【推荐1】①How good are you at remembering names, dates, and telephone numbers? It is not easy for all. Remembering things is one of the most interesting functions (功能) of the human brain. That’s why scientists spend so much time studying how it works.

②Studies show that when we learn something new, it stays in our memory for 20-30 seconds. This is our short-term memory. Remembering a phone number long enough to find a piece of paper is an example. The opposite of short-term memory is long-term memory, which is where things are stored in the brain for a long time. The brain can turn short-term memory into long-term memory. For example, when studying for an exam, instead of just reading the information once or twice, you might go over your notes again and again until you can remember the important information.

③Dave Farrow is known for his excellent memory. He has been listed twice in Guinness (吉尼斯) World Records for Greatest Memory. As a student, Dave had great difficulties in learning. He found some ways to improve his memory in order to do well in school. Here are some you can try.

④One way is to look at the first letter of each word you want to remember. Then, make your own word or sentence using all of those letters. For example, if you want to remember all the colours in a rainbow, try remembering the name Roy G. Biv. Each letter in this name matches the first letter of a colour: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Another way is to remember information in groups. For example, when you remember a telephone number, remember three numbers as a group, the next four numbers as a group and the final four numbers as a group. This way, your brain only has to remember three things instead of 11.

⑤If you are interested in improving your memory, apart from using some ways to remember things, there are lots of simple things you can do, like eating healthily, sleeping well and exercising daily. Challenging your brain also helps you keep it healthy and active. So, why not start playing mind games, learning a musical instrument or studying a new language?

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A．Short-term memory is less important than long-term memory.

B．The information needed for an exam stays in short-term memory.

C．People store new information in long-term memory by going over it.

D．Our short-term memory can hold information for more than half a minute.

2. The writer talks about Dave Farrow to ______.

A．describe how people remember things	B．show the importance of a great memory
C．tell people to use some ways to improve memory	D．give a reason why people need to improve memory

3. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Some advice to improve memory.	B．Some activities to challenge the brain.
C．Some advantages of playing mind games.	D．Some reasons for keeping the brain active.

4. What is the structure of this passage?

A．①/②/③④/⑤

B．①②/③/④/⑤

C．①/②/③/④/⑤

D．①②③/④/⑤

【推荐2】Being outgoing is good for your life. Those people 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 to become outgoing with your best friends or a group of friends. But the real challenge(挑战) comes when you meet strangers or new friends. Smile more and usually they will reply to your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.

Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello.” Or “How is it going?” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you can read news in newspapers and prepare your views or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that 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, and you may make new friends there.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. You should start being outgoing with________.

A．your parents

B．your best friends

C．your teachers

D．your brothers

2. When you start a talk with a stranger, you can say “________”.

A．What’s the matter?

B．What’s your name?

C．How is it going?

D．Are you healthy?

3. The easiest way to be outgoing is________.

A．talking

B．smiling

C．playing

D．going out

4. Making new friends can make us________.

A．more outgoing

B．healthier

C．more athletic

D．going out

5. Which is NOT the writer’s view (看法)?

A．Being outgoing is really difficult.	B．Being outgoing is good for our lives.
C．Being outgoing helps us have more fun.	D．Being outgoing with strangers isn’t easy.

【推荐3】Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these three steps to deal with your worries:
1. Try to find out what you're worried about
Sometimes, you will know what you're worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it out first; if you can't, you can ask for help.
2. Think of ways to make it better
There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problem.
Grades at school are often top worries for kids. If you're worried about grades, ask yourself these questions:
★ Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
★How do I get ready for class? Do I ____ my notes even when there isn't a test?
★ Do I have a good place to do my homework?
★ Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had, you might write down all the things you could do: write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.
3. Ask for help
When you're worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents, friends, or teachers for help.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. How should you deal with the worry first if you don't know what we're worried about?

A．We should try to find it out.	B．We should ask others.
C．We should help others first.	D．We should sit there worrying.

2. When can you ask “What do grades mean to me”?

A．When my friends don’t like me.

B．When I don’t try different ways of studying.

C．When I finish my homework.

D．When we're worried about grades.

3. Which is the meaning of the underlined phrase “go over” in the passage?

A．翻滚	B．复习
C．转向	D．越过

4. According to the passage, what will you do if you have a fight?

A．I will make a new friend.

B．I don’t want to talk to him or her any more.

C．I will have another fight

D．I will invite him or her to a basketball game.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A．who is often worried	B．when people are worried
C．how to deal with our worries	D．what kind of worries people have

【推荐2】Modern people are paying more attenion to exercise and many famous people are leading the trend(湖流）,while in ancient China there were also many fitness lovers.   Let’s take a look at some noted figures’（名人）fitness stories of the Song Dynasty（960-1279）.

Ancient poet Lu You:chosho

During his later years, Lu You started the body building called chosho, or shouts, a long and loud cry. Chosho was quite popular in ancient times, which was not roaring or whistling, but an elegant, serious and skillful health method. When ancient people did chosho, they opened their body, breathed in deep and then breathed out in rhyme.

Su Dongpo:long run, five kilometers per day

The great Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo, or Su Shi preferred to take long runs. In a letter to his friend Cheng Zhengfu, Su Dongpo talked about his exercise habit, which was to run five kilometers per day. He would slow down when he breathed hard, and speed up when his breath balanced. Su Dongpo would run until he was sweaty, hot, blood circulating and limbs feeling refreshed.

Hu Yanzan:cold bath

According to historical records, General Hu Yanzan trained his children in the snowy winter by pouring cold water on them as they stood outside. There was an annual festival in November during the early Tang Dynasty(618-907)called"Pouring cold", where a group of strong men sang and danced in the street while crowds poured cold water on them. During the Song Dynasty, Hu Yanzan restored(恢复）the tradition by cutting out the singing and dancing parts and keeping the pouring cold water part, as a way to exercise people's physical bodies.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What is NOT mentioned when doing chosho ?

A．Opening the body	B．Breathing in deep
C．Crying loudly	D．Shouting bravely

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Su Dongpu ?

A．He ran five kilometers per week .	B．He would run until he was feeling hot .
C．He would stop running when breathing hard .	D．He would slow down when his breath balanced .

3. People would _______ during the festival of “Pouring cold”is Song Dynasty .

A．sing

B．dance

C．pour water

D．exercise the bodies

4. What is the text mainly about ?

A．Some poems in Song Dynasty .	B．Some ways of keeping healthy .
C．Some traditions in Song Dynasty .	D．Some famous people’s stories about body building .

5. According to the text , we know that _______ himself didn’t exercise the body in a certain way .

A．Lu You

B．Su Dongpu

C．Hu Yanzan

D．Hu Yanzan’s kid

【推荐3】Radio, telephone and TV are widely used in the world. When you turn on the radio, you can listen. But when you use telephone, not only can you listen to others but also you can chat with them, however, you can’t see anything at all. TV is much better than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it, but they can’t take part in what they see.
Today, some people are using a type of telephone called vision-phone（可视电话）. With it， two people who are talking can see each other. It is better than radio, telephone or TV.
Vision-phones can be of great use when you have something to show the person whom you are calling. It will be helpful in people’s life. Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book on your vision-phone. You may be able to do some shopping too. Perhaps in the future, people will use vision-phone.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. According to the passage, we can guess that the ____was invented last.

A．radio

B．vision-phone

C．telephone

D．TV

2. Maybe the vision-phone can take the place of ____some day.

A．the radio	B．the telephone
C．the TV	D．all the above

3. Through a vision-phone we can________

A．take medicine

B．order what we need

C．travel around the world

D．try on clothes

4. In the future, you can use a vision-phone to_______

A．read a book

B．ask an assistant to read a book for you

C．ask an assistant to bring you a book

D．ask an assistant to do some shopping for you

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Vision-phone is better than radio, telephone or TV.

B．People will use vision-phone in the future.

C．Vision-phone will be helpful in people’s life.

D．It is impossible to do shopping through vision-phone.

【推荐1】From diaries to blogs, we're all used to recording our lives with words.
So why not take those words one step further? It's a great hobby that can produce something as simple as a 17-word poems, or as ____as a 900-page novel. All you need is just a pen and a notebook.
Types of Writing
You can jump into any type of creative writing-novels, poems, or something else. Start wherever you feel most inspired, and try a few different forms to see what you like. You can also plan a children's book, write a song,   or just write pages in your diary.
Actually Writing
Creative writing is a skill. If you own natural talents for writing,   that's great!   If not,   you can improve yourself by writing something every clay, even if it's just a few words. 100words. com and 750words. com can help you reach the goal.
Getting Inspiration（灵感）
No inspiration is one of the biggest problems that beginning writers face, and it can be hard to find until you know how to look. So, you have to practice looking. Look for the beauty in everyday life, start by reading everything, and see where it takes you.
Really, just start writing. Get your thoughts on paper, express yourself, and have fun—because that's what creative writing is all about. As Ray Bradbury, the famous American writer said, "May you live with hysteria(大惊小怪)，and out of it make fine stories.
1. What does the underlined word "complex" probably mean in Chinese?

A．简单的

B．有趣的

C．复杂的

D．乏味的

2. What type of writing should a beginning writer choose?

A．The easiest one.

B．The most interesting one.

C．The one he feels most inspired.

D．The one he does worst in.

3. In the passage, the writer suggests that we get writing help from_______.

A．the teachers	B．the radio
C．our pen pals	D．the Internet

4. From the end of the passage we can learn that__________.

A．we can't put our thoughts into the writing

B．writing is a way to feel bored without fun

C．Ray Bradbury used to be the greatest writer

D．fine stories are from our happy or hard life

【推荐2】根据短文内容，判断正误（正确“T”，错误“F”），并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。

Li Ming and Zhang Kai are friends. They are in the same school. Li Ming is in Class Three, Grade Seven, but Zhang Kai is in Class Three, Grade Eight. They go to school from Monday to Friday. And they have four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon. After school, they like to play football.

The two boys’ fathers are friends, too. They like sports. So they can play sports with the two boys. They all like playing tennis. They think it is easy and interesting. The four people often play tennis together.

The two boys like eating fruit. They like oranges, apples and pears. But they don’t like strawberries. Sometimes they go shopping to buy some fruit.

1. Li Ming and Zhang Kai are in the same class.
2. Li Ming doesn’t like playing football or tennis.
3. Li Ming and Zhang Kai have seven classes a day.
4. The two fathers like playing tennis with their sons.
5. Li Ming and Zhang Kai like oranges, apples and strawberries.

【推荐1】Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes（基因）decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If you`re your parents are tall, then maybe you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it.

But genes don't decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential（潜力）. Getting enough sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the right height.

No doubt（怀疑）you're wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There's no perfect or right answer. Kids grow about 2 inches（5 centimeters）a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty（when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up）.

Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. 2 centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you're at now, how you've been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.

Don't be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt（高峰） during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later—between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.

You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.

1. If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, ______________.

A．you should have enough exercise	B．you can ask doctors for help
C．you should get enough sleep	D．you can record your growth during puberty

2. After reading this passage, we can explain ______________.

A．how good it is to be a doctor	B．how much sleep we need
C．why genes can't decide everything	D．what healthy diet is

3. The underlined word "puberty" in the passage means ______________.

A．童年时期

B．婴幼儿时期

C．习惯养成期

D．青春期

4. The passage is mainly about ______________.

A．how the genes work in your body	B．when is the time you grow fast
C．why you look like your parents	D．how you grow to a certain height

5. Which is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A．Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are.

B．Girls' age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys.

C．How your body changes during puberty.

D．You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.

【推荐2】You are visiting the Eiffel Tower in France, but the next second you are in Thailand. Then, suddenly you may have dinner with Barack Obama in America. But you are not dreaming. This is what might happen in the near future. With the help of virtual reality(Vr,虚拟现实) technology, lots of changes are taking place in our life.

VR is a computer technology that makes an environment and allows users to see and even interact with it. Just wear a pair of VR glasses joined to your computer and you can experience a lot of things without stepping out of your room."The most interesting part of virtual reality is that it offers an immersive(身临其境的)experience,"said Wang Bing,leader,leader of the Chinese entertainment company Funshow. "That's why VR movies are popular among users. You become a part of the story. "According to the Report on Chinese VR Users' Behaviour last month, over 960, 000 people in China have bought VR products and 83. 2 percent of them have watched VR movies.

VR can also be used in some other ways. It can help to train workers before they have to work in highly dangerous environments. VR also helps patients with acrophobia(恐高症) by making them think they are standing on the top of a tall building.

However,VR technology still has a long way to go.Users report feeling sick while wearing VR glasses.Maybe it could take a period of time for VR to be widely used around the world.

1. With a pair of VR____,users can experience many things at home.

A．eyes

B．shoes

C．glasses

D．ears

2. VR movies are very popular because they make the users ________.

A．become much healthier	B．stand on the top of a building
C．become a part of the story	D．work in dangerous environments

3. About ____ Chinese users have watched VR movies.

A．800 thousand

B．700 thousand

C．8 million

D．7 million

4. To be widely used, VR glasses must solve the problem of________.

A．making people feel sick	B．providing an unreal environment
C．costing too much money	D．taking long time to join to the computer

5. The best title of the passage may be________.

A．Traveling with VR	B．VR Changes Our Life
C．VR Movies Get Popular	D．VR Needs to Be Developed

【推荐3】One day a lion was sleeping under the sun. Suddenly he felt something on his face.Then a small mouse fell to the ground.

“I will kill you for waking me up! ”the angry lion said.

“I'm sorry. Please let me go. I have a big family to feed.” said the mouse.

“You are of no use to anybody. You are even too small to eat!” the lion said.

“No one’s size tells the value of his life,” the mouse said. “ But I’ll make you a promise. If you let me go, one day I will repay you.”

The lion laughed, “It's impossible for a mouse to save a lion’s life. But go and feed your children and never show your face again.” The mouse left quickly. After that, he decided to keep his promise.

One day, hunters caught the lion and put him in a cage. The lion lay there sadly. Suddenly, he saw a small mouse outside the cage. The lion recognized the mouse as the same one he had almost killed a long time ago. Without a word, the mouse began to work, and during the night, he bit through the cage. The lion ran into a forest safely.   Before he left, he looked at the tired mouse and said quietly, "I will remember your help, and lions will no longer kill mice as long as I am alive.” And so it was I from that day on.

Don't judge a person by his size or appearance. Everyone has his own value.

1. Why did the lion feel angry with the mouse?

A．Because the mouse woke him up.

B．Because the mouse didn't feed his family.

C．Because the mouse was too small.

D．Because the mouse didn't help the lion to go out.

2. What did the lion think of the mouse at first?

A．He was no use with small size.

B．He was helpful to other animals.

C．He couldn't feed his family well.

D．He had great value with small size.

3. The underlined word “repay”has the closest meaning to “________”.

A．thank.

B．support

C．return

D．hate

4. Who saved the lion at last?

A．The hunter.

B．The mouse.

C．The lion's child.

D．The mouse's child.

5. What can we learn from this text?

A．The lion was caught by the hunter.

B．The mouse was hard to feed his children.

C．The size played an important role in one's life.

D．Don't judge the value of someone according to his size or appearance.