Very soon you are going to change from a junior high school student to a senior high school student．You will experience a new school life．Then how should you work in senior high school? Here is some advice for your new term．

Plan ahead．Get a wall calendar（日程表）．Mark the dates of important events such as tests．Set your own goals and follow them．When your calendar starts to fill，learn to say “no” to other activities until you ha4e reached your goal．

Stay ahead．Try not to fall behind．If you feel that you have fallen behind and started to feel worried，let your teachers know．It's better to get help early than to wait，thinking you can face the final exams．Almost everyone is struggling with a special subject or class．If you have trouble with a special subject or homework project，ask your teacher for help after class．Taking a few minutes to solve the problem right away can save time，and if your teacher knows that you're struggling with something，he or she is likely to be more understanding of the situation．

Listen up．Paying attention in class can actually help a lot．Sure，it's often easier said than done，but listening actively can make you understand better what you are learning．

Take notes．Taking notes during classes can make recalling（回忆）information easier．If you take notes and review them before class or while studying for an exam，you can ask a teacher to go over anything you don't understand，It can also be helpful to go over notes with a friend after class．

Have a good attitude（态度）to tests．Tests may show what you have learned about a subject．They help you remember your new knowledge．So don't be too worried if you don't pass a test．The world won't end．

1．Which of the following is the writer's suggestion about your plan?

A．You shouldn't give up other activities at any time．

B．You shouldn't let other activities affect your plans．

C．You shouldn't forget the dates of important events．

D．You shouldn't care too much about your wall calendar．

2．Why does the writer think it necessary to ask teachers for help in time?

A．It can help you save face．                B．It can help you save money．

C．It can help you save．time．               D．It can help you save punishments．

3．From the passage we can learn that _________．

A．notes will help you remember what you learn

B．listening actively will improve your hearing

C．struggling will make your school life colorful

D．tests will decide if you can go on with the subject

If you lose 12 times in a row (连续地), will you just give up? Dale Carnegie ,a pioneer in public speaking and self- development, kept trying. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.

Carnegie was born in 1888 in a poor farming family in the central United States. The boy didn’t see a train until he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 3a.m. every day to milk the cows in his family. When Carnegie first entered college, he felt hopeless because of his clothes and ordinary looks. His mother encouraged him: “ Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?”

Carnegie tried to be more active in college . He joined the debate（辩论） team. But one after another, he lost 12 meets. The young man was very disappointed in himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures. But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside . His hard work paid off at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became widely known. The young man made his own words come true : “Believe that you will succeed , and you will.”

In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best- sellers include “How to Win Friends and Influence People “ and “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living” .More than 50 million copies of his books have been printed in 38 languages . They are still helping people on the road to success.

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(   ) 1 What did Carnegie’s parents do for a living?

A They had a farm to take care of.   B They were famous speakers.

C They worked for the government.         D They made a living by selling farms.

(   ) 2 Which of the following statements is true about Carnegie’s teenage years?

A He had lots of friends to talk with.    B He seldom had enough sleep at night.]

C He couldn’t afford to go to school.  D He made lots of money by milking cows.

(   ) 3 At college, Carnegie tried to ______.

A wear fashionable clothes                 B take part in dance parties

C win the debates but failed                D make as much money as he could

(   ) 4 The last paragraph mainly talks about Carnegie’s______

   A family life             B achievements(成就) C personality      D writing skills

(   )5 It can be inferred(作出推论)from the story that             .

   A Carnegie was never ashamed of his poor family

   B Carnegie was always optimistic about his future.

   C Carnegie’s mother played an important role in his success.

   D Carnegie was a man with a good sense of humor.

He didn't know the news______ his parents told him about it.

A. when         B. after           C. as soon as     D. until

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　　One day a mother mouse and her babies were out in the forest. They were playing and having a good time 1 a hungry cat came near. It did 2 a big tree and then went through the tall 3 until it could almost hear them 4 . After the mother mouse and her babies know what was going on, the cat 5 from its hiding place and started to run 6 them.

　　The mother mouse and her babies 7 ran away at once. They hurried to their home, which was 8 a large stone. But the baby mice were so 9 that they could not run very 10 .

　　Closer and closer the cat came. In no time the cat would catch them. What was to be done? Can you find them a way out?

Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．

　 21 Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She　 22 a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was 23 $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah 24 Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5，000 in a year．How was that 25 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

　 Cheap living 26 starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that 27 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was　 28 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 29 she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then　 30 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often 31 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking 32 in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．” Did Sarah feel poor 33 cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 34 to Portland．

“Don't think of saving money as something 35 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．

21．A．Until　　　　 B．Because 　　　　 C．After 　　　　　　　　　 D．Unless

22．A．found　　　　 B．tried 　　　　　 　　C．asked for 　　　　　　 D．Iooked for

23．A．more than　　 B．less than　　　 C shorter than 　　　　 D．higher than

24．A．can　　　　　 B．may　 　　　 　　C．could 　　　　　　　　　 D．might

25．A．difficult　　 B．possible 　 　　C．useful　　　　　　 　 D．different

26．A．already　 　 B．sometimes　　　 C．hardly　　 　　　 　　D．always

27．A．helps　　　　 B．becomes 　　　 C．makes 　　　　　　　　　 D．means

28．A．food　　　　 B．rest　 　　C．studying 　　　　 D．playing

29．A．Soon　　　　 B．Finally 　　　　　　 C．Once　 　 　　 　　D．Again

30．A．prepared　　 B．took 　　　 　　　　C．caught　　　　　　 　 D．picked

31．A．pay　　　　　 B．lend 　　　　　　 　　C．spend　　　　　　 　 D．save

32．A．along　　　　 B．up 　　　 　　C．down　　 　　　　　 D．around

33．A．by　 　　　 　　 B．up　 　　　　 　　C．at　　　　　　　　　 　 D．between

34．A．another　　　 B．the other　　　　 C．others 　　　　　 　　D．the others

35．A．hard　　　　 B．interesting　　 C．nice　 　　　　 　　D．great