【推荐1】Feeling happy with yourself and your life can protect against illnesses, accidents and more. Happiness not only makes you feel good, but it’s good for you. “    1    ” says professor David G. Myers.

One Swedish study showed that people who were unhappy at work had a 5.5 times greater risk of getting illnesses than the happier ones. It’s less possible for happy people to develop high blood pressure which can cause heart problems. When you’re upset, your body makes more adrenaline (肾上腺素).     2    

Here are a few ways to stay happy and healthy:

    3    , like good health and a loving family. If you start enjoying what you have, you’ll feel happier.

Stop wishing for what you don’t have.     4    . “Satisfaction isn’t getting what you want. It’s wanting what you have,” says David G. Myers.

Choose to be happy. “Happiness is a belief so make up your mind to be happy,” says Wayne Dyer, writer of Real Magic: Creating Miracles in Everyday Life.

    5    . “Love from friends and family brings happiness and good health,” says Myers.

Get “high” on exercise. Running for one hour at least can make your body stay in high feelings.

根据短文内容，选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。其中有两项为多余选项。

A．People who feel satisfied are happier with their lives

B．The unhappiness can sometimes bring stomach problems

C．Keep eyes on the good things

D．Being happier can make you healthier

E．Stay with people you love

F．That drives up your blood pressure

G．Get away the unhappy feelings

【推荐2】The Energy Vampires (吸血鬼) in Your Home

①You may not know it, but there are vampires in your house right now. Luckily, they do not drink the blood of living people. Instead, these vampires quietly drain the electricity (电) right out of your home. They come in the form of common electrical devices (家用电器), such as TVs, washing machines, computers and cell phone chargers (充电器). They all turn into energy vampires as soon as you stop using them.

②We all know it wastes energy to leave lights or air conditioners on when we leave a room. However, we don’t think about the devices that are always on, even when they appear to be powered down. Many are designed to stay on for convenience (便利). Our TVs are always ready to receive a signal from the remote control, and our computers are ready to wake up at the touch of a button (按钮). But this convenience comes at the cost of higher electricity bills. These increased power bills are especially unwelcome when you consider the sharp rise in energy prices over recent years. Therefore, it is certainly worth looking at ways to reduce your electricity bill.

③Thankfully, there is a way to fight these vampires so they no longer feed on your wallet. The easiest method is to simply unplug (拔掉插头) your devices when you’re not using them. However, this may cause a little trouble if you want to use things like washing machines, fridges or TVs.

④Another way to fix the problem is by connecting your devices to a power strip (电源排插). This works well for things like cell phone chargers and computers. When you’re not using them, just cut the whole power strip off.

⑤However, the best way to kill energy vampires is to avoid as many of them as you can. Many devices have a level that shows how energy-efficient (能效高的) they are. Throw away your old devices and use newer ones that have a higher level, then watch your electricity bills drop.

⑥Stopping energy vampires makes a difference to more than just your bills, though. It reduces everyone’s total electricity use, which is better for the environment. So, if you want to ________, start hunting those energy vampires in your house today!

1. The underlined word “drain”in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “________”.

A．give up

B．speed up

C．take up

D．use up

2. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to (指代)?

A．Fighting energy vampires.	B．Reducing your electricity use.
C．Unplugging electrical devices.	D．Using electrical devices.

3. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank in the last sentence. “So, if you want to ________, start hunting the energy vampires in your house today!”

A．use electricity safely	B．have a greener future
C．check your electricity bills	D．live a more comfortable life

4. The writer would most probably agree that we should ________.

A．check our electricity bills as often as possible

B．use our electrical devices as seldom as possible

C．reduce our total electricity use as much as possible

D．throw away our old electrical devices as soon as possible

5. What’s the correct structure (结构) of this passage?

A．①-②③④⑤-⑥

B．①②-③④-⑤⑥

C．①-②-③④⑤-⑥

D．①-②③④-⑤⑥

【推荐3】After watching CCTV’s First Class for the New Semester (学期), students are really excited. Three students from Hangzhou shared their opinions on it.

Shi Miaolin	The story of Lagini’s family impressed (给……留下深刻印象) me most. Laqini lost his life to save a drowning (溺水的) child in January. Laqini and his father were patrolmen (护边员). They protected our motherland.
Zhang Shanpu	I saw three astronauts who are living and working in Tiangong on TV. They showed us around their space home. Their home was really cool!
Yang Aolun	Uncle Tang Hongbo picked up water drops with chopsticks and put them into his mouth. It looked fun to drink water in space!

1. When may we see this passage?

A．On July 2nd

B．On September 2nd

C．On August 2nd

D．On June 2nd

2. Who impressed Shi Miaolin most?

A．Yang Aolun.

B．Lagini’s family members.

C．Zhang Shanpu

D．Uncle Tang Hongbo

3. What is Tiangong?

A．A space station

B．A bedroom

C．A school

D．A house

4. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A．Yang Aolun is interested in space.

B．Zhang Shanpu is impressed by Lagini’s story

C．Uncle Tang Hongbo is an artist.

D．Astronauts cannot drink in space.

5. What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Astronauts’ life in the space.

B．All students like CCTV’s First Class for the New Semester very much.

C．Students’ different opinions on CCTV’s First Class for New Semester.

D．Students’ first class at school.