What’s the most important thing in your life? Have you thought about this question?
I began to think about it when I was just a little girl. I had a lot of friends and I loved playing with them. So I thought friendship was the most important thing in life. If I had no friends, I would be very sad.
When I got older, I thought the most important thing was music. I was crazy about music at that time. In my opinion, if I couldn’t sing or couldn’t listen to music, my life would be meaningless.
As time went by, I changed my mind again. When I was 12, I read a book that tells a beautiful story about the love between a mother and her child. I was happy to find that love was the most important thing. I thought love made my life beautiful.
Not long ago, I got a new answer to the question from another book. The writer said, “happiness is the destination(目标,终点) for everyone.”
Soon I realized that, in fact, friendship, music, love and happiness are all very important to us. There are many important things that make our lives colourful and beautiful.
What’s the most important thing in life? I don’t have the answer yet. However, in fact, I don’t want to know. I just want to care about everything important in my life. And I believe I will be very happy if I can achieve that.
I hope everyone can find the important things in their lives, and cherish (珍爱)them!
The most _1._ things in life | ||
_ 2._ _ | Things | Reasons |
A little girl | __3.__ | Because she had a lot of friends and she loved them. |
Older | Music | She was __4.__ about it and she thought life would be meaningless __5._ it. |
At the 6.of 12 | Love | Because she thought love made life _7._ after 8._ a book. |
Not long ago | __9. | Because a writer said that it’s the destination for everyone. |
After that | Many | Make our lives colourful and beautiful. |
Now | No answer | Because she just wants to 10._ everything important. |
Li Wei, a 22-year-old young man is 1. (name) “ Strong Brother” by netizen(网民) . He walked on his knees all the way to the 2011 national college entrance examination room. He was born in a poor family in Shanxi province. But unluckily, a traffic accident 2. (take) away his legs when he was only 3 years old. His life 3. (change) since then. Without feet, he had to spend most of his time practising ____4. (walk) on his hands and knees. Everyone who sees Li Wei for the first tme is surprised ______5.(see) that he can easily play tennis or climb up stairs without feet. Now he is enjoying his college life. He always says, “ Follow your dream, and it 6. (come) true one day.”
词汇（共16小题，每小题1分，满分16分）
从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，其中有一个选项是多余的。
1.Your star sign _______________ your date of birth.
2.You __________ be _________ careful when you cross the road.
3.Do you know the saying “ A miss is ____________ a mile.”?
4.You should ___________________ what the teacher say in class.
5.Huo Zun ____________ the world __________ his song Juanzhulian.
B） 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。
6.Because of his (careless)in the exams，he failed again.
7.Is this book _____________(suit) for children?
8.You can’t go on driving if you feel ___________(sleep).
9.She learned driving without any ____________________ (difficult)
10.He pushed away the large stone with all his (strong).
Do you have a vegetable garden? Have you ever watched a seed (种子) sprout (发芽), grow and fruit until it became the tomato on your plate? If you go to school in the US, there’s a good chance you have.
At the moment, nearly 20 percent of schools in the US have their own vegetable gardens that are planted and cared for by students. Next year, even more schools will have gardens and more US kids will know the pleasure of growing their own food.
Much of the growing interest in planting comes from First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” project, which started last year. The First Lady wants to improve children’s nutrition (营养) in the US — and she began her project by planting a garden at the White House with the help of some local kids. The kids were more interested in eating the vegetables from their garden than in eating fast food. This gave the First Lady an idea.
Because so many US kids eat breakfast and lunch at school, the food should be healthy and good. Why not let kids grow the food for their own cafeterias (食堂)? Mrs .Obama’s plan gives money to schools to start their own gardens, and more school gardens are sprouting up every day.
Students also use the information from their gardens to study science and math, and they paint pictures of their gardens in art class. Many students choose to work in the garden instead of playing on the playground during their noon break. Sound like fun? Ask your teacher if there’s room for a garden at your school, too.
1.Much of the growing interest in planting comes from ___________.
A. The First Lady’s “Our Garden” project
B. The First Lady’s money
C. The First Lady’s ideas
D. The First Lady’s “Let’s Move” project
2.. Why should the food be healthy and good?
A. Because so many US kids aren’t healthy.
B. Because so many US kids eat breakfast and lunch at school.
C. Because so many US kids’ nutrition is good enough.
D. Because so many US kids grow vegetables.
3.According to the story, which statement is NOT true?
A. The “Let’s Move” project started last month.
B. The First Lady began planting a garden with the help of some local school kids.
C. Next year, more US kids will have the pleasure of growing their own food.
D. Students use the information from their gardens to study science and math.
4.According to the story, we learn that ___________.
A. Every school in the US has its own vegetable garden
B. All kids in the US grow the food for their own cafeterias
C. First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” project was unsuccessful
D. Students can learn a lot from their gardens
Suggestions to help you be happier
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future---for example, getting into a college or getting a good job--that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.
1.The best title of the passage is ___________ .
A. Money Makes You Happy
B. Good Friends Makes You Happy
C. Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy
D. The Secrets of Happiness
2.The second paragraph tells us that _____________ .
A. the more friends you have, the happier you will be
B. we shouldn’t think about our future
C. happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life
D. some people fail to live a happy life
3.The passage gives us ______pieces of advice on happiness.
A.one
B.two
C.three
D.four
4.The writer thinks that______.
A.everyone knows how to live a happier life
B.it's wrong to spend time on work
C.hobbies take up too much time
D.doing good things for someone can make you happier
5.Which of the following is not mentioned（提及）in the passage?
A.Reading a good book.
B.Traveling to a foreign country.
C.Playing a sport.
D.Spending time with close friends.
Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb(拇指）”, “He has told a white lie” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs. James for help.
Mary: Mrs. James, there is a colour in each of the sentences. What do they mean?
Mrs. James: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.”
Mary: I’m afraid I don’t understand them all. Would you give me an example for “a white lie”?
Mrs. James: Certainly. Now I just give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary: It sounds very interesting. Thanks very much.
Mrs. James: You are welcome. Colours are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please come to me if you have any questions.
1.I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants ________________.
A. die off B. grow well
C. look nice D. are good
2.David is yellow and he is ___________ to climb the tall tree!
A. happy B. clever C. brave D. afraid
3..He didn’t like me to know ___________ of the accident. He told me a white lie at last.
A. the reason B. the true story
C. the meaning D. the answer
