1 . Tracking daily steps can motivate us to walk more. Tracking sleep can reveal sleep patterns and help improve them. Can tracking our moods make us happier?
There are now many tech ways to log your emotions each day. Fitbit offers mood logging in its stress-management tool. Apps like Daylio focus on mood. The latest big player to enter the competition is Apple. Its latest software updates include a way to log your state of mind.
Why log your mood? Many mental-health professionals say simply being aware of your mental state can identify patterns and improve well-being. When people can see associations between their moods and factors like sleep and exercise, these doctors say, it can be even more powerful. Apple’s push into mental health comes as the country is experiencing a youth mental-health crisis and growing numbers of adults are struggling with depression.
Then you can figure out if you feel better on days when you sleep well or exercise more. After selecting how they feel, people can then choose factors that have the biggest impact on their feelings, like travel or family. The features will be available in the Health app on iPhones and iPads. On the Apple Watch, it’s in the Mindfulness app. Apple device users who track their moods will be able to share the log with their doctors. (Apple says it doesn’t share Health app data with third parties without the user’s permission.)
“When people keep track of emotional changes and see linkages, it can lead them to make changes in their behavior,” says Michelle Craske, a psychology and psychiatry professor at UCLA who has studied the effects of mood tracking.
But some research suggests that people don’t experience lasting benefits because they don’t track often or long enough. “A lot of mood-tracking tools are built on the idea that people would track their mood at least once a day because they’re supposed to identify patterns and triggers (诱因),” said Stephen Schueller, associate professor of psychological science at the University of California, who has studied mood-tracking apps. Schueller and his colleagues found that most people really only track their moods a couple of times a week. However, Schueller said that while there isn’t enough evidence to say definitively that tracking your moods makes you happier, there aren’t any downsides — except the few extra minutes a day on your phone.
1. What motivates Apple to update the mood-tracking software?| A．The growing need for emotion regulation. |
| B．The fierce tech competition. |
| C．The global mental-health crisis. |
| D．The professionals’ advice. |
| A．Adjusting one’s behavior accordingly. | B．Sharing the record with a doctor. |
| C．Monitoring one’s exercise habits. | D．Cutting down the screen time. |
| A．Because users don’t record long and often. | B．Because the data can’t be shared. |
| C．Because extra screen time is harmful. | D．Because the triggers are diverse. |
| A．Tips on Keeping a Good Mood | B．Keeping Track of Good Emotions |
| C．Apple’s Efforts to Make You Happy | D．Tracking Moods, Beneficial or Not |
2 . It’s easy to think that a man who’s scaled Mount Everest is fearless. But adventurer and survivalist Bear Grylls says nothing could be further from the truth.“
S—Stop and step back
T—Take a break
It’s hard to think clearly when you’re in fight-or-flight mode. Take a moment to gain some distance from the situation and get your thinking brain back online.
O—Observe
In high-stress situations, it’s natural for people to just get super focused on that one thing. But Grylls suggests, “Look at your surroundings.
P—Plan
You’re cool, calm and you’ve collected your resources-it’s time to move ahead. Create a strategic plan of action — or two!
“The vital elements to surviving in any tough scenario are not tools or food,“ Grylls says, “They are a resourceful spirit and a courageous attitude.”
| A．Deep breaths and a concentration practice are a good start |
| B．And keep moving forward |
| C．Fear is a huge part of my life |
| D．I feel sorry for missing the peak |
| E．You’re going to see escape routes |
| F．And quietly wait for someone to come |
| G．We all have those everyday moments of panic |
3 . Math is a necessary skill that people use throughout their lives. Unfortunately, many children and adults feel stressed and anxious when they have to do math. They may be experiencing what is called “math anxiety”. Because of this, many people believe that they are bad at math and don’t like math.
A recent research has shown that some children as young as 6 years old may feel anxious about math. A team of researchers asked 154 children in grades 1 and 2 questions like “How do you feel when taking a big test in your math class?” The children expressed how nervous they felt by pointing to a position on a scale (刻度), where there were different faces from a very nervous face on the left to a calm face on the right. After answering these questions, the children took a math test. These researchers found that almost half of the children who participated in the study said that they were at least somewhat nervous about doing math. Also, children with higher math anxiety got worse scores on the math test.
Scientists have also found that math anxiety develops in children who experience certain kinds of social situations that influence their thoughts or feelings. This means that the child’s emotions, opinions, or behaviors are affected by things that other people say or do. For example, teachers with high math anxiety were more likely to have students with poorer math achievements at the end of the school year.
Good news is that researchers have found tools to help people with math anxiety. These tools are called interventions (干预). For example, researchers did an intervention where they asked children with math anxiety to write about their math-related worries. Then they found that children’s math test scores improved. Therefore, it is advised to talk to classmates and teachers about math anxiety. This is the first step toward helping to reduce the possibly harmful effects of math anxiety.
1. What does the underlined word “this” refer to in Paragraph 1?| A．Math ability. | B．Stressful life. |
| C．Math anxiety. | D．Painful memory. |
| A．By making a math project. |
| B．By recording math scores. |
| C．By asking kids questions. |
| D．By showing teaching problems. |
| A．Anxiety determines math ability. |
| B．One’s math anxiety can affect others. |
| C．Students are born with math anxiety. |
| D．Children should avoid social situations. |
| A．Talking about it. | B．Working harder. |
| C．Using math tools. | D．Attending lectures. |
I was in 7th grade when my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was very sudden and unexpected for our family and obviously I was beaten. I tried my best to balance my first year of middle school and my home life, even if I knew this was impossible. I hated coming home from school every day for fear of what I would see when I got home. I hated seeing my mom sick all the time; she was not herself and all I wanted was for her to stop treatment and get better. Luckily, I had lots of support from my family, friends, and teachers during this hard time to help get me through it.
At the beginning of the year, I was determined to stay on track with my homework and studying and get through my first year at middle school successfully. Slowly, I started to become more distracted while at home with taking care of my mom, cleaning the house and helping my grandma cook our meals. While I was at school, I could escape and put my mom’s sickness in the back of my mind while I hung out with my friends and enjoyed playing. I noticed that my quiz and test grades were increasingly getting worse, but I never brought this to the attention of my mom because I did not want to worry her. Eventually, all of my grades were lower than C’s.
I knew that I was not doing well at school, and I needed to get my grades back up. I knew that a lot of my teachers were cutting me some unimportant work because they knew what was happening at home. Ms. Zazoski, my English teacher was the most supportive teacher that I have ever had and I am so glad that I was in her class that year.
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One day my teacher had me stay after school to have a talk with her.
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That was the motivation that I needed to improve my grades.
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5 . Everyone feels anxious or nervous at times. Feelings like these can surface when you face a challenge.
●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.
●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.
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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.
| 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. |
6 . Roberta Drury, a 32-year-old woman who was the youngest of the 10 Black people killed at a Buffalo supermarket, was remembered at her funeral Saturday for her love for family and friends.
“Robbie,” as she was called, grew up in the Syracuse area and moved to Buffalo a decade ago to take care of her brother in his fight against leukemia (白血病). She was shot to death May 14 on a trip to buy groceries at the Tops Friendly Market targeted by the white gunman.
“There are no words to fully express the depth and breadth of this tragedy,” Friar Nicholas Spano, parochial vicar (牧师) of Assumption Church in Syracuse, said during the service. “Last Saturday, May 14, our corner of the world was changed forever,” he said. “Lives ended. Dreams shattered and our state was plunged into mourning.”
“Robbie always says Hi to neighbors when she saw them, always making sure they felt noticed and loved,” her sister, Amanda, told the Associated Press by text before the service. “She was that light that shone through whatever darkness might have been present,” Spano said. He said mourners would remember Drury’s “kindness ... love for family and friends, her perseverance, her tenacity (顽强), and most of all, that smile that could light up a room.”
Drury is the second shooting victim to be praised.
Tops was encouraging people to join its stores in a moment of silence to honor the shooting victims Saturday at 2: 30 p.m., the approximate time of the attack a week earlier. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown also called for 123 seconds of silence from 2: 28 p. m. to 2: 31 p.m., followed by the ringing of church bells 13 times throughout the city to honor the 10 people killed and three wounded.
A candlelight memorial was planned at the Buffalo supermarket in the evening.
1. What do we know about Roberta Drury?| A．She was a priest of local church. |
| B．She was shot on the way to work at Tops Friendly Market. |
| C．She was missed by her families and community. |
| D．She moved to Buffalo because of her father. |
| A．His community has changed a lot recently. |
| B．Many people’s dreams were ended by a shooting incident. |
| C．The official mourning was unprepared. |
| D．The shooting incident was totally a disaster for local people. |
| A．May 21. | B．May 14. | C．May 15. | D．May 22. |
| A．A life story of Roberta Drury and other victims. |
| B．The memorial to Drury and other victims in a shooting incident. |
| C．Drury’s important position in her community. |
| D．Drury’s merits. |
要点：
1、关心、安慰父母；
2、表达感恩之情；
3、送上中秋祝福；
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8 . I was nine when my father first sent me flowers. I had been taking tap-dancing lessons for six months, and the school was holding its yearly
As the years passed, other
As my fortunes grew, my father gradually became
Often in the dozen years since, I have felt a(n)
Then one birthday, the doorbell rang. I was feeling
| A．meeting | B．report | C．speech | D．performance |
| A．aware | B．proud | C．sick | D．tired |
| A．mystery | B．surprise | C．relief | D．regret |
| A．teachers | B．dancers | C．winners | D．readers |
| A．bench | B．pavement | C．stage | D．floor |
| A．carefully | B．politely | C．flatly | D．loudly |
| A．movements | B．conditions | C．occasions | D．customs |
| A．marked | B．covered | C．impressed | D．left |
| A．developed | B．reduced | C．appeared | D．symbolized |
| A．moved | B．benefited | C．graduated | D．worked |
| A．careless | B．weak | C．busy | D．upset |
| A．after | B．while | C．since | D．until |
| A．on | B．of | C．with | D．in |
| A．urge | B．interest | C．threat | D．opportunity |
| A．but | B．or | C．so | D．and |
| A．scared | B．sad | C．worried | D．nervous |
| A．hard work | B．devotion | C．birthday | D．success |
| A．flowers | B．cakes | C．gifts | D．cards |
| A．beyond | B．beside | C．behind | D．before |
| A．sighed | B．cried | C．looked | D．doubted |
