When I was about 12, I hated a girl. I even thought of her as an enemy. She liked to pointed out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was too thin; I was not a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud and so on. At last, I couldn’t stand her. I ran to my father.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Jane, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half the things were true. I couldn’t change some of them, like being very thin, but more I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a pretty clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,”he said. “You know better about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears angrily and feel hurt. Don’t close your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth.”
Daddy’ s advice has returned to me at many important moments.In my life,I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
1.What was Jane like in her “enemy’s”eyes?
A. She was too shy.
B. She felt too good about herself.
C. She was of medium build.
2.What did the father ask Jane to do?
A. Mark the true things.
B. List the girl’s shortcomings.
C. Pay no attention to the list.
3.How did Jane feel after she made the list?
A. She felt hurt and wanted to give up.
B. She didn’t lose heart and decided to change.
C. She was happy because she could draw a picture.
4.What does the sentence “In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.”mean?
A. She didn’t like her father’s advice.
B. Her father gave her better advice after she grew up.
C. Her father gave her the best advice in her life.
5.What can we learn from this story?
A. It’s always good to have an enemy.
B. Everyone has shortcomings.
C. We can know better about ourselves from others.
Nowadays, more and more junior school students choose to study abroad. It is good for them? We interviewed some students. Here are some different opinions.
Li Xin: Kids now in china are less independent. Usually they can’t live along without their parents. But studying abroad is a good way to improve their self—care ability, because they cannot depend on anyone but themselves when stay abroad.
Zhou Jing: I’ve always wanted to study in the UK. I think there is a completely different culture waiting for me to learn about. Although we may learn about it from textbooks and the Internet. I still think it is much better to look and feel by ourselves.
Wu Wei: Some students want to study abroad because they don’t like the senior high school entrance exam(中考)， But they need to study hard and keep a good habit. Although the exam brings students pressure, it helps. If not, some of them may relax too much and learn little.
Chen Yu: China has a long history, and I am a big fan of it. As a Chinese, I think we should learn about our history and culture first and then compare it with others. On the other hand, there are too many new things in foreign countries. Lots of students may pay more attention to them and forget about their study.
1.Li Xin thinks kids will learn to be ______ when they study abroad.
A. independent B. careful C. lonely
2. ______ thinks exams can push students to study hard.
A. Zhou Jing B. Wu Wei C. Chen Yu
3. Zhou Jing is interested in ______.
A. British culture
B. English textbooks
C. Chinese history
4.Chen Yu disagrees to study abroad because students may _______.
A. forget Chinese history
B. compare themselves with others
C. pay less attention
5.Which of the following is TURE?
A. Wu Wei thinks students will learn little if there is too much pressure.
B. Zhou Jing thinks learning from textbooks is better than experiencing.
C. Chen Yu has great interest in Chinese culture and history
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阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将其字母标号填入题前的括号内。
I still remember about ten years ago, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus(马戏). Soon, there was only one ______ in front of us. There were eight young children in it. I guessed they were not rich. Their clothes were a little old, but they were clean. The children talked ______ with each other about the clowns(小丑)they would see. I was sure that they ______ went out. So it was clearly a very exciting day out for them. Their parents stood ______ them and watched them talking.
The ticket lady asked ______ tickets the father wanted. He proudly answered, “Please give me eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I ______ take all my family to the circus.” The ticket lady told him the price. The father kept ______ for a short time. Then, again he asked, “How much did you say?” Then the tickets lady ______ the price more loudly. He said nothing, but the ______ on his face clearly showed that he didn’t have enough money.
When I was wondering what he would do, I saw a $20 note fall onto the ground from ______ father’s hand. Then he tapped(拍) the man and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this.” The man saw the note ______ on the ground and understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money. His face turned red and replied with ______, “Thank you, sir, thank you. This really means a lot to my family. I will never _____ your kindness.”
______ I didn’t go to the circus that night, I saw something really wonderful. I began to ______ my father because of what he had done. Sometimes to offer help to others wasn’t easy, but how to help others would be even more difficult sometimes.
1.A. man B. child C. family
2.A. quietly B. excitedly C. luckily
3.A. seldom B. always C. ever
4.A. against B. beside C. across
5.A. how much B. how often C. how many
6.A. can B. should C. must
7.A. crazy B. silent C. bored
8.A. reviewed B. produced C. repeated
9.A. expression B. attention C. introduction
10.A. his B. their C. my
11.A. lie B. tie C. rush
12.A. illness B. sadness C. shyness
13.A. request B. forget C. complete
14.A. Although B. Because C. If
15.A. guard B. admire C. suggest
Nobody told me how _____, but finally I solved it by myself.
A. could I deal with the problem
B. I can deal with theproblem
C. I could deal with the problem
---I’m always a slow reader. What can I do?
---Well, be patient. _____ You can become better by reading more.
A. That’ s true. B. It takes time. C. I agree.
Why don’t you review what you have learned early _____ you don’t have to hurry before the exam?
A. even though B.ever since C. so that
