An American writer, Mr Green once(曾经) said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks by saying, “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But sometimes they don’t agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain, and he doesn’t look for anything else. When friends have a picnic, they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can sit eating their lunch under the blue sky.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he is right most of the time.People often begin their talk by ______.
| A．saying hello to each other | B．Drinking tea |
| C．Looking for good weather | D．saying something about the weather |
People sometimes have different ideas about ______.
| A．what the weather is going to be like | B．what we should do about the weather |
| C．how to begin a talk | D．how to have fine weather |
______, they always hope the weather is going to be fine.
| A．When people talk about weather | B．When people stay at home |
| C．When the farmers need water | D．When people have a picnic |
According to the passage, which is NOT RIGHT?
| A．Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. |
| B．People often look for the weather they want. |
| C．The weatherman never makes a mistake. |
| D．Many people begin their talks by talking about the weather. |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Weather Report | B．Story About a Weatherman |
| C．About Weather | D．How to Begin a Talk |
Today we can use the Internet for many things: shopping, business, writing letters, talking to people, getting information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There's no real word for it yet, so we call it e-talk.
People don't like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters， acronyms(首字母缩略词). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some are as follows:
BRB (be right back), BTW (by the way), LOL (laughing out loud), IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations include info (information), pic (picture), puter (computer), sec (second), etc.
We usually don't see people when we communicate on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw "feelings", such as:
:-) (happy) ;-) (joking) :-( (sad) :-O (surprised)
These days, many public discussions have picture feelings, for example:
(happy) (sad) (angry) ( (cool)
There are even whole new words, like "newbies"(someone who is new on a chat board or forum). When you write something bad about someone else, it's called "burning" the person.
It takes time for people to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.Why do people type acronyms?
| A．To type them quickly. | B．To make jokes. |
| C．To make newbies puzzled. | D．To show their feelings. |
What does the sentence “BTW, my puter is not working well. :-( ”mean?
| A．The person is happy about getting a new computer. |
| B．The person has to go away from their computer. |
| C．The person is sad that his computer is having problems. |
| D．The person is angry at somebody. |
If someone is angry, what may he type?
A. LOL B. BRB. C. 
D. 
E-talk will probably____________.
| A．stay the same |
| B．keep changing |
| C．be used by people on the telephone |
| D．be easy for newbies to understand |
The best title for this passage is________.
| A．E-talk | B．Picture Feelings |
| C．How to Use Abbreviations | D．The Changing Internet |
Nelson Mandela, the first black President of South Africa, passed away at his home last month. He is one of the greatest people in the 20th century. The whole world mourned the loss of the father of new South Africa. His life is full of stories. 
| Nelson Mandela’s Life |
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| Time |
Events |
| July 18, 1918 |
Was born in a rich family in South Africa |
| 1944 |
Became a member of ANC |
| October 15, 1962 |
Was put into prison for opposing the white only government |
| February 10, 1990 |
Was set free—got out of the prison |
| 1992 |
Visited China for the first time |
| 1993 |
Won the Nobel Prize for Peace |
| May 9, 1994 |
Became the first black president of South Africa |
| December 5, 2013 |
Died at his home |
Nelson is the first _________ president of South Africa.
| A．white | B．Asian | C．woman | D．black |
Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Prize for_________ in 1993.
| A．Physics | B．Peace | C．Medicine | D．Chemistry |
How long was Nelson Mandela in prison during his life?
| A．Over 30 years. | B．18 years. | C．16 years. | D． Nearly 28 years. |
| INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL MATCH “England” VS “Germany” Place: Capital Sports Centre Time: 3:30 p.m. , May l8 --------------------------------------------------- Please apply at Ticket Office for tickets. Come and Cheer for them! |
CECF CINEMA presents THE SWORD SOCIETY A Classical Chinese Dance Drama ------------------------------------------- May 9th, Monday Doors open 7:15 p.m. Starts 7:30 p.m. FREE |
| Lecture Speaker: Prof. Jones of University of Southern California, U.S.A., who ever visited our University. Subject: The Contemporary American Literature Time: 2:00 P.M., May 16, 2014 Place: Room T008, The Second Teaching Building Foreign Language Department |
Where can we watch an international football match?
| A．At the Ticket Office. | B．At CapitalSports Centre. |
| C．At CECF Cinema. | D．At theSecondTeachingBuilding. |
On which day can you listen to a lecture?
| A．On May 18. | B．On May 9. | C．On May 16. | D．On 23rd April |
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Why you should think big
If you have something valuable in mind, a service to offer, or an idea to develop, then you present it to everyone to increase its scope(范围). Why not make full use of it?
The fact is, when you have a strong enough vision(远见), you may have the courage. And then you simply have to pursue it, however crazy it might seem to others.
Remember that everything starts small
Rome wasn’t built in a day. Everything starts small. Scientists say that everything in the universe came from a smaller unit than you can possibly imagine. So it doesn’t matter where you are at present, because from small beginnings come great things.
Think bigger by enlisting(争取) others
To think big, you need to see yourself as a small part of a greater whole. Enlist people who are better than you. If you’re not the most organized person, don’t just be unhappy about it; find someone who is better.
Big thinkers know their personal limitations(局限性). Gather people around you who can do what you can’t do to make sure your dream grows.
Think big by focusing on future regrets(遗憾)
There is an old saying, “We regret not the things we did do, but the things we didn’t.” You’ll never know how far it could go unless you see how far you can take something.
If you have big plans, just close your eyes. And strongly imagine how regretful you will be if you don’t try or attempt properly.
Feel that it is your human duty to think big
When something is probably a real service to mankind, then it is a human duty to think and act big. Even if you don’t succeed at last, it is still valuable to think big.
| Think Big |
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| What thinking big means |
If you have something valuable in mind, you should make full use of it. You should try to pursue it with your |
| How to train yourself to think big |
Remember that every big thing starts from a It is not See yourself as a small part of a greater whole. You should gather If you don’t try, you will never know how far your idea could go. Imagine how much regret you will have if you give up your big plans. It is a human duty to think big and it is |
One windy spring day, I noticed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Colorful creations of different shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds flying and dancing. As the strong winds blew against the kites, a string kept them in control.
Instead of blowing away with the wind, they rose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the restraining (控制的) string and the cumbersome (笨重的) tail kept them in control, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They rose beautifully even when they fought the restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose(松散的). “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”
Yet freedom(自由) simply put it in the control of an unkind wind. It fell down to the ground and landed in a mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”, free to lie powerlessly in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to stop lifelessly against the first obstacle (障碍物).
How much like kites we sometimes are. The Heaven gives us adversity (逆境) and rules, rules to follow from which we can grow and get strength. Some of us break away from the rules so hard that we never reach the heights we might get to. We keep part of the rules and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.
Let us each rise to the great heights, knowing that some of the rules that we may be angry about are in fact the strong force that helps us achieve. Why does the writer write the first paragraph?
| A．Because it was the first time that he had seen young people flying kites. |
| B．Because he wants to share his feelings in nature with the readers. |
| C．Because he wants to tell the readers how to make beautiful kites. |
| D．Because he wants to use readers’ similar life experience to understand the article better. |
By writing the second and third paragraphs, the writer seems to let the readers know__________.
| A．anyone who wants no restraints is sure to be a sad end |
| B．what a pity it is that one kite flew down to the ground |
| C．man with freedom can’t be like that kite which fell down |
| D．the unkind wind is the cause of the fallen kite’s failure |
What does the underlined word “restriction” in the second paragraph probably mean?
| A．束缚 | B．放纵 | C．摇摆 | D．牵引 |
In the writer’s opinion, ____________.
| A．without restrictions and rules we can make endless progress |
| B．kites are good examples to those who want to get freedom |
| C．restrictions are necessary for us human beings |
| D．we don’t need any freedom at all |
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