【推荐1】Ⅶ.任务型阅读

Do you like travelling? How can you make your trip interesting? Here's some advice.

Read!

Before you leave, you should find some information about the place, such as geography. history and people. You can understand the place better by reading.

Take photos!

If you want to take some photos, remember to choose the most special sights, Don' t choose the sight you can see in other places. For example , Qingdao and Ningbo are coastal(海滨的) cities, so don' t only take photos of the sea. You should take photos of something else, too.

Taste!

You'd better taste some specials in the area. Food in some places is very delicious. So why not taste it? Maybe you have just one chance to taste it in your life.

Write!

When you visit a place, you should take a pen and a notebook, so you can write down what you see and what you think during the trip.

根据短文完成表格,每空一词
    1     about travelling

Read	To know     2     about the place to be visited.
Take Photos	To take photos of the most     3     sights.
4	To eat some specials in the area.
Write	To remember what you     5     and think.

【推荐2】Here’s a part of an e-mail answer from Joe giving some advice to his son in college .“When I was young , I often met trouble about what to do and what not to do .My grandmother told me not to worry about those things .I only did them once a year or once a lifetime .Instead   , I should try to do well those things , and I do them every day .For example , I need to eat every day , so I should learn how to cook .I need to talk to others every day , so I should learn how to work with different   people and know how to speak well .I walk every day , so my shoes should be all right and comfortable .Every night I sleep , so my bed should let me have a good rest .Taking care of the everyday   things means that you do a better job of the one in a lifetime things as well .”
Information Card

1	Joe’s son is in          .
2	What trouble did Joe often meet when he was young?
3	Joe needs to eat          .
4	The shoes should be            .
5	This e-mail is from          .

【推荐3】阅读下面的语篇材料，根据所读内容，完成下列各题。

Henry, Paula and Millie write for the school newspaper. They have written the short articles below to help students improve their memory.

A great way to help you remember something is to imagine a picture of it in your mind. If you make the picture big, strange (奇怪的) or silly, you will remember it better. For example, we can image there is a mile between the first letter and the last letter. This makes it the longest word in the world. Remember: a picture is better than a thousand words.

—Henry

A good method for remembering the spelling of a word is to make a short sentence with each letter of the word. For example, if you want to remember how to spell the word “because”, you can use the sentence “Big elephants can always understand small elephants”.

—Paula

You will forget something very quickly unless you understand it well. For example, you may have trouble remembering the steps of the water cycle. However, it is easier to remember them if you understand how the water cycle works.

—Millie

1. Why did Henry, Paula and Millie write these articles?
Because they wanted to ________.
2. What should the picture be like to remember it better according to Henry?
The picture should be ________ or silly.
3. What is a good method to remember the spelling of a word?
A good method for remembering the spelling of a word is to ________ with each letter of the word.
4. What will happen if we don’t understand something very well?
We will ________.
5. What does the underlined word “them” refer to?
It refers to “________”.

【推荐1】In early spring, the changing temperature usually makes a number of Chinese people uncomfortable. Cold air, bringing rain or even snow, easily tears up (破坏) the warmth of the spring within a night .

However, with the coming of Guyu-the Grain (谷物) Rain, the blue sky and gentle winds would finally stay. Guyu usually comes on or around April 20 every year, it is the sixth of the 24 solar terms (节气). It means the beginning of a lively summer and people get busy from now on.

Sow (播种) grains

This is an important period of the growth of grains. The ancient Chinese already knew that as Guyu comes, the weather will become warm enough for sowing. The farmers usually catch the chance to plant rice, corn and beans.

Hope for safety and harvest (收获)

For those living near the sea, they will hold some ceremonies (仪式) on Guyu, hoping for safety as well as harvest during the coming fishing season.

Watch the peony (牡丹)

It’s also a great time to see the peony, which is known as “the Queen of All Flowers” in Chinese culture. As a result, watching peonies becomes one of the most enjoyable activities for many people. The flower is said to be the favourite of Empress (女皇) Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty (唐朝), who was the only woman ruler in Chinese history.

Pick tea leaves

Tea leaves picked before Guyu are among the best tea leaves. People think that the tea leaves picked on the day of Guyu can make eyes clear and drive away bad luck. So the habit of drinking tea at this time of year has become a tradition in some places of China.

1. When does Guyu usually come every year?   ( no more than 10 words)
___________________________________________________________
2. Why is Guyu an important time for sowing grains? (no more than 12 words)
___________________________________________________________
3. What do people think of the tea leaves picked on the day of Guyu ? (no more than 12 words)
___________________________________________________________
4. 请将文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。
___________________________________________________________
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
___________________________________________________________

【推荐2】

Studying is important to students. But it is always difficult to find enough time to study every subject you need. So a good plan helps you to make sure of your success in study.

Then, how to make a study plan? Well, you can begin with listing all the subjects you need to study and make sure what you need to do for each subject. Next, you should decide how much time you should spend on different subjects. Now, it is a good idea to study at the same time every day. In this way, you can remember your plan easily. While arranging (安排) time for each subject, you also need to make sure that you still have time for family, friends and rest. This is because you won’t be able to succeed in your studies unless you balance your personal life and your study.       

Once the plan is made, the next thing you need to do is to follow it. One of the biggest challenges in following your study plan is that you will be tempted (诱惑) to avoid it and do something relaxing, or fun instead. Luckily, you can fight this temptation by taking breaks. But be sure not to take extra breaks or too long breaks as it can affect your plan. So at the start of your break, set an alarm clock to remind you when your break is over. Also, you need to use your break in a wise way. For example, go for a short walk, eat a small snack, or listen to some music.

To avoid forgetting to follow your plan, try to get into the habit of looking at your calendar every day. Sometimes our plans are hard to follow because some important people in our lives distract (使分心) us from our goals. In order to avoid this, tell people in your life about your plan. Put up a copy of your study guide at home so you and your family can see it, and email a copy to your friends so they know when you have spare time.

Creating a study plan
The     1     of a study plan	A good study plan is     2       in achieving your success in study.
Making a study plan	●Make a     3       of all the subjects you need to study. ●    4       on the time you will spend on each subject. ●Study at the same time every day, or you will     5     your plan. ●Arrange time for other activities in order to     6     your personal life and your study.
7     the study plan	●Fight temptation by taking breaks: Set an alarm to remind yourself ; Use your break     8    . ●Make use of your     9     : Put up your plan where it can be     10     easily; Let your friends know when you are free.