Over the years I’ve been teaching kids about a simple but powerful spirit—the ant philosophy (哲学). I think we should study ants.
Ants have an amazing four-part philosophy, and here is the first part：they never give up. That’s a good philosophy. If they’re headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll look for another way. They’ll climb over, and they’ll climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat philosophy to never quit looking for a way to get where they’d like to go.
Second, ants think winter all summer. That’s an important view. You can’t be so naive (无知的) as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering their winter food in summer. An ancient story says, “Don’t build your house on the sand in summer.” There is some reason in what it says. It is important to think ahead. In summer, you’ve to think about the storm. You’ve got to think about rocks when you enjoy the sand and sun.
The third part of the ant philosophy is that ants think summer all winter. That is so important. During the winter, ants remind themselves, “This won’t last long；we’ll soon be out of here.” And on the first warm day, the ants are out. If it turns cold again, they’ll go back, but then they come out again if it is warm. They can’t wait to get out.
And here is the last part of the ant philosophy. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that he possibly can. What an incredible (难以置信的) philosophy, the “all-that-you-possibly-can” philosophy.
What a great philosophy to have the ant philosophy! Never give up, look ahead, stay active and do all you can.
1.If ants have trouble reaching somewhere, they will_________.
A. give up their effort at last B. look for others’ help
C. wait for a chance to come D. get there in another way
2.Which of the following phrases in the passage has the closest meaning to the underlined word “quit” in Paragraph 2?
A. go on B. get out
C. give up D. think about
3. In Paragraph 3, people are advised（建议） __________.
A. to build their houses in winter
B. to gather some food in winter
C. to build the house on the sand in summer
D. to think about the danger while in safety
4.The third part of the ant philosophy is ___________.
A. more important than the other three
B. to believe in yourself and think about no difficulty
C. to be active and full of hope for future
D. that we should know winter is longer than summer
5.Which of the following shows the “all-that-you-possibly can” philosophy?
A. We should try our best to do what we can.
B. One should think of what will happen in the future.
C. One should get more pay for what he has done.
D. We should spend more time doing our work.
A young man went to a car shop. He was wearing rubber boots(橡胶靴子) and a dirty jacket. He needed a haircut(理发) very much. The young man looked at an expensive car carefully and then asked the shop owner(店主), “How much is this car?” “Nine thousand two hundred and eighteen,” the owner answered. “I want sixteen of them,” the young man said. The shop owner smiled coldly. He showed the door to the young man.
In another shop on the other side of the street the business was done(生意做成了). The young man took money out of his pocket and paid for the cars. He said the cars were for himself and his friends were. Each of them wanted to get one. He said that he and his friends were working on a fishing-boat. “We have got much money this season,” the y oung man said, “and we want to buy cars. ”
1.The shop owner showed the young man the door means _______.
A. to ask him to go away
B. to ask him to look at the door of the car
C. to tell him where the door of the shop was
D. to let him enjoy the beautiful door of the car
2.How many cars did the young man want to buy for his friends?
A. 18. B. 17. C. 16. D. 15.
3.How much did the young man pay for the cars?
A. 9218. B. 92180. C. 147488. D. 138270.
4.－What was the man?－He was a _______.
A. bank clerk B. school teacher C. shop owner D. fisherman
5.The story tries to tell us _______.
A. we can’t tell if a man is rich by his clothes
B. cars are expensive
C. people wearing rubber boots are rich
D. we can’t show the door to others
I Don’t Have to Be Like Them(保持真我)
All students have to face their own problems when they are growing up. You may not think that having a good family is a problem. But for me , it was. I had to face the problem of being the youngest of the Smith girls.
We live in a small town in Pennsylvania, US. There are three girls in the Smith family, Amanda, Theresa and me . People often say things to me , like “ Oh, the three of you , you’re such nice girls. Your sisters are so pretty and so thin! You’re really nothing like them . ” That made me sad.
At school , all of my teachers had taught my sisters . On the first day of school , they said , “Oh , the youngest of the three! I hope you’re just like your sisters. They’re such wonderful students.”
People always compared（比较） me with my sisters . So I couldn’t help comparing myself with them , too. Theresa was smarter（更聪明的）, Amanda was prettier . I began to work hard to be more like them . What my sisters did , I did , too. At last , I became drum major（主鼓手）of our school ’s marching band . Both Amanda and Theresa had been drum majors . I became editor of the school’s newspaper . Theresa had been the editor two years before.
But last year, Amanda went to college（大学） , and Theresa went to high school . Now I’m by myself at junior high . Everyone knows me , because I’m the drum major and the newspaper’s editor .
Now I don’t feel like a Smith girl any more , I feel like myself . I’m proud of doing all of the same great things that my sisters did . But the best thing I did was to learn to stop comparing myself with them .
1.When people compare the author(作者) with her sisters , she feels________
A. happy B. nervous C. sad D. comfortable
2.The author _________
A. had the same teachers with her sisters
B. had different teachers from her sisters
C. was taught by some of her sisters’ teachers
D. was taught by herself
3.Why did the author become drum major of her school’s marching band ?
A. Because she liked that.
B. Because her parents asked her to .
C. Because her sisters did that before.
D. Because her teacher asked her to .
4.To the author , now the best thing is that ______________.
A. she becomes much better than her sisters
B. she stops comparing herself with her sisters
C. no one compares herself with her sisters
D. she has graduated from the junior school
5. From the passage ,what does the author probably tel l us?
A. To be yourself. B. Stop working hard.
C. Learn from the older. D. Do what others say.
书面表达。 (15分)
以“My friend Tom”为题，写一篇短文，不少于60个词。请充分发挥你的想象力，使短文的语言流畅.连贯。
1. 汤姆是一个好学生。他13岁，高而瘦并戴着眼镜的男孩子。他乐意助人，昨天他帮助了迈克数学。
2. 汤姆勤奋学习，各门功课都好。 他数学和英语学得最好。他每天早晨读英语和语文。
3. 他很健康，他经常吃健康食品并一周锻炼三次。他也喜欢打篮球和游泳。
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用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个
单词限用一次）。(10分)
new, friendly, breakfast, do, so, stay, but, different, you, class, big, meal
Anna comes from Russia. She is 17 years old. She’s going 1. with the Black family for a year. Anna comes to England because she wants to study English. She helps Mrs. Black 2. housework in the house and goes to English 3. every Wednesday and Friday afternoon.
Anna is now in London. Everything is 4. to her. She finds life is 5. from that in Moscow. Some things are nice in London; many things are not so nice. The shops are 6. in London than those in Moscow. 7. it’s very expensive to enjoy 8. in London. It’s expensive to have a 9. at a restaurant or go to a cinema.
Now Anna has got used to (习惯) many things, but she can’t get used to the 10. in England. “You English eat so much in the morning,” she often says. “Fruits, porridge, eggs, tea and bread. How can you face(面对) all that food so early in the day?”
根据汉语意思完成句子:（10分）
1.赵老师是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。
Miss Zhao is one of the _________ popular _________ in our school.
2.我的家乡变得越来越富裕了。
My hometown is becoming ________ and ________.
3.她才不在乎年轻人怎么看她。
She ________ mind what young people ___________ of her.
4.请拨打4445667给英语学习中心。
Please ________ English Study Center ________ 4445667.
5.--你多久看一次电视？ ---一周三次。
---How _____ do you watch TV？ ---Three _____ a week.
