In communication, a smile is usually         strong sign of a friendly and         open

attitude.

A．the; /                            B．a; an                      C．a; /                        D．the; an

针对目前高三学生学习压力较大的现状，有人以“Effective Ways to Release the Stress”为题于上周调查采访了五个学校的500名高三学生。请你根据以下调查结果的图表写一份报告，并再谈谈自己或身边同学释放压力的有效方法。

注意：

1．词数：120左右；

2．调查报告的题目和开头已为你写好（不记入总词数）。

3．参考词汇：心理咨询室the psychological consulting office

Effective Ways to Release the Stress

Nowadays more and more senior three students are getting stressed in their studies.       

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下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1．每次错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When we learn English, we always find we have difficulties in remembering the names of the months. Therefore, if we know something about the history of the months, possibly it won’t be very harder for us to remember them. The following is one of example. January named after God Janus. He was a strange god because he has two faces. He could look in two directions.

He could look forward or backward at the same time. He was the god of endings and beginnings. January is the month on which one looks forward to the New Year and it’s also a period of time how people think about the past year. Now can you share with us the stories about rest of the months?

John, Nicolas, Susan, George and Mary想通过阅读了解有关知识，请根据他们的需求（第61—65题）和6本书的简介（A,B,C,D,E和F），为他们选择合适的书。

A．y is it that we have the most advanced medical technology in history, more doctors, nutritionists, and physical therapists than ever, yet as a population we get sicker, fatter and more unhealthy every year? Perhaps because we are working with a “sickness” model rather than a “wellness” one! Paul Chek’s latest book How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy will show you that to restore optimal health and prevent disease, we need to work from the inside out, understanding the intimate relationship between the ecology of earth-plant animal and man.

B．agine being able to listen to the tales our bodies tell us. Medical intuition is the ability to intuitively perceive, to see and hear directly into our bodies. Some say that it’s like having X-ray eyes! And…these skills can be structured and learned. Lori’s Medical Tuition shows you how to look into your body to find the root causes for disease and discomfort.

C．How you think, feel act and get along with others is intimately tied to how your brain functions. When your brain doesn’t work right, it is very hard to act and feel in top form. In this easy-to-understand book, Make a Good Brain Great, you will learn the latest neuroscience research on how to achieve the best brain function possible, and improve your ability to love, work and learn.

D．Who doesn’t want to look great and have more energy throughout the day? Don’t miss

you chance to learn about “The Energizer Diet!” The book Body After Baby shows you how to “power eat” throughout the day, and understand -- once and for all – what’s really in those energy bars, pills and shakes. Get your energy level up to the “bunny” level!

E．If you’d like to deepen your bond with your animal companion, Telepathic Communication can help you discover what your animal wants, needs, feels and really thinks. The book reveals the secrets of

The ability to exchange mental pictures with your animal friends.

The ability to send and receive emotion to your animal friends.

The ability to hear telepathic information in any language.

F．Yours Hands Can Heal You shows step-by-step approach to using energetic hand techniques, as well as meditations, to help you experience inner peace, deep love and divine connections. This is a great book especially for couples and anyone wishing to improve the quality of their relationships with friends, loved ones and even associates.

            61．John wants to gain peace of mind and to improve relationship with his supervisor.

            62．Nicolas is looking for certain food strategies and types of movement that produce optimal results and stay healthy.

            63．Susan wants to gain some knowledge about how a working brain works and improves her work efficiency.

            64．George wants to be an expert on himself and to gain a more complete picture

of his health.

            65．Mary wants to have the power to feel the feeling of her pets.

The opening scene of The King’s Speech was, in a word, terrifying. The moment King George VI—wonderfully played by Colin Firth—stepped up to the microphone at Wembley Stadium, a rush of nervousness came over me. It took me back to my school days, standing at my desk, having to read aloud to the class. I whispered to my wife, Jill, “A stutterer（口吃者）wrote this screenplay（剧本）.

I grew up with a stutter, really afraid of trying to get through simple sentences—knowing that I would then, or later, be laughed at. I still remember the reading when I was in 7^th grade at St. Helena’s: “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentleman…” I remember reciting, “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentleman.” The school teacher said, “Master B-B-B-Biden! What’s that word?” She wanted me to say gentlemen. But by then, I had learned to put my sentences into bite-size pieces and I was reading it: “gentle”｜breath｜“man”.[

Ninety-nine percent of the time, the teachers were great. I never had professional treatment but a couple of teachers taught me to put a regular rise and fall in my tone of speaking, and that’s why I spent so much time reading poetry. But even in my small, boys’ prep school, I got nailed in my class with the nickname Joe Stutterer. You get so desperate, you’re so embarrassed. I actually went and stood by the side of my house once, with a small round stone in my mouth, and tried to talk. Jill always thought I was kidding until she saw the movie and saw King George did the same thing.

King George relied on the support his wife and the help of Lionel Longue, who, in describing working with other stutterers, said, “My job was to give them confidence in their voices and let them know that a friend was listening.” I was lucky enough to have more than a couple of Lionels in my life. Nobody in my family ever—ever—made fun of me or tried to finish my sentences. My mother would say, “Joey, you cannot let stuttering define you.” And because of her and others, I made sure it didn’t.

Through hard work and determination, I beat my stutter in high school. I even spoke briefly at my graduation ceremony in 1961—the most difficult speech of my life. My fight against shyness and embarrassment at my early age has developed my ability to understand others’ feelings as Vice President of the country in public life. I still mark up all of my speeches the same way Firth’s character does in the movie, pencil-marking every line to remind myself to stop, to breathe, to pause—to beat back my stuttering as best as I can. I don’t stutter anymore, and most people who know me only late in my life are shocked that I ever did.

By capturing exactly how a stutter feels, The King’s Speech has shown millions of people how much courage it takes for a stutterer to stand up and speak. Equally important, it has shown millions who suffer from the pain that it can be overcome, we are not alone, and with the support of those around us, our deepest fears can be conquered.

55．The writer whispered to his wife, “A stutterer wrote this screenplay”, because            .

A．he desired to release his secret to his wife

B．he was reminded how it was as a stutterer on such occasions

C．he thought Colin Firth had a wonderful performance in the film

D．he wanted to make his wife realize why the film was so popular

56．What can we learn from the example in Paragraph 2?

A．Kids with a stutterer could be made fun of at schools

B．“Gentleman” was very difficult for a 7^th grader to pronounce

C．It was impossible for a stutterer to pronounce even very simple words

D．The teacher had a clever way to teach how to pronounce the word

57．Which word can best replace “nailed” in Paragraph 3?

58．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 imply?

A．The writer would have a good fortune to get help from many people

B．The writer should realize he had to stand up from his pain and defeat it

C．The writer could get enough confidence under his mother’s help

D．The writer must be happy that everyone in his family did not laugh at him

59．To give a speech as well as he can, the writer, reveals the fact that            .

A．he tried to talk with a small round stone in his mouth.

B．his wife keeps encouraging him to practice

C．he still marks up all his speeches

D．his teacher helps him to put a rise and fall in his tone

60．What message is conveyed in the passage?

A．Whatever pain and fear we have, we can defeat them if we try hard.

B．The similar stories of the writer and King George VI gains great admiration.

C．The suffer we had at our early age will have a heavy influence on our future life.

D．Stuttering is such a pain for children that we should give help and encourage them. [

Mom was right! If you say thank you, for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness, you’ll feel happy.

Gratitude, says Robert A. Emmons, a professor or psychology at the University of California, is an important element of happiness. In his recent took, Thanks!, Emmons uses the first major study on gratitude to prove mom’s point. In acknowledging and developing this much-ignored expression of thankfulness, he explains how people have benefited---- even improved their health.

As one of the leading scholars of the positive psychology movement, he admits gratitude may be difficult to express. He advises you to begin by admitting that life is good and full of events and elements that make daily existence a wonder. Second, recognize that the source of life’s goodness is more than just you. That source may be your mom, a friend, partner, child, colleague at work or play, or any combination of these.

Gratitude is always other-directed, notes Emmons. You can be pleased or angry with yourself and feel guilty about doing something wrong, but you can never be grateful to or for yourself.

Expressing gratitude shouldn’t be a reaction; it should be a state of mind. To feel grateful when life is a breeze and you have more than you need is easy. To feel grateful in time of crisis---- anger, hatred and bitterness----is easier. Also, too many people are aware of life’s blessings only after these are lost.

It’s crisis and chaos ---- danger, disease, disability and death ---- that bring many individuals to realize just how dependent they are on others. Yet it’s the way each of us begins life and ends it. It’s too bad that so many people waste those decades in between labouring under the illusion they are self-sufficient, says Emmons.

The abundance of voices expressing gratitude from his studies of individuals with chronic health problems is many. But Emmons goes beyond his “groundbreaking” science to make his case for gratitude by including the inspirational writings of philosophers, novelists and saints, as well as the beliefs of various religions and their respective scriptures. Taken together, these observations are summed up quite nicely by famous humanist Albert Schweitzer, who said the secret of life is “giving thanks for everything.”

To enable and embrace gratitude, Emmons encourages the readers of Thanks! To keep a gratitude diary. He even provides easy-to-follow directions on how to practice and develop gratitude.

I’m not a reader or advocate of self-help books, but I am thankful for the reference I found in a newspaper article to the research Emmons was conducting on gratitude involving organ donors and recipients. The chance discovery led me to this book..

Mom implied that kindness seems to find its way back to the giver because life really is all about giving, receiving and repaying. So I’ll pay attention to her professional advice and say: Thank you, professor Emmons.

50．What is the text mainly discussed?

51．The author mentions Robert A. Emmons’ book Thanks! In order to prove that　　　　　 .

A．Professor Emmons supports mom’s study on psychology

B．mom is as great a psychologist as Professor Emmons

C．Professor Emmons is a famous psychologist

D．mom is right about her viewpoint on gratitude

52．It will be easier for you to feel grateful when　　　　　 .

53．What is the opinion of Professor Emmons?

A．It is enough to thank others orally

B．Whether you are thankful is always up to you

C．Remember to be thankful anytime and anywhere

D．It is easier to be thankful for yourself than for others

54．In the writer’s opinion, Emmons’ book Thanks! On gratitude is　　　　　 .

Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead. But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the required support and remain just that — dreams.

The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center poll of 1,276 graduates in several universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 59.78 percent of respondents considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store. "But they just stop at the 'thinking' stage," it stated.

Respondents put the top reasons for not going it alone down to a shortage of investment and a lack of business opportunity. They also listed lack of business experience and social networks, the need for advanced study and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way.

More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road.

Guo Bing, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English, decided he wanted to be his own boss last year. But he is looking for a job first. "If I fail to find a satisfying job, I would like to establish a company in exhibition services," Guo said.

The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant. With their help, Guo hopes to produce exhibition brochures at a relatively low price. He is also confident that his English language skills can help him do well in the industry.

"Social networking is an important factor leading to business success," Guo said.

Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to set up a business right after their graduation.

Jiang said the university sets up a business guide team made of government officials and professionals. They regularly give training courses to students who show an interest in having their own business. The parents of university graduates are more willing to help their children start up alone, the survey showed" Once you win the support of your family, you have won half the battle," Guo added.

45．Which of the following can be the best title?

A．A Tough Job Market

B．Graduates Who Can Only Dream of Being Boss

C．The Ambitious Fresh Graduates

D．The Story of Guo Bing

46．Which of the following does NOT stop fresh graduates realizing their dreams of being bosses?

A．The lack of business opportunity and investment

B．The shortage of business experience

C．Less skilled English language

D．Their family members’ objections

47．In the view of Guo Bing, what is the key factor that makes fresh graduates dream of being

boss soon aftergraduation?

48．Which of the following statements is NOT true about Guo Bing?

A．He has started his own business with the help of his relatives

B．English is his major in the university

C．He is trying to find a job which can satisfies him

D．He is a Shanghai native

49．Who is this article mostly intended for?

A．The parents whose child graduates from university soon

B．Those who will graduate from university

C．Those who want to be bosses

D．The officials who work in the government

The practice of magic includes special words, actions, and objects. Most magic involves a person called a magician, who claims to have supernatural powers.

Magic words. To work most magic, the magician sings or speaks special words in a certain order. These words are called incantations or spells. Some spells form prayers to demons（魔鬼）, spirits, or other supernatural forces. Many societies believe the magic will not work unless the magician recites the spells perfectly. Other magic words have no meaning, though they supposedly possess power when spoken by a magician.

Magic actions accompany the words spoken in performing much magic. Many of these movements act out the desired effect of the magic. For example, a magician trying to make rain fall may sprinkle（洒）water on the ground. The magician's combined words and actions form a ceremony.

Magic objects include certain plants, stones, and other things with supposed supernatural powers. Any such object may be called a fetish（物神）. But this term often refers to an object—for example, a carving or a dried snake—honored by a tribe for its magic powers. Many tribes believe fetishes have magic power because spirits live in these objects.

Many people carry magic objects called amulets（护身符）to protect themselves from harm. Many amulets are stones or rings engraved（雕刻）with magic symbols.

The magician. In some societies, nearly everyone knows how to work some magic. In other societies, only experts practice magic. Magicians may be called medicine men, medicine women, shamans, sorcerers, or witch doctors. In many societies, magicians must inherit their powers. In others, any person may become a magician by studying the magical arts.

Many societies believe magicians must observe certain rules and taboos（forbidden actions）for their spells to work. For example, they may be required not to eat various foods or to avoid sexual activity for a certain period before the ceremony.

41．What do magic words mean to people in some society?

A．They have the power to kill devils

B．They have power if magician recites the right spells

C．They have no effect at all

D．They can be used whenever they want

42．People believe magic actions will have an effect if they are accompanied by            .

43．Why do many people believe in a fetish?

A．Because it is often a ring which is worth a lot of money

B．Because it is carved with magic symbols

C．Because people think spirits live in it

D．Because it can help them with many things

44．What's the best title of the passage?

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 21 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe 22 .

These comments may come from stories about us that have been 23 for years—often from 24 childhood. These stories may have no 25 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical（操作机械的）skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 26 my development? I was never 　27 to work on cars or be around 28 . 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, 　29 , 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 30 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 31 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 32 and told him about my 33 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 34 is it that you can solve

35 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 36 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 37 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 38 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. 　39 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 40 we choose.

——I’m afraid you’d better go to the seaside and enjoy a good holiday.

——I can’t follow your advice,             , thank you very much.

A．instead                           B．therefore               C．nevertheless          D．besides