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D.Educationalandtheoretical.IfyousubscribetoReader’sDigest,youcan .haveasmanyissuesaspossibleeveryyearrenewyoursubscriptionattheoriginalrategetbackyourmoneyfortheissuesnotmailedobtainallthepastissuesonlineanytime,anywhereBOneday,whenIwasworkingasapsychologist（心理學家）inEngland,anadolescentboyshowedupinmyoffice.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlessly,hisfacepale,andhishandsshakingslightly.Hisheadteacherhadreferredhimtome.“Thisboyhaslosthisfamily,”hewrote.“Heisunderstandablyverysadandrefusestotalktoothers,andI’mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?”IlookedatDavidandshowedhimtoachair.HowcouldIhelphim?Thereareproblemspsychologydoesn’thavetheanswerto,andwhichnowordscandescribe.Sometimesthebestthingonecandoistolistenopenlyandsympathetically（同情）Thefirsttwotimeswemet,Daviddidn’tsayaword.Hesatthere,onlylookinguptolookatthechildren’sdrawingsonthewallbehindme.Isuggestedweplayagameofchess.Henodded.AfterthatheplayedchesswithmeeveryWednesdayafternoonincompletesilenceandwithoutlookingatme.It’snoteasytocheatinchess,butIadmitImadesureDavidwononceortwice.Usually,hearrivedearlierthanagreed,tookthechessboardandpiecesfromtheshelfandbegansettingthemupbeforeIevengotachancetositdown.Itseemedasifheenjoyedmycompany（陪伴）.Butwhydidheneverlookatme?“Perhapshesimplyneedssomeonetosharehispainwith,”Ithought.“PerhapshesensesthatIrespecthissuffering.”Somemonthslater,whenwewereplayingchess,helookedupatmesuddenly.“It’syourtum,”hesaid.Afterthatday,Davidstartedtalking.Hegotfriendsinschoolandjoinedabicycleclub.Hewrotetomeafewtimes,abouthisbikingwithsomefriends,andabouthisplantogetintouniversity.Nowhehadreallystartedtolivehisownlife.MaybeIgaveDavidsomething.ButIalsolearnedthatone…withoutanywordscanreachouttoanotherperson.Allittakesisahug,ashouldertocryon,afriendlytouch,andanearthatlistens.Whenhefirstmettheauthor,David.feltalittleexcitedlookedalittlenervouswalkedenergeticallyshowedupwithhisteacherDavidenjoyedbeingwiththeauthorbecausehe.A.wantedtoasktheauthorforadvicelikedthechildren’sdrawingsintheofficebeattheauthormanytimesinthechessgameneededtosharesorrowwiththeauthorWhatcanbeinferredaboutDavid?Helikedbikingbeforehelosthisfamily.Herecoveredaftermonthsoftreatment.Hewentintouniversitysoonafterstartingtotalk.Hegotfriendsinschoolbeforehemettheauthor.WhatmadeDavidchange?Theauthor’ssilentcommunicationwithhim.Histeacher’shelp.Theauthor’sfriendship.Hisexchangeofletterswiththeauthor.CBeingateacherisarewardingcareerwhenitcomestochanginglives,butit’sobviouslyonethatcomeswithplentyofstressesanddifficultiestoo.Seekinghelpforachildwhoissoobviouslyinneedisn’teasy.Often,youfeelignoredbythegovernment.Youfeelupsetthatthereisn’tanythingyoucouldpersonallydotohelpaneedyandsensitivememberofyourclass.That’sexactlyhowChelseaHaley,aged24atthetime,feltwhenshemetfourth-gradestudentJeromeRobinsonwhileworkingforTeachforAmericainLouisianaforthefirsttime.Thepairdidn’tgetofftothebeststart,withJerome,the“problemchild”,almostdrivingChelseafromteaching.ButwhenChelseaputherfootdownandbecamedeterminedtoworkmorecloselywithJerome,shelearnedthecauseofhisrudebehavior:abadhomesituation.ChelseawaseagertohelpJerome,andrealizedthatheneededmorethanjustacademicsupport.By2016,ayearaftermeetinghim,Chelseahadadopted（收養）JeromeandhisbrotherJace.Adoptingachilddoesn’tcomecheap,andChelseaspentallthemoneyinherbanktoseetheprocessthrough.Inherfirstfewyearsofraisingtheboys,shelivedoncreditcardsandpostponedherstudentloan.AsChelsealivedwithhertwoadoptedsons,sheworkedhardtorepayherdebts.Shetookonextratutoringjobsoutsideofschoolhours,movedinwithherparents,andevendeliveredgroceriesforcash.Alongtheway,shewaslearninghowtobethebestmomtoJeromeandJace,cookingforthemandcheeringthemonatfootballmatches.Andnow,justfiveyearslater,Chelseacanproudlysaythatshehaspaidoffnearly$50,000ofdebt.Nowthatshe’sfinallyoutofdebt,Chelseahasplanstobuyahouseandsaveupfortheboys’collegeeducation.“Itallowsmetofocusontheboys’future,”shesaid.“Savingmoneyforthem,andnotspendingitonmypast.”Whatdoweknowfromparagraph4?Jerome’sfamilywaslessfortunate.Thebrotherswereinthesameclass.WhenhelpingJerome,Chelseafelthopeless.D.ChelseagotalongwellwithJeromefromtheverystart.WhatdidChelseadotopayoffherdebts?A.Borrowmoneyfromherparents. B.Dopart-timejobs.C.Trainstudentstoplayfootball. D.Cookforcustomers.HowoldwasChelseawhenshepaidoffnearlyallofherdebts?A.24. B.28. C.29. D.30.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeChelsea?A.Luckyandlovely. B.Sensitiveandambitious.C.Selflessanddetermined. D.Warmheartedandstrict.DPhotographerRebeccaDouglashasalwaysbeenfascinatedbythenightsky.HerloveforstarshastakentheU.K.residenton“starwalking”tripstoIcelandandintotheArctic,whereshestepsoutontodarkenedtrailstocapturetwinklingstarsandglowingplanetsinherimages.Hikingatnightisn’tuncommon.Plentyofpeoplehikeafterdarktogettocampsitesorwatchthesunrisefromamountaintop.Starwalkinggoesastepfurtherbyblendinghikingwithstargazing.Ratherthanheadingtoanobservatoryorsettingupatelescopeinyourbackyard,starwalkingtakesyouonabriefjourneytolookatthestarsfromdifferentviewpoints.Whetheryou’reinthemountainsideorbythelakewithstarsreflectingonthewater,starwalkingisoftenmuchmoredynamicthantraditionalstargazing.What’smore,starwalkingisgoodforyou.Thereareplentyofstudiesthatshowthehealthbenefitsofbeinginnature.Spendingatleasttwohoursaweekoutdoors,particularlywhileengaginginwhatinvolves“effortlessattention”,candecreasebloodpressure,heartrate,andstresslevels.Sohowdoesanaspiringstarwalkergetstarted?Itdoesn’ttakemuchmorethanasturdypairofboots.Whiletelescopesandbinocularsobviouslyhavetheiruses,peopleareencouragedtostartwithnaked-eyestargazing.Usingonlytheeyesallowsonetogetlostintheinfiniteexpanseofspaceandletsthemindgo.Itisadvisedthatonereaduponthenightskybeforeheadingout.Freemobileapps,suchasStarWalk2,canhelpidentifycelestialbodies（天體）andareeasytouse—simplypointyourphoneattheskytorevealamap.WebsiteslikeSky&TelescopeandNASA’sSpacePlacecoverthebasics,havein-depthexplanationsonstars,andofferadviceonequipment.SpacePlacepostsmonthlyskywatchingupdates,soyoucanplanoutingsaroundeventssuchasmeteorshowers.IntheUnitedStates,nationalparksaregreatoptionsforinexperiencednighthikers.Manyofferguidedoutingsthatexplaintheimportanceofprotectingnightskies.ThosewithagoodnumberofwalksundertheirbeltmaywanttotryGlacierNationalParkinMontana.Ifnationalparksandotherdark-skydesignatedareasareoutofrange,checklocalastronomyclubsandobservatoriesforguidedsessions.SitesliketheInternationalAstronomicalUnionareusefulforfindingresourcesbyarea.Attheendoftheday,thebestadviceistotakeitslowandenjoythejourney.“Withallofthechaos（混亂）that'shappeningaroundus,theoneconstanthasbeenthenightsky,"explainsDouglas,whohasbeenexploringpopularplacesnearby,longafterthecrowdshavegonehomefortheday.“Walkingisquiteamindfulwayoflookingupandbeingremindedthat,althougheverythingfeelssodifferent,somethingsarestillthesame.”Accordingtothepassage,starwalkingrefersto .goingtoanobservatorylookingatstarsinmountainscombininghikingandstargazingsettingupatelescopeinthebackyardOneofthereasonswhypeoplegoonastarwalkingisthat .it’seasiertoidentifycelestialbodiesitisgoodforphysicalandmentalhealththeycanenjoythejourneywithoutcrowdstheycanraiseawarenessofprotectingnightskiesAccordingtothepassage,astarwalkingbeginnerisadvisedto .prepareapairofstrongbootsstartbyobservingwithtelescopesjoinanastronomycluboranobservatoryfindguidedoutingswiththehelpofmobileappsThemainpurposeofthepassageisto .excitepeople’sinterestinstarwalkingrecommendsomeplacesforstarwalkingexplainthehealthbenefitsofstarwalkingintroducethepreparationsforstarwalking第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項Bringsmartisnotonlyanicebonusbutal.noanecessity.Thegoodnewsisthatit’spossibletobecomesmarterifyoustayconsistentandfollowthestepsbeloweveryday.___16___Hundredsnewthingsarediscoveredorinventedeveryday.Therealwayssomethingnewtolearnandexplore.Therefore,don’tthinkyoualreadyknowenoughandthereisnothingyoushouldaskaquestionabout.KeepabsorbingnewinformationbyaskingsmartquestionsandobtaininggreatanswersSurroundyourselfwiththebest.___17___Chancesarethatyouwon’tbeabletoimproveyourselfifyougetaroundpeoplewhoholdyouback.Hangoutwithpeoplesmarter,stronger,andbetterthanyou.Buildconnectionswiththesuccessful,ambitious,andinspiringpeople.Runablog.Oneofthebestwayslagetbetteratcertainthingsandlearnsomethingistoteachsomeoneelse.Teachinghelpsyouprocess,digest,andreflectontheinformationyou’velearned.Startablog.___18___Shareyourknowledgewithothersinterestedinthesamethings.Trytoteachthemthethingsyouknowbest.Thiswillhelpyoubecomeanexpertinyourfield..ReduceTV-watching.TVwon’thelpyouimprove___19___Learnnewlanguages,takeonlinecourses,masteramusicalinstrumentorfollowthegreatblogsthatcoverinterestingtopicsyou’reinterestedin.Andfinally,readbooks,Challengeyourselftoreadforatleast30minutesaday.Ifyoutakethesestepseverydayforafewweeksormonths,you’llbeabletoexpandyourmindandimproveyourintelligence.Thoughitmayseemdifficulttodoeveryday,it’spossible.___20___A.Createideas.B.Staycurious.C.Spendyourlimemorewisely.D.Allyoutodoisgetnow.E.Stopfollowingthenewsyoucan’tbenefitfrom.F.Publishinterestingarticlesanddiscussexcitingtopics.G.Environmentplaysagreatroleinyourself-improvement.第二部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分45分）第一節（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項Aftermovingintomymother’shometolookafterherfollowinganillness,Ifoundmyselfthinkingaboutmyown___21___.ItwasclearthatI___22___tofindsomethingthatwouldhelpme___23___thehousemoreoften.Ifoundmy___24___whilestandinginlineatthestorecheckoutonesunnyspringday.Redwordsonthecoverofamagazinecaughtmy___25___,“WalkOffWeight!”After___26___theadvantagesofwalking,IknewIhadfoundtheperfect___27___thatwouldnotonlymakemespendmoretimeoutdoors,butwouldalsohelpmekeep___28___.Ididn’tstartwalkingfourmilesrightaway;Ibegan___29___.Afterafewweeks,I 30 fromwalkingtwomileseverydaytobetweenfourandsixmileseveryday.My 31 increasedfromaboutthreemilesperhourtooverfour.Itwasn’tlongbeforeIbegantonoticethemany 32 inbothmyphysicalandemotional（情緒的）health.Ilost 33 .Theextra（額外的）fatI’dbeencarryingaroundmystomachdisappeared.Mybodywas 34 andbecamemoreshapely.Evenmybackpainhad 35 !Theadvantagestomyemotionalhealthwerealsogreat.Myspiritsliftedwitheachpassingday.Icouldhardly 36 togetupeachmorning.Withmoreself-confidence,IalsofoundmyselftobemoresociableandthatIbeganto 37 meetingnewpeople. 38 mymotherbecamelessofatiringtask.Feeling 39 ,Iwasabletolookafterherwithgreatenthusiasm（熱情）.I 40 hertotrytobecomeashealthyandashappyasIfelt.A.dream B.plan C.health D.workA.needed B.refused C.failed D.forgotA.livein B.moveinto C.getoutof D.keepawayfrom24.A.purposeB.answerC.job D.hobby25.A.eyeB.legC.hand D.arm26.A.talkingaboutaboutB.readingabout C.hearingabout D.writing27.A.thoughtB.behaviorC.advice D.activity28.A.fitB.safeC.quiet D.busy29.A.suddenlyB.quicklyC.slowly D.finally30.A.progressedB.leftC.followed D.ended31.A.timeB.speedC.age D.size32.A.changesB.differencesC.problems D.chances33.A.touchB.interestC.heart D.weight34.A.heldupB.broughtupC.givenup D.builtup35.A.appearedB.goneC.returned D.increased36.A.stopB.manageC.wait D.promise37.A.avoidB.enjoyC.regret D.remember38.A.WaitingforB.Workingfor C.Searchingfor D.Caringfor39.A.lonelyB.proudC.lively D.worried40.A.encouragedB.forcedC.required D.allowed第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式Ihaverecentlyreturnedfromanextended26-daytriptoChina.Imadetwo 41. (early)tripstoChinain2012.Onmypreviousvisitsmytravel 42. (limit)tothethreemajorcitiesofBeijing,ShanghaiandChongqing.ThistimeI,togetherwithmyfamily,wasable 43. (visit)someofthemoreremotecitiesandholidaydestinations 44. (miss)ontheprevioustripsandrevisitBeijingandShanghaitoobservethegreatchangesthereinjustfourshortyears.Themanycontradictionsand 45. (struggle)withinChinatodayareveryimpressive.Noonecanignoretherichculturedatingbacktoancienttimeschangingintothemodernageataspeedandscale 46. has