1 . I opened my car window and called out “Ma’am! Ma’am!” The only lady in the parking lot looked around until she saw me. “I just wanted to tell how nice you look today,” I said. “The colors you have on are beautiful on you.” Her face registered surprise for a second, and then she smiled. “Thank you!” she called back. Her final steps to her car seemed lighter, and I smiled to myself.
I grew up with very few cheerleaders in my own life. When I was in the middle of fighting a battle for my life, I had been confirmed depression, along with anxiety. It has taken many years and more effort and determination than I thought I was capable of recovering from this illness. With no cheerleaders in my court, I fought this battle alone. I am proud of the progress I have made thus far. There are times when I thought, if only I had had someone to hold me and say, “Susan, I believe in you. You can do this, and I’ll be there every step of the way.” I wonder how much sooner I would have recovered. I’ll never know.
So I have made it a point in recent years to praise people, especially women and girls. Instead of just thinking that someone looks nice or did a great job, I say it out loud. It doesn’t take long, and it’s easy. So, I wonder, why don’t more people do this? As women, we have learned from our role models to be quiet. We downplay (淡化) our own achievements even when we do receive a rare compliment (恭维). Now, when I compliment someone and she denies, I say to her, “Just say thank you.” Most women are relieved that they don’t have to deny the compliment; they can accept the praise without guilt.
Cheerleading doesn’t require any skills. It only takes a few seconds, although you do have to remind yourself to do it. Eventually, it becomes a habit.
1. How did the lady feel after hearing the author’s praise?| A．Delighted. | B．Anxious. |
| C．Relaxed. | D．Worried. |
| A．Her experiences. |
| B．Her habit. |
| C．Her personality. |
| D．Her ambition. |
| A．She can be rewarded. |
| B．She can be appreciated. |
| C．They can accept the praise. |
| D．They should say something. |
| A．Caring. | B．Brave. |
| C．Outgoing. | D．Honest. |
2 . If something that you’re doing doesn’t challenge you, then it doesn’t change you.
Figure out what you’re scared of and do it continuously.
If you’re a salesman, and you’re scared of talking to people personally or over the phone, now, instead of being scared and thinking you’ll fail, spend at least five minutes a day picking up the phone and making a call. Someone may hang up on you.
Eventually, you can look at fear in the eyes and say, “Go on, I’m not scared!”
Take a class for a hobby you’ve been wanting to develop.
Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this.
Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.
Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.
You don’t need to go to the gym.
Don’t just limit yourself to your fellow travelers — try to connect with the service staff.
You never know what kind of people they’re going to be. Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class. Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself.
| A．You should do it continuously. |
| B．But don’t stop on the first try! |
| C．Go outside and do exercise regularly. |
| D．We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all. |
| E．Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people. |
| F．Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on. |
| G．A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. |
3 . How to Change Limiting Beliefs
Have you ever felt trapped by thoughts like “I’m not good enough” or “I can’t achieve that”?
1. Know your limiting beliefs
We’re often not even conscious of our limiting beliefs.
2. Collect the evidence
Once you’ve discovered what your limiting beliefs are, start collecting evidence that disproves the limiting beliefs. If you think about this properly, you’ll find that there is a lot of evidence out there.
3.
Repetitive thoughts form our beliefs and so it’s essential to start making your internal dialogue positive, rather than negative. Over time this will become automatic, and you will start to form healthier beliefs about yourself.
4. Take action
Taking action is the single most important tool when it comes to making any sort of change in your life. Knowledge, without action, is worthless. Taking action to change your life is a choice.
| A．There’s no quick fix |
| B．There is no substitute for taking action |
| C．Trade your limiting belief for an empowering statement |
| D．You’ve just been unconsciously ignoring it your whole life |
| E．For each limiting belief you have, turn it into a positive affirmation |
| F．These are known as limiting beliefs, stunting (阻碍) our potential |
| G．Because we believe them to be a reality, we don’t recognize them for what they are |
4 . Simple Yet Amazing Ways To Be Wiser
Wisdom is no just a good quality to have but it is also very necessary. There are a lot of ways to become wiser.
You will never grow from being in your comfort zone which is why you need to get out of it. This is the only way you will gain wisdom and become better. You try learning new skills that you never thought of learning or going to places that were on your bucket list. Change your routine and see where life takes you, take control!
Meet new people
Limiting yourself to only one type of people that share the same beliefs as you can be comforting but it doesn’t get you anywhere in life. You need to meet and experience new people and learn what they have to offer. Share what defines you and learn from others. This will make you wise.
Learn and grow from your mistakes
All of us make mistakes in life, but it is the acknowledgment of mistakes that makes us grow and do better next time. Whenever we make a mistake, we should learn from it, thinking over our shortcomings won’t get us anywhere.
Share your knowledge with others
If you have accumulated a lot of knowledge then why not share it with others too?
| A．Try experiencing new opportunities |
| B．Expose yourself to diverse viewpoints |
| C．However, you are advised to start small |
| D．Developing new friendships will be beneficial to you |
| E．We can reflect upon failure in order to improve ourselves |
| F．Being ready to help others out will definitely increase your wisdom |
| G．If something confuses you, try to clear out your problems by yourselves |
5 . How to Develop a Sense of Humor
A good sense of humor can make you the life of the party and help you go easier on yourself. Using different forms of tricks, you’ll have people around you roaring with laughter.
Learn to tell the sort of jokes you find funny. Once you’ve learned what kind of humor you enjoy, try including it in your conversations with friends. Try to tell your jokes as if commenting on thẹ weather.
Have fun.
Joke kindly and carefully.
| A．Surround yourself with funny people. |
| B．Use your body language to be more engaging. |
| C．Jokes about friends should not show them in a bad light. |
| D．A casual delivery is often the funniest part of an unusual comment. |
| E．Focus on their delivery and how they turn it into something humorous. |
| F．Jokes out of place may look like a power move on your parting with them. |
| G．Avoid getting so caught up in making people laugh that you forget to enjoy yourself. |
6 . It has been shown in about 20 studies that forest bathing can improve mental and physical health. Spending any time in nature is a great way to improve your mental health, and the ideal amount of time is about 120 minutes a week. That may sound like a lot.
Walking is great for a forest bathing, even if it’s on your way to work or school. Maybe you leave a little earlier and go more slowly, taking a route with more greenery. Perhaps you pay closer attention to the flowers springing through the cracks in the cement or the trees lining the street.
During a meal
If you consider yourself a home chef and regularly cook dinner for yourself and loved ones, maybe it’s time to grow herbs in your kitchen.
In your office
Getting your forest bathing in the office can be good for both you and your work. That could mean going on a weekly lunch walk with a work friend, or taking a break to look out the window or even bringing a plant into your office.
| A．On your daily outing |
| B．Above all, be comfortable |
| C．If you have meetings in small groups |
| D．But you don’t have to do it all at once |
| E．When you have experienced forest bathing |
| F．In fact, forest bathing doesn’t have to take place in a forest |
| G．Once dinner is ready, consider moving the meal outside in mild weather |
7 . A famous company’s leader believes there’s only one way to know if you truly understand a subject: Can you explain it to a child? But the man with lifelong love of math recently found it didn’t always go well when he tried explaining mathematical concepts(概念)to his then-school-aged children.
He thinks that learning with kids to see what’s puzzling to them and what’s easy for them are the final test of whether you know a topic—whether you can explain it.
Teachers often ask students to give a statement on a subject to show that they understand it. Studies show that people are more likely to remember and understand concepts they’ve learned after explaining them to someone else or even to themselves.That means you can testyour own knowledge in a subject simply by trying to teach it to a friend,to see both how much information you’ve kept and how well you actually understand its concepts. If they successfully learn from you, it’s a good sign that you’re on the right track.
The leader, who studied math and computer science at university, noted that while hewas personally good at math as a high school student, he had trouble passing that enthusiasm(热情)to his three kids.
He loves doing math, but in the past his younger daughter would always say that he made it so complicated (复杂的) and he didn’t need to explain this to her. Because she just wanted to know the answer.
Today, his three children are all in their 20s.While they may not have enjoyed the math lessons, he says that one of his favorite things is teaching calculus(微积分)to the kids.There are a few very difficult concepts in calculus.He must explain why calculus is so important and why calculus has those funny symbols. It’s crazy and it’s probably the thing he enjoys the most.
1. What happened to the leader recently?| A．He explained Chinese well. |
| B．He developed his lifelong love of math. |
| C．He met a challenge in playing with his kids. |
| D．He had trouble explaining mathematical concepts to his kids. |
| A．Communicate with others actively. |
| B．Build relationship with others. |
| C．Manage to describe themselves. |
| D．Know about their own learning by teaching others. |
| A．Describing an example. | B．Learning with her father. |
| C．Getting the final answer. | D．Keeping enthusiasm high. |
| A．It brings him happiness. | B．It helps his kids grow. |
| C．It gives him a lesson. | D．It improves his maths. |
8 . As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult and they may seem to happen quickly. Don’t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!
With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help shape your future. You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.
Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. You will probably want to be independent. But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself. Your family have been with you since you came into this world.
It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. Choose your friends wisely. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.
This period is part of the life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey and there will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not ever see all of your classmates again.
You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices. So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!
1. The best title for this passage would be ________.| A．The Choices in Life | B．The Key to Success |
| C．Say Goodbye to the Past | D．Becoming a Young Adult |
| A．your parents. | B．your deskmates. |
| C．true friends. | D．your relatives. |
| A．a period of complete freedom |
| B．too hard for young people to get through |
| C．an important time for the young to make the right choices |
| D．a very important period for young students to leave their parents |
| A．Teenagers. | B．Teachers. | C．Young parents. | D．Adults. |
9 . Summer is a great time of year.
The most obvious answer is to use mosquito repellent (驱虫剂). Professor James Logan from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine explains that DEET, the chemicalused in many repellents, confuses the insects’ sense of smell.
Clothing is another consideration that affects whether mosquitos choose to attack us. AmyGlover, writing in the Huffington Post, tells us that dark colors attract mosquitos. Glover adds that loose clothing is preferable as it is harder for mosquitos to bite through.
So, as well as using repellents and insecticides, thinking about our clothing and reducing our sweat could help to reduce the risk of mosquito bites.
| A．That makes it difficult to recognize humans |
| B．Unfortunately, it’s not just us humans that enjoy it |
| C．They’re even able to penetrate jeans if they are worn tightly |
| D．So changing what we eat could reduce the risk of mosquito bites |
| E．You can use plug-in insecticides to kill or repel mosquitos in the room |
| F．This is why editor Katie Mortram recommends taking a shower before bed |
| G．A compound found in deodorants has been shown to stop mosquitos landing on the skin |
10 . How to Manage Your Time Wisely As a High School Student
High school is a busy time, but it doesn’t have to be stressful !
Brainstorm some long-term goals. When you understand what your long-term goals are, you can determine how to use the best of your time to accomplish those goals. Write down a list of things you may be interested in doing, then read and research what careers in those fields involve.
Get a daily planner and use it to schedule your time each week.
Avoid joining too many extracurricular activities. Join 1 to 3 extracurricular activities that will help you achieve your long-term goals. Keep your goals in mind when choosing between possible extracurricular activities.
Schedule time to unwind. Add a block of time in your planner to relax in front of the TV, take a long bath, or engage in other calming activities.
| A．Doing so can help keep you motivated |
| B．Finding time for extracurricular and social activities |
| C．Everyone needs some downtime to relax and recharge |
| D．Our guide will help you improve your time management |
| E．Write down how you’ll spend your time at the start of each week |
| F．This will help you understand how you need to organize your time |
| G．Narrow your list down until you have identified the career you’d like to pursue |
