Be Thankful
Be thankful when you don’t already have everything you want.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something,
for it gives you the chance to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for each new challenge(挑战) ,
because it will build your strength(意志) and character(品格).
Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you important lessons
Be thankful when you’re tired,
because it means you’ve made a difference.
It’s easy to be thankful for the good things
A life of rich fulfillment(满足) comes to those
who are also thankful for the setbacks(挫折).
Gratitude(感激) can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings

1. 1.

   According to the poem, ________ make us grow

   1. A.
      difficult times
   2. B.
      good things
   3. C.
      challenges
   4. D.
      blessings
2. 2.

   We should thank for new challenges because they will _________

   1. A.
      give you the chance to learn
   2. B.
      build your strength and character
   3. C.
      teach you important lessons
   4. D.
      make your life different
3. 3.

   _________ can turn a negative into a positive

   1. A.
      Troubles
   2. B.
      Gratitude
   3. C.
      Mistakes
   4. D.
      Chances
4. 4.

   The underlined word “blessings” probably means “_________” in Chinese

   1. A.
      幸事
   2. B.
      烦恼
   3. C.
      困境
   4. D.
      霉运
5. 5.

   The writer thinks that we should learn to be _________

   1. A.
      thankful
   2. B.
      helpful
   3. C.
      important
   4. D.
      negative

When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left.
Before you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then the left.
If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn’t cross.
In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is most dangerous then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way.
In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting

1. 1.

   The traffic in England __________ that in China

   1. A.
      is the same with
   2. B.
      is different from
   3. C.
      is better than
   4. D.
      is worse than
2. 2.

   You can cross the road when _____________

   1. A.
      there is little traffic
   2. B.
      the traffic lights are green
   3. C.
      you’ve looked to the right
   4. D.
      the traffic lights are red
3. 3.

   When are there the most cars, buses and people in the streets?

   1. A.
      In the morning when people go to work
   2. B.
      At noon when people are having lunch
   3. C.
      In the evening when people come back from work
   4. D.
      Both A and
   5. E.
4. 4.

   If you ride a bicycle in England, you must go __________

   1. A.
      on the left side of the road
   2. B.
      on the right side of the road
   3. C.
      in the middle of the road
   4. D.
      very fast
5. 5.

   The visitors to English cities usually like to _________ when they go by bus

   1. A.
      ride a bicycle
   2. B.
      take a car
   3. C.
      sit on the second floor
   4. D.
      sit on the first floor

I am Alice. I like We chat. It is fast, convenient and fashionable. And you can use it for free. It can be used in my mobile phone. It has hold-to-talk voice messaging function. I am a fan of Leehom Wang. Through We chat, Leehom Wang often says something to me. It’s amazing.

I am David. I love Micro blog. I update my Micro blog when I an free. We can share instant（即时的）messages with each other. I often look through Yao Chen’s Micro blog. She has many followers. I make many friends with them. I often write something on my Micro blog, for example, “I’m in blue today. I didn’t pass the exam.” Then many friends comfort me. I share my birthday party, my new phone, my new coat, etc. with my friends. It is fun.

I’m Lily. I don’t like We chat or Micro blog. I don’t believe them. There are so many crimes on We chat. Many people are cheated because they believe in other people they meet on We chat easily. It is not a real world. As to Micro blog, I don’t think it is a good way to make friends. And you should write something no more than 140 words. I like keeping diaries. I don’t want my secrets known by others. I am a low-key(低调的）girl.

1. 1.

   Who loves Micro blog?

   1. A.
      Alice
   2. B.
      David
   3. C.
      Lily
   4. D.
      Leehom Wang
2. 2.

   What does Alice think about We chat?

   1. A.
      It’s fast and convenient
   2. B.
      It’s fashionable but slow
   3. C.
      It’s safe and useful
   4. D.
      It’s fun but expensive
3. 3.

   Why doesn’t Lily believe We chat?

   1. A.
      Because many people are cheated on We chat easily
   2. B.
      Because she doesn’t like to say anything to her friends
   3. C.
      Because she doesn’t think it is a good way to make friends
   4. D.
      Because she prefers keeping diaries to showing secrets to others

For thousands of years, people have used plants to make medicines. They used different parts of the plants —the roots, the leaves, the flowers, and the bark (树皮). Today, doctors have rediscovered more medicinal (药用) values of some plants. Let’s look at some examples.
Foxglove is a common plant. People have used it to make the heart slow down. Recently scientists have developed another drug from it. This new drug helps prevent other heart problems.
In some areas, malaria has been a problem. Scientists have learned that the bark of a South American tree, the cinchona, can be made into a drug to prevent malaria. For a long time, the Chinese have known that a special plant, wormwood, can also fight malaria. Scientists have been working with it to develop new drugs against malaria.
In Germany, some scientists studied garlic (大蒜) for four years. They found that it helps prevent the build-up of plaque (血小板) because too much plaque is bad for health. This very common plant continues to be studied.
As we know, there are about 250,000 kinds of flowering plants in the world. Scientists have only studied little more than one percent of plants for their medicinal value. Maybe medicines for AIDS and cancer will be made from the other 99 percent

1. 1.

   What can foxglove be used for?

   1. A.
      Studying plants
   2. B.
      Building up the plaque
   3. C.
      Treating AIDS and cancer
   4. D.
      Preventing heart problems
2. 2.

   What does the underlined word “malaria” in Paragraph 3 refer to (指的是)?

   1. A.
      A drug
   2. B.
      A plant
   3. C.
      An illness
   4. D.
      An animal
3. 3.

   How many plants are mentioned in the passage?

   1. A.
      3
   2. B.
      4
   3. C.
      5
   4. D.
      6
4. 4.

   Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      Past and future
   2. B.
      Plants and medicine
   3. C.
      Health and illness
   4. D.
      Scientists and doctors

Tom saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful bicycle. It cost 55 pounds. So he went to the shop and asked to see one of the wonderful bicycles.
The owner of the shop was harpy to show one to Tom. Tom examined(检查)it carefully, and turned to the owner and said, "There isn’t a lamp on this bicycle. hut there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement."
"Yes, Sir, "answered the man." But the lamp isn’t included(包含)in the price of bicycle."
"Not included in the price of bicycle?" Tom said angrily. "But that’s not honest. If the lamp is in the advertisement, it should be included in the price.”“Well, Sir,” answered the shop owner coldly. "There is also a girl on the bicycle in the advertisement. but we cannot give you a girl with the bicycle, either."

1. 1.

   In the advertisement, there was a ______ and a ______ on the bicycle

   1. A.
      lamp; man
   2. B.
      picture; lamp
   3. C.
      lamp; girl
   4. D.
      newspaper; shop owner
2. 2.

   After he read the advertisement, Tom decided to ______

   1. A.
      see and buy the lamp
   2. B.
      examine the bicycle
   3. C.
      see and buy the bike
   4. D.
      ask the shop owner
3. 3.

   Tom ______ after he looked at the bike carefully

   1. A.
      returned the bike to the shop owner
   2. B.
      didn’t find a lamp on the bicycle
   3. C.
      showed the bike to the shop owner
   4. D.
      bought the bicycle at once
4. 4.

   Tom thought it was ______ for the shop owner to sell the bike without a lamp while there was one in the advertisement

   1. A.
      necessary
   2. B.
      good
   3. C.
      right
   4. D.
      wrong
5. 5.

   The text gives us a lesson that ______

   1. A.
      sometimes we can’t completely (完全地) believe an advertisement
   2. B.
      we must read the newspaper carefully
   3. C.
      The price of something is often changed
   4. D.
      we should examine bicycles carefully before we buy them

This is Jim. He is thirteen. He is from the U.S.A. He is a student. He has a good friend. His name is Jack. Jack is fifteen. He is from Canada. Jack is tall, but Jim is short. They are in the same school, but they are in different grades. Jim is in Class Two. Jack is in Class Two, too. They go to school（上学）at seven in the morning and go home（回家）at six in the afternoon.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. 1.

   Jim and Jack are ______

   1. A.
      brothers
   2. B.
      friends
   3. C.
      teacher and student
   4. D.
      from the U.S. A
2. 2.

   Jim and Jack are in _____

   1. A.
      the same grade
   2. B.
      different grades
   3. C.
      the same color
   4. D.
      the same class
3. 3.

   Jack is in _____

   1. A.
      Class 4
   2. B.
      Class 3
   3. C.
      Class 2
   4. D.
      Class 1
4. 4.

   They go to school at ______ in the morning

   1. A.
      6:00
   2. B.
      7:00
   3. C.
      7:30
   4. D.
      8:00
5. 5.

   Jim is ______

   1. A.
      short
   2. B.
      tall
   3. C.
      strong
   4. D.
      Big

The high school diploma (文凭) is losing its value quickly, as a growing number of students graduate (毕业) from school without the math and reading skills that colleges and companies require, according to a new report.
The high school graduation exams that most states (州) require students to pass before they graduate remain far too easy. Most of the exams generally test eighth-or ninth-grade level work.
Today, even high school graduates who are going to have blue-collar (蓝领) jobs need to study the math, research and writing courses. But in high school, only students who are going to college are now required to take these courses.
“If you want a good job with a good pay, it’s a high-skill job,” said Michael Cohen, a leading member of the America Diploma Project.
The project suggests that all graduates master a wide range (范围) of skills. “A high school diploma should mean something to a company and university,” said Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, who is Achieve’s co-chairman.
In Taft’s state, about 30% students who go directly to college from high school have to take remedial classes of English or math, he said. It’s easy to see that the present high-school graduating standards are not preparing students for college education.
And with high-skilled jobs increasingly headed overseas to places like India and Ireland, states need to act, he said.
To prove why math and reading skills matter, the report includes real-life examples of problems students meet in college and that workers must solve each day on the job. ?
Some states are taking actions to upgrade the high school diploma. In Texas, all high school students, starting with the 2008 graduating class, will have to take the college-prep curriculum (大学预备课程) - unless a parent agrees to an easier course load. Other states are planning similar moves.
The report includes examples of reading and math skills that high-school students should have. Project leaders say they hope parents will use those examples to judge (评定) the coursework at their kids’ high schools

1. 1.

   Why is the high school diploma losing its value quickly?

   1. A.
      Because the number of high school students is growing fast
   2. B.
      Because high school students fail to reach the standards
   3. C.
      Because the graduation tests are easier than it should be
   4. D.
      Because difficult courses are not required in high schools
2. 2.

   Remedial classes in Paragraph 6 mean classes____

   1. A.
      for good learners to study quickly and better
   2. B.
      for slower learners weak in the subject
   3. C.
      for learners to be taught one by one
   4. D.
      for learners to reach a higher standard
3. 3.

   What can we learn from the passage?

   1. A.
      Colleges require higher math and reading skills than companies
   2. B.
      It is easier for companies to find high-skilled workers in India
   3. C.
      Math and reading skills help little for workers to solve daily problems
   4. D.
      Parents ask high schools to offer college-prep curriculum in Texas
4. 4.

   What can be the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      High School Diploma Means Little
   2. B.
      Give Students More High-skill Jobs
   3. C.
      Math and Reading Skills Really Matter
   4. D.
      Judge Coursework at High Schools

1. 1.

   If you want to find a job as a waiter, you can       to apply for it

   1. A.
      go to 6756 Main St. Southgate
   2. B.
      go to 224 West Rose Ave. Richmond
   3. C.
      fax resume to 555-0001
   4. D.
      email resume: lewisnclark@dot.org
2. 2.

   If you do office work at Francisco's Shoe Shop, you should      

   1. A.
      be trained
   2. B.
      have experience
   3. C.
      speak English
   4. D.
      know Spanish
3. 3.

   If you work as a guide, you can get       an hour

   1. A.
      $ 8
   2. B.
      $ 10
   3. C.
      $ 12
   4. D.
      $ 13

A six-year-old British girl, Mollie Price, is opening up her third candy store. She is said to be one of Britain’s youngest bosses. Her stores are called “Mollie’s.” She sells both British and American candy. The girl would like to open more candy stores. “It might sound crazy, but believe me,” Mollie says.
“It was Mollie’s idea to open up the shop. It is Mollie who runs the candy stores,” her mother Becky, her “business partner” says.
Her mother says all the stores are put together and stocked(进货)by Mollie. Mollie works in one of the stores every Saturday, then gets up early Sunday to go to the company’s product supplier(供应商). She asks her friends to test the sweets to decide which ones are good. She’s good at smart marketing. For example, if the weather is really cold, she sells the Mr Whippy ice cream cheaper than when it’s hot outside.
“Children have the best ideas. I tell my mum what I think and she always says I have good ideas. It’s just because I know what other children like,” Mollie says

1. 1.

   How does Mollie know which kinds of candy are good?

   1. A.
      Her mother decides it
   2. B.
      She has her friends test the candy
   3. C.
      She goes to the market to research
   4. D.
      She asks the company’s product supplier
2. 2.

   The prices of some ice cream products in Mollie’s stores change according to __________

   1. A.
      the number of the products
   2. B.
      her friend’s idea
   3. C.
      the weather
   4. D.
      the dates
3. 3.

   According to the passage, what’s the key(关键)to Mollie’s success?

   1. A.
      She works hard and she is good at smart marketing
   2. B.
      The company’s supplier makes good products
   3. C.
      She would like to open more candy stores
   4. D.
      Her mother always has good ideas
4. 4.

   According to the passage, Mollie is a/an________ girl

   1. A.
      kind
   2. B.
      honest
   3. C.
      smart
   4. D.
      polite

Computers can help many workers. They can also help thieves.
There was one thief who worked in a bank of the United States. He paid for everything he needed by check (支票). Then he told the computer not to take any money from his account for the checks he wrote. The bank’s computer did what he said. And it did not take any money from his bank account. One day the computer broke down. People had to do the computer’s work. They soon found out what was happening.
Another thief, who worked for a bank saw people filling in deposit forms (存款单). Many of these people did not know their account numbers, so they wrote only their names on the forms. They left empty places for their account numbers. The thief wrote his own account number in this place. When the computer read these forms it looked only at the account numbers. It did not look at the customers’ names. It paid the money on these deposit forms into the thief’s account .                           
Then there was the bank worker who told the bank computer to take ten cents off every customer’s account each month and put it into his own account. For a long time the bank’s customers did not notice that they were losing ten cents every month. But then someone did notice and told the bank. That was the end of that little game!

1. 1.

   What was the first thief?

   1. A.
      A computer engineer
   2. B.
      A customer
   3. C.
      A bank worker
   4. D.
      We don’t know
2. 2.

   How did the first thief steal money from the bank?

   1. A.
      He broke the computer down and stole money from it
   2. B.
      He paid for everything by check instead of cash
   3. C.
      He took money away from the bank
   4. D.
      He told the computer not to take away money from his account
3. 3.

   How many kinds of crimes in a bank are mentioned?

   1. A.
      Two
   2. B.
      Three
   3. C.
      Four
   4. D.
      Five
4. 4.

   What can we infer from the passage?

   1. A.
      None of the thieves has been caught by the police up to now
   2. B.
      A lot of money is missing from the bank of the United States each year
   3. C.
      The computers in the bank will be changed to prevent money from being stolen
   4. D.
      There will be no crimes in the bank any more since so many crimes have been found out