Wonder why you can get angry so easily while your friend smiles all the time? It’s probably because you both have different personalities(个性).
Personality is also about how people think, behave, and react (反应) to everything around them from day to day.
So what makes people think and behave in certain ways?
Part of the reason is that people are born like this. A baby gets its blood type, genes (基因) and other physical things when it’s still inside its mother. These things may help decide what the baby will be like.
But one’s personality doesn’t stop here. Family life, school learning and life experiences can also make you the person you are. This doesn’t mean it’s impossible to change your personality. You can always try to make yourself better. Don’t get too worried about your shortcomings (缺点). Just accept them. This is a good way to start making changes.
If you don’t know how to make friends, find out why. Is it because you’re too shy? Tell yourself to smile at people. Start talking to people using warm greetings.
Don’t give yourself a hard time about it all. It’s not easy to change lifelong habits in one night. Keep working at it. One day you’ll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new you!
【小题1】Personality is about the following except .
| A.how you behave |
| B.what you look like |
| C.how you react to something |
| D.how you think about something |
| A.people are born the way they’ll always be |
| B.a person can try to change his/her personality |
| C.personality decides what a person looks like |
| D.blood type decides what a person will be like |
| A.a shy person can’t make many friends |
| B.you can work hard to improve yourself |
| C.everyone can change him- or herself in life |
| D.there is no way to change your lifelong habits |
A mother and her young son get into a bus in a small city and sit down. The bus conductor comes to them for their money. The mother says ,“I want one ticket (票) to the zoo.” and gives her one yuan.
The conductor looks at the small boy for a few seconds then says to him, “How old are you, young man?”
The mother begins speaking, but the conductor stops her, and the boy says, “I’m four years old at home, and two in buses .”
The mother takes fifty fen out of her bag and gives the money to the conductor. The conductor gives her one and a half tickets.
【小题1】One day the mother takes a bus ______.
| A.to a small city | B.to get some money |
| C.with her son | D.to get a ticket |
| A.120. | B.150. | C.180. | D.200. |
| A.司机 | B.售票员 | C.乘客 | D.警察 |
| A.the mother | B.the little boy |
| C.the bus driver | D.the mother and the son |
| A.four | B.two | C.two and a half | D.six |
People have different ways of greeting each other. They might shake hands (握手), kiss or hug (拥抱). But do you ever wonder how dogs say hello?
If you are a dog lover, you already know the answer to this question. When you arrive home, your dog jumps up into your lap (大腿前部). It wags (摇摆) its tail, and sometimes gives you wet kisses.
Like humans, dogs have five senses (感觉): smell, touch, sight, hearing and taste. Humans use sight as the main sense for recognizing (认出) one another. But dogs have poor eyesight. They use smell to recognize others. A dog’s sense of smell is much better than a human’s. It is through its sense of smell that tells the differences between different people.
Dogs use smell to recognize other dogs, too. They tell the differences by the smell of pee (小便) and pooh (大便). When two dogs meet, they smell each other’s noses. Then they go side to side, and smell each other’s butts (屁股). By smelling its friend’s behind, a dog knows who it is with.
That is also why dogs smell everything they can on the road. By smelling grass, trees and signposts (路标), dogs know which other neighborhood dogs have been around.
【小题1】People have different ways of greeting each other except ______.
| A.hug | B.shaking hands | C.jump | D.kiss |
A. Gives you wet kisses. B. Wags its tail.
C. Jumps up into your lap. D. A, B and C.
【小题3】How do the dogs recognize each other?
| A.They use eyes to recognize each other. | B.They use sound to recognize each other. |
| C.They use smell to recognize each other. | D.They use touch to recognize each other. |
| A.How the dogs eat things. | B.Dogs have five senses. |
| C.A dog knows who it is with by smelling. | D.Humans use sight to recognize each other. |
| A.Humans and dogs. | B.My favorite animal. |
| C.How do dogs say hello? | D.Cute dogs. |
Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station,
they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
【小题1】It is ______ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.
| A.not useful | B.not helpful | C.very helpful | D.very bad |
| A.meet every time | B.meet for the first time |
| C.say goodbye to each other | D.say hello to each other |
| A.when they will be away for a long time | B.when they say “How do you do?” |
| C.when they just meet or say goodbye | D.after they haven’t met for a long time |
| A.German people shake hands as often as possible. |
| B.English people shake hands as often as possible |
| C.German people hardly shake hands |
| D.Neither English people nor Germans shaking hands. |
| A.shaking hands | B.languages |
| C.customs | D.languages and customs |
Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied(满意) with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes,a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?
【小题1】Americans like ______ best as pets.
| A.dogs | B.pigs | C.cats | D.mice |
| A.dog | B.cat | C.bird | D.fish |
| A.a fat cat | B.a happy cat | C.a thin cat | D.a sad cat |
| A.he plays cat and mouse with someone |
| B.he looks like the cat that ate the canary |
| C.he is a lazy cat |
| D.he has dragged in something |
| A.one | B.two | C.three | D.four |
There is a park near our school. We can see many trees and flowers there. We can see a hill behind the park, too. At the foot of the hill we can see a river. There are some boats on it. It is Sunday today. There are many Young Pioneers(少先队员) in the park. Some are walking and singing. Some are dancing or playing games. Ann and her sister Kate are flying a kite. Tom and his brother Sam are throwing a frisbee (扔飞盘). Their parents are sitting under a tree. All the family are having a good time.
【小题1】Where is the hill?
| A.Across from the river. | B.Behind the school. |
| C.In front of the park | D.Behind the park. |
| A.Kate’s brother | B.Ann’s brother | C.Tom’s brother | D.Jim’s brother |
| A.Yes, they do. | B.No, they don’t. | C.Yes, they are. | D.No, they aren’t. |
| A.Singing | B.Flying a kite | C.Working | D.Throwing a frisbee |
| A.Near our school. | B.Behind the park. |
| C.At the foot of the hill. | D.Under a tree. |
Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about the rich. Though they have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools, they may often feel lonely.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your teachers will help you; when you do something wrong, people around you feel unhappy; when you succeed in something, your friends will say congratulations to you. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling(感觉) of your heart. Although you are poor, you can also say you are very happy. Money is not everything. You have something else that money can't buy. When you meet with difficulties, you can loudly say you are very happy because you have more chances to challenge(挑战) yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
【小题1】______may often feel lonely even though they have beautiful houses with large gardens.
| A.Teachers | B.Parents | C.Old people | D.Rich people |
| A.Congratulations. | B.That's all right. |
| C.It's very nice of you. | D.Not at all. |
| A.proud | B.lonely | C.happy | D.excited |
| A.making much money | B.taking every chance you have |
| C.owning beautiful big houses | D.having nice cars |
| A.poor people are unhappy because they don't have money to buy big houses |
| B.we can find happiness around us even if we don't have much money |
| C.no one will help you if you are poor |
| D.rich people are very proud because they have big houses and nice cars |
When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket ... Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
【小题1】When did the story probably happen?
| A.On Christmas Day. | B.Before Christmas Day. |
| C.On New Year’s Day. | D.After New Year’s Day. |
| A.by himself | B.with the writer |
| C.with the woman | D.with his friends |
| A.His gifts were stolen | B.His basket was broken. |
| C.He lost his money. | D.He lost his way. |
| A.Collecting blankets and clothes for homeless people. | B.Helping others. |
| C.Enjoying gifts | D.Saying thank you. |
| A.A broken pocket | B.A kind woman |
| C.A happy family | D.A wonderful gift |