In many people’s eyes,middle school students have no worries.But is it true?And what makes students happy or unhappy?

To find out the answers,Li Jiahui,a student in Pinggu No.3 Middle School,Beijing,spent six months studying students’feelings of happiness.The girl made a survey with questions like”Are you feeling happy? “ and”What makes you unhappy?”

After studying the answers from 280 students,Li learned that about 40 percent of the students felt unhappy,and the pressure(压力)from studies was the main reason for their unhappiness.

“More than 50 percent of them said they were under pressure and 70 percent didn't get enough sleep,”Li said. “It shows that middle school students are not as happy as people think. They worry a lot,and they can get angry easily.”

Li also said that over 90 percent thought their happiness had nothing to do with how much money they had.Instead,they cared about the relationships with their friends,teachers and parents.”Students always feel better when they get along well with each other,”Li said.

After her survey,Li listed(列举)a number of tips(建议)that may make students happier,such as treating(对待)yourself better,being kind and polite(有礼貌的)to your friends,trying new things,and taking up some hobbies.

1.How many students cared more about their relationships with others according to the survey?

A. Over 140. B. Over 196. C. Over 1 12. D. Over 252.

2.Li Jiahui spent finishing making the survey.

A. one year B. half a year C. half a month D. half a day

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the survey?

A. Most students are happier than people think

B. The pressure from studies makes many students sad.

C. More than half of the students are under pressure.

D. 70 percent of the students don't have enough sleep.

4.What can we know about Li Jiahui?

A. She is a teacher in a schoo1 in Beijing.

B. She worries a lot and gets angry easily.

C. She thinks kindness and hobbies can make students feel happier.

D. She doesn't care much about her relationship with others.

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Happiness and unhappiness. B. A special survey made by Li Jiahui

C. Ways to get along with others. D. Middle school students of today.

Scientists have always believed that snails are not able to find their way home. But Briton Ruth Brooks, a retired teacher, has found that it is not true.

Brooks started working on snails after she got angry with the snails in her garden. The snails ate her vegetables. She didn't want to kill them, so she took them to another place. But she found they always seemed to come back. Brooks tried to mark the snails in her garden with nail polish (指甲油). She placed the snails in the place around her home and made notes of their movements. She found that snails have a strong homing instinct (本能); the longest returning snail traveled back 90 meters.

People started to call Brooks Britain's best amateur (业余的) scientist after her work won the BBC's prize “To Be A Scientist”. She said, “I've always wanted to know whether the snails that eat my plants just come back when I move them, and if they do, how far is it from their home?” "I would say on the evidence (证据) that it would be safe to take your snails away 100 meters or even farther. If you put them somewhere nice with some food, you can be almost sure that they won't come back."

1.What does the underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refer to?

A. The snails are in her garden. B. Ruth Brooks has a garden.

C. Snails have a strong homing instinct. D. Snails can't find their way home.

2.Why did Brooks take the snails to another place?

A. She wanted to kill them in a quiet place. B. She wanted to know about the snails' growth.

C. The snails ate her vegetables D. She is retired and has a lot of free time

3.She marked the snails to fiind out________.

A. which one ate her vegetables B. whether they could come back

C. which one would travel the farthest D. how many snails there were in her garden

4.According to Brooks, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Snails are good at finding their way home. B. Most of her snails traveled 90 meters

C. It's impossible to stop snails from coming home. D. Snails can travel anywhere and come back

5.What is Brooks' advice for keeping snails away?

A. You'd better kill them. B. Take them to scientists.

C. Mark them with nail polish. D. Move them to a nice place with food.

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