1 . While it’s true that introverts tend to enjoy alone time, it’s not true they dislike people or social environments. Just because you show more reservation than enthusiasm in these settings, it doesn’t mean you need to change or that you can’t make new friends. Kat Vellos, a speaker and connection coach, advises introverts to “Resist pressure from the outside world and don’t hide your true nature or force yourself to be extroverted.”

Danielle Bayard Jackson, a friendship coach, says that introverts can be good friends. “I think we sometimes joke about them being incapable or not knowing what to do…and they actually have a lot of superpowers that we don’t give credit(赞扬)to. They’re very observant. They’re really good listeners. And I think that makes for really good friends.” So, how can introverts use their strengths and make new friends in the process?

“One of my favorite ways to do this is by going to a social event, then camping out on the edge with other highly sensitive people who don’t want to be in the center of the action.” Vellos, who is an introvert herself, says. “The kitchen and the edge of the yard are where I’ve often found the best conversations and feelings of connection at an otherwise overwhelming(令人难以应对的)party.”

The key for introverts is to be mindful of how they spend their energy so that when they spend it, they spend it well. “If you know you have a small social battery and you can show up for one hour after which it’ll be overwhelming for you, make good use of that information about yourself.” Jackson says. “If you know you only have an hour to spend, choose carefully the things that you say yes to.”

As an introvert, you feel and think deeply, so this means that you have the rare(罕见的)ability to go deeper more quickly with someone new. An hour or two nay be just the amount of time you need.

1. What is Vellos’ suggestion for introverts?

A．Change yourself to make personal relationships better.	B．Make friends with more extroverts.
C．Organize various social events.	D．Accept who you really are.

2. What does Jackson say about introverts in paragraph 2?

A．They prefer to enjoy alone time.

B．They are incapable of making new friends.

C．They have many advantages that are often ignored.

D．They are more popular than extroverts in the workplace.

3. What does Vellos prefer to do when she attends a big party?

A．Stay with other introverts in less crowded places.

B．Invite other introverts to go camping with her.

C．Have conversations with sociable guests.

D．Give a hand in the kitchen.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Why we need introverted friends

B．How to make friends as an introvert

C．Ways of getting along with introverts

D．Differences between introverts and extroverts

2 . When the fifth grade school year was almost over, all the girls made autograph (签名) books. As I signed my classmates’ books, I noticed their moms had written in them, too. “I couldn’t be prouder of you. Can’t wait to see how you like junior high!” “Congratulations! We love you and know you have a bright future!”

I asked my mother to sign mine, too. When she handed it back to me, I was anxious to see what she had written. This is what I found on the page:

When a thing is first begun,

Never leave it till it’s done.

Be the labor great or small.

Do it well or not at all.

That was it? I was frozen. It was an indication to me that, if I couldn’t be perfect, I wasn’t good enough. I held back my tears, left the page in but secretly hoped my classmates wouldn’t read it.

Do it well or not at all. For years, I battled perfectionism and never felt good enough for most of my life.

When my mother was in her eighties, I gave her a book to fill out so we could know more about her. It had questions at the top of each page and then blank space to respond. I secretly hoped she’d been working on it all along. Sadly, not long after, my mother passed away. When I sorted out her belongings, what I wanted more than anything was that book. What I found stopped me short. On page ten, the question was, “What’s the best advice you got from your parents?” Her response was what she had written in my autograph book. Even though I’d memorized it years ago, I read it at a slower pace now, seeing it in a new light.

It was written to her by her mother, and she was passing it down to her daughter in the same way. A gift from her to me. She was giving me treasured, valuable advice when all I was thinking about were words of praise. I understand it now.

1. In paragraph 1, the author found that words from other classmates’ moms ________.

A．contained reflection on life

B．expressed their thankfulness

C．showed pride in their children

D．featured a formal writing style

2. Seeing her mom’s words on the autograph book, how did the author feel?

A．Disappointed.

B．Motivated.

C．Hopeful.

D．Anxious.

3. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 5 imply?

A．The author memorized the words from her mom.

B．The author was surprised to see the same words again.

C．The author found it easy to see the words clearly under the light.

D．The author began to have a new understanding of her mom’s words.

4. What gift did the author’s mom give her?

A．A vision of a perfect world.

B．Encouragement to do things well.

C．Her mom’s wisdom of loving yourself.

D．Her mom’s advice on living at a slow pace.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone makes     1     mistake at some point, but when we hurt our parents     2     love us all their life, it’s especially heartbreaking. The good news is that their big hearts have room for forgiveness if we just ask. Anna, a senior high school student, argued with her parents, and she     3     (write) a letter to his parents for forgiveness yesterday.

Dear Mom and Dad.

I’m sorry about my argument with you. I haven’t been the girl as you are expecting. My behavior was impolite. All I have done was just so stupid. I haven’t been focusing     4     what is more important. The two of you are always working hard for my brother and me. I’m sorry to miss the understanding of how hard you have been working for our family, and I just didn’t value anything I have. I now realize how you want everything to be perfect for     5     (we). It is wrong of me     6     (take) advantage of you giving me the first, the second, and the     7     (three) chances. I know if I keep     8     (perform) badly like this, I will never be a winner in the future. I want to go to college, and I want to make you take     9     (proud) in me. I promise to do better from now on.

Yours,

Anna.

Such an apology(道歉) letter is a     10     (use) way to start a conversation, and Anna’s parents forgave her.

4 . Produced by Hunan Satellite TV, Where Are We Going, Dad? invites five male celebrities from different fields and their children to spend quality time together in new environments while accomplishing various survival tasks.

Since it first aired in January, 2013, Where Are We Going, Dad? has been sweeping the whole nation and has become Chinas most popular show averaging more than 600 million viewers each week and 640 million downloads online. Even the China Daily, the official mouthpiece of the Chinese government praised its success, “The deep affection on display in the show is heart-warming. But what accounts for the show’s popularity?

Part of the appeal is the chance to peek into the lives of popular Chinese celebrities and their children. Audiences are delighted to watch the failed attempts of celebrity dads making dinner, combing hair, and disciplining children. At the same time, the cute kids themselves and their authentic and entertaining behaviors are very impressive and attractive.

“Another reason for the success of the show lies in the fact that it is a reexamination of the father’s role in traditional Chinese culture,” said the general director of the show. In a society. Still influenced by the concept that “men rule outside and women inside”, many Chinese fathers are poor at expressing their feelings toward their children. Usually they appear strict and distant. But on the show, we see fathers are much gentler on their kids and more involved in their upbringing. This show raises an important question for modern Chinese society — what is the role of fathers in today’s China?

A fascinating part of the show is that you can see many parenting styles. The five fathers on the show all have very diverse parenting styles, which is great because it shows people there isn’t just one way to raise a child. But Chinese parents increasingly realize that discussing and respecting their children’s choices may be a more appropriate way to prepare them for modern society. Meanwhile, the show can remind adults of their own childhood and the love of father. For those parents, they will rethink their own responsibility as parents and understand their kids better.

1. The chief function of the underlined sentence (in Paragraph 2) is ________.

A．to sum up the main idea of the paragraph

B．to introduce a new topic

C．to arouse reader’s interest

D．to express strong feelings

2. What can be inferred from the fourth Paragraph?

A．Traditionally children are not to be brought up by mothers alone in China.

B．Modern Chinese fathers wonder how to treat their children.

C．The role of fathers is changing in China.

D．More and more mothers go out to work.

3. Which of the following is NOT the reason for the show’s success?

A．People are curious about the celebrities’ life and their kids.

B．The show makes people reconsider father’s role in today’s China.

C．The show displays various parenting styles.

D．The audience think highly of the celebrities parenting styles on the show.

4. What is the best title of this passage?

A．Why Is Where Are We Going, Dad? So Popular?

B．The Celebrities in Where Are We Going, Dad.

C．What Is the Role of Fathers in Today’s China?

D．Various Parenting Styles in China

5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I admit that there was a time in my life when I hated my brothers. Especially, my older brother, Zach, He was 13 months older than me. As an elementary school kid, he loved making fun of his little sister: me. While Zach and I got along sometimes, we more often fought. The fighting only stopped after my parents threatened to punish us. But this never solved anything in the long term, and even though it stopped the fighting for the moment, my anger just kept growing.

Toward the end of middle school, we both began collecting Pokemon cards. We saw Pokemon cards as a sort of status (地位) symbol whoever had better cards was the stronger, better, cooler person. It became a collecting competition, and every weekend the neighborhood kids and Zach and I would gather to trade or show off our cards.

As I remember, it was impossible to know what cards you would get; it was the luck of the draw. So, it was to my great disappointment and envy when Zach got a holographic (全息图的) Charizard one weekend. Charizard was one of the rarest. The way I saw it, if you got a Charizard card you were basically the king of the world, and if you got a holographic Charizard card, you were the king of the universe. Zach had just won the ultimate jackpot (头奖).

One night, Zach wasn’t feeling well. He went to bed with a stomachache. In the middle of the night, he awoke, crying from being in so much pain. I went over to see what was happening. My parents came rushing over and second s later, Zach vomited (呕吐) all over his room; on to the carpet, himself, and. . . the magical Charizard card! My parents immediately took him into the bathroom to get him cleaned up and near a toilet in case he had to vomit any more.

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I was left in his room, my heart pounding wildly — what about the messy card?

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Zach did thank me and I felt our relationship softened a bit afterwards.

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6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When my sister, Dona, and I were little kids, my parents both joined the army. They stayed far away from our town and hardly returned home. My grandpa took on the big responsibility of taking care of us. Still, without our parents by our side, Dona and I sometimes felt lonely and sad, especially one winter.

One morning in that winter when Dona and I were sitting in our bedroom, dull and quiet, Grandpa said, “My dear, how about trying skating for fun?” Our faces immediately lit up and we answered together, “Great, we surely like it, Grandpa!”

He smiled and quickly set about building us a skating rink (溜冰场) in our yard. The process of building a skating rink was not easy. First, Grandpa laid out long wooden boards around the yard. Next, he made the base of the rink flat. Grandpa then began spraying the water, lightly at first, until the first layer of ice was established. He would then put some water onto the ice each night. And thus, the ice became thicker and thicker.

In the darkness of the night, from the kitchen window Dona and I watched Grandpa with great expectations. His back and shoulders rounded to protect him from the freezing wind. He stood alone, busying himself creating a perfect skating rink for us. The only light was from the moon and stars.

One night, Grandpa suddenly pressed his waist and the look on his face showed he was painful. Quite concerned, Dona and I rushed out and asked, “Grandpa! What’s wrong?” “My waist is painful. Don’t worry! I’ll be fine just after a little rest,” he smiled. Dona and I offered to help create the rink. But he said it was too cold outside at night and that building the rink needs much experience and lots of skills. Then, we gave up the idea of offering him a hand, but demanded he build the rink a few days later. Seeing we were determined, he walked into the room with us and had warm tea. Before long, Dona and I were tired and went to bed.

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When we fell asleep, Grandpa quietly walked out into the yard.

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Amazed, we hurriedly put on the skating equipment and rushed out._

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7 . I was sitting with my study group when I received an email from my landlord. “Your apartment has lost ______.” This was my first spring in Montreal. I’m from ______ Saskatoon in winter — so no stranger to cold weather — but the damage an ice storm could ______ wasn’t something I was used to.

A dozen thoughts raced through my head. With no Wi-Fi or heat, how would I cook supper or finish my ______ for grad school? “You can come and stay with me.” My new friend Kanika’s voice cut through the noise of my ______. I hesitated because I didn’t want to ______ her with a house guest at such short notice. But she ______.

An hour later, I watched in ______ as the friend I had met only six months ago quickly and generously prepared her own room for me to use. Our night ______ continued into the morning, from what we wanted to do after our graduate studies to our ______ childhood cartoon characters. It turned out that we had much in common.

During my ______, never once did Kanika ask how much longer I was going to be at her place. ______ she always assured me that I was welcome to stay for as long as I needed. When my power finally came back, we were both sad that our adventure together had come to an end, but ______ that we had made so many memories. What I ______ would be a stressful, lonely week turned into one of friendship and fond memories. And I’ll remember that ______ when I see someone else in need.

1.

A．appeal

B．power

C．sponsors

D．slogans

2.

A．fascinating

B．outstanding

C．uplifting

D．freezing

3.

A．cause

B．limit

C．tolerate

D．detect

4.

A．reward

B．assignment

C．request

D．certificate

5.

A．businesses

B．notices

C．thoughts

D．desires

6.

A．recognize

B．entertain

C．burden

D．charge

7.

A．insisted

B．arranged

C．approved

D．explained

8.

A．amazement

B．curiosity

C．sorrow

D．embarrassment

9.

A．schedules

B．imaginations

C．expectations

D．conversations

10.

A．changing

B．mistaken

C．dramatic

D．familiar

11.

A．age

B．stay

C．study

D．escape

12.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Rather

D．Anyway

13.

A．grateful

B．puzzled

C．regretful

D．interested

14.

A．expanded

B．confirmed

C．feared

D．guaranteed

15.

A．generosity

B．thrill

C．satisfaction

D．kindness

8 . Castillo wrote a letter to her father for his 50th birthday. Her father, who suffers from Down’s syndrome (唐氏综合征), had at one point been a(n) _________ in her life. But in her letter, she wanted the world to know how much she _________ and loves her father.

Castillo said it took years before she had the courage to _________ the truth about her situation and her father. She got bullied at school because the other kids saw her father as “_________”. She didn’t understand at the time why the kids were bullying her. _________, she thought of herself as a “coward daughter”.

“You _________ love, understanding, patience and acceptance as any individual with Down’s syndrome should,” she wrote.

Besides having Down’s syndrome, her father has a wide _________ of health complication (并发症). Therefore, her father has been in and out of the hospital getting all sorts of _________. Castillo wrote that her father is the “most _________ person” because of what he went through, yet he rarely complained. But there were times when he couldn’t __________ the pain and broke down in tears, which hurt her greatly and made her cry. But her dad kept persisting (坚持), which gave her __________.

“Dad, no words can sum up how __________ I am for being a(n) __________ daughter. If there is one thing I regret, it is __________ you from my life because I was afraid of getting bullied. But I love you more than you could ever __________ and I am always inspired by you,” she wrote.

1.

A．pride

B．encouragement

C．embarrassment

D．puzzlement

2.

A．praises

B．believes

C．admires

D．assists

3.

A．reason out

B．face up to

C．seek after

D．clear up

4.

A．typical

B．different

C．rude

D．troublesome

5.

A．Still

B．Moreover

C．Instead

D．Meanwhile

6.

A．reserve

B．deserve

C．preserve

D．demand

7.

A．area

B．division

C．range

D．circle

8.

A．examinations

B．operations

C．treatments

D．medicines

9.

A．courageous

B．selfless

C．promising

D．pessimistic

10.

A．bear

B．relieve

C．kill

D．remove

11.

A．faith

B．ambition

C．strength

D．example

12.

A．awesome

B．sorry

C．casual

D．shameful

13.

A．lucky

B．lovely

C．absent

D．intelligent

14.

A．keeping

B．hiding

C．saving

D．drawing

15.

A．guess

B．recover

C．know

D．seize

9 . Macie Semrau, a 6-year-old girl from Eliot, Maine, seldom missed school. So, when she refused to even get dressed one day, her mother decided to allow her to stay home with her father Kyle and her 4-year-old brother Caleb. The family would later be extremely thankful that the little girl refused to leave after she found her father passed out in the basement.

After returning from his night work, Kyle was feeling light-headed. He told his wife Kate that he would be laying low for the day with their children. He finally made his way to the basement. Macie paid attention to her father’s condition when she heard him shouting, and she and Caleb went to have a look. Macie found her 37-year-old father was about to lose awareness (意识). She asked him for his phone’s passcode (密码) so she could unlock it. After successfully opening his phone, she found the local police department’s number and called the police.

Smith was floored by Macie’s decision-making and her ability to stay calm. The little girl listed the family’s Goodwin Road address while explaining that her father was in trouble. In the meantime, Caleb comforted his father. Thanks to Macie and Caleb, he was sent to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, where he required four liters of oxygen (氧气) and spent three days recovering.

“I’m very lucky, obviously because of my daughter and son and the police’s response” said Kate. “It was quick,” he added, mentioning that the police arrived just in two minutes thanks to Macie’s call. “It was unbelievable. I was in tears myself,” he said.   

The Eliot Police Department also praised the young girl for her quick thinking and strong awareness. Eliot Police Chief Elliot Moya praised the Semraus for teaching their children about awareness of their surroundings (环境) as well as communication skills. Can your child open your phone and call the police? If not, now’s the time for them to learn.

1. What do we know about Macie from paragraph 1?

A．She was late for class regularly.	B．She went off to school almost every day.
C．She enjoyed staying home with her father.	D．She liked to play with her brother at home.

2. What did Macie think of first to help her father?

A．How to call for help with her father’s phone.

B．How to give emergency treatment to her father.

C．How to send her father to hospital with her brother.

D．How to get her father’s phone to connect to the Internet.

3. Why did Kyle say he was lucky?

A．His daughter was wise to skip school that day.

B．His kids and the police’s response was immediate.

C．A policeman happened to be there to come to his help.

D．The police department’s phone was not busy that day.

4. We can infer that parents had better teach their kids to ________.

A．fit into their new surroundings	B．show off their communication skills
C．remember the police’s phone number	D．learn some practical life skills earlier

10 . My dad is easy-going and has a gift for chatting. He ________ a fast food restaurant called Queenie’s Weenies, which is specialized in hot dogs. I work with my dad at the ________ on weekends.

One Saturday, we went ________. As we got into the checkout line, I ________ something: our cashier (收银员) was very ________! She ________ no smiles, no greetings and no small talk. Her “anger aura (光环)” was obvious and kind of ________ to me. When we ________ to check out, I was thinking that we should just pay for our things and leave quickly. My dad had a different ________. When it was our turn, he started ________ her.

Dad said, “Hi, how are you today? This is my son. I have a restaurant, and we ________ together. It’s called Queenie’s Weenies. Drop by my restaurant sometime and I will ________ you to my hot dogs. I’m good at cooking them.” By the time we ________ checking out, the cashier was smiling. She said, “Thanks, umm… I hope you and your son have a very nice day.”

Back in the car, Dad said to me, “The cashier was obviously ________ today. It happens to everyone. Smile ________ or give a few kind words, which is all it takes to make one a little more delighted.”

1.

A．owns

B．describes

C．visits

D．recommends

2.

A．supermarket

B．hospital

C．restaurant

D．company

3.

A．hiking

B．camping

C．exploring

D．shopping

4.

A．imagined

B．believed

C．noticed

D．remembered

5.

A．beautiful

B．unhappy

C．professional

D．polite

6.

A．received

B．needed

C．avoided

D．offered

7.

A．suitable

B．frightening

C．special

D．friendly

8.

A．helped

B．refused

C．waited

D．forgot

9.

A．problem

B．idea

C．hope

D．experience

10.

A．talking to

B．looking after

C．going after

D．laughing at

11.

A．work

B．play

C．tour

D．exercise

12.

A．drive

B．tie

C．treat

D．lead

13.

A．quitted

B．finished

C．missed

D．regretted

14.

A．in peace

B．in danger

C．in a hurry

D．in low spirits

15.

A．warmly

B．immediately

C．secretly

D．comfortably