A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school．He began his lesson by holding up a$100 bill（纸币）．Then he said to the three hundred students，“Who would like this $100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once．

    Then he said，“I am going to give this $100 bill to one of you，but first，let me do this．”He then made the bill into a ball．Then he said．“Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air．

    “Well，”he said，“What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it．He picked up the dirty，crumpled（弄皱的）bill and said，“Who still wants it?” Hands went back into the air．

    “My friends，”he said，“you have learned a valuable lesson today．No matter（无论）what I did to the money，you still wanted it because it did not go down in Value（价值）．It was still worth $100!

    Many times in our lives，We are dropped，crumpled，and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us．  We feel as if we are worth nothing．  But remember, no matter what has happened to you，you will never lose your value：you are always valuable to those people who love you．Your value doesn't come from what you do or whom you know，but WHO YOU ARE．

    You are special and valuable．Don't ever forget it !

1．Even though it was dirty，the money                          ．

    A．still went up in value                                B．was still ours

    C．was worth nothing                                     D．didn't go down in value

2．We are always valuable to the people                          ．

A．who love us                                            B．who call us

C．who hate us                                              D．who pay us

3．Your value doesn't come from what you do but                         ．

A．who you know                                        B．who made you

C．who you are                                              D．who  you remember

4．The sentence “Hands went back into the air．”Means                       

A．tile students put up their hands again

B．the students put down their hands

C．the students put their hands behind their backs

D．the students put their hands in front of them

5．Why did the famous teacher use a $100 bill at his lesson?

A．Because he wanted lo make the bill into a ball。

B．Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students．

C．Because he wanted to make the students know what value WLIS．

D．Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it．

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?

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.

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

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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

April 27 is a special day in       .It's called Take Our Daughters to Work Day. It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day     school and go with one of their parents to their work place. By doing this, it can     girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a closer look at     their parents are doing. This may help them in the  future to choose a     . Marry experienced a day ofwork at her mother's office. This helped her     her mother's work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.  Schools and many companies     the activity, too. Some schools     make the day a necessary  part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be      than girls with low confidence．     parents can set good examples to their children both at work and at home,  then they will do better than others. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.