题目内容
Jyoti Amge , an Indian girl, is the world’s smallest woman. She is only 0.628 metres tall. She is small, but her dream is great. On her 18th birthday in 2012, she shared the good news with others. She would act in two movies.
Jyoti is the youngest of the five children in her family. She stopped growing after her first birthday. Because of her size, Jyoti has special clothes and jewellery(珠宝首饰). She even has her own desk and chair in a regular(普通的)school. Jyoti also loves movies and fashionable dresses like others. Before 18, she acted in a music video along with a famous Indian singer.
Jyoti said, “ I’m just the same as other people. I eat like you, and dream like you. I don’t feel I am different.”
【小题1】How old is Jyoti Amge in 2013? ____________________
| A．16 years old | B．17 years old |
| C．18 years old | D．19 years old |
| A．3 | B．4 |
| C．6 | D．we don’t know |
| A．clothes | B．jewellery |
| C．chair | D．school |
| A．She acted in a music video |
| B．She played in two movies |
| C．She sang a song in a movie |
| D．She made special clothes for herself |
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
解析试题分析：本文主要介绍了一个世界上最矮小的女人，乔迪阿姆齐的成长历史及其工作经历。
【小题1】推理判断题。根据On her 18th birthday in 2012, 描述，可知她在2012年是18岁，故2013年是19岁。选D。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据Jyoti is the youngest of the five children in her family.描述，可知她有四个哥哥姐姐，故选B。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据She even has her own desk and chair in a regular(普通的)school.描述，可知她上的学校和其它人一样，故选D。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据第二段Before 18, she acted in a music video along with a famous Indian singer.描述，可知在18岁之前，她在一个音乐视频里面出演了。故选A。
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In many people’s eyes, middle school students are happy and carefree(无忧无虑). But is it the truth? And what students happy or unhappy?
To find out the answers, Li Jiahui, a student in Pinggu No. 3 Middle School, Beijing, spent six months students’ sense(感受) of happiness last year. The girl made a survey with questions such as “Are you feeling happy?” and “What makes you unhappy?”
After studying the answers from 284 students, Li learned that 40% of the students feel unhappy, and the from studies is the main reason for their unhappiness.
“More than 50% said they were under pressure and 70% get enough sleep,” Li said. “It shows that middle school students are not so happy people think. They worry a lot, and they can get angry easily.”
Li also said that over 90% say their happiness has nothing to do with how much money they have. Instead, they their relationships(关系)with friends, teachers and parents. “Students always feel better when they well with each other,” Li said.
After her survey, Li listed tips that may make students happier, such as: Treat(对待) yourself better, be kind and polite to your friends and relatives, and try new things.【小题1】
| A．helps | B．wants | C．makes | D．keeps |
【小题2】| A．to study | B．studying | C．study | D．studied |
【小题3】| A．15 years old | B．15-years-old | C．15-year-old | D．15-year-olds |
【小题4】| A．about | B．than | C．below | D．inside |
【小题5】| A．pressure | B．difficulties | C．knowledge | D．interest |
【小题6】| A．don’t | B．hadn’t | C．did | D．didn’t |
【小题7】| A．so | B．and | C．like | D．as |
【小题8】| A．be careful | B．care about | C．care for | D．take care of |
【小题9】| A．get along | B．get up | C．get off | D．get down |
【小题10】| A．any | B．a number of | C．much | D．a lot |
Stress is a normal physical response to things that make people feel worried or break their balance of life in some way.
Stress isn’t always bad. Sometimes, people’s stress is important during emergency situation, such as when a driver has to stop his car to avoid an accident. Sometimes, stress can help people do their best, like while getting ready before a big competition or exam.
However, too much or long-term stress gives people a stress overload. People with stress overloads may have problems remembering or concentrating on things. They are quick to get angry or lose patience. They may even have other problems, such as sleeping problems, headache and often getting colds.
What are some ways to deal with stress?
Ask for help.
Everyone has stress. For many people, stress is so common that it has become a way of life. Don’t be too shy to tell your parents or teachers that you are having a hard time. They may comfort you or give you some useful advice. Sometimes just sharing your problems with someone else can make you feel better.
Solve the little problems.
Develop skills to calmly look at a problem, choose a way to solve it and take action. Solving the little problems successfully helps to build confidence to move on life’s bigger ones.
Learn to relax.
Activities that make people clam and happy can help manage stress. For example, reading a good book, enjoying music, spending time with your parents, getting a good night’s sleep, or just taking a relaxing bath are all good ways to reduce your stress..
Encourage yourself with positive words.
When you are under your stress, saying certain things to yourself may help you feel more confident. For example, you might tell yourself, “I will do the best that I can.” or “I can handle this if I take it one step at a time.”
【小题1】People with stress overloads may___________.
a. have trouble concentrating on things b. have good memories
c. have sleeping problems d. easy to get impatient
| A．abd | B．acd | C．abc | D．bcd |
| A．Stress is a kind of serious heart disease. |
| B．Stress is always bad for people. |
| C．Stress is always useless for an exam. |
| D．Stress is greatly needed sometimes. |
| A．Sharing problems with others to get help. |
| B．Relaxing by enjoying music. |
| C．Try to be confident. |
| D．Having disagreement with someone else. |
| A．处理 | B．触摸 | C．把柄 | D．搬运 |
| A．how to get good results with the help of stress |
| B．what a stress overload is and how to get rid of it |
| C．how to deal with stress and reduce it |
| D．what problems stress overloads might cause |
“Eat your breakfast. It’s the most important meal of the day!” Why are parents always saying that?
Well, a person is like a car. After a long night of sleeping, there is no fuel in your fuel tank(燃料箱). Breakfast is like the fuel. It makes you work or walk on the road.
What should you eat? Any breakfast is better than no breakfast, but try not to have hamburgers or dessert(甜点) all the time. They don’t have the necessary nutrients(必需的营养素). And if you have a hamburger for breakfast, you won’t feel full for long.
Try to eat all kinds of foods like grains, fruit, vegetables and drink some milk. Oh, try to eat more apples because an apple a day can help to keep the doctor away.
【小题1】 From the passage, we know people should try not to ______ all the time if they want to keep healthy.
| A．eat grains | B．eat vegetables |
| C．eat dessert | D．drink milk |
| A．fuel | B．car | C．friend | D．teacher |
| A．sleeping is very important |
| B．breakfast is the most important meal of the day |
| C．getting well with our friends is very important |
| D．exercise can help us study better |
| A．sugar | B．meat | C．dessert | D．apples |
| A．Any breakfast is better than no breakfast. |
| B．Some children like eating breakfast at school. |
| C．Parents are strict with their children |
| D．Children should have hamburgers for breakfast. |
More than 30,000 drivers and front seat passengers are killed or seriously injured each year. At the speed of only 30 miles per hour, it is the same as falling from a third-floor window. Wearing a seat belt（安全带） saves lives; it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half in traffic accidents.
So drivers or front seat passengers over 14 years old in most vehicles(车辆) must wear a seat belt. If you do not, you could be fined(罚金) up to ￡50. It will not be up to the drivers to make sure you wear your belt. But it will be the driver’s duty to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind.
However, you do not have to wear a seat belt if you are reversing your vehicle（倒车）; or if you are a postman using a special vehicle; or if you have a valid medical certificate which allows you not to wear it. Make sure about all the above before you decide not to wear your seat belt. Remember you may be taken to the police station for not doing so.【小题1】This text is most probably taken from ________.
| A．a medical magazine | B．a police report |
| C．a diary | D．a story book |
【小题2】 Wearing a seat belt in a vehicle ________.| A．reduces road accidents by more than half |
| B．saves lives while driving at a speed up to 30 miles per hour |
| C．reduces the chance of death in traffic accidents |
| D．saves more than 15,000 lives each year |
【小题3】It is the driver’s duty to ________.| A．make the front seat passenger wear a seat belt |
| B．make the front seat children under 14 wear a seat belt |
| C．stop children riding in the front seat |
| D．wear a seat belt each time he drives |
【小题4】According to the text, which of the following people riding in the front do not have to wear a seat belt?| A．Someone who is reversing your vehicle |
| B．Someone who is picking up the children from the school. |
| C．Someone who is driving. |
| D．Someone who is under 14. |
Reading is the key to school success, and like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking.
Educators (教育家) call it "automaticity (自动性)”．
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With more and more practice, he stumbles less and less. As a result, he can read by the phrases and soon by sentences. With automaticity, he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words, so that he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.
It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.
According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 t0 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.
【小题1】"Reading is the key to school success" means that reading_______.
| A．helps school develop faster |
| B．is a key to a successful school |
| C．helps students go to a key school |
| D．can improve students' learning results |
| A．know how to read the words |
| B．pay attention to the meaning of the text instead of the words |
| C．read by themselves without any help |
| D．do not have to think while reading |
| A．结结巴巴地读 | B．全神贯注地读 |
| C．心不在焉地读 | D．声情并茂地读 |
| A．IQ is the Key- to the Automaticity |
| B．TV is Bad for Children's Reading |
| C．Automaticity Needs a Lot of Practice |
| D．Automatic Readers Must Be Successful |
Once there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
“I don’t sing,” said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”
The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”
So he did. He had never sung in pubic before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent(天赋)he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too，have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
【小题1】The lady asked the player to sing a song because .
| A．she had paid him for this |
| B．she knew him very well |
| C．she wanted to have a change |
| D．she enjoyed his singing |
| A．the lady helped him a lot |
| B．he caught the chance |
| C．he continued to play in the bar |
| D．he stopped playing the piano |
| A．fail to realize | B．forget to use |
| C．try to develop | D．manage to show |
| A．hide it and wait |
| B．ask others for help |
| C．pay no attention to it |
| D．work hard to improve yourself |
| A．Sing in the Bar | B．Achieve Success in Life |
| C．Never Lose Heart | D．Find Your Hidden Talent |
Helen loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found two weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She looked after them with love and the birds both grew well. They thanked her with a wonderful song every morning.
But something happened one day. Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would fly away, so she grasped it. She was very excited to catch it. Suddenly she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the dead bird. Her great love had killed the bird!
The other bird was moving back and forth (来回地) in the cage. Helen could feel the bird want to go out. It wanted to fly into the blue sky. At once, Helen took the bird out of the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled, twice, three times…
Helen enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her head. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard.
The easiest way to lose love is to hold too tight. The best way to keep love is to give it freedom.
【小题1】What was Helen doing when she found two weak birds?
| A．Singing | B．Walking |
| C．Dancing | D．Playing |
| A．抓住 | B．控制 |
| C．保护 | D．击打 |
| A．the larger bird was moving back and forth in the cage |
| B．the smaller bird was dead in Helen’s hand |
| C．Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage |
| D．the other bird thanked Helen with a wonderful song every morning |
| A．Because Helen hated the bird. |
| B．Because Helen could call the bird back again. |
| C．Because Helen thought the bird could fly back itself. |
| D．Because Helen realized the bird wanted freedom very much. |
| A．How to feed birds. | B．Helen’s favorite birds. |
| C．How to keep love. | D．The story of the two birds. |
Hello，this is your gardening adviser.
Now，just as our garden are at their most colourful, and most productive time, what do we do？We’ll go off on holiday. What I suggest you do is this: invite a friend or neighbour to help you. You can ask him to water the plants in the greenhouse until you return, but first make sure that he knows how to do it. What he should not do is throw water over the leaves of the plants themselves, because if he does that, it will invite diseases. Also for the same reason, ask him if he can possibly water in the morning, rather than in the evening.
If you haven’t got a greenhouse, there is one safe and easy way to keep the plants well when you are away, and this is how you do it. Place six-inch-deep newspapers in the bottom of the bath. Yes, the bath! Turn the tap on and keep the water running until the papers are all wet. Now put the flower pots（花盆）to stand on the wet paper, go off on holiday, and they should be alive and well when you return in two weeks’ time.
Thank you for calling. Goodbye and good gardening!
【小题1】 What is the passage about?
| A．holiday. | B．health. |
| C．bathing. | D．gardening. |
| A．Pouring water to prevent diseases |
| B．Watering the plant in the morning |
| C．Watering the plants in the evening |
| D．Throwing water over the leaves of the plants. |
| A．To attract the listeners’ attention |
| B．To advise the listeners’ to buy beautiful baths. |
| C．To make sure the listeners understand him clearly |
| D．To remove the listeners’ surprise when they hear this. |
| A．Helpful and patient. |
| B．Stubborn and impatient. |
| C．Modest and imaginative |
| D．Careless and easy-going |