【题目】Research from the World Economic Forum shows that successful people put their mornings to good use. The researchers have listed 14 things that successful people do in the morning before the first meal of the day. These things include exercising, spending time with the family and working on a personal hobby.

The research suggests that we don’t have to do all the 14 things every day. We can choose some of them to start the day. Here are some examples.

Get up early. According to Laura, 90% of CEOs wake up before 6 am on weekdays. PepsiCo CEO(首席执行官) Indra Nooyi, for example, gets up at 4 am and is in the office? no later than 7 am. At the same time, Disney CEO Bob gets up at 4:30 to read, and Twitter and Square CEO Jack gets up at 5:30.

Drink water instead of coffee. Drinking water in the morning makes you more active and speeds up your metabolism(新陈代谢).

Make your bed. This leads to a happier and more productive day.

Exercise. Exercising in the morning helps reduce stress.

Make a plan for the day. Using the morning to make a plan for the whole day can help you decide what you will do first.

1What might successful people not do in the morning?

A. Sleep late.??? B. Exercise.??? C. Get up early.??? D. Make a plan.

2What time might PepsiCo CEO get to the office in the morning?

A. At 4 am.??? B. At 6:50 am.??? C. At 7:30.??? D. At 8 am.

3If you were under too much pressure, what can you do according to the passage?

A. Drink coffee.??? B. Drink water.??? C. Exercise.??? D. Make the bed.

4What is the best title?

A. Exercising is great.??? B. Make the plan early.

C. It’s important to eat healthily.??? D. Put mornings to good use.

【题目】There was a group of people who took the same bus every morning into the city. No one ever talked to each other.

One morning, an old man who was usually sad and alone got on the bus, smiled and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up and said “good morning”.

Over the following weeks our new friend came dressed in an old suit and tie. He said good morning to us every day and we all gradually began to talk to each other more.

One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around and asked, “Do you have a girlfriend, John?” He said yes shyly. The other people on the bus smiled.

Every morning after that, John always brought flowers. Some people even brought flowers for him. Everyone was happy and became friends.

But one morning John wasn’t waiting at his stop. And he wasn’t there for the next few days. When the bus came to an old people’s home, one of the people on the bus asked the driver to wait while she was going in. The staff(工作人员) said that old gentleman was fine. But one of his close friends had died over the weekend.

Next Monday, John was waiting at but stop, looking very sad. We were silent as he walked onto the bus. No one mentioned his friend, but we each handed him a flower. We wanted to be there for this man who brought us together that summer.

1According to the story, we learned that __________________.

A. people on the bus knew each other well at first

B. few people replied to John’s greeting

C. other people on the bus didn’t like John

D. John was a friendly old man

2Who did John bring flowers for?

A. The people on the bus.??? B. The driver.

C. His girl friend.??? D. Himself.

3Why did the people on the bus each hand John a flower?

A. Because John liked flowers.

B. Because they wanted to help John save money.

C. Because they wanted to cheer John up.

D. Because there were many flowers in summer.

4What does the story want to tell us?

A. When you care for others, you may get more love from others.

B. Taking a bus is a good way to make friends.

C. Laughter is the best medicine.

D. Talking to strangers on the way will help you kill time.

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