When I’m in trouble, I always take out a book and read quietly. I put my heart into it so that I’ll forget all the troubles. I’ve formed the habit of reading in this way.
When I was a little boy, I was interested in picture books and storybooks. When I was a middle school student, I began to read novels, plays, essays (散文) and so on. I found I could get much from them. Little by little I took great interest in literature (文学) and last term I won the first prize in the composition contest among middle school students in our city.
Reading The Emperor’s New Clothes, I had to let out a burst of laughter over his silly action. The Little Match Girl couldn’t keep me from crying for her misery (悲惨). Robinson Crusoe took me into a strange world full of danger. And I was also deeply impressed (留下印象) by Helen Keller’s perseverance (毅力). Besides these, books also tell me other things — how to be a brave man and how to tell the difference between the right and the wrong. In a word, good books can make me know what I didn’t know before. So I think of good books as my best friends.
I’ll never forget this famous saying, “Good books are the best friends who never turn their backs upon us.”
1.At first, the writer read in order to .
A. enjoy novels
B. form the habit of reading
C. learn more
D. forget his troubles
2.When did the writer begin to take interest in literature?
A. When he was in primary school.
B. When he was in middle school.
C. When he was at college.
D. After he left college.
3. What does the writer think of the emperor in the story The Emperor’s New Clothes?
A. Clever. B. Brave. C. Silly. D. Outgoing.
4.Why does the writer think of good books as his best friends?
A. Because they can make him know what he didn’t know before.
B. Because they can make him enjoy himself.
C. Because they can tell him interesting stories.
D. Because they have beautiful pictures.
5.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. How patient Helen Keller was.
B. How brave Crusoe was.
C. Why the writer likes good books.
D. What the writer learns from a good book.
Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence (暴力) in some areas, teenagers’ safety becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe school environment. Please be part of our plan!
What is School Watch?
School Watch is a volunteer project in our school. It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom, and you do the same for them.
Is it for everyone?
Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer.
What else can it do?
School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help the schoolmates who have problems with their homework.
Who is the School Watch?
Our school will look for the School Watch and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one!
How do you start?
To be part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of the plan in your grade. You can check the official website at www. Schoolwatch.com if you want to get more information.
1. School Watch can help its members .
A. save the environment
B. go to school on time
C. improve the quality of school life
D. organize the sports activities
2.Who are probably the members of School Watch?
A. Teenagers. B. Doctors.
C. Parents. D. Policemen.
3. Anyone can become a member of School Watch because .
A. everyone may have problems
B. everyone can give help to others
C. everyone doesn’t go to school
D. everyone isn’t busy
4. The best School Watch will get a lot of prizes from the every year.
A. school B. website
C. parents D. director
5. What should you do if you want to become a member of School Watch?
A. Check the website.
B. Talk to the director of the plan in your grade .
C. Go to the police.
D. Be good at school work.
Dear Donna, Help! I’m a 15-year-old high school student in New York. In eight months, I’m going to take an entrance exam. To prepare, I’m studying six hours a day. I want to do well, but I’m really stressed these days. I can’t sleep. What should I do? Yours, Mary |
Dear Mary, Many students around the world have the same problem as you. Here is some advice to help you deal with the stress. Good luck! ◆Make a study plan for yourself, but don’t study too much in one day. You can remember more by studying one hour each day for six days, than six hours in one day. Also, don’t study late at night. ◆Have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes every two hours. Go outside and walk. Doing exercise is a great way to reduce stress. ◆Don’t eat a lot of sugar or drink a lot of coffee. Eat foods high in Vitamin (维生素) B. For example, eggs, milk, green vegetables and rice. These give you energy and help you think more clearly. ◆A study partner (同伴) can help you practice for the test. When you’re worried about the exam, you can talk to your partner. This can reduce stress, too. Yours, Donna |
56.1. What is Mary’s problem?
A. She can’t communicate with others.
B. She can’t study English well.
C. She is so worried and can’t sleep.
D. She can’t pass the exam.
2. Donna thinks Mary’s problem is .
A. funny B. serious
C. great D. common
3.What does the underlined word “reduce” mean in Chinese?
A. 减少 B. 排除 C. 加强 D. 增加
4. Donna thinks that can help Mary think more clearly.
A. eating foods high in Vitamin B
B. drinking a lot of coffee
C. eating a lot of sugar
D. studying six hours every day
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to Donna’s letter?
A. Walking outside can make you remember more.
B. It’s good to tell a study partner about your feeling.
C. It’s necessary to have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes an hour.
D. The best time to study is from 10:00 pm to 1:00 am.
Andy was a single father, raising (抚养) a 5-year-old boy alone. He was often worried that his son up without a mother to care for him. In the morning he on business, leaving the child alone. He was worried about the child all the way, not if he had eaten. But his child always told him not to worry. Andy always went home after finishing his work. When he got home one day, the child was deep asleep. He was tired out. When he went to bed himself, he was to find an overturned (打翻的) bowl of noodles under the quilt (被子). He up his sleeping son angrily, “Why are you so naughty (淘气的), making the quilt ? Who will wash it?” It was the first time that he had hit his boy after his wife’s death. “I haven’t,” the child explained tears (泪) in his eyes, “This is your supper, Daddy.” In order to let his father eat supper when he got home, the child cooked two bowls of noodles: one for himself, for his father. He was afraid that his father’s noodles would get , so he placed them under the quilt to keep them warm.
1.A. grew B. picked C. taken D. put
2.A. kept away B. stayed away C. went away D. gave away
3.A. thinking B. knowing C. waiting D. wondering
4.A. angrily B. happily C. quickly D. possibly
5.A. worried B. excited C. patient D. surprised
6.A. got B. gave C. came D. woke
7.A. dirty B. clean C. broken D. old
8.A. with B. through C. across D. in
9.A. other B. the other C. another D. others
10.A. hot B. cool C. cold D. More
–Don’t keep water running when you wash hands. – .
A. I hope so B. I’m afraid not
C. Sorry, I won’t D. It’s wrong
– Do you know ? – Sorry, I don’t have a watch.
A. whose watch this is B. whose watch is this
C. what time it is D. what time is it
