We’ve learned from a very young age that reading as much as possible is the way to success. If you look at the smartest, most hard-working person around you, you will find they have something in common. There is much we can learn from their reading.Successful people put their heart into one task for a time. Reading isn’t a quick thing. Naturally, some readers may take some breaks or drink a cup of tea ,but many readers simply cannot put a book down and keep it lying there for longer than a day after they’ve been interested in it. Successful people feel the same way. Once they have a task they set out to do it.
Successful people set goals(目标) for themselves whenever they sit down with a good book. They may read a number of pages before doing another activity. They really try to finish something whenever they open a text. They set goals for just about every moment of their life, and continue working towards the goal until they have reached it.
Successful people are usually clever readers. They spend time wisely. They might only have 20 minutes before they have to be somewhere. Many people may think only 20 minutes is not enough to do anything. However, clever readers would spend the 20 minutes in reading. Successful people regard their time as pretty valuable. They spend every minute learning something new, or achieving a goal.
1.What is the way to success according to the passage?
A.Communicating much B.Reading more books.
C.Buying more books D.Visiting more writers
2.According to the passage,successful people _______.
A.never take breaks when reading B.won’t stop reading a book for too long.
C.read some books without any goals D.often do several activities at the same time
3.What would successful people do when they sit down to read?
A.They count the number of the pages. B.They drink a cup of tea.
C.They check the writer D.They set a certain goal
4.What can you know from the last paragraph?
A.Twenty minutes is not enough for doing anything. B.Twenty minutes isn’t very valuable for us.
C.We should make use of time cleverly. D.We should try to finish a task in twenty minutes.
Almost every Chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?
1.Don’t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2.Don’t leave any food in your bowls while having meals.
3.Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
1.What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?
A. 春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽。 B. 谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。
C. 吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮。 D. 足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。
2.According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?
A. 6 million. B. 925 million. C. 200 million. D. 725 million.
3.What should we do to waste less food?
A. Order more food in a restaurant.
B. Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.
C. Take all the food you ordered home.
D. Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit.
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.
B. The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
C. 200 million children die of hunger every year.
D. Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.
There are many different kinds of disasters around the world. As an adult you know what to do during a disaster, but what about the children? Some adults think it would probably never happen to them, so they don’t teach their children what to do. Before it’s too late, here are ways to help you prepare your child for a disaster:
Educate: It is always good to let your child know about possible disasters. This doesn’t mean children have to live in fear. When teaching them about disasters, keep the conversation positive（积极的）by telling them there is a solution to the disaster. Keep the conversations short, allow for questions and answer honestly.
Prepare: Always be prepared, that is the best advice for children. For example, when preparing for bad weather, get the tools you need, like candles, radios, food, water and medicine. Teach your child what is needed in certain disasters so that they know what is available for them, if ever needed.
Plan: You should always have a plan for you and your child for any dangerous situation. Write out a simple list that they can read. The plan could start with “listen to an adult’s advice and/or call 119”.
Practice: Once you have got the correct safety tools and worked out the right plan, practice every few months. Practicing what to do during a disaster with your child will help them if the time comes.
Disasters can’t be avoided but they can be lessened（减轻）once you are prepared and ready for one.
1.What does the word disaster mean?
A.命运 B.演习 C.灾难 D.倾销
2.What should adults teach children?
A.When disasters will happen. B.Why disasters are dangerous.
C.What to do for a disaster. D.How to avoid a disaster.
3.What’s the most important thing for children?
A.Always ask adults for help. B.Always be prepared for a disaster.
C.Always listen to an adult’s advice. D.Always remember where the tools are.
4.What is NOT suggested doing in this passage?
A.Helping people in disaster areas. B.Getting the children to know the plan well.
C.Remembering what is needed in certain disasters. D.Getting radios for bad weather.
Dreams
"Dreams(梦) may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream," some scientists say.
Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That maybe because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming maybe a way of trying to find an answer.
Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.
Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream. Dreams can disappear(消失) quickly from memory(记忆).
Too much dreaming can be harmful(有害的). The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.
1.It may be less important to sleep than to .
A.think B.dream C.work D.study
2.Dreams and films are usually .
A.very long B.in colour C.about work D.very sad
3.Why do some people often dream about their work?
A.Because they are tired in the daytime.
B.Because they are not interested in their work.
C.Because they may be thinking about their work all day.
D.Because they have too much work to do.
4.The main idea of the story is that .
A.what dream is B.people like to sleep
C.dreams are like films D.we always remember dreams
Billy’s favorite color was orange. But he couldn’t see what orange looked like.
A month after he was born, his mother noticed that his eyes weren’t as _____________as a normal baby’s. “Billy would ___________ be able to see. He is blind.” The doctor said. Even so, with the hope to help Billy learn _____________ about the world around him, his mother kept describing everything she saw for him.
Not just through his mother’s words, Billy saw _____________ his ears and hands, too. He had perfect hearing. “In fact, he ___________ see many things that normal people don’t notice.”
___________Billy lived in the dark , he always thought a dream would light up his life. He found that he was _____________in computer science. So he began learning it at seven years old. As a young boy, he ___________ going to Stanford University some day. And for years of efforts, he finally achieved his dream.
Many people wanted to find out the secret of his___________. Billy explained, “Just move forward! Don’t let any difficulty ______________ your dream from coming true.”
You cannot choose what you are given, but you can choose how you make use of it.
1.A.bigger B.big C.biggest D.the biggest
2.A.no B.often C.usually D.never
3.A.neither B.none C.all D.both
4.A.with B.without C.among D.between
5.A.need B.should C.must D.can
6.A.Although B.If C.Or D.Before
7.A.bored B.interested C.kind D.worried
8.A.looked forward to B.looked for C.looked through D.looked up
9.A.trouble B.smile C.success D.eyes
10.A.wake B.throw C.leave D.prevent
假设你是李华，你想参加暑假学校组织的“走进美国家庭”的夏令营研学活动，请你用英语写一份申请。
内容包括：1、你参加这次夏令营的目的；
2、你的特长及兴趣爱好；
3、你希望住在什么样的美国家庭，申请的开头和结尾已给出。
写作要求：1、80-100词左右；
2、文中不得出现真实人名和学校。
Dear Sir / Madam,
Thanks for your attention. I am writing to apply (申请) for joining the summer camp.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
