Life is not easy, so I’d to like to say “ When anything happens, believe in yourself. ” When I was a young boy, I was so shy that I dare not talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My English teacher asked me to take part in it. What a terrible idea ! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school ! “ Come on, boy, believe in yourself, You are sure to win. ” Then my teacher and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”. “I tried my best to remember all the speech and practised it over 100 times. With my teacher’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. Those classmates who once looked down on me, now all said “Congratulations!” to me. My teacher hugged me and cried excitedly. Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I’11 try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

1.The boy did well in the contest. Because __________ .

A. he did his best before the contest B. he was very clever

C. his classmates helped him D. the contest was easy

2.What changed the boy’s life?

A. The topic he chose. B. The students’ congratulations.

C. The classmates’ cheers. D. The English speech contest.

3.The story tells us when we do anything, we must ______

A. believe in ourselves B. choose a good topic

C. practise it over 100 times D. look down on ourselves

Jim is completing a self-assessment(自我评价)form of health to find out if he is healthy.Read his results in the table below and write a letter to give him some advice on how to keep fit.

always

often

sometimes

seldom

never

Do you sleep for less than 8 hours every night?

Do you have breakfast in the morning?

Do you have fruit every day?

Do you eat snacks like sweets between meals?

Do you do exercise for half an hour every day?

注意:1. 词数90词左右;开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;

2. 表达清楚,语法正确,可适当增加细节,以使上下文连贯;

3. 文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Dear Jim,

I’m sorry to find that________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope my advice will help you.

Yours,

Mike

Are you a happy person most of time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes? Everyone has a different mood. It is usually believed that both genes(基因)and environment may __ people’s moods in different ways. But now scientists have found that the season of ___ also plays a role.

Scientists from Budapest, Hungary, __ 400 university students. In the study, the students needed to complete a questionnaire(问卷). The ___ of it was to find out which of four kinds of moods they most had. From the questionnaire, scientists found that the students always answered __ like “My mood often changes for no reason” and “I love to deal with new projects even if it is risky”. These answers were __ with their birthdays.

They discovered that people born in summer easily change between sad and happy moods __ to people born in winter. Those who always feel positive(阳光的)are mostly born in spring and summer.

Moreover, the study found that those born in autumn less __ had a mood of sadness which may easily drive them to cry, __ it wasn’t easy for those born in winter to be angry.

Scientists said maybe this was because the seasons had an influence on certain chemicals in the human body. And the chemicals are important to control people’s moods even in adult life.

“It seems that when you are born may increase or decrease your __ of developing certain mood disorders,” lead scientist Xenia Gonda told The Telegraph.

1.A. change B. influence C. include D. explain

2.A. life B. growth C. birth D. death

3.A. searched B. suggested C. separated D. studied

4.A. purpose B. plan C. message D. project

5.A. anything B. something C. much D. such

6.A. mentioned B. mixed C. marked D. matched

7.A. compared B. confirmed C. considered D. contacted

8.A. properly B. quickly C. probably D. quietly

9.A. when B. while C. though D. since

10.A. change B. condition C. choice D. chance

任务型阅读。阅读短文,根据其内容,完成下列任务。

Do you often put off doing something that you should be doing? It’s a bad habit called procrastination(拖延症).

The 2-Minute Rule is a method of ____①____ with the problem and the goal is to make it easier for you to get started on the things you should be doing. It includes two parts. Part 1 comes from David Allen’s book, “Getting Things Done”. It’s surprising how many things we put off that we could get done in two minutes or less, for example, taking out the litter, cleaning up your desk and sending an e-mail. If a task takes less than two minutes to complete, then follow the rule and do it right now.

Can all of your goals be achieved in less than two minutes? Of course not. ____②____, every goal can be started in 2 minutes or less. And that’s the purpose behind the rule’s second part. Once you start doing something, it’s easier to continue doing it. The most important part of any new habit is getting started--not just the first time, but each time. I love the 2-Minute Rule because it accepts the idea that all good things happen once you get started.

Want to become a better writer? Just write one sentence(2-Minute Rule), and you’ll probably find yourself writing for an hour.

Want to make reading a habit? Just read the first page of a new book(2-Minute Rule), and before you know it, you’ve read the first ten pages.

Use next 120 seconds to get one thing done. Go!

任务一:请根据短文内容,分别写出①、②处所缺的单词。(每空限填1词)

1.①___________ ②___________

任务二:阅读短文,从短文中找出与下面句子意义相近的句子。

If you spend less than two minutes finishing a task, then follow the rule and do it at once.

2.________________________________________________________________

任务三:请把文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。

3.___________________________________________________________

任务四:请根据短文内容,回答问题。

4.Why does the writer love the 2-Minute Rule?

____________________________________________________________________________________

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

____________________________________________________________________________________

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