As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.The author had _______ kind(s) of fears when she was a child.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．none |
_______ would scare the author at night.
| A．Streetlight and car lights | B．Wild animals and enemies |
| C．Moving curtains and wind | D．Clothes and walls |
When she went to some other places, she would _______.
| A．walk away without others |
| B．take a bus by herself |
| C．follow others closely |
| D．make sure not to take a wrong bus |
Which of the following would be possibly true when she was a child?
| A．She thought being popular among people was important. |
| B．She was always the leader of the others. |
| C．She always got poor grades. |
| D．She was not liked by others at all. |
| Developing school skills |
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| Books to help you to become better teachers or better learners These materials can help both teachers and students of different levels and grades.
• Lessons with textbooks |
Tom needs to improve his study skills. If he takes the lessons, he has to spend ______.
| A．$75 | B．$100 | C．$ 120 | D．$ 135 |
If you want to build your vocabulary, you will take ________lessons.
| A．37 | B．43 | C．60 | D．70 |
The books in the picture are for ___________ to develop school skills.
| A．students of lower grades |
| B．students of different levels |
| C．both parents and children |
| D．both teachers and students |
When you have a cold, you must be unhappy (不快乐) because your body becomes hot, and there are pains (疼痛) all over. You don’t want to work, you stay in bed, feeling terrible.
What makes you ill? It’s germs. Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes but you can see them with a microscope (显微镜). They are very small and there could be hundreds of them in or on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When you look at dirty water under the microscope, you can see them in it.
Germs are found not only in water. They are also found in air and dust (灰尘). If you cut your finger (手指), and if some of the dust goes into the finger, it will become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes germs will go into your body and you will have pain everywhere.The word “germ” means (意思是)___________.
| A．细菌 | B．废气 | C．煤气 | D．空气 |
You can see germs____________.
| A．when you are ill |
| B．only when you use a microscope |
| C．when you cut your finger |
| D．everywhere around you |
Your parents won’t allow(允许) you to drink dirty water because_________.
| A．dirty water will make you dirty |
| B．there are many germs in it and germs can make you ill |
| C．you can see many germs in it |
| D．it will make your finger red and big |
The writer(作者) talks about__________.
| A．how to keep dirty water clean |
| B．how to look after your fingers |
| C．how to find germs in the dirty water |
| D．what can make you ill |
Jay Chou was born on January 18, 1979, in Taiwan, China. He grew up with his mother, and was a quiet and shy kid. He didn’t do well in study, so people thought he would never be successful in life.
As a small child, Jay took a great interest in music. His mother sent him to learn the piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing. When he was in high school, he could play the piano quite well. At the same time, he showed his talent for writing songs.
Before Jay became a singer, he worked as a songwriter. For two years, he spent most of his time writing for singers. Some of them were very famous, like Coco Less and Jacky Cheung. Jay released(发行) his first album(专辑) in 2000 and soon he got quite popular.
Now Jay is one of the most famous singers in Asia. However, he is still shy and doesn’t speak clearly when he sings or talks, but he has a lot of fans. Most of his fans like him because he is really good at music and never follows(仿效) others.When Jay Chou was a small kid, .
①he was quiet and shy
②he lived with his parents
③he didn’t study well
④he loved music
| A．①③ | B．①④ | C．①③④ | D．②③④ |
Jay Chou’s mother sent him to learn the piano .
| A．in 1982 |
| B．when he was in primary school |
| C．when he was five |
| D．when he was in high school |
Jay Chou wrote songs for two years.
| A．for himself |
| B．for his friends |
| C．for his mother |
| D．for Coco Lee, Jacky Cheung and some other singers |
Which of the following about Jay Chou is NOT true .
| A．He is a good-looking singer. |
| B．He has a lot of fans |
| C．He doesn’t speak clearly |
| D．His songs are different from others |
| “ I hardly ever drink soda. I usually drink coffee. I sometimes drink eight cups （杯）a day.” Rose |
| “ I do exercise regularly. Sometimes I spend 4 or 5 hours on exercise in a day. ” Sam |
| “ I have a bar of chocolate once in a while. I can’t eat a lot of chocolate, because it makes me fat. ” Kim |
| “ I have a TV in my living room, a TV in my dinner room, a TV in my kitchen, and a TV in my bedroom. I even have one in the bathroom. ” John |
| “ I spend a lot of time shopping, but I don’t spend a lot of money. I often do window shopping. ” Jenny |
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其代号填入左边的括号内。Rose likes .
| A．soda | B．drinking soda |
| C．coffee | D．drink coffee |
How much time does Sam spend on exercise?
| A．Four hours in a day. |
| B．Five times in a day. |
| C．Four or five hours in a day. |
| D．One day. |
How many TVs does John have?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
Kim has chocolate , while Jenny spends shopping.
| A．once, a lot of time |
| B．once in a while, a lot of money |
| C．once in a while, a lot of time |
| D．once, a lot of money |
For years I wanted a garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had Matthew, and Marvin, and the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was not enough. Neither was time. Often when my children were little,one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.”
Finally, all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about a garden.
Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. There were things blowing around on it. Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw.
There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills*, one hundred of them, hanging all over that tree. There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom. We love you!”
Later, my children bought me tools, ornaments, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books. A new page started in my life.
That was three years ago. My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they’re right there with me. Now every year when winter comes, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I’ll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time.
I’m still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!How many children did the writer have?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
What did the mother mean when she said “Money doesn’t grow on trees”?
| A．She was too busy to plant a money tree at that time. |
| B．She had to save money so that she could have a garden. |
| C．It wasn’t easy for her to make money to raise all the children. |
| D．They didn’t have much money because the mother lost her job. |
The “money tree” appeared in the writer’s yard _________.
| A．before her children were born |
| B．one spring morning when the children were little |
| C．after the children went to school |
| D．on a Mother’s Day after the children left her |
The children planted a money tree in their mother’s yard because _________.
| A．their mother needed money badly |
| B．they wanted to show their love to their mother |
| C．it was time for them to give the money back to her |
| D．they wanted to live together with their mother forever |
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