【推荐1】Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness, by Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson

Psychologist Rick Hanson believes that resilience (适应力) comes from developing positive inner strength. Resilient (co-authored with his son, Forrest Hanson) explores a dozen of these strengths, from gratitude (感恩) to calm to generosity. Based on Rick Hanson s stories, you get the sense that he has applied these techniques to overcome the wounds of his pas t, and wants to help readers do the same. This book offers not just a series of tips, but also a framework for learning and growth that can be applied to many things we want to improve.

When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, by Daniel Pink

Research shows that we all have peak (巅峰状态的) moments during the day when we are at our best, and Pink warns us to save tasks requiring concentration for those times of the day. Understanding how timing works can save us countless hours of low productivity. Pink s book provides lots of advice on when it s best to do different activities.

The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity, by Nadine Burke Harris

When Dr. Harris set up the Bayview Child Health Center in 2007, she immediately noticed an association between traumatic (痛苦的) experiences and health outcomes in the children she treated. Childhood trauma leads to more physical and mental illness in adulthood. Harris s book combines a huge amount of experience and research into an interesting story about the lasting consequence of childhood trauma — and how we might overcome it.

Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger, by Soraya Chemaly

Anger is an emotion associated with power and strength. But women aren’t always comfortable expressing it, in part because their anger is often misunderstood. Chemaly’s book provides tips for channeling anger in constructive ways, including accepting your anger, developing body confidence, being brave, and owning your power.

1. What do we know about the author Rick Hanson?

A．He is Forrest Hanson’s son.	B．He suffered a lot in his past life.
C．His opinion came from research.	D．His book focuses on women readers.

2. Whose book can give you advice on how to improve your work efficiency?

A．Daniel Pink’s.	B．Rick Hanson’s.
C．Soraya Chemaly’s.	D．Nadine Burke Harris’s.

3. Which book can help solve problems caused by painful childhood experiences?

A．When.	B．Resilient.
C．The Deepest Well.	D．Rage Becomes Her.

【推荐2】Here are the books that often appear on high-school reading lists for 12th-grade students, and are often discussed in greater depth in college literature courses. The books on this list are important introductions to world literature.

The Seagull

By Anton Chekhov

Price:$40.4

The book is a scene-of-life read set in the Russian countryside at the end of the 19th century. All characters are dissatisfied with their lives. Some want love. Some want success.No one, however, ever seems to get happiness. Some people view The Seagull as a tragic (悲剧的) play about always unhappy people. Others see it as a humorous and bitter book,making fun of humans’ foolishness.

Candide

By Voltaire

Price:$48.6

Voltaire offers his view of society in Candide. The book was published in 1759, and it is often considered the author’s most important work. A simple-minded young man, Candide is sure his world is the best of all worlds, but a trip around the world opens his eyes about what he believes to be true.

Jane Eyre

By Charlotte Bronte

Price:$128.6

Charlotte Bronte’s heroine was one of the first in English literature to serve as first-person narrator(讲述者) of her own life story. Jane falls in love with a rich man, Rochester,but on her own terms, and only after he has proven himself worthy of her.

The Bluest Eye

By Toni Morrison

Price:$28.6

It tells a story of Pecola Breedlove, a young African American girl who dreams of having blue eyes-a sign of acceptance in a world ruled by white conceptions of beauty.

1. What is special about The Seagull?

A．People have different ideas about it.

B．Characters in it are happy with their life.

C．All characters make their dreams true finally.

D．It tells the life in America at the end of the 19th century.

2. What changes Candide’s idea about a wonderful world?

A．The bad luck he met in life.	B．A book he read accidentally.
C．A journey around the world.	D．A dream he had at night.

3. Which would you choose if you want to read a girl dreaming of becoming beautiful?

A．The Seagull.	B．Candide.
C．Jane Eyre.	D．The Bluest Eye.

【推荐3】In the last few years the popularity of eBooks has exploded．The advantages are clear：You can carry as many hooks with you as you want．You can simply download ever7 book you like and instantly start reading instead of having to wait for the book to arrive by mail．
However，one thing hadn't changed．If you wanted to rent a book you were still forced to use hardcopy books．Until now that is．Amazon．com recently announced the start of a new program where you can rent eBooks．
Where to rent eBooks？
As mentioned before，Amazon．com is the first and currently the only retailer (零售商) that has a program in place for renting eBooks．Luckily，Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world and their eBook assortment (分类) is massive．They are also the producer of the Kindle，the most popular eReader，which means you can be sure that the eBooks you rent will work．
You can currently only rent eTextbooks．But this is likely to change as soon as the word gets out that you can save money by renting eBooks．
Why rent eBooks at Amazon？
~ Save money：Save up to 80% of the normal price of the eBook．
~ Decide how long you rent：From 30 days to 360 days，you decide how long you want it．You can extend the time by as little as a day．Or simply buy the eBook if you want to keep it after all．
~ Use any device：If you rent an eBook from Amazon，you can read it on your PC，Mac，iPad，iPhone，Android device，Windows Phone 7．Blackberry．or Kindle．
~ Keep your notes：Do you like to keep annotations (注释) and highlights in your eBooks？Don't worry．You can always revisit your notes and highlights through Amazon．com．
How to rent eBooks？
Simply search for the eBook you want to rent on Amazon．com and select the "Rent eBooks" option．After that，a new page will open where you can select how long you’d like to rent the eBook．You can read eBooks for a period of 30 to 360 days．
You decide how long you need the eBook．1f you later find out you need it for longer．you can simply extend the time．Or buy it for the normal price whenever you want．
Once you've chosen the Lime you want to rent the eBook，you simply go to checkout．Or you can use the "Rent now" button．
1. According to the passage，_________

A．eBooks will be changed into other types by Amazon．com

B．eBooks will replace hardcover hooks in the next few years

C．readers get a discount of at least 20% of the normal price

D．readers are able to rent eBooks only at Amazon．com now

2. To rent an eBook online，which of the following goes last？

A．open a new page

B．select the "Rent eBooks" option

C．choose a rental date

D．press "Rent now" button

3. The main purpose of the passage is to_________．

A．inform and explain

B．discuss and assess

C．compare and evaluate

D．describe and argue

【推荐1】No matter how exciting space exploration sounds, there’s a vital point about it that needs to be considered: food supplies. Right now, astronauts typically rely on dry food in airtight bags and cans, since there are strict weight limits on items taken into space. Foods that we take for granted, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, are out of the question for space explorers.

For those who’ve attempted to grow food during space missions, they’ve faced many difficulties, including the absence of gravity, and a lack of soil, air and humidity (湿度). However, as Shane Topham, an engineer with Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University in the US, told NASA, “Growing food to supplement and minimizing the food that must be carried to space will be increasingly important on long-duration missions.”

Great efforts have been made to explore the concept of space farming. Recently, a team led by Federico Maggi at the University of Sydney in Australia figured out how plants can absorb nutrients(营养) from human urine(尿), as reported by New Scientist on March 27.

After over 20 years of experiments, the results suggested that human urine could supply three to four out of the six nutrients that plants needed. The researchers also found out that urine-fertilized(肥料) plants produce no harmful by-products, such as carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) or ammonia(氨).

According to New Scientist, human urine is 95 percent water, with the other 5 percent compose of nutrients which are harmful to the human body but not to plants. The advantage of this urine-fueled life support system is obvious: By recycling liquid waste and producing food, an efficient cycle will be created.

And most importantly, said New Scientist, the duration of space missions will be greatly extended to “20 years of flight”, meaning we may be soon sending astronauts on missions to Mars, or even beyond.

1. Space farming is important mainly because ________.

A．food brought from Earth goes bad easily during space flights

B．it will keep astronauts busy when they are on long-term space missions

C．it could provide fresh food and reduce the need to bring food from Earth

D．it’s a way for astronauts to learn more about the environment in space

2. What can we learn from the University of Sydney research?

A．Human urine is harmless to plants.

B．Human urine provides six necessary nutrients for plants.

C．Urine fertilizer is safer and more productive than chemical fertilizer.

D．Urine-fertilized plants only release a small amount of carbon dioxide.

3. What is the biggest advantage of using human urine for space farming, according to New Scientist?

A．It could pave the way for long-term space flights.

B．It does a little harm to the environment in space.

C．It will greatly reduce the cost of farming in space.

D．Urine-fertilized plants are healthier and taste better.

4. Where can you possibly read the passage?

A．In a story book.	B．In a travel journal.
C．In a poster.	D．In a newspaper.

【推荐2】The Himalayan Mountains are home to the highest peak in Mount Everest. Now the first complete study of this remote region shows that is glaciers (冰川) lost billions of tons of ice from 2000 to 2016.

This is the first comprehensive look at what’s happened to glaciers in the Himalaya over a 40-year time, said lead author Joshua Masurer.

“Our study shows a strong signal of glacier ice loss linked to rising temperatures from climate change,” Maurer says. As much as quarter of the regions ice has been lost, he said, “Temperatures in the region have risen one degree, and one degree was indeed enough to produce such a great loss of glacier ice.”

The signal showing Himalayan ice loss linked to rising temperatures would not be so clear if it weren’t for the U. S satellites that photographed the region. Declassified photos from those satellites were turned into 3-D models to show what the glaciers’ elevations and sizes were in the 1970s, Maurer said. Those were then compared to more recent complex NASA satellite photos that shows changing elevations of the ice over time.

The ice and snow in the region are the source for Asia’s great rivers. The study did not include the huge neighbouring ranges of high mountains, but other studies suggest that similar melting is under way there as well.

This melting means flooding and the creation of many glacial lakes. In May 2012, one such flood killed over 60 people in villages near Pokhara, Nepal; it also destroyed houses. Some 800 million people depend in part on rivers from Himalayan glaciers for irrigation, making electricity, and drinking water. The more rapid melting appears to increase the river water during warm seasons, but scientists say that will decrease within decades as the glaciers lose mass.

1. Why did the glaciers in the Himalayan Mountains lose much ice?

A．Many people used the ice to make electricity.

B．The climate change increased the temperature.

C．America used satellite to increase one degree Celsius.

D．The flooding and many glacial lakes took much ice away.

2. How did the scientists get the conclusion?

A．By making an interview.

B．By studying the finding of other scientists.

C．By collecting information by means of satellites.

D．By comparing the data collected by U. S. satellites.

3. What can we infer from Paragraph 5?

A．Only the glaciers in Himalayan Mountains lose ice.

B．Many great rivers run to the Himalayan Mountains.

C．Many Asian regions face the problem of ice loss.

D．The melting of ice is nothing serious.

4. What is the purpose of giving the example in the last paragraph?

A．To show the risk of living near mountains.

B．To show the risky consequence of the ice loss.

C．To ask people to take action to use glaciers.

D．To predict the future of the Himalayan Mountains.

【推荐3】Making the decision to put efforts in healthy lifestyle changes is not easy. Making sustainable lifestyle changes is a process that takes time, devotion and patience. Psychologists have found that it takes an average of 66 days for a new habit to become automatic (无意识的), but the truth is that building and maintaining lifestyle changes is highly dependent on each individual. However, there are some easy strategies that can help you develop a lifestyle change plan that works for you.

Focus on the whole picture. Lifestyle changes are like a puzzle (拼图). There are many pieces that make the whole picture. Building habits in only one area of the puzzle will leave your picture lacking dimension (维度). Your physical, mental, and emotional health all work together to make or break lifestyle changes, so it is important to understand how they all interact when setting up your lifestyle change plan.

Set realistic and achievable goals. The goals you set for yourself are necessary for total success in changing your lifestyle. Focus on setting goals that are realistic. Instead of expecting to run a marathon (马拉松) in six months, shoot for running a 5-kilometer race then work up to the marathon. Setting realistic goals that you can achieve and then building on them will help you keep going.

Adopt new habits slowly and build on success. Building habits takes time. Be patient with yourself and understand that the fastest way forward isn’t always the smartest way forward. The goal in creating lifestyle changes isn’t to get to the finish line as quickly as possible. The goal is to build habits that are sustainable in your everyday life. So give yourself time to start small and build on success so that the result is reliable.

1. What does paragraph 1 mainly talk about?

A．66 days are more than enough to change one’s life.

B．It is not easy to make long-term lifestyle changes.

C．People pay little attention to changing their lifestyles.

D．Individuals follow the same way to form a new habit.

2. What does the sentence “Lifestyle changes are like a puzzle.” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Lifestyle changes make the life very colorful and meaningful.

B．Interacting with others gets the plan about life to go smoothly.

C．Finding the right pieces for lifestyle changes is a difficult task.

D．Lifestyle changes require different elements to work together.

3. Why does the author refer to marathon in Paragraph 3?

A．To encourage people to set challenging goals.

B．To show the importance of professional sports.

C．To advise people to be realistic about the goals.

D．To compare it with various types of races in life.

4. What’s the tone of this passage?

A．Humorous

B．Persuasive

C．Critical

D．Argumentative