【推荐2】Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly(蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis(蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle(挣扎；奋斗) to leave the chrysalis, it can’t fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.

When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father’s death forced him to <u>mature</u> fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.

Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.

1. From the story we know that the butterfly can’t fly because ________.

A．it gets out by itself

B．the man feels sorry for it

C．it tries to challenge itself

D．the man helps it come out

2. Dennis’s example shows that successful people should ________.

A．overcome the difficulties

B．take up business early

C．become the leaders of tomorrow

D．sell clothes from door to door

3. The meaning of the underlined word “mature” in the passage is “________”.

A．wake up	B．give up
C．grow up	D．bring up

4. What is the writer trying to do in this passage?

A．Describe where a butterfly comes from.

B．Encourage young people to face challenges.

C．Suggest how to become a successful businessman.

D．Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Successful People Have a Sense of Achievement

B．Young People Must Develop Their Energy Actively

C．Countries Should Continue to Become Successful

D．Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People

【推荐3】Our most commonly held code for success is broken. Conventional wisdom（普遍看法）holds that if we work hard we will be more successful，and if we are more successful，then we’ll be happy. If we can just find that great job，win that next promotion，lose those five pounds，happiness will follow. But recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology have shown that this code is actually backward：Happiness fuels success，not the other way around. When we are positive，our brains become more engaged，creative，motivated，energetic，and productive at work. These discoveries have been repeatedly proved by rigid research in psychology and neuroscience（神经科学），management studies，and the bottom lines of organizations around the globe.

In The Happiness Advantage，Shawn Achor，who spent over a decade living，researching，and lecturing at Harvard University，draws on his own research—including one of the largest studies of happiness and potential at Harvard and others at companies like UBS to fix this broken code. Using stories and case studies from his work with CEOs of Fortune 500 in 42 countries，Achor explains how we can reprogram our brains to become more positive in order to gain a competitive ability at work.

Based on seven practical，actionable principles that have been tried and tested everywhere from classrooms to boardrooms，stretching from Argentina to Zimbabwe，he shows us how we can capitalize on The Happiness Advantage to improve our performance and maximize our potential.

A must-read for everyone trying to stand out in a world of increasing workloads and stress，The Happiness Advantage isn’t only about how to become happier at work. It’s about how to get the benefits of a happier and more positive mode of thinking to achieve the extraordinary in our work and in our lives.

1. What do we know about the new discoveries in Paragraph1?

A．Conventional code for success is totally useless.

B．The more we are successful, the happier we are.

C．Positive psychology is really backward.

D．Happiness contributes greatly to success.

2. Why did Shawn Achor write the book The Happiness Advantage?

A．To reprogram one’s brain to be healthier.

B．To make people more positive and competitive.

C．To study stories and cases of CEOs.

D．To make lectures at Harvard University.

3. The underlined phrase“capitalize on”in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to________.

A．provide fund for	B．make full use of
C．in search of	D．stand out for

4. What is the write’s purpose of writing the passage?

A．To help people stand out in the world.

B．To arouse people’s sense of happiness.

C．To help people decrease the work stress.

D．To strongly recommend the book.

【推荐1】Instagram is a social networking app made for sharing photos and videos from a smartphone. However, some people argue that Instagram is harmful to teens.

Essena O’Neill seemed to have a perfect life --- at least online. The Australian teen had 500,000 Instagram followers. Her Internet fame led to a modeling contract. Companies paid her to show their clothing in her photos.

But in November 2015, Essena, then 18, shut down her Instagram account. She cut off more than 2000 photos. “I’ve spent the majority of my teenage life being attracted to social media,” she wrote. “ I’m leaving Instagram.”

Essena left a few photos online, and told the truth behind the photos she created. For example, she didn’t eat all day before taking a picture in a bikini(比基尼泳装). She took that photo 100 times to make sure her stomach looked perfect. “Social media is not real life!” she says now.

Seeing perfect-looking Instagram photos can make teens feel like they don’t meet the standard of beauty. And if your photos don’t get many “likes”, you might take it personally. Even Essena worried all the time about what others thought of her. Trying to appear perfect online made her feel alone. One day, she wrote, “I had never been more miserable.”

Not everyone thinks that Instagrem is harmful, though. Some people say it might even be good for teens. Why? Unlike many ads and magazines, Instagram includes photos of all different kinds of people. That means you’re more likely to see a photo of someone who looks like you.

Plus, studies show that many people who use social media feel more connected to friends. And social media users are more likely to know about big events in the lives of friends and family. So maybe it’s OK to love Instagram as long as you love yourself too.

1. According to the text, Instagram brought Essena ______.

A．a healthy lifestyle	B．fame and money
C．many true friends	D．a perfect teenage life

2. Why did Essena shut down her Instagram account at age 18? ______

A．Because she was too busy.	B．Because her shape changed.
C．Because she faced great pressure.	D．Because her photos were deleted

3. What’s the author’s attitude towards Instagram? ________

A．Worried

B．Curious

C．Surprised

D．Supportive

4. What does the text mainly discuss? _______

A．Should you be on a diet to look perfect?

B．Should you make friends on social media?

C．Should you give others “likes” on Instagram?

D．Should you shut down your Instagram account?

【推荐2】If you were born in the 2000s, you are called the oh-ohs. The 21st century would make you young, creative, connected, global, and no doubt smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right? But what do other people think about your generation?

Some adults worry that you’re more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think of you as the “face-down generation” because you use your phone so much and they wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family. Are today’s teenagers too busy texting and taking selfies (自拍照) to become successful in real life?

Other adults worry that today’s youth are spoilt and don’t want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by “helicopter parents” who were always there to help them with a busy schedule filled with homework and after-school activities such as dancing, drawing and sports. With parents who do everything for them, today’s youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s.

Does the “face-down generation” need a heads-up? Well, probably not. The fact is that many of today’s teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. They seem to be willing to become leaders. More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities. There are also outstanding people such as Gu Ailing, the teenager who won two gold medals and one silver medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

So if you’re one of the oh-ohs, there’s reason to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for the “face-down generation”. Chances are that you will do GR8 (great) and LOL (laugh out loud).

1. What is the function of Paragraph 1?

A．To start a debate.

B．To introduce the topic.

C．To show a public concern.

D．To explain a scientific term.

2. According to the text, which of the following may worry some adults?

A．Oh-ohs’ poor eyesight.

B．Oh-ohs’ tight schedules.

C．Oh-ohs’ great creativity.

D．Oh-ohs’ lack of independence.

3. What can we know from the text?

A．The author is one of the oh-ohs.

B．Oh-ohs will spend less time on phones.

C．Oh-ohs are likely to have a bright future.

D．Oh-ohs will meet more challenges than adults.

【推荐2】Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?”     1    .

There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time.     2    . He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad(少年) offered to take his place.     3    .

    4    . If the lad had gone home to ponder(考虑)his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.

Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs (美差). When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying.     5    . And within a year this person had become general manager of the company.

A．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways

B．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.

C．It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.

D．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.

E．It’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers.

F．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.

G．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults.