As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.
You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.
Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream.
There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests. Follow Your Heart is .
| A．the first thing you must do to make your dream real |
| B．the most important dream to have for teenagers |
| C．the name of a famous Australian writer |
| D．the name of a book by Andrew Matthews |
If you want to make your dream real, you should .
| A．remember what your dream is |
| B．keep telling yourself what you want |
| C．never be afraid of difficulties |
| D．try to start with all the things above |
From the text, we know the word“challenge”means“ ”.
| A．变化 | B．挑战 | C．决定 | D．态度 |
What shouldn’t be done to make your dream come true?
| A．Always remember what your dream is. |
| B．Watch TV instead of studying. |
| C．Do what you should do step by step. |
| D．Save money to buy new books. |
What is the best title for the text?
| A．Make a Big Dream |
| B．How to Find Your Real Dream |
| C．Never Stop Dreaming of Success |
| D．Teenagers Have Many Dreams |
Kate and Mike were born on the same day. They look the same. Their father is a bus driver. He is busy with his work and has no time to pay attention to their studies. Kate and Mike study in the same class. Kate works hard and does well in all her lessons. She gets on well with her classmates. But Mike likes nothing except playing. He isn’t good at math and doesn’t like to write compositions.
One day, Miss Green, their English teacher, told her class to write a composition entitled(题目) “My Mother”. After supper Kate wrote it in her exercise-book and went to help her mother to do some housework. Mike was sitting at the desk. He wrote a few words on a page, but didn’t know how to go on writing and tore(撕) it off, then tore another off. He didn’t finish it until the football match began on TV. He hurried to bring Kate’s exercise-book out of her bag and copied her composition. Then he went to watch the football match until it was over.
Two days later Miss Green asked in class, “ Can you tell me why your composition is the same as Kate’s, Mike?
“ Yes, I can, Miss Green,” answered Mike. “ We have the same mother, you know.”Kate and Mike look the same because ________.
| A．they were students in the same class |
| B．they were dressed in the same clothes |
| C．they have different parents |
| D．they are twins |
Mike is bad at _________.
| A．math | B．speaking |
| C．English | D．all his lessons |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Mike’s father has no time to look after him. |
| B．Mike prefers watching football matches to writing compositions. |
| C．Mike doesn’t like any lessons. |
| D．Miss Green is Kate’s teacher, not Mike’s teacher. |
Kate could write the composition because ________.
| A．She does well in her lessons |
| B．she doesn’t like to watch TV |
| C．she is a girl |
| D．she wants to help her mother |
Did Mike do the homework by himself?
| A．Yes, he did. |
| B．No, he asked his father to do it. |
| C．Of course, and he liked writing compositions. |
| D．No, he copied Kate’s. |
Jose, a young musician, is a rising star in Bolivia. He has already performed in some of the countries’ top venues(会场) including the Legislative Palace. What’s so great about that? Jose is just seven years old and he is blind!
Jose is musically talented. At the age of 4, he picked up the drums and showed surprising talent. Later he moved on to the piano and his musical talent became undeniable(不可否认的). By the age of 5, Jose had formed his own jazz trio(三重奏)。
The young boy knows every jazz song in his book and can play them all with great confidence. And it is not the only kind of music he enjoys. He also loves listening to blues, heavy metal, etc.
Roberto Montano is clearly a proud father when speaking of his son Jose. He said that he had nothing to do with his son’s unusual talent. In fact he didn’t even know much about jazz until Jose started to play. He believes the young boy is just born with a “music chip” (芯片) inside him.
Although Jose is a rising superstar, he lives a life like other children do. Just like his classmates, he goes to school, does homework and even does chores at home.Jose showed his talent for music when he was _______ years old.
| A．four | B．five |
| C．six | D．seven |
The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.
| A．piano songs | B．the drums and the piano |
| C．jazz songs | D．blues and heavy metal |
What can we learn about Jose’s father?
| A．He is a blind man |
| B．He is a great musician. |
| C．He is very strict with Jose |
| D．He is very proud of Jose. |
We can learn from the last paragraph that Jose lives a ________ life.
| A．busy | B．rich | C．different | D．normal |
Which can be the best title of the passage?
| A．A Bolivian boy’s future plan |
| B．A school day of a Bolivian boy |
| C．A talented young musician in Bolivia |
| D．A family of great musicians in Bolivia |
| Club name: Writers Club Grades: 6-7 Information: Do you enjoy creative writing? Join us! Thursdays 7:00 am-8:00am Email: cmacaleer@atlantapublicschools.us |
| Club name: Reading Club Grades: 6-8 Information: A chance to read, discuss and review good literature(文学作品). Mondays 4:00pm-5:30pm Email: dterhune@atlantapublicschools.us |
| Club name: Foreign Movie Club Grades: 6-8 Information: A collection of foreign movies! Watch and discuss them! Thursdays & Fridays 4:00pm-5:00pm Email: dgervais@atlantapublicschools.us |
| Club name: Jazz Club Grades: 6-8 Information: Thursdays 5:00 pm-6:00pm Email: mabond@atlantapublicschools.us |
| Club name: Art Club Grades: 6-8 Information: Wednesdays 4:00 pm-6:00pm Email: dosmith@atlantapublicschools.us |
Which club is NOT for Grade 8 students?
| A．Art Club | B．Writers Club |
| C．Jazz Club | D．Reading Club |
If Jenny wants to get more information about the Foreign Movie Club, she can write an e-mail to ________.
| A．dterhune@atlantapublicschools.us |
| B．mabond@atlantapublicschools.us |
| C．dosmith@atlantapublicschools.us |
| D．dgervais@atlantapublicschools.us |
How long do Jazz Club’s activities last every time?
| A．Half an hour. | B．One hour |
| C． One and a half hours | D．Two hours |
How many clubs are open on Thursday?
| A．Two | B．Three |
| C．Four | D．Five |
Where can we probably read the material?
| A．On a TV ad. | B．In a movie poster. |
| C． On a school website. | D．In a sports magazine. |
Wang Fei is a twelve-year-old boy. He is lovely and smart. He is always the best in his class. But his classmates wouldn’t like to play with him because he has AIDS (艾滋病) like his parents. Even some teachers always keep away from him. Wang Fei felt sad.
One day he returned home with tears. He told his mother he fought with a boy because the boy said something bad about his family. His mother cried, “What did my son do? Why?”
① Now many people are afraid of AIDS because they know little about it. It is not so dangerous as we think.
② Safe, to, it’s, play with them, in fact. They need our love and understanding because they are the same as us.
根据短文内容，完成任务。
任务一：根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。Wang Fei fought with a boy because Wang Fei did something wrong.
Wang Fei and his parents have AIDS.
任务二：将①处画线句子翻译成中文。____________________________________________________________
任务三：将②处斜体部分组成一个句子。____________________________________________________________
任务四：回答问题。What should we do for the AIDS patients?
______________________________________________________________
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying (谚语). It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you go to bed late, you can’t have enough sleep. Then you can’t think carefully and your homework will be wrong. You will not be wise and you may not become wealthy!
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us sleep well. When the daylight comes, we should get up. This is the time for exercise. If the body is not used, it will become weak. Exercise keeps it strong.
Exercise helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. Blood takes nutrition (营养) to all parts of our bodies. The brains (大脑) in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!
Our bodies also need air to breathe (呼吸). Without air we will die. Get up early in the morning and we can have plenty of clean, fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。The old English saying tells us _______.
| A．how to make more money |
| B．when we should get up |
| C．it is important to go to bed and get up early |
| D．to stay up late |
A child needs at least _______ hours’ sleep every night.
| A．7 | B．8 | C．9 | D．10 |
If you want to make your body strong, you should _______.
| A．exercise often | B．have enough sleep |
| C．go to bed early | D．get up early |
_______ provides nutrition for our brains.
| A．Air | B．Blood | C．Exercise | D．Sleep |
Which of the following statements is Not true?
| A．Enough sleep makes you think carefully. |
| B．The more sleep you have, the cleverer you are. |
| C．Dark is good for sleeping. |
| D．People will die without air. |
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