【推荐1】Life often requires people to join in unpleasant situations. Rather often, these unpleasant situations do not happen on their own, but happen because of other people’s actions and words. Fortunately, there are useful ways to deal with conflicts (冲突).

The best way to solve a conflict is not to let it happen. Nothing useful comes out of a conflict. It is a total waste of time and energy for both sides and thus everyone should try his best to prevent conflicts. To do this, you will need to learn the points of view your potential opponents (对手) share and the benefits of understanding people around you.

If the conflict has already arisen, one of the best methods to settle disagreements is to treat the situation with humour. It does not mean, however, that you must ignore your opponent’s arguments and make jokes about them; it means that you should be in a friendly atmosphere, saying difficult-to-express things with a bit of humour. Humour will help you reduce anger and rethink problems to make them look easier to settle, and set your opponent’s mind on working out the problem with you, not against you. This way, a conflict can become an opportunity for building a greater connection between you and your opponent.

If the situation turns verbally abusive (恶语中伤的), put a stop to it. Firmly but calmly state: “You’re very angry right now and you’re saying things you don’t mean. I’m going to excuse myself. We can talk again after you calm down.” Then leave the room or ask your opponent to leave.

1. What can we learn about conflict prevention (预防)?

A．It does good to both sides.

B．It provides a better solution.

C．It results in verbal arguments.

D．It causes some misunderstandings.

2. How can you deal with your opponent with humour?

A．Play a trick on him.

B．Laugh at him seriously.

C．Overlook his angry words.

D．Explain to him amusingly.

3. What will you do when you are under verbal attack from a man?

A．Say sorry and leave him.

B．Put a stop to the situation.

C．Put the man beneath his dignity.

D．Deal with him as he deals with you.

【推荐2】When Ron first started with his organization, he loved his job. He went into work every day filled with purpose and passion (热情). Three years later, however, it was hard to recognize him. Now, Ron detests going to work. He feels that his work is meaningless, he’s always stressed, and he calls in sick frequently.

These are basic symptoms (征兆) of burnout. If you’ve experienced this yourself, it’s important that you should know how to recover from it before you have difficulty in having a sense of satisfaction and then dislike your job.

You first need to know why you’ve experienced burnout. First, look at any resentment (愤怒) that you feel towards your work. Often, feelings of resentment point to something important that is missing.

Here’s a good example. Jennifer manages a team around the world, so her workday often starts at 6 a.m. She doesn’t mind this because she likes her team and her job. But she feels resentful when her boss forgets that she starts work so early and repeatedly asks her to stay late, which causes her to miss important time with her family.

In this example, burnout wouldn’t happen if Jennifer disliked her job; in fact, she loves what she does. She experiences burnout because she hates missing out on family time in the evenings.

Take time to think about any negative feelings that you have about your role, and try to get to the root of the problem. Once you’ve known the cause of your burnout, write down at least one way that you can manage that source of stress. This might include giving some of your duties to others, working from home one day a week, or even changing roles.

1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “detests” in Paragraph 1?

A．Minds.	B．Hates.
C．Avoids.	D．Misses.

2. What does the author say about burnout?

A．It has a bad influence on one’s job.

B．It causes serious health problems.

C．Its cause is unclear.

D．It lasts a short time.

3. What causes Jennifer’s burnout at work?

A．That she works too hard.

B．That she doesn’t like her job.

C．That her boss is too strict with her.

D．That she can’t make time for her family.

4. What does the author advise people to do in the last paragraph?

A．Try to keep great passion at work.

B．Change the role you play in your work.

C．Find out the cause of burnout and solve it.

D．Consider negative feelings as something unimportant.

【推荐1】We all know that regular exercise is very important for both a healthy mind and body. Research has shown that just five minutes of exercise in a "green space" can help people to keep mentally healthy.

Let's take a look at some ways to get close to nature and make them a part of your regular exercise routine(常规).

Get on your bike. Cycling is a cheap, easy and fun way to get some good exercise in the outdoors. Try leaving your car at home and cycling to work one day, if that's possible. Check out the local cycle paths before you go, and plan a safe route. Make sure you take some healthy snacks with you to keep your energy levels up.

Try some outdoor yoga(瑜伽). Practicing yoga can be great for reducing anxiety and aiding relaxation. Yoga is great for stretching(伸展)tight muscles and increasing flexibility as well as improving mobility(活动性), control and breathing. Why not finish your practice with some quiet meditation(冥想) to further calm the mind?

Go running. Instead of spending hours on the treadmill(跑步机), grab a friend and go off for a jog (慢跑)around your local park, or some nature paths. If you are used to running on a treadmill, you may find it harder at first, so, make sure you have some good, supportive running shoes.

1. What should you do if you want to cycle in the outdoors?

A．Checking the bikes.	B．Making good preparations.
C．Learning survival skills.	D．Having a healthy body.

2. Which of the following is not the advantage of trying some outdoor yoga according to the passage?

A．Losing weight.	B．Increasing physical flexibility.
C．Keeping active and energetic.	D．Feeling relaxed or peaceful.

3. What problem do some people have if they want to run on a treadmill?

A．It leads them to fall behind their friends.

B．It needs some patience to continue.

C．It takes them some time to get used to it.

D．It makes them lose interest in running.

4. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．The process of outdoor sports.	B．The ways of regular exercise.
C．The choices of joining groups.	D．The benefits of green exercise.

【推荐2】Climbing Without Ropes

The popular image of the mountain climber is of a person carefully climbing a steep cliff with a network of safety ropes, but it is not the only kind. Many climbers now enjoy bouldering. It’s more accessible and better for the environment.

What is bouldering? Bouldering is a sport that involves climbing on, over, and around boulders up to approximately twenty feet above the ground. Participants employ no safety ropes.
Why boulder? • improve your climbing skills by focusing on basics • places to climb, such as climbing walls at gyms and parks, easy to find • less time commitment to bouldering than to mountain climbing • intellectual and physical enjoyment as one solves problems		Bouldering Terms crimp: a very small handhold foothold: a place where one may place a foot to aid in climbing boulder jug: a very large handhold that is easy to use problem: The path up a boulder is referred to as the “problem” that one must solve. The “solution” is the sequence of moves one makes up and over a boulder.

Here is an example of a climber addressing a bouldering problem.

Figure 1: The climber has two routes she could take, one to the left and one to the right. The left one appears easier because it has a jug within easy reach, but look what happens if she chooses that direction. She gets stuck on the rock and has to go back down. Sometimes that is even more difficult than going up.

Figure 2: The climber takes the one to the right this time. Using a foothold and placing her right hand in a crimp, she is able to lift herself up and locate other handholds. After only a few moves, she is able to throw her leg over the top of the boulder and pull herself up.

1. According to the passage, bouldering ________.

A．is an indoor sport	B．has no safety protection
C．needs maps and equipment	D．is a steep cliff climbing

2. Bouldering becomes popular because ________.

A．it challenges the limits	B．it costs less
C．it builds minds and bodies	D．it is a team game

3. According to the example, the right route is ________.

A．a shortcut	B．a dead end
C．tough but to the top	D．lined with jugs

4. The passage is likely to appear in ________.

A．a book review	B．a science report
C．a newspaper advertisement	D．a sports magazine

【推荐1】Sleeping in on Saturday after a few weeks of too little shuteye may feel refreshing, but it can give a false sense of security.

New research shows long-term sleep loss cannot be cured that easily.

Scientists researched the effects of short-and long-term sleep loss and found that those who suffer long-term sleep loss may function normally soon after waking up, but experience steadily slower reaction times as the day goes by, even if they had tried to catch up the previous night.

The research has important safety significances in an increasingly busy society, not just for shift-workers but for the roughly one in six Americans who regularly get six hours or less of sleep a night.

“We know that staying awake 24 hours without sleep will affect your performance to do all sorts of things, and this effect equals to drinking too much when driving,” said lead researcher Dr. Daniel Cohen of Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. But when those who suffer long-term sleep loss become all-nighters, “the harm is increased ten times,” Cohen said.

The National Institutes of Health says adults need seven hours to nine hours of sleep for good health. Regularly getting too little sleep increases the risk of health problems, including memory impairment(受损) and a weakened immune system.

More immediately, too little sleep affects reaction times; sleepiness is to blame for car crashes and other accidents.

It has critically important complicated and unexpected results for anyone who works “crazy hours” and thinks they are performing fine with a few hours of weeknight sleep, said Harris, director at New York’s Montefiore Medical Center. “Don’t think you can just bank up your sleep on the weekend, because it doesn’t work that way,” he warned.

1. The text mainly advises people _____.

A．to sleep more time	B．to sleep in on Saturday
C．to sleep scientifically	D．to sleep little on weekend

2. People with long-term sleep loss _____.

A．are quicker in thinking

B．may feel refreshed soon after waking up

C．are surely energetic

D．can have a strong sense of security

3. What can we learn from the text?

A．Most of the Americans get six hours or less of sleep a night.

B．Staying up is worse for those who suffer long-term sleep loss.

C．Traffic accidents have little to do with sleepiness.

D．One in six Americans are all-nighters.

4. The underlined phrase “bank up” in the last paragraph most probably means_________.

A．pile up

B．pick up

C．add up

D．build up

【推荐2】A new study suggests that patients with breast cancer who take additional vitamins during chemotherapy(化疗) treatment may face increased risks.

Researchers said the use of dietary supplements（ 补充剂）that increase levels of antioxidants, iron, vitamin B12 and omega-3 fatty acids appeared to lower the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Researchers reported their findings in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Christine Ambrosone is the head of cancer prevention and control at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York. She said, “From this study and others in the literature, it seems that it may not be wise to take supplements during chemotherapy.”

“It’s thought that antioxidants might interfere with the ability of chemotherapy to kill cancer cells,” Ambrosone said.

Some doctors have been advising patients for a number of years not to take antioxidants during chemotherapy. “But there was no strong empirical data for that recommendation,” Ambrosone said.

So, Ambrosone and other researchers decided to study whether supplement use might affect chemotherapy's effectiveness. They looked for evidence in an earlier study on diet, exercise, lifestyle and cancer results.

In the earlier research, people who took part were asked about their use of supplements at the beginning of and during treatment, and about their lifestyle, diet and exercise. The researchers studied 1,134 patients who filled out the surveys and followed them for a median of six years.

The researchers searched for possibilities that might increase the risk of the disease reappearing or of death. They found that patients who took any supplements at the beginning of and during chemotherapy were 41 percent more likely to have their breast cancer return than those who did not. In addition, the supplement takers were 40 percent more likely to die later on compared to patients using no supplements. The supplements included vitamin A, C and E. Those taking vitamin B12 and iron supplements were at greater risk of cancer returning, the researchers said.

1. Why did Ambrosone and other researchers conduct the study?

A．To know about the patients’ lifestyle.

B．To seek evidence for the recommendation.

C．To see whether patients take supplements.

D．To examine chemotherapy’s effectiveness.

2. The researchers discovered the risks of taking additional supplements by .

A．giving examples	B．analyzing causes
C．making a comparison	D．listing figures

3. What can we know from this passage?

A．Taking vitamins may increase the risk of breast cancer.

B．Ambrosone is the first one to warn patients off taking antioxidants.

C．Antioxidants may increase the ability of chemotherapy to kill cancer cells.

D．Patients may face more dangers if taking supplements during chemotherapy.

4. What section of a newspaper is most likely to have this article?

A．Health.	B．Entertainment.
C．Education.	D．Technology.

【推荐3】Teenagers' fitness is now a major concern, to which physical exercise is very important. It reduces stress and improves fitness. Exercise makes your body strong, and helps you to keep the right body weight. Sports scientist Dr. Helen Lopez offers the following advice to teenagers: "First, you need to find out your present level of fitness.Then you can design a programme that will help you become healthier."

Dr. Lopez suggests that there are three levels of fitness that need a change of lifestyle. "Overweight" means that the person gets very little exercise and often has a serious weight problem."Inactive" means that the person does not join in many physical activities, but is not seriously overweight. "Active" refers to people who take part in sports and other physical activities, but are not at a high fitness level.

According to Dr. Lopez, overweight teenagers should keep active to keep healthy. "Ride a bike, play volleyball or basketball for a while, and go for a twenty- minute walk each day. All these will help to burn calories." Inactive teenagers should do similar activities, but add some bending and stretching exercises, such as push-ups and sit-ups, starting with twenty each day. "Inactive people can take a little more exercise than overweight people because their bodies are stronger," said Dr. Lopez. The same principle applies to active teenagers.

Dr. Lopez suggests one hour a week or more on running and other forms of intensive exercise (强化训练), together with fifteen minutes a day spent on stretching and bending activities. "These are really important in order to prevent injuries," Dr. Lopez said. Some weight-training and other body-strengthening exercises could also be planned in the programme in order to increase the person's strength.

1. Why is physical exercise important?

A．It can make the teenagers grow taller.

B．It can help teenagers become healthier.

C．It can help teenagers to lose weight.

D．It can change teenagers' lifestyles.

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Active people are always at a high fitness level.

B．Overweight people always take more exercise.

C．Inactive teenagers are not seriously overweight.

D．Keeping fit means changing teenagers' lifestyle.

3. In order to prevent injuries, what kind of exercise should you do?

A．Walking.	B．Stretching and bending.
C．Riding.	D．Weight-training.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Doing Exercise	B．Teenagers' Fitness
C．Different Lifestyles	D．Overweight Teenagers