【推荐1】

“In the past going to the dentist wasn't always easy; but today it IS! New dental technologies like air abrasion(研磨) mean up to 80% of patients don't even need a shot! Other state­of­the­art advancements make your treatment completely comfortable. Call me if you want gentle, affordable dental care.” —Dr John B. Gentle

Total Family Care Children very welcome Comfortable ultrasonic cleanings Sealants to prevent holes Fluoride treatments Lifelike false teeth and partials Tomorrow's Dentistry Today Air abrasion means dentistry without drills or needles! In­mouth camera examination provides unmatched diagnostic and treatment accuracy Computer imaging shows the results before work is done Cosmetics(美容) for Your Best Smile Teeth whitening—fast results, very affordable Mercury(汞)­free, white fillings—matches your natural teeth Porcelain crowns for stained or bad­looking teeth Natural looking, durable Conveniences 24 hour emergency treatment Cable TV in every room Free second opinion Prepayment discounts Interest free financingInsurance accepted Credit cards and online pay accepted Call now for your free in­mouth camera examination:

1. Who might be most interested in this advertisement?

A．Those who want to receive tooth treatment.

B．Those who want to become dentists.

C．Those who want to sell tooth medical equipment.

D．Those who want to write an article on tooth care.

2. According to the advertisement, those who may go to the dentist's are probably attracted by ________.

A．free emergency treatment	B．cheapest natural­looking cosmetics
C．new dental technologies	D．discounted in­mouth camera examination

【推荐2】Summer Leadership Programs for High School Students

Do you see yourself as a leader?Strong leadership skills are a great way to set yourself apart on a college application as well as in your future career.Below are four summer programs that will give you a head start on improving your leadership abilities.

The Brown Leadership Institute

Brown University's pre-college summer programming includes The Brown Leadership Institute,a month-long leadership training session for high school students.The program aims to apply leadership skills to social issues. Through case studies, discussions and debates, students examine complicated global issues and learn to come up with effective solutions.

Students Today Leaders Forever

Students Today Leaders Forever, a national non-profit student leadership association, offers this live-in summer experience for high school students. Students participate in leadership workshops and team-building activities with a focus on organization, teamwork, communication, and an overall commitment to effecting positive change. There are two six-day sessions hosted on the campuses of Hamline University.

Leadership in the Business World

Rising high school seniors interested in exploring undergraduate business administration and leadership are encouraged to apply to this program,sponsored every summer by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.The two-week program is offered at both of Wharton's campuses in San Francisco and Philadelphia.

National Student Leadership Conference

This program offers a five-day course on Mastering Leadership.It includes a series of workshops that emphasize the"Pillars of Effective Leadership",including goal-setting,group brainstorming,team building,people-convincing communication,and community service,as well as taking field trips,meeting with leadership professionals,and completing a day of service in the local community.Dates and locations vary.

1. What can students do in the program offered by Brown University?

A．Meet with leadership professionals.	B．Participate in community service.
C．Analyze difficult world issues.	D．Take several field trips.

2. Which program is located at Hamline University's campuses?

A．Students Today Leaders Forever.	B．The Brown Leadership Institute.
C．Leadership in the Business World.	D．National Student Leadership Conference.

3. How long does the program focusing on business administration last?

A．Five days.

B．Twelve days.

C．Two weeks.

D．One month.

【推荐3】The Amazon Clipper

Join the Amazon Clipper for an exciting journey through the world's most plentiful river and largest typical jungle. The river is surely an excellent way to get to know the complex secrets of the Amazon rainforest.

Day 01 Wednesday: Departure

The boat departs from the Tropical Experience Hotel at 11:30 am. Once on board, you'll be introduced to the staff and to your room.The hotel will be ready to serve some delicious food for lunch. You'll then navigate towards the Pagodao River.

Day 02 Thursday: Amazon

In the morning you'll have a hike in the forest with a specialist guide. You'll have the chance to know the local vegetation(植物) ,as well as spend some time with a native family. You'll see how they prepare manioc (树薯) flour, very typical of the Amazon dietary culture. You'll then sail through Anavilhanas, the largest fresh water archipelago (群岛)in the world.

Day 03 Friday: Amazon

Today you'll sail to Praia Grande or another white sand beach. Hopefully there will be some time to swim！ Then, you'll take a canoe trip on Lake Acajatuba, to observe the typical vegetation. Then, you'll stop at Paricatuba to see some abandoned buildings from the rubber growing age.

1. When will you learn about the local food culture?

A．On Wednesday.

B．On Thursday.

C．On Friday.

D．On Saturday.

2. What is Anavilhanas famous for?

A．Fresh water.	B．Typical plants.
C．White sand beach.	D．Traditional culture.

3. What can you do at Lake Acajatuba?

A．Have a bird watching.	B．See some rare animals.
C．Learn about specific plants.	D．Get a chance to swim.

【推荐1】Photos that you might have found down the back of your sofa are now big business!

In 2005, the American artist Richard Prince’s photograph of a photograph, Untitled (Cowboy), was sold for $ 1,248,000.

Prince is certainly not the only contemporary artist to have worked with so-called “found photographs” — a loose term given to everything from discarded (丢弃的) prints discovered in a junk shop to old advertisements or amateur photographs from a stranger’s family album. The German artist Joachim Schmid, who believes “basically everything is worth looking at”, has gathered discarded photographs, postcards and newspaper images since 1982. In his on-going project, Archiv, he groups photographs of family life according to themes: people with dogs; teams; new cars; dinner with the family; and so on.

Like Schmid, the editors of several self-published art magazines also champion (捍卫，维护) found photographs. One of them, called simply Found, was born one snowy night in Chicago, when Davy Rothbard returned to his car to find under his wiper (雨刷) an angry note intended for someone else: “Why’s your car HERE at HER place?” The note became the starting point for Rothbard’s addictive publication, which features found photographs sent in by readers, such as poster discovered in our drawer.

The whole found-photograph phenomenon has raised some questions. Perhaps one of the most difficult is; can these images really be considered as art? And if so, whose art? Yet found photographs produced by artists, such as Richard Prince, may raise endless possibilities. What was the cowboy in Orince’s Untitled doing? Was he riding his horse hurriedly to meet someone? Or how did Prince create this photograph? It’s anyone’s guess. In addition, as we imagine the back-story to the people in the found photographs artists, like Schmid, have collated (整理), we also turn toward our own photographic albums. Why is memory so important to us? Why do we all seek to freeze in time the faces of our children, our parents, our lovers, and ourselves? Will they mean anything to anyone after we’ve gone?

In the absence of established facts, the vast collections of found photographs give our minds an opportunity to wander freely. That, above all, is why they are so fascinating.

1. The first paragraph of the passage is used to       .

A．remind readers of found photographs

B．advise reader to start a new kind of business

C．ask readers to find photographs behind sofa

D．show readers the value of found photographs

2. The underlined word “them” in Para 4 refers to       .

A．the readers	B．the editors
C．the found photographs	D．the self-published magazines

3. By asking a series of questions in Para 5, the author mainly intends to indicate that       .

A．memory of the past is very important to people

B．found photographs allow people to think freely

C．the back-story of found photographs is puzzling

D．the real value of found photographs is questionable

4. The author’s attitude towards found photographs can be described as       .

A．critical	B．doubtful
C．optimistic	D．satisfied

【推荐2】The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin, Benjamin’s older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.
Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin’s Courant, few believe that newspapers in their present printed from will remain alive for long. Newspaper companies are losing advertisers(广告商)，readers, market value, and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor(主编) of the Times said recently, “At places where they gather, editors ask one another, ‘How are you?’, as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law case.” An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of the Guandian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.”
Perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past three years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock(股票) drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock-holders sell off their Times stock. The Washington Post Company has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education; its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company’s income.
1. What can we learn about the New England Courant?

A．It is mainly about the stock market.

B．It marks the beginning of the American newspaper.

C．It remains a successful newspaper in America.

D．It carries articles by political leaders.

2. What can we infer about the newspaper editors?

A．They often accept readers’ suggestions.

B．They care a lot about each other’s health.

C．They stop doing business with advertisers.

D．They face great difficulties in their business.

3. Which of the following found a new way for its development?

A．The Washington Post.

B．The Guardian.

C．The New York Times.

D．New England Courant.

4. How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers?

A．Satisfied.

B．Hopeful.

C．Worried.

D．Surprised.

【推荐1】Top Music Festivals

The festival season is just kicking off, and there is a lot to look forward to in the upcoming months.

The Pitchfork Music Festival

Anyone who likes indie (独立的) music and up-and-coming artists will have an amazing time at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago’s Union Park. It is an indie rock heaven where you can explore more underground and lesser-known bands than at the other big Chicago summer festival, Lollapalooza.

Date: July 14—16

Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Music Type: Indie rock

Price:$126—$2,700

The Essence Music Festival

No matter what time of the year it is, New Orleans is an amazing place if you love live music. The Essence Music Festival is a celebration of well-known artists like Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, and Mary J. Blige.

Date: June 29—July 2

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Music Type: R&B, soul, rock

Price: $75—$365

The Sziget Festival

Budapest knows how to hold a party, and the Sziget Festival is one of the biggest celebrations of music and culture in all of Europe. You can expect to find favorite artists like Bad Religion and Mac DeMarco playing here during this three-day festival.

Date: August 9—11

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Music Type: Eclectic, Indie rock

Price: $70—$296

The Flow Festival

The Flow Festival is a great excuse to explore the city of Helsinki. Artists including Lana Del Rey and The XX will be playing, among many others. Come to this festival to enjoy yourselves with an earth-friendly belief.

Date: August 11—13

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Music Type: Rock, soul, jazz

Price: $106—$199

1. What do the music festivals have in common?

A．They are given in the open air.

B．They are held in the USA.

C．They include rock music.

D．They take place from July to August.

2. Which music festival will last for the longest time?

A．The Essence Music Festival.

B．The Sziget Festival.

C．The Flow Festival.

D．The Pitchfork Music Festival.

3. What can we know about Budapest from the text?

A．It has the longest cultural tradition in Europe.

B．It is home to many well-known bands.

C．It is a city of high living costs in all of Europe.

D．It is good at organizing entertainment events.

【推荐1】Along with silk and paper,gunpowder is another invention by Chinese and the Silk Road helped it spread to the West. The dating of gunpowder is as early as 850 AD. The Chinese used gunpowder to make fireworks and for signal flares. Gunpowder was also thought to have been used in medicine and in alchemy(炼金术). This invention seems to have been discovered in China by accident —by alchemists when doing experiments.

The gunpowder used for military purpose was first recorded in 919 AD. By the 11th century,explosive bombs filled with gunpowder were introduced and used in China. The words “fire cannon” “rocket” and “fireball” appeared time and again in the official Song history as well as two other books written during the same period.

The first detailed description of using the “fire cannon” in warfare was in connection with a battle fought in 1126 when the Song army used it against the invading enemy. The so-called “ fire cannon” was a tube made of bamboo filled with gunpowder which, when fired, threw a flaming missile towards the enemy. According to a description of a battle scene in 1132, it took two persons to carry a “fire cannon”, and the cannons were fired from a moving platform. And this platform had to be moved close to the wall of the besieged(被围攻的) city.

Gunpowder reached Japan, the Islamic countries and then Europe in the 13th century, and the Arabs improved gunpowder for military use. The early account of gunpowder in Europe was recorded by English philosopher Roger Bacon in the 13th century. One century later the Arabs used it to attack the Spanish town Baza and the next year in 1326 Florence ordered the manufacturing of cannon and cannon balls. From Italy the making of gunpowder soon spread to other European countries, and by the 1350s it had become an effective weapon on the battlefield.

1. Gunpowder was discovered _________.

A．by alchemists when they had an accident

B．by alchemists after studying it for a long time

C．accidentally by alchemists

D．experimentally by alchemists

2. Which of the following words can best describe a “fire cannon”?

A．Convenient.	B．Heavy.
C．Useless.	D．Simple.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A．“fire cannons” at early times would be less helpful if they were far away from the object

B．alchemists devoted themselves to the study of gunpowder

C．the Silk Road spread to the West because of the invention of gunpowder

D．the first detailed description of using “fire cannons” in warfare was in 1132

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Powerful Fire Cannons	B．Four Inventions of Ancient China
C．The Discovery of the Alchemy	D．Gunpowder

【推荐2】A national study led by a Michigan State University scholar finds that the courses students take have powerful effects on the friendships they form.

The findings, published in the American Journal of Sociology, indicate the patterns of course-taking are different in each high school. In one school, for example, friendships may form among students taking woodworking, Spanish or European history, while in another it may be among students taking agricultural business management, advanced accounting and calculus.

“ People generally think that kids are choosing their friends by joining groups such as the foothall club and that they do the same at every school,” said Kenneth Frank, professor in MSU’s College of Education. “But our argument is that the chances a teenager has to choose friends are guided by the courses the teenager take and the other students who take the courses with him. Moreover, the patterns of chances differ from school to school.” Students are more likely to make friends in small classes.

Friendships are more likely to be created in Latin and woodworking, for example, than in a large physical education class that is required of everyone in a particular grade. The findings mean a lot to school administrators as well.

“ Schools that simply offer classes without thought for mixing up high-and low-achieving students run the risk of driving them apart socially and academically,” said Frank. To prevent this, he suggested schools better stress the value of certain academic subjects, such as math, and also group students together so the low-achievers have high-achievers in their classes potentially as examples throughout high school.

“ This would give the students in the lower group encouragement or make others who could be there as a marker to help them move along.”

1. According to Kenneth Frank, people generally consider that ______.

A．kids are more likely to make friends with well-known players

B．teenage friendships are decided by their similar interests

C．different stories about teenage friendships happen in every school

D．those football enthusiasts are the most popular among teenagers

2. Which of the following is NOT the purpose of Kenneth Frank’s advice？

A．To prevent distinguishing high-achieving students from low-achieving ones.

B．To prevent putting students at the risk of socializing with friends too little.

C．To stop low-achieving students from falling behind academically.

D．To encourage low-achieving students to work hard and move along.

3. The underlined part “others who could be there as a marker” in the last paragraph refers to”

A．school administrators

B．teachers

C．school athletes

D．high-achievers

【推荐3】Online live streaming(直播) is big business nowadays, making huge profits and attracting hundreds of millions of viewers. In addition to adults, this rapidly expanding industry is now drawing underage live streamers, who are not of legal age. According to a report by the Sina Weibo Data Center, live streamers aged 11—16 accounted for 12 percent of all streamers in China. The figure has been rising still, while streamers are getting younger.

It has been found that a large number of underage streamers are drinking, smoking or even exposing to attract viewers. In the best case, live streaming will affect children’s schoolwork and waste their precious youth. In the worst case, they will develop bad values and an improper outlook, which will damage their future.

“Webcasts (web broadcast) are suspected of having a hotbed of improper program. Particularly, the involvement of underage streamers in this industry is making the situation more complex” said Mao Jianguo from Southern Metropolis Daily.

Some legal experts recently issued a report on protection of the children in the cyberspace(网络空间), suggesting that those under 14 should be restricted from independently live streaming and posting videos online.

However, it is unwise and impossible to totally reject all underage streamers but it's necessary and even urgent to standardize the underage webcast sector.

Fortunately, some webcast companies have said that they will not allow streamers under the age of 18 and online live streamers must register by using their ID. However, the reality is that many underage streamers choose to avoid that by using the IDs of adults, who also go through the face scanning required for conditions. All this means that to block underage streamers from webcasting, it’s not enough to depend on their self-discipline.

Parents should tell their children about the disadvantages of getting involved in live streaming so that children develop an objective attitude toward live streaming. Adults should not lend their IDs to children to register for live streaming. And the watchdogs must patrol(巡逻) webcast platforms more actively and remove all unauthorized videos of underage streamers.

1. What are the first and second paragraphs mainly about?

A．A new industry of live streaming came into being.

B．Online live streaming has been a social concern.

C．Teenagers are curious about live streaming recently.

D．Online live streaming is increasingly popular and bringing bad effects.

2. According to Mao Jianguo’s words, we can indicate__________.

A．children’s live streaming is the root of all the social problems

B．webcasts contribute to the unhealthy trend in underage live streaming

C．webcasts are less likely to cause more social problems

D．webcasts are the main causes of many youth problems

3. What do we know about standardized measures mentioned in the text?

A．Children shall never use a webcast without the IDs.

B．Self-discipline is an effective way to stop underage streaming.

C．Parents should guide the children to use webcasts properly.

D．Watchdogs’ duty is to stop children from live streaming.

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．A Full Ban against Children’s Live Streaming

B．The Attraction to Children by a Rapidly Expanding Industry

C．Different Opinions about Underage Live Streaming.

D．An Appeal for Keeping Watch on Underage Live Streaming