【推荐1】Feeling At Home In A Different Culture

Moving to a different country can be a dream. Also, it can be a nightmare. This depends on how well you're able to adjust to the move.     1    Luckily there are several tips that can help you feel right at home abroad.

Go out and explore. The fastest way of getting over the feeling of being at a new place is getting out there and exploring it.     2    Finding the closest convenience store, theatre, library and parks can make you feel more at home in your new environment.

    3    Another quick way of feeling at home in a new culture is to research the country you are moving to. Learn about the cultural aspects of the country you are moving to. Find out what is appropriate and what isn't.

Join a community. I'm sure there is already a community of people living in your adopted home that come from your homeland. Look them up online and join their group.     4    It's also an easy way to make friends in your new home and get to know more about the new location through them.

Be patient. It may seem difficult to adapt to a new culture at first. It always pays to be patient and respectful of other peoples' cultures. Once you get to have a slight idea of their mannerism and different local habits it'll be easier for you to fit in.     5    

A．Study the culture of the country.

B．You don't even have to move too far away.

C．It's not easy feeling at home in a new country.

D．Accept the foreign country as your new home.

E．Don't rush into anything as it is a fool's behavior.

F．You can make as many foreign friends as possible.

G．It's a quick way for you to feel welcome in a new country.

【推荐2】Competition is all around us. It’s responsible for bringing the best out of people and enabling us to survive a fast-paced world.     1    Sometimes we see young boys crying because their teams lost in inter-school tournaments. Sometimes we find young teenagers lie and cheat just to win.     2    So it’s important to develop healthy competition in children.

When it comes to encouraging healthy competition in kids, the first thing to do is set goals for them to work towards.     3    If you burden them with too high a goal they can’t achieve, they’ll lose confidence.

In addition, children may be easily affected by wrong ideas from popular media.     4    Sportsmanship and team spirit will help them grow into sound human beings who aren’t easily annoyed by small losses or too excited by victories. They may also dislike cheating or lying. So give the examples where one of the family members refused to cheat to win.

    5    After they take an exam, don’t ask about how much they expect to score; instead, ask what they wrote about. If your son played a basketball match at school, don’t ask him whether his team won or lost; ask him how many scores he got and encourage him to score higher next time.

A．You mustn’t push them too hard.

B．These are all effects of unhealthy competition.

C．It makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker.

D．However, children can be worst hit by competition.

E．Sending your children the right signals in life is also important.

F．Therefore, it’s up to you to develop in them, the right kind of spirit.

G．Let your kids know that you’re more interested in how they performed.

【推荐1】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Dear God,
Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them.
I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her more each day. My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen.
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler, for understanding a moody teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows everything? For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes how wise her mother really is?
How does a grown woman thank a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready with advice (when asked) or remaining silent when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so”, when she could have said these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself -- loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?
I don't know how, dear God, except to bless her as richly as she deserves and to help me live up to the example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.
A daughter
1. According to the passage, the writer’s friends ________ before their mothers died.

A．could tell them their appreciation

B．never completely said “thank you” to their mothers

C．lived to their mother

D．were very thankful

2. What does the writer think of her mother?

A．Changing.

B．Happy.

C．Loving, thoughtful, and forgiving.

D．Outstanding.

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．She has said “thank you” to her mother dozens of times.

B．The writer’s mother is still alive.

C．The writer has been a mother.

D．She wishes God to bless her mother.

4. The underlined expression “flow easily from my pen” means ________.

A．express easily in words

B．move out of her pen easily

C．write out without any difficulty in ink

D．speak the words as soon as possible

5. Why does the daughter write the letter?

A．She feels sorry to her mother.

B．She wants to tell God how much she loves her mother.

C．She expects God to retell her appreciation to her mother.

D．She wants to pray for her mother.

【推荐2】Some people can’t wait for the lovely colors, cooler weather, and comfortable sweaters of autumn. But for a minority of others, the transition from summer creates worry and fear. We often hear about the short, cold days of winter causing what is known as seasonal affective disorder (情感障碍). Yet according to Carrie Landin, a psychologist with the University of Colorado Health Integrative Medicine Center, a significant number of people actually experience autumn anxiety.

For some people, autumn anxiety is triggered by environmental factors similar to what happens in winter: Decreases in daylight set off chemical changes in the brain. “Less daylight leads to lower levels of neurotransmitters (神经传递素) that control our emotions.” says Landin, “As these neurotransmitters drop, the body responds by increasing levels of cortisol. which release in situations where we perceive threat.” The result can be increased anxiety, sleeping difficulty, and depression.

It’s not just increasing darkness that can cause these symptoms. For people who feel this way every year, some of the reaction is psychological — Landin calls it anticipatory anxiety (预想性焦虑). When we know there’s the potential for stress ahead, we tend to anticipate the problems, feeling anxious before they even happen. Landin suggests. “Identify the causes and make a plan to manage them before you feel overwhelming. For instance, if you’re concerned about family issues and holiday parties, decide in advance that it’s perfectly OK to say no to some of them.”

Remember: While autumn may throw you a few tricks, there are plenty of treats to be found too. Embrace the present moment!

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Seasonal change.	B．Emotional control.
C．Anticipatory anxiety.	D．Autumn anxiety.

2. What does the underlined word “triggered” mean in paragraph 2?

A．Generated.

B．Disturbed.

C．Eased.

D．Transformed.

3. What does the author advise us to do in the end?

A．Hug happiness.

B．Enjoy autumn.

C．Play tricks.

D．Offer treats.

4. Which section is this passage likely to appear in a magazine?

A．Health Care.

B．Fashion Circle.

C．Life Story.

D．Travel Journal.

【推荐3】A young boy was sitting in the back seat of the car eating an apple. Hw asked his father, “Why does my apple turn brown?” His father answered,”“When the skin is removed, air reaches the flesh of the apple causes oxidarion. This changes the apple’s molecular structure and results in a brownish color.”The boy asked,“Dad，what are you
talking about?”
I know how that boy feels. Sometimes I want answers to some of those confusing questions that we all meet with, such as how to get through difficult times or what to do in a tough situation. I just want to get it right.
The problem is that I don’t always have the answer I need. Nobody else seems to have them, either. So I go on making mistakes and think that I’ll never get it right.
Often I didn’t know what to do. I often made poor choices, but I gradually improved. Then I realized that I don’t HAVE TO always get it right. I don’t have to always know what to do all the time. All I really need to do is try my best, learn from my mistakes and go on.
Dr. Leo Buscaglia once said, “ No one gets out of this world alive, so the time to live, learn, care, share, celebrate and love is now. That would be pretty hard to do when you’re waiting for all the answers first.”
So you got it wrong. You made a mistake. So what should you do next? Forgive yourself and try again. You may not get out of this world alive, but you can get plenty of life out of this world if you are not too worried about always getting it right.
1. In the beginning, the author tells the story of a boy and his father to ____.

A．show that the father is very knowledgeable

B．say something interesting about apples

C．show that children nowadays ask more questions

D．introduce the topic of the passage

2. How did the boy feel when he heard his father’s explanation?

A．He admired his father very much.

B．He knew what his father meant.

C．He felt it was difficult to understand.

D．He thought that he had learned a lot from his father.

3. What do Dr. Leo Buscaglia’s words mean?

A．We can search the answers when enjoying life itself.

B．We must make right choices as often as possible.

C．People have many desires when they enter the world.

D．It is hard to lead a happy and satisfying life.

4. What can be concluded from the passage?

A．We should try to learn and understand the answers to questions.

B．We should learn from our mistakes and try again.

C．It is very important to try to avoid(避免) mistakes.

D．It is our duty to make the world a better place.

5. What is the style of the passage?

A．novel

B．news

C．poem

D．essay