An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree.A small fly came，flying and buzzing near his ear.The elephant waved it away with his long ears.Then the fly came again and the elephant waved it away once more.
This happened several times.Then the elephant asked the fly， "Why are you so restless and noisy？Why can't you just stay in one place？"
The fly answered， "I am interested in whatever I see，hear or smell.My five senses，and everything that happens around me，pull me here and there and I cannot resist （抵抗） them.What is your secret？How can you stay so calm and still？ "
The elephant stopped eating and said， "My five senses do not rule me.I am in control of myself - my senses do not tell me what to do.This helps me stay focused on whatever I do，and so，keep my mind calm and still.Now that I am eating，I am completely enjoying eating.In this way，I can just focus on enjoying my food."
After hearing these words，the fly's eyes opened wide and a smile appeared on his face.He looked at the elephant and said， "I understand!I will always be restless if I let my senses control me.On the other hand，if I try to use some self﹣control，my mind will become calm and I'll be able to stay still."
It is said that the mind is restless and pays attention to whatever is in front of it.But if you can control what you pay attention to，you can control your mind.
（1）The fly thought he moved around a lot because .
| A． |
he had nowhere to land |
| B． |
he couldn't see things clearly |
| C． |
he was interested in everything around him |
| D． |
his five senses couldn't work with each other |
（2）According to the elephant，what is the key to staying calm？
| A． |
Being in control of one's senses. |
| B． |
Enjoying eating. |
| C． |
Being able to find peace. |
| D． |
Focusing on many things at the same time. |
（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the story？
| A． |
The fly can resist everything that happens around him. |
| B． |
The five senses always rule the elephant. |
| C． |
The fly will be calm if the senses control him. |
| D． |
The elephant can focus on what he is doing. |
（4）Which of the following can be the best title for this passage？
| A． |
Stay Still and Calm |
| B． |
Focus on More Than One Thing |
| C． |
Pay Attention to Your Feelings |
| D． |
Take Control of Your Mind |
Friendships light up our lives.Everyone needs friends.Friends are very important.If you want to have good friends，you should be a good friend yourself first.
When I was 5 years old，I had a lot of friends.Almost every kid liked to play with me because I always shared my toy cars with others，Never be mean（小气的）if you want to be a good friend.
As an 11﹣year﹣old，I was captain（队长）of my soccer team I was also the best player.At the beginning，I wasn't captain and I was the weakest player of the whole team.At that time，nobody wanted to make friends with me.Then I trained harder and harder，I made a lot of effort to catch up with the team.As the old saying goes—no pains，no gains.After a lot of hard work，I finally became a good player.My teammates wanted to make friends with me.If you want to be a good friend，always remember to make yourself stronger and stronger.
Now I'm 14.My friends and I have a lot of stress at school.I'm good at math and one of my best friends is good at English.We often help each other.I help him make progress in math.It really does work!Many of my classmates who are bad at math come to ask me for help.They become my friends as well…
Be a helpful study fellow（伙伴）if you want to be a good friend.Make yourself into a good friend and you'll never walk alone.
（1）What's one supposed to do first to have good friends according to the writer？
A.Become the best soccer player of the team.
B.Make himself/ herself stronger than others.
C.Help others study math or English.
D.Become a good friend himself/ herself.
（2）What can be inferred（推断）from the passage？
A.One should be honest when making friends.
B.It's not easy to make friends when one does well in math.
C.Those who are stronger than others have more friends.
D.The writer hasn't any stress while making friends with others.
（3）What can be the best title for the passage？
A.The importance of friends.
B.The ways of making friends.
C.The advantages of being captain.
D.The suggestions of dealing with stress.
Andrew is a cold man.One day when he was waiting for the bus，an old woman came up to him.She was wearing old and dirty clothes.She had no shoes and was selling some beautiful flowers.She asked Andrew， "Sir，could you please buy all these flowers？They are only ten dollars.I haven't had a meal for three days." Andrew shook his head and said no.Then the old woman asked，"How about five dollars？That will be enough for me to buy some bread." But Andrew said no again.The old woman begged（恩求），"Then how about one dollar？So I can buy a small apple pie." Andrew said coldly，"I haven't got one dollar in my pocket.Please go away!" Looking at him with sympathy，the old woman gave Andrew all her flowers and said， "Poor young man，take these.You need them more than I do."
根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳的选项。
（1）Andrew is a man.
| A． |
cold |
| B． |
humorous |
| C． |
kind |
（2）An old woman was wearing old and clothes.
| A． |
clean |
| B． |
ugly |
| C． |
dirty |
（3）The old woman needed dollar（s） to buy some bread.
| A． |
ten |
| B． |
five |
| C． |
one |
（4）What does the underlined word "sympathy" probably mean？
| A． |
Regret. |
| B． |
Pity. |
| C． |
Surprise. |
（5）Why did the old woman give Andrew all her flowers？
| A． |
Because she thought Andrew was poorer than her. |
| B． |
Because she thought these flowers meant nothing to her. |
| C． |
Because she thought Andrew wanted these flowers without paying. |
One afternoon I took a trip to an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a view of the masterpieces(名作).
A young couple looking at the in front of me chatted non-stop. I watched them for a moment and realized the wife was doing all the talking. I admired(佩服)this man for being so with her. Bored by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved those rooms of art. Each time I heard her voice, I moved away quickly.
I was standing at the museum gift shop buying some cards when the couple walked to the exit(出口).
" He's a brave man, " the clerk said. "Most of us would our interests if we were blind at such a young age. But behind his wife he comes in there's a new art show. "
"But he can't see. " I said in surprise.
" His wife each painting so that he can see it in his head. "
I learned about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person withoutsightand the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his . And I saw the love shared by two people as I this couple walk away holding each other's hands.
A．crowded B．quiet C．noisy D．silent
A．gifts B．maps C．books D．Paintings
A．strict B．patient C．careful D．excited
A．through B．across C．into D．out of
A．give up B．give away C．die out D．run away
A．whatever B．wherever C．whenever D．whether
A．talks B．shows C．describes D．tells
A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything
A．mind B．eyes C．life D．decision
A．met B．knew C．researched D．Watched
When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or a concert. It shows you may feel uncomfortable when you are called in by your leader to why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that. If you “face the music”, you are sure to be less unhappy than that.
Every one of us has to “face the music” at some time or another, especially as . We can all remember father’s words “I want to talk to you”. And only because we did not listen to him. What a(an) thing it was!
In the middle or at the end of every , we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will whether we will face the music or not. If we don’t get good , that means parents’ cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.
“To face the music” is to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.
A．manage B．attend C．miss D．forget
A．discover B．believe C．explain D．encourage
A．friends B．teachers C．leaders D．children
A．angry B．magical C．exciting D．honest
A．terrible B．important C．interesting D．careful
A．season B．term C．year D．month
A．follow B．change C．decide D．realize
A．chances B．marks C．tools D．choices
A．known B．strange C．safe D．harmful
A．discusses B．covers C．develops D．means
A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day that I to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my car stopped. It was out of gas(汽油) on a road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone who could sell some gas. I walked almost a mile before I finally found a near the road.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair . She said, “I’ve waited for you here for a long time. Come in. is ready.”
“But I only came for some gas.” I answered.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You like tea.” said she.
I quickly explained that my car was out of gas, but she didn’t to listen to me. She just kept calling me Alfred. She was very strangely. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house quickly.
Luckily, there was another house down the road and I was able to the gas. When I told the man about my , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives alone in that big house. She’s , but she wouldn’t hurt anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The man left home and never came back because of the war.”
A．walked B．rode C．hurried D．drove
A．busy B．quiet C．modern D．noisy
A．hotel B．restaurant C．house D．market
A．answered B．returned C．noticed D．served
A．Gas B．Tea C．Juice D．Coffee
A．promise B．remember C．learn D．seem
A．shouting B．crying C．acting D．jumping
A．touch B．buy C．borrow D．sell
A．experience B．advice C．result D．plan
A．famous B．strange C．wonderful D．friendly
It is interesting to visit another country, but there are some problems when you don’t know the ____very well. It may be ___ to talk with the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country. We may not know how to buy ____. In a ____ country we may not know where to eat or what to order in a ____. It is not easy to decide how ____to tip (给小费) waiters or taxi drivers. When we need help, we might not know how to ask for help. It is not pleasant to have an experience（经历） ____ that. ____ a short time, however, we learn what to do and what to ____ . We learn to enjoy life in another country and then we may be ____ to leave.
A．language B．people C．words D．country
A．tired B．happy C．hard D．easy
A．nothing B．anything C．things D．shopping
A．good B．new C．old D．young
A．shop B．school C．hospital D．restaurant
A．soon B．many C．much D．often
A．as B．like C．for D．with
A．After B．In C．Before D．For
A．talk B．tell C．speak D．say
A．glad B．worried C．sorry D．interested
(原创)Do you believe in yourself? When you are in trouble, don’t say you can’t get over it. Believe in your dreams. Believe that you are loved. Believe that you make a difference. I was told a about a teacher who once did what he could to make his students get to know the of believing in themselves.
The teacher stood his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how hard you have worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to a B to those who prefer not to the test.”
Many students thanked the teacher and left. The teacher looked at the students left and said, “Does anyone else want to get a ‘B’? This is your last chance” Two more students decided to go.
Only seven students were still in the classroom. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have just received an “ “in this class. believing in yourselves.
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test that any teacher could give. Students who are not confident in what they have learned are ‘B’ students at most The same is true in our daily life. The ‘A’ students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both and failures. They have got life’s lessons, not only from normal , but from events in their daily lives, and have become better people. You see, one should believe in himself.
A. story B. book C. magazine
A. difficulty B. importance C. difference
A.in the front of B. next to C. in front of
A. offer B. provide C. serve
A. take B. fail C. pass
A. C B. B C. A
A. Keep B. Stop C. Consider
A. successful B. succeed C. successes
A. life B. education C. experiences
A. never B. sometimes C. always
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Smiles and tears are part of life. But do you find enough time for ? I’m not asking if you experience lots of good times. Of course, we should laugh during the happy times. But do you laugh during the difficult times?
Erma Bornbeck is know for her funny looks. But she wrote about a more serious subject--cancer in children. The book is titled, I WANT TO GROW , I WANT TO GROW UP. Erma talks with many children who cancer and learns important lessons from them. She learns, for example, that cancer survivors(幸存者) know how they should smile at life, though they are receiving chemotherapy(化疗).
She tells about the experience of Jessica. Jessica’s leg was cut off at the knee(膝盖) because of cancer. She was learning to wear a prosthesis(假肢). Jessica told about playing soccer. She hit the ball hard her foot. The ball flew off in one direction her man-made leg flew another way. Then the brave girl lay on the floor, laughing happily.
As the saying goes, “There’s a time to cry and a time to laugh.” Do our find . time to laugh? You can … if you find reasons to laugh during the difficult times. Survivors know . If you can laugh even when you’re in trouble, you will make it. Remember, laugh and the whole world laugh with you. Cry and you cry alone.
A．calling B．laughing C．crying D．cry
A．either B．too C．also D．as well
A．it B．one C．ones D．first
A．HAIR B．NAILS（指甲） C．GRASS D．finger
A．has B．have C．had D．had had
A．15 years old B．15-years-old C．15-year-old D．15-years-olds
A．in B．with C．under D．below
A．while B．whenever C．whether D．if
A．many B．plenty of C．lot D．lots
A．where to laugh B．who to laugh C．how to laugh D．why to laugh
Jack is my best friend. We've been friends for 10 years. We were both born in 1991, so we are at the same . We both study at a school Taizhou Middle School. Jack is an easy-going person and he often makes friends without too much trouble. Jack and I often share our own secrets between us, so we are to each other.When I feel worried or unhappy, I can always go to him. A famous saying goes like this: " A friend in 5is a friend indeed." In some way, bad things always test our friendship. If someone is really your lifelong friend, then he or she will give us enough and necessary help. Do you agree?
Every day, after class, we often go to the school library. There're tens of thousands of books and magazines. The school library good service(服务), for example the air-conditioner（空调）is always on and drinks are always ready to give you freshness（新鲜）. Rich people always donate large sums（大量）of money to support the library. Everybody is happy about it. During the Reading Week, we always invite our friends to interesting books. Every year, we have two long holidays. When we're on , we usually go to different places together. In a word, it's lucky to have such a friend sharing interesting things together.
A．age B．year C．old D．ages
A．name B．named C．call D．is called
A．difficult B．hard C．hardly D．easily
A．lying B．smiling C．wrong D．true
A．sadness B．need C．happiness D．sorrow
A．trust B．money C．time D．food
A．gives to B．takes C．brings D．offers
A．expensive B．free（免费的） C．most D．least
A．talk B．speak with C．say D．discuss
A．vacations B．holiday C．holidays D．a vacation
One day my wife and I went shopping by car. We had a lot of things____, because my brother and ____family were coming to spend the weekend with us. We stopped the car _____a stone. An hour later,we came back to the car.___ of us carried a lot of things. Then trouble started. We could not open the car door.
“Oh,dear,”said my wife. “___are we going to do?”
“Let’s ask that policeman,” I said.
The policeman was very kind ___was glad to help us. A few minutes later, he got the door____. Just at that moment, ____angry man came up and shouted, “What are you doing____ my car?”
We looked at the number of the car,and our___turned red.
A．to buy B．to carry C．to take D．to bring
A．her B．his C．our D．their
A．at the back B．after C．in front of D．in the front of
A．All B．None C．Neither D．Both
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．so B．and C．then D．or
A．to open B．to close C．open D．close
A．the B．a C．/ D．an
A．about B．on C．with D．to
A．eyes B．heads C．noses D．faces
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of . He stood right before me with his head down and said , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play. , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’ s beautiful, too. That’s I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not —he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).
Through the eyes of a blind child, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been . I decided to see the beauty in life, and every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
A．hopeless B．colourful C．simple D．wonderful
A．mind B．trouble C．breath（呼吸） D．work
A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．So B．Or C．However D．And
A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break
A．admire B．dislike C．want D．have
A．cry B．speak C．smile D．see
A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated
A．sleep B．study C．dance D．play
A．at most B．at times C．at first D．at last
A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf
A．waste B．enjoy C．lose D．forget
Do you think of the future? Three friends and I make a poster (海报) to show our thoughts(想法) in a class meeting.
The main (主要的) of the poster is black. We hope it can make people . We draw a green at the bottom (底部) of the poster. We want to show that the Earth is so beautiful. If we don’t protect (保护) now, maybe we’ll have to find another planet (星球) to live on in the future.
The future is not all about things. We write the words “politics” (政治) and “technology” (科技) the poster. During our speech(演讲), we say in the future all the countries will work together. And our technology will develop (发展) very fast and make the world better.
We also talk a new planet to live on. We name it “nearth”. It the words “new” and “earth”. We think maybe in the future humans and aliens (外星人) will live together and even have babies. We name these babies “hulien”--“human” and “alien”.
Do you like the future we think about? How will the future in your eyes?
A．paper B．colour C．size D．kind
A．to think B．thinking C．thinks D．think
A．place B．Earth C．ground D．future
A．them B．us C．it D．you
A．bad B．nice C．great D．good
A．at B．in C．on D．to
A．about B．for C．with D．from
A．from B．be from C．comes from D．come from
A．too B．also C．very D．again
A．like B．be like C．look like D．look
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. ‘I know how you have worked to prepare for this test:' he said. "And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a 'B' to those who not to take the test."
Many students thanked the teacher and left. The teacher looked at the remaining（剩下的）students and said, "Does anyone else want to get a 'B'? This is your last chance." Two students decided to go.
Seven students remained. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have just got an in this class. Keep believing in ．
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test that any teacher could give. Students who are not in what they have learned are 'B' students at best.
The same is in our daily life. The 'A' students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have both successes and failures. They have learned life's lessons, not only from normal education, from events in their lives. In the end, they have become people. You see, one should always believe in himself.
A．hardly B．terribly C．luckily D．hard
A．dislike B．rather C．prefer D．start
A．another B．more C．others D．many
A．'D' B．'C' C．'B' D．'A'
A．himself B．yourself C．themselves D．ourselves
A．confident B．lucky C．modest D．easy
A．unusual B．impossible C．true D．good
A．broken off B．learned from C．dreamed of D．cared for
A．and B．or C．but D．also
A．ruder B．braver C．worse D．better
Leo is 66 years old. But he ___ young. He is a basketball fan. He has two ---one is a son and the other is a daughter. He has a great ___ __ collection. But he never
_ sports. He only likes collecting sports ______. He has 5 basketballs, 7 baseballs and 3 ping-pong balls. His son, Neal, likes soccer. He is in a soccer club. He often plays soccer with______ friends. He has a computer, too. Playing games is ___ __. He likes it very much. And his daughter, Nancy, likes very much. But she doesn’t have a volleyball and she doesn’t play it. She only likes it ______ TV.
A．sees B．watches C．sounds D．looks
A．child B．daughters C．sons D．children
A．art B．food C．sports D．books
A．do B．does C．play D．doesn’t
A．bags B．clothes C．things D．games
A．he B．he’s C．his D．him
A．boring B．bad C．interesting D．difficult
A．football B．basketball C．volleyball D．tennis
A．watch B．watches C．watched D．to watch
A．in B．of C．on D．about
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