八、阅读还原(共5小题,计5分)
阅读短文,从方框中选择合适的句子填入文中空白处。
What is your favourite colour? Do you know that colours have something to do with personalities?
1 Read the following to see what kind of personalities the four popular colours show.
If your favourite colour is blue, you are a kind person. The bad part of your personality is that you al-ways put others needs before yours. 2
If your favourite colour is green, you are warm-hearted. 3 It is the colour of the garden lover, the home lover and the good pet owner.
4 And you always try your best to win! “Just do it” is your favourite saying.
Some believe that orange is the happiest colour. 5 People like to stay with you because you can always make them feel better.
A.And that might make you feel tired.
B.If you like red, you see life as a competition.
C.You love nature, your family, friends and pets.
D.And you try to make others happy when they feel down.
E.Your favourite colour may tell what kind of person you are.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1. E
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. D

本题可根据上下文的逻辑关系和语义连贯性来选择合适的句子填入空白处。
1. 前文提到“Do you know that colours have something to do with personalities?”，后文又说“Read the following to see what kind of personalities the four popular colours show.”，E选项“Your favourite colour may tell what kind of person you are.”（你最喜欢的颜色可能表明你是什么样的人）起到了承上启下的作用，符合语境。
2. 前文说“The bad part of your personality is that you al-ways put others needs before yours.”，A选项“And that might make you feel tired.”（这可能会让你感到疲惫）进一步说明了总是把别人的需求放在自己需求之前的结果，符合逻辑。
3. 前文提到“If your favourite colour is green, you are warm - hearted.”，后文说“It is the colour of the garden lover, the home lover and the good pet owner.”，C选项“You love nature, your family, friends and pets.”（你热爱自然、家人、朋友和宠物）与前文“热心”以及后文对绿色的描述相呼应。
4. 后文提到“And you always try your best to win! ‘Just do it’ is your favourite saying.”，B选项“If you like red, you see life as a competition.”（如果你喜欢红色，你把生活看作一场竞争）与后文内容紧密相连。
5. 前文说“Some believe that orange is the happiest colour.”，D选项“And you try to make others happy when they feel down.”（当别人情绪低落时，你努力让他们开心）进一步说明了喜欢橙色的人的特点，符合语境。

九、阅读表达(共5小题,计10分)
Do you often compare yourself to other people? Perhaps your best friend received something you re-ally wanted for birthday, or you’re not allowed to go to a concert but your brother or sister is. Even though comparisons are normal and sometimes helpful, focusing on your own progress is important for your happiness, too.
Why is focusing on yourself important? “We prefer to compare ourselves to others who are doing better or not , as well as ourselves,” says psychologist( 心理学家 )Nicola Abbott. “But comparing your achievements to your past self and your future self can be more positive. ”This can make you feel proud and excited.
If you begin to feel quite low, Abbott suggests focusing on your own progress and what you are good at. You can ask yourself questions like “ ______ ” “What do I feel proud of and what improve-ments can I notice?” These can help you to improve your self-esteem( 自尊).
“Comparing with others is normal,” says Antrobus, a child psychologist, “but focusing on improv-ing your own performance can help you feel successful, too. Besides, learning to celebrate your friend’s achievements can help not only to improve your friend’s feeling, but can also help you feel good. It will encourage you to get along well with each other. ”
1. What does the writer think of comparisons?

2. What can make you feel proud and excited according to Paragraph 2?

3. What might be the missing sentence in the “▲”?

4. Which do you think is more helpful to you, comparing with others or focusing on your own pro-gress? Why?

5. What is the best title( 标题) for the passage?

1. They are normal and sometimes helpful.
2. Comparing your achievements to your past self and your future self.
3. What am I good at?
4. Focusing on my own progress. Because it can help improve my self-esteem and make me feel successful.
5. Focus on Your Own Progress