Stay on the brighter side of life One very important component of optimism is gratitude or feeling grateful．In fact, there is a strong connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well-being．Appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what you’re grateful for．
Feeling down？Instead of feeling sorry for yourself waiting for the universe to throw you a bone, try acting like you’re happy—even if you aren’t．A sincere smile and a forced smile will cause the same chemical reactions in your brain, so you can actually fool your mind into feeling better by making it react chemically as if things were going well． Reassure yourself that everything is good— even if you don’t feel it．
“If you’re stuck in traffic, then everything else must be going horribly too,” says Anne Parker, a wellness counselor．By blowing negative events out of proportion, you’re setting yourself up for feeling down all day．Instead, acknowledge that you’re stuck in traffic, but also bring to mind something good, like the beautiful scenery outside the window．That way, you’ll get in the habit of forbidding negative circumstances from blanketing your whole day．
Swearing to lose 20 pounds or to run a marathon seems like goals leading to happiness, but they take time to achieve．You may even end up admitting that you have been defeated．However, if you focus on the small milestones that occur along the way, you will feel positive about your progress, which will give you the strength to keep going．
Try making someone else’s day better．A report by United Healthcare and Volunteer Match found that volunteers are 72% more likely to characterize themselves as optimistic compared with non-volunteers．Plus, 89% of volunteers say that volunteering has improved their sense of well-being, and 92% say that it enriches their sense of purpose in life．
| A．Try to help someone in need． |
| B．Want to give your attitude a lift？ |
| C．People tend to think in an either-or way． |
| D．Act in an optimistic way—smile, laugh, tell a joke． |
E．You’ll fail to appreciate more important things in your life．
F．By focusing on not having accomplished them yet, you will start to feel down on yourself．
G．By remembering the pleasant things in your life, you can actually turn a negative attitude around．
How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest:
_______．Nancy Alguire，a teacher in Clifton Park，N．Y．，was once painfully shy and had a hard time laughing．Then she married a circus clown (小丑)．“I became interested in the clowns,” she recalls “One day I put on a costume and paint my face．That afternoon my whole life changed．I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before．”
_______To this day，she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing．
_______It doesn’t take you too much time and can be easy．Collect favorite cartoons and jokes．Also，keep a paper for writing down humor you find in everyday life．“Good ideas come and go fast，you have to capture them quickly or they are gone,” says Virginia Tooper．
Laugh when you need it most．“_______” says comedian Bill Cosby．“And once you find laughter，no matter how painful your situation might be，you can survive it,” he insists．
Gray Alan，a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota，claims that laughter is a skill we can all gain--because it comes naturally．_______．Just remember: we are just here for a period，so get a few laughs．
| A．You can soften the worst blows through humor． |
| B．Mix with people who laugh． |
| C．Practise the art of laughing． |
| D．Keep a laughter file． |
E． He who laughs last laughs best．
F． But it’s also something that has to be developed．
G． People’s joy can affect those around them．
假如你是光明中学的李华，今年夏天你去农村朋友家玩，看到大量良田被废弃，你觉得很可惜。请你根据下列要点，给某英文报社写一封信，以此呼吁政府采取措施，来解决这一问题。
要点：1．看到的现象；
2．分析可能的原因；
3．呼吁政府采取措施。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语和结语已为你写好。
Dear Sir or Madam,
I'm Li Hua, a student from Guangming Middle School.
Hoping to receive your early reply.
Yours.
Li Hua
Take That Tiger Mom
In the ongoing battle between Tiger Moms, French Mamas, and everyone else who wants to know what is the best way to raise their kids, a new study adds evidence that the extreme Tiger-style may do more harm than good.
Authoritarian parents are more likely to end up with disrespectful children with violent behaviors, the study found, compared to parents who listen to their kids with the goal of gaining trust.
It was the first study to look at how parenting styles affect the way teens view their parents and, in turn, how they behave.
The study considered three general styles of parenting. Authoritative parents are demanding and controlling while also being warm and sensitive to their children’s needs.
Authoritarian parents, on the contrary, are demanding and controlling without the appearance of caring, attachment and receptiveness. They take a “my way or the highway” approach to their kids.
Permissive parents, the third group, have warm and receptive qualities, but they set few boundaries and carry out few rules.
Using data on early 600 kids from an ongoing study of middle school and high school students in New Hampshire, researchers from the University of New Hampshire were able to find “my way or the highway” parenting with more violent behaviors like robbery, drug-taking, and attacking someone else with the intention of hurting or killing.
Firm but loving parenting, on the other hand, led to fewer lawbreakers. Permissive parenting, surprisingly, didn’t seem to make much of a difference either.
To explain the link between parenting style and behavior in kids, the researchers suggested that what matters most is how reasonable kids think their parents’ power is. This sense comes when kids trust that their parents are making the best decisions for them and believe that they need to do what their parents say even if they don’t always like how their parents are treating them.
When kids respect the power of their parents, the researchers reported in the journal of Adolescence, their behavior is better. Previous research has also linked firm but caring parenting with kids who have more self-control and independence.
“When children consider their parents to be the reliable figure, they trust the parents and feel that they have a duty to do what their parents tell them to do,” said lead researcher Pick Trinkner. “This is very important as the parent doesn’t have to rely on a system of rewards and punishments to control behavior and the child is more likely to follow the rules when the parent is not physically present.”Tiger Moms and French Mamas are mentioned in the passage to _______.
| A．give an example of authoritarian parenting |
| B．show the advantage of parenting |
| C．compare two types of parenting |
| D．introduce the topic |
According to the research, what kind of parenting style is likely to cause children’s criminal behaviors?
| A．Caring parenting. | B．Permissive parenting. |
| C．Authoritarian parenting. | D．Authoritative parenting. |
Which of the following probably belongs to the action of the permissive parents?
| A．Allowing the kids to stay up late at weekends as the kids like. |
| B．Beating the kids if the kids don’t follow their instructions. |
| C．Listening to the kids’ request and giving their demands. |
| D．Setting some rules and checking the kids’ behaviors. |
According to the passage, children are more likely to obey the rules when _______.
| A．their parents listen to them totally |
| B．they believe in and accept their parents |
| C．their parents are sensitive to their needs |
| D．their parents demand and control their behaviors |
假如你是李华，你打算参加11月份举行的全市中学生英语演讲比赛。请你以李华的名义写一篇主题为“感恩”的演讲稿。
内容包括：
1.回顾高中阶段你周围的人是如何默默帮助你的；
2.你会成为一个懂得感恩的人吗？说说你的打算。
注意：
1.词数100左右。
2.开头已写好，不计入总词数。
Good afternoon, everyone! It’s a great honor for me to speak here.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible --- and it can be surprisingly (benefit) to your physical and mental health. So far, research
(show) that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show
(little) anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help reduce the tiredness out of the immune system and allow people
(feel) more energetic.”
So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Don’t wait for an
(apologize). “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things in
same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting a very long time.”
Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean (accept) the action of the person who upsets you. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things
the other person’s perspective. You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to
(you) from that person’s point of view.
假如你叫李华，是校报的英语小记者。校报英语园地本期的话题是Festivals and Holidays。你打算以My Favorite Festival为题进行演讲，请根据写作提纲，介绍你最喜欢的传统节日——春节。
内容包括：1. 春节的重要性；2. 主要庆祝活动； 3. 你喜欢的原因。
注意：字数100字左右。
参考词汇：对联couplet 压岁钱lucky money
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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Any car accident is frightening, but an accident in which your vehicle is thrown into the water, with you trapped inside, is absolutely terrifying. However, most deaths result from panic, without a plan or understanding what is happening to the car in the water. By adopting a brace(支撑) position, acting decisively and getting out fast，you can save yourself from a sinking vehicle.
Brace yourself for impact(撞击力)．As soon as you're aware that you're going off the road and into a body of water，adopt a brace position. The impact could set off the airbag system in your vehicle，so you should place both hands on the steering wheel in the “ten and two” position.
Undo your seatbelt. Unbuckle the children，starting with the oldest first. Forget the cell phone call. Your car isn't going to wait for you to make the call.
Leave the door alone at this stage and concentrate on the window. A car's electrical system should work for up to three minutes in water，so try the method of opening it electronically first. Many people don't think about the window as an escape option either because of panic or misinformation about doors and sinking.
Break the window. If you aren't able to open the window，or it only opens halfway，you'll need to break it with an object or your foot. It may feel counterintuitive(有悖常理的) to let water into the car.
Escape when the car has equalized. If it has reached the dramatic stage where the car cabin has been filled with water and it has become balanced，you must move quickly and effectively to ensure your survival. While there is still air in the car，take slow，deep breaths and focus on what you're doing.
| A．Open the window as soon as you hit the water. |
| B．Surviving a sinking car is not as difficult as you think. |
| C．It takes 60 to 120 seconds for a car to fill up with water usually. |
| D．Such accidents are particularly dangerous to the risk of drowning. |
E．In conclusion，if you know what to do in the water，you will be safe.
F．This is the first thing to attend to，yet it often gets forgotten in the panic.
G．But the sooner the window is open，the sooner you can escape directly through it.
Successful people make a plan to deal with each new problem rather than denying or ______ that it exists.
| A．realizing | B．praying | C．judging | D．ignoring |
The findings support another study which showed that being happy ______ reduce the risk of heart disease.
| A．need | B．shall | C．must | D．can |
The upset mother thought to herself, “If only I ______ what’s going on in my little boy’s head right now.”
| A．know | B．knew | C．have known | D．had known |
China is seeing ______ growing trend in the number of people owning pets and ______ recent survey finds that one in 13 Chinese now keep animals.
| A．the; the | B．a; the | C．a; a | D．the; the |
Have you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, testing or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name — phubbers (低头族).
Recently, a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie in front of a car accident siteand a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of the world.
Although the ending sounds overstated, the damage phubbing can bring is real. Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it. “Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying. “The neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually, according to the report.
But that’s not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people tend to stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.
It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.For what purpose does the author give the example of a cartoon in Para. 2?
| A．To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing. |
| B．To advertise the cartoon made by students. |
| C．To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers. |
| D．To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients. |
Which of the following is NOT a risk a phubber may have?
| A．His social skills could be affected. |
| B．His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed. |
| C．He will cause the destruction of the world. |
| D．He might get separated from his friends and family. |
Which of the following may be the author’s attitude towards phubbing?
| A．Supportive. | B．Opposed. |
| C．Optimistic. | D．Objective. |
What may the passage talk about next?
| A．Advice on how to use a cell phone. |
| B．People addicted to phubbing. |
| C．Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing. |
| D．Consequences of phubbing. |
假如你是英语科代表李华，我校外教 Chris今年来到我校任教，由于不太适应北京的生活，加之工作压力比较大，缺乏时间锻炼身体，Chris 生病住院了，请你代表你们班同学给他写一份英文信，信件包括：
1．表示对他的思念和感谢
2. 提出建议（至少三条）
3．希望他早日康复
注意：1）字数不少于100
2） 可适当发挥想象，增加细节以使行文连贯
Dear Chris,
I’m sorry to hear that you have been in hospital for several days._____________
Yours sincerely,
LiHua
No trip to Chicago is complete without a visit to the Art Institute, which is the second largest art museum in the nation.
Opening hours:
Mon - Wed & Fri - Sun, 10:30 am - 5 pm; Thu, 10:30 am- 8 pm; closed on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Highlights:
● The Modern Wing contains contemporary（当代的）masterpieces by Dali, Matisse, Miro, Picasso, Pollock, and Warhol.
● View one of the world’s finest Impressionist collections, including masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Renoir, Seurat, Gauguin, and Van Gogh.
● Thorne Miniature Rooms offer a detailed view of European homes from the 16th century through the 1930s and American homes from the 17th century to 1940.
● The past returns as over 550 works from 4,000 years of art come together in Of Gods and Glamour, located in the beautiful new Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art.
Advice for visitors:
● Free guided tours are available daily at noon.
● Free art-making activities are available for children each weekend from 11 am to 2 pm.
● Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center, open daily from 10:30 am – 5 pm, and introduce your child to the museum’s collections with a variety of hands-on activities. Assemble (组装) puzzles based on masterpieces you’ll see in the galleries, build architectural wonders with colorful blocks, and learn about art through stories and games at Curious Corner.
● Check out the Lion’s Trial tour for children ages 5-10. This tour is especially designed for the young people in your group! Don’t miss it!
Getting there:
You can take the follow buses: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 14, 26, 28, 126, 143.
The Art Institute of Chicago can be visited on ____________.
| A．Christmas Day | B．New Year’s Day |
| C．Independence Day | D．Thanksgiving Day |
Whose works can you see in the Impressionist collections?
| A．Picasso’s | B．Monet’s |
| C．Pollock’s | D．Warhol’s |
At Curious Corner, children can ____________.
| A．take part in many hands-on activities |
| B．join the Lion’s Trail tour |
| C．enjoy free art-making activities |
| D．get free guidance |
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