Life is not easy．

But it is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it．Then life is no longer difficult．

Most do not fully see this truth．Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy．It seems to them that difficulties represent(代表)a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families．their class．or even their nation．

What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one．Problems , depending on their nature, cause us sadness，or loneliness or regret or anger or fear．These are uncomfortable feelings．often as painful as any kind of physical pain．And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy．

Yet，it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning．Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure．When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit．we encourage the human ability to solve problems，just as in school we set problems for our children to solve．It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn．As Benjamin Franklin said．“Those things that hurt , instruct．”It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems．

1.According to the passage, Why do we give school children difficult problems to solve ?______

A．teach them how to face the problems

B．teach them to face the pain of solving the problem

C．help them learn to deal with pain

D．inspire them to learn

2．The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to_____

A．remind readers

B．get readers’ attention

C．make readers laugh

D．save space

3．The main idea of Paragraph 4 is that_______

A．most people complain about how hard their lives are

B．most people are afraid of solving the problems

C．the reasons why life is difficult

D．most people feel life is easy

4．What can we conclude from the passage?

A．everybody has problems

B．life is difficult because our problems bring us pain

C．we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life

D．people like to complain about their problems

5．What does the underlined sentence suggest?

A．Pain cannot be avoided

B．we do not learn when we are in pain

C．pain teaches us important lessons

D．we do not learn from experience

Leaves are found on all kinds of trees, but they differ greatly ____ size and shape.

A. on　　　 B. from　　　 C. by　　　　 D. in

—Smoking means buying death with money.

—Great minds think alike. ________

A．I feel the same way. B．I'm afraid not.

C．Are you serious? D．You are kidding.

Friendship is like money: easier made than ____.

A. kept 　　　　　

B. to be kept 　　

C. keeping 　　　　

D. being kept

---Canada is ____ colder than China.

　 ----Are you joking ? It’s ____ colder.

A. a little ;more B. little ;more　 C. a little; much D. little; much　

We’ve never seen a Shakespeare’s play________so wonderfully.

A．perform 　　　　　　　　B．is performing

C．performing 　　　　　　 D．performed

Some animals apparently can resist cancer by strengthening their immune nervous system in preparation for winter，John Hopkins researchers said on Wednesday.

The scientists said their study was the first to show that the central nervous system，reacting to environmental changes，may spark changes in the body’s immune system(免疫系统) that control the growth of tumors.They said if that was the case，a better understanding of how the process works eventually could lead to new cancer treatments.

Dr.Randy Nelson，an associate professor of psychology at Hopkins，stressed at a meeting of the Society of Neuroscience that further study would be needed to confirm a connection between the length of the day，the animals’ immune system and cancer.More work also would be needed to show that the findings could be applied to human cancer.

Dr.Faye Austin，an immunologist with the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda，said，“It’s a very intriguing observation that the length of exposure to light can affect the growth of a tumor.But I think that the draws really need further work to clarify the mechanics.”

But Austin said the findings were surprising and important，only because they open up a new approach for research.

Studies showed that stress weakened the immune system in animals.They figured that because winter is stressful，the season probably causes exertion (影响) on the immune system.

The researchers reasoned that animals that compensated by boosting (促进) their immune systems as winter approached would have a better chance of surviving and producing offspring.

“In the same way that animals have evolved to select the best time to breed，it struck me that animals ought to be able to predict when conditions would be challenging immunologically.”Nelson said.

1．Dr.Nelson has drawn a conclusion that ________.

A．there is a relation between the length of the day，the animal’s immune system and cancer

B．the findings of animals’ resistance to cancer can be applied to human cancer treatments

C．the length of exposure to light can affect the growth of a tumor

D．there is a new approach for studying the function of central nervous system in the body’s immune system

2．Which season can strengthen the immune system in animals?

A．Spring. 　　　 B．Summer.　　　 C．Autumn.　　　 　D．Winter.

3．On which of the following subjects can essays be presented at the meeting of the Society of Neuroscience?

A．The nervous system.

B．The treatment of cancer.

C．The ability to produce offspring.

D．The control of the growth of tumors.

This is the very spot　　　　　 gold was discovered long ago

A. where　　 B. which　　　　 C. when　　　　　 D. what

Mistakes are a part of life. To err is human. Failure is also a part of life, not the end of life. Be happy facing life’s challenges. When you make the effort to be happy and to improve your life, you are actually rewarded along the way.

　 Life is like a game and maybe you can award(奖励) points for every effort that has been a success for you. Try it. Add ten points for every achievement. And when you have reached 50 points, just yell, “ Hey, I’ve won!” and give yourself a reward. If you happen to have missed your points for whatever reason, tell yourself, “Well, I tried!” which is better than not trying at all. Don’t let it be said you didn’t try.

　 What is it that you want to make yourself happy? Actually happiness means different things to different people. For example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race. For a new mother happiness would be seeing her baby’s first steps. Happiness for a poor person would mean having a meal just for today. So happiness for you is really something simple that you want for yourself.

　 It really doesn’t have to be big. As a matter of fact you should always have realistic expectations. Make the best out of every given situation. If you expect a certain result from a situation and it does not happen, don’t get despondent. This just means trying harder next time. We all have in us the power to succeed. Don’t let “ give up ” be a part of your vocabulary.

1.By saying “To err is human”, the author means that________.

　 A. human beings should try to avoid(避免) making mistakes

　 B. no one is perfect(完美的) and everyone makes mistakes

　 C. mistakes and failures make up our lif

　 D. human beings make mistakes easily

2. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?

　 A. Try to reach 50 points.

　 B. Never stop trying in your life.

　 C. Award yourself for your success

　 D. Don’t be afraid of missing your points.

3. The author proves his idea in Paragraph 3 through_________.

　 A. exampes　 B. numbers　　 C. experiments　　 D. stories

4. The underlined word “ despondent ” in the last paragraph means________.

　 A. frightened　 B. disappointed　 C. surprised　 D. excited

In order to get the film shooting finished in time, we have to ______our work but it doesn’t mean some parts will be ______.

　 A. speed up; skipped　 B. speed up; dropped out C. increase; cut out D. raise; left out