【推荐1】    1    

Summer holidays are coming soon. Are you going to travel? If you plan to take a plane, you will have a healthy trip by following these suggestions.

1. Bring some needed medicines in your carry-on bag. 2. Don’t leave your seat during the plane’s take offs and landings. 3. To prevent blood clots (血流不畅): ●    2     ●Do leg-stretching exercises in your seat. ●Wear comfortable clothes. 4. If you sometimes get airsick: ●    3     ●Keep your seat belt fastened. ●Don’t take small planes. 5.     4     Don’t take wine or alcohol. 6. Use both hands when reaching overhead for something.     5

A．This will help prevent yourself from getting hurt.

B．Better drink water or juice when you feel thirsty.

C．Get up and walk around every 60 to 90 minutes.

D．Ask for a window seat or a seat over the wing.

E．Suggestions for a Healthy Air Trip.

F．A Plan for Summer Holidays

【推荐2】
Use your domestic plan when you travel in over 100 countries for $10 a day. Add International Day Pass to your existing plan before you go, then follow these tips to help manage costs and make the most of your travels:

How it works

While abroad, if you make or accept a call, listen to a voicemail, send a text, or use data, you will be automatically charged $10 for 24-hour access to your domestic plan. During that period you can:
• Use your domestic plan data to email, post on social media, translate languages and more.
• Make unlimited calls to countries included in International Day Pass.
• Send unlimited texts to the world.

How to help manage costs

• If you are outside of a 24-hour access period and you don’t want to use your phone, turn off data roaming (漫游) to avoid being charged $10 accidentally.
• Save data by connecting Wi-Fi, especially if you download, or send and receive large files.


Note: INTERNATIONAL DAY PASS: Coverage not available in all areas. Int’l Day Pass may be removed if international talk, text, or data use exceeds (超过) 50% of your total talk, text, or data use for two months.
1. With the AT&T International Day Pass, ___________.

A．one can make unlimited calls to any country for $10 a day

B．the phone will automatically turn on Cellular Data Roaming

C．the phone calling can enjoy a favorable price, saving your cost

D．one can save money by using WiFi to download or send large files

2. According to the travel tips, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Without International Day Pass, one cannot make phone calls back to the US.

B．$10 will be automatically charged if roaming remains turned on after 24 hours.

C．Pay-per-use will apply when one forgets to remove the International Day Pass.

D．The Pass will be removed if the use of data exceeds the average monthly amount.

3. Which of the following groups of people might be in the greatest need of the AT&T International Day Pass?

A．People who have settled abroad.

B．People who work in AT&T overseas offices.

C．People who have relatives in foreign countries.

D．People who make frequent business trips abroad.

【推荐3】Best Ways to Make Money Online

◆Sell Digital Products

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1. What do you need to make much money by selling digital products?

A．Plenty of patience to sell them.

B．A large warehouse to store goods.

C．Your creativity and marketing skills.

D．Enough time to make digital products.

2. What’s the advantage of Mechanical Turk?

A．Doing tasks that need no skill.

B．Attracting many young people.

C．Working with flexibility.

D．Making money easily.

3. What should you do to earn good money through podcasts?

A．To extend your influence.

B．To create excellent products.

C．To put forward unique ideas.

D．To treat podcasts as a good career.

【推荐1】It doesn’t matter when and how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.

Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw him sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.

Herpin died at the age of 94.

1. The main idea of this passage is that         .

A．large numbers of people do not need sleep

B．a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep

C．everyone needs some sleep to stay alive

D．people can live longer by trying not to sleep

2. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin         .

A．needed some kind of sleep	B．was too old to need any sleep
C．needed no sleep at all	D．often sleep in a chair

3. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was         .

A．his mother’s injury before he was born

B．that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit

C．his magnificent physical condition

D．that he hadn’t got a bed

4. Al Herpin’s condition could be regarded as         .

A．a common one

B．one that could be cured

C．very healthy

D．a rare one

【推荐2】This is the Radio Doctor with another word of advice on how to keep yourself healthy and how to keep away from doctors. As everyone knows, prevention is the best cure (治疗). If you haven’t cold, stay away from the people who have. Keep your rooms aired. Keep yourself warm. And don’t get yourself too tired or too excited by pleasure. Remember that an hour’s sleep before midnight is worth two hour’s sleep after midnight. Don’t get yourself too sad or too excited. A healthy mind is a healthy body. If you have caught a cold, go to see your doctor and don’t be afraid to take the medicine your doctor gives to you. Remember not to sneeze over anybody else. Those little viruses (病毒) enjoy nothing better than taking a free ride through the air into anybody else. In this way he will get a cold.

1. The Radio Doctor’s advice today is to tell people ________.

A．how to stay away from doctors

B．what to do to keep themselves healthy

C．how to have a nice sleep

D．how to prevent themselves from catching a cold

2. In order not to catch a cold, you should ________.

A．stay away from the people who have a cold

B．keep your room aired

C．not to get too tired or too excited

D．all the above answers together

3. The Radio Doctor also advises people to ________.

A．go to bed early

B．sleep less before midnight

C．sleep less after midnight

D．get up early in the morning

4. A healthy person usually has________.

A．a clever mind	B．healthy mind
C．quick mind	D．pleasant mind

5. _______ if you have caught a cold.

A．Don’t meet anybody	B．Don’t talk to anybody you meet
C．Stay at home alone	D．Don’t sneeze over anybody else

【推荐3】As they say, age is just a number.     1     To cope well with the changes, you have to develop good habits in caring and maintaining your body’s health and youth. Adopting these simple yet noteworthy habits should be done in order to attain healthy and graceful aging.

Stay positive.     2     A study reveals that those people who think of age as wisdom and overall satisfaction could recover better from a disability than those who view aging as uselessness and helplessness.

    3     Practicing good eating habits should start early in life to accustom yourself from different kinds of food served on the table. As you age, the body keeps on changing; thus, nutrition is vital in delaying the aging process. Your plate should have the following nutrients to maintain balance. Low-glycemic diet high in fresh fruits and veggies, whole grains and lean protein is the healthiest. A research reports that eating plant-based food, whole grains, nuts as well as eating fish twice each week and reducing salt intake may help you age better. It wards off risks of heart attacks, strokes and premature aging. On the contrary, too much sugar, carbohydrates and fatty food can accelerate aging process.     4    

Moderation is the key. Anything in excess is bad for the health.     5     In order to age better and live longer, it is recommended to stick to a balanced diet that consists of 2 1/2 cups of vegetables, 1 1/2 to 2 cups of fruit, six ounces of grains, three cups of dairy and five ounces of protein each day.

A．Eat right.

B．Keep nutritious.

C．Optimism is the key to cope well with aging.

D．So take it slow on indulging in these kinds of food.

E．As you grow old, changes occur to varied parts of your body.

F．Avoid overeating as it leads you to a shorter life span, heart diseases, and type 2 diabetes.

G．When you are aging, different parts of your body will become weaker and weaker.