1 . When you are not happy, there are six ways to make you happy or feel good about yourself.
Look in the mirror(镜子) and say to yourself, “I’m a special person and there’s no one in the world like me. I can do anything!” It really works!
Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.
Smile! Be friendly to people around you. Look for the good things in your friends and family.
Learn something new! Do you always want to learn how to swim? Go for it!
Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination (想象) fly! If you have any ideas or dreams, write them down!
Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your mum, dad or maybe even your cousin.
判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用 “A”表示，不符合的用 “B” 表示。
1. If you have any ideas or dreams, you can write them down.
2. The passage is about how to make friends.
3. If you want to learn to swim, just do it.
4. There are only six ways to help you get happy in the world.
5. You should be friendly to people around you.
2 . U2 is the name of a band from Ireland. It’s one of the most famous rock bands in the world.
In 1978, a 17-year-old high school student, Larry Mullen, looked for some musicians to make a band. Finally, he found another three boys and they set up a band. The four boys named their band U2.
They traveled a lot and gave concerts in many countries. More and more people got to know them and love their music. Many of their songs, such as Beautiful Day and walk on, were popular. In the 1980s, the band became famous.
Now the four members of U2 are still good students and their music is still popular. People in the world still enjoy their music.
判断正A误B
1. U2 is a famous rock band in the world.
2. There are three members in the band U2.
3. The band became famous in 1978.
4. U2’s music is still popular in the world.
5. The article is about a rock band.
3 . Hi, my name is Sara. These three are my teachers.
This is my math teacher, Miss Li. She comes from America, but she can speak Chinese very well. She is tall with long curly hair. There is always a smile on her face. We all like her.
Mr. Wu teaches us history. He has short black hair and he always wears a pair of glasses. We always see him wearing a purple shirt. He is good at drawing and he can put many history stories into his pictures. It is interesting!
Mr. Yang is our English teacher. He is from Australia and he has a big nose and short brown hair. Blue T-shirts are his favorite. He is really funny. We learn new English words by playing games and singing songs, so we always have fun in class.
Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1. Miss Li can speak Chinese very well.
2. Mr. Wu is good at telling history stories.
3. Mr. Yang has a big nose and short brown hair.
4. Sara doesn’t enjoy Mr. Yang’s English classes.
5. The material talks about Sara’s teachers.
4 . Henry is a middle school student. There are too many rules in his school. First, students must wear school uniforms on school days. Henry doesn’t like the rule. He thinks it’s too strict. He wants to wear his own clothes. Second, students have to get to school by 8:00 a.m. They do some reading for 30 minutes. Classes begin at 8:30 a.m. At last, they mustn’t be noisy in the library.
Henry must follow many rules at home. First, he must make his bed after getting up. Next, he can’t leave dirty dishes in the kitchen. He has to wash them after dinner. And Henry has to clean his room once (一次) a week. His parents say it’s important to be a responsible (负责任的) boy. Henry has to finish his homework first after getting home every school day. After dinner, he has to play the piano. It takes him an hour to practice playing it every time. He can’t watch TV or go out with his friends on school nights. He can only go out with his friends on Saturday night, but he has to come back before a quarter to nine. On weekends, he also has to learn some lessons like dancing and art. Henry knows his parents make these rules to help him, but he wants to have his own time. What can Henry do to change (改变) this?
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
1. Henry is having the first class at 8:20 a.m. on school days.
2. Henry needs to clean his room, do the dishes and make his bed at home.
3. Henry has to do his homework, play the piano and practice dancing on school nights.
4. This passage is mainly (主要的) about rules in Henry’s life.
5 . Volunteering takes up our time, energy, and sometimes, money. But why do people still do that? Here are the reasons:
Volunteering is good for others. There are many people in need. Governments and professionals try to meet everyone’s need, but it’s difficult for them to do it all. That is why some people who need help. If people only think of themselves, the world will become a cruel (无情的) place. But when we try to help each other, we can help make our planet a better and happier home.
Volunteers and volunteer groups can bring food for hungry people, provide homes or clothes for those who need them, protect wildlife and natural areas. They can help people learn to read or do better at school.
On the other hand, volunteering is good for yourselves. You might get in return for your giving, for example, getting happier and healthier.
1. The world needs volunteers because there are many people in need.2. It is difficult for governments to meet everyone’s need.
3. Volunteers can help people in trouble, but can’t protect wildlife and natural areas.
4. Volunteers can become happier and healthier in return.
5. From the passage, we know that we should think of ourselves first.
On July 18th, Scott and his parents went to Qingdao, Shandong for the summer vacation. Scott was happy about the trip because he hoped to see the beautiful sea very much.
It was about 11:00 a.m. when they arrived in Qingdao by bus on the first day. They found a hotel and had a short rest in their room first. After lunch, they decided to go to the beach. At about 3:00 p.m., they got to the beach. It was really hot and sunny. There were many people on the beach. Scott’s parents spent much time playing beach volleyball. Scott enjoyed swimming in the sea. About two hours later, they went back to the hotel. They all felt very relaxed.
On the second day, it rained all the day. Scott watched TV with his father in the hotel. His mother went shopping by herself.
On July 20th, they went to Laoshan Mountain by bus in the morning. They climbed the mountain and took lots of photos. They were tired but very happy.
On the morning of July 21st, they left the hotel and took the bus home.
1. Scott didn’t like sea at all.2. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us what Scott’s family did on the first day.
3. Scott watched TV with his father in the hotel on July 19th.
4. Scott’s family stayed in Qingdao for four days.
5. Scott’s family went back home by bus.
Long long ago in a quiet village, there was a place named the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A happy little dog heard of this place and decided to visit it. When he arrived, he jumped up and down and looked everywhere. To his surprise, he found himself looking at 1,000 other happy little dogs. He smiled a great smile, and saw 1,000 little dogs smiling in the mirrors. As he left the house, he thought, “This is a wonderful place. I will come back often.” He lost himself in the feeling.
Another little dog decided to visit the house, he was not as happy as the first one. He slowly walked into the house and looked around. He was surprised to see 1,000 little unhappy dogs looking at him. He shouted angrily at them, and was very afraid to see them shouting back at him. As he ran away from the house, he thought, “ This is a terrible place. I will never come back again.”
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What do you see in the faces of the people when you meet them?
1. The two little dogs visited the same house.2. There lived 1,000 little dogs in the house.
3. The two little dogs saw themselves in the mirrors.
4. The second little dog enjoyed his stay in the house.
5. The story tells us that the world is like a mirror; you smile, and it smiles, too.
8 . It’s nice to be invited to birthday parties, but sometimes you have to say no. How do you politely (礼貌地) refuse an invitation?
◆Send it in.
If you get a written (书面的) or an e-mail invitation to a party, refusing politely is easy. All you have to do is to give a polite answer.
◆Ask for time to think.
Refusing a face-to-face invitation can be difficult. The polite way is to ask for time to check your calendar. Then, you have time to find a polite answer. Just make sure that if you’ve been invited in person, you’d better refuse it in person. It’s polite.
◆Be thankful.
Even if you have to refuse the invitation, thank him or her for the invitation all the same. If your only reason is a conflicting (冲突的) event, tell the host that you will come if the dates are different.
◆Be honest (诚实的).
This may be the most important thing in politely refusing an invitation. You wouldn’t want people to lie (说谎) to you, so it’s correct etiquette (礼节) to give an honest reason. Just say it in a polite way.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
1. The writer gives us five pieces of advice.
2. We can refuse a face-to-face invitation by asking for time to check our calendar.
3. If an invitation conflicts with another event, you can tell the host that you will come if the dates are different.
4. To be thankful is the most important to refuse an invitation.
5. The main idea of the passage is how to politely turn down an invitation.
9 . One day, Professor White walked into the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a test. He handed out the papers with the text facing down as usual. Once he handed them all out, he asked his students to turn over the page to begin the test. To everyone’s surprise, there were no questions printed on the paper but a black dot（．）in the center of the page.
Seeing the expression on everyone’s face, Professor White said, “I want you to write what you see there.” The students had to get started. After ten minutes, the professor took all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the paper.
After all the answers had been read, the classroom was silent. “I just wanted to give you something to think about,” said Professor White. “No one wrote about the white part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot.”
“The same thing happens in our lives,” the professor continued. “Life is a gift. We always have reasons to celebrate, from our friends around us to the wonderful things we see every day. However, we always focus on the dark dots, the health problems that trouble us, a broken relationship with a family member. The dark dots are very small, but they are the ones that pollute our minds. Take your eyes away from the black dots in your life. Enjoy each second that life gives you!”
1. There was nothing but a black dot in the center of the test paper.2. It took students 10 minutes to finish the test after understanding what the teacher meant well.
3. Professor White was silent because no students wrote about the white part of the paper.
4. Black dots like health problems and broken relationship in our lives might pollute our minds.
5. The story mainly tells us that we need to enjoy our life and take the dark dots seriously.
10 . Long ago, Mother Nature gave each tree a different purpose. However, she did not share her reasons with the trees.
Fir Tree（杉树）had many tree friends. In summer, they watched Bird and Squirrel（松鼠）play in the field. Then autumn arrived. The leaves on other trees turned colorful. Fir Tree's leaves stayed green. Fir Tree told Mother Nature that he wanted his leaves to change colors too.
"Be patient," Mother Nature said. “You will learn your purpose."
So Fir Tree waited. The temperature dropped. Bird flew south, and Squirrel was nowhere around. All the trees lost their leaves except Fir Tree. Soon it snowed. Fir Tree cried, "Why don't I change like my friends?"
"Be patient," Mother Nature replied. “Soon you will get to know your purpose."
Just then, Squirrel appeared. She was cold. She asked if she could build a warm home in branches（树枝）.Other trees said no because they had no leaves. But Fir Tree said yes. Squirrel ran up Fir Tree's branches. Soon, she was warm, comfortable and asleep.
Fir Tree was happy that his green leaves provided a warm home for animals in winter. He finally understood his purpose.
根据短文内容，判断正误。正确“T”，错误“F”，并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。
1. Mother Nature didn't tell trees her reasons at the beginning.
2. In autumn, the leaves on Fir Tree changed colors like other trees.
3. All the trees lost their leaves in winter.
4. Squirrel built a warm home in Fir Tree's branches.
5. This passage tells us everybody is special and will find his or her place.
