I won’t forget her advice
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago. Her husband died of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insights（见解）with us.
The class was nearly over. She said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you an important thought.”
“Each of us is put here on Earth to learn, share, love, enjoy and give all by ourselves. We must make the best of every single day.”
Her eyes were beginning to water and she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you see — it could be a nice smell — perhaps of freshly baked bread, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly blowing the leaves in the trees.”
“Please look for these things, and love them. For, although it may seem common, these things are the stuff（素材）of life. They are the little things we are put here on Earth to enjoy. They are the things we often take for granted. We must make it a point to notice them, for at any time it can all be taken away.”
The class was completely quiet. We picked up our books and went out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole term.
I usually think of that teacher and try to enjoy all of those things that we sometimes overlook (忽略).
Take notice of something special you see during your lunch hour today. Walk barefoot along the beach at sunset. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we regret（后悔）, but the things we didn’t do.What happened to the teacher’s husband?
| A．He was ill. |
| B．He died of a heart attack. |
| C．He made a promise. |
| D．He became a teacher, too. |
The high school teacher shared her insights with her students ____________.
| A．on her way to school |
| B．on her way home |
| C．at the beginning of class |
| D．at the end of class |
The underlined word “breeze” (in Paragraph 4) means ____________?
| A．colourful cloud | B．white snow |
| C．light wind | D．heavy rain |
What is the teacher’s advice?
| A．We should love life and enjoy things around us. |
| B．We should share our important thoughts with others. |
| C．We should never feel sorry for what we have done. |
| D．We should do importand things and overlook little ones. |
Do you still remember the disaster(灾难)several years ago? In Indonesia (印度尼西亚) thousands of people were killed by the tsunami(海啸) that washed people out to sea and pulled children out of their parents’ arms. “The weather was fine with no clouds .There was no warning and suddenly the sea water just hit the city. In some parts the water was as high as two meters.” a man in the city said. “Sadli, an official at the hospital, said many of the dead in the city were children under the age of ten.” “Maybe the children were being carried by their hold but they fell over in the water and couldn’t hold on to their children .All the dead children drawed.” said Sadli. Officials said hundreds of houses had been swept away the force (力量) of five –meter –high waves across Aceh, which lies on the northern tip (末端)of Sumatra Island . “Tens of people saw the rushing water and didn’t run to high ground .Instead, they kept watching it .Several of my workmates are missing.” Lelana said by telephone.According to the passage, ______were missing in the tsunami.
| A．some officials |
| B．some of Sadli’s friends |
| C．some children under the age of ten |
| D．some of Lelana’s workmates |
In the tsunami, ____ _swept away hundreds of houses.
| A．huge waves | B．strong winds |
| C．heavy rain | D．rushing river water |
“…. There was no warning and suddenly the sea water was as high as two meters.”“Warning”here means ________.
A. 预兆 B. 借鉴 C 教导 D 教训“…but they fell over in the water and couldn’t hold on to their children.”
“They”here refers to ______.
A. officials B children
C. the dead D. the children’s parents Some people saw the rushing water and didn’t run to high grounds because _____.
| A．they couldn’t run fast |
| B．the ground was too high to reach |
| C．they didn’t know they were in danger |
| D．the rushing water stopped them from running. |
根据短文内容，判断正误。正确填(A)错误填(B)。
What would the future life be like? I think we can travel faster and safer around the world and into space. Maybe one day we can work in Beijing, sleep in Chengdu and visit the moon for a holiday.
We will have new energy(能源) that doesn’t make pollution. Possibly, people will find ways to use cleaner things, such as sea water, to make energy without polluting the earth.
We will have machines that can copy everything in the future. Put a cake on the machine and it makes a new one. Of the machine is like a fax-machine, we can send food and presents to our friends easily.
We will have clever robots that work for us, and the robots can bring us useful things and take away our trash. Now we have to press a key or type a word to make a machine work. But in the future, if we think of something, the machine can make it for us. The machine can understand our ideas.
We can go into computer games and films, and everything will feel real. We can make our homes like forests or sunny beaches or anything we want. Maybe, one day we can collect our dreams and put our dreams on DVDsIn the future, we can work in one city and sleep in another.
In the future, we can make energy by using sea water.
In the future, we can only copy food by machines.
In the future, we can make a new machine by pressing a key.
People may make DVDs of their dreams in the future.
Jane was not a good student. Her head was in the clouds(处于幻想之中) most of the time. She wanted to listen in class, but other things seemed more important: her clothes, her hairstyle, films and television. Many times she tried to work hard at her lessons, but soon she became absent-minded.
One day, her math teacher gave the class an important lesson and told her students that there would be a test the next week. She helped them review all the week. Jane seemed to listen in class, but her mind went away again.
The day of the test arrived. Jane couldn’t answer many of the questions on the exam. Mike, a very hard-working student, sat next to Jane. So Jane decided to copy his. Mike was very angry when he found Jane was copying his answers. He changed all his answers so that they were not right. Before the bell rang, Mike quickly changed his answers back into right ones. After the test, Mike turned to Jane and said, “ All those answers you copied from my paper are wrong.”Jane thought a lot of things EXCEPT ________.
| A．her clothes | B．her study |
| C．films and television | D．her hairstyle |
The math teacher helped her students review for a week because ________.
| A．there would be an English test |
| B．there would be an important lesson |
| C．she wanted her students to study hard. |
| D．she wanted them to pass the math test. |
Jane couldn’t answer many of the questions on the exam because _______.
| A．her mind was not in the study most of the time |
| B．she was not clever. |
| C．she always slept in class. |
| D．she didn’t know how to study |
Mike was angry when he ________.
| A．was changing all his answers |
| B．failed the math test |
| C．found Jane was copying |
| D．found Jane copying the wrong answers |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Jane copied the wrong answers. |
| B．Mike couldn’t answer the questions |
| C．Jane sat before Mike. |
| D．Jane tried her best in the exam. |
What do you think is the most common illness? Do you get ill sometimes? We are lucky to live now, because there are lots of medicines to make people better.
The most common illness in the world is the cold. It often begins with a sore throat. Then you sneeze and your nose runs. You usually have a headache too. Often you cough later. It’s not a very bad illness, but you can feel quite ill.
There isn’t a cure (治愈) for a cold, but you can take medicines to make you feel better. For instance, aspirin (阿斯匹林) can stop your headache. It is good to rest, and to drink a lot of water too. A doctor once said to me, “With the proper medicine, a cold will continue for seven days. With no medicine, it will continue for a whole week!”
Where does our medicine come from? A long time ago, people knew that some plants made them feel better. They ate the leaves, the roots, the fruit, or the seeds of plants. For instance, the juice of lemons makes a sore throat feel better.
In modern times, scientists have looked at these plants, and found out which chemicals (化学物质) are in them. Many of our medicines today are made from those chemicals.
There are some illnesses which we can’t cure yet. And nobody has found a cure for old age. But because of modern medicines, most people now live longer than their grandparents. How does a cold often begin?
______________________________________________________________Can aspirin stop a headache?
______________________________________________________________How long does a cold usually continue?
______________________________________________________________What kind of juice makes a sore throat feel better?
______________________________________________________________What are many of our medicines today made from?
______________________________________________________________
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
What is your favorite English letter? Many of you may say QQ. Why? Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let’s listen to what they say.
When do you chat on QQ? What do you talk about?
Lin Yuhan, Xi’an: On weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.
Tang Xuting, Shanghai: At weekends and when I don’t have much homework. We exchange test answers and chat.
Yang Yuhang, Dalian: Our class goes online together at 4-6 pm on weekends. We complain about homework, chat and talk about computer games.
What do you put on your QQ blog (博客)?
Lin: I put good articles I have found online on my blog. I also write articles myself. They are about funny things that have happened in my class.
Tang: I put pictures on my blog. Not my own photos, but pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons (动画片) like Tennis Prince and Conan.
Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot (拍摄) them during sports meetings and school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher. It is so funny that everyone watches it.
How do you like QQ?
Lin: It’s a good space for us to make a record of our lives, of both good times and sad times.
Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can do it on QQ. It’s very helpful to our friendships.
Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimes listen in on your conversation. There’s no such problem with QQ. You can relax and talk freely.How many kids are interviewed about QQ?
| A．Nine. | B．Six. | C．Three. | D．Two. |
________ comes from Shanghai.
| A．Miss Wang | B．Lin Yuhan | C．Yang Yuhang | D．Tang Xuting |
What does Yang Yuhang talk about on QQ on weekends?
① homework ② chat ③ test answers ④ computer games
| A．①② | B．②③ |
| C．①②④ | D．②③④ |
What does Lin Yuhan put on her QQ blog?
| A．Some pictures. | B．Good articles. |
| C．DV films. | D．Japanese cartoons. |
Which one is TRUE according to this article?
| A．Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships. |
| B．Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ. |
| C．Tang says QQ is a good space for them to make a record of their lives. |
| D．Tang says he chats on QQ on weekdays though he has lots of homework. |
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