Tolerance: Respect the differences in others

       You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place   36   you socialize and learn to get along with people. But this is   37   easy. What can you do   38   you just don’t like one of your classmates?

       If you discover that you have problems   39   your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the   40   to recognize and respect the   41   in others. We cannot change the way that other people act,   42   it is important to learn to live happily with them.  

       Practicing tolerance will allow everyone to form better    43    with each other. Getting to know someone   44     help you understand why they do things   45   from you. It is important to remember that just because something is different does not mean that it is bad.   46   teaches us to keep an even temper and open mind.

       One thing to   47   is the old saying, “Treat others how you want   48   ”. You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is   49   to treat them with equal kindness. If you tolerate   50   it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to   51   who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you will be   52   of the differences in others and not try to make them change. 

       It is important to   53    tolerance because it will make everyone’s lives easier.  Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is a very   54   , and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make    55   .

36．A．which       B．where       C．that   D．when

37．A．very  B．often C．not always       D．really

38．A．unless       B．since C．because     D．if

39．A．getting along with          B．making apologies to

       C．getting away from   D．fleeing from

40．A．reflection  B．benefit      C．patience    D．ability

41．A．characteristics  B．thoughts   C．consequence    D．differences

42．A．so    B．and   C．but    D．although

43．A．moods      B．habits       C．relationships    D．feelings

44．A．must B．may C．should      D．can

45．A．fortunately       B．easily       C．differently       D．attentively

46．A．Patience   B．Experience       C．Tolerance        D．kindness

47．A．keep in touch   B．keep in mind   C．keep up with    D．keep to yourselves

48．A．to treat     B．being treated    C．to be treated    D．to be treating

49．A．attractive  B．important        C．desperate D．fantastic

50．A．something       B．anything   C．everything       D．nothing

51．A．change     B．remind     C．promise    D．decide

52．A．convenient       B．respectful        C．negative    D．unselfish

53．A．ignore      B．cancel      C．prevent     D．practice

54．A．diverse    B．same C．individual D．apparent

55．A．no difference   B．an effect   C．an apology       D．a difference

Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been few players who were truly great. How did these players get that way---was it through training and practice, or are great players “born, not made”? First, these players came from places that have had famous stars in the past---players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate(模仿). In the history of soccer, only seven countries have ever won the World Cup---three from South America and four from western Europe. There has never been a great national team---or a really great player---from North America or from Asia. Second, these players have all had years of practice in the game. Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, as was Pele. Most players begin playing the game at the age of three or four.

Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighbourhood---a poor, crowded area where a boy’s dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer(艺人). For example, Liverpool, which produced the Beatles, had one of the best English soccer teams in recent years. Pele practiced in the street with a “ball” made of rags(破布). And George Best learned the skills that made him famous by bouncing the ball off a wall(对着墙壁踢球) in the slums(贫民窟) of Belfast.

All great players have a lot in common, but that doesn’t explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but only one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others.

1.According to the writer, which of the following statements is true?

A. Soccer is popular all over the world, but truly great players are few.

B. Millions of people all over the world are playing soccer, but only seven countries have ever had famous stars.

C. Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but only seven countries from South America and western Europe have ever had great national teams.

D. Soccer is one of the most popular games all over the world, but it seems the least popular in North America and Asia.

2.The Brazilian streets are mentioned to illustrate that ______.

A. famous soccer players live in slum areas

B. people in poor areas are born with some unique quality

C. children in poor areas start playing football at the age of three or four

D. a great soccer player may be born in a slum area

3.In the last paragraph the statement “…but only one became Pele” indicates that ______.

A. Pele is the greatest soccer player

B. the greatest players are born with some unique quality

C. Pele’s birthplace sets him apart from all the others

D. the success of a soccer player has everything to do with the family background

4.. The writer mentions all the factors that may affect a soccer player’s success except ______.

A. his family background     B. his neighbourhood    C. his character    D. his practice

Last weekend, my kids along with a few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car．My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of  1  other people’s cars as well．It was pretty   2   outside and I had no plans to   3   being in the bright sun．She   4   wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passers-by for free．I had seen little kids  5   and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free．Although I felt   6 , I decided to help her．

7   she asked me, “What if we 8  this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and   9   her and the other kids to go outside the house and           10  creative ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a（n）  11   with beautiful images of smiles．They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the   12   of their exercise was “smile”．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the   13    to do something for others．

All that seemed   14   and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to   15  to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to   16  others and do something nice in the community!

I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional   17  to help clean cars．Passers-by were   18  and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they   19 ．A pretty heartwarming  scene !

I felt blessed by being surrounded by such wonderful and loving   20 ．

1.                A．drying          B．repairing        C．washing  D．decorating

2.                A．quiet          B．hot            C．different  D．dirty

3.                A．suggest         B．avoid           C．continue  D．practice

4.                A．also           B．therefore       C．already   D．hardly

5.                A．choose         B．enjoy          C．buy  D．serve

6.                A．worried        B．popular         C．puzzled   D．difficult

7.                A．Finally          B．Simply          C．Then D．Luckily

8.                A．show          B．leave           C．make D．order

9.                A．challenged      B．expected       C．invited   D．encouraged

10.                                A．come up with    B．put up with

C．get involved with                   D．get on with

11.               A．board          B．picture         C．idea  D．car

12.               A．purpose        B．trouble         C．secret D．theme

13.               A．need          B．duty           C．imagination D．sense

14.               A．important       B．disappointing    C．hopeful   D．natural

15.               A．matter         B．mean          C．belong    D．refer

16.               A．relax          B．try            C．help  D．smile

17.               A．food           B．cloths          C．money    D．fruit

18.               A．interested      B．amazed         C．bored D．frightened

19.               A．refused        B．reviewed       C．accepted  D．understood

20.               A．flesh           B．bodies         C．adults D．souls

We produce 500 billion of plastic bags in a year worldwide and they are thrown away polluting oceans, killing wildlife and getting dumped in landfills where they take up to 1,000 years to decompose. Researchers have been unsuccessfully looking for a solution.

The 16-year-old Canadian high school student, Daniel Burd, from Waterloo Collegiate Institute, has-discovered a way to make plastic bags degrade(降解) in as few as 3 months, a finding that won him first prize at the Canada Wide Science Fair, a ＄10,000 prize, a ＄20,000 scholarship, and a chance to revolutionize a major environmental issue.

Burd’s strategy was simple: Since plastic does eventually degrade, it must be eaten by microorganisms (微生物). If those microorganisms could be identified, we could put them to work eating the plastic much faster than under normal conditions.

With this goal in mind, he grounded plastic bags into a powder and concocted(调制) a solution of household chemicals, yeast(酵母) and tap water to encourage microbes growth. Then he added the plastic powder and let the microbes work their magic for 3 months. Finally, he tested the resulting bacterial culture on plastic bags, exposing one plastic sample to dead bacteria as a control. Sure enough, the plastic exposed to the live bacteria was 17% lighter than the control after six weeks.

The inputs are cheap, maintaining the required temperature takes little energy because microbes produce heat as they work, and the only outputs are water and tiny levels of carbon dioxide.

“Almost every week I have to do chores and when I open the closet door, I have piles of plastic bags falling on top of me. One day, I got tired of it and I wanted to know what other people are doing with these plastic bags. The answer: not much. So I decided to do something myself.” Said Daniel Burd.

Daniel Burd won first prize at the Canada Wide Science Fair because      .

    A. he found a new kind of microorganism

    B. he contributed much to environmental protection

    C. he found a way to degrade plastics in shorter time

    D. he could encourage microbe growth in an easier way

Daniel Burd exposed one plastic sample to dead bacteria to      .

    A. make the live bacteria work better      B. test how effective his method was

C. know which bacteria worked faster      D. control the temperature in the process

Maintaining the required temperature takes little energy because       .

    A. plastics can get hot easily           B. microbes can produce heat themselves

    C. much carbon dioxide is produced     D. the temperature can be controlled

Daniel Burd got his idea from       .

    A. his school textbook          B. the failure of researchers

    C. his everyday work           D. the practice of other people

The doctor finally gave up the ____ of medicine for full - time writing．