Fantastic Magazines for Learning English
Digital Photogra pher
Perfect if you like: taking pictures with your camera or phone.
What you’ll find inside: This magazine is full of colorful photos and very pleasing to look at. There are many tips and guides on how to take great pictures, and they are written in simple and easy-to-understand English though there are some technical camera terms. You feel like the writers are tolking to you! You can impress your friends with your irnproved English and your new photography skills!
Fast Company
Perfect if you like: business and learning how successful companies work.
What you’ll find inside: Fast Company is one of the most approachable magazines about business and companies. It has many interviews of successful people, as well as general news about interesting new companics. It does use a higher level of writing than what is usual for magazines, so give it a try first to make sure you can understand the articles.
Cricket and Cicada
Perfect if you like: excellent literature and short stories.
What you’ll find inside: Cricket and Cicada are literary magazines aimed at teenagers. Each issue is full of wonderful short stories and poems, and beautiful illustrations. Even though these are technically children’s magazines, they are perfect for learning English because they have high quality writing.
Mental Floss
Perfect if you like: interesting trivia and facts.
What you’ll find inside: What does outer space smell like？ Why isn’t cat food mouse-flavored？ If you’re the kind of person who asks yourself these questions, you’ll love Meriful Floss, Each issue is full of bite-sized trivia and mostly short articles with really interesting facts that you’ll want to share with others.
While the print edition of the magazine stopped publishing in 2016, you can still read Mental Floss online. Click here to get more information.
1.Which magazine tells something about business and companies？
A.Digital Photographer. B.Fast Company
C.Cricket. D.Menial Floss.
2.What is special about Cricket and Cicada？
A.They focus on drawing skills B.They can only be bought online.
C.They are intended for teenagers. D.They are full of colorful pictures.
3.Where is the text most probably taken？
A.On a website. B.In a newspaper.
C.In an English textbook. D.From a science magazine.
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
The event that stands out in Tom’s memory happened one morning when Tom was only ten years old. He was at home with his elder sister Jane. Tom was doing his homework when he heard raised voices. At first he thought nothing of it since customers in the motorcycle shop directly below their flat often became loud, but he soon realized this time it was different.
“Quick! Quick! Remove the motorcycles from the shop.” someone yelled.
Then a thick burning smell filled the air. When Tom opened the front door of their flat to investigate, a thick cloud of smoke greeted him. The motorcycle shop had caught fire and people were running and crying.
Jane, who had been playing the violin in her room, hurried to the living room. They rushed out of the door and along the corridor（走廊）through the smoke.
They were heading towards the stairway at the far end of the corridor when Jane stopped in her track. She turned around and headed back the way they came. Tom had no idea what she was doing, but he followed suit.
Jane had suddenly remembered the lady in her 70s who lived next door to them, who they called Makcik, Malay for auntie. Jane began banging on Makcik’s door, but got no answer. As the smoke thickened around them, Tom could see many of their neighbors—some still in their pyjamas—running for safety. The thought of fear crossed his mind.
“She would have run for safety like everyone else!” Tom cried. However, Jane refused to give up. “I know Makcik’s still inside.” She said she was familiar with Makcik’s daily routine and was certain she would still be sleeping. She pounded the door. “Go downstairs. Go now! Go!”
注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph1:
Tom noticed the flame was reaching up.
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Paragraph 2:
Luckily, some neighbors passing by stopped and offered help.
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假设你是李华。你的外国笔友打算于 7 月来中国，特来信了解中国人的社交习俗。请你用英语回一封信，从以下几个方面作具体介绍：
1．见面时的问候方式；
2．接收礼物时的回应方式；
3．餐宴礼节。
注意：1．词数 80 左右，信的开头和结束语已写好，不计入总词数；
2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Jane,
Glad to hear from you and you’re welcome to China in July.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
For nearly a thousand years, tea stayed the secret of the East. Then, in the 1500s, the Portuguese 1. (gradual) arrived in China. They’d travelled to the Far East hoping to control the spice trade. But soon 2. tasting the brew for the first time, the 3. (explore)quickly realized its potential and decided to focus on exporting tea instead. The Portuguese called the drink cha, just like the people of southern China did. From the port of Canton, the Portuguese shipped the 4. (process) leaves down through Indonesia, under the southern tip of Africa, and back up to 5. (west) Europe.
But long before the root word “cha” made 6. (it) way across the oceans to Portugal, another trade route called the “Tea-Horse” road 7. (spread) tea westward. 8. bricks of tea packed up high on the carriers’ backs, the leaf travelled to India via Persia, 9. the Chinese “cha” turned into the Persian “chay”. Depending on the region of India, most Indian dialects use some variation of the root word “cha” 10. (describe) tea.
A month ago, I broke a nail（指甲）. My other nails looked amazing, but now one was a mess. Clearly, there was no point in keeping the others, so I______ to cut them all off.
―What are you doing, Mom?‖ my daughter______, ―Your nails look great! Don’t cut them!‖
―But they’re ______ ,‖I said, waving the broken one in her face.
―They’re not,‖ she said. ―You ______ have nine nails left!‖
I ______. My nails certainly weren’t perfect anymore, and the ______ of ―perfect‖ is ―disaster‖, right? I mean, this is how I think about most things: it’s all or nothing. I seem to go from ―good‖ to ―complete disaster‖ in a matter of moments. I’ve been ______ why I act this way, but I don’t know what causes this ______. My brain only ______ ―perfect‖ or ―disaster‖.
However, we humans are never just good or bad---we are far more ______. We have wins and we have losses and, occasionally, they are hard to ______. Some people understand this by nature，while others don't. For most of us, learning not to do the thing we’re used to ______ effort and might cause discomfort. However, we should ______ ourselves that we sometimes make mistakes, and that this doesn’t mean we are______. We need to accept that things will sometimes go______.
Somehow, failure is part of life. We all fall______, and we normally get straight back up. And so, with my daughter’s words ______ in my ears, I decided to keep my nine nice nails. I feel ______ every time I look at my hands, but I’m determined to ______ my choice. It’s a perfect exercise in ______.
1.A. expected B. rejected C. decided D. managed
2.A. complained B. criticized C. commented D. cried
3.A. ruined B. broken C. disturbed D. weakened
4.A. even B. still C. just D. ever
5.A. agreed B. admitted C. refused D. hesitated
6.A. opposite B. concept C. misunderstanding D. comparison
7.A. talking about B. worrying about C. thinking about D. setting about
8.A. mistake B. behavior C. condition D. character
9.A. rejects B. abandons C. compares D. sees
10.A. complex B. elegant C. cautious D. aggressive
11.A. possess B. avoid C. distinguish D. accomplish
12.A. motivates B. requires C. acknowledges D. recommends
13.A. remind B. teach C. promise D. inform
14.A. victims B. failures C. winners D. explorers
15.A. bad B. wild C. crazy D. wrong
16.A. helplessly B. casually C. occasionally D. merely
17.A. sticking B. ringing C. whispering D. beating
18.A. vacant B. shallow C. upset D. skeptical
19.A. live on B. live up to C. live through D. live with
20.A. imperfection B. principle C. assumption D. category
Self-confidence is extremely important in almost every aspect of our lives. Self-confident people tend to see their lives in a positive light. 1.. The good news is that self-confidence really can be learned and built on. 2..
★ 3.
It’s easy to lose confidence if you can’t discover your positive attributes, your limitless potential and the beauty of your own existence. Make a list of all the things you, re proud of in your life. It might be as simple as driving your car or giving a speech. Keep the list close by and add to it whenever you do something you’re proud of. When you’re low in confidence, pull out the list and use it to remind yourself you are so excellent.
★ Be prepared to fail with confidence
Self-confidence gives you the freedom to make mistakes and cope with failure without feeling that you are a worthless person. So if you suffer a setback, the best thing you can do is to recognize it, apologize, and make a plan for avoiding it in the future. 4.. Tow self-confidence is often caused by the negative thoughts running through our minds on an endless track.
★ Be comfortable with fear
You may think that people who are self-confident are never fearful. This simply is not true. Fear means you are at your growing edge. Perhaps your fear is speaking in front of a group, introducing yourself to someone you don’t know, or asking your boss for a raise.
★ Look in the mirror and smile
Studies surrounding what’s called the “facial feedback theory” suggest that the expressions on your face can actually encourage your brain to register or intensify certain emotions. So by looking in the mirror and smiling every day, you might feel happier about your appearance, and to accept the way you look. 5..
A.Look at what you’ve already achieved
B.Don’t let the failure make you think you don’t have what it takes to achieve your dreams
C.Those who lack self-confidence, however, are more likely to have a negative perspective about the life
D.Try some of the tips listed below to help you stay confident
E.This will also help you feel more confident in the long run
F.When you are able to confront what you fear, you will gain self-confidence
G.Think about who in your life can really help you build up confidence
