我宁可考试不及格也不愿意抄袭。
I prefer to fail the exam ________ _______ copy others’.
Much meaning can be conveyed (传送） with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of experience? On a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared(盯)at, he may feel uncomfortable.
The same is in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry with the person who is looking at you. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite and even rude. But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex. If a man stares at a woman, his purpose is obvious. That is, he wishes to attract her attention and make her understand that he is admiring her.
However, the normal eye contact (接触） for two people during a conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time in order to make sure that the listener is paying attention to what the speaker is speaking.
If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to contract you, you will feel uncomfortable. A poor liar(说谎者） usually looks too long at the victim, because he believes that looking straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.
In fact, continuous eye contact only happens between two lovers, who will enjoy looking at each other gently for a long time, to show feeling that words cannot express. Obviously, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the proper situation.
根据短文内容填空，完成下面的表格，每空一词。
Eyes can speak | |
In our daily life | A lot of feelings can be conveyed to others with our eyes. There are a lot of facts to prove it. You may feel uncomfortable if you are stared at for more than necessary. And you wonder if there is anything wrong with you. If not, you will feel very1.. |
When staring at the opposite sex | Looking too long at a woman you admire means that you want to2. her attention. And most of time, continuous eye contact is just for two two lovers. |
When having a 3.with others | If the speaker looks at the listener at4.during the conversation, it’s normal eye contact. If the speaker tells a 5. , looking straight in the eye too long isn’t a sign of honest communication. |
So remember to look at others at the proper time. If not, it will make others uncomfortable. |
A girl riding a bike hit and scratched（刮）a parked expensive car by accident when she was busily looking at a road sign. That poor girl was Zhang Yu, an 18-year-old college student from Yunnan Province. Instead of running away, she decided to wait for the owner of the car. She made that decision just because she wanted to say sorry for the accident.
Zhang Yu was worried when Li Hao, the owner of the car, saw her standing beside his car. Knowing that she had waited in the hot sun for an hour and that she was from a poor family, he was deeply moved. He told her that she didn’t need to pay any money for the scratched part of the car. Hearing the words, Zhang Yu bowed at once and thanked Li Hao sincerely.
The heartwarming moment didn’t end there. Li Qiang was the boss of the factory where Li Hao worked. After hearing what had happened, he was also deeply moved. He told the story to his workers and announced (宣布）, “It is great that Li Hao didn’t ask Zhang Yu to pay, and I would like to help her to complete her college education.”
During the following three years, Zhang Yu made great efforts to study and took an active part in different activities to develop her abilities with the help of Li Qiang. By the time she left college, she had been an excellent student. Having competed（竞争） with many others, she got a job at Li Qiang’s factory. That excited her most.
One good turn deserves another.
阅读文章，根据要求回答下列问题（使用完整语句作答）。
1.Where was Zhang Yu from?_______________________________
2.Why did Zhang Yu decide to wait for the owner of the car?
____________________________________________
3.How did Zhang Yu feel when Li Hao saw her?
________________________________________________________
4.Who helped Zhang Yu complete her college education?
________________________________________________________
5.Did Zhang Yu get a job after she left the college?
________________________________________________________
Is there an important exam right around the comer? You might be starting to fear, thinking that there' s no way for you to get a good grade because of the little time left to study. This is something all students may worry about. But you should accept the fact that you have to take the
exam no matter how much you want to avoid it.
Thankfully, there are several ways to help you get at least a passing grade. You may have a try.
Get yourself together.
This might sound like silly advice, but it's actually the most important. When you fear, you may lose control over your thoughts and actions Even if you try to study, perhaps you won’t get anything in your head.
Enjoy enough sleep.
It's unbelievable many students have little sleep each night. That’s not something to be proud of, especially if you're sleeping so little and still failing to do all the things Sleep isn't for the weak, but for the wise. Your brain needs enough rest. After a good night's sleep, you'll perform much better in the morning.
Don’t fear.
Once the test paper is in front of you don't be afraid. Take a deep breath and start the exam with confidence(信心). Just like when you were reviewing, put away the problems you’re having difficulty in and come back to them later. If you have time left, go over everything to make sure you haven’t made any careless mistakes.
1.In the writers opinion, whenever there's an important exam,___________.
A. students might experience a period of fear
B. students will have little time to worry
C. students should try everything possible to avoid it
D. students have to ask teachers for more help
2.The writer describes "get yourself together" as silly advice because___________.
A. it won't influence your thoughts
B. it is one of the common senses
C. it is not the most important suggestion
D. it won’t help you get anything in your head
3.Enough sleep before an important exam is____________.
A. the pride of the weak
B. not something to be proud of
C. not necessary for the wise
D. a way to avoid failing in exams
4.When you meet with difficult problems in the exam, you can__________.
A. give them up and take a deep breath
B. think hard and review them once again
C. put them away first and come back later
D. just trust yourself and look through the paper
5.According to the passage, you may get at least the passing grade if ____________.
A. you fear nothing
B. you follow the writer's advice
C. the problems are not difficult
D. the preparation time lasts longer
Take a look around your school and you’ll find all kinds of great inventions developed by some really amazing minds. Here are just a few of the people who have helped make schools great.
James Pillans
The blackboard and colored chalks (粉笔)
This headmaster in Edinburgh, Scotland, was the first to use a blackboard and colored chalks in the 1800s. He used them to teach geography.
Anna Breadin
The school desk
This designer designed the first school desk. Her design included storage (储存)space under the table area for books and a folding seat.
John Lee Love
The pencil sharpener (卷笔刀)
The American inventor, John Lee Love, invented a simple portable (便于携带的)pencil sharpener which was known as the “Love Sharpener”.
Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith
Crayons
Crayons were invented by cousins, Edwin Binney and C, Harold Smith. At first, they only had eight colors-black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow and green. Today, they come in hundreds of colors.
Douglas Engelbart
The computer mouse
This American inventor from Oregon invented the computer mouse. The name "mouse" came from the little tail that came out of the end of it.
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。
1.What subject did James Pillans teach?
A.History. B.English. C.Geography. D.Physics.
2.Who was the first school desk invented by?
A.Anna Breadin. B.James Pillans. C.C. Harold Smith. D.Douglas Engelbart.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Edwin Binney and John Lee Love were cousins.
B.John Lee Love invented a simple pencil sharpener.
C.The “Love Sharpener” was invented by a German.
D.The first school desk didn’t have a folding seat.
4.Which color crayons didn’t they have at first?
A.Red. B.Green. C.Black. D.White.
5.The computer mouse was invented by a(n) _______.
A.Australian B.American C.British D.French
Four fathers were in the waiting room of a hospital, while their wives were about to have a baby.
The nurse came near and said to one of them, "Congratulations, Sir! You're the father of twins."
"Oh! What a coincidence(巧合)! "the man said proudly. "I work for Twins Football Team."
The nurse returned in a little while and turned to the second man, "Sir, you are the father of
triplets(三胞胎)."
"Wow! That's such a coincidence!"he answered. "I work for Three Bears Fast Food Restaurant."
An hour later, while the four men were talking, the nurse came back. This time, she turned to the Third man. She said that his wife had just given birth to quadruplets.
He was too surprised to reply."Is there anything wrong?" asked the nurse.
After a few seconds, the third man said, "I can't believe it! It's such a coincidence! I am a teacher at No. 4 Middle School."
After hearing this, everybody's attention was caught by the fourth man who had just fainted (晕倒)onto the floor. The nurse rushed to him and after some time he slowly regained his consciousness(知觉).The nurse asked. "Sir, are you all right?"
"Yes," said the man, "I'm OK now. I just had a surprising thought. I work at 7 Days Inn ..."
1.The second man is the father of _________
A.one baby B.twins C.triplets D.quadruplets
2.The underlined word "quadruplets" may mean "_________" in Chinese.
A.双胞胎 B.三胞胎 C.四胞胎 D.五胞胎
3.Why was the third man surprised?
A.Because he worked at No. 4 Middle School.
B.Because he worked for Twins Football Team.
C.Because he worked for Three Bears Fast Food Restaurant.
D.Because he worked at 7 Days Inn.
4.According to the passage, the fourth man thought that he might have ________
A.three babies B.seven babies
C.at least three babies D.at least eleven babies
5.The best title for the passage is _________
A.Twins B.Triplets C.Quadruplets D.Coincidence
