Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. 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 of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge(向…挑战)yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转)door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.Those who have big houses may often feel .
| A．happy | B．lonely | C．free | D．excited |
When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will .
| A．laugh at you | B．play jokes on you |
| C．quarrel with you | D．help you up |
What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?
| A．Oh, so do I | B．Congratulations |
| C．Good luck | D．It’s just so-so |
Which idea is NOT right according to the passage?
| A．People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air |
| B．You can get help from others when you make mistakes |
| C．You can still be a happy person even if you have little money |
| D．Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you |
Which of the following is this passage about?
| A．Bad luck | B．Good luck | C．Happiness | D．Life |
Mrs. Brown is a worker. She works in a big factory. She gets up at five every morning. She often has breakfast at six fifty. After that she goes to the factory by bus at half past seven. She cleans the machines when she gets there very early. Then her workmates come. They begin to work at 8:00. They all work very hard. She goes home at five. Then she does some cooking. After supper she usually helps his son Tom with his homework. Sometimes she reads books. She usually watches TV with her family on weekends.What time does Mrs. Brown get up?
| A．5:00 a.m. | B．5:30 a.m. |
| C．6:00 a.m. | D．6:30 a.m. |
What’s Mrs. Brown’s job?
| A．A teacher. | B．A worker. |
| C．A farmer. | D．A driver. |
What does Mrs. Brown usually do at six fifty?
| A．She has breakfast. |
| B．She brushes her teeth. |
| C．She takes a shower. |
| D．She goes to work. |
What does she usually do after supper?
| A．She helps her son with homework. |
| B．She watches TV with her son. |
| C．She goes shopping. |
| D．She takes a walk. |
When does Mrs. Brown usually watch TV with her family?
| A．On weekdays. | B．On weekends. |
| C．In the morning. | D．In the afternoon. |
Thousands years ago much of our earth was covered with blocks （块） of ice．These ice blocks were as tall as high buildings in modern cities．Most of the ice was in the northern （北方的）part of the world．
Then the ice blocks started to move south． Cold and rain came with the ice．Animals and people had to move．
At last, the ice began to melt （融化）．After half a million years, most of it had melted．More than half of the earth became covered with water．The climate became much warmer．Things began to grow．The earth began to look the way it looks today．
| A．warm | B．hot | C．cool | D．cold |
| A．they tried to stop them moving． |
| B．They tried to melt them． |
| C．They tried to stay ahead of them． |
| D．They tried to move behind them． |
| A．mountains and valleys |
| B．the sun, the moon and the earth |
| C．cities and countries |
| D．seas, lakes and rivers |
| A．the freezing ice |
| B．the weather of the year |
| C．the moving of the ice blocks |
| D．a plant or an animal |
a．Forests grew
b．Food became harder to find
c．Fishing became easier
d．The temperature dropped．
| A．a; b | B．b; d | C．c; d | D．a; c |
Mrs. White was going to have her first baby very soon．Yesterday her husband took her to a hospital．So Mr. White helped her get into car and drove her there．A nurse（护士）took Mrs. White to her room and told Mr. White that he could go home and she could call him when the baby arrived（出生）．But Mr. White said he liked to wait at the hospital．The nurse said, “You may wait outside．” Mr. White was walking up and down at about midnight（午夜）when the nurse came out of the room and said with a smile,” “Which would you like better, a boy or a girl?” “A girl,” said Mr. White．“I have an elder sister, and she loves me．” “Well,” said the nurse,” it’s a boy this time．” “That’s all right,” said Mr. White happily．“That’s my second choice．”
| A．Because they wanted to see an old friend． |
| B．Because they wanted to give their child something． |
| C．Because Mrs. White was going to have her first baby very soon． |
| D．Because they needed some help． |
| A．Waiting outside | B．staying with Mrs. White |
| C．waiting at home | D．helping the nurse |
| A．because the girl looked like him． |
| B．Because his elder sister loved him． |
| C．Because the girl looked like Mrs. White． |
| D．Because he didn’t have much time to look after a boy． |
| A．had a boy |
| B．had a girl |
| C．had a boy and a girl |
| D．told the nurse that Mr. White wanted a boy |
| A．Mr. White didn’t like to have wrong． |
| B．Mrs. White told Mr. White that they had a baby． |
| C．Mr. White was very happy that he had a baby． |
| D．Mr. White went to the hospital by bus． |
One of the most popular items (项目) in the class newspaper is the advice column(专栏). Here are some of them and their answers:
Question1: I’m always late for school. I try not to be late, but I can’t help it. Please advise me what to do. —Tommy.
Answer: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won’t be late so often.
Question 2: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do?
—Sara.
Answer: I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You can try to be brave. Write and tell me more about yourself.
Question3: I’m always at the bottom (底部) of the class. What do you advise me to do? —Molly.
Answer : I advise you to concentrate (集中注意力) on improving your grades in one subject at first. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject. If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. The school newspaper has an advice column.
B Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice.
C. Sara finds it difficult to make friends.
D. The advice column in the school newspaper is very popular.What is Tommy’s problem?
| A．He is always late for school. |
| B．He finds it difficult to make friends. |
| C．He is always at the bottom of the class. |
| D．He needs help with his homework. |
What does the adviser (建议者) want Sara to do?
| A．Stop being so shy. |
| B．Stop being so brave. |
| C．Make more friends. |
| D．Give more information about herself. |
What does Molly want to do?
| A．Make more friends. |
| B．Stay at the bottom of her class. |
| C．Improve her grades. |
| D．Concentrate on one subject at a time. |
By the end of the year, what should Molly have in all her subjects?
| A．At the bottom. |
| B．At little way up from the bottom. |
| C．Quite a long way up from the bottom. |
| D．At the top. |
We each have memory(记忆力).That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a good help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remember them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercise.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because____________.
| A．they always sleep very well |
| B．they often eat good food. |
| C．they read a lot of books |
| D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language_________.
| A．at the age of six |
| B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school |
| D．when he can read and write |
Before a child can speak, he must_____________.
| A．read and write | B．make sentences |
| C．hear and remember | D．think hard |
Your memory will become better and better____________.
| A．if you have lots of good food |
| B．if you do more and more exercise |
| C．if you do morning exercises every day |
| D．if you get up early |
Which of the following is the title for the passage?
| A．Memory | B．Exercise |
| C．Language | D．Mother language |