Do this and you’ll be welcome anywhere．
Why read this book to find out how to win friends? Why not study the technique of the greatest winner of friends the word has ever known? Who is he? You may meet him coming down the street．When you get within ten feet of him，he will begin to wag its tail．If you stop and pat him，he’ll jump out of his skin to show you how much he likes you．And you know this show of love．There is no secret motives：he doesn’t want to sell you any real estate，and he doesn’t want to be your husband or wife．
Did you ever stop to think that a dog is the only animal that doesn’t have to work for a living? A hen has to lay eggs；a cow has to give milk；and a canary has to sing．But a dog makes a living by giving you nothing but love．
When I was five years old，my father bought a little yellow—haired young dog for fifty cents．He was the light and joy of my childhood．Every afternoon around four thirty，he would sit in the front yard with his beautiful eyes staring at the road, and as soon as he heard my voice or saw me through the brush, he was off like a shot, racing breathlessly up the hill to greet me with leaps of joy and barks of cheer.
Tippy was my good companion for five years．Then one night — I shall never forget it—he was killed within ten feet of my head, killed by lightning ．Tippy’ s death was the tragedy event of my childhood.
You never read a book on psychology, Tippy．You didn’t need to．You knew that one can make more friends in months by being really interested in other people than one can in two years by trying to get other people interested in him．Let me repeat that .you can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
1.When the writer writes “the greatest winner of friends the world has ever known”, he refers to .
A．himself B．Tippy
C．a pet dog D．a psychology book
2.The writer takes Tippy as a good example to .
A．explain how to win love from others
B．show how he liked his friend
C．tell the readers why they should read the book
D．show us how a pet dog should behave
3.According to the writer，to be welcome anywhere，you must .
A．know much about others’ feelings B．do everything without secret motives
C．satisfy the needs of different people D．show care and love for others
4.Generally speaking，in what tone is the passage written?
A．Light B．Serious C．Sad D．Disappointed
Scott Langteau has this message fro kids: Spend less time playing video games.
It’s a message that many a mom and dad have tried to impress upon many a youngster (and some not-so-youngsters) who spend perhaps a bit too much time with game controllers in hand.
But the 40-year-old Langteau isn’t a parent．He’s a experienced at video game — one who played producer on three “Medal of Honor” games and co-founded his own game development company.
Langteau has just published a children’s book called “Sofa Boy,” which tells the story of a kid who spends too much time sitting on the couch with controller held in hand and the rather terrible consequences that follow.
It’s a fairy tale plucked straight from Langteau's own experiences as a lad with a fondness for video games and his own bouts with a bit of game addiction．But first, Langteau would like make one thing clear: “I’m not saying that you shouldn’t play video games．I think video games are great, I think they do great things for kids．Instead, Langteau says his book is all about a little something called “moderation.（克制）”
“It’s about being well rounded,” he says．“Just like with anything else, we all need to make sure that there’s a variety in what we do.”
Video gamers can be a rather bad-tempered when it comes to accepting criticism about their favorite entertainment．And understandably so．After all, most people who go around talking about the dangers of playing video games tend to be outsiders — people who don’t play video games and certainly don’t understand that they can be a valuable and healthy form of entertainment.
But Langteau and “Sofa Boy” seem to be in a unique position to deliver a message of gaming moderation that the young game-savvy masses might actually listen to．After all, this is a man who understands what it means to be a kid with a passion for games．His early experience has taught him a lesson.
1.Scott Langteau published “Sofa Boy” to .
A．share his great skills on games B．warn kids against game addiction
C．tell about his fairy tale as a kid D．deliver a message for games
2.Which of the following is TRUE of the book “Sofa Boy”?
A．The book tells of the writer’s own story．
B．The book describes an experienced garner．
C．The boy in the book wins a medal for games．
D．The boy in the book is not an addict on games．
3.We can learn from the passage that ．
A．Langteau advises the young to play games within limits
B．Langteau advises the young not to play games
C．playing video games ruins the future of kids
D．playing video games is of no benefit to kids
4.By saying “It’s about being well rounded” Langteau thinks .
A．games do great things for kids
B．gamers are usually fat and round
C．games should be viewed from all sides
D．gamers are to blame for their behaviors
5.What topic will be discussed in the following paragraph?
A．His idea to create “Sofa Boy”．
B．His great achievement in games as a kid．
C．His hard times to set up his game company．
D．His enthusiasm for games when he was a small boy．
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1.What is the purpose of this passage?
A．To introduce Virginia to tourists.
B．To encourage people to settle in Virginia.
C．To introduce historic sites in Virginia.
D．To give people a general description of Virginia
2.What way is the News museum different from Rock House Museum?
A．It is larger． B．It is more exciting.
C．Visitors can act in it． D．Visitors can see more in it.
3.Which of the following places is not open in the winter months?
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Let us begin by saying what does not cause our dreams．Our dreams do not come from “another world”．They are not messages from outside source．They are not a look into the future, either．
All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fear, longings, wishes, needs and memories．If a person is hungry, or tired, or cold his dreams may include a feeling of this kind．If the covers on your body, such as a quilt or a blanket have slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are sleeping on the ice or snow．The material for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experiences you have today．
So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has effect on you while you are sleeping (feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc)and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and interests you have now．This is why very young children are likely to d ream of fairies, older children of school examinations, hungry people of food, home-sick soldiers of their families, and prisoners of freedom．
To show you how that is happening while you are asleep and how your wishes and needs can all be joined together in a dream, here is a story of an experiment．A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with absorbent cotton．He would dream that he was in a hospital and his charming girl friend was visiting him, sitting on the bed and feeling his hands!
There are some scientists who have a special study of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams mean．Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone, but it offers an interesting way of dealing with the problem．They believe that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes that did not come true．In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes carried out.
1.From the passage we know that our dreams___ _ .
A．are imagination of our daily life
B．are man’s curious look into the future
C．have nothing to do with our feelings
D．are to some degree connected with our feelings
2.Older children often dream of examinations probably because___ _ .
A．they are interested in exams
B．they are often worried about their studies
C．they hope for better life
D．they show much interest in their studies
3.According to the writer, the explanation of dreams that some scientists made___ _ .
A．is considered interesting, but meaningless．
B．gives a good answer to the question why we dream．
C．has some value, though not fully convincing．
D．has been proved by the findings of their studies.
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A．Why people Dream B．New Findings about Dreams
C．Dream Makes Hopes D．What Dreams Mean
As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes．The changes may seem difficult and they may seem to happen quickly．Don’t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!
With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices．This is a time to be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help shape your future．You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do．Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.
Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices．You will probably want to be independent．But try not to shut your family out of your life．You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself．Your family have been with you since you came into this world.
It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family．Choose your friends wisely．A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.
This period is a part of the life cycle．There are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey and there will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways．Leaving school can be hard．The reality is that you may not ever see all of your classmates again.
You are a young adult．It is your life．No one can live it for you．The choices that you make from now on will be your choices．So making the right choices will be important to you．Life is for living．Enjoy your life wisely!
1.The best title for this passage would be .
A．The Choices in Life B．The Key to Success
C．Say Goodbye to the Past D．Becoming a Young Adult
2.Who do the underlined words “some people” (Paragraph 5) probably refer to?
A．your parents B．your classmates C．true friends D．your relatives
3.The author thinks teenage years are .
A．a period of complete freedom
B．too hard for young people to get through
C．an important time for the young to make the right choices
D．a very important period for young students to leave their parents
4.Who is the passage mainly for?
A．Teenagers B．Teachers C．Young parents D．Adults
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Just home from work，Daddy stepped in the kitchen where Mother and I were preparing supper．From the look on his face, we knew something was 1him．
“Mr．Roth is worse, ” he said． “The doctor says it’s only a 2of time now．The old man call 3his pain, but not the long hours he has to spend alone．His eyes are 4bad that he can’t read，and he doesn’t get much 5．He keeps begging for a big dog to be his companion， 6he can reach out and touch as he sits in his wheelchair in the sun．”
“Why don’t they 7him a dog?” I asked．
“Honey，with Mr．Roth in the hospital so much of time．there are a lot of 8．There isn’t
enough money.”
“They could go to the animal shelter and get one．”I 9．
“Yes，” Daddy said．“I suppose they could．But it has to be a 10dog，which they can trust
to be gentle．Not all big dogs are．”
After supper，I went 11my big German shepherd(牧羊犬)，Dan，was usually dozing．He jumped up and ran to meet me 12he always did when I came into sight．There were no other 12一year—old girls in our neighborhood，so I 13Dan for companionship．When I rode my bicycle，he ran behind me；when I roller—skated on the sidewalk, he followed behind．It had been
that way since Daddy 14him home four years before．
Now, I couldn’t 15Daddy’s words in the kitchen．I threw my arms 16Dan’s neck
and buried my face in his stiff hair．
“I love you，” I whispered to him． “I’d be 17without you，but…oh，Dan，I know what I should do， 18I don’t want to do it．”
I thought about Mr．Roth．He was old，sick and almost 19．It seemed to me that he was just about out of blessings．I 20quickly．I knew what I had to do．
I went to my father and said, “Mr．Roth can borrow Dan．”Tears started down my face．
1.A．pleasing B．bothering C．puzzling D．frightening
2.A．sort B．lot C．waste D．matter
3.A．consider B．suffer C．bear D．cure
4.A．so B．too C．very D．also
5.A．1uck B．company C．wealth D．business
6.A．someone B．this C．one D．that
7.A．buy B．offer C．supply D．promise
8.A．supplies B．operations C．expenses D．visits
9.A．replied B．asked C．explained D．suggested
10.A．fierce B．special C．useful D．brave
11.A．which B．what C．when D．where
12.A．once B．though C．as D．if
13.A．came across B．thought of C．depended on D．felt like
14.A．brought B．trained C．drove D．delivered
15.A．realize B．understand C．forget D．appreciate
16.A．through B．past C．over D．around
17.A．lost B．surprising C．aggressive D．fearful
18.A．so B．and C．or D．but
19.A．crazy B．blind C．lonely D．painful
20.A．ran up B．got up C．woke up D．picked up
