【推荐1】Sharing is love for a couple in Texas. That's what a popular Facebook post from a woman named Tracy Howell has shown tens of thousands of people. Tracy detailed a four-decade-long tradition she shares with her husband, Clifford, which many have called “sweet”.

Whenever Clifford goes to work，he takes a sandwich that has a small bite on it. The bite symbolized a deep message for the pair, Tracy explained in the post. “Clifford and I have been married almost 41 years and I have made his lunch every working day since day 1,”Tracy wrote at the time. “Sometimes I would join him on the job site and have lunch with him. He told me once that lunch tastes better when you share it with someone you love. Soon after that, while fixing his sandwich one night, I took a bite out of it before putting it away. I told him that since I couldn't often join him for lunch, I took a bite so he knew I was joining him,” she recalled.

The first time Tracy had done this, her husband returned with anger after work and told her that some workmate had taken a bite out of his sandwich.

“I continue to do this frequently and he still says, ‘It's always happy to see you join me for lunch.’”

The post had been shared more than 97,000 times in just one week and had received more than 26 ,000 likes from Facebook users. “That is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard,” a user shared.

1. Why does Tracy always take a bite of Clifford's lunch?

A．To make her lunch popular.	B．To give Clifford a sweet feeling.
C．To remind Clifford to have lunch on time.	D．To remove Clifford's tiredness from work.

2. What was Clifford's reaction the first time he saw the bite?

A．He was annoyed.	B．He thought it romantic.
C．He returned home at once.	D．He asked a workmate about it.

3. Which of the following can best describe Tracy?

A．Powerful.

B．Anxious.

C．Caring.

D．Capable.

【推荐3】Phillida Eves and her husband Tedd Hamilton weren’t unhappy living in the Galway countryside with their sons, Cian and Oisin, and their daughter, Soracha. “We had a lovely home , a car, lots of friends, and weekends sailing our boat”, says Phillida. “But there’s a line from a poem that goes: ‘Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?’ That says it all for me. We felt that there was more to life.”
So they quit their jobs, took their sons, then aged six and nine, out of school and went to southern Spain where they bought a 15-meter yacht (游艇) and headed up the coast to Barcelona. Soracah was not even three. And they brought along Poppy, the family dog. Now, two and a half years and 10,000 km later, they don’t intend to stop. Tedd is a yacht engineer and can find work in ports. But, says Phillida, a supply teacher(代课老师), “Any family could do this”.
The children are home-schooled using a correspondence course（函授课程）. My son had a recent project on the weather. The weather is vital to us. My son knows more than most adults about weather systems, compasses, maps and directions. The weather, for him, means life or death.
Other subjects have become equally vivid. “They’re living geography and history all the time. We’ve sailed round Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, and seen tiny islands we didn’t know. The kids learned about ancient Romans by visiting Rome. One summer off the Italian coast we sailed past a volcano at 2am. We woke the kids. There it was, under the moon, with fire coming out the top―you don’t get that in a textbook.”
But what about social development? Again, Phillida is sanguine. “The children have become much more socially confident since we set out. They play with tones of families of all nationalities on other boats we meet.”
Living for the moment, they believe, is a huge life lesson. “Our children never say they’re bored.” The other day they stopped mid-ocean and the kids swam, 110km from land. “That’s the kind of freedom we want for them,” says Phillida. “That’s the kind of freedom they’ve got.”
1. The couple quit their jobs and took their children traveling because            .

A．their children wanted to make friends of all nationalities.

B．they wanted to experience more in their lives.

C．their children wanted completed freedom.

D．they were unhappy with their lives.

2. The underlined word “sanguine” in Para graph 5 is closest in meaning to “          ”.

A．patient

B．curious

C．excited

D．optimistic

3. The author describes the children’s home schooling by           .

A．using examples

B．making comparisons

C．following the order of importance

D．describing the changes in space order

4. What can we learn about the family from the text?

A．they plan to stop for a rest.

B．they have toured for more than 3 years

C．they believe any family can do the same thing as they can do

D．They have made several geographical and historical discovers

【推荐2】In the seventh grade I realized I was dyslexic, which made it difficult for me to read and spell. I did really badly in my history course, so my mother said to me, “I’ll work with you for a full week. I’m going to show you what you can do if you put in the right amount of effort.” So we did. We worked on history for a full week, an extra hour every day. But I still failed the test as always.

By the time I got to college, things didn’t get better. I would wait in registration lines all day to sign up for extra courses. Then I would go around the first day of class and ask each professor: “What’s your policy on misspelling?” If he said, “Three misspellings is a fail,” I’d drop it.

Although I was an academic failure, I had a great time. I had many friends and I was always popular. I was a good football player. I never had a day when I would think “People don’t like me.”

In spite of my obvious weaknesses, I became successful in my career, so much so that people say to me, “So you’ve overcome dyslexia.” No. I don’t overcome it. I just learn to compensate for it. Some easy things are hard for me. Most people read 500 words a minute. I only read 200. I try not to dial a phone because I sometimes have to dial three times to get the number right. I owe my successful career to my writing instructor, Ralph Salisbury. He looked past my misspellings and gave me encouragement. So I always feel confident.

The real fear that I have for dyslexic people is not that they have to struggle with their reading skills or that they can’t spell correctly, but that they will quit on themselves before they get out of school.

1. When the author did badly in the course, what did his mother do?

A．She led him to make more efforts.	B．She taught him history in person.
C．She blamed his laziness bitterly.	D．She sent him to an extra class.

2. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．The author always dials three times to make a phone call.

B．The author cures himself without anyone’s help.

C．The author failed in many extra courses.

D．The author leads a successful life.

3. The meaning of the underlined phrase “compensate for” is equal to ______.

A．fight for

B．make up for

C．struggle with

D．put up with

4. What is the author’s suggestion for dyslexic people?

A．They should make more efforts to practice reading skills.

B．They should turn to a writing instructor for help.

C．They should not give up on themselves.

D．They should ignore the disease.

【推荐3】I have three kids and a great husband and I’m enjoying a career that I find challenging and fun. To the outside world, this feels like “success”. But there is still a voice in my heart asking if this is who I truly am. Only in silence do I hear the self and wonder who that person might be.

So I booked a trip to find out. I travelled, for the first time, without my husband or kids. I went to Iceland with a friend, who shares appreciation of wilderness and silence.

For six days, we were immersed (沉浸) in wild, raw scenery and real weather—all kinds of weather. Climbing a mountain against rain and returning to a tent for a simple meal remind you how little you actually need, and how strong it feels to be uncomfortable sometimes.

I found silence in Iceland, and time to consider the “me” outside of career and the “me” outside of kids as I shared stories with strangers.

When I stopped talking and just listened, I became more generous. I learned that choosing to be generous could create more space, more food and more warmth.

But I didn’t really gain any better appreciation of what I want from life or my job. I suspect the anxiety that drove me to seek silence in Iceland was losing sight of my ability to choose gratitude and joy, and to be present in the challenges I set in my career and my family.

I came home to noise, rush and love, with no less confusion about who I want to be. I know the answer isn’t waiting out there on the top of a mountain in Iceland. The answer is in front of me with every step on my own life’s path, and in every choice I make.

1. Why did the author take a trip to Iceland?

A．To gain a new experience.	B．To better understand herself.
C．To enjoy family happiness.	D．To appreciate natural beauty.

2. What do we learn about the author’s trip?

A．Exciting.

B．Enjoyable.

C．Difficult.

D．Adventurous.

3. What change happened to the author?

A．She became more caring.	B．She felt more anxious.
C．She felt lonelier.	D．She became less confident.

4. What will the author do in the future?

A．Go back to nature.	B．Pay less attention to her feelings.
C．Travel to Iceland more often.	D．Face reality bravely.