1 . While socializing comes naturally for some, it can be a struggle for others. Shyness is a normal, common personality trait (特征).     1    . If you’re often hesitant to engage in social situations, you may interact with those around you in a more comfortable way. We outline four strategies for overcoming shyness in life.

Get Excited About A New Adventure

You may have been shy most of your life.     2    . Working through shyness and developing increased confidence may seem like a discouraging task for you, but viewing the journey as an exciting adventure to parts unknown can be exciting and, in turn, may boost your self-esteem.

Pay Attention To Your Words

    3    . Talking to yourself in a negative way when describing yourself can damage your self-confidence. Consider replacing phrases like “I am shy” with “I am learning to be more comfortable” in social situations. This can go a long way toward moving from shyness to confidence.

Practice Mindfulness (正念)

Mindfulness involves drawing your attention to the present and being aware of your thoughts, feelings, and surroundings.     4    . In one study, participants in a mindfulness program experienced an improved view of their self-worth.

Take Small Steps

Getting started can be the hardest part of learning how to be more social for those who are shy.     5    . You can start out small. Try chatting with the teller at the bank or the person ahead of you in the checkout line. This can help you build confidence and work your way up to more difficult challenges.

A．If so, that’s a part of you that you’re used to

B．Sometimes the best path toward addressing a fear is exposure

C．Mindfulness can help reduce symptoms of social anxiety disorder

D．Taking time to tend to your appearance can make a big difference

E．How we communicate and characterize ourselves can be powerful

F．However, shyness can make it hard for people to connect with others and achieve their goals

G．But engaging with people doesn’t have to be practiced as an important work presentation

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What did Rachel Carson focus on at first?

A．Oceans.

B．Chemistry.

C．Food.

2. What is Silent Spring mainly about?

A．The effects of birds’ unusual behavior.

B．The improvements in farming practices.

C．The connection between humans and nature.

3. What does the speaker suggest?

A．Printing books by Carson.

B．Stopping using chemicals.

C．Reflecting on Carson’s message.

3 . Imagine a team of humans and robots working together to process online orders. Real-life workers strategically positioned among their automated coworkers who are moving intelligently back and forth in a warehouse (仓库)space, picking items for shipping to the customer.

This could become a reality sooner or later thanks to researchers at the University of Missouri, who are working to speed up the online delivery process by developing a software model designed to make transport robots smarter.

“The robotic technology already exists,” said Sharan Srinivas, who specializes in data analytics and operations research. “Our goal is to best apply this technology through efficient planning. To do this, we’re asking questions like ‘given a list of items to pick, how do you optimize (优化)the route plan for the human pickers and robots?’ or ‘how many items should a robot pick in a given tour?’ Likewise, we have a similar set of questions for the human worker. The most challenging part is optimizing the collaboration plan between the human pickers and robots.”:

Currently, a lot of human effort and labor costs are involved with fulfilling online orders. To help optimize this process, robotic companies have already developed cooperative robots, also known as cobots or autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), to work in a warehouse or distribution center. AMRs are equipped with sensors and cameras to help them navigate(确定方向)around a controlled space like a warehouse.

Srinivas said, “The robot is intelligent, so if it’s instructed to go to a particular location, it can navigate the warehouse and not hit any workers or other obstacles along the way. AMRs are not designed to replace human workers, but instead can work cooperatively alongside them to help increase the efficiency of the order fulfillment process.”

“The one drawback is that these robots do not have good grasping abilities,” said Srinivas. “But humans are good at grasping items, so we are trying to balance the strength of both resources.”

1. What does the underlined word “collaboration” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Technology.

B．Similarity.

C．Exploration.

D．Cooperation.

2. What is the function of the sensors equipped on AMRs?

A．To look cool.	B．To sense warnings.
C．To direct AMRs’ way.	D．To find human workers.

3. What are AMRs bad at?

A．Jumping.

B．Climbing.

C．Walking.

D．Holding.

4. Which can be the best title for the text?

A．The Simple Use of Robots

B．Warehouse Workers and Robots

C．Making Transport Robots Smarter

D．Transport Robots Invented by Sharan

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How many lab sessions will the students have every week?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

2. What are the students allowed to wear in the lab?

A．Long scarves.

B．Tennis shoes.

C．Loose clothes.

3. Why should the students avoid mixing liquid with paper?

A．It may generate much waste.

B．It may dirty the lab.

C．It may cause a fire.

4. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A．Rules the students should follow.

B．Grades the students will receive.

C．Experiments the students will do.

5 . Suppose you are out shopping and come across an acquaintance who starts telling you a story that seems to be dragging on and on. You want to seem interested, so you offer the occasional “Oh” or “I see”. To your surprise, though, this person angrily stops in their tracks and says, “Sorry if I’m boring you!”

Where did this come from? Clearly, your body language must have betrayed you. The idea that verbal (口头的) and nonverbal messages can conflict was the inspiration for a recently published study from Yale University’s Lueylle Armentano. As part of her study of communication in relationships, Armentano’s research also examined communication channels in people meeting for the first time.

To test the role of verbal-nonverbal mismatch on emotional communication, Armentano and her partner created experimental conditions to see what happens when someone asks for help from strangers. The research team created videotapes of a fellow Yale student expressing nervousness in his words, bodily gestures, or both. The bodily gestures included running his hands through his hair, grabbing his arm, and facially expressing uneasiness. The key question was whether the other participants, another 82 Yale students, would believe the student and provide the help he was requesting. They needed to give their responses.

Turning to the findings, those nonverbal cues (提示) of nervousness had a greater impact on helping behavior than the verbal cues. Surprisingly, helping behavior was the highest when verbal expressions of nervousness were low but nonverbal cues were high.

Recognizing that your body language can outweigh your words means that you need to be mindful of what your body is doing when you’re interacting with others. Generally, when someone is speaking to you, you want to look like you’re interested. Not only should you maintain eye contact, but you should keep your body still and face toward the other person. If you’re not trying to look interested, it may be more polite to say you have to be somewhere else.

1. What is paragraph 1 mainly about?

A．The obvious advantages of body language.

B．A situation where body language is a must.

C．An example of verbal-nonverbal mismatch.

D．The proper way to interact with old friends.

2. What were the 82 Yale students asked to do?

A．Express nervousness in their words.	B．Identify the types of body language.
C．Try to win the nervous student’s trust.	D．Respond to the nervous student’s request.

3. What played the most important role in helping the student win kindness?

A．His sincere verbal expressions.	B．His bodily gestures of nervousness.
C．His positive attitude to nervousness.	D．His good manners in front of others.

4. What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?

A．Make a prediction.	B．Offer suggestions.
C．Present some facts.	D．Give some warnings.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does Tatyana do?

A．A businesswoman.

B．A teacher.

C．A tutor.

2. Which of the following caused the greatest problem for Tatyana at first?

A．The language.

B．Her children.

C．Local citizens.

3. Why did Tatyana go to Toastmasters International?

A．To have fun.

B．To improve her English.

C．To make more friends.

4. What does the speaker mention about Tatyana in the end?

A．Her way to learn English.

B．Her love for her hometown.

C．Her impression of Canadians.