What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Most of the students think stress can do harm ________ them in some ways. There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even ________ his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually ________ that someone ________ psychological doctors because of heavy working stress. There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.

On the other hand, other people argue that stress is not a bad thing. They believe stress can produce momenturm (动力) in the end. For them, right attitude and action can reduce stress and make it ________. When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to an ideal ________ for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Born in a poor family, I deeply knew ________ was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future. ________ the saying goes,“no pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want to let her down. At last, I did measure up (达到标准) to my mom’s expectation and go to college ________. Thanks to my mom’s push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think stress is a bad thing.

Overall, stress is not a bad thing in ________. The key is how we deal with it.

1.

A．for

B．of

C．in

D．to

2.

A．began with

B．gave up

C．showed off

D．cheered for

3.

A．promise

B．wonder

C．decide

D．hear

4.

A．turns off

B．turns out

C．turns to

D．turns on

5.

A．difficult

B．strange

C．useful

D．terrible

6.

A．college

B．company

C．farm

D．factory

7.

A．spirit

B．life

C．opinion

D．silence

8.

A．But

B．With

C．And

D．As

9.

A．quietly

B．hopefully

C．specially

D．successfully

10.

A．myself

B．itself

C．himself

D．yourself

A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friendwasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a differentschool or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have newfriends．but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has theirfriends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．   
Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to playwith at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to sharesomething or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kidsyou want to play with．act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in．
If you have trouble doingthisor if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to makefriends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ll have one，or two，or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can sharesomething you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!
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11. This text is written for           ．

A．teachers

B．parents

C．students

D．visitors

12. According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they        ．

A．have trouble with their studies	B．don’t have their best friends around
C．need their parents to be with them	D．are too young to look after themselves

13. The underlined wordthisin Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是)       ．

A．sharing your ideas	B．talking before many people
C．studying better at school	D．developing new friendship

14. Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because         ·

A．they miss their old friends a lot

B．they have no time to stay with others

C．teachers know who wants a new friend

D．they are shy or not good at making friends

15. The expression “feeling left out’’ means“        ”in Chinese．

A．受冷落

B．被调侃

C．挨批评

D．遭攻击

Did you hear of the supercomputer? Recently, China’s Tianhe-1 (天河一号) was ranked as the world’s fastest supercomputer, according to a new list of world’s TOP 500 supercomputers.

It took 200 Chinese scientists two years to build the fastest supercomputer. It can do 2,507 trillion (万亿次) calculations in a second! That means it will take a personal computer 600 years to finish the work that a supercomputer does in a day!

The US now leads the world in the area of supercomputers. It is home to more than half of the world’s top 500 supercomputers. Japan also has advanced technology. China is developing its supercomputer technology quickly. But experts say it will take years before China’s total computing power can catch up with that of the US.

Supercomputers can work on many different things. They can solve problems in areas like national defense (国防), energy and science. In business, you can also use supercomputers. Oil companies use them to find oil and gas. Banks use them for quick trades. Food companies even use supercomputers to make sure that they put potato chips into cans without breaking them.

To make a supercomputer, scientists first need to link (连接) thousands of small computers together. Then they use software to turn them into one supercomputer. In fact, any person with enough knowledge about computers can make a supercomputer. But you need the top technology to make a supercomputer run fast.

21. The world’s fastest supercomputer ________.

A．was made in America

B．was made within two months

C．can do 2,507 trillion calculations in a minute

D．was made by 200 Chinese scientists

22. Among the world’s top 500 supercomputers, ________ of them are made in the US.

A．less than 20%	B．more than 50%
C．less than 50%	D．more than 20%

23. The main idea of the fourth paragraph is ________.

A．supercomputers can be used in different kinds of areas

B．supercomputers can work fast

C．supercomputers can only be used to find oil and gas

D．supercomputers can be used to make money

24. According to the passage, to make a supercomputer, ________.

A．you needn’t know enough knowledge about computers

B．you need to know how to play computer games

C．scientists first need to link thousands of small computers together

D．scientists first need to make some software

25. Which of the following is true?

A．A personal computer needs 300 years to finish the work that a supercomputer does in a day.

B．Japan now leads the world in the area of supercomputers.

C．Supercomputer can be used by food companies.

D．Scientists needn’t use software to turn small companies into one supercomputer.