【推荐2】“Volunteering makes you look at the world differently. You see how little things can change a person’s life for the better, which makes everyone a better person. ” Mason, a volunteer said.

National Volunteer Week started in 1974 and is held every April. It is a time to thank volunteers for their achievements. It is also a perfect opportunity (机会) to encourage others to take their first step toward becoming a volunteer. Making the decision to take the first step can be the biggest problem, because they often wonder if they will be able to meet the organization’s expectations (期望).

Some people fear not knowing anyone else in the group. Not having enough time also prevents some from sharing their abilities.

The following tips can help if you have some of these worries.

★Start out slowly. Don’t add too much pressure. Even a few hours a month can make a big difference in someone’s life.

★Choose an organization with the same interests and common values.

★Take part in a training meeting for new volunteers, even if it is not asked.

★Work with a veteran volunteer. He volunteered a lot, he can help you increase the confidence and completely understand the organization’s expectations.

★ Invite a friend or family member to serve. It is a good experience to volunteer with them.

Spend some time on volunteer work and you will see great changes in people’s lives. As Mason discovered during his volunteer experience, “...little things can change a person’s life. ”

1. Volunteering can help ________.

A．make a decision

B．see the world clearly

C．thank other people

D．make person’s life better

2. What could be the reason to stop people taking the first step? ________

A．They don’t have enough time.

B．They are prevented by their families.

C．They fear that their abilities are shared.

D．They don’t expect to become volunteers.

3. Which of the following can help people take the first step? ________

A．Start out quickly.

B．Organize a training meeting.

C．Invite a friend to be with them.

D．Join in a group with different values.

4. What is the main idea of the passage? ________

A．To tell people to make changes in their lives.

B．To encourage people to start their volunteering.

C．How to make great achievements in volunteering.

D．How to keep on volunteering whatever happened.

【推荐3】Different countries have different customs. How to communicate with others politely? Here are some ways.

How close do you stand when you talk to a friend? You can stand close to people in the Middle East but doesn’t stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space.

Do you know how to touch people correctly? Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends.South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can’t move away! But in Britain many people don't like other people to contact them at all.

Do you look at people when you talk? In some places, it is polite to look at people when you talk, but in other countries it isn’t polite to look somewhere else. In Britain and the USA, people usually look at each other when they talk.

And how do you say goodbye? That’s easy, wave (挥手) to say goodbye. But be careful in Greece, it’s not at all polite! In fact, it’s very rude!

1. You can_________ in the Middle East.

A．stand close to people	B．touch people
C．look at people when talk	D．wave to say goodbye

2. We can't wave to say goodbye in _________.

A．America

B．Japan

C．Britain

D．Greece

3. The passage is about ________.

A．saying goodbye politely	B．communicating politely
C．looking at people politely	D．touching people properly

【推荐1】Please look at the Flight Timetable（航班时刻表)and choose the right answers.

Flight No.	Departure	Arrival	From	To	Stop
CA907	07:45	12:10	Beijing	Moscow	Chengdu
CA981	01:58	18:35	Beijing	New York	Shanghai
CA158	10:20	23:10	Beijing	London	Chengdu
CA149	11:35	22:10	Beijing	Sydney	Hong Kong
CA923	12:35	17:10	Beijing	Moscow	/
CA167	13:15	02:40	Beijing	Paris	Moscow
CA147	15:55	10:15	Beijing	Sydney	Guangzhou
CA949	17:25	07:35	Beijing	Paris	Shanghai
CA173	19:20	01:50	Beijing	Moscow	Urumqi
CA937	21:25	08:10	Beijing	London	Hong Kong

(departure=leaving)

1. You may ________ in Beijing if you want to go to America.

A．take one plane

B．take two planes

C．take three plane

D．not take any planes

2. How many planes may you take in Beijing if you want to go to Australia?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

3. You’ll go to Australia. You can only take ________ when you reach Beijing Airport at eleven forty.

A．CA923

B．CA149

C．CA147

D．CA167

4. If you spend fourteen hours and ten minutes going to France, you must stay in ________ on the way.

A．Hong Kong

B．Shanghai

C．Moscow

D．Chengdu

5. It will take you ________ to reach England if you stop in Hong Kong.

A．nine hours and twenty	B．ten hours and thirty-five
C．twelve hours and fifty	D．ten hours and forty-five

【推荐2】The Arts Cinema is open 7 days a week, showing lots of American and foreign films. Next week，it will show an Australian film called “Midnight Meeting”. It is set in Sydney in the 1960s. You can see that film from Monday to Thursday. It will be on twice a day at 6:30 and 9:10 in the evenings. The film lasts two hours and fifteen minutes. Tickets are $ 4, but there is a special student ticket at $2.60 for all the films. Please bring your student card if you want the cheaper ticket.

The nearest car park to the cinema is in Hamlet Street. It’s just five minutes’ walk from the cinema. If you need further information, phone 8813962 during office hours-9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

1. From the passage we know that “Midnight Meeting” is a(n)     film.

A．Chinese

B．Japanese

C．Australian

2. When can people see that film?       .

A．From Monday to Thursday

B．From Monday to Friday

C．Six days a week

3. The film lasts       .

A．from 6:30 p.m. to 9:10 p.m.

B．from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

C．2 hours and 15 minutes

4. What’s the price of a student ticket?       .

A．$ 2

B．$ 2.60

C．$ 4

5. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．“Midnight Meeting” is about Sydney in 1960.

B．Students can get a ticket with half of the price.

C．For more information, please phone 8813962.

【推荐3】Lost & Found
Lost：
My school ID card
Its number is 2007712.
My name is Mary Brown.
Please call me at 695-6385.
Found：
A schoolbag.
Is this your schoolbag?
It’s black and white.
My name is Tony Green.
Phone:236-0731.
Cindy,
Your red notebook is in the lost and found case.
Mike
1. Mary’s school ID card number is____________.

A．236-0731	B．695-6385
C．2007712	D．695-8635

2. The schoolbag is           .

A．green

B．white

C．red

D．black and white

3. Mary’s phone number is           

A．695-6385	B．2007712
C．236-0731	D．659-6385

4. Tony’s last name is              

A．Brown	B．Green
C．Mike	D．Cindy

5. Cindy’s          is in the lost and found case.

A．school ID card	B．schoolbag
C．notebook	D．baseball

【推荐1】Experts(专家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep, but most Chinese students do not get enough(足够的) sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually happy to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once(曾经) a mother told us that every morning her 9-year-old girl asked for one more minute to sleep. She really didn’t want to get up. In China, many students are like “early birds”. They have to get up before six every morning.

A report shows that without(没有) a good night’s sleep, students don’t want to do anything and don’t study as well as before. Some students fall asleep in class, and some get ill easily. Too much homework is not the only reason(原因). Some watch TV or play computer games late into the night and can’t get up the next morning.

Experts say that the students should have good study habits. Staying up late(熬夜) doesn’t mean(意味着) working hard. It may be not good for our health. Some smart students never study late but they can work well in class.

1. John is a student. He sleeps for ________ every night. The experts think he has enough sleep.

A．seven hours

B．six hours

C．seven and a half hours

D．nine hours

2. Why did the 9-year-old girl ask for one more minute to sleep?

A．Because she didn’t have enough sleep.	B．Because it was not time for her to get up.
C．Because she didn’t feel very well.	D．Because she didn’t want to go to school.

3. When people ________, we usually say they are “early birds”.

A．go to bed late

B．get up late

C．get up early

D．go to bed early

4. Which of the following is NOT the reason why students stay up late?

A．They have too much homework.	B．They cannot fall asleep easily.
C．They watch games on TV.	D．They play computer games.

5. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．short sleeping time means working hard	B．having good study habits is important
C．smart students never get up early	D．working hard isn’t good for our health

【推荐2】

Instead of spending your spare time at work in the hope of making more money, maybe you should go to the sports center. That’s because it could make you happy just like the money you made during this time. An interesting new study in The Lancet found that people who enjoy doing exercise have a greater sense of happiness than those who don’t.

Researchers from Oxford and Yale Universities used data collected from more than 1.2 million Americans. They were asked, “How many times have you felt uncomfortable because of mental (心理的) problems in the past 30 days?” They were also asked about their exercise habits and were allowed to choose from 75 kinds of activities, including doing housework and childcare, running, weightlifting and cycling.

The researchers found that people who always exercise feel bad for about 35 days every year while the people doing little exercise feel bad for an additional (额外的) 18 days. From the study, people who exercised had 43 percent fewer days of poor mental health in the past month than people who did not exercise. All kinds of exercise can lead to a lower mental health burden (负担).

Social activities for exercising like team sports had an even more positive influence, although cycling was the most popular. Perhaps that’s because it takes place outdoors, which is always a way for people to break away from stress.

It is possible to get too much exercise. The right amount (量) seems to be three to five times per week, lasting 30 to 60 minutes each. The key point should be that any amount helps, so don’t force yourself to hit that perfect balance.

1. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.

A．making money	B．doing exercise
C．working all day	D．doing housework

2. What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph 1?

A．Exercise makes people happier.

B．Work can make people happy.

C．Few have a sense of happiness.

D．The sports center helps people make more money.

3. According to the study, people who do little exercise feel bad for ________ every year.

A．about 17 days	B．about 18 days
C．about 35 days	D．about 53 days

4. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To encourage readers to exercise properly.

B．To remind readers to exercise as much as possible.

C．To lead readers to join more outdoor activities.

D．To advise readers to do team sports often.

【推荐3】Everyone knows that exercise is important. Doctors say it’s good for us. It makes our bodies strong. Children who often exercise are more alert(灵活的). This means they do better in tests and school work than those who don’t exercise.
There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: you have to like what you’re doing. Exercise enough—but not too much. You’d better do exercise twice a week. Thirty minutes each time is enough.
Exercise must be fun. Friends can exercise together at a _______, or they can play sports together. How do you exercise?
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. The writer tells us that we all need to _______.

A．drink

B．sleep

C．exercise

D．work

2. People do sports to make them _______.

A．clever and strong	B．clever and weak
C．fast and clever	D．fat and strong

3. We’d better spend about ______ in taking exercise every week.

A．thirty minutes	B．an hour
C．210 minutes	D．150 minutes

4. Which of the following sports in NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?

A．Fishing.

B．Swimming.

C．Running.

D．Walking.

5. The underlined words in the passage mean _______.

A．商务中心	B．健身中心
C．购物中心	D．医疗中心

【推荐1】

Elizabeth School of English One-to-one classes and groups in central London. Our teachers are all experienced for a high-quality English course.
General English *English skills: reading, writing, listening, speaking *Writing extra *Speaking extra *Grammar and vocabulary	Exam preparation Courses from 5 to 20 hours per week.
Prices *General English classes: £10 per hour *One-to-one classes: £ 30 per hour	*Exam preparation classes: £15 per hour
Hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m.—9 p.m.

1. Mike wants to improve his English listening. ________ is the most suitable for him.

A．Writing extra	B．English skills
C．Exam preparation	D．Grammar and vocabulary

2. Jim will take the exam preparation course. He should pay________ at least per week.

A．£50

B．£75

C．£50

D．£300

【推荐2】

Is this your English book? Call John at 597-4393.	Alan Is that your computer game in the lost and found case? Robert
Found: Gold ring. Is this your ring? Please call Mary. Phone# 235-0285.	Lost: My school ID card. My name is Steve. Please call 685-6034.

1. __________lost his school ID card.

A．John

B．Robert

C．Mary

D．Steve

2. If you lost your English book, you will call John at ____________.

A．597-4393	B．235-0285
C．685-6034	D．597-0285

3. You can find a ___________in the lost and found case.

A．dictionary	B．computer game
C．gold ring	D．school ID card

4. 235-0285 is ___________ telephone number.

A．John’s

B．Francisco’s

C．Mary’s

D．Steve’s

5. “Lost and found” means __________ in Chinese.

A．失物	B．拾物
C．失物招领	D．拾金不昧

【推荐3】Welcome to our website—the best place on the web for cheap used books. Whether you are looking for storybooks, science fiction or love stories, there are thousands of used books to choose from. The following are some of them. Why not choose some to read during your long winter vacation?

Name: The Help Writer: Kathryn Stockett Price: $3.95 Publisher (出版商): Berkley Trade Publishing Date: June, 2011	Name: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Writer: Eric Carle Price: $3.95 Publisher: Philomel Publishing Date: March, 1994
Name: When God Was A Rabbit Writer: Sarah Winman Price: $4.38 Publisher: Headline Review Publishing Date: May, 2011	Name: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Writer: Bill Martin Price: $3.95 Publisher: Henry Holt and Cool Publishing Date: September, 1996

1. What is the website about?

A．It sells used books.	B．It helps writers look for publishers.
C．It offers suggestions on reading.	D．It introduces new writers.

2. The Help was published by ________.

A．Berkley Trade

B．Henry Holt and Cool

C．Philomel

D．Headline Review

3. Which is the most expensive of the four books?

A．The Help	B．Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
C．When God Was A Rabbit	D．The Very Hungry Caterpillar

4. All of the following are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT ________.

A．the names of the books	B．the number of the books
C．the publishing dates of the books	D．the writers of the books