1 . We’re all human, and we know there are some days when we feel good and others when we get down in the dumps. But knowing how to keep things steady, or at least more positive than negative, is a smart move for your health, both mental and physical.
At the first step, you’re supposed to try mood tracking.
·Daily Journaling
Just let it flow! Each day, write down how you felt when you woke up in the morning, at midday, and in the evening.
·Mood Chart
This is similar to journaling, but it offers a bit more structure that can help show any patterns that seem to influence your mood.
| A．Below are two popular ways to do this. |
| B．In fact, that is an unrealistic expectation. |
| C．And then there are times when our moods zip up and down! |
| D．Becoming aware of your mood trends can help you get there. |
| E．These are images you color in according to how you’re feeling. |
| F．Create a chart in your journal, on a whiteboard, or on a piece of paper. |
| G．If you notice mood changes between those time periods, write those down too. |
1. Who is the speaker aimed at?
| A．Those who feel depressed. |
| B．Those who need some rest. |
| C．Those who are music lovers. |
| A．Talk to Tessa. | B．Play some music. | C．Hang out with friends. |
| A．She's a hostess. | B．She's a musician. | C．She's a psychology teacher. |
3 . Whatever your reason for feeling blue, know that occasional feelings of sadness are completely normal and to be expected in life.
● Spend time with loved ones
Call or visit a friend or family member that you know you can count on. Since moods are contagious (传染的), try to choose someone with a positive perspective on life.
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Take a trip if you’re able to, even somewhere close by. If that’s not in the cards, try something simple like changing your hairstyle, eating dinner at a new restaurant, taking a different route to work, switching up your gym routine, or visiting a local museum. It doesn’t have to be anything significant. Even a small shift in your daily activities can improve your outlook.
● Do a good deed
It may sound counterintuitive (反常的), but perhaps one of the easiest ways to beat the blues is to do something for someone else.
●Change your environment
Your surroundings play a significant role in how you feel. If possible, a change of scenery can help you feel better. Rearrange your furniture, add plants or other pleasing decor to your home. You might also consider who you spend your time with since moods and attitudes are contagious. Negative people can bring you down, and positive people can uplift you.
| A．Change your routine. |
| B．Do something creative. |
| C．And it doesn’t cost a cent to just be nice. |
| D．There’s nothing wrong with you for feeling down. |
| E．Otherwise, you risk feeling worse than you already do. |
| F．You may try taking a walk or listening to a calming song. |
| G．Surround yourself with positive people and things to feel your best. |
4 . While everyone feels lonely at times, being alone too much can negatively affect your physical and emotional health. Studies have found that loneliness can be just as harmful to your health as smoking 15 cigarettes per day.
·Acknowledge that you’re feeling alone
Admitting feeling alone doesn’t mean you’re a loser or you’re weak.
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When you are feeling alone, sometimes it’s easier to connect with old friends than it is to make new ones. Perhaps you have lost touch with your college roommates over the years. You might reach out and see how they’re doing. Talk about how you’ve missed being able to catch up and say that you’d like to reconnect.
·Join a group or club
·Learn something new
Getting excited about something you’re learning— whether it’s a new language or a new skill— might help when you are feeling alone.
| A．It just means you’re human |
| B．Connect with people from your past |
| C．Address how you feel about being lonely |
| D．Loneliness is also linked with cognitive decline |
| E．It also might open up doors to meeting new people |
| F．Look for community activities that might be a good fit for you |
| G．It isn’t unusual to be alone and feel that you have few or no close friends |
Joe worked as a night watchman in a factory after he graduated from high school. It was a lonely job, but he was content. He stopped by the beach every day on his way home to watch the sunrise.
One day, he was walking on the beach when he noticed a bottle in the surf. Joe picked it up and saw a roll of paper inside it. His heart beat fast. He removed the lid and opened the letter. “Hi! My name is Ritchie. I’m sending this message in the hope that somebody will find it and become my friend.”
It saddened Joe to think of this boy waiting and hoping somebody would answer his message. He took his cell phone from his pocket and dialed the number written near the bottom of the page.
However, the number didn’t exist anymore. Joe was determined to find Ritchie, so he went straight to the city library for help. A librarian took him to a section of the library that felt deserted. There, she pointed him to the shelves filled with old telephone books. She sat down with him, and they searched the telephone books for Ritchie’s phone number together. Two hours later, the librarian let out an excited scream. “I found him!”
“Thank you,” Joe said, quickly copying down the address. He immediately headed for the address from the phone book. He almost screamed when he saw that the house at the address had been transformed into a hair salon. Joe stared at the sign. He held the message from the bottle in one fist and the paper with the address in the other. He walked in and explained everything to the barber. “Ritchie was born with disabilities. He has been using a wheelchair since he was a kid. Well, he’s an old man now. If you still want to find him, I hear he’s at the Serenity nursing home.” Joe thanked the man and drove to the nursing home.
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After asking to see Ritchie, Joe was shown to a sunlit room.
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One day, Joe received a call, learning that Ritchie had passed away the previous night.
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6 . I was in first grade in Mrs. Bauer’s class at a time when elementary schools held student gift swaps. I was to
I bought a Matchbox car for Paul. After all, all boys
As Paul and other boys raced their new Matchbox cars delightedly in the classroom, I tried to hold back hot tears. Though I felt
When school was over, Mrs. Bauer asked me to remain behind for a moment. I sat
Afterwards, I became
| A．arrange | B．exchange | C．create | D．share |
| A．needed | B．identified | C．possessed | D．loved |
| A．took apart | B．put away | C．picked out | D．checked up |
| A．excited | B．sorrowful | C．concerned | D．proud |
| A．amusement | B．punishment | C．puzzlement | D．embarrassment |
| A．generally | B．simply | C．eventually | D．instantly |
| A．nervously | B．shyly | C．comfortably | D．casually |
| A．respect | B．courage | C．kindness | D．confidence |
| A．shame | B．regret | C．intention | D．disappointment |
| A．toy | B．tool | C．decoration | D．prize |
| A．certain | B．hopeful | C．happy | D．serious |
| A．understand | B．assess | C．remember | D．ignore |
| A．strict | B．content | C．popular | D．familiar |
| A．afford | B．choose | C．expect | D．agree |
| A．useful | B．fashionable | C．precious | D．necessary |
7 . Every fall, like clockwork, Linda Krentz of Beaverton, Oregon, felt her brain go on strike. “I just couldn’t get going in the morning,” she says. “I’d get depressed and gain 10 pounds every winter and lose them again in the spring.” Then she read about seasonal affective disorder, a form of depression that occurs in fall and winter, and she saw the light literally. Every morning now she turns on a specially constructed light box for half an hour and sits in front of it to trick her brain into thinking it’s still enjoying those long summer days. It seems to work.
Krentz is not alone. Scientists estimate that 10 million Americans suffer from seasonal depression and 25 million more develop milder versions. But there’s never been definitive proof that treatment with very bright lights makes a difference. After all, it’s hard to do a double-blind test when the subjects can see for themselves whether or not the light is on. That’s why nobody has ever separated the real effects of light therapy from placebo (安慰剂) effects.
Until now, in three separate studies published last month, researchers report not only that light therapy works better than a placebo but that treatment is usually more effective in the early morning than in the evening. In two of the groups, the placebo problem was resolved by telling patients they were comparing light boxes to a new anti-depressant device that gives off negatively charged ions (离子). The third used the timing of light therapy as the control.
Why does light therapy work? No one really knows. “Our research suggests it has something to do with shifting the body’s internal clock,” says psychiatrist Dr. Lewey. The body is programmed to start the day with sunrise, he explains, and this gets later as the days get shorter. But why such subtle shifts make some people depressed and not others is a mystery.
That hasn’t stopped thousands of winter depressives from trying to heal themselves. Light boxes for that purpose are available without a doctor’s prescription. That bothers psychologist Michael Terman of Columbia University. He is worried that the boxes may be tried by patients who suffer from mental illness that can’t be treated with light. Terman has developed a questionnaire to help determine whether expert care is needed.
In any event, you should choose a reputable manufacturer. Whatever product you use should give off only visible light, because ultraviolet light damages the eyes. If you are photosensitive (对光敏感的), you may develop a rash. Otherwise, the main drawback is having to sit in front of the light for 30 to 60 minutes in the morning. That’s an inconvenience many winter depressives can live with.
1. What is the probable cause of Krentz’s problem?| A．An unexpected gain in body weight. |
| B．Unexplained impairment of her nervous system. |
| C．Weakening of her eyesight with the setting in of winter. |
| D．Poor adjustment of her body clock to seasonal changes. |
| A．There is definitive proof of its effect. |
| B．It serves as a kind of placebo. |
| C．It is considered as a relatively effective therapy. |
| D．It hardly produces any effects. |
| A．Winter depressives will be addicted to using light boxes. |
| B．No mental patients would bother to consult psychiatrists. |
| C．Inferior light boxes will give off harmful ultraviolet lights. |
| D．Light therapy could be misused by certain mental patients. |
| A．Winter depressives prefer light therapy in spite of its inconvenience. |
| B．Light therapy increases the patient’s photosensitivity. |
| C．Eye damage is a side effect of light therapy. |
| D．Light boxes can be programmed to correspond to shifts in the body clock. |
8 . Six years ago when I was told that my father suffered from dementia(痴呆), everything changed overnight. Until then, I was loved and lived with little
Our family started
By December last year, my father’s condition became more
We brought my father home in February when he got
| A．pay | B．honour | C．worry | D．knowledge |
| A．schedule | B．purpose | C．trust | D．help |
| A．Slowly | B．Clearly | C．Similarly | D．Usually |
| A．power | B．kindness | C．love | D．bravery |
| A．planning | B．missing | C．needing | D．remembering |
| A．game | B．outing | C．discussion | D．visit |
| A．luck | B．joy | C．pride | D．surprise |
| A．self-control | B．self-study | C．self-discovery | D．self-pity |
| A．agree | B．mean | C．guess | D．know |
| A．serious | B．common | C．important | D．special |
| A．ordered | B．forced | C．trained | D．wished |
| A．better | B．happier | C．safer | D．quicker |
| A．injured | B．lost | C．concerned | D．upset |
| A．lesson | B．change | C．story | D．reason |
| A．talk | B．stay | C．work | D．wait |
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The Person I Admire Most
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The Girl Who Never Talked
I never really felt like I fit in. I was a freshman in high school and my only close friend was Bella, whom I had known since kindergarten. Bella is and will always be one of my best friends and we often play together. However, she had other close friends too, but I didn't. I was on the volleyball team, and on the court I knew exactly who I was and where I was supposed to be. I loved all of my teammates, but when we were sitting in the stands before and after games I would just sit there quietly, totally unsure of myself.
At school, no one spoke to me and I didn't know how to get along with them. It seems like the only time anyone talked to me was just to jokingly say, "You are so quiet!... do you ever talk?" I wanted to talk, but I just couldn't find the words. I never felt like I knew what to say in a big group of people. All of these made me upset.
One Saturday after our game, Bella was supposed to come over and spend the night at my house. We always had a lot of fun together. I wished that I could talk to the other girls the way I talked to her. But before we left the gym that day, some of the other volleyball girls invited her to go to the movies with them. Since Bella had already made plans with me, they asked if I would like to go to the movies with them too. I agreed and was happy to have a chance to join them.
One of the moms drove us, and we all piled into the back seat of her Suburban-Rhiannon, Destinee, Christine, Bella, and me. I was kind of nervous at first, but once it was just us five, I came out of my shell (壳). For the first time in my life, I really felt like I was a part of the conversation, instead of just sitting there listening. It turned out that I had a lot to say.
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All the way there, an all the way back, we talked and laughed.
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I smiled, knowing I finally had friends and my school life would be much happier.
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