Norman Vincent Peale, a famous writer, once told a story. One day, a man named Frank telephoned him and said he had nothing left to live for. Peale invited him to his office. “Everything is gone, and I’m hopeless,” Frank told Peale. “I’m living in the darkness. In fact, I’ve lost hope for living.”
Peale smiled, feeling sorry for him. “Let’s take a look at your situation(处境).”
On a piece of paper he drew a straight line down in the middle. He told Frank that they must list the things Frank had lost on the left side, and on the right side, the things Peale hadn’t lost.
“You won’t need that column(栏;列) on the right side,” said Frank sadly.
It seemed Peale did not hear him. Peale asked, “When did your wife(妻子) leave you?”
“What do you mean? She doesn’t leave me! My wife loves me! “
“That’s great! “ said Peale excitedly, “Then we’ll only put that to the right column. Number One—Wife left. Now, when did your children go to prison(监狱)?”
“My children aren’t in prison! “
“Good! That’s Number Two on the right side--Children in prison.” said Peale, writing it down.
After a few more questions, at last Frank got it and smiled. “Funny, how things change (改变) when you think of them that way.” he said.
Change your thoughts and you change your world. If you paint in your mind a picture of happiness, you are getting near it.
1.What does Peale do?_____________
A. A writer. B. A teacher. C. A storyteller. D. A doctor.
2.Frank felt sorry for himself because ____________.
A. he lost hope for himself B. his wife left him
C. his children were in prison D. Peale made him unhappy
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据) the passage?
A. Frank is a famous singer. B. Frank’s children aren’t in prison.
C. Peale’s wife didn’t leave him. D. Frank’s wife doesn’t love him.
4.According to the passage, we can infer(推测) that ____________.
A. Peale will give up his future
B. Peale likes hearing the stories of others
C. Peale can’t help Frank at all
D. Peale changed Frank’s way of thinking of life
5.What’s the main idea(主题)of the passage?
A. We should have a healthy life to change our world.
B. We should work hard to change our world.
C. We should learn to look at the bright side of life.
D. We should only think of bad things in our life.
It’s getting warmer and the grass is greener. How fine it is to relax on the grass! But signs such as “keep off the grass”(远离草坪) in China always make me afraid. In the UK, people can relax on the grass in the open air or in parks at any time. If it’s a sunny day, people will just sit on the grass and feel the sun’s warmth.
Families enjoy spending their weekends on the grass. There, families can bring something to eat or drink and play cards with family members or friends, children can play chess and tell each other stories.
Also, in most schools, grass fields are like a soft study desk for students. They can enjoy reading books and learn in the green environment(环境). They also talk, laugh, listen to music and play games on the grass.
However, there is a rule to enjoy the green grass. In some parks, there are many kinds of green grass for people to relax and play sports on. Be smart to find the good one, and you may feel yourself sitting in the middle of a soccer game!
1.When the writer thinks of the signs “keep off the grass”, he feels______.
A. quiet B. afraid C. friendly D. tired
2.From the passage, students in the UK don’t _______on the grass in the school.
A. read books B. play cards C. play games D. listen to music
3.The underlined word “one” in the passage refers to(指的是) _________.
A. the green grass B. a study desk C. the park D. the soccer game
4.About the grass in UK, we can know that____________ .
A. people must keep off the grass
B. there’s only a little grass in parks
C. children can’t sit on grass on sunny days
D. people must follow rules to enjoy the grass
5.The writer wants to tell people to__________ .
A. relax on the grass B. be away from grass
C. play soccer in parks D. keep the grass green
1.There is a birthday party for Scott on _____________.
A. Saturday, July 6th B. Sunday, July 6th
C. Saturday, June 4th D. Sunday, June 4th
2.They will have the party_____________ .
A. at the B. Street Stop B.on Center Street
C. in the dining hall D. on the farm
3.Scott’s parents don’t let him know about the party because .
A. they may be late for the bus B. they want to give him a surprise
C. the music show is not cool D. the farm is very dirty
4.We know that people can__________ at the party.
A. watch a movie B. sing and dance C. grow apples D. sell gifts
5.Which of the following is true?
A. Scott is six years old now.
B. Scott’s house is near the bus station.
C. all of them can’t find the black door.
D. people can enjoy the party for two days.
If you go to visit London, you’ll see a lot of buses and cars on the road. You’ll also see a lot of bikes because more and more people travel by______ . There are a lot of reasons for this. First, it is very cheap and quick. You often have to wait for buses and cars on the roads, but the buses move very_____ .I traveled to work by bus for about four years. I often arrived at work late and I was very tired.
Then one day, about two years ago, a friend of______said, “I go to work by bike. Why don’t we travel together?”
“Because my bike is old.” I answered, “And there are so many buses and cars on the roads. I’ll feel afraid.”
“You don’t need to feel afraid! ” said my friend. “If you ____ me, and we ride slowly, you’ll be fine.”
The next day, I______a new bike for myself. Although we went slowly, we arrived at work early. It_____ us forty minutes to go to work by bus, but only half an hour by bike! Now I don’t feel afraid. I love going to work by bike. It’s______to take a different route(路线) every day. Also I arrive at work early. I’ve got a little more money now, and more important, I feel healthy.
Many people think in the same way_____ I do. That’s ______you see a lot of bikes on the roads. Next year you’ll see more, I am sure. Maybe in the future we will have roads _____ bikes only. I hope so.
1.A. train B. bus C. car D. bike
2.A. clearly B. fast C. slowly D. well
3.A. mine B. me C. yours D. his
4.A. find B. help C. see D. follow
5.A. rode B. bought C. made D. sold
6.A. spent B. went C. took D. used
7.A. interesting B. boring C. relaxing D. safe
8.A. then B. but C. and D. as
9.A. what B. why C. where D. how
10.A. of B. in C. for D. with
走路是健身运动之一，走路运动被很多国家列为国家计划，作为一名学生“走路去上学”既有利于健康，也是非常好的锻炼身体的方式，和朋友结伴同行，还有利于相互了解，同时父母不必开车送我们上学，路上车少不拥堵，还有助于减少污染……,请你以此为主题写一篇作文。
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