When Justin Tong was a child， other kids felt sorry for him． His parents always had him doing lots of housework such as carrying out the rubbish and sending newspapers． But when he grew up， he was better off than his childhood friends and lived a happier and healthier life．
These are the finding of a 40﹣year study that followed the lives of 456 children in London． It showed that the children who had worked hard in childhood had a richer and a happier future． "Children who worked in the home or community gained competence（能力） and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society，" said Daniel Brown， the psychologist（心理学家） who made the discovery． "And because they felt good about themselves， others felt good about them．"
Brown's study followed these children in great detail． Interviews were repeated at ages 25， 31 and 47．Under Brown， the researchers compared the children's mental﹣health scores with their childhood﹣activity scores． Points were awarded for part﹣time jobs， housework， effort in school， and ability to deal with problems．
Working at any age is important． Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility， independence， confidence and competence ﹣ the underpinnings （基础） of emotional health． They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals． The most competent adults are those who know how to do this．Yet work isn't everything． As Tolstoy once said， "One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love， to work for the person one loves and to love one's work．"
1. What do we know about Justin Tong？| A．He enjoyed a happy life． | B．He felt sorry for the other kids． |
| C．He always sold newspapers． | D．He seldom collected rubbish． |
| A．Children who enjoy happier and richer lives． |
| B．Children who work in the home or community． |
| C．Children who take part in Daniel Brown's study． |
| D．Children who feel good about people around them． |
| A．By giving housework and praise． | B．By interviewing and giving scores． |
| C．By setting goals and showing love． | D．By solving problems and testing them． |
| A．To talk about an interesting study． | B．To introduce Justin Tong's success． |
| C．To tell us about childhood activities． | D．To encourage children to work hard． |
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【推荐1】“What! You, too? I believed I was the only one. ’’ Have you ever said anything like this to someone?
It seems that similarity（相似）often helps form friendship. A great thinker Aristotle once said, ‘‘People regard friendship as a matter of similarity, they say that we love those who are like ourselves.
“Seeing one’s friends with similar behaviors will reinforce（强化）one’s own values, opinions, and interests, ’’ said a lead scientist.
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| A．Now, there is some science behind this idea. |
| B．If so, you may become friends with this person. |
| C．But brain similarity is not the only thing that can help form friendship. |
| D．However, people who weren’t friends had different reactions（反应）to the same videos. |
| E．At the same time, scientists scanned their brains and recorded their brain activity. |
【推荐2】Life with my five-year-old autistic (自闭症的) son is always an adventure. There are times when it’s more fun than you can possibly imagine and then there are times when you feel hopeless, knowing there’s very little you can do to stop him losing his temper (脾气). You can’t help feeling a little shameful when other parents look at you as if to suggest you should be doing more to keep your child under control.
For the first time, I boarded a plane with him recently, knowing that there would be someone who knew nothing about our challenges sitting beside us for the next eight hours. Sure enough, our problems started before the plane had even taken off, as I tried to fasten my son’s seat belt and he started shouting. But far from feeling uncomfortable, the smartly dressed businessman sitting on the other side leant over with a smile and helped me with the task. The effect on my son was just like a miracle. He stopped crying immediately. He’d made a new best friend. I never got to know this man’s name or anything about him, but for the duration of the flight his charm worked wonders. Every time my son wanted to kick off, the man was able to calm him down before things got too out of hand. He even succeeded in getting my son to eat a meal.
Thanks to the kindness, patience and understanding of a man I’d never met before, we managed to get through the flight and, for once, I didn’t feel like a complete failure as a mum.
1. According to Paragraph 1, the writer’s life with her autistic son is ________.| A．never full of shame | B．usually full of pleasure |
| C．sometimes full of hope | D．always full of uncertainties |
| A．The man calmed the boy down by asking him to eat a meal. |
| B．The boy always feels hopeless and makes his mum feel angry. |
| C．The boy stopped crying when the man helped him fasten the belt. |
| D．The boy started shouting because his mum couldn’t fasten the seat belt for him. |
【推荐3】Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers have found out some interesting facts.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves. Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this. We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us. People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.
We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar attitude and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even, we think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that’s true but it’s a pity if we always stick to the same people, the same group. The danger in always staying in our comfort zone (舒适区) is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn something new, find out about interesting things, hear funny stories and discover difference.
When we always stick to the same people, how can we ever break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance (无知), which too often leads to prejudice (偏见) and even fear? If instead you want to live in a society that opens to changes and new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons.
Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don’t just sit there in silence. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That’s how we make friends. That’s how we learn about people. That’s how we open our minds to new ideas. That’s how we live an exciting life.
1. From the passage, we know that people prefer sitting by someone who ________.| A．is like themselves | B．has a sense of humor | C．is open-minded | D．lives an exciting life |
| A．remain comfortable and special | B．be accepted easily and feel safe |
| C．find out more interesting things | D．discover differences among themselves |
| A．Because we feel safer and share similar tastes and ideas. |
| B．Because we can enjoy interesting and different ideas. |
| C．Because we can say hello and ask them questions. |
| D．Because we want to live in a society full of humour. |
| A．Just to be ourselves | B．Learn more about the foreign countries |
| C．Live an exciting life | D．Jump out of the comfort zone |
【推荐1】Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinker toys（积木）as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinker toys in front of each student, and said,” Make something out of the Tinker toys. You have 45 minutes today — and 45 minutes each day for the rest of the week.”
A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see what the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations.
Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinker toys in his free time. His creations filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would affect other students.
Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside, for I might lose those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare. “But I’m just not creative.”
“Do you dream at night when you’re asleep?”
“Oh, sure.”
“So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “That’s pretty creative. Who does that for you?”
“Nobody. I do it.”
“Really — at night, when you’re asleep?”
“Sure.”
“Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”
1. The teacher used Tinker toys in class in order to .| A．make the lessons more exciting | B．know more about the student |
| C．raise the students’ interest in art | D．teach the students about toy design |
| A．He was imaginative. | B．He was active in class. |
| C．He preferred to study alone. | D．He liked to help his teacher. |
| A．choice | B．difficulty | C．fault | D．power |
| A．most students just made something according to the model plans |
| B．the boy spent 45 minutes every day making a lot of creations |
| C．the boy’s creativity would affect other students forever |
| D．the student dreaming at night was also very creative. |
| A．An Art Class | B．An Encouraging Teacher |
| C．Tinker Toys | D．An Unexpected Teaching Assistant |
One weekend the girl came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmate and would return late. This was the first time her mother agreed, and she couldn’t help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before. The mother waited till nine. She decided to go out to meet her daughter. Just at that time the noise of a car drew her to the window and---there was her daughter, waving goodbye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the girl came in, the mother was watching TV, just like nothing had happened. “Mum, I’m back.” “Yeah.” “Sorry to be late. Still sitting up?” “Yes. Oh, that… Who’s that boy?” The daughter was stunned(发愣) for some time. “Ah. It’s my monitor. He gave me a ride on his way home. Mum, I’m going to bed.” “All right. Go to sleep early.”
Next morning when the mother went to the daughter’s room to do some cleaning, she found her diary left on the bed. After a few minutes’ thinking, she at last opened it to the page of the night before. It reads: Mum, it’s love that made you ask, but it would show your understanding of me if you hadn’t.
Holding the diary, the mother fell in meditation.
1. Which is the correct order according to the story?
a. She took a ride back in her monitor’s car.
b. She went to see a film with her classmate.
c. She wrote a diary to her mother.
d. Her mother was watching TV.
e. Her mother worried about her daughter’s returning late.
| A．b, e, a , d, c | B．e, b, a, d, c | C．b, a, e, d, c | D．b, e, a, c, d |
| A．The girl knew her mother would ask her the question about the boy. |
| B．What the daughter did these days worried her mother. |
| C．The mother wanted to read her daughter’s diary the next day. |
| D．The girl’s diary was always on the bed. |
| A．thanked her mother for asking her |
| B．thought her mother cared about her very much |
| C．thought it was her mother’s duty to ask |
| D．thought her mother’s understanding is better than simple love |
| A．care about what their children really think and feel |
| B．not give much freedom to their children |
| C．talk with their children about their early love |
| D．not read their children’s diary |
| A．Mother’s True Love | B．Early Love Between Students |
| C．To Ask or Not to Ask | D．Dangerous Age |
Stand in front of a mirror and look at it. Who’s that there? How much do you really know about the person in it? It’s not an easy job to know ourselves. To help students do this important task, schools across China are providing more classes and activities on self-knowledge.
Liu Yue, a teacher from Chengdu Yucai Middle School, has recently given her students a useful tool. “It’s called the Johari Window, developed by two US psychologists(心理学家),” said Liu. “It has four areas about one’s self, open area(that everyone knows about), hidden areal(that only you know), blind spot(that everyone knows except you) and unknown area(that nobody knows). Using this tool, students did a good job seeing themselves through a new lens(透镜).”
“I’m most interested in my blind spot.” said eighth-grader Yang Manfei. “So I did a survey with my friends.” The results showed that Yang easily gets anxious and impatient because of procrastination(拖延). “That’s a bad habit I’ve never realized!” Yang said.
“I find the unknown area most amazing” said Sun Bovin. “It means everyone has lots of potential!” When Sun entered middle school, he was not good at math. “But I set a goal and did lots of math exercises. Now I’m much better at math. The unknown part of my math ability is getting clearer!” Sun said.
When it came to the hidden area, most students kept silent. “I’m scared to show my secrets deep down.” said Li Yixuan. “Then one classmate stood up and said his favorite cartoon is Tom and Jerry. I thought: Am I brave enough to show my childish hobby? Perhaps not. I want my classmates to see me as a mature(成熟的) person, not a silly kid. But then I realized that I don’t find that classmate silly. I think he has the courage to be himself.”
“Show yourself and make yourself better—that’s the best lesson I learned,” Li said.
1. The writer leads into the topic by _________.| A．telling stories | B．asking questions | C．listing numbers | D．giving examples |
| A．open area | B．unknown area | C．hidden area | D．blind spot |
| A．progress | B．hope | C．possibility | D．success |
| A．Fun Class | B．Magic World | C．School Time | D．Know Yourself |
【推荐1】It might be fun to use your smartphone, but be careful. Too much screen time may be harmful to your health.
First, it is bad for your eyes. A researcher called Sarah Hinkley says the problem comes from the blue light that the screen gives out. Looking at a smartphone for a long time can cause eye strain (眼疲劳), headaches and dry eyes. So it is a good idea to take a break every 15 minutes when you are working at a computer or using a smartphone.
Second, screen use can do harm to children’s brains. A new study shows that using screens too much can affect how children’s brains grow. If children use screens for more than one hour a day, they might have lower levels of white matter in their brains. White matter is key to the development of language and reading skills. So it is wise to cut down the tie of children using all kinds of screens.
Third, using screens too much will influence your sleep. According to a study, about 95% of the people between the ages of 13 and 64 use electronics before bed; especially the young people under 20. Doctors say that the light from those electronics at night may make you excited before you go to bed. Then it’s hard for you to get enough sleep. So you’d better turn off smartphones, TVs, and all other screens an hour before your bedtime.
To keep healthy, doctors and researchers strongly advise that you shouldn’t use screens for long hours.
1. The blue light from your screens can cause ________.| A．eye strain | B．headaches |
| C．dry eyes | D．all of the above |
| A．take a break every 15 minutes | B．have lower levels of white matter |
| C．use screens too much before bedtime | D．are the people from 13 to 64 |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．The ways to keep healthy. | B．The harm of using screens too much. |
| C．The ways to use screens. | D．The advantages of using screens. |
| Dear Mike, The senior high school entrance ex amination is coming in three months. Now I can't pay all my attention to my study. I feel stressed out and make mistakes because of the nervousness. In recent exams, I can't get the satisfying grades. I am quite worried about my grades. What should I do? Jack |
| Dear Jack, I am glad to receive your letter. Everyone who faces big exams is often nervous. Don't always care about the grades. All you have to do is to make full use of your time properly. Here I give you some advice. First, plan your time carefully. When you plan your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making the list, you should make a schedule of your time. Second, find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. No games, radios, or televisions! When you sit down to study , concentrate on the subject. Besides, keep a regular(有规律的) study habit. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teachers mentioned in class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer. Finally, develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. I think if you follow these suggestions, your grades may be improved in the future. Mike |
1. Jack feels about the coming senior high school entrance examination.
| A．nervous | B．excited | C．satisfied |
| A．care about the grades |
| B．make full use of his time properly |
| C．relax himself |
| A．learn lessons while listening to the radio |
| B．review the important points learned in class |
| C．remember all the things the teachers said in class |
| A．show who is smarter on lessons |
| B．remember new know ledge |
| C．show what you have learned |
| A．Jack must get high grades if he follows Mike's advice |
| B．Jack is a student from Grade 9 |
| C．Mike is a teacher in Jack's school |
This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard,. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers.
Every day I drove past the flowers thinking “I’ll stop on my way home and dig them.” “See. I don’t want to get my good clothes dirty.” Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them.
One day on my way home from work. I was sad to see the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself. “You wanted too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring.”
A week ago we were shocked and sad to learn that my oldest sister-in-law(夫或妻的姐妹) was badly ill. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven’t been as close as we all would have been.
I couldn’t help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband’s sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.
And yes, if I see the blue flowers again. You can bet I’ll stop and transplant(移植) them to my wildflower garden.
1. The writer didn’t stop to dig the wildflowers because _____.
| A．The flowers were not beautiful enough |
| B．She was always too busy |
| C．She wanted her sister to dig them |
| D．She didn’t pay enough attention to them |
| A．She wanted to sell her flowers |
| B．She liked planted flowers |
| C．Her husband made her do that |
| D．Her husband’s sister loved flowers |
| A．It is very special |
| B．The flower doesn’t want to bloom at other time |
| C．It can’t stand the strong sunlight in the afternoon |
| D．The text doesn’t tell us |
| A．Didn’t care too much for flowers |
| B．Always transplanted wildflowers to her garden |
| C．Stopped on her way to dig some flowers |
| D．Missed some valuable things in her life |
| A．To tell people when chance comes ,don’t let it go. |
| B．To advise people to plant flowers in their yards. |
| C．To transplant wildflowers to their own garden. |
| D．To tell readers she loves her family。 |
【推荐1】Few of us have heard of Nils Bohlin, but whenever we take a car journey, his invention makes us safer. Found in almost every modern car, the three-point seat belt reduces our chances of death or injury （伤害） by at least 50%. While feeling thankful to this engineer from Volvo, you may also wonder how he came up with such a great idea.
Having worked as a plane designer before, Nils knew clearly that the pilots were willing to put on anything to keep them safe in an accident, but to his surprise, most people in the cars just didn't want to be uncomfortable for even a minute. To improve the safety for people in the cars, he decided to find a perfect system which should be simple, effective and convenient. In the end, he invented the three-point seat belt, which has been considered as one of the greatest inventions in history.
Seat belts prevent people in the cars from serious injury in five ways.
Keep people inside. People who are thrown out from a car are four times more likely to be killed than those who stay inside.
Protect the strongest parts of the body. Seat belts are designed to fix your body at its strongest parts. For an older child and adult, these parts are the hips （臀部） and shoulders.
Spread out the force in an accident. Seat belts spread the force of the accident over a wide area of the body. By putting less stress on one area, they can help you avoid serious injury. Seat belts also help keep your upper body away from the hard parts of the car if you stop suddenly or are hit by another car.
Help the body to slow down. A quick speed causes injury. With the help of the seat belts, your body can have more time to slow down in an accident.
Protect your brain and spinal cord （脊柱）. Seat belts are designed to protect these two key areas of the human body. Head and spinal cord injuries may be hard to see immediately, but they can cause death. Therefore, it's of great importance to protect these parts.
It takes only few seconds to buckle up （系好安全带） once you get in the car, but this simple action could save your life. Why wouldn't you?
1. Three-point seat belts reduce chances of death or injury by at least __________.| A．10% | B．30% | C．40% | D．50% |
| A．hips and shoulders aren't the older children and adults' strongest parts. |
| B．seat belts can keep your knees and feet away from the hard parts of the car. |
| C．the body has more time to slow down in an accident with the help of seat belts. |
| D．head and spinal cord injuries might be easy to see immediately and cause death. |
| A．how seat belts are made | B．how seat belts are used |
| C．how seat belts save lives | D．how seat belts develop better |
【推荐2】As we know, English is an important subject in middle school. Everyone knows that they must learn English well, but some people don’t know how to learn it well. Here are many suggestions which may help you with your English.
The biggest problem is people’s own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look foolish so that they don’t talk at all. Don’t be afraid of being laughed at. Only when we aren’t afraid of making mistakes can we learn English well.
The fastest way to learn anything is to do it again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English needs practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.
The best way to learn English is to have a good environment. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English language radios, watch English news, movies and television, and speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English material that you have around you, the faster you will learn it.
Many people think that exercises and tests aren’t much fun. However, by doing exercises and taking tests, you can really improve your English.
If you never test yourself, you will never know how much progress you are making.
1. The fastest way to learn English well is ______.| A．listening to it every day | B．practising it over and over again |
| C．going over the fear | D．going to a foreign country |
| A．putting English books around your home |
| B．taking all kinds of notes |
| C．listening to English radios |
| D．watching English news and movies |
| A．very boring | B．not helpful at all | C．not important | D．very necessary |
| A．English is very important to everyone. |
| B．The biggest problem of learning English. |
| C．English exercises and tests aren’t fun. |
| D．The ways on how to learn English well. |
【推荐3】The year 2022 will be a big year for sports in China. That's because it will hold not only the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing, but also the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.
On Aug 6th. 2018, the official emblem (会徽) for the Hangzhou Asian Games was released (发布). The city won the hosting right for the 2022 Asian Games in 2015. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010.
First held in 1951, the Asian Games is the largest multi（多种）-sport event in Asia. It also means a lot to China. The Beijing Asian Games was the first large international sports event to be hosted by China, China News Service reported.
To make the Games a great success, Chinese people worked hard to prepare. Beijing built a great number of roads and gyms, including the famous Beijing Olympic Sports Center and Asian Games Village. The Games helped the world see China and its achievements（成就）. Since then, China has improved its global image (国际形象), China Youth Daily reported.
For the 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou has already started building 33 sports venues (场馆), according to China Youth Daily. The themes of the Hangzhou Asian Games are "green, smart, economical (节俭) and civilized". All the Games' buildings will be environmentally friendly.
1. Which city will host the 2022 Asian Games?| A．Hangzhou. | B．Guangzhou. | C．Shanghai. | D．Beijing. |
| A．It improved China's economy (经济). | B．It helped China attract more tourists. |
| C．China has built a lot of roads and gyms for it. | D．It helped the world see China and its achievements. |
| A．the Winter Olympics | B．the Asian Games | C．sport event | D．Asia |
| A．How to prepare for the Asian Games. |
| B．The development of the Asian Games in China. |
| C．Why China wants to host the 19th Asian Games. |
| D．How the 19th Asian Games emblem was designed. |
