【推荐1】Each of us has dreams and goals for our future. What makes us study and make progress each day is closely connected with our personal dream and goal.

But why do you still end up with nothing when you have dreams and goals? What separates successful people from the dreamers is their persistent (坚持的) action. When you learn your lessons in school, you must work hard and not give up. You will often find some of your lessons very hard. Try and keep trying, and you’ll be sure to successfully deal with any difficulty you meet with. If we have a hard lesson today, let us try our best to learn it well and then we shall be prepared for a harder one tomorrow.

This is the famous formula (公式) for success: Dream>Believe> Achieve. Most people have what they want (Dream) and think they can realize their dreams (Believe). And then they do nothing. They just imagine their dreams can come true. When they get tired of waiting and lose a lot, they get bored. They say angrily how dreadful their life is.

I personally believe that if you really want to achieve your dreams and goals in life, you have to add one thing to your success formula: Dream>Believe>Act>Achieve. For me, the act is the most important thing for success and that’s to Take Persistent Action (Act). If you say “I can’t do it” and give up, you can never do anything valuable. However, “I’ll try” creates wonders. Let’s remember that there will be difficulties in our life. We must face them bravely and solve them. Success is not something that falls down from the sky. Most successful people made their dreams come true because of their persistent action.

Please remember: Action is the bridge that connects our dreams and goals to reality.

1. What makes someone just a dreamer but not a successful person?

A．Having no goals in life.	B．Losing a lot.
C．Never knowing the difficulty of life.	D．Being short of persistent action.

2. What does the underlined word “dreadful” mean?

A．terrible

B．natural

C．sweet

D．wonderful

3. Which of the following formulas does the writer most agree with in the passage?

A．Dream>Believe>Achieve	B．Dream>Believe>Persist
C．Dream>Believe>Persist>Act	D．Dream>Believe>Act>Achieve

4. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To find something valuable.	B．To explain the importance of taking action.
C．To make progress in studying.	D．To separate successful people from dreamers.

5. Which of the followings are true according to the passage?
①Only some of us have dreams and goals for our future.
②There will be difficulties in our life and we should try our best to avoid them.
③Success does not falls down from the sky.
④Many successful people realize their dreams by taking persistent actions.

A．①②

B．①③

C．③④

D．②④

【推荐3】Is there a way to quickly recall (回忆) information just before taking an exam? Walking backwards might be a solution. Scientists from the University of Roehampton in the UK said this activity can help people improve their short-term memory.

Researchers asked 114 volunteers to watch a video. After watching the video, participants were divided into three groups. One group was told to walk 10 meters forward. The second group walked 10 meters backward. The third group stood in one place. All three groups were then asked 20 questions about what they saw in the video.

The scientists found that the backward-walking group got two more answers correct on average than the other two groups.

This suggests that the link between the concepts (概念) of time and space is important in terms of (就……而言) how our minds form memories. “Time is really expressed through space.” Aleksandar Aksentijevic, who led the study, told the Daily Mail. When you walk backward, you see things from a different angle compared to walking forward. This difference helps people recall things that happened in the past.

And walking backward is not just good for the brain. It is also good for the rest of the body. Compared to walking forward, walking backward is more challenging. This can help us improve our fitness, says New Scientist. Walking backward uses more energy in a short time and burns more calories.

In addition, walking backward is less stressful for our knees. It could be helpful for people who often have pain in their knees, according to researchers from the University of Oregon in the US. Walking backward also keeps our spines (脊柱) strong, which can help to ease (缓解) pain in the lower back. This might be why many old people like walking backward.

1. What does “this activity” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Taking an exam.	B．Improving memory.
C．Walking backward.	D．Recalling information.

2. Paragraph 2 is written to ________.

A．introduce an effective way of walking

B．describe how researchers did their experiment

C．show who can answer more questions correctly

D．explain why walking backward improves memory

3. What can walking backward help us do according to New Scientist?

A．It helps people burn more calories.

B．It helps people remember information.

C．It can ease pain in people’s knees and backs.

D．It allows people to see things from a new angle.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．A popular way to lose weight	B．A challenging activity to recall things
C．Benefits of walking backward	D．An activity to improve a short memory

【推荐1】请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句。

Museum of the Future in Dubai has opened its door to the world.     1     You will step into a new world and have a new way of living. You are encouraged to learn life skills that will always be useful to you.     2    

You’ll have three main experiences there: imagining, designing and building.     3     And the activities encourage communication, teamwork and creativity.

    4     You must deal with them in given time. These challenges need you to work together with others for a shared goal. If you can solve problems, create something new or try something you’ve never done before for the future world, you can win a medal.

    5     It also shows the actual problems that humans are facing today, like climate change, lack of energy, food safety and mental health. The museum encourages you to become not only a talker, but also a doer (实干家) to help build a better future for humans.

A．There are many challenges for you.

B．My family like to visit the museum every day.

C．The museum is not just about imagining the future.

D．However, you are not allowed to do these activities alone.

E．You are given chances to play and learn through the activities.

F．As a result, you may return to build today’s world for the better.

G．It welcomes you to see, touch and experience the life in the future.

【推荐3】

You can do pretty much anything you like in Europe. You can go skiing, visit an ancient castle, and admire fine art. Now you have one more choice: you can also have dinner in an underwater restaurant!

The world’s largest underwater restaurant opened in Norway recently. It is named “Under”. The building looks like a huge tube (管道) in the water. More than half of it sits about five meters below sea level. It has room for 40 guests. Guests are able to watch sea animals swimming around through a large window while they are eating. Of course, seafood dishes are served.

Under is so popular that around 7,000 people have already booked a table. And it is fully booked for six months. The designer said the most exciting experience was to see the seabed (海底) scenery in different seasons and weather conditions through the large glass window. Would you like to have dinner there?

1. What new choice can people have in Europe?

A．Go skiing.	B．Visit an ancient castle.
C．Enjoy fine art.	D．Dine at an underwater restaurant.

2. What does the underwater restaurant look like in the water?

A．A large tube.

B．A round ball.

C．A big mushroom.

D．A strange fish.

3. How many guests can the restaurant hold?

A．5.

B．40.

C．400.

D．7,000.

4. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Under in Norway is the largest restaurant in the world.

B．More than half of the restaurant is five meters below sea level.

C．Guests can have a good view of the undersea scenery while eating there.

D．The business of the underwater restaurant has been good since its opening.

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

A．People Will Have a New Choice in Europe

B．The First Underwater Restaurant in Europe was Named “Under”

C．The World’s Largest Underwater Restaurant Opened in Norway

D．The Underwater Restaurant in Norway Gets Popular Around the World