Both the young and the old may feel lonely. A three-year-old child will feel lonely when it is left alone, and an old man over eighty years old is often afraid to live alone, too.

Some people feel lonely because they may not have enough time to make friends. Not only the quiet, shy people may feel lonely. Some people are active and outgoing, but they are sometimes afraid to talk and make friends with others. They always try to hold other people away from them. They may seem to have lots of friends, but inside they are hurting.

Are you lonely? If your answer is “yes”, you may need to work hard enough! Here are some tips to think about:

To be wanted and needed is a big answer to loneliness. Is there any way you can help other people? Try to do something helpful for others even if you are very busy. By helping other people, we find friends and lose loneliness.

Do you have an interest or hobby? Find a group of people with this interest and join them.

Live in the real world! The world on the Internet is not a real world and it is very different from the real life. The students asleep in class are mostly those who often surf the net through the night. As a result, they’ll get lost in the real world.

Don’t wait for someone to phone, or write, or email you, you call them. And if they seem too busy, it doesn’t mean you are not welcome. Try another time!

When you’ve done anything wrong to other people, don’t be too proud to say sorry. You must do that even if you find it hard to open your mouth.

1.The main topic of this passage is about ____________.

A．happiness                             B．friends

C．loneliness                             D．sickness

2.According to the passage, some people feel lonely because ___________.

A．they stay at home all day

B．they have too many friends

C．they have too much time to meet friends

D．they don’t have enough time to make friends

3.If you have done something wrong, you should ___________.

A．say sorry to others                      B．do it again

C．open your mouth                       D．leave at once

4.If you don’t want to be lonely, you should __________.

A．never help others

B．find some people with the same interest and join them

C．surf the net all the time

D．wait for someone to call you

When you get up in the morning, do you find it hard to choose what clothes to wear? If so, you probably need help to make the bigger choices in your life, like what to do when you’re older. Brave New Girls, by American author Jean Gade-berg, will help you make such choices. It says you must be a brave new girl. A brave new girl is one who is confident, healthy and happy. A brave new girl can realize her dreams. To be brave, you need to make a decision for yourself. Other people may tell you what to do, but you should not listen to them. You must only do what you want. If you always wear clothes like your favourite TV star, you must stop doing so. Instead, become your own star and wear the clothes you want. You have to like your body, it says. If you don’t, you will not take good care of it, and it won’t stay healthy. The book also says that girls must start becoming more confident. If you are confident, you’ll succeed in life. A good way to become confident is to realize that you are as clever as boys. In fact you are. Just look at their grades! Only then can you realize your dreams and become who you want to be.

1. What quality should a brave new girl have?

A. Confident.         B. Healthy.              C. Happy.               D. A, B and C.

2.Brave New Girls is a ________.

A. film                 B. story       C. book                D. newspaper

3.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. To be brave.                   B. A good book.

C. To be a brave new girl.                   D. Realize dreams.

根据短文内容按要求完成任务。（共30分，每小题2分）

No one is born knowing how to study. You need to learn a few study skills and then practice them. Here are six ways of studying smartly.

Listen carefully in class. When you listen carefully in class and take good notes, you are starting learning carefully. Are you sitting next to a loud person? Is it hard to see the blackboard clearly? Tell your teacher or parents about this kind of problems.

Take food notes. Not sure how to take notes? Start by writing down what your teacher says or writes on the blackboard during class. Try your best to write clearly so you can read your notes later.

Plan ahead （提前作计划）. It is bad to wait until Thursday night to study for Friday’s exam. You should plan ahead. Write down the date of your exam. You can plan what to do after school each day, and how much time to spend on each subject.

Break it up（拆开）。 When there’s a lot to study, it can help you to break things into units. If you have an exam on spelling words, break them up into five-word units and work on one or two different units each night.

Ask for help. Ask your teacher for help if you don’t understand something. If you’re at home, your mom or dad might be able to help.

Have a good sleep. A good sleep is good for your next day’s study.

1.How many ways to study smartly are there in the passage?

2.What is the first step(步骤) of starting learning and studying?

3.What could you do if you have a lot to study?

4.Who can you ask for help when you don’t understand something at school?

5.Do you think a good sleep is good for your next day’s study

Isaac Newton was a great English scientist, but when he was thinking hard about his work, he often forgot other things.

One morning Newton got up early. He began to work at once. He worked on a very difficult problem. He was still thinking it hard when it was time for breakfast . Mary brought a pan (平底锅)of water and an egg to his room. But Newton wanted to stay by himself and said to Mary,“You can put the egg on the table. I’ll boil(煮)it myself.” Mary put the egg beside Newton’s watch on the table and said,“You must boil the egg for four minutes and then it will be ready.” Then she went out of the room.

But when she went into the room again an hour later, she saw him standing by the pan, and having the egg in his hand. He put the watch in the pan and was boiling it! But he did not know what he was doing.

根据短文判断下列各句是否正确，正确的写“T”,错误的写“F”。

1.Newton was careless(粗心大意) at any time.

2.One morning when Newton was working, Mary brought him his breakfast

3.After Mary boiled the egg for Newton, she went out of the room.

4.When Mary came back, Newton was boiling his watch.

5.Newton thought that he was boiling the egg.

Watching Movies for Your Summer

Carfield: A Tale of Two KittiesSuperman ReturnsPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Hello, Carfield will meet you again on the screen. This time, America's favorite cat Carfield travels to London. Carfield gets lost on the way. However, he enjoys his new life in his new home. But danger is near him... How exciting to see Superman on the screen again. Like before, he is again saving the world. But his enemy (敌人) , Lex Luthor, is still planning to kill him so that he can control the world. Captain Jack Sparrow again appears on the screen. This time, he finds himself in a heavy debt (负债)to Davey Jones. The only way to get out of it is to find the Dead Man's Chest He asks his old friends for help and they start out to the sea.

1.The story of Carfield in this movie happens in _______.

A. America B. London C. the sea D. the world

2.Why does Lex Luthor plan to kill Superman?

A. Because he tries to save the world.

B. Because he never sees Superman on the screen.

C. Because he finds it hard to like the story.

D. Because he wants to control the world.

3.What is the trouble for Captain Jack Sparrow this time?

A. He again appears on the screen.

B. He turns to his friends for help.

C. He is in a heavy debt to Davey Jones.

D He finds the Dead Man's Chest.