【推荐1】I strongly believe that we can have an important effect(影响) on anyone we meet. The right words at just the right time could totally change someone’s life.

      Years ago, that’s what happened to me. My life was completely changed because a simple three-word phrase was delivered(发出) at the right time in just the right way.

When I was 3 years old, my parents discovered I was deaf. After asking many doctors and parents of other deaf children, they decided to put me in a normal school. On my first day at school, the other kids  made fun of me because of my hearing aid (助听器) and the way I talked. I was hurt deeply and I saw myself as an ugly kid. Mrs. Green, my teacher, changed all of that with a simple three-word phrase. One morning, she asked the class a question. I  read her lips(嘴唇) and raised my hand right away. She called on me in front of the blackboard. I took a deep breath and nervously answered Mrs. Green’s question.

I will never forget what happened next. Mrs. Green pointed directly at me. With a big smile she cried: “That’s right, Ben!” For the first time in my young life, my confidence(自信) rose.

At that moment, I decided that no matter how many difficulties I may face, I can overcome (克服) them. Thanks to those three simple words, my whole life changed from that moment.

1. What is a “normal” school according to the passage?

A．A school where there are many great teachers.

B．A school where students can get more care.

C．A school where most students are healthy.

D．A school where students can study well with deaf students.

2. The writer felt           on the first day at the normal school.

A．excited

B．happy

C．angry

D．sad

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

A．My parents discovered I was deaf when I was 3 years old.

B．Doctors advised my parents to put me in a normal school.

C．A deaf child shouldn’t go to a normal school.

D．Children shouldn’t make fun of each other.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．We should be confident	B．Mrs. Green is my teacher
C．The words changed my life	D．The deaf boy has a good chance

【推荐3】Do you know Rosa Parks? She was a famous black woman in American history. Lots of people know about Rosa Parks, but they don't know about her early school years.     1    

Rosa Parks loved to learn when she was a child,     2    . Rosa attended a one - room black school in the town. Nearly fifty students, from first grade to sixth grade, were all taught in the same room by one teacher.

    3    . The white children's school was a new building. The white children's school building had glass windows and heat in the winter. Rosa's schoolhouse was very old. It was built by black people, not with tax（税）money like the white school.     4    . It had wooden windows instead. On cold winter days, the wind blew through the wooden windows. Rosa often fell ill because of the cold.

    5    . It was from late fall to early spring. Many of the families at Rosa's school were quite poor. Rosa and her classmates needed to help their families when it was time to plant and harvest crops. They couldn't go to school when they were needed at home instead. White students, on the other hand, went to school for nine months. They received almost twice the education that African American students did!

A．Rosa's school was only open for five months each year.

B．Let's learn about her working experience.

C．It did not have glass windows.

D．She started school when she was six years old.

E．Let's clear about her education experience.

F．The black children had a new beautiful school.

G．Rosa’s school was not like the white school in the town

【推荐2】Some children have become “leftover children”（留守儿童）because their parents have left their home to make a living in big cities. These children need more care and attention. The survey below has been made recently among 200 children from several villages in China.

What they want	Love 30%	Money 25%	Freedom（自由）21%	Control 10%	Something   else 14%
Who they want to talk with	Classmates 27%	Family members 60%		No one 13%
Whether they can talk with their parents freely	Yes 52%	No 13%		A little difficult 35%
The way they prefer to live	Living with parents 58%	Living with grandparents 13.5%		No idea 28.5%
Ideas about parents’ working in the city	Bad 26%	Good 30.5%		No idea 43.5%
The happiest place	School 59%	Home 35%		Friends’ homes 6%

1. Of all he needs, the leftover children need _________ most.

A．love

B．freedom

C．money

D．control

2. ________ of the children may want to talk with their family members.

A．13%

B．27%

C．31%

D．60%

3. ________ of the 200 children don’t want their parents to work in the city.

A．Fifty-two

B．Eighty-eight

C．Ninety-three

D．One hundred

4. The leftover children think _________ is the happiest place.

A．big cities

B．their school

C．friends’ homes

D．their own home

5. From the survey, we know that _________.

A．the 200 leftover children are from America

B．58% of the leftover children prefer to live with their parents

C．none of the leftover children can talk with their parents freely

D．most leftover children want to live in big cities with their grandparents

【推荐3】Many people ask me what my favorite invention is. I find it very hard to answer them because there are so many things in my life that I can choose. However, I have chosen a pen. Don’t you think it’s surprising?

I know that to most people a pen is very boring, but, to me, it stands for possibility. There are so many things you can do with a pen. You can write a novel or a song, record information, or draw a picture.

A pen is like the beginning of something amazing to me. Every day, I write a new page with my pen and I am slowly making a path for my future. Maybe I will be a scientist and change the world with my discoveries. Maybe I’ll become a musician and touch people’s hearts with my music. Or perhaps I will be a writer and move people through words, or a teacher to help children grow into the kind of people that they want to be.

There are so many possibilities as to what I will do with my life, but I know that with the pen in my hand, I will write a good future for myself. Tell me what future you will write for yourself.

1. People may feel ________ after they know the writer’s choice

A．bored

B．interested

C．excited

D．surprised

2. The writer thinks a ________ can move people through words.

A．scientist

B．musician

C．writer

D．teacher

3. The writer wants to tell us ________.

A．why a pen is the most important invention for him

B．what a pen can help him do

C．why he wants to have a good pen

D．what person he will become in the future

【推荐1】It’s nice to be invited to birthday parties, but sometimes you have to say no.     1     Here are some suggestions.

★Reply in a polite way.

If you get an email invitation to a party, refusing it politely is easy.     2    

★ Ask for time to think.

Refusing a face-to-face invitation can be difficult. The polite way is to ask for time to check your schedule (日程安排).     3     Just make sure that if you’ve been invited in person, you’d better turn it down in person. It’s polite.

★ Be thankful.

    4     If your only reason is a conflicting (相互冲突的) event, tell the host that you would be sure to go if the dates were different.

★Be honest.

This may be the most important thing in politely refusing an invitation.     5     Just think about your reason and come up with a polite way to say it.

A．All you’ve got to do is to give a polite reply.

B．If you have to turn down the invitation, thank the host for the invitation all the same.

C．Please reply in writing to the invitation as soon as possible.

D．When is it proper for you to send invitation to others?

E．Be sure to give an honest reason.

F．Then, you’ll have time to find a polite answer.

G．How can you politely refuse an invitation?

【推荐3】Worries of teenagers

What are teenagers worrying about? It's common for teenagers to worry about things. A study shows the top five worries of teenagers are: 1. Stress. 2. School or study problems. 3. How they look. 4. Family problems. 5. Feeling down.

How to help your children to deal with(应对)their worries? Talking to your children about their feelings can be a good way to start. For example, "I've noticed that you appear to have a lot of things on your mind. I'm happy to listen and perhaps I can help." Showing that you trust and have confidence in your children is also helpful. Giving "positive messages" to your children lets them know that you care about them. For example, you can give them a hug or a kiss to show your love or you can say "I love you" to them.

How to get help? —Talk to the school head teacher. —Helpline: Call 580-5800 or e-mail to help@help.com.org. —Go to hospitals.

1. Which of the following people may be interested in the material?

A．Sam, who cares about nothing but himself.

B．Edward, a university student who likes to write letters.

C．Olive, who has a 15-year-old son and her son always fails the tests.

D．Roger, who doesn't know how to make his baby fall asleep soon.

2. If parents want to help their children to deal with their worries, what can they do?

A．They can try to find a job as a head teacher.

B．They can make a phone call to the helpline for help.

C．They can send an e-mail to their children every day.

D．They can find some teenagers with the same problems at the hospital.

3. Who did the writer write the material for?

A．Parents.

B．Students.

C．Musicians.

D．Drivers.