【推荐1】

Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing.

You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend. But the difficulty comes when you meet strangers or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile. In this way, you may have more talks. Start a talk, and just a simple “Hello!” or “How is it going?” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in newspapers and prepare your views（看法）, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep them in mind.

The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun.

1. You should start to be outgoing with ________.

A．your parents

B．your best friend

C．your new friend

2. The easiest way to become more outgoing is ________.

A．talking

B．smiling

C．going out

3. Can shy people be outgoing?

A．Yes.

B．No.

C．Never.

4. Which of the following is NOT the writer’s idea?

A．Being outgoing is really difficult.

B．Being outgoing is good for your life.

C．Being outgoing helps people have more fun.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯、意思完整。

We’re inspired every day to “dream big” if we want to achieve great things. This phrase is a common part of every motivational（激发的）speech by almost every successful person.     1     But it is often misunderstood by us. Hearing the phrase, we often think that it’s necessary to make every effort to achieve great final goals.

In fact, for every great achievement ever made, there’ve been millions of small wins that gradually lead there. If we forget to enjoy the small wins, we’ll risk feeling we are unsuccessful when we compare what we have done with our final goals.     2     The more stress we have to deal with, the less courage we will have to keep our resolution.

Once we break our final goals into smaller, achievable ones, we take the pressure off and will be able to focus on our everyday progress more.     3     And this will also cause our brain to get hooked on（对……着迷）the feeling of wanting to achieve more.     4    

But how can we notice our small progress? Make everyday plans.     5     This means comparing yourself with yourself to check your progress. For example, if your goal is to become a top student, you can compare your former grade reports with the new ones. In this way, you may get the visual proof of your progress which serves as great inspiration for future advances. And don’t forget to have a little celebration, once you make it.

A．There is nothing wrong in the phrase itself.

B．By doing so, we will feel much more motivated.

C．This will reduce our chances of making progress.

D．Then, take some time to think about your progress.

E．So it’s necessary to develop the habit of celebrating small wins.

【推荐3】These days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone. It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think I should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better. It can open my eyes and improve my language skills. Of course, it also can help me get good grades. Do you know how to read more and learn more? Here are some tips for you.

Clear your purpose (目的) for reading

Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book? Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.

Read only what you are interested in

No matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.

Give up books that you don't enjoy

You may have chosen-books that you are interested in, and they are right to your purpose. But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you don't enjoy reading. Whenever you realize that you aren't enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. Remember reading shouldn't be a chore.

Set a reading goal

It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought. The reason is the books I bought don't have a due date! I don't need to return those books. Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day. Before you read each book, ask yourself what time you need to complete this book by.

1. Why do most people read books?

A．To get the latest news and communicate with friends.	B．For pleasure or knowledge.
C．To open their eyes and improve their language skills.	D．To get good grades.

2. What should you do when you find the book which you are reading is boring?

A．Keep on reading.	B．Set a reading goal.
C．Read the books your friends love.	D．Give up the book.

3. The underlined words “due date” mean __________ in Chinese

A．星期

B．借期

C．还期

D．日期

4. The passage mainly tells us __________.

A．how to read more and learn more	B．how to choose a good book
C．how to read faster	D．why we should read more books

【推荐1】Each country has many kinds of people who volunteer to take care of others. For example, some high school and university students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the aged. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.

Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They clean up or repair their houses, do the shopping or mow (修整) their lawns (草坪). For boys who don’t have fathers there is an organization called Big Brothers. University students and other people take these boys to baseball games and help them get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

Each city has a lot of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or take part in other activities. Some of these clubs show movies or have short trips to the mountains, the beaches or the museums. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and university students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls.

Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word “orphanages” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.

A．电影院

B．孤儿院

C．广场

2. What’s Big Brothers?

A．It’s the name of a club.

B．It’s the home for children who have no brothers.

C．It’s an organization for boys who don’t have fathers.

3. Why do most of the clubs for boys and girls use many high school and university students as volunteers?

A．Because they are young enough to remember the problems of children.

B．Because they know things that the children usually learn from their fathers.

C．Because they have more free time to spend on the volunteer work for children.

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUB according to the passage?

A．You can often find volunteers in a hospital in the United States.

B．Volunteers usually help those who are sick or old by mowing their lawns, doing shopping and cleaning up their houses.

C．Volunteers think that the happiest people in the world are those who are young and healthy.

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

A．Clubs in the USA

B．Volunteer Work in the USA

C．Big Brothers in the USA

【推荐2】Steamed stuffed buns（包子）are really popular in China. People usually eat buns with porridge for breakfast. Do you want to know how I make my favorite steamed stuffed buns?

Ingredients:

Some flour（面粉）, yeast（酵母）, sugar, cabbages, carrots, beef and the seasoning you like. Process（制作过程）:

First, mix two teaspoons of yeast and sugar in a small bowl. Pour some warm water into the mix. Then wait for ten minutes.

Next, slowly pour the yeast and sugar mix into the flour. Stir（搅拌）quickly to make the flour together and stop until it becomes a smooth（光滑的）ball. This is your yeast dough（面团）. Add more warm water if necessary to make sure your dough is really soft（柔软）.

Then, wash a cabbage and three carrots. Cut up the vegetables and beef.

After that, put all the meat and vegetable pieces into a big bowl. Add the seasoning you like. For seasoning, I usually add a spoon of salt, a little sugar and some pepper. Now mix everything together.

Next, cut the big dough into small pieces. Then fill in the mix and seal（封口）them carefully.

Finally, prepare a pot of water to steam（蒸）the buns for about thirty minutes.

Is that all? No! One more thing, when it's finished, let the steamed stuffed buns in the pot and wait about five minutes before eating them.

1. Chinese people usually eat steamed stuffed buns ________.

A．for breakfast

B．for lunch

C．for dinner

D．every meal

2. What kind of vegetables does the writer like in the buns?

A．Cabbages and lettuce.	B．Carrots and onions.
C．Carrots and cabbages.	D．Lettuce and carrots.

3. What's the meaning of the underlined word seasoning?

A．酱油

B．调料

C．沙拉

D．餐具

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Pour some cold water to mix the yeast and sugar.

B．There is chicken, carrots and cabbages in the filling mix.

C．Mix all the meat and vegetable pieces with seasoning in a bowl.

D．Steam the buns for about thirty minutes, then you can enjoy them.

【推荐3】        Valentine’s Day（情人节）is on February 14th every year. On this day, people send valentines to their loved ones. Valentine’s Day is a special time to tell how much you care about（在乎）a person．
        Many people send candy in hearted shaped（心形的）boxes to people they love. Flowers are also presents that people send on Valentine’s Day. Valentine cards with words are often used（被使用）by many people．
        Can you guess who gets the greatest number of Valentine cards in the USA each year? Is It mother or father, sister or brother? Is it uncle or aunt? Is it the special friend? No, it isn’t!
        Mothers get a lot of cards, but school teachers get the most each year. Do you know who sends the most? Children do. Children send five times（倍）as many on February 14th as adults do．
1. Valentine’s Day _______.

A．comes once a year

B．is on February 4th

C．comes twice a year

D．is on the first day of spring

2. We can know from the passage（文章）that Valentines refer to（涉及）_______.

A．mothers and fathers

B．cards, flowers, candy and so on

C．teachers and students

D．uncles and aunts

3. Teachers get the most valentines because _______.

A．they send（寄）the most

B．students have too much money

C．so many students love their teachers

D．the valentines are only for them

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Flowers are the best present for Valentine’s Day.

B．All valentines are red and white.

C．Adults never get cards on Valentine’s Day.

D．Adults send fewer（较少的）cards than children do.

5. This passage is mainly（主要）about _______.

A．candy and flowers

B．parents and children

C．valentines and their receivers（接收者）

D．the teachers in the USA