【推荐1】Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work,   family, health,   friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber (橡胶) ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.

But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to balance (平衡) them. So please treat your life in a right way. But how?

Don’t look down on your worth (价值) by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.

Don’t let other people set goals (目标) for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.

Don’t give up easily. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. If you insist (坚持), you’ll have hope of success.

Don’t be afraid of difficulties. Be brave!

Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.

Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily.

Don’t use time carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery (秘密), and today is a gift. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.

1. The passage tells us not to ________ because everyone is special.

A．be afraid to learn	B．be afraid of difficulties
C．run through life so fast	D．compare yourself with others

2. The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that ________.

A．you should learn to give up	B．you should set goals for yourself
C．although you try, nothing will change	D．if we don’t give up, there is always hope

3. If you run through life so fast, you will ________.

A．look down on your worth

B．not be afraid of the difficulties

C．lose your own treasure that you can always carry easily

D．forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are goings

4. Why can’t we use time carelessly?

A．Because we are too poor.	B．Because time will get back.
C．Because time never returns.	D．Because time is too expensive.

5. According to the passage, which is the best title?

A．Things you can’t do.	B．Nothing is impossible.
C．Treat your life in a right way.	D．Glass balls are easy to be broken.

【推荐2】Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even (甚至) shy people can be outgoing.

You can start becoming outgoing with your best friends. But the real challenge (挑战) will come when you meet strange people or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.

Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello!” or “How is it going?” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in newspapers and prepare (准备) your views, or use the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.

The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step (步). Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.

1. You should start to be outgoing with ________.

A．your parents

B．your teachers

C．your best friends

D．your new friends

2. When you start a talk with a stranger, you can say “________”.

A．What’s the matter?

B．How old are you?

C．How is it going?

D．Are you healthy?

3. The easiest way to be outgoing is ________.

A．talking

B．smiling

C．playing

D．going out

4. Making new friends can make us ________.

A．more outgoing

B．less healthy

C．more careful

D．less smart

5. Which is NOT the writer’s view?

A．Being outgoing is really difficult.	B．Being outgoing is good for our lives.
C．Being outgoing helps people have more fun.	D．Even shy people can be outgoing.

【推荐3】Do you like to tell stories？Do you like to write？Sometimes those questions have two different answers.    1     However，it can be hard to write them down on paper.

    2    Even professional writers do not write everything perfectly the first time. They have to revise（修正）their work. When you revise your writing，you look for ways to change it that will make it better.    3    You make sure that you have used capitals（大写），periods and other punctuation marks in the best way. You look for words that can be taken out or changed for different，more exciting words. You make sure that your words help the reader get a picture in his mind when he reads them.

Writing is one of those skills that take practice. The changes you make can turn boring words into exciting words    4    Don't be afraid to make changes. The first time you write on a topic，you get your ideas down on paper.    5    It's making it ready for readers to enjoy.

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A．You check your spelling.

B．Revising your writing is important.

C．Many children love to tell stories out loud.

D．Revising your writing is cleaning it up.

E．They can make your ideas come alive.

F．Reading is helpful for writing.

【推荐1】Singing songs is fun, but is it also useful? For learning English pronunciation(发音), Mr. Joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr. Joe has used songs to help himself learn French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the same.
Some words used in songs are not everyday English, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics（歌词）when you speak. Most words and sentences are very useful. You don't have to sing songs aloud if you are shy, but after learning a song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. When you can do that, you have learned something that you will never forget!
Some good songs to listen to are from the Beatles, John Denver and the Carpenters. Their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken English. Just for fun, you can try Mr. Joe's favorite singer, B.B. King. His songs are not easy at all! If you can understand even 80% of "Why I Sing the Blues", you are a very advanced student.
If you become good at singing English songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. When you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you don't sing so beautifully, you will really impress(给......深刻印象) other people!
1. Which is Mr. Joe’s mother language?

A．French.

B．English.

C．Chinese.

D．Japanese.

2. The songs from the Beatles are easy to learn, one of the reasons may be______.

A．everyone likes the songs	B．John Denver's voice is sweet
C．the lyrics of the songs are beautiful	D．the lyrics are close to normal spoken English

3. The underlined word "advanced" in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by______.

A．careful

B．excellent

C．kind-hearted

D．lazy

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．English Songs.	B．The Famous Band-The Beatles.
C．English Songs helps English Learning.	D．How to Learn English.

【推荐2】When you are learning new words, don’t just memorize（记住）a list of words. Instead（反而）, try to make five sentences（句子）with each new word. Then use the new word as often as you can the first day you learn it. In this way you will remember new words much longer（更久）.

Practicing（练习）sound is difficult. For example, the “th” sound. Choose words begin with “th” and repeat them over and over again until you are comfortable（自在的）with them. Let’s try! This, that, these, those, think, thought, through, thin, thick...

Read, read, read...in English, of course! Reading is one of the best ways to increase your vocabulary（词汇）and improve（提高）your grammar in a natural（自然）and fun way. Be sure to choose topics or books you are interested in.

When a man is talking in English, you can listen for the main point. If you hear a word, you don’t understand, ignore（不理）it and go on listening. If you stop and think about the word, you will miss everything else the man is saying.

1. Which way is not better for you to learn new words?

A．Just listening.

B．Use the new word as often as possible（尽可能）.

C．Don’t just memorize list of words.

D．Try to make five sentences with each new word.

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “increase” in Chinese?

A．兴趣

B．增加

C．减少

D．理解

3. Which is the best way to increase your vocabulary and improve your grammar?

A．Listening

B．Practicing sound.

C．Reading

D．Speaking

4. What will you do when you don’t understand a word while listening?

A．Stop to look it up in a dictionary.	B．Don’t care about（在乎）it.
C．Stop listening.	D．Stop and think about the word.

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．How to learn English well.	B．How to listen to English.
C．How to remember the new words.	D．How to speak English.

【推荐3】Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your school work. It can make you confident when you are studying. But unluckily, most students don’t know how to take notes.

★ Write down key facts. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on (关注) lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may say something important again and again.

★ Ask. Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you miss. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class.

★ Compare. Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.

★ Organize. Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one notebook, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.

★ Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV. But you’ll save time in the coming test.

1. How many main points about note-taking are talked about in this passage?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

D．Seven.

2. What should you write down in your notebook in class?

A．Every word on the blackboard.	B．Lots of dates in class.
C．The most important facts.	D．Everything the teachers say.

3. How can you correct the mistakes in your notes?

A．Organizing your notes in time.	B．Comparing your notes with others’.
C．Asking your teachers for help.	D．Recopying your notes after class.

4. Which can be the best title (标题) for this passage?

A．How to Take Notes	B．How to Study for a Test
C．What to Do in Class	D．What to Write on the Blackboard

【推荐1】American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year: the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.

High school students take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things.

After high school, many students go to college（上大学）. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get money for their studies.

1. In America a school year has ________ .

A．three terms

B．four terms

C．two terms

D．one term

2. Most American children begin to go to school when they are ________ years old.

A．five

B．six

C．seven

D．eight

3. After high school, many students go to ________ .

A．factories

B．parks

C．cities

D．college

4. High school students take ________   subjects each term.

A．only nine or ten	B．only one or two
C．only two or three	D．only four or five

5. Many college students ________ after class.

A．go to a large college	B．work for money
C．go to a small college	D．give a lot of money

【推荐2】Many students have fun with their school life. But many Japanese students are unhappy. They have lots of pressure from their family. Most of Japanese students must study hard at school to please their parents and for future. So it’s tired and boring for some students.

Japanese students always try their best in school, but sometimes they may fail exams and make their parents lose hope for them. The students may have bigger pressure from both family and the school. So they finally don’t get interested in their schoolwork. In this way, more pressure and problems are waiting for them. That’s really a terrible thing.

According to a report, most Japanese parents would like to send their children to different schools on weekends, but it only helps kids to get good grades. They never mind the students’ healthy development. For example, many school students said they don’t know how to get on well with and how to take care of others. That’s bad for kids’ whole development.

In Japan, many schools usually own their strict rules from hair to clothes. So Japanese students live with great pressure both in school and at home.

1. Japanese school students are unhappy because ________.

A．their parents give them too much pressure	B．they have to work hard on weekends
C．schools teach them too much knowledge	D．All Japanese students don’t like to study.

2. Most Japanese students have to work hard at school for ________.

A．themselves

B．parents

C．future

D．Both B and C

3. Greater pressure may make Japanese students lose ________ in schoolwork.

A．hope

B．interest

C．success

D．development

4. Parents and schools should mind both students’ lessons and ________.

A．grades

B．feelings

C．rules

D．development

【推荐3】Since primary and middle schools have labor (劳 动) education, students can learn some skills at school. Every week, they have at least one class to learn about cooking, raising animals, repairing home appliances (维修家电) and more. This is to enrich Chinese students’ life and build their character. How do young students feel about the new subject? Let’s take a look.

Zhang Yuchen, a 13-year-old boy from Zhejiang said: “Our school has a tradition of letting students grow plants and feel the joy of labor. This year we’ve planted corn, sunflowers, tomatoes, potatoes, rice and Chinese cabbages. It’s not easy! They have different needs. For example, Chinese cabbages need more water, and we need to clear away the grass for the corn. But when we ate our homegrown food, it tasted really delicious! Labor class not only teaches me important skills but is also a great way to relax during a busy school day.”

According to the new standard for labor education, middle school students need to learn the following skills, such as organizing their rooms and classrooms, making a healthy eating plan and cooking three or four dishes.

A 2019 study found that doing housework is good for young children. Good points include:

★Better social skills
★More self-control
★More confidence
★Doing better in school
★Feeling happier
1. What do Zhang Yuchen think of his school labor education?

A．It can’t teach them useful skills.

B．It’s a good way to relax after studying.

C．It’s not easy to feel the joy of labor.

D．It can help them learn something about textbook.

2. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A．Children should control their moods at home.

B．Feeling happy makes children more confident.

C．Children should communicate with friends more often.

D．Doing housework has many good points for young children.

3. Why do Chinese school have labor education?

A．To add more courses to the school life.

B．To reduce quarrels among all the students.

C．To help them learn cooking and cook for parents.

D．To enrich the students’ life and build their character.