【推荐1】Computers can injure (伤害) you. Most other injuries happen quickly. But computer injuries happen slowly. Now learn to use a computer safely.

Your eyes. Too much light can injure your eyes, so never sit too close to a computer screen. Your eyes should be at least fifty centimetres (厘米) from the screen. Sometimes remember to look away from it. This gives your eyes a rest. When you use a computer, the window should be on your left or your right. If it is behind you, the light will reflect on (反射) the screen. If the window is in front of you, the sun and the screen will both shine into your eyes.

Your back. Some people sit for many hours in front of a computer. If you sit in the wrong way, you can injure your back or your neck. So you should sit with your back straight. The top part of the screen should be in front of your eyes. Your forearms, wrists and the upper part of your legs should all be parallel (平行的) to the floor.

If you are sitting for a long time, get up every 30 minutes and exercise your arms, legs and neck. Enjoy your computer, but use it safely.

1题完成句子；2-3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语
1. Your eyes should be at least _______________ from the screen.
2. Where should the window be when you use a computer?
_____________________________
3. How often should you get up if you are sitting for a long time?
_____________________________
4. _____________________________
5. _____________________________

【推荐2】Water is important for us, we drink it every day. We use it to cook and wash things. Without water, we can’t live. But we have to be careful. Now there is not enough fresh water in our country. It is a big problem. So, we should not waste water.

What can we do? Use less water during the daytime. Some people use a lot of water when they wash things. Take shorter shower (淋浴). Five to ten minutes is enough. Also, don’t leave the sink (水槽) running. It doesn’t need to run for a long time.

Every day, we try to save (节约) a little drop (一滴) of water. That way, we can all have fresh water for years and years.

1. According to (根据) the passage, what is important for us?
_____________________________________________
2. Do we have enough fresh water all over the country?
_____________________________________________
3. How long do we need for a shower?
_____________________________________________
4. Is it useful for us to save a drop of water?
_____________________________________________
5. What’s the main idea (主要意思) of this passage?
_____________________________________________

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填1个单词。

Self-respect is a very important part of a great life. Self-respect is a feeling of being happy about one’s characters, abilities and beliefs.

Developing self-respect means developing self-confidence to deal with whatever life throws at us. The following are some ways we can improve our self-respect.

There is great stress from parents, work and society to become a certain person and to achieve certain goals. A real self-respect is very important and you should believe in your own values and remember what is important to you. Everyone needs to follow his or her own path.

Nobody likes criticism (批评). To keep a sense of self-respect, we need to learn how to deal with criticism. Don’t get sad by the things someone else says or does. Maybe it is completely untrue, so pay no attention to it. If there is some truth, we can use it to develop our characters.

Jealousy (嫉妒) of other people’s success will cause the loss of our happiness and self-respect. Jealousy is simply envy of other people’s success. The truth is that there will always be some people more successful than us. The method for lasting self-respect is to be happy with others’ success.

If you have no respect for others, how can you have self-respect? It isn’t right to feel better by putting others down. If we look for good qualities in other people, it is easier to remember the good qualities in ourselves.

Forgive others and yourself. Don’t live in the past, but move on from the past mistakes and difficult situations. If your mind is full of problems in the past, you will always feel sad. Self-respect comes when we get tolerant.

Sometimes we work with the best of motives (动机) only to be sorry for the result. It is the nature of life that things will not happen as we hoped, but it is a mistake to connect our sense of self-respect with the achievements.

How to develop respect for yourself

Theme	Keeping a sense of self-respect is of great     1    .
Idea of self-respect	Self-respect is a feeling of being happy with one’s characters, abilities and beliefs. It can make one     2     self-confidence of working out all kinds of problems in one’s life.
Was to develop self-respect	Being true to yourself ★    3     in your own values and follow your own path.
	Learning to deal with criticism ★ Never get sad by things     4     do or say. ★ Pay no attention to untrue criticism and try to make progress from true criticism.
	Avoiding jealousy ★ Jealousy is a common way of       5     our happiness and self-respect. ★ Learn to be happy when others become       6    .
	7     others ★It is     8     to feel better by putting others down. ★ Look for the good qualities in other people.
	Forgiving ★ You can’t feel happy     9     you keep your mind away from the problems in the past.
	Remembering your motives, not your result ★It is common that we work with strong motives but     10     to get good results.

【推荐1】Mom and Dad are two of the most important persons in your life. Over your lifetime, they may influence you more than anyone else you will meet. So if your mom loves to read, you just might grow up carrying a book wherever you go, just as she does. But parents do a lot more than just pass on their hobbies. Moms and Dads need to care for their kids the minute their kids are born. Most parents will do this as long as they live.

Here are some ways you can stay close, get along well, and build a strong relationship with your parents.

Spend time together. Instead of playing computer games or watching TV, ask your mom and dad to play with you. Go outside together, or do some reading.

Be kind. Little things might mean a lot to your mom or dad. You can brighten a parent's day with a hug, a card, or a joke. It's also lovely when a kid cleans up his or her room without being asked. And if you try not to fight with your brothers or sisters, your parents will be so happy!

Do your best at whatever you do. You don't have to be perfect, but when you do your best, you make your parents proud. It makes them happy to see how you're turning into a good kid. Why? Because it lets them know they're doing a good job.

1. Who may influence you more than anyone else you will meet according to the passage?
____________________________________________________________________
2. Will your parents be happy if you try not to fight with your brothers or sisters?
____________________________________________________________________
3. How can you brighten your parent’s day?
____________________________________________________________________
4. In how many ways can you stay close, get along well, and build a strong relationship with your parents?
____________________________________________________________________
5. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean？
____________________________________________________________________

【推荐2】Put a group of strangers in a room together, and they'll probably start a conversation. “Hot today, isn't it？” one might say. “You said it.” another replies.

When we meet new people, we don't start with telling them our life stories. We start with a small talk about something like traffic or weather.

Research suggests that a small talk can build new friendship. When we begin conversations with new people, we want to feel comfortable, and so do they. We use a small talk to find common interests. Once we have a common interest, a friendship can begin.

A small talk even helps people get hired(雇佣). In order to impress at a job interview, you need to bond with the interviewer right away. A proper small talk can help you to make the first impression, which is helpful for you to get the job.

So, how can you make a small talk to lead to a new friendship or a job? First, find common topics. Choose something around you that you can share with the other person. Next, keep the conversation going. Praise the other person to make him or her feel comfortable, and ask questions to show interests. Third, keep eye contact. When you look people in the eyes, they feel you take interest in what they are saying. It makes you appear honest and builds trust.

Talking to someone you don't know is not an easy thing to do! However, with more practice, a small talk does get easier.

1. What do we start with when we meet new people?
We start with ____________________ about something like traffic or weather.
2. What are the advantages of a small talk according to the passage?
A small talk can ____________________ and help people get hired.
3. How many pieces of advice are given in the passage on how to make a small talk to lead to a new       friendship or a job?
____________________ pieces of advice are given in the passage on how to make a small talk to lead to a new friendship or a job.
4. What does “It” in the fifth paragraph refer to?
It refers to____________________．
5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
The passage mainly talks about____________________．

【推荐3】阅读下面的短文，按要求完成后面的小题。

Living and communicating with kids can be a difficult job these days. However, many young people think that living and communicating with parents can be even more difficult. When I became a junior high school student, I learnt that it is important to tell your feelings. With any relationship, you need to let other people know your feelings. If you are not able to communicate, things will become bad.

If you are angry with your parents and refuse to talk to them, it won’t help. If you look up the word “communication” in a ①____, it will say “the exchange(交换) of ideas and information.” To keep a good relationship, you must improve communication skills. Let people know your feelings, even if you just ② a note.(3) the, is, relationship, to, communication, a, good, key(.)

Here is an example. One night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she felt it would be rude(无礼的) of her to leave first. As a result, she got home late.(4) Her parents were angry at first, but when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren’t so angry.

We can only solve problems with communication. So just keep it in mind: if you get into a situation like Sophie, tell your parents how you feel.

根据短文内容，完成下列任务。
1. When did the writer realize the importance of showing one’s own feelings?
______________________________________________
2. 将①②处填入恰当的单词（每空限填一词）
①______ ,②______
3. 将文中（3）处划线部分连词成句，标点符号已在括号内给出。
______________________________________________
4. 将（4）处划线部分翻译成汉语。
______________________________________________
5. What’s the purpose of the writer to take Sophie as an example?
______________________________________________

【推荐1】阅读短文，根据文章内容，完成下列表格。每空一词。

Whenever the exam season comes, stress may come along. Here are some ways that have helped me and my friends through this season.

When the stress of exams is really hitting me, I stop and take a walk. I usually borrow my neighbors’ dogs and walk for about fifteen minutes. Many boys would simply choose to run for a while, or play ball games. Having some sports drives away your stress easily most of the time.

And if you find music helpful, give it a go. Listening to your favorite songs will surely make you happy. The best thing about this is that you don’t have to go anywhere.

But if you are a book lover just like me, read a book you like for half an hour. Reading can take you to places you’ve never been to. Putting yourself into a new world helps you forget your stress in this world for a little bit.

For sure, laughing is the best medicine. It can really keep worry off your mind! Very often I call my best friend and we talk about our good time or something funny, and I’m feeling better than before.

Remember many others also face the problems of stress just like you, and it is not something that cannot be dealt with.

1     of Going through the Exam Season
2     sports	※Take a walk; ※Run; ※Play ball games.
Listening to music	※It will make you happy. ※And there is no need for you to go     3    .
Reading books	※It can take you to places you’ve never been to. ※It helps you     4     your stress in this world for a little bit.
Laughing	※Nothing is     5     than laughing . ※Call your best friend and talk about your good time or something funny.
Face the problems of stress bravely and you can know how to deal with them .

【推荐2】

Say the words ‘reality TV’ and the show that comes into most people’s minds is Big Brother. Love it or hate it, there have been versions ( 版本)   in more than seventy countries! The basic format is simple: put a group of strangers into a house, record everything they do and watch how they manage to live together.

Actually the idea wasn’t original. A similar show, The Real World, was broadcast in 1992 on MTV. But the format really became popular with the success of Big Brother, and it has been copied again and again, including celebrity versions. In similar shows, contestants ( 参赛选手) have been sent to the jungle or a desert island. In Wife Swap a mother goes to live with a family of strangers and tries to manage their homes; in Young, Dumb   and Living off Mum a group of spoilt ( 宠坏的)   teenagers with no life skills learn to live together and look after themselves.

So what makes these shows so attractive? Actually, living with strangers is stressful and also personality problems are common. Contestants often have to share tasks and housework and this also brings conflict. “It’s all about relationships,” says TV critic ( 批评家)   Jo Barnett. “Some characters are pleasant, and some are unpleasant, but they are all real people.”

But is it healthy to be so interested in other people’s private lives? And what kind of people want to appear in front of TV cameras twenty-four hours a day? Not everyone was in favour of   such shows, including the first ever winner of Big Brother, Bart Spring. “I’m not a fan of the programme or of people becoming famous for being stupid.” he says.

1. Big brother is a TV show which has versions in over 70 countries, isn’t it?     
______________________
2. Which of the following words has the same meaning as “original” (Para. 2)   ?

A．narrow

B．creative

C．powerful

D．favourite

3. What life skills can the spoilt teenagers learn in Young, Dumb and Living off Mum?
______________________
4. How is the life of the contestants living with strangers?
______________________
5. What does TV critic Jo Barnett think of the characters in these shows?
______________________
6. Do you like to take part in this kind of activity? Add your reason(s) .
______________________