1 . If something that you’re doing doesn’t challenge you, then it doesn’t change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all.
1.Figure out what you’re scared of and do it continuously.
If you’re a salesman, and you’re scared of talking to people personally or over the phone now, instead of being scared and thinking you’ll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call.
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Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this. Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on. Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.
3. Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.
4.Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.
Don’t just limit yourself to your fellow travelers, try to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind of people they’re going to be. Get out of your house or go online to book your ticket right now.
| A．Someone may hang up on you. |
| B．You should do it continuously. |
| C．You don’t need to go to the gym. |
| D．Running in the gym may be a better choice. |
| E．Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself. |
| F．Take a class for a hobby you’ve been wanting to develop. |
| G．You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone. |
2 . Chinese cuisine is widely known and enjoyed all around the world. Who doesn’t long for a favorite Chinese dish? But there is one interesting concept concerning Chinese food which is almost unheard of in the West, and which is becoming increasingly ignored by the youth of the East—the ancient custom of “tonic food”.
Tonic food is food which is consumed to improve one’s well-being or avoid sickness. For instance, it was once the custom for new mothers to eat a sesame oil(麻油) chicken soup every day for the first month after giving birth. It was believed that this dish would benefit the muscles, reduce pain, improve circulation, stimulate sweating, and warm the body. Some foods, such as goat meat and spinach, are seen as “hot”, while others, such as Chinese cabbage and radishes, are seen as “cold”. One should be careful not to eat too much of either “hot” or “cold” food. However, how much “hot” or “cold” food one should eat depends on the time of the year, how the food is prepared and what it is prepared with, and the individual’s health.
The custom of employing tonic food for a healthier life also influences the catering industry. Chinese herbal medicines, such as wolfberry(枸杞子), can be found on many a restaurant menu, either added to fruit tea or as a beneficial addition to a dish. These herbs attract customers, such as overworked office staff, in need of a modest pick-me-up.
So, whether you need to boost your strength with a large helping of chicken soup, or increase your mental powers with a serving of fish soup, you may find that this ancient Chinese custom could be just the tonic you were looking for.
1. What is the present situation of tonic food?| A．It is catching less attention. | B．It is enjoyed by many young people. |
| C．It is well-known worldwide. | D．It is becoming increasingly popular. |
| A．Chinese cabbage. | B．Fruit tea. |
| C．Sesame oil chicken soup. | D．Fish soup. |
| A．Medicine. | B．Restaurant. | C．Manufacture. | D．Agriculture. |
| A．The Charm of Chinese Cuisine | B．The Popularity of Tonic Food |
| C．An Introduction of Chinese Tonic Food | D．Differences Between “Hot” Food and “Cold” Food |
3 . I’ve been a volunteer in the Macmillan@Glasgow Libraries programme for just over a year. I got involved because I was looking for something to volunteer for after I retired from work. I thought being a Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Volunteer might be a good way to do that by using some of the skills I learned at work.
At one time, I felt I made a real difference when a lady come to use the service. She was very upset, but she was not the person with cancer. It was her partner. She had lots of things on her mind. We, together with a counselor, had a chat about her to help deal with all the emotions she felt. We knew we could arrange something, so we discussed with her what could be done for her family. She was relieved that we could get something arranged for her and liked the fact that we managed to get the ball rolling during her visit.
The good thing about having the services in the library is that the environment is non-clinical and therefore more relaxing than the hospital or doctor’s surgery. The team in the library are not medically trained. That means we do not use big words or medical terms very often.
It’s great that the people who volunteer all work well together, helping each other to get a solution for people who come in. It’s good to have to team at the other end of the phone whenever we get something unusual. It is a pleasure to be able to help as a volunteer.
1. What can we infer about the author?| A．He is a retired doctor. |
| B．He is volunteering in a hospital. |
| C．He is a counselor in cancer. |
| D．He has fought against cancer before. |
| A．Because she was affected by cancer. |
| B．Because her husband suffered from cancer. |
| C．Because she didn’t know how to treat cancer. |
| D．Because she had a poor relation with her husband. |
| A．They do well in teamwork. | B．They receive medical training. |
| C．They all waited to be helped. | D．They often meet unusual things. |
| A．To call on readers to do voluntary work. |
| B．To show us how to help those in trouble. |
| C．To share his experiences as a volunteer. |
| D．To teach us how to take care of cancer patients. |
Michael sat on the wooden bench outside the house holding a fourleaf clover. Michael had believed that fourleaf clovers brought good luck, but he started doubting that kind of power.
Michael was eleven. It had been two months since his mum and dad died in an accident. A widow by the name of Jill adopted him. Michael had a dislike for Jill. Her voice was loud. She also made him do her chores. Michael felt not as much as a son to her. He dreamed a lot. He spoke little. He cried secretly. He had even been working on a plan for two weeks to flee the house.
That was, until he heard Jill parking her Honda into the garage.
Michael stuffed the fourleaf clover in his left pocket. Before he realised it, Jill was standing in front of him, with a small beagle in her hand. She put the beagle down. It ran to Michael and sat on his Nike tennis shoes. Michael knelt down to pet it. After a while, he looked up，“Is the dog for me？”
Jill laughed，“Of course! You are the slowest little boy ever! I've got you a little puppy to make you work faster.”
Michael couldn't see how a beagle would help with his chores, but he thought it would be nice to have a friend. “Give him a name,” Jill said.
Michael thought for a moment. He saw a big, black spot on his back. That's it! Spot！“I'll name him Spot！” Michael announced.
“Spot, Spot, stupid name but it'll do. Now, you'd better clean the bathroom and finish your homework before dinner's ready.”
“Yes, ma'am.”
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Michael ran to the bathroom, with Spot by his side.
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Two weeks passed, and everyone could see something changed in Michael.
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5 . Are you waiting for a sequel (续集) to your favourite films or a new movie adapted from your favourite video game? Read on to find out what to expect in movie theatres in 2018.
★Tomb Raider
Release date: 16 March
This year will see the longawaited movie Tomb Raider, starring wellknown video game heroine Lara Croft. In the film, she seems like many other inhabitants (居民) of this poor but fashionable district in east London. She earns a living as a courier (快递员), and she is confused by her father’s mysterious death. So she first starts to search for the cause of his father’s death. It takes her to a wild island where she has to use her fierce fighting skills to survive.
★Pacific Rim : Uprising
Release date: 24 March
The film is about Jake Pentecost, the son of the legendary (传奇的) pilot Stacker Pentecost, who saved the human race in a previous fight with the monstrous Kaiju. But Jake isn’t the man his father was. He gives up his pilot training and falls in with some criminals. However, when the monsters rise again to threaten the human race, Jake is persuaded to take responsibility for fighting them by his sister. It is not known if they can succeed in their fight against the Kaiju.
★Dead pool 2
Release date: 1 June
Dead pool (2016) was part of the XMen series by Marvel. It was a movie for people who wanted to laugh a little more at the kind of humour that adults enjoy. Now, there is a new Dead pool in which Ryan Reynolds will again play the mercenary (唯利是图的) Wade Wilson, who likes to tell jokes as many as he can.
1. If you are interested in humourous style, which would be your best choice?| A．Tomb Raider. |
| B．Pacific Rim: Uprising. |
| C．Dead pool 2. |
| D．None of them. |
| A．Lara lives in east London. |
| B．She has to survive on a wild island. |
| C．It is a video game. |
| D．She wants to know the cause of his father’s death. |
| A．He is a hero. |
| B．He saved the human race in a previous fight. |
| C．He is a monster. |
| D．He is a friend of Jake’s father. |
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7 . Our family once got into a difficult situation. My father’s
My father was a very hardworking person and he did not lose
He used to tell me when you stop
Today, our business is going well. This has had an important effect on me. I feel that by following my father’s qualities I have become a better person. I see myself ready to
| A．situation | B．business | C．job | D．car |
| A．left | B．forgotten | C．offered | D．given |
| A．famous | B．concerned | C．necessary | D．responsible |
| A．interest | B．face | C．heart | D．weight |
| A．chance | B．difficulty | C．danger | D．surprise |
| A．when | B．what | C．whether | D．how |
| A．possibilities | B．plans | C．abilities | D．wonders |
| A．eager | B．worried | C．unable | D．ready |
| A．quickly | B．entirely | C．usually | D．finally |
| A．talking | B．considering | C．trying | D．thinking |
| A．put on | B．come on | C．hold on | D．keep on |
| A．enjoy | B．settle | C．receive | D．achieve |
| A．follow | B．miss | C．discover | D．protect |
| A．matter | B．problem | C．duty | D．doubt |
| A．normal | B．special | C．strict | D．familiar |
A material can be really special when it was named after the place where it
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9 . Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive(主管) circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.
Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.
Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight success was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight success.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required.
This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. Then the students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.
1. The underlined word "liability" most probably means _________.| A．trouble | B．advantage |
| C．misfortune | D．disadvantage |
| A．is of great importance to women |
| B．often enables women to succeed quickly |
| C．strengthens the feminine qualities required |
| D．makes women look more honest and capable |
| A．affects men and women alike |
| B．turns out to be a disadvantage to men |
| C．has as little effect on men as on women |
| D．is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women |
| A．demand equal rights for women |
| B．state the importance of appearance |
| C．give advice to job-seekers who are attractive |
| D．discuss the disadvantages of being attractive |
