Whenever we meet with difficulty or failure (失败), teachers, parents or others often say to us "Never give up." These can be encouraging words. A person should believe in himself and keep trying to be successful no matter how many times he fails. Therefore, I believe that we should never give up.

One reason is that if we give up too easily, we will seldom achieve anything. It is not unusual for us to fail in something new, so we should try again. Besides, if we always give up when we fail, we will not be able to develop new skills and grow.

Another reason is that we can learn from our mistakes so as not to do the same things again. If we do not try once more, the lesson we have learned is wasted.

Finally, we should never give up because as we work to reach our goals, we develop confidence, and this confidence can help us succeed in other areas of our lives. If we never challenge(挑战) ourselves, we will begin to doubt our abilities.

In short, it is important that we do not give up when working for our goals. We succeed in the end or not, we will learn something , and what we learn will help us to become better and more confident. What's more, if we give up , we have no chance of realizing our dreams any more , but if we keep making great efforts, there is always a chance that we will be successful one day.

Topic: Never Give Up

【题目】根据短文内容，完成问题
My friend, Dick, has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Every Saturday afternoon Dick takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.
One Saturday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the man was still there. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the man and looked at him. But the man kept talking. Finally Jack couldn't stand it anymore. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the man, but this time he held the man's hat in his mouth.
（1）Where does Dick walk with his dog every Saturday afternoon?
（2）Jack became very worried one afternoon because he wanted to.
（3）Why did Jack sit down again in front of the man with the hat in his mouth?
（4）翻译文中划线的句子。
（5）判断正误
Jack put the young man's hat on Dick' head.

【题目】完型填空
Hi， friends！Let me tell you about my 1 day. I usually get up at 6:30 in the 2and go to school at 8:00. 3 school, I have science at 9:00 . I have math at 10:00. Math is my favorite 4 . I like it very much because it is 5 Mr Zhang is our math 6 . We all like him and 7 classes. I eat lunch at 12:00 , and then I have music at 8pm. And then I have history at 2:00. I9like it because it's boring. But I really like art 10I want to be an artist(美术家). I have art on Monday and Friday.
（1）A.school B.home C.family D.room
（2）A.evening B.afternoon C.noon D.morning
（3）A.At B.On C.In D.For
（4）A.color B.subject C.book D.dictionary
（5）A.boring B.difficult C.interesting D.favorite
（6）A.teacher B.student C.friend D.parent
（7）A.my B.his C.our D.their
（8）A.8:00 B.6:00 C.4:00 D.1:00
（9）A.don't B.doesn't C.can't D.aren't
（10）A.because B.but C.so D.and

【题目】根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries.Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.
Children in the US will leave their parents' home when they grow up.They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs.They often write to their parents or telephone them.And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.
Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs.Americans think it is important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
Parents ask children to do some work around their house.And in many families, parents pay their children for doing some housework so that hey learn how to make money for their own use.
（1）The size of most American families is _______ that of other countries'.
A.larger than
B.smaller than
C.as big as
D.as small as
（2）When children grow up, they leave their parents' home to ______________.
A.get married
B.be free
C.find good jobs
D.study
（3）They visit their parents ______.
A.on weekdays
B.on weekends
C.at any time
D.on holiday
（4）Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Children have the freedom to choose their own job.
B.Parents don't ask their children to do the housework.
C.When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.
D.Parents think it is important for children to make their own decision.
（5）Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ____________.
A.they want their children to learn how to make money for themselves
B.their children asked them to do so
C.they are rich
D.the law requires(要求)them to do so

【题目】根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
Mr Ellis is very old. He has seen many changes in his hometown.
He knows that things are different now. But he never forgets the old days. He likes to talk about them. He often talks about his favorite birds , the robins (一种小鸟---鸫).“When I was a boy, these houses were not here. There were wide fields and tall trees. Every spring the robins would come. Thousands of them would fly up to the north from the south. They spent the winter in the south. Some would build their nests(巢) in the trees near our houses. Then people started to cut down trees, and built more houses. The robins stopped coming. They couldn't build their nests near our houses because there were no trees.”
“Now there are too many houses and too many roads. There are no places for the robins. They don't come any more.”
（1）Mr Ellis often talks about__________.
A.his old house
B.the old days
C.his life now
D.his family
（2）The robins spent the winter in__________.
A.the south
B.the west
C.the north
D.the east
（3）__________ built the nests in the trees.
A.Mr Ellis
B.Some people
C.The robins
D.Some dogs
（4）The robins hasn't come to the hometown because
A.people has built more houses.
B.There are too many trees.
C.it is colder in the north now.
D.There are no places for the robins.
（5）From the passage we can know that___________.
A.Mr Ellis likes his new life now.
B.there were many houses there in the old days.
C.the robins can make houses without trees.
D.Mr Ellis is not happy with the changes there.

A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the wife was doing all the talk. I admired the husband's patience for putting up with (忍受) her continuous talk. Distracted (分心) by their noise, I moved on.

I met with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous burst of words, I moved away quickly.

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop buying some souvenirs when the couple came near to the exit. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He extended (延长) it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket.

"He's a brave man." The salesman at the counter said, "Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery (恢复) he made a promise that his life wouldn't change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there's a new art show."

"But what dose he get out of the art?" I asked, "He can't see."

"Can't see? You're wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do." The salesman said, "His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head."

I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.

【1】The young couple were at an art museum __________.

A. to show their love B. to enjoy art

C. to discuss paintings D. to describe paintings

【2】 "...I moved away quickly." in Paragraph 3 shows that the writer __________.

A. was in the hope of visiting more rooms

B. was in a hurry to buy some gifts

C. was tired of the nonstop talking

D. was not interested in the art show

【3】We can infer from the passage that the husband __________.

A. was not born blind

B. couldn't put up with his wife

C. knew nothing about art

D. completely depended on his wife

【4】 The passage is mainly about __________.

A. the importance of art B. good manners in public

C. patience of a husband D. love between a couple

【题目】根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
Experts(专家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours' sleep at night， but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard， but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger (手指) with his eyes still closed， begging(请求) for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “ early birds” in China， he has to get up before six every morning.
A report shows that without a good night's sleep， students seem to be weaker (虚弱) than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.
Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late， they are able to work well in class.
（1）The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sleep because__________.
A.he didn't have enough sleep
B.it wasn't time for him to get up
C.he didn't want to go to school
D.he wanted his mother to wake him up
（2）In this passage we know if students don't get enough sleep， they may________.
A.become too weak to sleep
B.not work well in class
C.go to bed early
D.be weak in English
（3）In this passage “early birds” means “persons who ______________”
A.get up early
B.get up late
C.sleep less
D.don't want to sleep
（4）“Stay up late” here means “_____________”
A.study late
B.watch TV late
C.not go to bed until late
D.stay outside
（5）According to the passage， which of the following is right?_________
A.If you want to study better， you must work hard at night.
B.Sleeping less means working hard.
C.Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits.
D.Students don't have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.

People who speak or perform (表演) before the public sometimes may suffer from (经受) "Stage Fright" (怯场). Stage fright makes a person ____________. In that case it can make one's mind go back and forget _________ one should say or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or _____________.

Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to _________ themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been afraid to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a sad __________.

She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths _______ helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.

Miss Nichols advises her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be perfect. It's __________ to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and ________ what helped and what did not. _________ they perform more and more, they will fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim (目的) is only to __________ stage fright, not to smooth it away completely. This is because a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.

【1】A. joyful B. proud C. nervous D. hopeless

【2】A. when B. what C. how D. whether

【3】A. others B. other C. another D. the other

【4】A. cure B. control C. hold D. protect

【5】A. experience B. activity C. process D. event

【6】A. usually B. too C. also D. sometimes

【7】A. sure B. terrible C. necessary D. all right

【8】A. put out B. find out C. look for D. search for

【9】A. As B. While C. Before D. Until

【10】A. change B. produce C. improve D. reduce

（1）I couldn't find my pen, I looked for it .
（2）All the other boys in my class went boating last week me.
（3）I went to Shanghai last year and in love with it.
（4）I'd like to collect because they are interesting.
（5）His family is and he isn't able to go to senior high school.

【1】I guess these bags are those _______________ (direct). Please keep them in your office.

【2】He donated all his savings to local education in his _________________ (ninety).

【3】The ____________ (center) Government speaks highly of the achievements of Mr. Edmund Ho Hau Wah in the past decade.

【4】The firemen _________________ (control) the fire, so all of you were out of danger.