In general, it’s hard to spend enough time in both concentrating on lessons and taking part in social activities. But I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a challenge but I didn’t realize how difficult it was until my classes in the high school began.
I got on well with other girls. After school, I often had ice cream with them first instead of finishing my homework before it was time to hand it in. I always finished it the next day between classes. I knew it wasn’t very good and the grades that I get showed I was not hard-working enough. I realized that I needed to find some kind of balance.
So I created a timetable that would divide my time between studying and relaxing. It was a good idea but I was only able to follow it for a few days because it made me under too much pressure.
Later, I tried another plan. Each week I listed everything that I had to get done during the week and the time by which I had to get it done. Then under the things I had to do, I made another list of things that I could do if I had time.
It worked really well. Ever since I have never missed any important things. At the same time, I enjoyed my spare time a lot.
Planning my time has been challenging, but I continue to do it. I’m glad that I’ve learned to balance things and it has helped prepare for what is coming after graduation.
1.At first, when did the writer always finish her homework?
A. After school was over.
B. Between classes the next day.
C. Before it was time to hand it in.
D. Every night.
2.Why did the writer follow the first timetable only for a few days?
A. Because it had a specific list.
B. Because it wasn’t a good idea.
C. Because it brought her too much pressure.
D. Because she was too lazy.
3.What wasn’t included in the writer’s second time plan?
A. The things she shouldn’t do.
B. The things she had to get done.
C. The things she could do if she had time.
D. The things she wanted to do.
4.Which do you think is the best title of the passage?
A. Facing challenges
B. Concentrating on lessons.
C. Balancing study and play
D. Creating the timetable.
Nowadays, computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy streets have been made into small game houses in order to get more money. These places are always crowded with people, especially young boys.
In the computer game houses, people spend lots of money competing(较量) with the machines. It’s hard for one to win the computer, but one can make progress after trying again and again. People have a gambling psychology(赌博心理) when they play computer games. The more they lose, the more they want to win. When class is over, the school boys run to the nearby computer game houses. Little by little, they forget all about their lessons and fall far behind others. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are not lucky enough to get the money. They begin to take away other students’ money and become thieves.
1.Who always go to the computer game houses?
A. Young girls B. Young children.
C. Young students. D. Young boys.
2.People made small shops into small game houses in order to __________.
A. make computer games more popular
B. get more money
C. help people to learn computer better
D. make people happy
3.What will happen to the boys if they keep going to the game houses?
A. They will win lots of money.
B. They will make lots of good friends there.
C. They will fail in their study and even break laws.
D. They will live a happy life in the future.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Game houses have a bad effect on young boys.
B. More and more small shops have been made into game houses.
C. Young boys spend lots of money playing computer games.
D. People play games better after trying again and again.
Famous Museums
Name | The Palace Museum | British Museum | New York Museum |
Country | China | The UK | The USA |
Address | Chang’an Street, Beijing | New Oxford Street, London | Chestnut Street, New York |
Feature | The largest ancient palace buildings with many kinds of collections in China | One of the largest museums with collections of any time and any area in the world | America’s largest museum on American history |
Ticket | ￥60(spring ＆ summer) ￥40(autumn ＆ winter) | Free | Monday free |
1.As one of the largest museums in the world, British Museum is in __________.
A. Beijing B. London C. New York D. Boston
2.New York Museum is America’s largest museum on American____________.
A. buildings B. collections
C. history D. society
3.The Palace Museum, which is in the center of Beijing, is also called “Forbidden City” in China. It lies in ___________.
A. Chang’an Street B. New Oxford Street
C. Chestnut Street D. Jiefang Street
4.According to the form, if you want to see ancient Chinese collections, you can visit __________ at most.
A. one museum B. two museums
C. three museums D. four museums
If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It may save your life. This is the surprising advice of a British cook. One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from a table, and suddenly a snake appeared and bit him on the hand. A few days earlier, the snake came to the restaurant from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and hid under the dish. “I tried to pick it up and it bit me. I threw it away, but it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door,” Jackson said. Anyway, Jackson was cool and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his hand began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn’t say what was wrong because they didn’t know what kind of snake it was.
Then Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors sent it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Jackson the right medicine, and he left the hospital the next day. “So my advice is this: If a snake bites you, pick up your phone. Take its photo first and then call the hospital. Show the photo to the doctors,” suggests Mr. Jackson, “Oh, and if the snake doesn’t smile for its photo, don’t worry!”
1.When the snake bit Mr. Jackson, it was_________.
A. hiding in a box of bananas
B. climbing out of a box of bananas
C. lying under a dish
D.climbing into the fridge
2.Mr. Jackson threw the snake away probably because_________.
A. he was surprised
B. he wanted to get a better photo
C. his chest began to hurt
D. the fridge door was open
3.Mr. Jackson closed the fridge door so that___________.
A. he could take a photo
B. the snake couldn’t go back to the zoo
C. the snake became cool
D. he was safe from the snake
4.The doctors gave Mr. Jackson the right medicine when_________.
A. London Zoo told them what kind of snake it was
B. Mr. Jackson sent the photo to the hospital
C. he left the hospital the next day
D. the snake bit him
5.The text tells us if we are in danger and have a phone with us, it will help us to do ________things.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
补全对话，根据对话内容。从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．其中有两个为多余选项．
A: Hello, is that Wu Bin speaking?
B: Yes, who’s that?
A: This is Tan Hong. Are you free this Saturday evening?
B: ____1.____ A: I’ve got two tickets to Jay Chou’s concert. ___2.______
B: Certainly. I’d love to. He’s my favorite singer. Thanks for your invitation . ____3._____
A: Let’s meet at the gate of the park at four o’clock.
B: ___4.____ I want to buy him a gift.
A: OK. I’ll get there at three. Shall we go to the
shopping center to buy the gift?
B: ____5.____See you then.
A: See you.
A．When will the concert begin? B．Sounds good! C．When and where shall we meet? D．I’ll see a movie. E．Could you please get there earlier? F．Yes. What’s up? G．Would you like to go with me? |
One day an old man _______ into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) to eat in America for the first time. He sat down at an empty table and waited for ______to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria _____.
“Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and _______what you want. At the other end they will tell you how much you have to pay.”
“I soon learned that’s ________ everything works in the US,” the old man later told his friend. “________ is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want ______ you are willing to pay the money. You can even get success, but you will never get it if you wait for someone to _________ it for you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”
_____, life everywhere is like a cafeteria. Don’t wait for things to happen to you. Success lies in your own _______.
1.A. goes B. enters C. went D. entered
2.A. his friend B. his wife C. a stranger D. someone
3.A. worked B. painted C. repaired D. planned
4.A. send out B. give out C. pick out D. look out
5.A. what B. how C. why D. when
6.A. School B. Life C. Office D. Company
7.A. if B. because C. though D. until
8.A. carry B. lend C. move D. bring
9.A. In peace B. In the end C. In fact D. In a hurry
10.A. work B. hands C. opinion D. books
