【推荐1】Young people like to be cool. What’s cool? Different people have different answers. Some people think they are cool if they can wear fashion clothes. Some people think if they have strange hairstyles, they are cool. Some people think they are cool when they wear fewer clothes in winter. But I don’t think so. I think you are really cool only when you are healthy. How to be healthy? Exercise every day, such as running, walking and swimming. Exercise can make people healthy. Some students often catch a cold. Why? Because they don’t exercise. They are not healthy. People can exercise with their parents or friends. Exercise can be fun. And it can help people keep healthy. So why not exercise every day?

1. What kind of people like to be cool?
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2. Is there anybody who thinks it’s cool to wear fewer clothes in winter?
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3. What does “exercise” mean in Chinese in this passage?
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4. What does the writer think is really cool?
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5. Why do some students often catch a cold?
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【推荐2】They exist in every school. Some use words, and others use physical violence (暴力). No matter what the methods are, the result is the same: bullies make you feel bad and make going to school a lot more difficult. What can you do about them? Luckily, dealing with bullies is not as hard as you think. Just follow these simple steps, and there is a good chance you will survive the bullies at your school without getting hurt.

The first step to take when dealing with bullies is to understand them. Most bullies make others feel bad so they feel better about themselves. Their main goal is to make you upset so they feel in control. The best way to deal with this is to avoid them all together. Don't walk near them, change your seat in class, or if they come up to you, walk away. If you can successfully ignore (对…不予理睬) a bully for a few days, you will probably be left alone.

When it is impossible to ignore the bully, you will have to take further steps. Bullies prefer to target kids who they think are weak and vulnerable. The next time you see a bully, pretend to feel very brave and confident. If the bully says something to you, say "Stop it! "in a strong voice and walk away. If you see a bully picking on someone else, do the same. Bullies normally do not like confrontation (对抗).

If they still pick on you, the next step is to report the bully to a teacher. Bullies have been around for a long time, so experienced teachers will know how to deal with them. The bully will get in to trouble and the teacher will get ready to be on watch all the time.

Bullies can give you big trouble. However, if you act quickly, you can almost always keep them from bothering (烦扰) you. Just remember to never get in a fight with a bully. Fighting will almost always make the situation worse. Be smart when dealing with bullies and you should survive without getting hurt!

1. Is there a good chance to survive the bullies if you follow the simple steps?
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2. What is the main goal of the bullies?
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3. Why do we need to pretend to be brave and confident?
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4. What is the next step if the bullies still pick on you?
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5. What will make the situation worse when dealing with bullies?
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6. Are there any bullies at you school? What will you do if you meet with a bully?
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【推荐3】Students get a taste of the adult world

For some teenagers, being an adult is the coolest thing in the world. Adults don’t do homework or take exams. They do what they like and earn money. How wonderful! But is it true?

Last month. Grade 7 students at Qiaoyi Middle School in Wuxi, Jiangsu, had a taste of the adult world. They had the homework called “Working with your parents for one day”.

What did they find?

Wu Jing’s mother works as a ticket collector in a park. At 6：00 a.m., the 14-year-old gir1 went to work with her mother. It Was dark and cold. Before the park opened, they did the cleaning, checked tickets and counted change. When the visitors came, they greeted them with a smile. After standing for the whole day. Wu was worn out.

“Every day Mom makes dinner for me and I take it for granted (认为理所当然),” said Wu, “Now I know how tired she must be, I should help her more.”

Li Shiyi, 14, spent her day in a car. Her father is a taxi driver. She picked up call and gave change back. Li thought it’d be easy to sit in a car and tour the city. But soon she found that her father didn't even have time for lunch.

“Now I know how hard it is to earn money ,” Li said, “We should do what we can for our parents and never waste money.”

根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。
1. Some teenagers think that it is _______ to be adults because the adults can do what they ______ and earn money.
2. The students were given the homework _______ “Working with your parents for one day’’to have a _______ of the adult world.
3. As a ticket collector in a park, Wu Jing’s mother must be ________ because she has to go to work _________ and stand for the whole day.
4. Li Shiyi found her father’s job was not as _______ as she had thought and her father was even too ______ to have his lunch.
5. From the passage, we know that the teachers wish the students to ______ their parents more and never _________ money.

【推荐2】任务型阅读
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

Nearly every parent says that we never grow up. In fact, we are maybe 16 or 17 years old. In their eyes, we are always little ones and always do wrong things. For example, when I need to stay at home alone, they always worry about me and my life without them.

Most parents always think that they have offered the best things they can to make their children live in a comfortable world. They buy their children pretty clothes, cool shoes, strange but expensive school things, and always a thousand-yuan-cost bike. They think that they have done everything they can to their dear little children. In return, they only want their little boy or girl to give them good results in the examinations

But why can their little babies still not understand them? Does it mean that they still want more material things? No. As a matter of fact, what they want is a true family. What does a true family mean? I think it means a place where we can hide ourselves from the outside cold world. From here, we can get warmth, we can get consolation（安慰）, and we can get happiness. And one important thing is that we should be stronger and more confident（自信的）in the outside world because we know that we have a family.

So I think that parents should save their money and sit down to talk with their child to let them know that they have a true family, so the child and his parents could understand each other more and more. Then, no boy will be regarded as a little boy.

1. In the eyes of most parents, children never ____________and seldom do_____________.
2. Most parents always think they _______________ the best things for their children to live in the world _______________.
3. Children still _________________their parents because what children need most is not material things but _________________.
4. Most parents want their children to get _________________in the exams while their children want to get _______________.
5. The way to __________________ between parents and children is that they should have more communication with each other. Then, no children will ______________as little ones.

【推荐3】任务型阅读
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。

A few days ago, I ran into (撞上) a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him, and he said, “Excuse me too, I wasn’t even watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.

Later in the kitchen at home, as I cooked our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me, very quietly. When I turned around (转身), I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying.

That night, when I lay in bed, my husband said to me, “You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you’ll find some flowers there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them herself - pink, yellow, and your favourite             blue."

When I heard this, I thought deeply: “While meeting with a stranger, I was calm and polite; but with my daughter, I was not patient (耐心的). I felt sad and tears began to fall.”

I quietly went to Betty’s bed, “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I found them by the tree. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue.” I said, “I am so sorry that I treated (对待) you that way today.”             And she whispered (悄声说), “Mommy, that’s okay. I still love you anyway.” I kissed her and said, “I love you too and I do love the flowers.”

That day Betty gave me a lesson on how to get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work before and didn’t realize how important family life was. I decided to do better in the future.

1. The writer ___________ to a stranger when she ran into him.
2. When the writer nearly knocked Betty down, she _________ at her.
3. The writer’s ______ told her Betty had picked those flowers for her.
4. The writer felt sad and began to cry because ___________.
5. The writer decided to ___________.