A group of people were in search of a home. After some time walking around, they finally found a place to down.
They needed some , and the chief (首领)sent out three groups of people to the surrounding areas. After a short discussion, the three groups went out in directions.
The first group explored the north. There, they saw large fields with crops, vegetables and fruits. They went back to report their . “We saw lots of vegetation (植物). We can be .”
The second group went southwest. There, they saw lots of . As they went back, they said, “We saw hundreds of animals. We can for our food, and rely on meat to sustain (维持) us.”
The last group went southeast. There, they reached the sea and saw hundreds of fish swimming. They returned and said, “We saw plenty of fish. We can go for our food.”
“We can eat meat alone!” shouted the second group.
“No! ! We did not see any animals at all!” said the first group.
The third group joined in, “Are you ? We did not see anything like you have . There was only water. We need to become fishermen!”
Each group got so with the others that they each went to the place they had explored. They were that they alone had the answer and that the others must have been wrong.
, each group of people only chose to believe themselves. 39 they had chosen to learn from one another and them, they could have had the best of everything.
1.A. spending B. costing C. taking D. losing
2.A. break B. cool C. settle D. calm
3.A. water B. food C. energies D. information
4.A. explore B. clean C. measure D. cover
5.A. same B. a C. / D. different
6.A. main B. few C. poor D. many
7.A. experiences B. findings C. results D. conditions
8.A. vegetarians B. fishermen C. hunters D. miners
9.A. mountains B. people C. animals D. houses
10.A. prepare B. hunt C. fight D. wait
11.A. mainly B. partly C. fully D. hardly
12.A. surfing B. boating C. fishing D. swimming
13.A. Fishes B. Crops C. Cows D. Flowers
14.A. going B. sleeping C. coming D. joking
15.A. described B. brought C. wrote D. explained
16.A. strict B. angry C. sad D. pleased
17.A. sad B. pleasant C. sure D. anxious
18.A. Happily B. Luckily C. Unluckily D. Hopefully
19.A. After B. Because C. Before D. If
20.A. admire B. believe C. appreciate D. understand
_1.___ .Being angry doesn’t really solve much, but what people do when they feel angry is important. The goal is to calm down and try to solve what is bothering you. This is hard for some kids and adults, too. Instead of calming down, some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode（爆发） like a volcano!（火山）
____ 2. .Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper（脾气）. They may act in ways unacceptable and hurtful. People may say that someone has trouble controlling their temper. ___3._
Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents, break something , or even worse , hit their brothers or sisters____ 4. .However, it’s not OK for a kid to do any of those things .Kids don’t want to act in this way , but sometimes angry feelings can be hard to manage. So what to do?
Well, the good news is that kids don’t just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again. ____ 5. .Imagine your temper as a puppy（小狗） inside you that needs some training. The puppy is not bad ---- it will probably turn out a great dog. It just needs to learn some rules because, right now, that puppy is causing some problems to you.
A. You can train you temper.
B. You don’t want to cause trouble.
C. Kids should be allowed to express their feelings, even angry ones.
D. Everybody gets angry sometimes.
E. In fact, they usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry.
F. Instead of thinking of the person you’re angry with, think of something else.
G. Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some other kids.
The fact that blind people can see things using other parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us understand our feeling about color. If they sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color without knowing it.
Salesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings（包装）， that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste, and that cosmetics（化妆品） should never be packed in brown. Their discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychology（心理学）。 Some of our preferences（偏爱） for colors are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragement. Experiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effect on people’s mind. People in bright red surroundings show an increase in breathing speed, heartbeat and blood pressure; red is exciting. Pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. Being exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a close study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars.
1.. The passage tells us that salesmen have __________.
A. discovered the relationship between color and psychology
B. tried out colors on blind people
C. found out that color affect sales
D. developed a special subject of color psychology
2.. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. what color we prefer depends on our state of mind
B. foods sell well in green or blue wrappings
C. blind people cannot sense color difference
D. a bright yellow has exactly the opposite effect to red
3.. If people are exposed to（置身于） pure blue, _________.
A. their blood pressure rises
B. they want to taste blue foods
C. they will feel like buying things
D. they won’t easily feel nervous
4.. Which of the following do you think is the best title of the passage?
A. Colors and sales B. Colors and feelings
C. The blind and colors D. Preferences for colors
Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have, but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat right food ,get enough sleep, and exercise regularly.
Proper nutrition (营养) is important for good health. Your body cannot work well unless it receives the proper kind of “fuel”(燃料).Don't eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein (蛋白质) ,like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins (维他命) and minerals. However, don't overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight.
Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don't get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little a amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality (人的个性).Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.
Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span (寿命).Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shapes: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on are good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.
If everybody, were to eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.
1.In order to keep good health, ___________ .
A. we should eat a lot of sweets
B. one needs a large amount of fat
C. people should eat according to the foods nutrition
D. we must try to sleep now and then
2.. Eating more and sleeping less________.
A. can keep healthy B. is no good for you
C. gets you more energy D. will keep your personality
3..The title of the article should be___________ .
A. Eating and Exercising B. How Vitamins Work in Man's Body
C. Staying Healthy D. Sleeping Well
One day a student went to see his teacher. He had been given an important position and now was coming to say goodbye to his teacher. The old man asked him how he would live among high officials. The student answered, “ I will be all right. I have prepared a hundred high hats, one for each official I will meet. I am sure I will succeed.” The teacher got angry on hearing this. “What?” he cried. “Is this what ten years of my teaching has made of you? Nothing but flatterer(拍马屁的人)?” “Excuse me, honored(尊敬的) master,” the student rose to his feet and apologized hurriedly. “But you have always been absorbed in your studies and don’t know how vulgar(庸俗的) the world has come to be. There are few men in the world who are above flatterers like you.” “There is something true in what you said,” the teacher nodded, smiling with one of the student’s “high hats” on.
1.. The student came to say goodbye to his teacher because_____________.
A. he had got hundred hats to sell
B. he had got a fairly high position in society
C. he wanted to see his parents in his home town
D. he moved away to another city
2.. The student would live among high officials by___________.
A. selling hats to them B. making a hundred hats for them
C. flattering them D. serving them
3.. The phrase “rose to his feet” means________.
A. stood up B. kicked with his feet
C. became quite excited D. raised his feet
【小题】. The teacher____________.
A. liked to be flattered as well
B. really knew nothing about the vulgar world
C . was in need of a high hat
D. was satisfied with the new hat
I’m a real book lover. Every time my friends visit me, my nose is buried in a book. Wherever I go, I always have a book with me. Novels, history books, stories about people, journals and news—I read them all and I’ve learnt a lot, too. For example, many things in life happen for the best even if we don’t like or understand them.
Why is reading such an enjoyable pastime for me? I probably first learned about it from my parents. My mother read to me at night in my childhood and bought me picture books. The greatest gift she has given me is a love for reading. And it will be a life-long habit.
No one ever asked me why I liked to read. They just saw me and asked, “Oh? Is that for school work?” And I just shook my head, “No. It’s just for fun.” While reading a good book, I can totally forget myself and fly to another world. It’s like exploring through someone’s eyes, which is just as exciting as watching a movie.
Reading is also necessary in order to learn about writing, to improve my use of words and phrases and broaden my knowledge. What a pity to see our imagination disappear, for we don’t exercise it often. Reading can even be good for one’s health, I think. Everyone should read sad stories that make us cry and also books with humor that make us laugh out loud!
1.. Among the gifts my parents have given me, which is the most valuable one?
A. A love for reading. B. Picture books.
C. Good health. D. A lovable pastime.
2.. In the fourth paragraph, the author thinks reading can ____.
A. make his parents happy
B. finish his school work
C. improve writing and broaden knowledge
D. help him understand some movies
3.. If we don’t use our imagination often, ____.
A. it is bad for our healthB. we will soon learn how to write
C. it will help us to have a good restD. it will soon disappear
4.. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Why do I have few friends?B. What are my life habits?
C. Why do I love reading?D. Why do things happen for the best?
