【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯， 意思完整。

You need to go across the street every day. How can you keep safe when you cross the street?

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First, you can cross the street only when you see the green lights.     2     You should walk fast across the street when the green lights are on. When you see the red lights, you must stop.

    3    

Second, you must always use the crosswalk. When you come to the crossing, you must stop and look both ways.     4     You must make sure there aren’t any vehicles(车辆）before you go across the street.

Third, you mustn’t play with your mobile phone on the road. It’s too dangerous. If your friend calls you when you are going across the street, you mustn’t answer the phone.     5     Then you can call him or her back.

If you follow these rules, you will be safe on the street.

A．Look left, look right and then look left again.

B．Running the red lights is dangerous(危险的).

C．Here are some ways for you.

D．But don’t run across the street.

E．You should find a safe place.

【推荐2】Next time you’re unhappy or complaining about your life, don’t turn to a cheerful comedy. You might find a tear-jerking tragedy (催人泪下的悲剧) is just the thing you need to brighten your day.

A team of researchers at Ohio State University, US, has found sad movies can make people happier, Science Daily reported last month.

Many people find tragedies make them realize how good their own lives are, the study showed.

“People seem to use tragedies as a way to reflect on the important relationships in their own lives,” said Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, leader of the study. “Tragic stories often focus on themes of eternal (永恒的) love, and this leads viewers to think about their loved ones and count their good and helpful things.”

In the study, researchers gathered 361 college students and showed them the 2007 movie, Alonement. The movie is about two lovers who are separated (分离) and finally die during World War II. Before and after the movie, the students were asked questions measuring (衡量) how happy they were with their lives. Researchers also asked them before, after and three times during the movie to measure various emotions, including sadness.

Researchers found that the sadder students felt while watching the movie, the more likely they were to think about real people they had close relationships with in life. This increased their happiness after watching the movie. Knobloch-Westerwick explained that negative (消极的) moods make people more thoughtful.

“Positive (积极的) emotions show that everything is fine, you don’t have to worry, you don’t have to think about problems in your life,” she said. “But negative emotions, like sadness, make you think more critically about your situation. So seeing a tragic movie may make you sad, but that will make you to think more about your own close relationships and appreciate them more.”

The link between watching a tragic story and feeling better has long been recognized. The ancient Greeks even had a word for the feeling of happiness after seeing something sad that led to the modern English word “catharsis (宣泄)”.

The study also showed that relationships are a very important source of happiness in our lives, so it is no surprise that thinking about your loved ones makes you happier, researchers said.

1. Which of the following about the study of Ohio State University is NOT true?

A．Students’ emotions are measured by asking questions.

B．Only sadness is measured in the study.

C．The study shows relationships are a source of happiness.

D．Those who felt sadder when watching the movie were more likely to be happier after that.

2. Why are ancient Greeks mentioned in the passage?

A．To introduce the meaning of the word “Catharsis”.

B．To explain the importance of knowing how to become happier.

C．To prove that they were of high intelligence and guessed its meaning.

D．To tell readers the relationship between tragedies and happiness was found long ago.

3. From Knobloch-Westerwick’s explaination, we can learn that        .

A．seeing tragedies makes you more thoughtful

B．positive emotions make you think more about your relationships

C．negative emotions show you have no need to think about your situation

D．after seeing comedies, you will appreciate your close relationships more

4. Which is the title of the passage?

A．There is eternal love in the world

B．Watching sad films may start smiles

C．It’s useless to complain about life

D．Comedies should make way for tragedies

【推荐3】We all heard of stress. And many of us are in the face of stress.
Some of the stresses are good and can actually be helpful — they give you the energy you need to start your day, to face problems or even to prepare for good things (such as vacations).
On the other hand, some stresses last for a very long time, and make it hard for people to deal with their problems. These are bad stresses. People who are dealing with bad stresses often need help to face their problems, illnesses and even the influence on their family or social life.
But what many people don’t realize is that a life without stress can be possible, if dealt with correctly.
Here are some ways that have been shown:
•Realize that you can’t avoid stress, but you can learn how to deal with it
•Find out where your stresses come from
•Pay attention to your self-control and feelings
•Choose exercises you like, three to four times a week
•Eat healthily
•Sleep well
•Use social support
•Think positively
•Learn how to think about something seriously for a long time
•Manage your time
•Make a diary for your doctor-visit, MRI, blood examination, etc
•A stress specialist can create a professional program for you
Stress doesn’t have to be your enemy, and getting ready to deal with it can be the first step in the right direction. Remember that you do have a choice in the matter. As William James, an American philosopher, once wrote, “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought instead of another.”
1. What can we get from good stresses?

A．Energy.

B．Support.

C．Choice.

D．Direction.

2. Mark is under great pressure these days. How often should he do physical activities according to the material?

A．Four times a month.	B．Three times a week.
C．Three hours a day.	D．Every three days.

3. We can _______ to deal with stress.

A．have more food and fruits	B．go to bed early
C．sleep and eat less	D．get help from others

4. Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A．Stresses have a bad influence on our daily life.

B．Stress is our enemy, though it doesn’t have to be.

C．If we can control our thought, we can control stress.

D．People who are dealing with stresses can still get along with others.

【推荐2】Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, "You should have goals like climbing the mountain." Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, We couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds' singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that mountain, but my father said to me, "You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top can you see all of the nice things, just like in life."

At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal(水晶).

1. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ________ for Father and Son.

A．hard

B．enjoyable

C．painful

D．comfortable

2. The word "quit" in the passage means "________".

A．carry on

B．put off

C．give up

D．pick up

3. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father's words in the second paragraph?

A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.

B．The sky is always as clear as crystal.

C．You can find life is full of nice things.

D．Never give up half-way.

4. We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.

A．the writer was very successful in his life

B．the writer reached the top of the mountain

C．though the writer was young, he could understand his father

D．the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain

5. The best title for the passage is "________".

A．Reaching the Top of the Mountain	B．Standing at the Top of the Mountain
C．Conversations between Father and Son	D．How to Get to the Top of the Mountain

【推荐3】On January 27, in order to win the New Pneumonia Resistance War (抗击新型肺炎战), the Ministry of Education issued (公布) a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020. It was said that school should not start before February 17. The exact start time of school will depend on situations and further notices.

However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may affect children’s studies. If they have such a long winter vacation, children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learned before. Staying at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously affect their physical and mental health.

In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems? Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform (平台) , where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can learn at home through computer or mobile network.

It should be said that such a method is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection (感染) of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve “no suspension of classes”. Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.

Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus and other knowledge popularization. At the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.

1. Parents are worried about putting off the start time of school because ________.

A．children may be infected by virus	B．they don’t like the idea of online learning
C．children’s study may be affected	D．parents have no time to look after their children

2. Except for learning at home, what is also necessary according to the writer?

A．To keep playing online games.

B．To keep touching different people.

C．To do some physical exercises outside.

D．To teach children about health knowledge.

3. What does the underlined word “suspension” in Paragraph 4 probably means?

A．计划

B．停学

C．成长

D．变化

4. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Students would rather go to school.

B．The date of going to school is decided.

C．Online teaching will help students study.

D．Parents believe children can teach themselves.

5. What’s the best title for this passage?

A．A Special Way to Learn at Home	B．A New War with a New Chance
C．A Way to Keep Mentally Healthy	D．A Method to Make Parents Worried

【推荐2】If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles（肌肉）.

The study also found the effect（效果）is greater when the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners. Scans showed that grey matter density（密度）in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language（结构）, the smaller the difference. “Our finding suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.

It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn. Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and math skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible（灵活的）,” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.” The findings had the same result in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and thirty﹣four. Reading, writing and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.

1. From Paragraph 1 and 2, we can learn that ________.

A．learning a second language can make you smarter

B．grammar is not very important in learning English

C．you can start to learn another language if you are smart

D．it is best to learn a second language in a British university

2. The underlined word “bilinguals” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ________.

A．people who study language learning

B．people who can speak two languages

C．languages spoken by British people

D．languages children learn before five

3. Dr. Andrea Mechelli and his team have found that ________.

A．it is not very good to start learning a language too early

B．it usually takes quite a long time to master a new language

C．learning a second language changes the structure of the brain

D．people who don’t learn a second language have no grey matter

4. In the last two paragraphs, the writer tells us that ________.

A．the younger you start to learn a second language, the better

B．improving math skills is as difficult as learning a second language

C．Italian people are supposed to learn English as a second language

D．the best age to learn a second language is between two and thirty﹣four

5. What’s this passage mainly about? ________

A．Language learning and math skills.

B．How to learn a second language well.

C．The importance of learning English.

D．The good effect of learning a language.

【推荐3】Hyperloop: the train of the future?

We’re going through the Nevada desert, north of Las Vegas, for having a look at what its supporters believe is the future of transport. This is Hyperloop - an attempt to send passengers rushing at 700 miles an hour through a vacuum tube.

Many think that’s impossible, but this project came back last year of virgin America Inc. with Sir Richard Branson becoming chair-man. In this 500-metre test track, they say they have shown that the technology works, though they’ve not yet put any human beings on board. The head of engineering, a space scientist from NASA, sees no reason why people might be frightened.

Anita Sengupta, Head of Engineering, Virgin Hyperloop One

“The Hyperloop is a maglev train in a vacuum system. And so you can also think of it as an aircraft flying at 200,000 feet high so people don’t have any problem flying in aeroplanes and people don’t have any problem going in maglev trains. This is simply joining the two and allows you to be more energy - saving.” The Virgin Hyperloop team have said they could take passengers from London to Edinburgh in 50 minutes or cut the journey between. New York and Boston to under half an hour.

Did you know?

The word ‘maglev’ is a combination （结合）of the words ‘magnetic’ and ‘levitation’. This is because the system uses magnets to levitate（使浮起）the train. This reduces friction（摩擦力）-- the force that makes it difficult for things to move freely when they are touching each other -- and increases speed. The first maglev train operated in Hamburg, Germany in 1979.

1. You are likely to see Hyperloop in ________.

A．City of Las Vegas

B．Nevada Desert

C．NASA Base

D．Hamburg, Germany

2. Hyperloop didn’t get support until ________.

A．human beings were put on board	B．the vacuum tube was completed last year
C．Sir Richard Branson became chairman	D．scientists solved two problems of transport

3. The underlined word “attempt”can be replaced by “________’.

A．effect

B．effort

C．event

D．example

4. A maglev train is fast because it can ________.

A．rise to 200,000 feet high	B．rush in a vacuum tube
C．float because of the magnets	D．reduce friction of the air

5. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．Head of the Virgin Hyperloop Team is a space scientist.

B．The first maglev train was invented in the Untied States.

C．Most people have confidence in the Hyperloop project.

D．Hyperloop has sent passengers from New York to Boston.

6. What is the Hyperloop? The Hyperloop is ________.

A．a vacuum tube testing a maglev train system

B．an aeroplane flying at 700miles an hour

C．a maglev train floating on the railway tracks

D．a maglev tain traveling in a vacuum tube

【推荐1】Cold weather has a great effect on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word “cold”.

For example, people who show no human emotions or feelings are said to be cold-blooded. Cold can affect other parts of the body. But the expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be CEO of a company. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned (辞职), and all the work of the company will be your responsibility (责任). You are likely to get cold feet about being CEO when you understand the situation.

The expression “give someone the cold shoulder” probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face. You may give the cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you, or to someone who has lied about you to others.

“A cold fish” is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted. He or she will never feel sorry for those in bad situation.

“Out in the cold” means not getting something that everybody else got. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise — he was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.

1. If you get cold feet, this means that .

A．you feel brave to do something	B．you feel too nervous to do something
C．you feel too cold to do something	D．you feel very angry about doing something

2. Henry got the cold shoulder when he asked to see a film with Mary, that means .

A．Henry was treated politely when he asked Mary to see a film

B．Henry was afraid to invite Mary to see a film with him

C．Mary didn’t care about Henry’s invitation and didn’t plan to go with him

D．Mary behaved unfriendly because she didn’t like to talk with Henry face toface

3. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Opinions about cold weather.	B．Expressions connected with “cold”.
C．Relation between cold and body.	D．Examples of people who have a cold.

4. Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage? (P = paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐2】Alice is a white dog. She is two.Bob is a brown dog. Bob and Alice are good friends. Look at the two dogs.
Bob:Good morning!
Alice: Good morning!
Bob:What’s this?
Alice: It’s a jacket. It’s my sister’s. Oh, my sister is Grace.
Bob:What’s that?
Alice:It’s a book. It’s Miss Miller’s book. She is an English teacher.
Bob:Well,dogs don’t like books.
1. Alice and Bob meet in the            .

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．evening

D．night

2. Grace is Alice’s            .

A．brother

B．teacher

C．sister

D．friend

3. Miss Miller is an           teacher.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．math

D．science

4. Alice and Grace are            .

A．jackets

B．teachers

C．books

D．dogs

【推荐3】Earlier this month，Goldman Sachs，the 150-year-old company，said that the time was right "to move to flexible（灵活的）clothing rules"

The move toward flexible workplaces began in the 1990s when companies started introducing "casual（随意的）Fridays". The idea became widely accepted with the rise of technology companies like Amazon and Facebook and their leaders. Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg is famous for wearing blue jeans and a gray T-shirt. Wall Street companies have had to change as they compete with technology companies for young workers. Goldman Sachs is one of the last big Wall Street companies to change its clothing rules.

Talk of the move to flexible clothing rules is often about what men wear. That's because the banking industry has mostly male leaders. Ariel Schur，head of ABS Staffing Solutions，told the Associated Press she gets more questions from men nowadays about what to wear for job interviews and meetings. However，those kinds of questions have been asked by women for a long time. "Guys have always just been able to wear the same suit，change their ties and shirt，"Schur said.

So，what is acceptable to wear at the office these days？

"This is pretty much what we wear. "said Ed Silhan，who works for an advertising technology company，wearing black jeans and boots as he spoke to an AP reporter in New York's Midtown Manhattan. "Flip flops（人字拖），or trainers are also acceptable." he added.

The "midtown uniform"—slacks（宽松长裤），button—downed shirt and fleece vest（羊毛背心）—has become a refuge for men who work in U. S. offices.

"That's probably a lazy method，"said Bossola of The Need Supply Co. "The worst possibility is that next Monday at Goldman Sachs，workers all wear the same. The best case is that they make an effort to create a set of clothing that works for their industry."

1. The word "refuge" in Paragraph 6 probably means "a _________choice”.

A．wise

B．wrong

C．safe

D．popular

2. The writer mainly wants _________.

A．to describe how Goldman Sachs change its clothing rules

B．to introduce the changes of clothing rules in U. S. companies

C．to discover why many companies make clothing rules less strict

D．to advise male workers to create clothes specially for their industry

3. What can we learn about male workers？

A．Male workers are all leaders in the banking industry

B．Male workers wearing the "midtown uniform" are lazy.

C．Male workers are advised to wear the same suit every day.

D．Male workers have more questions about clothes than before.

4. What can we infer（推断）from the passage？

A．Goldman Sachs is the oldest Wall Street company.

B．Wearing properly in companies is easier for women.

C．Young workers prefer to work in more casual clothes.

D．The move toward flexible workplaces began in the 1990s.