【推荐1】先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。每个空格只能填一个单词。

A noisy neighbor can make life challenging, especially if noise goes well into night, or happens during early morning hours. This situation needs to be solved properly, which requires your ability to keep calm.

You should first try to tell your noisy neighbors about the noise. This conversation should be polite, even friendly. You’d better explain the problem in an honest way, and ask the neighbor to turn down the music, or not to hold parties until 3 a.m. You can also add that you realize they hear your noise too, and you are willing to try to stop anything in your behavior that is creating extra noise.

You should know that not all neighbors are going to follow your requirement, and some may act in a bad manner. If the noisy neighbors don’t change their behavior, the next step should be to write the neighbors a letter. The letter should show your grievances (不满) and the dates when the noise was quite terrible. For example, if your neighbor has loud gatherings every Friday night that last into the early morning then write down those dates.

If it doesn’t work, you should report it to local authorities (权力部门), or even the police department, when it is really necessary. Often, however, the problem is solved when the noisy neighbor knows you are going to call the police.

You cannot always require noisy neighbors to be quiet. It is wise not to solve it in an angry or retaliatory (报复性的) fashion. If you have completed the steps and letter,   don’t start hitting walls or floors around in your home or turning up the music to make your neighbors angry. Just have patience and try to talk with your neighbors.

Introduction		A noisy neighbor makes life challenging, but the problem needs to be     1    with properly.
Ways	Talking with your neighbor	Start the conversation with politeness.     2     the problem honestly, and ask the neighbor to reduce noise. Admit (承认) that you make noise too.
	3     letters	Some neighbors won’t follow your requirement or change their behavior. Show your grievances and the dates when the noise was quite terrible.
	Reporting to local authorities	If the noise     4    , you should report it to local authorities when really necessary.
Conclusion		Don’t deal with the problem in an angry or retaliatory fashion. Keep     5     and try to talk with your neighbors.

【推荐2】阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。

In the past summer holiday, a group of students in Wuhan were asked to record their parents’ and their own moods. Organizers started this challenge to help the students and their parents not lose temper （发火）.

News about the challenge soon spread online, and many people began to have a try. At the same time, however, the news led to a lot of discussions, not only on anger itself, but on how we should control our moods. Let’s take a look at what people say.

Some people think feeling angry is a common thing. It’s just like feeling hungry, lonely or tired. What we should do is not to avoid it, but to find out what makes us angry and what to do with it. But anger specialist Isabel Clarke said on the Internet, “You can control your anger, and you should force yourself to do so.”

So how should we teenagers solve our anger? Here is some advice.

Being a teenager is hard, especially with all the schoolwork and responsibilities（责任）. As a result, it is easier for us to get angry.

If we can take a few small steps, learning to put out that fire inside us can become a lot easier.

According to the BBC’s advice website, putting our anger into something creative is an easy way to deal with it. So, the next time you feel anger building up, you shouldn’t lock it away. Rather than lose your temper, try to express your bad moods in an active way. Paint something, write a poem, sing a song or just go for a walk.

After all, having moods is what makes us humans. And without them, even anger, the world wouldn’t be as beautiful as it is now. But we shouldn’t let them hurt ourselves or others.

How to control our moods

The challenge	Students in Wuhan     1     their parents’ and their own moods in the past summer holiday.
	Its purpose was to help the students and their     2     not lose temper.
	As the news spread online, people started to have a     3    . However, it also caused a lot of discussions.
Different opinions	Feeling angry is as common as feeling hungry, lonely or tired. We should find out what makes us angry and     4     to deal with it.
	Anger specialist Isabel Clarke said, “You should force     5     to control anger”.
6     on solving anger	As teenagers, we should realize that schoolwork and responsibilities can make us get angry more     7    .
	Putting our anger     8     something creative is an easy way to deal with it.
	Try to express your bad moods actively such as     9    , writing, singing or walking.
Conclusion	Without moods, the world would be     10     beautiful than it is now.
	We should not let them hurt anyone.

【推荐3】“Green” is more than just a color. It means that you should live to protect the environment—the water, the land and the air. You can be a green kid by following these steps:

Reduce it.

When you use less of something, you do a good thing (A) ________ the Earth. For example, a shorter shower means you use less water. (B) Turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth.

Reuse it.

Many times, even (C) ________ you don’t need something, someone else might just need it. For example, if your younger sister doesn’t play with her bear toy, you can give (D) it to your neighbor. Try to change books, toys, even clothes with friends.

Enjoy it.

It’s true that pollution is a great problem now, but the earth is still a beautiful and interesting place to explore （探索）. Go for a hike (远足),   visit nature centers and gardens, climb mountains and take a boat in the river... Outdoor activities are good for you. You can also plant trees, collect reusable things. Being a green kid is so easy.

阅读短文，根据题目要求完成下列任务。
1. 在文中(A)和(C)的空白处分别填入适当的词：________ ________
2. Translate the underlined sentence (B) into Chinese.
____________________________________
3. 文中划线(D)的“it”指代的是什么? ________.
4. 根据首字母，在文中找出一个与英语释义相匹配的单词。r________: make…less
5. 在短文中找出与所给句子意思相同的一句话。It’s not so difficult to be a green kid.
____________________________________

【推荐1】I have always found the Chinese to be a very kind people. The Chinese often compliment（赞美）foreign friends on their language skills, knowledge of Chinese culture, professional skills, and personal health. However, the Chinese seem to dislike accepting a compliment. As many of my Chinese friends have explained, this is the Chinese virtue of modesty（谦虚的美德）。

I have noticed the different expressions of modesty in the United States and China. In the US, people like to accept a compliment with gratitude（感激之情）. Chinese, on the other hand, prefer to refuse compliments. I can imagine a Chinese basketball fan meeting LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. He might say, “Mr. James, I’m so happy to meet you. I just want to tell you, you are the best basketball player in the world; you’re the greatest!” To this, James would probably reply. “Thank you very much. I just do try to do my best every time I step on the court（球场）.”If an American met Kong Linghui, one of China’s best ping-pong players, he might say much the same thing.“Mr. Kong, your’re the best!” But as a Chinese, Kong would probably reply, “No, I really don’t play all that well. You’re much too kind.”

Americans and the Chinese have different ways of replying to praise. In many Americans’ eyes, Mr. Kong’s reply might be less modest, because it is less truthful. And they believe that extreme（过分的）modesty is arrogance（傲慢）.

1题完成句子；2、3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第二段的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. The writer thinks the Chinese are _______________ .
2. Why do Chinese dislike accepting a compliment?
_____________________________________________________ .
3. What is LeBron James?
_____________________________________________________ .
4. __________________________________________________ .
5. __________________________________________________ .

【推荐2】“I didn’t like my parents. They always tell me I should do this and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Wu Jun, a middle school student. Do you have the same problem?

One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he or she likes worrying about things. They do a lot for you, though something will make you angry. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get and so on. They expect you to grow up healthily and happily.

So how can you make things easier on your own? It’s easier than you think. You should just make sure your parents know what you’re doing. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you. In this way you can get on well with your parents.

根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
1. a__________: having a strong feeling against someone who has acted badly
2. i__________: a plan, thought or suggestion formed by thinking
3. 同义句转换，每空一词。
So how can you make things easier on your own?
So how can you make things easier __________ __________?
根据短文内容回答问题。
4. Why doesn’t Wu Jun like his parents?
________________________________________________________________________________
5. How do parents expect their children to grow up?
________________________________________________________________________________
6. Does the writer advise you to talk about your ideas with your parents?
________________________________________________________________________________

【推荐1】Children know that summer is probably the most fun of all seasons. However, experts say it is also the most dangerous, especially for children aged 14 and under. In its first study of children’s safety in the US., the National Safe Kids Campaign (NSKC) found that nearly half of the injury­related(与受伤相关的) deaths among children happened in summer.

Experts are not surprised by the study’s results. They always know summer is a dangerous season for children. During the summer, children are out of school and spend more time outdoors. They are more likely to get into an accident or be injured. “While we encourage children to be active and spend more time outdoors, they need to understand the importance of safety,” said Everett Koop, an expert of the NSKC.

To help children stay safe, the NSKC started a “Make It a Safe Kids Summer” campaign during National Safe Kids Week, from May 5 to May 12. Here are some important summer safety tips from the NSKC:

○Always wear your seat belt.
○Make sure there is an adult around when you decide to go swimming.
○Wear a life jacket when on a boat or doing water sports.
○Obey all traffic rules.
○Don’t meet e­pals alone.
(1、2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第三段的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。)
1. ________ is probably the most dangerous season of all seasons.
2. Nearly________ of the injury­ related deaths among children happened in summer.
3. What do children need to understand if we encourage them to spend more time outdoors?
__________________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________________

【推荐2】阅读下面信件, 回答问题。

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a good example of the saying “You are what you eat.” The Chinese have long believed that food is medicine, and medicine is food.

TCM holds that one of the keys to staying healthy is to keep the balance in our bodies, and that food plays a big part in keeping such a balance. The balance has much to do with the food’s nature.

In TCM, the food’s nature is described as cold, cool, warm and hot, just like temperature types. But the food’s nature is not actually about temperatures, when we eat foods with a cool nature, we are adding a cooling effect to our bodies, we eat different foods to keep the balance in our bodies.

However, one person’s food choice may not work for others’ bodies because everyone has a different body condition. If you are already a very dry person and you have so much hot food, it is important to know our body conditions and find out what food is best for us.

Remember that it is very important for us to eat the right foods all the time. If we can keep it, we are able to live a healthy life.

1. What is the key to staying healthy according to TCM?
One of the keys to staying healthy is _____________ in our bodies.
2. What is the food’s nature according to TCM?
The food’s nature is cool, ______________ and cold.
3. Why may Tom’s food choice not work for Jim’s body?
Because everyone has a different ______________.
4. What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指) in the last paragraph?
“It” refers to “________________”.
5. Please write a title（标题）for this passage with “stay, healthy”(less than eight words).
_______________________________________________.

【推荐3】阅读短文，结合图片提示，完成表格，每空不超过五个词。

Many people like keeping fish at home, but do you know how to keep fish at home? Here is some advice on how to keep fish at home.

Fish need room. Fish need oxygen (氧气). Fish get it from water in the fish tank (鱼缸). There must be plenty of water for all fish in the tank. So the size of the tank is important.

In the tank many people put small plants. They give oxygen to the water. Plants help in other ways, too. Fish can nibble (轻咬) on the plants. They can sleep and lay eggs in the plants.

Both the plants and fish need light. You can put them near a window. They will get light there. But a window may let cold air in. Don’t forget that the cold air can kill your fish. Too hot water can kill your fish, too.

The fish need food and you should feed them every day. But you shouldn’t give fish anything that you like. That may kill your fish. And giving them too much food is bad. It will make the water dirty. However, the fish should get just enough food. They should finish the food in 10 minutes.

How to keep fish at home?
Advice		Reasons
	Use a tank that is neither too big nor too small.	• Fish need room. • They need plenty of water because they get oxygen from it.
	Put     1     in the tank.	• Plants can give oxygen to the water. • Plants also give a place for fish to sleep and     2     .
	Put the tank     3     .	• Light is important for fish and plants.
	Give enough food to fish.	• Something you like may kill your fish if they eat it.
A tip:     4     and hot water can kill your fish.