In your school bags, most of you may have a pencil, some kinds of pens, a ruler and some books. None of these things grow in the fields. They were all made in factories and invented by someone. They have not always been pencils or pens, rulers or books. Thousands of years ago, no one knew about these things.

    Who invented them? We don’t always know. There have been many thousands of inventions, large and small, in the human history. Some of these inventions have changed the world, such as paper, printing and radio, and we know the inventions. But we have forgotten most of the other inventions. Who invented the clock, for example, or the lock to the door? We don’t know. There have been thousands of inventions and we should thank them for their clever ideas. Will you be one of them when you grow up?

1. Who make most of the things in your school bag?

    A. Workers                                        B. Farmers

    C. Shopkeepers                                  D. Inventors

2. People didn’t have such things as pens or rulers _________________.

    A. a century ago                                 B. thousands of years before

    C. thousands of years ago                   D. several centuries later

3. What do inventions have?

    A. Computers                                    B. Machines

    C. Labs                                             D. Clever ideas.

4. Which of the following is an invention?

    A. A forest                                        B. A sheep

    C. A river.                                         D. A train.

5. We don’t know __________________.

    A. the name of the inventor of paper

    B. the names of most inventors

    C. how to use the lock to the door

    D. what the papers or pencils are used for

There is nobody in the world the same__【小题1】__ you; you are unique (独特唯一的)! Everybody is __【小题2】__from everyone else. That is good !__【小题3】__ it makes the world(世界)an interesting place.
There are people taller__【小题4】__you, and shorter than you. Maybe your hair is the same color as your friend’s hair, but maybe it is longer than __【小题5】__. Another difference is your hair may be straight , hers may be curly.
I am sure you have some friends who are   【小题6】   than you. And you also have some friends , they are as__【小题7】__at sports as you. But there are also people around you who are not good at some things.
__【小题8】__ does your best friend look like? Do you both __【小题9】__to finish your homework at school? Do you both want to wear the same clothes every day? I think __【小题10】__ some ways you are the same, but in many other ways you are different.
So say loudly to the world,“I am who I am –I’m unique!”

There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely(智慧地), we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of the thing in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands(品牌). We need to know how to make a choice(选择) when we shop.

?? Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we want to live useful and happy lives.

?? Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is nicer? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.

?? We have to realize that the choices we make can affect(影响) the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, think about this: Who else does your choice affect?

1.This passage mainly tells us that it’s important to _____________.

A. make the right choices

B. know how to compare prices

C. know how to shop carefully

D. learn everything at school

2.We need “life skills” if we want to ____________.

A. know how to choose a part-time job

B. compare brands and prices

C. live useful and happy lives

D. learn things at school

3.Which choice is more important according to the passage?

A. Which fruit to take for lunch.

B. Which kind of food to eat, healthy food or junk food?

C. Which T-shirt to wear to the movies.

D. How to get to school.

4.From the passage we know that our choices can affect ______________.

A. nobody???? B. the people around us?

C. just ourselves???? D. the prices of the things

5.According the article which statement is True?

A. We face all kinds of choices every day.

B. We can learn everything at school.

C. Knowing how to make choices isn’t necessary.

D. Our choices won’t affect others.

There is nobody in the world the same__1.__ you; you are unique (独特唯一的)! Everybody is __2.__from everyone else. That is good !__3.__ it makes the world(世界)an interesting place.

There are people taller__4.__you, and shorter than you. Maybe your hair is the same color as your friend’s hair, but maybe it is longer than __5.__. Another difference is your hair may be straight , hers may be curly.

I am sure you have some friends who are   6.   than you. And you also have some friends , they are as__7.__at sports as you. But there are also people around you who are not good at some things.

__8.__ does your best friend look like? Do you both __9.__to finish your homework at school? Do you both want to wear the same clothes every day? I think __10.__ some ways you are the same, but in many other ways you are different.

So say loudly to the world,“I am who I am –I’m unique!”

11.               A．with           B．as             C．of    D．from

12.               A．better         B．different        C．smart D．good

13.               A．Because        B．So             C．Although  D．But

14.               A．after           B．than           C．like   D．in front of

15.               A．her            B．she            C．hers  D．she’s

16.               A．smart          B．smarter        C．smartest   D．a smart

17.               A．bad           B．better          C．well  D．good

18.               A．Where         B．What          C．How  D．How often

19.               A．like            B．enjoy          C．would like D．going

20.               A．through        B．by             C．in    D．on