1 . What if — and it is a big what if — you could meet your future self? What a very strange question, but one that is worth asking.

I’m a psychologist, well aware that talking about the theoretical consequences of traveling in a time machine can sound strange, coming from someone like me, but my research in the last 15 years has not been too far from this topic. I have explored the reasons why people have such a hard time making long-term decisions, and how they can finally make better choices.

People often imagine their future self as another person, which creates problems. To make sense of why, think about someone in your life who you barely know: a neighbour or a co-worker, for instance. If that stranger asked you to make a sacrifice (牺牲) for him, for example, to lend him money, you might politely decline. If we treat our future selves the same way, then it makes sense why we sometimes give in to short-term desires rather than do something we’ll feel better about in the long run.

If only we could try to make our future selves seem more like people like our partners, loved ones, or best friends. One way is to think of future selves in more concrete and vivid ways. In one recent study on the willingness to save for the post-working life, I cooperated with a bank and found that when customers were shown age-progressed images of themselves alongside encouraging messages about saving, their willingness was about 16% higher than people who merely received the encouraging messages.

You don’t need to wait for time travel or advanced AI for answers that you can act on. Simply taking a bit of time to picture this meeting can help you make better choices now, closing the divide between who you are today and who you’ll be tomorrow. All you need is a little imagination, and the willingness to put yourself in the shoes of a person you currently treat as a stranger.

1. What does the author indicate about time travel?

A．It’s relevant to psychology.	B．It’s too unrealistic to explore.
C．It’s a key part of his research.	D．It’s an unscientific topic for him.

2. Why do people struggle with making long-term decisions?

A．They lack decision-making ability.	B．They barely consider future selves.
C．They view future selves as unfamiliar.	D．They focus more on short-term desires.

3. What were the customers more likely to do after seeing their age-progressed images?

A．Save for their family.	B．Put money into their retirement.
C．Think of future selves frequently.	D．Give future selves some messages.

4. How can we make better choices according to the author?

A．Put ourselves in the shoes of someone else.

B．Use technology to get future selves visualized.

C．Try to have a meeting with our future versions.

D．Improve emotional connections with future selves.

2 . What has made working at home possible?

A．Communication industry.

B．Personal computers.

C．Living far from companies.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Social media and video calls are presented as tools to connect with people from different countries.

A．True

B．False

2. The speaker suggests that traditional pets are better companions than virtual pets.

A．True

B．False

3. Connecting with friends in the future is described as limited to the same neighborhood.

A．True

B．False

4. Virtual pets are mentioned as possible companions in the future.

A．True

B．False

5. The main theme of the speech is described as future travel adventures.

A．True

B．False

6. The audience is encouraged to anticipate a future without laughter and fun.

A．True

B．False

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. According to the speech, what might be even cooler in the future?

A．Backpacks

B．Social media and video calls

C．Traditional pets

2. How does the speaker describe the connection with friends in the future?

A．Limited to the same neighborhood

B．Restricted to letters

C．Connecting with people from different countries

3. What is mentioned as a possible future companion?

A．Real pets

B．Virtual pets

C．No companions

4. According to the speech, what might social media and video calls connect us with?

A．Only classmates

B．People from all over the globe

C．Only family members

5. What is the main theme of the speech?

A．Future technology

B．Future travel adventures

C．Future friends and fun

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Small tablets are mentioned as a possible replacement for heavy backpacks in the future.

A．True

B．False

2. Virtual reality is described as a tool for making learning more interactive and fun.

A．True

B．False

3. The speaker suggests that classrooms will be limited to physical locations in the future.

A．True

B．False

4. According to the speech, virtual reality could allow students to explore historical places.

A．True

B．False

5. The audience is encouraged to prepare for a future where learning is only in books.

A．True

B．False

6. The future of education is described as one where virtual reality makes learning more boring.

A．True

B．False

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Super-fast trains are mentioned as a possible mode of future transportation.

A．True

B．False

2. The speaker suggests that flying cars might become a reality in the future.

A．True

B．False

3. Virtual reality glasses are mentioned as a tool for exploring the world.

A．True

B．False

4. The future of travel is described as slow and uninteresting.

A．True

B．False

5. The audience is encouraged to prepare for a wild ride in the future.

A．True

B．False

6. Exploring historical places is mentioned as a possible use of virtual reality in education.

A．True

B．False

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is not mentioned as a possible mode of transportation in the future?

A．Super-fast trains.

B．Virtual reality glasses.

C．Flying cars.

2. According to the speech, what could super-fast trains do?

A．Connect cities in the blink of an eye.

B．Dive deep into the ocean.

C．Make studying more interesting.

3. How does the speaker describe the future of travel?

A．Boring and slow.

B．A thrilling adventure with new ways to explore.

C．Limited to buses and cars.

4. What does the speaker encourage the audience to do in the future?

A．Stay at home.

B．Fasten seatbelts.

C．Try adventures.

5. What is the main theme of the speech?

A．The future of education.

B．Future travel adventures.

C．Future technology.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Virtual reality is mentioned as a tool for making studying more fun.

A．True

B．False

2. The speaker suggests that technology in the future will make our lives more challenging.

A．True

B．False

3. Flying cars are presented as a possible mode of transportation in the future.

A．True

B．False

4. The watch mentioned in the speech only tells time and nothing else.

A．True

B．False

5. The speech encourages the audience to welcome technology as a friend.

A．True

B．False

6. The speaker mentions robots as potential companions to assist with homework.

A．True

B．False

9 . 阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

On September1, 1965, the Tibet Autonomous Region was officially established, which marked the establishment of the people’s democratic power in Tibet. From then on, the Tibetan people enjoyed the right to administer their own affairs and, together with the people throughout the country, engaged in the socialist development. Nowadays, the Tibet Autonomous Region, covering one-eighth of China’s territory with a population of 2.8 million, has developed rapidly in recent years.

China is a multi-ethnic country and Tibet is an inalienable (不可分割的) part of China. For more than 700 years the central government of China has continuously exercised sovereignty over Tibet. No government of any country in the world has ever recognized Tibet as an independent state. Anyone must be denounced (谴责) if he tries to split his motherland. British Foreign Secretary Lord Lansdowne, in a formal instruction in 1904, called Tibet “a province of the Chinese Empire.” In his speech, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said, “Over the past several hundred years, as far as I know, at no time has any foreign country denied China’s sovereignty over Tibet.” The Dalai clique and overseas anti-China forces used to claim that between the 1911 Revolution and the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Tibet became a country “exercising full authority.” However, many historical facts denied such a fallacy (谬论). The so-called “Tibetan independence” which the Dalai clique and overseas anti-China forces spread is nothing but a fiction of the imperialists who committed aggression against China in modern history. Never will they succeed.

[写作内容]
1. 以约30个词概括短文的要点。
2. 然后以约120个词就“西藏是中国领土不可分割的一部分”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：
(1) 自古以来，西藏就是中国的领土，西藏历史源远流长；
(2) 在中央政府的大力支持下，西藏在经济、政治、文化等方面都得到了很好的发展；
(3) 达赖分裂祖国的行为必将受到热爱和平的中国人民和全世界华人的强烈谴责；
(4) 作为中学生，你认为该怎么做？
[写作要求]
(1) 可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
(2) 标题自定。
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