Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make themselves successful. Here are some suggestions about how to be more confident.
Speak loud When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak _______(1) enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can _______(1) you become more confident.
Play sports .Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.(2)
Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done.
Pick up a hobby.If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.
Get rid of (消除) fear Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it's easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.在(1)处横线上填入适当的词。___________ ___________
将（2）处划线部分翻译成中文。______________________________________________
回答问题How many suggestions can help you to be more confident?
______________ 找出并写出所给句子的同义句。
If singing is your favourite, you can sing as often as possible.
找出并写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
There is an old saying in English, “Laughter is the best medicine”. Until recently, few people took the saying very seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to study laughter and the effects (作用) it has on the human body. They have found evidence that laughter really can improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing. It also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be helpful.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to make the effect of pain on the body less. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group which could bear the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can make pain less seems to be that it helps to produce endorphins (内啡肽) in the brain. These are natural chemicals which make both stress and pain less.
There is also some evidence to suggest that laughter helps the body’s immune system — that is the system which fights infection (感染). In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while another group served as the control group — in other words, a group with which to compare the first group. Doctors checked the blood of the students in both groups and found that the people in the group that watched the video had an increase in the activity of their white blood cells — the cells which fight infection.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists (精神病专家) in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce good effects similar to those caused by laughter.We learn from the first paragraph that laughter _______.
| A．is good for one’s health |
| B．has strong effects to do with some illnesses |
| C．has been studied for a long time |
| D．has no effect on the body |
Doctors have found that laughter _______.
| A．keeps down blood pressure |
| B．has similar effects to physical exercise |
| C．decreases the heart rate |
| D．increases stress and pain |
Which of the following statements is NOT true of laughter according to the passage?
| A．It makes pain less. |
| B．It exercises the body. |
| C．It improves the body’s immune system. |
| D．It can cure（治愈）cancer . |
Smiling can produce _________.
| A．about the same effects as laughter |
| B．more effects than laughter |
| C．fewer effects on the human body |
| D．no effects on the human body |
Today, more and more people use cell phones while they are moving, putting themselves and othes in danger. These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe(族)”. Are you a heads-down tribe member?
More and more traffic accidents are happening because more drivers use cell phones when they are driving. In order to make drivers pay more attention to driving, some traffic rules have been set down. For example, heads-down tribe members who use cell phones while driving in Taiwan will be fined. Drivers who break the traffic rule will be fined NT$3,000 and motorcyclists(骑摩托车的人)caught using cell phones when driving will have to pay NT$1,000.
As we can see above, keeping heads down and using cell phones may cause accidents and even cost much. Besides, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. Let’s have a look at an interesting TV report. A man in America kept using his cell phone on his way home. As a result, he bumped(碰撞) into a big lost bear. When he raised his head, he was so frightened that he turned round and ran away as quickly as possible. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but focusing on their own cell phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone.
Cell phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern people. Are cell phones good or bad? It depends on how people use them. Let’s be “health” users and try to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.
What do we know about the “Heads-down Tribe?
| A．They are dangerous drivers. |
| B．They are good at using the Internet. |
| C．They are cool children. |
| D．They are always looking at their mobile phones. |
What does the underlined word "fined" mean ?
| A．encouraged | B．raised money |
| C．sent | D．punished |
According to the reading, what do the “Heads-down Tribe”do when they eat in a restaurant?
A They talk to people who sit opposite
B. They talk to strangers who sit next to them.
C. They focus on their food and drink.
D. They focus on their own cell phones.What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Let’s try to be “Heads-down Tribe”. |
| B．We should use mobile phones properly. |
| C．Mobile phones are not good for people. |
| D．Mobile phones are helpful and necessary. |
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Which hotel is the most expensive according to the information?
| A．Midtown East. |
| B．Millennium Hilton. |
| C．The Ritz-Carlton New York Battery Park. |
| D．Marriott New York Financial Center. |
If you want to buy a pair of sports shoes, you’d better choose ______.
| A．Midtown East. |
| B．Millennium Hilton. |
| C．The Ritz-Carlton New York Battery Park |
| D．Marriott New York Financial Center. |
The passage is probably from _________.
| A．a guidebook | B．a dictionary |
| C．a telephone book | D．an application form |
阅读材料，根据材料内容选择最佳选项
Hello, I’m Lucy. I am from the USA. But now I’m in China. My teacher is Miss Chen. She is from Tianjin. She is a Chinese. Lily is my sister. She is from the USA , too.We are in the same class.Is Lucy from the USA? ________________________
Where is Lucy now? __________________________
Who is Lucy’s teacher?__________________________
Is Lily an American girl?________________________
Who is Lily?__________________________
阅读材料，根据材料内容选择最佳选项
Look at the photo. The two girls have big blue eyes and long brown hair. They are ten. They are in the same class. The one in a yellow skirt is Lily. The other one in an orange skirt is Lucy. Their(她们的) dad is Mr. Brown. He is in a brown coat. Their mom is Mrs. Brown. She is in black shoes. Bob is their brother (哥哥). He is in a blue cap. He is a high school student. Look! Lucy and Lily are in the green car now.
What does Lily look like?
A. She has black eyes and long hair.
B. She has short brown hair.
C. She has blue eyes. Her hair is long and brown.
The family has people(人).
A. four B. five C. six
Mr. Brown is ____.
A. in black shoes
B. in a blue cap
C. in a brown coat
What color are Mrs. Brown’s shoes?
A. Big. B. Blue. C.Black.
文中画线的词汉语意思是 。
A. 布朗夫人 B. 布朗小姐 C. 布朗老师
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