From an early age,Parker always said that he would be an astronaut. But no matter how much he studied,worked,and took tests,he never passed.

   Year by year,he couldn’t take the successful test. And he was never able to achieve his dream.

   However,Parker went on working hard,and never gave up his dream. He continued training and studying everyday,just like he was studying for the next month's astronaut test.

   He kept on doing it as he got older,and when he was a very old man,he heard that doctors in Space Agency were doing some very important medical (医学 的) experiments (实验) . For those experiments,they needed a very old astronaut. Parker was the only old man in the whole world who was trained to fly in a rocket. He got the chance to fly this time.

   The experiments were very successful. The knowledge from the experiments helped doctors to cure one of the worst sicknesses for old people.

   People all over the world saw the photos of an astronaut with a walking stick and no teeth. They called him a hero. But Parker didn't care about it ,“I am just a real astronaut now. That's enough. ” Parker said to the reporter.

1. What did Parker want to be when he was a child?

   A. A doctor. B. A train driver.

   C. An astronaut. D. An engineer.

2. Why did Space Agency choose Parker?

   A. Because he was old but strong.

   B. Because he had a dream of flying.

   C. Because he was old but was trained to fly.

   D. Because he studied,worked,and took many tests.

3. The underlined word “cure” has the same meaning

” as.

   A. find new food to eat

   B. find a good way to do with

   C. find a nice place to live in

   D. find a new kind of sickness

4. People called him a hero because.

   A. his dream came true

   B. he was the oldest astronaut

   C. he kept on studying and training

   D. he helped do the important medical experiments

5. What does the passage tell us?

   A. We are never too old to learn.

   B. We should keep on with the dream.

   C. We must do sports even if we are old.

   D. We must stop doing something useless.

    What other things do you usually do except doing homework on weekends? Do you help your parents with the laundry? Our parents are usually very busy,so they need help with the housework,especially on weekends. As teenagers,it is the chance for us to learn life skills from the chores. What chores are suitable for us teenagers?

Taking Out the Trash 

   While it may be a dirty job,somebody has to do it. Although taking out the trash is far from fun,it only takes a few minutes to finish. If you truly find the smell of the family garbage very awful,cover your nose while you do this task. Mom and Dad will be glad when you take this task off their hands.

Cleaning Your Room 

   It's your space,so it may seem that you should be able to keep it clean. However,for most parents a messy room is a no-go place. Even though it is your room,it is a space in their house. So your parents would hope to see that this room stays tidy. Instead of telling your parents that you will clean your room tomorrow,make yourself keep this space clean.

1. The writer thinks that it is for teenagers to do the chores.

   A. hard   B. useful

   C. boring   D. interesting

2. What problem do we usually have while taking out the trash?

   A. The trash is too awful.

   B. The trash box is too far.

   C. The trash is always too heavy.

   D. No one likes taking out the trash.

3. According to the writer's opinion,most kids’ rooms

   A. are always clean

   B. are too small

   C. are quiet places

   D. are often kind of dirty

4. If your parents say that your room is a no-go place,you should .

   A. move out of the room

   B. clean it when you are free

   C. clean it right now

   D. ask them the reason

5. What's the best title for this passage?

   A. Keep Your Room Clean

   B. A No-go Room

   C. Life Skills

   D. Help Do the Chores

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        Teaching is one of the most rewarding (有回报 的) jobs. It is also one of the most stressful. If you want to be a teacher,you should have a passion (激情) for young people. If you are thinking about going into teaching for any other reason than this,you need to find another job.

       Teaching is difficult. Students can be difficult. Parents can be difficult. If you do not have a passion for the young people that you teach,you will burn out quickly. Passion is what keeps an excellent teacher going. When students have trouble understanding what is taught,it is what drives him to spend long hours trying to think out how to help them. If you do not have enough passion for your students,you might last a year or two,but not long. Passion is a must-have quality (品质) for every good teacher.

       Teaching can be rewarding,but you shouldn’t expect that reward to come easily. Teachers who search out better and new methods are the ones who will make it. A good teacher needs to be able to work with everyone. All teachers face stress. It is important to be able to deal with everything that is thrown at you when you walk through your claSvSroom doors. There are so many chances for stress within a classroom that an excellent teacher has to be able to bring it in control. If you cannot manage stress quite well,then teaching may not be the right job for you.

() 26. According to the passage,if you want to be a teacher,   .

   A. you d better ask the writer for advice

   B. passion is the most important

   C. you will be best rewarded

() 27. A successful teacher is someone who

   A. burns out quickly and easily

   B. faces the most stress and difficult parents

   C. searches out better and new methods

() 28. The key words for the passage are

   A. passion and stress

   B. difficult and rewarding

   C. deal with and be able to

() 29. Most stress is thrown at the teacher

   A. in the classroom

   B. from the parents

   C. in a year or two

() 30. An excellent teacher knows .

   A. how the reward as a teacher will come

   B. how to manage everything that happens in his work

   C. how long his passion for young people will last

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