The greatest saleswoman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews has got more than eight thousand dollars selling Girl Scout cookies since she was seven years old.
Going door-to-door after school, the terribly shy Markita changed herself into the cookie-selling dynamo（高手）.
It starts with great wish.
For Markita and her mother, whose husband left them when Markita was eight years old, their dream was to travel the world. “I’ll work hard to make enough money to send you to college,” her mother said one day. “When you leave college, you’ll make enough money to take you and me around the world. Okay?”
So at the age of 13 when Markita read in her Girl Scout magazine that the Scout（童子军）who sold the most cookies would win a free trip for two around the world, she decided to sell all the Girl Scout cookies she could—more Girl Scout cookies than anyone in the world, ever.
Wish, however, alone is not enough. To make her dream come true, Markita knew she needed a plan.
“When you are doing business, wear your Girl Scout clothes when you go up to people in their building, ” her aunt told her. “Always smile, whether they buy something or not and always be nice.”
Lots of other Scouts may have wanted that trip around the world, but only Markita went off in her own uniform each day after school, ready to ask—and keep asking—people to help in her dream.
Markita sold 3,526 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that year and won her trip around the world. Since then, she has sold more than 42,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.
Markita is no cleverer than thousands of other people, with dreams of their own. The difference is that many people fail before they even begin. They fear（恐惧）that they will be refused. This fear leads many of us to refuse ourselves and prevents us from getting where we have set off for long before anyone else ever has the chance—no matter what we are selling.
“It takes courage（勇气）to ask for what you want,” she said. “Courage is not that you don’t have fear. It means doing what it takes although you have a fear of it”.
1.From the passage we learn that ________.
A．a good planning is the most important in the job of selling
B．Markita took the free trip around the world herself
C．Markita has a full-time selling job now
D．to do something successfully, we should do what is needed
2.Markita ________.
A．started to sell Girl Scout cookies when she was 13 years old
B．has only one parent
C．whose parents are rich, went to college
D．sold cookies in different shops
3.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．The Greatest Saleswoman in the World.
B．A Successful Girl in Selling.
C．The Secret of Selling.
D．Girl Scout Cookies.
4.The main reason for Markita’s success is that ________.
A．she asks for what she wants before she is refused
B．she isn’t afraid to be refused
C．her aunt has told her how to sell things
D．she has a good wish
Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true.
Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代沟).
Don’t argue (争辩) with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.
Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!
1.The passage tells us _______ have a communication problem.
A．parents and other people
B．school kids and their parents
C．teachers and their students
D．parents and children of all ages
2.Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you _______.
A．don’t get to them often
B．write a letter to them
C．don’t speak to them politely
D．express yourself well
3.From the passage we learn that _______.
A．parents and children should not have a generation gap
B．parents should show love and respect to their children
C．there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap
D．there are so many serious problems in families today
Eating in space is different from eating on the earth. The food that astronauts carry with them does not look like the food you eat.
Some food is carried in closed bags. It is cooked and frozen before the astronauts get it. All the water is removed from the food. In the spaceship, the astronaut puts the water back. He “shoots” hot or cold water into the food bag with a special gun. He eats the food through a small hole in the bag.
Other foods come in bite sizes. The astronaut puts a whole piece in his mouth at once. There can be no crumbs. Crumbs would float around the spaceship and get in the way. Meat and cakes often come in bite-size pieces.
Astronauts cannot drink water from open cups. The water would float in drops in the spaceship. The water is put in the special gun. The astronaut shoots the water into his mouth.
1.Some food carried in the closed bags by astronauts is ________.
A. cooked and frozen B. full of water C. raw
2.Astronauts can’t drink from open cups because__________.
A. the water would float in drops around the spaceship
B. the water would spill all over their foods
C. crumbs would float in the cups
3.The main idea of the passage is that __________.
A. astronauts cannot eat or drink in a spaceship until they come back to the earth
B. eating and drinking in the spaceship is a special problem
C. there is more food and water in space than on the earth
Invitation
The White family invites all the exchange students to a Barbecue Party. Saturday, July 3rd, 2～6 p.m. Summer Concert
Listen to local jazz group Blue Wind in Central Park! The concert is free. Everyone is welcome! Sunday, July 10 at 6:00 p.m.
Great Short Story Competition
Are you under sixteen years old? Do you want to win a free trip to Disneyland? All you have to do is to write a short story containing these three words: monster, thrilling and Disneyland. Write your story now and email it to Rebecca@163.com before July 30. Waiters Wanted
Age: between 20 and 40
Language: one foreign language (English or French) Requirements: ◆must be willing to work late ◆must be outgoing and friendly
Working place: Red Rose Restaurant
Tel: 0431—82233301
1.The Barbecue Party will be held on _____.
A．Saturday B．Sunday C．Tuesday D．Monday
2.Monster, ______ and Disneyland are the three words need to be contained in the story.
A．thrilled B．outgoing C．friendly D．thrilling
3.If you want to be a waiter, your age must be between ______ to 40.
A．6 B．16 C．20 D．30
完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?
Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of 1 classmates.
"I was wrong. It was very different and much 2 than talking to my classmates during playtime," Li said. "I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute (哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom 3 "
Li is not ___4____. Many middle school students now have the same 5 : they can talk about their ideas freely 6 their best friends after class, but can't speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of 7 .
Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their 8 , such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to. 9 he also gives some advice to students. "During your free time you should 10 more. When you're speaking in public, take it ___11___. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly," Zhou said. "That 12 a fine public speech and you'll feel confident. "
1. A．Her B．my C．your D．his
2. A．harder B．easier C．better' D．later
3. A．slowly B．quickly C．sadly D．happily
4. A．lonely B．alone C．only D．just
5. A．answer B．subject C．problem D．question
6. A．except B．beside C．from D．with
7. A．listening B．speaking C．reading D．singing
8. A．mouths B．eyes C．minds D．hearts
9. A．But B．So C．And D．Or
10. A．play B．practice C．write D．Watch
11. A．nervous B．easy C．hard D．funny
12. A．reports B．keeps C．hears D．Makes
Can you tell me _____________________?
A．when you did it so well
B．when did you do it so well
C．how you did it so well
D．how did you do it so well
