1 . 阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

An old saying goes that a near neighbor is better than a distant cousin. This saying has fully proved that neighbors are so significant in our life.

In the past, neighbors helped one another build houses and clear fields. They could offer timely help when someone was in trouble. Families depended on one another for friendship and entertainment. They shared happiness and sorrow from time to time, which brought a harmonious atmosphere.

However, nowadays, lack of communication and interaction between neighbors is the norm（常态）. The close relationship between neighbors is not common in our cities. A family may not even know the other families that live next door to them. We live in an age of machines and the Internet, and each family has its own car, TV set, and washing machine. People no longer depend on neighbors as much as they once did. Machines and the Internet keep people apart. In our grandparents’ times, women met while they hung the washing out, and men stopped and talked while they mowed （割草）their lawns. Today, they can’t hear anything above the noise of their power lawn mowers. And women stay inside with their electrical dryers. Children are inside watching their favorite TV shows or playing computer games.

Is the idea of being a good neighbor old-fashioned? In 1965, a power cut hit New York City, and many thousands of people were left helpless. Suddenly everyone shared the same problem, and the largest city became a group of eight million neighbors. People with cars offered rides to those walking. Other people helped direct traffic. Trapped in elevators, people played word games and helped keep each other in good spirits. In times of trouble, people still depend on one another. As time goes on, people may once again feel that being a good neighbor is important.

2 . The word "emoji" comes from Japanese, literally meaning "picture character".    1     They   come in different categories, such as faces and people, plants and animals, and food and drink.

When first introduced in Japan in 1999, emojis were limited to 176 simple designs. Now there are more than 3,000 emojis. Due to their popularity, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year in 2015 was a pictograph      instead of a traditional word.

In today’s world, emojis have become   more   and   more   popular.    2     People like   them because they add emotional meanings, and are quick and easy to use. With a smiling or sad face added to a message or post, your reader can "see" your facial expression while reading your words.

    3     For instance, if your friend is moving across the country, you may just send them a string of crying faces to express your sadness over your separation.

    4     A Shakespeare series for young readers has taken William   Shakespeare’s popular   plays and replaced some words with textspeak and emojis. The intention of these adaptations is to make the classics more accessible to young readers. Some people, however, believe that these new versions have taken away the heart and soul of Shakespeare’s plays.

As we can see, emojis have a tendency to pop up all over the place. Users of emojis say that they facilitate the way we communicate and express ourselves. But this makes others, especially educators, worry that we are losing the ability to communicate properly using the written word, or even the spoken word. After all, how many of us today would rather send a message packed with emojis than make a telephone call?    5     On that day, emojis will have become a real pictorial "language". But, for now, maybe it’s best that we just enjoy using them.

A．Maybe emojis’ best days are ahead.

B．The most popular emojis are absolute classics.

C．The use of emojis has even spread to classical literature.

D．Perhaps people will one day choose to communicate in pictures.

E．It seems that emojis have clear advantages over written language.

F．Emojis are small symbols representing ideas, emotions or feelings.

G．Emojis can also help people express their feelings when they can’t find the appropriate words.

3 . It happens all the time-you are standing on a bus, listening to music, when you feel someone's breath on the back of your neck. You think to yourself: Is this person getting too close to me? The answer is yes. Everyone has a sense of personal space.    1    

According to a new study, the size of the space is different for different people,    2    reported Los Angeles Times. In the study, researchers from University College of London asked volunteers to hold their hands at different distances from their face. They then gave them an electric shock on their hand while measuring how often the volunteers blinked. The more they blinked(眨眼),    3    

The results among volunteers were a little different, but the average personal space was 20 to 40 centimeters. Researchers also found that the more anxious a person was, the larger their personal space was because they were more sensitive.

Besides psychological factors,    4    . For example, a person who grew up in a country that hugs a lot has less of a problem with strangers getting too close than a person who grew up in one with more distance between people.

    5    "If you are chatting to someone in your living room, you won't have a large safety margin(界限)at all," explained researcher Gian Domenico Iannetti. "But if you are walking through a dangerous area, then that will be much bigger." Sadly, sometimes people just don't understand the idea of personal space and keep getting into yours. Whenever that happens, rather than trying to step backwards, researchers suggest that you "create a new space" by turning to wave at someone passing by or to get something out of your bag.

A．But how big is this space?

B．it shows that they are worried about their hands.

C．the more of a threat they felt the shock was to their face.

D．but generally it is between 20 to 40 centimeters in front of the face.

E．culture is also thought to be able to change your personal space.

F．People's senses of personal space also depend on the environments they are in.

G．It is clear that people's senses of personal space is considered to be very important.

4 . Small talk is a good way to make friends. If you travel to other countries or have friends from abroad, do you know how to use small talk to make conversation?

In Britain, the best topic is the weather. British weather is changing all the time.     1    

Besides weather, it’s good to talk about gardens with British. You could say “Those roses look really beautiful, don’t they?”     2     .So it’s also nice to start with “What a lovely dog! What is his name?”

In America, people like to talk about sports news ,such as American football and basketball.    3     So you might say “It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it?” Weather is a safe topic there, too.

    4     Don’t ask people “How old are you?” Never ask: “How much money do you make?”It makes people uncomfortable. Don’t ask strangers weather they are married.     5     There are others in our daily life.

A．You can start chatting by saying “It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it?”

B．There are also a lot of topics to avoid(避免) during small talk.

C．Friends are important to us all, but how to make friends is a problem.

D．Americans also talk about clothes.

E．Politics or religion（宗教） is not a good topic for two people that have just met either.

F．English people love their pets.

G．Only a few topics are not used for small talk.

5 . The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we’ve never been before.

But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line.    1    Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes.

For anything you’re about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person’s face?” if the answer is no, rewrite and reread.    2    

If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct (本能) is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so.    3    If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.

    4    Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it’s a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it’s a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself doesn’t give you license to correct everyone else.     5    At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended.

It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital status. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don’t ask such questions.

A．It’s natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online.

B．Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’s face.

C．Everyone was new to the network once.

D．The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated.

E．When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear.

F．You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages.

G．If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely.

6 . I was ever bullied badly when I was in high school. One kid in particular would try to make me feel worse in every way he knew. For example， he would throw stuff at me constantly， hit me on the head， punch（殴打）me， call me ugly and stupid， make fun of me and， of course tell me he would beat me up if I ever fought back. It was like his daily mission.

And it was my daily mission to just get through the day. What could I say？ It made my world very small because that was my main focus---just surviving. Everything else fell by the wayside. Unfortunately， that included any form of social life. So not only was my world tiny， but it was very lonely.

Looking back to that time， which was about 11 years ago， my biggest mistake was not bringing anyone into that world of mine. I was too proud （and embarrassed） to get help. I would rather not face the fact that I needed help because in my mind， that would mean that the bully won. It would also mean that I was weak.

Let me just say this： bullying someone is a weak choice. The only reason why they come after you is that they think you won't do anything about it. Does that make anyone strong？ Absolutely not. Be stronger---ask a parent， a teacher or a friend for help. Simply admit that you are struggling and need help.

You can put it like this， "Somebody who is weak and trying to build himself or herself up has chosen to do that by putting me down. The only reason why they are doing that is that I am nice and I haven't done anything about it yet. Well I am through putting up with this. I have basic human rights that they are trying to take away to feel better and that is just not OK. How do I handle this？ I don't want the pain cycle to continue and I don't want to become someone I don't want to be.

1. What did the author do when he was bullied？

A．He just hoped that he could survive the day.

B．He fell by the wayside.

C．He called for help immediately.

D．He fought back bravely.

2. The author suggests ______ to fight bullies.

A．getting used to the pain as soon as possible

B．keeping it a secret inside and reducing your social life

C．looking for help from parents， teachers or friends

D．promoting the understanding of basic human rights

3. The author probably wrote this article to ______ .

A．admit that he had been treated badly at school

B．describe how he got rid of his weak

C．show how grateful he was to those who helped hit

D．share his experience and ideas on dealing with bullies

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

It is in your daily life that you always get into a situation     1     your parents control hundreds of things for you when you are     2     kid, such as the clothes you wear, the food you eat, where you go and whatever can keep you     3    (comfort). It is a good thing. Kids need this kind of protection and help because they are not old enough to take care of     4    (they) and make decisions     5    (correct). But with you growing older, the part of being a teen is developing your own identity, which is different     6     parents’. Different attitudes towards events like parties may lead to     7    (argument), because your parents will always be concerned about you and keep you safe, no matter how old you are. As a result, your parents felt it hard     8     (get) used to the new situation without     9     (know) your latest news. What kids should keep in mind is that in most cases, your parents can understand what you are going through because they     10     (be) teens once.

8 . A community feels more alive when people who live there try to help improve it. If you look around and see that your community has a lot of problems, there's no better time to start fixing them than right now.     1    

Stop to offer help when and where you're needed

It's a simple way to create the atmosphere that makes people feel safe and happy. If you see someone in need of assistance, come to their aid instead of looking on.     2    

Volunteer in your community

Donating your time is an excellent way to have a positive effect on your community.     3     It costs organizations a lot of time and money to train volunteers, so make sure that you will be available and willing to help out on a long-term basis.

    4    

You can help in many ways. Consider starting your own business. In this way you can serve your community by offering a great product and possibly even hiring employees. And try to get most of your produce from the local market and shop at local stores.

Attend community events

How often do you show up to community events?     5     Just showing up is a way to help people in your community because it lets them know that you care. For example, if someone is trying to hold a “Bike to Work or School Day” on Monday mornings, and you've got a bike, why not give it a try? Show people in your community that biking is fun.

A．Learn about organizations

B．Support your local economy

C．Start participating in community activities as many as you can

D．Just be aware that becoming a volunteer is a serious commitment

E．Keep reading for ideas on how to help make your community better

F．Hold activities in an effort to make the neighborhood a better place

G．Do for others what you'd want them to do for you if you were in their situation

9 . Detective Ashley Jones works at a police department in England. He has recently made a significant_______- -loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes, but it can be_______in a clever way. The_______? Chat benches.

Jones got the idea after he had talked with an elderly lady who had been cheated of her_______. The lady would get a call from a stranger every morning who _______made her believe that he was her friend, and then she lent him about “f 31,000 . Jones was_______ when she said that she didn’t actually_______ being cheated. “Otherwise, 1would never speak to another person for weeks on end,” she said.

This led Jones to the conclusion that there are too many extremely _______ people in his community, who are easy targets of cheating. So he_______ to do something about it. He__________ the police department to allow him to __________   a couple of “chat benches” in two of their local parks. Then he hung a colorful sign on each of the benches that__________:”HAPPY TO CHAT. “Just a few days after the signs went up, he found people sitting there and engaging in active and__________ conversations.

The idea is catching on__________There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England. More new chat benches have sprung up across the UK and beyond. All who participated have gained a(n)__________ outcome from getting involved. Jones’ idea has been fully __________-the “HAPPY TO CHAT” benches help__________ the invisible social barrier that keeps people from saying hello.

This effort is not just a(n) __________ at being community minded- -it’s also a __________ measure. It prevents people who are cut off from society falling victim to cheaters.

The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project that__________ those of all ages to interact and get to know each other in the future.

1.

A．choice

B．discovery

C．visit

D．promise

2.

A．experienced

B．suffered

C．prevented

D．felt

3.

A．solution

B．puzzle

C．excuse

D．intention

4.

A．pleasure

B．prize

C．credit

D．money

5.

A．eventually

B．frequently

C．previously

D．occasionally

6.

A．ashamed

B．shocked

C．excited

D．amused

7.

A．mind

B．forgive

C．risk

D．enjoy

8.

A．active

B．lonely

C．cautious

D．stubborn

9.

A．learned

B．refused

C．pretended

D．decided

10.

A．forced

B．ordered

C．convinced

D．taught

11.

A．put away

B．make out

C．tear apart

D．set up

12.

A．read

B．claimed

C．meant

D．implied

13.

A．formal

B．joyful

C．awkward

D．crazy

14.

A．randomly

B．slowly

C．quickly

D．purposefully

15.

A．positive

B．disappointing

C．correct

D．embarrassing

16.

A．realized

B．examined

C．discussed

D．formed

17.

A．break down

B．put up

C．keep off

D．take out

18.

A．glance

B．attempt

C．knock

D．attack

19.

A．heart-breaking

B．risk-taking

C．face-saving

D．crime-cutting

20.

A．forbids

B．appoints

C．encourages

D．troubles

10 . Emoji(表情符号) and Workplace Communication

In Asia, messaging platforms are growing rapidly, with users in the hundreds of millions, both at work and play.     1    . It’s been reported that 76 percent of employees in some western countries are using emojis at work.

Written communications can often read as cold and dull. Using emojis can add humor and feeling, keeping intention clear.     2    , encouraging better and more frequent communication.

In any given office, employees can range from age 22 to 70 and beyond, and finding common ground in communication style can be a challenge.     3    . While the younger generations prefer to communicate visually, for those used to working with traditional tools like email, it may feel like a learning curve(曲线). The good news is that it’s simple to learn and can be worth the effort.

There is also the matter of tone(语气). Who hasn’t received an email so annoying that it ruined an entire day?     4    . Emoji can help communication feel friendlier, and even a serious note can be softened with an encouraging smile.

    5    , and emoji can contribute directly to that positive outcome. And when your employees begin adding smiling emojis to their business communication, you’ll know you have succeeded in improving your work culture.

A．Message with emojis feel more conversational

B．Even a formal email can seem cold and unfriendly

C．Sending smiling faces to colleagues may seem strange

D．The popularity of these platforms is spreading globally

E．Giving employees the tools enables them to communicate honestly

F．Studies show that friendlier communication leads to a happier workplace

G．An easy way to bring all work generations together is with a chat platform