2 . You’ve likely met the humblebrag before —— boasting (吹噓) in a way of a complaint, such as “I’m having such a worrying day. I got two job offers and I don’t know what to do.”

This is a typical example of humblebragging, a term coined by comedic writer Harris Wittels referring to “a specific type of boast that allows the offender to broadcast their achievements without the necessary shame and guilt that should normally accompany such claims.” In simpler terms, it’s a way to disguise a boast with some humility (谦让). Humblebragging comes in two different forms. The first is humility - based, an example being,＂can’t believe I got the highest grade in my class ”. The second type comes mixed with a bit of complaint, for example,＂I can’t believe that shopkeeper asked me for ID. I’m 25!”

People don’t like when others humblebrag because they find they are lacking in sincerity. Sincerity is a critical dimension of social evaluation, which is viewed as fundamental to people’s identity. In fact, people prize sincerity even above competence and warmth in others, according to Dr. Sezer.

If humblebragging doesn’t work, and no one likes it, why do we still do it? We all want to highlight our positive qualities without seeming proud. By speaking in a complaint or an expression of humility, we hope we’ll somehow land on the “sweet spot” of self - presentation: promoting ourselves while also conveying likability. In addition, research suggests that people may experience positive feelings while humblebragging.

Considering that we’re all likely to feel the urge to humblebrag, at least to some extent, the proper response when we hear a friend doing it may be to simply let it go——because ultimately we’re going to do it ourselves, and who really wants to be called out on it?

1. Which of the following remarks is an example of humblebragging

A．How I hate hearing my voice on TV!

B．I’m thrilled to be awarded the first prize.

C．I’m the only person to get promoted in the firm.

D．How I dislike doing the same thing every day!

2. Which can best describe people’s impression of, humblebraggers?

A．Honest

B．Humble.

C．Insincere.

D．Incapable.

3. What are people advised to do when hearing humblebragging from a friend?

A．Follow it up

B．Leave it alone.

C．Turn against it

D．Get to the root of it.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the man looking for?

A．A summary.

B．A report.

C．Mr Sato's office.

2. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A．Work harder.

B．Relax himself.

C．Ask his secretary for help.

3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Workmates.

B．Neighbors.

C．Classmates.

4 . What does the man think of Orlando?

A．Energetic.

B．Careless.

C．Humorous.

5 . This story happened when I was in Saint Lucia with my family. My sister, Diana, who also _______ to be my best friend and one of the funniest and kindest people I know , went blind in one eye about nine years ago . Diana sometimes feels _______ about the way her eye looks now. The pupil(瞳孔) is no longer black; it's sort of "glows" in photos. Diana recently _______ a special contact lens(隐形眼镜片）that makes her eye look like it did _______ it changed color, but she doesn't wear this lens often because it becomes quite _______ after about an hour .

One night during our holiday, a hotel _______ was taking pictures of the guests as they entered the area _______ for dinner. Diana casually said if she had known there was going to be pictures taken to _______ this special memory, she would have worn her contact lens so her eye wouldn't be so shiny in the picture.

_______, I was sitting with Diana and her husband Ted . While we were talking, the photographer who had been at the dinner the night before, ________ her a photo, leaned in and quietly said, "I ________ the color of your eyes in the picture." As he walked away, my sister happily said to me and Ted, "Look! He fixed my ________! "The photographer stopped. He ________ around and walked back to our table. He put his hand on Diana's shoulder, ________ in again and gently said, "Just to be clear: I didn't fix your eye. There isn't anything wrong with your eye. I ________ matched the color."

Her eyes filled up with tears. It was very healing for her ________ to hear these beautiful words. It didn't take much time and made so much ________. It helped her change the way she feels about herself.

I have always loved the ________: "The world is full of good people. If you can't ________ one, be one!" Your acts of ________ can impact on the world in profound ways!

1.

A．appears

B．happens

C．tends

D．proves

2.

A．concerned

B．disappointed

C．annoyed

D．puzzled

3.

A．borrowed

B．stole

C．produced

D．purchased

4.

A．when

B．until

C．before

D．because

5.

A．painful

B．dangerous

C．shiny

D．dark

6.

A．guest

B．manager

C．waiter

D．photographer

7.

A．left out

B．set up

C．put away

D．saved up

8.

A．realize

B．remember

C．capture

D．remind

9.

A．The next day

B．The other day

C．Later

D．Then

10.

A．sent

B．handed

C．delivered

D．presented

11.

A．changed

B．fixed

C．matched

D．painted

12.

A．eye

B．lens

C．photo

D．shoulder

13.

A．looked

B．walked

C．hung

D．turned

14.

A．leaned

B．stepped

C．broke

D．rushed

15.

A．eventually

B．simply

C．frequently

D．cautiously

16.

A．ear

B．husband

C．heart

D．family

17.

A．sense

B．difference

C．inspiration

D．profit

18.

A．message

B．word

C．quote

D．sentence

19.

A．recognize

B．know

C．understand

D．find

20.

A．sympathy

B．trust

C．generosity

D．kindness

6 . 将下面5个句子按括号内要求翻译并连成一篇微作文。
1.那些为中国赢得过荣耀的运动员们给我们树立了好的榜样。(定语从句)
2.他们一直展现出巨大的决心，并从未失去信心。(determination)
3.同时他们也教会我们积极面对自己，过更快乐的生活。(positive)
4.作为学生，我们不仅要学习他们的精神力量，也要学习他们对体育的热爱。(not ony...but also...)
5.因此，让我们去体育馆锻炼，好吗? (反义疑问句)
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7 . The other day, I truly saw a love at my work place that brought me to tears.

I work as a _________at a hotel. That night this elderly white and wealthy couple_________the restaurant My co-worker_________them. We usually arrange_________by ourselves, but because we were very_________that night, we helped each other out. At one point the elderly couple gave me a_________to come over.

The husband began_________and started stuttering（结巴）to the degree that I5ve never heard before. It was very clear that he had a_________disorder. I could tell that the wife had_________her husband extensively（广泛地）what she wanted, as a way for him to__________ordering. It took a while for him to order.__________, she was sitting there and looked so__________although her husband had stuttered.

__________the whole thing just did something to me. It was beautiful and just made me realize that a huge part of love is to accept,__________and support others. She could have made the order and made things a lot__________ for her husband and avoid the__________from other tables, but she didn't. Instead she supported him and was proud to see him__________it. Another thing I__________was that life is difficult for all of us. I thought these__________people had everything going for them and I'm sure they do, but it just reminded me that all of us have our own__________.

1.

A．maid

B．waitress

C．manager

D．housekeeper

2.

A．returned from

B．headed for

C．walked by

D．came into

3.

A．seated

B．comforted

C．suspected

D．introduced

4.

A．dishes

B．tables

C．flowers

D．rooms

5.

A．lazy

B．busy

C．lonely

D．friendly

6.

A．command

B．detail

C．signal

D．warning

7.

A．ordering

B．quarrelling

C．apologising

D．bargaining

8.

A．eating

B．hearing

C．speech

D．eye

9.

A．told

B．found

C．brought

D．made

10.

A．regret

B．escape

C．remember

D．practise

11.

A．Instead

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

12.

A．upset

B．content

C．surprised

D．determined

13.

A．Normally

B．Unfortunately

C．Honestly

D．Strangely

14.

A．serve

B．reward

C．impress

D．tolerate

15.

A．easier

B．worse

C．more valuable

D．more stupid

16.

A．stares

B．cheers

C．guidance

D．influence

17.

A．stop

B．plan

C．continue

D．complete

18.

A．expected

B．suggested

C．learned

D．imagined

19.

A．famous

B．rich

C．ordinary

D．local

20.

A．ways

B．ideas

C．problems

D．mistakes

8 . Wheeling her red chair and scissors around the city, a salon owner Katie Steller gives those less _______ strangers the gift of visibility one free hair do at a time.

Steller is highly aware of the _______ of her cleanup job. She knows that a haircut can change a _______. One changed hers: As a teen, she suffered from a disease which was so ______ that her hair soon thinned. Seeing this, her mother_______ Steller’s first professional haircut. To sit down and have somebody look at her and _______ to her like a person and not just an _______ made her feel cared about and less _______.

After that, Steller wanted to have her own salon so she could _______ people to feel the way she’d felt that day. Not long after finishing school, she ________ her Red Chair Project, ________ to people on the streets.

"Part of what ________ my heart was just how lonely some people looked," she said. “I thought maybe I’d go around and ask if they want free haircuts, though I couldn’t ________ their problems.”

Steller listened to people’s ________ of loss, addiction, and ________ to get back on their feet. The attention ________ worked. When she was cutting a woman’s hair one day, someone drove by and ________, you look ________!” The woman in the chair ________ and said it was the first time that she had thought herself not invisible.

To date, Steller has given over 30 haircuts to people who are all living in poverty and it all began with a ________ in simple acts of kindness.

1.

A．fortunate

B．friendly

C．generous

D．intelligent .

2.

A．risk

B．difficulty

C．power

D．profit

3.

A．habit

B．life

C．decision

D．behavior

4.

A．severe

B．common

C．typical

D．steady

5.

A．relied on

B．worried about

C．objected to

D．arranged for

6.

A．turn

B．talk

C．point

D．dash

7.

A．error

B．ambition

C．illness

D．image

8.

A．alone

B．confused

C．frightened

D．guilty

9.

A．instruct

B．force

C．train

D．help

10.

A．expanded

B．began

C．advertised

D．abandoned

11.

A．responding

B．giving in

C．praying

D．reaching out

12.

A．won

B．warmed

C．broke

D．stole

13.

A．fix

B．present

C．describe

D．remember

14.

A．messages

B．stories

C．conclusions

D．findings

15.

A．chance

B．struggle

C．confidence

D．duty

16.

A．eventually

B．rarely

C．apparently

D．nearly

17.

A．teased

B．complained

C．predicted

D．yelled

18.

A．cautious

B．happy

C．pale

D．amazing

19.

A．smiled

B．nodded

C．disagreed

D．sighed

20.

A．skill

B．tradition

C．belief

D．lesson

9 . Mevan Babakar had a difficult start in life. She and her parents _______Iraq during the Gulf War in the 1990s. They travelled _______Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia and eventually to the Netherlands, where Babakar and her mother lived for a year in a refugee camp (难民营). Child as she was, she used to think it could be the end of the world every day. Life was _______and future to her, was a dream that would never come true.

However, she never forgot the refugee camp worker all those years ago. That day, watching other children playing and running on the ground in the camp, she, _______, stood there in the old coat and woolen cap, her face smudged with dirt. Their laughter and happiness made her find herself _______to go.

He came into _______, pushing a red, shiny bike on the dirt road. Out of _______, he came to her, saying, “It’s for you.” The five-year-old girl _______with joy. Hardly believing her ears, she giggled _______, covering her mouth with her dirty hands.

The ________gift made a lasting impact. “I remember feeling so special —I remember thinking that this is such a big thing to receive, am I even worthy of this big thing?” Babakar said. “This ________became the basis of my self-worth growing up.” From then on, she also believed that there would be hope; there would be chances, maybe very ________, but they would be there.

Mevan Babakar, today aged 29, decided to ________ down the man and posted a faded photo of the two of them in the ________on Twitter, which was among a handful of ________she had from that time. To her surprise, within 36 hours, Egbert, who ________for a nonprofit news site, was located in Germany. When the pair were reunited, they went through the old photos together and ________stories about the refugee camp.

Mevan posted ________photograph: “This is Egbert. He’s been helping refugees since the 90s. The bike was just a small gesture, ________it had brought me back into my life.” Egbert’s kindness continued to ________her. That was the magical thing about kindness: It didn’t cost anything but it changed the world of one person at a time.

1.

A．slid

B．slipped

C．fled

D．moved

2.

A．across

B．through

C．among

D．from

3.

A．complex

B．simple

C．bright

D．tough

4.

A．excited

B．annoyed

C．alone

D．interested

5.

A．nowhere

B．anywhere

C．everywhere

D．somewhere

6.

A．view

B．existence

C．effect

D．contact

7.

A．appreciation

B．expectation

C．curiosity

D．kindness

8.

A．expanded

B．explored

C．exposed

D．exploded

9.

A．clumsily

B．shyly

C．bitterly

D．pitifully

10.

A．costly

B．generous

C．fragile

D．worthless

11.

A．feeling

B．impression

C．emotion

D．affection

12.

A．slim

B．equal

C．mild

D．enormous

13.

A．turn

B．set

C．track

D．calm

14.

A．village

B．school

C．field

D．camp

15.

A．privileges

B．belongings

C．experiences

D．resources

16.

A．desired

B．arranged

C．volunteered

D．provided

17.

A．spread

B．learned

C．shared

D．created

18.

A．other

B．another

C．others

D．the other

19.

A．but

B．however

C．so

D．and

20.

A．instruct

B．reward

C．judge

D．shape

10 . 假定你是李华，你所在的福州国际学校要征集一封英文感谢信，以致意奋战在抗击新型冠状病毒肺炎第一线的医护人员，请你根据下列要点写一封信用于投稿。
1. 表达谢意； 2. 个人感受； 3. 表达信心。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。
参考词汇：疫情epidemic situation   新型冠状病毒 novel corona virus
Dear Medical workers，

I am Li Hua from an international school in Fuzhou.

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Good luck and stay well!

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua