Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell. This may sound like someone would say today. But in fact, unknown person who lived in Rome in AD(公元) 53 wrote it.
We all love inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?
You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ from your friend on the screen, the from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer breaks and you lose all your homework. Now you have to up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?
Inventions have speeded up our lives much that people often feel stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far from noisy cities, who have no telephones, cars, even electricity(电) often to be happy? Perhaps they live simpler lives.
One family in the UK “went back in time” to see life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, their daughter and grandsons Tom, 10 and Jim, 7, spent 8 weeks in a 1940s house. They had no machine, fridge, computer or mobile phones.
The grandmother, Linda said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably because there was to fight for, such as their computer. And they noticed that their grandmother had changed from fashionable to one who liked cooking things.
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．notice B．message C．news D．information
A．comes B．appears C．goes D．leaves
A．noise B．voice C．sound D．hearing
A．up B．into C．down D．out
A．wake B．stay C．give D．get
A．very B．too C．so D．such
A．away B．up C．down D．over
A．look B．seem C．watch D．find
A．because B．since C．and D．or
A．whose B．which C．what D．how
A．with B．between C．together D．along
A．shopping B．sleeping C．writing D．washing
A．more B．less C．fewer D．worse
A．liking B．being C．seeing D．running
Be yourself
We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Everyone likes to feel that lie or she is special.____ ____ , many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We believe we are not good enough just as we are.
Most parents want us to be the best we can be. Very often, they________us to others. By doing this, they try to encourage us to do better. They mean well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is by being better than someone else, but we are often_______.There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at something. Plenty of people around may not be as smart as we are, but they are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is ______ for us to be better than everyone else all the time.
We all want the things that we believe will make us better people. But very often we don’t realize that we already have________us the very things that we want. These things make us different from others. When we are growing up, ______sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough. Maybe no one told them when they were growing up. Anyway, it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are is enough.
A．Again B．Next C．Besides D．However
A．describe B．compare C．introduce D．prefer
A．lonely B．forgetful C．disappointed D．nervous
A．helpful B．impossible C．necessary D．unfair
A．inside B．among C．around D．for
A．friends B．scientists C．parents D．doctors
A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.
“Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most day in our lives is？Is it the day when we were born or the day we ？Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed？”The young man asked.
“ The most important day in our lives is today. ”The wise man replied calmly.
“Why？”The young man felt more than . “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today？”
“No. Nothing has happened today. ”
“Is it because of my visit？”
“Even if nobody visited me today, today is very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come; but no matter how common today is, it is our control (控制). ”
The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have a lot of it. ”
The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.
Actually, today is the only we have. So, what we should do now is to yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!
A．important B．necessary C．comfortable D．funny
A．miss B．die C．grow D．start
A．Nothing B．None C．No one D．Neither
A．awful B．pleased C．surprised D．excited
A．yet B．already C．ever D．still
A．for B．under C．on D．with
A．stopped B．refused C．encouraged D．ordered
A．treasured B．handed C．wasted D．avoided
A．excuse B．way C．chance D．plan
A．forget B．remember C．call D．treat
Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening in big cities and in the countryside, all over the United States, you can see Americans running — men and women, young and old. People run — along the beaches of California, Central Park in New York, down quiet streets in small towns or at the gym. Some people even run in living rooms.
Running wasn’t so popular in the past. In the 1960s, runners were mostly athletes and healthy strong people. When people saw a runner, they used ,“Hey, what’s the hurry for？”or they might say to ,“Is he crazy？”At that time, women almost never ran. If they did, they might be laughed at. But today all these have Men and women of all enjoy running.
Doctors say many of the health problems in the United States these bad habits: eating too much, smoking cigarettes, and taking exercise. Doctors tell us,“Eat less, don’t smoke, and exercise more. ”Running is a good exercise it helps build strong hearts and lungs. It also helps most people lose weight.
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A．among B．through C．with D．on
A．our B．your C．his D．their
A．to asking B．to speak C．to speaking D．to ask
A．them B．themselves C．their D．they
A．changed B．stopped C．worked D．done
A．people B．cities C．villages D．ages
A．come from B．look for C．care for D．think of
A．few B．many C．much D．little
A．how B．where C．because D．until
“It’s raining cats and dogs!”Grandpa shouted.
Little Richie came running to the window. He wanted to see the ____falling from the sky. He looked out of the window, but is was ____that there were no cats or dogs. He only saw small pools of water on the ground.
“Man, it’s really coming down out there!” Uncle Bob agreed____he looked out of the window, too. Richie scratched his head(挠头). What was coming down? First they talked about cats and dogs that ____ be seen. Now someone said it “it”. What was going on with these ____?
“Wow!” Aunt Susie shouted as she looked out of the window. “It’s raining really hard.”
Richie____his aunt. “It is raining hard,” he agreed, “but ____are the cats and dogs?”
Grandpa laughed. “Richie, that just____it’s raining really hard.”
“So why didn’t you just say that?” Richie ____. It was irritating (恼人的) when people like they were not speaking English at all.
“We did. You just didn’t understand these____.” Richie’s cousin said with a big smile.
“Well, now I do.” Richie said.
A．tigers and lions B．pigs and sheep C．cats and dogs D．chickens and ducks
A．important B．possible C．necessary D．strange
A．unless B．after C．till D．though
A．couldn’t B．shouldn’t C．needn’t D．mustn’t
A．days B．animals C．ideas D．people
A．shouted at B．looked at C．laughed at D．pointed at
A．what B．how C．where D．who
A．explains B．proves C．means D．shows
A．ordered B．thought C．repeated D．asked
A．saying B．questions C．objects D．stories
Have you ever offered a helping hand to those who are in trouble?
One day, two ______ were walking along the road to school when they saw an old woman carrying a large basket of pears. They thought the woman looked very ______. They went up to her and said, “Are you going to town? If you are, we will help carry your basket.”
“Thank you,” ______ the woman, “you are very kind. You see I’m weak and ill.” Then she told them that she was now going to market to ______ the pears which grew on the only tree in her little garden.
“We are all going to the ______.” said the boys. “Let us have the basket.” And they took hold of it, one each side. They walked ______ with the heavy basket, but happily.
The other day, I saw a little girl stop and ______a piece of orange peel (皮), which she threw into the dustbin (垃圾桶), “I wish ______ would throw that on the sidewalk,” said she. “Someone may step on it and fall.”
Perhaps some may say that these are not ______ things. That is right. But such a little thing shows that you have a thoughtful mind and a feeling heart. We must not wait for the ______ to do great things. We must begin with little things of love.
A．boys B．girls C．men D．women
A．bored B．tired C．pleased D．surprised
A．asked B．told C．replied D．spoke
A．bring B．buy C．take D．sell
A．town B．market C．garden D．school
A．weakly B．quickly C．slowly D．quietly
A．take out B．cut off C．put down D．pick up
A．nobody B．everybody C．somebody D．anybody
A．little B．good C．great D．bad
A．pay B．time C．advice D．love
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