假设你是David，九年级学生。你打算写一篇介绍自己近况的短文，请根据下面的要点提示，说明自己的情况，并谈谈自己的心愿。词数100词左右.
要点提示：
性格 | 勤劳，从不介意为班级多做一些额外工作，乐于助人； |
喜好 | 最喜欢电影明星成龙，认为他是世界上最有天赋的演员之一，喜欢买与他有关的书籍，CD等； |
麻烦 | 无法做到既认真学习又有时间从事自己的爱好，父母不理解他，只关心考试后的分数。 |
心愿 | (1)…; (2) … |
My name is David.
根据短文内容及首字母提示补全单词
How can you study well? I think you should have good study habits. Then you can spend less time but learn m 1. .
First, make the full use of your time. Are your books open? If so, please t 2. off your TV and out away your snacks. Of course, you need some time to play. But you should play a 3. study. Remember: study comes first.
Second, listen to your teachers c 4. in your class. You know, it is very important. If you have questions, just ask your teachers, they are very glad to h 5. you.
Third, do your homework by yourself. M6. you can’t work out a problem. You can ask for help. But you can’t just copy the answer. Make s 7. you understand it.
Fourth, take a notebook with you, sometimes you may have some ideas or questions. Please write them d 8. . Then you can talk to your te
achers, parents or f 9. .
These four tips are helpful to you. Please have a try! You may s 10. if you have good study habits.
请根据材料内容，完成各题。
We always seem to want those things we don't have. Moreover, we are often convinced（使相信） that if we had those things we want so badly, we would finally be happy.
The truth is that happiness is an attitude(态度). _________is not something created by outside circumstances(环境), ______ instead is completely within your control.
Nothing will give you a deep sense of satisfaction and happiness, unless you cultivate (滋养)happiness consciously. Below are some simple yet specific steps you can take to cultivate happiness.
Be grateful.
Create a sense of gratitude for what you have, for what is working, for what is wonderful and sweet in your life. A morning or evening gratitude list, written each day, can do wonders for helping you feel grateful.
Take care of yourself.
Identify（辨别） the small things in life that make you feel good, and do one daily. A short walk, a few minutes of writing in your journal, a short meditation, watching the sunset…whatever, will improve your outlook on life.
Read inspirational(励志的) material.
It helps to be reminded of positive thoughts and positive attitudes. Get a small book of positive, inspirational thoughts and keep it by your desk. Read one or two thoughts each day.
Is the glass half empty or full? Life works better when the glass is half full regardless of your life status.
No matter how many wonderful things you do to create a positive, happy, satisfied life, you could still end up unhappy. Ultimately, happiness, gratitude, a feeling of satisfaction is a choice. So, from now on, choose to be happy!
1.在划线处填入所缺单词：___________ ___________
2.How many ways can we take to cultivate happiness? ______________________________
3.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
________________________________________________________________________
4.找出同义句：We are sure if we can have the thing we want so much ,we will be very happy. _________________________________________________________________________
5.找出文章的主题句
______________________________________________________________________
词汇运用，用所给词的适当形式填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1.He said light _________________ faster than sound. (travel)
2.——What are you listening to?
——Some new songs _________________ by Jay Zhou. (write)
3.The bike must be the _____________. He put it here before entering the Police Station. (witness)
4.My English teacher’s advice is of great _________________ to us students. (value)
5._________________ this, humans on Mars will have to wear special boots. (prevent)
6.Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies(悲剧) written in his _________________ (forty).
7.Our planet is becoming_____________ than before. (crowd)
8.He has devoted most of his time to _________________ the children. (educate)
9.I met Mary in the park yesterday. We _________________ each other for half a year since we left school. (not see)
10.The football match between Chinese Team and Korean Team _____________ live on CCTV-5 at 9:00 next Sunday. (cover)
11.He took off his boots and _________________ them under the check-out. (hide)
12.We must try our best to stop pollution to live even _________________.(comfortable)
13.Britain is the first country in the world _________a free health system. (have)
14.She likes talking to others while _________________ for the bus. (wait)
15.How many _________________ are there in this building? (enter)
If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life, t
ry again now, one tiny step at a time.
Every year it's the same. As December comes to an end, you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life. But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year, you think about the last year. You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make, but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life.
Here's a suggestion : Forget the too big, hard-to-achieve goals and just think about the small ones. "We often think that we have to do everything in big steps, even though it's so hard for us to reach it," said Robert Maurer, who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life. "What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can't find any excuse not to do it. "
“Kaizen”, a Japanese word, is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes. During World War II, American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small, continuous improvements instead of sudden changes. After the war, the idea was brought to a rebuilding Japan. It made Japan develop fast. The Japanese called it “kaizen”, which means “improvement”.
Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it. "Kaizen" could possibly help people succeed in doing everything.
1.At the end of December, people usually________.
A. fail to make big changesB. plan for the last year
C. think about the new yearD. try to lose their ideas
2.Robert Maurer wrote a book to tell us_________.
A. we should do everything in big steps
B. how to change one's life with one small step
C. we should try a lot of sudden changes
D. how to find a small step without any excuse
3.The underlined part "increase productivity" in the passage means “________”.
A.提高生产率B.增加成本C.增加出口量D.提高待遇
4.The writer of the passage suggests we should_________.
A. make changes at the end of the year
B. do few experiments with "kaizen"
C. do things with hard-to-achieve goals
D. take a tiny step to achieve big goals
5.Which of the following i
s true from the passage?
A. You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy.
B. Robert Maurer studied “kaizen” and found it helpful.
C. You can’t find any excuse not to reach a big goal.
D. “Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World War II.
Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would take a break and climb up on the fence along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. “If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “Some day I will go there and see this wonderful place.”
One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of a painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows. The girl said, “Sure, I know.” And invited him to sit on the porch (门廊 ). As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.
1.During his break every morning, the small boy would________.
A. fix the fenceB. eat sandwiches
C. climb up on the fenceD. walk around the farm
2.One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the b
oy thought it was a chance for him to__________.
A. go to the townB. play on the field
C. go to see the houseD. make the golden windows
3.What did the boy find when he got there?
A. Nobody lived in the poor house.
B. No golden windows were in the house.
C. The house was as old as he expected.
D. The house was nearer than he thought.
4.The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought “______.”
A. Like father, like sonB. Love me, love my dog
C. Every dog has its dayD. The grass is greener somewhere else
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Golden Windows.B. Father and Son.
C. A Wonderful Place.D. A Boy's Promise.
