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示,不正确的用“B”表示。
1. A man was looking for old things.
2. One day he found a blue bowl in a town.
3. The man wanted to buy the cat because he it was very nice.
4. The man thought he could easily get the bowl after he bought the cat.
5. From the story we can see that the farmer wasn’t clever.
【推荐1】New research shows the number of suicide（自杀）is increasing among young people. Between 2007 and 2015, the number of U. S. teenagers who visited hospitals because of suicidal thoughts or ideas doubled. In 2007, the number of visits was 580,000; by 2015, that number had increased to 1.12 million, reports CNN.
The fact that so many young people fight with depression （沮丧） and suicidal thoughts every day is shocking. But new research may allow us to look into the differences between the development of depression in boys and girls.
Researchers found that there are big differences between the development of depression for boys and girls. Girls seemed to develop depression at a faster speed and hit the highest levels of depression at an earlier age. For boys, the most rapid increase of depression happened at age 16. 4, while girls' biggest increase came at 13. 5 years.
There's no exact answer for these differences. But expert Arash Emamzadeh says that a general increase in depression during teenage time is possibly "because teenagers face many changes during this period such as puberty(青春期) , school transition(过渡) and forming friendships. "
As for girls experiencing depression at an earlier age, Emamzadeh writes, "One possible explanation for this difference is the earlier puberty in girls compared with boys. "
Finding a solution is not easy. However, if schools, parents and teenagers make efforts at the same time, things will certainly be better. Students in schools need to be helped to deal with problems both in their daily lives and study. Less stress is supposed to be put on teenagers' shoulders by parents. Proper communication between teenagers and parents is necessary. Teenagers should keep optimistic and look on the bright side of life.
1. How many teenagers with suicidal thoughts are there in the U. S. by 2015?| A．1.120,000. | B．1, 700,000. | C．580,000. | D．540,000. |
| A．健康的 | B．沮丧的 | C．乐观的 | D．理性的 |
| A．There are big differences in the development of depression in boys and girls. |
| B．Boys reach the highest level of depression 2. 9 years earlier than girls. |
| C．Teenagers' depression increases probably because they face many challenges. |
| D．The reasons why there are differences in depression between boys and girls are not clear. |
| A．nothing should be done because the problem will disappear itself |
| B．more subjects need to be there in school so that students have no time to think about their lives and friendships |
| C．teenagers should try to solve the problems by themselves in order to improve themselves |
| D．schools and families should work together to make things better and better |
| A．to tell people the teenage suicide and the possible solutions |
| B．to tell people the difference of the depression in boys and girls |
| C．to tell people why girls develop depression earlier and faster than boys |
| D．to tell people the suicide in teenagers is not that serious |
【推荐2】One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. " Sweetie, my company wants to promote(升职) me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling you that you've done well and allowing you to skip(跳) a grade, but you'll have to leave your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?" She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was lost in thought. The question kept me wondering for the rest of the night. I had said "Yes" but for the first time, I realized the difficult decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I'd eagerly wait for the phone to ring and then tell her everything that happened during the day. A phone call, however, could never take her place and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large empty apartment, It was then I started to understand the difficult choices she had to make. She needed to think about both family and work. Faced with difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn't know whether you made the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with a positive attitude.
Back home, I reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she managed to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be independent. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable goals.
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the experience has really taught me . I've learned a lot because of this separation(分离). There are lots of difficult decisions that we have to face in our life. We need to have a positive attitude no matter what happens.
1. It was for the writer to say "Yes" to her mother's question.| A．excited | B．difficult | C．unusual | D．easy |
| A．The writer missed her mother and felt lonely. |
| B．The writer waited for her mother's phone every evening. |
| C．The writer's mother stayed in Brazil for almost four years. |
| D．The writer was happy to tell her mother everything that happened. |
| A．I thought my mother might regret her decision. |
| B．I thought my mother might want to go home with us. |
| C．I realized how lonely my mother was in Brazil herself. |
| D．I realized my mother had a happy time in Brazil herself. |
| A．how she gets on well with her mother |
| B．it's difficult for her to make a decision |
| C．she has learnt a lot from the experience |
| D．adults have to face the difficult decisions |
【推荐3】In nature, you may see many insects and animals of different colors. Have you ever wondered why?
Locusts（蝗虫）are super delicious food for birds, but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them. It is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies. The reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of plants. When plants are young, locusts look green But when autumn comes, locus change to the yellow and brown color as plants do.
Brown bears, tigers and other animals move quietly through forests. They can’t be seen easily by their enemies. This is because they have colors similar to the trees. For the same reason, polar bears that live on a land of snow and ice are white. Butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers. Soil（泥土）insects are mostly dark-colored and they live under the soil（土壤）in a dark and wet environment. However, insects with colors different from plants can easily be found and eaten by others. So in order tosurvive,they have to hide themselves in the daytime and appear only at night.
Have you ever noticed some even strange acts? The ink（墨水）fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger. As the ink spreads over, its enemies will find themselves in a dark world. At the same time the ink fish quickly swims away. That is how it keeps itself safe though it is not strong at all.
1. It is not easy for birds to catch locusts because ________.| A．locusts are good runners | B．locusts can jump very high |
| C．locusts are smarter than birds | D．locusts can change their color |
| A．do not have bright colors | B．change their colors with the soil |
| C．don’t live in a dark and wet environment | D．eat colorful insects like butterflies and bees |
| A．繁殖 | B．产卵 | C．生存 | D．觅食 |
| A．have different skills | B．are cleverer than we think |
| C．use colors to protect themselves | D．can get on with each other |
