People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it’s not bad to make mistakes, and here is why.
At first, a mistake is a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things, because when you are trying new things, you are growing. If you never try new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is: “you can’t” Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
Another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. For example, Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb. When he was asked how he felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work.
Finally, when you make a mistake, you are much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn’t mean that you can make mistakes without thinking. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes. We shouldn’t spend all our time and money on the only one way, but use them correctly, because our time and money are limited(有限的)
There is an old saying, “if you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.” So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn, and grow, and succeed. If you are making a mistake, that means__________.
| A．you’re careful | B．you’re kind |
| C．you’re growing | D．you know nothing |
If you never try new things, you can’t___________.
| A．improve | B．create | C． spend | D．A and B |
After Edison failed 10,000 times, he__________.
| A．gave up | B．invented the light bulb |
| C．invented the computer | D．invented 10,000 new things |
When you make a mistake, you are closer to___________.
| A．time | B．money | C．success | D．new things |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Never make mistakes |
| B．You can make mistakes without thinking |
| C．Sometimes it’s good to make mistakes |
| D．Making mistakes is terrible |
All students need to have good habits（好习惯）: When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better.
Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, too. You’ll feel tired easily if there is not enough light.When you have good study habits, you will .
| A．learn things quickly | B．remember things easily |
| C．think about one thing | D．both A and B |
The living-room is not a good place for study because it is too .
| A．quiet | B．noisy | C．good | D．clean |
You’ll feel tired easily if the light is .
| A．good | B．enough | C．bad | D．wonderful |
You should remember to before you study.
| A．clean the desk | B．tidy the room |
| C．turn on the light | D．go to the bedroom |
The best title（标题） for this passage（文章） is .
| A．Study in the bedroom | B．Good study habits |
| C．How to study | D．Desk light is important |
On New Year’s Eve, people in Italy throw out all the old things. So there are chairs , beds, clothes and plates in the street. In Spain, the new year comes in more quietly. In the evening people come together to the streets .Each holds a bag of grapes. When twelve o’clock comes, people start eating the grapes.
In Japan, people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning, some families climb Mount Fuji. There they watch the first sunrise of the new year.This story is about New Year’s Eve in ______.
| A．Italy | B．Spain | C．Japan | D．All of the above |
People in Spain welcome New Year by _______ after twelve.
| A．eating grapes |
| B．eating noodles |
| C．throwing the old things |
| D．watching the sunrise |
People in both Spain and Japan ______ to welcome the new year.
| A．throw things away |
| B．get together |
| C．eat some food |
| D．climb a mountain |
Japanese climb Mount Fuji to ________ .
| A．look at the stars |
| B．look for New Year’s wishes |
| C．see the sun coming up |
| D．have a rest |
The people in ______ get long life from their New Year’s food.
| A．Japan | B．China | C．Spain | D．Italy |
阅读短文，根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写A, 错误的写B。
Paul and his wife are driving down a busy street. They stop at a crossing and a car pulls up beside them and it stops too. The driver rolls down his window.
“Excuse me, sir,” he says, “But can you please tell me where the main street is?”
“Sorry, sir,” answers Paul, “But we don’t have Main Street in this city.”
The fellow looks at Paul strangely and then rolls up his window and drives away.
Paul’s wife can’t stop laughing.
“What’s so funny now?” he asks her. She says, “He doesn’t ask you where Main Street is. He wants to know the main street of the city. Every city has a main street, right? Get it?”
“Now I do. But it’s too late.”Paul and his wife meet a driver at a crossing on a busy street.
The driver doesn’t know if there is a main street in the city.
Paul’s wife can’t stop laughing because her husband doesn’t know the way.
There is no main street in this city.
Paul understands the driver at last.
Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she is going to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral will die. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself! After I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
| A．go to university abroad |
| B．spend one year abroad as volunteers |
| C．go to work for money |
| D．start work in schools or hospitals |
Pauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
| A．England | B．China | C．Belize | D．Cardiff |
Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.
| A．studying Chinese in a university |
| B．working to save the coral reefs |
| C．helping do some housework |
| D．doing some research in Wales |
From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
| A．will die because of the pollution |
| B．are not as beautiful as before |
| C．cannot live without fish in the sea |
| D．will probably be sold for money |
Pauline Jones wants to_______after she finishes her work as a volunteer.
| A．stay there for another year |
| B．go back home to start work |
| C．learn about the people home |
| D．travel around Central America |
The Story of a Broken Bowl
Henry is a boy of nine. Three years ago he began to go to school. He studied hard and does well in his lessons. His parents like him very much.
Henry’s grandpa is a single man. But once he lost a leg in a traffic accident. And now he can’t work. He often tells the boy all kinds of interesting stories. Sometimes he makes a kite or a cage. And he teaches the boy how to catch the singing birds and how to give them food. The boy admires him very much and always stays with him when he’s free. But Henry’s mother didn’t like the old man. She always thought him useless and dirty, and didn’t let her son play with him but the boy didn’t listen to her. When they sat at table, she put some food on another table and filled a broken bowl with rice and porridge. The old man was very sad but he dared not say anything. Henry was angry with his mother about it. One day he saw a broken bowl on his way home. He picked it up and put it into his bag. His mother found it and asked, “ Why have you brought a broken bowl home, dear?” “ I keep it for you.” said Henry, “When you’re old like my grandpa, I’ll fill it with rice for you !” Having heard this, the woman began to cry. Since then she’s been good to the old man. His parents like Henry because _____________.
| A．He’s good to his grandpa |
| B．He’s a polite boy |
| C．He does well in his lessons |
| D．He’s learned to catch singing birds |
Henry admires his grandpa because ____________.
| A．he tells him a lot of interesting stories |
| B．he knows how to catch singing birds and give them food |
| C．he can make kites and cages |
| D．he’s very able old man |
__________, so she didn’t let her son play with him.
| A．The woman hated the old man |
| B．The woman hadn’t enough food to give the old man |
| C．The old man did nothing at home |
| D．The old man lost a leg in the traffic accident |
Henry brought the broken bowl home to _____________.
| A．play with it | B．frighten his mother |
| C．beat his parents | D．fill it with rice |
The woman was afraid _________, so she’s good to the old man.
| A．her husband wouldn’t love her |
| B．the police would know about it |
| C．her son would be bad to her when she was old |
| D．the old man wouldn’t leave her any money |
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