The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test. ” he said. “And because I know you are all able to understand these questions. I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test. ’’
A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the rest students and said. “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance. ”Two more students decided to go. Seven students stayed. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper： Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.
I never had a teacher who gave a test like that. but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most.
The same is true for students in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons. whether from school education or from events in their lives，and have become better people. Scientists say that by the age of eight，80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits(局限). However，there is nothing you can’t do or leant to be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰)said，“We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves. ”
1.Some students left the classroom because _________.
A. they were happy with the grade the teacher would give them
B. they were allowed to take another easier exam later on
C. they knew the teacher didn’t like them to take the test
D. they thought the exam was so easy that they don’t need to have a try
2.The teacher gave the rest students an A because __________.
A. they answered all the questions in the exam correctly
B. they didn’t believe themselves
C. they believed themselves in what they had learned
D. they had been working hard for each exam
3.The underlined word “conquer’’ means __________ in the passage.
A. 发现 B. 控制 C. 探索 D. 征服
4.What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
A. He wants us to know what our limits are.
B. He wants us to learn to believe in ourselves.
C. He wants us to receive school education.
D. He wants us to1earn from B students.
China’s Zhou Yang won the Olympic Games women's 1,500-metre short-track gold in 2009.
“I told myself a few days ago ‘Zhou Yang，you Can do this’”the18-year-old Olympic newcomer said. “I believed in myself. ”
“This gold medal will change things. It will give me more confidence. It will give my mum a better lifestyle. ”
China’s Shen Xue，aged 31，and Zhao Hongbo，aged 36， celebrated St. Valentine’s Day and the Chinese New Year by winning a gold medal in the pairs figure skating at the Vancouver Olympics . —“We have not competed(比赛) much in the last two years and we came back to compete at the Olympic Games as it is our dream to win an Olympic gold medal.”
China’s Wang Meng won again her Olympic women's
500-metre short track skating title on Wednesday.
“I have a lot of confidence. I feel that it's my duty to win that. It's still the Chinese New Year holiday，”she said，“Kowtow(磕头)was the only way to express my thanks to the coaches. team leaders and teammates. ”
1.How old is the Olympic newcomer，Zhou Yang, now?
A. 18 B. 19 C. 31 D. 36
2.What is Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo’s dream?
A. To celebrate Chinese New Year. B. To give their parents a better life.
C. To win an Olympic gold medal. D. To spend a special Valentine’s Day.
3.In what sport did Wang Meng win the gold medal?
A. Figure Skating. B. Women’s l,500 metre short-track skating.
C. Skiing. D. Women’s 500 metre short-track skating
4.Where may you probably read this passage?
A. In a story book. B. In a news report.
C. In a TV play. D. In an advertisement.
Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge. If you remember the following information，your life will be much safer.
● Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn’t walk alone outside late at night. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous happens，you can find them easily.
●Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back。When a bus is full of people，it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back.
●If you are followed by someone you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the person understand that you know he or she is after you. Next，don’t go home at once. You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift.
●If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few
minutes earlier before the bus leaves. This stops other people from studying
you. On the bus，don’t sit alone. Sit behind the driver or other
people. Don’t sleep.
1.Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?
A. Go home alone late at night.
B. Make sure where the public phones are.
C. Don’t get to the bus stop too early.
D. Always notice the environment around you.
2.When you are followed by someone on your way home，you should ____ to make yourself safe.
A. run home
B. find a lift and go in
C. turn back and walk towards him or her at once
D. cross the street and go to the other way.
3.When you take a bus alone，it’s safe for you______
A. to sit behind the driver or with other people，but not to sleep
B. to talk with the driver
C. to call your friends
D. to get off the bus at once
4.What can you learn from the passage?
A. How to notice the environment around you
B. How to be safe in your everyday life
C. How to cross the street
D. How to use the public phones
Teddy Smith’s Fast Food
Open：10:00 a. m. -----10:30 p. m
Lunch served till 2:00 p. m.
Dinner served till 9:30 p. m.
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Mains(主食) Beef Steak $ 4.25 Hamburger $ 3.15 (small) $ 3.95 (large) Noodles $ 2.05 (small) $ 2.50 (large) |
Desserts Ice Cream $ 1.25 Flavors： Banana, Chocolate Apple Pie $ 0.75 Chocolate Cake $ 0.95 |
Drinks Soft Drinks $ 0.75 (small) $ 0.95 (large) Flavors(味道)： Cola, Apple, orange Coffee or Tea $ 1.25
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1.They stop serving dinner at______
A. 10:00 a. m. B. 10:30 p. m. C. 2:00 p. m. D. 9:30 p. m.
2.You have to pay ____ for a small hamburger, two chocolate cakes and a large soft drink.
A. $4.1 B. $5.85 C. $6.00 D. $6.60
3.Teddy Smith’s Fast Food sells ____ kinds of soft drinks.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
The 2010 Shanghai World Expo has been open for several months and there are large numbers of volunteers serving there.
Chen Chuan，a 19- year-old student at Fudan University, is usually fast asleep at 6 am. But over the May 1 holiday, he was rising early to eat breakfast and 41 answer questions like，“Where can I find the toilet?” Such is the life of a Shanghai World Expo volunteer. But Chen and his 72,000 colleagues(同事)aren't complaining, 42 ，they’re trying not to. “Volunteering is 43 work，”Chen said，“but it makes me feel happy. ”
Other student volunteers have 44 feelings. Wang Lin an 18-year-old volunteer from Chongqing University，told us about trying to explain to a tourist why a line to visit a pavilion was so long. When the tourist suddenly got quite angry, Wang became upset 45 being shouted at. Wang said. “I didn’t expect we would have to face so many difficulties in our service. But I know serving is about giving 46 . ”Still，the very next day, Wang received a reward(嘉奖)when she helped a lost child 47 his parents. “The happy smiles and their gratitude(感谢)made me feel so 48 ，” Wang said. “That’s 49 I now always smile to others，even if they don’t look happy. Smiling makes me happy. ”
50 their green and white clothes，people call volunteers “Little Cabbage”. Wang likes this nickname(绰号). “We’re green, we are fresh，just like the vegetable，”Wang said.
1.A. get ready to B. get ready for C. be ready D. get ready
2.A. at most B. at least C. after all D. at last
3.A. hardly B. a hard C. a hardly D. hard
4.A. same B. different C. difficult D. the same
5.A. for B. at C. in D. with
6.A. and receiving B. not receiving C. for receiving D. with receiving
7.A. found B. with finding C. to be found D. find
8.A. sweetly B. sweet C. sweets D. sweetness
9.A. what B. how C. why D. where
10.A. Because of B. Because C. Thank to D. Thanks for
—Do you think there are ________ new words in this passage?
—Yes，that’s right. I’ll ________ first.
A. too much，look them up B. too many，look up them
C. much too，look them up D. too many，look them up
