【推荐1】Lots of teenagers think that it is difficult to set and achieve goals. What about you? If your answer is yes, don’t feel sad. The following tips can help you.

    1     The key to making changes is that you should find the strong wish within yourself —you will do it because you like it, not because of your parents, teachers or someone else.

    2     “I’m going to recycle all my plastic bottles and magazines” is a much more feasible (可行的) goal than “I’m going to do more for the environment”, and it is easier to stick to.

    3     It will probably take several months before a change turns into a habit. For example, you want to get up earlier to exercise than before. That’s because your brain needs some time to get used to the new idea.

    4     Say out your goals loudly each morning. This can remind you of what you want and what you’re working for. Every time you remind yourself of your goals, you’re training yourself to stick to them.

    5     Making mistakes is a part of the learning process. It may take a few tries to achieve your goals. It’s normal for you to give up a few times when you try to make a change. Remember that everyone makes mistakes. Just remind yourself to get back in the right direction.

(a)将所给信息匹配。

A. It takes some time for a change to turn into a habit. B. Making mistakes doesn’t mean failure. C. Make changes to please yourself. D. Specific (具体的) and realistic (现实的) goals work best. E. Repeating goals helps you stick to them.

(b)根据以上内容，补全下面的语段，每空一词。

    6     the strong wish within yourself is the key to making changes. “I’m going to recycle all my plastic bottles and magazines” is     7     to stick to. Turning a change into a habit needs several     8    . Say out your goals     9     each morning can remind you of what you want and what you’re working for. Everyone makes     10    . It is a part of the learning process.

【推荐2】请阅读下面的非连续性文本，根据语篇内容，按要求完成所给任务。

I have a difficult time in life these days. It seems that when one problem disappears, another one appears. It is terrible! I go to my father to ask for his advice.

My father, a cook, says nothing after hearing my words. He writes something down on a piece of paper and takes me into the kitchen. “Follow the instructions (说明), Linda.” My father says.

I’m very surprised, but I still finish them.

“Dear, what do you see?” My father asks me.

“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” I reply.

“Touch the carrots,” he tells me.

“They are soft (软的). ”

After that, my father asks me to take an egg and break it. I find that the egg is hard (硬的). At last, my father asks me to taste the coffee.

“What’s the meaning, Dad?”

“As you can see, the carrots, eggs and coffee all change (改变) differently in the hot water. The strong carrots became soft. The fragile (脆弱) eggs became hard. The coffee changes the taste of the water. ”

“Who are you, Linda?” asks my father. “When you have problems, what will you do? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?”

My father, a common cook, teaches me a very useful lesson today.

1. Why does Linda go to her father to ask for advice?
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2. Please translate (翻译) the underlined sentence into English.
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3. How does Linda feel when her father asks her to cook food?
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4. What is the right order (顺序) of things Linda did?
a. She put the carrots and eggs in a bowl and poured the coffee into a cup.
b. She poured water into three pots and cooked it.
c. She touched the carrots, broke the egg and tasted the coffee.
d. She put carrots, eggs and coffee into the three pots.
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5. Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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6. What do you want to be, a person like carrots, eggs or coffee? Why?
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【推荐3】阅读下面的短文, 根据内容完成表格中所缺信息, 每空一词。

Is there someone you hate?Well,maybe you don’t really hate them. But you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don’t let this anger go, it can rurn into bitterness(痛苦).

Bitterness appears when we can’t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But instead of controlling the anger, we keep it inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we’re hurting that person by criticizing(指责)him or her often,but we’re really only hurting ourselves.

Bitterness can not only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoying being around an angry person for very long.

If you see bitterness in your life,here are some ways to deal with it.

Accept it Instead of trying to deny(否认)your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.

Stop making excuses for it.

You may feel you have a right to be angry. You may think you’re right and the other person is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad, but in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life.

Forgive and forget it

You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind, but you can decide to forgive the other person. Forget it and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.

When does bitterness appear?	When we can’t    1    someone who has hurt us or made us angry .
The harmful effects of bitterness	It can not only lead to serious    2    problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our    3    with friends and family members .
How to    4    with bitterness	5    it.Make your anger clear to yourself and accept it. Stop making    6    for it .Don’t think you have a    7    to be angry , you’re right or the other person is wrong .In the end , bitterness hurts you much    8    than the other person .Forgive and    9    it .Forgive the other person .Forget it and move on .
You’ll enjoy better health and    10    of mind .

【推荐1】One day, a man punished (惩罚) his 3-year-old daughter for wasting paper. In fact, the girl only wanted to make a beautiful box and give it to her father. “This is for you, Daddy.”

But the box was empty, so her father became angry. “Don’t you know that when you give someone a present there must be something inside?”

The little girl cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I put my kisses into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”

Then her father understood the mistake he made. He kissed his daughter and said “Thank you” to her.

Some years later, the girl died in an accident(事故). Her father kept the box for the rest of his life. When he was unhappy, he would take out a kiss and remember his daughter’s love.

1. Did the man punish his 3-year-old daughter?
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2. Why did the man become angry when he saw the box?
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3. What’s in the box?
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4. Did the man understand her daughter’s love at last?
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5. How did the girl die?
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6. What do you think of the little girl?
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【推荐2】阅读下文并回答问题

A family letter written by a Filipino girl named Richie has moved lots of people. Her father, who has Down Syndrome (唐氏综合征 ) had at one point been an embarrassment(尴尬) in the young girl’s life. Now she shared the letter on the Internet telling everyone how much she admires and loves her father.

“I want the whole world to know how beautiful you are inside and out,” she wrote.

Richie said that it took years before she had the courage to face the truth about her father and her situation.

“Dad, it took me so many years before I gathered enough courage to face everyone. As a kid, I didn’t see you as different; I saw you as my dad. I didn’t understand why they were making fun of me. I understood this later on and it made me a coward(胆小鬼). But you deserve(值得) more than the coward daughter that I am. You deserve love, understanding, patience and acceptance,” Richie continued.

Besides having Down Syndrome, Richie’s father has other health problems. As a result, he has always been in and out of the hospital. But he seldom complains.

“Dad, you are the strongest and bravest human being I know. You always put a smile on your face after a long day at the hospital. I cannot imagine putting myself in your shoes.” she wrote.

At the end of the letter, Richie wished her father a happy 50th birthday and told him that she loved him.

“Happy 50th birthday, Daddy! Thanks for always calling me your one and only baby girl because l will always be. I am strong and brave because of you and I love you so much.” Richie ended her letter.

1. Was it easy for Richie to face the truth about her father?
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2. Where did Richie share the letter?
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3. Why are so many people moved by Richie’s family letter?
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4. If your father is disabled and poor, would you like to introduce him to your teachers and friends? Why or why not?
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【推荐3】阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答所提的问题。

“BANG!”the door caused a big noise. I had a big fight with my father and we were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!”My father said angrily. With tears in my eyes, I rushed out and ran along the street. The street lights were shining but I felt sad.

       A young father with a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood: happy and carefree(无忧无虑). But now...I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because Dad is getting old. We think differently and he always puts his opinions and rules on me. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron(铁质）door between us that can never be opened.
        My heart was frozen（冻结）on this hot summer night. As I walked on, there were fewer and fewer people on the streets. When I finally reached my house, I saw the light was still on. All the lights were off except Father’s.

I thought to myself, “Is Father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”With the key in hand, I felt nervous. As soon as I opened the door, my father gave me a big hug(拥抱), tears ran down my face. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist(存在)at all. Love is second to none.

1. What did the writer do after having a big fight with his father?
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2. How was the writer’s childhood?
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3. Did the father turn off the light?
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4. Why did the writer feel nervous with the key in hand?
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5. What do you think of the father?
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【推荐2】阅读填空
What do you think being beauty really means? All answers to that question are correct, because there are no right or wrong replies. Despite(不管) what society tries to make us believe, there is no “ideal” beauty. There are exact standards—hair colour, or eye colour—that make someone beautiful. Think about it: did you consider someone to be really beautiful, but your friend didn’t see it? That’s because what’s attractive to one person isn’t necessarily going to be attractive to another. So how can we believe that there’s a standard for beauty? It makes no sense.
Weight-loss companies and clothing industries seem to have made it their goal to get us believe that we are not enough and that we need all kinds of things to be prettier. It’s not true! Companies sell us this ideas for their products to make money. I’m not saying that buying beauty products is bad, but what would be bad is using them because you feel like you have to look a certain way in order to be “beautiful”.
Remember, the people wear tons of make-up and are photoshopped in order to look perfect. When you see a girl who society considers as a “great body”, you have to remember that people have different body types and everyone’s body is different. We’re all beautiful, whether we’re slim, thickset or anywhere in between. If you want to lose weight, go ahead, but do it in a healthy way and do it for the right reason—not because you want to fit in. Being comfortable with yourself is really important, and being with others who accept you as you are and don’t ask you to change to look a specific(特定的) way is important too.

Beauty standards
What being beautiful means	●It’s not     1     to give an answer to the question. ●One’s beauty cannot be decided by exact standards. ●People have     2     ideas about beauty.
Social factors	●Weight-loss companies and clothing industries     3     our ideas about beauty for the sales of their products. ●It’s bad to use products in order to fit in with a certain standard.
4	●People have different body types and each of us has our own beauty. ●It’s OK to lose weight but remember to do it     5    . ●It’s important for you to accept the way you are and spend time with people who don’t ask you to change the way you look.

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

Everybody is afraid of something. But not everyone is afraid of the same things. What’s the worst thing about feeling afraid sometimes? It’s that you don’t know what to do! We asked 1,700 kids about what they were afraid of and what they did to help themselves feel better. Here are the top 3 ways.

★Do something, like playing outside, listening to music, or watching TV.

★Talk to a parent.

★Talk to a friend.

Talking to a friend can help, if that person is supportive (支持的). About half the kids said their friends made fun of (取笑) them for being afraid. And even more 75% said they, sometimes said they weren’t afraid, but in fact, they were. So never make fun of others when they are afraid. Help your friend today and maybe he or she will help you tomorrow!

Here’s some advice kids who answered our survey had for other kids: If you get scared at night, Monique, 12, says listening to the radio can help. And Mike, also 12, suggests (建议) writing or drawing what you’re afraid of and then ripping (撕) it into pieces. Amanda, 11, thinks kids should talk with a parent. “They will find a way to help you feel better,” she says.

1. Is everybody afraid of something?
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2. What’s the worst thing about feeling afraid sometimes?
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3. How many kids said their friends made fun of them for being afraid?
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4. What will you do if you are afraid of something ?
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【推荐1】When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let your anger go off. But forgiveness（原谅）is possible – and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health. Indeed, research has shown that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show less anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help save on the damage to our system and allow people to feel more energetic.”
So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love. Don’t wait for an apology（道歉）. “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting a very long time.”
Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who worries you. Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.
Finally, try to see things from the other person’s perspective（看法）. You may realize that he or she was acting out of knowledge, fear – even love. To get perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from that person’s point of view.
1. What’s the name of Dr. Frederic Luskin’s book?
2. According to the writer, what should you do first after being hurt?
3. Why does Dr. Luskin advise us not to wait for an apology after being hurt?
4. What’s the writer’s idea to get perspective?
5. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage?

【推荐3】Anger(生气) is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.

Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes, you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.

In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself.

When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with an adult, such as parents, a teacher, etc. When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug(拥抱); go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.

Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse. Don’t let your anger control you.

任务型阅读：根据短文内容，填写下列句子。
1. You may get___________when your team loses an important game.
2. Breathing___________shows that you’re angry.
3. If you___________your anger you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
4. We must let out our anger in the right way___________hurting others or ourselves.
5. Talking about your anger with your parents is_____________
6. When you feel angry you can give someone a__________to make these bad feelings go away.