【推荐1】How to overcome travel anxiety

Travelling can certainly cause a lot of stress, which can take different forms for different people.     1     By learning them you can enjoy your trip to the fullest.

Understand where your anxiety comes. To cope with your travel anxiety, you need to have a good understanding of the things that actually cause it. Find specifically what is making you feel anxious about your trip.     2    

Plan out your trip in as much detail as possible. One of the reasons for anxiety is that you’re being taken out of your comfort zone and won’t have full control over everything.     3     It’s equally important to think of alternative plans (替换方案) of action for anything that could not go as planned.

    4     Taking a deep breath is a technique proven to help reduce any feelings of stress. Another useful way to calm your mind is by meditating (冥想), which can take many different forms from listening to music to focusing on your breath.

Have with you things that bring you joy.     5     It can be extremely useful in distracting you from your negative feelings. These can include physical items like a journal to write, a book to read, or a game to occupy your attention, as these will keep your mind occupied, decreasing your feelings of anxiety.

A．Make use of different relaxation techniques.

B．Try out a few different ones before your trip.

C．But there are ways to help reduce that stress.

D．Things like a book to read can help with travel anxiety.

E．Write down the schedule for every day that you can follow.

F．Take activities as many as possible to keep your physical health.

G．Therefore, you can ensure to plan ahead for the best ways to handle those causes.

【推荐2】Freshman year of high school is a big transition (过渡) for any student.

Luckily, you’re not the only person going through this, and plenty of others have made the transition before you too.

One of the ways in which high school is different from middle school or junior high the most is the higher expectations. You’ll find that you’re expected to keep closer track of your own schedule and responsibilities with fewer people checking up on you. At the same time, your classes are likely to become more challenging, and you might be participating in new school activities as well.       

Some students find it hard to keep up with everything at first, which is totally normal. One way to prepare in advance: for these higher expectations is to make sure that you have organized schedules in place before you start high school.

Another important skill for meeting these higher expectations is building a strong support network. No matter how strong a student you are, at some point you will need some help. Keeping healthy relationships with your friends and teachers is a great way to make sure that you have people who are willing to help when you need them.

Try to get to, know at least some of your teachers beyond your classroom communication. Be an active learner during class and stay after class to ask questions. Take advantage of email or class messaging systems. The better your teachers know you, the better prepared they’ll be to help when you need them.

It’s important for you to keep in mind as you start high school that no one is perfect. Transitions are hard for everyone, and starting high school is a big transition. These challenges provide a great chance to reinvent yourself.
1. In the author’s view, the biggest difference between high school and middle school is____.

A．the higher expectations	B．the higher pressure
C．high academic achievement	D．different relationships

2. Which of the following suggestions is NOT mentioned in the text?

A．Careful schedules.	B．Healthy relationships.
C．Using network information.	D．Reinventing yourself.

3. What is the best title for the text?

A．How to Meet Your Teachers* High Expectations

B．How to Become an Active Learner in High School

C．What to Prepare to Keep up with Everything in High School

D．How to Get through the Transition of Freshman Year of High School

4. Who is the article intended for?

A．Parents of high school students.	B．Teachers in high school.
C．Students in Senior One.	D．Students in junior school.

【推荐1】It happens in every disaster (灾难): For those in need, people often donate (捐赠) things that turn out to be more of a trouble.

Juanita Rilling remembers it happened in 1988 when she was a disaster expert trying to help people suffering from a hurricane (飓风) in Honduras. “One morning I received a call from one of our logistic operators (物流运营商), and he explained to me that there was a plane carrying medical supplies that needed to land,” says Rilling. “But the ground was full, with lots of donations that no one had required. The plane—full of needed supplies—had to find someplace else to go. And it ended up stopping everyone’s plans by about 48 hours, which is important time in a disaster.”

Rilling now runs the Center for International Disaster Information, which is trying to make sure things like that don’t happen again. So when Superstorm Sandy hit, Rilling’s group started a project to encourage money donation. “Even a small donation can make a big difference and can quickly become exactly what people affected by a disaster need most,” Rilling says. But despite this, donators do that over and over. About 60% of the things donated after a disaster couldn’t be used. Often it’s old clothing or food.

Meghan Hara, who deals with kind donations for the American Red Cross, says she knows that some people are careful with giving money. And she doesn’t think that the need to give something concrete (实物) should be completely stopped.

“Part of what people are doing is that they’re helping, and they’re trying to help. What we need to work out is how to effectively deal with that,” Hara says.

1. What caused needed supplies to be put off after the hurricane in 1988?

A．Workers on the plane.	B．A weather report.
C．Useless donations on the ground.	D．The call from the operator.

2. What did Rilling’s group suggest donating when Superstorm Sandy hit?

A．Clothing.

B．Money.

C．Medicine.

D．Food.

3. What is Meghan Hara’s attitude towards donating concrete things?

A．Supportive.

B．Doubtful.

C．Uncaring.

D．Worried.

4. What might the author continue talking about?

A．Studies on natural disasters.

B．The benefits of helping others.

C．Tips on choosing useful donations.

D．The ways of managing people’s donations.

【推荐2】Several big wildfires have been brought under control in Chongqing with the help of local motorcyclists. The city government has called for volunteers to join in the tough firefighting, and a large number of motorcyclists have played an important role and won widespread praise.

According to the city emergency management bureau on Wednesday, wildfires in Chongqing’s Dazu and Tongliang districts have been brought under control, and other fires-in Fuling, Kaizhou and Wanzhou districts-have been extinguished (熄灭).

The local government mobilized 1, 152 emergency rescue workers and four helicopters to put out the fires in the city’s Beibei district and evacuated (疏散) 46 people to safety shelters.

“It is my honor and duty to guard my hometown, ” said 27-year-old Li Xin, owner of Yueqi Motorcycle Club. On Sunday night, upon hearing the fire breakout, Li organized a team of 15 club members to sign up to support firefighting in Beibei’s Xiema county, the center of the local blazes.

The team members, with an average age of 29, took turns using five dirt bikes and four road bikes to carry materials and equipment to firefighters and to transport people and necessities.

“The unpaved mountain paths and newly dug fire barriers require really good motorcycle skills, ” Li said, adding that even the best motorcyclist on the team might lose his balance and fall as he carried heavy materials and equipment in a large farmer’s back-basket. He said that to prevent heatstroke in the extreme outdoor heat, the team gave up dressing in thick riding suits. They also joined in cutting wood and putting out fires, working more than 12 hours a day on average. “We will stick to the site until the fire is out, ” he added.

In the extreme heat and drought (干旱) conditions, motorcyclists have been devoted to fighting against fires.

1. What is the purpose of paragraph 2?

A．To give warnings.	B．To recruit more volunteers.
C．To stress the danger of fires.	D．To introduce the background of the report.

2. According to the text, motorcyclists ________.

A．were dressed in thick riding suits

B．delivered only extinguishers to firefighters

C．reported the updates of the wildfires on the spot

D．volunteered to cut wood and help with firefighting work

3. Which of the following best describes Li Xin?

A．Smart and confident.	B．Responsible and generous.
C．Caring and strong-willed.	D．Brave and honest.

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．Motorcyclists Helped Extinguish Chongqing Wildfires

B．Wildfires in Chongqing Destroyed a Large Area of Forest

C．Firefighters Made Efforts to Put Out Wildfires

D．Chongqing Wildfires Were Put Under Control