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(合逻辑的) 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 (杞人忧天者) , 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 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 (神经紧张) are a sign of your watchfulness. Listen to them and act on them. Then you can turn your nervousness into your advantage.
1.What can we infer from the first paragraph about anxiety?
A.It can enable us to be more focused.
B.It can stop us from thinking logically.
C.It can make us more willing to take risks.
D.It can be the only reason for all bad decisions.
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Anxious people are less sensitive to danger.
B.Anxious people have difficulty discovering liars.
C.Feeling anxious is more likely to put people at risk.
D.Feeling anxious occasionally is a sign of intelligence.
3.How should we deal with anxiety in the author's opinion?
A.Regard it as our enemy. B.Take action to control it.
C.Avoid being defeated by it. D.Treat it as a minor feeling.
4.What is the theme of the passage?
A.Effective ways to prevent anxiety. B.Unexpected benefits of anxiety.
C.Tips on how to keep a good mood. D.Common misunderstandings about anxiety.
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1.Before sending a manuscript to the Post, a contributor is advised to .
A.get a better understanding of American issues
B.find out the range of the articles in the post
C.increase his knowledge in many fields
D.broaden his research focus
2.to submit nonfiction articles，a contributor must_____.
A.provide his special qualification
B.be a regular reader of the post
C.produce printed version
D.be over 45 year old
3.from the passage we can learn that the post
A.allows article submission within six weeks
B.favor science articles within 2，000 words
C.have a huge demand for humorous works
D.prefers nonfiction to fiction article
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At school, I was in the top set for maths. My teachers recommended that I study economics and statistics as my A-level subjects, but I had my mind set on a life fulfilled by the arts.
In fact, I was a victim of a gender stereotype made stronger since birth, that men do science and maths and women do arts or languages. Computer science, technology and physics just did not figure in my teenage world view. Nobody popular in my school chose to study those subjects.
Reality struck hard when I began attending job interviews and interviewers would say: “It’s great that you speak foreign languages, but what else do you do?” Nobody asked my friends who had studied science or technology those questions.
A survey recently showed that three of the best-paid jobs for women are in the technology sector. It’s a sector that really can change the world. We must show girls that technology has an effect on every industry out there, from fashion to architecture to journalism. Anybody can learn to code and these days it’s as important as reading and writing. I’ve realized that at university I’d achieved the wrong kind of literacy. Not being able to code limit your impact on the world far more than an ignorance of great literature.
Now I have a five-year-old daughter. I don’t want her to blindly follow gender roles the way I did. I want her to know the fact that a science or technical degree will not limit her creativity but expand it and broaden her horizons far more than my arts background could. I’m exposing her to Minecraft and apps, which help improve analytical thinking and problem solving skills. I’m hoping that my daughter will discover and accept her potentials in science and want to change the world.
1.What does the underlined phrase “gender stereotype” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Personal learning style. B.Sex characteristic.
C.Conventional sex concept. D.Profession difference.
2.According to the author, which may be the benefit of learning science?
A.Increasing job possibility. B.Winning popularity.
C.Improving language competence. D.Enriching imagination.
3.How did the author feel for her major choice?
A.Satisfied. B.Active. C.Discouraged. D.Regretful.
4.What may be the best title for the text?
A.Art or Science, Either is OK B.Good Subjects, Good Future
C.Girls, Choose More Wisely D.Catch Chances, Change the World
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Modern inventions have speeded up people’s loves amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world inside a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts (吹嘘) of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.
All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind on another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientist; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about.
However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world.
There was a time when some people’s lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestor faced: they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.
1.The new products become more and more time-saving because __________.
A.our love of speed seems never-ending
B.time is limited
C.the prices are increasingly high
D.the manufactures boast a lot
2.What does “the days” in Paragraph 3 refer to ?
A.Imaginary life.
B.Simple life in the past.
C.Times of inventions.
D.Time for constant activity.
3.What is the author’s attitude towards the modern technology?
A.Critical. B.Objective. C.Optimistic. D.Negative.
4.What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.The present and past times.
B.Machinery and human beings.
C.Imaginations and inventions.
D.Modern technology and its influence.
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Where does the man want to go?
A.To a railway station
B.To a Post Office
C.To the seaside
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What happened to the woman?
A.She woke up late
B.She got to work late
C.She stayed up late
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What is the woman doing now?
A.Baking cookies
B.Making a list
C.Shopping for groceries
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How does the woman feel about the zoo?
A.Sad.
B.Impressed
C.Disappointed
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What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.Young people lose their jobs easily.
B.Young people are too quick in making decisions.
C.Young people seldom stay long in the same job.
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.When will the man start his new job?
A.Tomorrow
B.Next week
C.Next month
2.Why is the man paying for the woman’s lunch?
A.She helped him a lot
B.It is his turn to pay
C.He wants to congratulate her
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is Anna’s chemistry grade now?
A.B
B.B+
C.D
2.When does Anna’s study group meet?
A.After school
B.On the weekends
C.During lunch hour
3.Who is Anna speaking to?
A.A studying group member
B.Her teacher
C.Her father
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.How old was Jonathan’s mother when she started doing laundry?
A.8 years old
B.10 years old
C.16 years old
2.Which temperature will Jonathan use for now?
A.Hot
B.Cold
C.Warm
3.What is the “light ” spin cycle used for?
A.Jeans and towels
B.Most of Jonathan’s clothes
C.Sheets and pillow cases
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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Which decorations are on the sofa?
A.The Christmas ones
B.The Halloween ones
C.The Thanksgiving ones
2.What did the man use to get the box out?
A.A pole
B.A chair
C.A ladder
3.Where might the conservation take place?
A.In the basement
B.In the bedroom
C.In the living room
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What does the Golden Rule ask people to do?
A.Develop personal rules
B.Respect their families and ancestors
C.Treat others as they wish to be treated
2.Which is Confucius’ teaching?
A.Governments should be moral
B.Husbands should respect wives
C.People should memorize rules of behavior.
3.How did Confucius teach lessons?
A.Through arguments.
B.Through reasoning
C.Through personal examples
4.What does the speaker say about Confucius?
A.He used to be even more important.
B.He has influenced many cultures.
C.He has little effect on people today.
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Music is an art form which deals with the representation of emotion through the medium of sound. It can have a physical effect on us because it is closely linked with emotion, perhaps even more than the abstract nature of words. The number one reason why people listen to music is to adjust their emotional state. 1.
Numerous studies leave us in no doubt that music can affect our mood state and stress level. 2. For example, they have found that background music shuts out distractions. It calms them before a large task and then they can stay focused for longer. Also it can help their creativity and make studying more enjoyable.
3. Firstly, it depends on what the task it. The more difficult the challenge is, the more likely background music will interrupt the learning process. For less challenging learning tasks, music can greatly assist in providing a positive learning state. Secondly, it depends on the characteristics of the music we'll come to in a moment. And thirdly, extroverts(性格外向者)enjoy and often require more external stimulation(刺激)and are likely to handle background noise better than those who are quiet and shy.
Actually, it's not about the type of music, but the natural musical characteristics which aid or disrupt study. One of these characteristics is the tempo(拍子). The recommended tempo for background music is in the range 70-110 beats per minute, slightly faster than the heartbeat at rest. 4. And very slow music lowers the heartbeat, creating a state that might be too relaxed for study purposes.
In addition, lyrics are the most distracting aspect of background musical listening.5.More particularly, studies have found that the most distracting background is fast and familiar vocal music, chosen and liked by the listener.
A. Music is part of every culture in the world.
B. In a very real sense, music connects us with our inner selves.
C. They compete with the same brain regions that process language.
D. Music, like language, is a unique human form of communication.
E. Fast music raises the heartbeat , making one unable to focus on study.
F. There are a few factors that determine the effects of music on studying.
G. Moreover, those who like studying with background music have found a lot of benefits.
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My husband and I stood there together, _____the lovely table and chairs. They were high-quality pieces of furniture.
“They’re antiques, family heirlooms(传家宝),” our hosts told us. Both husband and wife smiled with satisfaction and obvious _____for these treasures. They invited us to sit and enjoy a meal in this inviting room full of fragile things.
The meal was served, and we _____and grew comfortable. Soon my husband grew a little too comfortable, and without _____, got into a bad habit. He leaned(倚靠)back in his chair,______enough to lift the front legs off the floor…
Oh no. Have I mentioned my husband is a particularly _____man? He’s a lot to put in a chair. It made a terrible sound and even worse______--- that beautiful antique chair was _____and useless.
My husband and I both _____sincerely. Our kind hosts were obviously very sad. But they _____they would have no problem repairing the damage. Then they actually pulled another of the antique chairs and _____my husband to sit in it.
I’m glad to report no more chairs were _____. But one was more than enough, and to our hosts that chair _____so much more than a place to sit. Yet for them _____took priority(优先权)over the priceless chair. They chose people over _____, hospitality(好客)over something they loved.
Sometimes we have to make that kind of _____. The fact is, other people don’t always value what we value _____we value it. They don’t always act carefully. Sometimes they cost us. If we value people, we’d better hold _____to our treasures and be ready to love others,______it costs us something we love.
After all, people can’t be _____either.
1.A.examining B.explaining C.appreciating D.observing
2.A.affection B.feeling C.sense D.eagerness
3.A.gave in B.settled in C.put in D.filled in
4.A.questioning B.opposing C.complaining D.thinking
5.A.long B.short C.far D.near
6.A.small B.large C.considerate D.selfless
7.A.dilemma B.mark C.sight D.moment
8.A.lost B.influenced C.hurt D.broken
9.A.thanked B.admired C.apologized D.forgave
10.A.insisted B.persuaded C..hesitated D.considered
11.A.forced B.invited C.allowed D.demanded
12.A.placed B.needed C.guarded D.harmed
13.A.showed B.left C.represented D.provided
14.A.carefulness B.spirit C.kindness D.value
15.A.possessions B.resources C.money D.situations
16.A.plan B.arrangement C.judgment D.choice
17.A.since B.unless C.as D.when
18.A.loosely B.tightly C.generally D.generously
19.A.while B.because C.as if D.even if
20.A.controlled B.replaced C.chosen D.blamed
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In China, a site that amazed me was one 1. (provide) by nature---the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River, the mother river of the country.
The Yellow River was a main source of transportation in the past. Many ports and bridges were built and destroyed by the river’s strong current(水流), and it was 2. (challenge) for the locals back then to build a bridge 3. was strong enough to withstand(承受) the current of the Yellow River.
About 1,500 years ago, the locals of Puzhou, which is now Yongji, 4. (make) several iron oxen anchors, each 5. (weigh) more than seventy metric tons to hold a floating bridge across the Yellow River. It was amazing to see these 6. person and I was astonished by the 7. (wise) and workmanship of people back then.
The hotels that8.(arrange) for us to stay in were among the best in each city we visited, which sums up 9. China was shown to me, with sights both beautiful and amazing10.kind and helpful people.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My parents and I visited my uncle in Seattle on last July. My favorite experience was our trip to Mount Rainer, an volcano near Seattle. Before we left, my uncle gave us hats to protect us from getting sunburned, I supposed that it will be very hot. When we drove up the mountain, I found the top covering with snow and ice! My uncle led me to a small path to increase our chances of seeing wildlife. Suddenly there appeared a field that small wild flowers grew up through the snow. Little animal stood still; tiny birds rose highly into the air. It was the most beautiful sight that I'd never seen
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假如你是高三学生李华，计划12月6日动身前往温哥华 (Vancouver) 姊妹学校交流一个月。请你给该校负责联络工作的布朗先生写一封信询问有关事项。
内容包括：
1.课程开设；2.课外活动；3.其他你关心的问题。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr Brown,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
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