1 . On December 20, in Newdale, a series of huge waves caused by an undersea Earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore. Worse still, it
The day began like any other on Goldshore Beach. People were walking, running or simply sitting on the sandy beach,
Sabrina was
| A．caused | B．trapped | C．affected | D．suffered |
| A．bury | B．survive | C．challenge | D．quit |
| A．knowledge | B．impression | C．strength | D．detail |
| A．making up | B．breathing in | C．focusing on | D．checking out |
| A．wind | B．sunshine | C．whistle | D．wave |
| A．dead | B．powerful | C．strange | D．attractive |
| A．narrow | B．adventurous | C．clean | D．calm |
| A．signs | B．damages | C．types | D．results |
| A．awkward | B．confused | C．annoyed | D．frightened |
| A．stress | B．development | C．danger | D．credit |
| A．cheating | B．debating | C．helping | D．joking |
| A．under control | B．in sight | C．on its way | D．on schedule |
| A．actually | B．anxiously | C．quickly | D．curiously |
| A．escaped | B．seen | C．recognized | D．cleared |
| A．slid | B．crashed | C．divided | D．tapped |
2 . How to Have Open Communication
When you can communicate openly, you can start improving your relationships, both personal and professional, in a number of ways.
Have patience. When emotions are high, it can be easy to be swept in those feelings and want to get all your points across. But this can make communication more difficult because you are so focused on your feelings that you aren’t able to focus on what you need to say. Be patient and allow for silences that happen.
Take the time to listen to what the other person is saying.
Be honest with your thoughts and your feelings. Sometimes we feel the need to soften our words to lessen the blow.
| A．Wait for the appropriate time and place. |
| B．Discuss what you need to communicate openly. |
| C．Bring something positive into your communication. |
| D．This could be because we don’t want to hurt the other person. |
| E．Ask questions if you need to and even repeat what he has said. |
| F．Open communication increases trust and helps bridge differences. |
| G．Sometimes you need time to think and accurately express yourself. |
1.回顾双方的交流活动(如学习、生活等方面)；
2.谈谈收获或感想；
3.表达祝愿与期望。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear friends,
How time flies!
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you.
A small device, Moxie, has produced oxygen on the surface of Mars,
“This is the first demonstration of actually using
“The thin atmosphere on Mars is 96 percent carbon dioxide and much more
The device, Moxie, uses some special pumps,
Despite the challenges, Moxie has proved durable in the extreme conditions on Mars and scientists regard the test results
5 . Science shows that stretching us essential after exercise. Stretching lengthens and mobilizes the connective tissue around your muscle. What’s more, stretching helps your blood flow and even relieves your stress.
You could feel sick. You won’t be surprised to know that when you exercise, you raise your heart rate for a period of time. While it’s great to get that blood flowing, it’s just as important to get your heart rate back to a normal level after the workout is over.
Your muscles will likely become stiffer and sorer. When you exercise your muscles, it produces lactic acid (乳酸), which is actually what causes your muscles to become sore. When you rest between periods of exercise, your body naturally breaks down that lactic acid. Is there one thing that helps your body get rid of that lactic acid?
| A．You guessed it: Stretching. |
| B．You’ll be at risk of injury. |
| C．You’ll improve your flexibility by Stretching. |
| D．This is also known in the fitness world as “cooling down”. |
| E．It does wonders for both your physical and mental health. |
| F．There are harmful side effects if you don’t stretch after exercise. |
| G．That’s why people often feel pain in their “weight bearing” joints like knees. |
6 . Both Roberto and Keith have a 45-minute commute (通勤) time from their homes to their workplace. When Roberto drives, he has realistic expectations of how others drive and how long the trip should take. Overall, he is able to adapt to any unexpected challenges he may: face on the road.
He rarely becomes angry. By contrast, Keith drives with a tendency for becoming angry easily, partly due to unrealistic expectations of other drivers, his quickness to personalize and feel threatened by the actions of others, and his inability to calm his anger.
The difference between how Roberto and Keith experience their drive to work, especially with regard to getting angry, is influenced very much by their emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is crucial for helping individuals choose constructive over destructive anger. A key aspect of healthy anger is being able to pause and reflect on, rather than react to our thoughts, feelings, and senses associated with getting angry.
Self-regulation and empathy (同理心) are two important components of emotional intelligence, which can be a buffer (缓冲) against destructive anger. Self-regulation helps us to control our moods. Empathy helps us to recognize the humanity. in others and ourselves.
Studies suggest that training in emotional intelligence can powerfully impact how anger is managed. This was supported by a three-year study of 476 young adults who showed reduced tendency of becoming angry after training. Children and adults can learn skills to boost their emotional intelligence and, by doing so, develop adaptability for dealing with various negative feelings, including anger. Many workbooks offer skills in emotional intelligence to promote empathy and self-awareness regarding emotions and how they impact our beliefs and behavior.
Clearly, through training, Keith would experience greater emotional flexibility that could support a more peaceful commute to work. I firmly believe that learning skills in emotional intelligence should be the focus in helping individuals more constructively manage this highly challenging and complex emotion.
1. What is the main feature of healthy anger?| A．Thinking over the annoying situation. |
| B．Taking action to deal with the awful situation. |
| C．Turning a blind eye to the unwelcome situation. |
| D．Expressing feelings about the disturbing situation. |
| A．Supportive. | B．Doubtful. |
| C．Negative. | D．Tolerant. |
| A．He would shorten his commute time. |
| B．He would stop threatening other drivers. |
| C．He would help others more deliberately. |
| D．He would manage emotions more constructively. |
| A．The Role of Empathy in Commuting Peacefully |
| B．The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Life |
| C．The Need for Drivers to Enhance Their Intellectual Training |
| D．Emotional Intelligence: A Protection Against Destructive Anger |
7 . When I was a teenager, my dad wasn’t terribly interested in the music I liked. To him, it just sounded like “
Luckily, my
In fact, studies have found that by the time we turn 33, most of us have
But I believe there are some simpler
Psychology research has shown that the emotions that we
So there’s
| A．prayer | B．puzzle | C．noise | D．poetry |
| A．beautiful | B．strange | C．boring | D．significant |
| A．enough | B．brief | C．unique | D．good |
| A．certificate | B．honor | C．background | D．attitude |
| A．change | B．form | C．disappear | D．reduce |
| A．stopped | B．continued | C．appreciated | D．practiced |
| A．modern | B．unchanged | C．silent | D．popular |
| A．expression | B．evaluation | C．explanation | D．experiment |
| A．uplifted | B．poorer | C．sensitive | D．sharper |
| A．different | B．distressing | C．familiar | D．cheerful |
| A．examples | B．excuses | C．statements | D．reasons |
| A．opposed | B．devoted | C．adapted | D．exposed |
| A．experience | B．share | C．illustrate | D．release |
| A．compared | B．associated | C．combined | D．expressed |
| A．something | B．nothing | C．everything | D．anything |
8 . In scientific literature, baby talk is called “parentese” and is a unique way of communicating with babies. Classic baby talk will include speaking at a higher pitch, with exaggerated (夸张的) intonation, simplified vocabulary, and repetitive phrases. It has a melodic quality, coupled with exaggerated facial expressions. Adults also tend to speak more slowly and emphasize key words or phrases when engaging in baby talk. What’s the point of using such a ridiculous style of talking with babies? Why not just talk to a baby with normal speech, like we’d talk to another adult?
Primarily, we use baby talk to capture the baby’s attention. The exaggerated vocalizations and facial expressions serve to engage the child’s focus by being distinct from all the other noise and visual stimuli around the baby. Remember, the brain of a newborn baby is still developing and needs different cues to engage and learn something.
Baby talk also helps to establish an emotional connection between the adult and the baby. The melodic and nurturing tone conveys affection, love, and care. As a result, in a way, it reassures the child by giving them a sense of security.
Interestingly, there was a study where researchers tested 2,329 babies from 16 countries on their preference for this high-pitched, animated vocalization... babies love it when adults engage in baby talk. The study also revealed that babies from almost all cultures have an inherent love for baby talk.
Newborns can’t speak, but they come ready to learn. Evidence suggests that human brains are primed to absorb and process linguistic input. The melodic patterns and simplified language of baby talk help infants differentiate speech sounds and identify keywords, facilitating more efficient language development.
However, it’s important to strike a balance between baby talk and normal adult conversation as babies grow older and their language skills develop. As children become more proficient in understanding and producing language, adults should adapt and advance their communication style accordingly.
1. Which of the following is the characteristic of baby talk?| A．Vivid expressions. | B．Rich information. |
| C．Complex grammar. | D．Large vocabulary. |
| A．To entertain adults. | B．To form emotional bond. |
| C．To learn more about babies. | D．To help babies understand the adult world. |
| A．Describing a phenomenon. | B．Offering advice. |
| C．Analyzing causes. | D．Interpreting facts. |
| A．What is baby talk? | B．Why can’t adults talk like babies? |
| C．How do babies talk with adults? | D．Why can’t adults talk normally to babies? |
9 . Glass Health is a San Francisco-based company co-founded by Dereck Paul and Graham Ramsey. It began by offering an electronic system for keeping medical notes and is now among several companies hoping to use artificial intelligence chatbots (聊天机器人) to make a difference in medicine. These firms believe that their programs could significantly reduce the paperwork pressure physicians face daily, and improve the patient-doctor relationship. “We need these folks not in burnt-out states, trying to complete documentation,” Paul says.
Some independent researchers have expressed their fears of the rush to include the latest AI technology in medicine. “I think it’s very exciting, but anything that involves decision-making about a patient’s health should be treated with extreme care,” says Pearse Keane, a professor of artificial medical intelligence at University College London in the United Kingdom.
Paul says he is well aware of the problems and that doctors who use his company’s AI system need to check it. “You have to supervise (监督) it in the way you supervise medical students, which means that you can’t be lazy about it,” he says.
His company is now working to reduce the risk of errors. He believes the underlying technology can be turned into a powerful engine for medicine. Paul and his coworkers have created. a program called “Glass AI” based on ChatGPT. A doctor tells the Glass AI chatbot about a patient, and it can suggest a list of possible diagnoses (诊断) and a treatment plan. Rather than working from the raw ChatGPT information base, the Glass AI system uses a virtual medical textbook written by human doctors as its main source of facts-something Paul says makes the system safer and more reliable.
Last December, his company had around 500 users. But after they introduced their chatbot, the numbers jumped. “We finished January with 2, 000 monthly active users, and in February we had 4800,” Paul says. Thousands more signed up in March, as overworked doctors lined up to give AI a try.
1. What could Glass Health’s present program do?| A．Boost patients’ mental health. |
| B．Update hospitals’ medical records. |
| C．Help reduce errors in doctors’ treatment. |
| D．Relieve doctors pressure of handling paperwork. |
| A．Objective. | B．Supportive. | C．Worried. | D．Opposed. |
| A．By operating the system based on doctors’ advice. |
| B．By employing medical students to use the system. |
| C．By training chatbots to select correct raw ChatGPT information. |
| D．By drawing on human wisdom as the basis for medical practices. |
| A．Glass Health has vast market potential. |
| B．Doctors will be free from paperwork soon. |
| C．Glass Health has an unstable number of users. |
| D．Doctors need a balance between life and work. |
The city of Zibo had never seen so many visitors. As the sun began to set, the smell of sizzling (发出咝咝声的) meat
The city was little known by outsiders
