1 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Are you an “I person” or an “E person”? These two personality types     1     particular are widely discussed online. They are part of a popular personality test called the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, or MBTI, which includes 16 results totally. “I” and “E” refer to “introverted (内向的)” and “extroverted (外向的)”. Even if someone is     2     (typical) quiet, many online discussions suggest that an “I” person can still act outgoing at times. For example, when an introverted person is with a group of introverted friends, they might become     3     (outgoing) for a short time than before. This idea of changing personalities     4     (call) “masking (伪装)”. That is hiding your true personality in a few specific     5     (situation). “Human beings want to feel they belong, and they might become people-pleasers to do so,” wrote the MasterClass website. Thinking on this, I may actually be the kind of person     6     these people are discussing. Most times, I just wish     7     (make) the atmosphere more interesting and exciting and show people that I’m easy to get along with.     8    , I mostly enjoy being alone and quiet. The MBTI personality test may show something you don’t know about     9     (you) and can even be a fun ice-breaker question when meeting new friends. And that’s all it is — for fun.     10     (know) someone’s MBTI result doesn’t mean you really know this person. And those four letters of yours don’t define who you are.

2 . The young woman who was stabbed (刺伤) eight times while protecting her classmate in 2019 has now taken two new identities that continue to prove her selflessness.

On March 10, 2019, Cui Yiwen and a female ________ were walking to their dormitory, and then a male attacker suddenly ________ with a knife and come up to her friend. ________ thinking twice, Cui pushed her friend away but she was stabbed twice in the process.

The attacker still chased and ________stabbed Cui’s classmate. Once again, Cui ________ stood up and protected her classmate even though she herself was injured._______on the frightening incident, she said, “I only knew that if I didn’t step in, she might not ________!”

In ________, Cui suffered eight stab wounds and severe injuries inside the body. However, she kept ________, saying, “My father is an upright serviceman. I just live up to his ________.” Seeing Cui lying in the ICU, her father was worried and near   ________. However, in order to make her father less worried, Cui told him, “It really doesn’t hurt, not at all...”

With the dream of protecting more people, Cui became a devoted police officer. She said, “I want to ________ people just like my father.”

Cui proudly earned the role of the third torchbearer (火炬手) for the Hangzhou Asian Games in Ningbo, Zhejiang on Sept 12, representing the ________ of bravery, responsibility, and selflessness. In addition, she also ________ as a volunteer for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Both ________further show her willingness to serving others.

1.

A．neighbour

B．classmate

C．colleague

D．professor

2.

A．distanced

B．communicated

C．appeared

D．exchanged

3.

A．Without

B．Inside

C．Through

D．After

4.

A．particularly

B．regularly

C．repeatedly

D．familiarly

5.

A．shamelessly

B．hardly

C．harmlessly

D．selflessly

6.

A．Reflecting

B．Moving

C．Depending

D．Watching

7.

A．struggle

B．survive

C．recover

D．maintain

8.

A．total

B．place

C．advance

D．short

9.

A．nervous

B．excited

C．determined

D．frightened

10.

A．service

B．imagination

C．dreams

D．expectations

11.

A．excitement

B．tears

C．death

D．sigh

12.

A．teach

B．qualify

C．safeguard

D．guide

13.

A．attitudes

B．prices

C．uses

D．values

14.

A．competed

B．served

C．observed

D．commented

15.

A．careers

B．personalities

C．views

D．identities

3 . Five Tips to Manage Stress

With the fast pace of work and home, life can feel overloaded and stressful at times. You may often ask yourself how you should manage stress. Try these five tips to manage stress.

Use guided meditation (冥想). Guided meditation is a great way to distract yourself from the stress of day-to-day life. There are many guided meditations available online.     1    

Practice deep breathing. Deep breathing is a great way to reduce the activation of your sympathetic nervous system.     2     Deep breaths can help inspire your nervous system to rest and digest, which helps reduce the overall stress and anxiety you may be experiencing.

Maintain physical exercise and good nutrition. Physical exercise and nutrition are two important components in how you respond to stress.     3     Physical exercise is proven to be a great stress reliever and also helps to improve your overall quality of life. Nutrition is important because stress can use up certain vitamins. Maintaining proper nutrition not only helps your body feel better, but your mind as well, which allows you to better combat stress.

    4     Spending time online can become stressful, not only by what you might see online, but also because the time might best be spent enjoying visiting with friends, being outside enjoying the weather or reading a great book.

Connect with others.     5     You need to have connections with people to feel supported. Finding a sense of community, whether at work, with an organization or through shared activities, such as organized sports, is important to your well-being.

A．Humans are social beings.

B．Enjoy shared information.

C．Manage social media time.

D．Your mind can be healthy when your body is healthy.

E．They can help you find five minutes of centered relaxation.

F．It allows you to find support and relationships from outside.

G．It controls the body’s response of fight or flight to a sensed threat.

4 . Four Tutorials for Beginners

English for Everyone Course Book: Level 1 Beginner

A series of textbooks by the renowned British publishing house DK specializes in nonfiction and teaching aids. Main topics: work, leisure, home and life. These are self-explanatory activities for self-study and implementation. The book includes vocabulary, texts and useful audio lessons (through the mobile application and online).

Cutting Edge: Elementary

An excellent tutorial is Cutting Edge, which can be purchased in different combinations. The basic tutorial from DVD includes 12 lessons and consists of speaking exercises, video and audio exercises. Topics include global issues and cultural phenomena. The main advantage of this course is the online English laboratory MyEnglishLab, which contains audio and video materials for learning, interactive lessons with the ability to record your own speech which is useful for self-study of the language, while developing pronunciation and speaking skills.

Practice Makes Perfect: Basic English

Practice Makes Perfect is a training course with a wide variety of interactive exercises. This textbook is like a large workbook with short lessons and extended hands-on activities for fun. The course includes 53 lessons focused on the study of possessive pronouns, verb tenses, prepositions, 40 exercises to practice pronunciation, tasks for speaking and a graph of achievements. There is an application for a smartphone or PC.

English Made Easy: Volume One

The English Made Easy series of textbooks will be especially useful for those who are better at comprehending visual images. The entire tutorial is based on visual content containing numerous images. Available online, it consists of 20 lessons, at the beginning of which there is a mandatory list of active vocabulary, grammar, phonetic recommendations. Lesson topics: acquaintance, conversations on general topics, shopping, professions and time.

1. What can learners do while studying with Cutting Edge: Elementary?

A．Make a record of their speech online.

B．Enjoy a number of pictures in the book.

C．Create their nonfiction and teaching aids.

D．Take classes focused on everyday activities.

2. Which book focuses on drills for learning English?

A．Cutting Edge: Elementary.

B．English Made Easy: Volume One.

C．Practice Makes Perfect: Basic English.

D．English for Everyone Course Book: Level 1 Beginner.

3. What do all the tutorials have in common?

A．They all have global topics.	B．They can be learned online.
C．They contain vocabulary.	D．They are intended for adults.

5 . “Chinese civilization is the most fascinating and ________ (more than 5,000 years) in the world,” Frances Wood, a well-known British Sinologist, has said.

Wood studied Chinese at Cambridge University in the 1970s, before traveling ________ in China while studying at Peking University in the Chinese capital, Beijing. After ________ from University of London with a doctor’s degree in Chinese Architecture, she joined the British Library in 1977 and ________ the curator (馆长) of the Chinese collections for more than 30 years, until retired in 2013.

One of her main ________ in the role of curator was to purchase books in Chinese about China, ________ various subjects including humanities and literature.

“It was a wonderful and ________ job,” she says. “It was fascinating to watch China’s expanding number of ________ from the 1970s onward.”

Wood wrote several books related to China, including on Qin Shi Huang, the first ________ of the Qin Dynasty, Marco Polo and the Silk Road. Last month, Wood received a gold ________ from the 16th Special Book Award of China in Beijing for her contributions to ________ Chinese culture.

Wood’s ________ for Chinese culture is reflected in her daily life. The front yard of her house is full of bamboo, and her bookshelf is ________ with Chinese and English books related to China. She keeps numerous gifts given to her by Chinese friends, such as small Peking Opera masks, inkstones, Chinese calligraphy works and paintings.

Referring to her recent role as a ________ in the “Chinese Bridge” language contest held in London for British university students, she says she was ________ by their great enthusiasm in learning Mandarin.

1.

A．pioneering

B．advanced

C．charming

D．lasting

2.

A．impressively

B．extensively

C．extremely

D．occasionally

3.

A．assisting

B．retiring

C．graduating

D．touring

4.

A．served as

B．won back

C．came into

D．decided on

5.

A．dreams

B．habits

C．duties

D．goals

6.

A．adoring

B．expressing

C．covering

D．surveying

7.

A．rewarding

B．challenging

C．inviting

D．unique

8.

A．efforts

B．publications

C．advantages

D．changes

9.

A．minister

B．soldier

C．farmer

D．emperor

10.

A．prize

B．sign

C．achievement

D．warning

11.

A．accepting

B．influencing

C．promoting

D．proving

12.

A．assignment

B．devotion

C．curiosity

D．love

13.

A．loaded

B．concerned

C．satisfied

D．familiar

14.

A．player

B．candidate

C．passenger

D．judge

15.

A．amused

B．amazed

C．confused

D．disappointed

6 . A new research has found that comedy doesn’t just make us feel good—it actually has the power to improve health. A recent study was conducted to test whether or not “laughter therapy (疗法)”could help people who have heart disease.

The study involved 26 adults, with an average age of 64. They all had coronary artery (冠状动脉) disease, which happens when the supply of blood to the heart is held up by plaque (斑块)   that grows in the coronary arteries, the big tubes that send blood to the heart. Over three months, 13 of the adults were asked to watch two-hour-long comedy shows every week. The other 13 were asked to watch two documentary films on serious topics like politics and the Amazon rainforest. Then, the participants were examined by doctors.

The first group that watched comedy showed a big improvement in the amount of oxygen which we breathe in to survive and that the heart could pump around the body. Their arteries also got better at expanding, which meant that more blood could flow through them. There was less plaque in the arteries afterward too, cutting the person’s risk of having a heart attack or stroke.

The study was led by Marco Saffi, a professor at a hospital, who said laughter helps the heart because it releases chemicals in the body called endorphins. They reduce inflammation, which can lead to heart disease, and help the heart relax.

Having a good laugh also reduces levels of stress hormones (荷尔蒙). Stress hormones are the body’s natural alarm system, which kicks in if a person is in a tense situation. They’re great for helping people cope with danger, but they can put a strain on the heart if they stay in a person’s system for too long.

Saffi thinks the results show “laughter therapy” could be used to treat patients at the risk of heart problems. He said, “It does not have to be TV programs——people with heart disease could be invited to comedy evenings or encouraged to enjoy fun evenings with friends and family.”

1. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A．The study’s impact.	B．The study’s findings.
C．The study’s process.	D．The study’s participants.

2. What does the underlined word “strain” in paragraph 5 mean?

A．Guard.

B．Thought.

C．Mask.

D．Stress.

3. How does Saffi feel about “laughter therapy”?

A．It’s costly.

B．It’s unique.

C．It’s promising.

D．It’s unworthy.

4. Which statement will the author probably agree with?

A．Laughter is the best medicine.	B．Smiling faces sometimes tell lies.
C．Smile is the most beautiful language.	D．Laughter is the privilege of mankind.

7 . As a professional life and relationship coach, Allison Cowan has over 21 years of experience in teaching and supporting others to achieve their goals. She has dedicated her career to helping her clients gain power and awareness in their lives.

As a coach, Allison inspires her clients to overcome obstacles and achieve goals. However, her practice has come with its own share of challenges. Expanding her knowledge to meet diverse client needs has involved lots of trial-and-error searching.

Initially, Allison spent a hard time building strong and trustworthy relationships with her clients. She knew trust was critical to finding and retaining clients but was frustrated at how long the trust-building process takes.

Allison soon learned that there was no single right way to coach. To meet her clients’ different needs, she needed to become more efficient at supporting their diverse learning styles. To overcome her challenges as a coach and offer better service, she began looking for ways to customize her coaching solutions.

During her search, Allison realized Positive Psychology is a field with many different goals. “It covers so many areas, including whatever a client may go through,” she recalled. Later, she began using self-reflection tools to help her clients develop self-acceptance and self-forgiveness. She even discovered a way to help clients without a coaching goal find their purposes. She said, “There’s a lot of blame. The more they stay in blame mode, the more angry they are, and they are not able to move forward with acceptance and forgiveness. But we can find solutions in Positive Psychology.”

Whether Allison was helping clients build self-confidence, understand their attachment styles, or reframe their challenges, she quickly found that she was also learning all the time. By completing the homework Allison assigned to them, her clients were also changing. They were more engaged with their coaching and making more significant progress between their sessions. That made Allison proud. She said, “They grow and move forward at a quicker pace. That’s what coaching is about.”

1. Why is Allison’s initial trouble mentioned in the text?

A．To show her special efforts.	B．To stress her defeated career.
C．To prove the difficulty in coaching.	D．To give the reason for setting goals.

2. What did Allison do to serve her clients better?

A．She used the same coaching ways to teach them.

B．She coached them according to their own needs.

C．She tried her best to change their learning styles.

D．She helped them overcome their challenges in life.

3. What’s Allison’s attitude to Positive Psychology?

A．Doubtful.	B．Unclear.
C．Supportive.	D．Dismissive.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Allison’s clients misunderstood what coaching is about.

B．Allison learned to build self-confidence all the time.

C．Allison’s clients helped her complete homework.

D．Allison and her clients benefited each other.

8 . The most obvious dog fetish (迷恋) today is the longing for cuteness. Almost every day you can see adorable pictures of dogs and other animals that will make you smile and say, “How cute!”

It is a cultural phenomenon that the media scholar James Meese calls the “cute economy” which exists primarily on social media, is user-generated, and is heavily dominated by pictures of animals, especially pets. The goal is to generate a positive response, probably followed by a tap on the screen to “like” and “share”. We can click through image after image of cute animals doing cute things, feeling a little boost of good cheer.

The marketing researchers have identified some of the most common categories of cuteness in online pet content: animals doing silly things; animals of extreme size; animals with unusual looks; and animals behaving in ways that seem human-like. Dogs and other animals in the “cute economy” are often further humanized by being dressed in clothing and accessorized (装饰) with hats, jewellery, nail polish and fur dyed a rainbow of colors. Users who post successfully and with some strategies can make money by doing so. Thus, certain dogs have become cuteness celebrities, with millions of devoted followers and paid content from advertisers.

Unfortunately, the price of the “cute economy” comes at a serious cost. The cutest and most popular breeds tend to be those with the most significant risk of health and behavioral problems. Cuteness is often coupled with their discomfort. People are drawn to the cuteness of dogs with extremely foreshortened skulls and extremely short legs and awkwardly long bodies, such as the French bulldog and the corgi.

Actually, there are well-established health issues. We should treat the “cute economy” with caution, like resisting the commodification (商品化) of appearance by opting out of social media channels promoting the “cute economy”. We can also choose not to “like” or “share” images of dogs whose cuteness is linked with discomfort. Although we are biologically attracted to dogs that are super cute, we should be mindful in our “impulses”.

1. What is the key to the “cute economy” according to the text?

A．Taking photos of different animals.

B．Cute animals’ attractive appearance.

C．Pets’ owners’ liking adorable pictures.

D．Posting cute animals’ pictures on social media.

2. Which kind of cuteness is most likely to be the online pet content?

A．A normal-sized dog is eating bones.

B．A white cat is quietly lying next to its owner.

C．A monkey is attentively taking care of its baby.

D．A parrot dressed in a suit is singing and dancing.

3. What is the side effect of the “cute economy”?

A．It will change the animals’ nature.

B．It may make the animals not so cute.

C．It may cause health problems to the animals.

D．It will result in a decline in animal population.

4. What may be the best title for the text?

A．The Cute Economy and Its Price	B．Share Pictures or Not
C．Happiness from Pets	D．Marketing Strategy — Cuteness

9 . Online book clubs have sprung up, breaking down physical barriers to bringing like-minded book lovers into your living room. The following clubs are for you to join in 2023.

Reese’s Book Club

Actress Reese Witherspoon has been recommending her favorite books since 2017. She picks a book with a woman at the center of the story every month. There’s no cost to join, which is definitely SOMETHING. What’s more, Reese’s international reputation has authors flooding into her feed to talk about books and answer your burning questions. Do note applicants must be unpublished, including self-publishing.

Oprah’s Book Club

Oprah’s first book club was launched nearly thirty years ago, and her picks have shot to the top of bestseller lists. On her book club’s website, you’ll find videos of Oprah introducing the month’s book and sitting down with the author for an in-depth interview. You can also join the conversation on Goodreads.

Book of the Month

Book of the Month, dating back to the 1920s, is about finding the best new reads. Each month some lovely people with great taste search through hundreds of new releases to find the five best books hitting the shelves. For $14.99 ($9.99 for your first book), you can have your favorite delivered to your door.

Andrew Luck Book Club

Quarterback by day and book lover by night, football player Andrew Luck founded his book club in 2016. The Andrew Luck Book Club features books hand selected by Luck each month. While it’s open to readers of all ages and levels, Luck does provide different reading options for club members.

1. What do members of Reese’s Book Club have chance to do?

A．Get free books.	B．Publish their works.
C．Talk to authors.	D．Meet Reese in person.

2. Which book club was founded earliest?

A．Book of the Month.	B．Reese’s Book Club.
C．Oprah’s Book Club.	D．Andrew Luck Book Club.

3. What do the four book clubs have in common?

A．They are founded by celebrities.	B．They are targeted at female readers.
C．They recommend books monthly.	D．They deliver books to their members.

10 . When I was thirteen years old, I became very interested in shopping. After a while being just a buyer, I wanted to sell something. I had many things around the house from my childhood that I no longer needed. I knew, with the help of my father, I could make money. So far months and months I enjoyed myself by selling things on my dad’s account (账户).

On December 9, 2020, I opened my own account and began to start my own business. Things were going great and then I realized that selling things around house wasn’t making me the kind of money that I wanted to make, so I decided to turn my business into a resale shop. I went around to the garage sale (旧货出售处) and bought items at low prices and sold them at higher prices.

Last November, I went to a garage sale that was a little bit different. A single lady had many nice items that I knew I would sell quickly. I went up to her and started a conversation with her. Through the conversation, I knew she was jobless at the moment and needed money to support her family. I decided to sell any of her things for her to help her out. She looked at me for a moment and then broke into tears. I took away some of her things and over the next month I made over $1,500 for her! She was so thankful for all of my help.

I have never felt so happy to help someone in my life. I felt as if I had made a difference in this world and that my skills could be used to help someone who would really need it.

1. At first, __________ helped her make money by selling things.

A．the girl’s bank	B．the girl’s father
C．the girl’s teacher	D．a single lady

2. The author (作者) went to the garage sale to __________.

A．meet single ladies	B．sell things she no longer needed
C．help others	D．buy things for her resale shop

3. The author decided to help the lady sell her things because __________.

A．the lady’s items were nice	B．the lady lived a hard life
C．she liked the lady very much	D．the lady asked the author for help

4. The lady felt so __________for what the author had done for her.

A．disappointed

B．amazed

C．proud

D．thankful