6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When Marco was a boy, he tried everything to get his father’s love and attention. He worked hard to earn exceptional marks; he tried to be obedient, he chose inspiring friends and always tried to behave well. However, it felt to Marco that his father had little time for him. Except for his demands around chores after school, communication was nonexistent. It seemed to Marco the only time his dad ever spoke to him was to be demanding or critical. Marco sank further into his low self-esteem and was overwhelmed with feeling unappreciated, inadequate and depressed.

One day his father, already tired after a long day, tripped over Marco’s bike in the garage. The angry quarrel that followed left Marco feeling grieved. It seemed no matter how hard he tried he could never do anything right. In despair Marco blurted out, “That’s it! It’s enough!”

For two days, Marco felt so miserable. All he could think of was wanting to leave this enormous pain, those overwhelming feelings of rejection and unworthiness.

Two days later, his aunt called him. To Marco, this seemed like a miracle. Aunt Ginette usually only called once a year, on his birthday. She said she had just seen some young teenagers participate in a public speaking contest called Gala Personnalité sponsored by Club Optimiste—and she thought about him. She thought he should give it a try. She told him she firmly believed he could perform on stage like the other kids, since she had seen him perform for the family at Christmas.

Marco was startled, and not a little taken aback. Him? Onstage? In a public speaking contest? To agree would be contrary to his entire shy, timid personality. But Aunt Ginette was so confident. She seemed really serious. She was sure it was something he could do. She truly believed in him.

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好。
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Feeling her strong belief, Marco agreed to enter the contest.

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Four months later, the big night arrived.

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7 . Although most diets vary according to what foods you can eat, they all follow the same principle of restriction to lose weight—you need to eat less. The now-trendy diet of intuitive eating is, in a sense, an anti-diet: followers are encouraged to base what they eat on how they feel, not on prescribed limits or calorie counts.

The concept was first proposed in the mid-90s by registered dietitians Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole, who wrote Intuitive Eating. The first step is to reject the idea that you need to be on a diet to be healthy. You’re encouraged to also give yourself “permission” to eat all foods, to reject the idea of “good” and “bad” foods and to accept your natural body shape. Finally, you help make your body healthier by adding exercise, finding better ways than food to relieve your emotions and slowly shifting to more nutritious food choices.

One of the biggest misunderstandings around intuitive eating is that nutrition goes out the window. Curiously, researches shows that in a traditional diet, caloric restriction is usually followed by a binge(放纵), where the body’s primary drive to make sure it gets enough calories is more important than any desires for nutrition or moderation(自我节制), which leads to disordered eating patterns. However, because intuitive eating allows all foods on the table, practitioners can make small, slow changes that ultimately are more long-lasting-toward eating more nutritionally.

There isn’t strong research to back up claims that intuitive eating helps with losing weight or eating more-nutritious food. However, in Keller’s experience, a registered dietitian in Calgary, intuitive eating can help with overall weight maintenance. In addition, intuitive eaters do gain a healthier attitude toward food, compared to traditional dieters. Keller says, “When people decide to diet, what they actually want is to feel comfortable and confident and healthy in their own body. People have to be ready to overcome their constant desire to lose weight and control their body, and to realize that changing how they look on the outside isn’t going to change those things on the inside. ”

1. What do we know about intuitive eating?

A．It helps followers to lose weight by eating less.

B．It prohibits followers from eating what they like.

C．It encourages eaters to be on a diet to be healthy.

D．It advises eaters to be healthier by exercising more.

2. What does the underlined phrase “goes out the window” mean in the third paragraph?

A．Exports.	B．Disappears.
C．Destroys.	D．Distributes.

3. What is the Keller’s attitude to intuitive eating?

A．Favorable.	B．Intolerant.
C．Doubtful.	D．Unclear.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Does intuitive eating beat a conventional diet?

B．How does intuitive eating work?

C．Will intuitive eating help lose more weight?

D．Should we bother to lose weight?

9 . It is well known that birth rates have declined as women’s labor-force participation has increased. Handling a career as well as juggling childcare appeared to leave little room for big families. But new research now helps to explain a striking reversal of that trend in rich countries: higher female participation rates are associated with more babies.

In 1980 rich countries with high numbers of female workers had lower birth rates than poorer ones with more jobless women. Wealthy parents spent more money on their children and working mothers faced higher costs from child-rearing. As more women joined the labor force, birth rates should have fallen. However, by 2000, after the share of working women had increased in places such as America and Britain, that trend had reversed. Among rich countries birth rates were highest in those where the most women worked. Demographers were puzzled. What had changed?

A new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research argues that the reversal was driven by both cultural and policy changes. In countries such as America, and Norway it became economically and socially easier to hold down a job and be a mother. As a result, the birth rate increased. But in places where the two remained in conflict, for example in Italy and Spain, women still worked more and had fewer babies.

The authors find that four main factors lead to higher fertility rates: flexible labor markets, cooperative fathers, favorable social norms, and good family policies. In Norway, for example, where childcare is highly subsidized—in 2021the government spent $ 29,726 per toddler—both the female employment rate and the fertility rate are among the highest in the OECD, a club of mostly rich countries. No doubt 49 weeks of parental leave helps, too.

Public spending, however, does not solely determine child-rearing decisions. Social factors also play a role. America ranks near the bottom of the OECD on childcare spending, dishing out just $ 500 per child each year. It is also the only country without national paid maternity leave. But men in America do more housework and take on more child care than in most OECD countries.

Getting men to do their share of the household work may not be simple for governments or women. Shifting social norms takes time and increasing spending on child care or improving parental leave policies—as Democrats in America have tried to do—can be politically fraught. But the trend is clear: making it easier for mothers in rich countries to work is a good way to help bump fertility rates.

1. Which word can replace the underlined word “reversal” in paragraph 1?

A．Turn around.

B．Imbalance.

C．Destroy.

D．Repetition.

2. How does the author develop the second paragraph?

A．By figures.

B．By definition.

C．By comparison.

D．By examples.

3. In which country the birth rate declined with female employment in recent years?

A．America.	B．Britain.
C．Norway.	D．Italy.

4. Which of the following factor doesn’t contribute to higher fertility rates in rich countries?

A．The flexibility of labor markets.

B．The conflict between employment and maternity.

C．Male’s share of household work and childcare.

D．Favorable social rules and good family policies.

10 . Holidays and stress seem to go hand in hand. To cope, many people often steal hours from their sleep to pack in all the cooking, shopping, parties and family time.     1     . Try these sleep expert tips to prevent from ruining slumber during the holidays.

Be careful with excess food

    2    . However, Eating smaller portions and taking breaks to check in with your body on how full you are can help. This seems cruel especially when a delicious meal is right in front of you, but this tip can help reduce your feelings of sleepiness. Besides, try replacing the sugary and fatty foods on your holiday plate with more unprocessed, fiber-rich foods.

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Many people look forward to that holiday nap, and often point to the turkey as the cause. In fact, you’d have to eat about 8 pounds for turkey to have an effect. Instead, it’s the rich, processed foods, such as candied sweet potatoes or pecan pie, that are making you feel tired    4    .

Watch for depression

If you suffer from anxiety, depression or seasonal affective disorder (a condition that causes sadness when there’s less daylight), watching your sleep is key. Depression and sleep are linked.     5    Calming strategies can include a relaxing transition before going to sleep in which you could take a bath, meditate or listen to soothing music.

A．Be strategic with naps

B．Watch your alcohol intake

C．Another effective strategy is regular exercise

D．If you do decide to have a nap, be sure not to do it too soon after eating

E．Eating large, heavy meals causes the body to work harder to digest the foods

F．Poor sleep can damage our mood, and depression can lead to unhealthy sleep

G．But even a night or two of short sleep can have short term effects on your health and mood