【推荐1】It is important to learn how to protect our environment. Here is a 5R rule for us:

Reduce: If you want to reduce the waste, you should use things wisely. A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses paper wastefully, soon we would not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don’t know what to do with the waste in big cities. So it is necessary to reduce the waste.

Reuse: You should always think of reusing the usable things before throwing them away. Give your clothes you do not use or the ones which are too small to the poor. In a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters.

Recycle: Bottles, cans and paper cups can be easily recycled. By doing so, we can save lots of money. For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed (粉碎) and melted and the metal things are made for new coke cans.

Recover: When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten ones, you have two choices: one is to throw the whole apple away, or you could cut off the rotten parts and eat the good parts.

Repair: If one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it. If you want to change for better ones, it is better for you to sell the old things or give them to other people who can use them after repairing them. It is true that North America is a “throw away” society, but the time has come to change our way of life so that we can protect our environment. Every one of us should try our best.

1. The “Reduce” rule mainly require us ________.

A．to use things wisely	B．to cut down many trees
C．to use a lot of paper	D．to throw away our old clothes

2. You can do with your unwanted clothes by ________.

A．throwing them away

B．giving them to the poor

C．passing them on to younger brothers or sisters

D．both B and C

3. The right order of recycling coke cans is ________.
①melt them   ②collect the used cans
③smash them flat   ④send them to a factory

A．①②③④

B．①④③②

C．②④③①

D．③①②④

4. The “Recover” rule mainly requires us ________.

A．to cover waste things with earth	B．to throw the whole things away
C．to throw waste things away	D．to get back the useful parts

5. The best way to do with your broken tables is ________.

A．selling them	B．putting them away
C．repairing them	D．throwing them away

【推荐2】Your teen years are a time to learn about yourself and start thinking about your future. Doing well in school and leading a healthy social and personal life will make you happier and more likely to succeed. But don’t get too carried away with success and the far-future right now.     1    

Become an eager reader. Go to your school library or the public library and check out books that interest you. It can be anything from poetry to graphic novels and comics.     2     If you don’t know where to start, ask the librarian for suggestions based on your interests.

    3     Do your homework, show up for class on time, keep your schoolwork organized, and have a planner of important dates to help you turn in assignments on time and with less stress. During class, pay attention and ask questions to further your understanding of the material.

Take extracurricular activities you enjoy. Make your extracurriculars a chance for you to relax a little and express yourself.     4     You can always find classes at school or beyond. Also, you can use the activities to make your voice heard.

Set realistic academic and personal goals. Set realistic goals for yourself to feel a sense of accomplishment regarding your school and personal life.     5     Or you can gain extra credits at least once per term. As for personal goals, you might set an intention to get really good at shooting 3-point shots or learn how to bake bread.

A．Just get reading!

B．Be an excellent student.

C．It doesn’t matter what you like.

D．You can turn to your advisers for help.

E．Take the chance for you to express yourself.

F．Here are some tips for you to enjoy your teenage life.

G．For example, you might set a goal to achieve all A’s.

【推荐2】The following skills can be greatly helpful to make you an effective learner.

Find the right hours.     1     It’s better to get a good night’s sleep after studying for a short time than to push on at two in the morning. You won’t remember much and are likely to see a performance drop the next day.

Start as early as possible. Cramming(填鸭式的用功) the night before is proven to be ineffective.     2     Studying before and going over it many times really is the best way to learn the material. Always study when you have the chance, even for 15 or 20 minutes. These short study periods add up fast!

    3     If you’re a visual learner, using pictures can help. Auditory(听觉的) learners should record themselves saying notes and recite it afterwards. If you are a physical person, speak to yourself (out loud) while also using your hands or moving around.

Adjust your learning ways to fit your subjects. Subjects like math require a lot of practice with problem sets in order to become familiar with the processes required.     4     In order to actually learn, you need to take an active role in knowledge creation as well as information review.

Ask for help. If you need help, ask someone who is good at these subjects.     5     If you don't understand what the person helping you is communicating, don’t be afraid to ask them to explain in detail.

A．Study for your learning style.

B．Study for what you are good at.

C．Don’t study when you’re really tired.

D．In fact, you’ll hardly remember anything.

E．This way it will be easier for you to memorize.

F．Friends, family, tutors, and teachers are all good options.

G．Subjects such as history may require more information memorization.

【推荐3】Drama in education—the use of embodied make-believe— has proved to be a highly effective teaching and learning tool, from ancient Greek times to the present day. “Tell me and I will forget,” the Confucian proverb goes. “Show me and I will remember. Involve me and I will understand.”

However, the status of drama on the curriculum (课程) at primary and post-primary level in Ireland has been in dispute for some years. Drama is an art form and also a powerful pedagogical (教育学的) tool. Yet its frequent use has made it difficult to define exactly what drama in education means in a working classroom.

At primary level, drama is a good way of learning feelings, knowledge and ideas, and in examining relationships, which would help students understand the world.

The primary teacher should try to improve the child’s ability of make-believe and use it into other areas of knowledge. So creating drama is more important performance, exploring life through the creation of fiction rather than developing a piece of work for performance. The results include the development of social, personal and drama skills. The way in which the child acquires knowledge through drama is as important as the knowledge itself.

Dympna Byrne, a primary teacher, uses drama in every subject she teaches. “A lot of the focus in primary education is to encourage children to be active in their own learning, and drama is a brilliant tool for that,” she says. Byrne says the benefits of drama as a teaching tool can be easily found in subjects such as English (“it helps with writing”) or history (“it can bring old things to life”), but it is the way in which this type of learning emerges (呈现) that is most important. “Through competitions and performances, we can make the students interested in drama outside the classroom, because what really excites students about drama is that it is fun, ”she says.

1. The author of the passage uses the proverb to show that _________.

A．drama originated from ancient times	B．drama is difficult to understand
C．drama is beneficial to students	D．drama does harm to pupils

2. In which way will drama benefit the students?

A．Make them more humorous.	B．Help them have many more ideas.
C．Let them experience many kinds of feelings.	D．Show them what the world is like.

3. According to Byrne, what is most important in learning?

A．How the students learn knowledge.	B．What knowledge the students learn.
C．Which subject can help with writing.	D．When the student study the old things.

4. What could be the best title for the passage?

A．Drama in the Classroom is a Primary Concern	B．How Teachers Teach Students to Make Drama
C．How Teachers Improve the Child’s Ability	D．How Teachers Make Lessons Fun with Drama