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（1）A cobra (眼镜蛇) was set free on September 10 in a park in Xiangtan City, South China’s Hunan Province. 36 And they began hunting for the deadly creature to try to prevent it from hurting anyone.In the name of mercy, some people free caged animals, including foreign species, mostly bought from pet shops or markets. 37 Last April, someone freed hundreds of foxes and raccoon dogs in a Beijing suburb, causing economic losses to animal farmers and endangering the safety of local residents.38 Besides, today people are increasingly aware of the importance of environmental protection and biodiversity. But it is necessary to ensure that acts of freeing captive animals do not violate laws or harm the interests of the public. 39In order to regulate the release of captive animals, the government revised the law on wildlife conservation in 2016. According to the updated regulations, no individual or organization should harm the public interest by freeing captive animals. 40A. Such news has frequently appeared in recent years.B. Local police immediately arrested the troublemaker.C. Freeing captive animals is an act that deserves respect in China.D. However, their warm-hearted kindness often causes serious consequences.E. Freeing a cobra in a park reflects the troublemaker’s ignorance of other people’s lives.F. It is important to protect animals including those set free by people.G. And any creatures set free should be local species that have no threat to local biodiversity.（2）The holiday season is supposed to be the most festive and fun time of the year, but all those plans and expectations of joy can turn tougher and more stressful than they sound. This is especially true for those of us who struggle with mental illness.36 Sometimes you’re forced to spend time with family you rarely see and don’t always get along with. Or you are off from work, with more time to think troubling thoughts. Or you are put into party situations that you don’t like.When you have a routine, it’s easier to manage whatever mental struggles you may face, and when that routine is broken, it can trigger(引发)things you may not be ready to face. 37It was during the holidays when I hit a low moment and, with the help of my mother, decided to seek help for my eating disorder.Around the holidays, I often feel like I’m supposed to be everywhere w i t h e v e r y o n e.38 To fight this, I’ve developed a mantra(咒语): it’s not selfish to take time for yourself.Take a walk in nature. Talk to a friend you trust. Sit out one of the holiday gatherings in favor of some personal time. 39Trying to spend all of your time pleasing everyone else is not only exhausting—it’s impossible. And you know what? 40A. I know it has for me.B. The holidays break your routine.C. There are many things crowding in your mind.D. I will accompany my friends to go wherever they like.E. I have the added guilt of knowing it’s the season of givingF. Just do whatever helps you calm down and gives you a break from the stress.G. If you take a little time for yourself, you will be much bettercompany for those around you.（3）It would be hard to overlook the influence that television once held o v e r f a m i l y l i f e.36 It was always there in the background. But that world is disappearing.A report shows that children are more likely to watch programs and videos on laptops and mobile phones, rather than on television screens. That is to say, watching television within families is becoming a private and individual activity. 37 TV sets, the focus in a lot of homes for many years, are falling out of favor among children.38 The monitoring survey shows their viewing has slightly increased this year to an average of over two and a half hours per day. Half of children and teenagers preferred watching back-to-back episodes(剧集), so that two and a half hours of viewing might be for a single program. 39 The idea of a TV channel with a fixed schedule also seems as clumsy as a DVD player.Such shared viewing is so last century. No longer will children argue over what to watch and then complain about their parents’ choices. And parents are increasingly unlikely to be able to supervis e their children’s viewing. 40A. It was a shared experience across communities．B. The idea of waiting for a program is disappearing．C. Homes become places where people are alone together．D. Even if you hated programs, you still watched them．E. Both of them realize the shape of family life is changing．F. Teenagers regarded themselves as what they liked on television．G. It’s not that young people have stopped watching programs and videos．（4）Here’s a surprising truth---one of the most powerful weapons to enhance your life is your own tongue!36 Concentrate on the qualities of other people that you can affirm instead of on their faults. This alone should do wonders in relieving stress in your relationships. Doctors know that prolonged anxiety harms you, but encouraging words can remove stress and a peaceful mind leads to improved physical health, too. 37 Avoid fueling verbal fire. When someone starts to blow up all over you, be careful about your response. Why burn your relationship house down with your own mouth? Try spraying water on an argument with calm words instead of using a flame-thrower. How many marriages have been destroyed when in a fit of anger people spew out hurtful accusations to one another that are never forgotten! 38 “A soft answer turns away wrath (狂怒), but a harsh word stirs up anger.”Stop complaining. We all know people who complain all the time, especially about the fault of others. 39 Nothing is ever going well for them, and probably nothing ever will—as long as they keepcomplaining and putting their energy on what they really don’t want.Do think before you speak. 40 It is useless regretting. It doesn’t matter how unintentional they may be, words can sometimes cut a lot deeper t han a sword. Very often you’ll hear people say, “I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.” Well, if you didn’t want to hurt feelings, why couldn’t you be thoughtful before you let the unpleasant words escape your loose lips?A. Think twice before speaking.B. The longer you think, the better you’ll speak.C. The more they do so, the more they are disliked.D. Practice speaking positive words instead of negative ones.E. Once the words leave your mouth, it is impossible to take them back.F. We store in our minds in a kind of mental art gallery what others have said to us.G. You should practice waiting a while before answering someone when you are angry.（5）Why do people take “selfies(自拍)”? Researchers at Syracuse University in New York tried to answer that question. 36 People who post selfies and use editing software to make themselveslook better show behavior connected to narcissism (自恋), the Syracuse researchers said. Narcissists are people who think very highly of themselves, especially how they look. 37 Because social media can be superficial (肤浅), it is mostly used to share such unimportant information about their lives.38 People who post group selfies show a need for popularity and a need to belong to a group, the Syracuse University research found. They said some people feel “peer pressure” to post selfies. And some believe it did not really happen if there is no picture of an event or experience.Chock said posting selfies on social media is not all that different from what people have done for many years. On trips and special events, our elders used cameras to take photos. Before social media, people would bring back photos to show friends and family. 39 If you are a nice person, you commented about how nice everyone in the photos looked, especially children and the person showing the photos. That was the old way of “clicking” like. 40 People can decide not to look at photos of their friends and family—even if they click “like” or even “love” under the Faceboo k selfie.A. On social media, it is a different experience.B. They came up with some surprising answers.C. There are other reasons why people post selfies.D. You had no choice but to look at them.E. Here is how the Syracuse researchers did their study.F. For them, social media is a good place to post selfies.G. There are no major differences on how often men and women post selfies.参考答案:(1) 36-40 BDCEG(2) 36-40 BAEFG(3) 36-40 DCGBE(4) 36-40 DFGCE(5) 36-40 BFCDA。