【推荐2】It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home all the time. Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with other people. It’s easier to make friends when you have similar interests.

Don’t be afraid to show people what you are good at. Talk about things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.

Look at people in the eyes when you talk to them. That way, they’ll find it easier to talk to you.

Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about “me, me, me”.

Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like, not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly with a lot of people. That way, you will have a bigger group to choose from and have more chances for making friends.

1. We should _________ if we want to have more friends.

A．stay at home	B．surf the Internet
C．make telephone calls	D．get in touch with other people

2. You should look _________ when you talk to people.

A．in front of them	B．at the floor
C．at the sky	D．at them in the eyes

3. If you want to have more chances for making friends, you should _________.

A．talk about “me, me, me”

B．only show people what you are good at

C．be friendly with a lot of people

D．just make friends with who are easy to meet

4. Which of the following is NOT right?

A．People should talk about themselves when they talk to other people.

B．It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home all the time.

C．Don’t be afraid to show people what you are really good at.

D．Please look at people in the eyes when you talk to them.

5. The passage tries to tell us _________.

A．how to study better	B．how to make more friends
C．how to show yourself	D．how to be a good listener

【推荐3】My name is Bill. I’m an English boy. I’m in a high school. Sam is my good friend. He comes from Canada. He is thirteen. I’m thirteen, too. But we don’t look the same. Miss Zhang is my English teacher. But she is not Sam’ s teacher. We don’t know her age. But she looks young. She looks like Sam’s Chinese teacher, Miss Zhou. Please look at my photo. In the photo, Sam, Miss Zhang and I are next to a car.
1. Miss Zhang is ____.

A．Bill’s teacher	B．Sam’s mom
C．old	D．Sam’s teacher

2. Sam is Bill’s ____.

A．student

B．friend

C．teacher

D．classmate

3. The two boys ____.

A．are in the same class

B．look the same

C．have different looks(外貌)

D．are not students

4. Bill is ____.

A．four

B．eight

C．thirteen

D．fourteen

5. Whose photo is this?

A．Miss Zhang’s	B．Miss Zhou’s
C．Bill’s	D．Sam’s

【推荐1】Many people enjoy watching movies in a cinema. They think the cinema has a better atmosphere (气氛 ) to enjoy movies. However, I think people are happier and freer when they watch movies at home.

Watching movies at home is comfortable. To watch movies in a cinema, we have to buy the ticket ahead for a better seat. However, we don’t need to worry about that if we watch movies at home. We can enjoy movies at any time. What’s more, we never need to worry about the traffic jam and where to park the car.

Watching movies at home is free. In the cinema, we cannot go outside or do anything else because the movie won’t wait for us. Sometimes, if we miss part of the movie, we may not understand the story. At home, we can pause (暂停) the movie and go back to watch the left part at any time.

All in all, a cinema is a good place to watch movies, but it may be not the best place to enjoy the movies. In my opinion, watching movies at home is better.

1. What does the writer think of watching movies at home?

A．Boring.

B．Enjoyable.

C．Cheap.

D．Difficult.

2. Which of the following is NOT the reason for the writer to watch movies at home?

A．Feeling freer and happier.	B．Having a better atmosphere.
C．Saving more time on the road.	D．Never worrying about the ticket.

3. The writer is             about watching movies in a cinema.

A．worried

B．serious

C．negative (否定的)

D．neutral (中立的)

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Enjoying Movie in a Cinema.	B．Watching Movies at Home
C．Movies Are better than TV Shows	D．Watching Movies in a Cinema or at Home

【推荐3】Do you know what makes you happy or do you just think you know? At first，these two questions look the same. If you think something makes you happy，then it makes you happy. You know yourself,don't you?

Write a list of all the things that make you happy. How many of them are fun? Most of them?

So，if you spend your time doing all these fun things，you'll be really bappy,won't you?

Well，maybe not. For most people，fun isn't enough for real happiness. Paul Dolan wrote a book called Happiness by Design．He thinks happiness comes from both pleasure and purpose. If most of the things on your list are about pleasure，that is what you think makes you happy. But you also need activities with purpose.

We usually know if something is fun，but we don't know what brings meaning. We can try to find purpose in it. Some activities might be motivating because they work for the good of people and the world around us. Or what you do might help a team you're working in.

If you're a student，your‘job' is studying and passing exams. It's easy to do well in subjects you like，but subjects you don't like are less motivating. They're not fun for you，but you have to study them so you need to find purpose. An A in a subject you hate won't help the world. But can you be part of a study team with friends? Each person can study one part until they understand it and then teach it to the rest of the group. The purpose becomes helping the team.

Go back to your list of things that make you happy. How many of them are activities that bring purpose? Can you add any? Remember，some activities might bring both pleasure and purpose.

Now you need to design a happy life. Paul Dolan believes people should‘decide，design，do'.

First decide what brings you pleasure and/or purpose-that means your two lists. Then，don't just think about these activities，fill your life with them. For example，you might love riding a bike but never have time to do it. So，ride to school or the library or the shops. If you live too far away，take your bike on the bus or train. Get off early and ride the rest of the way.

Some parts of our lives are good or bad luck，but we can still design the rest to make more happiness.

1. The writer agrees that＿＿

A．fun things bring us real happiness	B．helping a team is helping ourselves
C．happiness doesn't only come from pleasure but also purpose	D．only motivating activities do good for people around us

2. We know from the passage that＿＿．

A．a student needn't study a subject he doesn't like	B．fun things are usually meaningful
C．you'd better find time to ride a bike to school	D．study in a group helps one find purpose

3. The main idea of this passage is＿＿·

A．how to design motivating activities	B．why our lives need happiness
C．where we can find happiness	D．what makes us happy and how to create a happy life

【推荐1】Clark and Dale were staying in the same room in a hospital. Clark was so sick that he could not even move his body. He had to spend all his time lying on his back. Dale could sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was next to the room’s only window. Over time, Clark and Dale became good friends. Every afternoon, Dale would look out of the room’s only window, describing the scenery(风景) outside for his friend. He told Clark about the flowers in a park outside the window, the people walking by, the green trees beside roads—anything that might interest a man.

One morning, when a nurse came to check the two men, she found that Dale had died in his sleep. As soon as the room seemed tidy again, Clark asked if he could move to the bed next to the window himself. The nurse agreed. Slowly, he could take his first look at the world outside. To his surprise, he could see nothing but a blank wall of another building.

The nurse explained that Dale had been blind. He had never seen anything outside the window at all—but he described beautiful scenes to help his friend feel better.

根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写(A),错误的写(B).
1. Although Clark was sick, he was able to move his body on the bed.
2. The nurse told Clark about the scenery outside the window to make him feel better.
3. Clark wanted to move to the bed next to the window because he was sure that there was nothing.
4. Clark saw a blank wall of another building instead of the flowers, green trees, etc.
5. Dale tried to help his friend feel better although he had been blind.

【推荐2】

In my free time, I usually run with my mother. She is a professional (职业的) runner, so she is strict with me. Once a week I go swimming with friends and I go shopping every Saturday. In the holidays, I love going for a walk with my family and hanging out (闲逛) with my cousins. But I don’t like playing football with my brother. That’s for boys. I have a secret — I paint pictures. I like painting but I’m not professional. —Sonia, 14

In my free time, I always play music. I’m in a band (乐队) with friends from school. I play the guitar and the piano, but in the band I’m the singer. I love music and I love dancing too. In the evening I like watching TV with my family and after that I sometimes talk to friends on the phone or on Facebook. —Alexei, 15

In my free time, I often do two things. First I dance and secondly I practice karate (空手道). I dance three times a week and I practise karate in a club twice a week. I have another hobby — I really like taking pictures. I would like to be a photographer (摄影家) later. It’s relaxing and I like working on the photos with a computer. I really don’t like shopping. But my sister Cindy loves it. She often goes shopping at weekends, but I don’t. —Manuel, 16

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What doesn’t Sonia like?

A．Running.

B．Playing football.

C．Painting pictures.

2. How often does Manuel go to the karate club?

A．Once a week.

B．Twice a week.

C．Three times a week.

3. In the material, how many people dance?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the material?

A．Sonia is a professional runner.

B．Alexei plays the guitar in the band.

C．Manuel wants to be a photographer.

5. The material is mainly about ________.

A．school life

B．free time activities

C．dream jobs

【推荐3】Many people are interested in UFOs and there are a lot of reports about them. One report of UFOs came from a British plane on its way from New York to London in 1954.The British plane was flying over an island at 19,000 feet when the captain(机长) noticed that something was on their left and a little lower(更低) than their plane. It was about five miles away.

“It was not one object but several ones.” the captain said, “We saw one large and six smaller objects. I sent out a radio report about them and I got some information that the other planes were coming out to meet us. Before the planes arrived, the smaller objects went into the big object. The big object then became smaller and moved away fast.”

1. A British plane flew to _______ in 1954.

A．Now York

B．London

C．Beijing

D．Sydney

2. There was something on the _______ of the plane.

A．above

B．middle

C．left

D．right

3. The captain saw _______ in the sky.

A．there was something higher than their plane

B．there was one large object and six smaller objects

C．the big object disappeared at once

D．all of above

4. _______ would come to meet them.

A．The other planes	B．The other captains
C．A UFO	D．The radio

5. This passage is mainly about _______.

A．the radio	B．a British plane
C．seven objects	D．one report about UFOs