Sometimes you might feel it impossible to get on with your parents. But in fact, it isn’t as difficult as you think. Follow these ways, and then you’ll improve your relationship with them.
Spend more time with your parents. Your parents won’t always be around, so try to spend more time with them. This doesn’t mean just sitting in front of the TV together. Instead, you should do more activities with your parents together. By doing them, all of you will feel happy and relaxed.
Talk with your parents more often. In order to understand them better, you should talk with them more often. Try to learn more about their own childhood. In this way, you will understand them better.
Always listen to your parents. This may seem simple, but it’s often hard er than you think. Look at your parents when they are talking. Don’t interrupt them, and then speak clearly when replying to them.
Share your feelings with your parents. Sometimes your parents also want to learn more about you. Just do your best to open your heart to them. When possible, talk to them about something at school or what you really want to be in the future.
Make your parents feel proud (自豪的). There are always some ways to make your parents feel good about you. By work hard, you can do well at school or win prizes in games. They will think how lucky they are to have you and be more willing to talk about you in front of others.
1. Who is the passage written for?| A．Parents. | B．Children. | C．Old people. | D．Teachers. |
| A．By watching TV with them all the time. | B．By helping them to do chores. |
| C．By making up stories about them. | D．By spending more time with them. |
| A．注视 | B．关心 | C．打断 | D．失去 |
| A．Here are five different ways to help you get on with your parents. |
| B．It’s important to learn to share your feelings with your parents. |
| C．Your good grades or prizes usually make your parents feel proud. |
| D．To improve the relationship with your parents, you should do everything for them. |
| A．When to talk to your parents. |
| B．How to get on with your parents. |
| C．Why should we study hard at school. |
| D．How to make your parents feel proud. |
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【推荐1】Students learn their lessons in class. They sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn? NO! There is another way to learn.
Every student can teach himself or herself, and every student is teaching himself or herself while he or she is learning something. For example, if you forget(忘记) something when you are doing your homework, what will you do? You will look at your book to find the answer. This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a difficult way.
How do you teach yourself? Here are some steps(步骤) for you. The first thing you must do is to read. Read something you are interested in. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. The questions are something you don’t know, or you want to know more about. A clever student is usually good at asking questions. The third is to answer the questions by thinking hard, by reading books, and sometimes by asking other people.
If you keep doing these for a long time, you are sure to get good grades(成绩).
1. What is the passage mainly about?| A．Learning lessons in class. | B．A useful way of learning. |
| C．How to become a good reader. | D．How to get good grades. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Steps(步骤) of teaching yourself. | B．Steps of asking questions. |
| C．Ways(方法) of teaching students. | D．Ways of answering questions. |
| A．It’s difficult to find the answer in the book. |
| B．A clever student is good at asking others questions. |
| C．You can answer questions in different ways. |
| D．It’s important to ask others for help when you forget something. |
| A．Teachers. | B．Parents. | C．Doctors. | D．Students. |
 Mrs. Know31 minutes ago Hi, everyone! I’m Mrs. Know. Do you have any problems in your life? Well, tell me about them in the following. I’d like to help you by giving you some advice. 46. Lily: As a quiet girl, it is not easy for me to make new friends in the new school. I feel nobody notices me. |
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| 47. Li Lei: My bike was lost when I was shopping in Meet all. I didn’t know what to do. Reply Like |
| 48. Wei Fang: Having a trip with my friends is my dream. But my parents care about my safety. They just can’t stop worrying. Reply Like |
| 49. Steve: At night, my neighbor always plays the CDs too loud. I expect to fall asleep again but I am not able to sleep. How sad! Reply Like |
| 50. Sam: I can’t understand why Eric just refused when I asked him to help me with my math. Isn’t friendship more important? Reply Like |
| A. You should visit your neighbor and have a talk with him seriously. Ask him to stop playing the CDs at night. B. Maybe he was really busy, or probably he was not able to help you. Why not ask others for help? There is always someone who is ready to help you. C. Before starting your trip, it is better to get some advice from your parents. More importantly, they will tell you how to look after yourself better. D. Be friendly if you want to make more friends. Don’t be too quiet. Try to talk to your classmates actively. E. Calling the police is the first choice when you lose something. They may help you get your things back. Please describe the things you lost carefully. |
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【推荐3】How Can You Create Luck in Everyday Life?
You can probably agree that some people have more things happening to them. Let's just call that luck. Now would you like to learn how to be one of these lucky people? Here are 5 top tips for creating your own luck.
It is easy to believe that you never have any luck in everyday life if you don't seem to be getting any breaks. But having had a difficult life gives you unusual lessons and develops courage.
Some people are already lucky and they just don't know it. Instead of giving all your attention to what you are short of, look at how lucky you already are. You no doubt have sóme wonderful friends and a roof over your head.
Luck doesn't just happen upon us—it comes to us when we are open. Learning a new skill, visiting a new place and trying a new hobby are all great ways of creating your chances.
You'll never create any luck if you sit there, waiting for it to fall into your lap. Take steps towards your goals and dreams and greet every challenge. You will find that you create more luck in everyday life.
Some people would be prepared to help us out if you need a hand with dealing with something rather than wait for someone to offer you a lucky break, go and ask them if they will help you out.
| A．Try Something New |
| B．Take Action Right Now |
| C．Ask For Help If Necessary |
| D．Feel Lucky About What You Have |
| E．See the Good in the Past |
| F．Be Confident at Any Time |
【推荐1】Do you have a “tiger mother”?
Many Chinese mothers are afraid that their children will fall behind（落后）their classmates, so those mothers are becoming “tiger mothers”. They believe the harder their children study, the happier life they will have in the future. Is it true? Lulu and her sister Sophia may have something to say.
Lulu and Sophia have a “tiger mother”. She pushed them a lot when they were young. For example, they couldn’t get grades lower than A’s. They had to practice the piano or violin for hours a day. There were no sleepovers（留宿聚会）or TV.
The tiger mother, Amy Chua, is a Chinese-American teacher at Yale Law School. Amy wrote a book named Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and shared her strict parenting style（育儿方式）in it.
Many people don’t like Amy’s style of parenting. They once worried that her daughters would not be happy. However, the two girls have grown up and they thank their mother. Sophia is hard-working, friendly and helpful. Not long ago, she shared some useful study advice online. Lulu is also a warm, smart and popular girl in her friends’ eyes. She said that the tiger parenting believes that a child can be successful, and it can push a child to study hard.
Still, not everyone agrees with the tiger mother’s parenting style. In fact, there isn’t a parenting style that is good for everyone. What’s the best parenting style for you? Maybe you should work it out together with your parents.
1. Why are many Chinese mothers becoming “tiger Mothers”?| A．They want to be teachers. |
| B．They don’t like their children. |
| C．They want to control their children. |
| D．They don’t want their children fall behind their classmates. |
| A．They watched TV. | B．They were sleepovers. |
| C．They practiced the piano or violin. | D．They got grades lower than A’s. |
| A．They hate her. |
| B．They thank her. |
| C．They don’t think she is a good mother. |
| D．They are afraid of her. |
| A．Many people like Amy’s style of parenting. |
| B．The tiger parenting believes that a child can do things well. |
| C．Everyone agrees with the tiger mother’s parenting style. |
| D．Amy made a film named Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. |
【推荐2】There are forty-seven different kinds of kangaroos（袋鼠）. They live in Australia. The smallest are about a quarter of a metre long; the biggest are taller than a man.
Kangaroos have very long, strong back legs. These are used for jumping. They also have long, strong tails（尾巴） used for resting on. Kangaroos' front legs are much shorter, and are almost like arms. Kangaroos' heads are small, but their ears are quite large.
Mother kangaroos have a pocket at the front. They have one baby each year. When it is born, the baby kangaroo is straight（直接） into its mother's pocket. The baby kangaroos stay there for six months.
The biggest kangaroos stand more than two metres tall, and their legs are so strong that they can jump more than nine metres. They are very fast, and can travel at more than 50 kilometres an hour. They are very strong, but only eat fruit, leaves and grass.
1. How many different kinds of kangaroos are there?| A．37. | B．74. | C．47. | D．40. |
| A．smaller than a man | B．bigger than a man |
| C．the same size as a man | D．a quarter of a metre long |
| A．Yes, it does. | B．We don't know. |
| C．No, it doesn't. | D．It doesn’t tell us. |
| A．one month | B．three months | C．six months | D．five months |
| A．More than 2 metres. | B．More than 9 metres. |
| C．Less than 2 metres. | D．Less than 9 metres. |
【推荐3】New research suggests that climate change helped dogs develop from animals looking like cats to the way they are today. Scientists from Brown University in the USA believe that 40 million years ago, dogs were smaller and they looked like cats. They hid, ran after and killed other animals. As climate changed in the world, the physique(体型) and eatinghabits of dogs also changed. Thick forests that once covered North America started to become less thick as the earth became cooler.
The appearance of grassland made dogs have fewer places to hide to hunt for food. To get used to the environment, they changed their ways of hunting and slowly grew longer legs. The scientists studied how dogs have changed themselves by looking at the elbows (肘部) and teeth of 32 different species that lived from 2 million to 40 million years ago. The scientists said that the dogs' Bows greatly changed. Dogs from 40 million years ago had elbows that were more similar to those of cats.The function of the elbows was to allow the front paws (爪子)to catch what they could get and hold on to it. The elbows changed to allow dogs to become good runners and then they were able to run after other animals over long distances. Teeth in dogs also changed to be more useful. They became much stronger to be able to hold on to what they get.
1. According to the research, dogs looked like ________ 40 million years ago.| A．cats | B．lions | C．tigers | D．pigs |
① Dogs grew longer legs.
② Climate changed.
③ Dogs changed ways of hunting.
④ Forests became less thick.
| A．②④③① | B．②①③④ | C．③①④② | D．③④①② |
| A．teeth and paws | B．elbows and teeth | C．heads and paws | D．teeth and heads |
| A．发现 | B．基础 | C．功能 | D．弊病 |
| A．The appearance of grassland made dogs have more places to hide to hunt for food |
| B．Dogs from 40 million years ago had elbows that were different to those of cats. |
| C．Dogs' paws changed to allow them to become good runners. |
| D．Teeth in dogs changed stronger to be able to hold on to what they get. |
