1、Dosage(剂量)GuiltyRestart yourself at the Wanderlust Festival.A weekend at any Wanderlust Festival should restrain some of the shame you are feeling. Empty your mind with meditation (冥想) sessions in the mountains of America or adjust your feelings with a sound bath in Santiago, Chile.HeartbrokenFind o
2、ne of your favourite fish in the sea at Irelands matchmaking festival in September.A week at Irelands matchmaking festival could be a choice as Irelands mythical matchmakers (媒人) have been pairing lovers together for centuries. Try to find Willie Daly, a fourthgeneration matchmaker, for your best ch
3、ance of everlasting love. Those who touch his lucky book are said to fall in love and marry within six months.SadA healthy dose of laughter at Just for Laughs in Montreal, Canada in July.Have fun at the largest comedy festival, which attracts more than two million haha hunters every summer. Apart fr
4、om 250 comedy acts, there will be walkabout theatre, circus acts and lots of new comedy films to make you laugh to tears.OverthinkingGet nourishing food for your thought at the UKs HowThe LightGetsIn in May.Spend a week or so in the company of likeminded individuals and you will see you are not the
5、only one overthinking things. The worlds largest philosophy festival, held in HayonWye, will have talks, debates and classes on culture, philosophy, politics, art and science.语篇解读:现代生活中因为压力,人们会产生很多情绪问题。我们可以通过参加不同节日的各项活动改善自己的情绪。1What will you do when celebrating the festival Just for Laughs in Montre
6、al?AYou will empty your mind with meditation sessions.BYou will be thrilled and your depression will be removed.CYou will burst into tears by watching comedy films.DYou will have discussions on the meaning of life.解析:选C细节理解题。根据“Apart from 250 comedy acts, there will be walkabout theatre, circus acts
7、 and lots of new comedy films to make you laugh to tears”可知,在Just for Laughs中有很多喜剧,让你笑到流泪,可以治愈悲伤的情绪,故选C。2Where can you spend a few days if you are thinking too much about work?AAt the Wanderlust Festival.BAt HowTheLightGetsIn.CAt Just for Laughs.DAt Irelands matchmaking festival.选B细节理解题。根据表格的内容可知,当你
8、考虑太多的时候,可以到英国参加HowTheLightGetsIn活动,故选B。3What does the festival doctor specialize in according to the passage?ATreating people falling ill during festivals.BListening to peoples complaints during festivals.COffering a cure through the festival form.DCelebrating the festivals with the patients.选C推理判断题
9、。根据文中的“But after years of being dosed up by doctors and seeking solutions on the selfhelp shelves, can most common complaints be cured through your next holiday”和“The festival doctor will see you now”可知,the festival doctor会对那些有情绪问题的病人以节日活动的形式进行治疗,故选C。B河南省八市测评)It was a beautiful midwinter day in Pret
10、oria. The sun shone warmly, and the air was fresh, which called us outdoors. A friend and I went for a walk up a small hill. Everywhere around us the grass was a dull brown color as if painted with a dirty brush. I told my thought to my friend who, in reply, drew from his coat a pocket microscope (显
11、微镜). Bending down, he picked some of the uglycolored growth and handed it to me with the microscope. I could hardly believe my eyes, for suddenly I was looking at some shining tiny flowers of lovely color. It seemed strange that so much beauty should be so hidden, a secret life carried on by nature
12、beneath a dull exterior (外表)Some days later, while I was at the hospital where I worked, a woman entered with three children. Her hair hung in untidy wisps round a face whose uncaredfor skin looked dried and dull. She sat down and waited her turn with the patience of the poor. The children gradually
13、 gathered courage and made brave explorations as time went by. Suddenly the little girl overbalanced and fell. Both her brothers, so little bigger than her, rushed anxiously to her aid. When the child fell, the mother had at first started up in alarm, but when she saw that the child was not really h
14、urt and that her brothers were caring for her with such love, her eyes grew soft and a look of such indescribable love passed over her face once again I saw great beauty.Beauty lies in every side; we must develop our own microscopes of perception (感知能力) in order to look through the physical exterior
15、 which, like the grasscovered hillside, conceals a beauty still hidden from our eyes.作者通过自己的两次经历告诉我们:美有时候会被隐藏在平凡甚至是丑陋的外表下,这需要我们用心去发现。4What did the author and his friend go to the small hill for?ATo enjoy the beauty.BTo test his friends microscope.CTo find hidden beauty on the hill.DTo check the grow
16、th of the grass.选A细节理解题。由第一段中的“The sun shone warmly, and the air was fresh, which called us outdoors.”可知,冬天阳光温暖,空气清新,作者跟朋友去山上散步,目的是享受美丽且温暖的冬日。5What was the beauty the author found in the woman he met in the hospital?AHer kindness. BHer strong will.CHer love as a mother. DHer patience as a patient.由第
17、二段中的 “. her eyes grew soft and a look of such indescribable love passed over her face once again I saw great beauty.”可知,这位母亲看到小女儿安然无恙,而且其他两个孩子都对小女儿很关爱,于是脸上洋溢着母爱的光辉,这让作者看到了另外一种美。6What does the underlined word “conceals” in the last paragraph probably mean?AExpose. BShow.CCover. DLose.选C词义猜测题。根据画线词前面的
18、“the physical exterior”及“the grasscovered hillside”可推知“conceals”表示“掩盖”的意思,故选C项。7How does the author make his view convincing?ABy giving examples.BBy making comparisons.CBy giving cause and effect.DBy analyzing data.选A写作手法题。作者通过两个例子向我们阐述了自己的观点:美往往隐藏在平凡无奇甚至丑陋的外表下,因此我们需要用敏锐的眼光去发现那些隐藏的美。故选A项。C辽宁省六校协作体联考
19、)So many of us hold on to little complaints that may have come from an argument, a misunderstanding, the way we were raised, or some other painful events. Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out to us believing this is the only way we can forgive or rekindle a friendship or family relation
20、ship.A friend of mine recently told me that she hadnt spoken to her son in almost three years. She said that she and her son had had a disagreement about his wife and that she wouldnt speak to him again unless he called first. When I suggested that she be the one to reach out, she said, “I wont do t
21、hat. Hes the one who should apologize.” After a little gentle encouragement, however, she did decide to be the first one to reach out. To her amazement, her son was grateful for her willingness to call and offered an apology of his own. As in usually the case when someone takes the chance and reache
22、s out, everyone wins.Whenever we hold on to our anger, we turn “small stuff (问题)” into really “big stuff” in our minds. We start to believe that our positions are more important than our happiness. They are not. If you want to be a more peaceful person, you must understand that being right is almost
23、 never more important than allowing yourself to be happy. The way to be happy is to let go, and reach out. Let other people be right. This doesnt mean that youre wrong. Everything will be fine. Youll experience the peace of letting go, as well as the joy of letting others be right.Youll also notice
24、that, as you reach out and let others be “right”, they will become less defensive and more loving toward you. They might even reach back. But, if for some reason they dont, thats okay too. Youll have the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your part to create a more loving world, and ce
25、rtainly youll be more peaceful yourself.生活中,有很多人在与别人发生争执、产生误会等时,会等待别人先道歉。但文章告诉我们要先向对方道歉,释放内心的愤怒,从而享受心平气和的快乐。8The underlined word “rekindle” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”Arecover BdevelopCaccept Dreplace选A词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知,此处指我们等待别人来与我们主动沟通,相信这是原谅和_一段友谊或家人关系的唯一方式。结合上文的forgive可猜测,rekindle意为“修复”,而re
26、cover的意思与之相近。9In the authors opinion, we hold on to our anger often because we think _.Awe can turn small issues into big onesBour positions are higher than othersCour own opinions matter mostDothers will be less defensive根据文章第三段前两句“Whenever we hold on to our anger, we turn small stuff (问题) into rea
27、lly big stuff in our minds. We start to believe that our positions are more important than our happiness.”可知,我们总是认为我们自己的立场更重要,所以会保持愤怒不释放。故选C项。10According to the passage, the best thing to do after a quarrel is to _.Alet go of our own rights Brealize that you are wrongCexpect others to give in Dapolo
28、gize to others first选D推理判断题。根据文章第二段的故事及最后一段可知,争吵之后要做的最好的事情是先向对方道歉。故选D项。11What would be the best title for the passage?ABe Peaceful BReach out and Give inCSmall and Big Stuff DEnjoy Your Friendship选B标题归纳题。通读全文可知,本文主要围绕与人发生争执、产生误会时,要主动与别人沟通,并在第二段举例为证,因此,B项(主动沟通和作出让步)用作文章标题最合适。DIn the traffic lights, r
29、ed means “stop”, green means “go”, and yellow means “hurry”. Why those colors, though? Why not blue, purple, and brown? The following are transponded from others WeChat.Red is an inherited symbol from railroadsRed symbolizes danger in many cultures, which makes sense, considering it has the longest
30、wavelength of any color, meaning you can see it from a greater distance than other colors. Red has meant “stop” since long before cars existed, with railway signals use of red dating back to the days when mechanical arms lifted and lowered to indicate whether the rail ahead was clear. So that ones simple.Green meant “caution” at firstGreens role in lights has actually changed dramatically over time. Its wavelength is next to (and shorter than) ye
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