Growing up, I knew I was different. My father had left and he never came back. As I later discovered, the abandonment triggered my anxiety attacks. I feared being alone, unwanted, unpopular, and unloved.

      My first attack came in a ninth-grade class: The teacher asked me to walk in front of the class, but I couldn't do it- I was soaked in sweat, shaking. My symptoms began every morning from the moment when I stepped inside the school building.

     Throughout my childhood, I was no stranger to the doctor's office. My mother tried everything she could in hope of a breakthrough. There were times I thought suicide could be the only way to make the pain stop.

      By age 16, I had shut down socially. Most of my peers were going to parties, playing sports, and dating. But I was a prisoner in my own home.

     Then one Sunday morning, my wake-up call came from a magazine article. Freddie Prinze, Jr. was on the cover. The article detailed the pain of losing his father at a young age. I felt as though I were reading my own life story. The only difference? He was now a success.

     That article inspired me to explore a new treatment option for myself. I wanted to turn my life around as well. So I hit the library and the Internet, and I began to realize how my negative thoughts controlled my physical well-being.

     Immediately, I made a plan to take charge of my life. Shortly after following the items I had listed, I was able to stop seeing a therapist. I never returned to high school, but I did go to college. After graduation, I pursued a career in television news. My relationships have changed for the better, too. I've made new friends and reconnected with many from my past

     The anxiety isn't completely gone, but whenever it returns, I know the feeling will pass, and know I have the power to change my life, only if I will give myself a chance.

1.The writer's anxiety attacks were mainly caused by         .

A. the high school which he attended        B. the teacher who asked him to walk

C. the writer himself who was fearful       D. the father who left in his childhood

2.The breakthrough of the writer's treatment came when________.

A. the mother took him to the doctor        B. the writer read a magazine article

C. the writer's pain finally stopped          D. the writer went to college

3.What did the writer do after following the plan?

A. He went to see therapists.               B. He returned to high school.

C. He contacted his old friends.            D. He didn't suffer any attacks.

4.The writer wrote this story to tell us________.

A. anxiety attacks are not lasting if we have proper treatment

B. we shouldn't keep ourselves away from the outside world

C. we can change our lives if we give ourselves a chance

D. fathers are not supposed to abandon their small kids

 

What time is it?Most people are pretty accurate in their answer. And if you don’t know for sure, it’s very likely that you can find out. There may be a watch on your wrist; there may be a clock on the wall, desk, or computer screen; or maybe you’re riding in a car that has a clock in the dashboard .

Even if you don’t have a timepiece of some sort nearby, your body keeps its own beat. Humans have an internal clock that regulates (调节) the beating of our heart, the peace of our breathing, the discharge (排出) of chemicals within our bloodstream, and many other bodily functions.

Time is something from which we can’t escape. Even if we ignore it, it’s still going by, ticking away, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. So the main issue in using your time well is, “who’s in charge?” We can allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy. Or we can take control of it and make it our ally.

     By taking control of how you spend your time, you'll increase your chances of becoming a more 

successful student. Perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing the time you devote to your 

studies, the more time you'll have to spend on your outside interests. 

     The aim of time management is not to schedule every moment so we become slaves of a timetable that 

governs every waking moment of the day. Instead, the aim is to make informed choices as to how we use 

our time. Rather than letting the day go by, largely without our awareness, what we are going to discuss 

next can make us better able to control time for our own purposes.

1.The underlined word “ally” in Para.3 most likely means somebody or something that is ________.

A. your slave and serves you

B. your supporter an helps you

C. under your control and obeys you

D. under your influence and follows you

2.The author intends to tell us that time ________.

A. could be regulated by a timepiece such as a clock or a watch

B. could be managed by the internal clock by human bodies

C. should be well managed for our own interest

D. should be saved for outside interests

3.In the next part, the author would most probably discuss with you ________.

A. how to keep up with the times        B. how to make up for lost time

C. how to have a good time             D. how to make good use of time

 

A victim of climate change

 

 

         A polar bear's dead body found on the Arctic island of Svalbard, the northernmost part of Norway, has shocked experts who say climate change may be to blame for the animal’s death.The starved polar bear in Norway was said to be in good health in April when the Norwegian Polar Institute examined and labeled it. However, the animal was reduced to skin and bones by the time a group of explorers came across its body in July.

The bear is thought to have been heading north in a desperate search for sea ice that would allow it to hunt for seals.

"From his lying position in death the bear appears to simply have starved and died where he dropped," polar bear expert Dr. Ian Stirling, a professor at the University of Alberta said, "He had external suggestion of any remaining fat, having been reduced to little more than skin and bone."

Stirling believes the bear starved to death as a result of a lack of sea ice which the animals use as a platform for hunting seals. That may also explain why the 16-year-old male bear was found about 155 miles north of where it was seen in April.

Arctic sea ice reached a record low in 2012, according to a report released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that pointed to continued signs of climate change.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature currently classifies polar bears as vulnerable on its Red List of Threatened Species.

1.How did Stirling know the reason for the death of the polar bear?

A.By the food he ate

B.By doing further experiments

C.By observing other polar bears

D.By his lying position in death

2.The underlined word "vulnerable" probably means _____

A.easily hurt                        B.difficult to hunt

C.dangerous                        D.amazing

3.What is the author's attitude to the incident?

A.Favorable.            B.Uncaring

C.Doubtful.             D.Concerned

4.Where does this text probably come from?

A.A novel.              B.A guidebook

C.A news report.                  D.An advertisement

 

 

 

A photographer takes a picture of the Chinese bronze rat head and rabbit head sculptures display on the preview of the auction(拍卖) of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge’s art collection at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, Feb, 21, 2009. Chinese lawyers have asked the French court to stop auction house Christie’s putting two bronze relics(文物)looted (掠夺)from China

under the hammer, lawyers said Friday.

         A Paris court on Monday ruled against stopping the sale of two

looted Chinese bronze sculptures which come up for auction at

Christie’s on Wednesday. Under the ruling of the Tribunal de Grande

Instance in Paris, the plaintiff(起诉人), the Association for the

Protection of Chinese Art in Europe(APCAE),was ordered to

pay compensation(赔偿)to the defendant.

         Ren Xiaohong, a lawyer for APCAE, told Xinhua that it was “of great significance” to file the lawsuit. “We hope to arouse public attention in Europe on the fate of numerous Chinese works stolen in the past, to help keep those relics well protected and collected,” Ren said.

         The Qing Dynasty(1644—1911)relics, the heads of a bronze rabbit and a rat, were among an original set of 12 bronze animal heads that were once decorated at the imperial summer resort Yuanmingyuan. They were looted when the palace was burnt down by Anglo-French allied forces during the Second Opium War in 1860.

         The pair became part of a collection of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. They have been put up for auction by his partner, Pierre Berge. The two items are expected to fetch between 16 million and 20 million euros.

         So far, five of the 12 bronze animal heads have been returned to China, while the whereabouts of five others are unknown.

1.The two bronze animal heads were displayed at the Grand Palais in Paris so that       .

A.they could be collected and well preserved

B.the photographers could take pictures

C.the public could see them in advance

D.they couldn’t be sold at auction

2.The significance to stop the sale of two bronze animal heads is to      .

A.fetch between 16 million and 20 million euros

B.draw public attention to the Chinese works stolen in the past

C.make the world know more about history of the Qing Dynasty

D.find the other five bronze animal heads and return them to China

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The 12 bronze animal heads have been put up for auction.

B.The 2 bronze animal heads haven’t been returned to China.

C.The 12 bronze animal heads were used as imperial decoration.

D.Yuanmingyuan was once burnt down by Anglo-French allied forces.

4.The passage is most probably taken from              .

A.a newspaper                     B.an advertisement

C.a history textbook        D.an introduction of auction

 

With more and more cars on the road, traffic jams are inevitable. Traffic jams can lead to increased accidents as there are more cars, with more people trying to get to their destination, all the while getting worse. Although it’s impossible to avoid traffic jams altogether, there are some tips you can follow to reduce the amount of time on the road.

Check for traffic jams before you leave. You can listen to the radio for traffic news, or check on the Internet to get up-to-minute information on traffic. If the route you want to take is heavy with traffic, you can choose another.

Look for a different route permanently. Most traffic jams occur on busy roads. Using country roads could see you avoiding a lot of traffic. Although the distance you may have to travel is further, it can work out quicker.

Set your car radio to receive traffic bulletins. Many new car stereo systems (汽车音响系统) are equipped with a radio system by which you can hear the traffic channel. This way you can get the latest traffic information and change your journey if necessary.

_____________________________. Most traffic jams usually occur during rush hour, so try to avoid this time period if possible. Some jobs offer flexible working hours so that you can travel to work outside of rush hour. Some jobs even allow you to work at home so as to avoid commuting altogether. Ask your manager to see what you can do if traffic is a problem for you.

Use public transport alternatives where available. The easiest way to avoid traffic jams is to take buses or the underground instead of driving your own car. Not only will you avoid traffic jams but you will most likely be saving money as the cost of motoring rises.

1.The underlined word “inevitable” in Paragraph 1 probably means _____.

A.hard to accept                         B.impossible to avoid

C.getting less serious                      D.seen everywhere

2.The author wrote the text in order to ______.

A.explain why there are traffic jams           B.tell us the negative effects of traffic jams

C.tell us what we can do on the road          D.tell us how to save time on the road

3.To get the latest traffic information, you could do the following EXCEPT ______.

A.surfing the Internet                      B.listening to the radio for traffic news

C.listening to the traffic channel              D.turning to other drivers for information

4.Which of the following can be put in the blank in the text?

A.Choose a job that has flexible working hours   B.Try traveling at different time

C.Make friends with your manager            D.Work from home

 

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