A young man went to the local expert (专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist (珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he was afraid that the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."
The next morning the expert put a jade (玉) stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.
"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.
Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"
"You have begun to learn." said the master.
Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you'll have more confidence because you'll actually know what you're doing.The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.
| A．refused | B．liked |
| C．understood | D．held |
The expert let the young man hold the jade stone for so many days because he wanted to see if the young man was _______.
| A．brave | B．patient | C．clever | D．honest |
What may be the best title for this passage?
| A．An Experienced Gemologist | B．Experience, the Best Teacher |
| C．Experience of a Young Man | D．A Confident Teacher |
April 22 is Earth Day. Everyone on Earth should care about and protect the earth!
The earth has warmed by about 1°F (华氏度) over the past 100 years, but why and how?
Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which makes the earth warmer.
First, greenhouse effect (温室效应) is a very important reason for the change of the earth. People give out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the earth warmer. Climate (气候) change is another important reason. Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little. The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.
When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise in sea level. It will affect the growth of plants, animals and people. On a Pacific island, 100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. These people can no longer live on the coast. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one metre by 2100.
People can affect the earth's air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protect the earth. For example, we can use fridges less. We can tell more people about protecting the earth.Earth Day is probably set for people to ______.
| A．learn more about the earth | B．make full use of the earth |
| C．take better care of the earth. | D．study the warmth of the earth |
We can infer (推断) from the passage that the reasons for the warmer earth are
______ now.
| A．not very clear | B．completely secret | C．well known | D．not given yet |
Greenhouse effect comes from______.
| A．sea rising | B．climate change | C．nature's unbalance | D．people's activity |
The passage mainly tells us that ______.
| A．there is more rain now | B．we should protect the earth |
| C．we must stop pollution | D．sea level is getting higher |
Dear Alice，
You really have two different questions here，so we’ll discuss them one at a time．
Your problems at school may be a result of a number of things．You don’t say much about how these classmates get along with each other．It’s possible that all the students are feeling a little cautious(谨慎的) in the first term．
It’s also possible that the others are unkind．If this is so，you have to find out why you are the class “outsider．”
In your letter you say you often offer to help others with their work．Is it possible that your classmates don’t understand your offers? Could it seem that you were trying to“buy”friends with these offers?
Is it possible that you took no notice of your classmates when you had your good friend near you? They may have felt hurt at that time．It may take a time for them to believe in you if so．Try to ask one classmate directly what the problem is．If you hear a negative(负面的)answer，at least you’ll know what to do．
Yours truly，
SheliaFrom the letter we know that Alice was very______.
| A．lucky | B．unkind | C．clever | D．unhappy |
From the letter we can conclude(得出结论)that______.
| A．Alice wasn’t pleased with her teachers |
| B．Alice’s parents made her study too hard |
| C．Alice didn’t get along well with her classmates |
| D．Alice didn’t want to go to school any more |
In the letter Sheila talked about______ possible reasons(原因)for Alice’s problems．
| A．four | B．six | C．seven | D．eight |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the letter?
| A．Alice felt her classmates weren’t kind to her |
| B．Alice was very warm-hearted to help her classmates |
| C．Alice didn’t want to get along well with her classmates |
| D．The girl asked two questions in her letter． |
“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher might have found out.
“Who did this?” she asked again. She never became angry, but she was this time. She held up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who broke this window?”
“Oh, oh,” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. I did not do it on purpose (故意). It was caused by a bad throw of a baseball. Why did it have to be me?
If I admitted (承认) it, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? “My father is going to get angry at me,” I thought. I didn’t want to raise (举起) my hand, but something much stronger than me pulled it up.
“I did it,” I said. Then I was silent. It was hard enough saying what I had.
My teacher went to one of our bookshelves and took down a book. She then began walking towards my desk. I had never known my teacher to strike (打) a student, but I feared she was going to start with me.
“I know how you like birds,” she said as she stood looking down at my face. “Here is the field guide about birds (鸟类野外指南) that you always check out from our school library. It is yours now. We have got a new one for the school. You will not be punished (惩罚). But remember, it’s only for your honesty.”
I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t being punished and I was getting my own bird field guide, the one that I had been saving up all my money to buy.How did the writer feel when he saw his teacher walking towards him with a book from bookshelves?
| A．Relaxed. | B．Pleased. | C．Frightened. | D．Guilty. |
What do the underlined words “check out” mean?
| A．lend | B．borrow | C．test | D．buy |
What can we learn from the story?
| A．The writer’s teacher often hit her students. |
| B．The writer broke the window when he was catching a bird. |
| C．The writer was seriously punished after he admitted his mistake. |
| D．The writer didn’t want to admit his mistake at the beginning. |
The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.
| A．he who is honest is wise | B．better late than never |
| C．practice makes perfect | D．a friend in need is a friend indeed |
Suppose you are a football fan and have to work from 9:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Now you are reading the TV guide online of Sunshine Town TV(STTV) and looking through the TV programmes of Wednesday, November 21,2012.
| TV Channel |
TV Programmes Wednesday, November 21,2012 |
| STTV－1 |
14:05 TV Play: Come Back Home 16:05 A Glimpse(一瞥) of London 18:10 35－part Series: Love for the Pearl River 19:50 Approaches to Science 20:10 News STTV English Service 20:40 The World Football Cup (France vs. England) |
| STTV－2 |
14:30 The World Football Cup (America vs. Italy) 16:30 TV Play: True Feeling 19:00 Children’s Programmes 19:30 Animal World 20:00 Countryside Life 21:00 American Professional Basketball Matches |
| STTV－3 |
14:15 Sports Programmes (Cycling) 16:20 Science Age 19:00 Music Bridge 19:35 Film: Gone with the Wind 21:00 Chinese Programmes for Foreigners 22:03 TV Theaters |
Which programme would you prefer when you are free?
| A．STTV－1 The World Football Cup (France vs. England) |
| B．STTV－2 The World Football Cup (America vs. Italy) |
| C．STTV－3 Sports Programmes (Cycling) |
| D．STTV－2 American Professional Basketball Matches |
If your friend Tom likes countryside and animals, which channel will he choose?
| A．STTV－1 | B．STTV－2 | C．STTV－3 | D．None of the above |
Which of the following programmes takes the least time?
| A．Approaches to Science | B．Film: Gone with the Wind |
| C．Countryside Life | D．35－part Series: Love for the Pearl River |
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Are people less happy or happier when they get older? If your answer is “happier”, then you are right, based on a study published five years ago. It found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty. In fact, it found that by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen.
The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred and forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.
Levels of happiness were the highest among the kids and those in their early seventies.
The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.
So why would happiness increase with age? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
Title: Relationship Between Age and 【小题1】
| The elements of the survey |
Time: 2008 Place: in the United States Researcher: Arthur Stone and his 【小题2】 Targets: 340,000 adults |
| The 【小题3】of the survey |
Generally people become happier and feel Adults between the ages of 22 and 25 have the 【小题5】stress. The kids and those in their early 【小题6】feel the happiest. Men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women feel sadder, more 【小题7】and worried than men do. |
| Conclusion |
Happiness 【小题8】with age. That’s because people become more thankful for what they have and control their emotions 【小题9】as they get older. It also |
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