【推荐2】Light therapy is not the only treatment for jet lag（时差反应）.There are other things you can do to feel less tired the next time you travel. Sleep experts at the medical website WebMD have these suggestions on how to fight jet lag.

●    1    

Several days before you travel, start moving your bedtime and hours for meals closer to the time you plan to eat and sleep on your trip.

●Start making small changes while in flight

Change your watch when you get on the airplane. This is playing a trick on your mind. But it can help you to start thinking of the time at the other end of the flight. Try to sleep on the plane if it is nighttime in the place where you are going.    2    .

● Arrive early

If you are traveling for work or for a personal reason, try to arrive a few days early, if possible.     3    .

●Drink water

Drink lots of water before, during, and after your flight.    4    . Alcohol and coffee can have a bad effect on your sleep.

● Move around

    5    . But after you land, avoid heavy exercise near bedtime. Exercise near bedtime can delay sleep, whether on an overseas trip or at home.

If you travel, what are other tips you use to make it more enjoyable?

A．Don't take too much baggage

B．Try to stay awake if it is daytime

C．It will contribute to your high spirits

D．Try changing your meal and sleep time before you go

E．During your flight，get up and walk around or stretch every so often

F．This will give your mind and body more time to adapt to the new hours

G．Avoid drinking alcohol or coffee a few hours before you plan to sleep

【推荐1】Have you ever lost your temper (脾气)? Did you shout or want to hit someone?

    1     You may get angry when something doesn’t go your way. Maybe you get mad at yourself when you don’t understand your homework or when your team loses an important game. Maybe your teacher gave you too much homework. Or maybe a friend borrowed your favorite video game and then broke it. That made your mad!

There are different ways people feel anger.     2     Are you breathing (呼吸) faster? Is your face bright red? Do you want to break something or hit someone? Anger can make you shout at those around you, even people you like or love.

Some people keep their anger buried deep inside. If you do this, you might get a headache or your stomach might start to hurt. You may start to cry.     3     You should find a way to let it out without hurting yourself or others.

Don’t lose control if you get angry.     4     Instead, admit to yourself that you are angry and try to know why, which helps to find the solution. What can you do to keep the situation from happening again? If your little sister gets a toy and you don’t, it’s not OK to break that toy. Maybe you can ask her to share it with you. It helps to talk about your anger with an adult, such as a parent, teacher, or relative.     5     That way you will feel good.

A．It’s not good to hide your anger.

B．Anger can even be a good thing.

C．Taking it out on others never solves anything.

D．Many things may make children angry.

E．Usually your body will tell you when you are angry.

F．Once you talk about anger, those bad feelings usually start to go away.

G．When someone you know is angry, he or she may stop talking to you or become quiet.

【推荐2】They should be Britain’s gilded (镀金的) youth, enjoying opportunities to study, travel and start exciting careers in a way older generations could only dream about. But instead they are the “Ipod” generation —“Insecure, Pressured, Over-taxed and Debt-ridden”—according to a study by a group of experts who provide advice and ideas on social issues.
“We thought that each generation would be better off than its predecessors (前辈),” said Professor Nick Bosanquet of Imperial College London, one of its authors. “But young people today have more duties and it is much more difficult for them to raise their incomes and create wealth. This really is a very big issue for the country.”
According to the report, today’s youth don’t have enough confidence and ability to build on the economic foundations created by post-war baby boomers (生育高峰期出生的人) . Because they are in debt, they are also reluctant to take risks. Levels of entrepreneurship (企业家精神) among Britain’s youth are lower than in America, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland and have fallen over the past decade. Many choose the jobs which offer a good amount of money after they retire. Others have to take any job that is available to try to pay off their debts.
“I borrowed a lot of money from the bank to pay for my education at university, which is the biggest chain around my neck now,” said Phil Grech, 22, from Cumbria, who has a degree in maths from the University of Reading. “I’m only doing a temporary job at the moment to pay the mounting bills. I haven’t really thought about the long term. Many people think that when you leave university you can get a good job, but it’s no longer like that.”
While older generations enjoyed higher education funded by taxpayers, young people today face university tuition fees and a decreasing “return” in the salary advantage they will get from their degrees.
1. What is the text mainly about?

A．Britain’s gilded youth.

B．The “Ipod” generation in Britain.

C．The challenges faced by the British today.

D．The career choices Britain’s youth have.

2. What’s the biggest problem in Phil Grech’s life?

A．Low income.

B．The debt.

C．Not having a good college degree.

D．Not having job opportunities.

3. We can infer from the text that the “Ipod” generation __________.

A．doesn’t have much determination

B．doesn’t want to have a full-time job

C．lives a harder life than the older generations

D．hasn’t realized the importance of saving money

4. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “reluctant” in the third paragraph?

A．Unwilling.	B．Foolish.
C．Quick.	D．Sorry.

【推荐3】It’s amazing how we grow from careless kids to responsible teens. What happens in the course that makes us responsible now? It’s the seed that we sow in the beginning which grows and becomes a huge tree. As I sit here, silently thinking about my growth, I wonder over some questions which don’t have an answer but it’s because of such unanswerable situations that life has become a roller coaster ride.
As a kid, I used to read a lot of story books. In one particular book, I read a story of a bird. From then on, that has become an integral (必不可少的) part of my life. It described a male bird which takes a lot of pain to build a nest and the female bird takes shelter in it and nourishes the baby. When the bird learns to fly, the whole family flies off to a different place leaving behind the beautiful nest for other birds to grow their family in it. It made me wonder. How could they so easily sacrifice their house built with so much effort?
One night, when I was deep in sleep, I got this particular dream. I was walking miles on the endless road, totally isolated but lined with beautiful trees on the either side. Fascinated by the greenery, I marched towards it only to end up deeper and deeper into the greenery. I happened to stop upon seeing something. It was a massive, wonderful house. I fell in love with that amazing part of art. Yeah, it was indeed a piece of art with every nook and corner touched artistically and lovingly. I don’t know why I felt that it was done lovingly. Maybe because, things turn out to be beautiful only when we put our love into it — just like the food prepared by mom which tastes more delicious with her love.
I explored the house only to fall more in love with it. There was a sloping roof which matched with the greenery around; the large central open courtyard reminded me of the activities that might have taken place there which felt lively even now when it is completely deserted. The small water body that kept the house cool added to the beauty of the house — of course, it was all dried up now. It’s really wonderful how such things add life to the spaces which otherwise just become structures. Such liveliness and happening turns the house into a home. They say ‘THE HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS’, but now I began to feel it. This is where my heart belongs. This is what I’m destined to do.
When I woke up from the dream, I was clear about everything. I realized where that mile of walk was intending me to lead. I realized what message my dream wanted to convey me. And years later, when finally my turn of choosing my destination came, I simply closed my eyes, held that book in my hand, pressed it against my chest and relived the dream. When I opened my eyes, I was sure what to do. I decided to choose the road — less traveled. Yes, I took up architecture as my profession because this is what I am destined to do. I wanted to do the same thing that the male bird in the story did, to take pain in building a beautiful house and let others stay in it. This is my dream come true and the happiness that I gain now from this profession is indescribable.
1. When the writer read the story of the bird, he probably felt _______.

A．upset

B．confused

C．amazed

D．amused

2. To the writer, “the seed that we sow in the beginning” (Paragraph 1) is _______.

A．the house in his dream	B．his mother’s food
C．the story of the bird	D．his story books

3. Mom’s food always tastes better because _______.

A．mom cooks with her love

B．we are so familiar with mom’s food

C．moms are better cooks than fathers

D．mom is experienced in cooking

4. In the writer’s dream, what part of the house attracted him most?

A．The greenery surrounding the house.

B．The body of water that keeps the house cool

C．The liveliness he sensed around the house.

D．The fact that the house was very large.

5. The above passage is mainly about _______.

A．how the writer finally becomes an honest citizen

B．where the true meaning of responsibility lies

C．what we need to do when we are seeking fortune

D．why the writer takes up architecture as his career