Have you ever heard the phrase "You never get a second chance to make a first impression（印象）"？ It may sound like an unusual piece of advice，but it is true﹣the first impression someone has of you when meeting you for the first time will probably influence how that person treats you or reacts to you in the future．
What is even more interesting is that the brain takes in all the information to create that first impression in about three seconds．When you meet someone for the first time，by the time you have stated your name or shaken hands，the other person has already formed an opinion about the kind of person you are．
So how do you make a good first impression？All things grown up tell you such as being polite，and being well﹣dressed are very important．However，the most important tool for making a good first impression is your face．
Smiling，being responsive，and looking like you are happy will almost always leave a positive（积极的）impression on people，especially those who do not know you．Most people，generally speaking，are ready to smile back when they are smiled at．
Furthermore，smiling and being in a positive mood helps you to know and get a better understanding of new things．This means that you can possibly be friendlier to people you do not know and be more creative and able to solve problems more quickly．So if you ever need a reason to be happy，think about the wonderful people you might meet and impress with a cheerful smile．
（1）What does the underlined word "react" in Paragraph I probably mean in Chinese？
A．回应
B．道歉
C．报告
D．建议
（2）Which paragraph shows how soon others form opinions on you？
A．Paragraph 1．
B．Paragraph 2．
C．Paragraph 3．
D．Paragraph 4．
（3）What is the most important to leave good impressions？
A．Shaking hands．
B．Stating your name．
C．Dressing nicely．
D．Wearing a smile．
（4）What can be learned from the last paragraph？
A．Friendliness helps solve problems．
B．Being positive helps you find a way out．
C．There are many reasons to be happy．
D．Thinking of great people cheers you up．
（5）What would be the best title for the text？
A．The First Impression Does Count
B．Smiling Makes the First Impression
C．Manners Leave Deep Impressions
D．Impressions Decide Who You Are
Car﹣hailing company DiDi signed an agreement with TAL Education Group to provide free online courses for the children of taxi drivers．The courses，worth 30 million yuan，cover
all subjects from primary to high school．Children can study courses at home，saving parents time to spend or pick up children from off﹣line after﹣school classes．
According to Zhu Jingshi，vice president of DiDi，all 153 million registered（注册）taxi drivers of DiDi can ask for the courses on the company's mobile app．The car﹣hailing company will evaluate （评价）the drivers and provide courses on the basis of the time they became registered drivers with the company，the number of passengers served and evaluation from passengers．
The health and education of children have remained top priorities of Chinese parents，including taxi drivers． A survey done by DiDi and TAL showed that although the average monthly income（平均月收入）of taxi drivers is only 6000 yuan，many would like to pay 40 percent of their income for their children's education．
The survey found that most taxi drivers were born in the 1970s and 1980s and worked seven days a week．More than 70 percent of them have children under 18 but very few have time to be with family and children．Only 8 percent of them said they had guided their children in doing homework．Because of these，60 percent of drivers hope their children could receive the guidance from professional services．
（1）The online courses would help taxi drivers for their children's education．
A．find good school
B．get better teachers
C．save time and money
（2）The children of taxi drivers would like take the courses like Picture ．
（3）The underlined sentence"The health and education…"means that ．
A．most of the taxi drivers have little time to take care of their children．
B．Chinese parents care about the health and education of their children most．
C．Lots of children of taxi drivers are in poor condition of health and education．
（4）According to a survey，many taxi drivers would spend about yuan on their children's education a month．
A.2400
B.4000
C.6000
（5）This passage mainly tells us about ．
A．a new kind of transportation called DiDi．
B．The free online courses for taxi drivers'children
C．The taxi drivers working hard day and night．
I'm Jane，from America．I can not sleep well and I always wake up several times during the night．I know for a fact that there are many other people who have trouble going to sleep，too．So，I've collected some advice I've received over the past few months that have not only helped me get to sleep faster，but helped me get better night sleeps．
Have regular sleep habits
Go to bed at the same time every night．Try not to break this habit on weekends when you may be made to stay up late．Wake up at the same time every day．If you're getting enough sleep，you should wake up naturally without an alarm．
Turn off your computer
Don't play on the computer for half an hour before you decide to sleep．Studies show that it is bad for the quality of your sleep．Read a book or listen to some light music to prepare your body for sleeping．
Have a nice bedroom
A clean environment helps people to be happy and relaxed．Make sure that you have turned off all light that might come into your room，and that the temperature is comfortable．
Exercise often
Exercising will help you to fall asleep more easily，so walk out for 45 minutes every day and you will sleep better at night．But don't do it just before you go to bed﹣you won't be able to sleep!
Eat properly
Eat only a little for supper．A full stomach may make it much harder for you to sleep．
任务型阅读：根据短文内容，填写下列表格，每格只填一词．
Advice on How to （71） Well |
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Have regular sleep habits |
Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day． Get （72） sleep and you'll wake up naturally． |
Turn off your computer |
Don't play on the computer for a long time． Try to a read a book or listen to light music（73） you go to sleep． |
Have a nice bedroom |
Keep your bedroom clean．It will make vou （74） and relaxed． Turn off all light that might come into the room． |
Exercise often |
Go out for a （75） every day for sleeping better． |
Eat properly |
It's much （76） for you to fall asleep if you only eat a little for supper． |
Train stations and airports are crowded，babies are crying，and passengers are arguing．The same story also happens during rush hours in big cities every day．When there is a crowd，people lose their tempers（脾气）easily．What makes polite travelers suddenly forget their manners？
One of the causes is a crowded cabin（车厢）．It makes you feel a distance from your sense of self．In other words，you're no longer yourself．
Tiredness also makes travelers lose their self﹣control．Think about all those traffic jams on the way to a train station，the long line waiting to enter the station and the busy phone calls from family，friends and workmates．When travelers finally get on the train，their patience has already run out．
Besides，a lack（缺乏）of sleep gives travelers a temper．If we are forces to get up early，many of us will act much more impatiently．
So，how can we make the world a better place when we're traveling with a big crowd？Try to improve the atmosphere（气氛）．If it's a flight，the air hostess could stand in front of the cabin，saying things like，"How many of you are going home？"or"Raise your hand if you've never been on an airplane before．"
What's more，everyone can be helpful，such as giving the person next to you a smile，offering the seat to a needy person，and saying"It's OK"if someone steps on your feet．
Dealing with Travelers'Bad Tempers |
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Causes of losing tempers |
In a （73） cabin，people are no longer themselves． Travelers may lose their self﹣control because of （74） Travelers don't have enough sleep． |
Ways of solving bad tempers |
λTry to improve the atmospher． （75） to the person next to you．Offer the seat to the person（76） （76）Say it's ok if some one （77） |
For most of the twentieth century，people communicated by telephone or by mail．This is now changing，and email is becoming the preferred method of communication．It's faster than traditional mail．（68） ．As email is becoming popular，here are some rules we need to know．
Be polite and friendly
Start your message with a greeting．If you are writing to a friend，you can begin with Hi，Sandra．If you are writing to your teacher，begin with your message with Dear Mr．Atonso．
（69） Many people just type their names．Others say Bye，Cheers，or use abbreviations（缩略语）like BFN（bye for now）．
Look Good
When someone receives an email message from you，they might not know anything about you．（70） ，so make yourself look good．Type your message，and then read it again．Sometimes sentences seem clear when you write them，but they don't make sense when you read them back．
（71） ．
If you start to use your email several times a week，your message box will soon fill with mail．After a few weeks，you can have a list of 60or 70messages!It is easy to delete the message you don't want any more．（72） ，you can save them in folders（文件夹）．If you don't know how to do that，just ask your friends for help．It only takes a few minutes to learn．
从方框中所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，补全短文．其中有一项为多余选项．
A．If your messages are important B．It's cheaper than a phone call C．They will judge（判断）you from your email message D．You need a clothing at the end of your email． E．Introduce yourself first F．Organize your email |
Buying Is Doing？
How important is shopping to you？How much time do you spend buying things？And how much time
do you spend organizing these things in your home？In the future，how much time will you spend in movie
theaters，at amusement parks，at shopping malls，or at convenience stores？When you add it all up，you will probably see you spend a lot of your life consuming（消费）things．Consuming products is not necessarily bad．However，if we spend too much time doing it，we should look at it carefully．
Imagine that you have a week off from school．You don't have to go to class．However，in this week，
you cannot spend any money﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣no shopping，no movies，no eating out．How would you spend your time？What things would bring you happiness？Perhaps you would take a walk with your best friend．Perhaps you would help a child read．Or you might spend time with your family．
When we look back，it is likely that non﹣consuming experiences like these will be our most important
memories．Why？Non﹣consuming activities are active，not passive．They don't come in a package．You make the experience yourself．For example，each person who reads to a child will have a different experience．The experience changes with the reader，the child，and the book．Similarly，when you have a conversation with a friend，you are actively creating an experience．The conversation that you have with your friend cannot be experienced or recreated by anyone else．However，if you watch a movie with a friend，you will each have a package experience．It requires no action and little interaction between the two of you．
The environment we live in encourages us to have packaged experiences．We feel that we must
consume because we believe that buying is doing．However，we can start a personal revolution （ 变革） against consumerism．How？By consuming less．We can ask ourselves what experiences bring us the greatest satisfaction．Then we can organize our lives so that we have more of those kinds of experiences．
49．If consuming products takes too much time，we should ．
A．spend less money
B．think about it carefully
C．organize our things
D．go to convenience stores
50．According to the passage，the writer believes that ．
A．we can say no to consumerism by consuming less
B．buying things can bring us the greatest satisfaction
C．the environment seldom influences our shopping choices
D．consuming experiences will be our most important memories
51．What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage？
A．To introduce some ways of enjoying our spare time．
B．To encourage people to have more active experiences．
C．To explain reasons behind people's shopping behavior．
D．To share his personal experience in consuming products．
Have you tried to run or walk for exercise and then given up？ If you answered yes， you should try a new kind of exercise： aquatic （水中的） exercise． Aquatic exercise is like exercise on land， but you do it in a swimming pool． More and more people are trying aquatic exercise．
Aquatic exercise feels easier than exercising on land． Why？ You weigh about 90% less in the pool． It is better for your knees than running or walking． Water is about 1， 000 times thicker and heavier than air． To move through the water， your body has to work four times as hard． As a result， you can burn more calories （卡路里）．
In fact， most people say they feel more relaxed in the water． They stop thinking about the things that make them worried． They feel in control of their bodies． The cool， quiet environment makes them feel good．
But what if you are afraid of the water？ No problem! There is nothing to worry about． Aquatic exercise is safe and
easy to learn． It doesn't require any special skills． You don't even need to know how to swim． Aquatic exercise is for everyone．
（1）What is Paragraph 2 mainly about？
A． Difference between air and water．
B． Weight change of one's body．
C． The advantages of aquatic exercise．
D． The ways to do aquatic exercise．
（2）What do most people think of aquatic exercise？
A． Relaxing．
B． Worrying．
C． Challenging．
D． Boring．
（3）According to the text， aquatic exercise is ．
A． done in groups
B． fit for everyone
C． difficult to learn
D． done with special skills
（4）In which part of a magazine can we read the text？
A． Culture．
B． Health．
C． Nature．
D． Travel．
It's a cold， grey Sunday afternoon in March． The British are all working in their gardens． They're digging， cutting leaves and planting new seeds（种子）． By summer， their gardens will be full of bright colours．
The British love their gardens． A British newspaper recently asked people for their opinions about them． Around 70% of the people felt it was important to spend time in the garden， and over 50% of these described gardening as the most enjoyable thing they ever did．
Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden． People who live in houses without gardens often rent（租用） land from the government．
At first， only very rich people had gardens． You can still see the gardens around houses with a long history， such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard． In the early twentieth century， however， gardening became a hobby． People bought different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens． Although roses， sunflowers and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens， they originally（起初） grew wild in other countries．
Every year， there are competitions for the largest vegetables， but don't expect to win； Britain's biggest carrot is almost six metres long ．
（1）In summer， British gardens are often ．
A． full of people digging there
B． colorful with different plants
C． too hot for people to work there
D． covered with grey leaves and plants
（2）A recent survey showed that of the British felt it important to do some gardening．
A． around 70%
B． over 50%
C． only 20%
D． about 10%
（3）We can infer from Paragraph 4 that ．
A． seeds were provided for free
B． roses were first grown in Britain
C． gardening is a hobby in the world
D． the owner of Chatsworth House was rich
（4）What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence？
A． It is easy to grow big vegetables．
B． It is hard to win the competition．
C． The carrot is much easier to grow．
D． The carrot is his favorite vegetable．
A．get into the cooking area B．Secondly C．seriously D．Experts E．in your own home F．properly G．cause these problems H．Of course I．Many people J．move quickly out of the room |
Smoke pollution in your home
Do you ever get a bad cough that won't go away？ Do you have trouble breathing？ Do your eyes hurt when you or your parents are cooking？ The air in your home could（1） ． In fact， smoke and other kinds of air pollution can cause serious illnesses or make them worse．
Everyone knows that there is air pollution in the street， but it's a shock when you discover that you are also in danger from pollution（2） ．
（3） ， especially those who live in Villages in the countryside， burn coal or wood on an open fire． This can be really dangerous，because there are harmful chemicals（化学物质）in the smoke from both wood and coal and they can（4） pollute the air in your home． When you breathe in these chemicals， they can harm your lungs（肺）and other parts of your body．（5） think that about 50 percent of open fires are dangerous， because chimneys（烟囱）don't work（6） and too much smoke stays in the house．
Gas and other fuels that people use for cooking can also be harmful． Again， the problem is often that fresh air doesn't（7） ．
There are things you can do to reduce（减少）the amount of bad air in your home．（8） _ you have to keep warm and you can't stop cooking， but you can reduce the amount of bad air you breathe．
First of all， avoid smoky areas as much as you can． Although it is important for adults to stay away from smoke， it is especially important for children．（9） ， if an open fire or cooking cause smoke in your home， find a way to fix it． Make sure that there is a way for smoke to（10） ． To do this， you may need to move your cooker． And you definitely need to open your windows more often， even in winter． You'll be glad you did it!
[1] It's Friday evening．My daughters sighed（叹息） when I gently took the iPads away from their laps．One by one， our screens we returned off．We lit the candles and sat down to have a big meal．
[2] We call it our "Technology Shabbat"（科技安息日） which lasts from sunset（日落）on Friday to sunset on Saturday．Now most friends know they will not be able to contact（联系） us by using computers or mobile phones for 24 hours．
[3] I first understood the importance of "Technology Shabbat" in 2008， when my father had got brain cancer．Some day he would have only one good hour， and the only thing I wanted to do was to be with him．When I looked ①______my father， I turned off my mobile phone．
[4] Soon after that，my husband and I decided to turn off all the electronic things for one full day every week．
[5] During our "Technology Shabbat"，times lows down．Our Saturday snow feel like mini﹣vacations．We drive cars or ride bikes．We work in the garden， play board games and cook meals with our kids．I feel like a better mother， wife and person．
[6] Keeping a balance（平衡） between the good and the ②______of technology is important for my family．The technology helps us share knowledge and funny ideas all over the world．But the technology also takes something away from us．When we ③_____up late at night linking（连接） from website to website or sending messages， we click（点击） again and again until we have been overloaded（超负荷的）．
[7] Now we're rushing into the time full of high technology．（5）We should pay attention to what we are doing online and when we should go offline．
[8] I will always remember the most important thing in my family：Technology Shabbat．
（1）When is "Technology Shabbat" in the writer's family？（No more than 10 words）
（2）What did the writer and her husband decide to do after her father got cancer？（No more than 18 words）
（3）What's the good of technology according to the passage？（No more than 15 words）
（4）Fill in each blank with one proper word．
①
②
③
（5）Translate the underlined sentence in the seventh paragraph into Chinese．
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（6）Do you like the idea of "Technology Shabbat"？Why or why not ？（No more than 25 words）
You might not think much about where your garbage goes．But now you might want to know．On July 1，Shanghai introduced a new garbage﹣sorting policy （垃圾分类政策）．People there need to put different kinds of garbage into different bins． Other cities in China will do the same soon．
Garbage sorting is a big problem because there is too much garbage these days．It is bad for our environment．In fact， we can make use of some garbage again． But first， we need to sort it．
For example， if you put an old battery （电池） into the "harmful waste" bin， people can use it to make new batteries． But if you don't， the battery will end up somewhere else．Then， it will pollute the environment．
Garbage sorting and recycling around the world
Germany： There are big machines in supermarkets． You can put bottles in the machines and get money back．
Japan： A truck playing music comes to people's doors to pick up their garbage． There are eight or more kinds of garbage． If you sort any of them wrong， you will get a notice on your door．
Indonesia： People can take buses for free if they give plastic bottles to bus stations． An hour﹣long bus ride costs three large bottles．
Four kinds of garbage in Shanghai
Recyclable garbage includes paper， books， plastic items， and glass bottles． Harmful garbage includes lamps， batteries， and other things with harmful chemicals （化学品）．Wet garbage usually comes from the kitchen， such as food and vegetables． Dry garbage is anything you cannot put into the other three bins， pens and towels， for example．
（1）What can we learn from Paragraph 1？
A． Many countries take Shanghai's garbage sorting policy．
B． Many other cities in China have garbage sorting policies．
C． Shanghai is the first city in China to make a garbage﹣sorting policy．
D． China is the first country in the world 10 make a garbage﹣ sorting policy．
（2）The writer gives the "battery" example to tell us ．
A． how to sort our garbage
B． how important sorting is
C． what harmful waste is
D． how difficult sorting is
（3）If you ， you can take a free bus ride in Indonesia．
A． put bottles in a machine
B． take plastic bottles to the station
C． get a notice on the door
D． put garbage into different bins
（4）Which bin should "newspapers" go to？
（5）Which is the best tile for the passage？
A． Sort Garbage， Save Earth
B． Less Garbage， Cleaner Environment
C． Clean Shanghai， Beautiful China
D． Different Countries， Different Policies
We all need a healthy environment， but we produce waste every day． and it is harmful to our environment． Repeat these three words daily： reduce， reuse and recycle．
Reduce
Reduce means "use less"． Do not waste thing． It Saves money and causes less pollution． Do not order more food than you can finish． 当你不需要的时候就把灯关上．Before you buy something new，think whether it is really necessary because maybe the old one is just as good!
Reuse
Reuse means "use again"． Use things for a long as possible． Look after them so that they will last．Repair them if possible． Do not throw them away and buy new ones． Do not use paper cups or paper bags．
Recycle
Recycle means "change things into something else to be reused"． We throw tons of rubbish away each year， and we have to make a change． Divide your rubbish into plastic ，glass，paper and rubber． Develop a recycling policy for the whole community． Buy products such as recycled paper to help save trees．
（1）回答问题：
What words are we advised to repeat every day？
（2）回答问题：
What does the underlined word "It" in the second paragraph refer to （指的是）？
（3）将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语．
（4）从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子．
Take care of them so that they will be used for more time．
（5）将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语．
I had two pets in my house， a dog named Sam and a cat named Katty．They loved each other so much that they were always together．When I played with one， the other joined in．If Sam barked at something，Katty ran to see what it was． When I took either one out of the house， the other was always waiting by the door when we returned． That was the way it was for years．
But one day， without any warning， Sam died of a heart attack （心脏病突发） at the animal hospital and I had to walk back to our house alone． This time，there was no Sam for Katty to greet and no way for me to explain why she would never see her friend again．
In the days that followed， Katty seemed heartbroken． She could not tell me in words how she felt， but I could see the pain and disappointment in her eyes whenever anyone opened the front door and the hope whenever she heard a dog bark．
As the weeks went by，the cat seemed to feel much better．One day as I walked into our living room，I happened to have a look at the floor next to our sofa where we had a statue （塑像） of Sam that we had bought a few years before． Lying next to it， one arm around the statue's neck， was Katty， happily sleeping with her best friend．
（1）How were Sam and Katty getting along with each other？ （no more than 6 words）
（2）What happened to Sam one day？ （no more than 10 words）
（3）Why was Katty heartbroken？ （no more than 8 words）
（4）请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语．
（5）请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题．
Group： Buffy， Debby， Jamie， Albert， Matt …（7） |
Hey， guys! I have a lot of things I don't need， so I'm thinking about having a yard sale． What do you think？
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Thank you!
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Having a yard sale is not easy． You have to collect things， put prices on them， put them out on tables and then wait for people to come． And usually you have to sell things at VERY low prices． For all that time and work， you make very little money． Why not just sell your things online for higher prices？ |
Debby's right． But I think it'd be even better to just give your things to people who need them． I just sent out a lot of things last week． |
Hey， I love yard sales! It's a great chance to make big money if you choose the right day． In my experience， Saturday is the best．
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I agree with Albert． You can make money and meet interesting people． I made some good friends at my last yard sale．
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（1）Why does Buffy start the chatting （聊天）？
A． To ask her friends for advice．
B． To sell things to the group members．
C． To invite her friends to go to a yard sale．
D． To explain how to deal with useless things．
（2）What is Debby's opinion？
A． A yard sale could make much more money．
B． You have to wait long for people to come．
C． A yard sale is not worth the time and work．
D． Online selling takes too much time and work．
（3）Which of the following best describes Jamie？
A． Honest．
B． Clever．
C． Hard﹣working．
D． Kind﹣hearted．
（4）Who support（s） Buffy's idea？
A． Debby and Jamie．
B． Only Albert．
C． Only Matt．
D． Albert and Matt．
Animals are our friends． Sometimes they make trouble， but sometimes they can help us．And they hope to live a happy life， too． Here are two real stories from our readers．
The first story is from Ray．"My cat， Tiger， hates it when I use my iPad because it takes my attention away from him． One year， I had a fall at home and was on the floor for 16 hours， During this time， I was unable to move and couldn't get to the phone to call for help． Tiger stayed by my side until he disappeared under my bed． 'What's he up to？' I wondered． To my surprise， he started to push something towards me． It was my iPad，which I didn't realize had fallen off the bed and onto the floor．He probably didn't know what it was， but he knew that it made me happy． Thanks to Tiger， I was able to communicate with my friend， Becky， who then told my doctor．"
The second story is from Colin． "Years ago， my friend Julius saved a bird﹣a wild 'Mom' cockatoo（鹦鹉） from the side of the road and kept it as a pet in a big cage（笼子）．It lost one of her wings， so she was unable to return to the wild． Soon， two wild cockatoos came visiting and one 'Dad' bird wanted to find his way into the cage． The 'Mom' cockatoo in the cage was soon expecting． But as she couldn't fly，'Dad' cockatoo built a home in the tree， keeping off everyone who got close to 'Mom' cockatoo． 'Baby' cockatoo would spend his days flying off with his dad， leaving his mom behind．She would sit and wait until they returned home each afternoon．The family stayed together happily．"
After reading the stories， don't you think we should get along well with animals？ No matter they are our pets or live in the wild， they have their feelings． We should respect every life in the world．
（1） is the owner of the cat．
A． Becky
B． Julius
C． Colin
D． Ray
（2）The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to the ．
A．phone
B． cat
C．iPad
D．bed
（3）"Mom" cockatoo didn't return to the wild because ．
A．Julius caught it as a pet
B． She was badly hurt and couldn't fly
C． she preferred the life in the cage
D．"Dad" cockatoo built a home in the tree
（4）The main idea of the passage is that ．
A． Ray， Becky and Colin are animal lovers
B． we shouldn't use iPad too much
C． friends should help each other
D． we should respect every life in the world
（5）In which part of a newspaper would you probably read the passage？
A． Sports news．
B． People and animals．
C． Health．
D． Travel．
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