It is well known that Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time and he was also a really great person. Here are some interesting things about him.

     When Einstein started to work in America, someone asked him what he needed. He said he needed a desk, some paper and a pencil. He also asked for a big waste-paper basket to hold all of his mistakes. This shows that he knew even the cleverest man in the world can only learn by making mistakes.

     Einstein regarded time as very important. He never wore socks and he thought putting on socks was a waste of time as people already wore shoes. He also thought it was a waste of time remembering things that could quickly be found in a book. That's why he never remembered his own phone number, which was in the phone book. He knew what was worth remembering. It is true that if we are going to do great things in our lives, we can not waste our time.    

     Einstein liked to joke too. Once in an exam a student asked him why all the questions were the same as last year's. Einstein replied the questions were the same but the answers were different!

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。

1.When Einstein began his work in America, he asked for some things except ______.

A. a deskB. some paper

C. a bookD. a waste-paper basket

2.Einstein never remembered his own phone number because ______.

A. no one told him the number

B. he couldn’t remember it at all

C. he didn’t have a phone

D. he didn’t think it was worth remembering

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Einstein has been to many countries except America.

B. Einstein thought people could learn from mistakes.

C. Einstein thought socks were as important as shoes.

D. Einstein didn’t like talking with others.

4.In one exam, Einstein ______.

A. asked different questions

B. asked difficult questions

C. wanted the answers all the same

D. wanted different answers

5. From the passage we learn ______ .

A. Einstein thought time was very important

B. Einstein was too careless to make mistakes

C. Einstein made few jokes with his students

D. Einstein was a person who remembered everything clearly

    Suppose the year is 1666 and we can see a student called Isaac Newton. He’s away from his university for a holiday and at home with his family. Isaac Newton continues to study at home. He enjoys physics and thinking about the mysteries of the world.

    On a day there is rain and sun at the same time, so he sees a beautiful rainbow( 彩虹 )in the sky. It has many different colors. He is told that there are five. Newton wants to have his own rainbow because he wants to look at it closely. He decides to do an experiment. On a sunny day he goes inside a small room and makes the room very dark. Then he makes a small hole and the sun comes inside; it’s a small ray of light. It’s white. Newton takes a prism( 棱镜 ) and holds it up to the light. The ray of light goes through the prism, but it isn’t white now---there are many colors. The prism has split up ( 分解 ) the white into different colors: Newton has a rainbow.

    Newton looks at his rainbow carefully. He can see more than five colors, and he can see seven. He says the colors are: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.

    But Newton is a scientist and he’s always very interested in how things work.  He has his rainbow but he wants to know more. So he takes another prism and holds it up to the rainbow. The rainbow goes through the second prism, but it isn’t colorful now---it’s white again. The prism has joined up the colors back into white light. Newton is the first person to understand that light is a combination ( 结合 ) of all the rainbow colors together.

1. In 1666 Isaac Newton was _____.

  A. a famous doctor                        B. an assistant in a lab

  C. a university teacher             D. a university student

2. What is the Chinese meaning of the words “ray of light”?

  A.光线           B. 光圈             C. 光速           D.灯光

3. The prism can split up the white into ____.

  A. less than five different colors              B. seven different colors

  C. five different colors              D. more than seven different colors

4. Which of the following is RIGHT according to the sentences underlined（画线）?

        A                  B                C                D

5. Which of the following is NOT according to the passage?

  A. Newton did his experiment on a sunny day.

  B. Newton continued his study at home during his holidays.

  C. If we put five different colors together, we get the white light.

  D. Newton can see seven different colors in his experiment.

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

People all over the world celebrate（庆祝） the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the      date every year.

In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square.      they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone       down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very       , “Happy New Year!”

New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a       .

On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions（决心） for the new year. They        a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work       at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made       list, they read it to their family or friends and promise （承诺）to        their resolutions.

So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate,        people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

1.A. familiar       B. same             C. important         D. normal

2.A. If            B. Even though       C. While            D. Before

3.A. comes        B. turn              C. looks            D. counts

4.A. loudly        B. quietly            C. sadly            D. safely

5.A. walk          B. secret              C. job             D. treatment

6.A. put on         B. write down         C. take away        D. look after

7.A. quickly       B. hard               C. harder           D. hardly

8.A. its            B. his                 C. her             D. their

9.A. achieve       B. make               C. do              D. give

10.A. by          B. for                 C. with             D. from

In December or early January, almost everyone wants to plan for a wonderful new year! We

plan vacations, and we hope that any goal can be achieved． We make New Year's resolutions and

set our big goals．If you carry out （执行）your resolution successfully, then you can improve

your life and change bad habits．

What should we do to keep our resolutions? Here are some tips for New Year's resolutions:

Think about the resolutions you made last year．

Have you succeeded? If not, why did you fail? Find out the reasons and try this year．

Don't let the cup spill over（溢出）．

Do not create （创造）too many resolutions at a time．Go with one at a time．

Let it be for a year not a day．

The New Year is a time to plan for the whole year．Set goals that you need to do for the whole year, instead of a few days, once you have made up your mind, try your best to do it!

1．When do people usually make New Year's resolutions?

A．Always on January 1st．                       B．Only in December．

C．At any time of the year                           D．At the end of a year

2．Why do people make New Year's resolutions?

A．Because it's exciting．

B．Because we have to do it．

C．Because we can achieve our goals successfully．

D．Because it can help us improve our life and change bad habits．

3．How can we make sure that we follow our New Year's resolutions?

A．Always make new resolutions in the New Year．

B．Make lots of resolutions at the same time．

C．Try our best to do it．

D．Plan the resolutions we can realize in a very short time．

4．What does the underlined phrase "instead of" mean in Chinese?

A．可是                      B．而不是                 C．只是                    D．但是  

5．What's the best title for the passage?

A．New Year's Resolutions．

B．Try Your Best in the New Year

C．Remember to Make a Plan in the New Year．

D．How to Make New Year's Resolutions．