A hare was very popular with the other animals who all said they were her friends．But one day she heard the hounds（猎犬）getting close and hoped to escape them by the aid of her many friends． So，she went to the horse，and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back．But he refused，because he had important work to do for his master． He felt sure that all her other friends would come to help her．
She then came to the bull，and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns （角）．The bull replied，"I am very sorry，but I have an appointment with a lady；but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want．" The goat，however，feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it．The sheep，he felt sure，was the proper friend to ask for help．
So she went to the sheep and told him the situation．The sheep replied，"Another time，my dear friend． I do not like to have anything to do with it，as hounds have been known to eat sheep as well as hares．"
The hare then went，as a last hope，to the calf （小牛），who regretted that he was unable to help her，as he did not like to take the responsibility （责任） upon himself，as so many older persons than himself had refused the task．By this time the hounds were quite near，and the hare took to her heels and luckily escaped．
根据材料内容选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。What do we know about the hare?
| A．She was strong enough to face all the dangers． |
| B．She was friendly and all animals loved to help her． |
| C．She was ready to help other animals when necessary． |
| D．She got along well with other animals and had a lot of friends． |
What happened to the hare one day?
| A．The horse carried her away on his back． |
| B．Her enemy came near and she was in danger． |
| C．She had an argument with her friend，the bull． |
| D．The goat hurt her when taking her upon his back． |
What does the underlined word "repel" mean in Chinese?
| A．击退 | B．厌恶 | C．排斥 | D．拒绝 |
What do you think of the sheep?
| A．Helpless． | B．Brave． | C．Friendly． | D．Smart． |
What does the story want to tell us?
| A．Don't judge a book by its cover． |
| B．One's mind works fast in time of danger． |
| C．Sometimes enemies can become good friends． |
| D．Having too many friends means no friends sometimes． |
配对阅读。左栏的五位母亲打算为各自的孩子选择一所学校，请在右栏信息中选出符合个人要求的最佳选项。
E. Kip McGrath Do you want your child to succeed at school? We have very good Math and English teachers. We are for children aged 6—16. |
Trains have long been an important form of transportation. Yet they have changed a lot since 1804, when the first train moved at 8 km/hr. Today’s high speed trains can go 300 km/hr or faster. Besides their speed, they have many advantages over other transportation types.
Japan built the world’s first high speed railway. In 1964, Japan’s “Shinkansen” trains started traveling between Osaka and Tokyo at 200 km/hr. Over time, more lines, as well as faster trains, were built.
Korea, England, and the USA, now have their own high speed systems. Taiwan Province’s started running in 2007. Its trains are based on two types of Shinkansen trains. They can carry 989 people and travel from Taipei to Kaohsiung in less than two hours.
These systems are expensive to build, but they have many advantages. For example, they are good for the environment. Trains on the London to Paris line create 1/10 the pollution that planes create. High speed trains are also safer and cleaner than cars.
Super fast trains can even help a country’s economy(经济). They make it easier to travel to faraway places. That helps businesses and land values in those areas. It’s no wonder so many countries are building their own high speed railways.The world’s first high speed trains started traveling at ______.
| A．8 km/hr | B．200 km/hr |
| C．300 km/hr | D．500 km/hr |
In Taiwan Province, the high speed trains are based on trains from ______.
| A．Japan | B．Korea | C．China | D．the USA |
According to the passage, high speed trains ______ than planes.
| A．are cheaper | B．are safer and cleaner |
| C．make traveling easier | D．cause less pollution |
One of the disadvantages of high speed trains mentioned in this passage is that ______.
| A．they are safer than some other transportation types |
| B．it costs a lot to build the whole high speed systems |
| C．they’re good for a country’s businesses and land values |
| D．super fast trains can help a country’s economy(经济) |
The main idea of this passage is that ______.
| A．trains are the most popular form of transportation in the world |
| B．Japan built the world’s first high speed railway |
| C．we should do everything that we can to help the environment |
| D．there are a lot of good reasons to build high speed railways |
Questionaire
Read the question and answer YES or NO, then you will find out how good you are.
1. When you don’t understand something, you ask questions.
2. You like listening to older people talk about the past.
3. You think that you can learn something interesting from everyone around you.
4. You are brave enough when you have to talk to people you don’t know. You enjoy reading books about famous people.
5. You always see and talk to different people.
6. You are interested in learning new ways of doing things.
7. You enjoy sharing experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages.
8. You talk a lot about yourself.
9. Even if you are often wrong, you make your own decisions.
10. You hate teaching what you are good at: sports, technology, whatever.
11. Your parents don’ understand you, so you don’t talk to them much.
SCORE NOW: Score 2 points if you answer YES to each of the first 8 questions, and 0 if you choose NO.
Score 2 points if you answer NO to each of the last 4 questions, and 0 if you choose YES.
18-24 You are friendly and open-minded. You make people feel important by listening to what they have to say. You’ll probably succeed in learning all kinds of interesting things. Good for you!
10-16 Remember that every single person you know can teach you something. You will greatly make your life rich and colorful.
0-8 About 400 years ago, a famous writer wrote, “ No man is an island”. This is still true today. Try to be more open and interested in people around you.If you say “YES” to all these questions, you’ll get _____ points.
| A．12 | B．16 | C．20 | D．24 |
When you score 22 points, you are _____.
| A．shy and nervous | B．silent and serious |
| C．open and friendly | D．brave and strong |
The writer thinks you should_____.
| A．always see and talks to the same people |
| B．make your own decision whenever you want |
| C．enjoy teaching what you are good at |
| D．talk much about yourselves when possible |
“No man is an island” in the text probably means that______.
| A．the famous writer was very clever |
| B．everything is the same as 400 years ago |
| C．you will feel lonely if on an island |
| D．you can not live alone in the world |
The questions are used to test whether you are willing to _____.
| A．learn from others | B．help other people |
| C．do all by yourself | D．depend on others |
High school life can be terrible if you get it all wrong. Find out how to survive high school with a few easy tips.
◆________.
High school is a fun time to make new friends and meet new people. Make friends with all kinds of people and not just a group which you are comfortable with. Socialize， but by judging who you can connect to. You will find friends， but stay away from the ones who don’t want to be your friends.
◆Be yourself.
Do your own things， and don’t just follow others. ________. Just be yourself and create a strong self-image.
◆Be positive (积极的).
There is nothing better than having a smile on your face whenever you can. ________. Just be brave enough to meet new people or do something you’ve never tried. Meanwhile， respect your teachers and classmates and try to be helpful if you want the same in return.
◆Be confident.
When you believe in yourself， others will believe in you. ________. And people respect you for that. Make sure you won’t easily get influenced by others.
◆Love high school.________. Make the most out of it， and you will never get those moments back. Come up with funny ideas， top your class， make the best friends， drink， go to parties， but just make as many memories as you can!
| A. Fall in love with it B. Find friends around you C. Practice positive thinking D. Don’t give in to anyone’s wants E. Confidence is a special gift in your life |
When you meet someone for the first time， you will get a general idea in your mind of that person in the first moment. Your feelings about other people， however， are really just show the way that you look at yourself. Your reactions to others say more about you than they do about others. You cannot really love or hate about yourself. We are usually drawn to those who are most like us and may dislike those who have the same characters as ourselves that we dislike.
Therefore， you can allow others to be the mirror to see more clearly your own feelings of self-worth. And， you can view the people you judge negatively (否定地) as mirrors to show you what you are not accepting about yourself.
To live peacefully with others， you will need to learn patience. A big challenge is to let your judgment of others be a lifelong research of yourself. Your task is to consider all the decisions and judgments you make onto others carefully and to begin to see whether you can use them to help yourself and become whole.
Several days ago I had a business lunch with a man who showed objectionable table manners. My first feeling was to judge him as rude. When I noticed that I was judging him， I stopped and asked myself what I was feeling. I discovered that I was nervous to be seen with someone who was eating with his mouth open and loudly blowing his nose. I was very surprised to find how much I cared about how the other people in the restaurant judged me.
Remember that your judgment of someone will not serve as some kind of protective thing against you becoming like him. Just because I judge my lunch partner as rude， it does not prevent me from ever looking or acting like him. In the same way， my patience to him would not cause me to suddenly begin eating my food with my mouth open.
When you get close to life in this manner， those with whom you hate very much as well as those whom you admire and love can be seen as mirrors， guiding you to discover parts of yourself that you dislike and to embrace your greatest characters you are proud of.In the writer’s opinion， when we judge others， we are really ______.
| A．treating them in a polite way |
| B．showing what we ourselves are |
| C．guiding ourselves to know them |
| D．telling them what they should do |
Why did the writer feel bad when he was with his lunch partner?
| A．Because he was afraid he himself might get the bad habits. |
| B．Because he was too angry to go on with his lunch any more. |
| C．Because he was afraid he might be thought badly of by others. |
| D．Because he was too nervous to speak his opinions out right there. |
The underlined word “objectionable” in Paragraph 4 probably means ______.
| A．unbelievable | B．unforgettable |
| C．unacceptable | D．unreasonable |
The writer writes the passage to ______.
| A．tell us a story that happened in a restaurant |
| B．ask us not to behave rudely in some public places |
| C．encourage us to have the right attitude towards others |
| D．advise us to know ourselves from judging others properly |
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