A goal is something you want to reach.
First, decide what your goal is. For example, do you want to pass a test? Do you want to be a doctor? When you have decided on your goal , write it down on paper and look at it every day. Then decide what you must do to succeed.
Many people never reach their goal because they think it is impossible. But you must always believe that your goals are possible, don’t think, “This test is difficult. I’ll probably fail.” Instead (相反), think, “This test is difficult, but I’ve worked hard and I will pass it.”
Most people are successful at things they enjoy. So always try to enjoy your work. Keep looking at the goal you wrote on paper and think how happy you will be when you succeed. Think about that happiness while you are working and you will enjoy your work.
1. Which of the following best shows the structure (结构) of the passage?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．The test. | B．The paper. | C．The goal. | D．The job. |
| A．A science book. | B．A sports magazine. |
| C．A medicine instruction. | D．An education newspaper. |
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【推荐1】During the last few years of his life, my dad lived close to me in a small home. He lived alone for over 20 years after losing my mom when she was only 55 years old. His mother had passed away too. He was disabled, so he spent a lot of time alone.
Several times a week, though, I would take a walk up to his house. We would sit in the living room or on the front porch to drink tea and talk. We talked about sports, cars, gardening, weather, and sometimes enjoyed a laugh over old memories. It wasn’t anything too deep. It was just simple sharing. Those afternoons were some of my happiest times with my dad. It helped us get over some of the arguments we had when I was growing up. It helped us give each other time and love that we hadn’t given before.
If there is one thing that I learned from those afternoons I spent with my dad during the last years of his life, it is this: It is never too late to spend time with those you love. It is never too late to tell them that you love them. It is never too late to heal a relationship and fix a hurting heart. It doesn’t matter if they are here or in heaven because love is without boundaries (边界). Begin today then! Spend an afternoon with those you love and those afternoons will become a lifetime.
1. What do we know about the writer’s family from Paragraph 1?| A．The writer lived far from her dad. | B．Her dad could move around freely. |
| C．Her mom passed away long ago. | D．Her grandma lived with her dad for 20 years. |
| A．Helped with the gardening. | B．Argued over some old memories. |
| C．Talked about life and memories. | D．Walked her dad up to her home. |
| A．make friends with somebody |
| B．break up with somebody |
| C．realize the importance of somebody |
| D．make something become better |
| A．Spend more time with the people we love. |
| B．It is not difficult to heal a relationship. |
| C．It is never too late to learn to be a parent. |
| D．Don’t wait for others to mend your hurting heart. |
【推荐2】My mother is a teacher, and I grew up with the challenges a teacher faces. I often asked her, “Why do you teach? What keeps you teaching?” The answer was always the same, “There is always that one child, that one moment that is worth it.”
Now, I am a teacher, too. But different from my mother, I teach students challenging activities outdoors. And when my mother asked me the similar questions, my answer was, “It’s that one child, that one special moment.”
One of those moments happened recently. I was working with a group of girls in a four-week program. Everything went on well through the “Team” events and we were moving on to a “High” one called the Wire(钢索) Walk. In the Wire Walk, each girl had to climb up the pegs in a tree to a wire, 8 meters high and then walk across it. Of course, everything was safe for sure.
When I asked who would try, a few girls raised their hands, and they finished the Wire Wall with little difficulty. But when it was Susie’s turn, it seemed that she didn’t really want to. I asked Susie if she was ready. She answered softly, “I suppose.” Now, Susie was at the foot of the tree. She started to make the long reach for the first peg. The other girls cheered for her. Then I found Susie was becoming nervous with every step. I realized she would not go much further. Susie was halfway up. Then she stopped and held the tree tight, looking very afraid. Her eyes were closed. With her face against the tree, she cried, “I can’t.”
The other girls sat in silence. I talked quietly to Susie, trying to relax her. I talked for a long time till I ran out of words. “I will still be your friend no matter what, Susie!” Mary broke the silence. To my surprise, Susie lifted her head and looked up to the wire. Then she turned to look down at Mary and smiled. Mary smiled back. Finally, Susie made it all the way across that wire. When she returned to the ground, the first hug she looked for was from Mary. We all cheered.
Moments like this keep me doing what I do. The young hearts continue to fill me with courage.
1. Susie stopped halfway up to the wire because ________.| A．the teacher asked her to do it | B．something was wrong with it |
| C．she was too afraid to move on | D．it was too high for her to reach |
| A．encourage Susie | B．relax the writer | C．try again herself | D．draw Susie’s attention |
| A．helping others is helping ourselves | B．a word of encouragement matters a lot |
| C．outdoor activities bring people closer than ever | D．a good method plays an important role in teaching |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
【推荐3】One day, a young man visited a small farm in the countryside. As he got closer to the farm, he saw many chickens and an eagle (鹰) playing together.
He then went up to the farm house and talked to the farmer. “Sir, I was just passing by and I saw that you have many chickens and an eagle.” The farmer smiled and said, “That’s not an eagle. It’s a chicken.” The young man kept saying that it was an eagle. He said to the farmer, “Sir, that is an eagle! I can prove it to you.” The farmer laughed, “Sure, go ahead.”
The young man then pulled that big bird out and climbed a high mountain. He held the bird in his hands and said, “You are an eagle, fly!” But the bird failed. The young man tried the second time. He said to the bird, “I don’t care you have been raised as a chicken for those years. But I know what you were created to be. You are an eagle, now fly!” After the young man tried another three times, the bird began to flap (拍打) its wings. Finally, it flew high and began to fly around the farm.
It is true to us. Some people around us have continued to keep us down by lying to us. Over all of those years, we were told to be a failure, not to be good enough and to accept the “reality”. They are wrong. We should try our best to reach our highest potential (潜能) to prove that we are eagles.
1. The underlined word “raised” probably has the similar meaning to the word “________”.| A．kept | B．treated | C．trained |
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Three. |
| A．to be a failure | B．not to be good enough | C．to prove that we are eagles |
| A．Because he wanted to kill the bird. |
| B．Because the farmer asked him to do it. |
| C．Because he wanted to prove something to the farmer. |
| A．You Are an Eagle | B．Chickens And an Eagle | C．A Farmer And a Young Man |
【推荐1】P.E. has been a major part of the senior high school entrance exam nation since 2017. The P.E. examination in Changchun includes different kinds of sports items, namely running, rope skipping, football, long jump, discus throw(投掷铅球) and flexibility test(柔韧性测试). Among them, running is compulsory(必选的) while others are optional(选择的) items. Which items are the most popular among students? Last week we made a survey about the choice of sports items among 280 students in Grade 8 in Hope Middle School. Here are the results.
According to the interview of some students, they prefer playing football in clubs, but not in the exams. Rope skipping is easier for them. However, long jump is quite difficult for them to get high scores.
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。
1. How many optional items are there in the P.E. examination in Changchun?
| A．6 | B．1 | C．5 | D．3 |
| A．140 | B．168 | C．84 | D．28 |
| A．Long jump. | B．Flexibility test. | C．Rope skipping. | D．Football. |
| A．Long jump. | B．Flexibility test. | C．Rope skipping. | D．Football. |
| A．The survey shows the result of the choices among 280 students in Grade 9 in Hope Middle School. |
| B．Students do not like playing football. |
| C．Flexibility test is the most popular item for students. |
| D．The number of the students who chose flexibility tests half the number of discus throw. |
【推荐2】As an English, I can speak three languages—English, German and French, so do you think the British people are very good language learners? The fact is that they aren’t.
Some statistics(统计资料) from the survey done by the European countries showed that 62% of the British people only speak English. 38% speak at least one foreign language and 18% speak two or more. Compared with the British people, 56% of the people in other European countries speak at least one foreign language and 28% speak two or more. From this you can see that the British people are famous for not speaking foreign languages and that they are not good language learners in Europe.
And the survey also showed that English is the most widely-spoken foreign language. Many European people can have a conversation in English. That’s why many people don’t think it is necessary to learn a foreign language.
In Britain, schools don’t require students to learn a foreign language. That means learning a foreign language is only an option(选择) at school. In UK schools it is common for children to start learning a foreign language at 11 and many of them give it up at 14. So why don’t students continue learning foreign languages at school? Because they think it is more difficult to get good marks in languages than in other subjects such as science or history.
To solve this situation(情况), the British government is looking for different ways to improve language learning at school. One way is to start learning it at a much younger age. Another one is to give school children more choices. Changing the British attitude(态度) to learning foreign languages may be a hard task but the government decides to try!
1. Which country does the writer come from?| A．Egypt. | B．China | C．America. | D．Britain. |
| A．want | B．know | C．ask | D．tell |
| A．They are good language learners. |
| B．62% of them speak two or more languages. |
| C．They are famous for speaking foreign languages. |
| D．More than half of them only speak English. |
| A．Speaking English | B．Foreign Language Learning in the UK |
| C．Schools in the UK | D．Young English Learners |
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and maths and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1. Different kinds of people want to learn English ____________.
| A．together with other subjects |
| B．for different reasons |
| C．for their work |
| D．for higher studies at colleges |
| A．we can learn English easily |
| B．English is very difficult to learn |
| C．English is learned by most people in the world |
| D．English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn |
| A．Because at college or university some of their books are in English. |
| B．Because it is useful for their work. |
| C．Because it is one of their subjects required for study at school. |
| D．Because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English. |
【推荐1】New artificial intelligence software is being used in Japan to monitor the body language of shoppers and look for signs that they are planning to shoplift (在商场中偷窃).
The software, which is made by a Tokyo company called Vaak, is different from similar products that work by matching faces to criminal records. Instead, VaakEye uses behavior to predict criminal action. Company founder Ryo Tanaka said his team offer 100,000/hours worth of surveillance (监视) data to train it to monitor everything from the facial expressions of shoppers to their movement and clothing.
Since VaakEye launched last month, it has been used in 50 stores across Japan. Vaak said that there will be another 100 stores using it next month. That could help reduce global retail costs from shoplifting, which hit $34 billion in 2017 according to the Global Shrink. Index.
“Though the goal is to prevent theft, is it legal of even moral to prevent someone from entering a store based on this software?” said Michelle Grant. “This should not be decided by the software developers. What we provide is the information of the suspicious (可疑的) image. We don’t decide who is criminal. The shop decides who’s criminal,” said Tanaka.
“Are people aware of what’s happening?” asked Couchman. “Do they agree? What happens to the data? How is it protected? Might it be shared?” Grant said consumers are willing to sacrifice some privacy for convenience, such as using face recognition (人脸识别) for payment—but only when they’re aware the technology is being used. Therefore, there should be notice before they enter the stores so that they can decide whether to leave or not, how they use it, how long they use it.
1. The software is used to _________.| A．stop people from entering the stores |
| B．prevent the theft in stores |
| C．help people plan the shoplift |
| D．help protect people’s privacy |
| A．matches people’s faces to criminal records |
| B．predicts criminal action by using behaviors |
| C．has been used in 50 stores across Japan |
| D．help reduce global retail costs from shoplifting |
| A．facial expression | B．movement | C．clothing | D．criminal records |
| A．50 | B．100 | C．150 | D．200 |
| A．thinks the developers can prevent someone from entering a store |
| B．thinks consumers don’t want to sacrifice their privacy anytime, anywhere |
| C．thinks consumers have the right to know where the information is analyzed |
| D．thinks consumers can’t decide whether to leave a store by themselves |
【推荐2】Being outgoing (外向的) is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not as hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing.
You can start being outgoing with your best friends or a group of friends. But the real challenge comes when you meet new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.
Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello” or “How is it going” is a good start. If you want to have interesting talks, you should read news in newspapers and prepare your ideas, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.
The easiest way to be more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other places that you think can be fun, and you can make new friends there and then you can get more outgoing.
1. You should start to be outgoing with your ________.| A．parents | B．teachers | C．new friends | D．best friends |
| A．agree with | B．get ready for | C．talk about | D．get used to |
| A．more serious | B．healthier | C．more outgoing | D．quieter |
I still remember some of the experiments we did in school. One day, we wore a blindfold (眼罩) to pretend to be blind (瞎的). Then, on another day, we wore headphones to experience being deaf (聋的). But I don’t remember talking about not having a sense (感觉) of smell. In fact, I didn’t know that some people couldn’t smell until I met Max Christian. Christian was born without a sense of smell. This condition is called anosmia. In the United States alone, more than two million people have anosmia.
So what is life like for these people? Well, having no sense of smell means a loss of taste. To taste foods, we need not only our tongues but also our noses—to smell the foods. “Water, apple juice, coffee...I can never tell the difference between their tastes!” Christian says.
Life also gets a lot more dangerous without a sense of smell. Think of the times you’ve left something on the oven for too long. The first sign (标志) of danger that an anosmic person is able to notice is the smoke (烟).
Like Christian, many anosmic people are born with the condition. Since they can never smell, they never miss smells. But some people get anosmia later in life. Most of these people become depressed about losing their sense of smell. Alice Cox became anosmic after a head hit years ago. “I miss the smell of my son’s hair and the smell of flowers,” she says. “I’ve lost an important part of my life that is common to everyone else.”
1. According to the writer, anosmic people ________.| A．can notice the smoke easily |
| B．can hardly take care of themselves |
| C．cannot tell the difference between different foods |
| D．are less able to sense danger in their everyday life |
| A．sad | B．tired | C．angry | D．surprised |
| A．describe some experiments they did at school | B．ask readers to care for anosmic people |
| C．tell why some people are born with anosmia | D．share how anosmic people live with their condition |
