1 . A heartwarming letter written by Yuan Longping, known as “the father of hybrid rice”, has caught people’s eyes as the nation is mourning (悼念) over his passing away. In 2010, at the age 80, Yuan wrote this letter in memory of his late mother, Hua Jing, and many are deeply touched by its sincerity (真情).

In the letter, entitled“The Rice is Ripe (成熟), Mom”, Yuan recalled the old days with his mother in Anjiang town in Central China’s Hunan province, where his mother was buried in 1989.

Born in a wealthy family in Yangzhou, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, Hua Jing was well educated and open-minded. She taught Yuan English when he was very young. Having never worked in the fields, Hua moved to Anjiang town to support her son’s family and research.

“Mom, the rice is ripe and I come back to Anjiang to see you... Every time when I was able to deliver a speech to the audiences from around the world or take a prize in my study, I always thought of you. You made me who I am. People say I’ve changed the world with one tiny rice seed but mom, I know you sowed (播种) the seed in me when I was a little boy.”

1. Why did Yuan Longping write a letter in 2010?

A．To honor his mother.	B．To attract people’s eyes.
C．To comfort his mother.	D．To public his achievements.

2. What moved many people deeply in the letter?

A．The seed.

B．The emotion.

C．The speech.

D．The education.

3. What can we know about Hua Jing?

A．She was born in a poor family.	B．She used to work in the fields.
C．She didn’t get any schooling.	D．She moved to Anjiang for her son.

4. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．The speech to the audience.	B．The growth in Anjiang.
C．The seed of Yuan’s mother.	D．The prize in his study.

2 . First, all participants found it quite easy to link colors and emotions. This was particularly true for colors like red, black, or yellow. Other colors, like brown and purple, received fewer associations. We found that colour-emotion associations were not one-to-one, but many-to-many.

Participants did not select one emotion for a colour, but often chose several emotions. In turn, different colors were linked to the same emotion, like pleasure, which was associated with red but also yellow, orange, pink and purple.

What you can also see is that most colors were associated with positive emotions. Only brown, grey and black—that is, darker colors—were associated with negative emotions. Red was the most controversial colour. For some, it was a very positive colour—the colour of passion, love and desire. For others, it was a negative colour—the colour of danger, anger and hate. For even others, it was both positive and negative. What connects all these emotions and ideas is the fact that red is activating and strong.

Second, we found few cultural differences. In other words, many colour-emotion associations seemed universal. Most participants agreed that pink was associated with love and pleasure, yellow with joy and amusement, or that black was the saddest colour.

Third, if you are interested in cultural differences, we found some specificities too. For example, in addition to the universal associations of love and anger with red, Chinese participants also associated joy and amusement, while Nigerian participants additionally associated fear with red. Another example is the association between purple and sadness that only Greek participants chose. For others, purple was generally a positive colour with very little agreement on the exact emotions associated with purple.

Fourth, participants whose languages were more similar to each other also had more similar associations. To arrive at this finding, we estimated the degree of linguistic (语言的) similarity between two languages, which shows how related or unrelated they are. And then, languages from different language families, like English and Chinese, would have the lowest similarity scores.

1. Which colour is most likely to cause controversy?

A．Black.

B．Red.

C．Yellow.

D．Brown.

2. What is pink associated with according to most participants?

A．Love and pleasure.	B．Joy and amusement.
C．Anger and sadness.	D．Fear and disappointment.

3. Which group of people associate purple with sadness?

A．Chinese participants.	B．Nigerian participants.
C．Greek participants.	D．English participants.

4. What’s the best title of the text?

A．The Deep Meaning of Colours

B．The Link Between Colours and Emotions

C．Cultural Differences in Different Countries

D．Linguistic Similarity Between Two Languages

3 . Everyone feels anxious or nervous at times. Feelings like these can surface when you face a challenge.     1     You might feel anxious when it’s your turn to speak in class. These feelings can be uncomfortable, but you can manage with the help of the following tips.

●Start with a growth mindset (思想倾向).

Some people have a fixed mindset. They might think, “This is how I am. I get anxious before speaking in class. So I don’t raise my hand.” With a fixed mindset, people don’t think things can change. But people with a growth mindset know they can get better at just about everything — with effort and practice.     2    

●Notice what anxiety feels like for you.

Get to know the body feelings that are part of anxiety. When you’re anxious, do you feel “butterflies”? Shaky hands? A faster heartbeat? Know that these feelings are part of the body’s normal response to a challenge.     3     Next time they happen, try to notice the feelings without getting upset. Accept them and let them be there.

●    4    

When you’re anxious, it’s common to tell yourself things like, “I can’t do this.” Or “What if I mess this up?” Instead, tell yourself something that could help you face the moment with a bit of courage, “It’s OK to feel anxious. I can do this anyway.” It’s facing the anxiety that helps you manage it. This is called exposure.

Learning to cope with anxiety takes time and patience. Most of all, it takes practice and willingness to face it. It starts with one small step.     5    

A．Give it all of your attention.

B．That includes dealing with anxiety.

C．Talk yourself through anxiety and face it.

D．They’re not harmful and they fade on their own.

E．It can help you “reset” and be ready to move forward.

F．For example, you might feel nervous before taking big exams.

G．The more you practice, the better you’ll get at managing anxiety.

4 . Eating well and getting enough sleep is great for self-care. Self-care also means taking time to manage stress and practice self-compassion.     1    

Breathe

Become mindful of your breathing. Take a few minutes each day to focus on your breathing. Start by taking a deep breath.     2     . As you continue, your breathing becomes deeper. As your breathing becomes much deeper, you will feel much more centered and calmer. You will feel you can manage whatever is happening right now.

Accept

Accept yourself, your feelings and the imperfection of life. The path to self-care starts with acceptance of your struggles.     3     , our mind stops struggling and grows quiet. Rather than trying to change or control difficult emotions from the inside, allow them to be there, and your mind will rest.

Write

    4     Write down the situation you must accept and all that you are feeling. Write down the things in your life that are weighing on you. Write the things you need to do. Choose the easiest task on the list to complete. Say to yourself, “ In the morning, I will do the easiest thing I can do from the list. Once I finish the easiest task, it is much easier to work on the second. ”

Walk

An easy way to care for yourself is to take a walk. Walking can distract your mind and create space between you and the stress in your life. Walking can be a resource for healing. When you sit around thinking about upsetting things, it will not help you.     5     . Often you will relieve the stress within your body by walking.

A．When we accept them

B．If we wouldn’t accept ourselves

C．Begin a simple writing exercise

D．Research shows that running benefits health

E．At first, your breathing is short and shallow

F．If you start walking, your physical energy changes

G．Here are four simple ways to quiet your mind and ease your stress

5 . My Grandma’s Mug (马克杯)

When I was growing up, one of my favorite traditions was Sunday-morning breakfast with my grandparents. They lived up the street in our tiny river town and welcomed any mass-goers from our large _________ family to their home after.

As soon as we walked in the door, Grandma got busy making a fresh pot of coffee, while Grandpa took _________ at the stove. The rest of us _________ the table before gathering around it in _________ of the meal.

Once her family had finally had their _________ , Grandma would _________ in her chair in the living room, leaving the _________ in the kitchen for cleanup later. Her coffee mug on the table next to her, Grandma joined in on the various _________ that were happening around that comfortable room.

Both of my grandparents have _________ in recent years. As the holidays __________ , I find myself __________ to see Grandma and Grandpa in that kitchen just one more time.

The sights, sounds, and smells of those cherished mornings __________ over me recently when I went to pour my own morning coffee. As I __________   a certain mug, the memory of my grandma in her kitchen — coffee in hand, making sure we were all taken care of — brought __________ to my eyes. Knowing her hands once held the coffee mug helps me feel __________ to her and the love we will always share.

1.

A．expanded

B．extended

C．nuclear

D．royal

2.

A．office

B．action

C．charge

D．breath

3.

A．set

B．mark

C．book

D．turn

4.

A．favor

B．honor

C．control

D．anticipation

5.

A．own

B．fill

C．way

D．day

6.

A．settle

B．twist

C．shift

D．fold

7.

A．gifts

B．foods

C．chaos

D．guests

8.

A．changes

B．accidents

C．courses

D．conversations

9.

A．passed away

B．broken down

C．turned up

D．given in

10.

A．disappear

B．approach

C．conclude

D．follow

11.

A．deserving

B．longing

C．growing

D．pretending

12.

A．slid

B．sprang

C．handed

D．washed

13.

A．caught sight of

B．got rid of

C．lost sight of

D．ran out of

14.

A．luck

B．tears

C．clouds

D．shades

15.

A．addicted

B．exposed

C．connected

D．committed

6 . Why do we feel anxiety about starting something new? Why do we hold ourselves back from beginning a new job, a new business, starting or ending a relationship?     1    .

The first way we can begin to deal with our anxiety is to acknowledge it. When we don’t acknowledge our fear,     2    . That’s why it’s so important to reflect on why you are hesitant to begin your new project. Without reflection, fear runs rampant (猖獗的). But once the anxiety is acknowledged, you can begin to ease it with logical and emotional arguments.

    3    . One powerful way to ease your fears is to embrace your anxiety. Get familiar with the feeling of being afraid, and accept it! It’s there to protect you, but it doesn’t have to control you. In fact, go ahead and accept that failure is possible. Even plan on doing it wrong first.

Another way to reduce anxiety is to concentrate your life on leaning, instead of achievement. When you shit your focus away from badges of success and to a learning mindset,     4    . Your ultimate goal is simply to learn.

Finally, just remember everyone feels fear. Everyone has to go through learning periods before they find what really works. All the most successful people have actually just failed more than regular people. Though having failed many times, they’ve ended up learning more than most and building something great.     5    . That’s why we need courage. So if all else fails, just do it scared.

A．it’s easy to let it control us

B．we’re nervous to reveal ourselves

C．Next, accept the possibility of failure

D．it makes trying new things much less scary

E．Try the following to overcome that fear and move forward

F．Secondly, failure does not make you any less worthy of trying

G．Actually, anxiety about starting something new never really goes away

7 . Work - related anxiety can have a harmful effect on some people. Anxiety at higher levels can leave some people feeling defeated by their work tasks, to the point they freeze.     1    .

Check in with yourself regularly

Some people get well caught up with their daily responsibilities. So they don’t consider whether the level of anxiety they feel is proportional (成比例的) to whatever situation they’re worried about.     2    , get something to drink or take a short break, and ask yourself: “How am I doing?” “Am I stressed?” Being aware that the times your anxiety level is rising can warm you that it's time to use stress - managing strategies.

Accept uncomfortable feelings

    3    , accept that they’ll pass. Accept that you won’t know everything about your new job right away. Some helpful things to say to yourself in this situation might include “I’ve learned new jobs before and it's turned out alright”, and “I should give myself some time to adjust before assuming this won’t work.”

Get up and move

It’s common to feel like your body is filled with extra energy when you’re anxious. That can create cognitive (认知的) disagreement.     4    . Even a small amount of exercise can improve your mood.

Seek help from your employee assistance program

If you’ve tried various relaxation techniques and still aren’t able to shake continuous anxiety, it may be time to seek help.     5    . And consider using your company’s employee assistance program as a resource. Many employers have such programs to put you in touch with the right mental health professional.

A．When you’re hungry, angry or tired

B．Every time you stand up from your chair

C．Using unhealthy options is a bad approach

D．If you’re feeling restless, go for a walk around

E．Rather than try to deny uncomfortable feelings

F．Talk to trusted friends, relatives and spiritual leaders

G．Fortunately, there are strategies for coping with this stress

8 . 学校将为毕业学生举行毕业典礼，邀请你作为学生代表发言。请你用英语写一篇发言稿，要点如下：
1.感谢父母、老师和同学；
2.简单叙述对学校生活的感受；
3.对未来的展望。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．不要逐条翻译，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．文章开头已给出，不计入总词数；
4．文中不能出现自己的真实信息。
Dear teachers and schoolmates,

Good morning! It is a great honour for me to deliver a graduation speech on behalf of my classmates.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9 . I was visiting members of my late husband John’s medical team. They had worked hard when he _________ lung cancer. Each time I _________them for all they had done, I felt myself gaining closure.

Then I _________ to John’s favorite Chinese restaurant. We’d gone there after so many of John’s treatments. I wanted to talk to the manager, who knew about our _________ and had always been kind to us. When I pulled over, I could hear John’s voice in my cars. The _________ John told me every time I got behind the wheel. “Drive _________.”

This phrase was one of the ways he showed his _________. I knew when he said it, he was also saying, “I care about you.”

I took the manager aside. “I want you to know that John had _________.”

She _________. I gave her a hug __________ that John and I had so many people who cared. We exchanged some __________ of him and shared a few laughs.

As I was about to leave, I spotted a fortune cookie left by the manager. Should I__________ it? I didn’t need a fortune to tell me that life without John would still be__________. Still, just for fun, I opened the cookie and __________ the small piece of paper inside.

“The __________ ahead is long,” my fortune read. Drive safely.

1.

A．treated

B．battled

C．survived

D．removed

2.

A．favored

B．supported

C．thanked

D．praised

3.

A．rushed

B．fled

C．wandered

D．drove

4.

A．demand

B．situation

C．preference

D．relation

5.

A．secrets

B．Words

C．orders

D．warnings

6.

A．bravely

B．carefully

C．slowly

D．safely

7.

A．presence

B．devotion

C．comfort

D．love

8.

A．passed away

B．broken down

C．gone away

D．backed down

9.

A．panicked

B．shouted

C．cried

D．hesitated

10.

A．surprised

B．cheerful

C．satisfied

D．grateful

11.

A．memories

B．opinions

C．expectations

D．updates

12.

A．keep

B．open

C．return

D．taste

13.

A．boring

B．tough

C．full

D．stable

14.

A．flattened

B．folded

C．shared

D．grabbed

15.

A．line

B．story

C．road

D．race

10 .

A．She regrets spending her holiday there.

B．The activity is not satisfactory at all.

C．More activities should be organized.

D．The activity brings her great pleasure.