Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit (精神) and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will jump back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have the balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. We learn how to be brave by taking chances.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly (紧紧地); the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure (珍宝) you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery (秘密), and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
1.The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.
A．be afraid of difficulties
B．be afraid to learn
C．run through life so fast
D．compare yourself with others to look down on your worth
2.The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that_____.
A．Nothing is possible
B．If we don’t give up, there is always hope
C．You should learn to give up
D．Although you try, nothing will change.
3.Why can’t we use time carelessly? ___________
A．Because time is too expensive
B．Because time never returns.
C．Because we are too poor
D．Because times will get back.
4.According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________
A．Nothing is impossible.
B．Glass balls are easy to be broken.
C．Things you can’t do.
D．Treat your life in a right way.
Su Su is a 16-year-old Beijinger. She studies at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University. She has just published(发表) her first book, The Enigma of the Universe (《宇宙之谜》).
The Enigma of the Universe tells a story of a girl called April. One day she meets an alien(外星人) boy named Kaka. Kaka takes April on a journey into the universe. Later April finds out a big secret about Kaka...
What's special about this book? It's a book written in both Chinese and English.
Su wrote the book when she was 14 years old. She was influenced（影响） by the book Sophie's World (《苏菲的世界》) and the movie The Truman Show (《楚门的世界》). Sophie is a girl who is interested in philosophy（哲学）. Truman's life is run by television.
These stories gave Su an idea for her own book. She decided to write it in English.
"My English teacher asked us to write something," says Su. "I thought I'd write about my idea."
Su spent a whole summer vacation writing the story.
"Sometimes I had to stop because I couldn't find the right words," says Su. "I used the dictionary all the time."
After finishing the English novel, Su had another idea. She decided to translate it into Chinese. The job took her just a few days. "It was easy because Chinese is my native language (母语)," she says.
Su says her story is "a mixture of philosophy (哲学) and detective (侦探) story and science fiction".
"My classmates and I have turned it into a DV play," says Su. "I wrote the play and I played April. We will show it in our school soon!"
1.What did Su Su write？
A．Harry Potter B．Sophie's World
C．The Truman Show D．The Enigma of the Universe
2.In Which language did Su Su write this book?
A．Chinese B．English
C．French D．Both Chinese and English
3.How did Su Su write the book?
A．She wrote it in Chinese first and then translate it into English.
B．She wrote it in English first and then translate it into Chinese.
C．She wrote it half in Chinese first and then wrote it half in English.
D．She wrote it half in English first and then wrote it half in Chinese
4.What does her book talk about?
A．It talks about how to learn English well.
B．It is a mixture ofphilosophy(哲学) anddetective(侦探) story and science fiction.
C．It talks about how to learn English grammar well.
D．It is a mixture oflove.
An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don’t understand them. What are the advantages of reading?” The grandfather said, “Take this little basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did so, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “ You’ll have to walk faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, “ See Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So you think it is useless?” the old man said. “ Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out.
“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”
1.The underlined phrase “leaked out” means “______” in Chinese.
A．出现 B．保留 C．漏出 D．爆发
2.The passage might be written for ___________ to read.
A．children who like asking questions
B．children who like playing with water
C．children who dislike farming
D．children who dislike reading
3.The basket was ________ in the end.
A．light B．clean C．useless D．dirty
4.What can we know from the passage?
A．The old farmer might be changed by reading.
B．The old farmer played tricks on his grandson.
C．The little boy got a full basket of water at last.
D．The old farmer was angry when he saw the empty basket.
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.
Eat in or take away
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
taste(味道)：
Banana, Chocolate,
Apple
Apple Pie
$ 0.75
Chocolate Cake
$ 0.95 Drinks
Soft Drinks
$ 0.75 (small)
$ 0.95 (large)
taste(味道)：
Cola, Apple, orange
Coffee or Tea
$ 1.25
1.When do they stop serving dinner?
A．10:00 a.m. B．10:30 p.m. C．2:00 p.m. D．9:30 p.m.
2.How much do a small hamburger, two chocolate cakes and a large soft drink cost?
A．$ 4.1. B．$ 5.85 C．$ 6.00. D．$ 6.60
3.How many kinds of things have chocolate in them?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
完形填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)
Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy___1___and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.
"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"
"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too __2___ !"
"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"
So the real story is: Kids___3____to catch up with school fashion.
Chinese students __4___ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but _5___ know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good __6___ and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to __7__ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that __8___1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____9___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass ___10____a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.
As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. __11___ parents buy them all their cool things. They may have an advantage（优势）now, ____12___ it won't last forever. If you want to show off ___13___ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.
Parents should also learn __14____to refuse (拒绝) their kids' demands (要求). They should __15__their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.
1. A．pictures B．school things
C．computer games D．food and drinks
2. A．expensive B．cheap C．ugly D．nice
3. A．hate B．give up C．want D．get
4. A．put on B．take off C．buy D．wear
5. A．kids B．fathers C．mothers D．people
6. A．cars B．bicycles C．MP3 D．CDs
7. A．another B．the others C．others D．other
8. A．pays B．costs C．spends D．buys
9. A．so B．such C．as D．like
10. A．and B．but C．or D．though
11. A．His B．Her C．Their D．Your
12. A．but B．because C．if D．for
13. A．how many B．how much C．how long D．how often
14. A．how B．what C．why D．where
15. A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell
— Boys and girls, please hand in your homework after class.
— Oh, my god ! I __________it at home.
A．forgot B．left C．forget D．leave
