【推荐1】In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join “environment clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.

● No-garbage lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school!

● No-car day. On the no-car day, nobody comes to school by car--not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to the air, so remember:

Walk, jump, bike or run.

Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!

● Turn off the water! Did you know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty m3 of water an hour? In a year that would fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.

We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean.

1. Environment clubs ask students ________.

A．not to forget to take cars	B．to go to school by car every day
C．not to throw away lunch bags	D．to do exercise every day

2. After students mend toilets, they save ________.

A．much water

B．a lot of money

C．a long river

D．a toilet

3. The writer wrote the passage to ask students to ________.

A．walk to school every day	B．help teachers
C．bring their lunches in bags	D．make less pollution

【推荐2】Self-respect is very important for a great life. If we lack self-respect we will be unsure of ourselves and try to be someone we are not. The following are some ways we can improve our self-respect.

    1     There is great pressure from parents, work and society to become a certain person and to achieve certain things. But, real self-respect only comes from being true to our inner calling. It is important that you have faith (信念) in your own values and remember what is important to you.

Respect others. If you have no respect for others, how can you have self-respect?     2    

Learn to deal with criticism (批评). When we are criticized, we feel bad about ourselves. So to keep a sense of self-respect, we need to learn how to handle criticism.     3     If there is some truth in it, we can use it to develop our character.

    4     Our appearance is important. It can give us confidence or it can make us feel ashamed. Dressing smartly gives us self-confidence. Dress for your own benefit. Don’t dress in the hope of pleasing others and receiving praises.

Never dislike yourself. We make mistakes or we may do the wrong thing.     5     We should never hate ourselves.

A．Try to be selfless.

B．Be true to yourself.

C．If it is false, we should ignore it.

D．But we should never put ourselves down.

E．Take care of your looks, without being a slave to fashion.

F．It is wrong to try to feel better by putting others down.

G．Self-respect comes when we value our attitude to life and other people.

【推荐3】Do you love holidays, but hate the increase in weight that follows? You are not alone. Holidays are time for splendid meals and celebrating, especially with the traditional cultural foods.

With proper planning, though, it is possible to keep normal weight during the holidays. The idea is to enjoy the holidays and think about moderation(节制). Whether it is celebrating at the office party or sitting down for the traditional family dinner, regard eating as a time for tasting a variety of foods. Here are some tips to carry you through the round of celebrations and your social calendar without feeling having done wrong.

Set some goals that you can reach. Unless you have special needs to go on a diet, there are no forbidden foods. Don’t turn down the foods you enjoy, but be sensible.

Before you leave home, have a small, low fat meal or a snack. This can help you to avoid eating or drinking much. Use a small size plate and avoid the large ones that may encourage you to “load up”. You should be most comfortable eating an amount of food about the size of your fist. Once you have had your “tasting” serving, move away from the dining room. Doing so will make it easy to stop yourself eating constantly at the sight of food.

Eat slowly and fill up beforehand with clear soup and raw fruit or vegetables and fruit in a yogurt dressing rather than cream and cheese sauces. You can also drink a large glass of water before you eat to help you feel full.

If you have a sweet tooth, try mints, hard candies, and fruit. These don’t have the fat content of creamy desserts and chocolate.

Avoid high fat foods as soon as possible. Dishes that look oil y or creamy may have a generous amount of fat. Choose lean meats. Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.

Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20 minute walk after a meal can help burn off extra calories.

1. Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may ______.

A．bring weight problems	B．bring you much trouble in your life
C．make you worried about your foods	D．make you hate delicious foods

2. What does the writer actually tell you when he says “Don’t turn down the foods you enjoy, but be sensible.”?

A．You must turn down the foods you enjoy, for it is reasonable.

B．You can enjoy your favorite foods but don’t eat too much.

C．You shouldn’t refuse anything you like and eat it as much as possible.

D．You ought to accept what you enjoy and refuse what you don’t.

3. In order to really enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, you’d better ______.

A．drink clear soup and have vegetables only

B．not eat too much food in high fat

C．still stay in the dining room when you have had your “tasting” serving

D．take a break at once after a meal

4. The passage is probably intended for ______.

A．students who want to improve their physical condition at school

B．teachers who want to have a carefree vacation

C．individuals who want to enjoy themselves during the vacation but not want to gain weight

D．individuals who want to do exercise to keep fit in their spare time.

【推荐2】After the season for giving, it is the one for throwing away. Each year in late December and early January a massive amount of plastic packaging is discarded worldwide. In Britain alone households generate 30% more waste, an extra 3m tonnes, in the month over Christmas. Most is destined for landfill. Sweden will do less damage than many, though. The country now recycles at a record level. Almost three-quarters (74%) of plastic packaging waste was recycled there in 2021, the highest proportion in Europe.

Much of Sweden’s success is due to a deposit refund scheme. Customers pay €0.10 extra when buying drinks containers. After use, these can be fed into reverse vending machines installed in shops, which spit the deposit back out. The machines’ contents are sent directly to recycling centres. By the end of 2021, 92% of all bottles and cans sold in Sweden were being returned. The overall plastic packaging recycling rate increased by almost 20%.

The Swedish government says the scheme has aroused a potential enthusiasm for recycling in its citizens. Nearly 90% of Swedes have used the machines at least once. However, Swedes do not generally describe themselves as eco-fighters. A 2021 survey by the European Commission found they were less likely than most other Europeans to regard environmental issues as “very important”.

The eagerness of Swedish recyclers may stem not from a love of the Earth but from a low net worth. A tenth of the population get by on less than €245 a month. In big cities it is common to see people scooping recyclable items out of bins to take to the machines.

Less litter and money for people who need it seems like a win-win. But it might not in fact be best for the environment in the long run. In Germany—where a similar, widely used refund deposit scheme has been in place since 2003—the earnings from keeping the deposits from unreturned bottles seem to have discouraged producers from switching to more sustainable packaging.

1. What might most Swedish customers do under the deposit refund scheme?

A．They send their drinks containers directly to recycling centres.

B．They spend more on drinks than other European customers.

C．They return their used drinks containers.

D．They use vending machines to buy drinks.

2. What did the 2021 survey find out?

A．Sweden beat many countries in plastic recycling.

B．Swedes had low environmental awareness.

C．Swedes made much money from recycling.

D．Sweden had an unequal income distribution.

3. What is the author’s attitude to the deposit refund scheme?

A．Positive.

B．Uninterested.

C．Ambiguous.

D．Unfavourable.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Why Swedes cash in on their trash.

B．How waste turns into treasure in Sweden.

C．Who are recycling plastic bottles in Sweden.

D．Where Swedes throw away their plastic packaging.

【推荐3】What do the random, scribbled (潦草的)drawings crowding the margins (页边空白处) of most high school students' papers mean? When a student is caught doodling (乱画) in class, he will probably be criticized for daydreaming. But doodling while listening can help with remembering details, rather than implying that the mind is wandering, according to a study published in the scientific journal Applied Cognitive Psychology.

In an experiment conducted by the Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, 40 subjects were asked to listen to a two-minute tape giving several names of people and places. Half of the participants were asked to shade in shapes on a piece of paper at the same time, without paying attention to neatness, while the rest were given no such instructions. After the tape had finished, all participants in the study were asked to recall the names of people and places. The doodlers recalled on average 7.5 names of people and places, compared to only 5.8 by the non-doodlers.

“If someone is doing a boring task, like listening to a dull telephone conversation, they may start to daydream.” said study researcher, Professor Jackie Andrade, of the School of Psychology, University of Plymouth. “Daydreaming distracts them from the task, resulting in poorer performance. A simple task, like doodling, may be sufficient (足够的) to stop daydreaming without affecting performance on the main task.”

“In psychology, tests of memory or attention will often use a second task to selectively block a particular mental process. If that process is important for the main task, then performance will be impaired. But my research suggests that in everyday life doodling may be something we do because it helps to keep us on track with a boring task, rather than being an unnecessary distraction (分心) that we should try to resist doing.” said Andrade.

Dan Ware, a social study teacher, used to consider doodling a distraction from learning, but after teaching kids with all personality types he learned scribbling away during lectures helps certain students remember more information. “In my first few years of teaching, I thought, ‘Well, this kid isn’t paying attention. He’s daydreaming.’ But I had some really powerful experiences with students and came to understand in many cases that was their way of focusing, and those students were probably paying more attention than other students.” Ware said.

1. What do we know about the participants involved in the experiment?

A．Some were asked to note down the information neatly.

B．Some were asked to memorize the names they would hear.

C．Some were instructed to listen to the tape with full attention.

D．Some were instructed to make random drawings on paper.

2. What does the underlined word “impaired” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Improved.	B．Weakened.
C．Stopped.	D．Repaired.

3. Which of the following will both Jackie Andrade and Dan Ware agree with?

A．Doodling helps some people focus.	B．Doodling makes a dull task interesting.
C．Students who doodle perform poorly.	D．Students who doodle lack concentration.

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．Daydreaming Can Sharpen Study Skills	B．Doodling Can Help Memory Recall
C．A Wandering Mind Improves Productivity	D．Distractions Harm Academic Performance

【推荐1】Are you trying to find ways to be more efficient at your job? If so, please follow these habits of naturally productive people.

They take breaks.     1     Studies show that prolonged (延长) tasks that require high levels of focus, energy, and attention can cause you to become less productive and focused over time. Take brief mental breaks. Setting aside a little time here and there to release your focus can significantly help maintain it for longer periods of time.

    2     Settle down, super men and women. While it’s fine to pride yourself on your abilities to multitask, it’s in your best interest (and your employer’s) if you stick to one to-do at a time. Somewhere along the lines, our culture has embraced and promoted this idea that the more we can do at once, the better. However, research shows the opposite.     3    

They have a full night’s sleep. In school, you may have found that too many students stay up late to finish a paper or study for an exam, but, despite your best efforts, research shows this is not the way to do business.     4     Actually, studies have linked insufficient sleep to decreased levels of productivity, unsatisfactory work performance, and poorer safety outcomes.

    5     You know the countless benefits of exercise. It also seriously improves your mood by releasing something to relieve stress’ and increase your brains productivity. Even 30-minute bursts of moderate-to-high physical activity just three to four times a day can go a long way in helping you accomplish your personal and professional goals.

A．They value fitness.

B．Pressing pause is important.

C．They prefer to do more every day.

D．They don’t try to do everything at once.

E．Enough sleep makes great contribution to efficient work.

F．Poor sleep or lack of sleep carries some pretty negative rewards.

G．In fact, the more we do at a time, the less efficient and productive we become.

【推荐3】At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence(独立性) is learned from childhood.
From an early age, American children learn responsibility（责任感）. Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.
Using money wisely is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend or save it, usually with little guidance（指导） from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made by doing extra chores.
Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions—and make mistakes. Failure（失败）often teaches more than success.
1. Many American young people begin to live on themselves __________.

A．at eighteen years old	B．from childhood
C．after they get married	D．from an early age

2. An American child learns to __________ at the age of 2.

A．find a full-time job

B．rent an apartment

C．put on his or her own clothes

D．do lots of chores

3. The word “allowance”（in paragraph 3）means __________ in Chinese.

A．零花钱

B．奖品

C．财产

D．礼物

4. A child can get some more money by __________.

A．understanding the value of money

B．helping the rich

C．reading many books

D．doing extra chores

5. The passage is mainly about __________.

A．the guidance from parents

B．the value of money

C．the independence of American children

D．failure and success of American children