【推荐3】Your mind is very powerful. Yet, if you’re like most people, you probably spend very little time reflecting on the way you think. After all, who thinks about thinking?     1    

If you draw wrong conclusions about whom you are and what you’re capable of doing, you’ll limit your potential. Your thoughts are a catalyst (催化剂) for self-perpetuating (自我持续的) cycles.     2     So if you think you’re a failure, you’ll feel like a failure. Then, you’ll act like a failure, which strengthens your belief that you must be a failure. I see this happen all the time in my office. Someone will come in saying, “I’m just not good enough to advance in my career.” That opinion leads her to feel discouraged and causes her to put in less efforts.     3    

Once you draw a conclusion about yourself, you’re likely to do two things: look for evidence that strengthens your belief and consider anything that runs against your belief unimportant. Someone who develops the belief that he’s a failure, for example, will view each mistake as evidence that he’s not good enough.     4     Consider for a minute that it might not be your lack of talent or lack of skills that are holding you back. Instead, it might be your beliefs that keep you from performing at your peak (巅峰).

    5     That’s not to say positive thoughts have magical powers. But optimistic thoughts lead to productive act, which increases your chances of a successful outcome.

A．When he does succeed, he’ll owe it to luck.

B．Once that belief gets rooted in his mind, he will suffer a lot.

C．That lack of efforts prevents her from having a better career.

D．Creating a more positive thought can lead to better outcomes.

E．What you think influences how you feel and how you behave.

F．However, the way you think about yourself turns into your reality.

G．If we make an effort on purpose, you can learn to think more positively.

【推荐1】In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.

In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.

When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.

1. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.

A．sunshine and snow	B．black clouds
C．summer and winter	D．spring and autumn

2. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."

A．warm

B．cool

C．cold

D．rainy

3. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.

A．their friends ask them to do so	B．it often rains in England
C．they are going to sell them	D．they are their favourite things

4. The best title for this passage is ________.

A．Bad Seasons	B．Summer or Winter
C．The Weather in England	D．Strange English People

【推荐2】Here are four organizations that rescue and train shelter dogs to be service animals.

Merlin’s Kids

Merlin’s Kids is a wonderful organization that rescues and trains shelter dogs to become service animals for children and adults with special needs for physical or emotional support. Merlin’s Kids dogs are also trained for disease detection by screening people for cancer, diabetes and so on. Other dogs have been used to go into hospitals or assist living facilities. In the public’s eyes, these working dogs have proved that shelter animals are amazing.

Pets for Vets (退伍军人)

This organization recognizes that many veterans return home with scars, both seen and unseen,which makes it difficult for them to live a normal life. Many suffer from severe anxiety. Pets for Vets was founded to rescue and train shelter animals to provide therapy (治疗) dogs for the retired service people.

Paws with a Cause

This organization has been around since 1979 and improves the independence and quality of life for people with disabilities. Paws with a Cause specializes in helping people with disabilities complete essential tasks and the pups can open doors, pull a wheelchair, alert (使警觉) a hearing-impaired person, and offer help whenever necessary.

Service Dog Express

This organization’s motto is “A dog’s life saved, a human’s life enriched” and believes that the connect ion between the service dog and his or her person is life transforming. Service Dog Express specializes in the training of service dogs for wounded service people. People in need of a service dog are encouraged to go to a rescue organization to choose a dog. This reduces the cost of services and saves a dog who may otherwise have been out to sleep.

1. What do we know about shelter dogs from Merlin’s Kids?

A．They can cure people of cancer.

B．They often bring the public amazement.

C．They repair living facilities in the hospital.

D．They benefit ones with physical and mental health problems.

2. Which organization focuses on improving the lives of the disabled?

A．Merlin’s Kids.

B．Pets for Vets.

C．Paws with a Cause.

D．Service Dog Express.

3. What’s the special feature of Service Dog Express?

A．It teaches dogs to pull a wheelchair.	B．It focuses on injured soldiers.
C．It charges for services.	D．Its motto moves people in need.

【推荐3】Have you ever heard of a pawpaw? If not, do not feel bad. Most Americans do not know of the fruit, although it is native to the United States. Once, however, it was one of the most popular fruits in North America. Happily, those who love the pawpaw are trying to return it to its former position in American foods.

The pawpaw is a kind of fruit that grows on trees found all over the eastern United States. It is similar to a typical mango in size. It has a dull green-colored skin, and a soft, almost creamy orange inside. Most people agree that the pawpaw tastes like a combination 6 of a banana, an apricot and a mango. Most people are so shocked by its sweet taste. The fruit has a very short harvest season, from two to three weeks in September and October.

The pawpaw has never been sold commercially. The fruit requires a very special environment — low, wet areas that sometimes flood. In addition, the fruit is good to eat for only two to three days after harvesting. This makes it hard to sell anywhere distant from the pawpaw tree it came from.

Planters are again growing pawpaw trees and harvesting the fruit. In several states farmers have organized “pawpaw festivals” to reintroduce the food to people.

Farmers are trying to grow new kinds of pawpaw that will be easier to ship and sell commercially. Donna and Jim Davis are pawpaw farmers in Westminster, Maryland. They told National Public Radio that they bought their pawpaw trees in the 1990s and now sell the fruit at farmers markets and online.

So, who knows? Maybe the pawpaw will show up soon at a market near you.

1. What is the pawpaw’s most outstanding nature?

A．It is rich in sugar.

B．Its taste is like an apricot.

C．It looks like a banana.

D．Its harvest season is autumn.

2. Why is it difficult for the pawpaw to become a big business?

A．It has a small production.

B．It is hard to keep it fresh long.

C．It needs floods to grow well.

D．It requires special living conditions.

3. What do farmers do to deal with the disadvantage of pawpaws?

A．Reintroduce pawpaws to people.

B．Organize festivals for the pawpaw.

C．Plant improved pawpaw trees.

D．Sell the fruit at farmer markets.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．A traditional fruit comes on a new look

B．Fruit of pawpaw plays an important part in America

C．Most people hardly eat fresh pawpaws

D．A forgotten American fruit may become popular again