【推荐1】After mom died, I began visiting my father every morning before I went to work. He was weak and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note, reading, ‘Drink your juice.” Such a gesture, I knew, was as far as my father had ever been able to do in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned mom, “Why doesn’t father love me?” Mom frowned, “Who said he doesn’t love you?” “Well , he never tells me,” I complained. “He never tells me either.” She said, smiling. “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That’s how your father tells us he loves us.”
I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. He owned and operated a small scrap metal (废旧金属) business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. He fed scrap steel into a device that chopped it as cleanly as a butcher chops a rack of ribs. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors, with blades thicker than my father’s body. If he didn’t feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. “Why don’t you hire someone to do that for you?” mom asked him one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment. “Why don’t you hire a cook?” my father asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, “I love you, father.” From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
1. The author’s father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because .

A．that was the author’s favorite

B．he was sure the author would be thirsty

C．the author was always complaining

D．that was a gesture of love

2. The author’s fathe didn’t hire a helper because      .

A．his job was too dangero

B．his job required high skills

C．he wanted to save money

D．he was not good at working with others

3. We can infer from the passage that .

A．the author’s father lacked a sense of humor

B．the author quite understood his father as time went on

C．the author’s father didn’t love him very much

D．the author’s father was too strict with him

4. What’s the passage about?

A．The proper attitude towards life.

B．The importance of education.

C．Silent fatherly love.

D．Ways to live happily.

【推荐2】It seems the more time we have, the longer we put off living the life we see in our heads, because we feel like we’ve got some time to kill.

I know where you think I’m going with this, and I also know you’ve heard it all before: seize the day, make the most of it, live life to its fullest, and so on. But that’s the problem. You’ve heard it all before. These ideas have their impact and have become a cliché. Luckily, that’s not my thing.

The real answers wake something up inside you. They make you think. That’s what I want to give you today, the story of Bobby Darin, which wakes you up to the truth.

If you haven’t heard of the man, I know you’ve heard his songs. Among his many hits are Mack the Knife, Beyond the Sea, Dream Lover, and Splish Splash.

If seven years, Darin had several top ten hit songs, was nominated(提名) for four Grammy Awards (winning two), nominated for four Golden Globes (winning one), and even nominated for an Oscar.

So what was his secret?

All his life, Darin had a heart condition that developed from a childhood illness. The doctors at the time said he would be lucky to live to 16. In other words, his time was limited. And this was secret. He knew the truth. He knew that we all have such a hard time accepting: Life is short. You can’t just say it; you can’t just hear it. You have to know it, believe it, and feel it. Because Darin knew his time was limited, he packed as much life as he could into the time he had. But he had an unfair advantage. He knew, without a doubt, his time was limited.

There was no fooling himself, no putting it off. It was now or never.

1. Why do we all have the habit of delaying doing things?

A．Because we think we have time to count our thumb.

B．Because we want to live our life to its fullest.

C．Because we think time and tide wait for no man.

D．Because it takes time to build castle.

2. The underlined word “cliché” in the second paragraph probably means            .

A．motto

B．legend

C．often-made remark

D．long-lost verse

3. What can we know about Bobby Darin from the passage?

A．He was nominated and won the Oscar Reward.

B．He committed suicide at home at last.

C．He got involved I not only music field but directing.

D．He took a positive attitude towards his illness.

4. What is the secret to Bobby Darin’s success?

A．He knew his life expectancy was short.

B．He was too eager to become famous.

C．He was so devoted to music.

D．He was talented.

【推荐3】Several interesting American museums tell about health subjects. One is the Doctor Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry. It is at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. That is where the first college in the world to train dentists began. The museum tells about the history of the medical treatment of teeth. Visitors can see some frightening devices that once were used to remove infected (受感染的) teeth. They also can see sets of teeth made of animal bone. They were made for a famous American -- the first President, George Washington.
Most people do not consider a visit to the dentist their idea of a good time. However, the director of the museum says he wanted to make the museum a fun place to visit. He says he also wants to teach visitors about the importance of taking care of their teeth.
Another museum collects devices that help people hear. The Kenneth W. Berger Hearing Aid Museum is at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The museum has more than three-thousand hearing aids from around the world. They include old and strange devices. Some hearing aids were made to look like other objects. That is because in the past many people did not want anyone to know they were wearing a hearing aid.
1. It is common for people to think it uneasy to pay a visit to ____.

A．the University of Maryland	B．the Museum of Dentistry
C．the Hearing Aid Museum	D．the dentist

2. The text mainly tells about _____.

A．museums in the US	B．interesting American museums
C．American museums with health subjects	D．the history of the medical treatment of teeth

3. What do we learn about George Washington from the text?

A．He once visited the National Museum of Dentistry.

B．He considered the Museum of Dentistry a fun place to visit

C．His artificial teeth were collected in the National Museum of Dentistry.

D．His teeth seemed to be made of animal bone.

4. The underlined word “devices” in the first and last paragraph probably means _____.

A．museums

B．strategies

C．hearing aids

D．tools

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1)BODY-BUILDING
Imported gym equipment will help you build up your body’s muscles, making you look full of energy and strength.
2)GYMNASTIC EXERCISES
A bright and large exercise room with excellent equipment and music will give your body a chance to enjoy movement with rhythm.
3)SPECIAL “LAZY-BONE” FITNESS CENTER
“Lazy-bone” fitness equipment is the first bodyshaping set of seven beds in Houston. Designed according to human anatomic and kinematic theory, the seven special beds will help you to exercise your waist, abdomen, hips or legs. In the relaxing hours you may try them to strengthen your muscles and lose weight.
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*Open Time: 10:30 a.m.—10:30 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
*Tel: 59185700
*Address: 16 Johnson Street, Houston
1. The purpose of this passage is to ______.

A．give advice on health	B．introduce new ways of body-building
C．ask you to go to the center	D．introduce ways to lose weight

2. If you want some exercises as well as relaxation after a busy day, you’ll go to the center and ______________.

A．learn anatomic and kinematic theory	B．sleep on the special beds
C．join in the gymnastic exercises	D．buy a special card

3. Tom Everest who keeps a “Lazy-bone” fitness card can go to the center ______ this week.

A．11:30 a.m. Monday	B．11:30 p.m. Monday
C．10:00 a.m. Tuesday	D．10:00 p.m. Tuesday

4. According to the passage, the center wants to show it is _____ .

A．the most convenient	B．the largest
C．the newest	D．the most advanced

【推荐1】Regrowth Poetry Competition is open to all published and unpublished, UK and non-UK based male and female writers over 16 years of age. This competition is open to poetry submissions. Poems must be based around the theme of “regrowth, birth, survival, and new life” and in any genre. The poem should be between 5 and 30 lines in length (including title).

Entry details, rules and regulations to the competition are listed below:

1. All entries must be sent using the form online.

2. Entry will cost £4.00. You can pay online via PayPal or credit card. You can also pay by cheque, making it payable to Susan Cawte. The postal address is 412 Thorold Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4HF. Multiple entries are allowed.

3. Entries will not be returned.

4. All entries submitted must be work which has not been published elsewhere or submitted to another competition which is currently still open.

5. All entries must be your own work. Any entry found to be plagiarized or printed elsewhere will be disqualified.

6. All entries submitted must clearly state the author's name, address, email address and contact telephone number on the submission.

7. The winner will be notified within one month of the closing date.

8. The closing date for entries is midnight (BST) 30th April 2016.

Prizes:

1st: £50, published story in the magazine, and a feature article about the winning author.

2nd: £25, story published in the magazine.

The 20 shortlisted authors will be listed online in May. Winners will be announced on 1st June 2016.

1. What should be the theme of the poems in the competition?

A．Peace.	B．Friendship.
C．Regrowth.	D．Health.

2. If you want to take part in the competition, ____.

A．you can only submit one entry

B．you must be a British boy of 16

C．you have to pay the entry fee by cheque

D．you must send the entries before 30th April 2016

3. What is the probably meaning of the underlined word “plagiarized”?

A．Written.

B．Copied.

C．Typed.

D．Read.

【推荐2】One early morning, I went into the living room to find my mother reading a thick book called Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again. I became immediately interested because of the word “Poems” that appeared in big, hot pink letters.

“Is it good?” I asked her.

“Yeah,” she answered. “There’s one I really like and you’ll like it, too.” I leaned forward.

“Patty Poem,” she read the title. Who is Patty? I wondered. The poem began:

She never puts her toys away, Just leaves them scattered① where they lay, …

①       散乱的

The poem was just three short sections. The final one came quickly:

When she grows and gathers poise, ② I’ll miss her harum-scarum③ noise, And look in vain④ for scattered toys.

②       稳重 ③       莽撞的 ④       徒劳的

And I’ll be sad.

A terrible sadness washed over me. Whoever Patty was, she was a mean girl. Then, the shock.

“It’s you, honey,” my mother said sadly.

To my mother, the poem described a parent’s feeling when her child grows up and leaves. To me, the “she” in the poem was terrible. It was my mama who would be sad. It was so terrible that I began crying.

“What’s wrong?” my mother asked.

“Oh Mama,” I cried. “I don’t want to grow up ever!”

She smiled. “Honey, it’s okay. You’re not growing up anytime soon. And when you do, I’ll still love you, okay?”

“Okay,” I was still crying. My fear had gone. But I could not help thinking about that silly poem. After what seemed like a safe amount of time, I read the poem again and was confused. It all fit so well together, like a puzzle. The language was simple, so simple that I could plainly understand its meaning, yet it was still beautiful. I was now crazy about the idea of poetry (诗歌), words that had the power to make or break a person’s world.

I have since fallen in love with other poems, but “Patty Poem” remains my poem. After all, “Patty Poem” gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.

1. Why was the writer attracted by the book Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again?

A．It has a meaningful title.

B．It was a thick enough book.

C．Something on its cover caught her eye.

D．Her mother was reading it with interest.

2. The writer’s mother liked to read “Patty Poem” probably because ______.

A．it was a sign of her own childhood

B．it was written in simple language

C．it was written by a famous poet

D．it made her think of what would happen

3. What does the underlined word probably mean?

A．Easily.

B．Hardly.

C．Nearly.

D．Narrowly.

4. It can be known from the passage that “Patty Poem” leads the writer to ______.

A．discover the power of poetry	B．recognize her love for puzzles
C．find her wishing to grow up	D．experience great homesickness