Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with various situations.
Love plays a main role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel(残忍的). In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we don’t always care about it. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands others’ feelings.
Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. Sadness is the cause of the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things will pass away.
Failure is the way to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, pride and self-respect.
Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day.
Life teaches us not to regret(后悔) over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. So the only choice is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.
1.We usually have to accept _______ if we want to be successful.
A. love B. failure C. sadness D. hope
2.In which section can readers probably read the passage?
A. Business. B. Travel
C. Lifestyles. D. Education.
3. What does the word “despair” mean in Chinese?
A. 颓废 B. 遗憾 C. 悲伤 D. 绝望
4.What’s the meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?
A.When choosing between “today” and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow.
B. If you work hard today, you’ll have a better life in the future.
C. What you can only choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow.
D. The only choice you make is that you should enjoy a better tomorrow.
5.What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To encourage people to love each other.
B. To tell people how to deal with happiness and sadness.
C. To give readers some information about life.
D. To remind people to keep having a beautiful dream.
There was a famous church(教堂) in London. It was 110 meters high. The center of the church was like a bell. The ceiling of the church was painted by a famous artist. A platform (平台) was built so that the artist could put up a ladder on it and paint the ceiling. The platform was about 70 meters over the ground.
One day the artist was working hard and had nearly finished one popular corner of the ceiling. Also on the platform was his assistant（助手）, who was mixing paints. The artist stepped back so that he could see how his work was doing. To have a better look at his painting, he stepped back again. Suddenly, his assistant shouted, picked up a small bowl of paint and started to paint the artist's work on the top. The artist was very angry and rushed forwards to stop him.
“What do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily. “Are you mad(疯的)?” His assistant replied, “I saw you walking backwards to have a better look at your painting. But you didn't notice that you had reached the very edge(边缘) of the platform. You were in great danger. I wanted to make you move forwards. If I had not made you run forwards, you would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform.”
1.The story happened in _______.
A. America B. England C. Germany D. France
2.Why did the artist step back again?
A. To have a better look at his painting.
B. To see how his work was doing.
C. To paint a bowl in his painting.
D. To pour some paint on his painting.
3.What did the assistant do to stop the artist falling off the platform?
A. He ran forwards to stop him.
B. He stopped mixing the paints.
C. He painted a famous painting himself.
D. He shouted to the artist and painted his painting.
4.Which picture shows the same situation as the underlined sentences in Paragraph 2?
Note: a: artist; b: assistant; c: painting; ←: the direction of the movement
A. B. C. D.
5.After reading the passage, what do you think the artist would probably do?
A. He would be angry with what the assistant had done.
B. He would be thankful to the assistant for having saved his life.
C. He would punish the assistant for having destroyed (毁坏) his painting.
D. He wouldn't allow the assistant to work with him any more.
Let’s Explore (探索)The Nature!
Are you interested in animals and nature? Want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful?
Here comes your chance! Youth Explore has prepared you with a THREE-DAY SUMMER PROGRAM! You can take part in many activities and meet with live animals, such as giraffes, pandas, tigers, and so on! More information about the program is as follows:
Age: Students aged 8~16
Groups: There are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most 15 students.
Program A Dates: 14 ~ 16 July, 2014 Days: Monday to Wednesday Time: 10:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. | Program B Dates: 5 ~ 7 August, 2014 Days: Tuesday to Thursday Time: 10:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. |
Program cost: $230 for members; $250 for non-members
How to do: Simply come to our centre to get an application form. Send your completed form on or before 11th July, 2014 (Friday).
Notes:
1. No free lunches are provided because of personal food differences. You may either bring a lunch-box or pay for lunch at our restaurants.
2. Both programs will start 1 day later if there is a warning of rainstorms.
COME AND JOIN US NOW! DON’T MISS THE CHANCE!
1. ________can join the three-day summer program.
A. A kid of 7 B. A boy of 14
C. A girl of 17 D. A man of 26
2. If there is a rainstorm on 14th July, program A will start on _________.
A. Sunday B. Monday C. Tuesday D. Wednesday
3.Two members and one non-member should pay ______ for the program.
A. $690 B. $710 C. $730 D. $750
4.Free lunches aren’t provided because ______.
A. the lunches cost too much
B. people have different tastes
C. there are many restaurants
D. they may bring lunch-boxes
5.What can we know from the passage?
A. Youth Explore is the name of the program.
B. More than 15 students are in each program.
C. We can see three kinds of animals in the program.
D. You need to hand in an application form for the program.
It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a cup of coffee. _____I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed _____. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls(灵魂) because their souls belonged to the _____.
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man _____in front of it . “I’m Steve ,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “ I _____ talk with you. I’m busy.” he said. He was chatting online and at the same time, he was playing a computer game – a war game. I was ____.
_____ didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to that computer geek（电脑迷）, ____not a word came out of _____ mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应). I was unhappy. I put my hand in front of the monitor , and he started to shout, “Leave me alone!”I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me . I ____and nobody showed any interest .
_____, I realized that people they were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more interested in having a relationship with the computer, _____ Steve. I wouldn’t want to ____ the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines _____ people. I was worried and sank（沉浸）_____ my thoughts. I didn’t even notice that the coffee was bad , just as Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
1.A. Before B. Since C. Although D. While
2.A. pain B. loneliness C. sadness D. pleased
3.A. home B. world C. Net D.Café
4.A. sleeping B. laughing C. sitting D. learning
5.A. can’t B. mustn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
6.A. surprised B. happy C. moved D.worried
7.A. What B. Why C. How D. Who
8.A. but B. so C. if D. or
9.A. my B. her C. their D. his
10.A. went out B. shook my shoulder C. nodded my head D. raised my head
11.A. From then on B. At that moment C. In all D. Above all
12.A. especially B. usually C. really D. nicely
13.A. tell B. plan C. imagine(想像) D. design
14.A. other than B. instead of C. except for D. as well as
15.A. on B. between C. for D. in
—It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the get-together if we all volunteer to help.
—I agree. ________.
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed
B. Practice makes perfect
C. Many hands make light work
D. Put all your eggs in a basket
— Do you mind if I smoke here, madam?
— ________. It’s not allowed in public, you know.
A. You’d better not B. Never mind
C. Of course not D. All right
