The people of ancient Egypt began their new year in summer. That is when the Nile River flooded its banks, bringing water and fertility (肥沃) to the land. Today, most people celebrate New Year's Day on January 1. People celebrate the New Year's holiday in many different ways.
The ancient Babylonians celebrated by forcing their king to give up his crown ( 王冠)and royal clothing. They made him get down on his knees and admit all the mistakes he had made during the past year.
Making New Year's resolutions is a common American tradition. Today, popular resolutions might include the promise to lose weight, stop smoking, or be more productive（多产的） at work. People offer New Year's resolutions of their own. For example, one person decided to get a cat. Another promised to stop telling stories about other people. Other people use New Year's resolutions to make major changes in their lives. One such resolution might be to "stop and smell the flowers." This means to take time to enjoy simple pleasures. Another resolution might be "don't sweat the small stuff." This means not to worry or get angry about unimportant problems. Another resolution might be to forget about bad things that happened in the past.Which of the following is not related与…有联系 to the new year of ancient Egyptians?
| A．The Nile River. | B．Summer. |
| C．The king. | D．Water and fertility. |
What does the underlined word "admit" mean?
| A．赞扬 | B．承认 |
| C．祈祷 | D．奖赏 |
Who make New Year's resolutions according to the passage?
| A．Ancient Chinese. | B．Ancient Babylonians. |
| C．Americans. | D．Ancient Egyptians. |
What do people wish for the coming new year in their resolutions?
| A．Health. | B．Happiness. |
| C．Better work. | D．All of the above. |
"Stop and smell the flowers" means "_____".
| A．to have fun, not just work hard all the time |
| B．not to get worried or mad about little things |
| C．to be thankful for the important things |
| D．to enjoy the simple pleasure in lives |
People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it’s not bad to make mistakes, and here is way.
At first, mistakes are 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 mistake is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this : 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 learnt 10,000 things that didn’t work.
Finally, when you make a mistake, you are that 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 are 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．everything |
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. |
根据短文内容，从每个小题的备选选项中选择一个最佳答案。
If you want to buy a new jacket, you’ll have to go to _______.
| A．3031 No.3 Road | B．5300 No.3 Road |
| C．9020 Bridgeport Road | D．1100 Chesnut Street |
If you want to go out for dinner on Sunday, you can call up the number _______.
| A．22785161 or 22706030 | B．22706030 or 33562367 |
| C．77364431 or 22785161 | D．33562367 or 22785161 |
You don’t have to pay on Monday if you go to _______.
| A．Skyline Hotel | B．Lansdowne Park Shopping Center |
| C．New York Museum | D．Garden Restaurant |
If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday mornings, you can go to _______.
| A．Lansdowne Park Shopping Center | B．New York Museum |
| C．Garden Restaurant | D．Coffee Shop |
Visiting New York Museum, you can know _______.
| A．the history of American native people | B．the history of New York |
| C．the art of America | D．the art of New York |
Have you ever been ill? When you are ill，you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot，and there are pains all over your body. You don't want to work，you stay in bed，feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes，but you can see them with a microscope. They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope，we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren't found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger，if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割开处)，some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red，and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body，and you would have pain everywhere.Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．If things are very small，they are germs. |
| B．If things can't be seen，they must be germs. |
| C．Germs are only in dirty water. |
| D．Germs are everywhere around us. |
What is a microscope used for?
| A．Making very small things look much bigger. |
| B．Making very big things look much smaller. |
| C．Helping you read some newspapers. |
| D．Helping you if you can't see things clearly. |
Why don't your parents let you drink dirty water?
| A．You haven't looked at it carefully. |
| B．Water can't be drunk in this way. |
| C．There must be lots of germs in it. |
| D．Water will make you ill. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Germs can be found both in water and in the air. |
| B．Germs can go into your finger if it is cut. |
| C．If your temperature is not OK，there must be germs in your body. |
| D．If your finger isn't cut，there aren't any germs on it. |
What's the main idea of the passage?
| A．Germs may make us ill. |
| B．Germs are in dirty water. |
| C．Don't drink dirty water. |
| D．Take care of your fingers. |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor(拖拉机). Bad luck! A lot of apples had already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price. They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.
"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck(卡车) next time!"
"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !" Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.
| A．they hope to save money |
| B．they're both poor |
| C．their farms are at the foot of the mountain |
| D．they're not far from their farms |
The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
| A．make a journey |
| B．visit some places of interest |
| C．meet their friends |
| D．make a profit |
. The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.
| A．theirs weren't as good as the others' |
| B．theirs were much less than the others' |
| C．a lot of apples had been already carried to the city |
| D．they forgot to carry them on a truck |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.
| A．they had sustained losses in business |
| B．they had lost some money in the city |
| C．something was wrong with the tractor |
| D．other people profited in the city |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The two farmers found out why they were poor. |
| B．The two farmers will soon get rich. |
| C．Neither of the farmers is clever. |
| D．The two farmers decided to buy a truck. |
From the world’s heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world’s smallest dog, these are all parts of a group of the world’s strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯记录》).
The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it’s always one of the best selling books in the world.
People now can break over 1000 records every week! Why do so many people want to break the records? Do they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world? “It gives people a chance to show they’re the best in the world.” said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport.
The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world’s truly greatest people and things in it!
The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two:
☆ A British dog, Whitney, is the world’s smallest dog. It’s only 76mm tall.
☆ An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲).They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.We can see everything in the Guinness Book of Records except .
| A．the heaviest fruits and vegetables | B．the smallest people and animals |
| C．the strangest people and things | D．very ordinary people and things |
The Guinness Book of Records has been one of the best selling books for .
| A．50 years | B．76 years | C．600 years | D．1000 years |
Newport thought many people tried to break Guinness records because .
| A．their names be kept in the world records. |
| B．their names could be seen by the whole world. |
| C．they could meet more people all over the world. |
| D．they could be known as the greatest by the world. |
Which of the following is right according to the passage?
| A．Newport started the Guinness Book of Records in Britain. |
| B．More than four thousand records are broken each month. |
| C．The Guinness Book of Records started in the year 1954. |
| D．The newest book of Guinness comes out every Tuesday. |
The writer of this passage wants to .
| A．tell us the strangest records in the world |
| B．show us the beginning of the Guinness Book of Records |
| C．give us an introduction to the Guinness Book of Records |
| D．let us know the most interesting things in the world |
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