Everyone wants to be happy. You see people who are smiling and laughing, and you want to be like them.1. However, there are also bad days. Here are three ways to make you happier every day.
Smile often. Research has shown that the facial expression you wear influences your state of mind.2. Wearing a pleasant expression for a long period of time will slowly improve your feelings and help you have a happier day.
3. The more you complain, the more annoyed(恼怒的) you become. If all you notice or talk about during the day are the things that annoy you, it is no surprise that you are unhappy. To truly increase your long-term happiness, don’t complain any longer.4.
Practice thankfulness. Thankfulness has been shown to be the last ticket to a happy life. The more you practice thankfulness, the more you will find things to be grateful for in your life.5. Even something as simple as a safe place to sleep or food to eat is worth being thankful for because not everyone is fortunate enough to have those necessities.
A. Try your best to be healthy.
B. You will slowly stop paying much attention to what worries you.
C. Have an entire day without complaining even once and see how you feel.
D. Stop complaining.
E. There are good days filled with sunshine and smiles.
F. If you try to smile, you are more likely to be happy.
G. This then leads you to realize how much goodness is in your life.
The Great Wall of China winds across the country like a giant stone snake. It is 1,500 miles long, the Wall crosses mountains and rivers. It reaches from the ocean on the east to the desert on the west. The Chinese began their Wall more than 2,000 years ago. They worked on it for hundreds of years. The Chinese wanted to keep out their enemies. At the bottom, the Wall is 25 feet wide. At the top it is about 15 feet wide. The sides of the wall are made of stone and brick, while the inside is filled with earth. Parts of the Wall rise as high as three-storey buildings. Every 100 yards along the Great Wall there is a watchtower where soldiers used to stand to watch for enemies approaching(到来). The road on top of the Wall is wide enough for two wagons(马车) to pass. If we were to build such a Wall now, we would use modern machines. But the Chinese had to build the Wall all by hand. If the Wall were in our country, it would reach from the state of New York to Nebraska. The Great Wall of China is the longest wall ever built.
1.The passage does not say so, but it makes you think that the Great Wall _____.
A.has a gate every 100 yards B.is used as a road today
C.is still as useful today as it was D.is as high as three-storey buildings
2.What is meant by the sentence " The Great Wall of China winds across the country like a giant stone snake. " ?
A.It stops the wind from blowing. B.It can move.
C.It looks like a snake. D.It is very long.
3.Which of these sentences do you think is right?
A.The Great Wall China was built with modern machinery.
B.The Great Wall goes from New York to Nebraska.
C.There are many snakes inside the Great Wall.
D.The writer of the passage is an American.
Parts of Africa are covered by a dark cloud. But this is no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions of locusts (蝗虫) that are traveling across the continent eating everything in their path.
And now in the battle to stop this disaster, a radio station in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners 50 kilograms of rice if they can catch and kill 50 kilograms of locusts. “We think this idea will get more people to take part in the war on the locusts,” said Abdoulaye Ba, from Sud-Fm, a radio station in one of Senegal’s worst affected area.
This is West Africa’s biggest locust disaster in 15 years, and it is moving east, causing huge damage to crops. As they move they produce young and increase their number and will soon threaten (威胁) Sudan in the northeast of Africa. Some say it could reach Asia.
Experts say the harmful effect on crops in areas already suffering from food shortage and war could cause many people to go hungry. Governments in the areas are not well equipped to fight the pest.
Although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it is not expected to be enough. “We are now treating 6,000 hectares (公顷) per day with pesticide (杀虫剂), but we need to treat 20,000 hectares per day in order to have any hope of controlling this disaster,” said Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Babah, director of locust control in Mauritania.
Requests are being made for international aid, which is the only way to limit the disaster, the UN’s Food and Agricul-ture Organization warned.
1.By using “dark cloud” to describe locusts in the first paragraph, the author of the article ________.
A.showed the size and speed of the mass of locusts
B.suggested the great damage that locusts can cause
C.warned that locusts would sweep the continent like rain clouds
D.both A and B
2.The story is mainly about ________.
A.West Africa’s united effort in fighting a disaster
B.the difficulty in controlling locusts
C.how locusts caused great damage to West Africa
D.a struggle to fight against a disaster brought by locusts in West Africa
3. Which of the following is WRONG?
A.Sud-Fm offered a reward for fighting locusts so that more people would join in the effort.
B.Senegal is to the southwest of Sudan.
C.The locusts can cause such damage mainly because it has no natural enemy in West Africa.
D.12 countries affected by locusts have united but still lack pesticide.
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1.It’s Friday afternoon,you can go to_______ .
A.visit the museum B.play basketball
C.play soccer D.read children’s stories
2.If children want to watch new films, they should go to________.
A.16 Yangtze Road B.89 North Main Street
C.99 Brick Road D.106 Green Street
3.If you dial (拨号)66387901，you can __________.
A.order fast food in a restaurant B.do some shopping
C.have a good story time D.ask for some hotel information
4.You can not get any information about________ from the two notices.
A.looking for a hotel B.taking a taxi
C.eating fast food D.doing eye exercises
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What was stolen last night?
A.A black shirt.
B.A school computer.
C.A set of Beats earphones.
2.Who saw the tall man at 11:00 last night?
A.A student. B.A policeman. C.A taxi driver.
3.When will the swimming match begin tomorrow?
A.At 9:30 am.
B.At 3:00 pm.
C.At 3:30 pm.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is the woman doing?
A.Traveling around the USA.
B.Applying for a job.
C.Doing a survey.
2.How much can the man get from his parents every month?
A.$50. B.$125. C.$150.
3.What kind of job does the man do every Friday evening?
A.Babysitting.
B.Computer repairing.
C.Housework for his uncle.
4.On what does the man spend most of his pocket money?
A.Food. B.Phone bills. C.Books.
