1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man call the woman to do?

A．Make a reservation.

B．Check out of the hotel.

C．Ask about the city center.

2. What does the woman say about the Imperial?

A．It is cheaper than her hotel.

B．It is rated as a five-star hotel.

C．It is better known than her hotel.

3. What does the man finally want to know about the Imperial?

A．The telephone number.

B．The price.

C．The location.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the woman refuse to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art today?

A．The weather isn’t good.

B．She isn’t interested in art.

C．She wants to stay outdoors.

2. Where are the speakers going first?

A．To the Central Park.

B．To the Times Square.

C．To the Statue of Liberty.

3 . Everyone at some time feels that their life is going nowhere. Have you reached a period when things are OK, but not very exciting? If you do feel so, then it is time to do something to increase the quality of your life. Life is what you make it. So, don’t waste time.     1    

•Take up a hobby.

When you lead an uninteresting life, it is great to have something to think about that takes you into another world.     2     If you love to read, devote time to just sitting with a book and losing yourself in an imaginary world.

•Learn a skill.

Learning a new skill is one of the most satisfying things you can do. You will feel a sense of achievement that will improve your self-image.     3     Whether it’s learning a foreign language or playing a musical instrument, there will be a class near your home. Not only will you learn, but you will make new friends.

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One of the best ways to be positive is to help other people. Not only do you feel good about yourself, but other people will benefit from your help. You might offer to help in a shop or to do some gardening for the elderly. Helping others will make you feel that you have something to offer the world.

•Eat healthily.

    5     Therefore, aim for a low-fat diet if you are worried about putting on weight. Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, drink lots of water and avoid too much red meat. Fish is good for you, as are grains and beans.

A．Help others.

B．Make a daily plan.

C．Reading a book is a special skill to learn.

D．A great way to learn a skill is to join a class.

E．Hobbies are good to give you the chance to do something that you enjoy.

F．Diet is of importance to keep healthy and to increase the quality of your life.

G．Here is a list of things to do now to make your life better and more enjoyable.

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

A．A teacher.

B．A doctor.

C．A host.

2. What is the conversation mainly about?

A．How to save money.

B．How to spend money.

C．How to be a good housewife.

3. Where does the woman like shopping?

A．In supermarkets.

B．In outdoor markets.

C．In department stores.

4. What does the woman highly recommend?

A．Fixing things by ourselves.

B．Hiring someone to repair things.

C．Asking friends to help with the repairs.

5 . Housekeeping can be an effective stress reliever in our busy life if we know how to enjoy it. We can benefit a lot from doing housework.

Activities like cleaning the house could give us a sense of belonging to our environment.     1     In the limited space, one can create the best atmosphere that can show the positive energy and care for the members of the house, including ourselves.

Cleaning offers the state of mindfulness, releasing the endorphins, which can improve our mood, Cleaning activities, such as sweeping the floor, provides the same benefits as exercising. We keep the body active and make it a part of the exercise, which is especially good for someone who finds a struggle to maintain a workout schedule. So we’re supposed to start the day with early morning cleaning.     2    

Cleaning provides a sense of control over our environment. Anxiety, the early stage of mental breakdown, could come from insecurity towards uncertainty.     3     Cleaning gives us something to have power over — even if it’s something as small as organising our books by colour. “When we seek out ways to reduce feelings of helplessness, cleaning is one of the best ways to do that,” said JaimeZuckerman, an American clinical psychologist.

    4     Accomplishing a clean-up project could create a “good feeling” of confidence that lasts throughout day. Greater confidence encourages people to face other challenges in life that may have seemed too far a reach in the past. It’s healthy to use cleaning to clear your mind, gain perspective, and take a break from your worries.     5     So we have to make sure it’s enjoyable instead of overtiring.

A．Cleaning is a great way to show love.

B．The post-cleanup feelings can inspire confidence.

C．People enjoy the domestic task of housekeeping.

D．People need something that they have control over.

E．We can’t depend on tidying practice to relieve internal discomfort.

F．However, going overboard with the cleaning activities can cause stress.

G．That can encourage our subconscious to be an active person during the day.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How tall is Dave now?

A．Four feet.

B．Five feet.

C．Six feet.

2. When does Dave eat candy bars?

A．In the morning.

B．At noon.

C．At night.

3. What does Dave worry about?

A．Getting fat.

B．Developing heart disease.

C．Having breathing problems.

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last week an activity     1     (hold) in order to make young people realize the     2     (important) of the Social Media Detox.

Over 100 students had been persuaded to stop using social media for seven days, most of     3     were excited and nervous.     4     took Anna two days to be aware of the seriousness of checking phone. Doing the detox not only     5     (make) Devon realize the value of     6     (really) contact but also motivated Cindy    7     (visit) a different friend every day. An hour’s sport each day let George become healthier and healthier. It is a pity that Max threw     8     the towel on the first day. In a word, the Social Media Detox is     9     success, which helps teenagers step away from social media and communicate with each other     10     (well) than before.

8 . Research by the Policy Institute at King’s. College London and Ipsos MORI showed that around 54% of British people will miss some parts of lockdown (封城), including family time. 19% of the 2,442 adults said the last year had been better than they expected it to be when the first lockdown started. The research also found that 32% of people felt the past year had been similar to or better than usual for them personally. People have enjoyed being closer to their family, friends, and neighbours throughout to pandemic (流行病), with 28% feeling closer to their family, 19% to their neighbours, and 31% to their friends.

Professor Bobby Duffy, director of the Policy Institute at King’s College London, said: “There is no doubt that the public would rather the pandemic hadn’t happened at all — but that doesn’t mean it’s been all bad for everyone, or that people see it deeply influencing their future. What’s surprising about the findings is that for a group of people the last year turned out better than expected, or even better than a normal year.”

He added “Of course, many have been badly influenced. The findings draw attention to a key area of the pandemic, that while action to control the pandemic has been taken, its influence depends hugely on your own circumstances.”

Almost half of the public felt the last year had been worse than expected and 43% expected its mental health because of the pandemic.

The research found that some people plan to continue with some habits they formed in lockdown, with saying they will shop locally more and 38% saying they plan to walk more post-pandemic. Gideon Skinner, research director at Ipsos MORI, said British people expect the pandemic will lead to long-term changes but bold different opinions on what the changes could be.

1. What did the research mainly find?

A．About half of British people would like to keep some parts of lockdown life.

B．Most British people thought they were disconnected from their friends.

C．Life during lockdown was better than British people’s normal life.

D．Lockdown was much worse than British people had thought.

2. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The pandemic deeply influenced people’s future.

B．The public would miss some parts of lockdown.

C．The public would prefer there had been no pandemic.

D．The pandemic seemed to be out of control last year.

3. What can we infer from Gideon Skinner’s opinion in the last paragraph?

A．The changes brought by the pandemic are still unclear.

B．People will pay more attention to their family life.

C．The pandemic is helping people form good habits.

D．People are losing their confidence in the future.

4. What does the author want to share in this text?

A．Ways to spend time during lockdown.

B．Bad influences of the pandemic on people’s life.

C．People’s social relationships during the pandemic.

D．A research result on people’s life during lockdown.

9 . Research has shown that people tend to get more happiness from spending their money on experiences, such as travel and entertainment (娱乐), than on things like clothes and electronic products. But are people happier during the purchased (购买的) experience itself? Or does the happiness come more from expecting or remembering the experience?

A new study, published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, offers an answer. Our experimental purchases not only bring us greater pleasure in terms of expectation and remembrance than do our material (物质的) purchases, but they also bring us greater in-the-moment enjoyment, the study found.

For the study, the researchers recruited (招募) 2,635 adults who agreed to receive texts at any time during the day. The texts began with a happiness question, which asked the participants (参与者) to tell how they felt “right now”, ranging from very bad to very good. Half of them were then asked if they had made a material purchase within the past hour, such as clothing or electronic goods. The others were asked if they had made an experimental purchase within the past hour, such as eating in a restaurant or attending a concert.

The researchers found that the purchasers of the experiences express higher levels of happiness than the purchasers of the material goods, no matter how much the purchases cost.

To deal with possible differences in types of purchasers, the researchers carried out a second study in which they researched more than 5,000 adults. “We still found the same result,” said Amit Kumar, the study’s lead author (发起人).

“If you want to be happier, it might be wise to shift some of your spending away from material goods and a bit more towards experiences,” Kumar said. “That would probably lead to greater happiness.”

1. Why does the writer put forward two questions in paragraph 1?

A．To make a fact clear.

B．To introduce a new study.

C．To compare different researches.

D．To doubt the view of researchers.

2. What did the researchers text the participants for?

A．To ask them about their spending plans.

B．To understand their needs and spending habits.

C．To know the change in their purchasing choices.

D．To find out their purchasing behavior and feelings.

3. Which has the similar meaning to the underlined word “shift” in the last paragraph?

A．satisfy.

B．apply.

C．change.

D．increase.

4. What does the new study find about people’s purchases?

A．People prefer to purchase material goods instead of experiences.

B．People get more pleasure from spending money than making money.

C．The level of happiness from purchases depends on how much they cost.

D．Experimental purchases bring people greater happiness than material ones.

10 . If your loved ones need a bit more help with day-to-day activities, it can be difficult to know how to help. Thankfully, there are lots of really simple things you can do to make things easier for them.    1    .

Get to know their neighbours

It’s a great idea to introduce your loved ones to some of their neighbors. If you don’t live nearby, it will give them the comfort(安慰) of knowing there are people who can help them if they need help.    2    . Knowing neighbors can also help them deal with loneliness.

Sign them up to a meal delivery(递送) service

    3    . Your loved ones may try hard to prepare food. They may just want the process of cooking simplified or more interesting. A meal subscription (订购) can be of great help. There are lots of different meal delivery services to choose from, such as Gousto, Hello Fresh, and Abel &. Cole.

Introduce them to online clubs

If your loved ones are able to get out and join in-person activity groups, fantastic. However, being unable to leave the house doesn’t mean missing out on socializing.    4    . You can find out at Age UK what’s happening in their area. Help them rediscover an old hobby or learn how to do something new.

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Meditation(冥想) and mindfulness apps are useful to most of us. Dealing with illness or spending more time alone in later years can cause stress and anxiety. Apps including Calm and Headspace have simple ways that can relax people’s mind or help them sleep more easily. It only takes a few minutes per day. Help your loved ones choose one app on their phone, and show them how it works.

A．Show them how to use social media

B．Help them through a meditation app

C．There are lots of online groups you can find now

D．Here are some useful ideas to help you and them

E．Meal subscriptions are helpful to all kinds of people

F．Make sure they always have the medicines they need

G．It will make them feel more connected to their community