One day, while browsing the internet, I came across the recruitment notice for bilingual volunteers for the upcoming 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. Excited yet unsure, 1 shared the news with my teacher, uncertain if I had what it took to participate. To my surprise, my teacher wholeheartedly encouraged me, recognizing my strong background in English literature. However, deep down, a lack of confidence in my spoken English held me back.
Undeterred by my initial refusal, my teacher persistently tried to persuade me. The inner struggle intensified as I weighed my desire to be part of such a prestigious event against my fear of speaking English fluently. Touched by my teacher’s belief in me, I finally agreed, on the condition that my teacher would practice speaking English with me.
The initial interview posed a daunting(巨大的) challenge, but my solid English knowledge helped me through. However, the final interview awaited, and it would truly test my speaking skills. Doubts plagued me, but my teacher’s unwavering support reminded me to keep practicing.
Day after day, my teacher and I diligently practiced speaking English. We repeated conversations, engaged in discussions, and tackled different scenarios. Gradually, my confidence grew, and setbacks became opportunities for improvement. I had come too far to give up now.
The time for the final interview arrived. Nervous yet determined, I entered the room, ready to face this ultimate test. As I spoke, I felt a newfound fluency and confidence that surprised even myself. The interviewers acknowledged my growth and progress, and to my delight, I successfully passed the final hurdle.
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The day the Hangzhou Asian Games began was filled with an electrifying atmosphere.
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . On a cool spring evening, I found myself leisurely seated by a refreshment stand near Beihai Lake, enjoying the sight of shining ripples. The subtle
A brisk wind caused the child to
Witnessing this tender display of
| A．color | B．fragrance | C．taste | D．scene |
| A．accused of | B．concerned about | C．anxious for | D．occupied with |
| A．coat | B．book | C．bag | D．collar |
| A．choke | B．cough | C．laugh | D．freeze |
| A．wrap | B．wear | C．button | D．cover |
| A．perfectly | B．wrongly | C．evenly | D．beautifully |
| A．escape | B．harm | C．warn | D．cheer |
| A．abandoned | B．deepened | C．wondered | D．wandered |
| A．happy | B．neutral | C．sour | D．amused |
| A．looker-on | B．passer-by | C．go-between | D．new-comer |
| A．session | B．rest | C．trial | D．interval |
| A．on | B．at | C．over | D．across |
| A．bravely | B．fiercely | C．gently | D．calmly |
| A．heartened | B．motherly | C．pure | D．lovely |
| A．enlightening | B．firing | C．setting | D．triggering |
3 . Districts across the US are trying to address the high number of students needing mental health support. What if they could enlist students as part of the solution, too? A rural Ohio high school has done just that.
At Claymont High School in Uhrichsville, Ohio, a group of about 21 high schoolers are trained in mental health first aid. They’ve taken courses to learn how to help their peers who are going through a difficult time.
The students, who are in grades 10 through 12, are part of a larger program called Peers Uplifting Peers, or PUP, which helps to break down the stigma (耻辱) around mental health and wellness and normalize having conversations about both and seeking professional help when necessary.
A key part of their training is to help their friends get in touch with professionals and established resources. “Students are helping out by picking up on early warning signs. They are noticing that maybe someone is having a hard day or is just sitting by themselves,” said Kelsi Barnhart, the school’s assistant principal. “They try to be good friends, and they speak up. It’s not that they are stepping in and providing counseling.”
Despite a national conversation around mental health, the context may be different in rural areas like Uhrichsville where people feel ashamed of discussing mental health. “It’s hard to talk about mental health out loud,” said Bridget Britton, a licensed social worker. Getting to a therapist can also be a challenge since most rural areas do not have the bus and rail systems found in urban communities. There are also financial barriers. “Many rural residents work on farms, which often don’t provide workers with health insurance,” she said.
1. What can we learn from paragraph 1?| A．Students face mental health issues. |
| B．Students actively seek mental health help. |
| C．Students are unwilling to share mental health programs. |
| D．Students are getting involved in the mental health program. |
| A．Promoting academic excellence. |
| B．Advocating for stricter school policies. |
| C．Reducing the shame concerning mental well-being. |
| D．Encouraging competitive behavior among students. |
| A．Transportation systems are well-established in rural areas. |
| B．Mental health issues are less taken seriously in rural areas. |
| C．Licensed social workers are readily available in rural communities. |
| D．Financial barriers and lack of insurance prevent access to therapists. |
| A．PUP: Peers taking the lead in high school. |
| B．PUP: Government breaking down the stigma. |
| C．Mental Health: Professionals offering training. |
| D．Mental Health: A pressing issue among students. |
4 . There are world-class museums located across the globe, from well-established institutions to newer builds and niche offerings. For museum fans, the choice is endless. Here, we look at some of the world’s most visited museums.
The Louvre — Paris, FranceWith record-breaking visitor figures, The Louvre is undoubtedly one of the most popular museums in the world. It is home to over 380,000 objects and a permanent collection that covers 60, 600 square meters. Visitors can enjoy sculptures, paintings, drawings, and more, with famous highlights being the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo. As well as its world-class collection, it is also a landmark in itself, thanks to the iconic Louvre Pyramid, designed by the distinguished Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei.
National Museum of China — Beijing, ChinaThis museum is home to 1.3 million objects, displayed in a series of galleries exploring everything from ancient ceramics and calligraphy to jade and bronze treasures, as well as Buddhist sculptures and socialist-realism art. Recent exhibitions have covered a wide range of topics from across the world of art, culture, history and politics. These have included The Power of Truth: Marking the Bicentenary of the Birth of Karl Marx, and The Splendor of Asia: An Exhibition of Asian Civilizations. Since May 2021, more than 30 of China’s top museums have adopted digital collectibles as an alternative to NFTs.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art —New York, USANext one on the list of the most visited museums in the world is The Metropolitan Museum of Art（The Met）. The Met is the largest art museum in the United States and holds more than 2million works in its permanent collection. It is famous for holding blockbuster attractions, such as 2018’s record-breaking Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer. It also hosts the Met Gala each year, although the 2020 event had to be moved online due to the pandemic. In 2021, Sofie Andersen, head of digital content at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, spoke to Blooloop about digital storytelling and the museum’s online strategy.
1. What makes the Louvre enjoy the greatest popularity?| A．Its record-breaking visitors. | B．Its strategic location in Paris. |
| C．Its distinguished designer I. M. Pei. | D．Its various collections of objects. |
| A．Buddhist sculptures. | B．Ancient ceramics. |
| C．Impressionist paintings. | D．Jade and bronze treasures. |
| A．It is the oldest art museum in the world. |
| B．It hosts an annual event called the Met Gala. |
| C．It has the largest collection of Michelangelo’s works. |
| D．It focuses mainly on digital content and online exhibitions. |
5 . How to Change Limiting Beliefs
Have you ever felt trapped by thoughts like “I’m not good enough” or “I can’t achieve that”?
1. Know your limiting beliefs
We’re often not even conscious of our limiting beliefs.
2. Collect the evidence
Once you’ve discovered what your limiting beliefs are, start collecting evidence that disproves the limiting beliefs. If you think about this properly, you’ll find that there is a lot of evidence out there.
3.
Repetitive thoughts form our beliefs and so it’s essential to start making your internal dialogue positive, rather than negative. Over time this will become automatic, and you will start to form healthier beliefs about yourself.
4. Take action
Taking action is the single most important tool when it comes to making any sort of change in your life. Knowledge, without action, is worthless. Taking action to change your life is a choice.
| A．There’s no quick fix |
| B．There is no substitute for taking action |
| C．Trade your limiting belief for an empowering statement |
| D．You’ve just been unconsciously ignoring it your whole life |
| E．For each limiting belief you have, turn it into a positive affirmation |
| F．These are known as limiting beliefs, stunting (阻碍) our potential |
| G．Because we believe them to be a reality, we don’t recognize them for what they are |
I’ve been a leader of a youth group in my community for a number of years. Among all those organized group activities, the kids’ favorite is called ARK night, with ARK standing for Acts of Random Kindness. A couple of times a year, on a Sunday night, we go out into our community to perform kind acts for others.
We split into small groups and complete assignments around town. One group typically goes downtown to where the homeless population is gathered and hands out sandwiches and cold water in the summer, and hand warmers and hot bread in the winter. Sometimes a group makes posters and goes to local police and fire stations to say thank you. We often have groups that visit nursing homes and hospitals to share a smile and conversation with the patients.
One time, the small group I was leading left Post-it notes with positive messages on the windshields (挡风玻璃) of all of the vehicles in the visitors’ parking lot at the hospital. The hope was that someone who was sad or worn out after visiting a patient would be cheered up by our note.
We had spent the first part of the evening in my home, with the kids writing positive messages on their Positive notes, things like “Tomorrow is another day.” “Keep smiling.” “Things will get better.” and “Have a nice day.” One girl had curvy, beautiful handwriting and she decorated the corners of her notes with pretty multi-colored hearts.
After the kids left their notes on all those cars, one girl said to me, “We didn’t see one single person. How will we know that our notes made a difference?”
“We’ll just have to trust that they did,” I said. Normally, the kids could see the reactions of the people they were helping, and I could tell they were disappointed at the lack of interaction with people during this assignment. I wondered about it, too. Would the notes cheer anyone up, or would they be thrown away like the advertisements that are sometimes left on car windshields?
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One day, I noticed a post by a friend of mine on Facebook.
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It was one of our Post-it notes!
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7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Meat, milk, cheese—just some of the things provided by goats. But now we can also add fire safety to this list. Wildfires
8 . My phone was an extension of myself. I couldn’t go anywhere
When I was watching TV shows or movies and there was a boring part, I
I have welcomed silence into my life with open arms and am enjoying the increased
As much as having a smartphone was
| A．through | B．without | C．despite | D．upon |
| A．updates | B．instructions | C．assessments | D．decisions |
| A．symbol | B．responsibility | C．reality | D．addiction |
| A．conscious | B．shameful | C．foolish | D．random |
| A．sell | B．pull | C．throw | D．mind |
| A．avoided | B．denied | C．missed | D．allowed |
| A．assist | B．improve | C．associate | D．occupy |
| A．requests | B．thoughts | C．directions | D．comments |
| A．instead of | B．regardless of | C．but for | D．apart from |
| A．creativity | B．productivity | C．knowledge | D．independence |
| A．routine | B．necessity | C．loneliness | D．temptation |
| A．genuine | B．grateful | C．direct | D．desperate |
| A．naturally | B．certainly | C．seemingly | D．gradually |
| A．wonder | B．imagination | C．interest | D．authenticity |
| A．depressive | B．comfortable | C．stressful | D．boring |
9 . When delivering medications to patients, one of the most effective methods is direct injection (注射) into the bloodstream using a needle. But this can be an uncomfortable experience, especially for kids or adults with a fear of needles. While patients do have the option to take oral pills instead, drugs containing large molecules (分子) are not absorbed effectively this way.
Now, inspired by octopus suckers (章鱼吸盘), researchers from China and Switzerland have designed a needle-free alternative: a tiny, drug-filled, cup-like patch (贴片) that sticks to the inside of the cheeks. The device is easily accessible, and it can be removed at any time and the drug gets absorbed through the lining of the inner cheek, the team reports in a paper in Science Translational Medicine.
To test the design, the team 3D printed the suckers. They loaded each with the drug and stuck them inside the cheeks of three beagles, a kind of dog which has a similar inner cheek lining to humans. For comparison, they also delivered the drug to beagles via a pill. After three hours, the team found that drug blood concentrations in dogs with the patch were more than 150 times higher than in the dogs that took a tablet. They also found patches worked effectively for drugs with large molecules.
40 healthy human volunteers self-applied water-filled patches to see how well they would stay on while talking and moving their mouths. After 30 minutes, only five of the 40 patches had fallen off, which was because of improper placement. Most volunteers said they would prefer a patch over injections for daily applications.
Still, the team only tested the patch for a short time so they would need to find out what would happen if it was used repeatedly. They’d also need to determine which drugs would work with the technology: the target is large molecules, such as those used to treat obesity or osteoporosis, but they can’t be too large to fit in the cup.
1. Why do the researchers develop the patch?| A．To help patients overcome the fear of needles. |
| B．To enable kids to swallow tablets smoothly. |
| C．To offer a better way of drug delivery. |
| D．To guarantee the efficiency of oral pills. |
| A．It is technologically possible to 3D print the patches. |
| B．The cheek lining of dogs is similar to that of humans. |
| C．Patches fall easily with their mouth movement. |
| D．Drugs are absorbed better through patches than pills. |
| A．Innovative and profitable. |
| B．Effective and user-friendly. |
| C．Affordable and accessible. |
| D．Flexible and long-lasting. |
| A．The related issues to be solved. |
| B．The risk of using patches repeatedly. |
| C．The way to identity large molecules. |
| D．The trouble of improving the technology. |
10 . Walk along the streets of Beijing and listen carefully to the little babies calling for their mothers while out on an evening walk and what do you hear? mama.
Another theory is that babies naturally produce nasal (鼻的) sounds, like a very soft mhmh-mlmh while breastfeeding. Indeed mamma means “breast” in Latin.
| A．That’s not all |
| B．That is to say |
| C．You can say “mom” in any country in the world |
| D．We have “mother” but we’ll accept “mama” as a first word |
| E．And this also happens to be the source of both “mammary” and “mammal” |
| F．On the other side of the world you’ll hear Spanish children crying for mama |
| G．Some experts believe that the simplest explanation lies in the very first sounds babies make |
