【推荐2】"Post-truth"was chosen by Oxford Dictionaries as the Word of the Year 2016. Indeed, digital misinformation is on the rise and it is hard for people to distinguish.     1    

Before the dawn of the Internet, Canadians regularly turned to trusting their preferred news¬papers or radio stations for the latest news.     2     It’s now coming at you from so many different sources that you need to take responsibility for what you’re seeing.

Experts recommend relying on a range of sources instead of just one, but looking into them first.     3     For example, the people connected, where they’re based, and their intention. A lack of information is certainly a warning.

Next, learning to recognize misinfonnation is important. False news spreads mostly through social media. So if you’re looking at news on Facebook, you have to handle it in a wiser way.    4     Is it from a well-informed relative or a friend who regularly expresses extreme views? And whatever you do, only by clicking through can you see whether the information is accurate.

    5     It has no limits in achieving that goal, so it plays on feelings and uses improper lan¬guage. Therefore, if you feel excited to share something immediately, that’s the time you should stop and ask, "Is it accurate?"If we all take that extra little pause, we’ll be able to stop this false thing from spreading.

A．Sources that are reliable tell you about themselves.

B．Fortunately, there are some simple ways to tell facts from fiction.

C．Consider who’s sharing it if it’s not posted directly from the source.

D．Today 42% of them use social media at least once a day to get their news.

E．Someone sets up "Hot Global News" , hoping the ad dollars would pour in.

F．False news is designed to seek attention in order to sell ads or make an idea public.

G．Evaluating sources and getting reliable news is important in the age of misinformation.

【推荐3】I’m often asked how to study English effectively. I think this means getting the most out of your study time,and that means variety.     1    .

Study Every Day

    2    . However, don’t exaggerate (夸张)! Study for thirty minutes every day instead of two hours once a week. This habit of studying English every day will help keep English in your brain fresh.

A Little Grammar, a Little Listening, a Little Reading, and a Little Writing

Make sure that you study a number of areas rather than focusing on just one.     3    , and then read an article on the same topic. Don’t do too much;twenty minutes on three different types of exercises is plenty!

    4    

Give yourself one grammar goal when reading a new article or watching a new video. For example,try to write down each example of a form you are studying such as the present perfect. Use colored pens to highlight (使……突出) forms that you are studying.

Use Different Learning Methods

Don’t just use one way to study English. Use many kinds of methods which will make all the parts of your brain help you. For example,     5     , create a word map, describe a picture, make a list...All of these methods together help with your learning.

Find Some Friends

You can practice the exercises together, have conversations together (in English). As you study English together, help each other with exercises you may not understand.

A．Forget Grammar

B．Review Grammar as You Watch or Read

C．Here are some simple exercises to help you warm up

D．Here are some basic ideas to help you as you study English

E．It’s important to study English every day

F．Study a little grammar then do a short listening exercise

G．if you are learning new vocabulary

【推荐1】Tours in Guizhou Province

Huangguoshu Waterfall Tour

Running: May 1st through November 10th

This tour transports you to one of Guizhou Province's most fantastic attractions, the largest waterfall in China? Here you can enjoy the magnificent waterfall and large cave landscape. Then we will take you to have a free taste of local food.

Departing from Guiyang: 7:30 am and 8:30 am

Duration (时长):7 hours

Price: 250 yuan

Xijiang Thousand Households Miao Village Tour

Running: April 6th through October 23nd

This attractive tour takes you to the most special Miao village scenes of Guizhou. Enjoy the unique multi-stories turret 角楼)as you go through the traditional wooden houses town. Elegant Miao dresses are provided for you to lake beautiful photos, and you can participate in their festivities if you are lucky enough.

Departing from Guiyang: 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm

Duration: 1.5 days

Advance preservations required.

Qianling Mountain Park Tour

Running: March 1st through December 30th

This tour goes through the whole mountain on its way to Hongfu Temple which is quite famous in the southern pan of China. Here you can enjoy the history) of the famous temple and the delicious vegetarian food (素食)offered.

Departing from the hotel: 8:00 am and 9:00 am.

Duration: 3 hours

Price: 40 yuan

Site of the Zunyi Conference Tour

Running: January 10th through December 31st

Join us for a history tour of China through the historical district. Enjoy the special design and construction of the site as you get into the historical spirit of the conference.

Departing from Guiyang: 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm

Duration: 2 hours

Price: Available upon request

1. Which tour do you need to book in advance?

A．Huangguoshu Waterfall Tour.

B．Qianling Mountain Park Tour.

C．Site of the Zunyi Conference Tour.

D．Xijiang Thousand Households Miao Village Tour.

2. What will you do on the Site of the Zunyi Conference Tour?

A．Learn about Chinese history.	B．Enjoy the beautiful site.
C．Attend the important meeting.	D．Join in the special design.

3. Where does this text most probably come from?

A．A science magazine.	B．A travel journal.
C．A teacher's handbook.	D．A personal diary.

【推荐3】Your Garden Escape

Even in the big city you can find oases of calm and beauty. From a royal palace to a classical garden, we recommend great greens paces to escape the hustle and bustle of London.

Horniman Gardens

Horniman Gardens cover 16 acres with breathtaking views of London. Visitors can enjoy the Sound Garden, Meadow Field, and even a Prehistoric Garden, which features a display of “living fossils” filled with plant species that have been around for thousands of years. The gardens are very popular with families, and dogs can be let off their leads in the Meadow Field.

Chiswick Garden

As a classical garden landscape in London, it was here that the English Landscape Movement was born with William Kent’s designs. It is also home to the oldest collection of camellias (山茶花) in Britain. Enjoy fresh bread, seasonal food, and natural wines in the award-winning café, while admiring the beauty of the naturalistic landscape, spotted with impressive art and statues.

Buckingham Palace Garden

The 39-acre garden boasts more than 350 types of wildflowers, over 200 trees and a three-acre lake. The garden also provides a habitat for native birds rarely seen in London. A tour of the garden can be completed by having a cream tea in the café overlooking the Palace’s famous grassland and lake.

Kew Garden

The Royal Botanic Garden at Kew is one of the world’s most famous gardens and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Have a walk through the vast garden, spot local wildlife at the Lake, or get your hands dirty by trying a gardening lesson. Be sure to visit the Temperate House, which contains some of the rarest and most threatened plants.

1. What can visitors do in both Horniman Gardens and Chiswick Garden?

A．Study living fossils.	B．Taste delicious food.
C．Appreciate grand scenes.	D．Enjoy impressive art.

2. Where should visitors go if they want to join in do-it-yourself activities?

A．Kew Garden.	B．Chiswick Garden.
C．Horniman Gardens.	D．Buckingham Palace Garden.

3. What do the listed gardens have in common?

A．They are designed by famous artists.	B．They contain vast grasslands and lakes.
C．They run a café in the garden.	D．They collect rare or impressive creatures.

【推荐1】How do you address（称呼）people in English when you want to talk to them? The following may be some simple rules the beginners should follow.

*When talking to strangers there is often no special forms of address in English. Usually, If you want to catch the attention of ạ strange, it is necessary to use such a phrases as "Excuse me".

*In British English "Sir" and "Madam" are considered to be too formal（正式）for most situations. They are used mostly to customers in shops or restaurants. While in American English "Sir" and "Madam" are not so formal and are commonly used between strangers, especially with older people whose names you don't know.

*When you, talk to some people you know, you can use their names. If you are friends, use their first names; if your relationship is more formal, use "Mr." "Mrs." "Ms.", ect, before their family names.

*There are many other forms of address which can be used between friends and strangers. However, many of these are limited in use. For example, "pal" and "mate" can be used between strangers, but are usually only used by men talking to other men.

1. According to the passage, "Excuse me" is mainly used to_______

A．catch the attention of a stranger.	B．apologize to others
C．address a person you don't know	D．suggest good manners

2. If John Smith is your best friend, according to the passage you should often call him_______.

A．Mr. John

B．Smith

C．John

D．Mr. Smith

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．"Sir" and "Madam" are used more often in America than in England.

B．While addressing friend, people just use their first names.

C．"Pal" and "mate" are usually only use between men.

D．People often use "Mr." "Mrs." or "Ms." Before the first names of those people who they don't know very well.

4. The passage is mainly likely taken from an English_______.

A．card

B．textbook

C．storybook

D．grammar book.

【推荐3】Environmental issues are among the most pressing concerns of seaside cities around the world that hope to find a solution through technological innovation for the growing problem.

In an interview, Annika Olsen, former prime minister of the Faroe Islands and current mayor of its capital Torshavn, expressed severe concerns about global warming. “The weather is getting warmer and the temperature of the sea is increasing, which poses a huge challenge to us as a fishery nation,” Olsen said. Faroe Islands fishery export accounts for 98 percent of the total exports, said Olsen, adding that warming of the sea is a challenge to the economy as to the environment. “We are very vulnerable to changes in the climate,” Olsen said, pointing out that “We have more rain and more extreme weather, and the snow is actually gone during wintertime.”

Olsen was one of over 300 mayors from about 70 countries around the world who participated in international conference MUNI EXPO this year, which was held in Tel Aviv. The city of Tel Aviv is noted as an innovative global center, which could be beneficial for cities devoting themselves to reducing global warming effects. Besides the mayors, about 8,000 participants took part in the annual international innovation convention, sponsored by the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel (FLAI).

“Each town or city is unique, but many of the challenges we face are shared,” Haim Bibas, chairman of FLAI and mayor of Modiin, said. “Coastal cities must deal with the burden of beach tourism, pollution from the sea, the destruction of reefs and rising sea levels and flooding, securing ports and coastal borders.” All cities must protect infrastructure (基础设施), ensure the high quality of air in urban areas, provide smart solutions for global warming, and invest in green energy, he added.

About 170 companies showed their unique technology at the exhibition part of the conference. Mindaugas, president of the Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania, said that there were more technologies focusing on the environment, and that could make the cities more sustainable.

1. What is the Faroe Islands’ main income?

A．Fishery.

B．Agriculture.

C．Industry.

D．Tourism.

2. What’s the aim of the conference MUNI EXPO?

A．To protect the fishery of island countries.	B．To reduce the threat of global climate change.
C．To introduce international technological innovation.	D．To improve the economy of island countries.

3. Which of the following is Haim Bibas likely to agree with?

A．Not all towns or cities are unique.

B．Different cities have different challenges.

C．Coastal cities face similar problems.

D．Pollution is the most serious problem to coastal cities.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Coastal cities hope to invest in green energy.

B．Coastal cities hope to be more sustainable.

C．The latest technology about improving environment.

D．a convention about protecting infrastructure in coastal cities.

【推荐1】The Intelligent Plant. That is the title of a recent article in The New Yorker, and new research is showing that plants have surprising abilities to sense and react to the world.

But can a plant be intelligent? Some plant scientists insist they are since they can sense, learn, remember and even react in ways that would be familiar to humans.

Michael Pollan, author of “The Botany of Desire,” says for the longest time, people who have long talked to their plants or played music for them were being considered “mad.”

The new research, he says, is in a field called plant neurobiology(神经生物学), which is not a proper name, because even scientists in the field don’t argue that plants have neurons(神经) or brains.

“They have analogous structures as humans,” Pollan explains. “Plants have all the same senses as humans. They have ways of taking all the sensory data they gather in their everyday lives, integrate it and then behave in an appropriate way in response.” In addition to hearing, taste, for example, they can sense gravity, the presence of water, or even feel that an obstacle(障碍物) is in the way of its roots, before coming into contact with it. Plant roots will change direction, he says, to avoid obstacles.

So what about pain? Do plants feel? Pollan says they do respond to anesthetics (麻醉剂). “You can put a plant out with a human anesthetic. And not only that, plants produce their own compounds that are anesthetic to us.” But scientists are unwilling to go as far as to say they are responding to pain.

How plants sense and react is still somewhat unknown. They don’t have nerve cells like humans, but they do have a system for sending electrical signals and even produce neurotransmitters (神经递质) and other chemicals the human brain uses to send signals.

1. Why does the author mention the article The Intelligent Plant in the first paragraph?

A．To support his opinion.	B．To introduce the topic.
C．To give an example.	D．To make comparison.

2. People who usually talked to their plants would be thought           .

A．Intelligent.

B．Crazy.

C．Patient.

D．Comforting.

3. What does the underlined word “analogous” in paragraph 5 mean?

A．Simple.

B．False.

C．Flexible.

D．Similar.

4. What can we learn about plants according to the last two paragraphs?

A．Plants can feel and react to pain.	B．Plants send two kinds of signals.
C．Plants are able to sense and react.	D．Plants have their own brains.

【推荐2】Six Chinese survived the tragedy of the Royal Mail Ship Titanic, but disappeared soon after. Now a British documentarian, Arthur Jones, will uncover stories and histories of discrimination.

There were eight Chinese between the ages of 24 and 37 on the Titanic, sharing one 59-pound third-class ticket, but only six survived from its sinking. When they arrived in the United States, they were not helped like the other 705 survivors. Instead they were forced to leave the country within 24 hours because of the Chinese Exclusion Act signed in 1882.

Some westerners questioned the six Chinese survivors as stowaways and claimed that they survived because they secretly climbed on the lifeboat or dressed as women to board lifeboats.

But after visiting foreign documents, museums and cooperating with American and Chinese historians, Jones believes they did not do anything disgraceful in order to survive the disaster. ''This is not only a story about the survivors of Titanic, but also a story of a group of brave Chinese people exploring the outside world at that time, '' he said.

When the ship hit an iceberg, like other third-class passengers the eight Chinese were released from the locked gates at last, but not allowed to board the lifeboat. Luckily, four of them boarded a small broken boat, and one was rescued by another lifeboat. Another one, Fang Lang, floated on a piece of wooden board in the sea. The only returning lifeboat saved him from freezing.

To restore their real stories, Jones and his team found Fang Lang's son in Wisconsin, US. Also, Jones will visit Taishan city in south China's Guangdong province, recorded as the survivors' hometown. The filmmakers also established a website, whoarethesix.com, for more clues.

Ordinarily, people think of Titanic as a story of rich white people, but don't know there were people from all over the world, including Chinese. ''Their stories are never told, '' Jones said.

The documentary The Six is expected to be released in China late this year.

1. What can we learn about the Chinese Exclusion Act?

A．It put Chinese at disadvantage.

B．It was completed within 24 hours.

C．It aimed to help Chinese passengers.

D．It forbad Chinese to buy first-class tickets.

2. What might Jones think of the six Chinese survivors?

A．Adventurous but dishonest.	B．Lucky but disgraceful.
C．Brave and innocent.	D．Poor and questionable.

3. What does Paragraph 6 mainly talk about?

A．Some amazing findings about the survivors.

B．Jones and his team's visit to different people.

C．Jones’ efforts to restore the stories of the Chinese.

D．Some information about the survivors' hometown.

4. What is the purpose of the film The Six?

A．Tell the true story of the six Chinese survivors.

B．Research into the way the six Chinese survived.

C．Criticize American's discrimination against Chinese.

D．Describe the hardship of Chinese living in America.

【推荐3】Health advice on hand sanitizers

Antibacterial hand sanitizers（免洗洗手液）are marketed as a good alternative（替代品）when soap and water are not available. Manufacturers say that their sanitizers kill 99.9 percent of germs（细菌）, but research suggests that this not the case.

How do hand sanitizers work?

Most sanitizers are alcohol-based; they work by removing the outer layer of oil on our skin, then the alcohol kills the bacteria.

However, Barbara Almanza, associate professor at Purdue University, notes that hand sanitizers do not significantly reduce the amount of bacteria, and in some cases, can increase it.

So the question arises, how can manufacturers say sanitizers kill 99.9 percent of bacteria?

How can manufacturers make the 99.9 percent claim（声称）?

Manufacturers test their products on bacteria-tainted surfaces. In this controlled environment, hand sanitizers do kill 99.9 percent of bacteria. However, the human hand is a lot more complex and goes through a lot of different changes in a day compared to a controlled surface.

These tests allow manufactures to obtain consistent results. But , in reality, how effective are hand sanitizers in killing bacteria in everyday life?

Hand sanitizer VS hand soap and water

Almanza says that soap and water are the best way to clean your hands. Hand sanitizer cannot and should not be a direct replacement.

However, they are a useful alternative. To effectively kill bacteria, studies recommend that people use sanitizers that are at least 60 percent alcohol. Also, sanitizers won’t work if you have dirty hands, so wipe them with a tissue or napkin before sanitizing.

What about antibacterial soaps?

Research has shown that regular soap is just as effective as antibacterial soap in reducing bacteria-related illnesses.

In fact, some consumer antibacterial soap may increase some bacteria’s resistance to antibiotics（抗生素）, making them more dangerous.

Other studies show that overly clean environments will negatively affect children by preventing their immune（免疫的）system development. Children need to fight off common germs to develop their immune systems.

1. What do we know about antibacterial hand sanitizers?

A．Most work similarly to hand soap.

B．Most use alcohol to kill the bacteria.

C．Most can’t remove oil on our skin.

D．Most bring more bacteria to people.

2. What problem does the research find about the manufacturers’ claim?

A．Their conclusion isn’t drawn from real-life environments.

B．Manufacturers don’t test their products before selling them.

C．Their products don’t kill the bacteria people usually have.

D．Manufacturers don’t tell the public how they get their conclusion.

3. Which is the first choice to clean your hands, according to Almanza?

A．Wet tissue.

B．Hand sanitizer.

C．Hand soap and water.

D．60 percent alcohol and water.

4. What does the text tell us about antibacterial soaps?

A．Some contain dangerous antibiotics.

B．They kill more bacteria than regular soaps.

C．They might be harmful for children’s development.

D．Some are proved to increase the amount of bacteria.