There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much.One day while she was walking in the forest,she found two birds.She took them home and put them in a small  1 .She was happy to have two“friends”.She  2 them with love and the birds grew strong.One day the girl forgot to close the door of the cage.The   3 of the two flew out of the cage.The girl was afraid that it would fly away.She caught it quickly.She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away.Suddenly she couldn’t  4 a sound from the bird.When she opened her hand,the bird was already(已经)dead.Her  5 killed(杀死)the bird! Then she saw  6 bird jumping up and down  7 the cage.She could feel its great need for freedom.It wanted to fly into the blue sky.So she let it fly away  8 .The bird circled(转圈)once,twice,and three times.The girl  9 as the bird flew.She didn’t care about losing the bird any more.She wanted it to be happy.Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder.It sang the  10 song she had ever heard(她所听过的).
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly,and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
【小题1】
A.boxB.basketC.cageD.bag
【小题2】
A.looked forB.looked atC.looked afterD.looked over
【小题3】
A.strongerB.lazierC.weakestD.smallest
【小题4】
A.listenB.makeC.describeD.hear
【小题5】
A.loveB.jokeC.luckD.wish
【小题6】
A.oneB.the otherC.anotherD.other
【小题7】
A.outsideB.insideC.besideD.behind
【小题8】
A.sadlyB.happilyC.loudlyD.highly
【小题9】
A.watchedB.sawC.lookedD.heard
【小题10】
A.worstB.oldestC.newestD.sweetest

Habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something that we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to get rid of these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.
First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!
Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do what you think is more important.
【小题1】From the first paragraph we know that __________.

A.a habit is a terrible thing that we can never change
B.people take countless hours and dollars to get rid of habits
C.none of the people who try to break bad habits are successful
D.though it is difficult, we can still do something about our bad habits
【小题2】The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to achieve it” means that __________.
A.it is not easy to get rid of bad habits
B.there is a long way and a short way
C.something dangerous may happen
D.we must cut it in a short time.
【小题3】According to the reading, if you want to get rid of your habits, you have to __________.
A.talk to others when you are in low spiritsB.know why you do what you do
C.finish your homework firstD.spend less time on the Internet
【小题4】Which of the following does NOT happen because of a bad habit according to the reading?
A.You are punished later.
B.Making people around you feel unhappy.
C.You feel a little better after shouting at others.
D.You leave your homework at home by accident.
【小题5】 The main purpose of this passage is to __________.
A.introduce and describeB.complain and disagree
C.explain and adviseD.discuss and argue

A habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to drop these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.

First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!

Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do what you think is more important.

1.From the first paragraph we know that      .

A. people always fail to break bad habits

B. we must change all the habits we have

C. a habit is a terrible thing we can never change

D. it’s difficult, but we should do something about bad habits

2.The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to achieve it” means that      .

A. it is not easy to give up bad habits         B. there is a long way and a short way

C. something dangerous may happen       D. we must cut bad habits in a short time

3.According to the passage, if you want to drop your habits, you have to      .

A. talk to others when you are in low spirits  B. know why you do what you do

C. finish your homework first           D. spend less time on the Internet

4.The main purpose of this passage is to ask us       .

A. not to shout at people when we are sad    B. not to spend much time on the Internet  

C. to give up our bad habits                D. to decide what to choose

 

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