题组一Passage1ForgivenessTo forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.1 Try the following steps:Calm yourself. 2 You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love.Don ’t wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don ’t see things the same way. 3 Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.Take the control away from your offender(冒犯者). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who causes you pain. Instead of focusing on your mounded(半埋没的) feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.4 If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender ’s point of view.Don ’t forget to forgive yourself. 5 But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don ’t do it.A. Why should you forgive?B. How should you start to forgive?C. Recognize the benefits of forgiveness.D. Try to see things from you offender ’s angle.E. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.F. To make your anger die away, try a simple stress management technique.G. If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.Passage 2Life getting you down? Learn to bounce back＂That which does not kill us makes us stronger.＂Nietzsche said. There are a number of ways that can get us through tough times, help us to bounce back and make us happier. 1 Find something you can control.2 But taking small, positive steps in any area of our life can have a ripple effect, enabling us to move forward in the problem area.3As a species, we tend to focus on what’s wrong rather than what’s right. But we can benefit a lot from paying attention to what’s going right. Psychologists have shown consciously focusing on these good things helps to increase our experience of positive emotions.Check your thinking.4 Leading psychologist Martin Seligman found that the way we interpret the causes of everyday setbacks can have a significant impact on our ability to cope and our physical health. He also showed we can learn more resilient(有弹性的) thinking styles.Distract yourself.When we are immersed in a problem, it is hard to think creatively about ways to deal with it. It often helps to take time out from the things you are worrying about. 5 Not only doesthis give us a break from what we’re doing and our worries, it’s also great for ourminds.A. Always do something that is right.B. It’s true that there are lots of things we can’t control.C. An effective way of taking time out is exercise.D. Next time you are feeling stressed or stuck, give them a try.E. Focus on what’s right.F. Next time something goes wrong for you, pause for a moment.G. The way we think can destroy our own resilience.Passage 3Speaking is not equal to learning1. You don’t need to study grammar too much.The first suggestion may sound strange to many students who begin to learn English, but it is exactly important. 1 However, if you want to speak fluently, you should try to speak English without thinking too much of grammar. Studying grammar will only slow you down and make you hesitate. You will think about the grammar rules instead of naturally saying a sentence like a native.2. You can’t translate every word.When you try to speak English, you do not need to translate every word from your mother tongue. 2Another problem you may meet is that you will misuse grammar rules that you have learned in your mother language.3. 3The reason why many people can learn well is that they often practise. But in order to speak English fluently, you need to practise speaking. When you study, don’t just listen. Speak out loud the material you are listening to and practise what you hear. Practise speaking out loud until your mouth and brain can do it without any effort. 44. You should study correct material.A phrase you often hear is, ＂Practice makes perfect.＂This is not completely true. Practice only makes what you are practising permanent. If you practise the incorrect sentence, you will have perfected saying the sentence incorrectly. 5A. You should try to speak fluently.B. You need to practise speaking what you hear.C. By doing so, you will be able to speak English fluently.D. If you want to pass examinations, you should study grammar well.E. If you listen more, you can speak correctly and fluently sooner or later.F. Therefore, it is important that you study material that is commonly used by most people.G. The order of words is probably completely different and you may be bothslow and incorrect by doing this.Passage4How to Make Small TalkThere’s nothing small about small talk. Many great friendships and relationships have started with small talk. Small talk helps you build a meaningful relationship with a person. 1 If you want to know how to master small talk, just follow these steps.2 If you want to make a person feel comfortable, the best thing to do is to have an ＂open attitude＂and to direct your body toward that person without being too forceful. Just make eye contact, don’t cross your arms, and face your shoulders toward that person. This will make the person feel like you’re giving him all of your attention.Put away your phone. There’s nothing more annoying than talking to a person who is constantly checking his cellphone.Though you should look eager to talk to the person, don’t look too eager. Don’t lean so close that you scare him away. 3Give a friendly greeting. If you’re seeing someone you already know, just say hello and greet her by her name, ＂Hi, Jen, it’s good to see you.＂ 4 If you don’t know the person, introduce yourself first so you feel more confident and in control of the conversation.5 Just a simple ＂I love your shoes — where did you get them?＂can get you into a fun conversation about shoe shopping. Even if the praise doesn’t lead anywhere, it will still make the person feel more appreciated before you start discussing other subjects.A. Have friendly body language.B. Focus your attention on their shoes.C. It also benefits you in the professional world.D. Many people are turned off by a close-talker.E. Start with a small compliment.F. You will feel uncomfortable when close to others.G. This is simple and direct and lets the person know you’re excited to talk.题组二Passage1Restaurant chefs, home cooks, and foodies — people who love good food — often say that we eat with all of our senses.First, we use our sense of sight to appreciate how a meal is presented, either on a dinner plate or a dining table. 1 Additionally, with our sense of smell, we breathe in the mouth-watering smell rising up from the meal. Finally, we enjoy the food with our sense of taste.But does sound also affect our dining experience? A new report from researchers at Brigham Young University said yes. Hearing is often called ＂the forgotten food sense.＂says Ryan Elder, and assistant professor of marketing at Brigham Young University. 2 On the other hand, watching loud television or listening to loud music while eating can hide such noises. And this could lead to overeating.During the experiments, the test subjects wore headphones and listened to noise at either a high or low audio level. 3 The study found that subjects who listened to the higher volume noise ate more pretzels than those with the low audio levels.Elder says that when hiding the sounds of eating, like when you watch television or listen to loud music while eating, we take away the sense of hearing. 4 The researchers are calling this the ＂crunch effect＂, which they admit may not seem like much at one meal. But over a week, a month, or a year, all that food can really add up. So hearing the sound of eating does reduce the amount of food you consume.5 Hearing the noises of your meal as you eat could also help you to be more mindful of the experience and perhaps help you to enjoy it more.A. In fact, beautiful food is healthier than food that doesn’t look appealing.B. But besides not overeating, there is another benefit.C. And this may cause you to eat more than you would normally.D. Then researchers gave them a hard snack: pretzels.E. Our sense of touch can also be important when preparing or sharing food.F. He notes that soft and sweet sound is thought to enhance the taste of food.G. He says that if people notice the sound the food makes as they eat it, they might eat less.Passage2Consider...YOU. In all time before now and in all time to come, there has never been and will never be anyone just like you. You are unique in the entire history and future of the universe. Wow! Stop and think about that. You’re better than one in a million, or a billion, or a gazillion...1You’re amazing! You’re awesome! 2 Beautiful young people are the whimsy(奇想) of nature, while beautiful old people are true works of art. But you don’t become ＂beautiful＂just by virtue of the aging process.3 That is the Art of Life. You can learn slowly, and sometimes painfully, by just waiting for life to happen to you. Or you can choose to speed up your growth and intentionally devour (吞没)life and all it offers. 4Paint a masterpiece!5 Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to do, it’s truly up to you.A. You are the only one like you in a sea of infinity!B. Nobody will be more beautiful than you from now on.C. God gives every bird its food but he doesn’t throw it into its nest.D. With other people helping you, you’re sure to be truly perfect.E. You’re the artist that paints your future with the brush of today.F. Amazing and awesome as you already are, you can be even more so.G. Real beauty comes from learning, growing, and loving in the ways of life.题组一Passage 1【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍人们宽恕别人的方法和途径。