1 . Confidence is a feeling of trust in your abilities, qualities and judgment. Building confidence is like building a house. You need to start with a solid foundation, then construct everything else from there. It takes time and effort to improve your confidence, especially if you haven’t had the opportunity to prove your skills in the past.
Do things you’re good at. What happens when you do things that you are good at?
Spend time with positive people. The people around you greatly impact how you feel about yourself. If judgmental or critical people surround you, it’ll take a toll(产生负面影响)on your mental strength. If, however, you’re interacting with people who can cheer others on and support one another, you’ll feel much better.
Take care of yourself. Focusing on you and what you need sometimes feel like it’s selfish,but it’s not!
A.Act as if you feel confident. |
B.Your self-confidence starts to rise. |
C.It’s a necessary part of being human. |
D.However, it is something that everyone can do! |
E.Think positively about yourself and your skills. |
F.Actually, it’s hard to feel good about yourself if you overuse your health. |
G.So focus on creating healthier relationships with the positive people in your life. |
2 . One of the primary goals of cognitive behavioral therapy (疗法) is finding effective ways to channel your anxiety into productive action. The best possible one is under the care of an experienced mental health care provider. Still, if you are hoping to stop being paralyzed (麻痹) by anxiety and use this energy to fuel and improve your life, you can.
Set a goal. Goal-setting is one way to use your anxiety as fuel. Take notice of your anxious thoughts and worries. What are you most concerned about?
Challenge yourself regularly to build resilience. Think of your resilience to anxiety as a muscle.
Perform reality testing. You don’t have to become a slave to your anxious thoughts, giving them permission to get you all worked up.
A.Put them to the test instead. |
B.What are your biggest fears? |
C.Burn off nervous energy with physical activity. |
D.When you find yourself becoming anxious, check your thought patterns |
E.Just transform anxiety into action by using positive strategies. |
F.How can you deal with getting fired if it does happen? |
G.The more you use the muscle, the stronger it becomes. |
3 . There’s no single best way to cheer someone up when they are feeling down.
Write them a handwritten note. If you want to cheer someone up, you don’t have to write a six-page letter detailing every happy thing you can think of.
Have a movie night. Perhaps you won’t be talking a lot during the movie, but it’s an excuse to come together with the person you’re trying to support. Sometimes they just need a little company when they’re feeling down.
Bring them their favorite food. Surprising someone with their favorite meal is an act of kindness that many like. They’re called our “comfort foods” for a reason, and sharing them will help your friends feel better.
A.Try something new together. |
B.Talk about interesting things. |
C.It shows them that you value them. |
D.Often, it just depends on the person. |
E.Being close to someone can help them feel less alone. |
F.A simple note with a supportive sentence or a little card will be OK. |
G.Plus, sharing a meal together is a good chance to chat about whatever they want. |
4 . The characteristic (特征) of shyness is to feel frightened and nervous in new social situations or when being the center of attention. Whether shyness is part of your children’s personality or just something they feel when they are in front of a group of strangers, it is a common experience, according to a study.
To look at shyness, researchers brought 152 children aged 7-8 into a lab and told them they would give a speech, which would be filmed and shown to other children. The study showed that about 10% of the children showed a level of stress over time when giving the speech. About 25% of the children were not reported to be shy in the eyes of their parents, but in fact showed a level of social stress from giving the speech. This finding provides the fact that shyness may be a part of these children’s temperament (性情).
For children at this age, shyness may be a quite common and normal experience when they face a speech task. For a smaller group of shy children, however, being the center of attention may be stressful at different times and environments.
A shy temperament isn’t always valued by society like an outgoing personality, but that doesn’t mean there is something wrong. Everyone can feel shy at times depending on the environment. And those who are particularly shy often have happy social lives—they just aren’t likely to be the liveliest people in a crowded room.
Although shyness itself may not necessarily be a problem, parents should pay attention to signs of worry, particularly in their shy children. Importantly, however, we know that not all shy children are the same, and that many shy children grow up to be well-balanced adults.
1. What can we learn from paragraph 1?A.Shyness is not an unusual characteristic. |
B.Shyness is born with personality. |
C.Shyness will appear when one is in public. |
D.Shyness means not communicating with others. |
A.Few kids like to give a speech to others. |
B.Some kids can get shy while giving speeches. |
C.Some kids appear less shy with their parents. |
D.Some kids are stressed when being separated. |
A.Bring them to crowded space. |
B.Care for them and give them confidence. |
C.Keep them away from shyness. |
D.Let them be alone. |
A.When are people shy? | B.Ways of beating shyness |
C.Why is shyness a bad thing? | D.The discoveries about shyness |
注意: 1词数80左右;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Mary,
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yours,
Li Hua
6 . Researchers at the University of Cambridge carried out a year-long study with Design and Technology (D&T) year 9 pupils at two London schools. Pupils at one school spent the year following school lessons while the other group’s D&T lessons used a set of engineering design thinking tools. Creativity of both groups of pupils was assessed at the start and end of the school year using an authoritative mental test.
Results showed a significant increase in creativity among pupils at the intervention (干预) school where thinking tools were used. At the start of the year, the creativity scores of pupils at the control school were 11% higher than those at the intervention school, according to data, from the mental test. By the end, however, creativity scores of pupils in the intervention group were 78% higher than those in the control group.
The research is part of a program called Designing Our Tomorrow and challenges pupils to find ways of dealing with real-world problems by thinking about the thoughts and feelings of others. The particular challenge used in the study required pupils at the intervention school to design an asthma-treatment (哮喘治疗) pack for children. Pupils were given various “tools”. They were shown data on the number of asthma-related deaths of children in the UK, and a video about a child having an attack. They also explored the problem and tested their design ideas by role-playing—for example—patients, family members, and medical staff.
Nicholl, Senior Lecturer in Design and Technology Education, said, “When I taught D&T, I didn’t see children as potential engineers. who would one day contribute to the economy—they were just people who needed to be ready to go into the world at 18. Although teaching empathy (同理心) has been part of the D&T National Curriculum for over two decades, this study suggests it is still a missing link in the creative process, and vital if we want education to encourage designers and engineers of tomorrow.”
1. What can we learn about the control group?A.They used thinking tools. |
B.They didn’t take D&T lessons. |
C.They followed standard courses. |
D.They got higher creativity scores twice. |
A.To develop their empathy. |
B.To test their creativity levels. |
C.To help them understand asthma. |
D.To inspire them to solve problems. |
A.Appreciative. | B.Doubtful. | C.Objective. | D.Unsatisfied. |
A.Empathy Is Missing in the Creative Process |
B.Empathy Improves Creativity in Pupils |
C.Pupils Should Empathize with Others |
D.Teaching Kids Empathy Is a Must |
7 . 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 |
We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and
1. 因主人热情款待,英国之行非常愉快;
2. 称赞Mrs. Johnson的厨艺,特别是她为你做的英国菜;
3. 回忆他们为你做的事情;
4. 邀请他们来宝鸡。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Johnson,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(˄),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I will be 18 years old. The person I want to expressing my deepest gratitude to him is my dad, a construction site worker. In order to support the whole family, he always works very hardly, and never feels discouraging. In a sense, my dad tells me indirectly to be optimistic person. In other words, he has taught me to enjoy how life has offered to me instead of complaining about it. On addition, no matter when I encounter unpleasant things, he always comfort me patiently. He often helps me find a few useful solution. Because of my dad, I have became a loving person that I am now.