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Passage1

主題語境:人與自我一生活方式

Successfulpeoplehavemanyhabitsintheireverydaylife.Hereare

somehabitsofsuccessfulpeople.

Readforanhour

Readingdailyhasbeenshowntoreducestressand2improvememory.

AstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexshowedthatreadingforasshortas

sixminutesadaycanreducestresslevelsbyupto68%.Anotherbigbenefit

ofopeningagoodbookisthatitcanimprovethelong-termhealthofyour

brain.Everytimeyouread,it'slikeamentalworkoutforyourmind.

Unplug

AccordingtoDrCharlesCzeisler,aprofessorofSleepMedicineat

HarvardUniversity,thebrightlightsproducedbyourcellphonescreens

disruptourbodies'naturalsleeprhythmandactuallytrickourbodiesinto

thinkingit'sdaytime.Thosebrightlightssendamessagetoourbrainsthat

preventscertainchemicalsfrombeingreleased,causingustohaveamuch

hardertimegoingtosleep.So,ifyouwantagoodnight'srest,stashyour

phoneinanotherroom.

Takeawalk

Onestudyshowedthatwalkingcanincreasecreativity.Whenyou're

walking,yourmindisn'tworkingactively,which“allowsthefreeflowof

ideas".Soifyou'vegotadifficultproblemyoucannotsolve,maybeanice

night-timewalkisallyouneedtofindtheperfect,creativesolution.

Getcreative

What'sevenmoresurprisingisthatthere'sastudythatactuallyshows

night-timecanbetheperfecttimeforcreativity,evenifyou'retiredfroma

longday.Soifyou'reamorningperson,thenyourmostcreativeideaswill

comerightbeforebed.Researchersbelievethisistruebecauseyourmind

islessrestrainedatnight.

Planforthenextday

Thestudentswithbettertimemanagementskillshavehigherscores.

Basically,timemanagementplaysabigroleintheirsuccess.

1.canreduceourstressanimproveourmemory.

A.ReadingB.Unplugging

C.WalkingD.Planning

2.WhatisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Readingforsixminutesadaycanreducestresslevelsbyupto68%.

B.Ourmindisn'tworkingactivelywhenwearewalking.

C.Themorningcanbetheperfecttimeforcreativity.

D.Thebettertimemanagementskills,thehigherscores.

3.Theunderlinedword“stash“means"

A.buyB.sellC.putD.close

4.Therearetipsmentionedinthepassage.

A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.seven

5.Thepassagemainlytellsus

A.thehabitsofsuccessfulpeople

B.theskillsoftimemanagement

C.howtoreadagoodbook

D.howtobeacreativeman

Passage2

主題語境:人與自我--職業發展

Discoveramagicalplacewhereyoucanignitethedreaminsideyour

heartwithfamilymembersandOOSLfriends!

Onceuponatime,WaltDisney-thefounderofOTStheWaltDisney

Company-hadadreamabout0099somethingmuchmoreexcitingthana

standardamusementpark.9"Itcameaboutwhenmydaughterswerevery

youngandSaturdaywasalwaysDaddy'sday.SoI'dtakethemtothemerry-

go-roundanddifferentplaces,andI'dsitwhiletheyrodethemerry-go-

round.Ifeltthatthereshouldbesomeplaceswhereparentsandchildren

couldhavefuntogether.Andfinally,itevolvedintowhatyouseetodayat

Disneyland.Butitallstartedfromadaddywithtwodaughterswondering

wherehecouldtakethemandwherehecouldhavealittlefunwiththem,

too.

Andso,theDisneythemeparkswerebommorethan60yearsago,

inspiringaspiritofhappiness,innocenceandthesharingofexperiences.

Now,ShanghaiDisneyResortcontinuesthetraditioninnewandspecial

ways,throughlandsthatareneverseenbeforelikeAdventureIsle,

TreasureCoveandGardensofImagination.Thatincludesthelargestcastle

inanyDisneythemeparkaroundheworld!ThedreamoftheWaltDisney

CompanyisaliveatShanghaiDisneyResort.Quiteunlikeanyother

Disney,ShanghaiDisneyResortpridesitselfonofferingacultural

experience-imaginedespeciallyforChinaanddesignedforguestsofevery

kind.AnditallstartedwithWalt'sidea,creating"afamilypark"where

parentsandchildrencouldhavefuntogether.

l.Theunderlinedword"evolved^^means().

A.developedB.translatedC.choseD.deleted

2.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus().

A.howWaltDisneyspentSaturdaywithhisdaughters

B.whyWaltDisneyhadadreamtobuildtheDisneythemeparks

C.howWaltDisneytoldhisdaughterstoridethemerry-go-round

D.howtochooseaplacewhereparentsandchildrencouldhavefun

together

3.Oversixtyyearsago,theDisneythemeparksinspiredthefollowingspirit

EXCEPT()

A.happinessB.innocenceC.sadnessD.sharing

4.WhatisNOTtrueaboutShanghaiDisneyResort?()

A.ItisnotdifferentfromanyotherDisneythemepark.

B.ThedreamoftheWaltDisneyCompanyisalive.

C.IthasthelargestcastleinanyDisneythemeparkallovertheworld.

D.ItcontinuesthetraditionoftheDisneythemeparkinnewandspecial

ways.

5.WhatisthetraditionoftheDisneythemepark?()

A.Itisthetraditionoffunforparents.

B.Itisthetraditionoffunforchildren.

C.Itisthetraditionoffunforparentsandchildren

D.Itisthetraditionoffunforfamilyandfriends

Passage3

主題語境:人與社會一公益事業

Asecretlibrary

WhowouldthinkofcreatingalibraryinaWarZonewheredanger

surroundspeople?Butafewbooklovershavebuiltanundergroundlibrary

inDarayya,Syria,whichprovideslearning,hopeandinspiration.

AnasAhmadisoneofthefoundersofthelibraryandhewasacivil

engineeringstudentManytimesheandhisfriendsrisktheirlivestocollect

booksfromdestroyedhousesnearthefrontline.Thatmeanstheyhaveto

beextremelycarefulwhentheygothroughbombed-outbuildingsandthat

theyhavetotrytohidethemselvesfromsnipers.

SincethelibraryWasbuilt,itscreatorshavecollectedmorethan

14,000booksfromabandonedbuildings.ctWesawthatitwasimportantto

createanewlibrarysothatwecouldcontinueoureducation,"saidAnas

Ahmad.

Peoplethroughoutthecityhaveputthelibrarytogooduse.Doctors

thereareusingthebookstocontinuetheirstudyandtreatpatients;these

booksevenhelpthemperformsurgery.Teachersareusingthebooksto

prepareclasses.Unfortunately,childrenwillnotbefoundinthelibraryas

itistoodangeroustowalkthere."Youcanreadabouteverythinginbooks,“

saidonereaderinthelibrary."Theyprovidehopeforusandhelpusseek

lightinthedarkness.^^

l.ThelibraryinDarayya,Syriawasbuiltundergroundto().

A.makeitmoremysteriousandfunnier

B.offeraquietreadingenvironment

C.attractmorepeopletoreadinit

D.avoidthedangerfromthewar

2.What'sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?().

A.AnasAhmadwasacivilengineeringstudent.

B.AnasAhmadandhisfriendstaketheriskofcollectingbooksfrom

destroyedhousesforthelibrary.

C.PeopleinDarayyaaresurroundedbydanger.

D.Howtostayawayfrombombsandsnipers.

3.WhydidAnasAhmadhelptofoundthelibrary?().

A.Tocontinuetheeducat