Success is often considered to be the opposite of failure. To teenagers, it is the achievement of a goal or completion of something they really need, such as good grades and the ability to get along well with their classmates. Some schools used to agree with most parents who measured (判定) the success of their children according to grades, but now they pay special attention to moral (道德的) education and character-building to make sure teenagers achieve success in building human relationships.
Schools give chances to students to discover their hidden ability so that they can enjoy some form of success. For example, those good at speaking skills are advised to take part in speech competitions while those interested in arts are expected to perform in front of their classmates. Teenagers also get the pleasure of success when they join their favorite clubs.
Teenagers are often told that success is not easy to achieve and that success lies in hard work. Great efforts have to be put into project work. Doing things much later than planned should be avoided as this will lead to a mountain of work which finally makes them nervous. Another good quality (品质) is a sense of responsibility which makes them remember that a task has to be completed.
Sticking to moral values is the key to success too. Honest teenagers will win the trust of friends leading to good relationships. Self-motivation (自我激励) is another quality to be developed, for self-motivated teenagers will have the strong will and drive to perform a task and finally get to enjoy a sense of achievement.
1. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refer to (指代)?| A．Their classmates. | B．Some schools. | C．Most parents. | D．Their children. |
| A．To get good grades. | B．To improve speaking ability. |
| C．To express their love for arts. | D．To get the pleasure of success. |
| A．Project work makes teenagers nervous. |
| B．Good qualities will lead to a happy life. |
| C．Teenagers are advised to complete tasks in time. |
| D．Taking responsibility will make work much easier. |
| A．Honesty. | B．Self-motivation. | C．Communication. | D．Friends’ trust. |
| A．The Value of Moral Education | B．The Key to Discovering Hidden Ability |
| C．The Meaning of Success to Teenagers | D．The Way to Communicate with Others |
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【推荐1】I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(牧马场). The last time I was there he told me his story. When he was young, his family was too poor to have a house to live in.As a result , when he was in high school, all the students were asked to write a paper about what they wanted to be and do when they grew up. That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch. He also drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm. The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F. Roberts asked, “Why did I receive an F?” He teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.” Then the teacher added, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it for a long and hard time. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “ Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.”Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He told his teacher “you could keep the F and I still keep my dream”.
He tells me this story because I am sitting in his 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of the 200-acre horse ranch. “I still have that school paper now.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two years ago that teacher
brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.” When the teacher was leaving, he said, Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer.During those years I stole a lot of kids’
dreams. Luckily, you had enough gumption not to give up on yours. .”
1. What did the teacher ask his students to do ?
| A．To draw a picture | B．To own a horse ranch when they grew up |
| C．To be a dream stealer | D．To describe their goals when they grew up |
| A．he was poor and didn’t own a horse ranch | B．he drew a picture on the paper |
| C．he stole other kids’ dreams | D．the teacher thought his dream was an unrealistic one |
| A．运气 | B．心态 | C．进取心 | D．才能 |
| A．Monty’s ranch was big enough to hold the kids | B．he will steal a lot of kids’ dreams. |
| C．he hadn’t seen Monty for two years | D．Monty never gave up and finally succeeded |
【推荐2】You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. If you give without spending time filling your own needs, then it’s likely you will burn out, or feel upset. When you take without giving anything back, you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the empty space in your life.
The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values. I break values up into two groups which I call “being” values and “having” values.
Your “being” values are the personalities of the ideal person you would like to be. People can choose some “being” values that they are willing to make a promise to live by. An example of some “being” values are: kind, loving, generous, peaceful, wise and even powerful. By acting on these values, you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by being a positive role model. Mastering being these personalities becomes your life purpose.
Your “having” values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy. These could be companionship, achievement or support. This is what you receive. You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life.
When you make a promise to live by your “being” values, it becomes easier to make conscious (慎重的) choices. If you usually talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person. A calm person might go for a walk, or set a time limit before you react. If you usually worry about something, you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person. A responsible or wise person might have the courage to deal with difficulties they meet. In other words, you would act like the person you choose to be—this is the key to personal power.
When you choose to act on your values, you not only feel good about yourself, but you make your chosen beliefs stronger. Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people think of you.
1. According to the passage, living by your “being” values, you would________.| A．get a lot of power | B．receive support from others | C．fill your own needs | D．form positive personalities |
| A．Having values are more important than being values. | B．The way other people think of you changes your values. |
| C．You may shake your beliefs when your values are clear to you. | D．Acting on your values can help balance what you give and receive. |
| A．To show the importance of giving. | B．To explain what personal values are. |
| C．To tell people how to be truly happy. | D．To encourage people to have a life purpose. |
【推荐3】Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly (蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis (蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle to leave the chrysalis, it can’t fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make them fly.
When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father’s death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.
Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.
1. From the story we know that the butterfly can’t fly because ________.| A．it gets out by itself | B．the man feels sorry for it |
| C．it tries to challenge itself | D．the man helps it come out |
| A．overcome the difficulties | B．take up business early |
| C．become the leaders of tomorrow | D．sell clothes from door to door |
| A．醒来 | B．放弃 | C．成长 | D．抚养 |
| A．Describe where a butterfly comes from. |
| B．Encourage young people to face challenges. |
| C．Suggest how to become a successful businessman. |
| D．Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam. |
| A．Successful People Have a Sense of Achievement |
| B．Young People Must Develop Their Energy Actively |
| C．Countries Should Continue to Become Successful |
| D．Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People |
Why is he so sleepy？Because，like thousands of student "early birds"in China，he has to get up before 6： 00a．m．every morning．
School students usually need eight to ten hours' sleep a night．But in China，it's reported that 90% of the students do not get enough sleep And studies show that without a good nights sleep，students seem to be weaker than they should be．They can't pay attention to their lessons or the traffic around them，and become upset as a result．
Li Ming，a student of a middle school in Linhe，said，"I usually go to bed after 11：00 p．m But when I have exams coming up，I have to stay up as late as midnight．"This"night bird lifestyle has made many students nod off（打瞌睡）in class． Li Ming said，"It is during afternoon classes that I feel most sleepy． My parents are usually happy to see me studying so late．They think I work very hard and they make me cups of coffee．
So far，the officials of the Educational Bureau of Bayannao'er City have taken many measures to reduce the students'pressure．One is known as putting off（推迟）the time for going to school．It has worked well in increasing the students'sleeping time．Thanks to the policy， the students have enough time to sleep now．However，some people doubt the correctness of it．The problem of the students' pressure is still serious in our area，We still have a long way to go．
1. Although the ten-year-old boy was ______ ，his mother had to wake him up before 6： 00a．m．
| A．angry | B．lazy | C．sleepy | D．ill |
| A．at least eight hours | B．six to eight hours |
| C．less than eight hours | D．more than ten hours |
| A．upset | B．weak |
| C．sleepy in class | D．all the above |
| A．sorry | B．angry | C．happy | D．worried |
| A．All the parents hope their children stay up． |
| B．All the students don't think that they are short of sleep． |
| C．The students dont have learning pressure now． |
| D．The officials of the Educational Bureau care about the students' health． |
Do you know what a MOOC is?MOOC is short for Massive(大量的)Open Online Course.Thousands of people can take a MOOC at the same time.You can be anywhere in the world to take it. 1
For years,many colleges have had classes online.MOOCs are always used in subjects like computer science and engineering.Can MOOCs be used in subjects like arts or philosophy(哲学)?
Scott Anderson teaches philosophy at a university in Canada. 2 He says,“When students take some lessons,they needn't be present to hear and get them.”He says more and more students in MOOCs can mean less communication between them and the teachers.He also gives two ways to solve this problem—adding more teachers and making online discussion groups.
3 She says online education has more weaknesses for her subjects.She says,“What's lost in online education is face-to-face communication.But the teaching of literature needs that.” 4 However,she believes that hybrid(混合的)courses work best.
A.He thinks MOOCs have both advantages and disadvantages.
B.All you need is a computer and the Internet.
C.Lisa Jadwin teaches literature and writing at a college in New York.
D.She says some students can learn very well from talks and discussion groups.
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5. The passage is mainly about .
| A．how students take MOOCs |
| B．what two teachers think of MOOCs |
| C．which college has MOOCs |
| D．why more and more teachers like MOOCs |
【推荐3】Nowadays more and more people pay attention to finace(金融) and stocks(股票). To our surprise, these things also happened to some middle school students. Guangzhou, the largest city in South-Central China and the third largest in the country, has recently added new subjects to their school courses. Some of the topics these classes address include finace and stocks. The lectures take place twice a week and started this fall.
These classes are for primary middle and high school students in Guangzhou. The classes for the primary school students focus on money and its uses while the middle school students study banks and their uses. High school students are not left out either and study personal finace and how to deal with the finacial crisis(危机).
These classes come at a time when the stock market in China has been facing some problems. Critics have said that these classes will make the students want to invest in the stock market, which may not benefit them. Others have replied it will lead to a well-rounded education for the students of Guangzhou.
Finance isn’t just a basic subject but can also benefit you on a personal level. While students learn how to invest, they also start to learn how to appreciate money as well. It’s too early to say what the result of the classes will be. What is important is that the focus on the development of the students and not the development of the market.
1. The second paragraph mainly tells us ________.| A．All the students are added the same contents. | B．Different students are added different contents. |
| C．it is necessary to study banks and their uses. | D．middle school students like learning stocks. |
| A．赞成者 | B．关心者 | C．批评者 | D．开心者 |
| A．Finance is an important basic subject | B．Guangzhou is the third largest city in China. |
| C．Finance can make students learn more skills | D．New courses have brought much benefit to students. |
【推荐1】“Did you hear what happened to Adam Last Friday?” said to Tori in a low voice.
With her eyes shining, Tori said excitedly, “You bet I did, Sean told me two days ago.”
Who are Lindsey and Tori talking about? It just happened to be yours truly, Adam Freedmam. I can tell you that what they are saying is (a) not nice and (b) not even true. Still, Lindsey and Tori aren’t very different from most students here at Linton High School, including me. Many of our conversations are gossip. I have noticed three effects of gossip: it can hurt people, it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction, and it can cause social pressures in a group.
An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person who are talked about. Usually, gossip spreads information about a topic—breakups, trouble at home, even losing a job—that a person would like to keep as a secret. The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is, the juicier the gossip it makes. Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie. People often think of gossipers as harmless, but mean lies can cause pain.
If we know that gossip can bring so much trouble, then why do so many of us do it? The answer lies in another effect of gossip: the satisfaction it gives us. Sharing the latest rumor can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others don’t. Similarly, hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the “in group.” In other words, gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging or even superiority.
Gossip also can have a third effect: it seems to have unwritten, unspoken rules about how people should act. Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing people’s behaviors in a group. This means that if everybody around you is laughing at what John wore on what Jane said, then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention. Thus, the do’s and don’ts became a kind of unwritten rules.
The effects of gossip become different depending on the situation. The next time you feel the need to spread the latest news, think about why you want to gossip and what effects your “juicy story” might have.
1. The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to ________.| A．introduce a topic | B．present an argument |
| C．describe the characters | D．explain his writing purpose |
| A．breaks up relationships | B．embarrasses the listener |
| C．spreads information around | D．causes unpleasant experiences |
| A．gives them a feeling of pleasure | B．helps them to make more friends |
| C．makes them better at telling stories | D．enables them to meet important people |
| A．provide students with written rules |
| B．help people watch their own behaviors |
| C．make students become interested in wearing |
| D．attract the police’s attention to group behaviors |
| A．Never become a gossiper | B．Stay away from gossipers |
| C．Don't let gossip turn into lies | D．Think twice before you gossip |
【推荐2】Waste sorting is a major issue around the world. Different countries are using different methods to sort their trash.
UK: smart bin
A UK company has invented a "smart bin" to help with garbage sorting. People just need to drop their garbage into the bin. A camera and sensors(感应器) in the bin can tell what type of garbage it is and correctly sort it. The bin also compresses(压缩) the waste so it takes up less space.
South Korea: food aside
South Korea is using a method called "Pay For Your Trash "to encourage its people to reduce food waste. When throwing away trash, people have to separate their food waste from their other waste and put it in a bin. The smart bin then weighs the food. People have to pay for their food waste by scanning (扫描) a bar code(条形码) on the bin. The more they throw away, the more they pay.
Japan: careful sorting
Japan is leading the world in garbage sorting. They sort garbage so carefully that even plastic bottles and their caps(瓶盖) go into different bins.
Different types of paper products also have their own bins -newspapers,magazines and cartons (纸板箱). There are also factories that make bags, clothes and dolls out of recycled waste.
Click http:// zt.bjwmb.gov.cn/ljjlfl/to read more.
1. According to the passage, which of the following things can’t smart bin in the UK do?| A．Telling the garbage types. | B．Sorting the garbage correctly |
| C．Weighing the garbage | D．Compressing the waste |
| A．To encourage people to avoid food waste. |
| B．To encourage people to separate food waste from other waste. |
| C．To encourage people to reduce food waste. |
| D．To weigh the food waste. |
| A．China. | B．The UK. | C．South Korea. | D．Japan |
| A．In South Korea, people need to pay for all the trash they’ve produced. |
| B．Both the trash bins in the UK and South Korea can sort trash itself. |
| C．In Japan, different types of paper products have their own bins. |
| D．There are also factories in the UK that make things out of recycled waste. |
| A．newspaper. | B．A website | C．A science book. | D．An advertisement. |
【推荐3】It is quite obvious that there are serious differences in sleep patterns ( 模 式 ) in different parts of the world, and that sleep patterns have also changed over time. Traditions, cultural values and local conditions and environments all have an effect on sleep practices and attitudes.
One main cause of these differences is the widespread use of man-made light, which has led to big changes in sleep patterns in the industrialized world. It is thought that today we sleep at least an hour less each night than was just a century ago, and probably several hours less than before industrialization and electricity. According to some studies, man-made lighting has encouraged people to go to bed later and have monophasic sleep, rather than polyphasic sleep(多阶段睡眠) which is the more broken-up sleep patterns.
During the long nights of the winter months, our prehistoric ancestors may have broken sleep up into two or more parts, separated by an hour or two of quiet restfulness. In nomadic(游牧的) societies, even today, it is more common for people to have this kind of polyphasic sleep, sleeping on and off throughout the day or night, depending on what is happening.
Even within the developed world, there are considerable differences in sleep patterns. A study carried out in ten countries in 2002 showed some of these regional (地区的) differences. For example, while the general time the study participants slept was about 7.5 hours a night, the results from different countries differed from 6 hours 53 minutes in Japan to 8 hours 24 minutes in Portugal. Over 42% of Brazilians took regular afternoon naps (午睡), compared to only 12% of Japanese people.
A daytime short sleep or nap is commonplace among adults in many Mediterranean countries. Spain, in particular, has raised the nap almost to the level of an art form, although, in the busy modern world, it is less ubiquitous than it once was. Naps are also common in parts of Africa and China.
It is clear, then, that there are cultural and historical differences in the amount of sleep we get and the way we get it. Yet one thing is for sure: the need for sufficient sleep, however we may define this, is universal and unchanging.
1. The second paragraph is mainly about .| A．people sleep much less today than a century ago | B．man-made lighting has influenced sleep patterns |
| C．man-made lighting was introduced into our world | D．people were encouraged to have polyphasic sleep |
| A．people in Portugal slept less than people in Japan | B．more than half of Brazilians had sleep problems |
| C．there were regional differences in sleep patterns | D．there were historical reasons for sleep problems |
| A．common | B．special | C．strange | D．important |
| A．Nap in different periods. | B．Sleep in different cultures. |
| C．Unchanging sleep attitudes. | D．Improving our sleep patterns. |
