1 . Helping a stranger can be easier than advising someone we’ve known forever. When friends and family ask for advice, it is more complicated.
You can’t always give advice right now. Texts and FaceTime might be immediate, but your advice doesn’t have to be. You can politely explain to someone that you want to give them your full attention when you’re ready.
You don’t have to fix the problem. People who ask “What should I do?” often want to process a problem themselves.
Pay attention to patterns. When you’ve known someone for years, you’re a witness to their patterns and repeated mistakes. Instead of saying, “Ugh, you’ve said this 15, 000 times,” you can ask questions. “What do you think that means?” or “
A.Body language matters. |
B.Listen to them carefully. |
C.What’s wrong with you? |
D.What has worked for you before? |
E.Otherwise, you can do more harm than good. |
F.If we don’t get it right, we could hurt someone we love. |
G.You’re giving good advice if you can help them get there on their own. |
2 . Virtually, there is nothing that man cannot do. Only what he has to do is keep doing and doing without being discouraged. Success will come someday or other, though it may apparently be the conception about something that it cannot be done.
What the world-famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton had done by twelve years’ constant hard work was burnt out by his pet dog. But that could not discourage him a little.
All the great men in history have written their names in golden letters by means of perseverance.
A.Every action has its reaction. |
B.It is a unique precondition to success in life. |
C.In human life, perseverance plays a very important role. |
D.Their success will always remain as perfect examples to us. |
E.Columbus has left us an adventurous story of perseverance. |
F.The task that is easily done at the first attempt is undoubtedly very easy. |
G.He was able to do it again through years of hard work and perseverance. |
3 . Fancy, feathered, and fascinating, these birds surprised portrait photographer Alex ten Napel with their beauty and charisma.
In the Netherlands, Alex ten Napel makes miniature (微型的)runways in barns and backyards to capture the essence of chickens such as this Polish rooster. “I consider them walking pieces of art, “ he says.
A chicken “is not just an animal that gives us eggs, ” says Alex ten Napel, who’s been wandering his home country of the Netherlands in search of farm fowl since 2014. Taking inspiration from Melchior d’ Hondecoeter, a 17th-century Dutch artist known for his work with birds, ten Napel uses lighting, backdrops, and an elevated, catwalk-like stage to bring chickens out of the coop (笼子)and into an entirely new context.
“What I hope you see in the photos is that chickens can be proud beings or funny beings, “ he says. ”They can be like gymnasts or ballerinas. Not what most people think of when you talk about chickens. “ While each animal has different characteristics, ten Napel has noticed the emergence of some patterns throughout his travels. Roosters, or male chickens, tend to be large, visually striking, and imposing (仪表堂堂的),he says. But it’s the females ten Napel finds himself drawn toward. “I have a heart for the hens. They’re so vulnerable, ” he says. “They move me in a way that I want to protect them. “
Ten Napel first came face-to-face with a chicken while he was camping in the Pyrenees Mountains about 10 years ago. He felt an immediate connection to the species, which then became his main photographic muse.
A specialist in portrait photography, ten Napel paid attention to children and older adults-for 25 years. The chickens, he says, have reignited his passion for this type of photography. “I can’t direct them. I have to be patient and feel how they will show themselves, ”he adds. “Everything they give you is a gift. “
1. What can we infer from the passage?A.Alex took a photo for a chicken while he was camping. |
B.When taking photos, Alex usually guides the chickens to show themselves. |
C.When referring to animal characteristics, Alex prefers male chickens to female. |
D.Alex makes miniature runways as catwalk-like stages to take photos for chickens. |
A.Caring. | B.Curious. |
C.Proud. | D.Surprised. |
A.People. | B.Natural scenery. |
C.Animals. | D.Historical sites. |
A.Chickens-Proud and Funny Beings |
B.Chickens-Going From Cage to Catwalk |
C.Chickens-Visually Striking Farm Fowl |
D.Chickens-Walking Photographic Master |
9 . Have you ever felt a wave of anxiety (焦虑) when going out in public? Have you ever felt as if people were talking about you or laughing at you?
Understand the spotlight effect (焦点效应)
Many people assume that they’re being judged all the time but actually it may only be occasional. Keeping this in mind, we can look at others and think to ourselves, “Ah, they’re probably thinking about themselves right now”. Whenever you start feeling anxious outside, you can remind yourself of this.
Use cognitive restructuring (认知重建)
If you always run away from a fear, your body and mind will remember it as something dangerous enough to run away from. But if you face your fears, over time your body will start to accept them as something manageable. And your anxiety should decrease little by little. You can take baby steps here. Start off by saying thank you to people you often meet, such as cashiers or bus drivers. Then when you feel comfortable enough, move on to making small talks with them.
A.Face your fears |
B.Talk to people frequently |
C.You can turn a blind eye to people around you |
D.Well, you might be suffering from social anxiety |
E.You can also try to focus more on others than yourselves |
F.Finally, you can increase the amount and depth of these talks |
G.This is when you question the beliefs that cause your anxiety |
10 . All of us ought to be able to brace ourselves for the predictable challenges and setbacks that crop up every day. If we expect that life won’t be perfect,
Whether it’s a financial loss, the loss of respect of your peers or loved ones, or some other traumatic event in your life,
Adversity happens to all of us, and it happens all the time.
There are endless examples.
A.What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. |
B.we’ll be able to avoid that impulse to quit. |
C.these major setbacks leave you doubting yourself. |
D.Some are either there or in wait just around the corner. |
E.we’ll learn to accept imperfection and compromise with reality. |
F.But history is made by people facing hurdles but achieving greatness. |
G.People faced adversity bravely, learned valuable lessons and moved ahead. |