Once my mother told me a story. In Africa, when an antelope（羚羊）wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “I must be able to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be killed.” 1. the first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the slowest antelope, or I will starve to death.” So, almost at the same time, they get up and start running toward the rising sun.
This is life: full of chances and challenges. 2. For students, it is just the same. If we do not study hard, sooner or later, we will fall behind the other students. At first, I did not know what the word “exam” meant. Later, I knew an exam was a kind of competition. In competitions, there are always winners and losers. As I grew up, I got to know competition well. 3.
Each time I saw children playing games, and heard their laughter, I wished I were that age again. 4. So I picked up my pen and began to study hard again.
I was still not sure what competition really meant. One day, I was taking part in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. 5. .It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the opposite: it is kind and necessary.
A.When a lion wakes from his dream
B.I suddenly knew what competition was
C.There must be competitions in one's life, so people can improve
D.However, I remembered my parents' words, “You must work very hard in order to have a good future.”
E.Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go ahead when the sun rises
Anger（愤怒）often makes us uncomfortable. Seeing your child's anger can be especially uncomfortable. In order to relieve（缓解）this feeling, parents often encourage children to “stop crying” and say things like “It's nothing to cry about.” It's moments like those that plant the seeds of unhealthy anger, The “stop crying” parents are just doing what they were taught by their own parents, who were probably taught that by their parents on and on. However, we should learn how to create healthy anger in our kids.
If a child never sees his or her parents express anger, he or she should never express anger, either. But if parents always express their anger loudly, their child may start to think of anger as something that is always frightening.
The first thing you can do to create healthy anger in your children is to practice creating healthy anger in yourself. Once you're better at experiencing anger and expressing it in a healthy way, you'll be able to set a good example for your kids.
Stopping kids from expressing their feelings is wrong. You may feel bad when you believe you are wrong, When children express their feelings and are told that it's nothing to cry about, they come to know that they themselves are bad.
We need to raise them in an environment where it's safe to express feelings. Once you feel more comfortable with your own anger, you can teach your children why anger is a helpful feeling. When your kids express anger, help them examine what it is that has made them angry. Why did it make them angry? How did it do that? Then, you can teach them that those feelings are never wrong and our expressions of feelings are in our control.
Anger is natural and normal, and it can be experienced and expressed in a healthy way.
1.Why do parents say “It's nothing to cry about” to their children?
A.To encourage them to stop crying. B.To make them uncomfortable.
C.To relieve their anger. D.To plant the seeds of unhealthy anger.
2.From the second paragraph we can infer（推断）___________.
A.parents have a great influence on their children B.parents should get angry with their children
C.expressing anger loudly is right, not wrong D.children should express their anger like their parents
3.Parents should set a good example for children by ___________.
A.stopping them from expressing their anger B.expressing their own anger in a healthy way
C.letting them know they are right or wrong D.raising them in a safe environment
4.The writer thinks that anger is a kind of feeling that is always ___________.
A.wrong B.uncomfortable C.harmful D.helpful
5.What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Anger often makes us and our children uncomfortable. B.Parents should create healthy anger in themselves.
C.Parents should create healthy anger in their kids. D.Parents should never express their anger.
There was a story many years ago of a school teacher-Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first way that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn't play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed (羞耻) of herself. She felt even worse then, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother's perfume (香水).
Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid much attention to Teddy. The boy's mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, second in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F Stoddard, M. D.（医学博士）.
The story doesn't end there. On his wedding（婚礼）day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson's cat, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you.”
1.What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?
A.She made Teddy feel ashamed. B.She told the class something untrue about herself.
C.She changed Teddy's scat to the front row. D.She asked the children to play with Teddy.
2.In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?
A.She taught more school subjects. B.She became stricter with her students.
C.She no longer liked her job as a teacher. D. She cared more about educating students.
3.Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?
A.Because she had written to him. B.Because she had encouraged him.
C.Because she had sent him Christmas presents. D.Because she had taught him how to play well with other children.
Fred was a poor man who lived alone in a small village. He was lazy and didn't want to find a job. He had no friends or relatives. He used to beg for food for his living.
One day, a kind man gave Fred a large bowl of rice. Fred didn't eat up the rice in one go. He put the remaining rice on the table. He lay on his bed and kept an eye on it.
After a while, Fred fell asleep and had a dream. He dreamed that there was a famine（饥荒）in his village. He sold his remaining rice and got some silver coins. He used the silver coins to buy a pair of goats. His goats had kids in months, so he got more goats. He sold some goats and became rich. He bought a large house. He fell in love with a beautiful lady and they got married.
Fred dreamed that he was dancing with his wife. He felt so excited that he kicked in air and his leg hit the bowl on the table. The bowl with rice dropped and broke into pieces. The noise woke him up.
At once, Fred realized that he had been dreaming. He also realized that he could get nothing if he didn't make a change. Then he decided to get rid of his laziness. Soon he found a job and worked hard.
1.How did Fred get silver coins in his dream?
A.By selling his goats. B.By selling the rice. C.By working hard. D.By selling his house.
2.Fred kicked in air when he dreamed that ___________.
A.he became a rich man B.he had more goats C.he was dancing with his wife D.he had a large house
3.The Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase “get rid of” is probably“___________”.
A.摆脱 B.原谅 C.忽略 D.删除
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Fred was a rich man before he had a dream. B.Fred got a large bowl of rice from a lady.
C.In Fred's dream, he bought a pair of horses. D.The bowl dropped and the noise woke Fred up.
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1.If a person is hungry in the morning, the earliest time he can buy a hamburger is ___________.
A.6:00 pm B.7:00 pm C.7:30 am D.8:30 am
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A.You can enjoy classical music in Great Music Shop.
B.You can enjoy coffee after 11:00 pm in Sun Coffee Shop.
C.A 6-year-old girl can get some free oranges at Hug Supermarket.
D.You can buy cheap cabbages at Hug Supermarket.
3.The passage may be from ___________
A.a story book B.a novel C.a newspaper D.a dictionary
It happened when I was a little girl. I can remember neither the beginning nor the end, but whenever I ________ it, tears run down my face.
When I was young, my family led a（n） ________ life in the country. As you can imagine, many country roads are difficult to walk on. One evening we were visiting some relatives and the ________ was very bad. It began to ________ on our way back home. Dad carried me on his ________ . Mom gave her overcoat to my ________ . We walked together through the rain for more than an hour.
I was fat at that time and Dad must be ________ to hold me for such a long time. He almost ________ down many times. In hope of reducing my father's burden（负担）, I tried to walk by myself, ________ I achieved nothing since I was just a little kid.
When we arrived home, the inside of our house was ________ with rain water. The rain had come through our leaky（有裂缝的）roof and water was everywhere. Mom put bowls all around the house to try to ________ the rain. Then she put me and my elder brother to bed, carefully placing us on the remaining ________ place. I fell asleep soon. When I opened my eyes, I found Dad and Mom were ________ in chairs, both having caught bad colds.
This is my very earliest ________ . Though the evening has long passed and now we live a happy life, I won't forget the rain we went through together. The rain that evening, and especially my parents' ________ , will stay in my mind forever.
1.A.deal with B.think of C.lead to D.learn from
2.A.hard B.unhappy C.interesting D.rich
3.A.food B.drink C.traffic D.weather
4.A.blow B.shine C.rain D.snow
5.A.arm B.back C.bike D.car
6.A.brother B.sister C.friend D.relative
7.A.worried B.tired C.angry D.lazy
8.A.fell B.looked C.turned D.ran
9.A.so B.and C.but D.instead
10.A.connected B.covered C.mixed D.crowded
11.A.expect B.welcome C.greet D.catch
12.A.dry B.wet C.beautiful D.warm
13.A.fighting B.sleeping C.laughing D.eating
14.A.visit B.excitement C.chance D.memory
15.A.wishes B.words C.love D.education
