Anxiety disorders--defined by extreme fear,restlessness,and muscle tension-are carefully considering,disabling,and can increasethe risk for_________and self-murder.They are some of the most common mental health conditions around the world,affecting around four out of every 100 people and costing the health care system and job employers over US $42 billion each year.

People with anxiety are more likely to miss days from work and are less productive.Young people with anxiety are also less likely to enter school and complete it-leading to fewer life_________.Even though this evidence points to anxiety disorders as being important mental health issues,insufficient_________is being given to them by researchers,clinicians,and policy makers.My team and I at the University of Cambridge wanted to find out who is most affected by anxiety disorders.

To do this,we conducted a systematic_______of studies that reported on the proportion of people with anxiety in a variety of contexts around the world,used accurate methods to keep the highest quality studies.

Our results showed women are almost twice as likely to suffer from anxiety as men,and people living in Europe and North America are disproportionately affected.So why are women more probable?

It could be because of differences in brain chemistry and hormone(荷尔蒙) variations.Reproductive events across a woman's life are associated with hormonal changes,which have been linked to anxiety.The rise in oestrogens(雌激素) that occurs during pregnancy can ________the risk for uncontrollable disorder.

This is characterized by disturbing and repetitive thoughts,impulses and addictions that are upsetting and less effective.But in addition to biological mechanisms,women and men seem to experience and react to events in their life ________.Women when faced with stressful situations,women and men which can increase their anxiety.Also,when faced with life stressful situations,women and men tend to use different coping strategies.Women faced with life stressors are more likely to think about them seriously,which can increase their anxiety,while men engage more in active,problem-focused coping.

1.A. symptom B. depression C. misery D. frightening

2.A. adventures B. insurances C. chances D. programs

3.A. conclusion B. attention C. solution D. contribution

4.A. igorance B. outlook C. discovery D. review

5.A. challenge B. decline C. eliminate D. increase

6.A. equally B. similarly C. differently D. terribly

Once there was once a farmer who was always criticizing his wife. One day, she was so angry with him that she said, "I’m going to work in the fields. You can do my work in the house. Let’s see how w1. you do it!"

The man’s first task was to make the butter. The work soon made him t2., so he went down to the cellar to drink some wine. While he was opening the barrel(桶), he heard the pig come into the house and knock over the butter dish.

He ran back upstairs to stop the pig from doing more d3., forgetting to put the cork(软木塞) back in the wine barrel.By the time he had chased the pig out of the kitchen, it was lunchtime.

He put the soup on to boil, and then remembered that he had not f4. the cow yet. There wasn’t time to take the cow out to the field, so he decided to take it onto the roof. There it could eat the grass that grew among the tiles(瓦片).

It wasn’t easy getting the cow onto the roof, but at last he s5.. To make sure that it did not fall off, he tied it to the chimney with a rope.

He did not want it to burn, so to get to the kitchen quickly, he decided to lower himself down the chimney.

He tied one end of the r6. to his foot and the other end to the cow. He had just reached the kitchen when the cow slipped and fell off the roof.The first thing his wife saw when she came home was the cow hanging from the rope, so she cut it loose.When the woman entered the house, she saw the floor covered with butter, the cellar flooded with wine and her husband upside down with his head in the soup!

The farmer p7. never to complain again if his wife would do the housework in the future.

Pompeii(庞培)

In AD 79, Pompeii was a large city by the sea about 150 kilometres south of Rome. Ten kilometres to the north of Pompeii there was the beautiful and peaceful mountain, Mount Vesuvius(维苏威火山)。24 August was a holiday . At noon, happy crowds filled the streets. Markets and restaurants are full. Suddenly, there are a huge explosion. Fire was coming out of Mount Vesuvius. The peaceful green mountain had become a terrible volcano. A huge cloud of ash, small stones,rocks and thick smoke rose high into the sky. A strong wind blew the night. People towards Pompei. Day became night. People were very scare. Not many of them could escape. Thousands of people were killed as they could not breathe because of all the smoke and ash. The eruption continued for days. The whole town was buried in ash over 17metres deep.

It was not until the eighteenth century that people began to dig down and discover what was left of this once great city. Because the explosion was so sudden, we can still see a lot of the old town of Pompeii. We have a very good picture of daily life was like in a Roman city nearly two thousand years ago. We can now see houses and streets, Public bath house and outside theatres just the way they were. We can also examine in museums many everyday objects-shoes, jewellery, bowls, and even food-kept safe in the hard ash. On the walls of many houses we can not only see beautiful paintings, but also read many personal messages written by ordinary people. One message says, ‘Publius(普布利乌斯)gives us good bread’. A schoolboy complains about fighting at school. A girl says the man who wants to marry her is too ugly. One humorous writer says,’Everyone writes on walls, except me.’ A poet, speaking of human life,wrote,’ nothing lasts forever. Though the Sun shines gold, it must sink into the sea…’. These sad words seem to talk about the sudden end-of Pompeii. But stone and ash have protected the city from people and from the weather. The city is alive again for everyone to see.

Question:

1.Mount Vesuvius was an active volcano to the north of Pompeii before the eruption, wasn’t it?

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2.What was Pompeii?

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3.Was Pompeii always a place dangerous place or a safe and peaceful city to live in?

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4.What really caused thousands of people’s death before they were buried in ash?

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5.What can we find on the walls of many houses in the once great city-Pompeii?

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6.Do you agree with the last sentence “The city is alive again for everyone to see”? Why or why not?(Explain your idea in 2 sentences.)

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Write at least 60 words on the topic”The spring of 2017’’

春天来临，请围绕你在2017年春天的所见所感，以2017年的春天为题，写不少于60字的短文。

--Jack is ________ American boy，right?

--Yes．He’s from ________ USA．

A. a；the B. an；a C. a；a D. an；the

Look! The children are swimming in the ________．

A. Zoo B. supermarket C. library D. pool

It’s 10：00 a.m. The students ________ in the classroom．

A. study B. is studying C. studies D. are studying

--Mike，does the chicken taste good?

--Yes，it’s really ________．

A. delicious B. terrible C. healthy D. old

--________ is your brother?

--He is reading a book in the library．

A. What B. Where C. How D. Who

My father is working in South Africa．I ________ him a lot．

A. teach B. help C. forget D. miss