Bad Hobbies
It’s easier to walk downhill than to climb uphill. So it is easier to fall into bad habits than into good ones. Bad habits do not form suddenly. They form little by little, so you don’t realize（意识到） their danger. Schoolboys and schoolgirls first pick up little bad habits at school or on the streets. When they cannot do their homework, they copy from their classmates. If they see bigger boys or girls smoking, they also want to learn to smoke. If they see their friends gambling(赌博)，they want to gamble. When they get older, the habits become stronger and stronger. Then they can no longer give them up. From copying, they learn to steal; from gambling, they learn to cheat. At last, no one believes in them. It is very important to stop bad habits as soon as they begin!
My son is eight years old. He is now in Grade Three. When he was five, he started school. Every evening we have homework battles. Three afternoons a week he has activities after school. By the time we get home, homework is the last thing he feels like doing. The other two afternoon, he gets home early and we argue(争论) about whether he should do his homework straight away, or if he should have some time to rest and play first. When my son finally sits down to do his homework, he seems to want me there helping him all the time. I do want to help him, but I am sure that he can do it by himself. In fact, I often end up telling him the answers to most of his homework. He has fallen into the habit of depending on me to do this. He never wants to use his own brain.
My wife and I have given up all our outdoor activities. We sit with him when he does his homework. We want to train him form some good learning habits. But what should we do?Bad habit form(形成)_________.
| A．suddenly | B．little by little |
| C．very quickly | D．very happily |
Schoolboys and schoolgirls first pick up little bad habits .
| A．at home | B．at school or on the street |
| C．in the library | D．at the other’s home |
From gambling, they learn to ___________.
| A．steal | B．smoke | C．cheat | D．fight |
My son ________.
| A．likes doing his homework | B．get home on time |
| C．depends on us too much | D．uses his head |
It is very for a child to form good study habits.
| A．easy | B．quick | C．important | D．wrong |
One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家) in England, David was brought into my office. His face was pale（苍白的）and he looked at his own feet.
David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But the year before he turned 13, his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others from then on.
How could I help him?
David didn't say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder."Come back next week if you like. "I said.
He came and I suggested we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon--in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed. It seemed that he liked to be with me. But why didn't he ever look at me?
"Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain （痛苦）with," I thought.
Months later, when I was looking at his head, he suddenly looked up at me. "It's your turn," he said. After that day, David started talking. He finally got friends in school and he even joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times. Now he had re ally started to live his life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I learned a lot from him. I learned how time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him. All they need is a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch and an ear that listens.When David was brought into the writer's office, ___________.
| A．he said hello to the writer |
| B．he seemed happy |
| C．he looked at his own feet |
| D．he smiled at the writer |
David's father died when he was ________ years old.
| A．13 | B．2 | C．5 | D．6 |
To help David, the writer __________every Wednesday afternoon.
| A．played chess with him | B．told stories to him |
| C．wrote letters to him | D．played soccer with him |
What club did David join?
| A．A chess club. | B．An art club. | C．An English club. | D．A bicycle club. |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．David finally got friends in school. |
| B．After his father died, David refused to talk to others. |
| C．David didn't say anything to the Writer at first. |
| D．At last the writer learned a lot from David. |
It was the end-of-year party. I had asked my mother to make us cookies. Mom’s chocolate chips were the best.
But two o’clock passed, and there was no sign of her. Most of the other mothers had come and gone, dropping off their cakes and chips. The party went on, but I wouldn’t leave the window. The three o’clock bell soon took me away from my thoughts（思绪）. I took my bag and walked out for home.
The house was empty when I arrived. My heart was filled with anger(气愤). For the first time in my life, my mother had let me down. I was lying on my bed when I heard her coming. “Robbie,” she called out. “Where are you?” She was looking for me from room to room, but I kept silent.
When she came into my room, I didn’t move, “I’m so sorry,” she said. “I got busy and forgot.” She began to laugh. I couldn’t believe it. I turned over and found that she wasn’t laughing but crying. “I’m so sorry. I let my boy down.” she cried like a little girl. I had never seen my mother cry.
“It’s OK, Mom,” I said, “We didn’t need those cookies. There was plenty of food to eat. Don’t cry. It’s all right.” We held each other in a long hug(拥抱).The story happened __________.
| A．on my birthday | B．during Christmas |
| C．before Christmas | D．before the New Year’s Day |
I didn’t leave the window because I want __________.
| A．to see my mother coming |
| B．to enjoy the party |
| C．to get some cookies |
| D．to go to the party |
What does the underlined phrase “let me down ” mean in Chinese?
| A．让我下来 | B．让我平静 | C．让我失望 | D．让我讨厌 |
I lay down on my bed and kept silent because I was __________.
| A．tired | B．angry | C．hungry | D．excited |
Why did my mother cry and say that she was sorry?
| A．Because she was too busy. |
| B．Because she couldn’t find me. |
| C．Because she didn’t support me. |
| D．Because she needed those cookies. |
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there is such a thing a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No, they are just Chinese people like you and me.
ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside-thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside-looking like a Chinese.
Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics.
But if ABCs can not speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens (公民) of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist, C.N.Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.“ABC” in this passage means “ ”.
| A．three English letters | B．a kind of banana |
| C．Chinese born in America | D．Americans born in China |
Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because .
| A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
| B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese |
| C．they were born in China but got to study in America |
| D．they like to eat bananas |
The underlined word “blood” may probably mean .
| A．国籍 | B．血统 | C．爱心 | D．皮肤 |
This passage mainly talks about ______.
A. different kind of bananas B. the life story of C.N.Yang
C. the Noble Prize D. overseas Chinese
A good reader is very much like a driver. He must change his reading speed to fit(适应)what he is reading and what he is reading for, just as a driver does to fit the road situation.
A good reader may read at 1,000 WPM(每分钟…词 )when he looks for something for a report in the library. But once he finds what he needs, he may slow down to 100 WPM. A good reader may read newspapers and story books at 600 WPM. But he may read his science or maths books at 150 WPM. Just as a driver has a wide change of driving speed, so a good reader has a wide change of reading speed.The writer thinks that a good reader can____.
| A．read at 1,000 WPM | B．read as fast as he can |
| C．change the reading speeds as he needs | D．spend more time reading |
A good reader may read fastest____.
| A．when he reads newspapers and story books |
| B．when he reads something most useful to him |
| C．when he is trying to work out a maths problem |
| D．when he is trying to find something for his report |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．The Importance of Having Fast Reading Speed |
| B．A Good Reader and His Reading Speed. |
| C．The Best Way of Fast Reading |
| D．The Difference Between Driving and Reading |
Li Ping is a Grade Eight student in Zhenjiang Sunshine Secondary School．The table below is his mid-term self-assessment(自我评价)．He draws faces to show his progress：
excellent 
OK 
weak
Read the table and find out how well Li Ping is doing.
| Unit/ Item |
Unit l Past and present |
Unit 2 Travelling |
Unit 3 Online travel |
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| Vocabulary |
opposites |
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Suffixes‘ful’ and‘less’ |
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Words about computers |
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| Grammar |
Present perfect tense |
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Past continuous tense |
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Passive voice |
|
| Study skills/ Pronunciation |
Using a dictionary |
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Linking words |
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Organizing information |
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| Main task |
A report |
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My best holiday |
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Favourite educational computer game |
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What does Li Ping need to improve in Unit 1?
| A．Present perfect tense． | B．Using a dictionary |
| C．A report． | D．Opposites． |
Which do you think Li Ping does well in?
| A．Present perfect tense． | B．Passive voice． |
| C．Organizing information． | D．Favourite educational computer game． |
From the table we know Li Ping is weak in _____ ．
| A．Vocabulary | B．Main task |
| C．Study skills／Pronunciation | D．Grammar |
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