I found the summer vacation was not so interesting as I imagined(想象). It was very hot, so I had to spend most of the time staying at home, watching TV, listening to the radio and playing with my dog. Sometimes, I went to visit my relatives(亲戚).
Gina, New York
I went to the countryside with my family and stayed there for about two weeks. The air there was nice and clean. Every day, we fed the chickens, milked the cows, played with the dogs and went fishing. We enjoyed ourselves very much. We wished to go there again.
Alice, London
My summer vacation was great. I went to Switzerland(瑞士) with my friends and stayed there for a week. It wasn’t very hot there. We went to a climb the Alps(阿尔卑斯山). We felt very tired but excited. We also saw some beautiful lakes, went boating and took many photos.
1. Li Lei did NOT ______ during the summer vacation.
| A．watch TV | B．go fishing |
| C．play with his dog | D．listen to the radio |
| A．At home | B．In the countryside. |
| C．In Switzerland. | D．the Alps |
| A．her friends | B．her family |
| C．her relatives | D．her teachers |
| A．Li Lei didn’t enjoy his vacation. |
| B．It was not very hot in the countryside. |
| C．Gina went boating during her vacation. |
| D．Alice went fishing on her vacation. |
| A．Activities you can do on vacation. |
| B．Trips to different countries. |
| C．Three people’s summer vacations. |
| D．Good habits about going for a vacation. |
2 . Life’s a long, long journey(旅程), so we are told, and most of us would not set off on a journey, even a short one, without some idea of where we wanted to go. Yet many people travel on life’s journey with no sense of direction at all.
Setting personal goals can give your life a sense of direction. Goal setting is used by top sports players, successful business people and achievers in all fields. Before you set personal goals, think about what you want to achieve with your life.
Try to set goals in some of the following categories (类别).
Education — Will you achieve the educational goals after finishing high-school? Are you still growing and learning? Family — What kind of relationship do you want with your parents and other family members? Creative — Do you want to achieve any artistic goals? | Career — What job do you want to take when you grow up? What do you need to make your dream come true? Public Service — Do you want to make the world a better place? Physical — Are you fit enough to do the things you want to do? Pleasure — How do you want to enjoy yourself? |
To help make the process(过程) more manageable, divide your goals into smaller tasks. For example, if you want to reach a main goal in five years, set a three-year goal, a one-year goal, a three-month goal and a one-month goal. Then create a daily To-Do List of things that you should do today. When a goal is achieved, take the time to enjoy your success. This helps you build the self-confidence.
Remember, your goals can change as time goes on. But be sure your goals are things you hope to achieve, not what your parents, family or teachers want.
1. According to the passage, we set goals to ________.| A．have better future |
| B．enjoy pleasure in life |
| C．know where to have a journey |
| D．give our life a sense of direction |
| A．The education you want to get |
| B．The job to support your family. |
| C．The relationship with family members. |
| D．The time you’ll spend reaching your goal |
| A．Building the self-confidence. |
| B．Creating a daily To-Do list of things. |
| C．Dividing your goals into smaller tasks. |
| D．Setting the time to achieve the main goal. |
| A．Once you set your goals, they can’t change. |
| B．Not all the people can get success by setting goals. |
| C．Enjoying success in one goal can help you do better in the next one. |
| D．Your goals are the things you and your parents, families or teachers want. |
| A．A long journey | B．Goal setting for life |
| C．The direction of life | D．Ways to achieve goals |
3 . Sometimes we feel good, such as when we get good grades or when something good happens. Sometimes we feel bad, such as when we argue (争吵) with our classmates or when the teachers criticize(批评) us. Both kinds of feelings are normal(普通的). Of course, we all enjoy good feelings, but when we feel unhappy, sometimes we don’t know what to do about it. Here is a plan that will help you when your feelings are bothering you.
1). ACCEPT your feelings. Say to yourself, ＂I am sad.＂＂I am scared.＂＂I am angry.＂＂I am embarrassed(尴尬).＂It’s all right to have these feelings.
2). RELAX and have a rest before you act. Take slow deep breaths (呼吸) and relax your body. Imagine that you are in a safe place. You could listen to some music or sing a beautiful song!
3). THINK about ways to help yourself. Thinking helps you do something smart instead of hurting yourself or making things worse.
4). DO something to help yourself. Maybe you can talk to someone, or do something you enjoy. If it doesn’t work, go back to step 3.
1. If you want to relax yourself, you can ____________.| A．say to yourself, ＂I am sad.＂ | B．listen to some music or sing a beautiful song |
| C．think about ways to help yourself | D．watch thrillers |
| A．＂I don’t want the bad feeling.＂ | B．＂I want to be happy.＂ |
| C．＂It’s too bad to have bad feeling.＂ | D．＂It’s nothing to have all these bad feelings.＂ |
| A．accept your feelings | B．relax and have a rest before you act |
| C．think about ways to help yourself | D．do nothing |
| A．what we can do when we feel happy |
| B．we can do nothing when we feel bad |
| C．We all enjoy good feelings, but bad feeling is unusual to us |
| D．what we can do when we feel unhappy |
