【推荐1】“Sesame Street” has been called “the longest street in the world”. That is because the television program by that name can now be seen in many parts of the world. That program became one of American exports soon after it went on the air in New York in 1969.
In the United States more than six million children watch the program regularly. The viewers include more than half the country’s pre-school children, from every kind of economic, racial (种族的), and geographical group.
Although some educators object (反对) to some parts of the program, parents praise (赞扬) it highly. Many teachers also consider it a great help, though some teachers find that problems come out when first graders who have learnt from “Sesame Street” are in the same class with children who have not watched the program.
Tests have shown that children from all racial, geographical, and economic backgrounds have benefited (受益) from watching it. Those who watch it five times a week learn more than occasional (偶尔的) viewers. In the US the program is shown at different hours during the week in order to increase the number of children who can watch it regularly.
The programs all use songs, stories, jokes and pictures to give children a basic understanding of numbers, letters and human relationships. But there are some differences. For example, the Spanish program, produced in Mexico City, devotes more time to teaching whole words than to teaching separate (单独的) letters.
Why has “Sesame Street” been so much more successful than other children’s shows? Many reasons have been suggested. People mention the educational theories (理论) of its creators, the support by the government and private businesses, and the skillful use of various TV tricks. Perhaps an equally important reason is that mothers watch it along with their children. This is partly because famous adult stars often appear on it. But the best reason for the success of the program may be that it makes every child watching it feel able to learn. The child finds himself learning, and he wants to learn more.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．It is shown at different hours during the week.

B．Famous adult stars often appear on it.

C．This program has been on for less than forty years.

D．Children learn and enjoy themselves while watching it.

2. Why is “Sesame Street” so popular in the world?

A．Because it is supported by the government and businesses.

B．Because it uses different kinds of skillful tricks.

C．Because mothers watch it along with their children.

D．Because it makes every child watching it feel able to learn.

3. The best title for this passage can be _________.

A．Sesame Street	B．Educating Children
C．TV Programs	D．A Great Success

【推荐2】Everyone has different ways of getting their kids to do housework. Here are some ideas which I think would work.

Start young. Of course, when your kids are babies, you can just talk to them, but at the same time, letting them see you at work might help especially if your kids are toddlers (学步的儿童).

You can give them some easy housework to do like washing vegetables, handing you things, and taking out the rubbish. And when they do a good job, you can reward them with some candies or ice-cream.

You can get them to clean or tidy their things. For example, you can let them clean their own room and put away their own toys.

Do the housework together. Let them help you while you are folding clothes. They can pass you the clothes. When you get back home from shopping, they can help you to put away your things. They can pass the items to you while you put them in order.

Remember: When you get your children to help you, you should make them feel as if they’re doing a great thing by praising (表扬) them. You can say something like “What a strong boy you are!” or “You’re so helpful.” It will make them feel happy and be ready to help you the next time.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. How many ways does the writer mention to make children do housework?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

2. What does the underlined word “reward” mean in Chinese?

A．考查

B．奖励

C．对待

3. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 5?

A．Let children feel happy after doing housework.

B．Folding all the clothes is difficult for children.

C．Children can do some housework by themselves.

4. Where can we probably read the passage?

A．In a science book.

B．In a family letter.

C．In a life newspaper.

【推荐3】Sometimes we feel good, such as when we get good grades or when something good happens. Sometimes we feel bad, such as when we argue (争吵) with our classmates or when the teachers criticize(批评) us. Both kinds of feelings are normal(普通的). Of course, we all enjoy good feelings, but when we feel unhappy, sometimes we don’t know what to do about it. Here is a plan that will help you when your feelings are bothering you.

1). ACCEPT your feelings. Say to yourself, ＂I am sad.＂＂I am scared.＂＂I am angry.＂＂I am embarrassed(尴尬).＂It’s all right to have these feelings.

2). RELAX and have a rest before you act. Take slow deep breaths (呼吸) and relax your body. Imagine that you are in a safe place. You could listen to some music or sing a beautiful song!

3). THINK about ways to help yourself. Thinking helps you do something smart instead of hurting yourself or making things worse.

4). DO something to help yourself. Maybe you can talk to someone, or do something you enjoy. If it doesn’t work, go back to step 3.

1. If you want to relax yourself, you can ____________.

A．say to yourself, ＂I am sad.＂	B．listen to some music or sing a beautiful song
C．think about ways to help yourself	D．watch thrillers

2. If you are feeling bad, you can say to yourself that ____________.

A．＂I don’t want the bad feeling.＂	B．＂I want to be happy.＂
C．＂It’s too bad to have bad feeling.＂	D．＂It’s nothing to have all these bad feelings.＂

3. If you can’t talk to someone, or do anything you enjoy, you can ____________.

A．accept your feelings	B．relax and have a rest before you act
C．think about ways to help yourself	D．do nothing

4. The passage tells us ____________.

A．what we can do when we feel happy

B．we can do nothing when we feel bad

C．We all enjoy good feelings, but bad feeling is unusual to us

D．what we can do when we feel unhappy

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，把A—D五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、意思连贯。并完成下列小题。

    1     Let me tell you it’s easy! In the modern world, designing a personal T-shirt with your own message or favorite image (图像) is now a piece of cake.

At first,     2    . Also, you can download beautiful pictures from the Internet. Of course, you can also draw your favorite pictures by yourself.     3    

Then, buy some heat-sensitive iron-on transfer paper (感热的可熨的摹写纸) and print (打印) your pictures or text using a standard ink jet printer. (喷墨打印机).     4    . Put the paper onto a clean T-shirt that you bought from the shops, and then just use an electric clothes iron (熨斗) and in a few minutes you can make your own T-shirt. You must be confident and proud in this kind of T-shirt.

A. You can print black or colors or even buy other special paper.
B. Can you design your own T-shirt?
C. You can use a digital camera to take some photos.
D. In a word, you can use your imagination.
5. What does the phrase “a piece of cake” mean here in Chinese according to the passage?     5    
A. 一块蛋糕                           B. 非常困难                    C. 一块饼干                    D. 小菜一碟

【推荐3】Fifty-two-year-old American Henry Evans is one of the world’s first teletourists (远程游客). Henry has travelled to different places all over the world. Under normal environment, this journey would be impossible for him because he is disabled. A serious illness when he was 40 influenced his brain and left him without speech and unable to use his arms or legs. But with the help of technology, Henry is able to overcome his difficulties and get out to see the world.

When Henry wants to visit a museum, he uses a robot called the Beam, a big computer monitor (监视器). Using head movements, he can drive the machine around the halls, talking to the guide just like any other visitor. Several world’s museums already use these machines, and Henry hopes there will soon be more.

To see what is happening outside, Henry uses a tool called Polly. Polly is made up of a monitor and a camera. He controls it by moving his head, so that it turns around and shows him everything his partners can see and hear.

Thanks to technology, Henry can fly drones (无人机) which also enable him to search for something from the air. When he wants to go further a field, he has found a website which has 5,000 drone videos from all over the world. These give him a chance to all kinds of attractive places.

No journey is too far for Henry, who is currently creating the possibility of travelling into space. He got the idea from an article he came across on the Internet. He read that a research team was trying to get access (使用权) for PC users to a robot on the International Space Station.

1. Why didn’t Henry travel many places under normal environment?

A．Because his brain hurt.	B．Because he had no arms.
C．Because he couldn’t stand.	D．Because he had no brain.

2. What helped Henry to travel the world?

A．The partners.	B．The technology.
C．The PC.	D．The website.

3. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 3?

A．Camera.

B．Beam.

C．Monitor.

D．Polly.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．PC users will go into space through the Internet.

B．Robots like Beam will be used in other museums within a year.

C．Polly was once a robot that provided voice services for the couples.

D．Henry might travel around the world through drone videos on the website.

【推荐1】More than 50, 000, 000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in. They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees, but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them.

When we cut down the rainforests, we destroy these forest people, too. In 1900, there were 1, 000, 000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200, 000.

The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil (巴西). They have lived in the rainforest for about 10, 000 years and they use more than 2, 000 different plants for food and for medicine. But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45, 000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made more than a hundred airports. The Yanomami people lost land and food. Many died because new diseases came to the forest with the strangers.

The Yanomami people tried to save their forest, because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were stronger.

Many forest people try to save their forests. Chico Mendes was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people. “I want the Amazon forest to help all of us—forest people, Brazil, and all the Earth,” he said. A few months later, in December 1988, people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes.

In Borneo, people were cutting down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood. The Penan people tried to save their rainforest. They made blockades (障碍) across the roads into the forest. In 1987, they closed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.

In Panama, the Kuna people saved their forest. They made a forest park which tourists pay to visit.

The Gavioes people of Brazil use the forest, but they protect it as well. They find and sell the Brazil nuts (坚果) which grow on the forest trees.

1. The people who ________ have destroyed the rainforest of the Yanomami.

A．pick fruits and kill animals to eat	B．use plants for food and medicine
C．have lived there for about ten thousand years	D．made the roads and the airports

2. Those people built roads and airports in order to ________.

A．carry away the gold conveniently	B．make people there live a better life
C．stop spreading the new diseases	D．develop the tourism (旅游) there

3. Which of the following is wrong?

A．The Penan people closed 15 roads with blockades to save their forests.

B．The Penan people were cutting down the trees to sell the wood.

C．The Penan people didn’t want other people to destroy their forest.

D．Those who wanted to cut down the trees were stopped at the road blockades.

4. In Panama, visitors have to ________ before they enter the forest park of the Kuna people.

A．buy Brazil nuts

B．plants trees

C．pay for the tickets

D．pay for the gold

5. From the passage, we learn that_________.

A．we need wood to build houses, so we have to cut down trees

B．the rainforest people have done something to protect their home

C．to humans, gold is more important than trees

D．we mustn’t cut down any trees or kill any animals

【推荐2】“Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This is an old English saying . It means that when we go to bed early, we can get up early the next morning. Then we will become healthy. We will also become rich and clever.
This is true. To be healthy, we must have enough sleep . Experts (专家）say that adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Teenagers need nine to ten hours . And school-aged children may need more than ten hours of sleep. Children who do not have enough sleep can’t do their work very well. They won’t be wise and they may not become wealthy!
We also need exercise. Walking , running, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps us strong .It also helps the blood to move around the body. This is very important. Our blood takes the nutrition from food to all parts of our body.
The head also needs blood. So exercise that moves the blood to our head helps us think better!
1. If we get up early and go to bed early , we’ll _________ .

A．become weak

B．have more time

C．be healthy

D．have more work to do

2. Who needs most hours of sleep to keep healthy?

A．Adults

B．Teenagers

C．Experts

D．School-aged children

3. A child ______ when he does not have enough sleep.

A．can’t study well	B．will be wise
C．will be wealthy	D．will be active in class

4. The underlined word “nutrition” means “____” in Chinese.

A．保健

B．菌类

C．营养

D．能量

5. A person needs exercise because ________.

A．he is strong enough	B．it helps make him healthy
C．he has a lot of homework to do	D．It can bring him much blood

【推荐3】If you are studying at a university in the US, there is no need to decide your major in the first year, but it’s a good idea to spend time early on working out what subjects you are interested in.

To do this, you can take some tests such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test (MBTI职业性格测试) and the Enneagram Personality Test(九型人格测试). These tests can help tell you what things you might be good at. They can help you work out what subjects you’re interested in and tell you what jobs may suit you best.

Further, you should choose a major you are passionate about and interested in. After all, people are most likely to be successful if they are doing something they love. Your passion and interests are important, and they will bring you pleasure and happiness.

Lastly, you should learn about the different undergraduate majors available: Math, computer science, information technology, economics, journalism and business management—they are all very different majors. You should have an understanding of what kind of jobs people with different degrees can get after graduation. You can look at the websites of famous universities to find out more.

Choosing subjects you are interested in is quite important. As time goes by, your interests might change while you are at university. In the US, you can always change majors as long as you have the passion and ability to do so. If you have any doubts or questions about your academic path, you can seek help from your school’s counselors(顾问) and academic advisors.

1. According to the passage, the MBTI Test and Enneagram Personality Test can ________.

A．help people find a job	B．help people work out what jobs may suit them
C．help students learn more knowledge	D．tell you which university suits you best

2. According to the passage, why does following our passion and interests matter in choosing majors?
a. Because people have a sense of success when they do work they love.
b. Because people can gain more pleasure and happiness.
c. Because it makes people more likely to be successful.

A．ab

B．ac

C．bc

D．abc

3. What is the writer’s suggestion for students when choosing majors?

A．Learn as much knowledge in different subjects as possible.

B．Go to the best university so that you can get more knowledge.

C．Find out what jobs you can do with different majors.

D．Collect information from the websites of companies you are interested in.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．How to apply for university in the US.	B．How to find your passion and interests.
C．How to choose the right major for you in the US.	D．How to choose your favorite subject.