Students learn their lessons in class．In class teachers teach them．Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher．This is a way of learning．Is this the only way for students to learn something?Of course not．There is another way to learn．That is students can teach themselves．For example, if you cannot remember something when you are doing your homework, you can look at your book to find the answer．This is a way to teach yourself．And it is not a difficult thing．We can do this at any place and at any time．
How do you teach yourself?The first thing you must do is reading．Read something you are interested in, or you have to read．The second is that you must ask yourself questions．The question is something you don't understand, or you want to know more about．
You can write down these questions, A clever student is usually good at asking questions．The third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard, by reading the text or other books, and sometimes by asking other people．This is the way of teaching yourself．And you must do this all by yourself．If you keep doing like this for a long time, you are sure to succeed in your study．
(1)
Listening to the teacher is ________ for students to learn something．
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A．
not a way
B．
the best way
C．
the only way
D．
not the only way
(2)
Which of the following is right?
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A．
A student can teach himself only in class．
B．
It is a bad way to learn from the teacher．
C．
A student can learn to teach himself if he wants to．
D．
Students know very well how to teach themselves．
(3)
In teaching yourself, the first thing you must do is ________．
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A．
writing
B．
reading
C．
asking
D．
answering questions
(4)
A clever student usually likes ________．
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A．
asking questions
B．
answering questions
C．
finding answers
D．
teaching others
(5)
If you want to succeed, you'd better learn ________．
Jeanne Calment took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age114．and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121 st birthday．
When it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit(限制)to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?
Researchers don't entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived．to 122, SO it wouldn't sul33rise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．
Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live longer than we think．”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 1 20．So why can’t we go higher?”
The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number．”says Rich Miller at the University, of guessing
Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”
Won’t new anti－aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of HS living until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that make the life span of mice longer by 50 percent at most．
So, if the average(平均)human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”
So what can we learn from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的), but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer．”he says．“But a fly'snever going to live 150 years．”Of course, if you became a new species(物种), one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story, he adds．
Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about．”He says with a smile．
(1)
What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?
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A．
People can live to 122．
B．
Old people are creative．
C．
Women are sporty at 85．
D．
Women live longer than men．
(2)
According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________
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A．
the average human life span could be 110
B．
scientists cannot find ways to slow aging
C．
few people can expect to live to over 150
D．
experts aren’t sure how long one can live
(3)
Who thinks that a scientist will become famous if he makes longevity?
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A．
Jerry Shay．
B．
Steve Austad．
C．
Rich Miller．
D．
George Martin．
(4)
What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
[ ]
A．
Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．
B．
The average human life span cannot be doubled．
C．
Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．
D．
New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．
阅读理解
How do you feel if you make a speech in front of the whole class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get relly shy?
Shyness meansfeeling nervousor frightened when you are around other people．Expert s(专家)have found that more than 80 percent of the middle school students feel afraid to be the center of the attention．Some kidsare born shy．Some become shy later because of the living experience s．
It'sOK if it takesyou a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people．In fact, everyone getsa little shy sometime s．It'sju st a case of how much．
Most people have red facesand talk in brokensentenceswhen they get shy．But some become too shy and they won't go to a re staurant because they are too nervousto order and pay for their food．Some are afraid of meeting new people, so theyseldom go out side．Thiskind of shyness can be bad for a per son．
If shyness doe sn't stop you doing what you want to do, being shy isn't a very big problem．Some expertssay shy people are cleverer because they think more and talk less．Shy people are also good at working with othersbecause they think more for other people．Some great people in history were shy, too．
You see, being shy isn't all bad．But remember-don't let good opportunity(机会)pass by ju st because of it! If you have to sing at a birthday party or practice your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There isnothing to be afraid of．
(1)
The underlined phrase " to feel yourself again" means________．
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A．
to find yourself
B．
to be yourself
C．
to enjoy yourself
D．
to help yourself
(2)
What kind of shyness can be bad according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
You find yourself hard to enjoy yourself at a party．
B．
You feel a little nervouswhen you go to a new place．
C．
Youseldom go out side, afraid of meeting new people．
D．
You have a red face when you are a sked to an swer a que stion in class．
(3)
Ifyou have to practice your spoken English in class, ________．
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A．
ju st do it
B．
ju st refuse to do it．
C．
you'd better ask someone to help you．
D．
tell your teacher you are shy to do that
(4)
We can infer(推断)from the passage that ________
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A．
kidsare born shy
B．
you can't change yourself
C．
shy people can al so be successful
D．
shy people are not good at working with others．
(5)
What'sthe be st title of the passage?
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A．
Are you too shy?
B．
Think more for others．
C．
Find out what you are like!
D．
Once he was shy ju st like you!
阅读理解
Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, in 1942．He went to school in St Albans．After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went on studying in Cambridge University．As he himself admits(承认), he didn’t work hard．He was a lazy student, and did very little work．However, he still got good marks．
At the age of 20, he first noticed something was wrong with him．His mother was very worried and took him to see a doctor．He was sent to hospital for tests．He had an incurable(不可治愈的)illness．And the doctor said he would die before he was 23．
At first, he became very sad and disappointed(失望的)．After coming out of the hospital, he suddenly realized that life was beautiful．Later he married, found a job and had three children．He also went on with some of the most important scientific research．
Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor．He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope．“Life is not fair,”he once said,“You just have to do the best you can in your own situation．”
Judge the following sentences true(T)or false(F)according to the passage．
(1)
As a university student, Stephen Hawking worked very hard．
( )
(2)
Stephen Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when he was 23．
( )
(3)
Hawking changed his life attitude(态度)after he had come out of the hospital．
( )
(4)
There were three people in Hawking’s family．
( )
(5)
From the passage, we know that we shouldn’t lose hope in our bad situation．
Last year an important man came to visit us．He is Russian president Vidimir Putin．Putin was born in St．Petersburg，Russia's second largest city，in 1952．He came to office in 2000．Four years later．he was again the president．
Putin does a good job making Russia great．People say that he is serious and capable(有能力的)．But young Putin wasn't a top student at all．His student's books and diaries from 40 years ago show this．At a time when the top mark was five，Putin got three for maths and science．His art was even worse，only two．
He sometimes forgot to finish his maths homework．Once he forgot to wear school uniform．His teacher had to ask him to get out of the classroom．But Putin did very well in the moral class(品德课)．He always got full marks．He also showed a strong love for Russia at an early age．
(1)
Putin is ___________．He visited China last year．
A．Russian president
B．American president
C．a president in France
D．Canadian president
[ ]
(2)
Putin ___________ at school when he was very young.
A．was a bad boy
B．wasn't a top student
C．was very lazy
D．had no teachers
[ ]
(3)
Young Putin forgot to finish ___________ sometimes．
A．his Chinese homework
B．his art homework
C．his maths homework
D．his music lessons
[ ]
(4)
Young Putin ___________ the moral class．
A．was poor at
B．was not good at
C．did very badly in
D．did very well in
[ ]
(5)
Young Putin showed a strong love for ___________ at school．
