1 . Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. When people cheat, it’s not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game.

Many people like the action of cheating. It makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesn’t solve the problem of not knowing the material and it won’t help on the next test—unless the person cheats again.

Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really getting that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in difficulty at school, and maybe at home, too.

Some kids cheat because they are busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they can’t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isn’t a good idea.

If you were sick or upset about something the night before and couldn’t study, it would be better to talk with the teacher about this. And if you don’t have enough time to study for a test because of swim practice, you need to talk with your parents about how to deal with swimming and school.

A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so that they can solve the problem together. Talking about these problems and working them out will help kids feel better than cheating.

根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）。
1. When people cheat, it’s fair to other people.
2. Cheating can solve the problem of not knowing the material.
3. If they get caught cheating, they’ll be in trouble at school.
4. The fourth paragraph mainly talks about the reasons why kids cheat.
5. The kids could talk with their parents or teachers to solve the problem.

3 . As a middle school student, you may have more subjects and homework. Getting good grades seems to be more difficult. Do you know good study habits can help you do well in study?

Many students like reading or studying while listening to music and using the Internet. However, a study shows that these things stop students from studying well. So if you want to study better, leave your computer and smart phone aside.

Many teachers think it’s a good idea to find a classmate to do homework together with. The classmate can help you if you miss some classes. And you can help each other when you have some problems.

You may have lots of homework and you have to stay up late to finish it. A study says that middle school students need about 8 to 9 hours of sleep a night. So, to follow the teachers in class the next day, do have enough sleep.

根据短文内容，判断下列各句正(T)、误(F)。
1. It’s good to study while using the Internet.
2. Doing homework with a classmate is a good way.
3. The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refers to “homework”.
4. Middle school students have too much sleep.
5. The passage is mainly talking about good study habits.

4 . Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it?

The Internet is many different networks (网络) around the world. A network is a group of computers put together. These networks joined together are called the Internet. Maybe that doesn’t sound interesting. But when we surf the Internet, there are lots of things we can do. We can find a lot of interesting things on the World Wide Web (WWW).

We can use the Internet instead of (代替) a library to find all kinds of information for our homework. We can find information about our favorite sports or film stars and do some shopping on the Internet. We can also send messages to other people by e-mail. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends and sending letters.

Because of the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People can now work at home with a computer, getting and sending the information they need. They can buy or sell whatever they want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）、误（F）。
1. The passage is mainly talking about the Internet.
2. The Internet cannot help us when we do our homework.
3. The quickest and cheapest way for people to send messages is by telephone.
4. People can work at home with the help of the Internet.
5. English will be less important in the future.

5 . Have you been invited to a dinner but you did not want to go? Or maybe you want to go but have no time? Turning down an invitation makes a lot of people uncomfortable, but sometimes turning down the offer is the only decision that we can make. About how to refuse an invitation, here is some advice for you.

Turn down the invitation in the same way. For example, if you were invited by letter, phone or over the Internet, you should reply to the invitation by letter, phone or over the Internet. So the inviter will receive your reply quickly.

Give a simple but clear excuse. Though giving a short excuse seems impolite, but giving a long excuse also makes things even worse. Give a simple, clear excuse that shows why you can’t accept the invitation.

Take up any duties on you. If you were invited to a large event, such as a birthday party and a housewarming, don’t forget to send your gifts and your good wishes. This shows you take your friendship seriously.

Thank the person who invited you and express (表达) your interest in taking part in the next event or promise to pay a visit in the future. This will make the inviter feel better.

1. If we receive an invitation by QQ, we had better refuse it by letter.
2. Giving a long excuse makes things better than giving a short one.
3. There’s no need to send gifts or wishes to your friend if you can’t make it to the event.
4. There are four pieces of advice in all the writer gives us in the passage.
5. The passage tells us how to make an invitation.

6 . Do you often make a resolution on New Year’s Day. What will you do next for it? Here is some advice on how to make a good resolution.

Plan for the Resolution

Having a goal (目标) is not enough. You need to think out some clear steps for the resolution. So make your plan first. A good plan will tell you what to do next and how to accomplish (实现) the goal at last. Making a plan is very important.

Make Your Plan Right Now

If you make your plan later, you may forget your resolution slowly. It is important that you start making your plan right now.

Write Down Your Resolution

You should write down your resolution and plan in some places, such as a notebook and your diary.

Accomplish the Resolution Slowly

You make a resolution in one day. It doesn’t mean you must finish it in one day. It may need a hundred small steps. New Year’s resolution should be a starting point. You must keep a habit of accomplishing your resolution slowly.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。
1. Four pieces of advice are mentioned in the passage.
2. A good plan is important for your resolution.
3. Making your plan at once is easy to forget.
4. You shouldn’t finish the resolution as soon as possible.
5. The passage is mainly about how to make a good resolution.

7 . In December or early January, almost everyone wants to plan for a wonderful new year! We plan vacations, and we hope that we can achieve our goals. We make New Year’s resolutions and set big goals. If you carry out (实施) your plan successfully, you can improve your life or break your bad habits. Here are some tips for New Year’s resolutions:

Think about the resolution you made last year.

Have you succeeded? If not, why? Find out the reason and try this year.

Do not make too many resolutions at a time. You’d better go with one at a time. Let it be for the whole year not a day.

Set goals that you need to do for the whole year, instead of a few days. Once you have made up your mind, try your best to make them come true.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）。
1. We usually make New Year’s resolutions at the end or the beginning of a year.
2. We make New Year’s resolutions because they can help us improve our life.
3. The writer tells us we should make lots of resolutions at the same time.
4. This writer gives us four pieces of advice.
5. This article is about how to make New Year’s resolution.

8 . Most cities and towns in China have night markets every day. They are usually on the same street. During the day, the streets are quiet. At night, they become crowded and lively. Usually sellers arrive at three or four in the afternoon. By 6:00, lots of people crowd the streets.

Night markets are fun places to shop in. You can buy clothes, shoes and many other things. If the price is too high, you can bargain with sellers. You can also buy nice food. When you are hungry, you can sit down for a meal. Smelly tofu is popular, but it really smells bad.

The best thing is everything at night markets is cheap. You don’t need to have a lot of money to have a great time. But each coin has two sides. Some people throw the rubbish everywhere, so the cleaners will be tired to clean the street.

根据短文判断正（T）误（F）
1. There are night markets in most cities and towns in China.
2. In the daytime, the streets are crowded and lively.
3. Smelly tofu is popular, but it really smells good.
4. The advantage of the night market is that you can have fun without paying a lot of money.
5. The passage mainly talks about night markets in China.

9 . Starting senior high school can be difficult. You may feel nervous because you don’t know where to go for class. Meeting new friends might make you nervous, too. Don’t worry. You are not alone. You are going to school with a group of students of your age, and we have several suggestions to share.

Stay clean. No one likes a classmate with a bad smell. So you need to shower every day, brush your teeth and wash your hair. Try to make yourself look tidy, whatever you wear.

Forget your fear and just talk to someone. Take a deep breath and find your voice. Introduce yourself and start a conversation about something you have in common. Sit in the middle of the classroom with many new friends around you.

Differences are not a problem. Everyone has his own opinion of the world and everyone believes in different things. You’ll find it good to have friends with different ideas. In this way, you can share and learn a lot more from each other.

Join clubs. What clubs can you join? You can join the ones with after-school activities that interest you. Being in a club helps you be more social. If not, you will just go to class and then go home.

Ask others to join you. Are you sad being alone while others are playing happily? You will probably say “yes”. So remember to be kind to the people around you. If you see someone sitting alone, invite him or her to hang out or play games together.

根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）。
1. According to the passage, being clean is important, but you needn’t shower, brush or wash hair every day.
2. Start the first conversation with new friends about something you have in common.
3. After school, being in clubs can make you more social than just going home.
4. Go away at once if you see someone sitting alone in the classroom, or he’ll be unhappy.
5. The article is mainly about how to make it easier for you to start senior high school.

10 . Tom watched TV at least five hours every day. He was always late for school because of this.

One day, he found a pair of special glasses on his table. He also found a message saying “With these you can see time”.

The boy decided to have a try. He put on the glasses and looked at his brother. He saw a big box of flowers on the top of his head. When he looked at his parents, he also saw the flowers. The flowers were very beautiful. Then he looked at himself（他自己） from the mirror. He saw the flowers, too. And his flowers went to the mouth of the television.

At last, he learned that watching TV was a waste of time. He could learn nothing from it. He decided he would never let the television eat his time again.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）。
1. Tom was always late for school because he studied late.
2. Tom can see the time with this pair of glasses.
3. Tom can see fewer and fewer flowers on his brother’s and parents’ heads.
4. The flowers of Tom’s went to the mouth of the television.
5. The passage tells us watching too much TV wastes our time.