3 . With the popularity of self-driving cars, many a taxi driver will be ________ at risk of losing their jobs in the long run.

A．deliberately

B．regularly

C．potentially

D．knowingly

4 . During COVID-19, goods imported from abroad must have ________ numerous tests before they hit the market.

A．banked on

B．backed down

C．gone through

D．hung on

6 . Dorian Gray sacrifices his true self ________ physical beauty and pleasure, which leads to his destruction in the end.

A．at the mercy of

B．in pursuit of

C．in honor of

D．in search of

7 . Every one of us may have been hurt by others—either by their words or actions. The best way to deal with the problem is to “forgive and forget”.

“It is well established that learning to forgive others can have positive benefits for one’s physical and mental health,” Saima Noreen, a scientist at the University of St. Andrews, UK, told the Huffington Post.

Recently, Noreen and her research team have found one more reason that you should stick to this principle—forgiving somebody who has hurt you makes it easier for you to forget the unhappy memory, according to their new study.

In the study, researchers asked volunteers to read descriptions of 40 different situations that contained bad actions such as stealing, lying and cheating. Imagining being the victims (受害者), volunteers then had to decide whether they would be able to forgive. Two weeks later, volunteers took part in a memory test. In the test, they were shown a series of words related to the situations they had read about and then were asked to recall certain ones.

The results showed that people were less likely to remember the details of the unpleasant experiences if they had found forgiveness in their hearts. In contrast, if they hadn’t forgiven the mistake, they could always remember what had happened.

However, forgiving someone who has hurt you is always easier said than done. So Noreen hopes that one day in the near future research will give rise to powerful therapeutic (有疗效的) tools that will enable people to “forgive and forget” more effectively.

1. According to the passage, Saima Noreen is ________.

A．a reporter of Huffington

B．a scientist from UK

C．a student at a university

D．a volunteer in the test

2. What have Noreen and her team found recently?

A．Forgiving helps us to forget unhappy memories.

B．They have found no reason to hurt other people.

C．A memory test is necessary to help people forgive.

D．An unpleasant experience can be easily forgotten.

3. The right order of the following steps of the study should be ________.
a. Take a memory test.                           b. Imagine being a victim.
c. Decide whether to forgive or not.       d. Read descriptions of 40 different situations.

A．d→b→a→c	B．a→b→d→c
C．a→d→b→c	D．d→b→c→a

4. What does the underlined word “recall” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Translate.

B．Choose.

C．Remember.

D．Explain.

5. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．It’s impossible to forgive someone.

B．Noreen has finished her research report.

C．The therapeutic tools have been invented.

D．There may be some therapeutic tools soon.

8 . In the city I live in, we have a small local national park full of trees. I like that place very much, although I do wish it was bigger.

One day, I was walking around in the park along a path (小路) when I saw a beautiful squirrel (松鼠) lying in the middle of the path. I stopped and found that there was something wrong with one of its legs.

Just at that time, a man with two little kids was behind me. They were my neighbors. They were going up the same path. I said hello to them. The dad asked me, “Why are you standing still here?” I said,“Look! Here is a beautiful squirrel, but....” Noticing the squirrel, one of the kids shouted, “Quickly dad, catch it for me. I want to put it in my birdcage.” His brother nodded, asking their dad to catch the squirrel.

Then I stopped them.“Please wait. Do you really want to catch it and put it into the birdcage?” My neighbor said, “Yes. I will catch it and take it home.” I said angrily, “Animals are our friends and this is the last place in our city that the squirrel can live in. We must protect them. If we are kind to this tiny animal then we can start to be kind to bigger ones.” My neighbor smiled and said,“You misunderstood me. I will take it home and cure (治疗) it and when it is well, I will take it back to the park and set it free. Do you come long with me?”After hearing his words, I became happy. I followed him with the injured squirrel to his home. A few days later, when the squirrel was well, we took it back to the park and sent it free.

I felt glad that we did a good thing. We should protect animals.

1. Where did the author see the squirrel?

A．In his back yard.	B．In a small birdcage.
C．In a local park.	D．In his neighbor’s home.

2. What do you know about the squirrel?

A．It was injured.	B．It was lost.
C．It was dead.	D．It was dirty.

3. How did the author feel when hearing the neighbor’s words at first?

A．Doubtful.

B．Excited.

C．Anxious.

D．Angry.

4. What happened to the squirrel in the end?

A．It was killed.

B．It was sold.

C．It was sent back to the park.

D．It was kept in the birdcage.

5. The story inspires people to ________.

A．treat animals friendly

B．communicate with kids sometimes

C．go to local parks more often

D．get along well with neighbors