【推荐2】According to a new US study, couples who expect their children to look after them in old age should hope they have daughters because daughters are twice as attentive as sons overall.

The research by Angelina Grigoryeva, from Princeton University, found that, while women provide as much care for their elderly parents as they can manage, men do as little as they can to get away with and often leave it to female family members.

Her analysis of the family networks of 26,000 old Americans concluded that gender (性别) is one of the most important things that decide whether or not people will actively care for their elderly parents.

In a paper presented at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco, she concludes that simply having a sister makes men likely provide less care. Using data from the University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study, a study which has been tracking a cross-section of over 50s for the last decade, she calculated that women provide an average of 12.3 hours a month of care for elderly parents while men offer only 5.6 hours.

"Sons reduce their relative caregiving efforts when they have a sister, while daughters increase theirs when they have a brother."

"This suggests that sons pass on parent caregiving responsibilities to their sisters."

In the UK, the 2011 Census (人口普查) showed that there are now around 6.5 million people with caring responsibilities, a figure which has risen by a tenth in a decade.

But many are doing so at the risk of their health. The census showed that those who provide 50 hours or more of care a week while trying to hold down a full time job are three times more likely to be struggling with ill health than their working counterparts (同事) who are not carers.

1. According to the finding of the research, from which of the following families will the old probably enjoyed the best care?

A．The parents with two sons.

B．The parents with one daughter.

C．The parents with two daughters.

D．The parents with one daughter and one son.

2. How did the researchers come to the conclusion?

A．By giving out some questionnaires.

B．By tracking some of the American families.

C．By doing some research on a nursing home.

D．By analyzing some of the American family networks.

3. What can we know from the passage?

A．Angelina led the study of Health and Retirement Study.

B．Angelina analyzed various data and researches to get the finding.

C．Caring responsibilities are a heavy burden to most Americans.

D．Most male families will not take on the responsibility of looking after the old.

4. What is implied in the last paragraph?

A．Many care providers work longer hours than others.

B．People should give up their job to care for the elderly.

C．People shouldn't pass on caring responsibilities to others.

D．Many care providers might have potential health problems.

【推荐3】Where do you find beauty? Fashion Magazines? Music Videos? One American photographer is finding beauty in unexpected places. And a new documentary about his work might help change the traditional standards of “who” is beautiful.

Rick Guidotti put aside his career as a fashion photographer to turn his lens to people living with genetic, physical and behavioral differences. He says what changed his perception of beauty was a chance encounter with an albino（白化病）girl.

“I was just tired of people telling me who was beautiful. Every season that face would change but I was always told who was beautiful. As an artist, I don't see beauty just on covers of magazines. I see it everywhere. So it was my initial intention that opened my eyes a little wider and wider.” Said Guidotti.

Guidotti has created Positive Exposure, a not-for-profit organization that uses photography and video to transform public views and promote a world where differences are celebrated. Guidotti and Positive Exposure are featured in a new documentary called On Beauty.

The cast and crew recently hosted a screening at Georgetown University in Washington. One of the women featured in the film is Jayne Waithera. “I never thought I was beautiful because nobody said that to me, but meeting him was my profound moment. I remember that particular day he took my picture and I felt so good like I felt there's somebody who, really loves me and sees me for who I am and who sees me more than my condition.” said Waithera.

The documentary is the idea of producer Joanna Rudnick. After seeing Guidotti's photos, she decided to tell his story. Joanna and Guidotti are traveling from city to city to promote On Beauty. “As I travel from community to community, I'm taking photographs and I'm encouraging individuals with a positive sense of who they are. They're seeing beauty in their reflection but I'm also encouraging their families and they in turn are encouraging their communities as well. All is based on the philosophy of change how you see,see how you change.”

1. What made Rick change his understanding of beauty?

A．A girl diagnosed with albino.

B．His job as a fashion photographer.

C．The beauty on the covers of magazines.

D．Influence from the people working with him.

2. What can we infer about Jayne Waithera?

A．She showed great interest in taking photos.

B．She used to be disappointed at her work and life.

C．She was greatly influenced by the experience with Rick.

D．She believed Rick was the best photographer in the world.

3. Which of the following words can best describe On Beauty?

A．abstract and different	B．traditional and academic
C．tolerant and encouraging	D．creative and interesting

4. What's the best title of the text?

A．True Beauty In The Eye Of A Photographer

B．Beautiful Or Not Beautiful,That's A Question

C．Be Who You Are Not Who You Want To Be

D．A Different photographer, A Different Magazine

【推荐1】       In a society such as the United States or Canada, which has many national,   religious, and cultural differences, people highly value individualism(个人主义）— the differences among people. Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special. The educational systems in these countries show these values. Students do not memorize information. Instead, they work individually and find answers themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions.

In most Asian societies, on the contrary, people have the same language, history, and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in much of the Orient (东方) reflects society’s belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China, Japan, and Korea often work together and help one another on assignments. In the classroom, the teaching methods are often very formal. The teacher lectures, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat rules or information that they have memorized.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education. For example, one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science than American students learn by the end of high school. They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system is difficult, but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information they have memorized.

The advantage of the educational system in North America, on the other hand, is that students learn to think for themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven’ t memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have.

1. The reason why American teachers attach much importance to individualism is that ______________.

A．they are required to do so

B．their students do not memorize information

C．the United States is a country of many cultures

D．their students work individually

2. Which of the following statements applies to Asian methods of education?

A．Each child in a classroom draws a different picture

B．Students have to find information themselves．

C．Students are prepared for a society that values discipline

D．Teachers serve as a guide in discussion

3. A good educational system would be the one that   ______________.

A．has more advantages

B．is the combination of Western and Oriental methods

C．is based on the Western system

D．rests on the Asian system

4. The author believes that ______________.

A．different educational systems reflect different culture of the societies

B．students from Western countries are creative but selfish

C．Asian students are merely interested in math and science

D．there are more advantages to Western system of education than to Oriental one

5. The author focuses on ______________.

A．the differences in methods of education orient and west

B．the advantages and disadvantages to both of the Western and Asian educational system

C．how Asian school systems reflect group goals

D．how Western school systems reflect the value of individualism

【推荐2】It's every parent's worst nightmare.     1    . Now scientists say they have found a better way to wake up sleeping youngsters. Researchers in the US have discovered that playing a child a recording of their mother's voice is about three times more likely to wake them than a traditional alarm. Moreover, they can escape more quickly.

Dr Gary Smith, a co－author of the research from the Nationwide Children's hospital in Ohio and his colleagues report how they compared the effects of four different smoke alarms on 176 children aged between 5 and 12 years old.    2    . While one alarm featured a high－pitched beep, the other three featured the voice of the child's mother calling either the child's name, giving instructions such as: “Wake up! Leave the room！”， or both. Each child slept in a lab－based room that resembled a real bedroom, and was shown how to escape from the room before they went to bed. They each experienced all four alarms—the order of which was chosen randomly.

    3    . About 90% of children woke for a vocal alarm compared with just over 53% for the traditional alarm. In addition, the children shook off their sleep faster, with a median(中位数) value of two seconds for the voice alarm compared with more than two and a half minutes for the traditional alarm.    4    ．

Prof Niamh Nic Daéid, director of the Leverhulme Research Centre at the University of Dundee, said the research supported by her team found a human voice combined with a low－frequency pulsing tone was far more effective in waking children than a traditional high－pitched alarm.    5    ， which might have made them more responsive to an alarm, while more work was needed to explore whether other familiar sounds, such as a dog barking, might also prove effective in waking up children.

A．But she noted that the latest study involved children sleeping in a location other than their own bedroom

B．But she said it was important to look at developing better alarms

C．None of them had hearing difficulties or were taking any medication that affected their sleep

D．The results show that voice alarms appear to be more effective than high－pitched beeps

E．What's more, it does so faster and is linked to a quicker escape

F．There's a fire in the house; the alarms are beeping, but the children are in deep sleep

G．Similarly, escape times were longer in the cases of the beeping alarms

【推荐3】Harvard University, which is facing claims of racial discrimination（歧视）against Asian-Americans in its admission process, has announced that its early acceptance rate for Asian-Americans for the Class of 2022 has hit 24.2 percent, up from 21.7 percent a year earlier. The figures were released on Dec 12, 2017 by the school on its official website, the Harvard Gazette.

Of the 6,630 applicants who applied for admission under the early action program, 964 were accepted. The college said 4,882 were deferred（推迟）, 611 were rejected, and 173 applications were incomplete.

The early enrollments（入学）for the Class of 2022 also reflect an overall increase in other nonwhite students from previous years, the famous university said. African- Americans make up 13.9 percent of students admitted early, compared with 12.6 percent last year. At the same time, Latinos（拉丁美洲人）account for 9.8 percent, up 1 percentage point last year, and Native Americans and Native Hawaiians account for 1.8 percent, up from 1.1 percent.

“From small towns, suburbs, and cities—from throughout the United States and around the world—the Class of 2022 promises to be among the best classes in Harvard’s long history,” said William R. Fitzsimmons, dean（主任）of admissions and financial aid at Harvard University.

Harvard is facing scrutiny from the Department of Justice and a separate lawsuit（诉讼） accusing the college of discriminating against Asian-Americans in its undergraduate admission process.

In November, 2017 the Justice Department cited a 2015 lawsuit that charges Harvard’s, affirmative action policies discriminate against Asian-American applicants, in a letter setting a Dec 1 deadline for Harvard to hand over documents on its admission policies. Responding to that deadline. Harvard offered a compromise position in which the government’s lawyers would be able to examine all the records, including an electronic database, in the offices of Harvard’s lawyers, with some personal information redacted（编写）, according to The New York Times.

Harvard University reported that 16.6 percent of a total 29,652 students are Asian, according to collegefactual.com. Over the past five years, the total international population of students on campus has grown at an average rate of 6.8 percent. China is the largest contributor to this growth, with about 1,263 students.

1. Why is Harvard University charged?

A．Because sometimes it doesn’t treat all students at school equally.

B．Because it does not provide enough financial aid for poor students.

C．Because some people are unsatisfied with it admission policies.

D．Because its total international population of students is decreasing.

2. Which make up the smallest percentage of students admitted early by Harvard?

A．Latinos.

B．Asian-Americans.

C．African-Americans.

D．Native Americans and Native Hawaiians.

3. The possible meaning of the underlined word “scrutiny” in Para.5 is “________.”

A．a plan or desire to do something

B．careful and thorough examination

C．the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient

D．the level that is considered to be acceptable

4. What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Harvard admits more Asian-Americans

B．Nonwhite students at Harvard University

C．Harvard announces its future admission policies

D．Class of 2022 is among the best classes in Harvard’s long history

【推荐1】In the past years a lot of people migrated from one country to another in Europe. They had to leave their countries with their traditions, their cultures and sometimes also their families. People migrate because they think that they will have a better life, they will find a job and they will make a lot of money for their families to survive. Sometimes it’s true, and they find a job, they make a lot of money and then they go back to their families to help them. But sometimes they are not that lucky.
The problem that those people create is that a lot of people from Europe are unemployed and they don’t have jobs because immigrants have taken so many jobs. But the question is also: Would European people want a job such as cleaning or hard labor? I think that most of them wouldn’t. So we should stop criticizing for a moment and think. We would then maybe realize that it’s not that bad to have immigrants at home.
The only problem is that it’s not right that immigrants want to impose (强加于) their religion on other countries by leading and building mosques (清真寺). Because if they had done that in other countries they would have caused trouble. Phenomena like these happened a few years ago in Great Britain: It was forbidden to switch on Christmas lights outside, because Christmas is a Catholic (天主教的) recurrence and it was offensive for the Islamic people who lived there. That is not right. The country that gives hospitality to immigrants has the task to allow them to enter society, to be free to believe in their religion and their culture, but every country does not have to forget its tradition and culture. This is one of the many facts which happened in the past years, and I think that many others are going to happen because this phenomenon is developing every day more and more.
1. The first paragraph is mainly about__________.

A．what a life Europeans lived

B．why some Europeans migrated

C．how Europeans migrated

D．what migration caused

2. What’s the main problem between the immigrants and the native people according to the passage?

A．Native people and immigrants fight for the same job opportunities.

B．Native people always leave the worst jobs to the immigrants.

C．Different religions and cultures often result in some conflicts.

D．Native people refuse the immigrants to enter their country.

3. What does the author think of the European immigrants?

A．It takes them too much trouble to migrate.

B．They have made contributions to the host country.

C．They are offered hard jobs but paid less.

D．They should be accepted in the host country.

4. We may learn from the passage that__________.

A．some people reject foreigners’ immigrating to their own country

B．the author thinks immigrating can help mix different cultures together

C．immigrants to Great Britain were all Islamic people

D．immigrants can only find hard and dirty jobs in other countries

5. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that__________.

A．people with different religions won’t be allowed to migrate to another country

B．immigrants are not free to believe in their own culture

C．no other European countries but Great Britain have conflicts

D．problems caused by different religions and cultures will exist long

【推荐2】It is an uncomfortable fact that civilized society is almost completely dependent upon fossil fuels in nearly every aspect. Whether you believe there are hundreds of years or just a few decades left of this resource, the fact remains that it is a limited resource. At some point, fossil fuels are going to either be gone or become too expensive to realistically use. That is, when fossil fuels become too expensive to use, people will just start using something else. Though this may work well in theory, actually shifting from fossil fuels is not the same as shifting from one brand of shampoo to another.

This is entirely due to the fact that humans rely so much on the infrastructure (基础设施) they have developed, which is entirely dependent upon this resource, accounting for 85% of the United State's energy use. If the world were entirely dependent upon solar energy, that would be fine because sunlight is a continuing resource. However, at the current state of things, humans are in a dangerous position owing to its complete dependence upon one single limited input.

Fossil fuels are also responsible for a significant amount of land, water, and air pollution beyond their carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) production. For example, coal mining brings solid wastes to the surface that would normally remain underground and the areas around a mine can remain barren (贫瘠的) for generations due to the lack of proper topsoil. The burning of coal for energy also produces many different types of particulate (微粒的) matter that pollutes the air. Compared with fossil fuels, renewable energy is far more environmentally friendly.

There exists an argument that renewable energy options are not as efficient as fossil fuels because the deployment (部署) of renewable energy equipment like the wind turbine (风力涡轮机) costs a lot of money. However, when factors such as pollution and climate change are considered, renewable energy is actually far more efficient than fossil fuels. And fossil fuels will be surely replaced by renewable energy whether it is your generation or your grandchildren's.

1. According to paragraph 1, we know fossil fuels ____.

A．are heavily depended on by humans

B．are a symbol of civilized society

C．are becoming more and more expensive

D．can be replaced by other resources soon

2. What does ''This'' in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．That it is necessary to use solar energy.

B．That it is hard to stop using fossil fuels.

C．That people have overconsumed fossil fuels.

D．That people have developed so many infrastructures.

3. What is the purpose of paragraph 3?

A．To show the relationship between greenhouse gases and fossil fuels.

B．To present negative consequences brought by fossil fuels.

C．To introduce how carbon dioxide affects the environment.

D．To explain why fossil fuels should be used.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Renewable energy equipment is economically-beneficial.

B．Renewable energy produces less energy than fossil fuels.

C．It is very urgent for people to shift to renewable energy.

D．It is an unstoppable trend to use renewable energy.

【推荐3】        In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social-progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
       I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
       However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: "I may have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try." What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistake belief that-one's self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.
1. What does this text mainly talk about?

A．Competition helps to set up self-respect.

B．Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

C．People hold different opinions about competition.

D．Failures are necessary experience in competition.

2. Some people favor competition because they think it __.

A．builds up a sense of pride

B．pushes society forward

C．improves social abilities

D．develops people's relationship

3. The underlined phrase "the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 refers to those who

A．are strongly against competition

B．highly value competition

C．try their best to win

D．mostly rely on others for success

4. Which viewpoint does the author agree to?

A．Self-worth relies on winning.

B．Competition leads to unfriendly relationship.

C．Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

D．Winning should be a life-and-death matter.

【推荐1】A 27-year-old inventor, Joco Paulo Lammoglia, has come up with a new device named the AIRE mask, which is capable of converting the wind energy provided by the wearer’s breath into electrical energy. This means breathing has become a source of renewable energy. The inspiration for the invention came from his watching children blowing on pinwheels (纸风车).

The device is worn like a mask equipped with tiny wind turbines (涡轮) and it can work its magic even while people are sleeping, jogging or hanging around, since energy is created from one’s breath. The principle of this AIRE mask is simple. The invention uses the wind flow created by breathing and changes it into energy that can charge mobile phones and iPods. Simply put, this mask connected to your mobile phone on your face. The rest takes place naturally through your breath that provides power to run turbines which produce electricity.

Lammoglia explained how useful he hopes the AIRE will become. He said, “I hope to bring the concept into production and reduce the carbon footprint. It can be used indoors or outdoors, while you’re sleeping, walking, running or even reading books.” Apart from saving energy and contributing to environmental protection, it also encourages the practice of physical exercise. This is an entirely all time renewable energy source. Its energy is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Lammoglia explained why he thought the AIRE was so useful, saying, “Though many of our modern devices offer benefits, they tend to consume a high amount of electrical energy. This may cause problems for the environment, especially if the energy used by these devices is obtained from non-renewable sources.”

The AIRE mask will be future’s cheaper source of charging mobile phones. It would save energy and allow people to never have to worry about their phone dying unless they stop breathing.

1. The AIRE mask can stop working if people ______________ .

A．use it indoors	B．read books
C．hang around	D．stop breathing

2. After putting on the mask, how do people charge their mobile phones using the device?

A．Breathe out air ---- Drive turbines ---- Produce electricity.

B．Use wind ---- Pass through turbines ---- Produce electricity.

C．Breathe in air ---- Use turbines ---- Create energy.

D．Connect turbines ---- Produce wind flow ---- Create energy.

3. Lammoglia would most probably agree that the AIRE mask ______________ .

A．consumes a high amount of energy	B．account for environmental damage
C．is available in the shop now	D．is a good solution to energy issues

4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．An electronic mask	B．A new renewable energy source
C．A breath-powered charger	D．An air purifying device

【推荐2】The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and knocked into the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. “How embarrassing! I am getting so clumsy in my old age.”

Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others. Someone said, “Come on, Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment.”

Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood. “I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.”

He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish.”

Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink (畏缩) down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch (喷出) a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”

He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. Then he turned and looked out the windshield. “ You’re right,” he said. “ You are a big boy.... a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.”

Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke. “It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet (船队) stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out. He must have gotten into a strong wind and was trying to save the nets and the floats.”

I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.”

1. When his father drove him to the school, Frank would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear because ________.

A．he was ashamed of his father’s old truck

B．he thought he was old enough to go to school alone

C．he didn’t want his schoolmates to see his father

D．he hated the way his schoolmates stared at his father

2. In Frank’s eyes, when his father said “You are a big boy… a man.”, he probably felt ________.

A．disappointed

B．hurt

C．excited

D．proud

3. According to the story we can conclude that Frank’s father ________.

A．was quite confident in his skills in fishing

B．loved his children but hardly expressed it

C．seldom gave up faced with challenges

D．was full of devotion to his family

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

A．The Smell of the Ocean

B．We All Need Love

C．A Goodbye Kiss

D．Father’s Embarrassment

【推荐3】A good relationship with a teacher today may help you in the future. You will need teachers’ written recommendations (推荐信) to apply to a college or for a job after high school. And if you’re thinking about going into a career in science, who is better to ask about the field than your science teacher?

If you don’t get along well with your teachers, you can try to do this. Before you try to get out of a class to escape a teacher you don’t like, here are a few things you can try to make a difficult relationship improved:

●Ask yourself, “What can I learn from this teacher?” Even if you don’t worship (崇拜) his or her character or lectures, dig deep until you find a subject which he or she is very good at. Not only will you gain more knowledge in that subject, but a closer relationship with your teacher may help you understand one another better.

●Talk to students who are doing well in the class and ask them for tips, tools, and a plan of action to get along with the teacher better. If you’re too shy to talk to another student, study his or her actions and behavior in the classroom and try to follow that lead.

●If you still can’t get along, make an appointment with the school guidance counselor (辅导员). He or she will offer many tips and suggestions for you to get out of difficult teacher relationships. Sometimes a guidance counselor can act as a mediator (调停者) between you and the teacher. That means they can help you and your teachers avoid the bad impression on each other.

●If your relationship problems can’t be solved in school, then it’s time to tell your parents or guardians. Let them meet with your teacher and try to work it out.

Teachers are there for more than just homework, and they know about more than just their subject matter. They can help you learn how to function as an adult and a lifelong learner. Undoubtedly, there will be a few teachers along the way who you’ll always remember and who might change your life forever.

1. The passage mainly focuses on ________.

A．advice on developing good learning habits

B．advice on making a good excuse for your absence from class

C．advice on getting good relationships with your teachers

D．advice for students on solving problems in everyday life

2. According to the third paragraph, we can infer that ________.

A．there must be something good in every teacher for you to learn from

B．good relationships with your teachers call for your interest in the subjects they teach

C．finding what the teachers are good at can’t help you solve the problem

D．understanding each other is the only way to solve every problem

3. What’s the writer’s attitude towards teachers?

A．He thinks that every teacher has a great effect on his students.

B．He doesn’t think teachers are very useful for a student’s development.

C．He thinks that teachers can only teach knowledge in their majors.

D．He respects the teachers very much and thinks highly of their functions.