“Dreams (梦) may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream,” some scientists say.
Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.
Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.
Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can’t remember the dream.
Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind works hard when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.
1. How much of our sleeping time do dreams take up?2. What are dreams like?
3. Why do people often dream about their work?
4. People can’t often remember their dreams clearly, can they?
5. Too much dreaming can be good or bad to our health?
6. What does the story mainly tell us?
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【推荐1】Is there anything that you do to cheer yourself up and “heal (治愈)” your mind when you’re feeling down？Many of us have our own ways to make ourselves feel better. This is called “self-care”.
1 It refers to any activity that can clear one’s mind and comfort a troubled heart, according to China News Service. It was first used to describe the music of Japanese songwriter Ryuichi Sakamoto in 1999.
2 One of the most popular activities is “healing travel”. According to Caissa Touristic, a Beijing-based travel agency, more Chinese tourists are going on meditation (冥想) or yoga (瑜伽) trips in places like Japan, Bali and India.
3 Research has shown that pets and humans can heal each other, NPR reported. Strong human-to-animal connections make both pets and their owners happier and healthier. Chinese dog and cat owners spent over 5, 000 yuan per pet on average in 2018. China’s pet industry now has a value of over 170 billion yuan, Xinhua reported.
4 They want to help themselves simply because they can finally afford to, especially China’s growing middleclass. With fewer money worries, they can slow down and take a closer look at their inner (内心的) world, The Paper noted.
A. Having a pet can also help to improve our health.
B. Self-care is becoming popular around the world.
C. More people are looking for self-care activities.
D. Self-care is now developing fast in China.
E. This idea started in Japan.
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5. How do you usually cheer yourself up?（答案不多于五个单词）
【推荐2】Do you like animals? Do you want to keep animals? Yes, many people like animals and want to keep a lovely animal as a pet. It’s a pity that they don’t have a good place to keep them. However, keeping fish may be the best choice.
Why keep them?
People keep dogs and cats because they enjoy their friendship. Fish can not be friendly, but they have beautiful shapes and colors. It’s a pleasure to watch as they swim in their tank（水槽）.
What do they need?
First of all, the fish need a good tank, and you must fill the tank with some water. It is good for them to have a few water plants in the tank to keep the water clean. Putting a few snails（蜗牛）in the tank is also a good idea, because they will keep it clean.
What do they eat?
There are many kinds of fish food that you can get in the shops. Most are good for all kinds of fish. You should feed your fish only once a day. It is important not to give them too much food. Just give them as much as they can eat up in about 15 minutes. This will keep them healthy.
1. Do many people like animals and want to keep an animal as a pet?2. How many animals are mentioned（提到）in the passage?
3. Why is it a good idea to put a few snails in the tank?
4. Where can people get fish food?
【推荐3】The first Man on the Moon
July 20th, 1969 was an important day. Two Americans landed on the moon. Their names were Armstrong and Aldrin. They went there by spaceship. Its name was Apollo 11.
Apollo 11 left Cape Kennedy on July 16th and went three hundred and eight-five thousand kilometers. It took the two Americans three days to get there. On July 20th the spaceship landed in the Sea of Tranquility (宁静).
Armstrong first stepped onto the moon. The two men walked on the ground of the moon. They picked up some stones and put them in the spaceship. They jumped up and down. They were tired after their moonwalk, so they rested.
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1. What was the name of the spaceship?
2. How long did it take the two Americans to get to the moon?
3. Who first stepped on the moon?
4. What did the two men do on the moon?
5. When did the two Americans get back to the earth?
【推荐1】Memory（记忆） is very important. It helps you remember who you are, where you live, what you have learnt and what you plan to do in the future. So, how can you improve your memory?
Memory has close relationship with the brain（大脑）. It is important to exercise your brain. For example, you can do new things. If you walk a different way to school or take a different bus, you will keep your brain active. You can try to remember something new. You can try to learn new skills. You can also study a foreign language. Your brain gets lost of regular exercise if you do any of these things.
If you live a healthy life, your memory will work better. You must have a balanced diet（均衡饮食）not just fast food. And you must give your brain enough time to rest. Unless you get enough sleep every night, you will not remember things well.
To make your brain work well, you need to relax. If you get too worried, your brain will slow down, and your memory will become less sharp. So, to improve your memory, you should exercise your brain, live a healthy life and stay relaxed.
1. Memory can help us2. Living a healthy life makes our memory
3. What does memory have close relationship with?
4. The main idea of the passage:
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Parents are the closest people to you in the world. They love you and they would do anything for you. But like many teenagers, Li Mei has a problem. She doesn’t get on well with her parents. “I really want to be my dad’s sweet girl. But my dad just doesn’t understand me,” said Li Mei. Recently, a study has shown that many families had the same problem as Li Mei’s family. They don’t like talking with their parents and hardly feel happy at home. But you and your parents will be much happier if you can talk with each other. Here are some ways to have a good talk with them:
First, make a list of the things you and your parents disagree about most. With each of these things, try to find an answer acceptable to both you and your parents. It is no good for you to require everything to go your way. You have to be ready to change a little if you want them to change.
Second, talk to your parents when it is convenient for them. Remember that your parents may have to work long hours and this can make them tired, so be patient with them.
Third, listen to what your parents have to say. How can you expect them to listen to you if you are not ready to listen to them? Your parents were once young like you, so they understand your situation better than you expect.
Finally, if you do not get a satisfactory result, try not to get too angry. Talk with your parents and find out their reasons. Part of growing up is learning to live with these kinds of disagreements, and learning to understand another person’s way of looking at things.
With a little hard work, you can learn to get on well with your parents.
1. What is Li Mei’s problem?Li Mei’s problem is that she doesn’t get on well with
2. According to the study, how do teenagers feel at home?
They feel
3. How can you and your parents be much happier according to the passage?
We can be much happier by
4. How many ways can you learn to have a good talk with your parents from the passage?
I can learn
5. Why did the writer write the passage?
The writer wanted to help teenagers
