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My mom takes pride in the fact that I was talking in three and four word sentences before I was ten months old. Some say it¡¯s a gift while others simply think I talk too much.

As my thirties came to a close, I found myself reflecting on my life. I¡¯m very happy and have no significant regrets. However, when I looked back on those times of difficulty, I saw a clear common denominator(ÌØÕ÷); I didn¡¯t seem to know when to stop talking. Whether it was hurting someone¡¯s feelings, or having carelessly told a secret, the incident could have been avoided had I closed my mouth sooner. So I decided to practice the power of quiet.

To take this step, I needed to understand how people could sit comfortably in a group and not talk. Why does my husband feel completely content to say nothing in a conversation? He¡¯s highly intelligent and has wonderful opinions but he¡¯ll sit quietly and just listen. Even when he¡¯s asked a pointed question, he¡¯ll answer with few words while still communicating effectively. What a talent!

Can you imagine being happy just listening? In surveying those I know who talk less than I do, I got two answers¡ªthey either didn¡¯t feel confident enough to speak up, or they just didn¡¯t feel the need to participate in the conversation. Of course there were other reasons for not talking, but these were the two most popular answers.

The first one didn¡¯t work for me. I¡¯m just fine letting people know what I think about them, and hopefully it will make the conversation much more interesting. The second one didn¡¯t work either. I do feel the need to participate. I feel it physically like an electrical pulse through my body; sometimes it¡¯s so strong that it causes me to behave badly in the form of interrupting or speaking in an unusually loud voice. I had to look further.

An interesting thing happened on this journey to the power of quiet. During my weekly yoga class, it came to me like an answer so clear that the words rang in my head like soft, heavenly bells.

I talked too much so people would know I cared about them. It was my way of taking care of those I love. I decided before my fortieth birthday, that from that day forward, those around me would know I loved them, and cared what they thought and felt, but I was going to practice the power of quiet.

As my forty-second birthday approaches, I can say that deciding to talk less has been more about focusing on quality rather than quantity. I¡¯ve found that listening more shows those who I care about that I really do care how they feel. Now when I break in, it means more to them. Oh, sure, I still have my short periods of talking too much, but for the most part this has been one resolution that I can call a success.

1.In Paragraph 3 the writer mentions her husband mainly ________.

A. to show how one communicates effectively

B. to explain the reason for his silence in a conversation

C. to give her high opinion of his communication skills

D. to give an example of those who have the power of quiet

2.By ¡°I had to look further¡±, the writer means she had to ________.

A. look into the future in order to succeed in practicing the power of quiet

B. try harder to prevent herself from talking too much

C. find out other reasons why she should talk less

D. survey people in other areas who talk little

3.Which of the following best describe the writer¡¯s character?

A. Kind but pessimistic.

B. Selfless but proud.

C. Loving and active.

D. Stubborn and sensitive.

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In 1916 the United States started the world's first national park system. Since then, it 1. £¨serve£©as a model for other countries that try to better protect the environment and let people enjoy nature.

A national park is a reserve of land 2. (declare) and owned by the government, protected from human development and pollution. Now China is planning its own national parks system. On Dec 5, China passed two pilot plans for national parks 3. (protect) the giant panda, Siberian tiger and Amur leopard.

But national parks are not only for animals. In mid-2015, China started to build pilot national parks in nine provinces. 4. most famous one is the Sanjiangyuan national park on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It aims to protect China¡¯s water source. Sanjiangyuan, or ¡°Source of Three Rivers¡±, is 5. the Yellow, Yangtze, and Lancang rivers start.

Before this national park project, China had set 6. thousands of nature parks, forests and scenic areas as protected areas. However, they haven¡¯t been managed well 7. too many different organizations have been involved in the protection of the different areas, according to the China Daily. Under the new plan, national parks will cover big areas and include different protected areas.

For example, the habitats of wild pandas lie in different provinces and 8. (cut) into even smaller pieces by railways, roads and power lines. This makes isolated panda groups more open to 9. (dangerous). The panda national park will cover all the habitats and make the protection of animals as comprehensive as possible.

But this increased protection doesn¡¯t mean national parks will shut their doors to humans. Instead, the new system will offer people a chance to 10. (deep) feel nature.

World leaders from nearly 200 countries have signed an important historic agreement to fight global climate change. The agreement came after two weeks of talks between the leaders at the 21st Conference in Paris, France.

As part of the Paris agreement, countries said they would cut down on pollution However, according to the terms of the deal, countries that don¡¯t do this will not be punished, or fined. Instead£¬the document is meant to show that governments around the world take climate change seriously and are willing to work together to fight global warming.

World leaders have met many times to discuss climate change. But, the 21st Conference of Parties, or COP21, which began on November 30 in Paris, was the first time they agreed on a global, legal pact (Э¶¨).

Before the conference, each nation was asked to create plans on how to reach the shared goal. The pact that was signed allows countries to decide the best way to cut down their gas pollution. No matter how they decide to go green, each country must report honestly on all of their efforts. Every five years, nations must look at the work they¡¯ve done and submit new plans on how they will improve over the next five years.

In the pact, the countries pledge£¨³Ðŵ£©to limit the amount of greenhouse gases emitted£¨ÅÅ·Å£© by human activity to the levels that trees£¬soil and oceans can absorb naturally. It urges countries to spend trillions of dollars on creating new energy sources, like solar and wind power. It also requires countries to raise at least $ 100 billion each year to help developing countries.

However, critics of the pact say it is not detailed enough, and doesn¡¯t include specifics about how the plan will be enforced and how improvements will be measured. The pact does include one large, specific goal: how countries will aim to keep global temperatures from rising more than 3. 60¨H(20¡æ) by 2100.

Nonetheless£¬the agreement is considered by many world leaders to be a major victory. The U. N. has been working more than two decades to convince governments to work together to reduce man-made emissions.

¡°History will remember this day,¡± U. N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said. ¡°The Paris agreement on climate change is a monumental success for the planet and its people.¡±

1.When was the legal pact probably passed?

A. On November 30. B. On December 4.

C. On December 8. D. On December 12.

2.According to the agreement, countries_________ .

A. have to give a yearly report about their work

B. will be published if they fail to reduce pollution

C. are required to ensure investment in fighting pollution

D. should try to reach the agreed standard in five years

3.What is each country required to do before the Paris conference?

A. Provide a work plan. B. Give an oral explanation.

C. Provide a large amount of money. D. Give a written assessment.

4.The pact is thought to be imperfect because_______.

A. it doesn¡¯t consider developing countries

B. it is not detailed enough

C. it is not attractive to all countries

D. it only benefits some countries

Of all the things that can be stolen from you your possessions, your youth, your health, your words, your rights¡ªwhat no one can ever take from you is¡­

¡ñHow you feel about yourself.

It takes a long time to learn how to NOT judge yourself through someone else¡¯s eyes. 1.

¡ñYour attitude towards life.

The last of your freedoms is to choose your attitude in any given circumstance.

Choose to be happy and positive. It is not always easy to find happiness in ourselves, but it is always impossible to find it elsewhere. 2.

¡ñ3.

The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate, but in what you give away. And 99 percent of the time you get what you put in, so give freely. If you want to be happy ,make those around you happy.

¡ñYour knowledge and life experiences.

Character and wisdom are sculpted over time. 4. Your best stories will come from overcoming your greatest struggles. So keep standing, keep learning, and keep living.

¡ñYour choice to move on enthusiastically.

5. Don¡¯t let someone or something that didn¡¯t make it in your life continue to hurt you. Learn the lesson, forget the pain , and move on.

A. Your attitude towards yourself.

B. Your ability to spread love and kindness.

C. They come with loss, lessons, and successes.

D. But once you do, the world is yours for the taking.

E. So smile all the way and walk away from negative people.

F. Don¡¯t let past relationships and old mistakes ruin your future.

G. Holding your uniqueness in high regard is necessary to success.

This time last year I entered two long-distance mass-participation swimming events, including the Jubilee River 10 km swim. At the last minute, just before both swims, I decided to pull out. The reality is, I live in fear of coming last.

Last year, before the two events, I realized that I couldn¡¯t deal with coming last. I had looked at the swim times of those who had completed the previous year and calculated that, at my current swim pace, I would probably have come last. I just couldn¡¯t face it. But when next year came around, I decided to enter those same events again.

For a few months, I trained hard, but I didn¡¯t get any faster. Then it was June 5, the day of the Jubilee River 10 km. The event started at 9:30 am, and the swimmers were anxious and eager to start. As I swam along, the river was quiet and clean and everything was peaceful. The sun shone, Meadows (²ÝµØ£©rolled by and every now and then someone would wave at the scene unfolding in the water.

As the day wore on, somehow I didn¡¯t mind that, predictably, almost everyone was ahead. There were at least some swimmers still near me, and although we shared the same river we quietly occupied our own spaces. As I concentrated on doing my own thing, watching the sky, the bank, the other swimming caps passing or not passing, I realized I was enjoying myself.

In the end, four hours and 29 minutes after I¡¯d started, I staggered (Ò¡Ò¡»Î»ÎµØ×ß)out of the water and was greeted with a smile and a ¡°well done¡± from the race organizer. I glanced back over my shoulder toward the water and noticed that there were a small handful of swimmers who were still to finish, behind me, out of a field of around 300 swimmers. But it didn¡¯t matter. I was just relieved, proud and happy to finish.

As I drove away, my thoughts turned to my next long race of the season and how much I was looking forward to it, my fears of coming last gently receding(½¥½¥Ô¶È¥).

1.The author intended to quit swimming mainly because _______.

A. she feared that she couldn¡¯t finish the two races

B. she was afraid that she would let family members down

C. she was unwilling to accept the possibility of finishing last

D. she didn¡¯t fully prepared for the two races

2.The author hopes to convey the message that ______.

A. never give up when facing challenges

B. it is process that matters most

C. failure is the mother of success

D. winners always take it all

3.What did the underlined sentence mean in the fifth paragraph?

A. She took pride in leaving all the other swimmers behind

B. She was proud that she was not the last one in the race

C. She was glad to finish the race and had a sense of relief

D. She was proud to be praised by the organizer

4.It can be inferred from the end that the author is likely to _______.

A. participate in another race without any hesitation

B. analyze the reason why she failed in the race

C. lose confidence completely

D. decide whether she is suitable for the race

How to keep a nearly lost friendship alive

There are times when a friendship has to go through huge tests. It is a battle between staying together and moving away from each other. 1.More often than not, it is pride that destroys a friendship.

Relax your pride. This is easy to say, but very difficult to do. You may ask yourself, ¡°Why should I say sorry when he does not show any regret for what he has done?¡±

2.If you find yourself saying any of these things, you should understand that it is your pride talking. Allowing your pride to control your feelings will leave you bitter and confused.

Talk about the problem. Face the problem calmly. 3. it may sound silly, but it could certainly heal the wounds that you have caused each other. If you avoid facing the problem, your pain will only grow. Remember, you want to keep the friendship and not worsen the problem.

Laugh about it. 4. After some time, when both of you have become calm and renewed your confidence in each other, go back to the time when you had nearly fallen apart. Laugh about your foolishness, and promise to never let pride take over your friendship.

Friendship is a valuable thing. 5.Rapport£¨ÈÚÇ¢µÄ¹Øϵ£©is what creates a friendship. Love, understanding, acceptance and forgiveness are what lead to a long-lasting friendship.

A. Try to save your friendship.

B. It cannot be bought or demanded.

C. It is often said that laughter is the best medicine.

D. Do not wait for the other person to make the first move.

E. There are many complex reasons why a friendship falls out.

F. Write a letter and read it out loud to the other person.

G. You may also say, ¡°I have not done anything wrong, and I don¡¯t want to say sorry.¡±

Given the tradition of students bringing apples to their teachers, it somehow seems fitting that an old apple barn(¹È²Ö) will find a new life as a one-room schoolhouse. And it is just as fitting that a retired schoolteacher will become the caretaker of that historic treasure.

My friend Velma, a teacher for more than 30 years, has been retired for some time now, but that doesn¡¯t stop her giving history lessons at the old Englewood School, located on her family¡¯s California farm. The lovingly restored building was constructed around 1850 as a home for a woodsman and later was used as an apple barn£®Then, in 1870 it began a new life as a schoolhouse.

Originally located in the nearby Englewood meadow, it was now moved its current site in 1978 by Velma's late husband and his brother, Robert and Richard, who thought it would help keep Velma busy in retirement. No nails had been used in the original construction, so each piece of wood had to be carefully marked and the building was reassembled(ÖØ×°) on its new site£®The brothers worked with much care and hard work to ensure a perfect fit of mitered(б½ÓµÄ) comers. After the relocation, Velma and her family furnished the school with some of its original desks. They also added a collection of schoolbooks, the oldest dating back to 1845.

Nowadays Velma gives tours to local schoolchildren and other groups, who learn what it was like to attend school back in the good old days. She has kids ring the school bell, recite the Pledge of Allegiance and sing ¡°Good Morning to You¡± as they might have done in days gone by. Then, with twinkling eyes and much enthusiasm, she tells the history of the school, and gives a short sample lesson.

1.What was the Englewood School used as before it began a new life in 1870?

A. A lady¡¯s house. B. A schoolhouse. C. An apple barn. D. A restroom£®

2.Which word can best describe the school¡¯s being relocated?

A. Challenging. B. Refreshing. C. Fashionable. D. Inspiring.

3.Which can serve as the best title of the passage?

A. The Good Old Days in the Schoolhouse

B. A Mysterious Building with a Long History

C. A Teacher Devoted to Restoring Old Buildings

D. A Historic One-room Schoolhouse

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