【推荐1】根据短文内容，从短文后所给的选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Do you compare yourself to others? Perhaps your best friend receives something you really want, or you’re not allowed to go to a concert but your brother or sister is.     1     However, focusing on your own progress is important for your happiness.

★Why does focusing on me matter?

“We often compare ourselves to others who are doing better or not as well as ourselves,” says Dr. Jack. “But comparing your achievements with your past self and your future self can be more important.     2     Focusing on your own goals is more important than always trying to come out on top.”

★Does comparing make you unhappy?

Comparing yourself with those around you is natural. It can help you to be clear about your achievements.     3     However, it’s important to remember that nobody is perfect in real life.

    4     If you begin to feel quite low, Dr. Jack suggests focusing on your own advantages. He says that asking yourself questions like “What am I good at?” can help you feel active.

★    5    

“Jealousy（嫉妒）is a common emotion,” says Jack “but focusing on improving your own performance can help you feel successful. Also, learning to celebrate your friend’s achievements can not only help improve your friend’s mood but can also help you feel good.”

A．But they are better than me!

B．You can’t ask other people to change your mind.

C．It can also help form friendships with new people.

D．Comparing is common and can sometimes be helpful.

E．Taking notes of how the comparing is making you feel matters.

F．One of the best ways to make yourself feel good is to help others.

G．This makes you feel proud of what you’ve achieved and excited about what you’ll do.

【推荐2】If you feel sad, remember not to watch a happy movie. A sad movie maybe good for you. Some scientists at Ohio State University found that sad movies can make people happier. They showed their study in a magazine called Communication Reaches.

Scientists asked 361 college students to watch a sad movie. The 361 college students answered questions from the scientists before, after and three times during the movie to find out their different feelings, such as sadness.

According to the result, scientists found out that people felt better after watching the sad movie. Scientists believed this was because the movie made them think about their lives.

“I want to live my life to the fullest, and this movie made me think a lot,” one student wrote.

Silvia, the head of the study, said that bad moods would make people think more. “Good moods are usually a sign that everything is fine. You don’t have to worry, and you don’t have to think about your problems in your life,” she said, “But bad moods make you feel terrible. So, seeing a sad movie may make you feel bad, but that will make you think more about yourself and be full of hope in the future.”

1. Why did the scientists ask the college students to watch a sad movie?

A．To help them make more friends.	B．To help them feel relaxed after class.
C．To find out how they felt after watching it.	D．To ask them to share their experiences.

2. How many times did the students answer questions from the scientists?

A．Six times.

B．Five times.

C．Four times.

D．Three times.

3. What does the underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refer to (指的是) ?

A．Your friends.	B．Your problems in the life.
C．Seeing a sad movie.	D．The hope in the future.

4. What does the writer advise us to do?

A．To watch a sad movie when we are sad.	B．To find true love when we feel sad.
C．To see a happy film when we feel bad.	D．To think about others when we are sad.

【推荐3】Molly was eight years old. This year she spent the summer with her Aunt Cathy. Her parents took a six-week trip to Europe and let Molly stay at her aunt’s house. She was very unhappy, because she couldn’t spend the summer with her friends at the neighborhood pool like she did every summer.
Molly’s Aunt Cathy did everything to make her happy. She took Molly to the park, the zoo, and even took her shopping, but nothing made Molly happy.
One afternoon, Aunt Cathy was working in her garden. She found that Molly was watching her. “Come and help me, Molly,” Aunt Cathy said. Molly slowly walked out to the garden and began looking closely at the flowers.
“What kind are these?” Molly asked. She pointed (指) to some small yellow flowers.
“Those are called snapdragons (金鱼草),” Aunt Cathy answered. “Do you want to grow some flowers?”
“Yes,” Molly said.

When Molly’s parents got back from their trip, she showed them her flowers. Aunt Cathy told Molly how to look after her flowers when she got home. Molly thanked her for the best summer.
根据材料内容判断正（T）误（F）。
1. Last summer, Molly went swimming with her friends at the neighborhood pool.
2. Shopping made Molly happy.
3. Molly grew some flowers in Aunt Cathy’s garden.
4. Molly watered the garden twice a week.
5. Molly didn’t enjoy the summer with Aunt Cathy.

【推荐2】Computers are wonderful machines. The Internet is also wonderful. But some people spend too much time online. They can’t stop. Doctors say this is a new illness called Internet Addiction Disorder (互联网成瘾症).

People with IAD are online a lot. They spend many hours chatting with their friends or playing games online. Many people with IAD spend more time surfing the Internet than staying with their families or friends. Some people with IAD even give up their jobs!

Do you have IAD? Think about the following questions carefully: How many hours a day are you online? When you are not online, do you want to play computer games or check your messages? When you are online, do you often lose track of time? Do you get angry when you can’t play computer games?

If you have IAD, what should you do? Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly S. Young give some advice. First, ask yourself, “Why am I online a lot?” Then try to take a break. For example, use the computer or play computer games twice a week, not every day. In this way, you can spend more time with your families or friends.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A．going online too much can cause a new illness

B．spending too much time online is much happier

C．we can get more information on the Internet than before

D．we can make more e-friends on the Internet now

2. People with IAD usually spend too much time ________.

A．studying at school	B．working at the office
C．playing on the Internet	D．talking on the phone

3. Which of the following is a sign of IAD according to the passage?

A．Giving up your job to spend more time online.

B．Spending much time with your friends.

C．Forgetting your family when you are online.

D．Getting silent when you can’t play a computer game.

4. Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly S. Young advise people with IAD ________.

A．to stop going online

B．to take more exercise every day and protect their eyes

C．to go to see a doctor as soon as possible

D．to use the computer less often than before

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．A new illness—IAD	B．A computer game
C．Going online	D．How to use the computer correctly

【推荐3】

Do you have a mobile phone? Do you send text messages to your friends and family?

Text messaging or “texting” is becoming very popular. But scientists have discovered that texting can give us problems with our hands. Be careful! Too much texting can cause swelling (肿胀) in our thumbs (拇指) and wrists (手腕). Our thumbs are not made for pushing small buttons, over and over. Scientists call this problem RSI.

We spoke to a doctor called Harriet Wilson, who treats many patients with RSI. She said we needed to see how much time we were spending in typing text messages. If we are spending more than 10-15 minutes each time, we could have problems in the future.

We also talked with Dr. Harjeet Deepa who treats (治疗) RSI patients. He told us that the youngest patient she had treated was a five-year-old girl. She wasn’t doing well at school, so her parents took her for treatment. It was found that she had such bad RSI in her hands, she couldn’t hold a pencil.

As mobile phones develop, they are getting smaller with buttons closer together. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons. Using a computer keyboard and playing video games can also cause the same problem. So, more and more people could find themselves with RSI.

Many university students and teenagers have RSI, as they do not know the danger of spending so much time using computers, video games and mobile phones. If we don’t do something about this, too many young people could grow up in terrible pain.

1. Because ________, people have the problem RSI.

A．more people have mobile phones

B．texting is becoming very popular

C．people type too many text messages

D．our thumbs were made for pushing buttons

2. ________ were interviewed about the problem RSI in this passage.

A．The writer and a little girl	B．Harriet Wilson and Harjeet Deepa
C．Three scientists	D．Four doctors

3. The five-year-old little girl couldn’t hold a pencil because ________.

A．she didn’t go to school	B．she was too young
C．she had no thumbs at all	D．she suffered a lot from RSI

4. You can probably read this passage in a ________.

A．comic strip (连环画)	B．story book
C．science book	D．detective story

5. From the passage we know ________.

A．it is better to use a larger phone with bigger buttons when we have to type

B．it is worse to spend less time typing the text messages

C．using the computer keyboard will never cause the problem RSI

D．university students who have RSI know it’s dangerous to do too much texting

【推荐1】Should parents ask their children to do chores?     1    . They think that children are too young to cook or clean for themselves or their parents. But many people believe that children can learn a lot from doing regular chores. Parents should help children learn to do the housework that they will have to do when they live on their own.     2    .

Most experts (专家) do agree.     3    . Parents shouldn’t, of course, ask a schoolboy to cook when he is doing his homework. If the child has activities after school, the time left to do chores may be short.     4    .

When a child does what his parents ask him to do happily, he will probably have the feeling of growing up. Chores can be useful. They are a teaching tool (工具). Parents use the tool to teach children so that they can take care of themselves someday.     5    . If parents don’t keep a clean house, children won’t find any reason to do chores.

从下面选项中选出适当的句子补全短文，使短文意思通顺，结构完整。

A．And doing chores also gives children a sense of responsibility, importance and confidence

B．And please make sure that parents also do chores

C．However, the time of doing chores should suit children

D．Some believe that children should not do chores

E．Perhaps more chores on weekends can be helpful

F．Nowadays children spend too much time on their schoolwork

【推荐2】    1     I often feel sleepy(困) in class. I don’t hear the classes and I don’t know how to do my homework either.

    2     I’m not a good student in my teacher’s eyes. It seems that he cares(关心) little about the students like me. I don’t feel happy about it.

    3     My parents are very strict with(严格) me. I can’t have any fun even listening to the music. I get tired of sitting there and doing exercises again and again.

    4     I know I’m not good at classes. I work very hard on my study, but I can’t get good grades(分数).

    5     I do very well in my study. My teachers and parents are proud of(为……骄傲) me. But I don’t know how to get on with(与……相处) others. I have no friends.

根据上面短文内容，从下面选项中选出匹配的选项（每项只用一次）。

A．Talk to your parents and let them know you want to have other activities(活动).

B．Be friendly to others and make friends with your classmates.

C．Go to bed early at night and listen carefully(认真) in the class.

D．Don’t worry. Just take it easy. You can keep it on. You can get good grades.

E．You can talk to your teacher. Say your feeling(感受) and work hard.

【推荐3】Everybody in this world is different from one another. But do you know that understanding differences can help you better manage your money?

As we grow up, we gradually (渐渐地) develop a set of our own values or beliefs. These are influenced by society, our family, the education we received and so on. Once this value system is set up, it’s not easy to change later in life. Financial experts (财务专家) say that everyone also has their own belief of how to manage their finances. This is the part of our value system and it has a great influence on the way we look after our money. According to our different values, experts put us in three categories (类别). They are: the ant, the cricket (蟋蟀) and the snail (蜗牛).

The ant—work first

Just like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter, these people don’t care about enjoying the moment. They work very hard and save money they make so that they can enjoy life when they get old. The ant loves to save.

The cricket—fun first

The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesn’t think too much about the future. They even borrow money when they really want something. Many young people now belong to this group. These people have little savings. When they get old, they might have problems. They should learn to save and buy insurance (保险).

The snail—living under pressure

The snail refers to people who make life difficult for themselves. They take big long-term loans (借款) from the bank in order to buy things such as big houses. They are happy to take big loans even though they are not sure if they can afford it. This can cause problems in the future. They should plan more carefully.

1. The meaning of the underlined words “value system” in this passage is _________.

A．belief of how to manage our finances	B．the way how we earn money
C．something that will not change later in life	D．a set of our own values or beliefs

2. The ant refers to people who _________.

A．work very hard in summer in order to store food for winter

B．can make more money if they work harder

C．save money they make for their later life when they get old

D．only care about enjoying the moment by working very hard

3. Why do the crickets borrow money?

A．Because they would like to enjoy everything now.

B．Because they are young.

C．Because they think they have no future.

D．Because they want to buy insurance.

4. The writer’s purpose in writing the passage is to _________.

A．make fun of the three kinds of people who are like animals

B．make us understand the differences and manage our money better

C．make us understand we should spend our own money

D．tell us the importance of working hard and saving money

【推荐2】_________
____________
Subject: party                                                                                   Hi! Jenny,
My sister Ann and I are going to have a party this Friday at my home. Some friends will be there. Most of them are from the office. My best friend, Tom, will come, too. I want you to meet him.
Do you want to come? We’ll play games and talk. Then we’ll have dinner. Everyone will bring food or drinks. It begins at 4:00 pm. and ends at 8 or 9 pm.
We’ll have a great time! Can you come？I hope so! Let me know soon. Call me or send me an e-mail.
1. Who sent this e-mail?

A．Jenny

B．Tom

C．Lisa

D．Ann

2. The party begins at ______?

A．4:00 am

B．6:00 pm

C．4: 00 pm

D．6:00 am

3. Tom is _______ best friend.

A．Jenny’s

B．Lisa’s

C．Ann’s

D．Jack’s

4. What’s true about the party?

A．It’s on Saturday.

B．All of Jenny’s friends will come.

C．People will not bring things.

D．It will last four or five hours.

5. What will Jenny do first?

A．Buy food for the party.	B．Call Tom
C．Send an e-mail to Lisa.	D．Drive to Lisa’s house.

【推荐3】Everyone may dream at night, and some dreams make us feel relaxed and happy, while some dreams frighten (使惊吓) us. Don’t you think so? I ever had such an experience.

One day I noticed the brakes on my car getting weaker. They still worked but it took longer for my car to stop. I knew I needed new brakes, but I had many other things to do. So I didn’t take it seriously.

That night I had an awful dream. I was driving my car on a bright, sunny day when suddenly a truck appeared on the road in front of me. I hit the brakes but they didn’t work and I hit that truck. The terrible dream woke me up at once and I made the decision to change my brakes the next day. When the worker took out the old ones, I noticed that they had worn thin.

A few days later, I was driving home with my daughter beside me and my two sons in the back seat. Suddenly, a truck came from the other direction. It was running too fast. I hit my brakes and led my car toward the side of the road. We were surprised that the huge truck missed us by only a foot. It was too dangerous.

Later when I lay in my bed, I realized if I didn’t get my brakes changed, I couldn’t slow down fast enough and my children and I would either be hurt or killed. I closed my eyes and gave thanks for that dream.

1. Why did the writer NOT change his brakes at first?

A．Because it was too expensive to do so.

B．Because he didn’t think much about that.

C．Because he was too busy to do that.

D．Because he thought that was a big problem.

2. What happened in the writer’s dream?

A．A truck killed him.

B．He stopped his car.

C．He changed his brakes.

D．His car hit a truck.

3. What does the underlined word “brakes” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．方向盘

B．车轮

C．刹车片

D．引擎

4. Which of the following is the RIGHT order?
a. The writer got his brakes changed.
b. The truck missed the writer’s car by a foot.
c. A truck came from the other direction.
d. The writer hit the brakes.

A．a-c-d-b

B．a-b-d-c

C．c-a-d-b

D．a-d-b-c

5. What can you learn from the passage?

A．Every family has its own problem.

B．A stitch (针脚) in time saves nine.

C．Behind bad luck comes good luck.

D．Where there is a will, there is a way.