19．People are always afraid of making mistakes．But sometimes it's not bad to make mistakes.and here ——青夏教育精英家教网—

19．People are always afraid of making mistakes．But sometimes it's not bad to make mistakes，and here is why．
At first，mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things．It's always good to try new things，because when you are trying new things you are growing．If you never try new things，how can you improve？How can you create？The simple answer is，．"You can't．"Look around you，everything you see is the result of someone trying new things．
Another good thing about mistakes is this：when you are making mistakes，you are learning．Consider this：Edison failed 10，000times before he invented the light bulb．When he was asked how he felt to fail that many times，he said that he hadn't failed 10，000times，but rather had learned 10，000things that didn't work．
Finally，when you make a mistake，you are that much closer to success．Why？Because you have said what you should say，and you have done what you should do．Every time you make a mistake，you are closer to success．But it doesn't mean that you can make mistakes without thinking．Instead，when you try new things you have to think them over，so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes．
We shouldn't spend all our time and money on the only one way，but use them correctly．Because our time and money are limited（有限的）．
There is an old saying，"If you are not making mistakes，you are not trying hard enough．"So go bravely and make mistakes．And learn．And grow．And succeed．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷或填涂在答题卡相应位置．
61．If you are making a mistake，that meansC
A．you're careful
B．you're kind
C．you're growing
D．you know nothing
62．If you never try new things，you can'tD
A．improve        B．create           C．spend           D．A and B
63：After Edison failed 10，000times，heB
A．gave up
B．invented the light bulb
C．invented the computer
D．invented 10，000new things
64．When you make a mistake，you are closer toC
A．trine           B．money          C．success          D．everything
65．What's the main idea of the passage'？C
A．Never make mistakes．
B．You can make mistakes without thinking．
C．Sometimes it's good to make mistakes．
D．Making mistakes is terrible．

18．阅读下面短文，从A、B、C中选出能回答问题或完成句子的最佳选项．（共5小题，计10分）
What is your favorite color？Do you like yellow，orange，or red？If you do，you must be an active person who enjoys life．Do you like blue？Then you are probably quiet，shy，and would rather follow than lead．
Colors do influence our moods（情绪）．A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one，and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day．On the other hand，black is depressing（令人压抑的）．There was a black bridge ever the Thames River，near Leaden．The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area-until it was repainted green．
Light and bright colors make people net only happier but also more active．In the factory，the workers will work better，hander，and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black．
61．An active person may likeA．
A．yellow，orange，or red
B．yellow，black，or red
C．orange，blue，or black
62．most people feel moreC in a yellow room than in a dark green one．
A．tired                   B．bored                  C．relaxed
63．Why did most people probably kill themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge？C
A．Because the bridge was too crowded．
B．Because people didn't like the bridge．
C．Because the color of the bridge was depressing．
64．In the factory，when the machines are painted usage，the workers will workB．
A．worries                  B．hander                C．More slowly
65．Which could be the best like for the passage？B
A．Year Favorite Color       B．The Secret of Color     C．The Color of a Bridge．

17．Our school is doing a survey of sleeping in Grade Eight．The purpose of the survey is to understand the students'sleeping habits．The students are asked to choose one amzver for each question in the questionnaire．

1．What time do you usually go to sleep？ □Between 8 to 10 p．m． □Between 10 to 12 p．m． □After 12 p．m． 2．What time do you usually wake up？ □Between 4 to 6 a．m． □Bet ween 6 to 8 a．m． □After 8 a．m．	3．How many hours of sleep do you get each night？ □Between 5 to 7 hours □Between 7 to 9 hours □More than 9 hours 4．How often do you have trouble sleeping？ □Hardly ever □Several times per week □Almost every night
Current Results
1．Between 8 to 10 p．m.10% Between 10 to 12 p．m.59% After 12 p．m.31% 2．Between 4 to 6 a．m.54% Between 6 to 8 a．m.44% After 8 a．m.2%	3．Between 5 to 7 hours 65% Between 7 to 9 hours 30% More than 9 hours 5% 4．Hardly ever 33% Several times per week 47% Almost every night 20%

61．The students can chooseAanswer（s） for each question．
A.1B.2C.3D.4
62．of the students go to sleep between 10to 12p．m．C
A.31%B.44%C.59%D.65%
63.33% of the studentsDhave trouble sleeping at night．
A．alwaysB．oftenC．sometimesD．hardly ever
64．According to the survey，Bstudents sleep less than 8hours．
A．allB．mostC．someD．a few
65．Our school tries toCby doing the survey．
A．solve the students'sleeping problems
B．increase the students'sleeping time
C．understand the students'sleeping habits
D．make a new timetable for the students．

16．Different countries have different greeting customs．Read this article to know about the greeting customs in different cultures，and make sure you greet people in the right way next time you visit one of these countries．
France
French people greet each other with a handshake，but close friends kiss each other on both cheeks when they meet．They do this gesture when meeting and before leaving．
South Korea
In South Korea，it is sign of respect for people to bow when greeting each other．In South Korea，a bow is followed by a handshake．When shaking someone's hand，it is polite to support the right forearm（前臂） with the left hand．However，South Korea women do not shake hands with Western men； instead，they bow slightly．
Brazil
Kissing women on the cheek is a common way of greeting．In a formal situation，a handshake is often done to show respect．Men should shake hands before and after meeting，and once they have become familiar with each other，a light hug is often given to each other．
Ghana
In a social situation，it's polite greet everyone in the room．A handshake is used in greeting，and one palm（手掌）must directly touch the other palm．It's considered disrespectful to touch the back of the hand．
The Philippines
There are several ways of greeting people in the Philippines．An elderly person places his or her right hand on the forehead of a child to"bless"the latter．This is called"mano"．Relatives and family members greet each other with a kiss on the cheek．Friends greet each other with a polite nod or a handshake．

68．Mike kissed a French boy Jim on the cheek，they mayB．
A．meet for the first time
B．be close friends
C．be in a social situation
D．be in a formal situation
69．In Brazil，it is very common toDbetween good friends．
A．shake hands
B．kiss on the cheek
C．bow to each other
D．give a light hug
70．Which of the following is NOT true about the Philippines？C
A．Friends greet each other with a polite nod or a handshake．
B．An old man blesses a child by putting his right hand on the child's forehead．
C．It's impolite to touch the back of the hand when shaking hands．
D．In the Philippines，family members can greet each other with a kiss．
71．The best title for the passage is"A"．
A．Greeting customs in different cultures．
B．How to behave politely
C．All the ways to greet people
D．Friends should greet politely．

15．What does an elephant never do？An elephant never eats meat．An elephant always eats ① and it eats a lot．It eats for about sixteen hours a day，usually at night．When it's very hot，around midday，it gets together with other elephants and sleeps for a few hours．It usually sleeps on its feet．After sunset，it starts to walk to look for water．An elephant sometimes walks for fifty miles to find water and goes without water for three days．
An elephant shows feelings．② It is happy to see a friend．It takes care of a sick elephant．When an elephant dies，all the other elephants are sad．
They bury（埋葬）the elephant in the ground with their tusks（獠牙）．They usually don't leave that place for three days．When elephants travel，they always stop when they come to the place where a friend is under the ground．Elephants have great memories!

81．请根据首字母提示补全①处的单词．plants
82．请结合上下文选出能填入②处的句子．B
A．It eats and it sleeps．
B．It laughs and it cries．
C．It travels and it stops．
83．How many hours does an elephant eat for a day？About six hours（three words）
84．How does an elephant sleep？On its feet（three words）
85．How do the elephants bury a dead elephant？with tusks（two words）

14．Volunteers
Volunteers are people who do a job for the satisfaction （满足感）of helping others．
Volunteers do many different types of jobs．Some volunteers read books onto tapes so that people with poor eyesight（视力）can listen．
Some volunteers deliver meals to elderly or sick people．
Some volunteers help tourists （游客） who visit a city during a major event like the Olympic Games or the Commonwealth Games．
Volunteers help whenever a community is hit by a natural（自然的）disaster（灾害）．
Volunteers assist（援助，帮助）in       putting out（扑灭）bush（灌木丛）fires．They might also help to evacuate（疏散）people from areas that have been flooded or hit by an earthquake（地震）or tsunami（海啸）．
A community may not recover（恢复正常）without the help of volunteers．
Some communities require volunteers more than others．
Communities that don't have much money require a great deal of help from volunteers．
Communities with a large number of elderly people might require more help from volunteers than communities with more young people．Without volunteers，some communities couldn't operate．

63．Communities withB elderly people might require more help from volunteers．
A．a few
B．a lot of
C．little
D．much
64．Why do some communities require volunteers more than others？BecauseB．
A．they have more money
B．they have more elderly people
C．they have more young people
D．they have more children．
65．Which of the following is NOT true？C
A．Volunteers read books for people with poor eyesight．
B．Some volunteers deliver meals to elderly people．
C．Volunteers give much money to elderly people．
D．Volunteers help to evacuate people．

13．There is little rain in desert．Because deserts are so dry，they have no"quilt"to help stop the soil from going away．As a result，they may get very hot during the day with the sun shining，but don't hold the heat overnight．Many deserts can quickly get cold once the sun goes down．Some deserts can reach temperatures of over 100degrees F during the day and then drop below freezing （32degrees F） during the night．
The largest hot and dry desert in the world is the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa．The Sahara is a sandy desert with great sand hills．It covers over 3million square miles of Africa．Other large deserts include the Arabian Desert in the Middle East，the Gobi Desert in Northern China and Mongolia，and Kalahari Desert in Africa．
Animals that live in the desert are also used to needing little water．Many get all the water they need from the food they eat．Other animals keep water that they can use later．The camel stores up fat in its hump while other animals keep something they need in their tails．
Only certain types of plants can live in the terrible environment of the desert．You won't see a lot of tall trees in the desert．Most plants have a way to keep water in their leaves，or trunks sor they can live a long time without water．
Now deserts cover around 20% of the world's land，but they are growing．This is called desertification and is caused by different reasons including human activities．The Sahara Desert is growing larger and larger each year．What should we do with it？

61．How is the weather during the night int he desert？B
A．Hot．
B．Cold．
C．Cool．
62．Where does the camel store up fat？A
A．In its hump．
B．In its stomach．
C．In its tail
63．Why won't we see a lot of tall trees in the desert？C
A．Because of few people there．
B．Because of the sun shining．
C．Because of the terrible environment
64．How much of the land do deserts cover in the world？A
A．One fifth．
B．Less than 10%．
C．Two fifths
65．Is the Sahara Desert growing or not？B
A．Nobody knows it．
B．It's growing．
C．It's not growing．

12．Do you know why different animals or pests （昆虫） have their special colors？Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves．
Some birds like eating locusts （蝗虫），but birds cannot easily catch them．Why？It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops（庄稼）．When crops are green，locusts look green．But as the harvest time comes，locusts change to the same brown color as crops have．Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others．So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night．
If you study the animal life，you'll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves．Bears，lions and other animals move quietly through forests．They cannot be easily seen by hunters （猎人）．This is because they have the colors much like the trees．
Have you ever noticed an even stranger act？A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid （液体）when it faces danger．While the liquid spreads over （散开），its enemies （敌人）cannot find it．And it immediately swims away．So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all．

51．From the passage we learn that locustsD．
A．are small animals
B．are easily found by birds
C．are dangerous to their enemies
D．change their colors to protect themselves
52．How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger？C
A．They run away quickly．
B．They have the colors much like their enemies．
C．They hide themselves by day and appear at night．
D．They have to move quietly．
53．Bears and lions can keep safe becauseA．
A．they have the colors much like the trees
B．they move quietly
C．they like brown and gray colors
D．they live in forests
54．Why can the kind of fish live up to now？B
A．Because it is very and strong．
B．Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies．
C．Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies．
D．Because it swims faster than any other fish．
55．Which is the best title for this passage？C
A．The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests　　
B．Colors of Different Animals and Pests
C．The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests　　
D．Some Animals and Pests．

11．

In the United States，when one becomes rich，he wants people to know it．And even if he does not become very rich，he wants people to think that he is．That is what"keeping up with the Joneses"is about．It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors．
The expression was first used in 1913by a young American called Arthur Momand．He told this story about himself．He began earning （挣得） $ 125a week at the age of 23．That was a lot of money in those days．He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City．When he saw that rich people rode horses，Momand went horseback riding every day．When he saw that rich people had servants （佣人），Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours．
It was like a race，but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up．The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life．They moved back to an apartment in New York City．
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors．He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories．He called it"Keeping up with the Joneses"because"Jones"is a very common name in the United States．"Keeping up with the Joneses"came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you．Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28years．
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses．And there are"Joneses"in every city of the world．But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does，Mr．Jones always seems to be ahead．
58．Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because theyB．
A．want to be as rich as their neighbours
B．want others to know or to think that they are rich
C．don't want others to know they are rich
D．want to be happy
59．It can be inferred （推断） from the story that rich people like toA．
A．live outside New York City        B．live in New York city
C．live in apartments                D．have many neighbors
60．If a person who keeps up with the Joneses，he wouldD．
A．do as the poor persons around him do     B．do everything he likes to do
C．do as his neighbours do      D．do as the rich people around him do
61．Arthur Momand used the name"Jones"in his series of short stories because"Jones"isB．
A．an important name
B．a popular name in the United States
C．his neighbor's name
D．not a good name．

10．Today more and more cars go into families．Which car is the best for people？Different people have different ideas．
Some people like the bright colour car made in China．It's really a good choice（选择）．The bright colour car made in China is cheap，nice and safe．This kind of car is suitable for the general income （收入一般的） family．
Some people love famous foreign cars like Japanese cars，American cars and German cars．They're good but too expensive．But most people think famous foreign cars of better quality（质量） are better in safety．These are suitable for the high income family or for business．
Some people like sports cars，because they're fast and exciting．Some sports cars are very nice but very expensive．Only rich people can buy them．
What's the best car for us？Maybe it's a new and popular topic in life．

26．What does the writer think of the bright colour car made in China？C
A．It's nice but expensive．
B．It's good but too expensive．
C．It's cheap，nice and safe．
D．It's comfortable．
27．To the writer，the famous foreign car is suitable forA．
A．the high income family
B．the general income family
C．people like traveling
D．people like sports
28．According to the passage，some people like sports cars because they'reD．
A．cheap and nice
B．comfortable and save oil
C．good but too expensive
D．fast and exciting
29．Which is NOT true about cars？C
A．Cars made in China are cheap．
B．Famous foreign cars are too expensive．
C．Sports cars are also cheap．
D．More and more families buy cars．
30．The passage tells usD．
A．some expensive cars
B．famous foreign cars
C．some cars made in China
D．different cars．

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