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Some people think kindness (善行) is something completely selfless (无私的) that we do out of love and care, while others believe it is just a clever way to become more popular and get something good. However, a study shows that being kind to others can actually make us happy in different ways. In fact, even just thinking about our kindness in the past may make our mood (心情) better. But why and how does kindness make us so happy? Let’s learn about it.

Contagious (有感染力的) smiling

Being kind can make someone smile and if you see that smile for yourself, it might be enjoyable. A study says that seeing someone else show a feeling naturally makes the same parts of our brains start to work, as if we had the same feeling. For example, you may find yourself laughing just because someone else is laughing.

Righting a wrong

Sadness can also be contagious. When someone else feels bad, it could also make us feel down. This is quite true for close friends and family. Doing a kind act (行为) can make someone sad feel better. This can also make us feel good because we are putting something right.

___________________

Being kind opens up many different ways to start a social connection with someone. Kind acts, like buying someone a thoughtful present or even just a coffee, build up friendships, and that in itself can better our mood. Volunteering (志愿服务) also opens up new groups of people to connect with, both other volunteers and the people you are helping.

Kindness comes back around

A psychology study shows that being kind to others may give in return. Someone might remember that you helped them out last time, and they’ll be more likely to help you in the future. Also, one person being kind can make others in the group kind, too. For example, if you make cakes for your co-workers, it will catch on, so someone does it each month. That is more days you’re getting cakes than giving them.

The story doesn’t end there. Being kind may better your mood, but a study has also shown that being in a good mood can make you kind. This makes it a wonderful two-way street.

1. The study in Paragraph 1 shows ________.

A．everyone is completely selfless	B．kindness can make us feel happy
C．love and care are helpful in our life	D．we can use kindness to become rich

2. ________ is an example of a kind act.

A．Leaving someone who feels bad	B．Working in a shop to make cakes
C．Laughing at someone around you	D．Joining a group to be a volunteer

3. Which of the following can be the best title for Paragraph 4?

A．Making connections	B．Opening up a group
C．Helping other people	D．Building up friendships

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．One can get success in a good mood.	B．We do kind acts to get them in return.
C．Kindness makes us and others feel good.	D．It’s difficult to help other people be kind.

【推荐3】Very often, new-born babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled(多皱的) or hairless, or they have an angry look on their faces. They seem to say, “Get away! I hate everybody.” But to a parent, that hairless, wrinkled, angry-faced baby is the most beautiful and perfect child in the world. When that proud father or mother asks you, “Well, what do you think…isn’t she beautiful?” What are you going to say? Is this the time for truth? Of course not!

You look that proud father in the eye and say, “Yes, she is! She’s really a beauty. She’s one in a million. She’s going to be a movie star! I can tell! She’s as beautiful as a picture.” In English，this is a white lie. White lies don’t hurt people. They are not cruel or angry words. People use them to make a difficult thing a little easier. When people don’t want to meet someone, or eat something new that they really don’t like at a friends’ house, they tell a white lie. They are trying to be kind. They don’t want to hurt someone. It’s important to be honest, but many people feel that being kind is sometimes more important.

1. Parents are usually________when their new babies are born.

A．angry

B．proud

C．surprised

D．sad

2. When a parent asks what you think of their new baby ,they want you to________.

A．say good words

B．say what you like

C．tell lies

D．tell a story

3. The word “white” in this passage means “________” in Chinese.

A．苍白的

B．白色的

C．恶意的

D．善意的

4. From the passage we can know that________.

A．a new—born baby hates everyone around her

B．a new-born baby is the most beautiful one

C．people who tell white lies want to be kind

D．people who tell lies don’t want to be hurt someone

5. Which of the following is a white lie?

A．You broke the window but you say you didn’t

B．You know Jack has stolen a watch but you don’t say it is

C．You didn’t do your homework but you said yes

D．You don’t think his first drawing is great but you say it is

【推荐1】Do you think many students aren’t healthy today?

Now many students know sports are good for their health.     1     Some of the students only watch them on TV. What’s more, many of them only like watching TV and playing computer games. They often say, “Playing soccer?     2     Playing basketball? Oh, it sounds difficult.”

    3     They don’t have vegetables such as carrots and tomatoes for meals. But vegetables are healthy food. They need to eat them every day.     4     They like eating hamburgers, French fries, ice-cream...

    5     Eat vegetables and play sports every day!

阅读短文，把A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。

A．Instead (反而), they like junk food.

B．And many boys and girls don’t like vegetables.

C．Let’s live in healthy ways!

D．But they don’t like playing sports.

E．Oh, it sounds boring.

【推荐2】根据对话内容，从下面选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。其中有两项为多余。

Now many students know sports are good for their health.     1     Some of them only watch them on TV. What’s more (而且), many of them only like watching TV and playing computer games. They often say, “    2     Play basketball? Oh, it sounds difficult.”

    3     They don’t have carrots for lunch and they don’t have tomatoes for dinner. But vegetables and fruit are healthy food.     4     But they like junk food (垃圾食品).     5    

If (如果) you would like to be healthy, eat vegetables and play sports every day.

A．Play soccer? Oh, it sounds boring.

B．They need to eat some of them every day.

C．But they don’t like playing sports.

D．What do they like?

E．They like eating hamburgers, French fries, ice-cream…

F．And many boys and girls don’t like vegetables.

G．We should have healthy eating habits.

【推荐3】A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off—if it is milked from a cow at night.

Researchers have discovered that   “night milk” has more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and less worried.

In the study, mice were fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night by researchers from Seoul, South Korea.

Those given night milk, which had 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less worried than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.

Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.

While the effect of milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin medicine has been suggested to those who are trying to fall asleep at night.

Studies have also showed that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because there is calcium(钙) in it, which helps people to relax.

Milk is also sugar-free because it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will have on your body at night.

根据上文内容判断正 (T) 误(F)
1. According to the passage, the mice fed with daytime milk were less active.
2. The study has been tested on mice for ten times.
3. People with sleeping problems have been advised to drink milk collected during the night by researchers.
4. Milk is good for sleep because there is melatonin and calcium in it.
5. The writer shows the main idea of the passage by giving examples.

【推荐1】根据短文内容，从短文后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项。

For many years, the school students have to finish some homework during their winter and summer holidays. But     1    , some students have found a new way to do with their homework recently. Instead of     2    , they ask the Internet for help.

Since most of the holiday homework is the same from school to school, this makes it possible for some people     3    . Usually one must pay about 50 to 100 yuan for the answers for one subject of the homework. A survey shows that 90% of the students complain their homework is too much and     4    .

To solve the problem, some schools have stopped using the standard homework and turned to other forms of homework. As for students, they must remember “No pains, no gains”. If today they pay for their homework answers, maybe     5    .

A．it’s very difficult for them to finish it

B．one day they will pay more for their laziness

C．to sell the homework answers on the Internet

D．they can get high marks

E．finishing their homework by themselves

F．they don’t want to do it by themselves

G．with the fast development (发展) of the Internet

【推荐2】Nowadays, everybody is taking selfies (自拍照). From your best friend to your favorite pop star, selfies are taking over Renren and Sina Weibo. The word “selfie” was even named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013. But why do people feel the need to take them? And are they doing us more harm than good?

According to Dr Pamela Rutledge, psychologist (心理学家) and director or the Media Psychology Research Center in the US, posting a selfie online shows a biological need for self-validation (自我验证).

Humans have an area in their brain that controls social activity. Receiving positive feedback on a selfie you have posted online can be the same as someone stopping you in the street and complimenting(称赞) you on your appearance.

The act of taking a selfie also puts you in a position of power. You are the director and the subject of your own work of art. It helps people feel in control of their self-image and can be a powerful tool.

But can it go too far?

Psychologists warn that too much time spent on selfies can affect people's confidence, particularly in teenagers. If you are spending a lot of time choosing the perfect selfie outfit (着装) or finding the right angle, then there could be a problem.

Likewise (同样地), posting selfies online can harm your personal relationships. UK studies found that many people find it hard to relate to (与…联系) people who are often posting selfies online.

So next time you grab your smartphone to take a quick selfie, it may be better to drop it straight back into your pocket.

1. What does Rutledge think of posting selfies online?

A．It helps people get to know each other.	B．It helps people take better pictures.
C．It satisfies people’s need for self-validation.	D．It just lets people show off their new clothes.

2. From paragraphs 3-4, we learn the following EXCEPT _________.

A．the brain controls people's social activity

B．people want good comments (评论) on their selfies

C．taking selfies helps people feel in control of their self-image

D．it needs some art to take good selfies

3. Psychologists think spending too much time taking selfies can __________.

A．affect people's confidence	B．give away people's personal information
C．cause people to spend less time with their friends	D．cause people to spend more on smartphones

4. The underlined word “feedback” means “__________” in Chinese.

A．反馈

B．返回

C．供养

D．违约

5. Who may be interested in taking selfies?

A．Teenagers.

B．Pop stars.

C．Ladies.

D．All the above.

【推荐1】No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.

In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign（战役）. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5 (World Environment Day). The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day,we can have one more nice day.”

So far, more than 200, 000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before. Much of the dust（尘土）comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.

1. The first No Car Day started on _____.

A．February 2nd

B．June 5th

C．January 5th

D．September 22nd

2. _____ was the first city to have No Car Day in China.

A．Beijing

B．Chengdu

C．Shanghai

D．Wuhan

3. The underlined word “slogan” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____” in Chinese.

A．目的

B．原因

C．意义

D．口号

4. Which of the following statements is True?

A．China is the first country to start No Car Day.

B．No Car Day is World Environment Day.

C．No Car Day has been supported by over 1, 000 cities around the world so far.

D．Much of the dust in the air comes from cars.

【推荐3】Passage 2

Did you know that about 55% of communication is not using languages, so in fact, our bodies are actually saying more than our words. I find that the key to a successful conversation in any language is to speak to people not only in their spoken language but also with the body language they know best.

Britain is considered as a"non-touch"country, so personal space is very important. In a formal (正式的)situation, they would often greet each other by shaking hands. Informally, British friends would greet with a hug but hardly ever would greet with a kiss on the cheek(面颊)!

But in the south of Italy, and in many different parts of the world, people usually greet with two kisses on the cheek, use a lot of hand signs and often touch each other. In other words, little personal space is left between people when communicating. Sometimes you may find yourself not knowing what hand signs to use when expressing (表达) yourself. However, what you do know for sure is that using body language would make yourself get more chances to be loved by Italians and fully immerse yourself in their culture. To communicate very well, here are some body language tips in Italy.

※ Different signs: Try to use your head, arms and hands more.

※ Facial expressions: Always smile at people! Smiling is the most powerful way to show friendliness.

※ Eye contact(交流): Eyes are the windows to the heart.

※ Personal space: Keeping the distance is considered as being unfriendly.

1. In a formal situation, the British people usually greet each other with_________.

A．a handshake

B．a polite bow

C．a kiss on the cheek

D．a warm hug

2. The writer uses Britain and Italy as examples to show________

A．people all over the world greet in the same way

B．Italians are more friendly than the British people

C．keeping personal space is important in any country

D．people in different countries use different body languages

3. The underlined part"fully immerse yourself" probably means “________”.

A．feel amazed	B．enter deeply
C．satisfy yourself	D．learn by yourself

4. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．What body language means	B．When in Rome, do as Romans do
C．How to start a friendly talk	D．Body language makes a better communication