Once upon a time there was a wise man who used to go to the sea to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down at the beach, he saw something moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.As he got close,he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing,instead he was reaching down to the shore,picking up something and very gently and throwing it into the ocean. As he got closer he called out,“Good morning!What are you doing?’’
The young man paused(停顿），looked up and replied,“Throwing starfishes into the ocean.”
“I guess I should have asked ,why are you throwing starfishes into the ocean?”
“The sun is up and the tide(潮汛）is going out.And if I don’t throw them in, they will die.”
“But ,young man ,don’t you realize that there are miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”
“The young man listened politely.Then he bent down ,picked another starfish and threw it into the sea ,and said ,It made a difference for that one.”
The wise man was lost in thought when the young man kept trying. Yes, there is something very special in every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, we will gain the power to shape the future.Each of us can do something for the future,each of us must find our starfish. And if we throw our starfishes wisely and well,the world will be better.
1.One day, the wise man saw a young man
A. Dancing along the beach
B. Walking with a dancer
C.picking up starfish for sale
D.trying to save the starfishes
2.The wise man thought it was to throw starfishes in the ocean at first.
A. relaxing
B. intelligent
C. foolish
D. helpful
3.The wise man was lost in thought because .
A.he realized something new and important
B.he had a good story for his next writing
C. he worried the lives of so many starfishes
D.he agreed to save all starfishes on the beach
4. The words “something very special ”refer to .
A. the gifts from friends
B. the courage to make decisions
C. our own starfish in hand
D. the ability to make a difference
5. The writer told this story to show us that .
A.Rome was not built in one day
B.don’t miss doing any good things
C.no man is wise at all times
D.action speaks louder than words
I can still remember the day I met my best friend Judy. She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to meet me. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,scared to look at each other. Soon we lost the shyness and started playing with each other.
In the 7th grade ,I first lost touch with her. She was going through family problems and I deserted her to be with the cooler people. None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had problems. However, every summer we would always sit at each other’s house, watch soap operas and talk about all the boys we like.
It was last year when I noticed the problem. I guess I was too doveted in high school to realizeshe needed someone there. Anyway ,she made a new best friend and so did I. Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed(诊断）with clinical depression(抑郁症）.At first, I was very upset, but we still stayed in touch. I wanted to be there with new her best friend basically deserted her and people were calling her crazy.
Yesterday she came to me and said,“I never knew what a best friend was until you, the only person, would stop me cutting. I appreciate your help so much, and you didn’t even know you were helping me.”
We both cried. And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is never to give up on your friends. Even if they aren’t as cool as others, or people think they are crazy, they need someone there. If you desert them, you will only be guilty yourself.
1.The write and Judy both behind because they felt when they met for the first time.
A. worried B.shameful
C.shy D.upset
2.The underlined word deserted in paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to .
A. went away from B.advised
C. took care of D.introduced
3.Judy was diagnosed with clinical depression. The most probable cause is .
A.She was too devoted in high school
B.She was too shy to solve her family problems
C.She couldn’t learn how to make new friends
D.She went through family problems and her friends deserted her
4. According to Judy’s words, we can learn that .
A. the writer never helped her
B. the writer helped her all the time
C. the writer always felt guilty herself
D. the writer lost touch with her since they met
5.This passage mainly talks about .
A. we should turn up whenever our friends need help
B. how to help a friend when they are in trouble
C. a friend in need is a friend indeed
D. when making new friends, never forget old friends
The following is a mark table about English competitions. Find some useful information to the questions below.
Items | Group1 | Group2 | Group3 | Group4 |
1.answer correctly | 66 | 72 | 75 | 77 |
2.answer quickly | 74 | 79 | 78 | 63 |
3.answer humorously(幽默地） | 68 | 69 | 80 | 78 |
4.speak clearly | 87 | 85 | 82 | 87 |
5.speak loudly | 90 | 92 | 90 | 91 |
6.speak freely | 80 | 82 | 83 | 84 |
7.have a good manner | 78 | 75 | 74 | 78 |
8.co--operate(合作） | 81 | 64 | 87 | 84 |
Average（平均分） | 78 | 77 | 81 | 80 |
1. Co--operate best of all the groups.
A. The students in Group 1
B.The students in Group 2
C.The students in Group 3
D.The students in Group 4
2.Group 1 is thought to have spoken as as Group 3.
A.clearly B.loudly
C.freely D.quickly
3.Group 4 did best in “ ”.
A. Answer humorously B.speak freely
C.have a good manner D.answer quickly
4.In“ answer correctly ”，Group 1 was marks lower than Group 4.
A.6 B.9 C.11 D.10
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Group 1did as well as Group 4 in “have a good manner”.
B.All of the groups did well in “answer quickly”.
C.The average of Group 3 is 3 marks more than Group 1.
D.Group 3 is the winner of the competition.
Many people of the early times believed that by eating an animal they could get some of the good qualities of that animal for themselves. They thought, ,that eating deer would make them run like a deer. Some people believed eating enemies who had bravery in the battle would make them brave. The practice of eating human flesh might have started because people were to become as strong and brave as their enemies.
Many people once thought that ginger roots(姜根）by some magical power could the memory .Eggs were thought to voice pretty. Tomatoes were believed to have magical powers. They were called love apples and were believed to make people who ate them fall in .
Later, another wrong idea about tomatoes . The idea was that they were poisonous(有毒的）.How The people who thought tomatoes were poisonous would be if they could know that millions of tomatoes were given to the soldiers abroad the Second World War.
Even today there are still a great many ideas about food. Some of them are found in many places. One idea is that fish is the best brain food. But no one has been able to that fish is better for the brain than many other kinds of food. such idea is that people should not drink water with meals. Washing food down with water instead of chewing it is not a good idea,but some water with meals has been found to be .It helps to digest(消化）the food.
1.A.for example B.in fact C. in general D.later on
2.A.seen B.shown C.found D.realized
3.A.excited B.pleased C.worried D.anxious
4.A.improved B.help C.use D.make
5.A.leave B.let C.get D.make
6.A.also B.too C.either D.neither
7.A.likeness B.enjoyment C.love D.friendship
8.A.used up B.thought of C.thought about D.grew up
9.A.bored B.terrified C.surprised D.interested
10.A.through B.of C.before D.during
11.A.right B.wrong C.good D.true
12.A.so B.such C.what D.how
13.A.say B.show C.find D.think
14.A.Other B.Others C.Another D.The other
15.A.wonderful B.useless C.helpful D.thankful
– Listen! Sally is singing in that room.
-- It ______ be sally. She has gone to Paris.
A.may B.can’t
C.might D.mustn’t
From which country did “pizzas” originate?
A. Italy B. Canada
C. France D. America
