【题目】 I have three kids and a great husband and I’m enjoying a career that I find challenging and fun. This feels like “Success” to the outside world. But there is still a voice in my heart asking if this is who I truly am. Only in silence do I hear the self and wonder who that person might be

So I booked a trip to find out. I travelled, for the first time, without my husband or kidsI went to Iceland with a friend, who shares an appreciation for wilderness and silence

For six days, we were immersed in wild, raw scenery and real weather—all kinds of weather. Climbing a mountain against rain and returning to a tent for a simple meal reminds you how little you actually need. And how strong it feels to be uncomfortable sometimes

I found silence in Icelandand time to consider the me outside of career and the me outside of kids as I shared stories with strangers

When I stopped talking and just listenedI became more generousI 1earned that choosing to be generous can create more space, more food and more warmth

But I didn’t really gain any better appreciation of what I want from life or my jobI suspect the anxiety that drove me to seek silence in Iceland was losing sight of my ability to choose gratitude and joyand to be present in the challenges I set in my career and my family

I came home to noiserush and lovewith no less confusion on who I want to beI know the answer isn’t waiting out there on the top of a mountain in Iceland. The answer is in front of me with every step on my own 1ife’s path, and in every choice I make

1Why did the author take a trip to Iceland?

A.To gain a new experience

B.To enjoy family happiness

C.To better understand herself

D.To appreciate natural beauty

2Which word can best describe the author’s trip?

A.PuzzlingB.Thrilling

C.RelaxingD.Demanding

3What change happened to the author after the trip?

A.She became more positiveB.She became more energetic

C.She became even lonelierD.She became more anxious

4What will the author do in the future?

A.Withdraw back to nature

B.Embrace reality bravely

C.Travel to Iceland more often

D.Pay less attention to her feelings

【题目】 It’s reported that half of around 7,000 languages on the earth are in danger of disappearing by 2100.There are many reasons for such disappearance. Sometimes younger generations stop learning a language because parents want children to fit in modern society. 1 For instance, native American children of the late-19th century were required to attend boarding schools where educators forbade them from speaking their native languages.

Endangered languages are ranked according to their risk level by the United Nations. A "critically endangered" language is one that even grandparents don't speak often. New York's Onondaga language is an example with only 50 speakers left. An "extinct" language has no speakers, which means it is gone forever. 2 The last person who spoke it died in 2008. So this language doesn’t exist any longer.

Various animals and plants benefit our environment. 3 Saving these languages benefits our understanding of other cultures. Languages can show how a society looks at the world and what it values. The Endangered Language Alliance, a non-profit group, wants to save languages from disappearing. 4 However, its efforts are limited. If an endangered language is going to make a real comeback, it'll probably get its start in schools. Now students in Hawaii can keep learning Hawaiian from elementary schools to college and beyond.

5 At least one did. In 1881, a Jewish linguist named Eliezer Ben-Yehuda brought the 3,000-year-old language Hebrew back to life. Today it is one of the official languages of the country of Israel, with more than 4 million speakers.

A. Alaska's Eyak language is one example.

B. Why should we save endangered languages?

C. With just five speakers left, it is absolutely endangered.

D. Can a language with zero native speakers come back to life?

E. Similarly, different languages contribute to cultural diversity.

F. Sometimes societies force minorities to give up their language.

G. The organization finds native speakers and records their stories.

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