1 . Anger is the most destructive emotion, which will dominate your thoughts and actions.
Change your attitude.
Realizing that no-one is perfect and accepting that not everyone has the same standards as you is a good start to avoiding getting angry.
Stop trying to manage your anger.
Anger management used to be promoted as a way of dealing with anger, but a much better way of facing up to anger is to identify the root cause. When trying to do it be prepared to be honest with yourself. Is it worry or stress making you angry? Are you fearful of failure?
Don’t dismiss anger as a bad emotion.
We all get tempted to throw something or even hit someone when getting angry. A reaction like that is called the easy way, which might make you feel better after an angry outburst. However, staying calm or walking away from conflict are harder but much better choices .By learning control, you can become a much calmer, less volatile person.
A.This applies to work, day-to-day life, and relationships. |
B.Once you know why you get mad, then it is possible to deal with the cause. |
C.When you are in a temper, you may make ill-considered decisions that you will probably regret. |
D.Many people try to live by high standards, and as a result, are often disappointed and get angry. |
E.Don’t take the easy way when you get angry. |
F.Stop anger from being your master. |
G.There are occasions when anger can be directed in such a way as to achieve great things. |
A.She has a new laptop. |
B.She won some money. |
C.She was accepted by a university. |
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I was backpacking in Panama over Christmas in 2018, and planned to climb Volcán Barú. It is one of the only places on earth from where you can see the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans at the same time.
I set off before sunrise. It was a bit cold, so I had pulled on leggings under my trousers. I’ve always felt safe travelling as a solo (单独) woman. I love the freedom. When I got to the base at 7 am, the ranger (护林员) was unwilling to let me go alone, but relented (缓和) because an American couple were behind me.
The first part of the climb was beautiful. I walked for an hour and had reached a fair height. The views were impressive, so I stopped to take a photograph. Suddenly I heard violent barking behind me.
I turned and saw two dogs running aggressively towards me. I could see their teeth looked sharp, and they looked angry. There was nowhere for me to run. I tried to keep calm, but my heart was racing. They stopped a dozen feet from where I stood and kept barking. I knew they could move fast, so I didn’t want to try to outrun them.
I kept walking, saying, “Good dog, calm down,” as evenly as possible. But I was terrified. Then one dashed up and sunk his teeth into my leg below the knee. I was shocked. He held on for a few seconds. The pain took my breath away as I felt his fangs (犬牙) in my flesh. I considered bending down to get a rock to fight him off, but was nervous in case he went for my neck or the other one launched at me.
I tried to keep walking, and he finally let go. Then he was behind me, growling (嗥叫). I kept going, my body shaking, until after about 15 minutes I was out of their sight.
When I thought it was safe, I stopped.
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A pickup truck appeared, driven by the ranger.
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4 . Regret is a very real reaction to a disappointing event in your life, a choice you made that can’t be changed, something you said that you can’t take back.
As with other negative emotions, it doesn’t work to avoid, deny or try to destroy regret.
You can help release these feelings of regret by practicing self-compassion (自我同情).This means reminding yourself that you are human, you are doing the best you can and you can learn from past decisions and grow.
Noticing, acknowledging and then forgiving your thoughts are a powerful step towards overcoming regret.
A.Dealing with regret is even more difficult. |
B.Regret is not only unpleasant, but also unhealthy. |
C.There are basically two ways to experience regret. |
D.But regret related to the inaction path is harder to fix. |
E.Seeing the situation in a different way may help reduce regret. |
F.In the long run, these strategies only increase negative feelings. |
G.Showing this compassion to yourself can help you accept and move past the regret. |
5 . Exams are nerve-racking, especially for those already of an anxious disposition. The silence of the hall; the ticking of the clock; the beady eye of the invigilator; the smug expression of the person sitting at the neighboring desk who has finished 15 minutes early. It therefore seems hardly surprising that those who worry about taking tests do systematically worse than those who do not.
What is, perhaps surprising, according to the research published recently in Psychological Science by Maria Theobad at the Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education and her colleagues, is that it is not the pressure of the exam hall which causes the problem. It is the pressure of revision.
What Dr Theobald found was that anxiety on the day of the test did not predict exam performance at all. What did predict it was the level of knowledge a student displayed in the mock exam and the earlier digital learning activities. Those who performed well in these also did well in the real thing, regardless of how anxious they were on the day.
What actually hampered students, it turned out, were high levels of anxiety during the weeks before the exam took place. The greater a student’s anxiety in the days before the exam the lower his or her knowledge gain was during that period, leaving that student with less helpful material in mind during the exam itself.
And this is a positive discovery, for it suggests a change of approach to revision by the anxious might help improve their results.
Dr Theobald notes that test-anxiety is at its worst when students have low expectations of success and simultaneously know that passing the exam is exceedingly important. To reduce this anxiety, she proposes a two fold strategy for students to consider as they revise.
First they can raise their belief in their own abilities by reminding themselves of just how much they know. Second, they can weaken the significance of the test by reminding themselves that, while it is important, it is not a life or death situation.
1. According to the research, which of the following can help to predict a student’s bad results in exams?A.The exam hall is silent during the exams. |
B.He is very much afraid of the exams. |
C.He feels great pressure from his classmates. |
D.He displayed low-level knowledge gain in his revision. |
A.The level of his anxiety on the exam day. |
B.His scale of knowledge shown in the mock exam. |
C.His digital learning abilities during the exam. |
D.His good performance in the real exam. |
A.helped. | B.encouraged. |
C.stimulated. | D.blocked. |
A.Have more confidence in their abilities. |
B.Value the importance of passing the exam. |
C.Have low expectations of success. |
D.Deny the significance of the text. |
A.Excited. | B.Sleepy. | C.Bored. |
7 . I was cleaning out a cupboard the other day when I made an amazing discovery. Inside I
Yet there it was, resting under a lot of paper to be recycled. I might have
I’m in the middle of reading another book
I find it fascinating to think that this could happen; that after more than fifty years my father could
A.locked | B.found | C.placed | D.hid |
A.notes | B.reviews | C.chapters | D.references |
A.regret | B.relief | C.satisfaction | D.amazement |
A.long | B.fun | C.popular | D.romantic |
A.support | B.knowledge | C.approval | D.reach |
A.life | B.writing | C.reflection | D.education |
A.cleared away | B.passed down | C.counted on | D.handed out |
A.bothered | B.caught | C.shaken | D.disturbed |
A.or | B.so | C.but | D.for |
A.easy | B.quick | C.rough | D.clear |
A.briefly | B.closely | C.happily | D.calmly |
A.honor | B.comment | C.reward | D.attention |
A.design | B.anticipate | C.evaluate | D.record |
A.touch | B.raise | C.help | D.protect |
A.peaceful | B.successful | C.interesting | D.smooth |
8 . My Grandma’s Mug (马克杯)
When I was growing up, one of my favorite traditions was Sunday-morning breakfast with my grandparents. They lived up the street in our tiny river town and welcomed any mass-goers from our large
As soon as we walked in the door, Grandma got busy making a fresh pot of coffee, while Grandpa took
Once her family had finally had their
Both of my grandparents have
The sights, sounds, and smells of those cherished mornings
A.expanded | B.extended | C.nuclear | D.royal |
A.office | B.action | C.charge | D.breath |
A.set | B.mark | C.book | D.turn |
A.favor | B.honor | C.control | D.anticipation |
A.own | B.fill | C.way | D.day |
A.settle | B.twist | C.shift | D.fold |
A.gifts | B.foods | C.chaos | D.guests |
A.changes | B.accidents | C.courses | D.conversations |
A.passed away | B.broken down | C.turned up | D.given in |
A.disappear | B.approach | C.conclude | D.follow |
A.deserving | B.longing | C.growing | D.pretending |
A.slid | B.sprang | C.handed | D.washed |
A.caught sight of | B.got rid of | C.lost sight of | D.ran out of |
A.luck | B.tears | C.clouds | D.shades |
A.addicted | B.exposed | C.connected | D.committed |
9 . It’s nice to feel like a hero or to be the centre of attention every once in a while. Walking barefoot down the worm road, cheered on by the villagers of Bradstone, one would have thought that I should feel full of pride and joy. Those feelings might have been nice, except for this one tiny fact: I had no idea where I was heading, even when I heard my name being shouted out upon entering the village.
Earlier, after painfully recovering consciousness beside the road, the only important things I could remember were my name, Jonathan Grey, and a horribly uncomfortable feeling that I had forgotten something which could result in life or death. So I had followed the road. Shortly I noticed that I had somehow also lost track of my shoes.
I had ended up in Bradstone. Many villagers hurried over and screamed my name. One older woman particularly threw her arms around my waist. “ You made it! I knew you were special,” she cried, “My baby is finally home! ” At a loss for words, with no idea what to do, the best I could offer the crying woman was to put my arms around her, too. When she settled down, she pulled back to look at me properly. “How are you? Really? Oh, you will have to report to Mr. Fredrick first… ”
I was not sure how to answer the woman’s — my mother’s? — questions, so I decided to be honest. “I’m sorry, but I’m not sure who Mr. Freddrick is, or what I must report to him. ”
My mother took a deep breath, then took my hand to lead me into the house. “ Your father will be home soon, so get settled in. I’ll be outside if you need me. ” Taking one last look around, my mother let out a sigh. For the time being, home this would have to be. Breathing deeply, I gathered my courage and mentally prepared myself for what was now my new life.
1. What can we know about Jonathan?A.He enjoyed the welcome he received. | B.The villagers were very sorry for him. |
C.He had never been the centre of attention. | D.The villagers knew who he was. |
A.He felt relieved. | B.He was in pain. |
C.He forgot his name. | D.He regained his memories. |
A.He would not let her go. | B.He recognized his mother. |
C.He didn’t know how to reply. | D.He was glad to have found her. |
A.He tried to make his mother pleased. |
B.He was worried about meeting his father. |
C.He was uncertain if he had the courage for a new life. |
D.He decided to temporarily accept the present situation. |
10 . “I knew when I saw you, I wanted to take you home,” my dad says to me when I visit him one Saturday. There is a deep-seated
My father has Alzheimer’s (老人痴呆症). He does not
Another Saturday, he points to a photo of me and says, “She’s smart.” Does he know the
Now I bring a spoonful of yogurt to his lips. With a
These words are all he can give now. But they make me understand more
His door was always
Time, advice, money. There were many ways he
And he gives, still. The
A.fear | B.memory | C.doubt | D.opinion |
A.gladly | B.eventually | C.generally | D.gradually |
A.surprises | B.answers | C.amuses | D.calms |
A.successful | B.same | C.independent | D.responsible |
A.admiration | B.confidence | C.affection | D.curiosity |
A.cold | B.feeding | C.firm | D.trembling |
A.guided | B.followed | C.scolded | D.assessed |
A.easily | B.deeply | C.quickly | D.carefully |
A.magical | B.closed | C.open | D.safe |
A.hesitate | B.intend | C.pretend | D.attempt |
A.valued | B.divided | C.killed | D.volunteered |
A.tried | B.took | C.preserved | D.gave |
A.chat | B.disease | C.visit | D.decision |
A.known | B.faced | C.left | D.remembered |
A.important | B.convenient | C.impressive | D.difficult |