1 . Nervous suspects locked up in Britain’s newest police station may feel relieved by a pleasant yellow colour on the door. If they are close to confessing a crime, the blue on the wall might tip the balance.
The expression “tip the balance” in paragraph 1 probably indicates that the blue might________.
| A．let suspects keep their balance |
| B．make suspects cold and unfriendly in law court |
| C．help suspects to confess their crimes |
| D．enable suspects to change their attitudes to colours |
What does the passage mainly concerned with?
| A．The measurement of wealth in the current society. |
| B．The evolution of people’s attitude towards busyness. |
| C．The hidden reasons and effects of people’s busyness. |
| D．The solution to prioritizing the crucial tasks in busyness. |
3 . It is hard to imagine that many people are stupid enough to want children because it looks so fantastic — most adults understand that a baby is not a haircut. But it is interesting to wonder if the images we see every week of stress-free, happiness-enhancing parenthood aren’t in some small, subconscious way contributing to our own dissatisfactions with the actual experience, in the same way that a small part of us hoped getting a part of the way celebrities live might make us look just a little bit like them.
Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?
| A．Having children contributes little to the glamour of celebrity moms. |
| B．Celebrity moms have influenced our attitude towards child raising. |
| C．Having children intensifies our dissatisfaction with life. |
| D．We sometimes neglect the happiness from child raising. |
4 . The Sheriff’s search-and-rescue teams had spent the
Ben is skilled at looking for where photos are taken and always
| A．previous | B．snowy | C．terrible | D．foggy |
| A．mystery | B．challenge | C．accident | D．location |
| A．considerate | B．successful | C．confident | D．mature |
| A．picked out | B．picked up | C．folded up | D．printed out |
| A．identified | B．compared | C．explored | D．searched |
5 . The fear that a strength-based approach will cause narcissism also occurs because we unknowingly fall prey to binary (非此即彼) thinking. We mistakenly believe that one cannot be both confident and humble. We focus on Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian rather than Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa. There's no way that Gandhi and Mother Teresa could have achieved what they did without confidence in their strengths, and yet they are both pillars of modesty and selflessness.
When we assume that strength-focus is the same as a self-focus, We fail to entertain the idea that people who know their strengths are, actually, more likely to be pro-social and focus on helping others.
What's the author's attitude towards young kids' strength-based approaches?
| A．Skeptical. | B．Favorable. |
| C．Neutral. | D．Cautious. |
6 . Opening day at the nation’s second-largest school district unfolded with a mix of emotions: frustration over long waits, anxiety over health protocols and concern for how things would go for children who have been learning online for a year and a half. But for many, the sense of joy and relief at being together again eased the worries.
In the early morning at John Marshall High, lines of students waiting to enter extended two blocks. By 9 a.m., some students were still waiting, having missed part of the first class.
What’s the meaning of underlined word “protocols” in paragraph 3?
| A．Benefits. | B．Test reports. | C．Problems. | D．Physical strengths. |
7 . Although popular beliefs regarding emotional intelligence run far ahead of what research can reasonably support, the overall effects of the publicity have been more beneficial than harmful. The most positive aspect of this popularization is a new and much needed emphasis (重视) on emotion by employers, educators and others interested in promoting social wellbeing. The popularization of emotional intelligence has helped both the public and researchers reevaluate the functionality of emotions and how they serve people adaptively in everyday life.
What is the author’s attitude to the popularization of emotional intelligence?
| A．Favorable. | B．Intolerant. |
| C．Doubtful. | D．Unclear. |
8 . With the young unable to afford to leave home and the old at risk of isolation (孤独), more families are choosing to live together.
What is the text mainly about?
| A．Lifestyles in different countries. |
| B．Conflicts between generations. |
| C．A housing problem in Britain. |
| D．A rising trend of living in the UK. |
9 . “She is ashamed and embarrassed but doesn’t really have any explanation why she did this,” Miss Duff said. “She didn’t intend to steal when she went into the store. She is at a loss to explain it. She is otherwise a very respectable and intelligent young lady .She went to her doctor and asked for advice because she wants to know if there is anything in particular that caused her to do this.”
Q: What does the underlined sentence “She is at a loss to explain it” mean?
| A．In her opinion it was a loss to the clothes shops where she stole things. |
| B．She doesn’t have any idea why she has the desire to steal from shops. |
| C．She thinks it is a loss for her to explain why she stole things from shops. |
| D．Personally she feels ashamed and embarrassed for her shoplifting actions. |
10 . One of the best-known sayings must be “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wisdom”. The promises of health, wealth, and wisdom to those who join the teams of early retirees and rises must be particularly pleasing to many people in our modern society.
Q: The underlined word “ retiree” here refers to_________.
| A．people who give up their work | B．people who have a lot of free time |
| C．people who go to bed | D．people who live in a quiet place |
