1 . Air travel might feel like no big deal for some people.     1     So, what should you do if you find yourself experiencing anxiety during a flight?

·Investigate the root cause of your fear.

    2     In fact, the fear of flying is often caused by fear of other things, like being in an enclosed space or something bad happening in the air. Once you figure out what causes your anxiety about flying, you can focus on overcoming that specific fear.

·Focus on a breathing exercise.

Clinical psychologist Kevin Chapman recommended taking slow breaths in through your nose and then breathing out through your mouth. Place your hand on your stomach to feel the breath going in and out.     3     This will help relieve your stress and anxiety by calming your nervous system.

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Before you travel, try thinking about what might bring you comfort if you start to feel a sense of panic during the flight. Finding an engaging activity will take your attention away from the anxiety. Try a crossword puzzle, read a novel, watch a movie or get through a pile of paperwork.

If you find yourself getting anxious before a scheduled flight or experiencing panic once on board, you may be dealing with a fear of flying.     5     They can guide you in adopting effective strategies to manage this fear. Don't feel embarrassed to talk about these feelings, as they're actually quite common.

A．Create a list of calming statements.

B．Rely on a relaxing outlet or distraction.

C．However, for others, it can cause a lot of anxiety.

D．Try to count it out and repeat the cycle multiple times.

E．More often than not, it's not the flying itself you're actually afraid of.

F．You can talk to your doctor or a mental health professional for advice.

G．When this happens, overcome your fear of flying with the exciting prospect of going somewhere fun.

2 . 假定你班将举行一次以“Self-confidence”为主题的英语班会。请你准备一篇发言稿，内容包括：
1.你的观点或看法；2.如何建立和增强自信。
注意：1.开头已给出；   2.写作词数应为80左右。

Good morning, boys and girls!

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3 . “Regrets, I’ve had a few. But then again, too few to mention,” Frank Sinatra chanted in his 1969 hit “My Way”. The song’s idea is attractive: that anyone can just declare what’s done is done and move on. Some take the declaration a step further and claim they have no regrets at all. Whether a boast or an actual attitude, “no regrets” suggests that life can and should be lived without looking through the rear-view mirror.

Easier said than done, though. In 2020, author Daniel H. Pink launched the World Regret Survey, the largest ever survey on the topic. With his research team, Pink asked more than 15,000 people in 105 countries, “How often do you look back on your life and wish you had done things differently?” 82% said regret is at least an occasional part of their life; roughly 21% said they feel regret “all the time.” Only 1% said they never feel regret.

If you are of the “no regrets” type, you might think that all this regret is a recipe for unhappiness. But that isn’t the case. True, being overwhelmed by regret is indeed bad for you. But going to the other extreme may be even worse. To rid yourself of regrets doesn’t free you from shame or sorrow; it leads you to make the same mistakes again and again. To truly get over our guilt requires that we put regret in its proper place.

As uncomfortable as it is, regret is an amazing cognitive (认知) achievement. If today your relationship with your partner has soured, your regret might mentally take you back to last year. You would remember your being mean and sensitive, and then imagine yourself showing more patience, being kind instead of hurtful at key moments. Then you would fast-forward to today and see how your relationship could be progressing instead of languishing.

But regret doesn’t have to be left unmanaged. The trick is to acknowledge it and use it for learning and improvement. You can be honest with yourself about what went wrong and use that knowledge to enjoy better relationships in the future.

1. What should we do if we have had a bitter quarrel with a close friend according to Frank Sinatra?

A．Attract more people to your argument.

B．Send him/her a letter of apology.

C．Boast about being more reasonable.

D．Forget about it and just let it go.

2. Which of the following statements about regret may the writer agree with?

A．We can do nothing about regret.

B．Unhappiness results from regret.

C．Ignoring regrets is missing the opportunity to improve.

D．Ridding yourself of regrets helps free you from sorrow.

3. What does the underlined word “languishing” in paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A．Improving.

B．Healing.

C．Showing up.

D．Breaking up.

4. What might be a suitable title for the text?

A．Regret to become smarter-if you let it.

B．Long for a different past? Regret it!

C．Regret? Not my way!

D．Stay away! Regret will heal itself.

4 . 5 habits that are guaranteed to put you in a good mood

Keep fresh flowers around the house.

    1     Plus, it doesn’t have to break the bank. Whether it’s one or two stems, a bunch of rosemary or a small bouquet of carnations, a little goes a long way.

Go grocery shopping weekly.

An empty stomach is the biggest bad-mood catalyst. But if your kitchen is filled with healthy, yummy snacks, you can easily avoid a low-blood-suger-impulse buy that makes you feel yucky. The best way to stay stocked?     2    

Set aside an hour a day just for you.

    3     This one can be tough to do when people depend on you, but make time to support yourself in your own thoughts. We love waking up early to make coffee and read the paper. It’s amazing how much more grounded (接地气的，理性的) you will feel.

Set tiny, daily goals and cross them off.

There’s no better feeling than checking something off your to-do list.     4     Paying your electric bill has never felt more satisfying.

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It may seem shocking, but there was a time when you didn’t have a cell phone, or a computer, everything was fine. Disconnecting from the invisible world that is constantly pulling you in for an hour or two a day will help you feel more present, and help you focus on what is truly important.

A．Go radio silent.

B．Make a schedule and stick to it.

C．Pick a day of the week that you always go and build it into your schedule.

D．Listening to a favorite or familiar song can instantly transport you to another type of mood.

E．When you have no time to yourself, you can feel like you’re trapped between other people’s needs.

F．It’s a small thing, but a house with fresh blooms just had a way of making the space and your mood active and happy.

G．Give yourself some easy wins by making daily checklists and delightfully knocking them off one by one.

5 . 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

6 . “I think kawaii, or cute feelings, can remind us of human connection that we sometimes forget,” says Hiroshi Nittono, director of the Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratory at Osaka University.

“Viewing cute images of baby animals gives us a desire to act tenderly and responsibly to protect them,” he explains. “This idea holds that weak and defenseless but cute things set off caregiving behavior in the beholder.” Cute things make us feel protective, and when we’re protective, we might be naturally more focused.

Engineers, advertisers, and developers have taken advantage of this phenomenon, using kawaii to control user experience and consumer behavior. Researchers call it cute engineering. It’s a way to harness positive feelings and emotions to motivate (激励) and shape the user’s behavior in a positive way.

Sometimes cute engineering is subtle (微妙的), but it’s often quite obvious. Engineers use kawaii in the field of robotics, for instance—the cuter the robot, the more humans will want to engage with it. There’s also the iMac, which over the years, Apple designed to be subtly adorable (可爱的). It persuaded traditionally non-computer users to buy into the world of computing so that they could sell more units.

There’s also “cute filtering (萌物滤镜)”, a component of cute engineering that allows consumers to personalize their kawaii experience, just like the way iMac users could choose the color of their units. In this way, users can create their own kawaii experience. Using a “cute filter”, users can freely choose the cuteness parameters (参数) such as color, size, motion, smell, and taste to adjust their desired cute output.

1. Why would people like to protect cute baby animals according to Hiroshi Nittono?

A．People have no choice but to do it.

B．People are taught to protect animals.

C．Cute things motivate people to protect them.

D．Cute baby animals are too weak to protect themselves.

2. What does the underlined word “harness” probably mean?

A．Focus on.

B．Figure out.

C．Throw light on.

D．Make use of.

3. Why was the iMac designed to be adorable?

A．The iMac could shape people’s preference.

B．Computer producers could make more money.

C．Engineers could design computers to their taste.

D．Consumers would like to have more kawaii experience.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．The Power of Kawaii.	B．Protect Cute Animals.
C．A New Discovery.	D．Control Cute Feelings.

7 . 阅读下列材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一片完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

“You are stupid!You always mess things up! Now hand over your pocket money!”Jack shouted at me.I was frightened like a leaf in the wind.Jack was well-known as the school bully(校园霸王）who always liked to pick on me.I shouted back at him,”No!This is my parents’ hard-earned money!”

When Jack heard this,he stared at me.I got ready for a flight as I thought that Jack would beat me. Instead,he walked away quietly.It was unlike Jack.

After school,as I was about to walk home,I saw an unbelievable sight-Jack was crying? I approached him.“What do you want?” he asked. I sat down next to him and asked him what was wrong.“My father...passed away. He was the only breadwinner of the family.Now my mother needs to find a job but she cannot find one.” I took pity on poor Jack and hugged him. I took out the remaining lunch money I had and handed it over to him. Jack’s eyes nearly jumped out.He said,“You...you are actually giving this to me?”

I nodded my head and told him that it did not matter whether he was my enemy. I would help someone in need. After all,I also said there was no reason why we could not be friends. Tears ran down Jack’s face and he apologized for all his past actions.

Later,Jack and I became best friends.My mother,who was the boss of a company,gave Jack’s mother a job.During those months,Jack’s mother worked hard and rose to the position of a manager.In school,I would study with Jack and helped him out with his schoolwork.He improved and became one of the top three students in the class.All was well until one day Jack had something to tell me.“I have to leave Singapore and move overseas,” he said. I felt angry that Jack was just going to leave after all that I had done for him.I also felt sad because I will miss him.

Paragraph 1:

Twenty years passed.

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Paragraph 2:

I asked the man,“Do I know you ?”

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