1 . I didn’t believe in ghosts (幽灵). However, my mother reminded me many times that I had the_________ . It was all because of a_________ I told when I was 4. One night I ________ to get ready for bed, so I lied there was a ghost in the bathroom. Mother was_________ to learn that.

After that she often_________ anything unusual—a sudden wind, a vase that fell and got broken. She would ask me,“Is she here?” She ________ my grandmother, who she said died in a car accident. When I was 14, my older brother was seriously ill. My mother ________ me to ask my grandmother to save him. When he died, she asked me to talk to him as usual. “I don’t know ________, ” I said. When my father died six months after my brother, mother asked me if they still loved us. I spelled out the answer which I_________ she wanted to hear: “Yes， always.”

When I became a writer in my 30s， I wrote a story about a woman who killed herself by eating too much opium (鸦片).

________ the story, my mother got shocked, ________ its exactly how my grandmother died. For some reason, mother didn’t tell me the truth. Now she had ________ : My grandmother had talked to me and told me her true story. She asked me, “Is she here now?” I answered ________, “I don’t know.”

Over the years, mother always asked me some ________ questions. Sometimes I really got ________ of them. And I began to ________ whether there was something wrong with her ________. Ten years later, my mother left me forever. Suddenly I felt sad and ________. It seemed that I had lost everything. That night I ________ about her and she was laughing at my surprise. When she reached me, I felt as if I had been ________ in the chest with something: love, but also joy and peace. “Now you know,” my mother said.

1.

A．chance

B．gift

C．secret

D．experience

2.

A．lie

B．story

C．excuse

D．plan

3.

A．pretended

B．prepared

C．refused

D．decided

4.

A．satisfied

B．moved

C．disappointed

D．surprised

5.

A．noticed

B．questioned

C．appreciated

D．found

6.

A．asked

B．meant

C．mentioned

D．missed

7.

A．begged

B．forced

C．ordered

D．helped

8.

A．what

B．who

C．how

D．which

9.

A．imagined

B．doubted

C．hoped

D．knew

10.

A．Printing

B．Telling

C．Reading

D．Typing

11.

A．because

B．so

C．though

D．unless

12.

A．confidence

B．proof

C．knowledge

D．information

13.

A．quickly

B．happily

C．honestly

D．sadly

14.

A．difficult

B．silly

C．familiar

D．similar

15.

A．tired

B．proud

C．afraid

D．hopeless

16.

A．understand

B．figure

C．wonder

D．speak

17.

A．eyesight

B．mind

C．body

D．head

18.

A．strong-minded

B．strange

C．relaxed

D．empty

19.

A．chatted

B．dreamed

C．read

D．wrote

20.

A．taken

B．hit

C．filled

D．kept

2 . Social anxiety is a common type of anxiety that we deal with every day. Social anxiety disorder can be caused easily, and leaves long-lasting negative effects on us.    1    

Social anxiety is a disorder that is made up of constant fear of interaction and communicating with other individuals. The sufferers are often very self-conscious about themselves. The anxiety is made up highly of a fear of being judged negatively.    2    During the social event that occurs, the sufferers might have trouble trying to continue or start a conversation. They often will have less facial expression motions than normal.

    3    It can affect how they perform in daily tasks. Even as they may know of their fear, they are still unable to find a way to beat it. It is known as chronic disorder.    4    Social anxiety also has multiple connections to other disorders, such as autism. Social anxiety disorder can’t usually be diagnosed until adulthood, but the sins of its development may show a lot sooner.

There are multiple different factors that may lead someone to develop the disorder.    5    Even though there are many known causes already, there is still research going on for more depth into the causes.

A．So it is important to understand it.

B．It usually lasts 5 to 7 months at the minimum.

C．Medicines that reduce anxiety are used as part of the treatment.

D．This will usually lead to frequent escape from social situations.

E．Social anxiety disorder has a major impact on people’s daily life.

F．The leading causes are past experiences, stress and the environment.

G．People with social anxiety can interact easily with some close friends.

3 . I am a big laugher. I’ve been told that even in a room of a thousand people, you can always hear me laughing over the crowd. For me, laughter is the ultimate form of embodied joy. And by “embodied”, I mean that my whole body is involved when I laugh. On the inside, it’s like a bubbling fountain of joy spilling out all over the place.

But what is joy, anyway?

Life can be terrible, but if you decide to follow the sound of the joy-fountain, you will find joy showing up in all kinds of places: pets playfully bouncing around, kindness, or even in nothingness.

How can joy be found? A friend moved into a new apartment and needed some help, so I helped him. Afterwards, he was obviously so much happier and at ease. I noticed that playing even a small part in his happiness brought me great joy, and I took a moment to let this feeling of embodied joy in. We can practice letting joy in by noticing how it feels to smile. Where does your body light up when you smile? When I smile, it makes me want to take a deep breath, and I notice my shoulders and belly relaxing. When I embody caring and loving, it feels great!

Sadly, many of us are unaware of joy, or suspicious of it. Maybe you are afraid to open up to joy, or maybe you are so unfamiliar with what joy feels like that you ignore or resist it when it comes knocking. No one, other than you, owns your happiness, but you might unknowingly block feelings or experiences that help you embody joy. The fact is that when you can’t embody joy, you miss out on one of life’s essential vitamins.

Want more joy? Don’t be afraid to look silly. Silliness helps us take things less personally. It helps us see the world the way a kid does. When we can find more joy in the smalls of everyday life, we can embody happiness, rather than just pursuing it.

1. How is the topic of joy introduced at the beginning of the passage?

A．By highlighting a joyful experience.

B．By stressing the importance of laughing

C．By sharing the author’s understanding of joy.

D．By presenting an ultimate form of satisfaction.

2. What might be the author’s advice on finding joy?

A．Taking a deep breath.	B．Smiling to your friends.
C．Reflecting on nothingness.	D．Doing small acts of kindness.

3. What might be the reason for many of us missing out on joy?

A．That many of us refuse it on purpose.

B．That many of us are insensitive to joy.

C．That many of us lack life’s essential vitamins.

D．That many of us are likely to take joy for granted.

4. What message does the author convey in this text?

A．He who laughs last laughs best.

B．Happy people are happy in childhood.

C．Worry does not seek, but man seeks it.

D．Love of joy is belief; the creation of joy is life.

4 . Everyone gets angry. If you’re experiencing huge anger, though, it could be damaging your mental and physical health as well as your relationships with others. Uncontrolled anger can be potential problems, such as anger management issues or mental disorder.     1     To control your anger, you can try to take the following measures.

Take a break as soon as you recognize that you’re angry. You can take a break by stopping what you’re doing, getting away from what makes you annoyed or just take a deep breath.     2    

Visualize a happy place. If you still have a difficult time calming down, imagine yourself in a scene you find incredibly relaxing.     3     Focus on imagining every detail of this place: the light, the noises, the temperature, the weather, the smells. Keep thinking of your happy place until you feel completely immersed(浸没于) in it, and hang out there for a few minutes or until you feel calm.

Practice positive self-talk. Change the way that you think about something from negative to positive.     4     After you have given yourself a moment to calm down, “discuss” the situation with yourself in positive and relieving terms.

    5     Sometimes sharing your concerns with a close friend might help you vent(发泄) your anger. Clearly express what you want from the other person. If you just want to vent your anger, state at the beginning that you don’t want help or advice, just sympathy. If you’re looking for a solution, let the other person know.

A．Ask for the support of someone you trust.

B．Positive thinking can help you relieve your anger in a healthy way.

C．Keep exercising until you feel that you have regained control.

D．It could be any place that makes you feel at home and peaceful.

E．So it’s important to control your emotions and calm yourself down.

F．Remember that you do not have to respond to a situation immediately.

G．Getting away from what is upsetting you will make it easier to calm down.

5 . Procrastination is the act of putting off tasks until the last minute, or past their deadline.

For many students, getting a task that is due in two months is a great thing. They have two months to slowly work on the task, making necessary improvements all along the way.     1     Some students plan to get to work on that task, but they never get around to it. Then, the due date rolls around and those students have to work all night to meet the deadline the next morning.

    2     Many jobs are lost because a worker did not get to the work in time. Deadlines are missed because a business plan wasn’t given enough consideration early on. These things cost businesses large amounts of money in lost productivity.

What is at the root of all of this procrastination? Some might say that it is laziness, but it is really just a problem with mindset (心态).     3    

It is difficult to stop this terrible habit.     4     By doing that, you would be changing the way your mind processes work. As a hypnotherapist (催眠师), I have used hypnosis to stop people from smoking and keep them away from stress. I find that it is an effective solution for procrastination as well.

    5     They think that it is just like the dull shows on television. That’s not what hypnosis is about, though. Hypnosis is really about changing a person’s basic senses so that their thinking is changed. This sounds like a perfect way to deal with procrastination, doesn’t it?

A．That is how it is supposed to be done.

B．For many people, it has become a habit.

C．It takes a long time to truly change your ways.

D．Procrastination is a problem that usually affects students.

E．Procrastination can be found in the working world as well.

F．If it does, you probably have a problem with procrastination.

G．Many people don’t even consider hypnosis as a treatment option.

6 . 假定你是李华，在外籍教师Mr. Smith的帮助和指导下，你在你校举办的英语诗歌创作大赛中荣获一等奖。请你就此事给Mr. Smith写封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 分享你获奖的好消息；
2. 感谢Mr. Smith对你的帮助；
3. 表达你对英语文学的喜爱并恳请继续指导。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结束语已为你写好。
Dear Mr. Smith,

How are you doing?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you again! And best wishes.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

7 . How to Be Happy

Happiness is a great goal to have, and it’s something you’ll need to work toward every day. The following will help you be happy.

Work on improving your weaknesses so you can overcome them. Everyone has weaknesses, so don’t feel bad about yours. If your weaknesses bother you, try to improve them by learning new skills or trying something different.    1    .

Express your emotions so they don’t get bottled up. Your feelings are super important, so don’t try to hide them. Ignoring your emotions can actually make them become more intense(激烈的).    2    .

Spend your money on experiences rather than things. Buying something you really want is fun, but it won't lead to lasting happiness.    3    , so use your money to pay for fun activities or trips. For more enjoyment, do things with people you care about.

    4    . Hanging out with positive people can boost your mood. Identify the people in your life who make you feel uplifted, then spend more time with them. Invite them to hang out one-on-one, text them, and organize group outings with them.

Connect with others so you feel like part of your community. Humans need community, so being around others helps you feel happier.    5    . You can do this by relating to them, finding common ground, or empathizing with what they’re going through.

A．Do not give up on weekend

B．Surround yourself with positive people

C．Spend more time with your close friends

D．Experiences bring you more joy than items

E．That way, you might be able to improve yourself

F．Focus on connecting with the people around you

G．Instead, choose a healthy way to release your emotions

8 . When I was two years old, I lost my father forever, who had a traffic accident and passed away. Three years later, my mother_________ from serious health problems, leaving me to care for her. This _________ reversed (翻转)our roles as child and caretaker. While I knew my mother was sick, I _________ that everything would be okay. _________, in 1997 everything went terribly _________, and my life changed forever.

Adoption(收养) is a(n) _________ word to a five-year-old child, but when I realized that my mother had signed me over to _________, I felt it was the ultimate betrayal(背叛). I suffered from shock, _________, and confusion as I attempted to _________ my new family. I did learn to love my new parents though I couldn't __________ my mother for betraying me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest and that she actually loved me, I felt even bitter. I firmly believed that __________ she had truly loved me she would have made it work for our little family.

However, the older I got, the more I began to understand how __________ our situation had been. We had been __________ boxes of noodles. I have started to understand the __________ she put me up for adoption, and that she really did save me.

Only recently have I begun to __________ how a mother could give her child to strangers, and I realize now what a sacrifice(牺牲) it must have been for her to let me go. She was __________, but even in her state she understood that she was pulling me down with her. She loved me __________ anything, so she wanted me to have a chance in life, one she realized she could no longer __________ me. When I look back now, I am __________ to her. Even though I hated her for a long time, I now know my life has been a special gift only because she was__________ enough to give me up.

1.

A．recovered

B．suffered

C．benefited

D．prevented

2.

A．connection

B．direction

C．occupation

D．situation

3.

A．recognized

B．explained

C．admitted

D．believed

4.

A．Otherwise

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Besides

5.

A．well

B．wrong

C．mad

D．common

6.

A．exact

B．right

C．warm

D．foreign

7.

A．strangers

B．cousins

C．friends

D．neighbors

8.

A．cold

B．hunger

C．tiredness

D．anger

9.

A．adjust to

B．worry about

C．give up

D．search for

10.

A．forgive

B．convince

C．represent

D．consult

11.

A．although

B．If

C．since

D．unless

12.

A．familiar

B．simple

C．terrible

D．independent

13.

A．throwing away

B．charging for

C．surviving on

D．dreaming of

14.

A．reasons

B．risks

C．rules

D．results

15.

A．remember

B．understand

C．ignore

D．describe

16.

A．upset

B．polite

C．sick

D．calm

17.

A．other than

B．rather than

C．more than

D．less than

18.

A．offer

B．lend

C．control

D．teach

19.

A．similar

B．grateful

C．equal

D．rude

20.

A．curious

B．patient

C．modest

D．selfless