【推荐1】Good morning everyone! Today I want to talk about how to deal with our children’s homework. As we know, homework is a great way for children to develop learning skills. So as parents, you should pay attention to it.

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Avoid having your child do homework with the television on or in places with different noises, such as people coming and going.

Make sure your child has all the materials he needs.

Ask your child if special materials will be needed for some subjects and get them in advance.    2    

Help your child use time properly.

Tell them not to watch TV unless they finish their homework in time.    3    Don’t let your child leave homework until just before bedtime.

When your child asks for help, provide guidance, not answers.

Giving answers means your child will not learn the material.    4    At the same time, you should keep in touch with teachers, which shows your child that the school and home are a team.

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If your child has been successful in homework and is working hard, celebrate that success with a special event to make him happy.

I am sure your child will be interested in doing homework if you take my advice.

Thank you!

A．Praise progress in homework.

B．Tell your child how important homework is.

C．Make sure your child has a quiet place to do homework.

D．For example, you should buy some paper, pencils, dictionaries and so on when you do some shopping.

E．Make a set time each day for doing homework

F．Be positive about homework.

G．Too much help is bad for your child’s study.

【推荐3】Have you ever had the experience of talking to someone and you think they are lying? Well, you are not alone. We’ve all had that feeling. But did you know that there are several things you can look for to see if you are being lied to?

Sometimes you can tell if a person is lying by observing what they do with their body. When people are lying they tend not to move their arms, hands or legs very far form their body. They don’t want to take up very much space because they don’t want to be noticed. Sometimes a person who is lying will not look you in the eyes. Other times people who lie try to look at you in a strong way because they want to convince you they are telling the truth.

Liars also use deflection. For example, if you ask a liar the question“did you steal Fatima’s bag?”，they may answer with something like“Fatima is my friend, why would I do that?”in this situation the person is telling the truth, but they are also not answering the question. They are trying to deflect your attention. Liars may also give too many details. They may try to over-explain things. They do this because they want to convince you of what they are saying.

Often when a person is lying, they do not want to continue talking about their lie. If you think someone is lying, quickly change the subject. If the person is lying, they will appear more comfortable because they are not talking about their lie any longer. A little later, change the subject back to what you were talking about before. If the person seems uncomfortable again, they may be lying.

It’s very hard for a liar to avoid filling silence created by you. He or she wants you to believe the lies being woven; silence gives no feedback on whether or not you’ve bought the story. If you’re a good listener, you’ll already be avoiding interruptions, which in itself is a great technique to let the story unfold.

Just because a person is showing these behaviors, it doesn’t mean they are lying. They might be shy or nervous. But if you think someone is lying, you might want to use some of these techniques. Hopefully, you won’t need to very often.

1. By saying“Liars also use deflection.”，the writer means that liars may ______.

A．tell great stories	B．change tone of voice
C．ask a question in reply	D．avoid direct answers

2. According to the passage, a person could be lying if he or she ___.

A．offers more information than necessary

B．appears to be shy or nervous

C．changes the subject of the conversation

D．speaks very fast and vaguely

3. Which of the following can be learned from the passage?

A．liars always try to avoid direct eye contact when they tell lies

B．we can make people lie by changing the subject in a conversation

C．liars are often expansive in hand and arm movements while talking

D．we make liars uncomfortable by giving no feedback in a conversation

4. The passage mainly talks about ____.

A．who deceives us	B．why people tell lies
C．how to detect lies	D．what to do with liars

【推荐1】When I was 12 years old, we had a trip to France. I had never been out of the country before, so I was very excited. My aunt, my father and I went around with my father showing us all the unbelievable sites in Paris. None of us spoke much French but we loved the city.

We had taken the subway all over the city and were congratulating ourselves on our mastering what is honestly an excellent subway design that is pretty easy to follow. We decided to visit Versailles by train. We chatted happily along the way until my father realized we were far into the French countryside and no one around spoke English.

We reached the end of the line and felt afraid when everyone finally left the train. An old man and his grandchild noticed us and came to help. He spoke no English, so in broken French we tried to explain. When he finally understood, this great man settled his grandson and showed us to the correct train and then boarded with us.

Later we knew the truth that there was a train transfer (转乘) and he didn’t want us to miss it. This kind man rode a train for an hour and a half out of his way to make sure that three Americans got where they wanted to be. He refused to let us pay for his ticket. He did it all with a gentle smile and patted our hands gently at the stop. Then in his quiet way, he boarded the train to return the way he had come.

What impressed me most was the man and his kindness during the amazing trip. Some Americans think the French are rude for some reason, but I always try to persuade them to change their minds with this very story.

1. What happened to the author and his family on the train?

A．They failed to get off the train at the right time.

B．They couldn’t understand the signs of the train.

C．Their opinions divided about where to go first.

D．They found it hard to communicate with the French.

2. Which of the following can best describe the last paragraph?

A．Being kind is a good manner.	B．Seeing is believing.
C．Travelling enriches one’s life.	D．Helping others brings great pleasure.

3. What’s the purpose of the author’s writing the text?

A．To explain an unexpected problem.

B．To share an unforgettable foreign experience.

C．To list the unbelievable sites in Paris.

D．To show the importance of mastering a foreign language.

【推荐3】A trip to Venice will now leave your wallet even emptier. Earlier this year, the city announced that anyone who enters Venice and doesn’t stay overnight is set to pay a fee ranging from 3 to 10euros (about 21 to 70 yuan), depending on factors such as advance booking and whether it peak season or if the city is very crowded. This rule will come into effect in January 2023.

According to The Associated Press, as mass tourism gained popularity in Venice in the mid-1960s, the number of visitors increased year by year. In 2019 the last year before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were some 19 million day-trippers who visited the city.

As more visitors come to enjoy the charm of the distinctive Italian city, lots of Venetian residents have been forced to leave their homes. According to CNN, due to congestion (拥堵) and the increasing costs of delivering food and other goods in car less Venice, around 70 percent of Venetian residents have left the city in the past 70 years.

The government hopes the new rule could help to adjust tourism in the city and “find a balance between Venetian residents and long-term and short-term visitors”, as noted by AP. The money they collect will be used to cleanup waste and maintain the heritage of the city.

Local Marco Malafante, who manages luxury vacation rentals (租赁) in the city, expressed his approval for the move. But a Venetian gondolier, simply called Cuba, was worried and thought the government moves would “commercialize (使商业化) ” the city and disturb the lives of ordinary people. “Entering Venice will be like entering a museum. I don’t think the measure will help the problem of transforming Venice into a Disneyland, with fake (假的) glass shops and piazza sellers replacing the old artisan (工匠) shops, “Cuba told CNN.

1. What message does the first paragraph convey to us?

A．Visitors will spend more on a trip to Venice.

B．The rule has been put into practices of ar.

C．All people entering Venice are to be charged.

D．Visitors who book in advance can go on a trip to Venice for free.

2. Which has the similar, meaning to the underlined word “distinctive” in para. 3?

A．Endangered.

B．Unique.

C．Challenging.

D．Developed.

3. Why have more Venetian residents left their city in recent several decades?

A．Travelling around without car costs them too much.

B．They have found a better city to live in.

C．More visitors’ crowding in makes their life inconvenient.

D．More people suffer from hunger for lack of food.

4. What’s the residents’ attitude towards the new rule according to the last paragraph?

A．Supportive.

B．Negative.

C．Confused.

D．Mixed.