Here are some tips that may help you live a beautiful life.
☆ When you wake up in the morning, think about what you are going to do.
☆ No matter how you feel, get up and dress up.
☆ Take a thirty-minute walk every day. And when you walk, smile.
☆ Spend more time with old people over the age of seventy and young kids under the age of six.
☆ Smile and laugh more. And try to make at least three people smile each day.
☆ Life is very short, so don’t wastetime hating others. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
☆ Call your family and friends often.
☆ Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what they are going through.
☆ Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
☆ Each night before you go to bed, say to yourself, “Today, I did … I feel great.”
☆ Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Try to “pass all your tests”. The lessons you learn will last a lifetime (一生).
1.How many tips does the writer mention?
A. Nine.B. Ten.C. Eleven.D. Twelve.
2.To live a beautiful life, what should we do?
A. We should get up early every day.
B. We should walk a dog for half an hour every day.
C. We should often laugh at others.
D. We should call our family and friends often.
3.The writer advises us to spend more time with .
① little kids② rich men
③ old people ④ beautiful women
A. ①②B. ①③C. ②④D. ③④
4.What does the underlined word “heals” mean in Chinese?
A. 惩罚B. 使……完结C. 记录D. 使……留下
5.What do we learn from this passage?
A. How to live a beautiful life.
B. How to get good grades at school.
C. How to get along with others.
D. How to solve problems in our lives.
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1.Which is NOT said about Carefree Helpline?
A. They listen to people in trouble.
B. People can talk face to face with them.
C. They collect money for people in need.
D. People can call them anytime, any day.
2. What does “your dog turns away” mean in the reading?
A. Your dog bites other people.
B. Your dog does not care about you.
C. Your dog is kicked and runs away.
D. Your dog cannot find its way home.
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A. Cook. B. Cleaner. C. Singer. D. None.
4. Ronald is a college student. He is looking for his first job that he can do in the daytime. He could find a job of the 
in Tea Cottage.
A. cleaner B. cook C. singer D. waiter
5.What can we learn about Tea Cottage from the ad?
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C. One who knows about tea-making has a better chance of working there.
D. The waiters will be paid over USD$60 a day for working during lunchtime.
Thomas Edison was born in America. He invented plenty of electri
c appliances(电器) and people from all over the world know him. At that time, there was no electric lamp in the world. And it brought people much trouble. Young Edison decided to invent it. He didn’t know which material was suited to be a lamp filament(灯丝). He failed and failed and he spent a lot of time on it. Some of his friends asked him to stop the experiments, but he didn’t listen to them and tried his best to find the material.
One afternoon, one of his friends came to visit him, he was doing his experiments in the lab when the man came in. But he only asked his friend to sit down and didn’t stop to talk with him. The man sat for a long time and Edison said nothing to him. His friend was angry with him and said, “You’ve done the experiments 1,200 times but you failed 1,200 times too!”
“You’re right, my friend,” Edison went on doi
ng his experiments and said. “But I’ve known 1,200 materials are not suited to be a lamp filament!”
1.Why do many people know Edison?
A. Because he was very clever.
B. Because he worked hard.
C. Because he spent much time on his work.
D. Because h
e invented many electric appliances.
2.He tried to find a kind of material which was suited to be ______.
A. a lampB. a lamp filamentC. a telephoneD. a light
3. Edison was busy with his work, so ____________.
A. he asked his friend to help him
B. he asked his friend to go back first
C. he didn’t stop to talk with his friend
D. he asked his friend to watch him working
4.His friend was angry because ____________.
A. he couldn’t persuade Edison to give up
B. Edison didn’t say hello to him
C. Edison failed 1,200 times
D. he didn’t think Edison was polite to him
5.From the passage, we learn that ___________.
A. Edison was a hard-working personB. Edison never gave up
C. Edison was rude to friends. D. Both A and B
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
A: Hello, Mr. Brown. I haven’t seen you for a long time. 1.
B: I have been to China and stayed there for three years.
A: 2.
B: I studied Chinese food culture there.
A: What’s your favorite Chinese food?
B: Dumplings. 3. They are delicious.
A: Have you ever visited many places of interest in China?
B: Yes, I have. 4. They are so amazing that I have visited them several times.
A: I am looking forward to traveling around China some day.
B: 5.
A. I visited the Great Wall, the West Lake, Sanya Beaches and Mount Tai. B. How did you go there? C. I hope your dream will come true soon. D. What did you do there? E. The museum has a long history. F. Where have you been? G. They are traditional Chinese food. |
Red is the color of China. Among all the colors, red is most seen. The color red is fresh and pure, and in China we call it China Red. Chinese people are attracted by the color red not only because it makes people excited, but also because it has meaning in Chinese culture and history.
No country in the world has ever a color in such a way as China. Here, red is a symbol. It gives color to the soul (灵魂) of the nation. In the past, red represented dignity (尊严) and mystery. Even now, Chinese people the color much more than the rest of the world does. It can be said that China Red is an everlasting theme for China, and an important color for the Chinese people. China Red has a very popular phrase, attracting the world’s attention.
Finding red-colored things in China is very , as you can see the color everywhere. All traditional red things have played special roles in China. Things like the walls of ancient palaces, the flag, Chinese knots, lanterns, traditional paper-cuts, and even tanghulu are all red.
Red is the color of , health, harmony, happiness, peace, wealth and so on. Only real things and events can fully red’s real beauty. The color can be alive and breathing only when it’s connected with people.
In China, red is more than just a color. It carries the ancient history and of the Chinese nation. China Red is filled with mysterious charm beyond description and it is right here in China waiting for you to feel and discover!
1.A. easilyB. quicklyC. care
fullyD. closely
2.A. different B. rich C. simpleD. correct
3.A. used B. shared C. drawnD. mentioned
4.A. need B. dislike C. hate D. love
5.A. spoken B. said C. become D. got
6.A. difficult B. easy C. simple D. free
7.A. national B. internationalC. local D. foreign
8.A. rainbow B. fear C. worry D. luck
9.A. believeB. show C. talk D. write
10.A. art B. business C. culture D. ability
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’ll give you a quick introduction to the school before I you around. Our school is called a “free school”. This means that pupils are free to choose what and how they want to learn.
The school opens at 9 am, the children can arrive a little late if they like. Most of them are in school by ten. eight and nine most are in the living room and the kitchen downstairs. This is also a time children and teachers can work out what they are to do for the day.
Now if you look the door of that big room, you will see those children busy doing something there. Several children are in the kitchen Miss Cabell with lunch. The children take to do this. After lunch it’s someone else’s job to do the washing-up. This job isn’t and not many of them like to do it.
After lunch the children go on with what they’ve been doing school is over. On Friday we sometimes take the children to a cinema or a museum. The school is also every weekend for those children who want to come.
1.A. showB. lookC. go D. move
2.A. if B. but C. or D. because
3.A. At B. Beside C. By D. Between
4.A. what B. where C. which D. when
5.A. out B. up C. through D. for
6.A. agreeing B. spending C. helping D. playing
7.A. turns B. care C. walks D. time
8.A. hard B. interesting C. boring D. proper
9.A. after B. from C. since D. until
10.A. open B. closeC. free D. busy
