The high school years are a key period. The things we learn during this time really shape our lives. Liu Changrning, principal of Beijing No. 4 High School made 18 suggestions for students just starting high school on how to get the best out of high school. Here are ten of them.
1) Read 50 books. But choose them from ten different fields.
2) Help a person. Look for a classmate, an elderly person, in fact anyone who could benefit (获益) from your help. You'll find you benefit too!
3) Research. Research a particular area, such as science, history or art.
4) Make a foreign friend. Try to be friend someone from a foreign country. It's an ideal way to learn about a foreign country.
5) Publish (出版) an article. Whether it appears in a newspaper, your school magazine or in your own blog, an article will be something to look back on in pride in later years.
6) Take up a new sport. Choose one you've never played before. If you find you like it, you'll have a hobby for life.
7) Join a club. Working hard in a club or other activities will give you a life outside of your studies.
8) Find a part-time job. Try and do the job for at least a month.
9) Find a person to learn from. Choose someone with unusual experience or special talent. Try to learn all you can from him or her.
10) Learn to cook four Chinese dishes. Learning how to cook is not only a practical skill but a way of building a bridge to other people

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, by making a foreign friend you can______.

    1. A.
      learn about another culture
    2. B.
      practice spoken English
    3. C.
      discuss the international situation
    4. D.
      share your happiness and sadness
  2. 2.

    Besides learning a practical skill, another purpose of learning to cook is______.

    1. A.
      to help your parents with housework
    2. B.
      to kill time
    3. C.
      to have communication with others
    4. D.
      to make friends
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

    1. A.
      You should read fifty books of the same field
    2. B.
      Do a part-time job for less than a month
    3. C.
      Try to publish an article to make you famous
    4. D.
      You can benefit a lot by helping others
  4. 4.

    The principal made the suggestions in order for the students to______.

    1. A.
      make contributions to society
    2. B.
      achieve great progress in high school
    3. C.
      love high school life
    4. D.
      finish high school

B
If you want to find out a piece of information about anything , the best place to search for it is Wikepedia. This online encyclopedia is written by thousands of people around the world. Anyone can add or change the information if he or she finds it not correct or not well written. In this way, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors.
What is more, Wikepedia includes articles written in about 235 languages. This fact makes it one of the few websites (网站)on the Internet that are truly international. It was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. By April 2008, over 10 million articles had been put on Wikipedia. A quarter of the articles are in English. Wikipedia is also a place where people can find the latest news.
However, Wikipedia has its own problems. There have been many complaints that some of the information on Wikipedia is not accurate and some important subjects are not included. This has led to arguments between the writers of articles. The people running Wikipedia say that the accuracy of the information is improving and that it is one of the top 20 visited websites on the Internet.
So, if you are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia?

  1. 1.

    Wikipedia is ______.

    1. A.
      a computer game
    2. B.
      a name of a magazine
    3. C.
      a free university
    4. D.
      an online encyclopedia
  2. 2.

    People who write on Wikipadia______.

    1. A.
      know much about a certain subject
    2. B.
      likes writing different stories
    3. C.
      should be university professors
    4. D.
      are usually famous scientists
  3. 3.

    Wikipedia is truly international because______.

    1. A.
      everything is written in English
    2. B.
      the articles are in about 253 language
    3. C.
      there are over 10 million articles
    4. D.
      each writer can write in different languages
  4. 4.

    Besides information about different subjects, people can also_____ on Wikipedia

    1. A.
      watch interesting movies
    2. B.
      send e-mail to friends
    3. C.
      read about the latest news
    4. D.
      play exciting games

Many people are so busy these days that they have no time to cook at home. This becomes a problem because most families love home cooking! The food tastes good and a family meal can bring everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only chance everyone gets to see each other at the same time during the day.
Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child’s sweet tooth. He or she is sending a message (信息). The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.” There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of cooking makes people happy. It makes most of us feel good and loved--even if we’re the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood (心情，心境)

  1. 1.

    Why do many people have no time to cook?

    1. A.
      Because they haven’t many things to do
    2. B.
      Because many people are too busy
    3. C.
      Because people don’t like home cooking
    4. D.
      Because they are too tired to cook
  2. 2.

    Home cooking is______.

    1. A.
      good and warm
    2. B.
      a way of showing love
    3. C.
      satisfying a child’s tooth
    4. D.
      Both A and B
  3. 3.

    The writer thinks the smell of home cooking ______.

    1. A.
      makes us feel good and loved
    2. B.
      makes us be interested in cooking
    3. C.
      makes us excited
    4. D.
      makes us love others
  4. 4.

    What’s the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      Home cooking is important
    2. B.
      Home cooking feels good and loved
    3. C.
      People are too busy to cook
    4. D.
      Home cooking cookies taste better

The famous research scientist Stephen Glenn, who had made very important medical achievements. was being interviewed by a new  reporter asked Stephen Glenn so much more creative than other.

He said that it all came  from an experience with his mother that happened when he was two years old. He tried to carry a bottle of milk form the refrigerator. But tried to carry a bottle of milk sprinkled all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of complaining about it ,she said , “Robert, what a of complaining about it ,she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! Well, the terrible thing has already been done . Would you like to get down and play in the milk form a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes , his mother said ,”You know , Robert , whenever you make a mess like this , you have to clean it up . We could use a sponge or a towel. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the milk.
His mother. then said, “You know , what we have here is a failed experiment in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands .Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it “  The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the op near the lip(容器的嘴)with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it What a wonderful lesson! At that moment he knew that he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes and mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new

  1. 1.

    What does Stephen Glenn do?

    1. A.
      A research scientist
    2. B.
      A famous doctor
    3. C.
      A science teacher
    4. D.
      A newspaper reporter
  2. 2.

    When Stephen Glenn’s mother saw the mess in  the kitchen, she was______.

    1. A.
      angry
    2. B.
      patient
    3. C.
      happy
    4. D.
      sad
  3. 3.

    _______cleaned up the floor of the kitchen

    1. A.
      No one
    2. B.
      The baby-sitter
    3. C.
      Stephen Glenn and his mother
      D, Stephen Glenn’s father
  4. 4.

    How did  Stephen  GIenn  learn Io carry a bottle of milk without dropping it?

    1. A.
      He tried carrying it over and over again
    2. B.
      He experimented by carrying a bottle of water
    3. C.
      He did as what his mother told him to
    4. D.
      His teacher told him

It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them. This concern (忧虑) is becoming greater and greater theses days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal (交易) on Black Friday ( the first Friday at Christmas time). It’s surely very difficult to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal. But sometimes it can be well worth. Many retailers (零售商) offer specials all through the day. Some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.
Read advertisements regularly. Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business. They will try their best to get us into the store. Please read the weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers from time to time. We may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.
Shop online. Some of us don’t like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift. Some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all, and then, we can do online shopping.
The world of online shopping makes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some
specialty stores on the Internet. We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping, it will always take us a long time to wait if we want to get the perfect gift

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “specials” in Paragraph 2 means______.

    1. A.
      赠品
    2. B.
      奢侈品
    3. C.
      特价商品
    4. D.
      圣诞礼品
  2. 2.

    We can have more choices to get a good deal______.

    1. A.
      on the Internet
    2. B.
      in specialty stores
    3. C.
      from salesmen
    4. D.
      from retailers
  3. 3.

    In this passage the writer wants to ______.

    1. A.
      tell us to shop online
    2. B.
      tell us the best way to do shopping
    3. C.
      show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping
    4. D.
      give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time
  4. 4.

    From the passage we can infer (推断) that ______.

    1. A.
      people are surely able to get a good deal on Friday
    2. B.
      it is possible for people to buy the perfect Christmas gifts with less money
    3. C.
      retailers will be hungry because they are busy selling Christmas gifts
    4. D.
      with traditional Christmas shopping, people can’t buy the perfect gifts

Mr. Jenkins is a farmer. One day he drove his truck to town and on the way his truck knocked down a boy and hurt him. He took the boy to a hospital and he paid a lot of money for that, but the boy’s parents wanted to get more money from him, so they said their son couldn’t lift（举起） his right arm above his head.
Mr. Jenkins’ lawyer came and asked the boy some questions. “Now, my boy,” he said, “Mr. Jenkins’ truck knocked you down in the street.”“Yes, sir,” he said. “And you can’t lift your right arm now?”“Yes, sir,” he said. “Could you show me how high you can lift your right arm?” Slowly the boy lifted his right arm before his nose. “Poor boy,” said the lawyer, “And how high could you lift before the accident?”“Oh, I could lift it very high.” Said the boy, and the right hand went up high above his head

  1. 1.

    Mr. Jenkins’ truck knocked down ______.

    1. A.
      a lawyer
    2. B.
      a boy’s father
    3. C.
      a boy
  2. 2.

    The boy’s parents wanted to get ______ from him

    1. A.
      more trucks
    2. B.
      more money
    3. C.
      more monkeys
  3. 3.

    Mr. Jenkins’ lawyer asked the boy to ______.

    1. A.
      ask some questions
    2. B.
      answer some questions
    3. C.
      lift his left arm
  4. 4.

    The boy said he couldn’t lift his______ now

    1. A.
      right arm
    2. B.
      left arm
    3. C.
      right foot
  5. 5.

    There is ______ wrong with the boy

    1. A.
      something
    2. B.
      anything
    3. C.
      nothing

After a hard campaign, Barack Obama won the US president election on November 4. He will become the 44th President of the United States---the first African-American in the country’s history.
On the election eve, Obama’s grandmother died---only a few days before seeing her grandson’s victory. Tears ran down the face of Obama as he spoke about his grandmother. “She taught me about hard work.She was the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. She poured everything she had into me.”
In his first speech as the president, Obama declared to tens of thousands of cheering supporters, “…The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year, or even one term, but America---I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you: We as a people will get there…” The crowd broke out into the same chant(咏唱，吟诵), “Yes, we can!”Those three short words have become the defining phrase of Obama’s campaign.
Forty-five years ago, Martin Luther King had a dream of an America where men and women would be judged not by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. Today the dream has come true

  1. 1.

    When will Obama begin to work as a president?

    1. A.
      On November 4
    2. B.
      Before November 4
    3. C.
      After November 4
    4. D.
      On the day he won the election
  2. 2.

    What happened to Obama before the election eve?

    1. A.
      His grandmother passed away
    2. B.
      His grandmother was killed
    3. C.
      His grandmother gave him a lesson
    4. D.
      His grandmother was kidnapped
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined word “campaign” mean in Chinese?

    1. A.
      公关
    2. B.
      竞选活动
    3. C.
      辩论
    4. D.
      比赛
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      Obama makes Martin Luther King’s dream come true
    2. B.
      Americans believe Obama will change everything of America
    3. C.
      Obama’s grandmother had a great effect on him
    4. D.
      Many people support Obama to become the president of America

Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I’m sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.
Doctors are starting to worry about young students’ back and neck because their school bags are too heavy for them.
“It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my heavy bag,” said Rick Hammond, an ll-year-old student in the USA.
Rick is among students who have school bags with two straps(带子),and many other students choose rolling(有滚轮的) bags.
But even with rolling bags ,getting upstairs is still a problem for children .Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight (重量)。
Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should carry no more than 10% of their weight and older children shouldn’t stay with over 15% , because their bodies are still growing.
Teachers and parents should do some things to help children. And the best answer is to have less homework!

  1. 1.

    From the passage we cam know that        

    1. A.
      only children in China carry too heavy school bags
    2. B.
      children in other countries don’t carry too heavy bags
    3. C.
      both children in China and the USA carry too heavy school bags
    4. D.
      only children in the USA carry too heavy school bags
  2. 2.

    Children feel it hard for them to go upstairs because          

    1. A.
      they are too young
    2. B.
      their school bags are too heavy
    3. C.
      they are too heavy
    4. D.
      their parents don’t always go upstairs with them
  3. 3.

    If a child carries a heavy school bag,        

    1. A.
      his back and neck may be hurt
    2. B.
      his head and arms may be hurt
    3. C.
      his hands may be hurt
    4. D.
      his feet may be hurt
  4. 4.

    According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over          

    1. A.
      5 kilos
    2. B.
      3 kilos
    3. C.
      5.5 kilos
    4. D.
      4.5 kilos
  5. 5.

    Some students think the best answer to this problem is that          

    1. A.
      they should have a little homework to do after they get home
    2. B.
      their teachers had getter not ask them to do any homework
    3. C.
      they should only take home the books they will read that night
    4. D.
      They should use thin books instead of thick ones


It's the end of class. When the bell rings, students of Luohu Foreign Languages School in Shenzhen quickly take out their cell phones. They want to log on* to their micro blogs to check the interesting things that have happened in the last hour.
　　Since last year, the trend* of micro blogging has swept the country. Recent surveys shows that most students in middle schools have a micro blog and some even update* their blogs over five times per day.
　　"We learn many fresh and interesting things on micro blogs and they have become popular topics in class," said Andy Liang, 14. "If you do not know about them, you are out of the loop."
　　It is also a great place for students to let out stress. "My parents always ask me to study all the time, and encourage me before exams, but it really adds pressure," said Simon Zhang, 15. "When I share these feelings on my micro blog, I get many replies from friends in the same situation, which makes me feel better."
　　But parents are worried that micro blogging could be a waste of time. Some misleading messages may even cause danger to kids, they said.
　　Mr. Shen, a professor at the China Education Association, suggests parents not worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about micro blogging. Maybe it can become a window for parents to understand their children. "If parents can read their children's micro blogs, they'll know their thoughts, thus leading to better communication and solutions to problems," he said. He also gives some tips for kids.
　　---Don't micro blog for more than one hour a day.
　　---Never micro blog in class.
　　---Try to talk face to face with people from time to time.
　　---Be critical*. Don't trust all the messages on a micro blog

  1. 1.

    The underlined part "out of the loop" in the passage probably means                

    1. A.
      not popular
    2. B.
      not excited
    3. C.
      unhealthy
    4. D.
      unlucky
  2. 2.

    Micro blog made Simon       when he shared his feelings and got replies on his micro biog

    1. A.
      feel sad
    2. B.
      let out stress
    3. C.
      add pressure
    4. D.
      make friends
  3. 3.

    We can know from Mr. Shen that micro blogging can                

    1. A.
      make kids crazy while logging on to it
    2. B.
      bring a lot of misleading messages
    3. C.
      become a window to understand young kids
    4. D.
      lead to worse communication
  4. 4.

    Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      It's good for kids to micro blog for more than one hour a day
    2. B.
      Kids should trust all the messages on a micro blog because they are useful
    3. C.
      The trend of micro blogging has swept the country since five years ago
    4. D.
      Kids should try to talk face to face with people, not just micro blogging

When something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say，“Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.”or “I know I’m late，but it’s not my mistake；the car broke down.”It is probably not your mistake，but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation，you are a loser You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
　Winners are good at dealing with problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car checked more regularly. Or, you might start to carry the useful phone numbers with you, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague(同事) causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t depend on the person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
　　This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, winners______.

    1. A.
      have responsible and able colleagues
    2. B.
      meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
    3. C.
      deal with problems instead of blaming others
    4. D.
      blame themselves instead of others
  2. 2.

    The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______.

    1. A.
      避免
    2. B.
      接受
    3. C.
      改善
    4. D.
      考虑
  3. 3.

    When your colleague brings about a problem, you should______.

    1. A.
      find a better way to deal with the problem
    2. B.
      blame him for his lack of responsibility
    3. C.
      tell him to find the cause of the problem
    4. D.
      ask a more able colleague for help
  4. 4.

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

    1. A.
      A Winner’s Secret
    2. B.
      A Winner’s Problem
    3. C.
      A Winner’s Opportunity
    4. D.
      A Winner’s Achievement
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