1 . 某英语杂志社以“我劳动，我快乐”为主题向中学生开展征文活动。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文投稿。
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2 . To improve your confidence and set yourself up for sunnier times ahead, try these strategies:

Big yourself up. Rather than focusing on the negatives, make an effort to recognise your plus points. Make a list of the things you like about yourself and compliments people pay you.     1     Give yourself a mini-makeover. Changing your appearance can have a significant impact on how you feel. It’s amazing how good a new dress, a haircut, or having your teeth whitened can make you feel.     2     Always stand tall just looking confident will help you feel more confident.

            3     Distance yourself from individuals who put you down. Research supports that supportive social relationships contribute to self-esteem. Make plans to spend time with these uplifting individuals and enjoy their company.

Try something new. Stepping out of your comfort zone will give you a sense of achievement and help your self belief.     4     It’s the right season for this fun water sport! Would you like to paint better? Look around for an art class. You’ll get to meet like-minded people too.

Spot your own talent.     5     No? It’s time to start! You might be surprised. It could be cooking, cryptic crosswords, dancing, speaking a foreign language or repairing things. Doing more of the things that you do well and taking some time to improve will boost (增强) your self-confidence.

        Honestly speaking, building self-esteem is a journey that takes time and effort. Be kind to yourself and practice these strategies consistently.

A．Always fancied paddle boarding?

B．Make plans with positive people.

C．Would you engage in outdoor exercise?

D．Refer to it when you’re doubting your worth.

E．Spend time outdoors, preferably in green spaces.

F．Do you ever think about your strengths and skills?

G．Even a humble shower can give your self-image a lift.

3 . What if a simple practice could greatly enhance your happiness, promote your physical health, improve your relationships, and even help you deal with life’s toughest challenges?     1     However, countless studies and personal stories show this powerful secret: gratitude.

Gratitude is a powerful emotion and a transformative habit.     2     It’s also about acknowledging the goodness in our lives and recognizing that the source of the goodness often comes from the outside of ourselves. It’s a celebration of the positive aspects of life, both big and small.

Practicing gratitude encourages us to change our viewpoint from scarcity (缺乏) to abundance. It prevents us from focusing on what we lack or what we want, directing our attention instead to the happiness we already have.     3     By encouraging positive emotions, gratitude can help reduce feelings of anxiety and depression. Moreover, it can enhance overall mood and emotional resilience, enabling us to better cope with stress and life’s challenges.

    4     Research has suggested that individuals who regularly practice gratitude report fewer physical problems, experience less pain, and generally feel healthier than others. They’re also more likely to engage in health-promoting behavior, such as regular exercise and routine check-ups.

Gratitude plays an important role in developing strong relationships. It helps to strengthen bonds, reduce aggression (挑衅), and promote feelings of social satisfaction.     5    .

A．It may sound too good to be true.

B．How can gratitude change your life?

C．It’s more than just saying “thank you”.

D．Gratitude can also contribute to personal growth.

E．The benefits of gratitude extend to our physical health as well.

F．People who express gratitude often report better relationships.

G．This change in viewpoint can greatly increase our life satisfaction.

4 . How We Talk about Fear Matters

Lately, there seems to be plenty to fear in the world. How we talk about what we fear might offer clues to how we perceive that emotion socially and culturally.

Get the root of fear.

    1    . In Anglo Saxon times, “fear” primarily referred to sudden danger. The root of the word dates back to “pēr” from Indo-European about 6,000 years ago. This root suggests that fear developed from a sudden (frightening) experience you passed through.

Figure out the emotional meaning of fear.

Whether emotions are viewed positively or negatively varies from culture to culture.    2     . For instance, in English, the word “anxious” can be used to mean “worried” or “eager”. But the word meaning “anxious” just means “regret” in Dargwa. Therefore, many English speakers may not view anxiety as negatively as Dargwa speakers.

Find out a fearful pattern.

In looking at such patterns across the major language families, researchers found that the word “fear” was often associated with anxiety, envy and grief in Indo-European languages. But in Austronesian languages, “fear” more often was associated with surprise.     3     .

    4    

How we talk about fear changes how we react to it. When we talk about what frightens us, it may be useful to disrupt associated meanings. In addition, how our language categorizes an emotion seems to impact whether we perceive those emotions negatively or positively.

In conclusion, fear is something that can be changed by cultural and linguistic experience.    5     . Perhaps Roosevelt was right when he in famously said “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

A．Talk more about fears

B．Change our perception of fear

C．The word fear has a long history in English

D．There seemed a fearful pattern across the major language families

E．This is based on what people have learned to associate with emotion words

F．It opens the door to potential ways to change how we talk about and react to it

G．This makes speakers of the latter languages associate this emotion with a less negative sense

5 . WHY A DOSE OF FEAR IS GOOD FOR YOU

Eleanor Roosevelt once said: “Do one thing every day that scares you.” She was onto something. Science has shown that feeling fear — in the right doses (量) — has several benefits.

·Feeling fear is fun and exciting. Many people scare themselves on purpose.     1    

When you step outside your comfort zone, it is fear that makes you feel alive, which is fun and exciting. The excitement generated can also help reduce depression by increasing adrenaline (肾上腺素), which in turn increases excitement and glucose (changed into energy).     2     A dose of fear is an “eraser” for the mind.

·    3     Being afraid of something can remind you of an area of your life that is limiting you. For instance, if you’re afraid of flying but face the fear and gather up the courage to step on an airplane, you can travel the world. Adding to your experiences means that you’ll create a varied life. You’ll also have fewer regrets.

·Fear makes you aware of what’s really important in life. How often have you said to yourself: “When I have more time, I’ll spend it with my family, pursue my passion, eat healthier or exercise more”? Fear makes you realize that “now” is the only time you have to achieve and follow through what is most important.    4    

Some say where fear meets courage is the sweet spot in which mountains get scaled and rivers are run.       5     We should all embrace our fear. Not the big fears that are life-threatening but the helpful fears that come in small doses.

A．Fear helps you succeed.

B．“Later” is never ensured.

C．Fear allows you to live life to the fullest.

D．They watch scary movies, ride roller coasters or go skydiving.

E．And every time you come through a challenge, you feel empowered.

F．Most of all, fear can be the birth place of change, creativity and innovation.

G．Actually, it’s nearly impossible to be thinking of your worries when you are experiencing fear.

6 . What is Alice worried about?

A．An upcoming lecture.

B．The students’ behavior.

C．A traditional custom.

7 . John is a barber, running a very successful business. He has a large group of regulars, some of whom enjoy a daily shave in his shop, while others just come for the occasional haircut. They keep coming because John loves to laugh, and 30 minutes spent in his shop is a medicine that cheers everyone up. His loud, booming laugh is a trademark around his town.

But John wasn’t always a barrel of laughs. In his teens and early adulthood, he suffered from depression. He often had a long face and found it hard to even smile. It was his neighbor, Mrs. Lee, who was a psychologist, that helped him out. She showed him funny videos or read light-hearted books for him, guided him to focus on things he was grateful for, rather than on things that had been bothering him. Following her advice, he forced himself to laugh as wild as possible, even if it felt fake (假的). To his surprise, after a while, he turned his life around, and real laughter came back into his life again.

Researchers say that we’re all born with the ability to laugh and that finding more ways to bring laughter into our lives does not have to be complicated. In fact, the best advice they offer is “Fake it till you make it.” If you focus on finding ways to laugh and enjoy life and try to smile and laugh even when not feeling like it, you can genuinely change your mood and laugh happily.

John also says we shouldn’t hold back our urge to laugh, even at silly things. Next time you see a funny advertisement on television, making you laugh inside, focus on letting out that laughter. Laughter can be contagious, so you may help others around you, too.

1. Why do John’s regular customers keep coming to his shop?

A．Because he is a successful barber.

B．Because they want to buy a medicine.

C．Because his laughing can lift their spirits.

D．Because he can offer them best shave and haircut.

2. Who helped John solve the problem of his teens and early adulthood?

A．Himself.

B．Researchers.

C．His neighbor.

D．His customers.

3. What can be inferred from the researchers in the passage?

A．It is difficult to find ways to laugh.

B．Laughter can be faked and finally become real.

C．The ability to laugh should be developed after birth.

D．We can watch funny videos or read light-hearted books.

4. The underlined word “contagious” in the last paragraph probably means ______.

A．spread

B．heard

C．free

D．available

8 . It was wintertime 30 years ago. I was a young father with 3 little children to support. My college education, however, didn’t ________ me a good job. Now I was working in a sawmill (锯木厂) for just above the minimum ________. Every day before I went to work, I would ________ band-aids around my fingers. Working 8 hours a day in the cold dry air had ________ cuts and scars.

That day was harder than normal. We were ________ of workers and the machines kept breaking down. We could see our ________ as the heaters weren’t working. When the day finally came to an end, I ________ my legs to my car. There I took off my work ________ to see my aching fingers. The cuts were worse than ever and ________ leaked through again. As I made a (n) ________ to fix it, my bad back cramped (抽筋). I had never felt that ________ before. I finally started my car back home and ________ fought back the tears. I wondered why life was so hard and how ________ I could keep doing this.

As I opened the door, I ________ a weak smile on my face. But it soon became ________ as my daughter screamed a sweet “Daddy”. When she threw her little arms around my neck, my heart ________ with love. All my aches and pains disappeared in her ________! In that second I remembered again I was here for ________ and I knew I could move on.

In our lives, we all have ________ fingers and band-aid days. But with love we can survive.________, work may give us a living, but love gives us a life.

1.

A．show

B．guarantee

C．teach

D．name

2.

A．wage

B．size

C．order

D．grade

3.

A．hang

B．move

C．pull

D．wrap

4.

A．applied to

B．put off

C．resulted in

D．cleaned up

5.

A．short

B．aware

C．proud

D．fond

6.

A．eyes

B．teeth

C．life

D．breath

7.

A．crossed

B．dragged

C．swung

D．kicked

8.

A．shoes

B．uniform

C．gloves

D．cap

9.

A．water

B．sweat

C．juice

D．blood

10.

A．attempt

B．excuse

C．schedule

D．deal

11.

A．nervous

B．sad

C．angry

D．lonely

12.

A．successfully

B．bravely

C．desperately

D．simply

13.

A．long

B．well

C．soon

D．often

14.

A．imagined

B．practiced

C．shared

D．forced

15.

A．obvious

B．pure

C．natural

D．innocent

16.

A．broke

B．exploded

C．sank

D．beat

17.

A．cry

B．suggestion

C．laughter

D．hug

18.

A．assistance

B．comfort

C．love

D．shelter

19.

A．slim

B．bleeding

C．nervous

D．bent

20.

A．After all

B．On average

C．In contrast

D．At last

9 . My heart pounded wildly as I saw three missed calls. After a half-dozen rings, my mom called me back. “Daddy had a heart ______ while he was surfing today. He’s dead. I’m so sorry.” I ______ to my knees in the grass, ______with sobs.

That evening, I ______ a one-way ticket to my mom. I emailed my adviser on the way to the airport. His______ brought a wave of relief: “I am so sorry! Please take whatever time you need.” During the next few weeks, my research ______ crossed my mind, and my adviser reminded me with unconditional ______, “Please don’t feel any pressure to ______ back to lab.”

After a month away, I felt the ______ thing for me would be to try to force a ______ to school. But as graduate students and professors offered well-meaning ______, I felt embarrassed and isolated by my sadness. I was ______ and uninterested in my research. I began to doubt whether my fascination for ______ would ever return.

Then a senior graduate student asked me how I was going. I didn’t ______ her well, but something about her made me ______. I broke into tears, and she shared with me her experience of ______ a loved one during graduate school. It was the first time since I returned that I felt somewhat ______.

From then on, I slowly began to feel a bit more ______ each day. I am still learning how to handle my ______. That sadness will never go away. But I also feel proud that I ______.

1.

A．operation

B．beat

C．attack

D．transplant

2.

A．slipped

B．attached

C．adjusted

D．sunk

3.

A．jumping

B．shaking

C．staring

D．pretending

4.

A．sold

B．grabbed

C．spotted

D．booked

5.

A．advice

B．sigh

C．profile

D．response

6.

A．barely

B．secretly

C．eventually

D．constantly

7.

A．alternative

B．kindness

C．patience

D．tolerance

8.

A．ring

B．flee

C．rush

D．ride

9.

A．best

B．quickest

C．easiest

D．craziest

10.

A．reward

B．reply

C．refund

D．return

11.

A．sympathy

B．gratitude

C．promise

D．comments

12.

A．unbearable

B．unbelievable

C．unproductive

D．unavailable

13.

A．science

B．life

C．family

D．travel

14.

A．treat

B．respect

C．acknowledge

D．know

15.

A．take over

B．work out

C．keep on

D．open up

16.

A．meeting

B．losing

C．guiding

D．worrying

17.

A．engaged

B．moved

C．relieved

D．satisfied

18.

A．normal

B．secure

C．professional

D．remarkable

19.

A．anxiety

B．grief

C．desire

D．prospect

20.

A．took over

B．carried on

C．turned up

D．dropped out

10 . Whether someone makes you angry, you’re upset with yourself, or you’re just having a bad day, one of the best ways to direct your angry energy is through exercise. That angry energy can build inside of you.     1     If you’re looking to direct your anger through exercise, there are exercises suitable for it.

Running is a very effective technique to calm anxieties. The focus it takes to run and the endorphins your body releases will take your mind off whatever is frustrating you. Be sure to adequately warm up and stretch before you run!     2     You can enhance the benefits by running in an area that is free of distractions like around a lake or through a peaceful part of the city.

A challenging yoga practice is a great way to control your anger to help you get through it. You may be so frustrated that getting started in a yoga practice may seem impossible.     3     You can focus on directing your angry energy into each of the movements. It may also help you to have the support of the group to help you get involved.

    4     Conditioning classes are a great opportunity to focus your angry energy into hitting a heavy punching bag while also burning a lot of calories. These classes are often challenging, so you can use your anger to help you get through the difficulty of the workout. Focus on your breathing, your technique, and harnessing your anger to deliver strong punches.

Cycling is a serious cardiovascular (心血管的) workout and you can use your anger to help you push through the difficulty of it. When you go for a ride outdoors, the extra focus it takes to navigate the outside world can provide a helpful distraction from your frustration.     5    

A．It’s advisable to find a scenic route.

B．Be sure to obey traffic laws and wear a helmet.

C．Boxing is a great way to relieve your frustration.

D．Joining a class can help take the thinking out of it.

E．Watch out for any moving cars while you’re running.

F．Breathe deeply while practicing yoga and your anger will fade.

G．Working it out is an effective way to channel your rage into movement.