1 . Self-esteem is the ruling view you have of yourself. This includes your beliefs about your inner qualities and how you think others see you.
People with healthy self-esteem don't need to boast about themselves to others. People with low self-esteem may tell you how much everyone loves them, what a great job they do at work, and how amazing they are at pretty everything under the sun even though they really wonder if it's true. People may see them as obnoxious or “full of themselves”.
If you're starting to think you may have low self-esteem, you can work on the way you talk to yourself. When you turn off negative self-talk, you can open the floor to positive reinforcements and access the courage to show different sides of yourself. It isn't going to feel good at first, though. Keep going until it becomes less and less and maybe even a few awkward laughs in the mirror may help.
However, in serious cases of low or even non-existent self-esteem, you may want to call in a professional or a specialist. Good mental health is important, and professionals doing psychotherapy do not pass judgement or give corrections.
A.Self-esteem is not always rooted in reality, though. |
B.You have the power to shape a new self-perception. |
C.This encourages you to speak openly without worry. |
D.The real test of character is whether they can learn from their mistakes. |
E.Self-esteem refers to a person's overall sense of his or her value or worth. |
F.People with a healthy level of self-esteem present themselves with a casual confidence. |
G.With some practice and persistence, you will win this internal struggle to see your self-worth. |
2 . Your emotion helps you make sense of the world. At the core of an emotion is a subjective experience of the valence of it — what emotion scientists call “affect” (情感). Generally speaking, affect is what we are most focused on. Do you have chocolate cake in front of you? That’s good! Do you see a spider on the table! That’s bad!
Your affective reactions tell you which experiences are desirable, and which aren’t, but the total emotional experience includes all you do and think. You can learn a lot by observing and describing them. You can also learn a lot by appreciating their secret life.
The problem is: the affective features of emotions tend to dominate. Our subjective valence of emotion is almost all we can see. When emotions are only about what is pleasant or unpleasant in subjective experience right now, the more important features of emotion disappear.
If you can slow down and expand; if you stop running or clinging (沉浸其中) and adopt a sense of curiosity, emotions become more subtle and different. When fear comes up, don’t walk away so that fear dissipates. Instead, stay. Allow yourself to feel the nervousness, the sweating, and everything else that comes along with it. It is one of the hardest things to do in life, but it’s also one of the most rewarding. If you run, you are telling basic parts of your brain, “I guess this threat really was real. I better stay away from it.” You are training yourself to fear, regardless of that situation. If you cling, you are saying, “Escape from this emotion is a threat”, and since it is not a happy experience, happiness slips through your hands like sand.
Note that you can not fool yourself. Just allow the full emotion. You will never enter into their secret life until you stop running or clinging. To control your life, you need to actively train your emotions to be your ally (同盟). Observe. Describe. Appreciate. Do that and you may find you have allies for healthy living that were there all along.
1. Why does the author mention “chocolate cake” and “spider” in paragraph 1?A.To explain the complex response of emotions. |
B.To show the subjective experience of emotions. |
C.To indicate the goodness and badness of the world. |
D.To emphasize the significance of emotions in life. |
A.The present feelings are less obvious. |
B.The subjective emotions are less powerful. |
C.The overall picture of emotions is easier to ignore. |
D.The observation and description of emotions are easier. |
A.Deepens. | B.Spreads. | C.Disappears. | D.Sticks. |
A.The secret of emotions. | B.The subjective experience. |
C.The importance of allies in life. | D.Magical functions of emotions. |
3 . When reading, my mother likes to slice a paragraph or a sentence out and attach it to the wall of her kitchen. She picks boring sentences that puzzle me. But I prefer copying favorite bright lines into a journal in soft, gray No. 2 pencil, word by word.
She doesn’t know any of this. There's nothing shocking: for our chatting. we seldom begin certain conversations though we talk on the phone weekly, sometimes making each other laugh so hard that I choke and she cries. But what we don't say could fill up rooms. Fights with my father. Small failures in school. Anything that really upsets us.
My mother has never told me “I love you, Lisa.”—as if the four-word absence explains who I am—so I carry it with me, like a label on me. The last time she almost spoke the words was two years ago, when she called to tell me a friend had been in hospital. I said, “I love you, Mom.” She stopped for a while and then said, “Thank you.” I haven't said it since, but I've wondered why my mother doesn't until I've found a poem that supplies words for the blank spaces I try to understand in our conversations:
Don’t fill up on bread. I say absent-mindedly. The servings here are huge.
My son, middle-aged, says: Did you really just say that to me?
What he doesn’t know is that when we’re walking together, I desire to reach for his hand.
It's humble, yet heartbreaking. After copying it down in my journal, I emailed it to mom, adding “This poem makes me think of you.” My mother doesn’t read poetry—or at least, she doesn’t tell me, and I felt nervous clicking “Send”.
She never mentioned the poem. But the next time I went home for vacation, I noticed something new in the kitchen fixed to an antique board: the poem. The board hung above the heater, the warmest spot in the kitchen. The poem still hangs there. Neither my mother nor I have ever spoken about it.
1. What's the function of paragraph 1?A.To stress the theme. | B.To establish the setting. |
C.To represent the characters. | D.To create the atmosphere. |
A.Shaky. | B.Distant. | C.Reserved. | D.Intense. |
A.It reminded her of mom's love. |
B.She wanted to apologize to mom. |
C.It suited mom's taste of literature. |
D.She needed an interpretation from mom. |
A.A memory of golden days. |
B.Daughter’s gratefulness to her. |
C.A decoration in the plain kitchen. |
D.Daughter's understanding of her. |
4 . I was cleaning out a cupboard the other day when I made an amazing discovery. Inside I
Yet there it was, resting under a lot of paper to be recycled. I might have
I’m in the middle of reading another book
I find it fascinating to think that this could happen; that after more than fifty years my father could
A.locked | B.found | C.placed | D.hid |
A.notes | B.reviews | C.chapters | D.references |
A.regret | B.relief | C.satisfaction | D.amazement |
A.long | B.fun | C.popular | D.romantic |
A.support | B.knowledge | C.approval | D.reach |
A.life | B.writing | C.reflection | D.education |
A.cleared away | B.passed down | C.counted on | D.handed out |
A.bothered | B.caught | C.shaken | D.disturbed |
A.or | B.so | C.but | D.for |
A.easy | B.quick | C.rough | D.clear |
A.briefly | B.closely | C.happily | D.calmly |
A.honor | B.comment | C.reward | D.attention |
A.design | B.anticipate | C.evaluate | D.record |
A.touch | B.raise | C.help | D.protect |
A.peaceful | B.successful | C.interesting | D.smooth |
1. 历史人物的名字及其贡献;
2. 该人物对你的影响和启发;
3. 你对他(她)表达感谢。
注意:词数80词左右。
Dear ________,
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Thank you again, and best regards!
Yours,
Li Hua
6 . I was visiting members of my late husband John’s medical team. They had worked hard when he
Then I
This phrase was one of the ways he showed his
I took the manager aside. “I want you to know that John had
She
As I was about to leave, I spotted a fortune cookie left by the manager. Should I
“The
A.treated | B.battled | C.survived | D.removed |
A.favored | B.supported | C.thanked | D.praised |
A.rushed | B.fled | C.wandered | D.drove |
A.demand | B.situation | C.preference | D.relation |
A.secrets | B.Words | C.orders | D.warnings |
A.bravely | B.carefully | C.slowly | D.safely |
A.presence | B.devotion | C.comfort | D.love |
A.passed away | B.broken down | C.gone away | D.backed down |
A.panicked | B.shouted | C.cried | D.hesitated |
A.surprised | B.cheerful | C.satisfied | D.grateful |
A.memories | B.opinions | C.expectations | D.updates |
A.keep | B.open | C.return | D.taste |
A.boring | B.tough | C.full | D.stable |
A.flattened | B.folded | C.shared | D.grabbed |
A.line | B.story | C.road | D.race |
7 . In a class many years ago, the teacher gave us the “unpardonable”—the class homework! The
You see, five years ago, my father and I had a
The next morning, I went to the office early and
But luckily, Dad did answer the door. I took a deep breath to
Two days after that visit, my dad, who had heart problems, but didn’t tell me, had a heart attack and
A.job | B.suggestion | C.assignment | D.promise |
A.If | B.Although | C.However | D.Also |
A.lost in | B.informed of | C.tired of | D.raised in |
A.unforgettable | B.disturbing | C.heated | D.emotional |
A.considered | B.enjoyed | C.admitted | D.avoided |
A.meetings | B.gatherings | C.celebrations | D.situations |
A.off | B.on | C.above | D.over |
A.left | B.accomplished | C.relaxed | D.stimulated |
A.stay up | B.hang out | C.show up | D.come over |
A.indifferent | B.impatient | C.pleasant | D.bitter |
A.thinking | B.considering | C.hoping | D.wondering |
A.worried | B.excited | C.confused | D.surprised |
A.calm | B.withdraw | C.encourage | D.persuade |
A.darkened | B.softened | C.tightened | D.strengthened |
A.ended up | B.picked up | C.got away | D.passed away |
The Feel-Good Shoebox
Catherine sat on her bed with her chin in her hands. “Why aren't you getting ready for Grandma's birthday party?”asked Mother.
“I can't bake like Sylvia or knit like Anne,” Catherine grumbled. “They made good presents. All I made for her is an ugly card.” “It's a lovely card. And no one can be good at everything,” said Mother. She sat on the bed next to Catherine. “When I was your age, I felt sad when I couldn't do certain things. But one day Grandma showed me the shoebox game, and it made me feel a lot better.” Catherine frowned (皱眉). “How can a shoebox make me feel better?”“You'll see,” said Mother. She disappeared down the hall, then came back carrying a shoe box, a pencil, paper, and scissors.
Catherine watched as Mother cut several pieces of paper into squares. “Nôw, I want you to write down all the things you can do,” said Mother. “Like what?” asked Catherine. “Why not start with things you've learned in school? Give it some thought while I ice Grandma's birthday cake.”
Catherine sat for a while wrinkling (起皱纹) and unwrinkling her eyebrows.Slowly Catherine began to write and write. Before long she had written on every square of paper. She was so busy that she didn't hear Mother come into the room.“My goodness!"said Mother.“Do you think they'll all fit in the shoebox?”“I hope so,” said Catherine. “It was fun thinking of all the stuff I can do.”“And the next time you feel sad because you can't do something, your feel-good shoebox will remind you of how much you can do-just as mine did when I was a little girl,” said Mother,“Now let's finish getting dressed for Grandma's party.”
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“Happy birthday!” yelled(欢呼) the children when they arrived at Grandma’s house.
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Then Catherine gave her card to Grandma.
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9 . When our three kids were young, we had days that went on for life times, As I watched my husband Crag leave every morning, I felt
This question showed the
I wanted to say, “Today has been a
So we decided to
Questions are like gifts. It's the
A.relaxed | B.scared | C.excited | D.surprised |
A.called | B.awoke | C.returned | D.withdrew |
A.combination | B.gap | C.wrestle | D.linked |
A.stared at | B.broke with | C.lied to | D.drove away |
A.miracle | B.flash | C.lifetime | D.discovery |
A.jump | B.regret | C.hesitate | D.explode |
A.optimistic | B.desperate | C.secure | D.thankful |
A.move | B.listen | C.quarrel | D.answer |
A.love | B.respect | C.trust | D.help |
A.offer | B.receive | C.refuse | D.seek |
A.specific | B.precious | C.fundamental | D.plain |
A.However | B.Instead | C.Consequently | D.Besides |
A.caring | B.curious | C.pointed | D.direct |
A.secret | B.response | C.thought | D.inspiration |
A.clue | B.explanations | C.support | D.attention |
10 . When I was a little girl, a couple in our community went through a tragedy. They lost a young child and were in deep despair. Shortly afterward, my mother ran into the father at the local supermarket. He turned to my mother and said, “Your husband saved our life. He was the one more than anyone else who helped us get through this incredible loss. "
My mother wanted to know what message of solace was given to lift them from the depths of despair. So back at home, she asked my father about their conversation numerous times, but my father insisted that he had said nothing.
A few weeks later the couple came over to our home. After sitting down for a few minutes, my mother gently said, “You told me that my husband helped you the most when you went through your awful sadness. What did he say? "
“Rebbetzin, you husband did not say one word. He just came over to our home and walked over to me without saying anything. And then he reached over to me, took my hands into his and hugged me. I looked up and saw tears falling from his eyes. You cannot imagine what that felt like.
Your husband felt my pain. I was not sitting alone with my suffering. "
My mother was quiet, absorbing the message this man was giving.
“No, your husband did not speak. I didn't need him to give me words. I needed his heart and soul."
When I recall this story, I realize the truth.
When having someone in our lives who is going through difficult, we are often at a loss. What do we say? How do we make it all better? What is the greatest git we can give to our loved ones?
We tend to think that we must fill space with words. But when you want to give of yourself,give a listening heart. Sometimes a person in pain needs you to stay silent. Just now that you are there for them. Perhaps you can't fix anything or take away the pain, but you can feel it. With the silence comes sympathy, understanding and empathy. And you share the load.
1. What does the underlined word “solace" in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Appreciation. | B.Guidance. | C.Inspiration. | D.Comfort. |
A.By keeping him company calmly. |
B.By crying together with him loudly. |
C.By expressing something polite to him. |
D.By hugging him to share extreme sadness. |
A.Surprised. | B.Annoyed. | C.Disappointed. | D.Satisfied. |
A.Time is the recipe to cure a broken heart. |
B.Your presence speaks louder than any word. |
C.Listening to your heart is of great importance. |
D.A random act of kindness can make a difference. |