Five ways to make a great first impression(印象)!
Researchers have discovered that, in general, it only takes seven seconds for a person to start making judgments about you when they first meet you. That's why you should follow these useful tips on how to create a good first impression.
(1)
Before meeting someone, start thinking about the purpose of the meeting. Are you trying to impress them? For example, if you want to make new friends at a social event, you will want to appear friendly. And if you decide to run for class president at your school, you will need to appear confident(自信).
(2)
Smiling is the most important thing you can do when meeting someone new. It shows that you're friendly and makes people around you feel more comfortable. To have a winning smile, make sure your teeth are clean by brushing them every day.
(3)
Before you begin speaking, you will be judged on your body language. Therefore, it's important to show trust in yourself by standing up tall and putting your shoulders back. Besides, if you uncross your arms, you will appear relaxed and friendly.
(4)
How you smell can influence people's first impression of you. If you have a bad body smell, it will put people off. In short, aim to smell clean and avoid putting on a lot of scented products.
(5)
What you wear matters. While you should look clean and tidy, it's also important to dress properly, whether you're going to a birthday party or a sporting event. You should think about what your clothes say about you.
A.Smell good
B.Dress to impress
C.Get ready for a speech
D.A smile goes a long way
E.Be careful about your body language
F.Decide what image(形象)you want to present
Do you feel worried sometimes? How do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these steps to deal with them:
●Try to find out what you're worried about
Sometimes, you will know what you're worried about. But sometimes, you might not.Try to find it out first; if you can't, you can ask for help.
●Think of ways to make it better
You can do something to help you feel less worried.Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problem.
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. If you're worried about grades, ask yourself these questions:
☆ Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
☆ How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
☆ Do I have a good place to study at home?
☆ Have I tried different ways of studying?
●Ask for help
When you're worried, it can be helpful to find someone to talk to.You can ask your parents,friends or teachers for help.
(1)How many steps of dealing with your worries are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
(2)When you don't know what you're worried about, first.
A. you should try to find it out
B. you can't ask for help
C. you don't need to think of ways
(3)If you're worried about grades, you can ask yourself these questions except " ".
A. Why are grades important?
B. Why don't my friends like me?
C. How do I get ready for class?
(4)According to the passage, who can you ask for help when you're worried?
A. Parents, friends or teachers.
B. Parents, friends or doctors.
C. Parents, friends or policemen.
(5)The passage mainly tells us .
A. who is often worried
B. when people are worried
C. how to deal with our worries
"Can I take your order? " Night after night, I had to say this as I worked in my family's restaurant. My father was a fantastic cook. He wanted me, his only son, to cook with him, but I didn't like cooking. Because of the restaurant, my father was always busy. He never had time to play football with me.
During my high school and college years, I worked with my family at night. But I always avoided the kitchen. I couldn't wait to graduate (毕业)so that I could move away from the family business. Several days before my graduation day, my father and I started looking at new cars. Finally, we found the right car. I was sure that my father would give it to me as my graduation gift.
On my graduation day, my father gave me a book as a gift. It was his old cookbook. I was so angry that I gave it back to him and ran out of the house. Several days later I moved away and started my business. Although I often saw my father during holidays, we never talked about the graduation gift. Then one day, I got a call that my father was ill. I went to see him because I was very worried.
That night, I looked through my father's books and saw the cookbook that he had given me year before. I carefully opened the cookbook and went through it. Then I found something that made me cry. It was a check(支票)for 30,000 dated(注有日期)the day of my graduation.And the price of the car my father and I chose all those years ago was 30,000.
(1)From Paragraph I we know that the writer's father .
A. was a common cook
B. had a lot of free time
C. wanted the writer to be a cook
D. often played foot ball with the writer
(2)The writer couldn't wait to graduate because he wanted to .
A. leave the family business
B. manage the family's restaurant
C. have enough time to find a good car
D. get a graduation gift as soon as possible
(3)The writer on his graduation day.
A. accepted his father's gift
B. moved away from home
C. was very angry with his father
D. was very worried about his father
(4)The last paragraph shows that the writer .
A. decided to cook with his father
B. hated his father giving him so little money
C. regretted he didn't look after his father well
D. realized his father's deep love for him at last
(5)What would be the best title(题目)for the passage?
A. A cookbook
B. A football fan
C. My school days
D. My business
Once a king got two nice falcons(猎鹰) from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons
before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.
After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other one was staying on the branch(树枝) of a tree quietly without moving.
The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make it fly. But none of them succeeded. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, an idea came to his mind. He decided to find someone who knew the natural environment well to solve the problem. Then he sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.
The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. "It is unbelievable!" shouted the king. "How could you make it happen?"
The farmer replied, "It's very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested." It is always the same to humans. We all have "two flying wings in our hearts as well, but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we feel safe and comfortable. We won't realize we can fly so high and freely until the "branch" we are resting on breaks.
(1)Where did the king get the falcons?
(2)Why did the king ask the farmer to train the falcon?
(3)What did the farmer do to make the falcon fly?
(4)What do you think of the farmer?
(5)To reach high, can we stay where we feel safe and comfortable?
A number of years ago, a man went to visit a circus(马戏团) in New York.He was able to walk around looking at the lions, monkeys, bears and other circus animals.As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped.He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg.No chains, no cages.It was clear that the elephants could,at anytime,break away from their ropes but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn't try to get away."Well,"the trainer said,"when they are very young and much smaller,we use the same size rope to tie them and,at that age,its enough to hold them.As they grow up.they still believe they can not breakaway.They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free."
"How could it be?"said the man.These animals could at anytime break free from ropes.But because they were always stuck right where they were, they believed they couldn't.
Just like the poor elephants, how many of us go through life believing that we can not do something, just because we failed at it once before?
Failing is part of learning.
(1)Where were the animals kept?
A.In the circus.
B.In the zoo
C.In the fore
D.In the park.
(2)What does the underlined phrase"break away"mean?
A.击败
B.打破
C.挣脱
D.折断
(3)How were the elephants held?
A.By a strong rope
B.In cages
C.With chains.
D.By a small rope.
(4)Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The elephants were held in this way when they were young.
B.There were many kinds of animals in the circus.
C.The animals were trained to perform.
D.The elephants often escaped.
(5)What can we learn from the passage?
A.Well begun is half done.
B.The early bird catches the worm.
C.We should never give up.
D.One tree can't make a forest.
How to build self﹣confidence
These tips could help anyone who is trying to build self﹣confidence(自信). Remember to always love yourself and love others as you love yourself. Try not to be so hard on yourself or others.
Choose to deal with those who can lift you up. Talk to and hang out with friends and family. Make new friends with those who love you and really care about you.(1) Choose your friends carefully. Be careful of people who may make you feel bad or unhappy about yourself.
Get to know yourself. What are your values, your beliefs, your morals(道德观), your wants, your needs and your tastes?(2)
(3) You can not be perfect, you can only be the best you can be. No one in this world is perfect, so don't blame(指责) yourself for making a mistake or not being perfect. Also, stop comparing yourself to others.(4)
Be kind to others and do nice things for them. This will help to build your self﹣confidence. (5) You will realize that by making other people happy, you yourself will also become happy with your life and yourself.
A. Tell others "I love you".
B. Stop trying to be perfect.
C. The better you know yourself, the easier it will be to love yourself.
D. You will never be them and they will never be you.
E. This is what you can truly do to make people happy.
F. They can accept you for who you are and only want the best for you.
G. Accept yourself and love yourself for who you are.
Put a frog in the water and start heating the water. As the temperature of the water rises, the frog is able to adjust its body temperature. The frog keeps on adjusting with the increase in temperature.
Just when the water is about to reach the boiling point, the frog is not able to adjust anymore.
At that point the frog decides to jump out.
The frog tries to jump but is unable to do so. because it loses all its strength in adjusting to the water temperature.
Very soon the frog dies. What kills the frog?
Many of us would say the boiling water.
But in fact, what kills the frog is its own inability to decide when it has to jump out.
We all need to adjust to people and situations, but we need to be sure when we need to adjust and when we need to face.
There are times when we need to face the situation and take the proper action.
If we allow people to exploit us in body, mirid, emotion or money, they will continue to do so. We have to decide when to jump. Let us jump while we still have the strength!
So, we must think of danger in times of safety and always be prepared for the worst.
(1)What does the underlined word "adjust" in the first paragraph mean in Chinese?
A. 整理
B.调整
C. 整顿
(2)What kills the frog?
A. The boiling water.
B. Its own ability to adjust its body temperature.
C. Its own inability to decide when it has to jump out.
(3)What does the writer really want to tell us?
A. We must think of danger in times of safety.
B. We should not put the frog in the boiling water.
C. The frog is too stupid to know how to protect itself.
The way we spend our time can be divided into three "bottles".These are the necessary tasks bottle,the voluntary(自愿的) tasks bottle and the happiness bottle.
Every day,we spend time filling the necessary tasks bottle with useful things,like making money,doing housework,buying food and paying bills.We then fill another bottle with voluntary tasks.These are things that we do for others,but we may not enjoy them.This bottle gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities,cooking family meals,and doing laundry.Those bottles are very important.If we don't fill them each day,our family won't run properly.
However,we often forget to fill the third bottle﹣﹣﹣﹣the happiness bottle that we fill with activities that make us happy.Is your happiness bottle sometimes empty at the end of the day?Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks,time flies by,and before we know it,it is time for bed.We all have days like that.
This is why each day we have to make an effort to fill our happiness bottle.I fill mine by going to the dancing class.And I always leave classes more happily than when I enter.This week,I had the pleasure of taking part in a guitar practice in my neighborhood.We show our musical talent and practice music for charity.It was a time of fun,friendship and music﹣making.At the end of the evening,my happiness bottle was filled to top.
Will your activities bring joy to your life?Or are the other two tasks eating up all your time?Try to find ways to achieve a balance between how you fill your three bottles.At the end of the day,hopefully we've done all we can to make sure that our happiness bottle is filled.
42.Which activity belongs to a necessary task according to the passage?
A.Going to work though it is raining heavily.
B.Buying a birthday gift for your good friend.
C.Having a yard sale to raise money for sick kids.
D.Sending your son to a piano lesson Sunday.
43.What does the underlined word "it" mean in the third paragraph?
A.We require enough time to fill the necessary tasks bottle.
B.Necessary and voluntary tasks are less important.
C.All the three bottles are filled to top at the end of the day.
D.We need time to do something to make ourselves happy.
44.How did the writer fill the happiness "bottle" this week?
A.By cooking meals for family.
B.By going to the dance class.
C.By practicing music for charity.
D.By listening to some nice music.
45.Which of the following is the best for " " in the last paragraph?
A.Make sure to fill all the three bottles.
B.So consider how your time will be spent.
C.People will have more happy activities.
D.It's not enough to fill the happiness bottle.
Wang Hongyue,14,Sichuan
I feel happy when I'm with my family.My parents never compare me with other kids.My mom will say "well done" or "thank you" if I help to do the housework.
I especially like my brother.I still remember when I was eight.I had a bad stomachache.My parents were not at home,so it was my brother,then 14,took me to the hospital.For me,happiness has nothing to do with money.Having a loving and caring family is enough.
Ren Xuyang,14,Guangdong
I feel happy while trying to help others.Last year,I visited a special school for students with weak sight or hearing loss (丧失).It is difficult for them to write and read pinyin,so I taught them over and over.For over 3 hours,we repeated the same work,but we didn't feel tired.As an old saying goes, "The rose is in her hand,the flavor in mine. "
Zhan Danyuan,15,Shanxi
I feel happy when I hang out with my friends and do something together.Last winter,three friends and I performed an original (原创的)song at a school party.At first,we wrote down how we felt about each other,Then,we corrected our mistakes and practiced.Finally,when we sang in the arena (舞台),the audience (观众)were excited.For me,happiness is doing something that I love with like﹣minded (志趣相投的)people.
(1)According to this passage,how old is Wang Hongyue's brother now?
A. |
Eight. |
B. |
Fourteen. |
C. |
Fifteen. |
D. |
Twenty. |
(2)Why was Wang Hongyue sent to the hospital?
A. |
Because she had a bad cold. |
B. |
Because she had a bad stomachache. |
C. |
Because she had weak sight. |
D. |
Because she had a hearing loss. |
(3)What can we know from this passage?
A. |
Wang Hongyue's parents often compare her with others. |
B. |
Wang Hongyue performed an original song with her friends. |
C. |
Ren Xuyang's mother often praises him when he does something good. |
D. |
Zhan Danyuan likes being with the people who have something in common. |
(4)"The rose is in her hand,the flavor in mine. " has the similar meaning to" ".
A. |
A friend in need is a friend indeed |
B. |
Practice makes perfect. |
C. |
Helping others is helping ourselves |
D. |
It's never too old to learn. |
(5)What is the best title of this passage?
A. |
Ideas about happiness. |
B. |
Ideas about family. |
C. |
Ideas about friends. |
D. |
Ideas about life. |
Mr. and Mrs. March lived together with their four daughters. Amy was very shy. Beth loved being at home. Meg looked very pretty. Jo was tall and thin and she was a tomboy.. Their home was always busy and full of noise and people. Next to them lived old Mr. Laurence and his grandson, Laurie. They lived in a very large and comfortable house. But it was a house without life.
One day, Joe saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house and looking down at their garden. Jo's sisters were playing in the snow there. They were throwing snowballs and having a lot of fun. But Laurie's face was very sad.
"Poor boy!" Jo thought. "He's all alone. He needs some friends." She couldn't stop thinking about him. She wanted to go and see him, but how could she go to the house without an invitation?
Then one snowy afternoon, she saw Laurie's grandpa go out. This gave her an idea. She took a broom from the kitchen.
"What are you going to do, Jo?" asked her sister Meg.
"To clear the garden path." Answered Jo.
When Laurie saw Jo from the window, a big smile changed his pale, sad face.
Jo laughed and shouted, "How are you? Are you ill?"
Laurie opened the window and said," I'm better now, thank you. I had a bad cold and had to stay inside for a week".
"I'm sorry," said Jo. "Are you bored?"
"Yes, very." he replied.
"Don't your friends come to visit you?"
"No. But I don't want to see anybody. Boys are noisy and they give me a headache."
"Girls are quiet."
"I don't know any girls."
"You know us."
"That's true! Can you come and visit me?" cried Laurie.
" I'm not quiet, but I'd like to come," replied Jo. "I must ask Mother first." She ran back into her house.
A few minutes later, she returned and rang the bell on the door of laurie's house. A servane took her upstairs.
"Here I am!" she said brightly. "Mother sends her love and my sisters gave me this blancmange (牛奶冻) for you."
"That looks delicious," Laurie said. He was very happy to see Jo.
Jo looked around. There were lots of books on the shelves.
"A nice room!" she said. "I can read to you if you like."
"No, let's talk," replied Laurie.
"All right," said Jo, "I can talk for hours. My sisters say I never know when to stop."
"You have three sisters﹣Amy, Beth and Meg." Laurie continued.
"How do you know this?" Jo was surprised.
"You call each other's names when you are in the garden. Sometimes I can see you all around the table with your mother. She has a very kind face. I like looking at her. I haven't got a mother."
Jo felt sad when she heard this.
"Why don't you come and visit us?" she said, "It isn't good for you to stay in this house all the time."
"Thank you. I'd like to come very much." Said Laurie.
"We know all our neighbours except you." Jo said, " I'm glad we're friends now."
She told him about all the interesting things in her life. She said," Besides(除了……之外) plays, I also love books." Laurie loved books too, and offered to show her the library in the house. The library was a wonderful room. Jo loved it.
"Wow!" she said, "All those books!"
Laurie said, "A person needs more than books."
(Adapted from Little Women)
(1)From the first paragraph, we know .
A. Jo's family had five members
B. Jo and Laurie were neighbours
C. Laurie and his grandpa were busy
D. the four sisters had the same hobby
(2)Jo wanted to visit Laurie because .
A. she wanted to visit his large house
B. Laurie invited her to play with snowballs
C. she felt he was lonely and needed friends
D. Laurie was seriously ill and needed her care
(3)What might be the correct order of what happened in the story?
a. Jo saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house.
b. Jo and Laurie were having a talk happily at Laurie's home.
c. Jo wanted to Laurie's home after telling her mother.
d. Jo couldn't stop thinking about Laurie.
A. a﹣b﹣c﹣d
B. b﹣a﹣c﹣d
C. b﹣d﹣a﹣c
D. a﹣d﹣c﹣b
(4)Which words can best describe Jo and her sisters?
A. Kind and friendly
B. Generous but rude
C. Quiet and smart
D. Funny but carless
(5)What does Laurie mean by saying "A person needs more than books."?
A. People need to stay in their own houses.
B. People should learn much more from the books.
C. People need love and friendship besides books.
D. People should relax themselves besides reading
This story is about Mrs. Jones, an 82﹣year﹣old lady. Although her life was hard, she was always nicely dressed every day. This morning Mrs Jones was moving to the nursing home. The nursing home was very busy. After hours of waiting, Mrs Jones still smiled sweetly when she was told that her room was ready.(1)在去她房间的路上,我告诉她房间是什么样子的.
Suddenly she said, "I love it!"
"But Mrs Jones, you haven't seen the room yet!" I was surprised at her reply.She stopped and said,"Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is placed. (2)It depends on how I decide to think about the room. I have already decided to love the room before I actually see it."
Then she continued, "I have a choice. I can spend the day in bed and consider how tiny my room is.Or I can just get out of bed and be thankful that I can still enjoy a new day. Each day is a gift. (3)I'll enjoy my life and all the happy memories. I have stored them in my bank account (账户) before."
Life is like a bank account. You can take out what you've put in. (4)If you have put a lot of happiness in your bank account, you can take out some of it when you feel sad.
Attitude (态度) is everything.
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Many people might think that if they had more money, then they would be happier in life. For example,people might look at what others have, like expensive clothes or nice cars, and wish they could have the same. But the things that money can buy can not bring happiness to a person for long.
①But is that really true? Studies have found that money can, in fact, make people happier. ②Instead, it's giving money to others that makes people happy.③It could be buying a present for a friend or a family member.④It could be buying a homeless person food to eat. It could be giving money to a person in need. Just think about the last time you used your own money to do something for someone else. How did you feel? Whether it is a small or large amount of money, people feel happier when they give. This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy, too.
This idea of connecting your happiness to the happiness of others is described as ubuntu in an African language. There is even a story about a man visiting Africa who asked some kids to race to a nearby tree. The first child to touch the tree would get a sweet treat. Surprisingly all the children held hands and ran together. They all touched the tree at the same time. The man asked why they had done this. The children simply said they could only enjoy eating the treat if everyone had one.
(1)The writer says that buying things .
A.can make people worried
B.can make people nervous
C.may lead to sadness for long
D.may lead to happiness for a short time
(2)Where can we best put "But it′s not having money that brings happiness." in Paragraph 2?
A.①
B.②
C.③
D.④
(3)Why does the writer quote(引用)a story in Paragraph 3?
A.To explain Africans like sweets.
B.To show examples are not enough
C.To make the writer′s opinion clearer.
D.To express happiness is from children.
(4)What does the writer try to tell us?
A.Buying new things can make people happy.
B.The key to happiness is making others happy.
C.If you want to be happy, you can visit Africa.
D.People who have a lot of money might not be happy.
WILL THE WORLD AT 12:01 A M.on Jan.1,2019 be completely different from how it was at 11:59 p.m on Dec .31, 2018? Not really. But people make a big deal of flipping( 翻动) over the calendar.For example, you make a New Year resolution, a promise to yourself that you' ll try to be better in the year ahead. Maybe that means being nicer to your family members, or reading news more often. My resolution is to have a pet. My favourite pet is in the puzzle on the right. Try to find it. |
THE RULES 1. You may only move across or down. 2. Your path must spell out real words! |
(1)Sam Ehren wrote this passage on .
A.Jan.1,2019
B.Jan.1,2018
C.Dec.30,2018
D.Dec.31,2018
(2)What does the underlined word"resolution"mean in the passage?
A.Promise.
B.Entertainment.
C.Humour.
D.Secret.
(3)From the puzzle,we can find the writer's favourite pet is a .
A.mouse
B.dog
C.cat
D.bird
A woman bought a parrot from a pet store. However, the woman decided to return the parrot to the shop the next day.
"This bird doesn't talk," she told the pet shop owner.
"Does he have a mirror in his cage(笼子)?" the owner asked. "Parrots love mirrors."
The woman bought a mirror and left. The next day she came back,saying that the bird still wasn't talking.
"How about a ladder? Parrots love ladders," the owner said. The woman bought a ladder and left. But the next day, she was back.
"Does your parrot have a swing? No? Well, once he starts swinging, he'll talk,"the owner said.
The woman then bought a swing and left.
When she walked into the store the next day, she began to cry. "The parrot died," she said.
The pet store owner was shocked. "I'm sorry. Tell me, did he ever say anything?" he asked.
"Yes, right before he died," the woman answered, "in a low voice, he asked me, 'Don't they sell any food at that pet store?'"
Sometimes we forget what's really necessary in life. We sometimes have lots of things to do at once, but we forget to deal with the most important things first. We have to remember to "feed the parrots" in our lives.
(1)The underlined word "parrot" in paragraph 1 means " " in Chinese.
A.孔雀
B.鹦鹉
C.鸽子
(2)The woman bought from the pet shop owner.
A.a mirror and a ladder
B.a ladder and a swing
C.a mirror, a ladder and a swing
(3)Why did the parrot die?
A.Because he didn't eat any food.
B.Because the woman killed him.
C.Because the pet shop owner killed him.
(4)Did the parrot say anything before he died?
A. Yes, he did.
B. No, he didn't.
C. We don't know.
(5)Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The woman forgot to buy any food for the parrot.
B.The parrot liked the mirror most.
C.We shouldn't forget to deal with the most important things first.
A father and his son went to a kite﹣flying festival. The son was full of joy when he saw the sky filled with colorful kites. He wanted to fly a kite, too. The father then bought a kite for him.
The son started to fly the kite. Soon, his kite was high up in the sky. After a while, he said, "Father, it seems that the string (线) is stopping the kite from flying higher. If we cut it, the kite will be free and fly even higher. Can we cut it?" The father cut the string. The kite started to go higher. This made the little boy happy.
But then, slowly, the kite started to come down. And finally it fell to the ground. The son was surprised to see this. He asked his father, "I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. Why did it fall down?"
The father explained, "The string was not stopping the kite from going higher, but was helping it stay in the sky. You helped the kite go up in the right direction using the string. But when you cut the string, it could no longer support the kite."
Sometimes, we may feel like there are certain things that are holding us back(阻碍)and stopping us growing. But in fact, these might be the things that support us the most.
(1)How did the boy feel when he saw the colorful kites?
A. Strange.
B. Happy.
C. Relaxed
(2)When the son started to fly the kite?
A. it could not fly
B. it stopped in the sky
C. it was high up in the sky
(3)The son wanted to cut the string because .
A. he preferred to use a longer one
B. he thought the kite would fly higher
C. he found the string was not strong
(4)According to the passage, what happened to the kite after the string was cut?
A. It fell to the ground in the end
B. It fell down at once
C. It became broken suddenly
(5)What can we learn from the passage?
A. The things that hold us back can also support us
B. We can fly kites in our free time with our parents
C. Flying kites can make people healthy