Your Passport(护照) Please!
Mr. Hill arrives at London Airport at the end of a three-week holiday in France. Usually he wears a beard(留胡须). Since it has been hot there, he has taken it off(剃掉). But his passport photo shows him with his beard.
An office looks at the photo for a moment and says: "Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I won’t keep you long." With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second office and says: "I know that face." The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr. Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr. Hill has arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiled and says: "An Englishman with a beard stole a painting in Paris on Friday, and that man just looks the kind of man ..."
Suddenly it comes to the first officer who Mr. Hill is. He returns to him and asks: "Did you teach at the No.2 . High School?" When Mr. Hill answers in surprise that he did, the first officer smiles and says: "I thought so. I'm Jack Smith. You taught me French. You haven't changed a bit."
1. Mr. Hill ____.
A. has just come back from the airport.
B. is on his way to Paris.
C. spent three weeks in Paris before he went to France.
D. has been in France for three weeks
2. Mr. Hill ____.
A. has a beard on his face but not in his photo
B. grew a beard while he was on holiday
C. has a beard in his photo but not on his face
D. took his beard off long before he went on holiday.
3. The first officer is sure ____.
A. Mr. Hill stole the painting
B. he has seen the face in the photo before
C. he knows the second officer's face
D. a man without a beard stole the painting
4. The second officer says that ____.
A. Mr. Hill stole the painting
B. a man with a beard, from France, stole a painting in English
C. an Englishman took his beard off and stole a painting
D. a man with a beard, from England, stole a painting in Paris.
5. Mr. Hill taught ____.
A. Jack Smith French at the No. 2 High School
B. Jack Smith to be a first officer
C. at the No.2 High School, in France
D. French some years ago and his name was Smith, not Hill


Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录) from his speech.
I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through pop music or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things.
But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem rather important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try.
That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures (the opposite of success). JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat(打败) you—you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.
No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to tell when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.
And even when you’re struggling(奋斗), even when you’re discouraged (泄气), and you feel other people have given up on you—don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.
【小题1】Why does Barack Obama mention (提到) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the third paragraph?

A.To compare these two famous persons.
B.To explain that the more failures he has, the more successful he is.
C.If you want to be successful, you should fail first.
D.To show that failure is the mother of success.
【小题2】Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.No one can be successful without working hard.
B.Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way.
C.Those who believe in themselves shouldn’t ask others for help.
D.One should try his best to make his dream come true.
【小题3】Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence?
A.One shouldn’t ask questions because it is a sign of strength.
B.One should believe in himself though he will face much difficulty.
C.One doesn’t have to work hard when he has failed several times.
D.One doesn’t have to ask for help because it is a sign of weakness.

Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录) from his speech.

I know that sometimes, you hope that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through pop music or basketball or being a TV star, when chances come, you’re not going to be any of those things.

But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem rather important to your life ,but you should try your best. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try.

That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures (the opposite of success). JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat(打败) you—you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.

No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to tell when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.

And even when you’re struggling(奋斗), even when you’re discouraged (泄气), and you feel other people have given up on you.but you should remember, don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.

1.Some of the most successful people in the world have are the ones who’ve had the______ failures.

A. fewest       B. most          C. saddest        D. valuable

2.What can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech ?

A. secrets to success.

B. being successful is easy. 

C. your failures beat you.

D. Asking for help is a sign of weakness.

3.Why does Barack Obama mention (提到) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the third paragraph?

A. To compare these two famous persons.

B. To explain that the more failures he has, the more successful he is.

C. If you want to be successful, you should fail first.

D. To show that failure is the mother of success.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. No one can be successful without working hard.

B. Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way.

C. Those who believe in themselves shouldn’t ask others for help.

D. One should try his best to make his dream come true.

5.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence?

A. One shouldn’t ask questions because it is a sign of strength.

B. One should believe in himself though he will face much difficulty.

C. One doesn’t have to work hard when he has failed several times.

D. One doesn’t have to ask for help because it is a sign of weakness.

 

     What should we put on if tomorrow is a hot day? A tight-fitting shirt with long sleeves or loose-fitting(宽松的) T-shirt?

     "I'd my nice colourful T-shirt," said Shen Yuanyuan, a Junior 2 girl from Shanghai. " Tight shirts can be a problem in PE class while loose-fitting T-shirts aren't. Like my sports wear. they make me feel free and comfortable,"

     Comfort. That's it. It's one of the reasons why people have loved T-shirts for about a hundred years.

     But comfort is not the only reason. T-shirts are also very popular with the young because they're simple and cheap.

     As time goes on, people arc finding even more reasons to love T-shirts.

     Because of its simple design, everybody can add their own style to a T-shirt and make it special in their own way. Now, T-shirts arc more than just a piece of clothing.

     T-shirts can be part of a school or class uniform. Will the same design; they can show others that a group of people are all members of a group and those them something common.

     T-shirts also help people voice their opinions by having thought-provoking(发人深省的) pictures and some statements on them. Some animal-loves wear T-shirts with pictures of their pets on them. Without a voice, they can still call on people to protect animals.

     T-shirts with advertisements catch people's eyes, so companies like T-shirts too! Summer drinks and cartoon characters … all add more color and designs to T-shirts.

     T-shirts can also help you let out your feelings. You could wear a T-shirt with" Leave me alone. I got a bad result in my exam." on it and walk around! Will this make you feel better? Might do. At least it might stop people bothering you fro a while!

     Sometimes stress can turn into something hand if you keep having stressful feelings over a long time. This kind of stress isn't going to help you. It can make you sick. You may have trouble paying attention(注意力) at school and forget things easily.

     So, remember to stay relaxed. It won't be the end of the world, even if you don't pass the exam.

1. According to the passage, people wear T-shirts because all the following except______.

   A. they don't cost too much money

   B. they arc comfortable to wear

   C. they can show how rich people are

   D. they make people feel free

2. By saying "T-shirts are more than just a piece of clothing", the author means_______.

   A. T-shirts can also be used for other purposes

   B. T-shirts can only be worn on casual occasions

   C. T-shirts can also be made of materials other than cloth

   D. Nothing

3. When people wear T-shirts as a uniform, the' feel a sense of _______.

   A. importance               B. politeness   C. belonging                     D. humor

4. Companies might look at T-shirts as one way to _______

   A. advertise their products           B. reduce their costs

   C. make the world colorful                 D. help their clerks look tidy

5. The main idea of the last paragraph(段落)is that _______

   A. T-shirts can help people save money

   B. T-shirts can help people deal with their problems better

   C. T-shirts can stop people bothering you

   D. T-shirts symbolizes freedom and equality

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