【推荐1】True or False (判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用 “T” 表示，不符合的用 “F”表示)

When children are faced with problems, they may not be able to deal with them. Children need to learn how to solve problems. You can help them to learn it. The best way is to take the time to talk about problems as they happen. Of course, this is not easy to do. Problems have a way of bursting upon (突然发生) someone at the worst time. But even if the time is not the best, you should try to help.

There are many things you can do to help children learn problem-solving skills. One of the good ways is to find out what made the problem happen. This is a skill that children won’t learn without help. A child may knock over a glass of milk at the dinner table, but he may not realize that the glass was too close to the edge. You can show the child what the problem is. Then it can be solved.

The next step for children is to learn how to solve the problem alone. This step takes courage. Some of them are so afraid of being wrong that they cannot solve problems. You can help them by talking about some possible answers. You and the child can decide which answer is the best. Let the children try it out. Now the children will see that problems can be solved, and you can praise them for choosing a good answer.

Another step to problem-solving is to help children see the laws of cause and effect (因果规律). If a glass is knocked over, it will fall and break. If children might like to write on the wall, the pencil always leaves a mark. Soon the children will see the link(链接) between cause and effect, and then they are on the road to growth. When children see someone else knock over a glass, they now know that it will break. When they see writings on the wall, they can tell how it got there.

The ability to solve problems is not easy for children to learn. It is not easy for adults either. It takes patience for you, and it takes practice for the child. But problem-solving can be taught. All you need is time and effort.

1. Children should learn to deal with problems.
2. When problems happen, you needn’t help them. They should deal with them by themselves at first.
3. We should help children to learn problem-solving skills.
4. We should help children find out what made the problem happen.
5. Children should learn to solve problems alone without any help.
6. Another step to problem-solving is we should help children see the laws of cause and effect.
7. This passage is mainly to tell how to help children to deal with problems when they face them.

【推荐2】Many of us don’t pay much attention to the importance of eye care. It is said that if you take care of your body, then you can surely be healthy. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care. Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.

There are several causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, genes and aging. Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight. If you happen to work in front of the computer, it is best to take a break every once in a while.

Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you feel uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes, too. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight form UV rays.

Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamins A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight, too. If a person exercises regularly(定期地) and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.

All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes. Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person’s eyesight, too. In a world, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.

1. ____ is the most important way to protect our eyes?

A．Natural eye care	B．Taking medicine
C．Seeing the doctor	D．Being happy all the time

2. All the following causes can lead to bad eyesight EXCEPT ____.

A．age

B．height

C．reading

D．computers

3. What should you do if you have to work in front of the computer?

A．Eat healthy foods.	B．Clean the eye by using cold water.
C．Wear a pair of sunglasses.	D．Have a rest after working for a while.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The importance of the eye care.	B．The causes leading to poor eyesight.
C．The ways of eye care.	D．The inconvenience caused by poor eyesight.

【推荐3】Watching English films and television programs is an excellent way to practice your listening skills and pick up new words. Here are some tips on it.

Focus on more recent movies. There are many old English films that are well worth watching.

    1     This will give you a good idea of the kind of language people use today.

Watch them with subtitles(字幕)in the beginning. Watching films with the English subtitles can make you understand them much easier. Seeing the words appear on the screen means that you have two different ways to learn what you’re listening to.     2     And you can also know how they are used.

Watch them without subtitles later. Real life doesn’t come with subtitles, so to get really fluent(流利), you will finally need to be able to understand what is being said without help!     3    

This time, really focus on your listening skills.

Pick out new words. Unlike conversations in real life, the great thing about watching a film is that you can stop and replay anything you don’t understand!     4    You can also practice repeating words out loud to improve your pronunciation.

    5    You will find it much easier to pick up new words if you are really paying attention to the film. Of course, you’ll have to focus, but don’t force yourself to sit through a film that would make you fall asleep in your language.

A．Keep a dictionary beside you and make a note of new words.

B．Choose films that you find interesting and enjoyable, with stories that keep you entertained.

C．It will be more helpful to choose films that are set in the modern day.

D．If you’ve watched a film once with subtitles, watch it again without them.

E．It can be a great way for you to remember words.

F．You can try to get down some beautiful sentences from the movie.

G．There are some educational movies.

【推荐1】Spring comes back. On a nice spring day, Dad, Mom, Jack and Emily are in the car.     1     One hour later, they stop by the lake.

The children put on their hats and play ball. But the wind blows Emily’s hat away.     2     He wants to catch a fat fish in the lake.     3     He gives the hat to Emily. Then they are all getting very hungry.

Mom takes the picnic basket from the car and the other three help put the food on the picnic blanket.     4     It’s a picnic time.

After eating things, the children fly a kite. The kite flies in the sky happily. Dad and Mom sit near the lake. They talk and smile. They enjoy the sunlight.     5    

“I love picnics!” says Mom. “So do we!” say the other three.

A．They forget the time.

B．But he catches Emily’s hat.

C．Dad is fishing.

D．They are going to have a picnic.

E．They have cheeseburgers, apples and orange juice.

【推荐2】Mr. Miller is an old man. He is 58 years old. He has no wife（妻子）, but he is a father of four children. He lives happily with them. He has two sons and two daughters. One of the sons was born（出生）in the USA. His name is Jack. And the other is Simon, and he comes from the UK. His daughters’ names are Yiyi and Yuri. Yiyi is from China, and Yuri is a Japanese girl.

Mr. Miller is not their real (真正的) father, but he loves them very much. In his free time, they often watch TV, listen to music, and talk to each other. His son Simon likes football, and Jack likes basketball. They often play sports after school, and they walk home together after that. On weekends, the girls usually stay at home and watch TV. They often help Mr. Miller with housework because he is too old. This weekend, Mr. Miller and his children go to Disneyland (迪斯尼) in America. He buys his children a lot of things and they see a lot of people in the street. They have a great time.

1. How many people are there in Mr. Miller’s family?

A．3

B．4

C．5

D．6

2. Who is from China?

A．Jack.

B．Simon.

C．Yuri.

D．Yiyi.

3. What do the family do this weekend?

A．They watch TV.	B．They go to Disneyland.
C．They talk to each other.	D．They play sports.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．An Old Father	B．Four Children
C．A Family’s Weekend	D．Mr. Miller’s Happy Family

【推荐3】I'm a school girl. My brother and I are twins. We are both at school. We like school. My parents are both teachers. They work hard. My brother and I study at No. I Middle School. There are twenty-five boys and eighteen girls in our class.
We go to school from Monday to Friday. We have no classes on Saturdays and Sundays. We usually get up at six o'clock, and have breakfast at half past six. We come to school at seven o'clock. Classes begin at eight. We have four lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We have lunch at fifteen past twelve. At three fifty we have sports.
We study Chinese, Maths, English, Geography, Physics, History, Politics and other lessons. We like Chinese. We like English, too. Some of us are good at it. We go home at five o'clock. We have supper at six o'clock. We do our homework at seven every evening and go to bed at half past nine, but sometimes we go to sleep at about ten.
We work hard. We study for the people.
1. My brother is _______ and I am_______.

A．a worker; a student	B．a student; a worker '
C．a student; a teacher	D．a student; a student

2. We have _______ at fifteen past twelve.

A．breakfast

B．lunch

C．supper

D．dinner

3. We do our homework at _______ every evening.

A．nine

B．seven

C．school

D．six

4. There are _______ boys and _______ girls in our class.

A．twenty-five; twenty	B．some; any
C．twenty-five; eighteen	D．many; much

5. Do they often have sports in the morning or in the afternoon?

A．Yes, they do.

B．No, we don't.

C．In the morning.

D．In the afternoon.

【推荐1】Nowadays more and more children seem to get lost in a “sea of digital technology”. As they use digital technology too much, they are losing their ability to do the simple things. They can’t make toys themselves with hands or help mum cook dinner. And worst of all, they seem to be losing interests in communicating with others.

“I have talked with a number of teachers. They care about increasing numbers of young pupils who can play with computers or smart phones, but few or no skills to play with making things,” said a teacher, Colin Kinney. “Many pupils can’t communicate with other pupils but their parents talk proudly of their ability to use a computer or smart phone.”

Instead of playing with other children, more and more children are choosing to stay indoors and quietly play on a tablet on weekends and after school. How can a child grow up to be a very good artist if he doesn’t learn how to use a paintbrush and develop his painting skills? How can a child learn to making friends as he gets older if he doesn’t learn to communicate with others at a young age?

Digital technology can be used for good or bad. We can use stone to either break a window or build a house. We shouldn’t blame the children. We should help them make right choices. It is certainly necessary for children to know how to use digital technology in today’s world, but what is more important, we should encourage them to develop social abilities, which will do them good when they grow up.

1. What’s the worst problem that is mentioned in the first paragraph?

A．Children make too many friends themselves.	B．Children make too many friends online.
C．Children don’t want to communicate with others.	D．Children don’t like helping Mum cook meals at home.

2. According to Colin Kinney, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Teachers don’t notice that young pupils have few skills to make things.

B．Many parents are very happy that their kids can use digital technology.

C．Many parents don’t care if young pupils can play computers or tablets.

D．Some parents are worried that their kids use digital technology too much.

3. What do many young children choose to do on weekends and after school?

A．To play on a tablet indoors.	B．To paint with their paintbrushes.
C．To play with other children.	D．To make friends with other children.

4. What does the underlined word “blame” mean in Chinese?

A．表扬

B．原谅

C．评价

D．责怪

5. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A．It’s very important for children to have social skills.

B．It’s very helpful for children to do some housework.

C．It’s necessary for parents to learn to use digital technology.

D．It’s difficult for teachers to make right choices for their pupils.

【推荐2】Are you a good young person?     1     But being a young person is one thing, and being a good one is another thing. A good young person should have these qualities(品质):

    2     Without it, no one can do things well. If you are poor in health, you will have to take medicine day after day. You even can’t work, do sports and so on.

Do something for others. Care about the people around you.     3    

    4     Cooperation(合作) and communication(交流) are very important for people. Everyone needs friends because no one can live through life alone or do everything he wants to.

We know patriotism(爱国心)is the one we should never forget. Patriotism means love for one’s country.     5     Everyone should love his own country. A good young person will do the things that his country asks him to do.

I think a good young person now should also know something about art, so that they can live better and enjoy more.

A．To be young is to be everything.

B．Your answer may be yes.

C．A healthy body is the best.

D．Patriotism is one of the highest qualities for people.

E．Young people should learn to do things by themselves.

F．A young person should have the skill to work with others.

G．If everyone helps others, the world will be more beautiful.

【推荐3】It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.

Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life getting education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and maths need not be taught in detail, either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.

Education is well-rounded(全面的) and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read, and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and take an interest in the world.

I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important. Education is far more than we think.

1. People with better education usually ________.

A．stay shorter time in school	B．know more about jobs
C．have more chances to choose a good job	D．prefer higher paying jobs

2. The purpose of the earliest education was probably to ________.

A．make a man speak, read and write

B．make a man take an interest in the world

C．teach a man to develop his thinking and other abilities

D．make people get jobs

3. If education is just like a way of making a living, what needn’t be done?

A．People don’t need to spend so much time in school.

B．People don’t need to learn all the subjects, including history and geography.

C．People don’t need to learn maths deeply.

D．All above.

4. In the writer’s opinion, educated people are expected to ________.

A．accept education as a way of living

B．be able to take an interest in the world

C．make life simple

D．teach others to think

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Education is mainly to let people make a good living.

B．Education helps find good jobs.

C．Educated people have creative thinking.

D．Education is far more than we think.