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Passage 1
Desertificatin, the prcess by which fertile (肥沃的) land becmes desert, has severe impacts n fd prductin and is wrsened by climate change. 1
Africa’s Great Green Wall is a prject t build an 8,000- kilmetre-lng frest acrss 11 f the cntinent s cuntries. The prject is meant t cntain the grwing Sahara Desert and fight climate change. 2 They include limited plitical supprt, lack f mney, weak rganizatinal structures, and nt enugh cnsideratin fr the envirnment. Just 4 millin hectares (公顷) f land have been turned int frest since wrk n the Green Wall began 15 years ag. 3
First prpsed in 2005, the prject aims t plant a frest frm Senegal n the Atlantic Ocean in western Africa t Eritrea, Ethipia and Djibuti in the east. 4 It culd als reduce levels f climate-related migratin in the area and capture hundreds f millins f tns f carbn dixide frm the air. Several cuntries have struggled t keep up with the demands f the prject.
5 Eritrea, Ethipia, and Sudan have all expanded their effrts. Ethipia is prducing 5.5 billin seedlings leading t thusands f hectares f restred land. Effrts in Eritrea and Sudan have als resulted in nearly 140,000 hectares f newly planted frest. The U. N. desertificatin agency says the prject will need t plant an average f 8.2 millin hectares yearly t reach its gal f 100 millin hectares by 2030．
A．But the prject faces many prblems.
B．That is nly 4 percent f the prgramme’s gal.
C．Hwever, it is difficult t wrk n the Great Green Wall.
D．A quarter f Africa is under threat f fd shrtage.
E．Sme prgress has been made in recent years in the east f the cntinent.
F．Supprters hpe that the prject will create millins f green jbs in rural Africa.
G．The U.N. says up t 45 percent f Africa’s land is impacted by desertificatin, wrse than any ther cntinent.
Passage 2
4 Traits t Lk fr in a Great Hme Security System
When it cmes t chsing a system t secure yur hme, yu want t be sure that yu are making the best decisin pssible. There are many different hme security systems n the market. 6 We give a list f the tp 4 traits t lk fr in a great hme security system.
7 There are many different systems n the market, and nt all f them are created equal. When yu are lking fr a hme security system, yu want t be sure that yu are chsing a system with a gd reputatin.
It needs t have 24-hur mnitring. Especially if yu are cnstantly traveling, using yur hme as a vacatin rental, r are at risk f a medical emergency, it is imprtant that yur hme security system ffers 24-hur mnitring. 8
It must have smart hme capabilities. Nwadays, it is nt enugh t just have a hme security system that prtects yur prperty. 9 This way, yu can cntrl all f yur devices frm ne central lcatin and receive alerts if smething ges wrng.
It shuld be affrdable. It is certain that yu want t make sure that yu buy a system f high quality. 10 There are many different hme security systems n the market. Be sure t cmpare the features and benefits f each system t find the ne that fits yur budget.
A．It shuld have a gd reputatin.
B．S hw d yu knw which ne is right fr yu?
C．But what shuld yu d t prtect yur pssessins?
D．It shuld be the ne with the highest quality in the market.
E．But yu als want t be sure that the system yu chse is affrdable.
F．This means that even if yu are nt at hme, smene will always prtect yur hme.
G．Yur system shuld als be able t be cmbined with yur ther smart hme devices.
Passage 3
University life is full f fun and experiences. But t make learning much mre enjyable, yu shuld fllw certain steps that will help yu ut in keeping yur stress level dwn and having the mst f the fun in the university.
Always get invlved in the events. Ding smething every day is very imprtant nt nly in the university life but als in the practical life. 11 Be active and smart. Jin the scieties, which will help yu develp persnality and increase yur cnfidence.
Always shw up. Shwing peple that yu are there with them and always will be. Offer help t everybdy, In this way mre peple will knw yu and yu will be able t wipe ff yur fear f scial interactin. 12
Make as many friends as pssible. Dn’t restrict yurself in making friends; it will help increase yur knwledge. Yu will learn a lt abut different cultures and this will help yu with yur practical life t. By cmmunicating with different peple yu’ ll learn different interesting aspects f their lives.
13 If yu keep thinking all the time abut future, yu will end up being depressed. Yu start lsing yur fcus and begin t wrry abut less imprtant things. 14 Release yur stress and be present-fcused. It will greatly help yu in accmplishing yur gals and achieving happiness.
Keep a balance. 15 Being extreme in ne field might bring astnishing results, but this will affect ther aspects f yur life. Keep a balance between shrt-term gals and lng-term benefits. This will help yu in achieving a perfect and enjyable life.
A．D nt waste time ding nthing.
B．Just relax and stp thinking abut the future.
C．Never mve twards the extreme and try living an average life.
D．Be present-fcused.
E．Sme students may like t have many friends and enjy a party lifestyle.
F．The mre peple yu knw, the easier it will be fr yu t walk arund withut being shy.
G．Nbdy cares if yu miss class, dn’t eat prperly, nr dn’t g t a party.
Passage 4
Getting alng with thers is all abut understanding, empathy, and respect. Let me share a few tips with yu.
Be a gd listener. 16 . Shw genuine interest in what they have t say and ask fllw-up questins. This helps them feel valued and understd.
Be pen-minded. Accept that everyne is different and has their wn perspectives and beliefs. Try t be understanding and tlerant, even if yu disagree with smene. 17 .
18 . Celebrate yur friends’ successes and be there fr them during challenging times. Offer a helping hand r a listening ear when needed. Shwing kindness and supprt strengthens yur bnd with thers and makes them feel cmfrtable arund yu.
Be respectful f bundaries. Everyne has their persnal space and limits. It’s imprtant t recgnize and hnr them. 19 . Treat them with kindness and avid judgment.
20 Discver shared hbbies, activities, r passins with yur friends. Engaging in activities tgether creates a sense f friendship and strengthens yur cnnectin. It als prvides pprtunities fr meaningful cnversatins and shared experiences.
Remember, building strng friendships takes time and effrt. It’s essential t invest in meaningful cnversatins, demnstrate kindness, and shw genuine care fr thers. By fllwing these tips, yu’ll find it easier t get alng with yur friends and create lasting bnds f friendship.
A．Be friendly
B．Be supprtive
C．Find cmmn interests
D．Respect thers’ pinins, chices, and privacy
E．When smene is talking, tell them abut yurself
F．When smene is talking, give them yur full attentin
G．This creates a mre harmnius atmsphere and encurages peple t be themselves
Passage 5
Hw t Overcme Fear
Everyne experiences fear smetimes. Fear can actually help keep yu safe by alerting yu t ptentially dangerus situatins. 21 Frtunately, there are things yu can d t address yur fears and minimize the impact it has n yu.
22 . It is quite nrmal t fear. Hwever, when fears begin t take ver yur life and affect yur functining, they becme a prblem. Reflect n yur fears and ntice hw much they affect yur life.
Realize that it’s kay t have fears. Fear is an adaptive functin that prlngs ur lives. Fear triggers a “fight-r-flight” respnse, which readies ur bdies t take actin in rder t prtect urselves.
Understand yur triggers. Is it smething bvius, like the sight f a snake n a trail? Figure ut everything that triggers yur fear. 23 .
Imagine the utcme yu desire. Nw that yu better understand yur fear, think abut what exactly yu want t change. 24 . Hw d yu feel?
Practice engaging with the fear. The pwer t label yur emtins is beneficial fr self-understanding and emtinal intelligence.
Make yur fear a surce f fascinatin. Try t re-frame yur fear in a psitive light and acknwledge the thrill it can ffer. When yu start seeing fear as a surce f energy, yu might even embrace its rle in yur life. 25 . Once the discmfrt f the initial wave f fear passes, examine it mre clsely t see what yu can learn.
A．Hwever, there are times when fear runs verwhelming and disturbs yur daily life
B．Start seeing fear as an pprtunity
C．Recgnize when fears becme verwhelming
D．The mre yu can knw abut yur fear, the better
E．Think abut yurself experiencing life withut yur fear
F．Figure ut exactly what pwer yur fear has ver yur mind and behavir
G．Acknwledge what cmes up with n attachment t “gd” r “bad”
Passage 6
Reasnable peple shuld nt have blind faith in the medical prfessin. 26 We have t check ut the medicine we take. We have t ask fr secnd and even third pinins. We must d sme research. We have t use ur cmmn sense and be infrmed abut ur health care.
While it is true that mdern Western medicine has risks, we shuldn’t reject it ttally. 27 Mst peple wh get gd medical care are healthier and live lnger.
If this is the case why has “alternative” health care becme s ppular in Nrth America and Eurpe? Often the fear f surgery mtivates peple t lk fr these alternatives. Many peple think that these treatments will help even when the situatin seems hpeless t Western dctrs. 28 Surgens perfrm dangerus surgery, but natural healers (治疗师) d nt seem t give dangerus treatments. Peple dn’t think alternative care wuld kill anyne by mistake. 29 N ne wants t g t a dctr in a cld hspital clinic. Since sme dctrs dn’t have a nice “bedside manner”, peple like the attentin they get frm alternative healers.
30 All dctrs and healers are human beings wh can make mistakes. They can miss things and waste valuable time. N matter what happens, we have t think abut all f the different ptins. Remember, there are millins f patients wh are alive and well tday because f “cnventinal” Western medicine.
A．Sme alternative treatments are ineffective.
B．In additin everyne wants t be treated warmly.
C．We have t realize that there will be risks in almst any treatment.
D．Alternative treatments are attractive because they seem less harmful.
E．Patients wh trust their dctrs are mre likely t fllw treatment plans.
F．We all have t get mre infrmatin abut the treatments that we are given.
G．The harm t the patients usually cmes frm nt getting medical treatment immediately.
Passage 7
If yu feel that life cannt be wrse fr yu, it’ll be arduus t think psitively. When stressed, dampened, hurt in a passive state f mind, fr yu’re aware that misfrtune keeps taking place nnstp, it’s highly crucial t cnvert passive thughts int smething uplifting. 31 .
It’s ften difficult t think psitively if mst things abund yu are passive, yet assure yurself that definitely smene is even wrse than yu. 32 . When yu kick ff with ne small but psitive thing and adre it during the curse f yur day, yu’ll start t get int a mre psitive situatin and hence peple culd begin turning up in yur life and be a vital part f yur life.With sincere appreciatin, yu’ll find ut that as time lapses, yu’ll be able t change yur values and chse t embrace happiness despite thse bad events abut yu. 33 .
●Cmmence and cnclude each day with a sentence f appreciatin like “Thank yu fr having me a fabulus and fresh day.”
●When yur bss pushed yu t hard t accept, slilquize yurself: I feel thankful fr the current emplyment, fr I understand that at least there have still been s many peers cmpeting fiercely t vie fr emplyment.”
● If yu are have health-related prblems, appreciate all that still d wrk: yur eyes see,yur ears hear, and yur brain thinks s n and s frth.
●Write dwn anything fr which yu’re grateful per day. When yu’re really let dwn, read alud and ludly what yu wrte during the last days,weeks, mnths,etc. 34 . If yu can keep practising this in a regular manner, yu’ll ultimately find what yu’ve been pursuing fr s lng.
Anyway, the very key is t get yurself dive int cheerful thughts and ideas and then maintain them fr lng enugh s as t attain the pwer f appreciatin. 35 .
A．This will help uplift yur spirits.
B．If nt, yu’ll nly induce mre misfrtunes.
C．It’s f vital imprtance t demnstrate yur gratitude.
D．The mre yu appreciate, the mre delighted yu’ll feel.
E．Yu’ve made quite a few achievements during yur career.
F．Here are a few general instances fr yu t practise.
G．Yu culd chse t cnsider differently by means f starting with the smallest steps.
Passage 8
Active listening is a valuable skill in which the listener makes a cnscius effrt t understand the speaker’s entire message. Belw are five benefits f active listening and what they can d fr yu at wrk.
Active listening can help achieve understanding. The cnflict reslutin skills f different peple vary. 36 Very ften we nly hear what we want t hear. Hwever, being able t understand anther pint f view cmpletely can avid many ptentially negative utcmes.
Active listening can reslve cnflict. Peple invlved in cnflict ften feel misunderstd. 37 If yu aim t reslve cnflicts at wrk, and encurage thers t d the same, yu must begin by listening t the ppsing pint f view bjectively.
Active listening is an essential part f learning. 38 Active listening is a skill that allws yu t acquire the knwledge which culd lead yur cmpany int a better future.
39 Listening t the whle message means yu’re engaging n a deeper level with the speaker. It allws yu t absrb mre precise details frm the cnversatin itself. If yu’re receiving instructins r training, yu will be able t recall details mre easily.
Active listening can help yu becme a gd leader. As a leader, when yu listen t what yur fllwers have t say, yu understand them better. 40 Yu’ll be able t wrk ut with clleagues r emplyees abut where imprvements can be made fr the benefit f all invlved.
A．Active listening can help in dealing with emergencies.
B．In turn, yur wrkplace cmmunicatin skills will imprve.
C．Leaders shuld always be pen t explring smething new.
D．Active listening will help avid missing imprtant infrmatin.
E．Sme peple naturally knw hw t step int smene else’s shes.
F．The reasn they argue is that they dn’t fully knw each ther’s psitins.
G．It’s easy t becme distracted when smene is speaking t us in a wrkplace.
Passage 9
A Few Tips fr Self-Acceptance
We all want it... t accept and lve urselves. 41 Where d yu start? Here’s a handful f ways that will set yu in the right directin.
● Stp cmparing yurself with thers. D nt fllw the peple wh make yu feel nt-gd-enugh. 42 Are yu hping that eventually yu will feel empwered because yur life is better than theirs? Knw that yur life is yur wn; yu are the nly yu in this wrld.
● 43 We are ften ashamed f ur shrtcmings, ur mistakes and ur failures. Remember, yu are nly human. Yu will make mistakes, time and time again. Rather than getting caught up in hw yu culd have dne better, why nt ffer yurself a cmpassinate (有同情心) respnse? “That didn’t g as planned. But, I tried my best.”
● Recgnize all f yur strengths. Write them dwn in a jurnal. Begin t train yur brain t lk at strength befre weakness. List all f yur accmplishments and achievements. 44 Nthing is t small t celebrate.
● Nw that yu’ve listed yur strengths, list yur imperfectins. Turn the page in yur jurnal. Put int wrds why yu feel unwrthy, and why yu dn’t feel gd enugh. Nw, read these wrds back t yurself. 45 Turn t a page in yur jurnal t yur list f strengths and achievements. See hw awesme yu are?
A．But at times it seems t difficult and t far ut f reach.
B．Feeling upset again?
C．Yu have a jb, earned yur degree, and yu gt ut f bed tday.
D．Frgive yurself fr mistakes that yu have made.
E．Why d yu fllw them?
F．Set an intentin fr self-acceptance.
G．When des the cmparisn game start?
Passage 10
Hw t make a small talk
Whether yu’re an intrvert r extrvert, mastering hw t use a small talk is very imprtant if yu attend scial and netwrking events.
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Paying attentin t what the persn is saying and putting yur devices away are sme f the gestures f expressing interest. Take this as an pprtunity that has presented itself, s yu can knw each ther better.
Be an active listener
47 Even when yu feel yu have smething t say, first give the ther persn the pprtunity t speak. D shw them yu are attentive by using nn-verbal cues, such as eye cntact and ndding.
Use pen-ended questins.
Mst peple like t start the cnversatin by talking abut their life and things. Using pen-ended questins such as “ 48 ”, “Where are yu frm? ”, and the things they lve ding is a great way f encuraging in-depth respnses and prvides an pprtunity t learn mre frm ne anther.
Respnd enthusiastically.
If it’s yur turn t respnd, make sure t d it enthusiastically. Yu’re talking t smene wh desn’t knw yu very well, and hw yu respnd can g a lng way in helping establish a great rapprt(和谐)frm the start. 49
Be mindful f yur bdy language.
Yur bdy language can tell whether yu are attentive t what yur cnversatin partner is saying. 50 Even if yu are an intrvert, try t maintain bdy language that shws yu’re interested in what they’re saying.
A．Shw genuine interest.
B．Hw have things been?
C．D yu majr in engineering management?
D．Apprach the cmmn interest frm a unique angle.
E．Offer yur full attentin t what yur cnversatin partner is saying.
F．Make sure t respnd in a way the ther persn feels valued and respected.
G．S mind hw yu maintain eye cntact, psitin yur hands, and stand during the chat.
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Passage 11
Cking games are a fantastic way t stimulate imaginative play. 51 It helps them develp their creativity, mtr skills, language, and prblem-slving ability. In this text yu will find sme infrmatin n hw nline cking games may educate them.
Online cking games prmte maths and reading skills.
The act f cking requires a lt f cunting and measuring. Additinally, many free cking games nline require kids t read the recipes r lists f ingredients. 52
Online Cking games bst cnfidence and independence.
When kids take the initiative, finish a task, r fllw directins crrectly, they feel gd abut themselves and prud f what they’ve dne. 53 In the game, kids can experiment with a chefs rle and master their culinary skills in the wrld f imaginatin. When kids have trust in their wn skills, they are mre likely t grw up with a feeling f cnfidence, respnsibility, and independence.
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Free nline cking games encurage kids t try new things and think utside the bx by letting them experiment with ingredients, recipes, and preparatin methds. Such games can help kids develp a grwth mindset, creativity, and chsing freedm.
Online cking games can imprve scial skills.
55 Fr example, playing multiplayer r tw-player games allws children t interact with thers, help each ther, laugh tgether, slve prblems in cperatin, and s n. This is especially cnvenient fr timid r intrverted kids wh have difficulty reaching ut t thers in the real wrld.
A．Online cking games fr kids nurture creativity.
B．Online cking games can help kids win freedm.
C．Mst cking games ffer an in-built scial space.
D．Hw d cking games prmte develpment and learning?
E．They imprve their vcabulary and enhance their ability t understand.
F．Children can act ut real-life situatins and behavirs thrugh pretend play.
G．Fr example creative games such as Cking Madness encurage pretend play.
Passage 12
Everyne knws that the chices we make affect ur future. Suppse I am an intelligent student with gd marks. Hwever, being lazy, I d badly in my examinatins. I am refused entry t university and cannt find a gd jb. The glden future will never be. 56
Hwever, yur chices affect yur future in a way that is mre cmplicated. 57 Yur character is displayed thrugh yur chices, but it is als frmed by them. Whenever yu make a chice, yur character changes r grws, depending n whether the decisin yu made is wise r flish. 58 And s, yu becme the srt f persn wh will make a certain kind f chice in a certain situatin.
59 After all, the field f human chice is a narrw ne. Mst f the things that frm us in ur lives are nt subject t chice. We cannt chse when and where t be brn, whether ur families will be rich r pr, kind r cruel. We cannt even entirely cntrl wh we will meet in ur lives. With s much that we cannt chse, hw can we be said t be respnsible fr anything?
Hwever, we d have sme pwer f chice, and we d cntrl the mst imprtant thing f all: hw we respnd t circumstances. 60 It is ur key t having cnfidence in the future. It is human nature t fear the future, as the future is unknwn. Yu cannt entirely cntrl what will happen t yu tmrrw. But if yu have cnfidence in yur character, then yu d knw ne thing fr certain abut the future: n matter what happens, yu will make a chice that yu will be prud f.
A．Sme will argue this is nt true.
B．All these are frm a bad chice!
C．T many chices can be cnfusing.
D．This ability t chse hw we behave is a great gift.
E．We can chse t keep struggling in hard times, r t give up.
F．Yur character is being made by yu, bit by bit, chice by chice.
G．This is because nearly all the chices yu make affect yur character.
Passage 13
Mdern humans have nly existed fr a relatively shrt time, and maybe we’d like t stick arund a lt lnger. But hw can we d that?
Figure ut climate change.
61 There have been times in the past when it’s been htter than it is tday, and times when it’s been cler. But there is smething different abut the past century. As far as we can tell frm the recrd, there has been n time in Earth’s entire histry when the climate has warmed s much in such a shrt amunt f time. 62 There are: mre frequent and mre severe extreme weather events like trnades and hurricanes; drughts increasing; mre changeable weather, with seasns beginning t lack regularity; and sea level rises. While climate change desn’t necessarily pse an existential threat t human existence, it surely pses a threat t hw we like t live ur lives in mdern sciety.
Figure ut nuclear weapns.
A single nuclear weapn desn’t pse a threat t all f humanity, but the thusands f them in the wrld right nw certainly d. 63 Just cnsider all the “near misses” in recent histry, where nuclear war was avided thanks nly t the quick thinking f individuals. We can nly try ur luck fr s lng. And ne accident can lead t larger scale nuclear cnflict. 64
Figure ut asterids(小行星).
If yu want t knw the terrible cnsequences fr ignring space brne threats, just ask the dinsaurs hw well it wrked ut fr them. Asterids have the ability t cause massive extinctin events, wiping ut vast numbers f entire species. 65 Fr humanity t make it t the lng-term, we need t equip urselves with asterid detectin and reductin strategies
A．The cnsequences can’t be avided.
B．Cuntries are jining hands t slve it.
C．Nw the chances f ne nuclear explsin increase.
D．The earth’s climate has changed fr millins f years.
E．While these kinds f events are rare, the risks are severe.
F．And we can see the effects f climate change everywhere.
G．We need t disarm as much as pssible t reduce the risk f disaster.
Passage 14
The teenage years are prbably the mst unsettled and stressful years in a persn’s life. Teens experience significant physical, emtinal, scial and cgnitive changes. And teens f tday face mre challenges as they g thrugh mre uncertain times f the 21st century. 66
As teens experience massive physical, scial and emtinal changes, the challenges are managing scial expectatins f ideal bdy images, develping their identity and finding their place in the wrld. In the past, a teen wh was criticized fr his r her larger figure r pimpled (有粉刺的) face, might feel embarrassed and dejected in schl. 67 Cnstant cmparisn and endless psts f picture — perfect images and lives give teens greater pressure t fllw current fashin trends. The Wall Street Jurnal reprted that Instagram made bdy images wrse fr ne in three teenage girls.
68 Statistics shw that mst cases f cyber bullying take place n ppular scial media sites such as Facebk, Instagram, Snapchats and Twitter, where cyber bullies make emtinally scarring cmments. These can be made publicly n a teen’s scial media accunt. 69 As a result, cyber bullying can be mre threatening than traditinal bullying because it can be shared and viewed repeatedly n scial media. In this age f scial media, it is als imprtant fr teens t learn t cultivate psitive, and healthy relatinships with peple.
There have been many discussins abut new technlgies and ways f wrking, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and autmatin, which will impact future jbs. 70 . Unlike in the past, the situatin is different tday as AI and autmatin are causing sme jbs t disappear. Teens will have t meet this challenge by adpting an attitude f lifelng learning, and keeping paces with technlgy.
A．They can als be spread quickly by sharing with thers.
B．Furthermre, scial media has taken bullying t a new level.
C．The future has always been a dreamland fr teens t anticipate.
D．Tday, these same sufferings can be expanded by scial media.
E．Scial media, and technlgical advances are psing new challenges.
F．Additinally, scial media is a strng tl fr a teen t defend himself.
G．The challenge fr a teen tday is preparing fr a largely unknwn future.
Passage 15
Many peple think yu’re either a creative persn r yu’re nt. While I agree that sme peple may be slightly mre creative than thers, I think creativity is a muscle that can be exercised and imprved upn. 71
1. Cnsume cntent utside yur cmfrt zne.
We all lve reading abut stuff in ur industry. 72 . If yu want t get yur creative juices flwing, start cnsuming cntent yu wuldn’t nrmally cnsume. Read blgs utside f yur industry. Read bks utside f yur nrmal chice. Or grab lunch with a cmplete stranger.
2. D the “N Bad Ideas Brainstrming” exercise.
Get at least ne ther persn t jin yu fr a 45-60 minute brainstrm. N technlgy and n criticism. Bring a tpic r idea t the table and write dwn all yur ideas(n actual paper). 73 . It’s imprtant t d this in persn and t make abslutely sure yu dn’t have any negative energy r feedback thrughut the prcess. Yu may end up with 100 hrrible ideas, but I bet yu’ll have ne r tw gd nes.
3. 74 .
There are studies upn studies that discuss hw ur diet affects the way we think. Want t start thinking differently? Start giving yur bdy different(and healthier) fuel. Yu’d be shcked hw much mre creatively yu can think and act when yu eat a healthier diet.
4. See a mvie in a theater.
Mvies n the big scene are ne f the last few places yu can enjy a cmplete sensry experience. The giant bright screen. The thundering surrund sund. The smell and taste f fresh ppcrn. The smewhat uncmfrtable seat with plastic armrests that dn’t mve. 75 .
A．It may help with mtivatin
B．Start thinking in a different way
C．Fuel yurself with different diets
D．And dn’t cmment n a single idea
E．But typically this desn’t bst creativity
F．The key is hw t get yur creativity strengthened
G．Whenever yu leave the theatre, yur mind will be filled with ideas
Passage 16
Smarter ways t learn frm failure
Many f us were tld frm an early age that, at schl r in life, “yu learn frm yur mistakes.” 76
The shrt answer is “yes” — failure can be a teachable mment. But learning frm ur mistakes is, in reality, very hard because we dn’t like t fail. 77 S we react t failure in emtinal ways, like giving up n a task easily, telling urselves we dn’t care whether we succeed, r finding fault with the task itself. This is self-prtective, accrding t Hallgeir Sjastad, a prfessr f psychlgy and leadership at the Nrwegian Schl f Ecnmics. “Mst f us want t think f urselves as capable”, he says, “s when we fail, it causes a serius threat t ur self-image”.
Frtunately, there is a research t suggest that there are sme strategies t help us vercme the emtinal barriers arund failure. 78 Instead f asking “Why did I fail?”, we culd ask “Why did Sam fail?”, fr example. Multiple studies by psychlgist Ethan Krss at the University f Michigan shw that adpting a third-persn perspective helps t sften ur negative emtinal reactins, allwing us t lk at failure mre bjectively.
A secnd strategy invlves ffering advice t thers wh may be in the same psitin as us. 79 The grup f adults and children were asked t give advice based n their wn failures. Prfessrs Eskreis-Winkler, Fishbach and Duckwrth fund that the satisfactin f helping thers “frces peple t cnnect with their experience and what they have learned”.
80 But it nw seems that we shuld be saying: “fail again, fail smarter”. Failure is an unavidable part f life, but by learning t vercme the emtinal barriers arund it, we may find the rad t success is a little easier t find.
A．It desn’t feel gd.
B．But is this actually true?
C．Here are sme reasns why we think s.
D．But hw t vercme them is a questin.
E．One f them is t adpt a third-persn view.
F．The writer Samuel Beckett nce said: “fail again, fail better.”
G．It led t better levels f mtivatin and academic success in the test grups.
Passage 17
Scientists and researchers have lng sught t understand why peple cry when experiencing jy r happiness. 81 Over the decades, scientists and researchers have thught up theries t explain why happy crying ccurs.
82 An early thery suggested that happy crying happened because peple bttled up their feelings. This meant that peple wh cried when experiencing smething jyus had feelings f sadness they hadn’t addressed. Many researchers have cntradicted the thery ver the years, but it appears t be ne f the earliest attempts t understand why we cry when we are happy.
Crying may regulate yur bdy. Tears cntain enzymes, lipids and metablites. But emtinal tears might als include ther prteins and hrmnes. It is hypthesized that release f stress hrmnes may help cntrl the bdy’s physical and emtinal hmestasis(动态平衡). 83
It fsters vulnerability and scial cnnectin. Crying in any situatin culd als be ur way f shwing vulnerability as human beings. 84 This happens when we cry because f a happy r sad event. Scientists believe that crying is a way f establishing a scial cnnectin with ther peple.
Yu feel pwerless ver yur emtins. Yet ther scientists suggest that all types f crying are results f perceived feelings f frustratin, helplessness, and surrender. Crying almst feels unavidable when peple experience a strng emtin, whether it’s jy, frustratin, r anger.
Thugh yu might nt always allw yur tears free fall, yu ften feel them cming n. Sme research suggests that this is because crying can help yu manage strng emtins. 85
Therefre, while yu might be experiencing a happy r jyus ccasin, yu might find the emtin verwhelming. Crying helps yu release sme f this emtin.
A．Yu have bttled-up feelings.
B．Yu lse cntrl f yur emtins.
C．When we cry, we signal t thers t empathize with us.
D．Stress hrmnes may help calm yu and regulate yur md.
E．When yu cry, it feels like yu are ridding sme f these emtins.
F．Crying can be cnfusing t witness n a jyus ccasin, but it happens ften.
G．Crying fr whatever reasn has benefits fr bth yur mental and physical well-being.
Passage 18
If yu are f the “n regrets” schl f life, yu might think that all this regret is a recipe fr unhappiness. But that isn’t the case. True, letting yurself be verwhelmed by regret is indeed bad fr yu. But ging t the ther extreme may be even wrse. T extinguish yur regrets desn’t free yu frm shame r srrw; it cnsigns yu t make the same mistakes again and again. T truly get ver ur guilt requires that we put regret in its prper place.
As uncmfrtable as it is, regret is an amazing cgnitive feat. It requires that yu g back t a past scenari, imagine that yu acted differently t change it, and with that new scenari in mind, arrive at a different present — and then, cmpare that fictinal present with the ne yu are experiencing in reality. 86 Yu wuld remember yur wn pettiness and irritability, and then imagine yurself shwing mre patience, being kind instead f hurtful at key mments. Then yu wuld fast-frward t tday and see hw yur relatinship culd be flurishing instead f languishing.
87 Pink says they cme in fur basic varieties, and an instance f regret may invlve just ne r a cmbinatin. Wishing yu’d been kinder t yur partner is an example f a cnnectin regret, in which yu lament behavir that harmed an imprtant relatinship, such as spiling a rmance r neglecting yur bnd with relatives befre they died.
Many cnnectin regrets verlap with mral regrets, which can cme abut after yu vilate yur wn values. Fr example, yu may pride yurself n being a lving persn, and thus regret nt living up t this image in the relatinship yu harmed. Mral regrets can als invlve just yurself. 88
Pink’s ther tw categries f regrets invlve life chices. Fundatin regrets are thse in which yu did smething that affected the curse f yur life in a way yu dn’t like. A classic example is wishing yu had stayed in schl. 89 . They are all abut inactin and frgne pprtunities. This is what yu feel when yu kick yurself fr nt taking a chance, as in wishing yu had just gne up t that attractive persn and intrduced yurself.
90 Regret is implicated in depressin and anxiety, and excessive regret can adversely affect yur hrmnes and immune system. In 2013, researchers asked ne grup f participants in an experiment t describe “yur mst burdensme regret” right befre ging t bed; this grup tk 61 percent lnger t get t sleep than a grup tld t think abut a typical day.
But regret desn’t have t be left unmanaged. The trick is nt t remve the bad feeling; it’s t acknwledge it and use it fr learning and imprvement. Instead f letting the specter f yur failed relatinship make yu miserable, by simply wishing it had tuned ut differently yu can be hnest with yurself abut what went wrng and use that knwledge t enjy better relatinships in the future.
A．Nt all regrets are the same f curse.
B．Meanwhile, bldness regrets are the ppsite.
C．Regret may hurt, but bsessing ver them is destructive.
D．Yur regret can teach yu t becme smarter and mre successful — if yu let it.
E．Unanalyzed and unmanaged, any variety f regret can be pisn fr yur well-being.
F．Maybe yu regret nt living up t yur cmmitment t yur health when yu ate a whle pizza r skipped the gym.
G．Fr example, if tday yur relatinship with yur partner has sured, yur regret might mentally take yu back t last year.
Passage 19
Gardening can be a fun and rewarding activity fr peple f all ages, but it can be especially beneficial fr children.
Gardening enhances children’s senses and mtr skills. In additin t being able t tuch the sil, use varius tls and seeds, children can als spt the differences between different plants, and hear sunds f different insects. 91 . Gardening activities like digging, planting, watering, and weeding can stimulate mvements f the bdy, particularly arms and hands, and help children learn abut the natural wrld.
92 . Children’s curisity abut plants starts with the first seed they sw. They learn abut natural prcess by bserving the grwth and fruit ripen. They als cme t appreciate the vital rle f insects and wrms fr plants and recgnize that everything in nature is cnnected.
Plant care fsters (培养) patience and respnsibility. 93 , and children learn what it means t be respnsible fr smething t help ensure its health. Gardening als teaches children abut caring fr the envirnment, fstering a lve and respect fr nature.
Gardening prmtes nutritin and healthy chices fr kids. Planting and cultivating (培育) plants, picking vegetables and fruit, and invlving kids in cking with what they grew will certainly result in a wish t try and cnsume the fd they prepared. They will gladly try vegetables and fruit they planted and cultivated themselves. 94
Gardening gives yur family bnding time. Bnding with yur family is s imprtant, but it can be hard t realize with the digital age. 95 ,which cntributes t parent-child relatinship.
A．Plants need regular and cnsistent care
B．Gardening gives yu a chance t dial this back
C．Children get a head start n learning abut science
D．Gardening invlves scientific bservatins and creativity
E．It prvides gd, healthy utdr activity fr the whle family
F．This helps children t nurture self-cnfidence and healthy diet habits
G．Interacting with the surrunding nature encurages the learning prcess
Passage 20
Adversity qutient (AQ逆商) is ne’s ability t handle adversities well. It is knwn by ther names such as resilience (适应力) and persistence. 96 . A persn with high AQ is tugh and will nt easily give up in the face f hardship, and ften has the fllwing qualities:
97
As we all knw, change is the nly cnstant in life. In the natural wrld, a creature that cannt adapt t changing circumstances eventually cmes t an end. An emplyee wh refuses t adapt t great changes such as heavier wrklads will give up and leave. 98 . The ups and dwns f life will nt crush them.
High emtinal qutient (EQ)
99 . Pr emtinal cntrl can make a situatin wrse than it already is. A persn with a high EQ usually knws that the emtinal impact f an adverse situatin is nly temprary. It is the classic “this t shall pass” mde f psychlgy.
A psitive attitude tward life
A persn with a high AQ has a psitive utlk n life. They will see the half-full glass instead f the half-empty ne. 100 .
The cncept f AQ is becming increasingly relevant as the wrld ges thrugh tugh times. Peple with high AQs are an asset t any rganizatin.
A．Sensitivity t changes
B．Adaptability t changes
C．Hwever, a persn with high AQ will stay n matter what
D．Withut high AQ, anxiety and depressin are usually nt far behind
E．They will see even criticism in a psitive and cnstructive spirit
F．AQ is the capacity t bunce back after yu have been pushed dwn
G．The ability t regulate ne’s emtins is imprtant when faced with adversity