【推荐1】Adolescence (青春期）is a time when young people grow from children to adults. It is difficult for teenagers because both their minds and bodies are making great changes.     1     So it’s necessary to learn something about the changes.

    2     A young person may begin adolescence at 8 years old, while another may not start until 14. For both girls and boys, it’s usually over before 18.

Teenage boys at this time often begin to take unnecessary risks. They focus on having fun and being accepted by others. They are also easily angry with others and fight more.     3    

A girl’s personality often doesn’t develop in the same way as a boy’s.     4     They are not certain about their own feelings. Yet they are usually afraid to tell parents or teachers about their problems. For this reason, girls should be encouraged to talk about things with people they trust.

Parents and neighborhood can do a lot to care for young people.     5     It is everyone’s duty to help young people grow into healthy persons.

A．When is the adolescence?

B．Teenage girls sometimes lose heart.

C．So they need to think twice before they act.

D．These changes may bring teenagers many problems.

E．Also, schools can educate and help teenagers to grow up better.

【推荐3】配对阅读。左栏是五则青少年的成长烦恼，右栏是七则建议。请将烦恼和建议进行匹配，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

1     My daughter used to be outgoing (外向的), but recently she was always quiet and seemed unhappy. I don’t know the reason and what I should do.     2     My son is always laughed at by his classmates because he is overweight. He is very sad. Though I want to help him, I don’t know how to do it.     3     My daughter really likes chatting with a boy on WeChat. She said they were talking about study, but I’m still a little worried,     4     My son used to be good at English. However, he failed the last exam. I asked him the reason but he wouldn’t say anything.     5     My daughter used to listen to me, but recently she began to talk back to me. I’m very angry, but I don’t know the reason.

A. When kids grow up, they have their own ideas. Sometimes we have to learn to listen to their opinions. Don’t always ask your daughter to listen to you. Try listening to her first. B. First, you should ask your son to lose weight. After all, health is very important. Then you can talk to your son’s teachers about the problem. They may know how to deal with it. C. Health is of great importance to people, especially the young. Tell your son to stop playing computer games day and night. And ask him to go to bed early and get up early. Then he will be healthy. D. Don’t keep asking him the reason. If he wouldn’t like to tell you the reason, you’d better talk to his English teacher and find out what’s going on with his English, E. Why don’t you use WeChat? We can do many things on it, such as chatting with friends, sending files (文件) etc. Without it, our life may become inconvenient. F. Maybe she meets some problems but doesn’t know how to deal with them. As a parent, you should talk to her first. Find out what makes her sad, and then work with her to find a way out. G. Has your daughter ever told lies? If not, don’t be worried. You should trust her for now, but keep an eye on her. Maybe she was just asking the boy to help with her study.

【推荐1】

General Treatment to Burns Move the injured away from the heat first. Check the breathing as well as the size and depth of burns. Wash the burnt area with running water to reduce pain. Cover the wound with a sterilized (消毒的) dressing. Heatstroke (中暑) To avoid heatstroke, you should stop tiring activities in hot weather. If you still go outdoors, you should: wear light loose-fitting (宽松的) clothing. rest in a cool place as often as possible. drink boiled water or fruit juice. avoid drinks such as milk, wine and beer. First Aid training Some people go through training in order to provide first aid in public or at home, or other places where people get together. People performing a first aid role are often expected to have a high level of first aid training and are often uniformed. There are some organizations giving first aid courses recognized by the local government, such as the Red Cross.

When you’re at school or in any place, keeping safe is the most important thing for you to do. First aid is the immediate care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly ill, including self-help and home care if doctors can’t appear in time. First aid knowledge means life or death during an emergency (紧急的) situation so that greatest possible good may be done for the greatest number of people.

1. When do we need to give first aid?

A．When doctors arrive.	B．Before doctors arrive.
C．After doctors arrive.	D．When patients are in the hospital.

2. If someone’s arm is burnt by fire, you should ________.

A．cut the burnt area off his arm	B．cover the burnt area with some toothpaste
C．avoid moving him away from the heat	D．put the burnt area under some running water

3. What may cause heatstroke on a hot day?

A．Staying in a cool place.	B．Drinking boiled water or fruit juice.
C．Doing tiring outdoor activities.	D．Wearing light loose-fitting clothing.

4. Where can people have first aid courses according to the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. What is the writer’s main purpose of writing the passage?

A．To tell readers how to give first aid.

B．To tell readers how to avoid heatstroke.

C．To introduce some first aid training courses and schools.

D．To praise an organization that is related to first aid training.

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First aid is a simple medical treatment that gives a person who suddenly becomes ill before a doctor can be found. It’s believed that four hundred and eighty seconds after an accident can make a difference between life and death. This is why learning first aid is so important in our daily life. Here are some different situations where you can learn how to give first aid.

Burns

Cool the burned area quickly with cool water. It’s the best to place burns under softly running water for about 10 minutes. Remember that don’t use ice!

Nosebleed

Ask the person to lean forward and pinch the nose for five to six minutes. Don’t raise the head, as the blood may run into the mouth.

Dog Bites

Wash the bite with plenty of water at a comfortable temperature. This helps clean the dirty things around. Then, go to see the doctor at once and follow their suggestions carefully.

Chocking

Stand behind the chocking person, put your arms around his body and lean him or her forward slowly. Press his or her stomach. Do this up to five times. You can also hit his back with your hand.

Word Bank nosebleed流鼻血lean斜靠pinch捏住chook窒息

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Why is it important to learn first aid?

A．It is simple.

B．Some diseases can’t be found by doctors.

C．First aid within 8 minutes after an accident can save people’s lives.

D．It’s pretty cool.

2. What should you do first if you happen to see someone get burned?

A．Cover the burned area with some ice.

B．Call the police.

C．Go to see the doctors at once.

D．Cool the burned area quickly with cool water.

3. What’s the correct way to stop chocking?

A．Press his or her stomach.

B．Lean him or her backward.

C．Make him lie on the ground.

D．Stand in front of the chocking person.

4. What’s suggested in the text?

A．Someone should raise his or her head when getting a nosebleed.

B．Leaning forward can be used in both nosebleed and chocking.

C．Wash the bite with a little water at a high temperature.

D．It’s helpless to hit someone’s back with your hand when suffering from chocking.

5. Where is the text probably from?

A．A medical ad.	B．A fashion magazine.
C．A local guidebook.	D．A first-aid handbook.

【推荐1】An earthquake may happen at any time all over the world. It's best for us to know what to do before the earthquake and how to do during the earthquake. These information will help you.

Prepare your earthquake bag.

Before the earthquake, at any time, please collect seven things and put these things into an earthquake bag and keep it near you: water, food, medicine, mobile phone, torch（手电筒）, washing things, money and so on.

Sit, hide（躲藏）and hold.

When the earthquake happens, if you are indoor, sitting on the floor in a doorway or close to the wall. Don't be afraid to remember to protect your head and neck with your arms at once. Hide yourself beside something like a table, a bed and so on. Hold the furniture（家具）. You won't move away. Don't try to run out of the house.

Never do these things.

During the earthquake, if you are outdoor, don't run back into the house, don't stand close to the buildings because they may fall on you. Don't stand under the trees or signs. You had better stand in an open space.

1. What should we know before and during the earthquake?_______

A．When and where to go.	B．How and where to hide.
C．Where and how to go.	D．What and how to do.

2. If we are indoor, what should we hold during the earthquake?

A．An earthquake bag.

B．A sign.

C．A furniture.

D．A door.

3. If you are outdoor, you'd better ______ during the earthquake.

A．sit on a road	B．stand in an open space
C．stand near a river	D．sit in your car

4. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Keeping Safe in the Earthquakes.	B．Different Kinds of Earthquakes.
C．The Useful Earthquake Bag.	D．Where to Stay during the Earthquake.

【推荐2】Earthquakes are hard to predict, but do you know what to do before, during and after an earthquake? Here’s some advice:

Before an earthquake

It’s necessary to prepare yourself and your family. All family members should know how to turn off gas, water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers (doctor, hospital, police, 119, etc.). Never put heavy things over beds.

During an earthquake

It’s important for each of you to stay calm. If you are indoors, quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong table. The purpose is to protect yourself from objects, stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture and so on. If you’re cooking, turn off the gas. If you’re outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. Move away from buildings. bridges and trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as possible, staying away from bridges and tall buildings. Stay in your car.

After an earthquake

Once the shaking has stopped. DO NOT run out of the building at once. It’s better to wait and leave when it’s safe. Check around you and help the people who are in trouble.

1. Which of the following is mentioned in the second paragraph?

A．People should know how to turn on gas.	B．People should know how to save water.
C．People shouldn’t put heavy boxes over beds.	D．People shouldn’t forget useful phone numbers.

2. When an earthquake happens, ________ can help you deal with it.

A．standing still

B．staying calm

C．looking outside

D．moving indoors

3. During an earthquake, if you are driving in an open area, you should ________.

A．speed up your car	B．stop your car and stay in
C．slow down your car	D．stop your car and run out

4. When the earth stops shaking, you should ________.

A．check around you first	B．run out of the building at once
C．break the windows and doors	D．write a report to your company

【推荐1】A team of US psychologist (心理学家) have found that talking to another person for ten minutes a day helps with memory.

“Socializing is just as useful as more traditional kinds of mental(脑力的) exercises in boosting memory and intellectual performance,” Oscar Ybarra, a psychologist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, said in a statement.

In one investigation (调查), they analyzed data on 3610 people, aged 24 to 96.

They find that the higher their level of social interaction (交流), the better their cognitive(认知的) functioning. Social interaction includes getting together or having phone chats with relatives, friends and neighbors. In another experiment, the researchers conducted laboratory tests on 76 college students, aged 18 to 21, to evaluate (评估) how social interactions and mental exercises influenced the results of memory and intellectual performance tests.

The students were divided into three groups: the social interaction group had a discussion of a social issue for 10 minutes before taking the tests; the mental activities group completed three tasks (including a reading comprehension exercise and a crossword puzzle) before the tests; and a control group watched a 10-minute film of the Seinfeld television show.

“We found that short-term social interaction lasting for just 10 minutes improved the students’ intellectual performance as much as working on so-called ‘mental’ activities for the same amount of time,” Ybarra said.

The study was expected to be published in the February issue of the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

1. What does the underlined word “boosting” in the second paragraph probably mean?

A．Improving.

B．Reducing.

C．Preventing.

D．Training.

2. The researchers conducted laboratory tests on 76 college students to ________.

A．judge the influence of social interaction on memory and intelligence	B．find out what is real social interaction
C．learn how much time is needed for social interaction	D．show the function of people’s cognition

3. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Mental exercises make your memory better.	B．Different people have different ways of communication
C．Communicating with others keeps you healthy.	D．Social interaction makes you smart.

【推荐2】Do you still remember the debate (争论) between sweet and salty zong zi during Dragon Boat Festival? It seems that the differences between northerners and southerners have always been a popular topic among Chinese.

Now another difference has drawn wide attention: The way northerners and southerners shop for food at markets.

People from southern China might say they prefer to buy what they need for just one or two meals. It is normal for them to buy just half a Chinese cabbage, two potatoes and 0.25 kilograms of beef at a time.

However, one may be laughed at if he does this in the north. Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is usual, reported China Daily.

Also, when you go to the market in the south, you can buy a small amount of fruit, such as an apple or pear. Shop owners even help you peel (削皮) and cut them. But hardly do shop owners in the north offer such service.

The difference could be because of the different climate.

Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there. Many northerners have the habit of stocking up (囤货) on food.

But because of the hot and wet weather in the south, southern Chinese prefer to buy just enough food for one meal or one day. Otherwise, the food may go bad.

Maybe these debates about differences help us Chinese know more about each other.

1. The story is mainly about ________.

A．the debate between sweet and salty zong zi

B．the different food at southern and northern markets

C．the differences between southerners and northerners

D．the different shopping habits of southerners and northerners

2. What do northerners think of a person who buys only two potatoes?

A．Smart.

B．Funny.

C．Poor.

D．Patient.

3. Why do southerners and northerners shop so differently?

A．Because northerners are richer than southerners.

B．Because southerners usually eat less at each meal.

C．Because the local climate influences their shopping habits.

D．Because there are more shops in the south than in the north

【推荐3】To write a great news story, you have to make sure it is correct, relevant (相关的) and fresh.

For a start, all the information in a story must be correct. Not only the spelling and grammar, but also the facts.

Any mistakes that show up in a story can get a newspaper into big trouble.

For example, if a newspaper said that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space, it would be wrong. He wasn’t the first. The newspaper would probably lose lots of readers because of that mistake.

A news story does not only have to be correct, but it must also be relevant to its readers. People are mostly interested in news that happens near to them. That’s why you care more about what happens at your school than at schools in America. It’s also why newspapers in Beijing don’t talk much about news in Shanghai or Hong Kong.

Make sure it’s fresh.

Finally, news must always be fresh. When you pick up your evening newspaper, you want to read about news that happened that day. You don’t want to read about news from last week!

So, now you know what makes a good news story. Have a look at our paper and see if it’s full of good news! You can try writing a news story for our paper like a real reporter.

1. What will happen if there is a mistake in a newspaper?

A．The reporter will probably have a lot of trouble.

B．The newspaper would attract more readers.

C．Many readers won’t buy the newspaper any more.

D．The reporter won’t be able to write for the newspaper again.

2. Why would it be wrong for a newspaper to say that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space?

A．Because the information was not fresh.

B．Because the information was not correct.

C．Because the information was not relevant.

D．Because the information was not useful.

3. People are mostly interested in news that happens near to them, so newspapers in Beijing talk much about news in     .

A．Nanjing	B．Shanghai
C．Beijing	D．Hong Kong

4. Where does the writer work most probably?

A．In a newspaper.	B．In a shop.
C．In a library.	D．In a bank.

5. Which can be the BEST title for the passage?

A．How to write an interesting story

B．Don’t make any mistakes in news

C．How to pick a good newspaper to read

D．How to write a story like a real reporter