1 . This is the season for holiday travel! As one of the busiest times of the year approaches, many of us are preparing for a vacation with our families and friends.    1    Not to mention, there's often lots of indulging (放纵) between now and New Year's and the last thing any of us wants is to pack on extra weight.    2    

1. Walk everywhere.

Instead of taking buses, try to walk whenever possible. This is one of my favorite things to do when traveling, even if I'm going somewhere familiar.    3    And you're fitting in extra exercise as a bonus. To give yourself an extra boost (促进), always take the stairs instead of the elevator. And don't get on those moving sidewalks in the airport!

2. Find a local hike.

For bonus points:    4    Do a bit of research to find a scenic spot for the whole family to enjoy. Not only will you boost your bum, but a change of scenery is also a great way to bond with your loved ones and experience something new.

3.     5    

Plenty of people just head home for the holidays, but if you're going somewhere new and exciting this year do not overlook running routes as a fun way to see the sights. Nothing spices up (添趣) a run or brisk walk quite like a beautiful view. This is a great way to explore the area on foot while getting your body moving and breaking a sweat.

A．Start running!

B．Don't just walk, hike!

C．Sightsee while on a run.

D．It's a good time to go on a diet.

E．Though this is something to look forward to, it can also be stressful.

F．It's amazing what you can discover by walking around your hometown.

G．Here are some tips for staying fit while you're on the go this holiday season.

2 . How to Get More Time in a Day

Do you feel like there are never enough hours in a day? Are you always behind on your tasks? If so, here are some tips to help you take control of your time.

    1     Writing down the things you need to get done removes the stress of trying to keep track of them mentally. What’s more, it will be easier to make a plan to address your tasks.

When making your to-do list, be aware of unrealistic expectations. If your list is too long, you’ll feel discouraged when you can’t get through it.     2     Decide what absolutely needs to be done that day and what can be put off to the next. Chances are that putting some duties off to the near future won’t bring any serious consequences.

Once you have your list, attack it one item at a time. Many people believe that performing multiple tasks simultaneously (同时地) saves time, but in truth multitasking takes 30 percent longer than doing things one by one.    3    

The next step is to find ways to use time more wisely. Plenty of time each day is spent texting or emailing, so imagine how much time we’d save if we just called people instead.    4         It’s faster than typing, and it’s often easier to grasp someone’s meaning when we can hear their voice.

At the end of the day, it’s important to give your mind and body a chance to rest. Take breaks to stop, breathe, and clear your thoughts, and don’t let mounting duties prevent you from getting enough sleep.    5    

A．You can begin by making a to-do list.

B．The solution is to prioritize (优先处理).

C．Speaking over the phone is more efficient.

D．Only when you remove such activities can you feel refreshed.

E．Now go forth and treat your time like the valuable product it is!

F．Besides, people tend to make more mistakes when they multitask.

G．Though they may feel enjoyable, they have few long-term benefits.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the conversation mainly about?

A．The decision to go on a diet.

B．The way to change eating habits.

C．The plan to celebrate the New Year.

2. What does the woman think of the man?

A．He is a man of his word.

B．He always breaks his word.

C．He needn’t change anything.

3. What may happen to the man at last?

A．He’ll lose weight.

B．He’ll stick to his plan.

C．He’ll fail to go on a diet.

4 . Think of your energy as a limited resource, like money in an account and follow these tips to increase your energy and live a happier, healthier, more productive life.

Eat nourishing (有营养的) food. A balanced diet high in fruits and vegetables, lean protein, low-fat dairy and whole grains is what you need for optimal energy.     1     Consume a variety of foods from all the food groups to get a range of nutrients to energize you throughout the day.

Sleep seven to eight hours a night.     2     Sleep deprivation can perpetuate serious health conditions, as well as negatively affect your mood, motivation and energy levels. Prioritizing sleep is one of the best things you can do to set yourself up for a successful, energized day.

Keep company with good people.     3     Connecting with others who have similar interests will excite and energize you.

    4     Do something you enjoy every day, even if it’s something as simple as cooking a healthy meal or listening to your favorite song. Putting effort into the things that matter most to you will help you utilize and reserve your energy in ways that will bring out the best in you.

Think good thoughts for others. Maintaining a compassionate mindset is another way to conserve energy. One example of practicing this way of thinking is called kind attention. For example, try to make eye contact with a stranger and smile, while thinking“I wish you well.”     5    

A．Do something meaningful each day.

B．After all, you really are what you eat to some extent.

C．This positive act can, instead, keep you from judging that person.

D．Take note of the times when your energy levels tend to be the highest.

E．Getting more sleep seems to be a healthy habit many people need to improve on.

F．Maximize the amount of time that you spend with people you enjoy being around.

G．Exercise helps your body to work more efficiently during other physical activities.

5 . While having dreams is fine, achieving dreams requires determination and commitment. Above all, we must feel motivated on the journey to fulfill our dreams. How do we stay motivated once we have committed ourselves to action?    1     Here are some tips to help us stay motivated.

★Setting goals.

The first step to achieving a dream is to turn it into a series of goals.    2     Short-term and medium-term goals will be the stages on the road to the final goal. A short-term goal in our example will be to draw up a business plan and set out a timetable that we intend to follow. Medium-term goals will include raising finance and employing staff.

★    3    

You can help keep yourself motivated by mixing with other motivated people. Their attitude is going to be optimistic and confident, and you can draw on that yourself. Negative thoughts can soon disappear if you are with people filled with positivity.

★Have self-belief.

When you are faced with a setback, don’t just let it defeat you. Believe in yourself and your abilities.    4     You know you can solve the problem facing you because you have done it before.

★Mistakes aren’t failures.

Often we can learn more from our mistakes than we can from our successes. If a task goes well, we can congratulate ourselves, but we will then move on.    5     Every mistake should be a lesson, enabling us to learn. Don’t let motivation slip after a failure, but be more motivated to prevent it in the future.

A．Self-motivation requires effort.

B．Keep company with positive folks.

C．A long-term goal will be the ultimate dream.

D．It is easy to forget what drives you to go ahead.

E．If we make a mistake, then we have to analyze why.

F．Believing in your capacity for success is a brilliant motivator.

G．Stepping back and looking at what you are doing is a good idea.

6 . I’m not a tea person. I do keep a box of assorted (什锦) teas on hand for company and for being sociable. One day, feeling troubled, I pulled out the tea box.

Camomile (洋甘菊) is one of the teas that always get left over after people have picked out their favorites. I gave the neglected camomile a sniff. It didn't really smell like anything. According to the box, it promotes relaxation. So does a cup of hot water, which is most similar to camomile tea. Over a cup of camomile tea, something happened.

I was transported to someplace very specific: my uncle Cliff’s farm. Uncle Cliff was one of the best land farmers in North Dakota. Scents (气味) help evoke memories. I found the cats hanging around the farm always showed up at milking time, waiting for Uncle Cliff to lose a drop of milk. But he never lost a drop.

At Grandma’s house, you could never be in trouble. You could do anything that interested you. Even if you rolled in the mud, everyone still thought you were good enough. Everyone laughed as often as they could. Even if they were laughing at you, it was OK. Grandma has soft wrinkly skin, and she loves you so much. She's right here, in the steam.

There will always be troubles in life, and I won't solve them all. But if I can bury my face in Grandma’s flowered apron, if I can be a 6-year-old girl again, just by drinking a cup of camomile tea, that’s what I'm going to do.

1. Why does the author keep a box of assorted teas on hand?

A．To get relaxed.

B．To keep awake.

C．To treat visitors.

D．To enjoy the teas.

2. What can we learn about the author after she drank the camomile tea?

A．She dreamed a nice dream.	B．She recalled her childhood.
C．She called on her grandma.	D．She paid a visit to her uncle.

3. What does the underlined word "evoke" probably mean?

A．Refresh.

B．Release.

C．Transport.

D．Expand.

4. What message does the author convey in the text?

A．She introduces camomile tea to friends.

B．She loves the cats on uncle Cliff's farm.

C．She finds a way to solve troubles in life.

D．She misses her happy childhood badly.

7 . After his father was rushed to the hospital with brain bleeding, 43-year-old Yanatha Desouvre began to panic. So he did one thing he knew would calm himself —writing.     1     He wrote about his worry as well as his happy memories with his dad. “Writing allowed me to face my fear,’’ says Desouvre.

Psychologists refer to this kind of writing as “expressive writing’’, whose idea is to write about a painful experience or difficult situation. James Pennebaker, a psychology professor at the University of Texas, says hundreds of studies over several decades have looked at the potential benefits of expressive writing and found it can strengthen the immune system, including people with illnesses such as cancer and depression.     2    

Expressive writing works because it allows you to make meaning out of a painful experience.     3     Then, translating that experience into language forces you to organize your thoughts. And writing it out gives you a sense of control. It can increase someone’s acceptance of their experience, and acceptance is calming.

What if you don’t consider yourself “a writer”?     4     Instead, do dig deep into your thoughts and feelings. The goal of the expressive writing is to find meaning in an unsettling event.

    5     Expressive writing isn’t a magical panacea (灵丹妙药). It shouldn’t be used as a replacement for other treatments. And people suffering from a severe depression may not find it useful to do on their own.

A．But there are a few warnings.

B．Don’t worry about spelling or grammar.

C．Yet it can be a powerful curing tool for many people.

D．Over the next few weeks, he filled several notebooks.

E．The mere act of writing out can control the brain activity.

F．It can also help reduce pain and improve mood, sleep, and memory.

G．Recognizing that something is bothering you is an important first step.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers discussing?

A．The man’s house.

B．The effects of global warming.

C．The man’s job.

2. What is always nice according to the man?

A．He lives by the sea.

B．Animals can get more food.

C．Green can be seen all year round.

3. What could farmers grow before?

A．Grass.

B．Vegetables.

C．Trees.

9 . As smart phones become popular, it seems like it’s becoming more and more socially acceptable to use them in different settings.     1    

A study investigated how smart phones influence interpersonal interactions (互动) by inviting over 300 people to share a meal with friends or family at a cafe.     2     Others turned their phones off. Afterwards, they filled out surveys on their experience.

Finally, the people who dined without their phones felt less distracted (分心的) and enjoyed the meal more.     3     In a separate analysis, the same team of researchers tracked 123 students randomly during their daily life to find out what they were doing, how they were feeling and whether they were using their phones and the same pattern appeared. People just didn’t enjoy socializing as much if they were on their phones.

The researchers write, “    4     Despite their ability to connect us to others across the globe, phones may damage the benefits we get from interacting with those across the table.”

However, another study led by Jean Twenge reported one hopeful finding. On an individual level, teens that spent more time interacting with friends online also spent more time with friends in person.     5     However, maybe, as the first study suggests, it’s best not to combine them during the same meal.

A．A large number of teenagers own smart phones.

B．They were also less bored and in a better mood.

C．Some people kept their phones out next to them.

D．But how does this affect our relationship with other people?

E．Our online and offline worlds aren’t always a zero-sum game.

F．Phone use prevents individuals from fully focusing on the present moment.

G．The rise in screen time has gone hand in hand with decreased life satisfaction.

10 . Now let me tell you my impression of that important day. What a wonderful _________ that was! Thank you so much. It was truly a day to remember. We _________ every minute of it.

You looked absolutely stunning (很漂亮的). Where on earth did you find such a _________ wedding dress? And I loved the way you had _________ your hair. James is a lucky man. Mind you, he _________ pretty handsome himself as you entered the reception _________. One of the highlights was the speeches. Rory, the best man, was so funny. Zhao Tong and I laughed until tears ran down our faces. Just then, I looked _________ the table next to us and there was your aunt, you know the one who _________ all the way from Australia for the wedding. She had fallen asleep _________. It must have been a __________ flight for her! That made us laugh even harder. I was so worried that I had mascara (睫毛膏) running down my __________. I had to rush to the bathroom afterwards to check in the mirror!

And then __________. It was superb! I have never tasted such great food-and so __________ served. The starter of Eight Treasure Chicken was delicious, as was the main meal of fried prawns and rice which came afterwards. The desserts were also __________.

The band was ________   and played fantastic songs. The __________ had everyone on the dance floor the whole night. I have to admit that I had tears in my eves as we said goodbye to you and James as you __________ to enjoy your honeymoon. I can't __________ to hear about your visit __________ Shanghai when you get back.

A person's precious time in his life should be kept in mind forever. Looking forward to spending time with you __________ you get back.

1.

A．party

B．wedding

C．get-together

D．meeting

2.

A．wasted

B．spent

C．hated

D．loved

3.

A．fantastic

B．dear

C．new

D．funny

4.

A．cut

B．done

C．decorated

D．washed

5.

A．looked

B．appeared

C．turned

D．grew

6.

A．face to face

B．back to back

C．hand in hand

D．one by one

7.

A．over

B．through

C．across

D．into

8.

A．went

B．came

C．walked

D．drove

9.

A．at the table

B．on the table

C．on the floor

D．under the table

10.

A．long

B．short

C．pleasant

D．slow

11.

A．neck

B．chest

C．cheeks

D．back

12.

A．snack

B．breakfast

C．fast food

D．dinner

13.

A．quickly

B．freely

C．carelessly

D．beautifully

14.

A．smelly

B．tasty

C．salty

D．bitter

15.

A．great

B．strong

C．powerful

D．ordinary

16.

A．guitar

B．piano

C．music

D．sound

17.

A．came

B．left

C．ran

D．walked

18.

A．sit

B．rest

C．wait

D．stay

19.

A．for

B．at

C．to

D．in

20.

A．before

B．after

C．until

D．unless