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Most homeless people are like us. They’re just
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| A．changed | B．crossed | C．cleared | D．calmed |
| A．recommending | B．enjoying | C．buying | D．appreciating |
| A．thought | B．complained | C．warned | D．replied |
| A．socks | B．shoes | C．glasses | D．shorts |
| A．satisfied | B．worried | C．upset | D．hit |
| A．buried | B．stuck | C．absorbed | D．lost |
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| A．opened up | B．shut down | C．rolled down | D．pushed up |
| A．anxiously | B．politely | C．curiously | D．angrily |
| A．arrangements | B．evidence | C．comments | D．information |
| A．former | B．worse | C．better | D．latter |
| A．going through | B．reflecting on | C．responding to | D．breaking through |
| A．accidents | B．struggles | C．schedules | D．emergencies |
| A．responsible | B．eager | C．concerned | D．thankful |
3 . Today, millions of people around the world take up knitting (编织). “It is connected with our mental health,” says Janine Smith. Along with David, she co-owns a store in Sydney, Australia, that sells supplies for knitting. “I know that if I haven’t knitted for a few days, I really miss it.”
Research supports Smith’s statement. Professor Corkhill and professor Riley were part of a team from Cardiff University in the United Kingdom that, 10 years ago, surveyed more than 3, 500 knitters and found that the more frequently people knitted, the calmer and happier they felt. Or, as David puts it, “That rhythm (节奏) of knitting is like deep breathing. It’s a flow where you don’t have to stress about it, you’ve got the rhythm happening.”
“Flow” is a concept first named by expert Mihaly. As he wrote in his book, “The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times. The best moments usually occur if a person’s body or mind is pulled to its limits in a voluntary effort to achieve something difficult and worthwhile.”
The Cardiff research team found that even though most of the people surveyed were employed, three-quarters of those who knitted three or more times a week felt significantly more able to organize their thoughts and forget their problems.
Many respondents (调查对象) described feeling calmer and in a better mood after knitting, and the majority of respondents who suffered from stress “thought that knitting made them feel happier.” For respondents who suffered from pain, almost nine out of ten said that knitting gave them a means of dealing with their pain.
Interestingly, more than half of those surveyed said that knitting pushed them to develop other skills, like building furniture. Because knitting is so accessible — at its heart it’s two sticks — it enables people to have belief in their abilities. After all, if you make a mistake, you can just pull it all out and start again.
1. What did the two professors find in the research?| A．Few people would miss knitting. | B．Knitting was like deep breathing. |
| C．Knitting had a positive effect on people. | D．People frequently knitted in their spare time. |
| A．What “flow” is. | B．Introduction of an expert. |
| C．The best moments in our life. | D．How to achieve something difficult. |
| A．Knitting requires lots of tools. |
| B．All respondents develop other skills. |
| C．People always make mistakes when knitting. |
| D．Knitting makes people confident to learn other skills. |
| A．Textbook. | B．A magazine. | C．A storybook. | D．A brochure. |
4 . “I’ve always been quite confident myself,” Leah Williamson tells The Week Junior, “but more shy than people realise.”
Williamson is the captain of the England women’s football team, the Lionesses, who won the Euro 2022 tournament (联赛). However, reaching such heights hasn’t always been easy and she’s had to learn how to believe in herself. Using her own experiences, she has written a book with journalist Susan, called You Have the Power: Find Your Strength and Believe You Can, to encourage young people.
Football has always been a big part of Williamson’s life, ever since she started playing at the age of six. She says, “It’s probably the one thing in my life that I’ve been truly passionate about the whole time.” Her family loved it too, and were divided between supporting Hotspur and Arsenal—rival (竞争对手) clubs in north London. When she was a child, her family encouraged Williamson not to be scared, even if it felt intimidating to take part in a sport that was mostly played by boys. By teaching her important lessons, such as how to have faith in herself, her family helped her to grow.
She hopes she can encourage readers to achieve their dreams—football-related or not. “I’m not trying to make everybody that reads this book the next best footballer in the world,” she says. “I’m just trying to give them a sense of how amazing it feels to look at yourself and be proud.”
You Have the Power: Find Your Strength and Believe You Can is out in bookshops now.
1. What do we know about Williamson?| A．She wrote a book on her own. | B．She won the World 2022 tournament. |
| C．Her book was based on her experiences. | D．It was easy for her to win football games. |
| A．They taught her how to play football. |
| B．They encouraged her to be brave and confident. |
| C．They loved and supported the same football team. |
| D．They showed her the significance of playing football. |
| A．Frightening. | B．Inspiring. | C．Puzzling. | D．Embarrassing. |
| A．To inspire readers to achieve their dreams. |
| B．To attract more young people to play football. |
| C．To tell readers some information about football. |
| D．To introduce a female football player and her book |
5 . Best houses on the market
Sorrento, Maine
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Santa Fe
This 1981 five-bedroom house features wooden ceilings, several fireplaces, hardwood floors, and carved-wood details. The 20-acre house has courtyards, a spa, a two-bedroom guesthouse, an art studio; the community offers tennis, allows horses, and is 20 minutes from the supermarket. $2, 195, 000. Sotheby’s International Company, (505)988-2533
San Anselmo, Calif
Set on a hill above the Mount Tamalpais, this 1988 home offers city, mountain, and water views from wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows. The five-bedroom house also has high ceilings, a step-down living room with fireplace, a dining room, an eat-in kitchen, a wet bar, a room with fireplace and walk-in closet. $3, 495, 000. Sotheby’s International Company, (415)717-1056
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This three-bedroom home was built in 1988. The house features large windows, skylights, French doors, and includes a chef’s kitchen; a main bedroom with fireplace, walk-in closet, and bathroom; a separate live-and-work space with kitchen. The house sits on a hill in Kings Heights overlooking the city and the mountains, minutes away from hiking trails and the Alphabet District. $1, 525, 000. Windermere International Company, (503)706-238521.
1. Which house is the most expensive?| A．Sorrento, Maine. | B．Santa Fe. | C．San Anselmo, Calif. | D．Portland, Ore. |
| A．It is located on a hill. | B．It has a separate space with kitchen. |
| C．It offers views of ocean and island. | D．It is convenient to do sports in its community. |
| A．They are close to parks. | B．They were built in the 1980s. |
| C．They are equipped with fireplaces. | D．There are five bedrooms in the houses. |
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On the other hand, quite a lot of our class have argued against the idea. They believe that housework is boring and that children do not do it very well anyway. One mother said that it was
7 . What do you want to be when you grow up? An employment (就业) officer, which helps people find jobs and return to school, was never on my list until I was
I have always said that people are at their worst when they are
One day a lady came to the office with a dream to become a registered nurse. But her family did not
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Winston Churchill stated, “We make a living by what we
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| A．boring | B．challenging | C．encouraging | D．confusing |
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| A．arrive at | B．graduate from | C．refer to | D．apply for |
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| A．embarrassment | B．satisfaction | C．amazement | D．confusion |
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| A．comment | B．life | C．list | D．promise |
8 . Ways Your Cell Phone Affects Your Body and Mind
First, some good news. Your phone can keep you safer. A study found that 137 more lives were saved per 100,000 patients when people called 911 from a mobile phone rather than from a fixed one.
Scanning your phone right before bed can cause sleep disorder. To avoid that, make a habit of not using your phone for at least 30 minutes before you close your eyes.
When you are awake, a single sound on your phone can signal the coming news. However, this can weaken your ability to focus on a task.
Memory suffers too.
It would be easy to avoid all these problems by simply putting down your phone. The problem: It isn’t so easy.
| A．But there are plenty of worries too. |
| B．Your phone can do damage to your eyes. |
| C．Silence your phone or simply put it away can help. |
| D．Walking with your face in your phone can be dangerous. |
| E．People may feel painful when separated from their phones. |
| F．Your hand may feel painful when you hold your phone too long. |
| G．Using a map and trying to remember it may be better for your brain. |
9 . Despite common concerns that the social is competitive, cooperation (合作) among strangers has gradually increased in the U.S. since the 1950s, according to the research published by the American Psychological Association.
“We were surprised by our findings that Americans became more cooperative over the last six decades because many people believe U.S. society is becoming less socially connected and less trusting,” said lead researcher Yu Kou, PhD, a professor of social psychology at Beijing Normal University.
The researchers analyzed 511 studies conducted in the United States between 1956 and 2017 with a total of more than 63,000 participants(参与者). Those studies included lab experiments measuring cooperation among strangers. The study found a small, gradual increase in cooperation across the 61-year period, which the researchers said may be linked to great changes in U.S. society. The increase in cooperation was related with increases in social wealth, income inequality and the number of people living alone.
Increased cooperation has been linked with market competitiveness and economic growth in former research. As more people live in cities and on their own, they may be forced to cooperate with strangers, said study co-author Paul Van Lange, PhD. He said, “U.S. society may have become more self-centered, but people have not.”
The researchers note that former studies have found that levels of cooperation do not differ by sex or race in the U.S. However, the studies were conducted in lab settings primarily with only college students as participants, so the findings may not be representative (代表性的) of real-life situations or of U.S. society as a whole.
1. How did the researchers draw the conclusion?| A．By doing street surveys. |
| B．By conducting lab experiments. |
| C．By analyzing collected examples. |
| D．By interviewing different strangers. |
| A．The finding was predicted. |
| B．The data before 1956 could not be found. |
| C．The cause for the increase in cooperation was not clear at all. |
| D．Increase in cooperation was connected with many fields of society. |
| A．A magazine. |
| B．A newspaper. |
| C．A diary. |
| D．A website. |
| A．Conducting more experiments in the real-life situations. |
| B．Finding the period when cooperation among strangers increased. |
| C．Making sure levels of cooperation may be different by sex or race in the U.S. |
| D．Discovering the connection between increase in cooperation and changes in U.S. society. |
10 . Alfie Crackmell was the smallest boy in his class. All his school days he had been called all kinds of names — Titch, Tiny, Midget. Today he didn’t care about that because he had something in his pocket that he was not allowed. It was a large bag of sweets which his uncle had given that morning.
Alfie ran out into the playground and made his way up to the top end by the gym. No one hung around up there because it smelt and was cold. Alfie didn’t care. He just wanted to be alone so that he could taste a gumdrop (跳跳糖). The packet was rather sticky and as he opened it he could smell the sweets. He pulled out a large, red gumdrop and popped it into his mouth. He had planned to see how long he could make it last but within a moment he couldn’t help chewing (嚼) madly with excitement, his teeth sticking together.
Suddenly, he heard a noise behind him. He turned round, and leaning on the side of the wall was Billy Boon. The two boys eyed each other. They had never been friends.
“Give me one’”, ordered Billy, taking a step forwards. Alfie knew that it was no good running. Billy was not only the largest boy in the school but also the fastest. He hadn’t got a chance. Alfie dug his hand into his pocket and pulled out an old piece of chewing gum (口香糖) that he had found stuck (粘) under his table in the classroom. He had been saving it up for emergencies.
“Here”, said Alfie, holding the gum out. Billy grabbed it and put it into his mouth. As soon as his tongue felt the cold, hard gum he knew that Alfie had cheated him, but as he was about to grab him, a voice rose, “Are you chewing, Billy?”
There was silence as Mr Barsby made Billy open his mouth wide, checked to see the contents and then made him throw the gum into a dustbin. Alfie stood by and watched with delight. After all, chewing in school was not allowed. Sweets were not healthy, and Billy should have known it better.
1. Why did Alfie ran to the top end by the gym?| A．Billy seldom went there. |
| B．Mr Barsby often went there. |
| C．There it smelt and was cold. |
| D．He wanted to eat the sweet secretly. |
| A．Alfie was slowest in his class. |
| B．Alfie was very happy in the school. |
| C．Alfie found the gumdrop delicious. |
| D．Alfie was caught cheating Billy by Mr Barsby. |
| A．He prepared it for first aid. |
| B．He knew Billy would like it. |
| C．He wanted to cheat Mr Barsby instead. |
| D．He could give it to others to protect his gumdrop. |
| A．One sweet going bad |
| B．One sweet for emergency |
| C．One kid to punish |
| D．One kid with a bad future |
