John is a famous writer now.But he said he was not a student when he was young.He was often late for
and didn’t like doing his homework.
Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching.He didn’t understand much, he always thought he understood everything.One day the teacher
the students a question, ‘When Jack was ten years old,
brother Bob was twenty.Jack is fifteen now and
is his brother Bob?’ John said, ‘ That’s easy.Bob is twice as old as Jack.So he is now thirty.’
Another time, the in a science class asked, ‘ When it thunders（打雷）,
do we always see the light before we
the sound?’ ‘But, Miss,’ said John quickly.‘ Don’t you
our eyes are in front of our ears?’
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Happiness is a feeling that lights up your eyes, makes your steps light and makes you want to sing for no reason. Everyone wants to be happy. But sometimes, a guest comes in without invitation. It’s unhappiness. Don’t let it get you down. Send it away!
When you are happy, the world feels like a better place. A good mood (心情) always gives you hope, which makes trouble and problems easier to handle.
No matter how happy you are, it’s natural to feel angry, sad or upset once in a while. Life is full of ups and downs. So it’s good to know some of the factors that influence happiness.
One of the biggest factors is social relationships. Talking and sharing is a good way to relax and build confidence. Knowing someone is there for you will make you braver and more outgoing.
Another factor is work or school. If you enjoy school, even if you have lots of homework or extra classes, you will still feel that your school life is meaningful and happy. But if you hate school, your negative attitude may cause you to feel bored and upset that you have to do so much work.
A third factor is your attitude towards life. How do you feel if you fail in an exam? Maybe you think it’s unfair because you always study hard and should have got a good mark. You can’t stop blaming (责备) yourself. Or, maybe you accept it. You go through the paper carefully, find out why you made stupid mistakes, and tell yourself, “Take it easy! I’ll do better next time!” Your attitude makes a big difference.
Do you smile a lot or wear a long face most of the time? From this passage, we know that _______________.
A. we go upstairs and downstairs in life.
B. we should never feel sad or angry in life.
C. we have both happy and sad momentsin life.What does the underlined word “factors”mean in Chinese?
A. 事实 B. 结果 C. 因素Why is social relationship one of the biggest factors that influence happiness?
A. Because we can ask our friends to do what we want them to do.
B. Because we’ll feel braver and more outgoing if we know someone is there for us.
C. Because we are always happy to help others.Which of the following statements isTRUE according to the passage?
A. We should keep blaming ourselves whenwe fail in an exam.
B. We can’t be happy if we are busy with ourstudies.
C. We should accept our failure and try to dobetter next time.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. You make your own happiness.
B. Being happy is the key to a successful life.
C. It is impossible for us to control ourselves.
Dawn Loggins, a homeless girl from Burns High School, is going to Harvard University in the fall.
Dawn grew up in a poor s . Her house had no electricity or running water, so she had to do her homework in the dark. She lived with her parents who took drug(毒品).
One summer, Dawn left home for a one-month program in North Carolina for outstanding high school students. When she came back, she found her house empty, with a government n on the front door. Her parents had left already and Dawn became homeless.
After l that, teachers helped her in any way they could. Dawn didn't let her situation stop her drive to be s
. In her spare time,she g
out newspapers and did some other part-time jobs to make money. At the same time, she got A's in all her subjects.
"When I was younger, I was a to look at all the terrible situations, and made a decision for myself that I was not going to e
up like my parents.” Dawn said.
Dawn applied (申请) to four North Carolina universities and her dream one, Harvard. In March this year, she got a reply from Harvard. It said that she was not only admitted to the university, but also o a full scholarship (奖学金).
Dawn's story has gone around the world. People have sent best wishes and money to her. Dawn is thankful for their k . "When I get to university, I hope to start an organization to help other students in trouble so that they can c
their education. And I know my future is going to be great.” she said.
Mrs. Black is sixty-nine years old. She only has a daughter named Sandra. Mr. Black died twelve years ago. Mrs. Black was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years ago her daughter had a baby. The young woman was busy all the time and had no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with them.
The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.
Last autumn Mrs. Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn't do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to be tired of (讨厌) her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn't know what to do.
One morning Mrs. Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden (木制的) plate for his grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised and asked, "Why did you buy two plates, son?"
"One is for grandma," answered the boy, "the other is for you! You will also have to use a wooden plate when you're old, I think."
The woman heard this and was sad. She cried for long. Now she is kind to her mother as she was before.Sandra asked her mother to live with them because ______.
| A．the old woman lived alone |
| B．she needed her help |
| C．the old woman couldn't look after herself |
| D．the old woman could give her much money |
The family liked Mrs. Black at first because ______.
| A．she was very rich |
| B．she could watch their door |
| C．she could do all the housework for them |
| D．she was friendly to them all |
Mrs. Black couldn’t leave her daughter’s house because she ______ .
| A．she had no house to live in |
| B．Her daughter’s family didn’t like her any longer |
| C．Sandra couldn't go to see her any more |
| D．She could help her daughter do all the housework |
James bought a wooden plate for his mother because ______.
| A．he didn't love her |
| B．he liked it |
| C．he hoped she would be kind to his grandma |
| D．she often broke the plates at home |
Sandra is friendly to her mother again because ______.
| A．she knows she did wrong | B．she was afraid of her son |
| C．the old woman is poor | D．it's her duty |
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The next building only was a few feet away from mine. There was a woman lived there, and I had never met her, yet I could see she sat by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself. “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.
Later in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible (看见). Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly. The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because __________.
| A．the woman’s window was dirty |
| B．the writer’s window was dirty |
| C．the woman lived nearby |
| D．the writer was near-sighted |
The writer was surprised that _________.
| A．the woman was sitting by her window |
| B．the woman’s window was still terrible |
| C．the woman did cleaning in the afternoon |
| D．the woman’s window was clean |
“It dawned on me” probably means “_______”.
| A．I began to understand it | B．it cheered me up |
| C．I knew it grew light | D．it began to get dark |
It’s clear that ________.
| A．the writer had never met the woman before |
| B．the writer often washed the window |
| C．they both worked as cleaners |
| D．they lived in a small town |
From the passage, we can learn _______.
| A．one shouldn’t criticize others very often |
| B．one should often make his windows clean |
| C．one must judge himself before he judges others |
| D．one must look at others through his dirty windows. |
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