My mother used to ask me, “What is the most important part of the body?” When I was young, I thought   16   was very important to us, so I said, “My ears, Mommy.” She said, “No. Many people are deaf but still live a  17   life; keep thinking and I will ask you again.”
Several years   18  before she asked me again. This time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and told me, “You are  19   fast, but the answer is not correct. Many people are blind, but they still live happily.” Over the years, she asked me many times and always her answer was, “No. But you are getting   20   every year, my child.”
Then last year, my grandpa died. Everyone was crying. When it was our turn to  21   our final goodbye to him, my mother asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?” I was  22   when she asked me this. I always thought this was a game between her and me. I saw her eyes with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder (肩膀).” I asked, “Is it because it  23  up my head?”  She replied, “No. It is because it can hold the head of a friend or a relative (亲戚) when he or she  24 . Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends, so you will  25  have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.” That was when I realized what the most important body part is.

【小题1】
A.voiceB.soundC.noiseD.hear
【小题2】
A.happyB.meaninglessC.sadD.boring
【小题3】
A.cameB.wentC.passedD.walked
【小题4】
A.thinkingB.learningC.speaking D.changing
【小题5】
A.strongerB.olderC.tallerD.cleverer
【小题6】
A.sayB.tellC.speakD.talk
【小题7】
A.excitedB.surprisedC.interestedD.satisfied
【小题8】
A.standsB.holdsC.getsD.carries
【小题9】
A.laughsB.smilesC.shoutsD.cries
【小题10】
A.neverB.hardlyC.alwaysD.sometimes


What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序) and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98," meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23 +12+5+4+7+5="96," while love: 12+15+22+5="54," and luck: 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷)? They can’t, either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度).Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100,a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.
When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive (积极地) attitude towards failure(失败), you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.
【小题1】In the writer’s opinion, what is the most important thing in a person’s life?

A.Hard-work.B.Knowledge.C.Money.D.Attitude.
【小题2】According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to _______.
A.ask for help from others
B.say your prayers to God
C.change your attitude
D.try maths-solving methods (方法)
【小题3】From the passage we can learn that ______.
A.different attitudes come from different courses of life
B.mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life
C.failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude
D.none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more

Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? You turned around and, sure enough, someone was looking right at you!
Parapsychologists (灵学家) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them. To research whether such a “sixth sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist (心理学家) at the University of Kentucky, did two experiments.
In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects(受试者)were eating, drinking, reading, studying, watching TV, or working at a computer. Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. Later, when he questioned the subjects, almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.
For the second experiment, Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind in a laboratory setting. The people had to write down when they felt they were being stared at and when they weren’t. Baker found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren’t.
Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they’re being stared at. If people doubt the outcome of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”
【小题1】The aim of the two experiments is to ________.

A.explain when people can have a sixth sense
B.show how people act while being watched in the lab
C.study whether humans can sense when they are stared at
D.prove why humans have a sixth sense
【小题2】The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means ________.
A.valueB.resultC.performanceD.connection
【小题3】 In the second experiment, the subjects _________.
A.could tell when they were stared at and when they weren’t.
B.could tell when they were stared at but couldn’t tell when they weren’t.
C.couldn’t tell when they were stared at but could tell when they weren’t.
D.couldn’t tell when they were stared at or when they weren’t.
【小题4】What can be learned from the passage?
A.People are born with a sixth sense.
B.The experiments support parapsychologists’ idea.
C.The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments.
D.People have a sixth sense in all places.

Talking to Teachers—Teachers are just peopleBehind that desk, is a living, breathing human beingAnd just like any human being, they will probably be friendly to people who talk nicely to themTeachers also seem to get along better with children who take schoolwork seriously and are prepared for classAnd, just like any other human being, teachers like to be appreciatedThe next time your teacher helps you solve a math problem or figure out a science project, say thank you with a smile.

Talking to Parents—Parents can be very supportive if their children ask for helpIf you think there’s something your parents can do to help you socialize more or feel more comfortable around people, then ask themVery often, parents want very much to help, but really don’t know what to doPick a quiet time of the day and ask to talkTell them how you feelMaybe they had the same trouble when they were kids.

Talking to Stranger —This is always a tough oneHow do you deal with a neighbor, the mail carrier, or someone walking down your street—situations that often seem to cause arguments between kids and parentsThe answer to these questions will vary(变化) from kid to kid, from parent to parent because all cultures are differentSome folks live in small towns where a hello to everyone is “what’s done”Then there are kids who live in the city who may have been taught not to speak to anyone they don’t knowIf you’re having trouble with this and always feel awkward in these kinds of situations, you might want to talk to your parents or a teacher about itWhere do they think you should draw the line(线)? When is silence rude and when is it wise?

1.From the first paragraph we may learn that teachers dislike____ .

Abeing talked to nicely????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

Btheir students to be serious with the schoolwork

Cthe students’ appreciation

Dthe students who are not ready for classes

2.If your parents are not supportive and you are not getting along quite well with your parents, who or what is to blame(该受责备)?

AYour parents.????????????? ????????????? B Yourself.????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

CLack of communication. ????????????? D .Your teachers.

3.The underlined word in the third paragraph is close in meaning to____.

Afond ????????????? Bpuzzled(困惑的)????????????? C. frightened? Dwilling

4.The passage doesn’t say but it implies that in daily communication____.

Aarguments often happen between kids and parents

Bwe should talk to the neighbors and other people according to different cultures

Ccity people and country people greet in the same way

Dwe should fit(使符合) our words with proper situations

 

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