【推荐1】Do you know that you are not outgoing enough? Do you want more friends? Read the following rules. They will help you.

    1       Always be clean. Shower, brush your teeth, and try to look nice. Dress in clothes that make you feel good and comfortable. Those make you feel more confident.

    2     Try to smile more often at people. It will get them to think that you are friendly. Then they’ll talk to you more even if they don’t know you.

    3     Some people worry about talking because they think, “What am I going to talk about with that person?” Outgoing people don’t even think about it. They just go up to people and say what they think.

    4     You can’t just talk. People will think that you’re self-centered. You have to listen to others and give your opinions. Let them know you care.

    5     Don’t just stay at home and do nothing. Surf the net for news and information, and talk about it when you’re with friends.

A．Listen to people.

B．Just talk.

C．Read the news!

D．Feel comfortable.

E．Smile more often.

【推荐2】Language students often think they have memory(记忆) problems. They worry because they can't remember words. In fact, the problem usually isn't with their memory. The problem is with how they study.

To remember words better, you need to understand how memory works. There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. When you see, hear, or read something, it goes first into short-term memory. But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds. You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory. Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many, many books. And like a library, it's organized(有条理的). When you put away a book or memory, you can't just leave it anywhere. You have to choose a place where you can find it again.

How can you do this with vocabulary? The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways. You can do this by writing new sentences that include it. Even better, you can make up a little story about the word, with people or places that you know. Another way is to make a picture in your mind with the word. For example, if the word is "height", you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her height. All of these activities are good ways to think about words. They make the meaning of words stronger in your long-term memory. And they give a way to find a word when you need it.

1. According to the passage, students forget words easily because ________.

A．they don't study in the right way

B．they have a poor memory

C．they don't like to remember words

2. What can we know about memory according to the passage?

A．Students never use short-term memory.

B．What we see goes into long-term memory first.

C．We will forget a word soon if it goes into short-term memory.

3. From the paragraph two, we can infer(推断) that ________.

A．we can solve(解决) memory problems by understanding how memory works

B．short-term memory is bad for students' study

C．both long-term memory and a library are organized

4. How can you work with the word and think about the word in new ways?

A．Making up a little story about the word.

B．Reading the word when you see it.

C．Drawing a picture of the word on paper.

5. The writer wrote the passage mainly to ________.

A．discuss how to understand every word when we read

B．tell us how to remember words well

C．talk about students' problem in English learning

【推荐1】In our daily life, most of us always come to the question “What is the real beauty?” Different people have different ideas. Last night, I read a true story from the newspaper. It’s about a poor, ordinary looking (相貌平凡的) old woman. She lived alone, making a living by picking things from rubbish. However, she took in more than ten homeless children and tried to bring them up. Every day she worked from 6: 00 a.m. to 8: 00 p.m. In order to make as much money as possible to raise the children and to keep them in school, she even went to a local hospital to sell her blood once a month. She got so weak because of the loss of blood that she sometimes felt sick on her way home. When asked why she chose to take care of so many children, she smiled and answered, “Oh, l love children and I like to live together with them because they always bring me great happiness.

Though the old woman was poor, she was full of love and rich in spirit. The local government and people all respected (尊敬) her and remembered her.

Maybe you can’t help thinking, “What makes that poor woman so different?” It is nothing else but her inner (内在的) beauty, her true devotion of love without any thought of money. So the real beauty is the beauty in one’s heart, that is, the inner beauty!

1. How did the old woman bring the homeless children up?

A．By raising the money.	B．By picking rubbish and selling blood.
C．By working in a local hospital.	D．By working in the school.

2. What does the underlined word “devotion” meaning Chinese?

A．索取

B．因素

C．回报

D．奉献

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．We all know the meaning of the real beauty.	B．The old women was the person with the real beauty.
C．People respected the old woman because of her money.	D．The old woman worked hard in order to be the most beautiful person.

【推荐2】I was sitting on my mom’s sofa and thinking of my difficult life. Being short of work and money made my wife, our baby boy and me live with my parents. We slept in my old bedroom, and I was feeling upset.

Thankfully, I had one new job: helping my son learn how to walk. Anytime he took a few steps, however, he would fall down and cry. I had to bend over and hold his hand while he walked along. But my back didn't deal with it too well.

As I sat there with my eyes closed, I suddenly heard my mother say, “Joe,look!” I opened my eyes and watched my son grab the coffee table, pull himself up and smile. Next with a giggle (咯咯的笑), he started walking around it, keeping his hands on it for balance (平衡). Finally, when he reached the end of it, he took two big steps and made it to the wall. Then he started walking down the hall with his hands balancing on the wall the whole way. I laughed and cheered.

Suddenly, I realized losing the job wasn’t so bad, because my boy had learned to walk.

Trying to do something new is a lot like first learning to walk. We often fall and cry. However, as long as we try again, we will find our own feet and know how to do it. Don’t be afraid to step out. Don’t be afraid to fall.

根据材料内容选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. According to the first paragraph, what did the writer think of his life?

A．Happy and easy.	B．Hopeless and hard.
C．Tiring and full.	D．Different and rich.

2. What did the writer usually do when his son walked along?

A．He bent over and held his son’s hand.

B．He followed his son and cried in silence.

C．He sat aside and asked his son to stand up.

D．He watched his son and thought about his life.

3. What does the underlined word “grab” mean?

A．抢先

B．抓住

C．吸引

D．霸占

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Bending over too much is bad for the writer’s back.

B．The writer’s mother found her grandson could walk.

C．Learning to walk was quite easy for the writer’s son.

D．The writer was happy that his son could walk alone.

5. What did the writer learn from his son’s experience?

A．Leaning how to walk is a useful thing.

B．Life without work or money is not easy.

C．Failure is not so terrible if you try hard.

D．Tries for new things aren’t always good.

【推荐3】I grew up poor living with my parents, six brothers and three sisters. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was happy and energetic.

It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend asked me to do a summer job with him. This meant a chance for money—money for a new bike and new clothes and the start of savings (储蓄) for a house for my parents. I wanted to have a try.

Then I realized I would have to tell my coach Jarvis that I would give up summer baseball training. I asked my mother for advice. She smiled and said, “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it.”

When I told Jarvis, he was awfully mad. “You have your whole life to work,” he said, “but your playing time is limited. You can’t afford to waste them. How much are you going to make at this job, son?” “$3.25 an hour,” I replied.

“Well,” he said, “is $3.25 an hour the price of a dream?”

That question made me realize the difference between wanting something right now and having a long-term goal.

I had baseball training that summer, and within the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates and offered a $20,000 contract (合同). But I turned it down since I already had a baseball scholarship (奖学金) to the University of Arizona. It led me to higher education and offered me more professional training. Finally, I signed with the Boston Red Sox for $1.7 million, and bought my parents the house of my dream.

根据短文内容, 选择最佳答案。
1. How many children are there in the writer’s family?

A．Three.

B．Six.

C．Nine.

D．Ten.

2. What would it mean if the writer did a summer job?

A．He could buy a dream.

B．He would get a baseball scholarship.

C．He didn’t have to do his homework.

D．He would have money for many things.

3. Which is the right order of the following things?
① The writer asked his mother for advice.
② The writer bought a house for his parents.
③ The writer graduated from his junior high school.
④ The writer realized the importance of a long-term goal.

A．③①②④

B．③①④②

C．①③②④

D．①③④②

4. What does the underlined word “limited” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?

A．enough

B．much

C．short

D．long

5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Dream is priceless.

B．We shouldn’t waste time.

C．We should follow others’ advice.

D．It is important for a student to do a summer job.

【推荐2】Most of us have made an exercise plan, but only a few can follow it. WebMD (an American website) has listed the following tips for making exercise a habit in your life.

    1    

Remember, there's no rule that says you have to go to a sports center or buy equipment like swimming suits. Many types of activities, such as push﹣up, can be done whenever it is rainy or snowy.

    2    

Don't go home first. Few people are so motivated that they will go out again and exercise after they go home and change clothes.

    3    

Tiredness is not an excuse. While exercising, you breathe deeply and your body makes better use of the oxygen exchange. Then, you will feel energetic.

    4    

It's great when your clothes fit better. You can lift heavier things or take exercise longer. There's something good too, like getting a good night's sleep or thinking more clearly.

    5    

Not everyone can start out with 10,000 steps a day. Use a pedometer, and find out your daily steps. And then, try your best to walk 300 extra steps each day. Finally, you can reach 10,000 steps a day.

A．Exercise after work.

B．Record your daily steps.

C．Do activities you enjoy.

D．Exercise even when you are tired.

E．Notice that you are better than before.

【推荐3】More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today.
Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighbourhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.
Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travellers.
Health Benefits of Bicycling:
It helps to prevent heart diseases.
Bicycling helps to control your weight.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).                                                                                                                                               
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident
Bicycling is healthier than driving.
1. When you are riding your bicycle around your neighbourhood, you may      .

A．pollute the environment around

B．find something you didn’t notice

C．go everywhere and use a little oil

D．get off your bike and begin to work

2. One of the benefits from bicycling is that        .

A．you can fold the bicycle

B．you will be friendly to others

C．you will be more relaxed

D．you may get fatter and fatter

3. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.

B．Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes.

C．Riding a bike pollutes your neighbourhood.

D．Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines.

【推荐1】On June 11^th, 2013, China sent up her tenth spaceship Shenzhou Ⅹ into space successfully. And three astronauts went together with it. They were Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping. Here is some information about the three astronauts.
Nie Haisheng was born in September, 1964. He is from Xiangyang, Hubei. After graduating from high school, he joined the PLA Air Force, and became a fighter pilot. In 1998, he was chosen for the astronaut program. He carried out Shenzhou Ⅵ with Fei Junlong in 2005. In 2013, he flew into space for his second time with Shenzhou Ⅹ. He is the commander of this mission.
Zhang Xiaoguang is from Jinzhou, Liaoning Province. He was born in May, 1966. Zhang joined the army in June 1985. In January 1998, Zhang was trained as one of China’s first batch(一批) of astronauts. Before he was trained as an astronaut, Zhang was a senior pilot. It’s reported that Zhang Xiaoguang is very humor and likes playing jokes very much.
After Liu Yang, Wang Yaping is the second woman astronaut in China. She was born in 1980 in Yantai, Shangdong. Wang Yaping joined the PLA in 1997. In 2010, Wang became a member of the second batch of Chinese astronauts and was chosen to the crew of the Shenzhou Ⅹ space mission in April, 2013. Wang is China’s first astronaut to give lectures to middle and elementary school students while in space.
1. How many astronauts were there flying in Shenzhou Ⅹ ?

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

2. Who has been to space twice?

A．Fei Junlong

B．Zhang Xiaoguang

C．Wang Yaping

D．Nie Haisheng

3. How old is Zhang Xiaoguang in 2013?

A．45

B．46

C．47

D．48

4. How long has Wang Yaping been an astronaut by 2013?

A．For 16 years.

B．For 3 years.

C．For 23 years.

D．For 13 years.

5. Which one of the following is wrong?

A．Zhang Xiaoguang is shy and he doesn’t like talking.

B．China has sent up 10 spaceships into space.

C．Nie Haisheng is the commander of Shenzhou Ⅹ.

D．Wang Yaping gave a lecture to students while in space.

【推荐3】We have known for a long time that flowers of different plants open and close at different time of day. Yet no one really understands why flowers open and close like this at particular times. It is not as simple as we might think, as new experiments have shown. In one experiment, flowers were kept in darkness. We might expect that the flowers, without any information about the time of the day, did not open as they usually do. In fact, they continued to open at their usual time. This shows that they have some mysterious (神秘的) way of knowing the time.
Their sense of time does not depend on information from the outside world; it is, so to speak, inside them, a kind of “inner clock”. This discovery may not seem to be very important. However, it was later found that not just plants but also animals including man have this “inner clock”which controls working of their bodies and their activities.
Human beings, then, are also controlled by this mysterious power. Whether we wish it or not, it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep, our need for food. And our ability to concentrate(集中).
1. One experiment was done for finding out        .

A．when different flowers open and close

B．if flowers have a mysterious way of knowing the time

C．how flowers are used to tell the time in the darkness

D．why flowers open and close at particular time

2. Before the experiment arrived at a conclusion, people had thought that the flowers     .

A．would never open in darkness

B．would change their usual time to open

C．would continue to open at their usual time

D．would open earlier than the usual time

3. That flowers have the sense of time is related to      .

A．sunlight

B．weak light

C．the “inner clock”

D．the information from the outside world

4. From the passage, we know that      don’t have mysterious power inside.

A．wild animals	B．human beings
C．all creatures(生物)	D．lifeless things

5. We may know that if we make good use of the ‘inner clock’,       .

A．we will have more strength to do our work.

B．clocks or watches are no longer useful to us

C．we will be able to live as long as we wish to

D．human beings will need less sleep, less food or less movement