Researchers looked at the effects of lifetime stress on a person’s mental health，and how more forgiving people got along compared with people who weren’t so forgiving．To do this, they asked 148 young adults to fill out questionnaires that assessed their levels of lifetime stress，their tendency to forgive and their mental and physical health．

No surprise，people with greater exposure to stress had worse mental and physical health．But the researchers also discovered that if people were highly forgiving of both themselves and others,that characteristic alone almost removed the connection between stress and mental illness．

“It’s almost entirely erased—it’s zero,”says study author Toussaint.“If you don’t have forgiving tendencies，you feel the immediate effects of stress in a severe way．You don’t have anything to cushion you against that stress．”

How a forgiving personality protects a person from the influence of severe stress is hard to determine．The researchers infer that people who are more forgiving may adopt better skills to deal with stress，or their reaction to major stressors(压力源)may be slow．

Though more research is needed to fully understand the benefits of being more forgiving，Toussaint believes“100％”that forgiveness can be learned．His own previous research has shown that saying a short prayer on forgiveness can help people take the edge off. “I think most people want to feel good and forgiveness offers you the opportunity to do that，”he says．

【1】The researchers got the effect of forgiving by_____．

A.analyzing questionnairesB.doing scientific experiment

C.writing research papersD.communicating with 148 adults

【2】What can we infer from the passage?

A.Forgiving tendencies can deal with all mental problems．

B.It remains unknown why forgiveness helps to reduce stress．

C.Toussaint’s study has fully discovered the benefits of being forgiving．

D.Saying a short prayer on forgiveness is the key to getting rid of stress．

【3】What does the underlined phrase “take the edge off’ in the last paragraph probably mean?

A.Look ahead．B.Become relaxed．

C.Make up their mind．D.Stick to their goals．

【4】What may be the best title for the passage?

A.A new study on physical health

B.Forgiving yourself makes you feel good

C.Forgiveness is good for mental health

D.Getting rid of stress is good for your health

【1】Which is known to us all, the burning of any fuel requires oxygen.

【2】If she didn’t fallen off the bike yesterday, she wouldn’t be in hospital now.

【3】He prefers to stay at home rather than watching movies outside.

【4】I was walking along the river while the earthquake happened.

【5】Your car is in bad condition. It’s time to get your car repair.

【6】He was caught in the rain, thus makes himself catch a cold.

【7】Comparing with our small flat, his house seems like a palace.

【8】When you are traveling abroad, it’s easy for you to pick on some local language.

【9】He made attempt to leave, but was stopped by his teacher.

【10】Harry Potter, the famous novel, is absolutely worth of reading.

Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad,both 17, used a weather balloon to launch their plastic lego model 16 miles above the Earth. This is inside a part of Earth’s atmosphere.

The two teens were inspired by a similar project performed by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT). The MIT students had launched a weather balloon with a camera into near space and taken many unusual images of the Earth. Mathew and Asad then spend four months figuring out how to launch their own spacecraft into the space.

Travelling to space is expensive for NASA, but Mathew and Asad worked hard to keep their costs down. They bought much of their equipment used and even sewed the Lego man’s parachute by hand. In total, the project cost only$400.

“We had a lot of anxiety on launch day because there were high winds when we were going up,”Mathew told reporters. They had to pump extra helium(氦）into the balloon so that it would rise quickly and avoid being blown too far off course by the strong winds.

The toy astronaut’s journey lasted 97 minutes before the balloon broke and he fell back to Earth. Mathew and Asad then spent two weekends looking for their spacecraft. It had landed 76miles away from the launch site.

The student scientists are currently finishing up their final year of high school and applying for colleges. They are also looking into more do-it-yourself space projects.

“I guess the sky is not really the limit anymore,” Mathew told reporters. “We never knew we’d get this far. It’s been a lesson for us that hard work pays off.”

【1】By saying “took the world by storm” in the first paragraph, the writer meant the experiment______________.

A.destroyed the world

B.flooded the world

C.fascinated the world

D.managed the world

【2】Which of the following about the students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is right?

A.They were examples for Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad.

B.They helped Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad to achieve dream.

C.They launched weather balloon together with Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad.

D.They studied with Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad in the same school.

【3】How did Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad keep their costs down?

A.By sewing the weather balloon themselves.

B.By borrowing spacecraft from the MIT students.

C.By making their spacecraft by hand

D.By using second-hand equipment

【4】What problems did Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad have on launch day?

A.They ran out of helium

B.The wind was too strong

C.The balloon suddenly broke

D.Their spacecraft was blown away.

注意：1.短文须包括所有要点；

2.词数100词左右，开头已给出，不计人词数。

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文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

Dear Tom,

How is everything going with you? In your last e-mail you asked me to tell you something about Isaac Asimov. Here is something I know about him.

Isaac Asimov, an American scientist and a writer, was born on 2 January, 1920. Asimov’s talent for writing became obvious at the age eleven. He told a friend two chapter of a story he had written. The friend thought he was retelling a story from a book, what surprised Asimov and from that moment, he started to take himself serious as a writer. Asimov began having stories publish in science fiction magazines in 1939. Throughout her life, Asimov received many awards, both for his science fiction books and his science books. He died in 1992 as a result of a HIV infection that he has got from a blood transfusion nine years earlier .

That’s what I know about Isaac Asimov. I greatly hope the information is help to you in a way.

Yours,

Li Hua

【1】You must apologize to your parents _______ being so rude.

【2】They are working together to make _______ they think is the best product.

【3】I found that his _______ (terrify) voice made me afraid.

【4】It is said that yoga is _______ (benefit) to human health.

【5】The news came to him _______ he was admitted to a key university.

【6】I found myself _______ (surround) by a group of children.

【7】We must try our best to prevent the river water from _______ (pollute).

【8】_______ breaks the law should be punished.

【1】It is not socially _______ for parent to leave children unattended at that age.(accept)

【2】_______to British universities depends on examination results. (admit)

【3】A year after_______ , I was offered a position teaching a writing class. (graduate)

【4】In_________ with last year, the price of beef has increased. (compare)

【5】You will be able to choose a room ________ on your own personal tastes. (base)

【6】There is a proven _________ between passive smoking and cancer. (associate)

【7】Jessica always gave practical advice; I was looking forward to working under her______.(guide)

【8】The idea for the advertisement is ________.(create)

【9】Is this pizza for pickup or _______? (deliver)

【10】_______the teacher came in everyone became quiet.(direct)

【11】The Tibetan antelope (藏羚羊)in China is _______(danger) now.

【12】Americans always drive to supermarkets to buy canned and ______foods for the week.(freeze)

【13】We are organizing an art __________ for high school students in the city.(exhibit)

【14】I think all of us should mind our ___________in public places.(behave)

【15】He decided to quit his highly-paid but_________ job recently.(demand)

【1】She kissed me g_______ (温柔地) on my cheek.

【2】She looked sad, hopeless of the _______ (到来) of her friend.

【3】My mother often _______ (提醒) me to study hard.

【4】Happiness cannot be m_______ by money in our life.

【5】After lunch, my father and I _______ (漫步) around the path enjoying the spring sun.

【6】It is good m_______ for an Arab to stand close to his friends when they are talking.

【7】What _______ (迷惑) me was why they didn’t take his advice.

【8】Sitting too long before the computer is h_______ to people's health.

【9】As a punishment, she was not p_______ to attend any school activities.

【10】I’ve got a _______ (轻微的) headache.

※Prove you are paying attention.

To really show someone your interest in him or her, try bringing up a topic the person mentioned earlier. Did your co-worker talk about working with his son on a science fair project last week? Follow up and ask how it went. 【2】In fact, sometimes it says more that you can recall and show interest in even the small happening in another person’s life.

※Handle criticism in a wise way.

While you want to be generous with your praise, be careful with your criticism. For example, if someone makes an error, don’t call that person out in front of a group. 【3】Anyhow, be always gentle with criticism and only offer it when it's truly needed.

※Ask for advice.

Asking someone for advice is a great way to get people to like you. It shows that you respect the other individual's opinion.【4】 When you make someone feel better about himself or herself, that person will most certainly end up liking you for it.

※【5】

Most people love to talk about themselves. If you are asking questions and getting people to talk about themselves, they ’ll leave the conversation thinking that you're the coolest.

A. Try to be confident and respectful.

B. Everyone likes to feel needed and important.

C. It doesn't have to be a big, life-changing event.

D. Ask other people about their lives and interests.

E. Always use an individual's name in a conversation.

F. You can discuss your own mistakes before digging into someone else's errors.

G. The basics of getting people to like you are obvious---be nice, considerate and polite.

【1】The pubic demanded that a stricter law on gun ownership ________ (make) to reduce the rate of gun killing in the state.

【2】You can never imagine what difficulty I have_________ (deal) with work pressure.

【3】People take _______ for granted that what they read, hear or see from the media is reliable.

【4】Opposite stands St. Paul’s church, __________ you can hear some lovely music.

【5】_____(bite) by the snake in the bush, Susan was sent back to the camp.

【6】The soldiers, who just returned from the battles, received an _________(enthusiasm) welcome from the local people.

【7】Your parents were worried about you. You shouldn’t __________(leave) without a word.

【8】The film _________(set) in a fictional island and mainly depicts two brave men working together to beat the green-eyed monster.

【9】They threatened to shoot him and robbed him ______all his possessions.

【10】I just heard _______ bank where Dora works was robbed by a gunman wearing a mask.