【推荐2】If you’re on the hunt for something new and interesting to read, you have plenty of places to go. This week, we’re looking at four of the best book recommendation sites, services, or groups, based on your nominations(提名).

GoodReads

GoodReads is more than just a book recommendation site, although it excels at helping you find new books to read based on the ones you enjoy. You can build a virtual “shelf” of books you own or have already read, share your progress with the books you’re currently reading, rate the books you’ve read, leave reviews, and connect with other readers.

BookBub

While BookBub isn’t strictly a book recommendation service, it does bring you super-low-cost books based on your interests every day. The service is free, and when you sign up, you tell BookBub what kinds of books you like to read. From there, you’ll get an email from BookBub every day with book deals for that day. When we say “deal,” we mean it—many of BookBub’s titles are free entirely, $0.99, or just a couple of bucks.

LibraryThing

LibraryThing has been around for a long time and is still a great user-powered book ratings, review, and recommendation site. The service calls itself the world’s largest book club, and that’s a lot like the overall feel. Once you sign up, you’ll be encouraged to start adding books you’ve read and leave reviews for them. Behind its book ratings and reviews though, LibraryThing is a powerful tool to catalog and organize your entire book collection.

Olmenta

If you’re not interested in registering for accounts, adding your own books, or any of that hassle(麻烦), Olmenta can suggest some solid titles to you based on general popularity and the citation of the people behind the site. It’s a simple list of book covers that the service thinks you should read, and a few genres you can click on if you’re looking for something specific, like business, fiction, children’s, theatre, poetry, or nonfiction, among others.

1. Which of the following two book recommendation sites ask you to rate and leave reviews?

A．Goodreads and BookBub	B．BookBub and LibraryThing
C．LibraryThing and Olmenta	D．Goodreads and LibraryThing

2. Which book recommendation site can help you get super-low-cost books?

A．GoodReads	B．BookBub
C．LibraryThing	D．Olmenta

3. If you turn to Olmenta, you __________________.

A．need to pay more	B．need to add your own book
C．don’t need to sign up	D．don’t need to look for something specific

【推荐3】McNay Art Museum

Do not miss your chance to see Texas' first modern art museum—the McNay Art Museum. There are more than 20,000 different and significant works. With beautiful Spanish gardens and the amazing architecture of the building, the art within the walls isn't the only wonder to see.

Address: 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave, San Antonio

TEL: (210) 824 - 5368

San Antonio Art League & Museum

The San Antonio Art League & Museum is a great showcase for local artists and home to permanent exhibits, many of which express the history of the area. The museum houses both traditional and contemporary works.

Address: 130 King William Street, San Antonio

TEL: (210) 223 - 1140

Guinness World Records Museum

The Guinness World Records has probably brought you amazing stories of all the record holders in the world. This museum is a good choice for the entire family, as it contains some of the most amazing oddities in the world.

Address: 329 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio

TEI: (210) 226 - 2828

Buck horn Saloon and Museum

For a cowboy-style activity, head to the Buckhorn Saloon and Museum. The Buckhorn Saloon and Museum is located only two blocks from the Alamo, offering a convenient location to those who are visiting Downtown San Antonio. After being built over 130 years ago, the Buckhorn Saloon and Museum has become a unique place for locals and tourists alike to visit. Here, guests will be able to feast upon delic ious dishes.

Address: 318 E. Houston Street, San Antonio

TEL: (210) 247 - 4000

1. What can we see in Texas’ first modern art museum?

A．traditional and contemporary works	B．Stories of record holders
C．Beautiful gardens	D．Cowboy-style activities.

2. Which museum has the most unusual exhibitions?

A．McNay Art Museum	B．Guinness World Records Museum
C．Buckhorn Saloon and Museum	D．San Antonio Art League & Museum

3. What can we know about the Buckhorn Saloon and Museum?

A．It only fits for local tourists.	B．It has a history of 100 years
C．It provides delicious foods.	D．It’s near downtown

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If you have answered YES to the above, we would like to hear from you :

☆ Starting rate of £ 8. 56 per hour

☆ Free uniform

☆ Excellent training

Contact us at careers@ golden-care. com.

WOWEE MAGAZINE

Writers Wanted

Wowee Magazine is looking for writers for its website. Pay is based on the number of people who read your articles. You may also receive free tickets to events and free products to test. This is a great chance to get valuable work experience.

We want people who are: chatty, interesting, enthusiastic, skilled.

Contact us at info@wowee. com.

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Think you could be a model? If so, we’d like to meet you!

Working as a successful fashion model isn’t easy but it is very exciting and could be a great chance.

Girls should be over 16 with a minimum height of 172 cm and boys should have a minimum height of 182 cm. If you are under 16 and do not yet have the required height, we would still be interested in meeting you, but you must be accompanied by your parent.

Contact us at info@ top-model-agency. uk.

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Join Britain’s number one cafe at Coffee Beans, where every cafe has the same aims: to create family-like teams and to give excellent customer service.

Many different kinds of people come and work with us, so start your career at Coffee Beans today:

☆ Choose the hours you work

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Join us as a team member, assistant manager of the cafe manager, depending on your skills and experience.

Contact us at jobs@ coffeebeans. co. uk.

1. Which address should you contact if you want to be a support worker?

A．info@ wowee. com.	B．jobs@ coffeebeans. co. uk.
C．info@ top-model-agency. uk.	D．careers@ golden-care. com.

2. A writer working for Wowee Magazine can _________.

A．get a free uniform	B．bring a parent
C．receive free tickets to events	D．choose working hours

3. What can we learn about the jobs from the job postings?

A．The chance to be a model is only for adults.

B．There is no need to be trained as a support worker.

C．Employees at Coffee Beans have few management chances.

D．Applicants to Wowee Magazine are supposed to be sociable and enthusiastic.

【推荐2】When an editor called to ask if I could photograph a story about fireflies in Mexico, I didn’t check my schedule before I said yes. I’d seen these insects light up the forests in Tlaxcala once before, and I jumped at the chance to go back.

I had three nights to capture the magical scene in the forest. Camera stand in hand, I hiked with my colleagues into the foggy forest at dusk. According to our guides, visitors are usually not allowed to photograph the fireflies because the presence of artificial light from electronics can affect their habits. As I started shooting, I adjusted my exposures constantly to account for the fading light. In order to get the composition that I wanted, I placed my camera stand on a steep, rocky path and had to steady it during the long exposures. Normally this wouldn’t be a big deal, but the fireflies were very interested in the camera and, by extension, in me. I stood completely still while they crawled all over me—my arms, my hair, my face—and tickled (呵痒) my nose and cheeks. From what I observed, peak firefly presence happens for only about 20 minutes each night, so I had time for just a few tries.

On the last night everything came together. The weather cooperated. I had improved my method for focusing and composing in the dark with quick flashes from a powerful flashlight—and I’d grown accustomed to insects on my face. I was rewarded with the image you see here. Each spot of light is one of several bursts that a firefly makes as it travels in a 30-second exposure. You can trace the insects’ paths: Some make small circles, like those in the bottom center of the frame, while others move steadily in one direction or another.

The first time I visited the fireflies, I didn’t have the pressure of trying to capture and convey this astonishing scene. That will always be my favorite experience with these shining creatures.

1. According to the passage, the author most probably is a(n) ______.

A．field biologist	B．insect observer
C．expert photographer	D．mountain hiker

2. The author placed the camera stand on a steep and rocky path to ______.

A．make up for the dying light	B．keep away from the annoying fireflies
C．obtain an ideal image	D．catch peak firefly presence

3. We can learn from the passage that the author ______.

A．was accused of capturing wild fireflies

B．endured physically to get first-hand firefly shots

C．was tired of the exposure to dark forests

D．got his most satisfying image on the second night

4. What does the author think of his experience in the forest?

A．Fascinating.	B．Passionate.
C．Surprising.	D．Miserable.

【推荐3】阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

My father always told me: “All work is noble.” He wasn’t wealthy, but he earned a reasonable living. Thanks to his effort, I was able to go to an art college. I, however, wanted to do something different, something more interesting — I was special!

After graduation, I moved to New York in search of a graphic designer job. It was winter and I only brought money to support myself for about a month. I wasn’t worried — I was sure I’d find a fantastic job immediately.

Within a few weeks, though, I found myself wandering around the streets having been rejected by every design office in town. My hostel rent was almost gone and I hadn’t eaten for days. “How had I reached this point?” I wondered as I trembled in my thin jacket.

I was just about to give up when my dad called. He suggested I get a job in a restaurant until something else came along. At first, pride made me hesitate but I was cold, hungry, and unwilling to go home feeling ashamed and defeated.

I entered a café near one of the design offices that had turned me away and asked the manager if they were hiring. She said they were shorthanded, and offered me a job right away. Surprisingly, I found that I really enjoyed serving people. I started making big tips right away. Later, the manager learned that I had a design background and asked me to design the café menus. That led to a part-time job at an advertising company.

Previously, I had never considered being a waiter, but there I was. I eventually got my dream design job, but that winter I learned not to make assumptions(假定、设想) about work.

1. Why did the author go to New York after graduation? (No more than 10 words)
2. What does the underlined word “trembled” mean? (No more than 3 words)
3. Where did the author get a job to support his life after calling his father?(No more than 10 words)
4. How did the author find his job as a waiter? (No more than 5 words)
5. What can we learn from the article? (No more than 25 words)

【推荐1】An afternoon nap(午睡)is one of the joys of life, although too much napping could signal all is not well. In some cultures, people will have a daily nap — this is fine. The warning comes when people start sleeping during the daytime, when they did not before. There is certainly a good reason to believe that daytime sleepiness — as in the Alzheimer's study — can be a marker of an underlying condition.

For most people, napping during the day is mainly a sign that you are not getting enough sleep at night, says Dr. Neil Stanley, a sleep expert. "If you feel sleepy during the day, you should think about taking a nap. That is what the body needs — it doesn't need to be kept awake with caffeine, it needs sleep. "The feeling to notice is "sleepiness", he says, not "tiredness", which could be more psychological and linked to stress.

So how do you nap well? The key thing, says Stanley, is how long your nap lasts. Choose either a 20-or 90-minute nap. "When you fall asleep, you'll quickly go through the lighter stages of sleep into your first period of deep sleep. You don't want to wake up in deep sleep because that's when you wake and feel worse than you did before. "Napping for 20 minutes means you will wake up before you go into deep sleep; napping for 90 minutes means you'll complete a sleep cycle.

Once you factor in the time it takes to fall asleep — some people are better at napping than others but, says Stanley, "a healthy adult will fall asleep in between 5 and 12 minutes" — you can set an alarm, allowing a 30- to 40-minute period for a short nap, and up to two hours for a longer one.

A good time to nap is during the body's natural dip in the afternoon, between 2 pm and 4 pm. "You don't really want to be napping much past that because then you are going to be eating into your night-time sleep," Stanley says. The point, he stresses, is to get good night-time sleep, which would ensure you probably don't need to nap at all.

1. What does an afternoon nap indicate for most people?

A．Caffeine addiction.	B．Psychological stress.
C．Insufficient night sleep.	D．Potential physical illness.

2. What is the key to a good nap?

A．Duration.

B．Surroundings.

C．Health.

D．Stages.

3. What does the underlined word "that" in the last paragraph refer to?

A．A 30- to 40- minute period.	B．Between 2 pm and 4 pm.
C．Between 5 and 12 minutes.	D．A 20- to 90-minute period.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Why to phase a nap	B．When to take a good nap
C．What to learn from a nap	D．How to have a successful nap

【推荐2】All animals play. running, rolling and wrestling with each other is a way for them to have fun, of course. But it also seems to be how they communicate and strengthen bonds with each other.

When a dog comes up to another dog, front legs bowed and his tail high, his buddy knows he wants to play. But new research shows that this play behavior is surprisingly similar when horses and dogs play.

To study interspecies communication, Elisabetta Palagi and her colleagues from the University of Pisa found 20 YouTube videos of dogs and horses playing where their interactions lasted at least 30 seconds. They analyzed the videos, looking for specific pattern of play.

They found that while playing, both dogs and horses often had relaxed, open mouths-which is common playful facial expression in mammals. Some also copied each other's movements, like pretending to bite, playing with an object, or rolling on their backs on the ground. A 2,000-pound horse can play with a relatively tiny dog because the two are able to communicate their intentions.

"It's an important study because it shows how two animals who look and behave so differently can nevertheless manage to negotiate how to play in a way that's comfortable for both," Barbara Smuts, a behavioral ecologist at the University of Michigan, told National Geographic.

It's even more noteworthy given the large size difference between horses and dogs. The dog is vulnerable (易受伤的) to injury by the horse, and the horse has a deeply rooted tendency to fear animals that look like wolves."

Next up, the researchers write, is exploring the development and shaping of interspecies communication that “can be at the basis of a universal language of play".

1. What is the focus of Elisabetta Palagi's study?

A．Behaviors of mammals.	B．Animal facial expressions.
C．Inter species communication.	D．Differences in animal languages.

2. Which is a shared way of communication for both dogs and horses?

A．High tails.	B．Openmouths.
C．Relaxedlegs.	D．Hardbites.

3. What makes the interaction between dogs and horses especially remarkable?

A．They feel less comfortable around other species.

B．Horses are often at risk of being injured by dogs.

C．Dogs manage to overcome their natural fear for wolves.

D．They communicate despite physical and behavioral differences.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．How dogs learn to speak to other animals

B．Horses and dogs-- more similar than different

C．Horses and dogs share universal play language

D．The development of inter species communication