【推荐1】Winter running is the best way to lose winter weight. But before heading out, make sure you have a solid plan. You don’t want to come across accident along the way.     1    

Wear the Right Shoes

The right shoes will depend on the road. You should wear shoes that are made for the kind of surface you run on. For example, if you are running on slippery surfaces, you want shoes with great friction (摩擦力).     2     When trying out a pair of running shoes, check the fit, feel and ride of the shoes. These elements（要素）are important once you take your new shoes out for a run.

Warm Up

Warm-up is an important part to keep fit. Especially if temperatures drop and your muscles are stiff (僵硬的) from the cold!     3     It also prepares the muscles for the intense (激烈的) activity ahead. The cold climate won’t feel as cold when you do warm ups. This is because blood flows much faster after a good warm up!

Deal with Wind

    4     The key is to run into the wind and finish by running against it. This keeps icy wind from blasting (用力撞击) your face. To prevent any injuries or accidents, break your run into small parts.     5    You can use certain creams on the nose and cheeks to prevent frostbite (冻疮).Don’t skip your sun-block if you’re running during the day. UVB (紫外线) passes through the clouds. Running for an extended period on a cloudy day will still damage the skin!

A．Don’t run in the wind.

B．Running makes you warm.

C．Warming up prevents injuries.

D．It’s hard to run if it’s too windy.

E．Your shoes should fit very well so you don’t slip.

F．Here we are giving you important tips to remember.

G．It also helps to keep the skin protected from the wind.

【推荐3】There are many ways to travel within a city. We can walk, cycle, or take a bus. But no matter which way we travel, we have to stick to the route(线路) the city planners laid down for us.

Parkour practitioners (跑酷爱好者), however, see the city in a completely different way. To them, there are no fixed routes. There are no walls and no stairs—since they jump, climb, roll and crawl to move across, through, over and under anything that they find in their path. The city is their playground.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has noticed that this activity is drawing more and more people to it—there are 100,000 people taking part in parkour today in the UK alone, according to the Guardian—and how it is helpful for people to be much stronger: It trains coordination and balance. So the organization is thinking about recognizing parkour as a new sport and adding it to the Olympics by 2024.

But parkour practitioners themselves don’t seem to be happy with the idea. They see parkour as “a lifestyle”, wrote the website NextSportStar. “It’s a competition against the conditions rather than just a sport.”

Indeed, many do parkour just to “escape the daily routine and experience the city in different ways”, wrote reporter Oli Mould on The Conversation. They see parkour as a way to express themselves through relaxing moves and creative routes while freeing themselves from the pressure.

It’s great that the FIG wants to develop new sport and stay close to a new cultural form. But it would be greater if they knew that not everything in life is a competition.

1. How do the parkour practitioners do parkour?

A．They move on as they wish.	B．They plan the way themselves.
C．They run faster than others.	D．They stick to certain routes.

2. Why does the FIG want to add parkour to the Olympics?

A．It’s a special way of life.	B．It draws their attention.
C．It’s good for people to keep healthy.	D．It needs some rules and instructions.

3. What is the author’s idea on parkour?

A．It is more formal than other sports.	B．It helps people to be creative.
C．It’s worth adding to the sporting event.	D．It calls on people to work as a team.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．A new sports competition	B．Parkour practitioners
C．Training in a different way	D．Making the city their own

【推荐1】Each generation — from Baby Boomers to Generation X to Millennials — has its own set of values and characteristics. But one thing common to all generations is that they are suffering from stress. In a recent poll by the American Psychological Association (APA), all age groups now report higher levels of stress than in the past. Baby Boomers (those born roughly between 1946 and 1964, and who are now moving into their retirement years) said that they are stressed about earnings and health issues. Gen Xers (born roughly between 1965 and 1980) are concerned about work, income, and job stability. However, Millennials (born roughly between 1981 and 2004) are turning out to be the most stressed-out of all the generations. Poll results indicate that stress levels for these younger respondents are significantly above average. So what’s worrying the Millennials?

Millennials are the first generation to grow up with computers in the home and the classroom. Due to the rise of modern technology and social media, they are constantly showered with information. Over time, this   information overload can become too much to handle and can result in stress, which in turn can cause serious physical, psychological, and emotional problems. Another contributing factor, according to author Michael D. Hais, is that many Millennials have lived sheltered lives due to overprotective parents. These young adults lack problem-solving skills and may struggle with fear of failure once they leave home. Making matters worse, the 2008 economic depression occurred when many Millennials were graduating from high school or college. The resulting economic slowdown reduced the number of available jobs for graduates. Sure enough, in the APA poll, Millennials said that work, money, relationships, family responsibilities, and the economy are the main stressors in their lives.

However, the poll results may be a bit misleading as they don’t take into account public attitudes toward stress and mental illness. Ronald Kessler of Harvard Medical School, who has studied the prevalence (流行) of mental disorders in the U.S., points out that changes in social attitudes have helped reduce the stigma attached to mental illness over the years. For example, the creation of health-related television programming and specialty magazines such as Psychology Today have contributed to greater public acceptance of mental health issues. According to psychologists, younger people now are more willing to admit to them that they are under stress than in the past. “There is not a lot of evidence of                                        true prevalence having gone up,” Kessler says.

1. It can be learned from the results of the APA poll that_________.

A．All age groups are experiencing more stress than before

B．Millennials have more stress than before, but other age groups aren’t

C．Compared with other age groups, Millennials have more overprotective parents

D．Stress levels are down for all age groups, but they’re down the most for Millennials

2. Which of the following is not the reason for Millennials’ stress?

A．Overloaded information	B．Overprotective parents
C．Family responsibility	D．Economic depression

3. What’s the possible meaning of the underlined word “stigma” in the last paragraph?

A．Movement.

B．Shame.

C．Symptom.

D．Complexity.

4. According to the passage, what can be inferred about the young people today?

A．They fail to keep good physical health.

B．They are interested in health-related media.

C．They are less willing and courageous to face up to their stress.

D．The true number of stressed young people today shall go down.

【推荐2】Two friends have an argument that breaks up their friendship forever, even though neither one can remember how the whole thing got started. Such sad events happen over and over in high schools across the country. In fact, according to an official report on youth violence, “In our country today, the greatest threat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment, but the terrible reality of violence”. Given that this is the case, why aren’t students taught to manage conflict the way they are taught to solve math problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit?

First of all, students need to realize that conflict is unavoidable. A report on violence among middle school and high school students indicates that most violent incidents between students begin with a relatively minor insult (侮辱). For example，a fight could start over the fact that one student eats a peanut butter sandwich each lunchtime. Laughter over the sandwich can lead to insults, which in turn can lead to violence. The problem isn’t in the sandwich, but in the way students deal with the conflict.

Once students recognize that conflict is unavoidable, they can practice the golden rule of conflict resolution(解决): stay calm. Once the student feels calmer，he or she should choose words that will calm the other person down as well. Rude words, name—calling, and accusations only add fuel to the emotional fire. On the other hand, soft words spoken at a normal sound level can put out the fire before it explodes out of control.

After both sides have calmed down, they can use another key strategy (策略) for conflict resolution: listening. Listening allows the two sides to understand each other. One person should describe his or her side, and the other person should listen without interrupting. Afterward, the listener can ask non-threatening questions to clarify the speaker’s position. Then the two people should change roles.

Finally, students need to consider what they are hearing. This doesn’t mean trying to figure out what’s wrong with the other person. It means understanding what the real issue is and what both sides are trying to accomplish. For example, a shouting match over a peanut butter sandwich might happen because one person thinks the other person is unwilling to try new things. Students need to ask themselves questions such as these: How did this start? What do I really want? What am I afraid of? As the issue becomes clearer, the conflict often simply becomes smaller. Even if it doesn’t, careful thought helps both sides figure out a mutual solution.

There will always be conflict in schools，but that doesn’t mean there needs to be violence. After students in Atlanta started a conflict resolution program, according to Educators for Social Responsibility, “64 percent of the teachers reported less physical violence in the classroom; 75 percent of the teachers reported an increase in student cooperation; and 92 percent of the students felt better about themselves”. Learning to resolve conflicts can help students deal with friends, teachers, parents, bosses, and coworkers. In that way, conflict (冲突) resolution is a basic life skill that should be taught in schools across the country.

1. This article is mainly about ________.

A．the lives of school children

B．the cause of arguments in schools

C．how to analyze youth violence

D．how to deal with school conflicts

2. From Paragraph 2 we can learn that ________.

A．violence is more likely to occur at lunchtime

B．a small conflict can lead to violence

C．students tend to lose their temper easily

D．the eating habit of a student is often the cause of a fight

3. Why do students need to ask themselves the questions stated in Paragraph 5?

A．To find out who is to blame.

B．To get ready to try new things.

C．To make clear what the real issue is.

D．To figure out how to stop the shouting match.

4. After the conflict resolution program was started in Atlanta, it was found that ________.

A．there was a decrease in classroom violence

B．there was less student cooperation in the classroom

C．more teachers felt better about themselves in schools

D．the teacher—student relationship greatly improved

【推荐3】With people wearing face masks to protect themselves from being infected with the novel coronavirus, a concern now is how they are dealing with their used masks. As used face masks may carry the coronavirus, they shouldn't be carelessly thrown away as waste. Since the virus can survive for one or two days in wet conditions, the used masks may become a new source of infection.

Given that the garbage sorting has recently been carried out in only a few cities, mixed waste commonly exists. The mixture of polluted masks and recyclable waste may cause a possible danger to rubbish collectors when they put hands in the garbage cans to collect recyclable items. What's worse, if someone just throws a used mask on the street, someone might pick it up, or try to collect it to sell second-hand.

With the spread of the novel coronavirus, there has obviously been a high demand for protective equipment such as face masks among ordinary people, with the resulting generation of a huge quantity of what may be considered medical waste. Thus, the problem is how to deal with this mass of medical waste, particularly the used face masks outside of hospitals. Communities should have special trash cans around to collect used masks. If these are not provided, people should put the waste into plastic bags before casting them aside, so they are not exposed to the air.

As the main risk of medical waste is infectivity, disinfection, whether by steam, chemicals or microwave, is very important. According to regulations, only licensed companies should collect, transport and do the final management of medical waste. For example, medical waste must be collected in special containers,and be transported in special vehicles by qualified people.

1. What problem is described in paragraph 1?

A．Used masks may cause infection.	B．Used masks are difficult to recycle.
C．The virus spreads quickly in wet conditions.	D．The novel coronavirus infection is worsening.

2. What is paragraph 2 mainly talking about?

A．The causes of sorting garbage.	B．The ways of recycling used masks.
C．The harm of using second-hand masks.	D．The risk of handling used masks improperly.

3. What do the underlined words "casting them aside" in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Destroying rubbish.

B．Throwing waste.

C．Marking rubbish.

D．Reusing waste.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．It costs a lot to collect and transport medical waste.

B．The hospital infection is mainly from medical waste.

C．The rules of dealing with medical waste are very strict.

D．License companies should be responsible for infection.

【推荐1】Long before today's technology was invented, Katherine Johnson was known as a “computer”，She calculated（计算）flight trajectories（飞行轨迹），by hand，for the United States space program. Her amazing calculations made sure the astronauts（宇航员）made it to space safely and back.

Katherine Johnson's achievement has made a huge influence on Kavita Gupta. a chemistry teacher at Monta Vista High School.Gupta says Johnson is her hero."Katherine Johnion, the human computer, the third African-American woman to get a Ph.D, who helped NASA put a man on the moon,inspires me with her bravery to challenge traditional thinking" Gupea says.

Her excellent work as a mathematician guided Alan B. Shepherd to become the first American in space in 1961.A year later, her calculating skills helped John Glenn to become the first American to go around the Earth. Most importantly. in 1969 she calculated trajectories that led the Apollo 11 to the moon,one of America's greatest scientific achievements.

Johnson has been called a math genius She entered high school when she was 10 and donated four years later. She then entered West Virginia State College, a Black College and University, and finished her undergraduate degree by the age of 18.

Johnson was fortunate to have finished education out of the reach of most African Americans at the time. In her hometown of White Sulfur Springs,West Virginia, black students in the "black-only" education system could go no further than sixth grade. Because of this, Johnson's father, Joshua Coleman, moved the family 125 miles to the town of Institute, also m Wet Virginia,where she and her sisters and brothers could receive a full education

1. Whom has Katherine Johnson encouraged?

A．Monta Vista.

B．Kavita Gupta.

C．Alan B.Shepherd.

D．John Glenn.

2. Which of the following is true about Johnson?

A．She was the first African woman to get a Ph D.

B．She graduated from high school when she was 13.

C．Her calculations helped send the Apollo II to the moon.

D．She helped John Glenn to travel around the Earth in 1963.

3. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Most girts in Johnson's hometown could teach higher than the sixth grade

B．Johnson's family moved a lot for the children's education.

C．African Americans could be fully educated in the town of Institute.

D．Johnson was the only child in her family to get a full education.

4. What can be the most suitable title for the text?

A．A legendary calculation genius	B．A brave human computer
C．An African female scientist	D．An amazing American woman

【推荐2】After years of research and testing, the hybrid car was developed and put on the market. It’s an interesting and exciting new improvement in today’s world as we look for better ways to protect the quality of the air we breathe and conserve our natural resources.

The quality of our air is affected by many different things. But one of the largest sources of air pollution is the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and gasoline which is used to power a car’s engine. The EPA has set national standards to help control the level of harmful pollutants sent off into the air, and the automobile industry has acted by producing a hybrid car that uses less gas and therefore causes less pollution.

A hybrid car is a combination of a regular car that runs on gasoline and an electric car that is battery powered. Some people tend to think that since the hybrid car is partially electric, you have to plug it in to charge it. But that’s not how it works. The 144-volt battery pack is actually recharged through the energy that is produced when the car’s brakes are used. This is referred to as “regenerative braking”, because it generates electricity.

Although the hybrid car still runs on gasoline most of the time, this helps it use less gas than a regular car. When the driver stops at a traffic light, the engine automatically shuts off to save fuel. Then, as soon as the driver puts the car in gear and touches the gas pedal, the engine starts back up.

Have you ever ridden in a car with someone who ran out of gas? That probably wouldn’t happen if you were riding in a hybrid car. It flashes a warning on its computer screen that says, “I am low on gas”. When it completely runs out, the warning reads, “YOU ARE NOW OUT OF GAS!” Then the electric power supply kicks in to let the driver travel a few more miles to a gas station.

1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The hybrid car will be put on the market.

B．Hybrid cars run faster than regular cars.

C．When the hybrid car stops at a traffic light, the driver will get a warning.

D．The burning of fossil fuels is one of the largest sources of air pollution.

2. According to the passage, the word “hybrid” refers to ________.

A．a high-tech discovery	B．energy saving
C．a new invention	D．a combination of two things

3. “Regenerative breaking” is an important process of the hybrid car because ________.

A．it allows the car to come to a quick stop	B．it gives the driver a smoother ride
C．it produces energy to charge the battery	D．it can control the speed of the car

4. Which of the following is right about the EPA?

A．They designed hybrid cars.

B．They outlawed(宣布……为不合法) the burning of fossil fuels.

C．They set important guidelines that help control pollution.

D．Their main purpose is to protect endangered plants and animals.

5. Which of the following is the reason for developing hybrid cars?

A．They use less gas than regular cars.	B．They’re safer to drive than most cars.
C．They’re more modern than other cars.	D．They cost less than regular cars.

【推荐3】Beijing Opera represents the finest combination of literature, musk, dance, kung fu,fine arts and many other arts. Its way of performing is different from opera and drama.    1    

Beijing Opera is a kind of art that pays equal attention to singing, speaking, acting and fighting.    2    Meanwhile, Beijing Opera provides the opportunity to appreciate the   pleasing artistic balance of the dance, the strength and music, even from only one act.

    3    According to the historical record, it dates back to the middle period of the Qing Dynasty. In the 55th year ruled by the Emperor Qianlong. the most famous four theatrical groups in Anhui went to Beijing to show their opera performance and then got a great success. Then, based on “Anhui Opera” and “Han Opera", and also mixed with characteristics of Beijing dialect, Beijing Opera was formed     4    .

Beijing Opera was officially formed after the 20th year of the Emperor Daoguang (1840). At that time, the forms of each kind of arias (唱腔）and the language characteristic of Beijing Opera originally came into being. New changes appeared in Beijing Opera 's roles.     5    Later, the first generation of the opera actors also appeared.

A．Beijing opera is a kind of modern opera.

B．Actually Beijing Opera has its own characters.

C．Many roles of the Beijing Opera had appeared.

D．Because it was popular in Beijing, it spread nationwide.

E．Many people wonder when is the origin of Beijing Opera.

F．It enables the audience to be inspired by language, music and fine arts.

G．Although it was formed in Beijing it didn’t have its origins in Beijing totally.