Touch is one of the most important of our five senses. It is one of the first senses we develop. One of the most commonly accepted forms of touch among people is also one of the first experiences we have in the world—a hug!
There is no better way to understand the importance of hugs than to lose them. For those who have experienced the loss of hugs, you will know how important they are to share.
A recent research has shown that when people hug, the brain releases the chemical(化学物质) which increases our willingness to trust and reduces fear. It has also shown that hugs are great for your heart.
In 1995, a pair of newly born twins was being cared for in hospital. While one of the twins seemed quite healthy, her sister was not. After trying different medical treatments, the nurse on duty, Gayle Kasparian, placed the twins in bed together. The twins immediately snuggled(依偎) up to each other. As one placed her arm around the other, the weak baby became better gradually(逐渐地). How great the power of a hug is!
The need for hugs doesn’t disappear as we grow older, though it seems we are less willing to give them. Research on people of all ages has proven that a hug is necessary for physical and emotional health.
Without hugs we can become sad. A hug provides safety and gentleness. A hug provides us with social contact, a sense of health and a feeling of importance and belonging.
1. The writer believes that ________.| A．touch is the most important sense | B．hug is one of human’s five senses |
| C．touch is the first developed sense | D．hug is one of the forms of touch |
| A．touches | B．people | C．hugs | D．experiences |
| A．hugs can release a kind of chemical | B．hug is good for people’s heart |
| C．hug increases people’s fear | D．hug reduces the feeling of trust |
| A．twins should be placed in bed together | B．the power of a hug is great |
| C．twins should be looked after together | D．medical treatments are important |
| A．a sense of social contact | B．a sense of health |
| C．a sense of belonging | D．a sense of power |
| A．The Great Importance of Hugs | B．The Different Ways of Hugs |
| C．The Traditional Cultures of Hugs | D．The Interesting Stories of Hugs |
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After the four students came back, the teacher called them together. They told their feelings to the teacher. The first student said that there were no leaves on the trees. It made him very disappointed (失望的). The second student said his eyes were full of light green. It made him feel hopeful. The third one disagreed. “What are you talking about? How pretty the trees were! The sweet smell of the beautiful flowers spread here and there.” The last one shook his head. He only saw a lot of apples on the beautiful trees.
The teacher smiled and told his students all of them were right. They each just saw one season. He continued, “The trees are not the same in different seasons. You can’t just judge (判断) a tree by only one season. All the things have different sides in our life. Don’t hurry to make a conclusion (结论) before seeing the whole of it.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。
1. Four students were sent to see apples in different seasons.
2. The first student went to the small farm in winter.
3. The last student saw the beautiful trees with many apples.
4. The third student said the light green made him feel hopeful.
5. The teacher thought his four students were completely wrong.
【推荐2】When I was growing up, I had an old neighbour named Doctor Gibbs. He didn’t look like any other doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted to us for playing in his yard, and was always very kind.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. He had interesting opinions about planting trees. He hardly watered his new trees, which was quite different from others. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants overprotected them because it made them grow weaker. He said, “Without enough water, they will have to grow deeper roots in order to search for water themselves. Having deeper roots helps them be stronger and live longer.” Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant about 25 years ago. They were all tall and strong.
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of caring for these trees meant they grew up weak. Hard environment seemed to benefit Doctor Gibbs’ trees in ways comfort never could.
When my son was a little baby, my wife and I often wished that his life would be easy. But now I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change our thought. I know he is going to meet with difficulties. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is expecting him to have deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, he won’t be beaten.
1. Why did Doctor Gibbs hardly water his new trees?| A．He was careless and didn’t like taking care of trees. | B．He was too busy in saving lives to water them often. |
| C．He believed overprotecting them made them weaker. | D．He thought it was enough to give the best wishes to trees. |
| A．Tall and strong. | B．Short and weak. |
| C．Short but strong. | D．Tall but weak. |
| A．Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future. | B．Be lucky and experience less difficulties. |
| C．Stay away from dangerous things in his life. | D．Be able to stand the rains and winds in his life. |
【推荐3】You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place where you learn to get on well with people. But this is not always easy. What can you do if you just don’t like one of your classmates?
If you discover that you have problems getting on with your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others. We can not change the way that other people do, so it is important to learn to live happily with them.
Tolerance will make everyone get on better with each other. Getting to know someone may help you understand why they do things differently. Something different does not exactly mean that it is bad. Tolerance teaches us to keep a temperate and open mind.
You need to remember an old saying, “Treat others how you want to be treated”. If you tolerate something, it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to change who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you should respect the differences in others and not try to make them change.
It is important to practice tolerance, because it will make everyone’s life easier. Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is very different, and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make a difference.
1. This passage is trying to tell us________ .| A．what’s important for a student | B．what students should do at school |
| C．how to treat people different from us | D．how to get others to do things in the right way |
| A．it’s easier for someone to hate others |
| B．getting along with others is not a great deal |
| C．most students are getting on well with each other |
| D．students are learning other things besides studying |
| A．Accept people as they are. | B．Believe you are always right. |
| C．Expect everybody to be the same. | D．Change yourself to please other people. |
| A．tolerance can only be learnt at school |
| B．living with people of the same interests is easier |
| C．practicing tolerance at school can help make a better world |
| D．people in different countries have different interests and abilities |
“Dear master, when you took me away from my mum, it was snowing heavily. You kept me in your arms, and that made me feel very warm and comfortable. I’ve been with you for about a year so far, but I’m afraid you don’t know me quite well, so I decide to write this letter to you.
I’ll live for ten to fifteen years before leaving this world. I enjoy every moment being with you. So I’m always sad when I stay away from you.
Please give me time to understand what you want me to do. Don’t lock me up if you are angry with me. Don’t leave me alone all the time. You have your work and your friends. But I only have you.
Talk to me sometimes. Although I don’t understand your words, I can tell from your voice whether you are happy or sad. Please don’t treat me badly when you are unhappy. Remember that: however you treat me, I will never forget it. And if you treat me terribly, it will have a bad influence on me for a long time.
Before you hit me, remember that I have sharp teeth that could easily hurt you, but that I choose not to. You are my master, I can never hurt you.
Take care of me when I get old. You will grow old, too.
One day I might leave you forever. However, everything will be easy for me if you are there. Please keep in mind: I love you, always.”
1. How long will the pet dog live?
| A．5-10 years. | B．10-15 years. |
| C．15-20 years. | D．5-15 years |
| A．its master’s voice |
| B．its master’s words |
| C．how its master treats it |
| D．its master’s name |
| A．轮廓鲜明的 | B．敏锐的 | C．锋利的 | D．闪亮的 |
| A．the pet dog shows to his parents |
| B．the master shows to the pet dog |
| C．humans show to animals |
| D．the pet dog shows to its master |
I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as Mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. "But the desk", she said, "is for Elizabeth".
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me, she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was "too emotional". But she lived "on the surface".
As years passed, I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest, finally, peace-it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told me, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work, I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside-a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded (被折叠) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
1. Elizabeth began to love her mother’s desk| A．After she had her own family | B．when she was a child |
| C．After her mother died | D．when her mother was badly ill |
| A．Deep understanding between the mother and the daughter |
| B．Different ideas between the mother and the daughter |
| C．Free talks between the mother and the daughter |
| D．Part of the sea going far in land, |
| A．apologize to her | B．express thanks to her |
| C．have heart-to-heart | D．make her cry |
| A．A teacher | B．a doctor | C．A novelist | D．an actress |
| A．The letter had never got to Elizabeth’s mother | B．Elizabeth and her mother argued with each other. |
| C．Elizabeth realized her mother forgave her at last | D．Elizabeth’s mother was too emotional. |
| A．My mother’s desk | B．a letter to my mother |
| C．Talks between mother and me | D．my happy family |
【推荐3】Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee. And when you’re doing your holiday shopping online, make sure you’re holding a large glass of iced tea. The physical sensation (感觉)of warmth encourages emotional (情感的) warmth, while a cold drink in hand stops you from making unwise decisions—those are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by psychologist John A. Bargh.
Psychologists have known that one person’s feeling of another’s “warmth” is a powerful determiner (决定因素) in social relationships. Judging someone to be either “warm” or “cold” is a primary consideration. Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies’ understanding of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness. Classic studies by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth “mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle. Harlow’s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills.
Feelings of “warmth” and “coldness” in social judgments appear to be universal. Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people as “warm” or “cold” is common to many cultures, and studies have found those feelings influence judgment in dozens of countries.
To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, Bargh did an experiment which involved 41 college students. A research assistant handed the students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form. The drink was then handed back. After that, the students were asked to rate (评估) the personality of the assistant . Those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded the assistant as warmer than those who had held the iced drink.
“We based on our physical experiences even when we think abstractly (抽象地).” says Bargh.
1. According to Paragraph 1, a person’s emotion may be affected by ______.| A．the visitors to his office | B．the psychology lessons he has |
| C．the things he has bought online | D．his physical feeling of coldness |
| A．adults should develop social skills | B．caregivers should be healthy adult |
| C．babies need warm physical contacts | D．monkeys have social relationships |
| A．abstract thinking does not come from physical experiences |
| B．physical temperature affects how we see others |
| C．feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwide |
| D．capable persons are often cold to others |
| A．Drinking for Better Social Relationships. |
| B．Physical Sensations and Emotions. |
| C．Developing Better Drinking Habits. |
| D．Experiments of Rating the Personality. |
Unwanted gifts? Give them away!
Have you ever received a gift that you didn’t like? Did you throw it away? If so, you can have another choice now. Two British companies hopes people will give away their unwanted gifts to them. And they will resell the gifts to raise money for the poor. In this way, the gifts can be refused and have a future life. And people can make a difference to the world.
Wear the trousers that reduce(减少) pollution!
A chemistry scientist and a fashion designer (时装设计师) have created a new kind of trousers. The trousers are made of a new material which can help reduce air pollution around us. Scientists have tested the material. The result shows that it isn’t harmful to human. This new kind of trousers may appear at the market in two years. Professor Ryan said, “If thousands of people wear the trousers, the air quality will be improved.”
Plant trees with Felix
Felix Finkbeiner, a 14-year-old German boy, is not famous as a child actor but an environment hero. At the age of 9, Felix got the idea that children could do something to protect the environment. So he started a club. Felix soon got support from children all over the world. Some of them have become his good friends. The club has an aim of planting 212 million trees. They have planted over 3.5 million trees all around the world. Felix said, “The answer to controlling global(全球的) warming is trees—lots of trees!”
1. The companies resell the unwanted gifts .
| A．to make the unwanted gifts useful |
| B．to help people learn to think carefully |
| C．to save money from it |
| D．to make money for themselves. |
| A．have been created by a physics scientist and a fashion designer |
| B．can help make air pollution less |
| C．will do harm to people |
| D．will be popular in two years |
| A．to become famous |
| B．to become a child actor |
| C．to protect the environment with other children |
| D．to make friends with the children around the world |
【推荐2】Recently, Lei Jun, the founder(创始人) of China’s tech company Xiaomi, called for more e-waste recycling plans in China. “China should set up different recycling ways to make full use of the unwanted electronics such as smartphones and computers to reduce the country’s carbon emission(碳排放), ” Lei told CCTV News.
According to the 2020 UN Global E-waste Monitor, the world’s e-waste will reach 74.7 million tons by 2030. That’s almost a doubling of e-waste in just 16 years. This makes e-waste the world’s fastest-growing household waste. The report also found that only 17.4 percent of the world’s e-waste was collected and recycled in 2019. This means that gold, silver, copper(铜) and other high-value materials were mostly burned or thrown a way instead of being reused. It’s a waste of 57 billion dollars, or 360 billion yuan, E-waste can also harm the environment and people’s health. For example, one mobile phone battery can pollute 600, 000 liters of water.
China is now the world’s largest producer of e-waste, followed by the US, India and Japan, according to the UN report. Tech companies are looking for different ways to solve the problem. For example, US company Apple built a robot called Daisy to take iPhones apart. With Daisy, valuable materials can be pulled out more easily and then they can be reused. Samsung plans to use recycled materials in all of its new products by the year 2025. Xiaomi is also setting up e-waste recycling platforms so that people can donate or sell their old electronics more easily.
1. What is Lei Jun’s suggestion according to the first paragraph?| A．To reduce the use of e-products. | B．To reuse the old computers. | C．To recycle more e-waste. |
| A．2014. | B．2019. | C．2021. |
| A．waste of valuable materials |
| B．no more electronics to use |
| C．harm to health and environment |
| A．To explain why we should deal with e-waste. |
| B．To advise our country to work with others. |
| C．To give examples of reusing e-waste. |
| A．A travel magazine. | B．A comic book. | C．A newspaper. |
【推荐3】Starting this September, students at Tsinghua University will have to take swimming courses. If they fail a swimming test at the beginning of their university course, they won’t receive their degree until they can pass the test successfully. But students with certain physical or mental illness are not included.
Why does the university connect swimming ability with degrees? Liu Bo, head of the Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, explained, “As a necessary living skill, swimming is helpful in improving students’ endurance(耐力). And students don’t get hurt easily when doing the water sport.” Considering the ability to swim as a must for students is not something new to this university, it was also necessary in the early 20th century. It was later dropped because of a rising number of students. Another reason is that there were not enough swimming pools. Besides Tsinghua University, Peking University and Xiamen University, have also listed swimming as a compulsory course for students. A few colleges in the United States, including Cornell University, Columbia University and MIT-provide swimming classes for students, too.
However, the rule made by Tsinghua University has caused a heated discussion. Some welcomed the new rule, saying it’s a necessary skill that can save lives in unexpected and dangerous situations as well as a way to stay healthy. However, some said it has nothing to do with getting a degree. It’s not reasonable to ask people to be able to swim for them to graduate, especially for a lot of people who grew up in inland(内陆) cities, learning how to swim as an adult will be difficult.
1. How many universities mentioned in the text encourage their students to swim?| A．2 | B．3 | C．5 | D．6 |
| A．He can ask to choose another course. | B．He will be forced to drop out of school. |
| C．He will not be able to receive his degree. | D．He will graduate as long as he gets good grades. |
| A．必修的 | B．选修的 | C．无关的 | D．自愿的 |
| A．The advantages of learning to swim. | B．The effect of the ruler on students. |
| C．Big waves made by the new rule. | D．Different requirements in different areas. |
| A．A swimmer may get hurt easily in the face of heavy floods. |
| B．It is easy for an adult who grew up in inland to learn to swim. |
| C．All universities believe that swimming is the most important skill. |
| D．Students at Tsinghua University had to take swimming courses in the 1910s. |
