【推荐2】Few of us haven’t read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone’s heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity (默默无闻).

Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.

Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.

Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joey’s paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn’t get into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.

The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.

“The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson. “Yet the focus is firmly on following your dream.”

1. The first paragraph is mainly to _________.

A．inform us of the importance to marry a prince

B．remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years

C．build interest and lead us to Mary’s secret dream

D．tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is

2. In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who _________.

A．is badly treated by the stepmother	B．is brave in expressing her love
C．has a dream of meeting a prince	D．is embarrassed by the pop singer

3. The passage is mainly about _________.

A．an introduction to Mary Santiago	B．a review about a film
C．an essay about dreams	D．an advertisement of Cinderella

【推荐1】Wildlife faces threats from habitat destruction, pollution, and some human activities. Although protecting wildlife may seem too hard at times, even small actions in your own neighborhood can help protect many different animals. Here are some tips on how to protect wildlife through small actions. Create wildlife­friendly areas in your backyard.

When trying to make your garden more beautiful, you can choose plants that can provide food and shelter for the native wildlife. This will also help cut down on pollution. Besides, bird or bat houses in your yard or garden can attract and shelter more species.

Avoid harming the natural ecosystem (生态系统) in your backyard.

Some plants from other places can kill or harm the native plants that provide food and shelter for wildlife.

Have a greener lifestyle.

By using less water and fewer fuels, you will do good to help protect the wildlife around you. Take buses or the subway if you can, turn off the electric devices when you’re not using them, take showers for a shorter time, and keep the temperature in your room at or below 68 Fahrenheit degrees in winter.

Buy products that are friendly to wildlife.

Don’t buy products that are made from endangered animals. Keep in mind that some endangered animals are killed by traps, or hunters who are eager to earn money with them.

Donate money to organizations that protect wildlife and their habitats.

You can give money to organizations or groups that protect wildlife in your neighborhood, thus promoting their work.

1. The purpose of this passage is to ________.

A．tell us why protecting wildlife is extremely important now

B．suggest that we protect wildlife through words

C．explain why protecting wildlife is not as hard as people think

D．give us some tips on how to protect wildlife through small actions

2. Which of the following threats to wildlife is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Animal diseases.	B．Destruction of habitat.
C．Pollution.	D．Hunters.

3. What behaviour do you think the author would disagree with?

A．Planting proper trees in gardens.

B．Buying a sweater that is made from antelope fur as a gift.

C．Donating some money to WWF.

D．Reading books about wildlife.

4. In which section of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

A．Environment.	B．Teaching.
C．Business.	D．Geography.

【推荐2】Most people think about donating blood. However. Very few actually do it. Even the most consistent ones donate an average of just three to four times during their lifetime. Now the officials in Sweden are trying to change the trend with the help of modern-day technology.
The encouragement to donate again begins shortly after the donor leaves the clinic when he/she receives a "thank you" text. Though that certainly helps them feel appreciated, what is even more pleasing is the text they receive each time their blood is used to help someone in need.
Karolina Wiberg, manager of the Stockholm blood service, believes this small gesture not only results in repeat donors, but helps bring in new ones. The program that was started in Stockholm has received such positive feedback that it is now being rolled out across the country.
However, Swedish officials are not stopping there. They are also encouraging local clinics to publish the exact levels of the different blood groups they have at any given time on their websites. This allows potential donors to realize that their blood can make a difference in saving someone ' s life.
While all these outreach programs are great, busy citizens, even the ones with the best intentions have to be occasionally reminded. In order to jog their memories, officials ask people for authorization to send them text, Facebook, and e-mail reminders. Though that may sound disturbing, the citizens do not seem to mind, given that the messages are light-hearted and fun-things like "We won't give up until you bleed."
Though Sweden is currently the only country using modern technology to urge more donations, don't be surprised if more join in, especially if the Nordic (北欧) country's blood banks start to overflow!
1. Why is another text sent to blood donors after a "thank you" one?

A．To ask them for authorization.

B．To inform them their blood is used.

C．To remind them to donate blood immediately. '

D．To tell them the levels of blood groups.

2. What does "the program" in paragraph 3 refer to?
A, Publishing information about blood donation.

A．Giving Facebook reminders to citizens.

B．Sending text messages to blood donors.

C．Providing people with blood service.

3. What do people think of blood donation reminders?

A．Disturbing.	B．Memorable.
C．Authentic.	D．Acceptable.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Sweden will stop urging blood donation.

B．Sweden has benefited little from its program.

C．More countries may follow Sweden's example.

D．Nordic blood banks are in great need of blood.

【推荐3】We probably still remember as a child being discouraged from allowing our handwriting to slope backwards — We were warned the relaxed letters would be taken as a sign of an idle(懒散的) personality.

According to research from the National Pen Company in the U.S., your handwriting can give away clues about 5,000 different personality traits based on the way you space your letters and how you sign your name. A closer look at someone’s handwriting style can provide you surprising insights about their character and personality, enabling you to come off like a proper Sherlock.

According to the results, the size of someone’s handwriting can determine the type of personality they have. People with small handwriting tend to be shy, bookish and very careful. Tiny letters indicate the writer has somewhat low self esteem but is intelligent, whereas outgoing people who love attention will have larger handwriting. Moving onto the spacing of words, people who leave large gaps between words enjoy their freedom, while people who write words close together can’t stand to be alone.

If handwriting leans to the right, the person is open to new experiences and enjoy meeting new people. If it is to the left, that person tends to keep themselves to themselves. People whose handwriting doesn’t lean in either direction are logical and practical.

The results also claim that a person’s health can be identified from their handwriting, for example, people with high blood pressure tend to have writing that is sometimes heavy and dark, and at other times light.

The process of analyzing handwriting is called graphology( 笔迹学). It is classed as a pseudoscience (伪科学) because there are debates about how accurate it can be at determining psychological and even physical features.

1. Why does the author mention our child experience in Paragraph 1?

A．To arouse readers’ interest in the topic.

B．To waken one of our old memories.

C．To imply his love in handwriting.

D．To put forward an argument.

2. Which of the following can best explain the underlined phrase?

A．Become a handwriting master.

B．Act like a detective.

C．Work in a proper way.

D．Feel like a psychologist.

3. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．How to leave gaps between words.

B．How important the handwriting is.

C．What the size and space of words suggest.

D．Why we have different sizes of handwriting.

4. What do we know from the passage?

A．Graphology has been highly recognized.

B．Graphology can be helpful in mental healing.

C．People hold different ideas to graphology.

D．Physical conditions can be determined by handwriting.