阅读理解

  Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧).People came just to hear him play.But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

  "I don't sing," said the man.

  But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano.I want the player to sing!

  The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend!If you want to get paid, sing a song!'

  So he did.He had never sung in public before.Now he was singing for the very first time!Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!

  He had talent(天赋)he was sitting on!He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar.But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US.His name was Nat King Cole.

  You, too, have skills and abilities.You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think.With hard work, most skills can be improved.Besides, you may have no success at all ff you just sit on your talent.

(1)

The lady asked the player to sing a song because ________.

[  ]

A.

she had paid him for this

B.

she knew him very well

C.

she wanted to have a change

D.

she enjoyed his singing

(2)

Nat King Cole succeeded because ________.

[  ]

A.

the lady helped him a lot

B.

he caught the chance

C.

he continued to play in the bar

D.

he stopped playing the piano

(3)

The words "sit on" in the passage probably mean"

[  ]

A.

fail to realize

B.

forget to use

C.

try to develop

D.

manage to show

(4)

From the story we know if you have some talent, you should ________.

[  ]

A.

hide it and wait

B.

ask others for help

C.

pay no attention to it

D.

work hard to improve yourself

(5)

Which could be the best title(标题)for the passage?

[  ]

A.

Sing in the Bar

B.

Achieve Success in Life

C.

Never Lose Heart

D.

Find Your Hidden Talent

阅读理解

  Everyone has worries.How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried.Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.

  Grades at school are often a top worry for kids.ff you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:

  ●Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

  ●How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?

  ●Do I have a good place to do my homework?

  ●Have I tried different ways of studying?

  If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down al! the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on.Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.

  You can ask for help when you're worried.You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.

(1)

What do kids often worry most about?

[  ]

A.

Their hobbies.

B.

Their homework.

C.

Their marks at school.

D.

A fight with their friends.

(2)

According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _________.

[  ]

A.

work hard

B.

talk to someone

C.

get ready for class

D.

write down your worries

(3)

If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_________".

[  ]

A.

Why are grades important?

B.

What do grades mean to me?

C.

How do I get ready for class?

D.

Why not give up my studies?

(4)

If you had a fight with a friend, you could _________.

[  ]

A.

invite him or her to watch a game

B.

put the blame on him or her

C.

try to make new friends

D.

leave him or her alone

(5)

What does the passage mainly tell us?

[  ]

A.

Who is often worried.

B.

When people are worried.

C.

How to deal with worries.

D.

What kinds of worries people have.

完型填空

  The earth is our home. We must take care of it. Life today is easier than it was ____1____ years ago, but it has brought some new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution(污染). We can see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

  Man has polluted the ____2____. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so ____3____ people. When the land was used up(用光)or the river was not clean in a place, man went to ____4____ place. Now man is slowly polluting the whole world.

  ____5____ pollution is still the most serious, it's bad for ____6____ things in the world.

  Many countries don't let people burn(燃烧)____7____ for air in houses and factories in the city. Pollution by is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It's caused by(由……引起)heavy trafficPeople say it's ____8____ to ride bikes. When you are riding, there is not pollution. But even in developed countries, most people don't go to work by bike. It's not because bikes are expensive or people are tired ff they ride to work. It's because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. So more people ____9____ their bikes and go to work by ear, then things are getting worse and worse. We should have special(特别的)roads only for bikes and make it ____10____ difficult and expensive for drivers to take their ears into the city that they will go back to using their bikes.

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(2) Amoon

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Cmany

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Bthe others

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(5) AAir

BFood

CWater

(6) Alife

Blive

Cliving

(7) Asomething bad

Bbad something

Csomething good

(8) Aleast

Bbest

Cmost

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Blook at

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