Depend on yourself. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.

There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor when they were young, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good.

They could not depend upon them for education. They saw how it was, and set to work with all their strength to know something. They worked their own way till they became well-known. One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I cannot make worthy men of you, but I can help make men of yourselves.”

Some young men do not try their best to make themselves valuable to society. They can never gain achievements unless they see their weak points and keep improving themselves. They are nothing now and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.

Which of the following titles fits this passage best?

A. How to Become Famous                B. What Helps to Make a Good Teacher

C. Men Must Help Each Other                    D. Depend on Your Own Efforts

Many great men succeeded because_________.

A. they were anxious to become rich   

B. they had received good education

C. they had made great efforts to learn and work                            

D. they wanted very much to become well-known

If young people depend on their own efforts, _________.

A. they are more likely to succeed in their lives                              

B. they are sure to be famous in the world

C. they will need no advice from their parents and teachers       

D. they will be nothing as long as they live

From this passage we can see that the writer_________.

A. is a man with a strong will                                                       

B. shows great respect for teachers

C. is in favour of those who struggle for success                             

D. feels it important to accept the advice of others

Depend on yourself. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.

There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor when they were young, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good.

They could not depend upon them for education. They saw how it was, and set to work with all their strength to know something. They worked their own way till they became well-known. One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I cannot make worthy men of you, but I can help make men of yourselves.”

Some young men do not try their best to make themselves valuable to society. They can never gain achievements unless they see their weak points and keep improving themselves. They are nothing now and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.

1.Which of the following titles fits this passage best?

A. How to Become Famous                           B. What Helps to Make a Good Teacher

C. Men Must Help Each Other                       D. Depend on Your Own Efforts

2. Many great men succeeded because_________.

A. they were anxious to become rich 

B. they had received good education

C. they had made great efforts to learn and work                                          

D. they wanted very much to become well-known

3.If young people depend on their own efforts, _________.

A. they are more likely to succeed in their lives                                      

B. they are sure to be famous in the world

C. they will need no advice from their parents and teachers              

D. they will be nothing as long as they live

4.From this passage we can see that the writer_________.

A. is a man with a strong will                                                                       

B. shows great respect for teachers

C. is in favour of those who struggle for success                                             

D. feels it important to accept the advice of others

Depend on yourself. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.

There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor when they were young, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good.

They could not depend upon them for education. They saw how it was, and set to work with all their strength to know something. They worked their own way till they became well-known. One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I cannot make worthy men of you, but I can help make men of yourselves.”

Some young men do not try their best to make themselves valuable to society. They can never gain achievements unless they see their weak points and keep improving themselves. They are nothing now and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.

1.Which of the following titles fits this passage best?

A. How to Become Famous           B. What Helps to Make a Good Teacher

C. Men Must Help Each Other           D. Depend on Your Own Efforts

2.Many great men succeeded because_________.

A. they were anxious to become rich  

B. they had received good education

C. they had made great efforts to learn and work                 

D. they wanted very much to become well-known

3.If young people depend on their own efforts, _________.

A. they are more likely to succeed in their lives                

B. they are sure to be famous in the world

C. they will need no advice from their parents and teachers      

D. they will be nothing as long as they live

4.From this passage we can see that the writer_________.

A. is a man with a strong will                               

B. shows great respect for teachers

C. is in favour of those who struggle for success                

D. feels it important to accept the advice of others

Tattoos（纹身） and body piercing（穿洞） have moved up on the trend list in recent years. Around Western schools lots of teens are sporting new holes and flesh ink. Like all other subjects, we’ll surely be faced with such situation. To get a better view of what has happened in the West, let’s sit down and hear what they say.

Kerstin Otto from Washington:

The hotter it gets and the more layers of clothing disappear, the more tattoos and piercing appear on various places of the human body, I wouldn’t be caught dead with a snake tattooed on my ankle or with a piece of metal stuck in my belly button.

Erin from Indiana:

I think body piercing is cool. In most situations, you don’t really have to worry about it getting torn out. I go to Noblesville High School. I am a sophomore （that is the l0th grade）. Body piercing can be cool, only if it is not taken to too much of an extent. I would not want to get my nose pierced, just because I think I’ll look bad. But that is my personal opinion. I guess that type of thing is a cultural difference.

Tiara from Indiana:

I personally think body piercing is sickening. If there were supposed to be holes in your body, you would have been born with them. I do, however, think that ear piercing, is not wrong.  There is a difference between ear piercing and belly button piercing. Ear piercing is not nearly as dangerous. I would be sick if someone stuck a needle in my belly button.

Lee from Illinois:

Hi! I live in Illinois. I am 23．I have 12 tattoos and three piercing. I love my tattoos and consider myself an art collector. You would be surprised at who has given me the thumbs-up on my art work. People on the street stop me to look at that on my leg. Most of them don’t know what it is. They just think the work itself is great.

Subotai from California:

I’m not prohibitive（禁止）of self-expression, but when I see high school students getting these piercings, I really wonder. In some cases, the drive is deeper and darker than mere fashion. A friend of mine tried piercing her own tongue with a safety pin. It got infected and she had a tongue the size of a cow’s.

Nagib from Washington:

I wanted an earring. My friends had them and it looked like a cool thing. I wanted to get a nose ring, but my mum wouldn’t let me. Now I’m glad I didn’t get it. I just wanted a little stud, but I wouldn’t have looked good with it.

Jackson from Ohio:

I don’t think it’s wrong, but when people do it all over the place like their face and everything —I think that’s ridiculous. People who get the big dragons that cover your whole body—I don’t think that’s necessary. When I see naked chicks on guys, I think. “You have no respect for women.”

Brittany from New York:

You don’t want to do stuff to your body. You don t need to do that because you were made perfect. You don’t need to add piercing. If it will make you feel beautiful and you really feel like you need to do it for yourself, then okay. If it really makes a big difference impacting your self-esteem and how you are towards others, then do it. But otherwise, don’t mess with what you got. Maybe you should try something more substantial（充实的） to find beauty in yourself.

1．Who is wholeheartedly lost in tattoos and piercing?

       A．Tiara                   B．Erin                    C．Nagib.                 D．Lee.

2．Who doesn’t think tattoos and piercing are beautiful?

       A．Jackson.             B．Brittany.              C．Tiara.                 D．Nagy.

3．We can conclude that ________.

       A．tattoos and piercing are a new kind of elegant art

       B．all the teachers in the West are in favor of tattoos and piercing

       C．everything is changeable with time going on

       D．it is necessary to live with all different views of beauty

4．The best title for this passage is probably _________.

       A．Body Art or Damage

       B．Damage to the Youth’s Body

      C．Young People’s Different Curiosities

       D．A Great Anxiety About Young People

       A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus was running by the seashore and I was enjoying the wind while watching the sea waves. After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standing on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them curiously and realized that all the window seats were occupied (占据). They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different wave passed through my body and my mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and gave them my seat. The young lady smiled kindly and said thanks. I occupied another seat. I don’t remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.

       Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same bus stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.

       “Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young lady.

       Puzzled, I said, “I do not recognize you.”

       She said, “Do you remember you gave us your window seat?”

       Puzzled, I said, “Maybe, but what is so great in that?”

       She said, “If you had not given your seat that day, perhaps I would have not sat with my friend. By sitting together it helped us bridge a misunderstanding that had been between us forever. Do you know we are getting married next month?”

       “Good! God bless both of you,” I replied.

       The young lady again said thank you and went on her journey. I realized the importance of giving that day.

61. Why were the young boy and the girl standing on the bus?

A. Because they wanted to enjoy the sea view.

B. Because they couldn’t sit together.

C. Because there were no empty seats.

D. Because they preferred to stand.

62. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means that the author had a feeling that ______.

A. he wanted to do something special         B. the sea wave made him upset

C. a wave from the sea flooded him          D. he wanted to make a sea wave in his heart

63. The author’s act of kindness helped the young boy and the girl ______.

A. begin to talk to each other again after a quarrel

B. sit together and become friends very soon

C. clear up a misunderstanding between them

D. know each other and get married

64. From the story, we can conclude(推断) that ______.

A. small things can create great happenings in life

B. it is giving rather than receiving that is important

C. offering one’s seat to others may win respect

D. we sometimes forget what happened in the past

65. The best title for the passage would be “______”.

A. The empty seat on the bus       B. The pleasant travel

C. The love on the bus                  D. The bus ride