Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion—like stress, anger, or frustration. What was going through your mind as you were going through that negativity? Was your mind cluttered with (充斥) different kinds of thoughts? Or was it paralyzed, unable to think?
The next time you find yourself in the middle of a very stressful time, or you feel angry or frustrated, stop. Yes, that’s right, stop. Whatever you’re doing, stop and sit for one minute. While you’re sitting there, completely immerse yourself in the negative emotion.
Allow that emotion to consume you. Allow yourself one minute to truly feel that emotion. Don’t cheat yourself here. Take the entire minute—but only one minute—to do nothing else but feel that emotion.
When the minute is over, ask yourself, “Am I willing to keep holding on to this negative emotion as I go through the rest of the day?”
Once you’ve allowed yourself to be totally immersed in the emotion and really feel it, you will be surprised to find that the emotion clears rather quickly.
If you feel you need to hold on to the emotion for a little longer, that is OK. Allow yourself another minute to feel the emotion.
When you feel you’ve had enough of the emotion, ask yourself if you’re willing to carry that negativity with you for the rest of the day. If not, take a deep breath. As you exhale, release all that negativity with your breath.
This exercise seems simple—almost too simple. But, it is very effective. By allowing that negative emotion the space to be truly felt, you are dealing with the emotion rather than stuffing it down and trying not to feel it. You are actually taking away the power of the emotion by giving it the space and attention it needs. When you immerse yourself in the emotion, and realize that it is only emotion, it loses its control. You can clear your head and proceed with your task.
小题1:What should you do when you are into negativity according to the article?| A．Listen to some music. | | B．Ignore it and do something else. | | C．Just do nothing and truly feel that emotion. | | D．Think about it and try to deal with it immediately. |
小题2:The underlined word “immerse” (Paragraph 2) most probably means _____. | A．break down | B．get rid of | C．cut off | D．throw into |
小题3:What’s the best title of this text?| A．Clear Your Mental Space. | | B．Deep Breath, Trouble Away. | | C．Try to Avoid the Negative Emotion. | | D．Keep Holding on to This Negative Emotion as Long as Possible. |
小题4:The author’s opinion towards negative emotion is _____.| A．doubtful | B．optimistic | C．frightened | D．confused |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B |
试题分析：本文讲述了一种在遇见消极情绪的时候，人们所采用的一种面对的方法。
小题1:C 细节题。根据文章第2段, stop. Whatever you’re doing, stop and sit for one minute. While you’re sitting there, completely immerse yourself in the negative emotion. 说明在那个时候你什么都不要做，用心去感受那种情绪，故C正确。
小题2:D 推理题。根据本句Whatever you’re doing, stop and sit for one minute. While you’re sitting there, completely immerse yourself in the negative emotion. 和下一行Allow that emotion to consume you说明要让自己用心去感受，要把自己沉浸在这种情绪之中，故D项正确。
小题3:A 主旨大意题。本文讲述的是人在遇见不好的情绪变化时吗，要学会用方法来去除心里的杂念，给自己的思维以空间，故A正确。
小题4:B 推理题。根据文章最后一段第一行This exercise seems simple—almost too simple. But, it is very effective.说明他认为这样的方法很有效，那么他持有的态度是很乐观向上的，故B正确。
点评：此类文章的最大的障碍是词汇以及考生对阅读内容的不熟悉，需要考生在阅读的时候有足够的耐心。要养成在上下文串联中猜测词义的能力，根据上下文中出现的同义词，近义词，反义词，以及词义的解释来理解生词。同时要抓住文章的中心，不要受其他信息的影响。要根据题目及选项以及文章的上下文串联合理的判断推理。 |
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试题【Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion—like stress, anger, or fru】；主要考察你对
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For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner．Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?
Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict．In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it．From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents’ complete unreasonableness．And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely．Both feel trapped．
In this article, I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap．The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things．Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends．Second, blaming．The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong．Third, needing to be right．It doesn’t matter what the topic is．The laws of physics or the proper way to break an egg —the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority—someone who actually knows something — and therefore to command respect．Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress．
小题1:Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict? | A．Both can continue for generations． | | B．Neither can be put to an end． | | C．Neither has any clear winner． | | D．Both are about where to draw the line． |
小题2:What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean? | A．The teens cause their parents to mislead them． | | B．The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict | | C．The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict． | | D．The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents |
小题3:Parents and teens want to be right because they want to ________．| A．give orders to the other | B．gain respect from the other | | C．know more than the other | D．get the other to behave properly |
小题4:What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows? | A．Solutions for the parent –teen problems． | | B．Examples of the parent –teen war． | | C．Causes for the parent –teen conflicts． | | D．Future of the parent-teen relationship． |
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The other night, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I _36__ home and was brushing my teeth when I __37_, and there on the bathroom mirror was a note in the __38__ of a heart. It said, “ Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” __39__, I cut a heart out of a piece of paper, and taped a(n) __40__ next to hers, saying, “ I Love You, Too, Laurel. Love, Mom.” Which she __41__ the next morning.
Our family has __42__ that by integrating (融合) writing into our __43__ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to enjoy writing and becoming a(n) __44__ writer.
While teaching in a primary school, I __45__ how influential parents can be as children learn to write. __46__ when our daughter first began to scribble (乱涂), I became __47__ by her work. I offered praise for her __48__, for I found that scribbling is far more complex and important than I had __49__. It’s obvious that her scribbles, __50__ being lovely art objects, showed a lot about her __51__ of the world of writing.
Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn __52__ to read. As a matter of fact, by __53__ my own child and her friends and by reading professional books, I became more and more __54__ about how writing develops and how __55__ can help chidren become eager writers.
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| 小题4: | | A．Immediately | B．Suddenly | C．Finally | D．Directly |
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| 小题7: | | A．found | B．imagined | C．dreamed | D．doubted |
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| 小题8: | | A．relative | B．useful | C．daily | D．personal |
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| 小题9: | | A．important | B．ordinary | C．fortunate | D．skilled |
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| 小题12: | | A．disappointed | B．attracted | C．puzzled | D．worried |
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| 小题15: | | A．apart from | B．far from | C．instead of | D．rather than |
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| 小题16: | | A．arguments | B．fear | C．understanding | D．dislikes |
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| 小题17: | | A．when | B．how | C．what | D．whether |
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| 小题18: | | A．noticing | B．discovering | C．checking | D．observing |
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| 小题19: | | A．particular | B．clear | C．anxious | D．crazy |
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Sports shoes that work out whether their owner has done enough exercise to promise time in front of the television have been devised in the UK.
The shoes- named Square Eyes- contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter (发射器) passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves(应得), based on the day"s efforts.
The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University in London, UK. "We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out," she says. "And I wanted to tackle that with my design."
Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically (自动地) switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps. Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals exactly one minute of TV time.
Existing pedometers(计步器) normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. "It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort," she says. "That was one of my main design considerations."
小题1:According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to _____.| A．keep a record of the steps of the wearer. | | B．deal with overweight among teenagers. | | C．enable children to resist (抵制) the attraction of TV. | | D．prevent children from being tricked by TV programs. |
小题2:Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes?| A．They control a child"s evening TV viewing time. | | B．They determine a child"s daily pocket money. | | C．They have raised the hot issue of overweight. | | D．They contain information of the receiver. |
小题3:Compared with other similar products, the new design ___.| A．sends teenagers" health data(数据) to the receiver. | | B．counts the wearer"s steps through shaking. | | C．records the sudden movement of the wearer. | | D．make it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheat |
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the text?| A．Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight | | B．Smart Shoes Guarantee More Exercise | | C．Smart Shoes Measure Time of Exercise | | D．Smart Shoes Decide on Television Time |
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Learners of English, especially self-taught learners may have trouble in understanding speeches by native speakers. The following ways might help improve their listening ability.
First of all, do things step by step. It is not good to listen to something beyond your level. Better choose a suitable course and start with the first book. Go on to the second book only after you are sure you understand the first one.
Secondly, stick to one course of study. Don’t change books often. Never let your attention be attracted by another course just because it seems to be more “fashionable”.
Thirdly, listen to the English news program over the radio from time to time. Better go through the news stories in the Chinese-language newspaper first. That will make it easy for you to understand the English news on the radio.
Fourthly, if you have time, listen to some interesting stories in “Special English from the V.O.A. or other listening materials of the same level as that of your textbook”.
小题1:This is a piece of advice to learners of English on how to ________.| A．improve their listening ability | | B．read fast | | C．write better English and read faster | | D．speak correctly |
小题2:If you want to understand the English news program on the radio, you should ________.| A．read the Chinese-language newspaper step by step | | B．read again and again the Chinese-language newspaper | | C．go through the Chinese-language newspaper first | | D．be able to recite the Chinese-language newspaper |
小题3:The author advised that once you have taken up a course, you ________.| A．should stick to it | | B．should begin with the last book | | C．should take up other courses if they are more fashionable | | D．shouldn’t do anything else |
小题4:In this passage, V.O.A. stands for ________.
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Reading can provide lots of fun for children and teens during summer vacation. Children who read during the summer are better prepared for school when they return to classes in the fall. Public libraries throughout Wisconsin will host summer events to encourage children and young adults to include reading in their summer fun.
●All Star Readers
The Milwaukee Public Library will host its 2007 Summer Reading Club for kids from 3 to 18. Signing up starts on June 1 at all Milwaukee public libraries and bookmobile sites.
Children aged 6 to 12 are invited to become “All Star Readers” at the Milwaukee library when they sign up for the Summer Reading Club. Children can score a point by reading 10 books or 1,000 pages. When they reach the reading goal, they will win a bag full of prizes.
●Sparkey Spots the Ball
Children up to 5 years old can join the read-to-me club, “Sparkey Spots the Ball”. They will receive their own reading folders to record the books read to them by parents, brothers and sisters or relatives. Once they have listened to 20 books, they will win a baseball and a coupon（优惠券）for McDonald’s ice cream.
●X-treme Read
Teens between the age of 13 and 18 can join in their own reading program called “X-treme Read”. Teens can read to win movie passes, CDs and more.
The library also plans extreme bike races by C4BMX at four libraries in June and July. Check with your local library or Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the exact dates, times, and places of the demonstrations (集会).
小题1:Students who take part in the reading club can _________.| A．take part in extreme bike races | | B．get a good mark in the final exam | | C．get better prepared for the new term | | D．finish their homework ahead of time |
小题2:In order to become “All Star Readers” and win a lot of prizes, you _________.| A．should be 19 years old | | B．should be at least 5years old | | C．must read at least 1,000 pages or 10 books | | D．should listen to 20 books. |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?| A．Children up to 5 can not join in the read –to- me club. | | B．Children can score two points by reading 10 books or 1,000 pages.. | | C．Teens between the age of 6 and 12can join in “X-treme Read”. | | D．There are extreme bike races by C4BMX at four libraries in June and July. |
小题4:In which club will they win a baseball and a coupon for McDonald’s ice cream.?| A．2007 Summer Reading Club | B．Sparkey Spots the Ball | | C．X-treme Read | D．All Star Readers |
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