If your mother wants to tell you something, she uses words. Birds cannot talk as we do. But some birds can make sounds to warn their young of danger. They have their own way to make the young birds do certain things.

The jackdaw is a kind of blackbirds that lives in Europe. Jackdaws live together in flocks（群）.Young jackdaws do not know their enemies. When an older jackdaw sees a dog, it makes a loud rattling（格格响的）sound. The younger birds know this sound means an enemy is nearby. The sound warns them to know their enemies.

If a young jackdaw is in a dangerous place, a jackdaw parent flies over him from behind. The parent bird flies low over the young bird’s back. The parent’s tail feathers（羽毛） move quickly from side to side. It is trying to say,“Follow me.”At the same time, the parent calls out,“Ｋey-aw,”key-aw.”The parent means,“Ｆly home with me.”The young bird then follows the older one home. Young jackdaws do not have to learn what certain sounds mean. They know the meaning of these sounds form the time they hatch（孵出）.

72．The jackdaw lives in       .

A．Europe     B．Australia   C．America   D．Africa

73．Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?

A．All animal parents can talk to their young.   

B．Dogs are the most dangerous enemies for jackdaws.

C．Young jackdaws know the meaning of their parents’ sound when they grow older.

D．Some birds can give certain information to one another.

74．Parent jackdaw can use their tail feathers to       .

A．ask their young to follow them      B．play a game with the young

C．tell the meal time            D．give a warning of a fire

75．This story tells much about       .

A．the danger of jackdaws   

B．ways in which mother can talk to their children

C．the way jackdaws warn their young of danger

D．how the jackdaw are living

76．When an old jackdaw sees a dog, it       .

A．calls out,“Follow me.”       B．makes a loud sound

C．flies away               D．fights the dog

When I was 11, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. In the end, I became so angry that I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Dad. He refused to take it.” That’s just for you,” he said.

“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

1.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint? 

A．He told her not to pay any attention to what her” enemy” had said.

B．He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

C．He told her to write down all that her” enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D．He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

2.What does “Week by week her list grew” mean? 

A．Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

B．She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C．I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D．Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

3.Why did her father listen to her quietly? 

A．Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

B．Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

C．Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

D．Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

4.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage? 

A．The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

B．Not an Enemy,but the Best Friend

C．My Father

D．My Childhood

_1._ But by using a college admissions adviser, you can greatly increase your chances of getting accepted into the first college on your list. These advisers are people who are expert at getting people just like you into the college of their dreams.

__2._ .They can make a difference in your college admission quest.

Help finding schools. Perhaps you don’t know where you want to go or only

have an unclear idea as to where you would like to go. Your adviser can give you

many ideas as to which schools would be fit for you and then you can go from there.

Help with applications. _3.__ They will be able to review your application

before it is sent off to the college you are applying to and be able to tell you if there

is anything that needs to be added or taken away. Imagine how terrible it would be to

get refused by the college of your choice only because of some small mistakes.

Help with student loans (贷款). It may be necessary for you to get student

loans in your college. _4._Your adviser will know exactly where to look and can

give you some ideas of specific scholarships for you.

It is true that it costs money to hire a college admissions adviser. If they can

provide you with ideas for your need, the money is good for the value. _5._ I think

it is necessary to get into the school you want with the adviser’s help.

E. They know all the details of the college admissions.

F. Getting accepted into the college of your choice is sometimes a difficult thing.

G. They know exactly what schools do and don’t want to see on applications.

Think for a moment about the teachers you have had at school or at university.  Which one did you like best?  And Why?  Were the teachers you liked best also the ones who were the best teachers, in you opinion?  Before you read any further, consider for a minute the qualities that make a teacher outstanding(出色).

Some very common answers to this question are that teachers need to love their students, that they need to have an expert knowledge of their subjects, and that they should devote themselves completely to their jobs.  All of these ideas are, of course, true to a certain extent(程度)but they are perhaps a little too simple.

It is impossible for anyone to love everyone they know, and teachers deal with a very large number of students over the years.  On the other hand, teachers should certainly be able to make their students feel that they are interested in them as people and in the development of both their characters.  A deep knowledge on to the students effectively-a teacher needs to be trained in the skills of teaching.  These skills include how to control a class, and so on.  Finally, teachers have to devote a lot of time and energy to their work, of course.  However, they are also models that their students must follow;  so it is important that they should be well-balanced people with interests outside their school work-family, friends, hobbies, etc.  A teacher who only lives for work is likely to become too narrow-minded.

1. The author suggests that you think about the teachers you have had at school or at university so that_______

A. you might praise outstanding teachers

B. you might know the qualities of outstanding teachers

C. you might select outstanding teachers

D. you might learn from outstanding teachers

2. The author does not consider it possible for a teacher_______

A. to love all the students he has taught or is teaching

B. to have a good knowledge of the subject he teaches

C. to pass the knowledge of his subjects on to his students effectively

D. to be an example for his students to follow

3. A well - balanced person is one_______.

A. who devotes all his time and energy to his work

B. who devotes most of his time and energy to his family, friend, hobbies, etc

C. who has interests both in and outside his work

D. who has interests neither in nor outside his work

4. From the passage, we can conclude that_______.

A. most teachers are born with such skills as how to explain a lesson clearly

B. it is not necessary of teachers to spend much time and energy on their work if they do have an expert knowledge of their subjects

C. teachers should be trained to love all the students they are teaching or have taught

D. even if a teacher has a good knowledge of his subjects, he can not be a good teacher if he doesn’t have the ability to pass that knowledge on to his students.

Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.

*Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.

*_______1_________.It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy their emotional state will be infectious.

*_______2_________. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.

*________3_________. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.

*_________4__________. Whether you treat yourself to lunch ,take a long ,relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance , you will be subconsciously (下意识地)putting yourself in a better mood.

* Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.

*_________5_________.Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.

A．Everyone has unique requirement for happiness. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.

B．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.

C．When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity.

D．Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness.

E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.

F．Surround yourself with happy people.

G．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.