“Everyone makes mistakes in life, but that doesn’t mean they have to pay for them for the rest of their lives. Sometimes wise people make foolish(愚蠢的) choices. It doesn’t mean they’re foolish; it means they’re improving!”

Sometimes mistakes mean something that you are trying new things. It’s good to try new things. Because when you are trying new things, you are growing. If you never have a try, you will never make progress. Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.

I remember clearly what life was like back in 2006. I was 17 years old and in a really bad place.

In a chemistry 1ab, I was doing an experiment（实验）. I tried twenty times, but I couldn’t succeed. So I decided to stop doing the experiment. I felt a little unhappy.

Mr. Green seemed to understand my thought. He touched my head with a smile, “Young man, you have done a lot and you’ve got a lot. At least you know that there are twenty ways you can’t use to do this experiment.”

After hearing the words, I became excited again. I kept doing the experiment and at last I did succeed.

1.What’s the purpose of the writer in writing the first paragraph?

A．Mistakes can stop you from succeeding.

B．Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.

C．Mistakes can tell you who is wise.

D．Mistakes can give you more time.

2.From the second paragraph, we can know that .

A．new things mean mistakes.

B．if you want to improve, you should make mistakes.

C．if you never have a try, you will never make progress.

D．people should make many mistakes before they begin to do things.

3.The writer felt unhappy in the lab（实验室）because he .

A．was not allowed to do the experiment

B．failed many times in the experiment

C．was laughed at by the teacher

D．lost his chemistry book

4.What did Mr. Green want to do with those words?

A．To show how foolish the writer was.

B．To show how strict the teacher was.

C．To encourage the writer to go on making mistakes.

D．To encourage the writer to go on doing the experiment.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Mistakes Are Good for Our Success

B．Everyone Should Make Mistakes

C．Wise People Make Fewer Mistakes

D．Trying New Things Can Make Mistakes

任务型阅读

How do you spend your time at school? Do you know how students in other countries study every day? Here are the studying ways in some western schools.

French Students

French students like independence(独立)and freedom. Their school life is very relaxing and interesting. When they have tests, they may have snacks. For example, they can put a few desks together, and put some peanuts(花生)or candies on them.

German Students

German students love practicing. Lots of schools have lessons for only half a day. They spend most time practicing. Teachers give students enough freedom. Students may try all kinds of ideas they have. They begin to plan what they will do in the future and work hard at a young age.

American Students

American students spend seven hours in their schools every day. And the day is divided into classes of about 40 to 50 minutes. Students study English, history, math, science, art and foreign languages. They go to listen to different lessons taught by different teachers in different classrooms. After class they learn job skills. Sometimes A (他们通过工作而学习) in an office, a hospital or other places one day a week.

任务之一：回答问题

1.How is French students’ school life?

2.How long do lots of schools have lessons in Germany?

3.How many hours do American students spend at school every day?

任务之二：完成句子

4.将A处汉语译成英语。

— What’s Tom’s ?

— Well, he is almost 1.8 metres tall.

A. age B. height C. weight D. hobby

Kate often sees Jim_________ football on the football field.

A. plays B. playing C. play D. to play

--_________ I come back before five o’clock?

--No, you________. But you can’t be back later than seven o’clock.

A. Need, must B. May, mustn’t

C. Can, can’t D. Must, needn’t

The book is _____that one, but _______than that one.

A. as difficult as, expensive

B. as more difficult as, more expensive

C. as difficult as, more expensive

D. more difficult as, as expensive as

根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.—— Who is the _________ (slim) girl of all? —— Lily is

2.The ________ of the tall building is about 236 meters. (high)

3.The more exercise you take, the ________ (health) you will be.

4.If you listened carefully, you could answer the questions ________ (easy).

5.Simon likes jumping, he jumps _____ than any other student in our class. (far)

书面表达。

请以“My Ideal School” 为题，写一篇关于你自己的理想校园生生活的文章，语句通顺，适当发挥，字数80左右，要点如下：

1. 我理想中的学校生活很精彩而有趣。

2. 每天8:30开始，下午3:00放学，中午有一小时的时间吃饭。

3. 我们有音乐课、电脑课、美术课等。课后有许多时间活动，我们可以每周打两次篮球，可以去阅览室看书。

4. 我们每天有半个小时的作业，周末我们可以举办小聚会或学校旅行。

5. 我们每天都很开心。

Neither he nor I _____________ painting.

A. like B. is like C. likes D. liking

He stayed up late to do his homework. The next day he felt __________. Soon he fell _____ in class.

A. sleepy; sleeping B. sleepy; sleep

C. asleep; asleep D. sleepy; asleep