1 . Some people, regardless of what they lack—money, looks, or social connections—always show with energy and confidence. Even the most doubting individuals find themselves attracted with these lovely personalities. These people are the ones you turn to for help, advice, and companionship. You just can’t get enough of them, and they leave you asking yourself, “What do they have that I don’t? What makes them so attractive?”

The difference? Their sense of self-worth comes from within. Attractive people aren’t constantly searching for value, because they’re confident enough to find it in themselves. There are certain habits they pursue every day to keep this healthy view. Since being attractive isn’t the result of dumb luck, it’s time to study the habits of attractive people so that you can use them to your benefit.

Get ready to say “hello” to a new, more attractive you. Attractive people treat everyone with respect. Whether interacting with their biggest shoppers or a server taking their drink order, attractive people are unfailingly polite and respectful. They treat every one with respect because they believe they’re no belief than anyone else.

They follow the golden rule. One person loves public recognition, while another hates being the center of attention. The golden rule is to treat others as they want to be treated. Attractive people are great at reading other people, and they adjust their behaviors and styles to make others fell comfortable.

Bringing it all together, attractive people have simply perfected certain appealing qualities and habits that anyone can adopt as their own. They think about other people more than they think about themselves, and they make other people feel liked, respected, understood and seen. Just remember: the more you focus on others, the more attractive you’ll be.

1. Why are the people with lovely personalities different from you?

A．Because they show confidence and energy.

B．Because they maintain their healthy view.

C．Because they get along well with doubting individuals.

D．Bemuse they don’t lack money, looks, or social connections.

2. What does the underlined phrase “dumb luck” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Bad luck.	B．Study habit.
C．Valuable belief.	D．Good fortune.

3. What will an attractive person probably do when having dinner with his leader?

A．He will comfort his leader and the waitress during the dinner lime.

B．He will treat his leader properly and help the waitress when necessary.

C．He will make the leader focused when the leader prefers to stay alone.

D．He will just care about his leader rather than the waitress when ordering.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．The Intelligent People	B．The Golden Rule
C．The Attractive Personalities	D．The Different Qualities

2 . People on the Move

Technology

Edgar Vargas, TransPerfect

Edgar Vargas brings nearly ten-year experience supporting large-scale business to TransPerfect as the new president of Business Department. With both buy-side and sell-side knowledge, Vargas brings various skills set to the TransPerfect team.

Advertising

Roy Massey, Version 2

Version 2, a leader in advertising technology, names Roy Massey Vice President, Head of Media Development. Roy considers participation and profitability(盈利能力)important. Previous leadership roles include Dentsu, AudienceX, PMI 5 Media Inc. and RCM Group.

Law

Jennifer Lieser, Kaplan Marino

White Collar Crinunal Defense Firm Kaplan Marino set up partnership with Jennifer Lieser. Jennifer practices white collar(白领)and complex criminal suits(诉讼), defending against various forms of Internet crimes. Jennifer brings unique point of view to each case and deals with matters with great skills as an experienced lawyer.

Public Relations

Kellie Hawkins, KEA

Kellie Hawkins has become a worker at KEA. She will run the company’s Health. Social Services and Education practice. Kellie served as COO for National Health Foundation before and managed the health and human services practice for the Hawkins Company. She holds degrees from Howard University and the University of Southern California.

1. What can we know about Edgar?

A．He is a beginner in large-scale business.

B．He is a COO for National Health Foundation.

C．He masters the skills of sales and purchasing.

D．He thinks highly of the willingness to make profit.

2. Who graduated from Howard University?

A．Edgar Vargas.	B．Roy Massey.
C．Jennifer Lieser.	D．Kellie Hawkins.

3. What do the four people have in common?

A．They all become leaders m new jobs.

B．They all do well in their working field.

C．They all have less working experience.

D．They all have a good knowledge of laws.

3 . Engineers at Deakin University have developed a new smart generation schoolbag that will end the days when students end up forgetting their homework, particularly since the smart schoolbag is capable of completing its own morning checklist.

According to a recent press release, the smart schoolbag comes with built-in hardware and software that works to ensure it is packed correctly for each day’s timetable, including lunch and sports equipment.

The bag was designed by Dr Hamid Abdi alongside Masters students at Deakin University. It uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags (标签) to detect items in the bag and Internet of Things (IOT) technology, which extends Internet connectivity to everyday objects. “RFID technology allows any user to detect items in the bag in a contactless way,” Dr Abdi says. The Internet of Things (IOT) technology is employed to check its contents against the daily school plan. Schools or parents can enter data about the activities of each day to the system’s IOT server. The server then links these activities to the RFID tags placed on the items needed. The smart school-bag can tell what items are not required, ensuring that the bag is no heavier than it needs to be.

The smart schoolbag will save a lot of time and stress that occurs when homework, hats or lunches are left home by mistake, especially if that requires parents to quickly race home to collect the missing item.

While the system can be fitted to any schoolbag, the team have designed a sample of the smart schoolbag that includes the smartphone application. Dr Abdi and his team are looking for commercial partners to take the project to the next level.

1. Why do the engineers develop the smart schoolbag?

A．To give a morning call.	B．To help homework correcting.
C．To reduce study pressure.	D．To remind pupils of school items.

2. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us about the smart schoolbag?

A．Its application.	B．Its working principle.
C．Its advantage.	D．Its characteristics.

3. What does Dr Abdi expect of the smart schoolbag?

A．I’ll replace parental duties.	B．I’ll ensure academic progress.
C．I’ll reach consumers soon.	D．I’ll be environment-friendly.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．A Smart Schoolbag Saves Time and Stress

B．A Smart Schoolbag Will Replace an Ordinary Bag

C．The Latest System of Detecting Missing Items

D．The First Generation of a Smart Schoolbag

4 . From littering the highest mountain peak to the deepest sea, we have messed up the environment and not left a single spot clean. Plastic pollution was also the theme for the last year’s Environment Day, but has anything changed?

With a “hope” to change things, a 150 feet long and 12 feet high “Wall of Hope” has been constructed using 15,000 discarded bottles collected from various sources such as streets and roads in Mussoorie and the surrounding region, which encourages the tourists to keep the surroundings clean.

Mussoorie attracts armies of visitors from neighboring cities every month so that it sometimes gets choked by over-tourism. But then, people hardly paid attention to the “saving the environment” cried these days. So, in order to convey this message in a meaningful and beautiful way, the locals of Mussoorie came up with this unique concept to remind travelers of the litter they leave behind.

The wall was built by over 50 volunteers that are basically school and college students who stepped forward to help bring this idea to life. For establishing this, plastic bottles of different shapes, sizes, and colors have been collected and fixed in this wall. Seeing their tireless efforts, the village locals also joined in later to help turn this project into a success story and then it spread like wildfire. They are actually admiring this new addition to the landscapes of Mussoorie, saying that the town looks even more beautiful now!

The wall was designed by Subodh Kerkar, founder of the private art gallery Museum of Goa. Talking to Hindustan Times, Kerkar said, “The wall will draw structural strength from steel pillars (柱子) being fixed two feet deep into the ground. The structure is completely rain and wind proof. I hope the wall will inspire a sense of beauty and will add color to the peaceful background of the hills.”

1. What is the function of the question mentioned in Paragraph 1?

A．To introduce the topic of the passage.

B．To remind readers of the climate change.

C．To show the theme of the Environment Day.

D．To stress the bad effect of plastic pollution.

2. What does the underlined word “discarded” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Abandoned.

B．Decorated.

C．Broken.

D．Donated.

3. What can we know about "Wall of Hope" from the passage?

A．It was made of certain equal- sized bottles.

B．It was designed by some college students.

C．It attracts fewer tourists to visit Mussoorie.

D．It raises tourists’ environmental awareness.

4. Which of the following best describes “Wall of Hope”?

A．Towering and less known.	B．Common and well-received.
C．Unique and far reaching.	D．Huge and money consuming.

5 . Driving on a freezing morning, I passed a teenager with just a shirt and a cardboard with “ANYTHING HELPS” on it. This teenager was visibly _________. Remembering that there was an old blanket in my car. I stopped in _________, asked him if he needed a blanket and he _________ his head. So I handed him the blanket and slid back into my _________ car with my heated driver’s seat. I will never forget the look of _________ on his face.

I wondered how many homeless youths were _________ on the streets at that very moment. My family lived on a(n) _________ income, but my parents always taught me to give what I had. In that moment “The Blanket Project” was born.

I visited my parents at the retirement center and talked with the director _________ making blankets and scarves for the homeless. She loved the _________ and said the seniors wanted to help and be __________ in meaningful projects that weren’t complicated and could be __________ completed. Later on, the project __________ and more and more people became involved in it. One day, I was looking for places to __________ our scarves and was talking to a teacher whose students were from very-low-income homes. I asked her __________ she thought her students needed the scarves. She answered, “Yes, but let’s have them __________ some. The students could make a blanket or scarf to __________. ” Then the students worked in teams and made lots of scarves and blankets for a women’s homeless shelter.

When the students __________ me with their scarves and blankets, they were very __________ of what they had produced. I told them that everyone can make a(n)__________, no matter how much money they had. The __________ was dozens of proud smiles on the faces of the students who knew they had helped keep someone a little warmer and made the world a little better.

1.

A．volunteering

B．thinking

C．waiting

D．shaking

2.

A．doubt

B．traffic

C．place

D．pain

3.

A．lowered

B．buried

C．turned

D．nodded

4.

A．classic

B．special

C．warm

D．new

5.

A．relief

B．fear

C．disappointment

D．surprise

6.

A．striking

B．performing

C．playing

D．struggling

7.

A．independent

B．modest

C．large

D．possible

8.

A．about

B．through

C．despite

D．except

9.

A．reply

B．idea

C．job

D．story

10.

A．concerned

B．fortunate

C．involved

D．experienced

11.

A．finally

B．easily

C．hardly

D．immediately

12.

A．existed

B．failed

C．ended

D．grew

13.

A．deliver

B．display

C．process

D．store

14.

A．how

B．why

C．if

D．when

15.

A．exchange

B．test

C．donate

D．make

16.

A．give away

B．put up

C．get out

D．take off

17.

A．offered

B．brought

C．presented

D．rewarded

18.

A．tired

B．proud

C．careful

D．shy

19.

A．discovery

B．requirement

C．imagination

D．difference

20.

A．appearance

B．celebration

C．impression

D．response

6 . When A33, a theater in Beijing, hosted a new stand-up comedy show（脱口秀), to the surprise of the organizers, nearly 250 people turned up and laughed together. Six years ago, that would have been unbelievable. Indeed, there were even cases of shows having more performers than viewers.

Wan Da, one of the performers, said, “Many people are worried about the future of stand-up comedy, a genre (类型) that is very popular in the U.S. after its introduction in China. Can it adapt itself here? But as the results show, there is no need to worry. We have survived and carried on some of the best American traditions.”

Programs such as Rock& Roast, a comedy talk show competition, which are thought to help people reduce their pressure, drive audiences to offline performances for a real laugh. “Generally, our audiences are in the 20-35 age group, but recently some older people are reported to go to the theatre,” said Song Qiyu, a performer and founder of Beijing Comedy Center.

Compared to traditional Chinese comedy performances, the stand-up comedy has a lower bar as it doesn't require years of professional training. This allows everyone to take part. Work experience and personal observations of life are the sources of their inspiration. Different lives and jobs make the performances varied, giving them unique individual colors.

Joe Wong, a humorist from Jilin province, whose performance in Washington, D.C. in 2010 attracted much attention across China's social media, is happy to see the development of the industry in China. However, he has a warning, too: There is huge space for the genre in China, but we should be careful of growing too fast as the market still needs good works.

In China, many fresh college graduates join. Through their efforts, the industry will improve its standards and popularity as well as influence.

1. What can we learn about the stand-up comedy from Paragraph 2?

A．It develops well in China.	B．It is created by Americans.
C．It faces an uncertain future.	D．It is very popular in Beijing.

2. Why can everyone join the stand-up comedy industry?

A．They have a gift for talking.	B．It needs plenty of performers.
C．It needs no special backgrounds.	D．Most people have a sense of humor.

3. What is Joe Wong's suggestion for the stand-up comedy?

A．Learning from America.	B．Offering quality content.
C．Keeping creating works.	D．Employing fresh graduates.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．The stand-up comedy: a rising industry	B．A33: a quickly growing comedy theatre
C．Why does the stand-up comedy get popular?	D．How does the stand-up comedy survive in China?

7 . Do you remember the last time you got excited over a pair of shoes? Sure, you might have appreciated them, but did you jump for joy and act like they were the greatest thing you’d ever seen? You may not think that shoes are something worth going crazy over, but this woman would disagree. After all, she went wild when she put a pair on for the first time in her life.

It’s amazing how often we take advantage of things in life. When we’re used to something, we don’t always appreciate how lucky we are to have it. While we’re here complaining that our WiFi isn’t fast enough and our videos keep buffering, there are people in Africa who don’t even get to eat three meals a day. While most people work hard for the things they own, it’s important to stop and think of what others don’t have every now and again.

That’s what Laura Grier did one day. The woman was in Bwindi National Park, Uganda, when she felt obliged to stop and help someone by the side of the road. The person in question was standing around without any shoes on, and the sight convinced Grier to give up her own footwear. She had more shoes at home, while this woman had never even worn a pair before.

Laura’s generosity was definitely appreciated by the stranger who treated her benefactor to a celebratory dance. The woman couldn’t keep the smile from her face as she went wild in her brand new shoes. Grier was thrilled that her good deed had made the stranger so happy, and she cheered on the Ugandan woman as she danced in the street.

The next time you buy a pair of shoes, remember how lucky you are to have them.

1. Why did Laura Grier give her shoes to the woman?

A．To show her generosity.	B．To get permission to pass by.
C．To offer her help.	D．To reward her dance for her.

2. How did Laura Grier feel at the woman’s reaction?

A．Nervous.

B．Excited.

C．Thankful.

D．Lucky.

3. What does the story teach us?

A．Never expect too much of life.	B．Try to know more about Africa.
C．Don’t admire what others have.	D．Appreciate what we already have.

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

A．One Woman Overjoyed by Her First Pair of Shoes

B．One Lady Forced to Offer Her Pair of Footwear

C．Ugandan Woman Dances to Welcome Her Guest

D．Grier Greatly Thrilled at Beautiful African Dance

8 . The Amazon rain forest is on fire. There are more fires burning there than ever before. That's according to Brazil's National Institute for Space Research. Using satellites to track deforestation and wildfires, the agency has counted 74,155 fires in the Amazon this year. That's roughly an 84% increase over last year at this time. The effects of the fires are being felt across Brazil. Parts of the country are covered in smoke. In the state of Sao Paulo, heavy smoke caused the sky to go black and blocked the sun on Monday. Other Brazilian states have declared the situation an emergency. One state has been put on “environmental alert.”

Some people think the policies of Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, have led to the increase in fires. He wants to change laws that protect the Amazon so businesses can clear more land for commercial use. Bolsonaro says the fires are blazing simply because “it is the season of the queimada."(Queimada means "burned" in Portuguese. Portuguese is the official language of Brazil.)

But experts say Bolsonaro is wrong. They don't blame the increase in fires on the season. They point to deforestation and a worldwide increase in temperatures. “Trees, if they're stressed out by heat repeatedly, are more susceptible toother kinds of damage,” such as fires, says Deborah Lawrence. She's an environmental sciences professor at the University of Virginia.

Carlos Nobre is a Brazilian climate scientist. He's also an expert in tropical forests. The situation is “very sad,” according to Nobres. “We usually would see this surge of fire in very, very exceptionally dry years,” he says. “The fact that this record—breaking figure comes out in a relatively un—dry dry season shows that deforestation is increasing.”

1. What is the result of this fire?

A．Many people died in this fire.

B．Most of the states in Brazil feel the effects of the fire.

C．Many trees and animals are destroyed.

D．Brazil declared the situation an emergency.

2. Which of the following statements is not true in this passage?

A．The Amazon rain forest has few fires this year.

B．Some people think the president should take responsibility for the fire.

C．Some experts say the fire is caused because of the season.

D．Carlos Nobre thinks fires should happen in a very exceptionally dry year.

3. What can be inferred from Deborah Lawrence's words?

A．Trees are sensitive to some kinds of damage.

B．Fires are caused because of the season.

C．Deforestation is increasing in the world.

D．Fires happened in exceptionally dry year.

4. What is the main idea of this passage?

A．We should take measures to stop fires.	B．What we can do for the fires.
C．Fire happens in The Amazon rain forest.	D．Fires cause much damage.

9 . Food waste is one of the greatest challenges of our time, and fruits and vegetables are particularly problematic, as an estimated 52% of harvests go bad before reaching consumers. But one Malaysian company claims to have come up with a simple and effective solution to this problem—a tiny sticker (粘贴标签) that stops fruits spoiling for two weeks.

You’ve probably seen stickers on fruits before, but not like the ones created by Stixfresh. Those common stickers are used only to provide consumers with information about the grower and how the fruit was grown, but Stixfresh has a different purpose. It contains a special, all- natural way that slows down the ripening process, keeping the fruit fresh and juicy for much longer.

Stixfresh are made with 100% organic materials and contain a mixture of ionized (电离) Sodium Chloride and beeswax, which helps slow down the bacterial activity in the fruit, thus delaying the ripening process. The company insists that the stickers are so safe that you can actually eat them.

Stixfresh founder Zhafri Zainudin says that he came up with the idea for the stickers four years ago, after visiting a friend who sold fruit. The man complained about losing money every day due to spoiled fruits, but seemed resigned (顺从的), as he knew there was no way to stop nature taking its course. However, the Malaysian entrepreneur had another idea.

“It got me to thinking. Maybe I couldn’t stop nature, but could I slow it down?” Zainudin writes on his company’s website.

The Malaysian businessman partnered with Selangor University to develop and test his stickers. It took him three years to perfect the manufacturing process and effect of his innovative product.

Originally, Stixfresh stickers were only used to prolong the shelf-life of mangos, but the company later realized that they also worked on other fruits of the same size and with similar texture, like dragon fruit and pears.

1. What is the problem with fruits and vegetables?

A．They rot away before sale.

B．They are wasted by consumers.

C．They aren’t ripe enough before harvests.

D．There are too many of them to be eaten in time.

2. What is special of the sticker created by Stixfresh?

A．It records the products growing information.

B．It contains information of growing products.

C．It shows how to delay their ripening process.

D．It tells ways to use organic materials properly.

3. Zhafri Zainudin mentioned his visit to a fruit seller friend to show.

A．his friend’s poor life	B．his good relationship with him
C．how he cared about fruit salers	D．how the stickers came into being

4. Which of the following do Stixfresh stickers go for?

A．Apples.	B．Grapes.
C．Bananas.	D．Watermelons.

10 . “You’re not listening!” “Let me finish!” “That’s not what I said!” After “I love you,” these are among the most common words in close relationships. During my two years researching a book on listening, I learned something unbelievable about interpersonal communication: The closer we feel toward someone, the less likely we are to listen carefully to them. It’s called the closeness-communication bias (偏见) and, over time, it can hurt, and even end relationships.

The more you know someone, the more likely you are to ignore him or her because you think you already know what he or she is going to say. It’s kind of like when you’ve traveled a certain route several times and no longer notice signposts and scenery.

Social science researchers have repeatedly proved the closeness-communication bias in the experiments where they paired subjects first with friends or spouses (配偶) and then with strangers. The researchers asked subjects to interpret what their partners were saying. While the subjects predicted they would more exactly understand those who they had close relationships with, they often understood them no better than strangers, and often worse.

The closeness-communication bias not only keeps us from listening to those we love, it can also keep us from allowing our loved ones to listen to us. It may explain why people in close relationships sometimes keep secrets from one another.

Another study shows that people often share their concerns with strangers rather than their spouses, family members or dear friends because they fear judgment.

So what can we do to avoid the closeness-communication bias? The British psychologist Robin Dunbar says the key is to talk with those closest to us every day. That means asking, “How are you?” and actually listening to the answer.

1. Which of the following is an example of closeness-communication bias?

A．Can I talk to you about this?

B．How interesting! Tell me more.

C．I know exactly what you want to say.

D．I feel bad about what you’re suffering.

2. Why do people share their concerns with strangers?

A．They hope to learn more about others.

B．They need to build close relationships.

C．They fear losing their loved family members.

D．They worry about family and friends’ opinions.

3. Where is the text most likely from?

A．A blog written by a physicist.

B．A website recommending books.

C．An article about human behavior.

D．A report on international relations.