The famous research scientist Stephen Glenn, who had made very important medical achievements. was being interviewed by a new reporter asked Stephen Glenn so much more creative than other.
He said that it all came from an experience with his mother that happened when he was two years old. He tried to carry a bottle of milk form the refrigerator. But tried to carry a bottle of milk sprinkled all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of complaining about it ,she said , “Robert, what a of complaining about it ,she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! Well, the terrible thing has already been done . Would you like to get down and play in the milk form a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes , his mother said ,”You know , Robert , whenever you make a mess like this , you have to clean it up . We could use a sponge or a towel. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the milk.
His mother. then said, “You know , what we have here is a failed experiment in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands .Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it “ The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the op near the lip(容器的嘴)with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it What a wonderful lesson! At that moment he knew that he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes and mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new.What does Stephen Glenn do?
| A．A research scientist. |
| B．A famous doctor. |
| C．A science teacher. |
| D．A newspaper reporter. |
When Stephen Glenn’s mother saw the mess in the kitchen, she was______
A. angry B. patient C happy D. sad_______cleaned up the floor of the kitchen.
A. No one B. The baby-sitter
C. Stephen Glenn and his mother
D, Stephen Glenn’s fatherHow did Stephen GIenn learn Io carry a bottle of milk without dropping it?
| A．He tried carrying it over and over again. |
| B．He experimented by carrying a bottle of water. |
| C．He did as what his mother told him to. |
| D．His teacher told him. |
Sometimes...
Sometimes I feel lonely,
Like I’m by myself with no one here.
When I’m that way, I call a friend.
My lonely moods(心情) soon disappear(消失).
Sometimes I feel excited,
Like I have some news I have to share!
My friends open their ears to me.
They always listen, talk, and .
Sometimes I feel so sad,
Like my world is cold and darkest blue.
At those times my friends let me know
They’re with me, standing strong and true.
Sometimes I feel mixed-up,
Like I just don’t know how I should feel.
My friends then help me figure out
What’s right and wrong, what’s false and real!
| A．His friends feel mixed-up. |
| B．His friends listen to what he says. |
| C．His friends don’t want to hear about it. |
| D．His friends are in a bad mood. |
| A．care | B．read | C．dance | D．sing |
| A．a beautiful color |
| B．a color of sadness |
| C．the color of someone’s eyes |
| D．a color that makes the writer happy again |
| A．Look out. | B．Feel better. |
| C．Say something true. | D．Find out. |
| A．Excitement. | B．Anger. |
| C．Sadness. | D．Loneliness. |
Su Su is a 16-year-old Beijinger. She studies at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University. She has just published(发表) her first book, The Enigma of the Universe.
The Enigma of the Universe tells a story of a girl called April. One day she meets an alien(外星人) boy named Kaka. Kaka takes April on a journey into the universe(宇宙). Later April finds out a big secret about Kaka...
What’s special about this book? It's a book written in both Chinese and English.
Su wrote the book when she was 14 years old. She was influenced(影响) by the book Sophie’s World and the movie The Truman Show.Sophie is a girl who is interested in philosophy(哲学).Truman’s life is run by television.
These stories gave Su an idea for her own book. She decided to write it in English. “My English teacher asked us to write something,” says Su, “I thought I’d write about my idea.”
Su spent a whole summer vacation writing the story. “Sometimes I had to stop because I couldn’t find the right words,” says Su. “I used the dictionary all the time.”
After finishing the English novel, Su had another idea. She decided to turn it into Chinese. The job took her just a few days. “It was easy because Chinese is my mother language ,” she says.
Su says her story is “a mixture of philosophy and detective (侦探) story and science fiction”. “My classmates and I have turned it into a DV play,” says Su. “I wrote the play and I played April. We will show it in our school soon!”What did Su Su write？
| A．Harry Potter. | B．Sophie’s World. |
| C．The Truman Show. | D．The Enigma of the Universe. |
In Which language did Su Su write this book?
| A．Chinese. | B．English. |
| C．French . | D．Both Chinese and English. |
How did Su Su write the book?
| A．She wrote it in Chinese first and then turned it into English. |
| B．She wrote it in English first and then turned it into Chinese. |
| C．She wrote it half in Chinese first and then wrote it half in English. |
| D．She wrote it half in English first and then wrote it half in Chinese. |
What does her book talk about?
| A．It talks about how to learn English well. |
| B．It is a mixture of philosophy and detective story and science fiction. |
| C．It talks about how to learn English grammar well. |
| D．It is a mixture of love. |
What’s the best title of this passage?
| A．A clever girl | B．An interesting book |
| C．Su Su and her first book | D．A young writer |
Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky. They have very interesting jobs and they make a lot of money. Most people are not so lucky. Their jobs are a bit boring and they don’t get well paid.
The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. People take a long time to learn how to do them. Doctors study for at least six years after finishing school. Airline pilots study longer. They have to learn to fly small aircraft first, and then slowly move up to bigger aircraft. Most airline pilots are more than 30 years old.
Some young people have interesting and well-paid jobs. Many successful athletes are young. Football and tennis stars are usually under 35. Older people usually cannot play these sports very well. They cannot move fast enough. Golf, however, is a good sport for older people. Many successful golfers are quite old.
Most people work until(直到) they are 60 or 65 years old. Then they retire and have a lot of free time. But some people never retire. These people usually have very interesting jobs. Writers, artists, musicians and actors usually work until they die. Their work is their life.
| Title of the passage |
Different kinds of |
| What to do? |
Most people |
| What kind of jobs? |
Lucky people have |
| Why? |
Some jobs take a long time to learn because they are |
| How old? |
Most airline pilots are |
| Airline or aircraft? |
The word “ |
| Get a lot of money or move fast? |
Young tennis players are successful because they can move |
| What kind of sport? |
Golf is a good sport for |
| Change jobs or stop working? |
They retire and have much free time. ‘Retire’ means to stop |
| Which word in the passage above? |
The word “ |
Morgan is very happy these days. She is in Grade 7 at L.B Clarke Middle School, the USA. She gives her journals (日志) to the teacher. She writes them in the summer holiday. She says, “I read many books to finish them.”
In the summer holiday, most schools in the USA ask students to read. But L.B.Clarke starts a program (项目) this year.
Students write their journals three times a week. The journals are about books they read or their everyday life. “Good writers must be good readers,” says a teacher in the school, “Our program also asks them to read, but in a different way.”
Caroline, another student, finishes six journals. She writes about her favourite books and family trips.
“The program helps me learn new things,” she says, “and if I forget something, I can look in my journals.”Where does Morgan come from?
| A．England. | B．America. | C．France. | D．Japan. |
How does Morgan finish the journals?
| A．She visits many places. |
| B．She asks many friends. |
| C．She asks her parents for help. |
| D．She reads many books. |
How often do the students write journals?
| A．Twice a week. | B．Twice a month. |
| C．Three times a week | D．Three times a month. |
One of Caroline’s journals may be about ____________________.
| A．a movie called the Smurfs |
| B．a basketball game between Lakers and Heat. |
| C．a student called Morgan |
| D．a book called the Joy Luck Club |
What does the underlined (划线的) sentence mean?
| A．You don’t need to read many books if you want to be a good writer. |
| B．A good reader must be a good writer. |
| C．As a good reader, you must write very well. |
| D．If you want to be a good writer, you must first read many books. |
On a small farm in Mexico, there are no schools. A bus is the school. The driver of the bus is the teacher. It’s a school bus, but it doesn’t take the children to school. It just goes round from place to place, and sometimes it comes to this farm. The bus will stay here for three months. The farmers call it a school on wheels (车轮). Every time when the bus comes, the farmers will come, running to it, shouting and laughing. They warmly welcome the school bus.
When the bus is on the farm, in the morning, the teacher teaches the small children. In the afternoon, the bigger children come to have their lessons because they must work in the morning. At night, the fathers and mothers come to school. They want to learn, too. How the farmers hope that some day they can have a real school on their farm!The driver of the bus is ________.
| A．the teacher | B．the student |
| C．the farmer | D．the school |
The bus school will ______________.
| A．take the children to school |
| B．stay here for a long time |
| C．take the fathers and mothers to school |
| D．go round from place to place |
When the bus school comes, the farmers will ___________.
| A．stop working | B．warmly welcome it |
| C．be happy | D．both B and C |
The bigger children have their lessons in the afternoon because _________ in the morning.
| A．they can’t get up early |
| B．the teacher wants to teach the small children first |
| C．they have a lot of work to do |
| D．they have to do their homework |
Which is true?
| A．A school bus is a real school for farmers’ children. |
| B．The bus school has no teacher at all. |
| C．The bus school has no students. |
| D．The children and their parents on the farm all come to the bus school to learn. |
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