Our thoughts, words, and actions often cause harm to others and to us. Without reconciliation (和解), we cannot deepen our understanding and only cause more suffering. "Beginning Anew" is a(n)   1   of reconciliation. It involves three steps —— sharing appreciation, expressing   2   , and expressing hurt and difficulties.

In the first step, we share appreciation. We acknowledge the   3   qualities of the other person. The second step——expressing regret, is to  4  with the other person our regrets for the things we have done or said that might have caused him or her  5  . This requires humility (谦逊), and the   6   to let go of our own pride. In the third step, we express our own hurt with mindful and loving   7   without blaming or criticizing. We speak in such a way that the other person can listen and   8  our words. If we blame the other person, his heart will   9    and he will not be able to hear us. We ask the other person to help us to understand why he has spoken and acted as he has, causing us so much pain. Perhaps, later, he can share his feelings so that we can understand him more deeply. If a strong   10   arises in us while we are expressing our suffering, we should simply   11   and come back to our breathing until the emotion becomes   12 . The other person can   13   us by following his breathing until we are ready to continue. We can enjoy practicing "Beginning Anew" with our partner, our family, or our friends   14  . By doing this, we will   15   misunderstandings from accumulating. Rather, we will take care of them as they arise, as we take care of our children.

 

1.	A.	method	B.	practice	C.	example	D.	experience
2.	A.	concern	B.	belief	C.	regret	D.	sympathy
3.	A.	positive	B.	poor	C.	confident	D.	selfish
4.	A.	chat	B.	compare	C.	debate	D.	share
5.	A.	pain	B.	anxiety	C.	confusion	D.	loss
6.	A.	willingness	B.	kindness	C.	happiness	D.	weakness
7.	A.	speech	B.	letter	C.	story	D.	question
8.	A.	choose	B.	accept	C.	spread	D.	change
9.	A.	open	B.	close	C.	beat	D.	melt
10.	A.	emotion	B.	responsibility	C.	value	D.	interest
11.	A.	continue	B.	stop	C.	leave	D.	repeat
12.	A.	quieter	B.	warmer	C.	deeper	D.	stronger
13.	A.	forget	B.	support	C.	hate	D.	remember
14.	A.	quickly	B.	carefully	C.	regularly	D.	willingly
15.	A.	prevent	B.	protect	C.	separate	D.	forbid

 

 

A completely new situation will _________ when the examination system comes into

existence.

A．rise

B．arise

C．arouse

D．raise

 

Between their crazy schedules and upside-down circadian（昼夜节律的） rhythms, teens have always been somewhat sleep-deprived（剥夺）．Now technology is making it worse．

Teens are not just texting, instant-messaging and surfing Facebook all day; they’re sleeping with their cell phones or laptops, too．Or rather, not sleeping．And doctors and parents, many of whom raised in an era when phones were attached to walls, are concerned．

“So many teens are having sleep issues, and parents aren’t necessarily regulating the use of the electronic devices enough,” says Margie Ryerson, a therapist．“It’s impossible to wind down and relax the body, the mind, the senses and be ready to fall asleep．”

“We all know teens don’t get enough sleep in general,” says San Francisco．“As long as parents allow teens to have these devices in their bedrooms at night, teens will be tempted（诱惑） to use them．”… Teens would socialize 24/7 if they could．

Ryerson calls it the CNN syndrome of teenhood— round-the-clock reports on breaking news about everything, from homework to wardrobe choices to ice-cream cravings．

Sleep deprivation is linked to memory and concentration problems, anxiety and depression, and moodiness．“Many people assume these problems arise directly from adolescence, which is not really true,” he says．“The real issue is sleep deprivation．Late-night texting can certainly make the situation worse．”

“The psychology behind this constant contact is certainly understandable,” Ryerson says．“It comes from wanting to avoid being left out．They won’t be considered important and significant in their peer group, if they don’t know what’s going on．If they’re on top of everything, they belong,” she says．

“What helps, at least for younger kids,” says Ryerson, “is parental involvement．If all of their friends are all able to text into the early hours of the night, it is hard for a middle or high schooler to set the limit themselves．Often they appreciate parents stepping in．”

“As parents, we want our kids to be happy, healthy and responsible,” she says, “and the most necessary requirement for achieving balance is to first take care of ourselves physically — eating well, exercising and getting enough sleep．”

1.According to Ryerson, it seems that ____．

A．it is unnecessary to control teens’ using the electric devices

B．parents possibly don’t control teens in using the electric devices

C．there is no need for parents to make use of the electric devices

D．parents don’t learn enough how to use the electric devices

2.By saying the underlined part “the CNN syndrome of teenhood”（in Para5）, Ryerson means _．

A．teens are affected by CNN news reports very much

B．teens watch news report on CNN around the clock

C．teens text to tell each other everything possible

D．teens like the news report on CNN

3.When teens felt depressed, people used to think it was because ____．

A．teens stayed up late to do homework

B．teens were easily anxious in character

C．teens didn’t have enough sleep at night

D．teens were going through a period of growth

4.Why do teens keep texting all the time?

A．To have a sense of being accepted by others．

B．To keep informed of what is going on in the world．

C．To spread important news among their group．

D．To reduce the pressure from parents and schools．

 

完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things   31  !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe   32  .

These comments may come from stories about us that have been   33   for years—often from   34   childhood. These stories may have no   35  in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations  36   my development? I was never   37   to work on cars or be around    38  . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later,   39  , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I   40   down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the   41   side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life   42   and told him about my   43   performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “  44   is it that you can solve    45   mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t  46   from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to  47 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been  48   my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true.   49  , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost   50   we choose.

1.A. away           B. off          C. up               D. down

2.A. them           B. myself       C. yourself             D. others 

3.A. said           B. spoken           C. spread           D. repeated 

4.A. as long as     B. as far back as  C. as well as  D. as much as 

5.A. basis              B. plot             C. cause        D. meaning 

6.A. lead           B. improve          C. affect           D. change 

7.A. encouraged         B. demanded         C. hoped            D. agreed 

8.A. means          B. tools        C. goods            D. hammers 

9.A. therefore          B. somehow      C. instead              D. however 

10.A. settled       B. turned       C. took             D. got 

11.A. passive       B. active       C. negative         D. subjective 

12.A. experiences  B. trips            C. roads            D. paths 

13.A. unexpected    B. poor         C. excellent            D. average 

14.A. When          B. What             C. How              D. Why 

15.A. complex       B. advanced         C. common           D. primary 

16.A. arise             B. separate         C. suffer           D. come 

17.A. believe       B. suspect          C. adopt            D. receive 

18.A. weakening         B. strengthening    C. abandoning  D. accepting 

19.A. As a result  B. At the same time  C. In addition      D. On the contrary 

20.A. anything B. something        C. nothing              D. all

 

 

第一节  语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出所给单词的正确读音，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

1．reform   A．/ ' rifɔ:m/ B．/ ' refɔ:m /        C．/ ri' fɔ:m /          D．/ re' fɔ:m /

2．exact        A．/ ig 'zækt /       B．/ eg 'zækt /    C．/ ' igzækt /     D．/ ' egzækt / 

3．whistle      A．/ ' wistl/    B．/ ' histl /         C．/ ' wisl/           D．/ ' hisl/

4．professor   A．/ ' prəufesə /     B．/ ' prəfesə /      C．/ prəu' fesə /           D．/ prə' fesə /

5．convenient          A．/ kən' veniənt/ B．/ kən' vi:niənt /  C．/ kɔn' veniənt /          D．/ kɔn' vi:niənt /