【推荐1】NEHS Poetry Challenge

To encourage more writing, NEHS will begin a “poetry challenge” creative writing project. All members of NEHS, students and advisors, are encouraged to submit (提交) poems from October through April of the present school year. Each month, judges of the NEHS will read and select the best ten of the entries (参赛作品), which will be published through our social media outlets and collected in an online poetry journal. In May, two “poets of the year,” one from student members and one from NEHS advisors, will be selected from the monthly winners. Those two poets will each receive a $150 award and a certificate (证书) of achievement as accomplished “ NEHS Poets”. Additional awards may be given to second and third place winners, dependent on the number of entries and availability of money. This award is competitive in nature. Applications will be evaluated by judges of NEHS.

Guidelines

1. NEHS will announce monthly (October through April) themes/topics which the submissions for any given month should focus on. Each theme should be clear as part of the poetry submitted.

2. Any form of poetry is acceptable, but must make a point, express an emotion, or relate an experience connected with the monthly theme.

3. No more than a maximum of four poems, totally no more than 1,000 words.

4. NEHS advisors must approve and submit all submissions by student members.

5. All poetry must be the original work of the writer and may not have been pre-published in another publication with one exception—submissions may have been published in the school’s literary magazine or school newspaper.

1. How many best entries will be selected during the whole challenge?

A．2.

B．10.

C．30.

D．70.

2. What is the award for second and third place winners?

A．A fixed cash award.	B．An uncertain award.
C．A certificate and $150.	D．An online poetry journal.

3. Which of the following will fail the submission?

A．A submission of four poems in March.

B．A submission without a clear topic.

C．A poem in its writer’s personal style.

D．A published poem in a school newspaper.

【推荐2】A university in southwest China's Chongqing City set up a reading room as part of a campaign that stops students from taking their mobile phones with them in case the device prevents them from concentrating on their studies.

Reportedly a student named Hu Xiaopeng participating in the campaign studied 530 minutes without using his mobile phone. Unlike Hu, another one picked up his mobile phone in less than 20 minutes. “Having seen many students use their mobile phones in the library, a habit that shortens their study time and negatively impacts their learning, we decided to open this reading room,” said Zhang Shuran, the person responsible for the project at the university.

Zhang added that students can keep their phones in appointed bags with numbers on them. The bags are placed on a desk near the door of the reading room. “Staff members at the reading room will check the phones when there's a call,” said Zhang, adding that they will inform students when their parents or teachers call them, but will not tell students if an unknown person is calling or when there is a text message. Based on the time students hand in their phones when they come to the reading room and the time they get them back when they leave the room, Hu Xiaopeng from College of Animal Science and Technology of the university set a record of the longest time. Hu spent 530 minutes studying without using his phone. Though feeling somewhat surprised, Hu said, “It's bad to keep a mobile phone with you when you are reading or studying.”

The campaign has attracted nearly 200 students since it was launched a week ago. Some Internet users praised the campaign. One user named Liu Jingchang said, “It's good. I don't bring my phone when going to the library in case I get distracted(分心).”

1. What is the purpose of opening the reading room here?

A．To encourage students to read more books.

B．To help students concentrate on their studies.

C．To prevent the mobile phones from being stolen.

D．To stop students using mobile phones in the library.

2. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A．The bags are on the desk near the students.

B．Hu Xiaopeng thinks the campaign is a bad idea.

C．The student will be informed if a stranger calls him.

D．The longest time that the phone is not used is recorded.

3. What is the attitude of the students toward the reading room?

A．Supportive.	B．Cautious.
C．Doubtful.	D．Anxious.

【推荐3】School days are supposed to be the best days of your life and part of that experience usually involves some unforgettable physical activities. I asked some people to give me their memories of what happened to them on the sports field and beyond, and this is what they told me.

Cup winners

When I was about ten, the football team from our year unexplainably made it to the cup final of the local schools’ league. I say unexplainably because I only remember us losing nearly every match we played. Anyway, in the final I set up the winning goal, a brilliant cross to my mate David who headed the ball in just before the final whistle. I still have a photograph of the team holding the cup.

Forest hike

I remember having to lead a group of eight boys on a school expedition for the best part of two days when I was a teenager. Even though we got lost at one point, I managed to keep them all together and get them from one end of a large forest to the other and back by sheer(纯粹的) force of will. I was chosen to be the leader, I think, because I was the only one who knew how to read a map!

When we arrived back at the campsite, we found out that all the other groups had cheated and hitched(搭便车) most of the way instead… I felt a bit stupid, but also rather proud of myself at the same time for having done it properly.

Learning to swim, learning to drown

I learned to swim comparatively late, I suppose. I was maybe nine years old but my brother had a painful experience which nearly put him off for life. We lived in the USA for a while and had access to a university pool where the coaches had trained the American Olympic team. In those days, though, their idea of teaching kids how to swim was to tie a can to their ankles with a bit of string, throw them in the deep end and shout “Swim!”. I am surprised my brother survived at all. He could only have been about six at the time.

1. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．tips on taking part in outdoor activities

B．how people consider physical activities

C．why people love outdoor activities

D．people’s experiences of physical activities

2. What did the first person do in the school’s cup final?

A．He scored the winning goal.

B．He provided the pass for the final goal.

C．He blew the whistle at eh end of the game.

D．He lost every game in the season.

3. The underlined word “expedition” in the third paragraph has the same meaning to “________”.

A．match

B．deal

C．trip

D．research

4. It can be learned that when the third person was young, ________.

A．he learned swimming from the same coach as his elder brother

B．the swimming coach’s teaching method was rather inconsiderate

C．his family lived near a university pool for about ten years

D．the American Olympic team had no swimming pool of its own

【推荐1】七选五： 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能坡入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多于选项。
       What we wear at home is our own business. We can dress freely at home. No one will care or debate about it.     1    . Why? That’s because the way we dress affects us and other people. It is basically a matter of self respect and respect for others.According to a famous behavioral economist, humans have a pattern of irrational(不理智的) behaviours. One of them is called “the effect of expectation”. Ariely says that when a person believes beforehand that something is good, he will look upon it generally as good.     2    . If you wear a cheap old T-shirt like a beggar, the respect and expectation that you gain from people around you will be poor.Some people might argue that we should have the freedom to dress however we want regardless of what people think. They can also argue that we should not judge people based on how a person dresses.     3    . People judge us based on how we look, and that is a fact that we should accept.In fact, we don’t have to spend a lot of money buying the most expensive clothes. It doesn’t make sense to go to a supermarket in a tux (晚礼服).     4    . Experts suggest that we should have various levels of dressing. For example, level 1: dressing for staying at home, level 2: casual dress for going out with friends, level 3: formal dress for work, level 4: attire (盛装) for business functions and so on.     5    . When we choose clothes to wear, we should be aware of how it makes us generally look. At least we should be aware of it instead of just wearing it and going without giving a second thought. Dressing up is how you “sell” yourself so don’t take it too lightly.

A．The dress should match the occasion.

B．It is helpful to have fashion awareness when we dress.

C．Therefore, the look is important for a first impression.

D．That is pretty ideal, but it is not practical in the real world.

E．It changes people’s reactions towards you in a positive way.

F．Therefore, it is a good idea to be aware of how we behave at home.

G．However, when we dress up and go out to public places, it becomes an issue.

【推荐2】Looking back at my school yearbooks of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, I find the style of uniform says a lot about the students and the character of the times. In the 1970s, students accessorized (配饰) their uniforms with platform shoes. During the 80s, hair was huge—literally. Students’ goofy hair filled up nearly every shot in the yearbook. In the 90s, accessories were all the rage (流行).

Uniform rules have always been strict. The restrictions (限制) are down to the inch: Gray or plaid skirts must be no shorter than two inches above the knee; a red, green, navy or white polo must be worn at all times; and only white, blue, black, and gray sneakers or flats are allowed. With all these rules, one can’t help but wonder how the typical rebellious (叛逆的) teenager can express her individuality.

Still, they manage. Senior Michelle Ferrier says she accessorizes by wearing bright colors like green and pink in bracelets, shoe laces, and headbands to stand out and be fashionable. For any stylish (时尚的) Carondelet student, accessories are key.

At Carondelet, one thing’s for sure: The older a student gets, the more she’s willing to bend the rules. Senior Natalia Piwek admits that she often pairs her “tights and colorful socks” with “illegal shoes”. If you happen to see a girl with colorful tights or boots running across the hallway, it’s most likely that she’s running from a dean.

In about two months, I will say goodbye to my uniform. I will miss the convenience of wearing it. However, I must say, wearing a uniform has taught me an important lesson that I will take with me when I go off to college: it doesn’t matter what you wear, but how you wear it. And how you carry yourself.

1. In the 1980s, _________.

A．uniform rules are sneer

B．students preferred goofy hair

C．accessories were popular with students

D．students wrote colorful shoes with uniforms

2. Which of the following combinations might the students think stylish?
a. grey bracelets        b. parks shoes laces C. green heathens
d. patterned tights     E. red polo

A．abe

B．bde

C．bcd

D．ace

3. According to the students, the restrictions of uniforms are_______.

A．stern	B．understanding childish
C．childish	D．unselfishly

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards wearing school uniforms?

A．Objective.

B．Tolerant.

C．Agreeable.

D．Oppositive.

5. What is the main point of the text?

A．The history of student’s uniforms.

B．How to make school uniforms stylish.

C．Memories and lessons From school uniforms.

D．The debate oven restrictions on school uniforms.

【推荐3】阅读理解

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict (迷),” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled (皱的).” Today David wears casual clothes — khaki pants and a sports shirt — to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”

More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the changes from formal to casual office wear have been slow. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on Friday (but only on Friday).This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing,” said business adviser Maisly Jones.

Why have so many companies started allowing their workers to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code. (保守的着装要求)” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study made by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that casual dress has a side effect on work. Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”

1. David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict” because ______________.

A．he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt

B．he couldn’t stand a clean appearance

C．he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean all the time

D．he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes

2. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because ______________.

A．they make him feel at ease when working

B．he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes

C．he looks handsome in casual clothes

D．he no longer works for any company

3. According to this passage, which of the following is FALSE?

A．Many workers don’t like a conservative dress code.

B．Comfortable clothes make workers more productive.

C．A casual clothes code is welcomed by young workers.

D．All the employers in the U.S. are for casual office wear.

【推荐1】Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.

If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.

Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit.

Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores (胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.

1. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.

A．plants are important for life	B．plants cannot grow without air
C．there are many plants in the world	D．we can not live without water

2. Plants can make food from______.

A．flower, water and air	B．water, sunlight and air
C．air, water and soil	D．air, sun and light

3. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A．Of all living things animals are most important

B．Spores are seeds

C．All fruits of flowering plants have seeds

D．Without plants, man will die out

4. This passage may be taken from______.

A．a medicine book	B．a novel
C．a science magazine	D．an experiment report

5. The underlined word “protected” in the third paragraph can be replaced by ______.

A．damaged

B．polluted

C．prevented

D．guarded

【推荐3】Space Hotel Promises Guests A Truly

Out-Of-This-World Vacation

Looking for a truly out-of-this-world vacation? Then you are in luck! On Thursday, April 5, Texas-based start-up Orion Span announced they were taking reservations for Aurora Station, the world’s first luxury hotel in space, which is expected to be launched in 2021 and begin welcoming visitors by 2022.

The pill-shaped space station, which began construction in 2019, will measure 43.5 feet long and 14.1 feet wide—about the size of a large private jet’s cabin—when completed. It will accommodate four guests in two private suites (套房) and two crew members, most likely former astronauts. Flying about 200 miles above the Earth, Aurora Station will circle the planet once every 90 minutes, enabling guests to enjoy 16 spectacular sunrises and sunsets daily, as well as scores of the breathtaking northern and southern auroras (极光) that the hotel is named after.

While admiring the beauty of our planet, tourists can eat non-astronaut food and drinks or entertain themselves with playing cards. Those hoping to do something more worthwhile will be able to engage in astronaut-like experiments such as growing food in a special environment. The Wi-Fi enabled spacecraft will make it easy for guests to share their experiences with friends and family members on the earth. At the end of the vacation, returning guests will be treated to a special “hero’s welcome”, similar to the one experienced by astronauts returning from a real mission.

Before the once-in-a-lifetime trip, guests will have to undergo the three-month-long special training learning how to move in a weightless environment, along with the basics of spaceflight and orbital mechanics. Also, before you start packing your bags, you will have to pay $ 9.5 million for the 12-day round-trip vacation.

While several companies are planning to build hotels in space, Orion Span hopes to transform sections of used rockets floating in space into hotel rooms, instead of crowding the already messy skies with additional man-made objects.

1. What can be learned about Aurora Station?

A．People can visit it now.

B．Its construction will last for about 5 years.

C．It can only hold four people in this station.

D．It looks like a pill with the size of a small plane.

2. Why is the hotel named Aurora Station?

A．Because the hotel is lit up by the auroras of the Earth.

B．Because the hotel will give off auroras while travelling.

C．Because guests can enjoy fantastic auroras of the Earth.

D．Because the hotel will run around the auroras of the Earth.

3. What can guests do in the space hotel?

A．Communicate with their family.

B．Enjoy astronaut food and drinks.

C．Cook meals like they do at home.

D．Receive welcome as a real hero.

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．There is little room for people to live on the Earth.

B．Too many spacecraft have aroused people’s concern.

C．Space hotels will be necessary in the near future.

D．Used rockets floating in space are easy to recycle.