【推荐1】Learning to speak English can be difficult, but don’t give up! With enough practice and the right resources, you can start speaking English confidently.

Speak a little English every day.     1     It doesn’t matter if you only know a few English words. Push yourself outside of your comfort zone（舒适区）and start speaking English today. You’ll be amazed at how quickly your language skills improve.

    2     Listen closely to how native English speakers pronounce certain words and sounds and do your best to copy them. Pay particular attention to any sounds that you are unfamiliar with.

Learn more words and use phrases. The wider your vocabulary and the more English phrases you learn, the easier speaking English will become. Spending time with your English speakers or students will help you to pick up on common vocabulary and phrases in a natural way.     3     — this is the best way to remember. Try to make sentences by using new words or phrases.

Attend an English class or a discussion group. A class will teach you the grammatically correct way of speaking,     4     Speaking English in this way can help you to become more comfortable with speaking in front of other people.

    5     Don’t be shy! No one can avoid wrong doings. Of course you can’t speak a new language perfectly at the start. Try to express yourself although with difficulty. Remember that everyone says incorrectly when they are learning a new language. You will almost certainly have trouble saying something rude or incorrect, but this is all part of the fun.

阅读文章，并根据上下文用下面方框内的适当选项补全短文。

A．If you have learned a new word or phrase, try to use it in a sentence

B．The best way to learn any new language is just to speak it.

C．Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.

D．Joining in a discussion team is a more relaxed way of learning English.

E．Work on your pronunciation.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出符合各段落意思的选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

Making new friends can be difficult, especially if you think you are too shy. Don’t worry, just try the following things!

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There is no need to hide your shyness. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps feel more at ease in talks.

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When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too; and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

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If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?

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Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like you or not.

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Each time when you say “Hi!” or smile at someone, say to yourself , “I can make it.” Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others to smile more.

A．Try to smile more.

B．Tell people you are shy.

C．Learn to be a good talker.

D．Get your attention elsewhere.

E．Take one small step at a time.

F．Ask him or her many questions.

【推荐3】请阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，选项中有一项为多余项。

A mind map is basically a tool that connects information around a central subject. It can help you make a knowledge bank to solve problems. A student recently said, “I thought mind mapping would take a lot of time to do but in fact it saves me time.     1    .”

How to make a mind map? Now follow these steps for making wonderful mind maps.

    2     Why? Because starting in the center lets your brain spread out in all directions and express itself more freely and naturally.

Use a picture for your central idea. Why? Because a picture is worth a thousand words and helps you use your imagination.     3     It helps get your attention and makes you work excitedly!

Connect your main branches（分支）to the central picture and connect your second-and-third-level branches to the first and second levels. etc. Why? Because your brain works by connection.     4     If you connect the branches, you will understand and remember a lot more easily.

Use one key word every line. Why? Because every single key word can make you learn more clearly and easily.

    5     Why? Because each picture just like the central picture, is also worth a thousand words. So, if you have 10 pictures in your mind map, they are already worth 10,000 words of notes.

Try to use more colors. Why? Because colors are as exciting to your brain as pictures. Color adds great energy to your creative thinking and is fun!

A．Start in the center of a page.

B．Use pictures as many as possible.

C．A central picture is more interesting.

D．I don’t have to read my notes over and over again.

E．It likes to connect two or three or four things together.

【推荐1】The night sky is our earliest library. There, we stored our knowledge, and passed it down around the fire, before we invented the written word.

I remember going to the local university for an astronomy (天文学) night when I was a child. That night, I saw Saturn, one of the planets, and its rings with my own eyes for the first time. The rings shone bright against the blackness of space and suddenly the universe (宇宙) wasn’t something that you only read about or imagined in your head. It was right there, and you were a part of it. That moment is priceless.

While starlight is good, light pollution here on Earth can be a real problem. For the past 200 years or so, we have used too much electricity (电) to make the night brighter. However, brighter doesn’t usually mean better, especially when a lot of that light shines up into the sky where no one needs it.

Luckily, some cities have taken actions, like setting up new downward-directing lights along the streets. I hope that more cities will join in and continue the practice of controlling unnecessary lighting, so that more of us can watch the night sky in a way humans have for thousands of years.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What is the night sky compared to?

A．A book.

B．The earth.

C．A library.

2. How did the writer find the astronomy night?

A．It opened his eyes.

B．It controlled his mind.

C．It was a real problem.

3. What does the writer hope for?

A．A brighter night.

B．Less use of lighting.

C．More personal space.

【推荐3】Kite surfing as a water sport began in the l980s，but didn’t get popular until the end of last century．It is also known as kite boarding，and in some European countries as flysurfin9．Kitesurfing works through wind power（动力）by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed．
At first，kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport．Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design．For an able and strong person，kitesurfing can be a very fun，extremely exciting sport，just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying．It has become more and more popular．
Compared with other water sports，kitesurfing is easier to learn．A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5—10 hours of training．And anybody aged from l3 to 65 can learn．It is not expensive to get the equipment for kitesurfing，which costs$1，000 to 82，500．Training lessons range from$200 to$500 for two or three hours．With the development of its equipment progress，kitesurfing is becoming even safer．After some training，you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling．
With the rising popularity of kitesurfing，most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs． In China。Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing dub，which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipments．

1. Kitesurfing has a history of about _______ years．

A．30

B．50

C．100

D．130

2. _______ is mentioned in the passage as the power of kite surfing．

A．Water

B．Wind

C．The sun

D．The kite

3. The underlined word “range” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese．

A．在…范围内变动	B．按…顺序排列
C．向…方向延伸	D．根据…归类

4. The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that ______．

A．its price is getting lower and lower

B．all people can learn and take part in it

C．its equipment progress makes it easier and safer

D．more and more people are enjoying its excitement

5. The main idea of this passage is about _______．

A．the way of operating kitesurfing

B．the progress of kitesurfing equipment

C．the history of kitesurfing in China

D．the development of kitesurfing