1 . No one can be free from the sickening stress and anxiety from time to time. Not even that happy-go-lucky guy you see walking down the street whistling “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”, since they are a part of the life.     1    . Listed here are proven ways to control stress and anxiety.

Breathe

Taking a long and deep breath to calm yourself in stressful situations isn’t just one of those old wives’ tales.     2    . Doctors say that slow, deep breathing can effectively cool down the angry blood that’s running around your body, allowing your brain and body to return to their normal functions.

Walk

Many hearsay techniques for dealing with stress often raise a few eyebrows. But a whole host of scientific evidence exists to suggest that walking is one of the best methods available. If you’re ever feeling the tension building up in your brain and body, drop everything and simply go for a walk.     3    . Such a nice walk provides your body with an ideal outlet for the build-up of energy that stress can create.

Laugh

    4    . But if you are able to squeeze out even the smallest laugh during your day, you’ll soon begin to find that the effects of stress slowly slip away. When you laugh, the body releases happy hormones that ease tension brought on by stress.

Friends

Surrounding yourself with the people you love can be half the battle to defeating stress. When you are stressed, even sitting at home with a cup of tea with a friend can really help to relieve high levels of stress as it focuses your mind onto something you love. Don’t hesitate to reach for the phone and ring your friends whenever you feel stressed.     5    .

A．After all, that’s what friends are for

B．So your friends will feel relieved soon

C．It’s a medically proven stress-relief technique

D．What can be done is to find ways to deal with them

E．Remind yourself to walk slowly and breathe normally

F．Hearty laughs allow you to feel happy and healthy again

G．If you’re stressed, the last thing you probably feel like doing is laughing

2 . Claude Monet spent the winters of 1899, 1900 and 1901 freezing on a balcony of London’s Savoy Hotel, painting a series of famous images of Waterloo Bridge and Charing Cross Bridge.

Now, scientists at Birmingham University have used solar geometry and historical weather data to figure out exactly which balcony Monet was standing on, and what time of day he was likely working.

“We know that Monet, in the mornings, used to work on the sun rising over Waterloo Bridge,” John Thornes says. “By midday, the sun would be shining directly along the Thames, and Monet usually moved on to Charing Cross Bridge, before finishing the day watching the sun set over the Houses of Parliament.”

The sun occupies the same position in the sky today as it did in 1900 and 1901, which helped Thornes figure out the time of day. Monet also included another London landmark, the obelisk (方尖纪念碑) known as Cleopatra’s Needle, in some of his paintings of Charing Cross Bridge. Thornes says that examining the position of the needle relative to the bridge helped him determine that Monet stayed in rooms 610 and 611 at the Savoy during the winter of 1899, and one floor down at 510 and 511 a year later.

“The Savoy Hotel actually advertises theMonet Suite, which they sell to the public,” Thornes says. “And they in fact use the suite farther down from where Monet actually was.”

But the hotel is upgrading, and when it reopens, it will have the correct rooms as the Monet Suite —thanks in part to his research.

Monet’s images of London aren’t just great art. Thornes says they also provide an accurate record of the city’s fogs, which were common in the days before clean-air law was passed in the 1950s.

“That’s one of the things we’re very interested in,” he says, “Maybe, the visibility (能见度) in Monet’s painting will help me to study how the air quality has improved since those days.”

1. What has helped the researchers to determine Monet’s rooms?

A．The hotel’s historical documents.	B．The weather records about London.
C．The signatures in some of the paintings.	D．The visibility in Claude Monet’s paintings.

2. Which building is most probably in the image painted in the morning?

A．Waterloo Bridge.	B．Cleopatra’s Needle.
C．Charing Cross Bridge.	D．the Houses of Parliament.

3. What can be inferred about the new Monet Suite?

A．It is open for the public now.

B．Claude Monet didn’t stay in it.

C．It consists of more than four rooms.

D．It should be on the sixth or fifth floor.

4. What was the purpose of the research?

A．To help the Savoy Hotel redesign the Monet Suite.

B．To study the effects of the clean-air law passed in the 1950s.

C．To find out when and where Claude Monet worked on some of his paintings.

D．To analyze if Claude Monet honestly recorded the air quality in London.

3 . Like a lot of science fiction fans, I read William Gibson’s novel Neuromancer not long after it came out in 1984 and, for decades, I had been wondering how he was able to imagine the future when the technologies he wrote about had barely been invented, until I eventually had an opportunity to interview him in the fall of 2020.

During the interview, I asked how he could see the future of the Internet in 1984, when no one other than a few geeks (极客) had heard of it and whether he had been to scientific talks.

“I have never read or listened to the tech leaders’ talks about new technologies,” he replied. “I would rather sit in a room full of either artists or criminals. Their talks would be more helpful with my writing.”

As a journalist who has reported on Silicon Valley (硅谷) for 15 years, I found his comment really convincing. I’ve sat through press conferences and interviews with many famous tech leaders—Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Marissa Mayer and many others. I never heard Zuckerberg predict fake (假的) news or Steve Jobs worry about iPhone addiction.

“These men are driven by an ideal of how much their technology will change people’s lives or by promises of a lot of money, or both. But one thing is clear: They usually avoid talking about what might happen when their inventions hit the real world,” Gibson explained. “On the other hand, artists are more about holding a mirror up to society and showing us how we behave with the new tools we are given, while criminals are in effect businessmen without brakes, who will look at whatever the latest technology is and think what they can do with it. Neither of them is bound by social conventions at all.”

Since the interview, I have decided to take a page out of William Gibson’s playbook and will go and find some artists or criminals and see what they are going to do with any new technology as soon as it appears in the news.

1. What is Neuromancer?

A．A good handbook for geeks.	B．An investigating report.
C．An amazing science fiction.	D．A collection of interviews.

2. What did William Gibson say about the tech leaders?

A．They are usually narrow-minded.

B．They just want to make more money.

C．They are always blinded by their success.

D．They tend to be too optimistic about their inventions.

3. What does the underlined word “brakes” in paragraph 5 most probably refer to?

A．Rules.

B．Abilities.

C．Hopes.

D．Profits.

4. What message does the author seem to convey in the text?

A．Don’t trust famous tech leaders at all.

B．Artists and criminals can be more reliable.

C．Take a balanced view toward new technologies.

D．We should let others try the latest technologies first.

4 . Blue waves, yellow beaches and green mountains make the Mediterranean coast the best destination in the world.

Kayak Kornati

Rowing boats along Croatia’s unimaginably blue waters leads wanderers through a delightful network of more than 1,200 islands. A wilder side can be found in Kornati National Park, where campers can bed down on islands used by herders (游牧者) for 2,000 years.

Hike Atlas

For Europeans and North Americans, hiking in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains offers astonishing scenery paired with cultural adventure on the Mediterranean’s northern shores. The dramatic mountains are home to the rich culture of the Berbers, an independent-minded native people who took to the hills during ancient Arab invasions (入侵). Today the Berbers welcome tired walkers with their famous mint tea.

Windsurf Alacati

Turkey’s beautiful coastlines and clear waters draw millions of visitors each year. But those looking for reliable winds tend to go to a sleepy fishing village called Alacati. Between May and October north winds blow reliably here across the Cesme Bay, which is one of the best windsurfing resorts in the world.

Ski Abruzzo

Fun in the Mediterranean sun needn’t always include sand and surf. Snow sports are also available not far from the lapping waves. Italy’s Abruzzo region offers surprisingly reliable snow and picturesque villages. Visitors to Abruzzo will share slopes like Roccaraso and Campo Felice with far more Italians than tourists, who are typically drawn to the more famous Alpine resorts to the north. In addition, visitors can enjoy the quieter corner of Italy at very low prices.

1. What are visitors recommended to do in Kornati National Park?

A．Ski with local people.	B．Camp on wild islands.
C．Ride with Arab herders.	D．Windsurf along coastlines.

2. Which place is known for a kind of special tea?

A．Atlas.

B．Kornati.

C．Alacati.

D．Abruzzo.

3. What do the last two attractions have in common?

A．The high prices.	B．The same sports activities.
C．The cold weather.	D．The quiet environments.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where are the woman’s hotels?

A．In Italy.

B．In Germany.

C．In Switzerland.

2. What do the customers think of the fitness equipment in the woman’s hotels?

A．Disappointing

B．Satisfying

C．Up-to-date.

3. How many hotels are mentioned?

A．Three.

B．Eight.

C．Eleven.

4. What will the speakers talk about next?

A．A budget.

B．A meeting schedule.

C．Equipment choice.

6 . During most of human history, people spent much or all of the daytime outside, farming, or hunting. Only fairly recently has this changed, and today many people in the United States spend almost 90 percent of their time _________--a lifestyle change that apparently affects us in unforeseen ways. It _________ that we need sunlight in order to stay healthy.

The bright light from the sun affects our sleep patterns, our internal biological clocks, and our energy level. _________sunlight helps our bodies process food and produce vitamin D3, a substance that is _________ calcium and phosphorous absorption. Sunlight is necessary for the formation of melanin, the pigment that darkens the skin and protects it from excessive light. The light that enters our bodies through our eyes is _________ the production of serotonin, which regulates the constriction (收缩) of blood vessels, and the production of the hormone melatonin, which affects energy levels.

The _________, wavelength, and time of sunlight all govern how it affects us. The intensity of light outdoors on a cloudy day is about 10 times greater than the most intense indoor light, and on a sunny day it is much _________ than that. Most artificial lights have wavelengths that are limited mainly to visible light. _________ sunlight includes light that has both higher and lower wavelengths than visible light does. These wavelengths are crucial to the production of melanin, melatonin, and serotonin. Plus, some research shows that exposure to morning light is needed to _________ sleep patterns.

Doctors have recently recognized Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) as a condition that is __________ sunlight exposure. The symptoms generally include depression, irritability, temporarily __________ eyesight, overeating, lethargy, short attention span, and withdrawal from social activities. The __________ the days are during the winter, the more likely people are to suffer from SAD. Researchers have found that 10 percent of the people in New Hampshire experience its symptoms, __________ only 2 percent of the people in Florida do.

The signs of SAD typically appear in the fall and continue through the beginning of spring. Many people may have these symptoms to some degree, and for some people they are so severe that they__________ the ability to lead productive lives. Get outdoors as much as possible during the winter months and when indoors, to sit near windows or bright lights. __________, the disease may not be combated.

1.

A．indoors

B．outdoors

C．forwards

D．backwards

2.

A．brings about

B．takes on

C．puts forward

D．turns out

3.

A．Protection against

B．Exposure to

C．Contribution to

D．Separation from

4.

A．vital to

B．superior to

C．similar to

D．available to

5.

A．limited to

B．involved in

C．turned into

D．influenced by

6.

A．substance

B．vessel

C．intensity

D．visibility

7.

A．greater

B．smaller

C．better

D．worse

8.

A．Warm

B．Bright

C．Artificial

D．Natural

9.

A．regulate

B．worsen

C．change

D．show

10.

A．promoted by

B．related to

C．owed to

D．engaged in

11.

A．strengthened

B．weakened

C．recovered

D．increased

12.

A．colder

B．hotter

C．longer

D．shorter

13.

A．if

B．once

C．when

D．while

14.

A．react to

B．refer to

C．interfere with

D．search for

15.

A．Besides

B．Otherwise

C．Thus

D．However

7 . In a little-known part of the counter-terrorism(反恐怖主义) world, one of the most effective detection systems is a 600-pound animal that works for about 20pounds of fish a day.

Since the 1960s,the United States and a handful of other countries have trained dolphins and sea lions to detect sea mines and swimmers,and to recover worn--out torpedoes(鱼雷) and testing objects used in naval(海军的) exercises.

The U.S.Navy kept its Marine Mammal Program a secret until the 1990s,and this spring CNN became one of the first members of the media to witness firsthand how the program works.

The program trains about 75 Pacific bottlenose dolphins,with natural biosonar (生物声呐) that tracks better than any manmade device; and 35 California sea lions,with very good underwater eyesight.

Not only do these trained marine mammals track and save millions of dollars in U.S. military equipment, they are also helping to save lives.The Navy won't reveal whether the dolphins and sea lions have effectively stopped terrorists attempting to do harm to the U.S.

A key part of the training program is teaching these mammals how to stop potentially unfriendly swimmers. The program is also positioned to defend against swimmer terrorist attacks as well.

In the digital age, it seems that there should be more advanced approaches to guard the Navy's most expensive things.But according to Rothe, the program director, nothing in today's high-technology world can compete with these mammals'biosonar abilities." I hope that one day there is a robot or a UUV（un-manned underwater vehicle）that makes the mammal program out of date,"he said."But right now this is the best thing out there."

1. The U.S.Marine Mammal Program trained marine mammals to ______ .

A．stop dangerous swimmers	B．catch 20pounds of fish a day
C．destroy sea mines	D．fire torpedoes

2. What can we learn from the last paragraph？ ______

A．The trained dolphins are the best way of protection available to the U.S.Navy.

B．There will be dolphin-like robots in the future according to Rothe.

C．The mammal program will become useless soon.

D．Rothe has no faith in today's high technology.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？ ______

A．Many countries have trained sea animals for counter-terrorism.

B．The Marine Mammal Program was a secret until the 1960s.

C．The trained sea animals have already stopped some terrorists.

D．The U.S.Navy has trained both dolphins and sea lions.

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1. 国际学生社团简介; 2. 在学校网站上提前填写申请表; 3. 招新会的时间地点.
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.
参考词汇：国际学生社团 International student club；招新会New Member Recruitment

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9 . 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。

Lu Xun, who     1     (acknowledge) as one of the greatest modern writers in China, was born in Zhejiang Province in 1881. In 1904, he went to Japan and became a medical student,     2     (long) to improve people’s health and save lives. Nevertheless, he saw a Chinese man about to be killed by a Japanese soldier in a photo,     3     changed his intention.     4     struck him was that the other Chinese men in the photo apparently did not care about what was happening to their fellow countrymen. From this, he concluded that the spiritual illness of people at that time was a     5     (crucial) problem in China than physical illness. Lu had an appetite     6     the power to change the present situation of China.     7     (consequence), he quit medical school. He returned to China in 1908 and obtained a teaching job, hoping to promote the     8     (innovate) of society. In 1917, a friend insisted that he help write for a magazine     9     (name) New Youth. That was how     10     (he) first famous short story A Madman’s Diary got published.

10 . That winter night, I was standing at the cash register, ready to pay for my bananas when I found my wallet was lost. And I could only have _________ it at one place: the G9 bus, from which I had _________ minutes earlier.

Two hours after I realized my wallet was _________, back at my house in Brookland, I heard a knock on the door. My husband _________ while I sat in the dining room on the phone with a credit card company. “Does Jennifer live here? “I heard someone say. In her hand was my _________, in fact with not a penny missing. She left _________ I could even make it to the door, much less offer my gratitude for her _________ good act.

After I tweeted the story, I heard from her _________ who identified the good citizen as Erin Ball, a 30-year-old working for a trade organization. Unbelievably, here’s how they met: He left his bag behind at a bar one night. Ball found it and _________ him—and they’ve been married for five years.

Once I __________ who she was, I called her. She said her kid went to my son’s day care so she recognized my face in a __________ which was in my wallet.

Ball had gone beyond what almost anyone would have done, finding my house on a bitterly __________ night and for that I was extremely __________.

The next day, as I was pushing my son in his stroller down the block, I looked at him and __________ realized that—I hope I am raising him to help others and that someday, when he finds a wallet on the __________ he knows what to do.

1.

A．forgot

B．left

C．paid

D．brought

2.

A．got off

B．got on

C．got through

D．got by

3.

A．perceived

B．attained

C．gone

D．distinguished

4.

A．heard

B．witnessed

C．returned

D．answered

5.

A．picture

B．wallet

C．money

D．bananas

6.

A．when

B．before

C．because

D．after

7.

A．entirely

B．apparently

C．incredibly

D．totally

8.

A．husband

B．friend

C．workmate

D．neighbor

9.

A．assessed

B．implied

C．convinced

D．tracked

10.

A．thought of

B．figured out

C．approved of

D．made out

11.

A．paper

B．note

C．picture

D．card

12.

A．cold

B．hot

C．rainy

D．starry

13.

A．shameful

B．amazed

C．doubtful

D．grateful

14.

A．gradually

B．ultimately

C．suddenly

D．slightly

15.

A．bus

B．earth

C．campus

D．site