1 . We have long imagined a world where we interact with computers and robots as if they were normal human beings. Science movies show computers and robots that think and feel just like humans. While these scenes exist only in the movies for now, we may be getting close to making technology emotionally intelligent.

The first step toward this is understanding what emotions are, Scientists are often unable to describe emotions in exact terms, even though we generally understand what people mean when they say they’re sad or happy.

Back in the 1950s, few scientists studied emotion. But American scientist Paul Ekman saw a lot of potential in this field. He began analyzing facial expressions, and gathered a list of over 5,000 muscle movements. These muscle movements combine to form our different expressions. His discovery of micro-expression—facial expressions that last only less than a second—allows us to read the emotions that people try to hide.

There are many possible uses of emotion-sensing technology. Dr. Chieko Asakawa, a researcher at IBM, has been blind since the age of 14. She has been developing a smartphone app that might be able to help people with disabilities. It recognizes people’s faces and facial expressions as they approach.

Another use of emotion-sensing technology can be shown through human-shaped robots like Pepper. It can comfort someone when it senses the person is sad, or tell a joke when the person is feeling playful. In Japan, Pepper is already serving customers in stores.

But as we walk on the streets, intelligent devices(设备)could record our facial expressions without our knowledge. This could allow many people to monitor(监视)or view our feelings without our permission. It may leave us with no control over who we share our feelings with. However, if we can deal with these challenges successfully, there could be many benefits for all of us if our devices become a little more human.

1. How did Ekman carry out the study?

A．By doing medical examinations.	B．By analyzing various robots.
C．By building new software.	D．By studying facial muscles.

2. Why does the author mention Dr. Asakawa’s app?

A．To present how IBM benefits from technology.	B．To describe the limitation of a new technology.
C．To show the value of Ekman’s work.	D．To praise what she has done.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph about intelligent devices?

A．They may create some problems.	B．They can take the place of humans.
C．They are of great benefit to humans.	D．They are useless in solving real problems.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Understanding other people’s emotions	B．New devices for the disabled
C．Robots that think like humans	D．Emotions in technology

2 . At a time when we are all experiencing an extraordinary level of stress, science offers a simple and effective way to bolster our own emotional health. To help yourself, start by helping others.

Our bodies and minds benefit in a variety of ways when we help others. Some research has focused on the “helper’s high”. Studies show that volunteering, donating money, or even just thinking about donating money can release feel-good brain chemicals and activate the part of the brain stimulated by the pleasure of food. Studies of volunteers show that do-gooders had lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol on days they did volunteer work.

In fact, the act of giving advice has been shown to be more beneficial than receiving it. In a series of studies of 2,274 people, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago found that after middle school students mentored younger students about studying, they ended up spending more time on their own homework. Overweight people who counselled others on weight loss were more motivated to lose weight themselves.

Feeling responsible for other people also can help us cope with whatever challenges life brings. Emily A. Greenfield, an associate professor of social work at Rutgers University, studied a concept called ”felt obligation“, which is measured by asking people questions such as how obligated they would feel to give money to a friend in need, even if it meant putting themselves in a bind. Dr Greenfield analysed data collected from 849 participants in an ongoing study of health and well-being that asked about felt obligation as well as health-related declines they experienced over time, such as problems carrying groceries or walking a block.

As it turned out, the people who had higher levels of felt obligation—meaning they were the type of people to sacrifice for others—coped better with their own life challenges.

She noted that caring for others helps us to regulate our own emotions and gain a sense of control. “When we remind a friend that social distancing measures are temporary, and this too shall pass, we are also, in effect, reminding ourselves and serving to regulate our own emotions,” she said.

1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A．Donating money can release brain chemicals making people feel good.

B．Giving advice is more beneficial than giving money.

C．Overweight people helping others on weight loss are discouraged from losing weight.

D．People having higher levels of felt obligation are less likely to help others.

2. The underlined word   “bolster” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “_________“.

A．improve	B．maintain
C．ruin	D．blow

3. Which one is NOT a benefit of helping others?

A．Better handling life difficulties.

B．Having lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

C．Expressing emotions more accurately.

D．Achieving a sense of control.

4. The best title for the passage is “________”.

A．The Challenge for Volunteering	B．A Beneficial Attempt
C．The Rapid Growth of Volunteer Work	D．The Science of Helping Out

3 . Cope With Loneliness or Depression

My grandmother, Margaret lived to be 104, spending the last 16 years of her life in a nursing home. Although ______ kept in a wheelchair from severe arthritis(关节炎), she was mentally sharp until her ______. In fact, she was one of the very few residents there who could still think clearly. ______ the passing years, friends and family members died. Yet, when I had the ______ to visit her, she never seemed to be despondent or ______ of being lonely. After my visits, I ______ left thinking “If I lived that long, would I have the same ______? Was there something special or different in the way she thought that prevented her from becoming ______ ?”

By our very nature, human beings are relational. As social beings, we need some sense of ______ to the world around us, whether it’s through people or the ______ world. In what appeared to be the very ______world of my grandmother, she had ______ close relationships with the nurses on her floor. I’ve ______ a lot on the example my grandmother provided during her ______ years. I’ve asked myself many questions about aging and how to ______ a sense of well-being as our world ______ to narrow from the death of family and friends or major health issues. Perhaps what I’ve ______ will help you, too.

Being alone. What does that ______ bring into your mind? The way we feel about being alone has something to do with the way we frame it. For example, you ______ be in a large group of people and still feel very lonely. Yet, some people seem to recharge and actually energize by taking the time to be alone. Once your thoughts and feelings change, it will be ______ for your behavior to change as well.

1.

A．mentally

B．sadly

C．happily

D．physically

2.

A．recovery

B．death

C．victory

D．failure

3.

A．While

B．As

C．Until

D．With

4.

A．chance

B．honor

C．right

D．choice

5.

A．complained

B．reminded

C．informed

D．thought

6.

A．never

B．sometimes

C．always

D．seldom

7.

A．ability

B．luck

C．attitude

D．age

8.

A．depressed

B．disappointed

C．annoyed

D．excited

9.

A．achievement

B．direction

C．connection

D．humor

10.

A．amusing

B．amazing

C．different

D．natural

11.

A．small

B．huge

C．difficult

D．broad

12.

A．developed

B．invented

C．held

D．found

13.

A．regained

B．realized

C．reflected

D．recognized

14.

A．long

B．lonely

C．early

D．last

15.

A．organize

B．maintain

C．spread

D．broadcast

16.

A．promises

B．prepares

C．seems

D．starts

17.

A．calculated

B．collected

C．discovered

D．described

18.

A．phrase

B．word

C．sentence

D．passage

19.

A．would

B．can

C．must

D．should

20.

A．better

B．happier

C．harder

D．easier

4 . 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.

5 . 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。

Moving in with my mom wasn’t just a necessity. It was a chance for a much     1     (deep) family relationship.

A few weeks after my father’s death, I returned     2     my childhood home and discovered the dining room smelt of dead flowers. I     3     (throw) them all into the green waste bin, wondering how she would live her life without my father. Who would keep the house from     4     (feel) too empty? Independent as my mother was — she was a research     5     (science) who still headed her own lab — who would watch out for her?

I looked around the kitchen, trying to picture living here with her, my husband, and my twin sons,     6     were under a year old. She never asked openly for her children to return home, but we were supposed     7     (understand) these expectations without explanation. She and my father had done so much for me and my brothers and sisters, and just     8     they’d had a duty to us, we had a duty to them.

Within     9     (day) of our arrival, my mother began developing her own habits. One morning before she left for work, she put on a CD and danced     10     (happy) with her grandsons in the kitchen. “The way they laugh lifts my day,” she said, with her face brightening. To me it was a ray of sunshine after her sorrow.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。1.

A．Anxiety.	B．Truth.
C．Sympathy.	D．Time.

2.

A．She is older than he is.

B．She is a medical student.

C．She has a great sense of humour.

D．She has had a similar experience.

3.

A．He has never heard of them.

B．He didn’t have their number.

C．He hasn’t had the time.

D．He couldn’t afford the fee.

4.

A．The home telephone number of a consultant.

B．A course on how to cope with stress.

C．A book on how to pass examinations.

D．A lecture on “Students in Distress”.

7 . Everyone gets angry sometimes, but being angry doesn’t really solve much. Your goal is to calm yourself down. This is _________ for some people. Instead of calming down, they might get more and more upset _________ they explode like a volcano. Some people might say they have trouble _________ their temper. Sometimes angry feelings can be hard to _________. So what do you do if your temper is like a volcano?

Well, the good news is that people don’t keep making the same mistakes over and over again. You can _________ your temper. Here are steps you can take at any time.

Get a lot of _________ activities. Exercise can be good because it is a way of _________ energy and stress. You can dance around your room to your favourite music, too.

Talk to your mum or dad. If you’re having trouble with your temper, tell your parents you’re trying to do a better job of controlling yourself. Let them know you are going to ask for their help.

Put _________ into words. Get into the habit of saying what you are feeling and why. Using words might help you manage your strong feelings and behaviours.

Take a break from the _________. If you are in a(n) __________ with someone, go to another part of your house. You can just say, “I want to be __________ for a while so I can calm down.”

Go into a timeout. If you feel angry and think you need a timeout to calm down, don’t __________ until your parents tell you to take a timeout for yourself. Let your family know that when you’re taking a timeout — they need to __________ your space and leave you alone. While you are sitting in your chair, try to take a deep __________.

Learn to shift. The idea is to shift from a really angry mood to a better mood. After you __________ the angry feelings out, you have to start thinking about other things. You can say, “I lost my temper, but I’m going to get myself under control now.”

1.

A．significant

B．terrific

C．hard

D．horrible

2.

A．when

B．until

C．while

D．since

3.

A．losing

B．to lose

C．controlling

D．to control

4.

A．manage

B．affect

C．hide

D．cancel

5.

A．last

B．ensure

C．train

D．command

6.

A．relaxed

B．mental

C．physical

D．senior

7.

A．giving off

B．putting off

C．turning off

D．taking off

8.

A．feelings

B．actions

C．results

D．products

9.

A．impression

B．landscape

C．situation

D．environment

10.

A．discussion

B．argument

C．disagreement

D．conversation

11.

A．lonely

B．relaxed

C．alone

D．healthy

12.

A．avoid

B．include

C．keep

D．wait

13.

A．respect

B．offer

C．involve

D．squeeze

14.

A．effect

B．sign

C．sigh

D．breath

15.

A．construct

B．get

C．lack

D．rinse

8 . 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。

Does your friend’s good news fill you with envy instead of happiness?

Jealousy (妒忌) is a normal emotion     1     can help us learn more about what’s important to us and what we want in life, but it can be     2     (harm) if left unchecked.

We hope these tips will help if you’re struggling with feelings of envy.

★ Face the feelings

Take notice the next time you feel envy, and ask yourself what’s making you jealous. Try to get to     3     root of the issue.

Your envy might     4     (cause) by a particular person or topic. Maybe it’s a close friend that you get jealous of, or perhaps you turn green when someone     5     (achieve) a specific goal that you desire. Face your jealousy directly and look within to learn     6     it says about your values and self-worth.

★ Remember it’s you, not them

It can be easy to let jealousy take over and take our resentment out on the person we’re jealous of, but it’s important     7     (remember) that this is your issue, and your friend isn’t hurting you on purpose. It might help to be honest with them and address it instead of     8     (let) it fester(恶化).

★ Turn envy into     9     (motivate)

As uncomfortable as envy can be, it can also be a powerful force for change. If you envy your friend’s relationship, it might mean you should take action to improve     10    (you).

9 . 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。

Long ago, there lived two brothers who were very poor. They lived in small houses at opposite sides of their wheat field. Each year the brothers divided the grain they had grown into two equal parts. Although they worked hard from sunup to sundown, they hardly had enough to eat. In spite of this, they were happy because of their great love for each other.

But one year, Simon, the younger brother felt a great sadness. He was worried about his older brother, Ruben. Ruben was alone in the world, with neither wife nor children. “Who will care for him when he gets old and can no longer work? If only he had some money to save for his old age! It isn’t fair that we share the harvest equally. But he will not accept gifts from me. What shall I do?” he thought.

At the same time, Ruben was sitting under a tree, thinking deeply. He thought his brother, Simon, needed to support a family. “I have no family. It isn’t fair that we share the harvest equally. Surely he deserves more than I! I must think of a plan to help him.”

That midnight, Ruben went quietly to his barn (粮仓) where he filled a sack (麻袋) with wheat and put it on his shoulder. Then he crossed the field to his brother’s house and secretly placed his wheat with Simon’s.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。

The next morning Ruben was very surprised.

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But this time unexpectedly they chose the same moment to carry their sacks.

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10 . 语法填空

I bought a bottle of wine for my father and     1     beautiful sweater for my mother before Spring Festival. Every year, the moment I get on the train, I am surrounded by Shanxi     2     (accent)—I know that I am     3     (head) home to my family. When I get home my parents will fill me in on     4     has been happening and it’s great     5     (hear) what everyone’s been up to. We usually have hotpot. However, what we eat isn’t the most important thing. What’s important is who we eat with. It’s a     6     (wonder) thing to be back together with my family     7     talk of old times. When I     8     (be) a kid, Spring Festival was all about fireworks, sweets and decorations. As I get     9     (old), coming home and being with my entire family is the most important part of     10    .