【推荐1】We all have periods in our lives when everything seems very hard, when there's nobody to talk to and the mood（情绪）is just getting worse and worse.     1     There are some things that may help us lift up our mood.

Socialize and think positively. It's very hard, because usually when we feel sad we lock ourselves at home and try to think about all the problems we have. But if you’ll try to force yourself and call a friend for a cup of coffee, the chances for changing your mood into better are very good. Just try to avoid bad thoughts.     2    

Do something totally selfish for yourself. This could be something you wanted for a long time: maybe a short trip, a coat, a big meal or anything that could lift up your mood.     3     The point of all this is just being good to yourself.

Take a walk in a crowded place. Seeing other people, understanding that each of them also has days like this should force you to do something that would change the situation.

    4     Think of your friends, family, relatives or even communities, choose one person and give him a gift. It doesn't have to be something expensive nor big. It may be just a little toy to your poor neighbor's child. Making another person feel happy will make you feel good in your heart and mind.

Be creative!     5     Creating doesn't include only painting or playing an instrument, it also includes cooking, writing, photographing and many other activities. While focusing on creating, you will forget how you have been feeling.

Making yourself feel better isn't that hard. It's hard only to start doing something that would lift up your mood.

A．Buy some things for others.

B．Try to understand other people.

C．This doesn't have to be expensive.

D．Could you give us some advice?

E．Creating things changes our mood.

F．But why sit and think how pitiful we are?

G．Instead, try to think only about the bright side of your life.

【推荐1】Far from the land of Antarctica, a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean. At the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish, the Antarctic cod.

For forty years scientists have been curious about that fish. How does it live where most fish would freeze to death? It must have some secret. The Antarctic is not a comfortable place to work and research has been slow. Now it seems we have an answer.

Research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish. Scientists studied the fish’s blood and measured its freezing point.

The fish were taken from seawater that had a temperature of -1.88℃ and many tiny pieces of ice floating in it. The blood of the fish did not begin to freeze until its temperature was lowered to -2.05℃. That small difference is enough for the fish to live at the freezing temperature of the ice-salt mixture.

The scientists’ next research job was clear: Find out what in the fish’s blood kept it from freezing. Their search led to some really strange thing made up of a protein never before seen in the blood of a fish. When it was removed, the blood froze at seawater temperature. When it was put back, the blood again had its antifreeze quality and a lowered freezing point.

Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein. It has many small sugar molecules held in special positions within each big protein molecule. Because of its sugar content, it is called a glycoprotein. So it has come to be called the antifreeze fish glycoprotein. Or AFGP.

1. What is the text mainly about?

A．The terrible conditions in the Antarctic.

B．A special fish living in freezing waters.

C．The ice shelf around Antarctica.

D．Protection of the Antarctic cod.

2. Why can the Antarctic cod live at the freezing temperature?

A．The seawater has a temperature of -1.88℃.

B．It loves to live in the ice-salt mixture.

C．A special protein keeps it from freezing.

D．Its blood has a temperature lower than -2.05℃.

3. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A．A type of ice-salt mixture.	B．A newly found protein.
C．Fish blood.	D．Sugar molecule.

4. What does “glyco-” in the underlined word “glycoprotein” in the last paragraph mean?

A．sugar	B．ice
C．blood	D．molecule

【推荐2】According to Dr. William Conway, director of the New York Zoo and chairman of the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, modern zoos can do a great deal to serve as a backup strategy to support the primary conservation goal of safe-guarding species in their wild habitats. No less and no more.

Zoos are severely limited in terms of sheer space, let alone animal care capacity. All the animal space in the world's zoos would comfortably fit inside the Inner London Circular. They now contain rather more than half a million individual mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. During the past few years they have bred about 9 percent of all 8,700 bird species, and 19 percent of all 4,500 mammal species.

Not all of these are vet threatened or rare creatures; this is the case for only 12 percent of the birds and 48 percent of the mammals. But the number of endangered forms is expanding rapidly.

It is an expensive business to care for threatened animals. To look after one Siberian tiger costs almost f2,000 a year, which means that to care for an expected total of 500 Siberian tigers in the world's zoos over a period of 20 years will cost almost ￡20 million.

Gorillas are even more costly: the 500 in zoos cost ￡2,850 each per year, making a total of ￡28 million over 20 years. Unless we can keep them alive in captivity, we shall probably witness, within the coming decades, the demise of around 100 large carnivore species, some 160 species of primates, and perhaps 215 herbivores other than primates, plus about 300 species from other mammalian orders, making a total of about 800 species.

1. According to Dr. William Conway, modern zoos serve as _____.

A．research facilities to enrich our knowledge of wildlife

B．an alternative way to protect some animal species

C．places to raise public awareness of animal care

D．habitats and breeding grounds for endangered species

2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “demise” underlined in the last paragraph?

A．Death.

B．Failure.

C．Recovery.

D．Rescue.

3. Which of the following limitations of modern zoos is NOT discussed in the passage?

A．High captive costs.

B．Limited animal space.

C．Limited animal care capacity.

D．Restricted funding for endangered species.

【推荐1】LONG LAKE CAMP FOR THE ARTS

Best performing and Fine Arts Summer Camp on Earth

Long Lake Camp For The Arts is a summer Performing and Fine Arts overnight camp in the Adirondack Park of New York State. Boys and girls aged 8 to 16 love our self-choice schedule, world-famous facilities, heavily forested location and excellent staff. We promise you can 100% customize(定做) your summer camp schedule every minute of every day. You can design your perfect camp with either a 3-or 6-week overnight experience, making lifelong friends from around the world.

We specialize(专攻) in Theater, Improv, Fine Arts, Dance, Music, Circus, Drama, Rock Bands, Acting, Film, Photography, and we have a beautiful waterfront and fun land sports like Horseback, Tennis and ATV’s. Our unique size of only 250 children and 160 staff means every camper enjoys exceptional attention. The ratio(比率) makes it easy for children to create the best summer camp of your dreams.

Long Lake is the only camp in the world to combine a spectacular(壮观的) lakefront location, a non-competitive philosophy and nurturing staff—offering world-class professional instruction and many performance opportunities for kids. Click here for a full list of everything we offer. Our unique “Unit Leader” program is a group of dedicated staff whose only job is to make sure every camper is truly happy, getting everything they want at camp and keeping parents up to date.

If you wish to become a better performer or artist, be yourself and have amazing fun each day, then Long Lake will be the perfect summer camp for you. Please explore everything we have to offer. Our films about camp are here and we love talking with new parents and campers, so please do call us at 914-693-7111 to learn more.

1. In what way is Long Lake Camp special?

A．It’s located on a mountain.	B．Its schedules are fixed(固定不变的).
C．It’s for both boys and girls.	D．It has a high staff-camper ratio.

2. What are the staff in the “Unit Leader” program supposed to do?

A．Teach classes.	B．Inform parents.
C．Train other staff.	D．Guard camp safety.

3. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To introduce various arts.	B．To advertise for volunteers.
C．To attract potential campers.	D．To find promising young artists.

【推荐2】Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange. He is now writing a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter.

Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters here, too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their face. Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to place in tin bores.

At night, the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it.

1. Where is Shlande from?

A．He is from USA.	B．He is from space.
C．He is from the earth.	D．He is from New Zealand

2. Shlander thinks man on the earth is ________ .

A．an earth monster

B．a monkey

C．a tin box

D．a strange world

3. The earth monster doesn’t have ________ .

A．a head, arms and legs	B．brown or yellow strings on its head
C．a hole on its face	D．a swing on its body

4. The square window box is ________ .

A．a car or a bus	B．a very small earth monster
C．a TV set	D．a radio

【推荐3】If you frequently travel for business，Staybridge Suites offer you a range of home comforts．Four recent visitors to Staybridge Suites explain why they booked，what they enjoyed and what made them want to return．

Claire Metcalf

“The concept is great，but the staff are the ones who really make it．”she says．“It takes a lot of discipline to always be friendly，but the staff at Staybridge Suites do that. They genuinely care about you．”

Andrew Roberts

“One of the best things is having my own kitchen．I often end up working late and I don’t fancy eating in a restaurant on my own，so cooking for myself is a big drawcard．”

“The main thing for me is being able to cook and have my own little flat．The staff are amazing．It is great to be recognized by them，”he says．

Pauline Robinson

“What I love about it is the way that you are treated by the staff,”she says．“Some of the staff have been there all that time and they do look after you well．As a woman staying on my own，it is reassuring that they look out for you，and recently when I was poorly depressed they even brought things I needed to my room．”

Ryan Ruckledge

“The fully-equipped kitchen is great．I always have a one-bed apartment so I have a separate kitchen and dining room and I’m able to relax and cook some meals．Eating out can feel a bit much when you do it day in and day out—it makes you hate what you do—and I don’t want that．”

1. What attracts visitors to Staybridge Suites?

A．A separate dining room.	B．A one-bed apartment.
C．A home away from home.	D．A lot of discipline.

2. What does the underlined word“drawcard”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Barrier.	B．attraction.
C．Honour.	D．difficulty.

3. Why does the author write the article?

A．To advertise Staybridge Suites.	B．To introduce four recent visitors.
C．To inform us of a new service.	D．To sing high praise for the staff.

【推荐1】Being a teenager is hard, which is why there are many amazing teen movies documenting （记录)the experience. Some are so good that they will become classics in a few years. Here is a list for you.

Mean Girls

"You go, Glen Coco!" "It's not going to happen!” "On Wednesdays we wear pink!" "You can’ t sit with us!" If you rank teen movies by how many lines of dialogues will live on forever, Mean Girls will certainly be on top. So many classic lines!

Eighth Grade

This movie will take you back to the eighth grade and remind you of all the good and bad times you had at that age. Kayla, a shy girl, feels the most connected to the world through social media. It's Kayla's final week in the eighth grade and she promises to make it as great as possible before she moves on to high school.

13 Going on 30

This classic follows Jenna Rink, a girl whose wish on her 13th birthday is to grow up and escape from high school. The next day her wish comes true. She wakes up in her 30-year-old body only to find that she's an editor of a major magazine in America. Although she loves her new life at first, she quickly finds out that being grown-up isn't that much easier than being 13.

Shazam!

Shazam! is about a kid named Billy Batson, who suddenly gets magic powers from the Wizard Shazam. By calling Shazam's name, Billy can be changed into a hero with powers like strength, speed and flight. Like in all the other movies of this kind, in Shazam! Billy is tasked with defeating his enemy who warns to steal all his powers.

1. What is special about Mean Girls?

A．It is about girls' adventures.	B．It ranks first on the movie list.
C．It is aimed at amusing the audience.	D．It contains lots of classic dialogues.

2. Which movie refers to anxiety for adulthood?

A．Eighth Grade.	B．13 Going on 30.
C．Mean Girls.	D．Shazam!.

3. What kind of movie is Shazam!?

A．A superhero film.	B．A documentary.
C．A tragedy.	D．A love story.

【推荐2】A previously unknown kind of human group disappeared from the world so completely that it has left behind the merest piece of evidence that it ever existed — a single bone from the little finger of a child, buried in a cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia.

Researchers removed DNA from the bone and reported that it differed obviously from that of both modern humans and of Neanderthals（尼安德特人）, living in Europe until the arrival of modern humans on the continent some 44,000 years ago.

The child carrying the DNA line was probably 5 to 7 years old, but it is not yet known if it was a boy or a girl. The finger bone was unearthed in 2008 from a place known as the Denisova cave.

Researchers are careful not to call the Denisova child a new human species, though it may prove to be so, because the evidence is initial.

But the genetic material removed from the bone, found in a layer laid down on the cave floor between 48,000 and 30,000 years ago, belonged to a distinct human line that traveled out of Africa at a different time from the two known ancient human species. Homo erectus（直立人）, found in East Asia, left Africa two million years ago, and the ancestor of Neanderthals moved away some 500,000 years ago. The numbers of differences found in the child’s DNA indicate that its ancestors left Africa about one million years ago.

The region was inhabited by both Neanderthals and modern humans at that time. Counting the new human line, three human species may have lived together.

The standard view has long been that there were three human resettlements out of Africa — those of Homo erectus; of the ancestor of Neanderthals; and finally, some 50,000 years ago, of modern humans. But in 2004, archaeologists reported that they had found the bones of small humans who lived on the Indonesian island of Flores until 13,000 years ago, causing a serious problem to this view. The new line is the second such challenge.

If the nuclear DNA of the Denisova child should differ as much as its mitochondrial（线粒体） DNA does from that of Neanderthals and modern humans, the case for declaring it a new species would be strengthened. But it would be unusual for a new species to be recognized on the basis of DNA alone.

In new diggings starting this summer, archaeologists will look for remains more analytical than the finger bone. Researchers will also begin re-examining the fossil collections in museums to see if any wrongly assigned bones might belong instead to the new line.

1. According to the passage, ________.

A．modern humans arrived in Europe before Neanderthals

B．modern humans arrived in Europe about 44,000 years ago

C．Neanderthals arrived in Europe about 44, 000 years ago

D．Neanderthals arrived in Europe soon after modern humans did

2. Evidence from the bone of the child shows that _________.

A．the Denisova child belonged to Neanderthals

B．the Denisova child is a new human species

C．its ancestor moved to Europe 1,000,000 years ago

D．the habitat of its ancestor was in Africa

3. Which human line is the first challenge to the standard view of human resettlement?

A．Neanderthals.

B．Modern humans.

C．Small humans in Indonesia

D．Homo erectus.

4. The underlined part in last paragraph implies ________.

A．some other bones of the new line must have been wrongly identified

B．some other bones might give some evidence to support the new line

C．some other bones could help find the belongings of the new line

D．some other bones belonging to the new line might not have been found yet

5. The best title of the passage could be ________.

A．Bone May Reveal a New Human Group

B．Bone of a New Human Group Is Found

C．Human Group Once Existed in Southern Siberia

D．Bone Gives Evidence to a New Human Group

【推荐3】Interschool Sports Programme

Interschool Sports Programme is coming. It will start on 30th April and end on 15th June.

Students in our school will join the boys' basketball games. Each Wednesday the players will travel by bus to Sports Centre, Erinvale Street, Corinda. They will leave school at 12: 20 p.m. It will take them about 20 minutes to get there. The games will begin at 1:00 p.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. Players must wear their school clothes and sports shoes. It will be great if they can bring large water bottles.

If you are good at playing basketball and want to join the games, please go to Mr. David's office (Room503) before 15th April to fill in form. We will choose 15 players.

Volunteers are also needed. Anyone who wants to be a volunteer needs to send an email to Mr David (davidss@qq.edu.au) to introduce yourself before 20th April.

For more information, please call Mr David (6783-5682) or visit his office.

1. Interschool Sports Programme is about             long.

A．half a month

B．one month

C．one and a half months

D．two months

2. The basketball games will begin at             .

A．12:20 p.m.

B．12:40 p.m.

C．1:00 p.m.

D．2:30 p.m.

3. If Peter wants to join the basketball games, he needs to             .

A．practise every Tuesday

B．buy new sports clothes

C．call Mr David

D．fill in a form

4. If one wants to be volunteer, he or she needs to        .

A．know something about basketball	B．send an email to Mr David
C．bring a large water bottle	D．wear sports shoes

5. The material is a            .

A．school notice

B．news report

C．teacher' email

D．students' entail