【推荐1】There is a boy in my gym class (I’ll call him Bill) who has unbearably yellow teeth that almost make everyone feel unpleasant. Recently another boy told Bill that he should “go Ajax” his teeth. Bill was crushed. Had the other boy been thinking, he would have realized that there is a better way to handle such a situation. He could have dealt with it with tact. He could have showed this hurtful truth in a more careful, sensitive way—that’s “tact”.

If a person isn’t sensitive to another’s feelings, there is no way he or she can be tactful. Yesterday, my 5-year-old brother proudly announced that he had cleaned the screen on our television set. Unfortunately, he used furniture polish(亮光油), which produced an oily film on the television screen. My mother smiled and thanked him for his efforts—and then showed how to clean the screen properly. Her sensitivity enables my brother to keep his self-respect. Yet, sensitivity alone does not make tact.

“Tactfulness” also requires “truthfulness”. Doctors, for example must be truthful. If a patient has just been disabled in an accident, a tactful doctor will tell the truth—but express it with sensitivity. The doctor may try to give the patient hope by telling them curing techniques under study or about advanced equipment now available. Doctors must use tact with patients relatives as well. Instead of bluntly saying, “Your husband is disabled,” a doctor might say, “I’m sorry, but your husband has lost feeling in his legs and…”

Tact should not be confused with trickery. Trickery occurs when a nurse is about to give a patient an injection and says, “This won’t hurt a bit.” Instead of trickery, the nurse might guarantee the patient that the discomfort of the injection is a small thing compared to the benefits of it. It would also be thoughtful for the nurse to tell the patients about some of these benefits.

Tact is a wonderful skill to have, and tactful people are usually admired and respected. Without tact our society would become an intolerable place to live in.

1. When told he should “go Ajax” his teeth, Bill probably felt ________________.

A．surprised	B．cheated
C．regretful	D．painful

2. According to the author, his mother’s praise for the brother is _______________.

A．both sensitive and tactful	B．sensitive but not tactful enough
C．truthful but not tactful	D．sensitive but trickish

3. The fourth paragraph mainly talks about __________________.

A．how to comfort the patients

B．how to use trickery carefully

C．differences between trickery and promises

D．another feature of tact

4. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (The numbers stand for the paragraphs)

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐3】Sitting in a dark movie theater with your friends and a tub of
buttery popcorn sounds like a perfect way to spend a Saturday night
—and it could be, if you are willing to share your popcorn with the
entire row of moviegoers around you.
A review of the nutritional contents of movie-theater popcorn reveals
an alarming amount of fat, salt and calories in even the smallest sizes.
The study, mad by Dr. Nestle from the Center for Science in the Public
Interest, checked popcorn from three movie theater chains and detailed
The contents of all parts offered.
A large tub of popcorn at Regal Cinemas, for example, holds 20 cups of popcorn and has 1,200 calories, 980 milligrams of sodium（钠）and 60 grams of saturated（饱和）fat.
Not so hungry? The medium size popcorn, which comes in a bag, contains the same amount as the large. And even the small, at 1l cups, delivers 670 calories 550 milligranis of sodium 24 grams of saturated fat.
The findings may surprise those who choose popcorn at the concession stand（货摊） because they believe it is a relatively healthy snack. In fact, plain air-popped popcorn is low in calories and free of saturated fat. Movie theater popcorn, however, is popcorn, however, is popped in oil — often coconut oil, which is 90 percent saturated fat. Add salt to the enormous portions（部分）,and your once-healthy snack turns into a health killer.
Even the “healthiest” sample of popcorn tested, a small size from AMC containing 6 cups of popcorn, had 370 calories, enough to share with a friend, eating one grain at a time to make it last the length of a movie.
The third movie theater chain tested. Cinemark, is slightly better than its competitors because it pops its popcorn in non-hydrogenated canola oil instead of coconut oil. Cinemark’s large tub contains 17 cups of popcorn with 910 calories and 4 grams of saturated fat, as well as up to 1,500 milligrams of sodium — nearly enough for the entire day.
One way to make your popcorn healthier? Ask the theater to pop a portion without salt. Two of the movie theaters that had their popcorn tested said they would oblige such a request. The best way to make your movie snack healthier, however, would be to skip the popcorn — and the concession stand — altogether.
“You could share a tub of popcorn with 10 friends.” Dr. Nestle said. “Or, what a concept, watch the movie without eating anything.” K^S*5U.C#O
1. The underlined word in the passage can be replaced by “        ”.

A．refuse

B．agree

C．meet

D．oppose

2. From the passage, we can learn that          .

A．popcorn with much salt will be healthier

B．plain air-popped popcorn has no saturated fat at all

C．popcorn from Regal cinemas contains the least unhealthy substances

D．only the three movie theatre chains provide popcorn for the moviegoers

3. While you are watching the movie,          is the best way to keep you healthy.

A．to eat nothing at all

B．to choose plain air-popped popcorn

C．to share a large tub of popcorn with your 10 friends

D．to buy popcorn popcorn popped in non-hydrogenated canola oil

4. Which the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．Bad Eating Habit	B．Popular Food
C．Movie Theater Food	D．Popcorn’s Dark Secret

【推荐1】We’ve all heard the expression, “Money doesn’t buy happiness.” Since happiness is a side effect of laughter, shift your focus from the secret of happiness to experiences that bring you laughter. Instead of asking yourself “How can I be happy?”, ask “What makes me laugh?” This approach creates space for more actionable practices.     1    

•Look at the situation through a child’s eyes.

When times get stressful, take a moment to think about how you saw things as a kid. The more we can experience that childlike wonder and enthusiasm, the less we sweat even the big stuff.

•Add laughter to your mornings.

    2     Therefore, laughter should be right up there with brushing your teeth on your priority list. If you’re short on time, kill two birds and brush your teeth to a funny YouTube clip (短视频)!

•Learn to laugh at yourself.

Relieving yourself of pressure is the joy of learning to laugh at yourself. It also allows you to show more of your true self.     3     And set an intention to find humor in hardship. Merely laughing will fight off depression and fill you with light.

•     4    

There is no better way to practice laughing at yourself than going outside your comfort zone. From learning German to taking up rollerblading and Zumba, plenty of new activities will fuel your laughter. With so many ways to laugh more, why wait for your bit of happiness?     5     A bit of laughter can be the best medicine!

A．Hang out with friends.

B．Take up something new.

C．Permit yourself to be silly.

D．Morning routines set the tone for the entire day.

E．Read on four ways to get your daily amount of laughter.

F．Money doesn’t buy happiness but it can help us find happiness.

G．Instead, try any of the ideas above, and start feeling better now.

【推荐2】Going through life can be very challenging at times. When we were young, no one told us how hard it would be in the future. But here we are. One of the biggest problems of adult life is having self-doubt. It is tiresome and can kill your confidence levels if not controlled from the get-go.

We will all experience self-doubt. That is natural. It happens to us during normal days or whenever we are going to start a new task, or a new relationship, anything new in life will make you self-doubt. This sort of feeling forces you into a dark abyss (深渊) where nothing seems to go right and you might feel like giving up. That is the time to be strong.

There are some people out there that mistake self-doubt for something else. Self-doubt is when you are unsure about one or more parts of yourself. For example, when starting a new job, you might feel inexperienced or might think that you are not fit enough for the job, this is an example of self-doubt.

Self-doubt isn’t all that bad. A low level of self-criticism is actually good for you. It motivates you and pushes you to be better in life, to become greater than yesterday. This type of feeling will push you to work harder and faster than before and will also increase your productivity, but it should be a low level of self-criticism. You don’t want to punish yourself over things that are beyond your control.

In order to be a better version of ourselves, tough love can be a good motivator but we don’t need to become drill sergeants (教官) while doing that. Over-criticizing ourselves actually does more harm than good, and I say this from experience. Overworking and a fear of failure only lead to self-damage.

1. What is the author’s view about self-doubt in paragraph 2?

A．It can happen anywhere at any time.

B．It is an unnatural thing for all of us.

C．It only makes us weak and disappointed.

D．It can be easily avoided with our efforts.

2. Why is a new job mentioned in paragraph 3?

A．To state how hard it is to start it.

B．To stress it needs previous experience.

C．To cite a situation where self-doubt starts.

D．To show the common reactions to get it.

3. Self-doubt is beneficial only when ________.

A．you overwork yourself

B．you keep it in a proper level

C．you feel sorry for your deeds

D．you increase your productivity

4. What is the author’s attitude towards over-criticism?

A．Disapproval.	B．Doubtful.
C．Dismissive.	D．Tolerant.

【推荐1】I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone ; in the other a toy. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend and I’ll never forget the words she said, even though it was imagined.

She said, “Suzie’s in the corner because she’s not been very good. She didn’t listen to a word  I said or do the things she should.” In the corner  I saw her baby doll well dressed. It was obvious that she’d been put there to sit alone and think .

My daughter continued her “conversation” , as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I’m all fed up and I just don’t know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games too. She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot reach... And she doesn’t know how to fold towels. I don’t have the time to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don’t have the time to sit and play - don’t you know  what I mean?”

And that day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life, after listening to her innocent words cut me like a knife. I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what I hold most dear. I’d been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the years.

But now my attitude has changed because in my heart I realize that I’ve seen the world in a different light through my little darling’s eyes. So let the cobwebs(蜘蛛网) cut  the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor. I’m not going to worry about keeping up with them any more.

I’m going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother, for we have only one childhood and we will never get another.

1. Who is Suzie?

A．The girl’s phone.	B．The girl’s friend.
C．The author.	D．A baby doll.

2. How did the author feel when hearing her little girl’s words?

A．Interested.	B．Uncomfortable.
C．Moved.	D．Unbelievable.

3. The passage leads us to believe that __________.

A．the little girl doesn’t hate her mother any more.

B．the author has become lazy because of her daughter.

C．the author cares nothing about her daughter’s happiness.

D．the author wants her little girl to have a happy childhood.

4. What might be the best title?

A．Only one childhood.	B．My lovely daughter.
C．How to deal with my daughter.	D．A world of children.

【推荐2】Confidence is at the heart of every successful person and it holds the key to success. Regardless of how knowledgeable you are in your professional field, your success will be limited if you lack confidence. Actually, confidence isn’t what you’re born with, but something learned over time.     1    

Know yourself. Take a long look in the mirror and make an honest and accurate judgement of your strengths and weaknesses. Continue to build upon your strengths, as this will increase your confidence.     2     We all have areas in our professional and personal lives that need to be improved.     3     Instead, it only holds back your success and keeps your confidence low.

    4     Whether you like it or not, people make judgments about you based upon how you dress. You only have one chance to make a good first impression. How you dress directly shows how you feel about yourself. Research shows that you will feel differently about yourself if you are wearing a business suit or sweat pants and a T-shirt. Therefore, be highly aware of your appearance. Dress in a manner that reflects who you are.

Go step by step. You can increase your confidence by seeking out one new challenge at a time.     5     Move on to the next one when one challenge is successfully achieved. Success builds upon itself, therefore success brings success—all fueled by increased confidence!

A．Dress for success.

B．Put pressure on yourself.

C．Forgetting them does not make them go away.

D．Research shows confident people always seek out new challenges.

E．Meanwhile, take an effective method toward improving your weaknesses.

F．The following are three key tricks you may learn to increase your confidence.

G．What you wear will unintentionally show your weaknesses to those around you.

【推荐3】The spread of worsening international financial crisis has seriously affected world economic growth and stability. The ongoing financial crisis is rarely seen in history. Countries and organizations have taken measures in response, and we hope these measures will produce the desired results soon. Countries in Asia and Europe are an important force for international financial stability and world economic growth. I suggest that we make greater efforts in the following aspects:

First, countries should run their own affairs well. In the face of the crisis, it is important for leaders to act in the fundamental and long-term interests of the people and use necessary monetary and regulatory tools to regain market confidence as soon as possible and maintain economic growth.

Second, set up coordination(调和) and cooperation among governments. The financial departments, central banks and financial regulators around the world should closely follow the development of the crisis and study its trend and impact.

Third, strengthen regional financial dialogue and cooperation. Members of the Eurozone have reached agreement on the basic principles to tackle the financial crisis. We in Asia are also exploring the possibility of expanding the size of bilateral currency swap( 互惠外汇信贷)arrangements under the 10+3 framework .

Fourth, push forward the reform of the international monetary and financial systems. The present crisis has exposed the weaknesses in the existing international financial system and governance structure. It important to do three things in this regard: first, increase the say and representation of developing countries in international financial organizations; second, expand the space of the regulation of the international financial system, and third, establish a reasonable global financial rescue mechanism(机制).

1. According to the passage, members of the Eurozone reached agreement on _______.

A．how to deal with the financial crisis

B．how to regain market confidence

C．how to maintain economic growth

D．how to study the crisis trend

2. Facing the crisis, the first thing the countries should do is ________ .

A．to closely follow the development of the crisis.

B．to study the trend and impact of the financial crisis.

C．to do their own business well.

D．to increase the say and representation of developing countries in international financial organizations.

3. Which word has the same meaning with the underlined word maintain ?

A．mainly

B．keep

C．increase

D．decrease

4. According to the passage, which of the following sentence is false?

A．Global issues included energy, food, the environment etc.

B．There has been no financial crisis more serious than this one in history.

C．Facing the crisis, the first thing the countries should do is to do their own business well.

D．Asian and European countries are an important force for the world economic growth.

5. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．What we should do during the financial crisis.

B．We should draw serious lessons from the financial crisis.

C．Countries and organizations have taken measures in response to the financial crisis.

D．We should set up coordination and cooperation among governments.

【推荐1】When someone asks me what my goals are for the coming year, I don’t usually know how to reply. Of course I, as most people do, want to see an improvement in my grades. This year, however, I’m hoping for something different.

Through the course of my school life, I’ve gradually developed a new understanding of the word “prioritization (优先次序)”. The first thing I wish to get in Senior One is the ability to manage my time better. I’ll surely become busier with the coming semester, and proper organization is important. From school clubs to academic competitions, everything should be set up in a way that doesn’t influence my health, which leads me to my second goal.

My mother has always told me put my health first, so in the future, I hope to be both physically and mentally healthy. A person can’t study without the energy to do so. In order to stay energetic, they must put their health first, no matter how busy they are, or how much work they have to complete.

And finally, I hope that I won’t be discouraged by my failure and never give up on my dreams. I hope that I’ll have the courage to try new activities and clubs. I believe my final goal can apply to every student around the world. We should all respect one another’s likes and dislikes, and focus on each other’s strengths, not our weaknesses. Everyone should try to make use of all of life’s opportunities.

Albert Einstein once said, “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” In my case, it’s the other way around. In order to keep moving, I must keep my balance—the balance between studies and activities, efficiency and procrastination(拖延症), academics and health, passions and dislikes. The new journey is going to be a hard one, but if I set these goals, I believe I will make it through to the end.

1. During Senior One, what does the writer want to do first?

A．Focus on improving her overall grades.

B．Join as many school clubs as possible.

C．Learn how to manage her time well.

D．Spend more time on outdoor activities.

2. What is the attitude of the writer towards failure?

A．Discouraged.

B．Brave.

C．Uninterested.

D．Positive.

3. What is the writer’s purpose of the passage?

A．To explain how to balance studies and activities.

B．To stress the importance of health to students.

C．To show what she likes about high school life.

D．To share her goals for the coming school year.

【推荐2】Many people have discovered that hobbies can be profitable as well as fun. Some people have such fine collections of bottles, flags, buttons or shells that others are willing to pay to see them or they offer to buy their collections for large sums of money.

Some of the best collections are owned by people who started their hobbies as young boys or girls. Some of the things that American children like to collect are stamps and dolls. Older people also save stamps, but they collect coins and things made of glass more often than dolls.

Painting, writing and taking photographs are the best examples of hobbies that may become occupations. Every writer, artist and photographer probably started as a hobbyist before becoming a professional.Other hobbies that could be profitable include cooking, sewing and making things out of wood.

Many doctors believe that hobbies help to make our lives more enjoyable. They believe that people who raise fish or collect recorders are too busy to spend their time worrying. Doctors also think that an active person, such as a baseball player, should have a restful hobby such as reading, while a person who sits at a desk all day should have lively hobbies such as tennis, golf or swimming. Most people in the United States agree with the doctor. It is difficult to find an American who does not have a favorite hobby.

1. The underlined word “occupations”(paragraph3) can be replaced by _______.

A．lives

B．jobs

C．collections

D．things

2. Doctors believe that people who have hobbies _______.

A．worry too much about themselves	B．are very busy in their lives
C．don’t have time to worry	D．work busily in their business

3. Almost everyone in the United States_______.

A．starts his hobby during his childhood

B．has a favorite hobby

C．spends a lot of money on the lively hobby

D．follows the doctors’ advice to have a hobby

4. What can we learn from the text ?

A．Hobbies can cause us a lot of trouble .

B．Football players should have lively hobbies

C．All of the people started their hobbies from childhood.

D．A writer should have tennis , golf or swimming as his hobbies.

【推荐3】The year I turned fifty, I resolved to do something new every day. However, balancing 365 new things with work and family, while still managing to do the laundry and get dinner on the table every night, was not always easy. In the early weeks of the project, I found it difficult to find so many new things.

It wasn’t long before my friends learned that I was open to almost anything I could consider a new thing, and the invitations began pouring in not just from friends, but friends of friends. As a result, my life was new. I went dog sledding. I attended a fashion show. I went to numerous lectures on all kinds of topics that I never would have previously considered useful or interesting and found something to appreciate in every single one. I even signed up immediately when learning about a local group trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by doing something unusual.

As time went by, whenever I learned about something that seemed remarkable, I did what I could to pursue it. Instead of “Why”, I began to ask “Why not”. Now I find it is easier to just keep my eyes open to the possibilities that surrounded me. It turned out that there were new things everywhere, and all I had to do was make a little effort to enjoy them.

I looked back on the year. It doesn’t matter to me that many of my “new things” weren’t exactly meaningful. What matters is how to make full use of them when discovering there is an endless number of new things for me. It seemed to me an obvious sign that at fifty, my life was full of promise. I could continue to grow, stretch my wings, and learn more every day for the rest of my life. I enjoyed the idea of something new, and it gave me a reason to welcome each day as an opportunity to experience the world a little differently.

1. Which of the following can best describe the author’s feeling according to Paragraph 1?

A．Better late than never.	B．Action speaks louder than words.
C．Saying is one thing but doing is another.	D．Experience is the best teacher.

2. What’s the author’s attitude toward new things?

A．Skeptical.

B．Appreciative.

C．Cautious.

D．Tolerant.

3. What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．Make the most of new things.	B．Wait for your life to start over.
C．Try to find more new things.	D．Never say never when in trouble.

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

A．Dream for a New Life	B．The Value of Friendship
C．Remarkable New Things	D．A Year of New Things