1 . Humans have a lot of emotions. Expressing anger over a broken promise or a lost opportunity is as healthy as expressing joy and sadness and should be encouraged. However,if anger is frequently expressed, it can prove to be harmful for many reasons.     1     Let's take a look at some ways that you can manage your anger.

    2    A recommended way to do with anger and recognize how frequently you have this emotion is by keeping a journal to track your emotions. In order to understand your feelings better, note the causes that push you to outbursts, as well as the thoughts that run through your mind when this happens.

Try positive exercises. When you feel the obvious signs of your anger building up, try to focus on positive practices like deep breathing to calm yourself down.    3     This can help to prevent an outburst and the negative outcomes that accompany it.

Reach out to loved ones. Just as you would open up to loved ones over the pain of heart break or the joy of a promotion, calling loved ones when you're about to lose control of your temper is a healthy way of dealing with the emotion.    4    

See a psychologist. Sometimes you feel that your emotions are too strong and unstable to be contained through self-help.     5     It's always a welcome way to get things under control.

A．Keep a mood journal.

B．Note all the thoughts in your mind.

C．Seeking professional guidance is your best choice

D．Repeat the exercise until your anger is controlled.

E．They can act as a support group, calming you down.

F．But joy is a necessary part of your well-being in life.

G．So learning to deal with this emotion becomes important.

2 . Shyness is normal and it is not considered as a mental problem. All people have been shy at one time or another. Even the most confident people experienced being shy.     1    .

You probably are wondering why you are shy. It may be because of the environment you were used to or the way you were brought up. Certain events or incidents in the past may also lead to the reason why you are shy now.     2     Most shy people have shy parents and relatives and it is not surprising to find out that they too have become shy persons.

One of the negative sides of being shy is having the tendency to be passive. Most of the time shy people can’t stand up for themselves and what they believe is right.     3    This apparently influences their social life as well as work, family and other aspects of their life.

While shyness has negative aspects, it has positive sides. Shy people are usually good observers and do not get themselves into too much trouble because they try to observe their environment or any situation before they act.     4     They can also make great friends. Since they have difficulties in social scenes, making friends seems to be a must. Therefore, they value their friends wholeheartedly and have proven to be loyal and thoughtful friends.

    5     Some of them born with shy parents have successfully battled against being shy. This contributes to their constant self-improvement, developing self-esteem and trying to be exposed to new environments.

A．But in most cases, shyness proves to be genetic.

B．They are sensitive and accustomed to getting suspicious.

C．Because some people are born to be shy, they let it go hang.

D．So if you’re feeling shy, don’t worry because you are not alone.

E．They are not hot-headed and think twice before making any decisions.

F．Although shyness is something from birth, it can be improved over time.

G．They avoid crowds by nature and stay away from groups and social interactions.

3 . What makes a home? Love and sympathy and confidence. It is a place where kindly _______ exist among all the members of the family. The parents take good care of their children, and the children are interested in the _______ of their parents. Thus, all of them are _______ together by affection, and they find their home to be a _______ place in the world.

But for me, sometimes I can't feel the love from my father and can't feel the warmth of the home. _______ happen between us frequently.

“BANG” the door caused a protest. “Never _______ this house again!” shouted Father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the house and ran along the street.

A young father who held a child in his arm walked _______ me. I felt as if I saw my _______ from another space: happy and harmonious.

But now I don't know _______ it is because I have grown up or because Dad is getting ________. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron ________ between us that can never be opened.

I wandered the streets, ________ a destination in my mind. My heart was ________ on this hot summer night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people in the streets, until I had only streets to keep me company. When I finally reached the high rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still ________.

I thought to myself, “Is Father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?” After a long hesitation, I opened the door and instantly tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had ________ between us did not exist at all because love is second to none.

1.

A．greetings

B．suggestions

C．affections

D．education

2.

A．activities

B．amusements

C．games

D．difficulties

3.

A．put

B．bound

C．caught

D．led

4.

A．richest

B．funniest

C．farthest

D．cheeriest

5.

A．Regrets

B．Injuries

C．Dangers

D．Quarrels

6.

A．put heart in

B．set foot in

C．bury head in

D．keep hand in

7.

A．towards

B．past

C．beyond

D．over

8.

A．adulthood

B．adolescence

C．childhood

D．youth

9.

A．what

B．how

C．why

D．whether

10.

A．old

B．stubborn

C．angry

D．emotional

11.

A．house

B．door

C．wall

D．block

12.

A．with

B．across

C．without

D．from

13.

A．unhappy

B．melt

C．confused

D．frozen

14.

A．on

B．off

C．out

D．in

15.

A．created

B．built

C．opened

D．imagined

4 . When I was a little boy, my parents and brothers would often play cards in the afternoons. It was a (n) ________ way to pass the time and after watching countless games, I started to ________. I was only five but I learned________ and was soon winning as often as I lost. When I started school, I found out the hours of playing cards had made me good with ________. I was getting full marks on my math tests until high school when I ________ they had a thing called Algebra   (代数) . I was ________to see letters mixed in with the numbers and I struggled to ________ it. Then one day I opened a Calculus (微积分) book. One look was all to know that I would not major in math.

Instead I found ________ studying literature, history, psychology, and philosophy, which all put me on a path that I am ________on today: it is a journey of learning all I can about life and________ . One thing I did learn was that love has its own unique math that isn’t logical yet makes________. In the Calculus of Love the more love you________, the more love you have. Sharing sorrows means subtracting (减去) them. Sharing________means multiplying them.

Love like life is often more than we can ________. But our soul can. May you choose it, share it, and learn it. Only then will your life add up ________.

1.

A．exact

B．valid

C．stable

D．merry

2.

A．join in

B．mark out

C．get through

D．break away

3.

A．hardly

B．quickly

C．normally

D．apparently

4.

A．dots

B．tests

C．versions

D．numbers

5.

A．discovered

B．indicated

C．observed

D．admitted

6.

A．excited

B．shocked

C．fascinated

D．associated

7.

A．adjust

B．seize

C．learn

D．obtain

8.

A．myself

B．it

C．me

D．itself

9.

A．already

B．yet

C．still

D．ever

10.

A．value

B．love

C．talent

D．skill

11.

A．effort

B．sense

C．progress

D．difference

12.

A．talk about

B．set aside

C．give away

D．hope for

13.

A．joys

B．ideas

C．dreams

D．feelings

14.

A．accept

B．hold

C．govern

D．understand

15.

A．fast

B．much

C．right

D．altogether

5 . To show empathy is to identify with another’s feelings. It is to emotionally put yourself in the place of another. The ability to empathize is directly dependent on your ability to feel your own feelings and identify them.

If you have never felt a certain feeling, it will be hard for you to understand how another person is feeling. If you have never put your hand in a flame, you will not know the pain of fire. If you have not experienced jealousy, you will not understand its power. Reading about a feeling and intellectually knowing about it is very different than actually experiencing it for yourself.

Among those with an equal level of emotional intelligence, the person who has actually experienced the widest range and variety of feelings — the great depths of depression and the heights of fulfillment, for example, — is the one who is most able to empathize. On the other hand, when we say that someone “can’t relate” to other people, it is likely because they haven’t experienced, acknowledged or accepted many feelings of their own.

Once you have felt discriminated against, for example, it is much easier to relate with someone else who has been discriminated against. Our innate emotional intelligence gives us the ability to quickly recall those instances and form associations when we encounter discrimination again. We then can use the “reliving” of those emotions to guide our thinking and actions. This is one of the ways nature slowly evolves towards a higher level of survival.

For this process to work, the first step is that we must be able to experience our own emotions. This means we must be open to them and not distract ourselves from them or try to numb ourselves from our feelings through drugs, alcohol, etc.

Next, we need to become aware of what we are actually feeling — to acknowledge, identify, and accept our feelings. Only then can we empathize with others. That is one reason why it is important to work on your own emotional awareness and sensitivity — in other words, to be “in touch with” your feelings.

1. How does the author explain the feelings of empathy?

A．By giving examples.	B．By having classification.
C．By making comparison.	D．By providing data.

2. Which statement may the author agree with?

A．Low level of empathy leads to fewer varieties of feelings.

B．The deeper one’s feelings are, the more empathetic one is.

C．Empathy is a way we recently picked up for better survival.

D．Rich experiences may not go with a high level of empathy.

3. What’s the purpose of the last two paragraphs of the text?

A．To advise a sincere attitude to one’s experiences.

B．To suggest a right understanding of empathy.

C．To require a real bond with one’s emotions.

D．To call for true acceptance of one’s feelings.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．How Empathy Unfolds	B．Be Open to Your Emotions
C．Why Is Empathy Important	D．Accept Your True Self

6 . 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。

New research published by a team of psychologists at the University of Missouri-Columbia suggests that our own happiness     1     (influence) by the kindness and generosity we show to others.

    2     (arrive) at this conclusion, the researchers asked a group of research participants to engage in a series of     3     (experiment) that examine them in acts of their own happiness against those aimed at     4     (improve) the happiness of others. In one study, participants were given a few coins by a research assistant on the street after parking their cars. They were asked to put some coins either into their own parking meters (停车计时器)     5     in others' nearby.     6     (interesting), people who put coins in others' meters showed     7     (great) happiness than those who put money in their own, despite not knowing who they were helping.

The researchers offer a good     8     (explain) for the reasons why they come to such a conclusion. According to the researchers, an effort to make another person happy inspires feelings of closeness,     9    , in turn, explains why people end up feeling happy themselves.

But it is not just financial generosity that has the power to increase our happiness. Simply adopting an attitude that puts others' happiness above our own has     10     positive influence on our psychological happiness.

7 . Nostalgia (怀旧) has become increasingly common in our current climate of accelerated, unexpected change. More and more Americans are turning back with longing to what feels like simpler, sweeter times. They collect cassette tapes, manual typewriters even decades-old video games.

Is it a mistake to get too obsessed with the past? Some psychologists warn that too much devotion to the so-called good old days is an escape from reality; it can indicate loneliness or that a person is having a difficult time coping in the present. Psychologist Stephanie Coontz argues that nostalgia distracts us from addressing the problems of modern life and contribute to anxiety, depression , insomnia etc.

But new studies suggest that a modest dose of nostalgia is not only harmless, but actually beneficial. They suggest it helps strengthen our sense of identity and makes us feel more optimistic and inspired. It is also a tool for self — discovery and memories are a psychological immune response that is triggered when you want to take a break from negativity. Interestingly, those happy memories can be particularly beneficial both to kids in their teens and to society's elders. Recalling our childhood reminds us of “the times when we were accepted and loved unconditionally," says Krystine Batcho, a psychologist. "That is such a powerfully comforting phenomenon, knowing that there was a time in life when we didn't have to earn our love." Nostalgia can transform even the most ordinary past into legends which warms the heart and the body. Let's not forget that nostalgia has been a source of inspiration to innumerable American writers. Mark Twain recalled his boyhood, writing, "after all these years, I can picture that old time to myself now, just as it was then： The white town drowsing in the sunshine of a summer's morning."

So go ahead, daydream a little about your best childhood friend, your first car, a long - gone family pct. As Dr. Sedikides says， "Nostalgia is absolutely central to human experience. "But at the same time, keep these words of wisdom from the great inventor Charles Kettering in mind as well： "You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time. "

1. What did some psychologists in paragraph 2 probably agree?

A．Nostalgia will cause some mental problems.

B．Nostalgia makes us devoted to the good old days.

C．Nostalgia shows you are trying to get rid of loneliness.

D．Nostalgia helps us cope with the difficult time we are going through.

2. There are many benefits of nostalgia except   ________

A．It can enable us to know ourselves better.

B．It can bring us some comfort when we recall.

C．We are likely to gain attention if we recall the happy childhood.

D．We can sometimes break away from negativity with happy memories.

3. What will be talked about in the following paragraph?

A．The bad influence of too much devotion to nostalgia.

B．The reasons why we should avoid nostalgia.

C．The bad memories that always stick around you.

D．The great changes nostalgia will bring to you.

4. What's the best title of the passage?

A．We all have a soft spot for nostalgia.

B．Nostalgia is actually good for you.

C．Don't be carried away by nostalgia.

D．There are many times when we like to recall.

8 . I was sitting at my kitchen table the other day with a pen, notebook, calculator and a pile of bills. I was doing my monthly budget. There were bills for electric water, rent, insurance, the car payment, the phone bill, and the cable bill. Plus money needed to be set aside for food, gas, clothes and hopefully a little left over to save for those unexpected bills that always seemed to show up. When I was done, I shook my head, closed my eyes and thought of a time long ago when I would regularly get treasures.

When I was a boy, we lived across the road from Camp Caesar. It held week long camps all through the summer and my grandma who I lovingly called “Nanny” worked in her big kitchen. I remember slipping there getting a smile, a hug, a kiss and a hot roll from Nanny. Then she would always take deep in her pockets and pull out a treasure, a shiny quarter. She would give it to me and I would run down the hill to either get an ice cold can of coke from the pop machine or I would head to the camp’s swimming pool where I could buy a warm cup of cherry coke for 15 cents and a tiny 10 cent bag of chips from a stand. I took my time because it was always a big decision. It was nice too feeling so rich for a few minutes.

Looking back now I can see that the real treasure was not the quarter at all. It was the love with which Nanny gave it to me. I would have still visited her at work every day if I had never gotten a single quarter. It was her smile, hugs, and kisses that were priceless in my heart then and now.

The old saying is true, “With your work you can make a living, but it is with your love that you make a life.” You can always welcome love into your heart, soul and mind. And you can always share your love with others. It is that one treasure that lasts forever.

1. According to Paragraph 1, what was the author trying to figure out?

A．Where to get treasures.	B．What food and supplies to buy.
C．How to sort out these bills at hand.	D．How to balance the money available.

2. What does the underlined word “roll” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．A kind of bread	B．A kind of act.
C．A sound.	D．A greeting.

3. Which of the following best describes Nanny?

A．Considerate.	B．Generous.
C．Affectionate.	D．Enthusiastic.

4. Why does the author mention the old saying in the last Paragraph?

A．To change people’s heart and soul.

B．To show what we should value in life.

C．To explain work and love can make a life.

D．To advise more love and sharing in childhood.

9 . My relationship with my pen pal (笔友) is one of the most valuable friendships I have ever had, even though I have never met her in ___________________, or even heard her voice.

It all started in 2013. I was on my way to USC to meet with Kerstin Zilm, a German radio personality who wanted to interview me about being a ___________________ student at Long Beach City College. After the interview, a woman named Renate ___________________ out to Kerstin, inquiring how she could find me and help me financially with college. I thought it was great that Renate, who ___________________ in Germany, wanted to assist with my education.

At first, Renate and I emailed each other twice a ___________________. She wanted to know a lot more about my life growing up in Watts, my attempts to ___________________ my education, and whether there were ways ___________________ finances that she could help. I did not have a specific answer for her last question, but her ___________________ support was important. Just having someone rooting for me and my education gave me a boost.

Her support kept coming, in ___________________ forms. She would email me articles, send books, and began a ____________________ of having a birthday cake delivered to me every December on my birthday. I emailed back more frequently. When I had a good day, I couldn’t wait to tell Renate. And when I had a bad day, I couldn’t wait to tell her ____________________ because I knew she would make me feel better.

“You really have the heart of a fighter,” she would say in her email, “But fortunately you also got soul, ____________________ and compassion. In this way you are a rich person.”

Whenever I needed encouragement, she always ____________________. After a couple of years of pen pal friendship, we were emailing at least once a week. I even downloaded WhatsApp so I could talk to her more ____________________.

My friendship with Renate has become so important to me that I can no longer ____________________ a life where I was not her friend. She has become a friend forever.

1.

A．place

B．total

C．person

D．truth

2.

A．struggling

B．fresh

C．lead

D．top

3.

A．turned

B．laid

C．carried

D．reached

4.

A．locates

B．travels

C．resides

D．gives

5.

A．day

B．week

C．month

D．year

6.

A．further

B．continue

C．drop

D．deal with

7.

A．without

B．beyond

C．under

D．by

8.

A．physical

B．moral

C．academic

D．heroic

9.

A．collective

B．commercial

C．fancy

D．various

10.

A．piece

B．symbol

C．tradition

D．creation

11.

A．as well

B．instead

C．at least

D．ever since

12.

A．intelligence

B．preference

C．comprehension

D．liberty

13.

A．demanded

B．delivered

C．engaged

D．pursued

14.

A．reasonably

B．normally

C．directly

D．frequently

15.

A．clarify

B．recognize

C．uncover

D．envision

10 . 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 I was ten years old, I was a grade four primary school student in a small town. I had a happy time at school because I had a few good friends there. We usually spent our spare time together, doing our homework, going to the amusement park, playing with our pets, and sharing our happiness and sorrows together. But everything changed when my parents decided to change their jobs and moved to a bigger city. I even had no time to say good-bye to my old friends and teachers.

As I moved to the new city, I began my school life in a totally new school with new surroundings, new teachers and new classmates. During the first week, I felt lonely when I was at school. My classmates knew each other, but they didn’t know me, which added to my loneliness and sadness. That week day after day, I was sitting on my seat, pretending to be reading. How I secretly wished that someone would come to me and introduce himself to me or even play a trick on me, but disappointingly, nobody came.

Then one day, when my parents sent me to the bus station and said good bye to me, I didn’t get on the bus to school as usual. Instead, I walked and walked on the street, looking at the beautiful window displays and forgetting everything, with no worry about the new school, new teachers and new classmates. Then my empty stomach stopped me and I used my pocket money to have a bowl of noodles in a small restaurant. It was noon at the time, but still I didn’t want to go to school or go home. So I went to a park and sat on the bench, staring at the sky. And then I had a nap. When I woke up, I decided to go back to my hometown, where my former teachers and friends lived. So I went to the railway station. There I was stopped by a policeman, who asked for my ID card, which I didn’t have at the time. Then the policeman called someone and I was asked to stay with him.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

An hour later, I found my parents running towards me .

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The next day, when I was sent to school by my parents, I was afraid I would be punished.

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