I am awfully sorry about the 7.0-magnitude earthquake, which 1.（hit）your hometown, Jiuzhaigou County, at 9:19pm, on Aug.8, 2017.
When 2.（face） such a horribly natural disaster, people there remain 3. calm and strong-willed that we all admire your courage and strength. Here in Huzhou people are very4.（concern） about the present situation in your county and we are all determined to make every bit of our effort to help. I do believe that you and your county can go through the difficulty and a better hometown5.（rebuild） soon.
I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t _______ to start the bus soon because it was not yet _______. A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story _______, not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her money was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she_______ still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked unhappy.
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares (车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he _______ that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to get off the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he _______ her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s command (命令，要求).
The woman was watching the incident. _______ the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered (干预).
“Stop _______ him ! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”
“ He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver shouted.
“Well, that’s no _______ to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her ________ money , and handed in to the conductor. “ Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a ________ time.”
All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.
She rode the rest of the way home ________ a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier ________.
On the road of life, the help of strangers can ________ our roads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the ________ will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
1.A. try B. care C. decide D. intend
2.A. empty B. full C. crowded D. ready
3.A. tearfully B. seriously C. carefully D. calmly
4.A. strangely B. happily C. secretly D. fortunately
5.A. explained B. declared C. admitted D. found
6.A. begged B. scolded C. praised D. thanked
7.A. Unless B. Although C. Until D. When
8.A. attacking B. bothering C. blaming D. wronging
9.A. problem B. need C. matter D. reason
10.A. spending B. collected C. remaining D. borrowed
11.A. busy B. cold C. hard D. fearful
12.A. giving B. wearing C. taking D. forcing
13.A. forgotten B. used C. earned D. returned
14.A. move B. increase C. lighten D. carry
15.A. world B. journey C. smile D. friendship
Worry problems are everywhere in our daily life. How to solve them? The answer is that we must equip ourselves to handle different kinds of worries by learning the three basic steps of problem analysis. The three steps are：
Get the facts
Why is it so important to get the facts? Unless you have the facts, you can’t possibly attempt to solve your problem intelligently. Without the facts, all you can do is wondering around in confusion. 1. When you are worried, your emotions are riding high. But here are two ideas that can help you see the facts in a clear and objective way.
When trying to get the facts, you can pretend that you are collecting this information not for yourself but for some other person. This will help you to take a cold and fair view of the evidence. You can also pretend that you are a lawyer preparing to agree.2. You will generally find the truth lies somewhere in between.
Analyze the facts
3. And write out all the various steps you could take and then the probable consequences (后果) of each step. For example, what am I worrying about? What can I do about it? Here is what I’m going to do about it. After carefully weighing all the facts, you can calmly come to a decision.
4.
Unless you take your action, all you face—finding and analysing—is a waste of energy. How can you break the worry habit before it breaks you? Move worry out of your mind by keeping busy.5. Accept what can’t be avoided If you know a situation is beyond your power, say to yourself: “It is so; it can, t be otherwise.” Don’t permit little things to ruin your happiness. Try to develop a mental attitude that will bring you peace and happiness.
A. Act on that decision.
B. It is not an easy job to get facts.
C. Decide how much anxiety a thing may be worth.
D. Plenty of action is one of the best ways to cure worry.
E. There comes a time when you must decide and never look back.
F. Try to get all the facts both on your side and the other side of the case.
G. Whenever you are worried, write down the questions that make you worry.
I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waiting. But where are we doing all of this waiting, and what does it mean to an impatient society like ours? To understand the issue, let’s take a look at three types of “waits”.
The very purest form of waiting is the Watched-Pot Wait. It is without doubt the most annoying of all. Take filling up the kitchen sink(洗碗池) as an example. There is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until it’s full. During these waits, the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socks. This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless.
A cousin to the Watched-Pot Wait is the Forced Wait. This one requires a bit of discipline. Properly preparing packaged noodle soup required a Forced Wait. Directions are very specific. “Bring three cups of water to boil, add mix, simmer three minutes, remove from heat, let stand five minutes.”I have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the procedures strictly. After all, Forced Waiting requires patience.
Perhaps the most powerful type of waiting is the Lucky-Break Wait. This type of wait is unusual in that it is for the most part voluntary. Unlike the Forced Wait, which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen.
Turning one’s life into a waiting game requires faith and hope, and is strictly for the optimists among us. On the surface it seems as ridiculous as following the directions on soup mixes, but the Lucky-Break Wait well serves those who are willing to do it. As long as one doesn’t come to rely on it, wishing for a few good things to happen never hurts anybody.
We certainly do spend a good deal of our time waiting. The next time you’re standing at the sink waiting for it to fill while cooking noodle soup that you’ll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky, don’t be desperate. You’re probably just as busy as the next guy.
1.While doing a Watched-Pot Wait, we tend to ___________.
A. keep ourselves busy
B. get absent-minded
C. grow anxious
D. stay focused
2.What is the difference between the Forced Wait and the Watched-Pot Wait?\
A. The Forced Wait requires some self-control.
B. The Forced Wait makes people passive.
C. The Watched-Pot Wait needs directions.
D. The Watched-Pot Wait engages body and brain.
3.What can we learn about the Lucky-Break Wait?
A. It is less voluntary than the Forced Wait.
B. It doesn’t always bring the desired result.
C. It is more fruitful than the Forced Wait.
D. It doesn’t give people faith and hope.
4.What does the author advise us to do the next time we are waiting?
A. Take it seriously.
B. Don’t rely on others.
C. Do something else.
D. Don’t lose heart.
5.The author supports his view by _________.
A. exploring various causes of “waits”.
B. describing detailed processes of “waits”.
C. analyzing different categories of “waits”
D. revealing frustrating consequences of “waits”
More women are graduating from colleges than men.The situation is causing some people to worry about the future.The trend could cause social problems，according to a report on July 8 by the Washington Post.
Women received about 57 percent of the bachelor’s degrees awarded this year from colleges and universities in the United States.The figure of 57 percent has been the highest since World War Ⅱ ended in 1945.During the war，many men were in the military.
The gap between men and women is greater among African Americans and Hispanics.Two AfricanAmerican women receive a degree for every AfricanAmerican man.Only 40 percent of Hispanics who get a degree are males.
The USA Department of Education estimates 698,000 females received bachelor’s degree this year.The number of male graduates was 529,000.The trend toward more female graduates began in the mid1980s.Nobody seems to know why.However，many theories exist.
Researchers say the trend could lead to social problems.They also say this may indicate two things.It may reflect the increasing success of women.But it also may show the educational problems affecting men.
High school graduation rates are slightly lower for men than for women.Males also make up the vast majority of students in special education classes.
The Business Roundtable is studying the trend.The group is an organization of chief executives of some of the nation’s largest corporations.Susan Traiman is the director of the group’s education policy.Traiman said the nation couldn’t afford to let half its population fail to develop skills needed for the future.
1.Some people worry about the future because ________.
A．there are many social problems in America
B．more and more men don’t like the life in college
C．more AfricanAmerican women receive a degree
D．fewer and fewer men receive a degree than women in America
2.Which one of the following statements is right according to this passage?
A．There must be something wrong with the education system.
B．40% of the Hispanics get a degree in America.
C．Nobody knows the reason why more women get a degree than men.
D．More than half of the men received bachelor’s degrees this year.
3.The underlined word “estimates” in the fourth paragraph means ________.
A．guesses B．explains C．introduces D．discovers
4.What Susan Traiman said means that ________.
A．the nation should prevent the women from receiving further education
B．the nation would be too poor to develop its education
C．the nation didn’t have enough money for women’s further education
D．the nation should encourage men to develop skills for the future
5.What is the main subject discussed in the text?
A．Women are more successful in America than men.
B．More women than men are graduating from college.
C．Men are more successful in America than women.
D．There are two kinds of social problems in America.
Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic(全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.
Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.
Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that.
Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow coms to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.
This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured(捕捉) and frozen on some stranger’s bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don’t even know has been immortalized(使……永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.
Perhaps we all live in each others’ space. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.
That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.
1.What happened when the author was about to take a photo?
A. Her camera stopped working.
B. A woman blocked her view.
C. Someone asked her to leave
D. A friend approached from behind.
2.According to the author, the woman was probably_______.
A. enjoying herself
B. losing her patience
C. waiting for the sunset
D. thinking about her past
3.In the author’s opinion, what makes the photo so alive?
A. The rich color of the landscape.
B. The perfect positioning of the camera.
C. The woman’s existence in the photo.
D. The soft sunlight that summer day.
4.The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand ________.
A. the need to be close to nature
B. the importance of private space
C. the joy of the vacation in Italy
D. the shared passion for beauty
5.The passage can be seen as the author’s reflections upon _______.
A. a particular life experience
B. the pleasure of traveling
C. the art of photography
D. a lost friendship
