You’ll soon finish your junior high school and step into a new environment. When you are in the new environment, you must have a strong wish to fit in. Fitting in means making more friends, having more influence on others, and getting more chances to live a happier life. Here is some advice that can help.
Be confident
It’s important to be confident. Everyone is special in this world. Spend some time thinking about your strong points. If so, you will be able to build up confidence day by day. You won’t have much difficulty fitting in.
Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness. When people notice your kindness, they will return it one day. Always give more than you receive, and think more of others. A person who cares for others is popular everywhere.
Being active in group activities like playing football can help you add more friends to your circle. Go out to dance and sing together with others to develop friendship.
Try to smile often. A pleasant smile costs the least and does the most. What will you do when someone smiles at you? You are sure to return a sweet smile. You both send your friendship and love through the smile.
Remember to be humorous. People will like you for making them live happily.
| A．Be active |
| B．Smile often |
| C．Be humorous |
| D．Be kind |
| E．How to be happy |
| F．How to fit in new environment |
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【推荐1】People are interested in animal communication and scientists have done lots of researches on this subject.
Most animals always use body languages to communicate. If cats look and blink（眯眼）at you slowly, which shows their love to you. You can also do this to show your love. When they sit with tails around themselves, they’re happy. If they feel scared, their tail may look like the end of toilet brushes. When they put ears back, they are a bit mad. Birds can show feelings through eyes and feathers. If birds make their pupils（瞳孔）large and small from time to time, this can be a sign that they’re excited or scared or angry. Birds will ruffle（弄乱）their feathers when they clean themselves. However, if their feathers remain ruffled, it may mean they are ill. You’d better take them to see a veterinarian in an animal hospital.
Some animals communicate by smell. Dogs are famous for this. They can learn about something by smelling. They can find missing people by using their fantastic sense of smell. They have helped the police for a long time. Mice have an excellent sense of smell, too. Scientists even train them to find landmines（地雷）. It is found that even ants use smell, they use smell to tell other ants where the food in.
Frogs and insects communicate by sounds. Usually the “gentleman” makes sounds to invite the “ladies”. Whales and elephants also use sounds to communicate, these sounds can travel very far through water or ground, but it is impossible for humans to hear some of the sounds.
Learn more about the ways of animal communication at http://www.animal.com.cn.
1. When a cat is happy, it may ________.| A．look and blink at you slowly | B．ruffle its hair |
| C．sit with its tail around itself | D．put its ears back |
| A．训养师 | B．兽医 | C．管理员 | D．牙医 |
①elephants ②dogs ③whales ④mice ⑤insects ⑥ants
| A．①③⑤ | B．②③④ | C．①⑤⑥ | D．②④⑥ |
| A．Dogs can communicate by neither smell nor body languages. |
| B．Animals hardly use body languages to communicate. |
| C．Humans can’t hear the sounds of frogs and insects. |
| D．Birds can show their feelings through their eyes and feathers. |
| A．The Ways of Animal Communication | B．The Importance of Communication |
| C．The Ways to Understand Body Languages | D．The Importance of Caring for Animals |
【推荐2】If you really wish to succeed in life, it is very important to be a team player. For example, in a basketball game, Michael Jordan is a great player, but he still has to work well with his team members to win a game, because every member of his team has a very important role and every member of the team is necessary to the success of the team.
The idea of teamwork also works well in other parts of our life. Teamwork is important in school and in college. Lab work and group programs are just some of the experiences calling for good teamwork with others. In the workplace, working together is also necessary for success, for no one person can build a railroad or manage an airline.
Being a team player does not mean that one person should not have any ideas of his own. He doesn’t have to agree with the other team members all the time. A good team member should not be afraid to think of new ideas even seemingly crazy ones. He needs to stick to (坚持) his ideas and share them with the other members of the team. Those crazy ideas may help the team achieve the goals.
Human beings are social creatures(生物). Like it or not, we all need to work with others as team players.
1. If one wants to succeed, he should ________.| A．work with a great player | B．join in a famous team |
| C．work well with other people | D．become a leader in a team |
| A．need | B．necessary | C．impossible | D．polite |
| A．should not have any ideas of his own | B．still needs to have his own ideas |
| C．always follows the others | D．always has new ideas |
| A．in school | B．in the workplace | C．in sport | D．in art |
| A．help the other team members | B．keep quiet |
| C．work hard for the teamwork | D．stick to our own ideas and share with others |
【推荐3】When you speak, write a letter, or make a telephone call, your words carry a message. People communicate (交流) with words. But do you know people also communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears (眼泪) in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you raise your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake (摇) your head and people know you are saying “No”. You nod (点头) and people know you are saying “Yes”.
Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on the doors tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed(注意) that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?
People can communicate in many other ways. An artist (艺术家) can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, the blue seas and many other things.
Books are written to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and what other people are thinking about.
1. People communicate mainly (主要) with ________.| A．words | B．smiling |
| C．signs and drawings | D．wonderful things |
| A．letters | B．messages | C．ideas | D．books |
| A．why we smile | B．which bus we should take |
| C．the ways we communicate | D．why books are written |
【推荐1】Schools help protect kids’ mental(心理的) health in many ways. Some states in the US let kids take mental health days. Should schools offer mental health days? Here’s what some students have to say.
Bibi Tooren, 11
Schools should give kids days off for mental health, because mental health is an important part of health. If you don’t feel well, it will have a big impact (巨大影响) on your ability to focus(注意力). Kids get stressed with long school days. Plus, kids don’t have much experience dealing with mental health crises(危机).
Hailey Young, 12
The weekend was created to give us time off, and children need to learn to better manage our time. We hardly get our schoolwork done in the five schooldays we get. Plus, schools would need students to make up mental health days. They would probably do so during our real breaks: in summer vacation or winter vacation. Another thing is that, for some kids, school might be safe.
Johnny Gabel, 9
I don’t think schools should give students days off for their mental health. Having too many days off can have a bad influence on grades. And many students' parents have to go to work. If students get too many days off, they might get left home too much. This could make some students’ mental health problems worse.
1. According to Bibi Tooren, kids with mental health problems ________.| A．can’t pay full attention to what they are learning in class |
| B．are able to deal with their mental health crises |
| C．shouldn’t make up work which adds stress to their life |
| D．need to listen to soft music to make themselves feel good |
| A．taking advantage of the weekend |
| B．making up mental health days they have got |
| C．finishing schoolwork in the five schooldays |
| D．giving kids a safe place like their school |
| A．Bibi Tooren. | B．Nugg Canales. | C．Hailey Young. | D．Johnny Gabel. |
| A．several suggestions for improving kids mental health |
| B．the importance of offering kids mental health days |
| C．some opinions about whether kids should get mental health days off |
| D．the discussions about kids’ mental health crises |
【推荐2】Making a good job choice is almost as good as choosing a good life. So, choosing a job is one of the most important decisions to make in life.
For my job, there are three important things that I will consider:
The first one is that I must work in an area I like—is most important to me. Someone once said if you find a job that you enjoy, then you won’t have to work another day. I would like to work in an area where I can be more creative. I would like to be the most valuable member there. All this is possible only if I like what I do.
The second one is that the area of my work must lead me to solve some new and hard problems. I would like to stay in the same area for a long time. In order for this to happen, the work must provide enough problems. More than just working to live, I enjoy making a difference and trying my best for the whole progress. I would also like to be well remunerated for my hard work, so I can lead a comfortable life with this hard-won money. Then I can provide the best for my family.
The third important thing is that I would like to work in an area that would help other people. The work in my mind is in fields such as the army, training or management. In such areas, I can help to develop the abilities of others and bring out their best. It would be a most satisfying(令人满意的）job to help young people to become the best that they can be. When I become old, I would like to look back with a great sense of satisfaction that thousands of people have become better persons through my work.
I accept the idea that no one should make a choice of a job suddenly or quickly. He should decide what he wants to be in the long run. Then, he should decide how he works towards it. He should study the proper courses, read the books and speak to knowledgeable（博学的）persons in that field before making a job choice. A good choice will most probably lead to a better life.
1. The writer considers an enjoyable job most important because ________.| A．he has to bring out his best | B．it can make him more creative |
| C．he will have to work another day | D．it is possible for him to live better |
| A．trained | B．praised | C．accepted | D．paid |
| A．become a knowledgeable person | B．join the army to become a better person |
| C．make preparations to find a satisfying job | D．help young people to choose an interesting job |
【推荐3】As a middle school student, you may have more subjects and homework. Getting good grades seems to be more difficult. Do you know good study habits can help you do well in study?
Many students like reading or studying while listening to music and using the Internet. However, a study shows that these things stop students from studying well. So if you want to study better, leave your computer and smart phone aside (在一边).
Many teachers think it’s a good idea to find a classmate to do homework together with. The classmate can help you if you miss some classes. And you can help each other when you have some problems.
You may have lots of homework and you have to stay up late to finish it. A study says that middle school students need about 8 to 9 hours of sleep a night. So, to follow the teachers in class the next day, do have enough sleep.
1. What is the passage talking about?| A．Good grades. | B．Middle school students. |
| C．Healthy living habits. | D．Good study habits. |
| A．Listening to music helps study well. | B．Using the Internet helps study well. |
| C．It’s bad to study while listening to music. | D．It’s good to study while using the Internet. |
| A．To use the Internet. | B．To find a classmate. |
| C．To listen to music. | D．To stay up late. |
| A．Sleep. | B．Homework. | C．The phone. | D．The computer. |
| A．Middle school students need enough sleep. |
| B．Middle school students all love music. |
| C．Middle school students need more free time. |
| D．Middle school students should exercise more. |
