Last week, my granddaughter started primary school. And I wished her every success. But part of me didn’t. I really wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for us to grow up. Success is that you can do something that you already know you can do, or doing something correctly the first time. First –time success is usually a luck. First-time failure, in fact, is supposed to be the natural order of things. Failure is how we learn.
I make my living by writing articles for a daily newspaper. Each week I thought that the article that I write would be the worst. I try my best every day. A successful article usually means that I am discussing the subjects I know well, writing in the way I am used to or saying the same things as anyone else but in an excellent way.
My younger daughter is a trapeze artist荡秋千演员.she spent three years putting together a show, and she did it successfully for years. There was no reason for her to change it but she did anyway. She was afraid to be bored. She met failure when she tried some new ways in her show. But she did his only in order to feed her soul心灵。
My granddaughter is a perfectionist. She will feel her failures, and I will want to comfort her. But I will also, I hope, remind her of what she learned, and how she can do better next time. I hope I can tell her, though, that it’s not the end of the world. With luck, it is the beginning. why id the writher want his granddaughter to fail?
| A．success is boring though it can bring us something good |
| B．she would learn more form failure |
| C．it’s impossible to do everything successfully |
| D．he wanted her to be strong enough to face failure |
the writer talked about his own experience to show that___
| A．we cannot depend on luck to live a good life |
| B．we should try every possible way to avoid failure |
| C．past failures made him afraid of writing more |
| D．the thought of failure will make you work even harder |
the underlined word “comfort” in the last paragraph probably means___
| A．表扬 | B．磨炼 | C．安慰 | D．批评 |
the writer develop the article mainly by ___
| A．giving examples |
| B．following the time order |
| C．comparing different ideas |
| D．presenting the reasons of failure |
A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”What did the man do for the test?
| A．He sent e-mails. | B．He did the cleaning. |
| C．He sold computers. | D．He filled in forms. |
The man didn’t get the job because he ________.
| A．disliked such a job |
| B．didn’t pass the test |
| C．didn’t have an e-mail |
| D．knew nothing about computers |
The man ________ after he left Microsoft.
| A．went to look for another job |
| B．asked for food from door to door |
| C．thought of an idea to make monkey |
| D．bought a computer and got an e-mail |
Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?
| A．Because he had many friends to help him. |
| B．Because he was smart and worked very hard. |
| C．Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. |
| D．Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living. |
What does the story want to tell us?
| A．Computers are very important in our daily life. |
| B．Everyone can make a lot of money with only$10. |
| C．The HR manager didn’t find the man’s ability. |
| D．Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard. |
任务型阅读。阅读短文，根据要求完成各个小题。
Wang Fengqin, a 61-year-old woman in Beijing, volunteers to sort（分类） rubbish in her living area in Beijing's Chaoyang District．
At 6:30 every morning, while half of Beijing is still in sleeping dreams in bed or enjoying a delicious breakfast, Wang rushes through her busiest hours in the day. She gets up, gives her face a quick wash, takes a simple breakfast ,and rushes to the four rubbish dustbins beside the gate of her living area．There she checks the waste left by her neighbors to make sure it is sorted correctly．
“Sorting rubbish will improve the environment for all of us and it only takes a minute," Wang said．"I want to help my neighbors ….”
As Wang spoke, an old man came by and threw a plastic bag full of rubbish into the dustbin marked "recyclable "．
"Hey, please, there are some orange peels and fish bones in your bag, so they are supposed to be put into the dustbin marked 'kitchen waste' ," Wang told him．
Learning the old man was in a hurry, Wang let him go, opened the bag herself, picked out the kitchen waste and threw it in the right dustbin．
Wang has been doing this every day from 7 a.m. to 9 a．m．and from 6 p.m.to 8 p．m．since March 10. She says people usually go downstairs and throw out rubbish at this time．
Most people had no idea about sorting rubbish at first, but now 90% can put rubbish in the correct dustbin, Wang says．However, she plans to keep doing this job after all her neighbors sort correctly．
根据短文内容完成句子（每空限填一个单词）
The first and the second paragraphs tell us Wang Fengqin do and
she spends her morning.根据短文内容完成句子（每空限填一个单词）
Because the old man had no to sort the rubbish, Wang did it .根据短文内容完成句子（每空限填一个单词）
According to the passage we know that it takes Wang to sort rubbish every day.把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。
__________________________________________________________________________根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子（限15个词以内）回答问题。
Sorting rubbish will improve our environment. What’s another reason that Wang Fengqin sorts rubbish?
It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son. Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was class monitor and captain of the football team.
Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star. I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school. “I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”
When I got home, I started to think about what to write. My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t start like that. That was the way others saw him. How did I see my father? Hmm…
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream. I remembered how he hugged(拥抱) me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write. To me, he wasn’t just a world-famous astronaut. He was my dad.
My parents and l went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).
The third prize was announced and it was not me. I was relieved and disappointed at the same time. The second prize was announced. It was me.
I went up to the stage and read what I had written, “My father’s son”. When I finished, the people stood up and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Tears(眼泪) were running down my mother’s face. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the proudest moment of my life.’’
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.
The writer’s dream is __________.
| A．to become an astronaut’s son |
| B．to have a class monitor |
| C．to meet the captain of the football team |
| D．to do something special |
The teacher hoped to ____________
| A．save the child from a burning building |
| B．buy his father a gift for Father’s Day |
| C．have the competition winner in his class |
| D．take part in the speech competition |
What did the writer probably write about?
| A．It was very interesting to be an astronaut’s son. |
| B．His father was special and could do everything well. |
| C．His father’s experiences as a very famous astronaut. |
| D．The unforgettable time he spent with his father. |
Why did the writer’s parents go to school Thursday night?
| A．Because the result of the competition would be announced. |
| B．Because they were asked to give a speech to the students. |
| C．Because there was an important football match at school. |
| D．Because the writer did something wrong at school. |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．The writer was very disappointed at the result. |
| B．The writer’s achievement made his father feel proud. |
| C．The writer’s mother cried because he didn’t win first prize. |
| D．The writer’s father had a sore throat because he talked too much. |
In many British schools, the pupils usually wear their school uniforms to school on weekdays. However, recently the students at LVS Ascot Junior School in England wore something quite different. What they wore was what people wear when they go to bed -pyjamas (睡衣). They did this not only for fun, but for a local charity called Christopher's Smile.
Christopher's Smile was set up in 2008 by Karen & Kevin Capei whose only son Christopher died of cancer at a young age. They hope their charity will help pay for more research into children's cancers. Since then, the charity has raised a lot of money and gotten more and more volunteers. Every year, thousands of people take part in different activities such as charity walk or run to show their support for Christopher's Smile.
The students of Grade 6 at LVS Ascot Junior School also wanted to do something for the sick children. They organized the event “Pyjama Day” to support Christopher's Smile. “We wanted to raise money for our charity in a way that the whole school could join in it, so each pupil paid ￡1 to wear his or her pyjamas to school on Pyjama Day,” said the young organizers. Both the students and their teachers took part in the event with great interest. Together they not only raised some money, but also had a good time.Who set up Christopher's Smile?
| A．LVS Ascot Junior School's teachers. |
| B．The local government. |
| C．LVS Ascot Junior School's students. |
| D．Christopher's parents. |
Christopher's Smile was set up to________
| A．tell people some knowledge about children's cancers |
| B．have fun for the students in LVS Ascot Junior School |
| C．help the local government do more things for students |
| D．raise money for more research into children's cancers |
What is not mentioned in the passage?
| A．Charity walk. | B．Charity run. |
| C．Charity concert. | D．Pyjamas Day. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A. It has been a century since Christopher's Smile was set up.
B. Few pupils wear school uniforms to school on weekdays in Britain..
C, In LVS Ascot Junior School, only students join in the event "Pyjamas Day".
D. The students and teachers who joined Christopher's Smile had a good time.The best title for the passage may be ______
| A．The Christopher's Smile |
| B．Fun and charity |
| C．The Pyjamas Day |
| D．Children's cancers |
When people say "culture", we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears-Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came out in New York on November 18,1928,it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. In the 1930s he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready to try his best. People went to the cinema to see the little man win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.
On November 18, 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today's cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey's?
What do we think of when we talk about “culture”?
| A．We can think of cartoon. |
| B．We think of Mickey Mouse. |
| C．We think of Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
| D．We think of history and art. |
Why was Mickey Mouse so popular ? Because___________________.
| A．Mickey was lucky and had no problems. |
| B．the black mouse had two large round ears. |
| C．he’s always ready to try his best to face his problems. |
| D．the cartoon made a lot of money by Mickey Mouse. |
According to the passage, we can know ___________________.
| A．a very famous symbol in the world is a cartoon. |
| B．the cartoon made Walt Disney rich and successful. |
| C．Mickey Mouse was in the cartoon Steamboat Willie first 80 years ago. |
| D．the cartoon Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon with sound ,but without music. |
According to the passage, which sentence is NOT true?
| A．The writer of the cartoon Mickey Mouse was Walt Disney. |
| B．Walt Disney made 87 cartoons with Mickey in the 1930s. |
| C．On November 18, 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character. |
| D．People went to the cinema to see the little man win. |
The best title of the passage is ___________________.
| A．"Culture" and Mickey Mouse. |
| B．The history of cartoons |
| C．The reason of Walt Disney’s success |
| D．Today's cartoons |
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