1 . Anger and sadness are important in life. New research shows that experiencing and accepting such feelings is good.
Positive (积极的) thoughts and feelings are, of course, good for our health. But unpleasant feelings are just as important as the enjoyable ones in helping us understand life’s ups and downs. Negative (消极的) feelings are important because they can tell us that we may have a health problem, or we need to pay attention to other important matters such as friendship.
Instead of avoiding negative feelings, we should accept them. Many people find it helpful to breathe slowly and deeply while learning to accept negative feelings or imagine the feelings as clouds to remind them that they will pass.
If the feelings are very strong, you may want to express how you feel in a diary or to other persons. You may want to tell the friend that her words hurt you or take steps to leave the job that makes you unhappy.
You should pay attention to your breathing and simply acknowledge (承认) any bad thoughts or feelings. This may make it easier to accept unpleasant thoughts.
It is impossible to avoid negative feelings fully, because to live is to experience losing and pain. Therefore, learning how to deal with those feelings is very important.
1. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?| A．What positive and negative thoughts and feelings are. |
| B．How positive and negative thoughts and feelings influence people. |
| C．What we can do to keep negative feelings away. |
| D．Both positive and negative thoughts and feelings are important. |
| A．Clouds. | B．Negative feelings. |
| C．Positive thoughts. | D．Important matters. |
① Breath deeply. ② Talk to others. ③ Write a diary. ④ Avoid the feelings.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ | D．①②④ |
| A．We will experience more bad feelings than the good ones. |
| B．Some people will only experience losing and pain in their lives. |
| C．We can avoid bad feelings because we can choose to forget them. |
| D．Everyone will experience anger and sadness during his lifetime. |
| A．Anger and Sadness | B．Ups and Downs |
| C．Positive and Negative Ideas | D．Activities in People’s Life |
2 . How to Develop a Positive Attitude towards Life
Negative attitudes bring about negative results and positive attitudes can bring positive changes. For those who want to develop a positive attitude towards life, here are some simple steps.
Stop complaining.
Be grateful.
Love yourself. Contrary to what many people think, loving yourself is really a wise decision.
| A．It is hard for many of us to forget the wrongdoings of our past. |
| B．Turn negative thoughts to positive ones. |
| C．Decide to love others, no matter what. |
| D．Adopt the motto “Everything happens for a reason.” |
| E．Too many of us focus on our faults instead of recognizing how truly special we are. |
| F．This is easier said than done, but a simple trick may help. |
| G．No matter how difficult your life seems, there is always something to thank for. |
3 . One way to prevent anxiety from getting out of control is to recognize its benefits. It is a mistake to think that we’d make better decisions if only we keep our feelings under control. Instead, a mix of feelings like anxiety and logical thinking leads to sound decision-making. It’s true that there is plenty of research showing that higher levels of anxiety can make us more likely to avoid risks in our decision-making. There is also evidence that anxiety can increase the attention you pay to relevant information.
Recent studies have shown that people who are anxious about their relationship (for example, they fear to be abandoned) tend to be better at recognizing people who tell lies and are more likely to raise the alarm when danger is present.
In the real world though, it’s worth realizing that feeling anxious once in a while is extremely common. It communicates to others that you care, and what’s more, it’s probably a sign that you are intelligent. At least two published studies have identified that people who score higher on measures of anxiety also tend to perform better on intelligence tests. This seems reasonable: if you’re a thinker, you are sure to be always thinking about the future and imagine possible plots, including bad ones.
The important thing, if you are a worrywart，is not to let your fear destroy your dreams. And don’t bury your head in the sand Instead, act on your fears—do the research as well as preparation, so rather than walking blindly into that which you fear, you meet the challenge in full readiness．
When anxiety beats you, or casts a shadow over your life, this is a serious problem. No one is denying that. But like everyday anxiety of this kind that you feel before a presentation or an interview, you needn’t see it as your enemy. Anxiety is an important feeling, developed through evolution. As for people who are fairly anxious by nature, there is reason for cheer, too. Your nerves are a sign of your watchfulness.
Listen to them and act on them.Then you can turn your nervousness you’re your advantage．
1. What can we infer from the first paragraph about anxiety?| A．It can be the only reason for all bad decisions． |
| B．It can make us more willing to take risks． |
| C．It can enable us to be more focused. |
| D．It can stop us from thinking logically． |
| A．Feeling anxious is more likely to put people at risk． |
| B．Anxious people are less sensitive to danger． |
| C．Feeling anxious occasionally is a sign of intelligence． |
| D．Anxious people have difficulty discovering liars． |
| A．Treat it as a minor feeling． | B．Avoid being defeated by it |
| C．Regard it as our enemy. | D．Take action to control it． |
| A．Tips on how to keep a good mood． | B．Effective ways to prevent anxiety． |
| C．Common misunderstandings about anxiety． | D．Unexpected benefits of anxiety |
| A．Confident. | B．Anxious. | C．Excited. |
1．表示理解并给予安慰；
2．提出建议；
3．表达美好祝愿。
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Dear Lisa,
I am sorry to hear that you are going through a hard time at the moment.
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Best wishes,
Li Hua
6 . Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.
It’s no laughing matter
Much research has been conducted about why humans laugh and what they laugh at—not only by psychologists, but also by philosophers, for the study of laughter crosses many disciplines. So, why do we laugh?
The general belief is that humans laugh as a social bonding mechanism. Studies have shown that humans are over 30 times more likely to laugh with others than alone. Even “laughing gas” works more effectively on a group of people than on a single person. We all know that laughter can be very infectious.
Some researchers believe that laughter in humans was born out of the relief our ancestors felt after danger had passed. If smiling in humans is considered an extension of the “fear” face in primates (灵长类动物), then laughter is a signal that the fear has gone. When we laugh, our “fight or flight” reaction to danger is temporarily switched off, further indicating that we now feel relaxed. So laughter is a way of discharging stress and anxiety.
Although laughter is universal, people don’t always laugh at the same things, and what people find funny often changes as they get older. Children find a lot to laugh about, as they are encountering so many things for the first time, which offers constant surprises. Teenagers often like jokes that adults find annoying, while adults often laugh at jokes about funny things in their own everyday lives. Furthermore, because a lot of our humor comes from a shared cultural background, countless jokes don’t cross language and cultural barriers, with the result that what’s funny in Australia may well not be in Austria.
Regardless of what different people find funny, people ought to laugh as much as they can. While we’re laughing, we increase the killer cells that destroy viruses. So, the next time someone tells you they nearly died laughing, tell them it’s far from the truth!
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7 . Worry is a natural emotion. Whether it’s health, a job, or a relationship, everyone has something that stresses them out and keeps them awake at night.
Keep your mind busy with activities you enjoy.
Maybe it’s playing an instrument, cooking, writing, or going for a walk in nature.
Worrying is often a result of taking something out of context and blowing it up in your mind to be more than it actually is. So take a moment to objectively analyze the situation, look at the facts and weigh them against how things could turn out. Your worries and anxieties are only as powerful as you give them permission to be.
Learn how to manage your time more effectively.
One of the best ways to get rid of worries is to learn how to manage your time better.
| A．Focus on the Present Moment. |
| B．Judge things in a reasonable way, |
| C．These activities are meaningful and fulfilling. |
| D．It can take over your life and hold you back from truly living. |
| E．This will help you make more time for yourself and reduce stress. |
| F．You can challenge your worries and anxieties by taking them apart. |
| G．Worrying does not rid tomorrow of its troubles but rids today of its strengths. |
8 . The shower, I find, is the best place to cry. The water covers the sound of my sadness, while washing away any evidence of my pain. I shower after the kids have gone to bed; it’s the only time I can be alone. I always did my best to protect my two children from my tears. If I needed to cry, I cried by myself.
Yet, I encourage my two boys to cry. My 7-year-old prides himself on never crying at school. “Oh, but you must cry,” I insist. “Crying’s good. It gets the sadness out. Never hold back your tears.” But then I did just that. What might it do to them to see their mother upset?
Then my father died, and there was no way I could schedule my grief and keep my feelings inside. The realization that my dad was actually gone hit me with an intensity that was impossible to cover up.
To my surprise, my boys didn’t seem too alarmed. They found me hiding in the bedroom one afternoon, weeping. “It’s OK, mommies get sad too,” I told them, smiling through my tears.
“Don’t be sad, Mommy. Grandad’s coming back as a baby,” my 7-year-old said, his tiny arm stretched across my shoulders. “Think about love,” he went on. “Think about all the people who love you.”
I realized that in hiding my pain, I was only denying what it means to be human. I felt as if I had led my sons to believe that “negative” emotions are only a concept, and not something they should possess. It’s one thing to tell my children it’s OK to cry. It’s another to show them how it’s done.
We owe that to our children, according to social researcher Brene Brown. During her TED talk The Power of Vulnerability, Brown said, “it’s imperative that we should let ourselves be seen – deeply seen”. “Our job is not to protect our children, to keep them perfect,” said Brown. “Our job is to look and say, ‘You’re imperfect, and you’re made for struggles, but you are worthy of love and belonging’.”
1. What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?| A．She usually schedules her grief. |
| B．She seldom gets her sadness out. |
| C．She finds inspirations when she showers. |
| D．She believes boys should be tough. |
| A．She felt moved by his comforting words. |
| B．She was surprised he completely understood her sadness. |
| C．She was glad that her children didn’t worry about her sadness. |
| D．She realized how she handled sadness had misled her children. |
| A．unwilling | B．necessary | C．modest | D．thrilled |
| A．Parents should learn to get their emotions out. |
| B．Parents should tell kids never hold back their tears. |
| C．Parents should teach kids how to handle grief through examples. |
| D．Parents should try to push their children to work toward perfection. |
9 . “Regrets, I’ve had a few. But then again, too few to mention,” Frank Sinatra chanted in his 1969 hit “My Way”. The song’s idea is attractive: that anyone can just declare what’s done is done and move on. Some take the declaration a step further and claim they have no regrets at all. Whether a boast or an actual attitude, “no regrets” suggests that life can and should be lived without looking through the rear-view mirror.
Easier said than done, though. In 2020, author Daniel H. Pink launched the World Regret Survey, the largest ever survey on the topic. With his research team, Pink asked more than 15,000 people in 105 countries, “How often do you look back on your life and wish you had done things differently?” 82% said regret is at least an occasional part of their life; roughly 21% said they feel regret “all the time.” Only 1% said they never feel regret.
If you are of the “no regrets” type, you might think that all this regret is a recipe for unhappiness. But that isn’t the case. True, being overwhelmed by regret is indeed bad for you. But going to the other extreme may be even worse. To rid yourself of regrets doesn’t free you from shame or sorrow; it leads you to make the same mistakes again and again. To truly get over our guilt requires that we put regret in its proper place.
As uncomfortable as it is, regret is an amazing cognitive (认知) achievement. If today your relationship with your partner has soured, your regret might mentally take you back to last year. You would remember your being mean and sensitive, and then imagine yourself showing more patience, being kind instead of hurtful at key moments. Then you would fast-forward to today and see how your relationship could be progressing instead of languishing.
But regret doesn’t have to be left unmanaged. The trick is to acknowledge it and use it for learning and improvement. You can be honest with yourself about what went wrong and use that knowledge to enjoy better relationships in the future.
1. What should we do if we have had a bitter quarrel with a close friend according to Frank Sinatra?| A．Attract more people to your argument. |
| B．Send him/her a letter of apology. |
| C．Boast about being more reasonable. |
| D．Forget about it and just let it go. |
| A．We can do nothing about regret. |
| B．Unhappiness results from regret. |
| C．Ignoring regrets is missing the opportunity to improve. |
| D．Ridding yourself of regrets helps free you from sorrow. |
| A．Improving. |
| B．Healing. |
| C．Showing up. |
| D．Breaking up. |
| A．Regret to become smarter-if you let it. |
| B．Long for a different past? Regret it! |
| C．Regret? Not my way! |
| D．Stay away! Regret will heal itself. |
| A．Satisfied. | B．Annoyed. |
| C．Relaxed. | D．Worried. |
