Donald was not very good at math. He couldn’t understand the teacher’s explanations. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, Donald Still couldn’t understand it.
“Never mind.” Donald told himse1f, “I’m quite good at other subjects. I’ll cheat in the math exam to get a good grade, then I won’t be in trouble. ”
“I’ll sit next to the boy who does best in math,” he thought, “and copy down this answers.”
The day of the exam came, and Donald sat next to Tommy, who was always at the top of the class in math. Donald carefully copied Tommy’s answers onto his own exam paper. At the end the exam, the teacher collected the papers and graded them in time.
Then she said, “well, boys and girls, I’ve decided to give a prize to the student who got the highest grade. It’s difficult for me to decide who I’ll give the prize to one of them.”
The students were surprised when they heard this. They said, “That’s not fair. They got the same grade.”
“That’s true.” the teacher said, “However, Tommy’s answer to Question 18 was ‘I don’t know’ while Dona1d’s was ‘Neither do I ’ .”
1. Donald wanted to cheat because .
A. he didn’t do well in any subjects
B. his teacher didn’t explain things well
C. he wanted to get a good grade in math
D he was good at math
2. Donald during the exam.
A. sat behind Tommy B. copied from Tommy
C. asked the teacher for help D. didn’t copy others
3.The students were surprised because .
A. they thought the teacher unfair B. Donald did as well as Tommy
C. the teacher would give them a prize D.Donald did better than Tommy
4. The teacher decided to give the prize to .
A. Tommy B. Donald
C. both Tommy and Donald D. either Donald or Tommy
5. We can infer〈推断) .
A. Donald may study hard at math
B. the teacher may criticize（批评） Donald
C. Tommy may share the prize with other students
D.Tommy may not study hard
People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it’s not bad to make mistakes, and here is way.
At first, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things, because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is, “You can’t.” Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
Another good thing about mistake is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this : Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb. When he was asked how he felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learnt 10,000 things that didn’t work.
Finally, when you make a mistake, you are that much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn’t mean that you can make mistakes without thinking. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes.
We shouldn’t spend all our time and money on the only one way, but use them correctly. Because our time and money are limited(有限的) .
There is an old saying, “ If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.” So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed.
1. If you are making a mistake, that means_______ .
A. you are careful. B. you’re kind.
C. you ‘re growing. D. you know nothing.
2. If you never try new things, you can’t _____ .
A. improve B. create C. spend D. A and B
3. After Edison failed 10,000 times, he ________ .
A. gave up B. invented the light bulb.
C. invented the computer. D. invented 10,000 new things.
4.When you make a mistake, you are closer to_______ .
A. time B. money C. success D. everything
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Never make mistakes.
B. You can make mistakes without thinking.
C. Sometimes it’s good to make mistakes.
D. Making mistakes is terrible.
根据短文内容，从每个小题的备选选项中选择一个最佳答案。
1. If you want to buy a new jacket, you’ll have to go to _______.
A. 3031 No.3 RoadB. 5300 No.3 Road
C. 9020 Bridgeport RoadD. 1100 Chesnut Street
2. If you want to go out for dinner on Sunday, you can call up the number _______.
A. 22785161 or 22706030 B. 22706030 or 33562367
C. 77364431 or 22785161 D. 33562367 or 22785161
3. You don’t have to pay on Monday if you go to _______.
A. Skyline HotelB. Lansdowne Park Shopping Center
C. New York Museum D. Garden Restaurant
4.If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday mornings, you can go to _______.
A. Lansdowne Park Shopping CenterB. New York Museum
C. Garden RestaurantD. Coffee Shop
5.Visiting New York Museum, you can know _______.
A. the history of American native peopleB. the history of New York
C. the art of AmericaD. the art of New York
In the USA, books that tell how to do things are very popular today. Thousands of these “how to” books are selling __ in bookstores. In fact, there are about four thousand books with names that____the words “how to”. One book may tell you how to _ money, another may tell you how to spend it, and another may say how to give your money away.
Many “how to” books tell you how to__ They tell you how to choose a job and how to do it well. __ if you fail to get a job, you can buy a book called “how to__ _ money”. If you__ make any money at all, you may need a book with a name“how to live on nothing”.
Why do many of these books__ so popular? It is because life has become hard today and people have far more__ to face. “How to” books people live through the modern life.
1.A. well B. soon C. slowly D. badly
2.A. begin with B. deal with C. come up with D. make up
3.A. study B.make C. get D. use
4.A. keep healthy B. make progress . get jobs D. do sports
5.A. However B. In general C. Luckily D. Instead
6.A. need B. invent C. make D. spend
7.A. nearly B. never C. always D. ever
8.A.be B. show C.become D. take
9.A. methods B. secrets C. problems D. opportunities
10.A. ask B. tell C. help D. lead
Anna, have you ____seen China’s Got Talent ? Of course, I ____it last weekend.
A. never, saw B. ever, have seen
C. never, have seen D. ever,saw
—How ___ is it from Xi’an to Dunhuang?—It’s less than 3 ___ flight.
A. long, hour’s B. far, hour’s
C. long, hours’ D. far, hours’
