I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me, I had just turned 30 years old , and I’d been married for a year, I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t , and I wasn’t sure what to expect, MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor, I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice, For all of us, in the end, we are our choice.
1. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?
| A．His dream if being an inventor. | B．The support of his wife. |
| C．The greatly increasing usage of the Internet. | D．Millions of exciting titles. |
| A．The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him. |
| B．He would be very excited if he tried it out. |
| C．He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try. |
| D．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him. |
| A．the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author |
| B．the author wanted someone else to try the idea |
| C．the author might not regret if he failed the idea |
| D．the author might go back to his boss if he failed |
| A．Cleverness and Kindness | B．The Starting of Amazon |
| C．Following My Passion | D．We Are What We Choose |
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A small, happy little dog learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs and to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway. His ears lifted up, and his tail wagged as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile and he found 1,000 great smiles that were just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself: “This is a wonderful place. I will come back to visit often.”
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the other one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung (垂下) his head low as he looked into the doorway. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them. He was afraid when he saw 1,000 little dogs barking back. As he left, he thought to himself: “That is a terrible place. I will never go back there again.”
All the faces in the world are mirrors of you. What kind of reflections (反映) do you see in the faces of people you meet?
1. Why was the first dog surprised when he went into the house?
| A．Because everything was strange to him. |
| B．Because he found that the dogs looked sad. |
| C．Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors. |
| D．Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him. |
| A．he liked the mirrors there |
| B．he made many friends there |
| C．he felt he was welcomed there |
| D．he got lots of knowledge there |
| A．Excited | B．Nervous. |
| C．Worried. | D．Unhappy. |
| A．shout | B．smile | C．look | D．run |
| A．Mirrors can tell whether(是否) you are happy or not. |
| B．If you show life a smile, life will smile back. |
| C．Everyone in the world should believe in each other. |
| D．Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones. |
But there was a while when she came to me, and usually said nothing meaningful. I started to feel tired and then tried not to meet her. After that she never came to me. Though guilty, I started to feel free about my life and never thought of anything about her feeling.
After a month or two, I heard from other friends that Ting’s father had passed away six months before. I was so shocked! Then I suddenly realized why Ting had often come to me but said nothing special. She needed my company (陪伴). I felt so bad about myself that I went to find her the next day. But I only found that she had moved away to another place.
At that time, I found myself so selfish that I only thought of myself but didn’t even try to ask a friend what happened in her life.
1. “I was fine with this because ….” What does “this” mean here?
| A．Ting’s coming to the writer. | B．The things Ting said. |
| C．The writer’s own feeling. | D．Ting is easy to be with. |
| A．The writer didn’t like Ting. |
| B．The writer felt bored with Ting. |
| C．Ting was considered the best friend. |
| D．The writer had no special feelings about Ting. |
| A．About happiness. | B．About friends. |
| C．About the meaning of life. | D．About how to be with friends. |
| A．Ting is not the writer’s best friend. |
| B．Ting told the writer that her father died. |
| C．The writer didn’t care enough about her friend. |
| D．The writer is sorry for what she has done to her friend. |
【推荐3】We have more spare time after the “double reduction” policy (双减政策). My children and I enjoy the reading time. It’s amazing to read the books which I have read before. Rereading is like staying with an old friend. Sometimes, you two are so similar.
The beauty of rereading depends on the idea that our connection with the book is based on our own experience. It’s true, the older I get, the more I feel time has wings. But with reading, it’s all about the present time. Because reading is a kind of communication between author and reader. Each has to try the best.
There are two books I reread during my spare time. The first, which I read these days, is Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast. Published in 1964, it’s about his memory of 1920s Paris. The words are rousing. I can get energy when I am down. The other is The Unwinding which was on the list of 10 best books of the 22nd Shenzhen Reading Month. The reason why I like it is that its changeable plot helps me think deeply.
As for my children, they have more time to read. They often give an unexpected ending for a story. This makes us laugh or feel sorry for the characters. After a book, there must be a drama in my home. It’s the sweet family time.
Thanks to the valuable rereading time, it helps us grow and better understand what company(陪伴) is. I believe that the more we read, the better we will be.
1. How does the author spend the free time according to Paragraph 1?| A．By staying with his old friends. | B．By rereading with his old friends. |
| C．By reading books with his children. | D．By studying “double reduction” policy. |
| A．It shows a window to a whole world. | B．It helps the children to get spare time. |
| C．It helps the readers to find old friends. | D．It connects the writer and reader well. |
| A．Encouraging. | B．Surprising. | C．Interesting. | D．Frightening. |
| A．The author read it years ago. | B．It was one of the 10 best books. |
| C．It helps the author think deeply. | D．It’s the writer’s memory of Paris. |
| A．The purpose of reading a book. | B．The meaning of true company. |
| C．How to put on a family drama. | D． How to find an unexpected ending. |
She rings the door bell again. There is still no answer. The woman is not happy. She turns to Xiao Ming and asks again, “Is your mother at home?” “Yes , she is.” Xiao Ming answers. “But I ring the door bell twice and nobody（没人） comes to open the door,” the woman says.
“Oh, I’m sorry. This is not my house. My house is over there.”
1. Xiao Ming is playing in front of _______house.
| A．other people’s | B．the old woman’s | C．his | D．his father’s |
| A．at work | B．at home | C．at school | D．out |
| A．her house | B．her son | C．Xiao Ming ’s mother | D．Xiao Ming |
| A．Xiao Ming ’s mother is still in bed. |
| B．Xiao Ming ’s mother doesn’t want to see her. |
| C．Nobody opens the door. |
| D．Xiao Ming’s mother doesn’t like the woman. |
| A．Xiao Ming ’s mother isn’t at home. |
| B．The old woman asks Xiao Ming to open the door. |
| C．The old woman doesn’t ring the door bell . |
| D．It isn’t Xiao Ming ’s house. |
【推荐2】There lived a rich miser (守财奴) in the town of Agra. He was a miser. One day, a poet (诗人) named Raidas arrived at his house and read out his poems to him. The miser welcomed the poet in with open arms and enjoyed the poems. In those days, it was a custom for rich men to show their appreciation (欣赏) through a gift, and that was the only way of making money that a poor poet had. So, the rich man promised Raidas some gifts and asked him to get them the next day.
The next morning when Raidas arrived, the miser pretended (假装) that he had never met him before. Raidas had one friend named Mayadas. So, he went to him and asked him to help with a plan. The next day, Mayadas went to the miser’s house and invited him for dinner. He said that he planned to serve food which would be put in golden plates to his guests and that the guests could take the golden plates home after the meal. The miser jumped at the offer. After the miser arrived at Mayadas’s house, he was surprised to see other guests and Raidas there. They welcomed him in and started a polite conversation. The conversation was not coming to an end.
Finally, at midnight, the miser asked Mayadas to serve dinner. Mayada sounded very surprised when he asked the miser what food he was talking about. At that point, Raidas reminded the miser of the same treatment that he had gotten from him. The rich man realized his mistake. To make up for his mistake, he took out a necklace and gave it to Raidas.
1. Raidas read his poems to the miser to ________.| A．share his love for poems | B．show off his work | C．make some money | D．punish him |
| A．Treating the miser the way he treated Raidas. |
| B．Tricking the miser into giving a gift to Raidas. |
| C．Using a big meal to exchange for the miser’s gift. |
| D．Beating the miser to make him keep his promise. |
| A．accepted | B．refused | C．changed | D．forgot |
| A．Make much money | B．A poor poet | C．Keep your promise | D．A rich miser |
【推荐3】Jerry went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result. When his friend Jack saw him, he said in surprise, "What has happened to your hair, Jerry? "
Jerry said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite pleased with my old one. But this one seems even worse. "
Jack agreed. "Yes. I think you are right. Jerry. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barbers' hair, find out whose hair looks the worst, and then go straight to him. "
"Why shall I go to him? But that would be foolish!"
"Oh. no. it wouldn't." answered Jack. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it over. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber.”
1. When Jerry went out of the barber's shop. He was not happy because .| A．nobody had cut his hair | B．the barber hadn't cut his hair well |
| C．he was satisfied with his old barber | D．the barber had cut his hair carefully |
| A．the new barber's shop was the best one |
| B．the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one |
| C．the new barber's shop was worse than the old one |
| D．the old barber's shop was the worst one |
| A．he was certainly the best barber | B．he was free all the time |
| C．he was the worst barber | D．he wasn't the worst barber |
Many families lost everything in the flood. And Ellie took in one of the families. She shared her home with them until the family could build their own new house. Ellie’s friends could not understand why she did so because she already had so many children to look after.
“Well,” Ellie said to her friends, “At the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now.”
“The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We will not be able to have much for Christmas. I am going to get just one present for us all. Now I will go and get it.’ She came back with a little girl who had no parents, ‘Here is our present,’ she said to her own children.”
“The children were very excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grew up as their sisters. I was that Christmas present.”
1. How many children did Ellie had in total?
| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．Seven. | D．Eight. |
| A．There was a flood. |
| B．There was an earthquake |
| C．There was a rain storm. |
| D．There was a fire. |
| A．She gave them food. |
| B．She bought many Christmas present for them. |
| C．She took in one of the families. |
| D．She took in a girl. |
| A．Many beautiful presents. | B．Nothing. |
| C．A girl. | D．A daddy. |
| A．She had no children. |
| B．Her husband was killed. |
| C．She had no parents. |
| D．She gave much money to others. |
【推荐2】In June, three students from the same high school in Wujiashan High School, Hubei Povince each got a prize at an important invention show in the United States of America.
Оnе оf thе thrеe ѕtudеnt іnvеntоrѕ íѕ WаngYujіе. Неr іnvеntіоn саn соntrоl thе охуgеn lеvеl (氧气水平) itself in pools day and night, Usually, fish keepers increase oxygen in fish pools by hand, and it's hard work. Without enough oxygen, the fish can die. Now fish keepers can save a lot of energy.
Another winner XueJigang is also in the first year of high school. Xue's invention is an in-car system. The third winner's invention could be used more widely.
ZhongJuncheng told the local newspaper that his idea of an automatic (自动的) toilet came from an unpleasant experience at a service center (服务中心) on the expressway (高速公路) when his father took him back to his hometown in Fujian Province about a year ago. "I found some toilets had no water and had a terrible smell. I thought I should invent something," he said.
Wujiashan High School started an inventing program in 2004 and made “life and invention" a necessary course (课程) for its students. Its students have developed more than 4,700 inventions. Nearly 500 have won invention prizes in China. He Jinming, the school headmaster, said, "The inventing program helps students become active and creative in thinking."
1. The three students won prizes in_.| A．Russia | B．India | C．America | D．China |
| A．It can give fish better food | B．It can give fish enough light. |
| C．They find the plants to get oxygen. | D．It can control the oxygen in fish pools. |
| A．It smelt bad. | B．It smelt good. |
| C．lt had enough water to wash hands. | D．It had only a little water to wash hands |
| A．Wang Yujie's | B．XueJigang’s | C．ZhongJuncheng’s | D．The headmaster’s |
| A．XueJigang' s invention is useful for fish keepers. | B．XueJigang is in the second year of high school. |
| C．ZhongJuncheng's hometown is in HubeiProvince. | D．ZhongJuncheng's invention helps a lot in the toilet. |
| Guide to the best hotels in Boswell | ||||
| Numbers of rooms | Price | Things provided | ||
| Single | Double | |||
| First Hotel 222 Edward Road Tel. 414-6433 | 120 | $25 | $35 | Air-conditioned (有空调的) rooms with phone, TV and radio. There is a French restaurant, a nightclub, a swimming pool. Close to the city centre. |
| Fairview Hotel 129 North Road Tel. 591-5620 | 50 | $12 | $18 | Close to the airport. Telephones in each room. There is a bar, a restaurant and a swimming pool. |
| Orchard Hotel 233 Edward Road Tel. 641.-6646 | 120 | $15 | $20 | Face First Hotel with a European restaurant, a coffee shop and a nightclub. TV in each room with dry-cleaning service. |
| Osaka Hotel 126 Winning Road Tel. 643.-6646 | 180 | $30 | $50 | Air-conditioned rooms with Japanese and Chinese restaurants, shops, a swimming pool and a big garden. |
1. The cheapest room for a couple is _____ in _____.
| A．$30; Osaka Hotel | B．$35; First Hotel | C．$15; Orchard Hotel | D．$18; Fairview Hotel |
| A．120 | B．50 | C．180 | D．240 |
| A．First Hotel. | B．Osaka Hotel. | C．Fairview Hotel. | D．None of the above. |
| A．233 Edward Road | B．126 Wining Road | C．129 North Road | D．222 Edward Road |
| A．591-5620 | B．641-6646 | C．643-6646 | D．414-6433 |
【推荐1】A myth is something that is not correct, but many people believe. There are a lot of myths about our brains.
One of the biggest myths is that we only use 10% of our brains. The next part of the myth is that if we can learn to use the rest of our brains, then we’ll be much smarter. People say this all the time, but it’s not true! The truth is that we don’t know everything about the brain, but we know that each part of it has an important function (功能). So researchers think the “10% myth” silly.
The other most popular myth is about the right brain and the left brain. According to this myth, people who often use the right brain are more creative. People who often use the left brain are better at math and science. This is as popular as the 10% myth, and it’s also wrong. In 2013, a study at an American university examined (研究) the right brain and left brain myth. The study shows we use the left brain as much as the right brain.
It’s true that we use different parts of our brains for different things. We use our left brain for language more, and our right brain when we need to pay attention.
Next let’s look at a few interesting facts about the brain. First of all, the brain feels no pain. Second, about 75% of the brain is made of water. It’s also the fattest organ (器官) in your body. Here’s another interesting fact about the brain. Around the time you are 18 years old, it stops growing.
1. What do researchers think of the “10% myth”?| A．Important. | B．Not true. | C．True. | D．Exciting. |
| A．the left brain myth | B．the right brain and left brain myth |
| C．the use of our brains | D．the study of an American university |
| A．Robert, a young man learning Chinese. | B．Kate, a girl drawing pictures. |
| C．Jenny, a woman making clothes. | D．Jacob, a student good at science. |
| A．Math teachers use the left brain more often. | B．We know everything about the brain. |
| C．Most of the brain is made of water. | D．It is always growing all your life. |
| A．the growing of the brain | B．different functions of the brain |
| C．the right brain and the left brain | D．myths and facts about the brain |
【推荐2】When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they have not met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
1. It is ________ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.| A．not useful | B．not helpful | C．very helpful | D．very bad |
| A．meet every time | B．meet for the first time |
| C．say goodbye to each other | D．say hello to each other |
| A．when they will be away for a long time | B．when they say “How do you do?” |
| C．when they just meet or say goodbye | D．after they haven’t met for a long time |
| A．German people shake hands as often as possible. |
| B．English people like shaking hands very much. |
| C．German people hardly shake hands. |
| D．Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands. |
| A．shaking hands | B．languages and customs | C．customs | D．languages |
Decide what museum you will visit. There are so many different kinds of museums and you first need to find one that you like. It's easy for you to choose one and start an enjoyable visit!
Do some research online. Every museum now has a website which allows you to look through the information about it. On the website, you may look for such things as:
★The exhibits(展品)–See what is on show at the museum at all times, and what special exhibitions are held for a short time.
★The history of the museum –There will often be very interesting stories about the exhibits and the benefactors (捐赠者). That can make your visit more interesting.
★Activities –See whether there are talks, tours our special activities on the day when you visit. Many museums hold some activities that meet the interests of all age groups.
★Cost, food or shortage – It's important how much the visit will cost. You have to decide whether or not you can eat there. You might also need to find out transportation needs, as well as storage for coats, bags etc.
Learn at least one thing on your visit. It is always good to take away something new from your visit.
Plan breaks into your visit. When you walk around, standing here and studying exhibits there, you may become very tired. So it is important to take breaks. A break is a good opportunity for you to think of what you have seen and what else you might wan t to do in museum.
Take a friend or two. Visiting museums is always a lot more fun when you are with someone else. You can talk over what you’re seeing. A friend also brings another way of thinking when you talk about the exhibit.
1. To make our visit more interesting, we can____.
| A．organize activities like special shows and talks |
| B．learn about the interests of all age groups |
| C．read the stories about exhibits and benefactors(捐赠者) |
| D．walk around the museum without breaks |
| A．share the experience with them |
| B．come up with strange ideas |
| C．cut down the cost of the visit |
| D．discuss the next visit plan |
| A．do some research online |
| B．make a plan for lunch |
| C．choose a friend to go with |
| D．decide on a museum to visit |
| A．What to do in a museum. |
| B．How to enjoy a museum. |
| C．Where to find a museum. |
| D．When to visit a museum. |
