【推荐1】请阅读下面短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Whatever your career, and whatever your goals in life are, ideas are going to matter to you. One great idea could change your life. The thing is, you probably don’t have as many great ideas as you’d like. Perhaps you feel unimaginative and unoriginal. You keep hoping that a really good idea will just pop into your head, but that never seems to happen. The good news? Ideas aren’t magic dust sprinkled by the Muses. There’s an awful lot you can do to generate ideas any time you want.
First, you need time to come up with ideas – and quality time, where you’re not worrying about the chores or your emails. Getting quality time ideally means taking a whole day away from your regular responsibilities. Go out to a coffee shop with a notebook, or shut yourself in a room at home without internet access. Get a zoomed-out view of your life: set aside worries about “but what would people think?” and “is it sensible?” and let yourself dream. You’ll be amazed what you come up with.
Ever had an idea which you immediately dismissed? You probably told yourself “That’s stupid,” or “It’s been done before.” When you’re generating ideas and thinking through possibilities, you’ll inevitably come up with a few false starts. Some ideas will be unoriginal, undesirable or unworkable. But that’s not a bad thing. One idea often leads to a whole train of thought – and you might end up with a really good idea from something which seemed, at first glance, unpromising.
Although I’m a bit of an introvert – I like to spend a fair amount of time on my own – I also get a great buzz from being with like-minded people and discussing ideas and projects with them. You’ve probably experienced something similar yourself – maybe in a brainstorming meeting at work, or maybe just at a bar with friends. The energy generated by several people together can spark some brilliant ideas – ones which you’d never have come up with alone. How do you find like-minded people to bounce ideas off? You could try: Local groups, such as evening classes; Getting together with a couple of friends who “get” your dreams; Finding an online forum of people with the same interest or goals as you.
Ideas don’t just appear in a vacuum. They’re formed from all the various input that you take in. Sometimes, a news story might give you the perfect idea for a Christmas present for your sister, or a book that you’re reading might get you thinking about a particular goal in your life.The more widely you read, the more open you’ll be to new ideas cropping up. That might mean reading a magazine or journal article that’s far outside your normal area of expertise, or turning to a biography of someone who you know almost nothing about. A great place to start is online: blogs, news sites, forums and even Twitter and Facebook are all a rich source of ideas, just waiting for you.
How do you come up with great ideas? And is there a particular area of your life where you feel like you’re lacking inspiration?

How to come up with great ideas—all the time
1    quality time to think	Getting ideal quality time means    2    aside worries about your regular    3    such as the housework or your emails and letting yourself dream for some time.
	You may come up with some    4    ideas.
Don’t judge your ideas	A(n)    5    unimportant ideas might    6    out to be a really good one. So don’t dismiss any unoriginal, undesirable or unworkable ideas    7    .
Talk to other like-minded people	Talking with people who    8    the same interest or goals with you can inspire some brilliant ideas. You can find such people at work, at a bar, in evening classes or on an online forum.
Read widely	Reading widely helps you put forward new ideas and the Internet is a great place    9    in ideas.
Conclusion	Whatever your career, and whatever your goals in life are, ideas are of    10    to you.

【推荐2】It’s a really good idea to visit colleges before you apply because their websites can all start to look and sound the same. Nothing will give you the sense of what it will actually be like to live on a college campus like visiting and seeing for yourself, the dorms, classrooms and athletic equipment and, of course, the students. It seems a little crazy once senior year hits to find the time to visit college campuses, and it can also be pricey if the schools you are applying to happen to be more than a car ride away. But keep in mind that you are making a decision about the next four years of your life, and do all the research you can to make sure you are making the right one.

There’s no excuse not to visit the schools in your local area. In fact, a lot of college applications even ask if you have visited campus, and obviously, if you live across the country, that won’t be as much of a possibility, but if you live nearby, go check it out!

If campus visits aren’t going to happen before you apply, at the very least you should find some time between applying and getting your acceptance letters to visit the schools you’d like to attend. It can save you a lot of heartache if you rule out (排除) now the things that you don’t like about certain campuses, things that you wouldn’t know unless you actually visit.

Now, if time and money are making it impossible, then check out the online college fairs at College Week Live. It’s a chance to chat online with admissions officers, students, and college advisers, and it won’t cost you a penny! You can register for its online college fair at collegeweeklive.com. While visiting an online college fair can’t take the place of an actual campus visit, it can be a very useful tool that along with all your other research will help you make an informed decision about which colleges or universities you’d like to attend.

1. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The necessity of visiting the colleges you like in advance.

B．The possibility of visiting the colleges you like in advance.

C．The ways of visiting the colleges you like in advance.

D．The information about how to visit colleges you like in advance.

2. Why do the students need to visit the colleges before they attend them?

A．To help them get familiar (熟悉) with the college.

B．To help them know the way to college.

C．To help them make a right decision.

D．To help them avoid meeting troublesome problems.

3. What does the underlined word in the first paragraph mean?

A．inconvenient

B．awkward

C．cheap

D．expensive

4. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A．To show the importance of applying to colleges.

B．To encourage students to know more about the colleges in advance.

C．To inspire students to study much harder before going to colleges.

D．To guide students to choose an ideal college by themselves.

【推荐3】Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?     1     The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life. Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase（增加） if you are going after something you value.

Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively（消极的）. When you are surrounded by people who think that way.     2    When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity.

Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks 挫折 to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the things back to their favor.

    3     These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.

    4       Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few   extra minutes on your appearance, you will be   putting   yourself in a better mood.

Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.

Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness.     5    

A．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.

B．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself

C．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be easily passed to you.

D．Being overweight or not eating foods containing nutrition have a negative effect on your mood.

E．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.

F．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.

G．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.

【推荐2】With so many pressures can any of us be truly happy? As we welcome in a coming new year, Rachel Kelly, author of Walking on Sunshine ,suggests small changes to your life can make a big difference to your state of mind.

Slow down

    1    .It's very easy to forget that in the mad world in which we live. Make a point of setting aside time for a night off and defend space in your diary for doing nothing at all.

Be mindful

Build a "mindful" activity into your day. It can be any routine activity you perform during the rush of the day ,like hand washing. Slow down and give the task your full attention.     2    

    3    

Perfectionism is a fantasy, but the seeking of it is real and can have damaging consequences. So read just your thinking. If a friendship ,relationship ,work project is 800/0 right, then you're doing well.

Breathe

When things get too much, try the one-finger-on-the-nose breathing trick. Press a finger against one side of your nose. Then just breathe through the other nostril.     4    ,you lower your blood pressure and set off the body's relaxation response.

Exercise

Breaking a sweat, ideally first thing in the morning, releases endorphin（内啡肽）and sets you up for the day.    5    ,so, if you can, start your day right.

A．Redefine failure

B．Follow the 800/0 rule

C．By halving the rate at which you breathe

D．We are human beings, not human doings

E．Lack of exercise can leave you feeling tired

F．You'll soon start appreciating these small moments of stillness

G．It's all about creating the right conditions for your body to feel relaxed and able to sleep

【推荐2】Here are some of the strangest aviation ideas in recent history.

Double-Decker Seating

In 2015, Airbus filed a patent for a design for a double-decker cabin seating arrangement. Passengers would sit one on top of the other, with upper-tier passengers climbing steps or a small ladder to reach their seats. While the design does have some advantages, the idea of climbing a ladder during flight seems unreliable.

Separated Cabins

This patent was awarded to Airbus. Rather than waiting for a flight to arrive and be cleaned, passengers could simply board a ready cabin, which would be moved into the plane’s body as soon as it was ready. When the plane reached its destination, the cabin would be separated again. Different cabins with different kinds of seating or levels of comfort could be used for flights of different lengths or destinations.

Windowless Cockpits

For ideal design, airplane noses should be long and pointy. But there’s the whole “pilots have to fit in the cockpit” problem. Well, what if the cockpit didn’t have to go in the nose of the plane? That’s part of the thinking behind this Airbus patent application, which suggests replacing the plane’s window with a digital viewing surface. Without a window, there’s no reason the cockpit needs to go in the front of the plane—it could go in the middle of the plane, or even in the tail.

Nap Straps

Airbus is not the only company in the strange patents contest. Boeing’s got its own patent, Nap Straps. With this invention, passengers looking for a nap can find an “upright sleep system” beneath their seat. In action, the whole thing is somewhat like a traction device for someone who’s been in a terrible accident.

1. Which shows the disadvantage of double-decker seating?

A．Crowded.

B．Expensive.

C．Small.

D．Unsafe.

2. Why are separated cabins designed?

A．To improve flight speed.	B．To save passengers’ time.
C．To increase comfort level.	D．To ensure passengers’ safety.

3. Which design is intended for pilots?

A．Double-decker seating.

B．Separated cabins.

C．Windowless cockpits.

D．Nap straps.