Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They serve some certain purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbor, teacher, long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But you know that every moment they will influence your life in some serious ways.
Sometimes things happen to you. At the time they may seem terrible, painful and unfair. But later you realize that without overcoming (克服) those difficulties, you would have never realized your further ability and advantages. Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.
The people you meet influence your life, and the success and failure you experience create who you are. Even the bad experience can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.
Enjoy every day even every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and really listen. You should set your goals (目标) high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself.
No matter who you meet and whatever happens to you, most importantly, you can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.
1.The people we meet ______.
A.all know where to find us B.serve us on no purpose
C.won’t become our neighbor D.will change us in some ways
2.From the passage, we know that bad things can make us ______.
A.realize our further ability B.terribly meet bad luck
C.find no serious success D.possibly enjoy every moment
3.The underlined word “poignant” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.
A.平淡的 B.明显的 C.深刻的 D.艰苦的
4.The writer’s advice is that we should ______.
A.never talk to strange people
B.learn as much as we can each day
C.overcome difficulties painfully
D.not believe in ourselves but others
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Create Your Own Life B.Hold Your Head Up
C.People You Meet in Life D.Things Happen to You
In 1926, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in the window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo. The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture, you could see everything clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerrotype(银版照相). Soon other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities, mountains. In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the US worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的). Photography also became one kind of art by the end of 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed feelings, like other kinds of art.
1.A Daguerrotype was _____________.
A.a Frenchman B.a kind of picture C.a kind of camera D.a photographer
2.If a photograph wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840s, he had to _________.
A.watch lots of films B.buy an expensive camera
C.stop in most cities D.take many films and something else with him
3.Mathew Brady__________.
A.was very lifelike B.was famous for his unusual pictures
C.was quite strong D.took many pictures of moving people
4.Daguerre’s pictures are __________ than Niepce’s.
A.clearer B.smaller C.more terrible D.more unusual
5.This passage tells us __________.
A.how photography was developed B.how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures
C.how to take pictures in the world D.how to use different cameras
The kids at the top of the class succeed by mastering a few good ways that others can easily learn. Here are the secrets of top students.
Study is the first thing. Once the books are open, phone calls are unanswered, TV shows will not watched.
Study anywhere or everywhere. Some work late at night when the house is quiet. Others wake early. Still others study as soon as they come home from school. However, they all agree that they succeeded in their study because they can keep studying like this.
Get organized. Don’t waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. Keep everything in the right place.
Learn how to read. The secret of good reading is to be an active reader — one who continually ask questions that lead to a full understanding of the writer’s massage.
Plan your time. If you want to be at the top, make sure to finish the work on time.
Take good notes and use them. The teacher is going to test you on what he or she emphasized(强调). That’s what you find in your notes.
Another kind of important “secret” of top students is not so secret at all. For almost all of them, their parents’ help is important.
1.According to the third paragraph, as students, we should all __________.
A.study late into night B.study in the early morning
C.study as soon as we get home D.All the above
2.The fourth paragraph mainly tells us __________ to save time for study.
A.to look for our stationary B.to prepare the paper well
C.to keep pencil in hand D.to get everything organized
3.From the passage, if a task should be completed next Wednesday, the top students will complete it _______.
A.next Tuesday B.next Thursday C.next Friday D.next Saturday
4.How can we be an active reader?
A.Take good notes. B.Ask questions continually.
C.Study everywhere. D.Arrange our time well.
5.From the passage, you know the top student has mastered the following learning ways except _________.
A.organizing well B.planning his time
C.taking good notes and using them D.testing himself
Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. When people cheat, it’s not _______ to other people, like for kids who do study for a test or who are the true _______ of games.
Many people like cheating in exams. Because it seems to _______ difficult things much easier, like getting all the right answers on the test without any efforts. But it doesn’t solve the real _______ of not knowing the material and it won’t help for the next test _______ the person cheats again.
Some people do not respect the cheaters and think _______ of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know that they don’t really deserve that good grades. And, if they get caught cheating in the exams, they will get into _______ at school, and maybe at home, too.
Some kids cheat because they are busy or lazy and they still want to get good grades _______ spending time studying. Other kids might feel like they can’t _______ test without cheating. Kids who think cheating is the only way to pass a test need to ____________ their teachers and parents that they can find some solutions(解决办法) together. Talking about these problems and working them out will make them feel better than cheating.
1.A.important B.fair C.polite D.kind
2.A.teachers B.foreigners C.winners D.losers
3.A.make B.let C.turn D.have
4.A.answer B.problem C.test D.method
5.A.until B.unless C.if D.whether
6.A.more B.higher C.less D.better
7.A.danger B.need C.trouble D.question
8.A.by B.besides C.with D.without
9.A.show B.tell C.teach D.pass
10.A.talk with B.take up C.look for D.call on
I want to make a friend with her. I wonder ________.
A.where does she come from B.where did she come from
C.where she comes from D.where she came from
—My feelings for you have not changed.
—But you have changed. You are not as you _____.
A. are B. were C. will be D. have been
