1 . A lot of people think that a confident person is someone who is completely free of worry. That appears to make
So how can you
The second thing you can do is to look at what
But the thing is, if you
| A．trouble | B．sense | C．a mistake | D．a difference |
| A．So | B．Though | C．But | D．And |
| A．Independent | B．Careful | C．Brave | D．Confident |
| A．see | B．defeat | C．experience | D．forget |
| A．meet with | B．deal with | C．begin with | D．work with |
| A．feel | B．avoid | C．overcome | D．settle |
| A．useful | B．weak | C．useless | D．real |
| A．problem | B．question | C．disease | D．disadvantage |
| A．believe | B．teach | C．help | D．remind |
| A．natural | B．serious | C．false | D．formal |
| A．causes | B．explains | C．includes | D．means |
| A．bigger | B．poorer | C．better | D．higher |
| A．look into | B．find out | C．think over | D．go over |
| A．strong | B．bad | C．unusual | D．wrong |
| A．ways | B．memories | C．exams | D．methods |
2 . When Shakespeare called a good night’s rest the “cure of hurt minds,” he was really onto something. According to a recent survey, “Most days or every day” in 2020, nearly 15 percent of American adults had trouble falling asleep in the previous month. So you’re a little sleepy — no big deal, right? Wrong. A 1999 article in the medical journal The Lancet showed and decades of research suggest that “sleep debt” can have significant harmful effects on your health.
Happiness is the first to suffer. Everyone knows what it feels like to run on insufficient (不足的) sleep — you can be foggy, inattentive, and bad-tempered. A paper published in the journal Health Psychology in 2020 found that the participants without enough sleep experienced a less positive mood when they came across quite ordinary stress, and smaller increases in positive mood from pleasant events. When lacking sleep, people felt annoyed more and easier, and things feel less fun.
More seriously, sleep loss can cause clinical depression and anxiety. In 2014, Australian scholars studying young women found that a year of frequent sleep difficulties predicted the onset of depression and anxiety in later years.
Some researchers have identified long-time sleep debt as a disease — insufficient sleep syndrome (ISS). Given the reported evidence for how widespread the syndrome is, it might even be classed as an epidemic. Although no study has yet established a connection, it seems reasonable to think about whether the long-term declines in American happiness and increases in social conflicts may be connected to loss of sleep.
Whether you are a sleep-deprived student, or workaholic, or just an old-fashioned insomniac (失眠症患者), attending to sleep is a critical strategy for health and happiness. And adjusting this aspect of your life could be one of the best things you do all year.
1. Why does the author mention Shakespeare?| A．To show Shakespeare’s wisdom. |
| B．To introduce the topic of sleep loss. |
| C．To highlight a serious health problem. |
| D．To give reported evidence of sleep debt. |
| A．It made people feel negative. | B．It led to poor eyesight. |
| C．It caused depression and anxiety. | D．It was not worth much concern. |
| A．Reduction of happiness is linked to sleep loss. |
| B．Long-term lack of sleep is not a disease. |
| C．Sleep debt might affect both individuals and the society. |
| D．Insufficient sleep syndrome is a recognized epidemic. |
| A．To confirm sleep loss is a disease. |
| B．To advocate getting sufficient sleep. |
| C．To tackle widespread sleep problem. |
| D．To prove happiness suffers from sleep debt. |
I was a broke university student. I should have been going to university on a scholarship because I came from a low-income family, but a last-minute £100-a-year pay rise for my mum pushed my family over the threshold (门槛) for what defined “low-income” and I was suddenly no longer qualified for £15,000 a year in scholarship money. This news came after I’d been accepted by the university and signed the lease (租约) for my accommodation.
Despite my family not being labelled low-income anymore, I still wouldn’t receive any financial support from my family as all the income went toward taking care of my disabled brother and paying their own bills. It would be tight, but because I had savings from my part-time job, I decided to go to university anyway. After paying my rent, I had £10.20 a week for everything else including food, toiletries, and school supplies.
As I was in a new city, I really wanted to make friends, which was difficult when most of the social activities were expensive. Therefore, I jumped at the chance to do a relatively cheap coffee shop trip with my roommates who were pleasant to me.
I had £20 with me to get a cheap cup of coffee and my food shopping for a few weeks. So I headed for the coffee shop. While paying, I pulled out the note and a handful of change and realized I could pay without breaking the note, so I put it back in my pocket. It wasn’t until I arrived at the supermarket that I realized the note was gone. What should I do? I was desperate it was the equivalent (相等物) of two weeks of money. My roommates helped me look for the note. However, it was in vain. Finally, I went to school empty-handed.
注意：
(1) 续写词数应为150词左右；
(2) 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
P1: As a final attempt, I messaged the coffee shop’s Facebook page asking if they’d seen it.
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P2: I said, “Oh, ...This isn’t mine; my note was an old worn one.”
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4 . The journey towards self-improvement and personal success is often paved with challenges and obstacles.
Mindset rests on a fundamental principle: your inner beliefs and thoughts can form your reality.
Factors like talent and hard work are often highlighted in professional success.
To make full use of the potential of your mindset, it is crucial to confront and overcome limiting beliefs. You may never realize it.
| A．This isn’t merely hopeful thinking. |
| B．Effort and ability can equal a positive mindset. |
| C．The growth mindset means continuous improvement. |
| D．In fact, mindset emerges as an equally critical element. |
| E．Such beliefs can act as invisible barriers to your success. |
| F．Mindset plays an important role in building good relationship. |
| G．However, a crucial element that influences this journey is the mindset. |
5 . Tiffany Hammond and her son Aidan communicate in some familiar ways, like hand gestures and body language. But when Aidan wants to
Aidan is autistic (患孤独症的) and does not speak, so when his mom asks
“Every single time we go outside the house, there’s something bad happening. There’s a
Hammond also wrote about the
In an interview, Hammond said, “I want to
| A．express | B．enjoy | C．persuade | D．change |
| A．chances | B．questions | C．roles | D．fantasies |
| A．imply | B．inquire | C．understand | D．bother |
| A．saying | B．witness | C．cheat | D．comment |
| A．pushed | B．elected | C．warned | D．begged |
| A．avoid | B．represent | C．ignore | D．refuse |
| A．necessary | B．cold | C．different | D．equal |
| A．daily | B．weekly | C．monthly | D．yearly |
| A．cover | B．significance | C．price | D．time |
| A．imagine | B．notice | C．defeat | D．achieve |
| A．record | B．teach | C．doubt | D．celebrate |
| A．nervous | B．strange | C．dangerous | D．hopeful |
| A．create | B．organize | C．share | D．build |
| A．look for | B．pick up | C．stare at | D．serve as |
| A．Immediately | B．Fortunately | C．Actually | D．Finally |
1.对Mark给予的无私帮助，而使自己在竞赛中获奖表达感谢；
2.具体的帮助，如选材上，语言表达上及遇到困难时……
3.感谢和展望。
注意：1. 词数不少于100词；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr Mark,
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Yours,
Lihua
As the weekend comes to an end, many of us are missing out on Sunday Funday and anxious about the upcoming week. Experts have nicknamed this worry the “Sunday scaries”.
Here’s how you can ease your end-of-weekend anxiety.
When structuring your Sunday, try not to arrange too many errands and chores. If you’re feeling more stress, it’s important to make space for some activities to relax yourself. And there’s no right way to do so — maybe a midafternoon shower or bath, maybe an engaging movie or show.
Anxiety is a normal human experience, and one of the main ways to manage it is to identify your personal triggers.
Getting rid of the Sunday scaries isn’t just about minimizing the gloom of the week ahead, either. Having something to look forward to gives you something pleasing to think about, rather than only focusing on the anxiety you feel.
Make Sunday nights about doing something for yourself to reduce your anxiety about Monday. Plan some favorite foods to enjoy or go all in for some self-care.
| A．It’s a form of shifting your thoughts. |
| B．This is an opportunity to give yourself a refreshing time. |
| C．Try to figure out what’s really causing you to fear the week. |
| D．It doesn’t mean you have to shift your thoughts to something fun. |
| E．But even though the Sunday scaries are common, they are manageable. |
| F．It can be whatever feels like a helpful distraction to relieve from the stress. |
| G．Instead of sitting on the sofa and watching the clock, do something that you enjoy. |
8 . “Don’t worry; be happy” is more than just song lyrics (歌词). A growing body of evidence supports an association between optimism and healthy aging, but it is unclear how optimism impacts health. When it comes to dealing with day-to-day stressors, such as household chores or arguments with others, a new study has found that being more or less optimistic did not make a difference in how older men emotionally reacted to or recovered from these stressors. However, optimism appeared to promote emotional well-being by limiting how often older men experience stressful situations or changing the way they interpret situations as stressful.
“This study tests one possible explanation, assessing if more optimistic people handle daily stress more constructively and therefore enjoy better emotional well-being,” said corresponding author Lewina Lee. PhD, clinical psychologist at the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at the VA Boston Healthcare System and assistant professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine.
The researchers followed 233 older men who first finished an optimism questionnaire; 14 years later, they reported daily stressors along with positive and negative moods on eight consecutive (连续不断的) evenings up to three times over an eight-year span. The researchers found more optimistic men reported not only lower negative mood but also more positive mood. They also reported having fewer stressors which was unrelated to their higher positive mood but explained their lower levels of negative mood.
While studies have sustained the idea of optimism as a resource that may promote good health and longevity, we know very little about the underlying mechanisms (机制). “Stress, on the other hand. is known to have a negative impact on our health. By looking at whether optimistic people handle day-to-day stressors differently, our findings add to knowledge about how optimism may promote good health as people age,” says Lee.
1. What may be affected by optimism according to the first paragraph?| A．People’s emotional well-being. | B．Older men’s ability to react. |
| C．The way people treat daily stress. | D．The way that optimism will be researched. |
| A．By making comparisons. | B．By analyzing possible results. |
| C．By presenting different opinions. | D．By showing the course and result. |
| A．Changed. | B．Supported. | C．Expected. | D．Repeated. |
| A．A course plan. | B．A travel brochure. |
| C．A health magazine. | D．A news report. |
| A．He has to prepare for a game. |
| B．He failed to win a contest. |
| C．He dislikes watching movies. |
10 . Tricks To Becoming A Patient Person
Here’s a riddle: What do traffic jams, long lines and waiting for a vacation to start all have in common? There is one answer.
In the Digital Age, we’re used to having what we need immediately and right at our fingertips. However, research suggests that if we practiced patience, we’d be a whole lot better off. Here are several tricks.
●Practice gratitude (感激)
Thankfulness has a lot of benefits: Research shows it makes us happier, less stressed and even more optimistic.
● Make yourself wait
Instant gratification (满足) may seem like the most “feel good” option at the time, but psychology research suggests waiting for things actually makes us happier in the long run. And the only way for us to get into the habit of waiting is to practice.
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So many of us have the belief that being comfortable is the only state we will tolerate, and when we experience something outside of our comfort zone, we get impatient about the circumstances. You should learn to say to yourself, “
| A．Find your causes |
| B．Start with small tasks |
| C．Accept the uncomfortable |
| D．All this adds up to a state of hurry |
| E．It can also help us practice more patience |
| F．This is merely uncomfortable, not intolerable |
| G．They’re all situations where we could use a little extra patience |
