Is there someone you hate? Well, maybe you don’t really hate them. But you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness .
Bitterness appears when we can’t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But instead of controlling the anger, we keep it deep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we’re hurting that person by criticizing him or her often, but we’re really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness can not only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an angry person for very long.
If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.
Accept it
Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.
Stop making excuses for it
You may feel you have a right to be angry. You may think you’re right and the other person is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life.
Forgive and forget it
You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Forget it and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.According to the passage, we might get angry when someone __________.
| A．holds us back | B．forgets us |
| C．doesn’t like us | D．does hurt us |
The underlined word “deny” in the passage means “__________”.
| A．误解 | B．否认 | C．疏远 | D．减轻 |
The best way to deal with the bitterness is to __________.
| A．make the person who hurts us look bad |
| B．hate the person who hurts us very often |
| C．accept that you are hurting the other person |
| D．forgive the person who hurts us and forget it |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．We should enjoy someone who hurts us. |
| B．We should pay more attention to our friends. |
| C．The peace of mind is more important than the hurt itself. |
| D．It’s better to let bitterness go along with the other person. |
| Events |
| Long March exhibit The Shanghai History Museum is putting on exhibition to remember the Long March(长征) which took place 75 years ago. More than 220 photos and 40 other things are on show. All the exhibition is explained in Chinese. The show will end on November 20. Time: 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road Ticket: 8 yuan for Chinese/15 for foreigners |
| Thai elephants Eight elephants from Thailand are an attraction for visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, dancing and blowing a musical instrument. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and there is an extra show at 1:30 p.m. at weekends. The show will end on November 15. Address:189 Daduhe Road Ticket:30—40 |
| Dancing dolphins Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, dancing to music, kissing people and doing easy math problems, and seals and sea lions, also performing, have made a large part of the aquarium in Peace Park, which interests children greatly. Hours: 10:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. Ticket: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children. |
Where can one see the Long March exhibition?
| A．In Shanghai History Museum. |
| B．In Changfeng Park. |
| C．In Peace Park. |
| D．On 189 Dahude Road. |
How many shows do the Thailand elephants give at weekends?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
How much should a child pay to go into Peace Park?
| A．Five yuan. | B．Fifteen yuan. |
| C．Ten yuan. | D．Twenty yuan. |
Do you want to live a happier, less stressful(有压力的) life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how millions of people start their day at Laughter(笑声) Clubs around the world and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria.“Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr. Kataria. “Everyone is naturally good at laughing—it’s the common language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 in the world.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects(效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest, I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking silly. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between real laughter and unreal laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results.The first Laughter Club was started in _________.
| A．India | B．America |
| C．Britain | D．China |
How many Laughter Clubs are there in the world today?
| A．Over 300. | B．Over 500. |
| C．Over 1,800. | D．Over 1,300. |
How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?
| A．Surprised. | B．Pleased. |
| C．Nervous. | D．Tired. |
The article mainly tells us _________.
| A．young children laugh much more often than adults in a day |
| B．laughing is one of the best ways to stay healthy |
| C．many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health |
| D．real laughter and unreal laughter are both good for health |
At the beginning of last century, there was a farm near Los Angeles in California. It was called Hollywood Ranch(大牧场). However, from the 1910s to the 1950s, Hollywood became the film centre of the world. Why did people go to Hollywood to make films? The reason was the sun. At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the USA. But then they heard about Los Angeles. There are 350 days of sun every year. As they made all the films by sunlight, the west land by the sea was much better place to work in. In addition(而且), near Hollywood you can also find the mountains, the sea and the forest. They did not have to travel far to make any kind of films.
The first films were just pictures without sound. Today we still watch this kind of plays by Charles Chaplin. In the late 1920s, films started to “talk”. You could hear the people speaking and listen to the music.
Today television become more and more popular, and some busy modern people no longer go to the cinema. However, film producers are still making films in Hollywood and many film lovers all over the world enjoy watching themHollywood is on the ______ coast of the USA.
A.east B. west C. north D. southHollywood became very famous in the film industry______.
| A．in the early 19th century |
| B．in the late 19th century |
| C．in the early 20th century |
| D．in the late 20th century |
Why did people decide to make films in Hollywood?
| A．Because they don’t need to travel far |
| B．Because there was a big ranch |
| C．Because of its nice weather and beautiful scenes. |
| D．Because there were lots of film producers. |
What were the first films like ?
| A．They were just pictures with music. |
| B．You could watch nobody but hear the voice. |
| C．You could hear the people speaking and listen to the music. |
| D．You could see the pictures but couldn’t hear them talk. |
Which of the following is true?
| A．People don’t go to Hollywood any more. |
| B．Many film producers still make films in Hollywood. |
| C．Many film lovers all over the world go to the cinema in Hollywood. |
| D．People don’t like the Hollywood films any more. |
Never try to work when you are very hungry. If you decide to do your homework right after school, you may get something to eat before going to work. Always do your homework before you get too tired. Don’t wait until very late in the evening, or your work will seem much harder than it really is.
If you have more than an hour’s work, give yourself a break after an hour. On the other hand don’t break it up so much that you can’t get anything down. You should be able to work at least a half at a time without stopping.
Don’t put it off until the last minute. If you put off doing your homework, you will have it on your mind, and you won’t enjoy your free time so much. If you put it off until the end of the week or until before a test, you will have too much catching up to do. A little bit each night, enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school, will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it all.
Do your homework at the same time every evening. This will help you make it a habit. It will make it easier to do, and it will make your free time more enjoyable as well.If we wait very late in the evening, our work will ______.
| A． become a bit hard | B． seem much harder |
| C． look very easy | D． go to so much trouble |
Some students in schools won’t enjoy their free time so much because they ______.
| A．have to do their homework each night |
| B．will have too much catching up to do |
| C．never finish their homework in time |
| D．want to keep up with what is happening in school |
what does the underlined word habit mean in Chinese?
| A．制度 | B．风格 | C．传统 | D．习惯 |
How many main things are mentioned(提及) in the passage?
A.Five B. Three C Four D. TwoWhich is the best title for this passage?
| A．Do Your homework at the same time. |
| B．A Must for your homework in time. |
| C．Don’t try to work when hungry. |
| D．Some Don’ts and Dos in Schools |
Hawaii is famous for its beaches. Every year water sports, especially surfing and water skiing attract many tourists to the island.
Hawaii has been a magical name to people who like to travel for many years. People on both sides of the Pacific Ocean（太平洋） in Japan and in America, dream of seeing these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. In the tropical（热带的） lands, the sun drops like a ball of golden glow(落日余晖) that light the sky in the quiet water.
People often have a quiet, enjoyable time walking along the water. The scenery here is not very different from the exciting beauty that greeted the first tourists to these islands centuries ago. They came in canoes not much bigger than small boats.
They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees（棕榈树）, but there were no grand hotels like the ones we see today. The first people came to Hawaii nearly two thousand years ago, but skyscraper（摩天大楼） hotels were only built in the last 25 years. Now planes make it possible to fly to Hawaii for a weekend from Tokyo or San Francisco.
No matter where people come from, they really want to see the earliest beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountains which are almost hidden by the tall hotels. What’s Hawaii famous for?
| A．The beautiful beaches. | B．the tourists to the island. |
| C．The waving palm trees. | D．Surfing and water skiing. |
What does the sun drop like in the tropical lands?
| A．The sea. | B．A ball of golden fire. |
| C．A glow. | D．The quiet water. |
When did the first people come to Hawaii?
| A．In 1987 | B．About twenty-five years ago. |
| C．In 1012. | D．About two thousand years ago. |
The beauty of the islands _______ for centuries.
| A．has changed |
| B．has greeted the first tourists |
| C．has remained nearly unchanged |
| D．has been the same |
Which is true according to the passage?
| A．People really want to see the earliest beauty of Hawaii. |
| B．People often have a quiet, unhappy time walking along the water. C |
| C．People only in Japan dream of seeing the beautiful islands. |
| D．People found the beautiful red sand beaches in Hawaii. |
Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.
In 1954, life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.
He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, “I do not write for children. I write for people.” Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _______.
| A．some school children could not read |
| B．many children's books were interesting |
| C．children wanted to learn to read |
| D．a writer for children was wanted |
People like his books because the books ______.
| A．are cheap and easy to get |
| B．were written in different languages |
| C．are easy and interesting to read |
| D．were written with invented words |
He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____.
| A．50 | B．53 | C．56 | D．87 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words. |
| B．Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States. |
| C．The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children. |
| D．His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans. |
From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________.
| A．won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death |
| B．sold millions of his books himself worldwide |
| C．changed American children's way of reading |
| D．wrote the largest number of books in the world |
This is my school. There are many trees and flowers in it. The classroom building is big and tall. There is a big playground in our school. It’s very nice to have it. After 4:30 in the afternoon, many students come to the playground to play football and some students play table tennis in the table tennis room, then they go home.
There are 1,000 students in 24 classes in our school. The students all like to study. The teachers in our school are very good. They help the students to study and sometimes play with them. All the students like them.The classroom building is _____.
| A．small | B．old | C．big and tall | D．big |
It’s very nice for this school to have _____.
| A．trees and flowers | B．a playground |
| C．students | D．teachers |
There are at least (至少) _____ students in one class.
| A．45 | B．40 | C．75 | D．60 |
After class many students often play football _____.
| A．in their classrooms |
| B．in their homes |
| C．on the playground |
| D．in the classroom building |
What may (可能) the teachers NOT DO?
| A．Give the students lessons. |
| B．Play football and table tennis with the students. |
| C．Don’t like some students. |
| D．Help students study. |
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----How old is Rose? ---- _________
| A．She is 10. | B．She is eleven. |
| C．She is twelve. | D．He is 13. |
---- Where is Rose from? ---- She is from _________.
A. Japan B. England
C. the U.S.A. D. English---- What’s the boy’s name? ---- His name is _________.
| A．Fred | B．Keiko | C．Rose | D．Maria |
---- What’s Fred’s telephone number? ---- _________
| A．(010)7233-7569. | B．(010)2639-7567. |
| C．(010)112-8973. | D．(010)7355-4231. |
Keiko is in _________.
| A．Class 2, Grade 2 | B．Class 5, Grade 1 |
| C．Class 3, Grade 3 | D．Class 1, Grade 3 |
A baby giraffe is born 10 feet high and usually lands on its back. Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. In his book, A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond describes how a new-born giraffe learns its first lesson.
The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look. Then she puts herself directly over her child. She waits for about a minute, and then she does the most unreasonable thing. She throws her long leg and kicks her baby, so that it’s sent sprawling (四脚朝天).
When it doesn’t get up, what the mother has done is repeated again and again. The struggle (挣扎) to rise is important. As the baby giraffe grows tired, the mother kicks it again. Finally, it stands for the first time. Then the mother giraffe kicks it off again. Why? She wants it to remember how it can get up. In the wild, a baby giraffe must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with its group, where there’s safety.
Another writer named Irving Stone understood this. He spent a lifetime studying great people, writing stories about such men as Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, and Charles Darwin.
Stone was once asked if he had found something unusual about these great people. He said, “I write about people who sometime in their life have a dream of something. They’re beaten over the head, knocked down and for years they get nowhere. But every time they stand up again. And at the end of their lives they’ve realized some small parts of what they set out (着手) to do.”The expression “a tall order” in Paragraph 1 most probably means ______.
| A．a happy thing | B．a difficult thing |
| C．a big dream | D．a beautiful place |
A View from the Zoo is a book written by .
| A．Gary Richmond | B．Charles Darwin |
| C．Irving Stone | D．Vincent van Gogh |
The mother giraffe puts herself over her child and throws her long leg and kicks her baby because she .
| A．is an unkind mother |
| B．likes watching her bay sprawling |
| C．doesn’t want her baby to live with her |
| D．wants to train her baby to get up in this way |
The writer mainly wants to tell the readers that .
| A．the giraffe is an unusual animal |
| B．we should learn to be a careful writer |
| C．learning to get up leads to success |
| D．A View from the Zoo is a good book to read |
Will the sky ever fall? The answer is no. But if it happens there’s no need to be afraid!
The American film Chicken Little opened about two years ago. Its story tells us:don’t worry too much in your life.
One day Chicken Little is in the woods when an acorn(橡子)falls on his head!This makes him afraid. He thinks a piece of sky is falling!He can’t wait to tell everyone about it. They run for their lives!When everyone learns the truth(真相),no one likes Chicken Little. They laugh at him. He gets a bad name in the town,Oakey Oaks. It’s time for him to change others’ minds.
Chicken Little begins to play baseball. He is not bigger than a ball,but he plays very well!He helps his team win. Now they think he’s great.
Just then,a spaceship really does fall from the sky!The aliens(外星人)abroad have bad plans. Once again he must tell people about it!Will he get help from his friends in the town?Can he show himself a different person?You have to watch the film to find it out!The film Chicken Little tells us______.
| A．never worry about yourself |
| B．never worry too much in your life |
| C．never be afraid of the aliens |
| D．never believe anything |
Why do people give Chicken Little a bad name?
| A．Because he forces (强迫） people to believe his words. |
| B．Because people think he tells a lie. |
| C．Because he wants the sky to fall. |
| D．Because he brings the aliens to the earth. |
What does the underlined word“it”in the passage mean?
| A．The sky will fall. |
| B．He plays baseball well. |
| C．The aliens will have bad plans. |
| D．He will reach the outer space. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Is the Sky Really Falling? |
| B．Can You Answer the Question? |
| C．Are You Afraid of the Sky Falling? |
| D．Have You Seen the Film? |
How to look good in a school uniform? You can look great in your school uniform, if you follow these tips:
(1) Make sure the uniform is the right size for you.
You will need a pair of scissors (剪刀), but please, don’t cut anything until you measure (量) where you want the uniform to reach on your body. If you can find a tailor (裁缝) to do the job for you, it will be better.
(2) Make your uniform tidy
Your uniform should be taken good care of. Make sure your uniform is always tidy and clean. It helps you look smart.
(3) Accessories (装饰物) can help.
You can wear a nice watch. It will make you look beautiful and tell you the right time when you need to know. A cute hair clip can also make you, girls, look attractive. Choose a hat that matches the shape of your face or a backpack that goes well with your uniform. Also, have fun in winter by wearing colorful scarves.
(4) Walk with confidence.
It doesn’t matter how cool your uniform is (or is not). If you are not confident, nobody will notice how great you look! We can probably read this article in the part of a newspaper.
| A．news | B．sports |
| C．life | D．advertisement |
The following things can make you look good EXCEPT .
| A．having a pair of scissors |
| B．wearing clean uniforms |
| C．wearing a nice watch |
| D．being confident |
This article is mainly written for .
| A．students | B．parents |
| C．teachers | D．tailors |
Do you know many students aren’t healthy today?
Now many students know sports are good for (1)_______ health. But they don’t like playing sports. Some of them only watch them on TV. What’s more (而且), many of them only like watching TV and playing computer games. They often say, “Play soccer? Oh, it sounds boring. Play basketball? Oh, it sounds (2) ________.”
And many boys and girls don’t like vegetables. They don’t have carrots for lunch and they don’t have tomatoes for dinner. But vegetables and fruit are healthy food. They need to eat lots of them every day. But they like junk food（垃圾食品）. They like eating hamburgers, French fries, ice-cream…
So if (如果) you want to be healthy, eat vegetables and play sports every day!在 (1) 处填入they的适当形式。_______________________________________
请选择一个恰当的词填到文中（2）处,（填写字母代号）_________________
A. relaxing B. difficult C. easyWhy do students need to eat lots of vegetables and fruit? _________________
请从文中找出两种垃圾食品名称。 _____________________________
将文中划线的句子译成汉语。_________________________________________
Anna is from a small family of four people. ___A____. Anna likes rice a lot. She likes to have rice for every meal. But she doesn’t like chicken at all. Her grandmother and her father are from Shandong. They don’t like rice at all. Her grandmother likes bread and her father likes eggs very much. Her mother likes rice, too. And she likes fish, vegetables and fruit a lot. But she doesn’t like bread and eggs. ____B____.请从文中A、B两处为句子They like to eat different kinds of food选择合适的位置。
（填写字母代号）__________文中划线的they指代的是_______________________________________
How many people are there in Anna’s family? ___________________
Where is Anna’s father from?___________________________________
Who likes rice? ____________________________________________
School Open Day (学校开放日)
Dear students,
We have some interesting and fun things for you this term. On September 9th 2014, we have a School Open Day. It begins at 9:00 a.m. and finishes at 4:00 p.m. All parents can come to our school, have a cup of coffee, and meet our teachers and other parents.
Your parents can go to your children’s classrooms, have a talk with the principal (校长), have a look at the clubs and ask any questions. From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m, the parents can go to Room 106 for lunch. If you have any questions about the School Open Day, you can call John Smith --- the principal. The telephone number is 021-4899688.
Welcome to our school and join us.
School: Apple Tree Middle SchoolWhen is the School Open Day?
| A．In 2014 . | B．On September 9th, 2014. |
| C．In September. | D．From 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
The parents can be in the school for ______ hours.
| A．one | B．three | C．seven | D．eight |
Where do parents have lunch?
| A．In a park. | B．In their children’s classrooms. |
| C．In Room 106. | D．At home. |
If (如果) you want to get more information (更多信息), you can call ______at 021-4899688.
| A．the principal | B．the teachers |
| C．the children | D．other parents |
Which is wrong?
| A．Parents can ask any questions on School Open Day. |
| B．The name of the school is Apple Tree Middle School. |
| C．The principal of the school is John Smith. |
| D．Parents can’t stay (停留) at Apple Tree Middle School at 3:30 on the School Open Day. |
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