There are two paths (路) in life: Should and Must. We arrive at these crossroads again and again. And each time, we have to choose.
Should is how others want us to show up in the world—what we should or shouldn’t do. When we choose Should, we’re choosing to live our life for someone or something other than ourselves. The journey to Should can be smooth, and the risk is small.
Must is who we are, what we believe, and what we do when we are alone with our truest self. Must is why Van Gogh painted his whole life without ever receiving public recognition (认可). Must is why Reyna Marder Gentin started to write for the first time after 23 years of being a lawyer.
Choosing Must sounds fantastic, right? To choose Must is to say yes to hard work and endless effort, to say yes to a journey without a road map or tour guides.
How can we actually choose Must?
Ask yourself, “What is my Must?” If you don’t know the answer, write down your biggest, most impossible dreams! Don’t worry! It’s just the first step.
Now, think about what’s actually in your way. Is it your parents? Maybe they’re just worried that you haven’t thought it through. Try to make a practical plan for what you want to do. Your parents may find it a good one. Is it money? Well, the best way to make money is to do what you love because it’s very likely that you will pay great attention to it. Choosing Must doesn’t mean we need to give up everything we already have. It’s about changing one small thing at a time.
If you believe that you have something special inside of you, it’s about time you give Must a try—today.
1. What happens if we choose the path of “Should”?A.We don’t need to take great risks. | B.We have to give up what we have. |
C.We’ll have a clear picture of ourselves. | D.We have to live our life for ourselves. |
A.By listing numbers. | B.By asking questions. |
C.By giving examples. | D.By comparing. |
A.Smooth and exciting. | B.Hard and challenging. |
C.Impossible and foolish. | D.Easy and educational. |
A.We’d better make sure what our Musts are. | B.We’d better make a practical plan. |
C.We’d better make money for our Musts. | D.We’d better change a lot at a time. |
A.To take others’ advice. | B.To encourage us to be our truest self. |
C.To tell us something about his choice. | D.To tell us to do what others want us to do. |
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The program will get families, schools, newspapers, magazines and TVs to join together and deal with the students’ obesity so that students will be at a healthier weight. The program includes: Food stores should sell healthier foods; schools should serve healthier meals with less fat and should also offer gym classes.
The Lady is trying to fight the students’ obesity all over the country because it can cause illnesses and higher health cost. She wants the students to eat right, exercise more and control their weight. She also wants the students to understand it is important to have less sweet food, and drink water, milk and fresh juice, but not to choose cokes. At the same time she has also set a good example by planting a vegetable garden. She hopes that the garden will encourage more people to plant one too.
The health program is really helpful to the students today and in the future. As she says, we cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.
1. In Michelle’s country over____________ of the students are too fat.
A.75% | B.a quarter | C.a half | D.15% |
A.厌食症 | B.抑郁定 | C.肥胖 | D.强迫症 |
A.To offer gym classes. | B.To plant a vegetable garden. |
C.To serve meals with less fat. | D.To sell healthier foods. |
A.The lady introduces healthy drinks. | B.The lady cares about food cost. |
C.The lady fights obesity in students. | D.The lady feels worried about the height |
从方框内A—F六个选项中选择正确的选项填入横线上,有一项为多余选项。
How to Protect(保护) Your Teeth
A.To help your teeth grow strong |
B.You should brush your teeth after each meal |
C.Carrots and apples are good for your teeth |
D.When a hole grows too big |
E.Try to visit a dentist every six months |
F.Every person has two sets of teeth |
In China, almost everyone knows zongzi, no matter she is a 6-year-old girl or a 60-year-old lady. Why? Because it’s a kind of traditional Chinese food.
There are many kinds of zongzi in China.
First, wash and cook the bamboo leaves for a few minutes.
Next, wash the rice. Remember that the rice doesn’t need to be washed for too long.
Then, put three bamboo leaves in your hand.
When they’re ready, put them into a pot, add some water and cook for about three hours.
Finally, put zongzi in a plate and serve your family or friends. You can eat them with sugar or honey.
Why not choose someday and have a try? I’m sure your family or friends will like this kind of zongzi.
A.Then, put some jujubes (枣) into a pot and cook them for 10 to 15 minutes. |
B.Today I want to teach you how to make jujube zongzi. |
C.It is the popular food of the Dragon Boat Festival. |
D.Use a spoon to fill bamboo leaves with rice and jujubes. |
E.They are in different shapes and tastes. |
F.It is the most popular food around China. |
G.I think you will like the delicious food. |
I was at the market to do some shopping.
The market wasn’t as crowded as I had imagined.
I couldn’t take my eyes away from her. Then I did what I always do with children: I gave her my best smile. It came from my deep heart. The baby took her time to decide what to give back.
I was still smiling when I went home and realized I had forgotten to buy the pills.
A.Finally, she smiled back to me. |
B.Luckily, I didn’t need them anymore. |
C.When you have a bad time, try smiling. |
D.I saw her when I went to the food area to get some bread. |
E.I needed some food for dinner and some pills for my headache. |
【推荐2】阅读短文,从所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有一个多余的选项。
There is an old farmer with a donkey (驴). The donkey is very old and the farmer wants to sell it.
Next, three old men stop them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up. It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today.”
Some time later, a young woman passes (走过) them, “Why aren’t you walking?” she asks. “It isn’t far to the market.
It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
A.He sets out (出发) one morning with his son to sell the donkey. |
B.So the farmer gets up behind his son and they ride on. |
C.So the farmer gets down and his son rides instead. |
D.Give your poor (可怜的) donkey a rest. |
E.You two have a rest. |
【推荐3】Life is full of good and bad things. And what you think really has something to do with it. Life goes on the way your mind decides it. Now I’ll tell you some things I tried to do. They really helped make my life different. I stopped being angry with other people’s rude (粗鲁的) behavior (行为). Now I try to know more about other people’s mind (or past life). This helps me know others better.
I started to smile at others. You never know how much you may influence (影响) people with it. To some people, you may be the only one smiling at them in a day. And I find that I feel happier than before. What’s more, I make more good friends.
I started listening to people around me. I give my full attention (注意) when they want to say something good to me. But of course I won’t do everything they want me to do. I’ll think about what they say and I love to do what I enjoy more!
Just try making some changes. A small change can make a bigger difference in your life!
1. How did the writer do when he saw others do something rude in the past?A.He shouted at them loudly. | B.He asked why they did like that. |
C.He didn’t feel happy because of it. | D.He found out what their past life was like. |
A.A friend. | B.A smile. | C.A day. | D.A sorry. |
A.The writer doesn’t decide things by himself. | B.The writer has few friends around him. |
C.The writer doesn’t listen to other people. | D.The writer does what he likes to do. |
A.Make Changes in Your Life | B.Know Others Well |
C.Start a Day with a Smile | D.Enjoy Your Life |
【推荐1】Being a place where you can’t speak the local language can be difficult for you to live. Is it possible for us to take a dictionary all the time? Of course, no! It’s only natural to communicate through body language. Hands can show something easily, but their meanings are different in different places.
Trying to call someone to come to you can not be understood easily. Because it depends on where you are. The same gesture may mean very different things in different places. Westerners do it with a hooked (弯曲的) forefinger and a raised palm (手掌). Asians do it in an opposite way and they don’t like the westerner’s way to ask for coming. In their opinion, they often do this to call the dog. Instead, when calling someone to come, Asians turn the palm down and wave all fingers together, and this is how Western people tell someone to go away.
Even the simplest hand movement can cause cross-cultural problems. In the West, a thumb up has a good meaning and a thumb down a bad one. However, you might be surprised to know that in the Middle East, a thumb up has a negative meaning and a thumb down has no meaning at all.
Body language may be a natural and good choice when you can’t communicate in local language. Some simple movements, gestures or even a blink of your eye may work just fine. Even if you don’t understand the words at all, it is still funny and useful to try body language.
1. Which might cause bad feelings to an Asian person traveling in the West?A.Showing a thumb up to express something good. |
B.Making a “peace” sign when his or her picture is taken. |
C.Using a dictionary to speak to someone. |
D.Calling Asians to come in the Western way. |
A.Try to use as much body language as possible. |
B.Always remember to take a dictionary with you. |
C.Body language is more preferred than the local language. |
D.The local meanings of body language should be learnt earlier. |
A.He thinks it’s worrying. | B.He’s angry about it. |
C.He would like to use it. | D.He thinks it’s simple to use. |
A.The Bad Description of Travellers | B.Same Body Language, Different Meanings |
C.Strange Effects of Body Language | D.Funny Cultures in the World |
【推荐2】Hey, we are bats (蝙蝠)! We are the only flying mammals(哺乳动物) in the world. Many of you are now afraid of us, aren’t you? There is novel coronavirus (新冠) outbreak (爆发) all over the word. Many people say the virus(病毒) comes from us and they think we are the killers! We are not happy about this!
We bat live on the earth for about 50 million years. How about you humans? We have super immunity (免疫力), so we can live with many viruses.
Let us tell you: some of these viruses can easily kill you! Well, it’s true that we are very dangerous. We know this, so we try to keep away from you. We go out only at night when most of you are sleeping. But some of you forget how dangerous we are. You kill our brothers and sisters and eat them. The viruses in the bat meat(肉) can kill these people. How foolish(愚蠢) they are! I hope you will learn a lesson from the coronavirus outbreak. Don’t eat or kill wild animals! Please!
1. What animals are the only flying mammals in the world?A.birds | B.owls | C.bats | D.eagles |
A.For about 50 million years. | B.For about 5 million years. |
C.For about 500 years. | D.For about 5000 years. |
A.Because they have super immunity. |
B.Because they eat meat. |
C.Because they are dangerous. |
D.Because they go out at night. |
A.People can eat wild animals. |
B.Bats are not dangerous animals. |
C.People shouldn’t keep away from the bats. |
D.Some of viruses can easily kill people. |
A.Human beings can control wild animals. |
B.It is not foolish for people to kill wild animals. |
C.People should forget how dangerous bats are. |
D.Human beings should learn a lesson and live harmoniously (和谐地) with wild animals. |
At the festival you will find huhu grubs and beetles on your plate.The festival also celebrates Maori food. the food of the traditional native people of New Nealand And visitors will eat the wild food with plenty of famous West Coast beer.What’s more,there are three stages at the festival,where there is live music and entertainment an day long.
If you have the chance to travel to Hokitita during the Wild Food Festival,you should book a hotel before it begins.or you can choose to stay at local schools.A number of local schools become camping grounds over the weekend of the festival.You can also stay in Greymouth,because there are buses from Greymouth to the festival.
1. When is the Wild Food Festival held in the town of Hokitika every year?
A.In March. | B.In April |
C.In May | D.In June. |
A.Huhu grubs and beetles. | B.West Coast beer. |
C.Fish and chicken | D.Pork and eggs. |
A.You can eat Maori food. |
B.You can enjoy live music and entertainment. |
C.You can drink West Coast beer. |
D.You can make Maori food by yourself. |
A.A hotel | B.Local schools |
C.In Greymouth | D.An exciting place. |
【推荐1】Hello, everyone. My name is Nana. I’m a girl from No.2 Middle School of Zhejiang Province. Our school is doing a very good thing. When you can’t finish your school lunch, what will you do? In our school, students can’t waste (浪费) food.
When we have lunch, we must learn to save (节约) food. First, we don’t buy food more than (超过) we need. Second, if we don’t want to eat anything or there is something we don’t like, we don’t throw them away (扔掉). We can share (分享) some of the food with a classmate. Third, we also tell our parents some good ways to save food. Every day, our teacher eats lunch with us at school. She always says, “Saving food is a good eating habit.” Now, all of us students can finish our lunches. We are very happy because we can help reduce food waste.
Food is not easy to get. We must learn to save food.
1. Who is Nana?A.A school girl from Yunnan Province. | B.A student of No.2 Middle School. |
C.A teacher from No.2 Middle School. | D.A boy from Zhejiang province. |
A.The students can buy food more than they need. |
B.The students can throw away the food they don’t like. |
C.The students can have lunch with their teacher. |
D.The students can finish their food after it goes bad. |
A.分享 | B.减少 | C.吃完 | D.增加 |
A.Happy. | B.Bad. | C.Healthy. | D.Easy. |
A.eating more | B.sharing more | C.wasting food | D.saving food |
【推荐2】Music plays an important part in everyone’s life. It is good for children of all ages in many ways. Children spend more time at home than any other place,
Fill your home with music,
Singing is an excellent way to help your child enjoy music. It doesn’t matter how well you sing as a parent.
Make music together. As your children get older,
A.You can still sing simple songs |
B.They can hear music playing somewhere |
C.Whenever possible, play music at home |
D.making music with them can have a great influence |
E.They choose to relax by listening to music |
F.Dancing is another fun way to encourage children to learn about music |
G.so it’s important for parents to create a musical environment at home |
【推荐3】Every one of us should have at least one or two good friends. Your friends will listen to you when you speak, will look after you when you don’t feel well, and will always be together with you in your life. Everyone needs friends. Friendship(友谊) can make us happier. How can we find a good friend and get on well with each other? Here is some advice.
★Make friends with a person who is easy to get on with.
★You should make friends with a person who has something in common with you.
★Give your friend a hand when he or she has problems. Friends should always help each other.
★Believe in(相信) each other. This is the most important thing in a friendship.
★Even the best friends may have a quarrel sometimes. And you may say something bad to hurt(伤害) him or her. If this happens, don’t let your quarrel last too long. Try to make up with your friends soon.
Friendship is a kind of treasure(财富) in our life. It is like a bottle(瓶) of wine(酒). The longer it is kept, the better it will be.
根据语篇内容,选择最佳选项。
1. What should you do when your friend has problems?
A.You should help him/ her. |
B.You should hurt with him/ her. |
C.You should laugh at him/ her. |
A.Stay with him/ her. | B.Believe in each other. | C.Help each other. |
A.打算 | B.碰面 | C.争吵 |
A.Three. | B.Four. | C.Five. |
A.Friendship | B.All Kinds of Friends | C.How to Find a Good Friend |