1 . When I was a teenager, I was invited to a formal dance party. I was _________, but also nervous about what to wear. Mom suggested I wear high heels (高跟鞋).

“Mom, I don’t know if I can wear these,” I said, feeling _________. “Don’t worry, sweetie. Just take small _________ and keep your weight centered,” she suggested.

As I arrived at the party, I tried to be _________ and act like everything was fine. But _________ struck when I stepped onto the dance floor. I _________ my own feet, falling to the ground in front of everyone.

I quickly got up and laughed it off, pretending like it was _________. But deep down, I felt like a tomato, wanting to _________.

My friend Lilly helped me _________ that incident and managed me another high heels as a support so that nobody would understand my hesitation. But a little bit __________ continued in my mind.

When I returned home, I told Mom I felt like a complete __________ at the party. “It’s okay. You tried something new, and it didn’t go as __________. But that’s how we learn and grow. Don’t be too __________ on yourself and wear what you feel __________ in,” Mom said, giving me a hug.

From that day forward, I stuck to flat shoes. I learned to __________ my true self and not worry about what others thought.

1.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．relaxed

D．satisfied

2.

A．unsure

B．unsafe

C．unusual

D．unhappy

3.

A．breaks

B．turns

C．steps

D．attempts

4.

A．genuine

B．polite

C．serious

D．cool

5.

A．danger

B．injury

C．disaster

D．wonder

6.

A．landed on

B．tripped over

C．kicked up

D．ran into

7.

A．a hot potato

B．a big fish

C．no luck

D．no big deal

8.

A．fight

B．argue

C．disappear

D．struggle

9.

A．approach

B．avoid

C．prevent

D．identify

10.

A．patience

B．bravery

C．worry

D．anger

11.

A．fool

B．hero

C．stranger

D．dancer

12.

A．suggested

B．expected

C．promised

D．directed

13.

A．dependent

B．easy

C．careful

D．hard

14.

A．fashionable

B．tight

C．comfortable

D．special

15.

A．promote

B．accept

C．trust

D．refuse

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。

The animated film Chang An has become a surprise hit, earning     1     impressive 600 million yuan at the box office of the Chinese mainland within just ten days of its release. It has appealed to audiences of all ages, who     2     (enthusiastic) recite poetry alongside the characters on screen, taking them on a fantastic journey. This film not only identifies with the Chinese people but also allows the world     3     (explore) the rich tradition of Tang poetry and the “Chinese Poetry Universe”.

The story centers around the deep friendship between poet Gao Shi and the romantic poet Li Bai     4       (offer) a brief look into the glorious history of the Tang era,     5       is known for its economic prosperity and cultural advancement. The 48 Tang poems     6       (feature) in the movie present a view of the most excellent poets of that time as well as their political ambitions and ideals. These poems transport audiences     7     sandy deserts to mist-filled regions along the Yangtze River.

Chang An is undoubtedly a masterpiece that shows the unique characteristics of Chinese culture to the world. In China, poets and their poems     8     (consider) national treasures. These poems describe not only the historical changes of a dynasty, but also     9       (people) understanding of the world. The film has raised the audiences’     10       (aware) and enhanced their love and belief in Chinese culture.

3 . 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 affect, 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 function of the first paragraph?

A．To tell a true story.	B．To make a comparison.
C．To introduce the main topic.	D．To present an important finding.

2. Which of the following is the main point 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.

3. What is the author’s attitude towards training in emotional intelligence?

A．Indifferent.

B．Doubtful.

C．Negative.

D．Supportive.

4. What is the suitable title of the text?

A．Friends Should Enjoy Peaceful Commute

B．Drivers Need to Boost Their Emotional Intelligence

C．Emotional Intelligence Is a Buffer Against Destructive Anger

D．Emotional Intelligence Has a Powerful Impact on People’s Life

4 . Enjoy the Beauty of Yunnan

Spring: March to May

Yunnan’s spring is warm with few rains, and the temperature changes quickly.

Average temperature: 6-20℃ (43-68℉)

Clothes: jackets, hoodies (连帽衫), long sleeves, jeans

Recommended tour destinations: The spring in Yunnan is the best time to visit blooming flowers and newly sprouted (发芽的) plants. Luoping, Dali and Lijiang are the most beautiful places in Yunnan during this time. You may go to Luoping for the seas of yellow rape flowers, and enjoy the cherry blossoms around Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake in Dali.

Summer: June to August

It’s not as hot as other places in China, and it’s often rainy. You may take an umbrella and raincoat with you.

Average temperature: 15-26℃ (59-79℉)

Clothes: T-shirts, short sleeves, thin pants...

Recommended tour destinations: In summer, you may appreciate lotus flowers in Puzhehei Scenic Area, stroll around Lijiang Ancient Town, visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Shuhe Ancient Town and Lugu Lake in Lijiang.

Autumn: September to November-BEST Months to Visit Yunnan

Both the temperature and the rainfall decrease in autumn. It’s cool and clear to go for pleasant trips.

Average temperature: 17-25℃ (63-77℉)

Clothes: T-shirts, jeans, basketball coat...

Recommended tour destinations: To see the most beautiful autumn leaves and flowers in Yunnan, you can go to Gudong Gingko Village in Tengchong, Stone Forest in Kunming and Potatso National Park in Shangri-La.

Winter: December to February

It’s sunny and dry usually with a lower temperature, even so it’s still warmer than the northern China. Lots of visitors go there to escape from bitter cold and consider it the best time to visit Yunnan China.

Average temperature: 8-19℃ (46-66℉)

Clothes: sweaters, overcoats, jackets, thick pants...

Recommended tour destinations: There are varied scenic spots and activities to do in winter. The world heritage Yuanyang Rice Terraces is fantastic with the glittering watering fields all over the mountains. Xishuangbanna houses the only tropical rainforest in China, which is also a popular winter destination.

1. What can we learn about Yunnan’s spring?

A．You may appreciate blooming flowers and newly sprouted plants at this time.

B．It rains quite a lot with changeable weather.

C．It enjoys a significantly high temperature.

D．You may pack jackets, short sleeves and thin pants in your luggage then.

2. Which one may the author agree with?

A．It is still hot and rains a lot in Autumn in Yunnan.

B．Summer in Lijiang is much the same as other places.

C．Stone Forest features beautiful autumn leaves and flowers.

D．You may appreciate lotus flowers in Lijiang Ancient Town.

3. Where is the only tropical rainforest of China?

A．Luoping

B．Xishuangbanna

C．Lijiang

D．Kunming

5 . My 7-year-old daughter Leeny always has her nose in a book. She even took to reading in the car on the long drive to summer camp, which was where she lost the book. This is the first lost library book in my life. My family has always been over-educated, but we were poor. I didn’t own books. I borrowed books. However, my daughters have more books now than I owned my whole childhood, and I knowingly contribute to it by adding to the stacks (堆). So it’s probably my fault that when Leeny realized she had lost the book, she shrugged. “Sorry. I can’t find it,” she said. “It’s only $20, right? What’s the big deal?”

I felt the need to make her feel responsible for the book. She agreed to help me clean the chicken coop (笼子) in trade for my paying the library fine. I thought this idea was very clever because cleaning the coop is some work I had been avoiding for months. It was summertime and dust floated in the air. But my girl, my animal-loving mini-me, thought shoveling chicken poop (铲鸡粪) was the most fun she’d had on a Saturday morning in a long time. She didn’t feel any of the emotions that punishment is supposed to introduce. In fact, she looked as if she might lose another on purpose in order to clean the coop again. I stood, somewhat dumbfounded (目瞪口呆的), watching her.

It took me a while to realize what had happened, why my punishment had failed so completely and why I didn’t care. The fact is that I had Leeny help me clean the chicken coop. I was there, too, shoveling chicken poop, fetching the clean straw and feed. Leen’s little sister, Vicki, was inside watching a cartoon while my husband paid bills. Only Leeny and I were outside. She had me all to herself for the first time since Vicki was born, and she was enjoying all the attention for once. I don’t know what she learned about responsibility, but I found that I didn’t care about the book any more. We bonded over that unpleasant job and spent quality time together: mother, daughter, and chicken poop.

1. How did Leeny find reading?

A．It was very challenging.	B．It was of great value.
C．It was full of enjoyment.	D．It cost a large fortune.

2. What fact does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．The author didn’t own many books.

B．Leeny feel irresponsible for the lost book.

C．The author’s daughters own too many books.

D．The author could never have enough books to read.

3. How did the author feel after she saw Leeny’s cleaning work?

A．Ashamed.

B．Astonished.

C．Embarrassed.

D．Upset.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．What I owe to Leeny is more attention.

B．My punishment failed, but I didn’t care.

C．My daughter drove me crazy, but I felt grateful.

D．What my daughter loves is cleaning chicken coops.

6 . Qibao Ancient Village

Qibao, located in the center of Minhang District, Shanghai, is a village with a history of one thousand years. In the village, wine and tea are served on old-fashioned square tables together with long benches, long-mouth copper pots and flat-end chopstick used. The most famous snacks in old Shanghai are square pastry, rice wine and steamed salted pork in wine.

Entrance Ticket: 45 yuan per all-in-one ticket (preferable price of 30 yuan is available now), covering almost all tourist attractions inside the village.

Telephone: 021-21087225

Jinshan Village of Farmer Painting

Villagers skillfully make good use of folk arts such as printing and dyeing, embroidery (刺绣), wood carving. They take the various folk customs and the busy scenes of labor of villagers in the lower Changjiang valley as the theme of paintings and create farmer paintings in a simple style.

Entrance Ticket: 30 yuan/person

Telephone: 021-57355555

Merry Countryside Tour in Zhonghua Village

The village provides tourists with accommodations, tours, chess, cards, fitness and entertainment through renting out separate farmhouse and sells tourist products and agricultural by-products related to the merry countryside tour.

Entrance Ticket: Free Telephone: 021-57395433

Pudong Lingkong Agric Gardening

It is one of Shanghai countryside tour scenic spots, which features art of teapots, crop plantation and export. The Geological Science Popularization Hall stores up tens of thousands of rare stones collected all over the world.

Entrance Ticket: 50 yuan /person

Telephone: 021-33935557

1. What can you do when you are in Qibao?

A．Enter the village for free.	B．See busy scenes of labor of villagers.
C．Experience various folk customs.	D．Taste steamed salted pork in wine.

2. Where should you go if you are interested in stone collecting?

A．Jinshan Village.	B．Qibao Ancient Village.
C．Zhonghua Village.	D．Pudong Lingkong Agric Gardening.

3. What theme is shared by the four tours?

A．City developments.	B．Countryside life.
C．Traditional customs.	D．Agricultural achievements.

7 . According to the World Economic Forum, by 2050, soft skills such as complex problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, and emotional intelligence will be among the most important ones required in the workplace    1    The following will give you some insight into this.

    2    A report by iCIMS Hiring Insights found that 94 percent of employers believe an employee with stronger soft skills has a better chance of being promoted to a leadership position than an employee with more years of experience but weaker soft skills. It’s become vital to develop these skills if you want to progress in your career as they will set you apart from others at the interview and on the job.

The modern workplace is interpersonal. Skills such as active listening, cooperation, presenting ideas clearly and communicating with colleagues effectively are all highly valued in the modern workplace.    3    And they are key elements for organizations in an increasingly competitive world.

Customers and clients demand soft skills. Thanks to the development of online shopping, consumers these days have a huge number of choices as to where to buy the desired items. Online shopping makes convenience and low prices quite easy to come by and customer services what really affects customers' choosing a particular business.    4    

The future workplace will rely on soft skills. Advance in technology, such as artificial intelligence, have caused tasks that required hard skills to decline, making soft skills a key differentiator (区分) in the workplace. An authoritative study predicts that soft skill-intensive occupations will account for two-thirds of all Jobs by 2030.    5    Companies such as Virtual Speech a resolving this by using VR as a way to improve soft skills.

A．They are also useful in our personal lives

B．Soft skills are helpful to career development

C．The term “soft skills” covers a wide range of skills

D．Thus it is vital to have good communication with customers

E．But it's difficult to teach soft skills and tack the improvements

F．Strong soft skills contribute to a productive and healthy work environment

G．Perhaps you are wondering how they play a big role in our professional lives

8 . Artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly good at fooling people. A series of photos showing former US president Donald Trump being aggressively arrested by police have caught people’s attention. They were fake but very convincing.

Created by the AI program Midjourney, the photos were highly realistic, from the characters’ movements to the surroundings. However, many details can give away the fact that they are made by AI. The Washington Post’s technology writer Shira Ovide shared her tips. The main idea is to spot the problems-anything that would look strange in a photo.

AI software has a history of generating human hands incorrectly. It sometimes can create hands with more than five fingers. This is because AI isn’t sure what a “hand” exactly is, according to Popular Science. The data AI uses to learn often show hands and fingers in various gestures, which can be very confusing for AI.

AI-generated images also usually contain details that are against reality. To spot this, focus on items like accessories. For example, people in an image may be missing earrings or one part of their sunglasses. If there’s text in an image, such as a newspaper or poster, it’s usually garbled (篡改), even though the text may look realistic from a distance.

Another thing AI is terrible at handling is the background. If there’s a crowd in the image, people’s faces in the background are usually blurry — or they don’t have faces at all!

The development of AI-generated art also raises alarm bells about how these fake images could be used to spread misinformation. “I think misinformation is going to hit an all-time high,” Jamie Cohen, a digital culture and AI expert in the US, told New York Post. Generating an AI artwork is to “create reality”, Cohen argued, adding that, being able to tell whether the work is real or not requires high media literacy (素养) skills. “The world may not be ready for how realistic the images have become,” Shane Kittelson, a US researcher, told The Washington Post.

1. Why are Donald Trump’s photos mentioned in the first paragraph?

A．To draw more people’s attention.

B．To make people convinced of the news.

C．To show the AI-generated images were fake.

D．To prove that it’s easy for AI to cheat people.

2. Why does AI generate human hands incorrectly according to the text?

A．It is unable to recognize human hands.

B．The data it uses to learn contain errors.

C．It doesn’t fully understand human hands.

D．It has insufficient data about human hands.

3. Which of the following will Jamie Cohen agree with?

A．AI artworks may not be reflective of true creativity.

B．It’s high time to address the risks posed by AI works.

C．AI artworks will replace traditional art forms in the future.

D．Detecting real art demands strong media literacy competence.

4. What is mainly talked about in the text?

A．AI is tricking people with highly realistic photos.

B．AI-generated art make people worried about fake images.

C．AI is terrible at handling the background.

D．The world may not be ready for AI.

10 . 语法填空

On May 9, James Givens was sitting in the car when he     1     (hear) what sounded like a knock. He turned around only     2     (find) a goose pecking (啄) at the car door. This was highly unusual given that the birds normally preferred to observe humans from    3     distance.

But on that day, the goose appeared to be determined to get his attention and didn’t stop pecking     4     Givens opened the car door and stepped out. Though the bird then began to walk away, she kept turning around to make sure he was following. When they finally stopped, Givens realized    5     the mother goose did so — she needed help to free her baby goose that had got     6     (trap) in some balloon string.

Worried that the mother goose would attack him if he got close     7     the baby, Givens called the local SPCA chapter (爱护动物协会地方分会). Unfortunately, they were     8     (able) to help right away. Concerned that the baby goose would not survive the delay, Givens decided to take on the task     9     (he).

The mother goose watched     10     (patient) as Givens tried to save the little bird. As soon as the little goose was free, it ran to its mom. Givens said this was the most unforgettable incident in his life!