1 . In school, we learned the periodic table and were told to recite the alphabet, but nobody forced us to take a class on what emotions are and how they work before we entered the big world. And for many of us, that means understanding how we feel and why can be incredibly difficult.
Yet, research shows that being aware of your emotions is hugely beneficial and people with high emotional awareness have better social and emotional functioning. In layman’s terms, that can translate as being able to predict your emotions and develop coping mechanisms in advance, becoming wise to unhealthy behavior patterns, and even being more in tune with the needs of others.
“Emotional awareness is being able to identify and make sense of not only our own emotions but those of others. It’s absolutely essential in maintaining good mental health,” explains Rachel Vora, psychotherapist and founder of CYP Wellbeing. “When we are able to identify and reflect on our emotional responses, we can understand how this influences our behaviors and in turn, change the way we respond to challenging situations.”
Of course, pinpointing how we feel can often prove difficult. It’s the very reason we turn to general phrases like “I feel blue” or “I’m not myself today”. Vora says this is often because on some level we don’t want to know how we really feel. “We can often try to numb (使麻木), suppress or avoid emotions because they feel overwhelming or distressing and this can often lead to a lack of emotional awareness as we feel disconnected from ourselves,” she explains.
Without emotional awareness, we can also develop emotional blind spots: unhealthy thoughts, behaviors and coping mechanisms that are hidden from our view. Perhaps you may feel self-doubt when you receive negative feedback. Unless you take time for introspection (反省), you’ll remain unaware of these habits. Vora says tuning into your emotions and honestly reflecting on how you feel is key. “By identifying our emotional blind spots, we can feel more in control of our emotions, how to improve our mood and also how we respond in challenging situations.”
1. What can we know about people with high emotional awareness?A.They can foresee their emotions. |
B.They solve problems ahead of time. |
C.They always keep positive attitude. |
D.They can avoid unhealthy behaviors. |
A.It can be gained without difficulty. |
B.It is vital for us to keep mental health. |
C.It can enable us to respond to challenges easily. |
D.It is helpful to understand most people’s emotions. |
A.We don’t know how we feel. |
B.We lack emotional awareness. |
C.We can’t control our emotions. |
D.We describe our emotions with difficulty. |
A.How to control our mood. |
B.What to do with our habits. |
C.When to practise self-reflection. |
D.How to develop emotional awareness. |
2 . Shortly after I graduated from junior high school, my mom frequently repeated, “Learn to
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A.relative | B.mother | C.coach | D.friend |
3 . Looking for a way to connect with nature but you're not sure how to when you live in the city? Here are a few ways to live in harmony with nature and reduce your pressure.
Go on a wildlife walk.
There’s lots of urban wildlife for you to discover, so you can reach out to your city park departments to get some valuable information.
Nothing will make you feel as closely connected with the earth as walking without shoes on grass for a couple of minutes. This very direct connection with nature will make you realize that you're part of the huge world, helping you to relax and feel calmer.
Attract nature yourself.
One of the best ways to connect with nature is to make it come to you.
Create a small garden.
Plants and flowers are part of nature as well and even the tiniest amount of space can be turned into a beautiful garden. If you’ve got a balcony (阳台), fill it with pots full of flowers.
Use these tips for connecting with nature and living a more comfortable lifestyle in a big city.
A.Have a walk in a park |
B.Take off your shoes and walk barefoot (赤脚地) |
C.You can grow your own vegetables on it as well |
D.You can put a bird feeder (喂食器) on your balcony or by your window |
E.Meantime, this is the best method of improving your health and well-being |
F.They often offer guided walks to help you enjoy the natural beauty in your cities |
G.It's a different way of experiencing nature helping you to enjoy it from a different viewpoint |
4 . A new outdoor fabric (织物) stores energy by day and then lights up at night. Being tested in a city park, this totally “cool” fabric has attracted interest for its many urban uses.
This is the invention of Anai Green, an industrial and product designer based in Tel Aviv, Israel. She designed a fabric that includes organic and solar photovoltaic cells (光伏电池). The cells capture sunlight and store the energy in strips with LEDs. This allows the fabric to shade public space by day. When night falls, these strips light up. Green said, “We use LumiWeave to light public space without carbon emissions, making the lighting all-natural. And we spread light in the area we want to light only.”
The system was designed to adapt to all weather conditions and can continue to provide lighting even after three days without sunlight. In addition, you simply put LumiWeave up and the sun will do the work. This in itself saves 50 percent of the cost of building standard lighting, and it saves 100 percent on the electricity bills. This is great news for cities. Tel Aviv, Green’s hometown, is trying out LumiWeave in AtidimPark.
The mayor of Tel Aviv, Ron Huldai, is making efforts to address climate change. “LumiWeave will turn out to be a groundbreaking project,” Huldai said. The mayor added that LumiWeave is especially important as it solves the issue of shading urban areas and uses clean energy.
The new fabric can be fixed atop bike paths, in children’s parks and in walking areas. Many big cities in Israel are planning on adopting LumiWeave. As there is also use for the fabric in outdoor sitting areas of restaurants and hotels, Green has developed a LumiWeave parasol (大遮阳伞). “We are now developing the possibility of controlling it from the phone — we’re creating an application,” Green said. LumiWeave provides an ideal solution for urban parks and gardens. We hope that it will soon be lighting up night skies around the world.
1. How does the new outdoor fabric work?A.By turning household waste into clean energy. |
B.By using photovoltaic cells to promote plant growth. |
C.By providing shade and energy in an eco-friendly way. |
D.By changing its temperatures according to the weather. |
A.It’s functional and cost-effective. |
B.It takes up a lot of public space. |
C.It’s equipped with self-repair materials. |
D.It can broadcast weather conditions more quickly. |
A.Worried. | B.Doubtful. | C.Unclear. | D.Supportive. |
A.It may cause safety concerns. |
B.It will be further developed for wider use. |
C.It will be replaced by more intelligent devices. |
D.It can reduce the waiting time in some places. |
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7 . If you’ve spent any time online in the first few weeks of 2023, you may have already picked up on the buzz surrounding ChatGPT. But what exactly is it?
What is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot from OpenAI. It enables users to “converse” with it in a way that’s meant to copy natural conversation.
What does GPT stand for?
How to use ChatGPT to increase your work?
ChatGPT uses natural language processing (NLP), an AI technology that deals with understanding, analyzing, and generating human-like language. It analyzes sample texts from the internet and conversations provided by real humans, and then ranks outputs based on the quality of the response. Providing occasional feedback from humans is a technique that can help fine-tune the output by improving both safety and reliability.
A.As a user, you can ask questions or make requests, and ChatGPT will respond. |
B.ChatGPT has become a powerful tool to save time and energy. |
C.In this article, you can find all you need to know about ChatGPT. |
D.ChatGPT represents the future of all chatbots without doubt. |
E.The “GPT” in ChatGPT is short for generative pre-trained transformer. |
F.How does ChatGPT work? |
G.The technique to apply when using ChatGPT. |
8 . Jen is a 39-year old community dancer with Down’s Syndrome(唐氏综合征). She is the founder of Dance Syndrome, a nonprofit organization that brings together
Dancing has always been in her veins. As a young girl, Jen seized every opportunity to dance with full
Life hasn’t been straightforward for Jen. She was
After leaving school at 18, Jen spent over 10 years searching
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Over the decade, Dance Syndrome has
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A.inspiration | B.friendship | C.teamwork | D.leadership |
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10 . Common Mistakes New Runners Make
Running is a great way to get in shape and just about everyone can do it. However, many make a number of common mistakes, which can interfere (妨碍) with training or lead to injury.
·Doing too much too soon
One of the biggest mistakes new runners make is doing too much too soon. Slowly easing into a training program will help reduce the risk of injury, so you can continue on with your new running routine
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Beginners might think they need to run every day (or nearly every day) to meet their fitness or weight-loss goals, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Running is a high-impact activity which can be really hard on your body. So it’s important to give your body a rest between workouts.
·Not wearing the right equipment
•Running through pain
A.Not taking rest days |
B.If you’re just starting out |
C.Comparing yourself to others |
D.Running can be uncomfortable at times |
E.It’s important not to use the same muscles |
F.While it may be true that you don’t need expensive equipment to take up running |
G.Experts suggest increasing your running distance by no more than 10% each week |