【推荐1】D

Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Different accidents can leave people with terrible wounds both in body and mind. Often they recall these experiences in their awful dreams.

Now American researchers think they are close to developing a kind of medicine, which will help people forget bad memories. The medicine is designed to be taken soon   after a scary experience. They hope it might cut down, or possibly clean up, the effect ( 影 响 ) of painful memories. In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals（释放化学物质）that make memories remain in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the effects of memories in mind may be cut down, not that the memories are cleaned up.

The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.

Supporters say it could lead to a kind of medicine that prevent or treat soldiers’ troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.

“Some memories can destroy people’s lives. They come back to you when you don’t want to have them in a daydream or awful dreams at night. They usually come with very painful feelings,” said Roger Pitman, a professor at Harvard Medical School. “This could cut down lots of that suffering.”

But those who are against the research say changing memories is very dangerous because memories make us different from others. They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.

“All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are. I’m not sure if I want to forget those feelings.” said Rebecca Dresser, a medical scientist.

1. The passage is mainly about                  .

A．a new medical invention

B．a way of cleaning up painful memories

C．an introduction to how to use a kind of new medicine

D．an argument about the research on a kind of new medicine

2. The drug tested on people can              .

A．prevent body producing certain chemicals

B．help people remembering bad experiences

C．cause the brain to make memories remain in the brain

D．clean up the painful memories and experiences

3. Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser probably agree with?

A．Some memories can make people’s lives in a mess.

B．Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.

C．People want to get out of bad memories.

D．The medicine will cut down people’s sufferings from bad memories.

4. Which of the following shows the structure（结构）of the passage? (1=Para.1 2=Para.2 3=Para.3 4=Para.4 5=Para.5 6=Para.6 7=Para.7 )

A．	B．
C．	D．

【推荐2】以下是一则短文，请阅读短文，并从下列六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。

Do you laugh every day? Most people do. Scientists say that people laugh about 17 times a day.     1    

In India, there are hundreds of laughter clubs. The people in these clubs get together every morning. First they put their hands above their heads.     2     Soon everyone is laughing naturally. People say they feel good after laughing together.

    3     Why? For one thing, laughter is good exercise. When you laugh, you exercise many muscles in your body. Scientists say that one hundred laughs equals ten minutes of running. When you laugh, you also breathe deeply. This helps you relax. That’s good for you, too.

Why do we laugh?     4     We know that people laugh more often in a group. They don’t laugh very often when they are alone. Many scientists believe that we use laughter to connect to other people. Laughter helps us feel part of a group.

    5     Some think that laughter helps sick people get well. Do you think so, too?

A．That is a hard question to answer.

B．Scientists believe that laughter is good for you.

C．That is a lot of laughter.

D．Then they pretend (假装) to laugh.

E．People who often exercise live longer.

F．In England, people say that laughter is the best medicine.

【推荐3】All of us may have experienced embarrassing（令人尴尬的）moments. It could have been the time when you pronounced a simple word wrong in class, wore your T-shirt backwards, or secretly（秘密地）tried to take a picture of someone while the flash was on.

Though these embarrassing moments don’t hurt us a lot, they come back from time to time and make us feel upset. Even if these moments may have faded after some time, we would always remember the feeling of strong embarrassment. In fact, these feelings may last for years. When these kinds of feelings return, they are known as a “cringe attack（羞愧综合症）”

I get a quite uncomfortable feeling when I think back on a party my parents took me to when I was younger. I ate a bowl of strawberries by myself. My parents shouted at me—in front of everyone—for being so selfish （自私的）. From then on, every time I put a strawberry into my mouth, my brain just throws that embarrassing scene back.

Why do these “cringe attacks” still show up in our daily lives even though the events happened weeks, months, or even years ago? According to experts, our brains give special attention to feelings that can be easily noticed. The stronger the feeling is, the stronger the memory will be. If you have a highly emotional （情绪激动的）moment, your brain will try to catch it.

So how can we deal with this? Well, we can start by trying to be more objective（客观的）about our past selves. Consider that you are not alone in your embarrassment—everyone fails or makes silly, embarrassing mistakes. Instead of just trying to forget what we did, we should try to accept who we were at that moment and think about how we can change for the better.

1. What does Paragraph 1 mainly（主要）tell us?

A．It’s common to wear T-shirt backwards.	B．It’s easy to get into embarrassing situations.
C．It’s a shame to pronounce a simple word wrong.	D．It’s impolite to take a picture of someone secretly.

2. The underlined word “faded” in Paragraph 2 has a similar meaning to “________”.

A．past

B．continued

C．returned

D．increased

3. Why does the writer talk about his own experience in Paragraph 3?

A．To show his love for strawberries.	B．To give an example of “cringe attacks”.
C．To explain that he was not really selfish.	D．To show everyone has embarrassing moments.

4. According to Paragraph 4, the more emotional we are, ________.

A．the more exciting life we will live

B．the shorter the event will stay in our memory

C．the better we will remember about the event

D．the more embarrassed we will feel about the event

5. What’s writer’s suggestion about dealing with embarrassing moments?

A．Taking them seriously.	B．Just forgetting about them.
C．Trying to improve ourselves.	D．Comparing them with others’.

【推荐2】When you cut your skin, you bleed (流血). If a person loses a lot of blood, he will become ill and may die. Blood is very important. People have always known that. At one time, some people even drank blood to make them strong!

When doctors understand how blood goes around inside the body, they try ways of giving blood to people who need it. They take blood from healthy people and give it to people who need it. This is called “blood transfusion”. The blood goes from the arm of the healthy person into the arm of the sick person.

But there are two problems. First, it does not always work. Sometimes people die when they have blood transfusions. Later, doctors find that we do not all have the same kind of blood. There are four groups—O, A, B and AB. We all have blood of one of these groups. They also find that they can give any kind of blood to people of group AB. But they find that they must give A-group blood to A-group people and B-group blood to B-group people. I have O-group blood and the doctor told me that I could give blood to anyone else safely.

There is another problem. To give blood of the right kind, doctors have to find a person of the right blood group. Often they cannot find a person in time. If they have a way to keep the blood until someone needs it, they can always have the right kind of blood. At first, they find they can keep it in bottles for fifteen to twenty days. They do this by making it very cold. Then they find how to keep it longer. In the end, they find a way of keeping blood for a very long time.

We call a place where we keep money a “bank”. We call a place where we keep blood a “blood bank”. One day, when you grow up, you may decide to give blood to a “blood bank”. By doing so, you may stop someone from dying. Or perhaps one day you may become ill. You may need blood. The “blood bank” will give it to you. Giving is receiving. If it is possible, try your best to help the people who are in need.

1. From the passage, we learn that sometimes people die when they have blood transfusions because they ________.

A．are unhealthy people	B．have lost a lot of blood
C．are not given the right kind of blood	D．are AB-group people

2. Which of the following is true?

A．Doctors can give any kind of blood to the writer.

B．The writer can give blood to B-group people.

C．The writer has never had a blood transfusion.

D．The writer has the same kind of blood as his father.

3. People set up the “blood bank” so that they can ________.

A．give the right kind of blood to the people who need it in time

B．keep different groups of blood as much as possible

C．make it easier to sell or buy blood

D．keep blood for more than twenty years

4. The writer doesn’t talk about ________ in the passage.

A．how important blood is to us	B．the four groups of blood
C．where the blood bank is	D．what “blood transfusion” is

5. From the last paragraph, we learn that ________.

A．the writer thinks it’s good to give blood to a “blood bank”.

B．we may become ill if we give blood to a “blood bank”

C．many people died because they lost a lot of blood

D．blood is more important than money

【推荐3】①Chemistry is everywhere in our daily life. Sometimes it’s easy to see. At other times, it can be very hard to see the everyday chemistry at work, but nearly everything you touch has some chemicals（物质）in it.

②Chemistry helps to make products for use. Something as simple as toothpaste has at least three chemicals that keep your teeth clean. Other things in your daily life are created by chemistry,such as hair products and soap. Without chemistry, we would never have known that we need soap to get the oil out of clothes.

③Chemistry also helps us understand the world around us. Thanks to chemistry, we know bleach（漂白剂）can’t be mixed with vinegar（醋）, because the mixture can produce harmful gas.

④Chemistry plays a big role in food preparation. Cooking food causes it to go through a chemical change. That is the reason why cooked food often tastes different from uncooked food. Too much or too little of any chemical material makes a difference to the result of baking（烘焙）.For example, the cake can be too soft or too hard.

⑤Chemistry isn’t something that just lives in a laboratory: it’s something that you meet hundreds of times in life. Knowing how chemistry works will give you a greater understanding of the life.

1. What can the chemistry in soap help us? _______

A．To clean the teeth.

B．To make the teeth strong.

C．To clean the oil off clothes.

D．To make the clothes new.

2. From the third paragraph, we know that _______.

A．we can mix bleach with vinegar

B．the mixture can produce useful gas

C．we can’t mix bleach with vinegar

D．chemistry can’t help us make products

3. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us that _______.

A．cooked food is much better than uncooked food

B．chemistry plays an important part in food preparation

C．there are no chemical changes while we are cooking

D．the cake can’t be too soft or too hard with chemistry

4. Which of the following shows the structure（结构）of the passage?

（①＝Paragraph 1）_______

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐1】Nowadays, more and more teenagers choose to take part-time jobs in their spare time.     1       We did a survey among two hundred teenagers. Here are some of their opinions.

Amy, 15, Shanghai

    2     Many graduates（大学毕生）look forward to a satisfying job.

But some job interviewers say they only want someone with work experience.

Scarlet, 13, Beijing

We need to make use of our time to study. If teenagers start working, they won't have enough time to study.     3     However, they are too young to decide for their future and might regret it someday.

Tony, 14, Guangzhou

    4     Teenagers should be allowed to take part-time jobs. Jobs can teach teenagers responsibility and make them learn how to work as a team.

What's more, teens who earn money at a young age can learn how to manage personal finances（财务）.

Kate, 16, Chongqing

    5       According to the survey, students who work more than 15 hours per week might lose interest in their study and their grades may drop. This means students might not enter university if they take part-time jobs for a long time.

A．Amy thinks part-time jobs can develop teenagers' team spirit.

B．They might keep on working to make money.

C．Jobs teach us responsibility.

D．Teenagers should pay more attention to their study.

E．Jobs prepare teenagers for their later life.

F．Should teenagers take part-time jobs?

G．All job interviewers want graduates with work experience.

【推荐2】   

According to a latest report, several schools in China are using a special kind of uniform to watch their students’ daily life and stop them from playing truant.

   Such uniforms have tracking chips（追踪芯片）in them which can record the time and date a student enters the school and a short video that parents can see through a mobile app.

   Once a student doesn’t have class without asking for leave, an alarm will send messages to tell both teachers and parents about it. And an automatic（自动）voice alarm will go off as long as a student leaves school without permission（允许）. A GPS system also follows a student’s movements once he has left the school.

   Eleven schools in Guizhou have introduced the uniforms which are developed by Guizhou Guanyu Technology. But the company’s project manager said the school would not use the tracking system during out-of-school hours unless a pupil was missing. The project manager said that fewer and fewer students had been absent from school since the uniforms were used in some schools.

   However, the uniforms have also been criticized. “If you were a child, would you like to be watched 24 hours a day?” One Weibo user asked. “Don’t children have human rights and privacy（隐私）?” Added another user.

   A headmaster in Guizhou said that although teachers were able to track students at all times, they actually don’t use this technology often.

   “We choose not to check the position of students after school, but when the students are missing and playing truant, the uniforms can help to find out where they are.” the headmaster said.

1. What are the uniforms in the passage like?

A．Colourful.

B．Smart.

C．Expensive.

D．Comfortable.

2. What does the underlined phrase “playing truant” mean in Chinese?

A．迟到

B．失踪

C．开小差

D．旷课

3. What do the second and third paragraphs talk about?

A．The reasons for creating the uniforms.

B．How the uniforms work.

C．The materials of the uniforms.

D．Why the uniforms can follow the students’ movements.

4. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A．The uniforms have already been widely used in the schools of China.

B．The headmaster said the schools would usually use the technology in two cases.

C．With the uniforms, teachers can know where the students are at any time.

D．Some people don’t support that schools should ask students to wear the uniforms.

5. What does this passage mainly tell us about?

A．Something about a special kind of uniform.

B．The ways to watch students.

C．Some important school rules.

D．The role of school uniforms.

【推荐3】将下面五个人的性格特征和某报社编辑给他们的交友建议相匹配。

A. Be confident in yourself. Everyone has its good qualities. People who have self-confidence are more attractive. B. It is not polite to look around when talking with people. Try to look people in the eye even you are not interested in the conversation. Then people will find it easier to talk to you. C. Try to make friends with all kinds of people, not just with those who are easy to communicate. Then you will find there are greater chances for making friends. D. Try to help others. For instance, look after people who are ill or help people take care of their pets. Be kind to others and you will be treated kindly. E. Others will think you are strange if you are friendly one day and don’t talk the next day. Learn to share your feelings with others. Share your sadness with others, and you will be happy again. F. Care about what’s happening in the world. Read more newspapers, listen to the top CDs, and find out something about new sports or movie stars. Then talk about things that a person may be interested in.

    1     Sara likes to make friends with popular people, because she finds it easier to communicate with them.
    2     When Jane is happy, she likes to talk to everyone in her class. But when she feels sad, she doesn’t even say “hi” to anyone.
    3     Paul is poor in his study, and he always feels shy to talk with others, so he has very few friends.
    4     When Perter feels uncomfortable talking with someone, he often looks here and there.
    5     Susan is a good student, but she is never sure what to talk about when she stays with others.