1 . When evaluating people on various psychological tests, psychologists often distinguish between markers of absolute performance and relative performance. Absolute performance reflects the raw measurement of something, like the time it takes to run a mile. Relative performance is how a person rates in relation to their peers, as in what place a runner gets in a race.
The standards we use to evaluate ourselves are almost always relative, as we compare ourselves to our peers and the standards that are most familiar to us. For instance, in my private practice, I have one patient I will call “Omar” who is dependent on social services and makes less than $30,000 per year at his job. While this level of poverty would lead most people to wake up depressed each day, Omar is one of the most optimistic and appreciative individuals I know. Why? Because most of his closest peers — his siblings and friends from childhood — have lives far worse than his.
In contrast to Omar, I have another patient, an adolescent I’ll call “Lena”, whose family has property over $5 million. Lena, however, lives in an upper-class neighborhood where her family is at the lower end of the income level. Though Lena's family allows her to enjoy possessions and experiences that less than I percent of her peers across the world can share, she consistently feels “less than”. Why? Because Lena doesn't compare herself to the rest of the world; This is too abstract an exercise for her, as it would be for most of us.
Accordingly, whether a psychologist is psychodynamic or cognitive-behavioral, therapy (疗法) with individuals struggling with situational or psychological depression aims to solve the problems associated with basing one's self-worth on comparisons with others. Psychologists try to help people focus on personal growth around the achievement of concrete goals in line with their values. independent of the achievement of others. For all of us, defining these goals, especially during Periods of emotional calm, can go a long way in helping us to avoid the trap of relativity that often leads to situational and psychological depression.
1. What is the function of Paragraph 1?A.To show the significance of evaluating people. |
B.To motivate readers to study psychological tests. |
C.To help people perform well in psychological tests. |
D.To provide some background information on evaluating people. |
A.To measure different achievement. |
B.To introduce the standards to evaluate people. |
C.To explain relative performance with examples. |
D.To contrast relative performance and absolute performance. |
A.Setting goals in life is essential for everyone. |
B.It's important to avoid unhealthy comparisons. |
C.A sense of achievement can affect one's happiness, |
D.Improving self-worth can help get rid of depression. |
A.Happiness: Is it all relative? |
B.Self-worth: Is it measurable? |
C.Self-worth: Is it based on efforts? |
D.Happiness: Is it associated with achievement? |
2 . My mother turned ninety. I knew I needed to find a senior
I called a nearby center, “Do you have aerobics (有氧运动) classes
When I came into the room, a woman
I
A.leisure | B.fitness | C.community | D.learning |
A.change | B.remember | C.wait | D.enjoy |
A.routine | B.aim | C.challenge | D.plan |
A.attached | B.familiar | C.appropriate | D.vital |
A.comforted | B.invited | C.promised | D.welcomed |
A.sure | B.disappointed | C.anxious | D.hopeful |
A.make up for | B.look down on | C.get down to | D.keep up with |
A.greeted | B.recognized | C.helped | D.introduced |
A.relax | B.stretch | C.strengthen | D.use |
A.improvement | B.agreement | C.interpretation | D.conclusion |
A.Fortunately | B.Consequently | C.Naturally | D.Surprisingly |
A.problem | B.contribution | C.standard | D.focus |
A.lonely | B.absent | C.unhappy | D.tired |
A.fail | B.manage | C.attempt | D.continue |
A.backgrounds | B.connections | C.skills | D.duties |
1. 你对此的理解;
2. 结合具体实例;
3. 你的启发与感悟。
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4 . For many years, I was so wrapped up in my kids and my family that I ignored how I looked. The words “
It wasn’t until recently, when I had my picture taken for a work ID, that I
For a few days, I was a little
I thought I was
That simple question opened my weary eyes once and for all. My family
Someone once said that
A.delicate | B.constant | C.slight | D.low |
A.realized | B.recognized | C.acknowledged | D.recommended |
A.energetic | B.cautious | C.enthusiastic | D.tired |
A.confused | B.interested | C.bothered | D.desired |
A.act | B.dress | C.behave | D.pretend |
A.tied up | B.cut away | C.took turns | D.took pains |
A.sending | B.turning | C.succeeding | D.bringing |
A.casually | B.temporarily | C.briefly | D.improperly |
A.teaching | B.fooling | C.decorating | D.enjoying |
A.loves | B.helps | C.changes | D.shapes |
A.trick | B.role | C.joke | D.game |
A.relief | B.belief | C.power | D.beauty |
A.inner | B.natural | C.outside | D.moral |
A.beats | B.meets | C.warms | D.restricts |
A.behavioral | B.genuine | C.physical | D.biological |
5 . It’s no secret that college is expensive. I received financial aid, and I was able to cover the cost of enrollment, books, supplies, course materials, and additional school-related fees. But I could not afford housing, transportation, food, healthcare, or other basic necessities. The longer each semester went on, the harder the choices became.
When spring semester ended that first year at college, I had good grades, but I did not have two quarters to my name. I decided that if I could afford to be a full-time student, I would need to work a full-time job. Soon, I started working at the airport as a cleaner of aircraft cabins. My first shift at the airport was a graveyard shift, where I detailed aircraft of varying sizes. During this total night shift, I have to do “deep cleaning”, which meant cleaning everything and even I had to check every safety compartment and replace any missing items. This could be disgusting work.
Another fact upset me a lot that working at the airport and going to school did not fit easily together. Some days 1 was too exhausted after a night shift to get to class. Other days I didn’t have time to complete school assignments owing to a busy workday. At the end of the fall semester, I received a final warning for my attendance at my job. Once again, I was between a rock and a hard place and had to make a decision. I wanted to go to school and excel, but I also had grown accustomed to financially supporting myself.
Ultimately, I chose to temporarily stop going to school and to continue working, a decision. I would later regret. The airline closed for various reasons. I felt stupid. I had put a lot into this job, even sacrificing my education, and now I would have neither job nor education. I’d finally learned what my grandmother meant when she once said that your job is temporary, and your education is forever.
1. What can we infer about the author from paragraph 1?A.He met with a long boring semester. | B.Food accounted for his biggest expense. |
C.He left himself financially embarrassed. | D.His financial aid could cover his necessities. |
A.Cleaned. | B.Listed. | C.Repaired. | D.Replaced. |
A.Confused. | B.Critical. | C.Decisive. | D.Diligent. |
A.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. |
B.Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. |
C.One should be financially supported by himself. |
D.The significance of schooling should be recognized. |
6 . Music is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. It can bring us joy, sorrow, or even inspiration. It can evoke emotions and memories that we didn’t even know we had.
Music can be a source of comfort. It can provide a refuge(避难所)from the troubles of the world and provide a sense of peace and solace.
Finally, music can be a source of joy and celebration.
Music has the power to change our lives in ways we may never have imagined. It can provide us with strength, courage, comfort, and joy. It can help us to find our inner voice and express ourselves in unique and creative ways.
A.Poor people can live a happy life with music. |
B.Music can also give us strength and courage. |
C.Music can associate people with each other around the world. |
D.Music can change a person’s life in ways that nothing else can. |
E.Listening to music can help to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. |
F.It can bring us closer together, helping us to appreciate and celebrate the beauty of life. |
G.Music can truly be a life-changing force, and one that should never be underestimated. |
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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
These days, Marathon des Sables runners carry a GPS tracking device and helicopters monitor their path to make sure no one gets lost, but when Mauro, a police officer, participated for the first time in 1994, there were no such safeguards in place. When you’re running through the largest desert on Earth, one wrong turn can cost you your life. Mauro Prosperi did just that during the Marathon des Sables, a six-day ultramarathon that many regard as the toughest foot race in the world.
The race was almost 156 miles long, taking runners across sand dunes (沙丘) with few natural sources of water. Temperatures in the Sahara could reach as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, and each runner carried over 20 pounds of food, water, and emergency supplies on their backs. Most of these runners wouldn’t end up finishing the race, which was about the same length as six regular marathons.
That was how, on the fourth and longest days of the race, the runner Mauro encountered a severe sandstorm that turned him around and sent him wildly off course.
He spent eight hours waiting out the storm, huddled in a sand dune. The next morning, he expected to see rescuers heading his way. Instead, all he saw was desert in all directions. “After running for about for hours, I climbed up a dune and still couldn’t see anything,” he said. “That’s when I knew I had a big problem.”
A search party was organized to find Mauro, but rescuers had no idea he had been so far off course. Twice a helicopter circled over his head, and twice they didn’t see him wildly waving at them from below. He sent up his only flare (照明弹) and even set his backpack on fire hoping to catch their attention, but it was no use.
When Mauro’s water ran out, he began drinking his own urine. He found a marabout shrine, an ancient building that once served as a tomb. He took shelter from the sun’s rays there, drinking the blood of bats.
With his energy running out, he thought, “I am bound to die here”.
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After being treated in the hospital for weakness, he made a full recovery!
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8 . It’s a classic story: A kid is forced to learn an instrument from a young age, they play it throughout their childhood, and they develop a bittersweet relationship with it. Is the constant battle between the love for the music and the hate for the constant challenge worth the fight? For me, it was.
I started playing the piano when I was four-that was 15 years ago! This was huge commitment, so there must have been something worth holding on to, right?
The easy guess is that I was purely in love with music and piano. Although that’s the sweeter tale, it’s a bit more complicated. I struggled a lot with piano. Family and peers were, at least in my own head, constantly placed beside me in competition. I felt pressure to be the best in order to prove something to others-and more devastatingly (破坏性地) to prove something to myself. The seed of my musical interest was grown in the sunlight of competition and doubt. Hate sprouted (滋生) when my self-criticism hit too hard.
It’s difficult to learn to love something that didn’t originate from love. For a while, piano was more of an annoyance than a hobby. But somehow, love grew. It was deeply buried. But it was there, and by high school,it was strong enough that when I was truly on the verge of quitting any kind of formal training. I found the strength to hold on tighter, and dig further. I switched teachers, and got incredibly lucky with one who helped me tunnel into what I loved. I learned pieces for myself, I composed for myself, and I found confidence not because I got “good enough,” but because I learned that anything I had was good enough.
The love and hate I’ve had for the piano were both planted and grown. If you too have learned to hate something, remember that with commitment, it can be uprooted, and love can make a home in its place. There is always time. There is always room.
1. What does the author want to show by telling a classic story?A.The benefits of music. |
B.Kids’ struggle in learning instruments. |
C.Kids’ bittersweet childhood. |
D.The popularity of learning instruments. |
A.She finally quit formal training. |
B.She never treated it as her hobby. |
C.She was in pure love with music and piano. |
D.She once experienced great pressure from herself. |
A.Her attitude. | B.Her training. |
C.Her compromise. | D.Her achievement. |
A.Practice makes perfect. |
B.Love is a thing that grows. |
C.Content is better than riches. |
D.Chance favors the prepared mind. |
1. 你的一次劳动经历;
2. 你的感想。
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1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
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Dear friends,
Good morning! I feel honored to be here to talk to you on labour. First, I would like to share with you one of my experiences to stress the significance of labor.
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10 . Sharon, in her mid-sixties, has been coming to the adult swim class from the first day I started working at the pool. While everyone else in the class
“Don’t worry,” I’d always say to her, “You’ll
One Saturday, half of the
Even though Sharon had been working on such a
A.works on | B.prepares for | C.decides on | D.registers for |
A.corner | B.ticket | C.entrance | D.center |
A.regret | B.strength | C.victory | D.challenge |
A.surface | B.front | C.back | D.legs |
A.get | B.see | C.try | D.put |
A.stare | B.smile | C.come | D.whisper |
A.temporarily | B.patiently | C.finally | D.gradually |
A.presentation | B.labor | C.introduction | D.class |
A.traveled | B.ran | C.marched | D.shouted |
A.beautiful | B.relaxing | C.romantic | D.demanding |
A.floating | B.swinging | C.sinking | D.struggling |
A.random | B.curious | C.strong | D.dull |
A.burned | B.escaped | C.dropped | D.built |
A.rare | B.tough | C.simple | D.great |
A.energy | B.skill | C.determination | D.belief |