【推荐1】Writing while traveling can be either professional or personal. Some people travel and write as part of their jobs, while others simply want to make the most out of their travel experience.     1     Luckily, here are some tips for you to make writing while traveling a much easier process for yourself.

    2     For example, if you are waiting for a train, sitting on the plane, or waiting to meet people for lunch, work on your writing. You'll find that you'll have a lot of time while you' re traveling that you can take advantage of.     3     In an average day of traveling, you could possibly spend up to 60 minutes waiting for trains, buses, food, and other people.

Journal every night before you go to bed. If you are writing to keep a diary of your destinations, writing things down in a journal every night is a good way to keep track of each individual day.     4     Even if you're exhausted at the end of the day, force yourself to sit down for just 15 minutes and note all the emotions and excitement of the day you just had.

Avoid spending too much time writing. Set a watch or a timer on your phone and do as much work as you can inside 1 to 3 hours. After that, take a break and enjoy your destination. This is especially important if your writing is task- based rather than time- based. Make sure you’ re writing as efficiently as possible.     5    

A．Establish your writing habit.

B．Take advantage of “dead time”.

C．Make sure you remember all the little things about your trip.

D．However, you may find it difficult to write sometimes during travel.

E．People often forget important details of their travel as soon as the next day.

F．To make the most of this time, carry a pen and notebook everywhere you go.

G．Of course, this will be less of a problem if you plan to set aside one full day each week for writing.

【推荐3】A sense of humor is the ability to sense, observe, and practice humor. Simply, the ability to appreciate a joke is called a sense of humor. A person who can say funny things and can observe the funny side of things is a person with a good sense of humor.     1    

Share your point of view more.

When answering the question on how to improve humor skills, you cannot be Louis C.K., George Carlin or Richard Pryor. It has to be the original you. Take a moment and think about the funniest people you have met in your life.     2     Every person has a different style and opinion when describing an event. So start sharing your point of view.

The importance of subject, target and its timing in humor.

You can’t be more wrong in a situation if you ignore the subject, its target and its timing. Let’s say what happens when you gift an adult magazine to a 6-year-old kid on his birthday.     3     However, the narration (叙述) of the same incident 10 years from then would be funny.

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The key to catching the minds of your friends and colleagues is to be familiar with their preferences. Developing a good sense of humor is not just about delivering fancy stuff but also about understanding the perspective of the humor subject.

Want to be humorous? Laugh at yourself first.

This is the greatest quality owned by a person with a good sense of humor. If you can laugh at yourself, it means that you have come to terms with your mistakes.     5    After all, any embarrassing story turns into a humorous story if given some time.

A．But how do you become one?

B．Share other people’s funny stories.

C．You’ll realize that no one is the same.

D．Be aware of the interests of your listeners.

E．Avoid making fun of others’ weaknesses.

F．When you share your mistakes, it makes you complete.

G．This is not a humorous course of action but a stupid one.

【推荐1】Our world is full of unsung real-life heroes, who show up in times of disaster at great sacrifice to themselves, who raise funds to support those in need and who save lives. My sister never talks about the pain she bears, neither does she talk about her achievements. So today. I share this story, to praise my beautiful sister, an unsung hero.

Kim, my sister, was born with a growth hormone deficiency (激素缺乏). From an early age she received daily injections (注射) to help her grow. I didn’t know how she ended the pain. Doctors said her brain wouldn’t develop normally and she wouldn’t do something. But she proved them all wrong!

Kim’s volunteer work started at the age of nine in primary school. Every day Kim assisted the special needs class during her lunch breaks. She helped entertain, feed the students and continued her work with the children until she left primary school.

Because of her height, my sister would get pushed in the corridors (走廊), but that didn’t stop her from helping others. Kim later trained as a youth worker at the local church and eventually became a Sunday school teacher and the kids loved her.

As she grew into an adult, she continued to help people and even started a school holiday program for disabled children, which has been running for twenty years. She used her yearly leave to look after these children and refused to take money for it.

My sister constantly deals with hardships, reoccurring health problems and continuous pains due to her condition. Yet, every morning she gets up, she never says “What can I take from this world”. She says, “Thank you Lord. I am alive. I have air in my lungs — now how may I be of service.” This is how she lives.

1. What is the function of The first paragraph?

A．To explain a fact.	B．To introduce a topic.
C．To make a suggestion.	D．To make a comparison.

2. What can we know about Kim according to the text?

A．She worked full-time as a teacher in a school.

B．She ran a school holiday program to make money.

C．Her brain didn’t develop normally as doctors said.

D．She constantly helped others despite many difficulties.

3. Which of the following best describes Kim?

A．Caring and tough.	B．Gifted and confident.
C．Brave and clever.	D．Outgoing and creative.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Unsung Real-life Heroes	B．My Sister, an Unsung Hero
C．My Sister’s Volunteer Work	D．Kim’s Hardships and Achievements

【推荐2】Children whose fathers make time to play with them from a very young age may find it easier control their behavior as they grow up, research suggests.

To understand what effect playtime with dads can have on kids, the researchers analyzed nearly 80 studies, undertaken between 1977 and 2017 — most of them in Europe or North America. They were most interested in understanding how playtime between dads and their kids translated into kids’ development.

On average, they found that most fathers play with their children every day. Even with the smallest children, however, father-child play tends to be more physical. With babies, that may simply mean picking them up or helping them to gently raise their arms and legs; with toddlers (学步儿童), physical play includes rough-and-tumble activities, like chasing (追赶) game.

The study found that the kids who enjoyed playtime with their fathers were less likely to lose their tempers with other kids and exhibited better behavior. The researchers found that this was beneficial kids’ development, as this type of play was associated with better self-control and behavioral outcomes.

“Physical play creates fun, exciting situations in which children have to apply self-regulation.” said Ramchandani, Professor at the University of Cambridge. “They learn from their mistakes and the reactions they get from others. If they react the wrong way, they might get scolded, but it’s not the end of the world — and next time they might remember to behave differently.”

However, the researchers stress that children who only live with their mothers need not be at a disadvantage. “Different parents may have slightly different inclinations when it comes to playing with children, but part of being a parent is stepping outside your comfort zone. Children are likely to benefit most if they are given different ways to play and interact,” said Ramchandani.

1. What did the researchers focus on during the research?

A．How father-child play affected kids’ growth.

B．What role mothers played during the activities.

C．How often fathers and children played together.

D．What lessons they could learn from the past studies.

2. How did children learn to regulate themselves?

A．With the help of their partners.	B．Through a trial-and-error practice.
C．Through strict physical training.	D．Under their parents’ patient direction.

3. What does the underlined word “inclinations” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Tendencies.

B．Explanations.

C．Decisions.

D．Contributions.

4. What does the author intend to tell us through the text?

A．Fathers should learn to control their tempers.

B．Mother-child play needs to be more physical.

C．Fathers spend more time with kids than mothers.

D．Father-child playtime helps kids develop self-control.

【推荐3】Mom said the unforgettable words, “I have cancer,” and gave me a tight hug. I could feel her chest shaking as she tried not to cry but failed.

If adulthood is started in a moment, that was it. For all of my twenty-four years, my Mom had been strong and supportive. For a moment, I was the adult, and she was the child. And I promised her with a smile that I’d help her through anything.

Shortly, Mom was given surgery and received chemo. We knew chemo would take her hair, so before it fell out, Mom and I went wig shopping together. We tried on everything. Mom had been wearing the same short hair for over two decades. When she put on a shoulder-length wig, I held my breath and stared. Honestly, I didn’t recognize my own mother. But then she smiled.

I went with Mom to every chemo treatment. During the two-hour IV drips, she joked about life, medical issues and even the pain. We spoke on the phone almost daily. She rarely complained. “Cancer can take my hair, my health and my life. But it can’t take my smile.” she said.

Mom was the most sociable patient the cancer center ever had. She made homemade noodles for the medical staff. She was grateful to the hands that tried to help her.

One day when I went to visit her, I found Mom sitting at the table doing her crossword puzzle without her wig. She looked up and smiled. I’d never seen a stronger or more beautiful woman. Months later, after the final chemo treatment, we held a graduation ceremony for Mom. Mom did beat her cancer!

Most of all, I saw a change in Mom. Nothing afterward seemed to worry her quite as much. From her, I learned I may not get to choose what I face, but I do get to choose how I face it.

1. How did the author respond after knowing her mother’s cancer?

A．She failed to hold back her tears.	B．She felt lost and was in a panic.
C．She was grateful to her mother.	D．She felt a wave of protectiveness.

2. Which word can best describe the author’s mother?

A．Helpful.

B．Optimistic.

C．Smart.

D．Unlucky.

3. What did the author’s mother do at the hospital?

A．She helped others out of trouble.	B．She shared her personal belongings.
C．She chatted socially.	D．She did some cooking for patients.

4. What can we learn from the author’s mother?

A．Be brave to face difficulties.	B．Try to make wise choices.
C．Try our best to help others.	D．Work hard toward our choices.