1 . When talking about colds (感冒), maybe some people say it is very common. During the cold winter days, many people will complain (抱怨) the cold winter makes them catch a cold, and what they feel upset are not only the headache, cough but also the runny nose. It is so embarrassing when they forget to take a handkerchief or tissue along with them.

Want to stay away from colds? Put on a happy face.

Compared to unhappy people, those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a new study. It's possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses, say the researchers from New York University.

"It seems that positive (积极的) feelings may reduce (减少) the danger of illness, " said the study's chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.

In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often. People who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill.

In this study, Cohen has interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. During the interviews, the people told researchers that they were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days.

The results showed that everyone in the study was equally (相等地) likely to get ill. But for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness are less serious and lasted for a shorter time.

Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings, their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease. So if you are worried about your health, look on the brighter side more often.

1. The underline part in Paragraph 5 is probably means ______ .

A．were sad	B．were bad-tempered
C．were thoughtful	D．were outgoing

2. What did the study find? ______

A．People who felt happy never got ill.

B．People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses.

C．People with good feelings became ill more easily.

D．People's feelings didn't influence their health.

3. According to Cohen, which of the following may help fight illness? ______

A．Eating.	B．Laughing
C．Crying	D．Sleeping.

4. What is the best title for this passage? ______

A．Smiles can fight colds	B．Cause of colds found
C．The danger of colds	D．How people get sick

2 . Two Texas football players have gone viral （走红） after they knelt together in prayer（祈祷）． And it couldn't have come at a more_____moment． The final whistle sounded after a（n）_____ game that saw Sherman High School completely defeat West Mesquite High 56﹣55． What happened next left the crowd_____： Sherman's Gage Smith， instead of_____with his team， went over to Mesquite's Ty Jordan and the two took a knee together．

The_____was that Smith recently learned that Jordan's mother， Tiffany， was battling stage 4 cancer， and that was_____the two players knelt in prayer for Jordon's family．

As the two_____， the wife of Smith's coach snapped a picture of the heartwarming moment． And then Jordan's aunt_____the image on Facebook， obtaining more than 100，000_____in just an hour．

The moving_____made Tiffany cry． It's been a hard time for Tiffany， who was diagnosed （诊断） with lung and bone cancer last winter． The_____hospital stays cost Tiffany her job   earlier this month， and_____， her health insurance． And she now has to_____the high cost   of treatments herself． Smith's_____prayer lifted her spirits．

Smith said he and Jordan had played on a summer football team together before becoming_____ this last game． However， Smith won't let this   break their_____． "During the game，we're gonna play and try to_____， but you still have that_____for the other opponent，" says Smith． "I wanted to do that prayer for him．"

"He's such a true leader and he is so_____that a lot of the guys on the team_____him，" said head coach J．D． Martinez． "I'm glad that other people are having the opportunity to see it， too．"

1.

A．important

B．difficult

C．touching

D．entertaining

2.

A．amusing

B．tough

C．educational

D．nation﹣wide

3.

A．embarrassed

B．confused

C．frustrated

D．annoyed

4.

A．celebrating

B．praying

C．practicing

D．fighting

5.

A．truth

B．problem

C．news

D．secret

6.

A．when

B．where

C．how

D．why

7.

A．whispered

B．hugged

C．shook hands

D．stood up

8.

A．posted

B．found

C．scanned

D．polished

9.

A．rewards

B．copies

C．votes

D．likes

10.

A．game

B．reunion

C．gesture

D．spirit

11.

A．temporary

B．over﹣night

C．long

D．secret

12.

A．in turn

B．in a way

C．for a moment

D．without exception

13.

A．look forward to

B．forget about

C．cover

D．estimate

14.

A．frequent

B．daily

C．unexpected

D．unconditional

15.

A．acquaintances

B．enemies

C．players

D．captains

16.

A．hearts

B．routines

C．promise

D．bond

17.

A．compromise

B．cooperate

C．learn

D．win

18.

A．respect

B．passion

C．blame

D．sorrow

19.

A．enthusiastic

B．ambitious

C．aggressive

D．sympathetic

20.

A．inspired

B．followed

C．instructed

D．understood

3 . One of the most popular beliefs in parenting is the so﹣called Mozart effect， which says that listening to music by the Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart can increase a child's intelligence． Some pregnant women have even gone so far as to play Mozart recordings on headphones pressed against their bellies． And it's not hard to see how Mozart's name became associated with accelerated development． He was history's greatest child genius， performing astonishing music for kings and queens at an age when many of us were content with tuneless singing "I'm a Little Teapot"．

So， if you have kids or you're expecting to have them， how seriously should you take the Mozart effect？ Will the child who doesn't listen to Mozart in the cradle （摇篮） be limited to an ordinary life？ Are you a bad parent if your kids don't know about any works of Mozart？

Relax． There is no scientific evidence that listening to Mozart improves children's cognitive abilities． The whole idea comes from a small study done in 1993， which found that college students who listened to Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major （K 448）showed some improvement in a test of spatial （空间的） skills． This finding was later described as something extremely amazing by a musician， Don Campbell， in a book． Campbell's claims about the super powers of Mozart's music were repeated endlessly in the media and fueled a craze for Mozart﹣based enrichment activities． In 1998， for example， the governor of Georgia in the USA requested funds to send classical﹣music CDs to all parents of newborns in the state．

Since then， scientists have examined the claim that Mozart increases intelligence and found no evidence for it． The original experiment with college students was reviewed in 1999， and the increase in the students' spatial skills was found to be negligible． In 2007 the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research asked a team of experts to examine the scientific literature regarding Mozart and child development， and they found no reason to believe that it increased intelligence．

1. People relate Mozart to children's intelligence development because he　 　．

A．owned extraordinary music talent.

B．could perform music as a child.

C．offered music to pregnant women.

D．was an royal Austrian composer.

2. What can we know about the small study in 1993？

A．It added to the popularity of Mozart's music．

B．It found no evidence for supporting Mozart effect．

C．It helped college students make academic progress．

D．It urged Georgia's governor to spread classical music．

3. What does the underlined word "negligible" probably mean？

A．Sudden．

B．Insignificant．

C．Average．

D．Steady．

4. What can be the best title for the text？

A．New Findings： Mozart Effect to Be Proved.

B．Secrets Uncovered： History of Mozart Effect.

C．Does Listening to Mozart Make Kids Smarter？

D．How Does Mozart Improve Kids' Intelligence？

4 . Your brain isn't necessarily the same age as the rest of you． Now， it may be possible to predict how quickly a person's brain will age throughout life based on tests taken when he or she is three years old．

A person's biological age may be a better indicator of their health than their real age． Brain age can be measured using brain scans and machine﹣learning to determine if a person's brain looks older or younger than the average healthy brain for people of the same age．

To find out if brain age might reveal anything about a person's health in midlife， Max Elliott at Duke University in North Carolina and his colleagues assessed the brains of 869 adults in New Zealand who have undergone regular medical and cognitive （认知的） testing since they were 3 years old．

When the volunteers， all aged between 43 and 46， underwent MRI brain scans， the team found that their brain ages ranged from 23 to 71． Those with older brain ages performed worse on tests of cognition， memory and IQ． The researchers also found that some people have a very advanced brain age but their bodies seem to be ageing slowly， and vice versa （反之亦然）． However， the team found that those who had the highest scores on cognitive tests when they were 3 years old went on to have the youngest﹣looking brains．

This suggests we might be able to tell who is at risk of accelerated brain ageing early in life． Researchers hope that predicting brain ageing earlier in life could allow treatments for conditions like dementia （痴呆） to be started sooner． This means treatments might have a better chance of working．

We don't yet have a way to treat brain ageing， but given the known benefits to the brain of healthy eating and exercise， these aren't a bad place to start．

1. What helps predict the speed of one's brain ageing？

A．One's health condition．

B．A test result at the age of 3．

C．The actual age of one's brain．

D．A machine for medical check．

2. What is the purpose of Elliott's research？

A．To find out why people look older or younger．

B．To measure people's brain age at different stages．

C．To discover whether brain age can be measured by machines．

D．To explore the relationship between brain age and future health．

3. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about？

A．The influence of cognitive tests．

B．The procedure of Elliott's study．

C．The information about volunteers．

D．The findings of the brain research．

4. What do the findings of the research imply？

A．We should test our brain age earliest possible．

B．People suffering dementia can go on working．

C．Brain ageing could be predicted at an early age．

D．Healthy eating and exercise can cure brain ageing．

5 . Howard Weistling wanted to be a comic strip （连环漫画） artist． But when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor， he joined the Army．

After flight engineer training， Howard was shipped off to Europe． On his maiden flight， his plane was shot down over Austria． The entire crew of eight men landed safely． But a farmer found Howard hiding in his barn and turned him over to a prison of war camp in Barth， Germany． It was freezing and the men almost starved to death eating the guards' garbage．

Hungry and homesick Howard coped the only way he knew how． He drew a comic strip． The book， made of cigarette wrappers bound together with   scrap   metal，   was   sent   around   the   camp． Every couple of days he would add a new panel． One panel at a time would be passed around the whole camp． And they'd have something to look forward to．

After an entire year of this， they woke one morning to find their guards gone． They fled and Howard finally got to go home． Just lucky to get out alive， he left the book behind．

Back home in California， Howard soon had a wife and kids to feed so he had to set aside his dream of becoming an artist． He took a job as a gardener instead．

Morgan shared his father's artistic gifts． At 15 his parents sent him to art school． And Howard got to see his son become a well﹣known painter before he died in 2002． That's how， seven decades after the war， when a stranger in New York googled the name "Weistling，" he found Morgan online．

"I get an email from a gentleman and he says， ‘I think I may have some drawings your father did when he was a POW （prisoner of war） in World War II，'" Morgan recalls． "‘Would you like them？' And I just stared at that email and started crying．"

Luckily Howard had engraved his name on the comic book， which is how the man from New York City had connected with Morgan． A couple of days later when it arrived in California， Morgan couldn't believe it． "It was like getting my father back，" Morgan says． "It was like him being able to tell me the story over again ﹣ only this time it was real in my hands．"

1. The passage details Howard's life as a POW to show that　 　．

A．war cannot stop his pursuit of success.

B．passion for art helped ease his sufferings.

C．loss of freedom encouraged his creativity.

D．misery drives him to fight against his fate.

2. What can we infer about Howard's comic strip in prison？

A．It satisfied prisoners' curiosity．

B．It aroused the guards' sympathy．

C．It was popular among the prisoners．

D．It raised prisoners' confidence in freedom．

3. What contributes to the stranger's success in finding Morgan？

A．The email from a gentleman．

B．Howard's experience in the war．

C．Morgan's recalling of his father．

D．Morgan's status in the field of art．

4. What can we infer about Morgan from the last paragraph？

A．He didn't believe the stranger's story．

B．He was excited to get the comic strip．

C．He couldn't wait to tell others his good news．

D．He hadn't heard about his father's war stories．

6 . The Worlds' Best Bookshops

There's nothing like being surrounded by books， wherever you are． Here are the finest oases of literature that travellers can bring you．

Daikanyama T﹣site | Tokyo

It is well worth visiting even if just to admire the building's beautiful， crisscrossed architecture． Once you've had your fill of roaming three floors' worth of bookshelves， there's the bar， the coffee shop， or even the video rental space to give you more reason to stay just that little bit longer． Grab a book， order a beer and dive into its pages． I could have stayed hours here．

City Lights | San Francisco

The three﹣storey establishment publishes and sells titles in poetry， fiction， translation， politics， history and the arts． It hosts events and readings， and runs a non﹣profit of the same name that aims to promote diversity of voices and ideas in literature． It's opposite Vesuvio， a bar frequented by Kerouac and other Beat﹣generation writers and artists．

Shakespeare and Company | Paris

I made a special trip to the Left Bank for this one when I was in Paris． It has two floors packed with English﹣language texts， and I was particularly struck by any spare wall space devoted to notes from visitors ﹣ heartfelt messages to a loved one， dedications to the shop itself， or a quote from a favourite author or philosopher．

Hutatma Chowk | Mumbai

A few years ago I visited India， investigating Rudyard Kipling's connections with the country． I spotted a cheap copy of The Jungle Book on one of the tarp﹣covered book stalls at Hutatma Chowk （Martyrs' Square）． The booksellers here are like amateur librarians， able to lay their hands on almost any title you ask for． To me， those well﹣thumbed （翻旧了的） books spoke volumes about the changes of Mumbai's readers in the 150 years since the city gave us Kipling．

1. In which bookshop can you buy a drink while visiting？

A．Daikanyama T﹣site.

B．City Lights.

C．Shakespeare and Company.

D．Hutatma Chowk.

2. What can be learned about the book stalls at Hutatma Chowk？

A．People can meet Rudyard Kipling there．

B．They sell the cheapest books in the world．

C．The book owners are amateur librarians．

D．The sellers are familiar with the books．

3. What do the four bookstores have in common？

A．They are beautifully designed．

B．They are three﹣storey buildings．

C．They offer book lovers good experience．

D．They are frequently visited by great writers．

7 . Harper, a third- grade teacher in Southwest Washington D.C, was named the city's teacher of the year and is one of four finalists(决赛选手)in the national _______. No teacher in D.C. has ever won the national _______since 2005.

"When I got the call I was so surprised. I was like,'Wow, are you _______ ?" said Harper, whose school_ _______ students who are mostly black and from low-income families. "But I'm_______,being able to share my students' amazing stores. ''

Harper studied law in college but became interested in_______ After she graduated in 2012,she decided to teach for a public school_______ her father left the same   school. Her father_______dropped out of school,but teachers pulled him back in.Finally he _______school and became a business owner.

"I can't imagine if someone had________ my dad," Harper often said.

Like her father's________ Harper believes every child has the possibility to learn at high levels and she pushes them to reach those________ . Her goal is to build a classroom full of confident 8-years old who won't doubt their________.

Teaching is painstaking but Harper has no plans to________the classroom. She wants to develop her________skills, continue learning from other teachers and keep improving. Her________ goal—maybe in 20 years —is to________ more students as the country's education secretary(部长).________ ，her focus now is placed on the students she teaches each day.

"I want my students to know that I________them and I wish them to take an active part in the classroom," she said. "The more they know you care, the more likely they will be________."

1.

A．competition

B．meeting

C．game

D．activity

2.

A．debate

B．race

C．honor

D．praise

3.

A．joking

B．lying

C．playing

D．promising

4.

A．chooses

B．raises

C．refuses

D．serves

5.

A．moved

B．surprised

C．confused

D．excited

6.

A．education

B．culture

C．law

D．history

7.

A．although

B．because

C．if

D．after

8.

A．never

B．often

C．once

D．seldom

9.

A．graduated from

B．dropped out of

C．started

D．missed

10.

A．taken care of

B．watched out for

C．given up on

D．looked down upon

11.

A．customers

B．partners

C．teachers

D．friends

12.

A．agreement

B．degrees

C．border

D．heights

13.

A．school

B．friendship

C．dreams

D．abilities

14.

A．decorate

B．leave

C．change

D．arrange

15.

A．learning

B．teaching

C．reading

D．writing

16.

A．modest

B．political

C．long-term

D．practical

17.

A．influence

B．find

C．attract

D．protect

18.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Instead

D．Besides

19.

A．understand

B．love

C．depend on

D．agree with

20.

A．developed

B．educated

C．improved

D．involved

8 . Youth is a stressful time from friends to school to families, stressful situations become common. The body can respond (反应) with faster breathing, a fast bating heart, tense (绷紧的) muscles and drop of sweat. And teens who breathe polluted air appear to respond most strongly to stress, a new study shows.

Jonas Miller, a psychologist working at Stanford University ,studied whether or how air pollution might affect the body’s response to stress. Miller’s team invited 144 teens to participate in a stressful test. Most of the kids lived in or near San Francisco,which has the worst air quality.

Before the test, the researchers used sensors(感测器) to record heart rates and sweat levels for five minutes as the kids rested. Then as the test began, a researcher read aloud the beginning of a story and the kids had five minutes to make up an exciting ending to the story. They would have to memorize their ending and present it aloud to a judge. After fishing this task. the kids were asked to do math problems, which obviously was a harder task. If he or she made a mistake, the judge let the student start over. The whole time, sensors recorded heart rates and sweat levels.

Miller found all the students had similar heart rates and sweat levels at rest. But as the test got difficult, differences began to appear Kids from places with more air pollution responded more strongly to stress and their heartbeats became irregular. They sweated more than teens who lived in cleaner places.

"The teens' bodies were preparing to deal with possible challenges in the environment and such bodily responses to stress were linked to negative feelings", Miller concludes. Over time, he says, "these responses can contribute to both physical and mental health problems."

This study has proved the negative health effects of air pollution among teenagers. Therefore, teenagers should try to avoid their exposure (暴露) to air pollution They should consider limiting their time outside during rush hour, especially on days when air pollution is particularly strong.

1. What happened to teens in stressful situations?

A．Their bodies react strongly.

B．Their muscles cause pain.

C．They become seriously sick.

D．They have trouble in breathing.

2. What can we learn about the test?

A．The judge of the test was strict with the kids.

B．The kids enjoyed making up endings of stories.

C．The kids gradually felt more stress in the process.

D．The researchers wanted the kids to keep peaceful.

3. What does the test find about the kids?

A．They are having more rest now.

B．They responds differently to stress.

C．Those from cleaner places have stronger bodies.

D．Those polluted doesn’t have more stress in life.

4. From the study we can infer that tens should.

A．solve their mental health problems

B．learn to deal with stressful situations

C．spend less time outside in heavy traffic

D．enjoy more outside activities in good weather

5. Where is the passage probably from?

A．A report on pollution.

B．A geography book.

C．A psychologist's diary.

D．A science magazine.

9 . Salik, a 14-yearold boy, has become an overnight online star after a Malaysian visitor to the temples (寺庙) of Angkor in Cambodia posted a video on Facebook of him speaking 10 different languages. The post went viral throughout the country and many parts of Asia, throwing the spotlight on the boy.

Salik is one of many children selling simple gifts to tourists. But Salik has surprised visitors with his ability to talk in many foreign languages. His mostly self-taught skills are amazing. With this unusual talent, he earns more than other children. The money goes directly to his mother, who uses it to support Salik's as well as his brothers' education and the family's daily needs. Their home is just a few hundred meters from the famous temple Ta Prohm, and the family has struggled with debt.

Luckily, Salik's days as a temple seller could now be over. Rich businessmen and charities have promised thousands of dollars, donated new bicycles and toys, and agreed to support Salik's

education until he finishes university. With their support, he has made up his mind to further improve his language skills and general education. His dream is to become a tour guide when he finishes school, a dream close to his home and his heart, so he can travel to new countries.

Salik has that chance now while, sadly, most of the other children around him do not. In Cambodia, there are thousands of children on the streets, many of whom are forced to beg. Their

job is to be happy and smiling for the tourists, who feel sad for them and give them money, but that money doesn't go to the children. It goes to the men in control of the children and the begging business. Therefore, the best way to help children in Cambodia, and elsewhere, is''DON'T BUY FROM CHILDREN", according to Bruce Grant, Cambodia's Chief of Child Protection. He explains that the more a child earns, the more likely it is that he will continue to be forced to work.
1. What does the underlined part“went viral" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Led to chaos.

B．Caused discussion.

C．Gained much attention.

D．Raised a lot of money.

2. What can we learn about Salik in Paragraph 2?

A．He has a talent for languages.

B．He sells his gifts at a higher price.

C．He loves to post videos on Facebook.

D．He gets no education because of his family's debt.

3. How is Salik influenced by the going-viral post?

A．His life was greatly changed.

B．He started university education.

C．He could sell more simple gifts.

D．He had a new dream for his career.

4. What is suggested by Bruce Grant to help children in Cambodia?

A．Giving them some money.

B．Buying some gifts for them.

C．Stopping buying gifts from them.

D．Posting videos on Facebook for them.

5. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To raise money for Salik and his family.

B．To tell readers a new way to become famous.

C．To introduce an amazing boy and his family.

D．To call for care to poor children in Cambodia.

10 . Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. That dream nearly ended one night in 2010. Hill was in a car accident that put her in hospital for 51 days and left her

paralyzed (瘫痪). For most people, that would have destroyed any hope of a dancing career. For Hill, it was the beginning. Far from being a difficult, her wheelchair encouraged her to think a lot of her life and she wanted to prove that she was sill "normal".

"Normal" for her meant dancing. With half of her body taken away, Hill had to move it with hands. It took a lot of learning and patience, but she still made it in her wheelchair with her non-disabled high school dance team.

After graduation from high school in California, Hill wanted to expand (扩展) her dance network to include women like her. She met online the women who had suffered various back injuries but shared the same determination with her.

Hoping to reach more people in a larger city and break down the false belief of wheelchair users, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014, formed a team of dancers with disabilities and named it the Rollettes. As she always believes, dancing on wheels can be just as good as foot-based dance.

In disabled dance competitions, all dancers from her team gave great performances and they were having fun. And the audience's cheers, whistles and applause (掌声) suggested that the fun was spreading.

Hill has achieved what many of us never will: her childhood dream. But the Rollettes has helped her find something else just as satisfying. Every year she holds a dance camp, the Rollettes Experience for wheelchair users of all ages to help them find their inner heroines (女英雄). In 2019. over 173 women from ten countries attended the Rolettes Experience. For most of these women, it was the first time they had felt they belonged .Edna Serrano told a reporter that being part of the Rollettes team challenged her to be more independent. “It even gives me the courage to take up driving." she said.

1. After the car accident, Hill      .

A．left the school dance team

B．went back to her normal life

C．had a deep thought of her life

D．dreamed of becoming a dancer

2. What can be inferred about the Rollettes?

A．It was founded in Hill's hometown.

B．It helped many disabled people like Hill.

C．It included normal and disabled dancers.

D．It aimed to take part in dance competitions.

3. Why does Hill hold the Rollettes Experience every year?

A．To realize her childhood dream.

B．To encourage the disabled to drive.

C．To become the heroine of wheelchair dancers.

D．To build confidence in more wheelchair users.

4. Which words best describe Hill?

A．Smart and skillful.

B．Honest and patient.

C．Brave and powerful.

D．Caring and determined.

5. What is the best title for the text?

A．Dancing in Wheelchairs

B．An Amazing Experience

C．Dancing for the Disabled

D．The History of the Rollettes