1C.EversinceD.Aslongas9.Theworld'sattentionChina'sBeltandRoadInitiative,asithasgreatinfluenceontheworld'seconomy.A.istofixonB.wasfixedonC.hasfixedonD.isbeingfixedon10.…Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?---Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancersabetterjob.A.couldhavedoneB.couldn'thavedoneC.coulddoD.haddone11.Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswideoffoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A.productionB.offerC.rangeD.division12.—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—?Maryisinterested.A.WhatforB.WhynotC.SowhatD.Whybother13.Ifyouthinkthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnotgoingtothedoctor.A.putoffB.setaboutC.holdbackD.giveaway14.—Alicehasjustlostherhusbandtoheartfailure.—Hersmilecan'thidehersorrow.A.arbitraryB.artificialC.compulsoryD.conventional15.Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblemitbecomesanemergency.A.whenB.beforeC.afterD.unless16.Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A.withitstopB.thetopofwhichC.whosetopD.itstopis17.Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoringtheycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A.unlessB.beforeC.afterD.when18.Bob'slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan'tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A.coveredB.conveyedC.consideredD.commanded19.—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit'stimeto,A.burnthemidnightoilB.pushthelimitsC.gowiththeflowD.callitaday20.Itissodifficultaquestionnoneofthekidscouldworkitout.
2A.asB.thatC.whichD.Xᑖ▅ᳮ ᑖ40ᑖ▅ ᑡᦻ"#$⚪ᡠ'ḄAஹBஹCஹD*+⌱⚗."⌱/ᨬ1⌱⚗21. 6ᑖNaturally,parentspraisetheirkids.Theywanttoencouragetheirchildreneveryday.Butwhenitcomestobuildingself-esteem34inchildren,praisedoesn'talwayshaveapositiveeffect,accordingtoaspecialeditionofthejournalChildDevelopment.Theissue,editedbyEddieandThomas,isfocusedonresearchintohowchildrendevelopasenseofselfandbuildingyourchild'sconfidencetakesdifferentskillsthanyoumightthink.Eddiepointsoutthatchildrenarebornwithoutasenseofself,butitdoesn'ttakelongbeforesomekidshavealotofconfidenceandmayfeelsuperiortopeers,whileothersmaycarrymoreself-doubtandseethemselvesasinferior.Yetnoonereallyunderstandswhatcauseschildrentoviewthemselvesthewaytheydo.Surprisinglylittleisknownabouttheoriginsofchildren'sself-concept,Eddiesaid.Researchhasfoundthatwhenkidshaveawarm,lovingrelationshipwiththeirparents,theydevelophigherself-esteem.However,whentheyaregivenendlesspraisethatisinequaltotheirachievements,theirself-esteemmaydrop.Insteadoflavishpraise,parentsshouldfocusonwarmthtobuildself-esteem,researchershavefound—specifically,parentsshouldshowinterestintheirkids'activitiesandsharejoywiththem.Thismakeschildrenfeelnoticedandvalued.AccordingtoEddie'sownresearch,childrenmaydeveloplowerself-esteemwhentheirparentsgivethemlotsofpositiveandoverstatedpraises.Toomuchpraisecanmakechildrenworryaboutdisappointingtheirparents,andmayleadtoanunhealthyattitudetowardfailure.Otherstudiessuggestthatparentscanteachchildrenthatfailureisbeneficialbyencouragingkidstoaskthemselves:"Whydidn'tIachievetheresultIwanted,andwhatcanIdotochangetheoutcomeinthefuture?^^Additionally,it'simportantforparentstoencouragethebeliefthatkidscandevelopbasicabilitiesthroughdevotionandhardwork.Kidswhoarepraisedfortheireffortinsteadoftheirabilityaremorelikelytodevelopagrowthmindset,whichhaveapositiveimpactontheirconfidence.1ஹWhatdoesthespecialeditionofChildDevelopmentfocuson?A.Whenisthebesttimetobuildachild'sself-esteem.B.Whateffectpraisehasonachild'sselfunderstanding.C.Howchildrendeveloptheirsenseofself-esteem.D.Howblamingandoverpraisehurtachild'scomfidence.2ஹHowdoestoomuchpraisehurtchildren'sself-esteem?A.They'llbeafraidoffailinganddisappointingtheirparents.B.They'llhaveafalseunderstandingoftheirabilityandfail.C.They'llbecometooproudtogetalongwithotherchildren.
3D.They'llfocusmoreontheiradvantagesthantheirweaknesses.3ஹWhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Children'seffortwillhelpbuildtheirconfidence.B.Childrenshouldhetaughtthevalueofhardwork.C.Praisingachild'sabilitywillmakethemhappier.D.Someparentsdoubtifkidscandeveloptheirabilities.4ஹWhichofthefollowingisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Praisingachildforanyreasonhelpsbuildhisself-esteem.B.Howkidsdeveloptheirsenseofself-esteemdifferently.C.Whysomekidshavemoreself-doubtthantheothers.D.Participationandencouragementbuildakid'sself-esteem.22. 8ᑖMydaughterwenttoseeTheWildOnerecentlyandshecommentedthatMarlonBrandowaswearingjeanssolongago.Ofcoursehehelpedsetthetrend,sothatgotmethinkingaboutthelinkbetweenfilmsandtrendsinfashion.Fashionandfilmshavegonehandinhandforlong.TheWildOneisagoodexample:itappearedin1954,starringBrando.Dressedinablackleathermotorcyclejacket,leathercapandjeans,hecreatedalookwhichisstillconsidered"cool"today.EveryonefromMadonnatomiddle-agedmenisseenwearingtheclassicleathermotorcyclejacket.AnotherstronginfluenceonfashiontrendswasBreakfastatTiffany's,starringAudreyHepburn.ShemadefamousthesimpleblackdressthatlooksperfectateitheracocktailpartyorjuststandingaroundanexpensivedepartmentstorelikeTiffany'swithapastryandcoffeeinyourhand,asAudreyHepburndoesinthefilm.Shelookssoelegant,wearingsimplebutbeautifuldresses,bigdarkglassesandastringofpearlsaroundherneck.AudreyHepburnstillinfluenceswomen'sfashionwithher“Tiffany'slook”.Inmoremodemtimes,theHimstarUmaThurmancreatedamajorfashiontrendwhensheappearedinthefilmPulpFiction^madein1994.Herstylewasverysimple.Herblacktrousers,crispwhiteshirtandhairstylewascopiedbywomenintheworld.Influencingfashiontrendscanoftenbeabouttiming.ThemovieMemoirsofaGeishacamejustintimetostartatrendinJapanesefashion.ItstarredtheChineseactressZhangZiyi,whoworebeautifulsilkkimonos5ᨴ7"anditwonanOscarforCostumeDesign.Manytravelcompaniespickeduponthetrendandran“geishatrips”toJapan.Thefilmhasalsoledtoaregainedinterestinkimonos.ItisnowquitecommontoseeyoungJapanesewomenwearingkimonosnotjustontraditionaloccasions,butatvarioussocialevents.ThefashionisalsobeginningtospreadtoWesterncountries.
41ஹWhatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Filmsandfashion.B.Stars'fashion.C.Influentialfilms.D.Filmcultures.2^WhowillpeopleassociateMadonnawearingtheleathermotorcyclejacketwith?A.ZhangZiyi.B.AudreyHepburn.C.UmaThurman.D.MarlonBrando.3ஹWhatisimpliedinthefilmBreakfastatTiffany9saccordingtothepassage?A.Onecanbeactivebywearingblack.B.Onecanbeelegantbydressingsimply.C.Onecanbefamousbylookingperfect.D.OnecanbestylishbyeatingatTiffany's.4ஹWhatdoesthefilmMemoirsofaGeishaleadto?A.ThepopularityoftheChineseactress.B.TheworldwidereadingofGeishastories.C.Therecoveryofinterestinkimonos.D.The"geishatrips”tosocialevents.23. 8ᑖTeenTourCampsatSummerCamps.comRock-N-WaterChristianCampsLotus,California,UnitedStatesDuration:4weeksFoundedin29,Rock-N-WaterisagroupofhighlytrainedChristianswhowanttoimpactyoungpeoplewiththejoyofGod'sLivingWord.Wefocusourprogramonbiblicalprinciples,andweusethehelpofnature,friendship,andchallengetodevelopcharacterandhaveridiculousamountsoffun.OdysseyExpeditions:CaribbeanRoadTown,TortolaDuration:3weeksOdysseyExpeditionsofferstropicalsailingandscubadivingadventuresforteenagers,withmarinebiology,watersports,andscubacertificationsatexcitingCaribbeanlocations.Establishedin35,OdysseyisthebestopportunitytosafelyexploretheCaribbeanaboardabeautifulsailingcatamaran.Noexperiencenecessary.Reserveyourspotbeforeavailability.Smallgroupsof9-12allowyoutohavethemostfun!TheG2AcademyGolfCampBluffton,SouthCarolinaDuration:variableThesummerprogramatG2isdesignedspecificallyforgirlsempoweringthemfortheirfuturesuccess.Students
5canjoinweeklysessionsorstaytheentiresummer!WhileparticipatingintheG2AcademySummerProgram,studentsreceiveG2ProprietaryTrainingingolf,mentaltoughness,physicalfitness,nutrition,andempowerment.Berklee'sAspire:MusicPerformanceIntensiveBoston,Massachusetts,UnitedStatesDuration:5weeksBerklee^AspirewillgiveyouatasteofBerklee,thepreeminentinstituteofcontemporarymusicandtheperformingarts.Whetheryouareinmiddleschool,highschool,orbeyond,thereisaBerkleesummerprograminmusic,theater,and/ordanceforyou.You'llenjoyaccesstoBerklee,sstate-of-the-artfacilitiesasyoulearnfromfacultywhoaretheverybestatwhattheydo,joinedbystudentsfromallovertheworld.1ஹWhichtourcampdoyouneedtobookinadvance?A.TheG2AcademyGolfCamp.B.Rock-N-WaterChristianCamps.C.OdysseyExpeditions:Caribbean.D.Bcrklee'sAspire:MusicPerformanceIntensive2ஹWhatistheprimaryfocusforBerklee^Aspiretourcamp?A.Adventure.B.Sports.C.Music.D.Religion.3ஹWhatisuniqueabouttheG2AcademyGolfCamp?A.Itoffersscubacertifications.B.ItisbasedonChristianprinciples.C.Itrequiresnopreviousexperience.D.Itisintendedforgirlsonly.24. 8ᑖAttractionsinHongKongHongKongIslandThesiteoftheoriginalBritishsettlementandthemainfocusofmosttourists.MostofHongKong'shighestskyscrapersandthefinancialcentercanbefoundhere.Overall,HongKongIslandismoremodemandwealthyanddramaticallylessdirtythantheotherareasofHongKong.ThePeakisthetallestpointontheisland,withthebestviewsandhighestrealestatevaluesintheworld.KowloonThepeninsulatothenorthofHongKongIsland,withgreatviewsoftheisland.Itoffersachaoticmixofmalls,streetmarkets,andresidentialhouses.IthasagreatviewofHongKongIsland.Withover2.1millionpeoplelivinginanareaoflessthan47squarekilometers,Kowloonisoneofthemostdenselypopulatedplacesintheworld.KowloonincludesTsimShaTsui,thelocationofmanybudgethotelsandMongKok,ashoppingdistrict.NewTerritories
6NamedbyBritishofficialswhenleasedfromtheChinesegovernmentin1898,theNewTerritoriescontainacuriousmixofsmallfarms,villages,industrialinstallations,mountainouscountryparksandtownsthathavethesizeofpopulationsinsomecities.LantauIslandAlargeislandwestofHongKongIsland.Youwillnotfindmanypeacefulvillages,butonceyougetoverthestraydogsandtheramshacklebuildingsyouwillfindbeautifulmountainsandbeaches.Theairport,Disneyland,andtheNgongPingcablecararelocatedhere.OutlyingIslandsWell-knownweekenddestinationsforthelocals,theOutlyingIslandsaremostoftheislandssurroundingHongKongIsland.HighlightsincludeLamma,wellknownforitsseafoodandCheungChau,asmallislandthatusedtobeapirates,den,butnowattractsseafoodaficionados,windsurfersandsunbathingdaytrippers.1ஹWhereshouldyougoifyouwanttohaveseafood?A.Kowloon.B.NewTerritories.C.LantauIsland.D.OutlyingIslands.2ஹWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.NewTerritorieshastownswithalargepopulation.B.Kowloonhasmanyexpensivehotelsandashoppingdistrict.C.LantauIslandhasmostoftheislandssurroundingHongKongIsland.D.HongKongIslandhasthehighestskyscraperofHongKong.3ஹWherecanthisarticleprobablybefound?A.Astorybook.B.Anewsreport.C.Atravelguide.D.Asciencemagazine.25.10ᑖLong,longagotherewerealotofdonkeys.Thedonkeysworkedhardeveryday.Theyhadnotimetoplayortorelax,buttheyneverfeltappreciatedfortheworktheydid.Onedaytwodonkeysgotbored.Theywantedtoliveacomfortablelife,sothedonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldman.Theytoldhimtheirproblem.Thewiseoldmanagreedtheyworkedtoohard,andhewantedtohelpthedonkeys.haveanidea,“hesaid.
7uWhatisyouridea?"askedthedonkeys.“Iwillpaintyouandnoonewillknowyouaredonkeys,"saidtheman.Themanwentofftofindsomepaintandhereturnedinjustamatterofminutes.Hehadtwopotsofpaints.Onepotwasfilledwithwhitepaint,andtheotherblackpaint.Theoldmanfirstpaintedthemwhite,andthenpaintedstripes(ᦿ:)overthewhitepaint.Whenhefinished,thedonkeysdidnotlooklikedonkeysatall."Younolongerlooklikedonkeys,”theoldmansaid.^Everyonewillbefooled.Iwillcallyousomethingelse,zebras.”Thezebraswenttoafieldtoeatgrass.Nowtheydidnothavetowork.Soon,otherdonkeyssawthezebras.Theyaskedthezebraswheretheycamefrom.Whenthezebrastoldthedonkeystheirsecret,thedonkeysallrushedtoseetheoldman.“Pleasemakeusintozebras,too,”theypleaded.Sothewiseoldmanpaintedmoredonkeys.Ashedid,moreandmoredonkeyscame.Theoldmancouldnotpaintfastenough.Soonthedonkeysbecameimpatient.Theybegantokickabout,andtheyknockedoverthepaintpots.Therewasnomorepaint.Thepainteddonkeysranofftobecomezebras.Theunpainteddonkeys,becauseoftheirimpatience,hadtoreturntowork.1ஹThetwodonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldmaninorderto.A.askhimforhelpB.becomepatientC.changeintozebrasD.haveashortrest2ஹWhatdoestheunderlinedword"pleaded”(inParagraph9)mean?A.relaxedB.knockedC.beggedD.agreed3ஹWhatfinallyhappenedtotheimpatientdonkeys?A.Theywerestilldonkeysworkinghardallthetime.B.Theylookedforanotherwisemantopaintthem.C.Theywonpraisefortheworktheydid.D.Theyhatedthezebrasandfoughtwiththem.4ஹWhatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Bothdonkeysandzebrashadtoworkhard.B.Beingpatientisveryimportant.C.Thewiseoldmanwaskilledbytheseimpatientdonkeys.
8D.Thereisalwaysagoodwaynottoworkhard.ᑖᵨᐳ⁚⁚AB⚪1.5ᑖᑖ30ᑖ▅☢ᦻᦻDᔜ⚪ᡠḄAஹBஹC D⌱⚗⌱@s!ᐭ¢£ᜐḄᨬ¥⌱⚗.26. 30ᑖTwistwasthenameofanoldchampionracinghorse.Hewaspastthirtyyearsold,buttheheartofthetrue1stillbeatwiththegreatspirit.However,Iknewlittleaboutthe2thattheoldhorsedspiritwouldhaveonmydaughter;MydaughterStacyhadeverhada3experiencewitharunawayhorse.Shewasjusteightatthetime,andaterrifying4accompaniedthedisaster.Althoughshebrokenobones,her5loveforhorsesandthedesiretolearntoridewere6NomatterhowmywifeandItried,wehadno7incuringthedamagecausedthatday.Butwhenshewasthirteen,aturningpointcame.OnedayasIsawStacylookintotheeyeofthe8fellowinthestallᱨ§¨Iknewthiswasgoingtobethebeginningofa9relationship.Fortunately,Stacy'saccidenthadnotweakenedherlovefor10ingeneral,andthissmallopeningwasallthatTwistneededtocreateanunusualbond©ª.Inthefollowingweeks,Stacybegantoexpressdaily11incomingtothestallwithme.She12spenttimewithhim,feeding,brushingandcombinghim,allthe13talkingtohimaboutherlife.Thenoneday14Iwasreadyingonehorseforaride,Inoticedtheoldguy,s15expressionanddesiretobeincluded,too.SoIaskedStacyifshewantedtotakeTwistoutforaride.In16,Stacylookedonceagainintotheoldman'seye.Thatmoment,theirtwospirits17andcompletedthebondthathadbeenformingoveracoupleofmonths.Continuingtolookdeepintohiseyes,Stacydidn't18,Sheonlynoddedyes.Momentslatei;Isawthemriding19together,Stacywinningrenewedconfidenceanddesire,andTwistwinninghismedalofachild's21ஹA.ownerB.winnerC.jumperD.member2ஹA.wishB.ideaC.effectD.ability3ஹA.newB.badC.richD.strange4ஹA.fallB.taskC.shakeD.attack5ஹA.prideB.skillC luckD.confidence6ஹA.ignoredB.reformedC.destroyedD.overlooked7ஹA.aimB.needC.surpriseD.success8ஹA.poorB.oldC.braveD.strong9ஹA.seriousB.similarC.specialD.formal10ஹஹA.,animalsB.parentsC.friendsD.fields11ஹ,A.thanksB.interestC.opinionsD.sympathy12ஹA.endlesslyB.roughlyC.unwillinglyD.actively
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