【推荐1】We know health and happiness are important in everyone’s life. Here are some ways to make them easy to get.

★Eat a balanced diet. Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, some grains (谷物) and a little meat.

★Exercise twice or three times a week.

★Get enough sleep. It is best to get eight hours’ sleep a day.

★Keep yourself busy. This is good because it stops you from having bad habits. To keep yourself busy, you can walk around the house, spend time with your pets, do sports, or have a hobby.

★Go out and make friends. Spend time and have fun with them. Talk with them, but try not to talk about anything bad. You should stay with the people who are healthy and happy themselves.

1. How often should you exercise if you want to get health and happiness?

A．Every day.	B．Twice a day.
C．Three times a month.	D．Twice or three times a week.

2. How many hours do you need to sleep every day?

A．Seven.

B．Eight.

C．Nine.

D．Ten.

3. The underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ________.

A．eating a balanced diet	B．exercising more
C．keeping yourself busy	D．making friends

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．We can eat a lot of meat to keep healthy.

B．We need to exercise.

C．It’s good to make some friends.

D．We can spend our free time doing sports.

5. What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Eating habit	B．Playing sports
C．Making friends	D．Ways to get health and happiness

【推荐2】Nobody wants to lose, but we must accept that losing is a part of life. After all, we can’t win all the time. However, we can learn something valuable from every failure. This may help us succeed in the future. So we must know how to be a good loser.

We must not be afraid of losing. When we lose, just take it with a smile and look on the bright side of it. Failure can’t be avoided in our life. Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb(灯泡). When he was asked how he felt, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times but had learned 10,000 things which didn’t work. We must know that history is full of examples of men and women who achieved success although they failed many times.

Losing is not very disgraceful. We must accept our failure and learn to take advantage of it. Remember that it can be helpful. Take action to walk out of it. When we lose, think about what we did and how we can improve. If someone else can help, we’ll be lucky enough. Maybe he or she has been through the same experience before. Many people enjoy helping others solve problems. This can save us a lot of time in learning how to avoid the same mistakes in the future.

We should face our failure when we lose. There is only one winner in every competition. Some win, while some lose. That is a usual way of life. If we offer our congratulations(祝贺)to the winners and share in their happiness, we won’t feel sorry for our failure.

In a word, being a good loser will help us to succeed in life. It might be painful at the beginning, but there are many advantages. Good losers set examples to us, and most importantly, they finally win.

1. Which of the following shows the structure(结构) of the passage?
(P1=Paragraph1)

A．

B．

C．

D．

2. In the writer’s eyes, why did Edison achieve success?

A．He got help from others.

B．He happened to make it.

C．He avoided possible mistakes.

D．He saw the bright side of losing.

3. What does the underlined word “disgraceful” probably mean?

A．Bad.

B．Personal.

C．Dangerous.

D．Interesting.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Ideas about How to Avoid Mistakes

B．Experience in Dealing with Problems

C．Advice on How to Be a Good Loser

D．Advantages of both Success and Failure

【推荐3】In the opinion of many people, the two­parent family is the correct way to raise children. Traditionally, this has been as the most natural way, but single­parent families have had to face prejudices(偏见) against their life­style. However, the single­parent family is the fastest growing type of family. In the United States, a national survey showed that at least 50% of children will be members of a single­parent family. So we think it is important to throw prejudices away and to see the advantages of single­parent families.

When compared to two­parent families, single­parent families are usually at a disadvantage in some ways. They are often in short of money, and children receive less attention. What’s more, single parents can find themselves under too much pressure(压力) of both work and home. Despite(尽管) these disadvantages, it is possible for single­parent families to look for support from friends, schools, communities or other organizations. They need to remember that nobody can do it alone.

Surprisingly, single­parent families also have some advantages over two­parent families. Single parents have greater flexibility(灵活性) in spending time with children, because they don’t have to consider the needs of a husband or wife. So they can develop closer relationships with their children. Another advantage comes from the fact that single parents often work together with their children to solve problems, which makes children feel more needed and valued.

It’s important to remember that single­parent families have, until now suffered prejudices from some people. They think that it’s easier for the children in single­parent families to drop out of school in teens, and to be jobless in their early twenties. But, with the support from friends, schools and communities, single­parent families become more accepted by society, and this situation is certain to improve. In the future we will probably see these prejudices disappear.

1. What does the writer mainly tell us in Paragraph 1?

A．People shouldn’t have prejudices against single­parent families.

B．The single­parent family is not good for raising children.

C．The two­parent family is the correct way to raise children.

D．50% of children will be members of a single­parent family in the USA.

2. Which disadvantage of single­parent families is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．They are often in short of money.

B．Children may receive less attention.

C．Children also suffer from the prejudice.

D．Parents are under pressure of both work and home.

3. How can single parents make their children feel more needed and valued?

A．Don’t consider the needs of others.

B．Pay more attention to their children.

C．Develop closer relationships with their children.

D．Discuss and solve problems together with their children.

4. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A．Advantages and Disadvantages

B．Changing Views on Single­parent Families

C．Best Life­style for Children

D．Comparing Two Types of Family

【推荐2】Everyone has got two personalities (性格) -the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control yourself, but when you're asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.

If you go to sleep on your back, you're a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas. You don't like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you're always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.

If you sleep on curled up (蜷缩), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You're shy and you don't usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced (平衡的) personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You're usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don't often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.

1. When does the sleeping position best show your secret personality?

A．In the daytime.	B．At the beginning of sleep.
C．At night.	D．During the deep sleep.

2. Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends. She probably goes to sleep ________.

A．on curled up

B．on her stomach

C．on her back

D．on her side

3. What does the word "defensive" mean in the passage?

A．易怒的

B．攻击性的

C．外向的

D．有戒心的

4. What does the passage tell us?

A．Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping.

B．Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.

C．Sleeping positions show people's secret personalities.

D．Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier

【推荐1】Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbours. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.
Then their good relationship（关系）broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter(仇恨的)words, and then weeks of silence（沉默）.One morning John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. "It must be Bob, " John thought.
Then one day there was a knock on John's door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.
“I'm looking for a few days' work, " the carpenter said.
‘‘I do have a job for you, " John said. "Look across the stream at that farm. That's my neighbour Bob. He dug(挖)a stream between the two farms.I want you to build a fence(栅栏)--an 8-foot fence. I don't want to see his place or his face any more. I don't have such a neighbour!”
The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I'll be able to do a job that makes you happy."
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer's eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!
It was a bridge! And the neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). "Hi, John! ____________________”
Then they met in the middle, taking each other's hands. "I'm terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other, " said Bob.
Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. "No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you, " said John. "I'd love to stay, " the carpenter said, "but I have more bridges to build."
1. Farmer John thought that Farmer Bob dug the stream because_______.

A．their good relationship broke

B．they were neighbours

C．they had been getting along very well

D．they never had bitter words with each other

2. Farmer John asked the carpenter to build a fence because _______．

A．he wanted to protect his farm

B．he didn't want to do it himself

C．he wouldn't like to see Bob

D．he wanted to find him something to do

3. What does the underlined sentence "You're quite a guy to build this bridge!" mean?

A．John was not good at building bridges.

B．John was great to build this bridge.

C．John was silly to build such a bridge.

D．John should build the bridge earlier.

4. What do you think of the carpenter?

A．Shy

B．Clever

C．Silly（愚蠢的）

D．Careless

5. What is the best title for the text?

A．What a Big Fence!	B．A Strong Bridge!
C．Three kind Men..	D．A fence or a bridge?

【推荐2】China is a nation of etiquette(礼仪).Chinese people are among the most hospitable people in the world.If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.

When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you.Then he will serve you snacks(小吃) like biscuits or candy Someone in the family will also chat with you, never letting you feel lonely.

At the same time, other family members will prepare a meal for you.Chinese people treat(款待)their guests with a big meal.They always present more food than the guest can eat.On the table, the guests must be the first to eat.Perhaps one of the things that surprises a western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors, which won’t happen at western tables.The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home. As you are done eating, the host usually says, “It seems that you didn't eat much. Please have more. Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.

Being warm and hospitable has long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition.As Confucius(孔子) said thousands of years ago:

To meet friends from afar

How happy we are!

1. The underlined word “hospitable” means “_________” in Chinese.

A．好客的

B．勤劳的

C．朴实的

D．节俭的

2. As a guest in a Chinese family, you are usually offered________by the host.

A．coffee and snacks	B．juice and snacks
C．tea and snacks	D．coffee and cakes

3. A western visitor feels surprised when the host picks food for him because________.

A．he thinks it's not polite	B．he thinks it's not necessary
C．it wont happen in western countries	D．he doesn’t like the food

4. What the Chinese family do for the guests is to________.

A．make them feel at home	B．show their wealth
C．make them feel uncomfortable	D．make them hungry

5. What's the meaning of the words by Confucius at the end of the passage?

A．学而时习之，不亦说乎?	B．有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎?
C．人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎?	D．温故而知新，可以为师矣。