【推荐1】There are days when being a mom seems like one endless pop quiz. The baby's crying when she should be sleeping. Do you wait to see if she can stop crying herself or rush in to rock her? And if you choose the wrong option , could you scar your kid for life?     1    . We've listed the factors that really make a difference in your child's life.

Make him feel capable

You're probably an expert at praising and encouraging your kids.     2    If you see your child struggling to connect toy train tracks or do his homework, don't jump in to help right away. Instead, show him how to come up with his own solutions.

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Sit down with your partner and discuss the qualities you'd both like to see your child develop. Kindness, tolerance, responsibility, honesty, and persistence are good for starters. The key is not just to talk about them but to live them.

Watch your words (and tone)

Even the most patient parent loses it occasionally. But if you're about to snap at your child, remember this guideline: Speak to her in the same respectful manner you'd talk to a friend or a coworker.     4    . And she'll always feel comfortable coming to you for help or guidance.

Kiss and tell

Many studies have shown that children who feel cherished by their parents tend to be more secure and self- confident than those who don't. "    5    ，” says Parents advisor Kyle Pruett, M. D. . Acts of affection will do more than reassure your child; they reduce negative and stressful feelings.

A．Let it be

B．Relax

C．Kids have a universal need to feel loved

D．If you do that, she'll be far more likely to listen

E．Share your values

F．Your child learns to cope with challenges by watching how you do it

G．However, if it is more difficult to stand back and let him handle problems on his own

【推荐2】Reading is a skill every person finds very useful. Learning how to read fluently will largely depend on your environment, lifestyle, studying skills and education.

Reading Materials

To learn to read fast, you would have to surround yourself with relevant reading materials. Books, magazines and newspapers are good sources of reading,     1    . Finding suitable materials is the first step to have a good reading experience.

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Make reading a habit until it naturally becomes a part of your routine. You may use other reading materials such as brochures, charts, maps, restaurant menus, recipes and road signs. Reading more often aids in fluency because one gets familiar with the words.

Scan and Skim

Get acquainted with study skills such as skimming and scanning Look for keywords an brief information, so that you can get the gist or the main idea without going over the unnecessary details. Increase the rate of your eye movement when reading across a page.     3    

Word Lists

Arm yourself with a list of commonly used words, We come across these words every day, regardless of their meanings or functions. When you get acquainted with these words in print, it will be easier for you to read fluently,     4    . Once you comprehend these words, the whole reading process will flow smoothly.

    5    . So it’s necessary for you to make a change if you are stuck in that situation. Pay attention to your material. Be mindful of your purpose as you read. All you need is self-discipline, focus and some research. When you stay focused on something, you will be able to master the objective.

A．Read widely

B．Practice reading skills

C．Do not stay long on a word

D．Spend time in writing the main idea

E．They also help master the meanings of unfamiliar words

F．Most people read slowly because they don’t focus enough

G．They help promote a familiar reading atmosphere and help you read

【推荐1】Whether they’re for a teenager or not, all great stories have certain elements: they have interesting characters we enjoy reading about; they show these characters in a world we can recognize and understand.

    1     The main character faces a problem, usually quite a serious one. The thing that most draws us to the story is the way the character deals with the problem — whether the character gets the better of it, or it gets the better of the character.

Characters in a book for young adults are generally young adults themselves.     2     On the one hand, they’re not children anymore. They are growing up and want to stretch their wings. On the other hand, they’re not yet adults. They can’t do certain things, as they’re not yet able to do them or because the world tells them that they can’t.

To make things even more complicated, almost all young adults feel at some point that the whole growing-up process is happening too quickly.     3    

Some stories are specifically written for teenagers or young adults, which means that their authors are very sensitive to the “in-between” nature of teenage life. They’re about problems that appear among young people because of tensions between them and their parents, teachers, their siblings (兄弟姐妹), or wider society. Often, these problems are presented very seriously by writers.     4    

At the same time, fiction isn’t supposed to be just about the challenges people face in life, but also about how people overcome those problems.     5     They discover something about themselves that they never knew before, which enables them to succeed. And the solution that they find opens the future, setting them on the path to adulthood.

A．And they are in a challenging period of life.

B．But most importantly, great stories have a main plot.

C．To some degree, challenges bring out the best in characters.

D．They want to hold it back a little and remain a child a little longer.

E．But that’s what young adults want in fiction: to be taken seriously.

F．These are stories that some one of any age could pick up and enjoy.

G．When closing a good book, we feel we’ve learned something about ourselves.

【推荐2】World Book Day falls on April 23rd every year, but do you know that it is also Shakespeare Day? Everybody may have heard of Shakespeare, but do you know how many plays he wrote?

Shakespeare’s plays have three kinds: tragedies, comedies and histories. His most famous play is the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet, which deals with two young lovers who are not allowed to marry by their parents. It was best-known to people. Other tragedies include Hamlet, Othello, and Macbethd.

Shakespeare’s comedies include Much Ado About Nothing,A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night is a play about unclear identities. Two twins are shipwrecked (遭海难) and the sister, Viola, dresses up as her brother, Sebastian, who she thinks is dead. It’s funny, because the brother reappears and there’s a big love problem going on: Viola is in love with the Duke, who is in love with Olivia, who falls in love with Sebastian except that she doesn’t realize that Sebastian is actually Viola dressed up! Everybody falls in love with the wrong person, but it is all made right in the end.

Some of his history plays, such as Antony and Cleopatra, Richard III and Henry V,are based on the lives of real historical people. In Antony and Cleopatra, Cleopatra becomes Antony’s girlfriend and Antony becomes so crazy about her that he loses control of the army. Cleopatra kills herself in the end and Antony kills himself too.

Shakespeare’s plays can be very difficult sometimes. Some of the themes they deal with are heavy, so they almost always include a lighter subplot with characters that are not so important. They are often used in tragedies to lighten the mood of the play and to keep the audience interested in the main plot.

1. Which of the following plays is best-known to people?

A．Twelfth Night.	B．Antony and Cleopatra.
C．Romeo and Juliet.	D．Much Ado About Nothing.

2. Which is a comedy character according to the text?

A．Othello.

B．Sebastian.

C．Antony.

D．Hamlet.

3. Which of the following is wrong?

A．World Book Day falls on April 23rd every year.

B．There are three kinds of Shakespeare’s plays.

C．Shakespeare’s plays can be very difficult sometimes.

D．Real historical events can be found in every history play.

4. What is the purpose of the subplot in Shakespeare’s plays?

A．To lead the development of the main plot.

B．To help the audience understand the plays.

C．To make the difficult plot of the plays simple.

D．To relax the audience and make them follow the main theme.

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1. Which of the four magazines is the most suitable for a 4-year-old child?

A．American Girl.

B．Ladybug.

C．Cicada.

D．Sports Illustrated for Kids.

2. American Girl is a magazine different from the others because_______.

A．it features fun stories and great sports tips

B．it’s written specially for girls

C．it offers high-quality fiction and poetry

D．it comes out six times per year

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【推荐1】Huawei Technologies Co. displayed its much-anticipated in-house operating system Harmony OS on Friday, marking what some call the Chinese tech giant’s biggest push yet to build its own software ecosystem for the era of the internet of things.

The move is also expected to weaken the influence of the United States government’s restrictions on Huawei using Google’s Android operating system in smartphones, analysts said.

Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business group, speaking in Dongguan, Guangdong province, said it is difficult to deliver a smooth experience across different devices with the huge amount of codes involved in the Android and Linux operating systems. Linux is an open-source operating system widely used in personal computers and other hardware.

“Harmony is a next-generation operating system designed to address the challenge,” Yu said, adding that it will be able to support a wide range of application situations, including smart TVs, automobiles and wearables.

The internet of things refers to a network of devices and other objects that can connect with each other and exchange data.

Yu said the US government’s restrictions have accelerated the company’s marketing of the system, which now has about 4,000 employees working on it.

The senior executive said Harmony can be used in its smartphones. But Android is still Huawei’s preferred choice for handsets if the company is allowed to use it.

“But when Android is not available, Harmony can be applied immediately to smartphones. Harmony is ready,” Yu added.

Jia Mo, an analyst at market research company Canalys, said even if Huawei does not use Harmony in its smartphones in the short term, its smartwatches and smart TVs can be equipped with Harmony to widen its use and accumulate more experience in building an ecosystem.

“Also, more importantly, Huawei chose to build Harmony into an open-source operating system and allow it to be compatible with Android. Thus Harmony will be more accepted by current Android users. This will prevent Huawei from repeating the fate of Microsoft in promoting smartphone systems,” Jia said. Microsoft failed to popularize the use of its Windows system in smartphones years ago.

1. What is the significance of the Harmony OS?

A．It symbolizes Huawei has finished its own software ecosystem.

B．It may reduce the threat from US government’s restrictions.

C．It will accumulate more experience in building an ecosystem.

D．It successfully borrows from Microsoft's Windows system.

2. Which of the following may take the place of the underlined word “compatible” in the last paragraph?

A．Used harmoniously.	B．Operated quickly.
C．Resisted fiercely.	D．Monitored closely.

3. Where may we find this article?

A．Fashion magazines.	B．TV interviews.
C．Historic documents.	D．News websites.

【推荐3】Everyone enjoys taking photographs to capture （捕捉）memorable moments and perhaps express a little creativity. Sometimes one simple adjustment （调整）or two can greatly improve the shot, bringing more pleasure to the finished photograph. Attention to a few details can make all the difference in improving your pictures.

When taking a photograph of office workers, you should have them all stand around the coffee machine as if they were chatting, or have them act as if they were working and then photograph them with your camera. The more natural the background is, the better the photograph will look in the end.

Try your best to keep the things such as flowers, trees and the like in nature in balance if you are aware of the items you wish to include in your photograph. Keep in mind your final product and how you would like it to appear.

Lighting is something you must pay more attention to. Even if you take photographs with the simplest camera equipment, the amount and direction of light make all the difference between a great photo and a terrible one. Although most photographers believe that a lot of bright lighting is necessary for a good photograph, most cameras take better photographs with indirect lighting. If there is not enough light, you can cover your Hash with a light while cloth, which will allow some of the light to pass through.

The key to taking better photographs is being brave to experiment, allowing yourself to be a little bit creative, and knowing what your camera can do

1. An office photograph will look better on condition that               .

A．you create a natural background

B．you put some flowers in the office

C．the office workers stand up working

D．the office workers focus on your camera

2. You can cover your flash with a light white cloth when            .

A．you need a lot of bright lighting	B．you need some indirect lighting
C．the direction of light is not perfect	D．there is no lack of natural light

3. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Enjoying memorable moments.	B．Bettering photographing skills.
C．Expressing creativity in daily life.	D．Selecting better camera equipment.