In the middle of a really embarrassing moment, you might feel like you just want to disappear. Maybe you wish for a time machine that could send you back five minutes. Well, time machines are hard to come by in the real world, so finding a better way of getting through the humiliation(蒙羞的场面) is needed.
Sometimes, embarrassment is caused by how we act after we make an unwanted thing. If the thing is a small one, you can just pretend it didn't happen, and many people won’t notice. On the other hand, if you stop, or get red in the face after you've messed up, people will really notice, and it will be hard to let the moment pass by. Of course, some embarrassing moments are too big or obvious for this plan to work.
Sometimes when you meet or get caught in a really cringe-worthy(尴尬的) moment, it doesn't seem funny. Other people may laugh, but you just get red in the face and feel like curling up in a ball of shame. But there are some people who can laugh at their own mistakes. When they mess up, they laugh harder than their friends do! People like this don't stay embarrassed for long, because this can turn into another funny story. They might even make a joke about their mistake before anyone else gets the chance to.
You shouldn't pretend a laugh if you really feel angry or embarrassed, but changing your attitude or outlook might be worth trying. Remember that a thing that makes you embarrassed today will probably make you laugh tomorrow. So why not try to laugh today?
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
1. Why do persons wish for a time machine in this passage?
A. They want to turn younger.
B. They miss the past years.
C. They terrify the future days.
D. They don’t want something to happen.
2. If a small thing happens to you, what should you do?
A. Stop and quarrel with others.
B. Do as it didn’t happen.
C. Get in the red face.
D. Do the same thing to others.
3.How will you feel when you meet or caught in a really cringe-worthy moment?
A. Funny. B. Interesting.
C. Bored. D. Excited.
4.What does the underlined word “ this” mean in this passage?
A. Getting in a red face.
B. Curling up in a ball of shame.
C. Laughing harder than friends do.
D. Making a joke.
5. What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A. Life is not fair, get used to it.
B. Easy come, easy go.
C. Easier said than done.
D. Better late than never.
That day was a very good day. The volunteers who visited an orphanage(孤儿院) now became the best friends each other. The four persons were Li Hui, the reporter of Jing Newspaper, Zhao Qiang and Huang Jian, reporters of Chongqing Television Station, and me.
According to our experience of driving in the disaster area, it would be OK to drive in the morning, but the road was dangerous in the afternoon. So this morning we got off at 6:00 am. It is about 40 kilometers aim place. It would take not more than one hour normally. However, because of poor road conditions, we tried twice but failed to go through. We had to stop driving to wait for road repairing. It was very dangerous to park on the road in the mountain. To be honest, my experience in the disaster area were over load(超负荷). I almost couldn’t stand. But one thing had been supporting me, I had been very grateful to have such a chance to help the people of disaster area, to have such a chance to share my love.
When we took two vehicles(卡车) supplies to the orphanage, the leader of the orphanage Mr. Lang with 31 children was too excited to say anything.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.The volunteers who visited an orphanage are ________.
A. strangers B. teachers
C. reporters D. governors
2.The volunteers went to the orphanage ________.
A. in the afternoon B. in the morning
C. in the evening D. at noon
3.How did the volunteers go to the orphanage?
A. By plane. B. On foot.
C. By car. D. By truck.
4. How did the volunteers think their work?
A. Relaxing. B. Tired.
C. Boring. D. Easy.
5.Why did the volunteers think he should work in the disaster area?
A. Because their leaders ordered that.
B. Because they wanted to repair the roads there.
C. Because their relative was there.
D. Because they wanted to show their love there.
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
You may have heard that many animals are endangered. What does that mean ? Endangered means there are very few of that kind still . Someday they might die out. You may wonder people can do to help endangered animals.
People some ways to protect plants and animals from becoming endangered or extinct. One way is to protect the animals' or plants' habitats. Some governments have set aside for parks. No one to disturb the habitat inside park lands. People cannot build houses there. They cannot hunt animals. No one can collect plants or animals from the park. Mining and drilling(打孔) for oil is prevented in parks.
People have made the laws to protect plants and animals. Laws be made to protect habitats. Hunting laws do not allow people to hunt certain animals. Some laws limit the of trees that can be cut down in forests. Other laws that people cannot build homes, factories, or stores in certain places. Laws can protect the air and water from pollution.
1.A. actively B. carefully C. exactly D. wonderfully
2.A. alive B. alone C. afraid D. aggressive
3.A. when B. how C. what D. where
4.A. were making B. have made C. are making D. had made
5.A. houses B. trees C. lands D. buildings
6.A. is allowing B. was allowing C. allowed D. is allowed
7.A. around B. beside C. outside D. inside
8.A. may B. can C. must D. might
9.A. kind B. number C. height D. size
10.A. say B. tell C. talk D. write
The new clock is so nice. Could you tell me______?
A. who can use B. when can I use it
C. what can I use D. how I can use it
The city library ______many people are eager to study in has been open up to all the public.
A. where B. which C. that D. /
You shouldn’t stay at home all the time. You’d better go out and relax now and then, ______?
A. hadn’t you B. didn’t you
C. had you D. did you
