Life is like a journey. On the way, we have happiness and sadness. Sometimes it is full of regrets. It’s not difficult for anyone around you to tell his regrets. When we get older, we look back and wish that we had made better choices. How can we avoid future regrets?
Make better plans. If you start to do something, you’d better make a plan before doing it. The earlier, the better. You will know what comes first and what comes last. You’ll also know what you should do and what you shouldn’t do. If changes happen, you will have more time to deal with them. |
Live a more active life. You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keep you relaxed and active. You also need to show your kindness to others. “Thank you” can bring a smile to someone’s face. Learn to say “sorry” and don’t be angry with others. |
Find the right friend. A friend can make your life colorful and he or she may break your life as well. So you need to think twice when you choose a friend. When you get into trouble, ask friends for help. A little help may get you good results. |
Never fear failure. Everybody fails, even the greatest person. We should not fear failure, because failure is not the end of the road. We must take failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves. |
1. What should you do before you begin to do something?
| A．Make a plan. | B．Live a more active life. |
| C．Find the right friend. | D．Forget failure. |
| A．Good results. | B．More outdoor activities. |
| C．The right friends. | D．Future regrets. |
| A．Because failure is not the end of the road. |
| B．Because everyone fails. |
| C．Because failure is necessary. |
| D．Because the greatest person often fails. |
| A．Did the writer help us make better plans? |
| B．Did the writer teach us how to succeed? |
| C．Did the writer want us to live happily? |
| D．Did the writer teach us how to avoid future regrets? |
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【推荐1】Speaking plays an important role in successful communication (交流).
Look into the eyes of the listeners.
Whenever you are talking to someone, look at them. Try looking into their eyes.
Whenever you are talking, don't talk too fast or too slowly. When you are too fast, the listeners may not understand you. When you are too slow, the listeners may not wait for you to finish your sentence. Keep the right speed.
Don’t mix too many topics (话题).
Whenever you are talking, try to focus on (集中) one topic.
Say what interests the listeners.
Not everyone is interested in every topic.
Being good at conversations is very useful to us. So follow the suggestions and always try to improve yourselves.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。| A．Talking about sport to everyone may make them bored. |
| B．This makes the listeners feel like a part of the conversation. |
| C．Focusing on one topic helps you to catch the listeners'attention. |
| D．However, not all of people are expert speakers. |
| E．Not too fast, not too slow. |
【推荐2】Every year on 15th October, over 200 million people around the world take part in Global Handwashing Day. But why do we have a day for something we do all the time? Well, research shows that not enough people often wash their hands with soap. It is believed that this leads to the deaths of millions of people every year.
What’s more, the study from the US Department of Agriculture shows most people failed to wash their hands and rub (擦) with soap for 20 seconds. That’s the amount of time recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says that washing for shorter periods means fewer germs (细菌) are washed off.
The study also states that quite many people didn’t dry their hands with a clean towel or air dryer.
Sidibe, a public health officer says soap is the most beautiful invention in public health. Washing your hands with soap can have a huge impact on reducing the spread of diseases. It can also prevent babies from getting ill and keep children healthy.
However, washing hands with soap does not happen as often as you might think. For many people, handwashing is simply not part of their everyday life. It’s not easy to get people to change habits they learned in early childhood.
So what’s the right way to wash hands? There are some tips:
Step 1: Wet hands with clean, running water.
Step 2: Turn off the tap and apply soap after wetting hands with water.
Step 3: Rub hands together with the soap for at least 20 seconds. Be sure to rub the backs of hands, between fingers, and under fingernails.
Step 4: Wash hands well under clean, running water.
Step 5: Dry hands with a clean towel or air dryer.
In 2008 the Indian sports team joined around 100 million Indian schoolchildren in washing their hands with soap on the first ever Global Handwashing Day. Since then, many different events have been held around the world every year.
Today, local and national leaders continue to use the day to spread the message about the importance of clean hands. The hope is that handwashing with soap becomes a necessary part of people’s lives and improves the health of millions around the world.
1. Why do we have Global Handwashing Day?| A．Because some people do not wash hands with clean water. |
| B．Because soap is the most impportant invention in the world. |
| C．Because there is not enough soap in the poorer countries. |
| D．Because washing hands with soap can stop some diseases. |
| A．effect | B．prize | C．survey | D．sense |
| A．You should use soap directly when your hands are dry. |
| B．The longer hands are washed, the fewer germs are washed off. |
| C．Many people don’t wash their hands with soap and rub for 20 seconds. |
| D．Dirty hands make people feel uncomfortable but won’t cause the death. |
| A．Public health officers. | B．African schoolchildren. |
| C．The Indians. | D．Government leaders. |
| A．Local leaders will teach people how to wash hands. |
| B．People are encouraged to wash hands with soap. |
| C．Different events are held to fight against diseases. |
| D．Washing hands with soap is good for public health. |
【推荐3】What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know how to deal with them. Many old computers are put away. Many more are simply thrown away as rubbish.
Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products (产品). Dell, Hewlett Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers of their own brands.
In some countries, laws have been passed, too. Computer companies have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products. And 70% of the computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers which are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade (升级).
Yet many people are throwing away good computers, while others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working on this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers. These repaired computers then go to schools, charities (慈善团体) or people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things and cut down waste, too.
1. What do many people do with old computers?| A．They repair them. | B．They sell them. |
| C．They send them to others. | D．They stop using them. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．recycle most of their products | B．collect all their used products |
| C．repair and upgrade old computers | D．make more cheaper computers |
| A．Help the computer companies to collect them. | B．Repair and send them to those who need them. |
| C．Help people to learn to use them. | D．Turn rubbish into useful things. |
Do you have any online classes? It is possible to take classes at home. All you need is a computer and a headset.
However, most students don’t seem to like online classes. Recently, over 1,500 students from 10 cities took a survey. According to the survey, only 33 percent of the students would take such classes.
Many students said it was hard to put their hearts into studying while taking online classes. This was true for Lian Ruohan, 15, at the Affiliated High School of Peking University. “There are no classmates, no real teachers watching me. I can surf the Internet or do other things if I want to. It’s harder to always stay focused,” she said.
Lian prepares a lot before taking her classes to make sure she will pay attention. She also pushes herself to communicate with teachers. Students can come up with or answer questions while taking online classes.
But Wen Jiayi, 14, at Chengdu No. 7 High School, thinks online interaction (互动) isn’t enough. “The online teachers don’t really get to know me. When I don’t hand in homework, all I get is a short message instead of real concern,” she said.
However, online classes still have other advantages. “It saves time and money compared to taking offline classes. Also, if I don’t understand some parts of a lesson, I can watch it over again,” Lian said.
1. How many students would take online classes according to the survey?| A．About 400. | B．About 500. | C．About 600. |
| A．困倦的 | B．专注的 | C．安全的 |
| A．There are both advantages and disadvantages. |
| B．Online classes cost more. |
| C．She can learn more through online classes. |
| A．She can’t follow the teachers. |
| B．The teachers can’t answer her problems. |
| C．The teachers online care her less. |
Their sense of time does not depend on information from the outside world; it is, so to speak, inside them, a kind of “inner clock”. This discovery may not seem to be very important. However, it was later found that not just plants but also animals including man have this “inner clock”which controls working of their bodies and their activities.
Human beings, then, are also controlled by this mysterious power. Whether we wish it or not, it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep, our need for food. And our ability to concentrate(集中).
1. One experiment was done for finding out .
| A．when different flowers open and close |
| B．if flowers have a mysterious way of knowing the time |
| C．how flowers are used to tell the time in the darkness |
| D．why flowers open and close at particular time |
| A．would never open in darkness |
| B．would change their usual time to open |
| C．would continue to open at their usual time |
| D．would open earlier than the usual time |
| A．sunlight |
| B．weak light |
| C．the “inner clock” |
| D．the information from the outside world |
| A．wild animals | B．human beings |
| C．all creatures(生物) | D．lifeless things |
| A．we will have more strength to do our work. |
| B．clocks or watches are no longer useful to us |
| C．we will be able to live as long as we wish to |
| D．human beings will need less sleep, less food or less movement |
【推荐3】Scientists have made great discoveries. But how have they influenced our personal lives? Do kids in your classroom even know when Einstein lived? You may be wondering: but why is it important to teach kids about modern-day scientists?
First, stories of scientists can encourage kids. Chris Hadfield is a Canadian who went to space, and he’s a real, guitar-playing person. He makes singing videos on You Tube! His story can make kids think scientists are also common people. Hearing scientists’ stories makes kids think “I can do that too!”
But not only that, the stories of famous scientists can encourage kids to never give up. Bill Nye was always refused when trying to be an astronaut. But today, he’s made a lot of successes in his role as a popular science educator and engineer. Besides, it’s no secret that scientific discoveries require trying, and trying again.
Another way some scientists can encourage kids is through their diversity (多样性). Neil de Grasse Tyson, for example, is an African-American, which is not common in his field. Such stories can make kids think anyone can be a scientist.
It’s important to know that scientists don’t need to be “gifted” or “good” at school. Often we consider a scientist as being an extremely smart kid at school. That doesn’t have to be true. They just need to have a great interest in science. Telling students stories of scientists can encourage them to show interest in science. As long as they’re interested, they are likely to become a scientist in the future.
Modern scientists teach kids that knowledge builds upon the foundation (基础) others have laid.
This is important—no one can do it alone. Scientists’ stories can encourage today’s young scientists to keep trying. They’ll be encouraged not to give up on the dream of making discoveries. Even if they haven’t made important discoveries, their research may help the following scientists.
1. What can Chris Hadfield’s story tell students?| A．Scientists are interested in different things. |
| B．Students should have a hobby of their own. |
| C．Scientists can be ordinary like people around us. |
| D．Students should consider scientists as their models. |
| A．African-Americans are more likely to become scientists. |
| B．Scientists are not necessarily very smart at school. |
| C．Not all scientists really show interest in science. |
| D．Scientists are usually good at their schooling. |
| A．scientists should help each other |
| B．a scientist should never give up trying |
| C．making discoveries is necessary for scientists |
| D．new scientific discoveries may be based on others’ findings |
| A．Why scientists are important to us. |
| B．Why scientists can encourage students. |
| C．Why students love stories of scientists. |
| D．Why students should be taught about scientists. |
