Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck． I’m not going to say luck, talent, and conditions are not important because they really are． Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great abilities, and that’s just how life is．
However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually put it into practice． What’s more, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practising． To become great at certain things, it’ll require even more time, the time that most people won’t put in．
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love． If you don’t enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like great pain and will probably make you give up well before you ever become good at it．
When you see people showing some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost． It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some unusual talent, but thinking that way does you no good，and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway．
Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, with all your heart and over a long period of time． If you’re not willing to put in the time and work, don’t expect to receive any rewards(回报)． Time and hard work won’t make sure that you will get the great success you may want, but it will make sure that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into．Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ________．
| A．the reasons for success |
| B．the meaning of success |
| C．the standards of success |
| D．the importance of success |
Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ________．
| A．work makes one feel pain |
| B．one always enjoys his work |
| C．one gives up his work easily |
| D．it takes a lot of time to succeed |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．Having a goal is very important to success． |
| B．Being good is different from being great． |
| C．One cannot succeed without time and practice． |
| D．Luck, talent and family help to achieve success． |
Hobbies are activities（活动）, which we do in our free time. There are so many kinds of hobbies one can choose for his or her own. Some hobbies are really expensive, and some are even dangerous.
The most popular hobbies in our country are as follows:
Collecting hobbies We can collect a lot of things. Usually people collect the stamps, postcards or coins. Some people collect unusual things like old cars, old motorbikes or other interesting things, which could be very expensive.
Art hobbies Going to the theatre, concert（音乐会）, opera; playing some instrument ( the most popular instrument is guitar ); painting, writing, poetry. There are many clubs—such as singing, dancing, etc.
Sports games Everybody do some sport activities—sport can keep us fit. Many students are members of a sports club—basketball, volleyball or swimming.
The other popular hobby is watching TV or a video, playing computer or video games, but it is not so good for your eyes and your mind. Many people here like to spend their free time reading books, magazines and newspapers. Some people like listening to music better. Going out can be very expensive now.
Many students would like to make use of their hobbies in their future jobs, e.g. working with computer, but it is not so easy. Hobbies are very important for everybody. A man would be very poor without a hobby and would not be pleased.
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Watching TV or a video and playing computer or video games are interesting things to do, but not too much, for they may be for our eyes and mind. We can choose to |
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Maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons?
Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates （蒸发）into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.
A typhoon has two parts, one is called the “eye”. In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rains.
Typhoons are very dangerous. In November this year, Typhoon Haiyan killed 5500 people in Philippines. More people are missing.
What to do when a typhoon hits?
Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.
Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!
Listen to the radio or TV for important information.
If you’re told to go to a safer place, do it right now.This passage is most probably from .
| A．an advertisement of a typhoon | B．a travel record |
| C．a weather report | D．a science magazine |
Typhoons often happen .
| A．in the hot season | B．in the cold season | C．only in China | D．under the sea |
In which order（顺序）does a typhoon happen?
a. The wind moves fast enough, a typhoon starts.
b. The air moves quickly, making wind.
c. The sun makes sea water hot.
d. The air gets warmer.
| A．d-c-b-a | B．c-d-b-a | C．c-d-a-b | D．d-b-a-c |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves. |
| B．5500 people died because of Typhoon Haiyan around the world. |
| C．The strongest winds and hardest rains are in the wall of clouds. |
| D．A typhoon will not happen before the wind goes faster than 30 km a second. |
When a typhoon comes, we CANNOT .
| A．close all the windows |
| B．listen to typhoon news |
| C．stay inside the strong house |
| D．go outside to find a safer place |
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! 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. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）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 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.“ABCs” 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 go to study in America |
| D．they like to eat bananas |
The underlined word “blood” may probably mean .
| A．洪水 | B．祖先 | C．血统 | D．身份 |
Which of the sentences is WRONG about ABCs?
| A．ABCs may know little about China. | B．They are overseas Chinese. |
| C．They may speak little Chinese. | D．They are Chinese citizens. |
This passage mainly talks about .
A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize D. the story of C.N. Yang
阅读短文, 按要求完成短文后的各项任务。
Today more and more young people in China would like to spend their school holiday working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of the kind young men’s stories.
Li Ping , 17
I am going to help the Forest Centre build new roads. I will spend the summer living in a tent and enjoying the clean air. I am going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I will be able to do something helpful at the same time.
Wu Dong, 18
This summer, I am going to take part in the Spring House Club. They build good houses and give them to poor(贫穷的) families. (1)I will help them and they will teach me what to do. I can also learn how to build houses.
Liu Hui, 16
I am going to teach children to (2)____________. I will work for the club “Reading for life”. Every day, I am going to help children find interesting books, and I want to be a (2)__________. So I can stay with children every day. This is going to be great for me.将(1)处句子翻译成中文。
__________________________________________________________________在(2) 处填上适合的词，使句子意思完整。
_________________ ____________________回答问题What is Li Ping going to help to do?
__________________________________________________________________找出该句同意句。And they don’t get any money for doing it.
__________________________________________________________________找出文章的主题句。
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Many people love going on a trip by plane, because planes are fast. But an airport(机场) is usually far away from the city, and it usually takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city. You have to get there and wait for the plane to take off for hours. You can not open the window, and you can not have delicious food.
I like travelling by train. I think trains are the safest(最安全的). Train stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and look out of the window. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes some time.
I also like cars. You can start your trip when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a station. You can carry many things with you, too. But sometimes there are many cars on the road.Many people like travelling by plane because_____________.
| A．it is interesting | B．it is fast | C．it is cheap | D．it is expensive |
What does the underlined phrase “take off” mean?
| A．Get to a place. | B．Fly away from a place. |
| C．Stop at a place. | D．Come back from a place. |
If you want to take many things with you, you can take___________.
| A．a bus | B．a train | C．a car | D．a boat |
The writer thinks that ____________ are the safest.
| A．trains | B．planes | C．boats | D．cars |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Usually you need to spend hours getting out of an airport and getting into a city. |
| B．You can not see anything from a window when you are on a train. |
| C．A car never stops at a train station. |
| D．There are always too many cars on the road. |
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