【推荐1】Dunhuang is a historic(历史的) city in Gansu Province. In ancient times, Dunhuang was an important center of trade. As the Silk Road developed, Dunhuang became China’s western door to the world. Here, different cultures met and influenced each other. People from foreign countries did business and communicated with the local people.

If you visit Dunhuang, you will be able to see the Mogao Caves(莫高窟). If you walk inside, you will discover some of the wonderful art pieces. There are over 45, 000 square metres of beautiful paintings on the cave walls and thousands of statues(雕像).

Over the years, China has made great efforts to protect the Mogao Caves. Today, you can also find high-quality(高质量的) photos of the art pieces on the Internet. People all over the world now have a chance to see Dunhuang’s treasures online.

根据短文(C)内容完成表格，每空一词。

Dunhuang—a historic city in Gansu     1
In ancient times	Being an important     2     part of trade
With the     3    of the Silk Road	Becoming China’s western door to the world
What’s in the Mogao Caves	Over 45, 000 square metres of beautiful paintings as     4     as thousands of statues
What people can see online now	Dunhuang’s     5

【推荐2】Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）：

Researchers from two universities in Britain recently carried out a very interesting project．They aimed to find out what modern family needs from their home．The lucky family chosen to take part in the project was the Joneses：parents Paul and Eve and their two sons，Jimmy （16）and Harry （13）．They have just spent two months living in a specially designed hi﹣tech future house，where cameras recorded everything they did．

TV while you bathe

So what's in this modern house？It boasts （夸耀） five bedrooms and five bathrooms．The sitting area has a huge TV and a digital picture frame﹣﹣﹣you can decide which photos you want to appear and change the picture as often as you like．The baths all have waterproof TV screens and DVD players．There is a remote control（遥控器） in every room which controls everything in the house from the lights to the cooker．The floors are all made of glass and all have underfloor heating．The windows clean themselves and there is even a robot called"Iron Man"to do the ironing．Dirty washing goes into a lift which takes the clothes automatically to the washing machine．The"Iron Man"then does all the ironing．

So how did it go？

The Jones family were over the moon to be chosen to spend some time in the house．Here's what they said：

Paul：It was great．The house was so comfortable．One day our friends called round with their dog．The dog felt so warm and comfortable； he even slept on the floor!Oh，but there was one problem．One night we were all in bed and all the lights switched themselves on for no reason．It was a bit frightening!

Jimmy：I loved it，but I wish there had been a robot to help me with my homework．

Harry：Staying in was as much fun as going out!

Eve：I loved the TV in the bath but I never watched it before going to work in the morning．If I did，I don't think I'd ever get out!

The Jones family are now back in their very ordinary home，but planning some hi﹣tech additions as soon as they can afford them!

The experts hope that results from their project will help developers meet the needs of a 21^st﹣century family．One of the experts wrote a few sentences about his findings on this project：

After watching what the Jones family did in the house and listening to how they felt about their life there，we learn that

After watching what the Jones family did in the house and listening to how they felt about their life there，we learn that

1. Who carried out this interesting project？
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2. Why was the project carried out in a specially designed hi﹣tech future house？
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3. What does the remote control in every room enable people to do？
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4. Which does the washing in this future house，the robot or the washing machine？
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5. How did the Jones family feel about their experience in the house？
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6. What will the expert possible write about his findings？Please help him complete his note．
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【推荐3】Do you often put off doing something that you should be doing? It’s called procrastination (拖延症). Most of the tasks that you procrastinate on aren’t actually difficult to do—you have the skills to complete them—you just don’t want to start them for one reason or another.

2-Minute Rule is a method of dealing with the problem and the goal is to make it easier for you to get started on the things you should be doing. It includes two parts. Part One comes from David Allen’s book, Getting Things Done. It’s surprising how many things we put off that we could get done in two minutes or less, for example, cleaning up your desk and sending an email. If a task takes less than two minutes to complete, then follow the rule and do it right now.

Can all of your goals be achieved in less than two minutes? Of course not. But every goal can be started in two minutes or less. And that’s the purpose behind the rule’s second part. Once you start doing something, it’s easier to continue doing it. The most important part of any new habit is getting started—not just the first time, but each time. I love the 2-Minute Rule because it accepts the idea that all good things happen once you get started.

Want to study better? Just pick up your books (2-Minute Rule) and begin reading or learning, and soon you will memorize the knowledge that seems difficult to learn.

Want to become a better writer? Just write one sentence (2-Minute Rule) and you’ll probably find yourself writing for an hour.

Want to make reading a habit? Just read the first page of a new book (2-Minute Rule) and before you know it, you have read the first ten pages.

Use next 120 seconds to get one thing done. Go!

1. What does “It” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
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2. 将划线句Can all of your goals be achieved in less than two minutes?翻译成汉语。
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3. 参照示例，列举2-Minute Rule能帮助我们做的事情。
①studying better
②_______________________________________________________________________
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4. 根据短文内容填空。

2-Minute Rule is a method people use ① ________ problems. It includes two parts. If we can do something in two minutes, we should do it right now. If it takes ② ________ two minutes to finish something, we should get started at ________. Because once you start doing something, you will continue doing it more _________ and all good things will happen.

【推荐1】阅读下面短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后的表格中填入恰当的单词, 每空一词。

Shopping is a very important part of life but shoppers are faced with a confusing and rapidly changing situation. The prices of clothes, shoes, and make-up have gone sky high, so it is important that you do not waste your money and that you shop carefully for value. There are traditional ways of shopping: shopping in a department store, in a boutique, in the market People shop around for the best price and quality. "To shop till you drop" is an American idiom (习语) which means to buy things from shop to shop until you are tired and can’t walk any more However, with the continuous development of society, the way of shopping for Americans has changed a lot today.

Catalog (目录) Shopping

People in the United States often shop from catalogs. There are special catalogs for almost every need, which include clothing, furniture, health and beauty products, footwear and so on and so forth. People also order about 40% of their music from music club catalogs. Customers say that music stores are too noisy.

Television Shopping

Television shopping began in 1986. About 5% to 8% of the American public now shops by television. Some popular shopping channels are the Home Shopping Network and QVC. Customers say that television shopping is easier than shopping in a store. How do they buy things? They make a phone call and use their credit card to buy things. And TV shopping channels are on late at night, so people can "go shopping" anytime.

Online Shopping

Online Shopping is a form of electronic business which allows customers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser, Now more and more customers go online shopping because of the convenience. As of 2017, customers can shop online with the help of different computers and devices, including desktop computers, laptops, tablet computers and smart phones.

Shop Till You drop
1     ways of shopping	In the past, Americans used to shop around for the goods with the best quality but the lowest price. The meaning of "shop till you drop" is that you don't stop shopping until you are tired out.
Catalog Shopping	Special catalog     2    almost everyone's need. Special catalog offers different kinds of things which     3     clothing, furniture, health and beauty products, footwear and so on.
Television Shopping	Customers say that shopping in a store isn't as easy as the television shopping. They can do shopping     4     they turn on TV. The number of online shoppers is getting larger and larger.
Online shopping	Customers can shop online by     5    different computers and devices.

【推荐2】Shopping online is popular now. Recently, Sanoma Media did a survey on buying electronic products online. 3673 people from six European countries took part in the survey. The result shows it is interesting that most of the people are men, and 95 percent (百分之……) of the people often buy the electronic products online. You can draw a conclusion (结论) that most men like buying electronic products. The following are all these people’s background details.

2627题完成句子；28题简略回答问题；29题找出并写下全文的主题句；30题将文中画线句子翻译成汉语。
1. The ________ shows it is interesting that most of the people are men.
2. As for work situation, 7% refers to ________ and 9% refers to _______________.
3. In total, what percent of the people are married?
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4. ____________________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________________