1 . I remember the day shyness took over my life. I was 14 and having a French lesson. The teacher told us to _______ ourselves speaking about a holiday. Perfect ! I recorded myself with ______. Then, I pressed “play” to listen back. All I heard was a little kid talking. My immediate ______ was to assume I was listening to someone else’s recording. But that was my voice. I ______ there was something strange about myself.

My little voice has made me feel really shy. And my ______ has caused me to avoid attending events,______ ideas to myself and not to make important connections. As a shy person, I think working from home, hiding behind my computer was ______. But the more time I spent ______, the more my comfort zone shrank (缩小). Everyday interactions, like ordering a coffee, became ______ awkward and uncomfortable.

And then, one day I was at a big conference and it suddenly ______ me like lightning. All speakers were confident, comfortable with being seen. There were no quieter _______. But the ______ is, if the loud voices are the only ones you hear, we quiet people feel even more_______. The world needs a mixture of _______. Success is not just about who can shout the loudest. The world needs quieter people, too. That day I chose to stop hiding and _______ my shyness. No more feeling like I needed to change who I am in order to succeed. No more living a small life.

Then I created the Shy and Mighty Society, a _______ for shy people like me to _______and _______ the process of helping others, I could also push myself _______, bit by bit. Now, I’m happy to tell people I feel shy. I’m not ashamed any more. And I know that I’m not _______.

1.

A．absorb

B．commit

C．record

D．focus

2.

A．confidence

B．anxiety

C．intention

D．respect

3.

A．belief

B．attitude

C．measure

D．reaction

4.

A．argued

B．sensed

C．appreciated

D．remarked

5.

A．embarrassment

B．timidness

C．excitement

D．tiredness

6.

A．keep

B．figure

C．stick

D．limit

7.

A．important

B．inspiring

C．brilliant

D．frightening

8.

A．given away

B．hidden away

C．put away

D．broken away

9.

A．truly

B．briefly

C．exactly

D．increasingly

10.

A．lit

B．fit

C．hit

D．beat

11.

A．judgments

B．voices

C．disagreements

D．responses

12.

A．content

B．defence

C．issue

D．desire

13.

A．cheerful

B．reliable

C．guilty

D．distant

14.

A．permissions

B．personalities

C．professions

D．profits

15.

A．regret

B．confirm

C．embrace

D．determine

16.

A．statement

B．community

C．comment

D．destination

17.

A．shine

B．drill

C．harvest

D．pause

18.

A．for

B．over

C．in

D．on

19.

A．inward

B．outward

C．backward

D．forward

20.

A．mild

B．fortunate

C．discouraged

D．alone

2 . Lord Robert Winston was sitting on a train,when he found himself becoming steadily angry. Winston is normally a fairly amiable man. What was driving him slowly insane was the particular behavior of another passenger. Ignoring the child with her, the woman had picked up her phone and begun what would become a very loud conversation filled with boring facts.

Winston did try to ignore it,but there is something fundamentally un-ignorable about a loud, one-sided conversation. It was then that Lord Winston made a mistake. He began to tweet(网上发 about the woman. He took photos of her and sent them out to his more than 40,000 followers.

When the train had finally arrived at its destination, Winston quickly ran off. He had had enough of what he described as her "rudeness."But the woman faced an unusual surprise. The press had picked up on Winston's tweets. They were waiting for her on the platform.When they excitedly showed her Winston's messages,the woman's face fell, She also suddenly found herself using just one word to describe Winston's actions:"rude".

We find ourselves living at a time of incredible rudeness. Social media has taught the world that it needs to have an opinion, on everything,at all times. Reality television has taught us to celebrate meanness(不友好)，so long as that meanness is delivered as “honesty.”So what can we do about the rising tide of rudeness?

Winston shone a spotlight on that woman's behaviors, but he did not confront it, and he did not stop it. Instead,that spotlight was shone weakly from afar, shaming her by taking an almost rudimentary(原始的)form of revenge Often, the trick to handling rudeness is far more elegant, and can be done with the gentle delivery of a sentence as simple as “just stop."

When we see it happen in a store, we must step up and say,"Just stop."If it happens to a colleague,we must point t out Because once a rude pt 12 )s had the looking glass held up to them and can see their actions through the eyes of others, they are far more likely to end that behavior themselves.

1. What's the best title of this article?

A．Before You Are Rude	B．When Someone Is Rude
C．If They Can End It	D．Unless You Can Stop Rudeness

2. What does the underlined word "amiable" most probably mean?

A．selfless

B．cooperative

C．mild-mannered

D．open-minded

3. Which of the following does the author agree with?

A．The woman shouldn't have ignored Winston's anger over her behavior.

B．Winston is actually as rude as the woman with his behavior.

C．Being rude is widely accepted as being honest in the society.

D．Winston should have pointed out the woman's rudeness to her face.

4. What is the purpose of this text?

A．To argue against a point of view.

B．To introduce a social phenomenon.

C．To offer solutions to a social problem.

D．To express concerns over a social problem.

3 . What makes one a great person? The legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping gave the answer in the recent documentary The Iron Hammer, titled after her nickname for her powerful strikes.

The documentary features Lang' s inspiring journey from her gold medal victory as a volleyball player in the 1984 Olympics to her unparalleled(无可比拟的）career as a successful coach for both Team USA from 2005 to 2008 and China since 2013.She led the US to a silver medal finish and China to a gold medal triumph in the 2008 and 2016 Olympic Games, making her the first person to win Olympic volleyball gold as a player and coach.

Lang Ping revealed the secret to such remarkable achievements in the documentary. “I believe volleyball was my destiny," she said.

But glory and challenges go hand in hand. Troubled by severe injuries to her cervical vertebra(颈椎），back, waist and knees, caused by intense exercise and hard work, the 60-year-old has undergone more than 10 surgeries. “No parts of my body function well," she joked.

But illness is certainly not the only difficulty Lang has faced throughout her career. In 2005, she struggled with balancing raising her daughter Lydia Bai Lang, who lived in the US, and her coaching career, according to China Sports Daily. She eventually decided to work for USA Volleyball that year and this decision aroused a lot of negative comments back in China.

“I'm proud of being Chinese.” Lang responded in an interview.Later,she returned to head the Chinese women 's volleyball team in 2013, leading the team successfully defending its World Cup crown with a perfect record of 11 straight wins last year.

There is no doubt that Lang is one of the greatest players and coaches in history. As an athlete commented in the documentary, “Lang Ping is like Michael Jordan in our minds.”

1. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．Ways to become a great person.

B．Reasons for Lang Ping's success.

C．Lang Ping and her successful career.

D．Great athletes and their achievements.

2. Why did Lang Ping go to work for USA Volleyball in 2005?

A．To make a big fortune.

B．To take care of her family.

C．To avoid negative comments.

D．To establish her reputation abroad.

3. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 probably mean ?

A．Success comes at a price.

B．Challenges are as important as glory.

C．Athletes are likely to get their hands injured.

D．Lang Ping has trouble in achieving her goals.

4. Why is Michael Jordan mentioned at the end of the passage?

A．To honor the legendary pop star.

B．To draw the attention of readers to another field.

C．To illustrate there are lots of great people in the world.

D．To acknowledge Lang Ping's status and achievements.

4 . People always say that teenage friendships are the most precious （珍贵）.Kids are too_______ to understand real friendship _______ adults tend to relate it to fame （名声） and wealth.

Things are _______when it comes to high school best friends.We share each other's ___________.We discuss news from all walks of life （各行各业）and begin to _________ our values.We _________each other on the journey to the biggest challenge in our lives.We also share success and failure.The _______of friendship become deeply rooted （扎根）.

Many of us don't realize this until we enter___________.One of my best friends, Cora, experienced how _______ the bond with high school friends could be.“it was my high school friend who helped me ________the darkest days in my life Cora said.

In 2001 Cora ________ her job in New York.Cora's best friend was staying in a college dormitory and tookher ____________.Each night the two girls squeezed into a ________ single bed, chatting and crying."I will never forget her care and encouragement, which supported me out of the ________ ,"'Cora said.

I still remember my ________ days in Senior 3.At the time, I ________ a 20-page message with my best friend, both of us hoping to __________the friendship going forever.But we didn't realize we were __________ deep in each other's heart.During the past 10 years.________ I have needed help or wanted to pour out my __________, she has always been there at the other end of the telephone line.

1.

A．silly

B．naughty

C．slow

D．young

2.

A．unless

B．while

C．although

D．since

3.

A．different

B．familiar

C．simple

D．comfortable

4.

A．success

B．failure

C．secrets

D．values

5.

A．design

B．change

C．shape

D．discover

6.

A．praise

B．support

C．inform

D．blame

7.

A．flowers

B．fruits

C．seeds

D．leaves

8.

A．university

B．society

C．classroom

D．hotel

9.

A．strong

B．free

C．clear

D．weak

10.

A．get across

B．get around

C．get down

D．get through

11.

A．got

B．found

C．changed

D．lost

12.

A．on

B．off

C．in

D．over

13.

A．narrow

B．new

C．warm

D．large

14.

A．circle

B．marriage

C．loneliness

D．darkness

15.

A．lonely

B．last

C．sad

D．busy

16.

A．sent

B．completed

C．exchanged

D．wrote

17.

A．recover

B．save

C．hear

D．keep

18.

A．even

B．already

C．instead

D．still

19.

A．whichever

B．whatever

C．whenever

D．however

20.

A．unhappiness

B．breath

C．excitement

D．joy

5 . A British friend told me he couldn’t understand why Chinese people love eating sunflower seeds（嗑瓜子）as a snack so much. “I’ve met a lot of older Chinese and many have a crack in their front teeth, I believe that’s from cracking the seeds,” he said.

I had never noticed the habit, but once he mentioned it, I suddenly became more aware. I realized that whenever I’m watching TV or typing a report, I always start mindlessly cracking sunflower seeds. My friend doesn’t like sunflower seeds, and, to him, it seems unnecessary to work so much just to get one small seed.

When we were young, the whole family would usually get together for Chinese New Year. Then, we all lived close to one another, usually in a small city, and sometimes even neighbors would go door-to-door on Chinese New Year’s Eve to check out what every household was making.

I remember my parents would be in the kitchen cooking. Out in the living room, a large table would already be laid out, complete with fancy tablecloth, ready-made dumpling fillings, and dishes full of candy, fruits and sunflower seeds. Some of the dishes were to be offered to our ancestors later, while others were for neighbors and children to eat before the evening feast. I must have learned how to crack sunflower seeds back then.

I don’t think it’s right to criticize one’s choice in food or eating habits, no matter how strange they may seem.

It’s not only in China. When I went abroad, I found people had all sorts of strange habits when it came to food. In Denmark, they put salted red fish on bread and eat it for dinner, no matter how much it ruins your breath. They think it’s。delicacy（美味佳肴）, and it’s connected to their certain culture. I think it’s a wonderful tradition.

1. Why can the British friend not understand when he found Chinese love eating sunflower seeds?

A．Because the seeds are too hard to crack.

B．Because he thinks they art harmful to teeth.

C．Because he doesn’t think the seeds are good.

D．Because he doesn’t thinks the seeds are worth eating.

2. What does the writer prove by mentioning Chinese New Year?

A．The families get together for it.	B．Eating sunflower seeds is related to it.
C．The traditions of celebrating it disappear.	D．Children can eat delicious food on that day.

3. What’s the writer’s attitude to Denmark’s way of eating bread?

A．indifferent

B．critical

C．understandable

D．doubtful

4. What idea does the writer want to express in this passage?

A．It is good to form healthy eating habits.

B．Eating habits come from a certain culture.

C．Changing your eating habits will change your life.

D．One kind of food doesn’t necessarily suit everyone.

6 . I am a vegetarian and I have different skin color, which always make me feel distinct from everybody else at school. I started getting bullied (霸凌). I _______ who I was, tied up my bright red hair, and wore really _______ clothes and thus I wouldn’t attract as much _______. Eventually, I _______ to another school which was much more _______. There, I felt brave enough to show the _______ sides of my personality and made friends who loved me for who I was.

Recently, I have _______ with confidence in my skin. I started getting bad cystic acne (痤疮). I didn’t want to go outside, and if I had to, I would _______ makeup. I have learned that I cannot constantly control my _______, but I can control how I ________ myself. When I tell myself I am ________, or take a few minutes for skin care, I wake up the next morning feeling content.

Many of the popular TV show Riverdale fans made the assumption that I was as ________ as Cheryl in the show, so I started a YouTube channel for them to get to know my true ________. And so many of them ask for ________ about how to handle bullying. Playing a mean girl has helped me see the reasons I was bullied. I tell them, whoever is treating you that way is ________ something themselves, and it has ________ to do with you. Like for Cheryl, every time her ________ erupts, it has to do with how she is feeling about herself ________ the other characters. Cheryl behaves in a way that ________ reflects her own problems, not others’.

My motto: if you ________ yourself, you will always feel confident and happy.

1.

A．displayed

B．hid

C．admitted

D．disliked

2.

A．plain

B．superb

C．academic

D．splendid

3.

A．devotion

B．attention

C．caution

D．satisfaction

4.

A．envied

B．recovered

C．changed

D．regretted

5.

A．inclusive

B．persuasive

C．sensitive

D．effective

6.

A．rough

B．cruel

C．distant

D．unique

7.

A．apologized

B．struggled

C．paused

D．mixed

8.

A．suffer

B．skip

C．recover

D．apply

9.

A．hair

B．figure

C．attitude

D．skin

10.

A．treat

B．limit

C．select

D．approve

11.

A．awkward

B．beautiful

C．gifted

D．committed

12.

A．curious

B．merciful

C．mean

D．athletic

13.

A．strength

B．value

C．character

D．remark

14.

A．advice

B．balance

C．topic

D．blame

15.

A．getting through

B．going through

C．seeing through

D．putting through

16.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．anything

D．something

17.

A．quarrel

B．manners

C．identity

D．violence

18.

A．other than

B．but rather

C．rather than

D．regardless of

19.

A．hopelessly

B．impossibly

C．simply

D．normally

20.

A．mix up with

B．keep pace with

C．take advantage of

D．take care of

7 . For me, concerts have always been one of the best ways to spend a few dollars. Concerts have been promoted through flyers or posters, which over the years have become more and more elaborate (精心制作的).

Since the time of Bill Graham,who supported public access to live music in San Francisco in the 1960s, concert posters have become an incredible way for young art enthusiasts to connect with the visual artists that create the imagery for the bands they love.

That’s exactly what happened to me. I started reading OMGPosters. command I discovered artists who were making gig posters and art prints from A to Z. They’d draw it, pull the screens, and sell the prints on their own websites, because the Internet continues to encourage artists to create and art lovers to collect their works.

I started collecting works by artists like Jermaine Rogers_? Mexican Chocolate Design, Dan Grzeca, Emek, J ay Ryan and Justin Santora. When you can purchase a limited edition piece of art for as low as $ 20,the world of art collecting opens up even to art enthusiasts who don’t have much money.

I have always taken a grass-roots approach to life and work, so it makes sense that I would be motivated by artists whose work wasn’t being shown in museums or appearing on advertising for major brands. Although some of those lines have blurred (变得模糊不清)over the last 10 years, bringing more and more related and accessible work into respected galleries in New York and Los Angeles and being able to buy art prints directly from the artists who made them are major developments in the world of art.

1. What does the author like doing?

A．Sending out flyers.	B．Listening to live music.
C．Giving concerts regularly.	D．Creating posters carefully.

2. What can we learn about collecting flyers or posters for concerts?

A．It’s just for poor art lovers.	B．It’s not really worth doing it.
C．It’s likely to bring good fortune.	D．It’s an economical approach to collection.

3. How does the author find collecting flyers or posters for concerts?

A．It’s meaningful.	B．It’s surprising.
C．It’s interesting.	D．It’s powerful.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．People’s attitudes towards art.	B．Different types of art exhibitions.
C．The author’s life as an art collector.	D．The development of grass-roots art.

8 . One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited_______ for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became_______. When he saw a photograph booth（照相亭）nearby, he had a(n) _______. He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not _______in that situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that_______even him. He wrote his wife's name on the back of the photos and handed them to a _______behind the desk in the booth." _______ you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression,obviously_______someone, would you please give her this？" he said. He then_______his office in Morrison Building, ________that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good ________! He sat down with a smile. His wife ________those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married.

How are you with ________？ One person calls it "wait training." It seems that there is always something we are ________. We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.Patience is an important ________of a happy and rewarding life. ________, some things are worth waiting for. ________presents many opportunities for waiting training. We can hate waiting, ________it or even get good at it! But one thing is ________--we cannot avoid it. How is your ________coming along？

1.

A．proudly

B．respectfully

C．patiently

D．curiously

2.

A．angry

B．hungry

C．frightened

D．thirsty

3.

A． question

B．reason

C．opinion

D． idea

4.

A．serious

B．difficult

C．regular

D．convenient

5.

A．hurt

B．encouraged

C．attracted

D．shocked

6.

A．clerk

B．secretary

C．passer-by

D．friend

7.

A．Since

B．Before

C．As

D．If

8.

A．looking for

B．working for

C．sending for

D．paying for

9.

A．called up

B．returned to

C．visited

D．left

10.

A．worried

B．disappointed

C．satisfied

D．surprised

11.

A．production

B．preparation

C．excuse

D．lecture

12.

A．tore

B．saved

C．developed

D．destroyed

13.

A．your wife

B．your family

C．patience

D．determination

14.

A．hoping for

B．waiting for

C．ready for

D．fit for

15.

A．lesson

B．experience

C．purpose

D．quality

16.

A．For example

B．After all

C．Right now

D．So far

17.

A．Every age

B．Every shop

C．Every day

D．Every office

18.

A．accept

B．control

C．exchange

D．reduce

19.

A．certain

B．interesting

C．precious

D．easy

20.

A．photo taking

B．job hunting

C．decision making

D．wait training

9 . Here’s an awkward confession(承认): I’ve cried at every job I’ve had. I always find it difficult to _______ my emotions. And each time I’ve _______ exactly why these emotional moments are considered so taboo (忌讳的). Is it a universal truth that you just can’t cry   _______   ?

As someone put it on the internet, as professional women, we’re dealing with the great expectation to “be _______   in the pursuit(追求) of what sets your goal on fire” while also making enough money to pay rent.     _______ , my eyes get a little watery just thinking about it. So if crying at work is unavoidable- yet taboo – what is an ambitious young woman to do to   _______   after one of these embarrassing incidents?

My usual routine after an in-office _______   is to remove my contact lenses（隐形眼镜）, have a massive iced-coffee, and _______ it never happened (until it happens again). Clearly, I’m no expert on the _______ professional response. So I spoke with my personal finance coach, Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, to see if she had any   ________     for reducing the humiliation (丢脸).

“It’s so ________, but telling yourself not to cry usually ________   making you cry more,” she says. “You’re using all your energy to hold it together, trying to   ________   an awkward situation, but there’s so much pressure that the   ________     will almost unavoidably come.   ________   tend to over-apologize, especially at work. If you do end up getting upset, it can be helpful to ________ yourself from the situation. Take a minute to get it together, and come back ready to have a more composed (镇静的)exchange.”

Maybe there’s some   ________   in crying. I’ve definitely found that __________the taboo can lead to greater relationships with ________. I’ve noticed how tears have helped solve a disconnection or problem that might________have gone unsolved. To be honest, I’m hoping to recognize, if not celebrate, the rare office cry as a hidden skill for greater future.

1.

A．describe

B．contain

C．maintain

D．distinguish

2.

A．understood

B．remembered

C．wondered

D．explained

3.

A．alone

B．around

C．at home

D．at work

4.

A．fearless

B．curious

C．cautious

D．flexible

5.

A．Thankfully

B．Finally

C．Gradually

D．Frankly

6.

A．compete

B．communicate

C．recover

D．celebrate

7.

A．training

B．practice

C．discussion

D．disaster

8.

A．prove

B．pretend

C．believe

D．expect

9.

A．correct

B．interesting

C．necessary

D．possible

10.

A．tips

B．plans

C．choices

D．answers

11.

A．boring

B．complicated

C．different

D．embarrassing

12.

A．turns to

B．comes to

C．ends up

D．leads up

13.

A．change

B．experience

C．remember

D．imagine

14.

A．progress

B．tears

C．illness

D．surprise

15.

A．I

B．Workers

C．Women

D．Bosses

16.

A．protect

B．ban

C．separate

D．excuse

17.

A．benefit

B．purpose

C．lessons

D．interest

18.

A．respecting

B．breaking

C．following

D．improving

19.

A．friends

B．relatives

C．colleagues

D．neighbours

20.

A．still

B．otherwise

C．similarly

D．therefore

10 . My daughter was being thrown out of the sixth grade. The teacher said, “She may not be ___________ what we’re trying to accomplish.” He was ___________ saying she didn't have the ___________. I got mad because I knew she was smart, just as my father had known about me when I was ___________ in school. We had her _______and found that the troubles she was having were exactly what I had had-dyslexia(诵读困难症). By then I was a _______ television writer, and had won an Emmy Award for “The Rockford Files.”

If I had known earlier that something beyond my ___________ could explain why I was a low ___________, I may not have worked so hard in my late 20s and early 30s. I was working for no other reason than to hear people _______ me, because I did ____________ in all my courses.

I once asked a friend who always gotten an A, “How long did you study for this?” He said. “I didn’t. I just ________ it.” So he must be smarter. “What if I’m not good at anything?” “I began to ask. Despite my ________, I did become successful, and people now say to me, “So you’ve ____________ dyslexia.”

No. You don’t, you learn to ____________ it. Most people who go through college read twice as fast as I do. I ________ dialing a phone if possible, because I sometimes have to try many times to get the number right.

Despite my weaknesses I view dyslexia as a(an) ________. Many dyslexics are good at right-brain, abstract thought, and that’s what my kind of creative writing is. I can write quickly, and can get up to 15 pages a day. Writing is my ________.

The real ____________ I have for dyslexic children is not they have to struggle in school, but that they will ________ on themselves before they get out of school. Parents have to create ____________ for them, whether it’s music, sports or art. You can make your dyslexic child able to say, “Yeah, reading is hard. But I have other things I can do.”

1.

A．equal to

B．used to

C．content with

D．familiar with

2.

A．hardly

B．actually

C．partly

D．merely

3.

A．preference

B．confidence

C．intelligence

D．independence

4.

A．changing

B．paying

C．failing

D．crying

5.

A．tested

B．questioned

C．recorded

D．saved

6.

A．typical

B．terrible

C．traditional

D．successful

7.

A．ability

B．control

C．recognition

D．appreciation

8.

A．survivor

B．observer

C．performer

D．achiever

9.

A．believe

B．call

C．praise

D．remind

10.

A．actively

B．willingly

C．slowly

D．badly

11.

A．gave up on

B．made for

C．glanced at

D．put up with

12.

A．dreams

B．pains

C．doubts

D．sacrifices

13.

A．overcome

B．confirmed

C．overlooked

D．realized

14.

A．keep up with

B．compensate for

C．sympathize with

D．insist on

15.

A．repeat

B．enjoy

C．risk

D．avoid

16.

A．adventure

B．pleasure

C．gift

D．warn

17.

A．purpose

B．strength

C．contribution

D．challenge

18.

A．fear

B．joy

C．favor

D．respect

19.

A．quit

B．rely

C．suffer

D．stand

20.

A．surprises

B．competitions

C．imaginations

D．victories