A. turn it off B. turn it on

C. turn off it D. turn on it

A. His B. She’s C. Her D. She

—A pen and ________.

A. ten piece of paper B. ten pieces of paper

C. ten piece of papers D. ten pieces of papers

【題目】

Comfort Zone is a state(狀態(tài)）of mind where there is the least stress. However, stepping into the learning zone can help to bring out the best in us. Here are the reasons.

Challenging yourself can help you do at your best.

Stepping outside one's comfort zone is important to personal development. How can we expect to make ourselves better if we only stick to habit and routine(日常）? We should try something we might not succeed at.

Taking risks is what helps us grow.

As children, we're natural risk-takers. But as we get older and learn to fear failure(失敗）, we start trying fewer new things. We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure. There is no learning without some difficulty.

Facing new challenges can help us age better.

Our comfort zones seem to become smaller as we get older-but if we can keep expanding them, we'll open ourselves up to a greater world as we age. As we step into the learning zone, we will get more comfortable with the skills gradually and we'll start to move into the comfort zone. A study found that learning new life skills can help our brain stay sharp(敏銳的）as we get older.

However, don't push yourself too far. Have you heard of "Yerkes-Dodson Law”？ It means performance increases as stress grows, but only up to a point. If the level of stress becomes too high, performance will go down. When stress becomes too great for us to deal with, we enter the danger zone.

【1】Compared with the comfort zone, people in the learning zone may .

A.feel less stressB.face more challenges

C.make fewer effortsD.refuse more changes

【2】From paragraph 3, we will learn more if we .

A.spend moneyB.fear failureC.take risksD.feel natural

【3】The best title of the passage might be .

A.Comfort Zone Makes Us Safe

B.What Is Comfort Zone

C.Step Outside Comfort Zone

D.Never Fear Comfort Zone

【4】“Yerkes-Dodson Law” can be described by Graph .

A.B.

C.D.

Jin Hee Park is a student at Stanford University in California. She studies hard. "Of course, I came here for the academic (學(xué)術(shù))," she says. "But the campus is so beautiful. I walk around just to relax."

Alejandro Vega, a banker in New York City, jogs almost every evening after work in Central Park. "I never get bored. The park is so big. It's a public space, yet it can feel completely private."

Niagara Falls was on Ross Howard's list of places to visit in upstate New York. "There are these wonderful footpaths that make the falls so close to the general public."

In 1857, a design contest was held for a new park in New York City. Frederick Law Olmsted and his partner, Calvert Vaux, won the contest. Central Park was the finished product - the first landscaped public park in the United States. Today, no trip to New York is complete without a visit to this beautiful park.

Later in his life, Olmsted designed landscapes for college campuses, like Stanford University. He also designed footpaths at Niagara Falls to give visitors better views of the falls. In all his work, Olmsted tried to protect the natural beauty of an area.

Today there are new pressures on Niagara Falls: some business want to develop the area, On Goat Island, an island in Niagara Falls State Park, there are now souvenir (紀(jì)念品) shops. There may be signs that say "No Littering," but there is still a lot of trash on the island. Most of the animals have disappeared. What would Olmsted think?

【1】Jin Hee Park thinks his university campus is ______ for walking and relaxing.

A.basicB.academicC.attractiveD.crowded

【2】Alejandro Vega feels ______ when he jogs in Central Park, for it feels private.

A.enjoyableB.boredC.nervousD.surprised

【3】Niagara Falls in America was close to the public because of its wonderful ______.

A.listsB.contestsC.fallsD.footpaths

【4】"no trip to New York is complete" (in Para. 4) probably means ______.

A.it's not a perfect trip to New YorkB.we should never go for a trip to New York

C.don't finish a trip in New YorkD.New York isn't a good place to visit

【5】In all of Olmsted's designing products, he tried to ______.

A.design footpaths for better views of the falls

B.protect the natural beauty of an area

C.include landscapes of Stanford University campus

D.rebuild the Central Park in New York City.

【6】Which of the following best describes the present situation on Niagara Falls?

A.This area is developed and becomes more lovely.

B.Olmsted expected most of the animals there to leave.

C.People are no longer allowed to visit souvenir shops.

D.Some people are doing learn to the environment.

—Yes, I _________.

A. Is; am B. Are; is C. Is; is D. Are; am

A. factories worker B. factory worker

C. factory workers D. factories workers

A. two another B. other two

C. another two D. two other

A. because B. if C. since D. unless

A. family B. first C. number D. given