The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test.” he said. “And because I know you are all able to understand these questions. I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.’’

A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the rest students and said. “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance. ”Two more students decided to go. Seven students stayed. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.

I never had a teacher who gave a test like that, but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most.

The same is true for students in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons whether from school education or from events in their lives, and have become better people. Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits(局限). However, there is nothing you can’t do or learn to be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰)said, “We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves.”

1.Some students left the classroom because_____ .

A.they knew the teacher didn’t like them to take the test

B.they were allowed to take another easier exam later on

C.they were happy with the grade the teacher would give them

D.they thought the exam was so easy that they needn’t have a try

2.The teacher gave the rest students an A because______ .

A.they answered all the questions in the exam correctly

B.they believed themselves in what they had learned

C.they did really very well in the exam

D.they had been working hard for each exam

3.The underlined word “conquer’’ means ______ in the passage.

A.发现 B.控制 C.探索 D.征服

4.What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A.To know what our limits are. B.To learn to believe in ourselves.

C.To receive school education. D.To1earn from B students.

Choose the words or expressions and. complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文)

You either have it, or you don’t—a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?

Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, _______ it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.

“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around.” Says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. “if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they _______ develop the skills.”

Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to _______ their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:

If you are using a _______ turn it so it relates to the way you are facing. If you leave your bike in a _______ place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.

Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know _______ you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.

Now you need never get lost again!

1.A.or B.so C.as D.but

2.A.never B.always C.possibly D.almost

3.A.remove B.improve C.discover D.reach

4.A.phone B.compass C.map D.sign

5.A.empty B.strange C.nice D.free

6.A.how long B.how much C.how soon D.how far

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