三、用所给词的适当形式填空
1. It's the first time that a 90-year-old (award) "Woman Of The Year" for being Britain's oldest full-time employee.
2. With the end of school (approach), and school vacation reading lists looming (逼近), parents might take this chance to read something and set a good example to their children.
3. By the time the engineers solved all the technical problems, the plan to build two power plants(发电站) in Hinkley Point (desert).
4. On returning home, she found a note (attach) to the door, which reads "Call in later."
5. Being exposed to great works of literature, in whatever form, can encourage (creative).
6. The popular cartoon Mulan is an (adapt) of a Chinese poem.

1. has been awarded 2. approaching
3. had been deserted 4. attached 5. creativity
6. adaptation

四、阅读理解
Shelter dogs often just sleep for the first week after they're adopted(领养). Many people wonder why. This is because, now safely away from the noise of the shelter, they finally relax and fall into a deep sleep after their long watch.
Lots of us, so to speak, long to end up being watched, only nobody coming to take us home. How are you supposed to feel it's OK to rest your eyes when there's always another bill, another task to take?
One small thing that can help is to move your thinking about self-care from activities to feelings. The self-care industry often presents "rest" as a set of actions: a holiday, a meditation(冥思), a special kind of exercise. But no activity is recovery if you experience no "rest" feelings while doing it. Activities help when they are ways to a "rest" feeling, and it's the feeling itself that matters. For example, quiet reading, meant to make you feel calm, won't be of much use if the stress follows throughout, or if what you needed wasn't to feel calm but to feel free.
In addition, naming the feeling we need in greater detail than we're used to leads to more effective rest. Not "I need not to feel burned out" but "I need to feel safe". Then we can look for ways to get those feelings that don't require months of expensive leave. Instead of the activity of "no screens", we set the goal of feeling proud of something we do. Instead of the activity of "long walk", we feel the feeling of attending to my surrounds.
Another strategy might be to cut corners you can. You're clearly clever, energetic, and capable. These qualities can turn every part of life into an opportunity to do well. But in fact, it doesn't have to be like this. You may clean irregularly when tired, or have instant meals over busy time. For administrative(管理的) tasks, it will be fine to do it to exactly the level at which they do not make your life worse, and then stop.
()1. How does the author introduce the topic?
A. By solving a doubt.
B. By picturing a fact.
C. By raising a problem.
D. By presenting a case.
()2. What is the problem with the self-care industry according to the text?
A. It ignores the "rest" feelings.
B. It limits the range of actions.
C. It focuses on calm reading.
D. It misleads us in exercises.
()3. What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?
A. Improving the quality of life.
B. Lowering standards in cases.
C. Lazing around all the way.
D. Reducing necessary work.
()4. What is the structure of the text?

1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C
【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章由收容所狗狗被领养后首周常沉睡的现象切入，探讨人们难以真正休息的问题及有效休息的方法。
1. D 解析:推理判断题。根据第一段的内容“收容所的狗狗在被领养后的第一周通常只会睡觉。很多人对此感到疑惑。这是因为,现在它们安全地远离了收容所的噪音,在长时间的警惕之后终于放松下来,陷入了深度睡眠”可知,作者通过列举收容所狗狗被领养后沉睡这一具体事例,引出下文关于人们难以真正休息的话题。故选 D。
2. A 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中“The self-care industry often presents 'rest' as a set of actions: a holiday, a meditation, a special kind of exercise. But no activity is recovery if you experience no 'rest' feelings while doing it.(自我护理行业通常将‘休息’呈现为一系列行为:假期、冥思、一种特殊的运动。但如果你在做这些活动时没有感受到‘休息’的感觉,那么任何活动都不算恢复)”可知,自我护理行业的问题在于它只注重一系列休息行为,却忽视了“休息”本身带来的感受。故选 A。
3. B 解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Another strategy might be to cut corners you can. You're clearly clever, energetic, and capable. These qualities can turn every part of life into an opportunity to do well. But in fact, it doesn't have to be like this.(另一种策略可能是尽可能地走捷径。你显然聪明、精力充沛且有能力。这些品质可以将生活的方方面面都变成表现优异的机会。但实际上,事情不一定是这样的)”及后文举例“You may clean irregularly when tired, or have instant meals over busy time. For administrative tasks, it will be fine to do it to exactly the level at which they do not make your life worse, and then stop.(疲惫时,打扫卫生可以随性些;忙碌时,吃点速食也无妨。处理行政事务,做到不让生活因此变糟的程度就够了,点到即止)”可知,作者建议在某些情况下降低标准,不必事事追求完美。故选 B。
4. C 解析:推理判断题。通读全文可知,文章第一段通过收容所狗狗被领养后沉睡的事例引入话题;第二段由狗狗的情况类比到人类,提出人们难以真正休息的问题;第三、四、五段分别给出有效休息的三个策略(将自我护理从行为转向感受、详细描述所需休息感受、在可做到的地方走捷径)。C选项对应的结构图符合。故选 C。