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Relationships are an important part of your life. 1. .They help you feel accepted and liked by others. The feelings you have about yourself and others depend on how well these needs are met.
2..This gives you a feeling of security. You feel secure when you know you can count on family and friends to love and to accept you the way you are. You add to your feeling of security by making others feel loved. Helping people you care about makes you feel giving and unselfish. Think about how good you feel when someone compliments（问候）or thanks you. “What a good job” or “I appreciate your help” are comments that you like to hear about yourself. 3. . Naturally you feel happy when you receive a compliment. Likewise, you can compliment your family members or friends on their accomplishments.
4..Talk things over with your family and friends. Share your hopes and dreams. Express your joys and frustrations. When family members and friends are talking, take time to listen to what they are saying. Give them clues that show you are listening, such as a nod of approval or a smile.
5. .To earn trust you need to show parents, adults, and friends that you can handle new experiences and responsibilities. Being honest and truthful with people can also help you.
A. Learn to express your thoughts clearly and listen to what others say.
B. Different opinions on good relationships.
C. One of the most important things in life is to be loved and accepted by others.
D. Such comments make you feel worthwhile.
E. Relationships help you meet your social and emotional needs.
F. Keys to making relationships work.
G. Another relationship skill that helps people get along with one another is trust.
Each Indian tribe had a different language. Many Indians never learned any languages except their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound. One way was by sign language; another way by signals.
Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy. In Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands. One sign meant “man”. Another meant “horse”. To tell the time of day when something happened, an Indian pointed to the sky. He showed where the sun had been at the time.
Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony. He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows.
To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger.
The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.
He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.
Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.
1.Blanket signals .
A. could be seen far away
B. could be seen at night
C. were used only for warning
D. were considered the best way of sending messages
2.Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language because .
A. they could use signals or sign language
B. they never met each other
C. they could write messages
D. they thought they could easily make themselves understood
3.Sign language is .
A. a language only for Indians
B. a way of taking by signing on paper
C. a way to express one’s ideas by making gestures
D. a secret way of talking to strangers
4.The story tells about .
A. people living in Indian
B. how Indians communicate between different tribes
C. the Indians who didn’t use their languages
D. the Indians who had many kinds of languages
Do you always forget where you placed your keys or your purse? What was the name of the movie you saw last week? The major cause of your forgetfulness may be linked to what you store in your body, not in your short-term memory bank.
Tests continue to show that people with enough Vitamin B-2 do well in memory exams. The "B" could stand for "brain", if you're one of many with limited instant recall. And the number one source of that vitamin (维生素) is sunflower seeds.
Even when you're sleeping or relaxing, your brain is still at work. Although it makes up just two percent of your total body weight, it uses up to 30 % of the calories (卡路里) you take in each day. For it to work properly, it must be fed. Even if you're not a breakfast eater, that meal is the best way to prepare your brain for the day. A quick and easy English muffin with peanut and butter in it, a glass of milk, and an orange, might be what your brain may be asking you the first thing in the morning when you feel your head is in a fog. Having sunflower seeds and fruit between meals adds more muscle to that hungry, demanding organ. Vitamin B-1 also helps the memory, and that is found in eggs, meats and nuts. In Chinese culture, walnuts are known as the fruit for a long life because it is believed that they feed both the kidneys and the brain. And according to Chinese culture, if you keep those two important organs in good working order, you'll live longer.
However forgetful you are, just keep in mind the letter "B", which will help you to "bear in mind almost everything" even on those days when life's challenges are sending you in a billion directions.
1.The underlined word "muffin" in the third paragraph probably means________.
A. menu B. dinner C. cookie D. calorie
2.What can we conclude from the passage?
A. Two percent of our brain is still active when we are sleeping or relaxing.
B. What we eat seems more important than what we learn in terms of memory.
C. It doesn't make much difference to our brain whether we have breakfast or not.
D. Life's challenges have no effect on our memory, if dealt with in a proper way.
3.In the passage, Chinese culture is mentioned to________.
A. support the idea of long life
B. warn the readers of two organs
C. show the importance of vitamin B-1
D. remind us of walnuts and sunflower seeds
4.What can you get from the passage?
A. Keep in mind the letter "B"
B. The younger, the better memory
C. Learn about Chinese culture
D. Try to get more rest
Tom studied in our middle school three years ago. Last August his father found a job in another city and his family moved there. He began to study in the new school and we often write to each other. He often tells me something about the city where he lives now and his studies in the school. So I can know what happens to him.
Last Friday Tom came to our city again. He hopes to accompany his old grandpa during the summer holiday. He's taller and stronger than before. We swim in the river outside the city together or have a picnic on the island. It surprises me that he has learned to cook when we were traveling in the wild forest. He told me his parents were both busy and sometimes he stayed at home alone and he had to look after himself.
“How do you like your school？” I asked.
“Wonderful，” said the young man. “It has a tall building and there're two chemistry labs, two biology labs and three physics ones. And its library is big and there're plenty of books in it.”
“I can see you are satisfied with it.”
“Yes，” he answered. “But our geography teacher often says to himself in class.”
“So does our new history teacher，” I said. “But he doesn't notice it. He often talks on and on in a flow of eloquence (口才). But none of us listens to him！”
1.I can know what happens to Tom because ________.
A．he lives near to me B．he often calls me
C．he often writes to me D．I often visit him
2.________，so he learned to cook.
A．Tom likes all kinds of delicious foods
B．Tom often has a picnic with his friends
C．Tom found a job in a restaurant
D．Tom has to do some cooking when he's in alone
3.Tom came back to our city to ________.
A．look after his sick grandpa
B．take his summer holiday
C．have a picnic on the island
D．travel in the wild forest
Dear Mom and Dad,
I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school master is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer. The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room .I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste--paper basket. It caught fire.
There was a curtain near the waste --paper basket. It caught fire too. Soon the whole room was burning. The master phoned the fire brigade（消防队）. The school is a long way from the town and before the fire brigade arrived, the whole school was on fire. The master said that the fire was all my fault and I must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I'm very sorry for this.
Much love
Sarah
1.Why did Sarah write to his parents?
A．He missed them very much for they hadn’t seen each other for a long time.
B．He thought he was old enough to help them do something.
C．He was tired of studying, and wanted to leave school.
D．He told his parents what he had done in school.
2.Where did Sarah smoke?
A．In the dormitory B．In the Dinning hall
C．In the street D． In the classroom
3.When did the trouble start?
A. In the morning B. In the afternoon
C. last night D. At noon
4.Why was the school master angry with him?
A．Because he was too naughty to study.
B．Because he caused a big fire.
C．Because he was too lazy.
D．Because he stole something from the school.
短文写作
假如你是李华，你远在美国的笔友Jack对中国的传统佳节——春节很感兴趣，他来信向你询问有关情况。请你给他回一封电子邮件，简单介绍春节及中国人是如何过春节的。应包括一下内容：
1. 春节的时间和在中国的地位；
2. 春节期间的活动；
3. ……
注意：
1. 字数120字左右
2. 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
参考词汇： 农历 the lunar calendar 烟花 fireworks 爆竹 firecracker 问候 greetings 压岁钱 lucky money
