How do you like to go to school like one in Oxford, England ? There are no r_________ classes. The students go from one group to a _________ when they want to. You may find students of fourteen, sixteen or twenty-five years old all in the s_________ group. They work at their o________ studies. Nobody tells them what they should or shouldn’t be doing. The day I visited, school b_________ at nine. Some s_________ were working at a tape recorder and listening to their lessons. Others were watching TV on Maths. A group was reading in the school l________. I didn’t see anybody just sit doing n__________. Everybody was studying. At lunch time I could also see students working. They were talking a________ their lessons while they were e_________. When you think of these students you can be sure it is one of the best schools in the world.
We often act like babies when we want to be happy. Why? I think it is because children have no worry and they don’t complain.
We can set a goal in our life and go after what we want. But if we’re ① all the time, how can we live happily? If you don’t believe me, count how many ① you complain about something in one day. Whether it is being trapped in busy traffic or troubled by weather, or whatever it is, there are endless things you can find to complain about.
But it’s not just the outside condition that we will complain about. We complain about ourselves too. We complain that we don’t have enough time or money, and that we’re not smart enough, cool enough, or just enough. Many times we experience lots of unpleasant things because of complaining about things we can’t control.
Think about how much happier you would be if you stopped complaining? ②Much of what you complain about is out of your control anyway. What’s the meaning of thinking about something you have no power to change?
Finding out what you are complaining about is the first step to stop complaining. Ask yourself if you prefer to complain or to be happy.
It’s best to stop to enjoy the beautiful life, but not to waste time to complain.
1.在①处填上适当的词，使文章完整。
2.将②译成中文。
3.在文中找出下列句子的同义词：We can have a life goal and try to get it.
4.根据短文回答问题：
What should you do first to stop complaining?
5.找出文章的中心句。
用所给词的适当形式填空(10分)
1.___________, our planet, Earth is becoming more and more crowded.(sad)
2.Most of my classmates had gone to celebrate Mr. Wang’s_________(44) birthday when I got there.
3.Humans on Mars will have to wear special boots to make___________(they) heavier.
4.The dancer fell down while she______________(spin) on the stage.
5.At present, it may be difficult to imagine_______________(develop) the desert.
6.The big prize is for one of the most famous_____________(invent).
7.I don’t think man will have robots______________(control) computers in the future.
8.Are you certain meals in the form of pills are much___________(taste)?
9.How many___________( toy) trains does your brother have?
10.The Summer Palace is a famous Chinese-style garden___________(build) in a natural landscape.
Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”，says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
The program is so successful because of the good performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.
1.Betty is popular because of ____.
A. her clothes B. her charm C. her metal braces D. her appearance
2.In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ____.
A. the beginning B. the ending C. the story D. the show
3.Which is the reason for the success of the show?
A. A large number of viewers. B. Her life as an office worker.
C. The wonderful performance. D. Two Golden Globes awards.
4.Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?
A. Betty is a girl of wisdom.
B. Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.
C. Betty is an American favorite TV character.
D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.
5. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Beauty from within. B. A romantic story.
C. An ugly girl. D. An exciting experience.
There was once a young mouse that lived in a hole in a wall. One day, the young mouse woke up from his sleep and looked out of the hole. As he looked out, a fantastic smell came to his nose. “Cheese!” the mouse said happily to himself. “I’ll go and get it now and have it for breakfast.”
But then he remembered his parents’ words. His parents were very clever mice and often said to their son, “Always wait before you go for a piece of cheese.”
So the young mouse waited quietly. Then he heard a quiet “Miaow” and he knew the cat was there. He stayed in the hole and said to himself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned to wait.”
The next day, he looked out again. He put his nose out of the hole, and the beautiful smell of cheese came to his nose again. He could see the cheese. It was only a few centimetres away. But he sat still and waited quietly. This time he did not hear any cat’s noise. Instead he heard a very quiet “Woof, woof.”
“It’s a dog!” he thought. “If the dog is there, the cat won’t be there. I expect the dog has chased the cat away, so I’m safe.” The mouse ran out of the hole and started eating the cheese. He did not see the cat, which caught him and ate him.
When the cat finished her meal, she said to herself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned a second language.”
1.Who told the mouse to wait before going for a piece of cheese?
A. The cat. B. The dog. C . The cat’s parents. D. The mouse’s parents.
2. How did the young mouse know the cat was there?
A. He heard the cat. B. He saw the cat. C. He smelt the cat. D. He knew the cat.
3.What was the cat’s meal?
A. The mouse’s parents. B. The cheese. C. The young mouse. D. The fish.
4.Which language did the cat learn as a second language?
A. English. B. Chinese. C. Dog language. D. Mouse language.
5.Which of the following sentences is Not True according to the passage?
A. The young mouse lived in a hole in a wall.
B. The next day the mouse didn’t hear any cat’s noise.
C. The cat pretended to be a dog by making the noise “woof”.
D. The mouse’s parents told their daughter to wait before going for a piece of cheese.
1. If you want to eat some seafood, you can go to ______
A. Willie Mae's B. Natasha's Kitchen
C. EIFFEL SOCIETY D. HOSHUN RESTAURANT
2. You can call ______if you want to have a taste of Southern home cooking.
A. 540-302-9717 B. 504-525-2951 C. 504-410-9997 D. 504-822-9503
3.You can eat some ______ food in EIFFEL SOCIETY.
A. Indian B. Russian C. Chinese D. Japanese
4. Which restaurant opens at 11:30 am every day?
A. Willie Mae's B. Natasha's Kitchen C. EIFFEL SOCIETY D. HOSHUN RESTAURANT
5. You can have ______ choices if you want to have dinner at 6 pm on Saturday evening.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
