【推荐2】You may become both excited and afraid when you are going to a senior high school for the first time.     1     You are afraid that you can't be used to the new environment. Knowing what to do in senior high school can help you a lot.

★ Set goals early in senior high school.

It is important for you to set goals in life，whether you are young or old. You can have both small dreams and life dreams. If you are not sure what you want to do in the future，don't be afraid to ask for help.     2    

★ Make friends with people you get along well with.

You can make friends with those who have the same interests as you.     3     If a friend makes you feel uncomfortable，he/she is not your true friend.

★     4    

When you ask questions, you are thinking about your life and your study. The more questions you ask, the more knowledge you' ll get. Knowledge is power. With more knowledge, you can become more confident in your life.

★ Try one club or sport every term.

    5     In your spare time you can join a club or a sport team according to your interest. You shouldn't join too many clubs or sport teams, or you will have no time to learn subjects well.

A．Learn to ask questions.

B．Become confident by studying hard.

C．Your teachers and parents can give you some advice.

D．It's better to make friends with those who can always help you.

E．Your life will become boring if you only study without playing.

F．You are excited because of the new things, teachers and students.

G．A student that you can share your deepest feelings with can also become your friend.

【推荐3】How to Talk to Your Kids About Online Safety

More and more children are glued to smart phones , tablets or computers nowadays. However, being online comes with many risks.     1     However, it's far better to equip them with the right skills so they will be able to handle the sometimes risky problems themselves.

Encourage them to speak up.     2     These include someone they don't know trying to communicate with hem online, coming across inappropriate sites, and someone threatening them online.

Assure them that they won't be punished. Your kids may be scared to tell you if they’ve encountered trouble online for fear that you may restrict their phone or computer privileges.     3     Make it clear that you won't punish them for being honest.

Set rules for what they shouldn't do.     4     These include meeting up with anyone they got to know online whom they don't know in real life, giving away any personal information such as their address or phone number or your credit card details, and posting personal photos or videos that they wouldn't be comfortable sharing with the world.

    5     Sit with them when they're using the computer or phone to find out what sites they’re using or games they're playing. If you encounter a site or post that is inappropriate explain clearly why you think so.

A．Be honest with your kids.

B．Spend time with your kids online.

C．Rid them of any possible punishment.

D．Convince them that you want to help them and keep them safe.

E．Point out certain behaviors or incidents that they should immediately tell you.

F．Make it clear that there are a few things that are completely out of fence.

G．It's understandable to prevent your children from ever going online for safety.

【推荐1】Learning a foreign language can be a difficult task for most people. The degree of difficulty, however, differs from one person to another. Like studying any other subject, we have to spend much effort and time. Besides, an individual’s learning ability can be determined by the following factors.

My husband says I am a quick learner, but I easily forget new information, especially dates and figures. But my husband spends more time learning a new subject but seldom forgets what he has learned. Some people can learn new information fast, while others have to work a little bit harder at it. Others retain new knowledge longer, like my husband, while others easily forget what they just learned. How fast and well you learn new things are determined by your genes and your environment. My mother is a fast learner, while my husband has slow learning parents. The way we learn also differs. I like to write down what I’ve just learned. I also find that drawing diagrams and relationships work better for me. Compared with my husband, I hate memorizing data. I remember things better when I can visually picture them in my mind.

Foreign language resources are not so common here in our area. I’ve seen a few dictionaries in some bookstores but haven’t seen any CD or DVD about it. I don’t even think the stores here sell electronic dictionaries! I have to go to a big city just to buy one. However, you may easily get all of these materials. Make a list of all the resources you have access to in your neighborhood. In this way, when you attend a language school, you’ll know just where to find dictionaries to help you in your course.

In my opinion, this is the most important factor in learning a foreign language: your drive to learn. Different people are driven by different motivations. I want to learn a new language because I find it challenging. Others may need to learn it because of having a new job or working in foreign countries. The point is to determine whether you truly need or just want to learn a foreign language.

1. What does the underlined word “retain” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Remember

B．Acquire

C．Spread

D．Improve

2. Compared with the author, her husband ________.

A．likes to draw diagrams	B．hates memorizing data
C．learns new things slowly	D．easily forgets new information

3. What does the author think affects learning a foreign language most？

A．The resources one can get in the neighborhood.

B．The determination to overcome difficulties.

C．The motivation to learn a foreign language.

D．The ability to learn a foreign language.

4. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ________.

A．share her experience in learning a foreign language

B．analyze why people cannot learn a foreign language well

C．tell us how to find the method of learning a foreign language

D．introduce some factors affecting our language learning ability

【推荐2】If you have a big test coming up or just want to do well in class, studying is one of the best things you can do to improve your grade. Even though reviewing things you already learned might seem boring, you’ll feel a lot more comfortable with the material.     1    

Study in 1-hour blocks.

Keep your study time shorter so you don’t get tired.     2     Only focus on one subject at a time during each block. In this way, you don’t get information mixed up between classes.

Plan regular breaks.

    3     Since studying takes up a lot of energy and brainpower, schedule in 5-10 minutes every hour where you just relax. Avoid working through the breaks.

Schedule time to study every day.

Try to set aside a regular time to go over notes for class.     4     So, you’re able to focus a little better. If you can, try to plan the same time every day so you can get into a regular routine (惯例).

    5    

Find a place where you won’t have trouble concentrating on the material. Avoid studying in a room with other loud people or distractions (使人分心的事物) since it will be hard to focus and remember the material. Instead, go into your room and shut the door, or find a quiet spot at the school library where you can sit.

A．Work somewhere quiet.

B．Ask people to be quiet when you study.

C．And review your notes in your own words.

D．Find a time when you feel the most energetic to study.

E．We’ll start by looking at some tips on forming the best study habits!

F．Step away for a few minutes every hour so you don’t feel overworked.

G．Set aside an hour for each of your subjects so you have time to review them.

【推荐2】The past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists. Descriptions like ‘Palaeolithic Man’, ‘Neolithic Man’, etc., neatly sum up whole periods. When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely choose the label ‘Legless Man’. Histories of the time will go something like this: ‘in the twentieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts and escalators in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. This situation was forced upon earth dwellers of that time because of miles each day. But the surprising thing is that they didn’t use their legs even when they went on holiday. They built cable railways, ski-lifts and roads to the top of every huge mountain. All the beauty spots on earth were ruined by the presence of large car parks.’

The future history books might also record that we were deprived of the use of our eyes. In our hurry to get from one place to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a bird’s‐eye view of the world-or even less if the wing of the aircraft happens to get in your way. When you travel by car or train a blurred (="not" clear) image of the countryside constantly smears the windows. Car drivers, in particular, are forever obsessed with the urge to go on and on: they never want to stop. Is it the lure of the great motorways, or what? And as for sea travel, it hardly deserves mention. It is perfectly summed up in the words of the old song: ‘I joined the navy to see the world, and what did I see? I saw the sea.’ The typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says ‘I’ve been there. ’You mention the remotest, most evocative (引起记忆的) place-names in the world like El Dorado, Kabul, Irkutsk and someone is bound to say ‘I’ve been there’-meaning, ‘I drove through it at 100 miles an hour on the way to somewhere else.’

When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. But actual arrival, when it is achieved, is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this, you suspend all experience; the present ceases to be a reality: you might just as well be dead. The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present. For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment with his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical weariness. He knows that sound. Satisfying sleep will be his: the just reward of all true travellers.

1. Anthropologists label nowadays’ men ‘Legless’ because _____.

A．people forget how to use his legs.

B．people prefer cars, buses and trains.

C．lifts and escalators prevent people from walking.

D．there are a lot of transportation devices.

2. Why does the author say ‘we are deprived of the use of our eyes’?

A．People won’t use their eyes.

B．In traveling at high speeds, eyes become useless.

C．People can’t see anything on his way of travel.

D．People want to sleep during travelling.

3. Travelling at high speed means ______.

A．people’s focus on the future	B．a pleasure
C．satisfying drivers’ great thrill	D．a necessity of life

4. What's the best title of the passage?

A．More haste, less speed

B．Modern means of transportation make the world a small place

C．Eyes open and mind broaden

D．The only way to travel is on foot.

【推荐3】Most cell phone companies design models especially for kids. But parents are usually the ones buying the phones, and paying the bill. According to a study, 56% of parents of children aged 8 to 12 have given their children a cell phone. According to a recent survey, 12 is the magic number. It is the most common age for kids to get their first cell phone. But 13% of children aged 6 to 10 already have one. That’s more than one out of every 10 kids.

Pro-cell phone people, including many parents, notice that cell phones help kids keep in touch with their friends and families. They believe that cell phones are an important tool in a dangerous situation. Kids can stay connected with their parents at all times, whether it’s to ask for a ride home from soccer practice or to receive a good – luck text message moments before a big game. Plus, some cell phone designed for kids can be controlled with settings that allow the phone to only be used in parent - approved ways. What’s the harm in that?

But other people are worried about the health and safety effects of kids’ cell phones. They believe that plugged - in kids could be missing out on other activities, such as playing outside or hanging out with friends, and that sending text messages or fielding phone calls while doing homework is bad for concentration. They say that kids are spending too much time texting instead of talking to each other. “Our brains evolved to communicate face to face,” says Gary Small, a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, in California. “A lot of this is lost with texting.”

And some experts are also concerned about possible health risks. They worry that radiation or energy waves-released by cell phones could be harmful to young people. To be safe, many pediatricians advise limiting talk time.

1. The recent survey suggests that ________.

A．the number twelve can bring us good luck

B．most kids are eager to have their own cell phones

C．many kids have their first cell phone at the age of 12

D．more than half of the parents can afford to buy cell phones

2. Pro – cell phone people probably refer to those who think that kids _________.

A．mustn’t own cell phone	B．should have cell phones
C．had better make more friends	D．may lose touch with others

3. What would be the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．The disadvantages of cell phones.	B．Cell phones designed for kids.
C．The kinds of cell phones.	D．How to send text message.

4. The author’s attitudes toward the fact that kids have cell phones is _________.

A．supportive	B．objective
C．negative	D．optimistic

【推荐1】Campus diversity(校园多样性) is drying up in US universities. The number of international students studying at higher learning institutions in the US had been increasing. However, at the beginning of the 2016 school year, it dropped by 10,000, according to a recent report from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI). Today, the US is home to 1.1 million foreign students enrolled at universities, colleges, and junior colleges.

Statistics show that foreign student enrollment (入学) in US dropped due to the costs of US higher education, the changing social and political climate, competition from institutions in other countries, and students’ concerns about finding a job in the US after graduation. However, Australia and Canada have experienced growth in their international enrollment with the most of overseas students coming from China. Both countries offer quality education at cheaper rates.

The biggest issue with going to school in the US is the price tag as it is the most expensive in the world for college. In 2016, the Los Angeles Times reported that the University of Southern California (USC) was the most expensive university in the US with a one-year price tag of $70,000 for tuition, books, and living expenses. Students, both foreign and home, pay the same at USC. However, at the University of Washington in Seattle (UWS), a school with about 8,000 international students, annual tuition and fees alone cost state students around $11,000, while out-of-state and overseas students pay $35,000. That’s why many foreign students and lower-class citizens choose to study at cheaper universities, which leads to many higher learning institutions’ losing their diversities.

Campus diversity is a sign of a healthy academic environment. Universities should focus on reducing the gap between lower income US citizens and international students. The only way to achieve this would be to make college affordable. The sooner schools do this, the more successful they will be.

1. What leads to international student enrollment’s dropping in the US?

A．Their concerns about finding a job in the US.

B．The costs of US higher education.

C．The changing social and political climate.

D．All of the above.

2. What does the underlined word “issue” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．problem

B．achievement

C．danger

D．expression

3. From the passage we can learn that        .

A．students from US pay less than students from other countries at USC.

B．students from US pay more than students from other countries at USC.

C．students from Washington pay less than students from California at UWS.

D．students from Washington pay more than students from California at UWS.

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．College expense needs reconsideration before diversity dries up.

B．There are too many differences between universities in the US.

C．How to make universities in the US more affordable.

D．How to solve the difficulties universities in the US meet.

【推荐2】Should parents send their freshmen off to campus armed with a debt or credit card to learn how to handle money? Or is it better to keep firm control through the Bank of Mom and Dad? The "correct" answer will vary by family and personal preference.

The Credit Card Act that took effect 2.5 years ago made it much harder for anyone under 21 to get a card. Gone are the days of card issuers collecting plenty of new customers on campus by handing out free T-shirts or rewards points for spring break.

Under-21s can still obtain a credit card if they have a qualified co-signer or proof of sufficient income to repay the debt. And card issuers still market aggressively to college students, targeting them with pre-screened mail offers. That makes parents, as the likeliest co-signers, more involved in the card-or-no-card decision.

Robyn Kahn Federman of Rochester, N.Y., says there’s “no way” she’ll let either of her two daughters have a credit card at such a financially tender age. Her daughter Sarah, who’s 19 and about to start her second year of college, uses Robyn’s PayPal card instead. That lets her mom fund the balance and see how she spends her money.

“I don’t think anything related to debt belongs in the hands of a college kid,” says Federman, communications director of a marketing agency. “The vast majority are not experienced enough with money or aware enough of the risks.”

Some students, though, have shown they’re disciplined enough to have their own card on campus.

Scott Gamm, 20, a junior at New York University's Stern School of Business, used his income from freelance work and blogging to obtain a Visa card and then an American Express card. He charges $200 to $300 on them monthly and pays every bill in full.

But he has friends who obtained three or four cards within a year and now have big debts.

“The more credit you have access to, especially at that young age, the higher the probability you’ll use that card to finance fancy clothes, restaurants and entertainment.” says Gamm.

1. According to the passage, which of the following statement is true?

A．People hold different opinions about their kids using credit cards.

B．Credit cards are useful in helping deal with money matters.

C．It is better to have Mom and Dad who now run a bank.

D．The new Act made it impossible to get a credit card for freshmen.

2. To obtain a credit card, an under-21 has to _____.

A．own a credit card of his own previously

B．have someone to repay the possible debt

C．turn to their parents to get their permission

D．ask their parents to write the application letter

3. We may infer from the case of Sarah that PayPal card ____.

A．is a kind of credit card	B．funds the balance automatically
C．has access to credit	D．keeps records of money spent

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The Credit Card Act	B．Students and credit cards
C．Card issuers and students	D．Parents and choice of cards

【推荐3】When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.
For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫无掩饰的).
In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy—love, marriage, birth—also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated (复杂的).
My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It’s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the kids and my husband come home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don’t think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this what satisfied her.
We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have. We’re so self-conscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.
Happiness isn’t about what happens to—it’s about how we see what happens to us. It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It’s not wishing for what we don’t have , but enjoying what we do possess.
1. As people grow older, they ____.

A．feel it harder to experience happiness

B．associate their happiness less with others

C．will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness

D．tend to believe responsibility means happiness

2. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6?

A．She cares little about her own health.

B．She enjoys the freedom of traveling.

C．She is easily pleased by things in daily life.

D．She prefers getting pleasure from housework.

3. What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?

A．Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.

B．Psychologists’ opinion is well proved by Grandma’s case.

C．Grandma often found time for social gatherings.

D．Grandma’s happiness came from modest expectations of life.

4. People who equal happiness with wealth and success ______.

A．consider pressure something blocking their way

B．stress their right to happiness too much

C．are at a loss to make correct choices

D．are more likely to be happy

5. What can be concluded from the passage?

A．Happiness lies between the positive and the negative

B．Each man is the master of his own fate.

C．Success leads to happiness.

D．Happy is he who is content.