Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. 4.Money and success alone do not bring lasting (持久的) feeling of happiness and satisfaction. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends on ourselves”. In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future—for example, getting into college or getting a good job—that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasure, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. 5.朋友对我们的生活有很大的影响。People who have several friends often live happier and healthier lives.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.
1. What is the first secret of happiness?2. Why do many people go dancing or play sports?
3. If you want to feel happier, what can you do?
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2 . In the universe, as we know, there is the sun, the moon, the earth and many stars. Through our geography lessons, we know the earth goes around the sun, and the moon goes around the earth. We have day and night because the earth keeps turning all the time. When our part of the earth turns to the sun, it is day. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, it is night.
Just because the moon is closer to the earth than the sun, it looks much bigger than the sun. Big things look smaller when they are farther, and small things also look bigger when they are nearer.
The sun is bright enough to give out very strong light. The moon can’t give out any light at all, but it looks quite bright too. Why? In fact, the light from the moon comes from the sun. The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But actually the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon also because they are farther away from the earth.
There are still many other planets in the solar system (太阳系). All of them move round the sun. But of all these planets, only on the earth there are living things and people can only live on the earth too. At 9:00 am on October 15th, 2003, Chinese pilot Yang Liwei was sent up to space. He stayed there for 21 hours. It was the first time for Chinese to get into space.
1. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, the other part of the earth is ______.| A．night | B．day | C．evening |
| A．the earth | B．the moon | C．the sun |
| A．On November 15th, 2003. | B．On October 16th, 2003. | C．On October 15th, 2003. |
| A．The moon goes around the earth, and it can’t give out any light at all. |
| B．The moon goes around the sun, and its light is from the sun. |
| C．The sun goes around the earth, and it can give out very strong light. |
3 . In our lives, we do many things to keep our environment clean and tidy. We do all the necessary household chores to help take care of our home. Household chores are things that you have to do at home every day or every week to keep your house clean.
Here is the most common Household Chores Vocabulary:
| Clean & clear the table | To take away the plates and other things from the dining room table after you finish eating. |
| Clean up the room | To clean up your room means to both tidy and clean a place. It includes (包括) things like putting away clothes, cleaning any dirty places, sweeping tile floor and so on. |
| Do ironing (熨衣服) | To use a hot iron to get wrinkles (皱纹) out of shirts and trousers. |
| Do laundry | To wash and dry clothes. Do the washing up. |
| Tidy up | To put everything in the place where it should be. To make things more organized. |
| Load the dishwasher (洗碗机) | To load the dishwasher is to put all of the dirty plates, glasses, pots, cups and other kitchen things used for cooking and eating into the dishwasher. Make your kids see these activities to help them understand what they may do and how they should do them. |
1. What can you do to take care of your home according to the text?
| A．Invite friends. | B．Do housework. | C．Practice cooking. |
| A．cleaning dirty places. | B．putting away clothes. | C．doing ironing |
| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．Seven. |
Should parents pay kids to do chores?
This helps kids know that how hard it is to make money. They also get to know the real value (价值) of money. For example, I give my daughter Susan $1 each time for doing the dishes or cleaning the living room. She saves the money and spends it on her favorite books. (Catherine)
Rewards (奖励) are always helpful in developing good habits. (4)为孩子们提供一些奖励是重要的. It could be money, something fun on the weekend or just words like “Nice work on the dishes!” (Mandy)
What’s going to be their motivation (动机) to keep the rooms clean when children move out to live alone? I drive to my children’s flat once a week and give them $20 if they do well. They need to learn that the only real reward for doing chores is having a clean home. (Judy)
(5)Doing chores without getting paid teaches kids the true meaning of hard work. My son always helps sweep the floor without getting paid. In my opinion, if you pay kids to do chores, they might stop helping unless they’re being paid. Also, kids might start asking for more money to do simple chores. Is this really what you want? (Bella)
1. How many kinds of rewards does Mandy mention (提及)?2. How often does Judy drive to her children’s flat?
3. Who doesn’t think parents should pay kids to do chores?
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5 . You may be worried about contracting (感染) COVID-19. Here are some ways to protect yourself against it.
Wash your hands with soap and water.
Always wash your hands before you eat or drink anything. It’s also best to wash your hands anytime you’re out in public or after you’re around someone who may be sick.
Keep your hands away from your eyes, nose and mouth.
You can easily contract the coronavirus (冠状病毒) if you touch your face with dirty hands. Always avoid (避免) touching your eyes, nose and mouth with your hands.
Keep wearing a mask.
Don’t go to a crowded place. If you must, put on a mask. Coughing and sneezing (打喷嚏) are common symptoms (症状) of coronavirus infection and both can release the virus into the air. Remember to be away from people who are coughing or sneezing.
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| Wash our hands with soap and water. | ★Before we eat or drink anything. ★Anytime ★After we’re around someone who may be sick. |
| Keep our hands away from the | We can easily contract the coronavirus if we touch the face with dirty hands. |
| Keep wearing a mask. | ★Don’t go to ★Be away from people who are coughing or sneezing. That’s because coughing and sneezing can |
There are many different kinds of fire ants, and you can find them in the south of the United States. One kind is the red fire ant, which is red and brown and about half the size of a pencil eraser. Red fire ants like to live together and make nests in parks, on playgrounds, and even in walls of buildings.
A person may get stung (被刺痛) by a fire ant in parks or on the playground. And someone may get a lot of stings (刺) if they break a fire ant nest by accident. If you are stung by a fire ant, tell your parents at once. That’s because the sting can bring serious problems. You may have a sore throat, a headache or ever trouble in breathing the next day.
Well, what should you do after a fire ant sting? You should first wash the sting with soap and water, and then put a piece of ice on the sting. If you have swelling (肿胀) around the sting, you need to see a doctor. Because you may be allergic to fire ant stings.
To make you feel better, the doctor may advise you to take a kind of medicine called antihistamine. If it doesn’t work, you need to stay in hospital. So for people who are allergic to fire ant stings, it’s necessary to take some medicine while playing outside. It is a good way to stop something more serious from happening.
The best way to stay away from fire ant stings is to keep your shoes on when playing in places that could have fire ant nests. If you meet one, don’t play with it.
1. What do red fire ants like doing?| A．Breaking nests. | B．Running in parks. | C．Living with other red fire ants. |
| A．What fire ants look like. | B．What we should do after a fire ant sting. | C．What problems the sting can bring. |
| A．过敏的 | B．免疫的 | C．习惯的 |
| A．how to stay away from all ants. |
| B．how to play with fire ants. |
| C．how to protect ourselves from the fire ant sting. |
In ancient China, there was a tradition called shu xiu. People gave teachers dried salted meat as a gift to show their respect (尊敬).
At that time, people didn’t eat meat very often because it was expensive. It was so valuable (贵重的) that people could even use it to buy other things. So when children started school, ancient people gave teachers dried salted meat as a gift. It showed that they respected teachers and valued (重视) education.
The practice of shu xiu started over 2,000 years ago. And it lasted for thousands of years until the Tang Dynasty (朝代). During these years, there were different forms (形式) of shu xiu, and its meaning also changed. Some people used it as the money to pay for their children’s education at school. And they even called a teacher’s salary shu xiu.
In modern times, teachers in China are still highly respected and valued, but the way of showing thanks to them has changed. People don’t use shu xiu any more. Nowadays, students often give gifts like flowers and cards. However, the tradition of shu xiu is still an important part of Chinese history and culture to show the respect for teachers.
1. What did ancient people give to teachers as a gift?| A．Rice. | B．Books. | C．Dried salted meat. |
| A．Over 200 years ago. | B．Over 2,000 years ago. | C．Less than 2,000 years ago. |
| A．薪水 | B．学问 | C．劳动 |
| A．introduce an ancient tradition for teachers |
| B．show his respect for teachers |
| C．describe a special traditional food |
8 . Mr. White is sixty years old. He always talks about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life in the past was better than it is these days.
Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars, so parking is becoming a big problem. The traffic in some cities is getting worse and worse, too. Car drivers drive so fast that there are more traffic accidents.
More and more people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. Mr. White often sees people in the restaurant eating face to face while looking at their own mobile phones. He thinks it is strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun chatting (闲聊) with others on the phone.
Most families own computers now. A study found that children use the Internet more and more. The number of children using the Internet has grown by three times in the past three years. Mr. White’s grandson is a middle school student. He often stays up late playing computer games on the Internet. He falls asleep in the early hours of the morning and spend less time doing homework.
Mr White thinks that life was simple and happy, but now it has changed a lot.
1. What does Mr. White think of the life now?| A．He thinks the life now is very simple. |
| B．He thinks the life is the same as it was. |
| C．He thinks the life now is worse than it was. |
| A．Because they are busy in looking at their phones. |
| B．Because they don’t know each other. |
| C．Because they are unhappy. |
| A．Mr. White has his own computer now. |
| B．Mr. White’s grandson often plays computer games. |
| C．The traffic in some cities is getting worse and worse. |
① Most families own computers. ②There are more shared bikes now.
③ Accidents happen more often. ④ Some families have two or more cars.
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．①③④ |
9 . Should students do chores? A reporter interviews (采访) some people in the street and here are some of their ideas.
| I think students should spend their time on their schoolwork. They can start doing chores after they grow up. —Nel, 25 |
| I started to teach my two sons to do chores when they were young. Here is my way. I print off some chore cards and put them into a box. Then, I let them pick their cards based on (基于) their age. For example: 3-5 years old (2 cards); 6-8 years old (3 cards); 9-11 years old (4 cards) and 12-15years old (5 cards). My boys are very independent. —Andy, 41 |
| I have a big family with 9 people, and we also have over 60 animals to care for. My brothers and I used to complain (抱怨) that we had so much work to do and life was unfair. However, I have learned later that doing chores helps me grow into a better person. —Selena, 12 |
| If students begin doing chores from an early age, they will become more successful when they grow up. It’s never too late to start. —Emily, 41 |
1. What do Andy and Emily have in common?
| A．They both have two sons. |
| B．They both have a big family. |
| C．They are the same age. |
| A．if one of Andy’s sons is 10 years old, he needs to choose 3 cards |
| B．Nel became a better person because of doing chores |
| C．Selena didn’t like doing chores in the past |
| A．different ways to help students become better |
| B．different ideas about if students should do chores |
| C．the best time to teach students to do chores |
10 . As is known to all of us, living in space can be very different from that on Earth. One of the most important differences is that there is no gravity (引力) in space. So many people think living things can’t develop (发育) well in space. However, a new discovery may prove (证明) they’re wrong.
A team of Japanese scientists sent mouse embryos (胚胎) to space in August 2021. Then astronauts let them grow on the space station for four days. Guess what happened? The mouse embryos successfully developed just like they do on Earth! The different environment didn’t stop the development of mouse embryos.
The scientists soon shared their study online. They pointed out that gravity might not have much effect (影响) on the development of these mouse embryos. When the mouse embryos were sent back to Earth, the scientists also checked their DNAs and genes (基因). They found that they were still the same. However, they still needed to do more studies to make sure everything was okay with the embryos.
This surprising research is the first to show that mouse embryos can successfully develop in the special environment of space. The team’s next plan is to place these embryos into the mice to see if they can give birth. If that goes well, it may not be impossible for us to see space babies in the future!
1. What did the Japanese scientists find out?| A．There were strange lives in space. |
| B．Mice weren’t able to live without gravity. |
| C．Mouse embryos could grow in space. |
| A．The embryos’ DNAs didn’t change in space. |
| B．Something was wrong with the embryos in space. |
| C．Gravity had a big effect on the embryos’ growth. |
| A．take some human babies to space |
| B．send more mouse embryos to space |
| C．put the embryos into the mice |
| A．Different lives in space |
| B．A study of mouse embryos in space |
| C．The research on the mice’s growth |
