【推荐1】阅读短文，并按要求完成下面小题。

A study shows that it is important to have positive (积极的) feelings in our daily life. Compared with some unhappy people, those who are always pleased and relaxed are less likely (可能地) to suffer from colds according to the study. The researchers from New York University said, “Being happy helps the body prevent diseases.”

“It seems that positive feelings can usually reduce the danger of illness,” said the chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.

In his earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful caught colds less often. And they seldom told their doctors that they felt uncomfortable.

In this study, Cohen's team interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. In this period, they told the researchers about their happy or sad feelings every day. Two weeks later, all of them were made to catch colds by doctors, and they had to stay alone in a room for six days.

The result showed that each in the study had the same chance to fall ill. But people who were lively and relaxed said they felt happy when doing the research. Their illness was less serious and lasted for a shorter time.

Cohen believes that if people have positive feelings, their body may produce a kind of chemical that helps beat illness. So if you care about your health, please look at the bright side and make yourself happy all the time.

1. 完成句子：
People who are __________________are less likely to get colds.
2. 完成句子：
People who were lively and relaxed said they felt happy when________________.
3. 简略回答问题：How many adults did Cohen's team interview in this study?
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4. 找出并写下全文的主题句：
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5. 将文中画线句子译成汉语。
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【推荐2】Bashert is a gentle(温柔的), white dog. When her owner is sad, she licks him to make him happy. When her owner feels upset, she licks him again to encourage him.

Animals like Bashert play an important part in people’s lives. Whether it is a dog, a cat or a fish, people always enjoy their companionship (陪伴). But do you know that people also love animals for other reasons?

When staying with animals, people can relax, because compared to the human world, the animal world seems to be simpler. For example, when children are with their pets, they can forget grades and class performance. What they feel is warmth and acceptance without any conditions.

Animals, especially pets, also teach people to learn responsibility (责任). Besides feeding and cleaning them, you also need to care for them. When they are sick, take them to an animal hospital. When they feel lonely, just play with them for a while. When they get old, you should spend time with them and let them know that you will always love them. Such a caring heart tells you to treat people in a nice way. Then, you will find yourself a much beloved person.

1题，2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第四段的主题句；5题将划线句子译成汉语。
1. When Bashert’s owner is ________, she licks him to make him happy.
2. According to the passage, there are ________ reasons for people’s love to animals or pets.
3. Why do people feel relaxed when staying with animals?
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4. ___________________________________________________________________________________________.
5. ___________________________________________________________________________________________.

【推荐3】阅读下文并回答问题。

Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these three steps to deal with your worries:

1.Try to find out what you’re worried about

Sometimes, you may know what you’re worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it out first; if you can’t, you can ask for help.

2.Think of ways to make it better

There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won’t solve your problem.

Grades at school are often top worries for kids. If you’re worried about grades, ask yourself these questions:

★Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

★How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn’t a test?

★Do I have a good place to do my homework?

★Have I tried different ways of studying?

If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the things you could do: write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that get your friend back.

3.Ask for help

When you’re worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents, friends, or teachers for help.

1. Is it common to worry about our problems?
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2. How many steps are mentioned in the passage to deal with worries?
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3. According to the passage, what worries kids most?
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4. When you are worried, who will you talk to? Why do you ask him or her for help?
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【推荐1】任务型阅读

Do you think you are a top student in your school? The middle school is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students: won’t only have high marks, they will also be kids who don’t do anything against the school rules like dyeing their hair, smoking or drinking wine. The following are some of the new rules.

Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone else’s work in an exam? Don’t do it again! If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don’t tell your parents you have done your homework. Try to be an honest person.

Do more at school. Good students care for other people and love animals. September 9th in Chinese lunar calendar is the Double Ninth Festival. Does your school do anything to celebrate it this year? You should join! In that way, you can work closely with the old and the activity itself is meaningful. If more people work together, it will make it more fun for everyone.

Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you’ll find out Earth II someday. Don’t look down on new ideas. Everyone’s ideas are important. They may provide you with useful information. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.

Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be useful for your studies. But some things on the Internet aren’t good for kids, so you should use the Internet properly. Try to look at web pages that are good for you. You can use the web for fun or search for information.

1     to be the best students nowadays(现今)
New standards.	Whether(是否) you are a top student or not depends on     2     your high marks and your daily behaviors. Don’t do anything     3     the school rules.
Tell the truth.	Try to be     4    , never copy others’ answers during an exam, and never tell your parents you did homework     5     you really didn’t do it.
Do more at school.	6     part in different activities. People will get more pleasure if more of them work together.
Be open to new ideas.	Everyone may provide useful information for you. Their new ideas are important because they may     7     our life someday. Don’t look down upon them.
Use the Internet     8	9     looking at the bad things on the Internet. Use it in a     10     way.

【推荐2】In the 13th century, the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, traveled a long way to China. During his stay in China, he discovered that the Chinese used paper money. In western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century.

A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2000 years ago. He made it from wood. Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. Every day, people throw away about 280 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting nearly 4800 trees every day. Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper now. If we don’t, we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper.

So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We also use cotton handkerchiefs and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give us a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later.

1. Who was Marco Polo?
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2. When did the western people begin to use paper money?
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3. How many trees does it take to make one ton of paper?
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4. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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5. What is the passage mainly about?
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【推荐3】

All around the world, people drink tea. But tea doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.                           

In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in tea houses. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.

Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “tea time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at tea time.

In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapot. Sometimes they drink tea from cans, like soda.

1. Do people in different countries have the same idea about drinking tea?
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2. When and where do the Chinese drink tea?
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3. What does the sentence “The Chinese prefer their tea plain” mean?
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4. What else do the English eat at tea time?
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5. What do American use tea bags to do?
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6. Why do people usually use tea bags instead of making tea in teapot?
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【推荐2】读下面的文章, 在1-5每个题目下做简单的笔记。

Many have heard of shark fin soup.This famous and expensive dish is especially popular in southern China. But do you realize that you’re killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup?

When people catch sharks, they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean.This is not only cruel, but also harmful to the environment.Without a fin, a shark can no longer swim and slowly dies. Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean’s ecosystem. If their numbers drop too low, it will bring danger to all ocean life. Many believe that sharks can never be endangered because they are the strongest in their food chain. But in fact, around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year. The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years.

Environmental protection groups around the world, such as WildAid and the WWF, are teaching the public about finning. They have even asked governments to develop laws to stop the sale of shark fins. So far, no scientific studies have shown that shark fins are good for health, so why eat them? Help save the sharks!

1. Where shark fin soup is popular:   
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2. Number of sharks caught and traded every year:
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3. How governments can help:
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4. Two environmental groups against “finning”:
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5. How can we do to save the sharks:
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【推荐3】Humans share the Earth with many different kinds of wildlife. However, many of our plants and animal friends may not live for much longer. According to a recent report, the number of several animals, including mammals (哺乳动物), birds and fish, has fallen by about sixty percent since 1970.

According to the report, one of the biggest causes of wildlife death is human activity. The world’s population has doubled in the last 50 years. Humans have used over a third of the world’s land and seventy-five percent of fresh water to grow crops and keep animals. As a result, many natural habitats (栖息地) have been destroyed (摧毁) to create farmland.

“The challenge we face is to find ways to meet the needs of our growing population while protecting the environment,” said an expert. To protect the the environment, many governments and businesses have taken action. For example, China has stopped the use of rhino horn and tiger bones, and the ivory trade. There are also some things that we can do personally to make the endangered animals’ living environment better. For example, we mustn’t buy products that are made from wildlife parts.

根据短文，用符合语意及语法规则的词完成句子，每空一词。
1. The ________ of several animals, mammals ________ , has fallen since 1970 because of human activity.
2. Humans have used ________ ________ a third of the world’s land and seventy-five percent of fresh water.
3. Governments and businesses must ________ action to ________ the environment.
4. We can also do something in ________ so as to ________ the endangered animals’ living environment.
5. For example, we must ________ to buy the products ________ from wildlife parts.