Robert lives in a small town. Five years ago, when he was nineteen, he finished middle school. He didn’t like any subjects except playing when he was at school. Of course he learned nothing and the bosses wouldn’t use a man like him. He has to stay at home, but doesn’t do any housework, only watches TV or lies on bed. It makes his parents angry. They want him to study something, he always think it difficult and doesn’t listen to them.
One day Robert was walking near a bookshop while some young men were talking about the writers. He heard the publishing house pays the writers a lot. He became interested in it. As soon as he got home, he began to write. But he couldn’t write anything. At last he bought a book and copied a story. Then he posted it to the publishing house. He waited for nearly half a year, but didn’t get any answers. He had to ask an editor on the telephone, “Have you read my story yet, sir?”
“Yes,” said the editor, “I had read it before you were born! ”__________ , so he learned nothing at school .
| A．Robert had a lot of housework to do |
| B．Robert didn’t study hard at all |
| C．Robert hoped to be a writer |
| D．Robert wasn’t clever enough |
The bosses wouldn’t use Robert because __________ .
| A．he couldn’t do anything |
| B．he likes nothing except playing |
| C．he doesn’t go to work on time |
| D．he isn’t friendly to his workmates |
His parents are angry with Robert because ________ .
| A．he wouldn’t find any work |
| B．he didn’t study hard before |
| C．he’s too lazy to do any housework |
| D．he isn’t polite to them |
Robert posted the story to the publishing house to __________ .
| A．be a famous man | B．surprise his friends |
| C．win a prize | D．get much money |
The editor didn’t answer Robert because _________ .
| A．they were very busy |
| B．the story wasn’t interesting |
| C．the story was taken from a book |
| D．the young man wasn’t famous enough |
A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything.
An unpunctual man never does what he has to do at the right time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be got back. Time is more useful than material things. In fact, time is life itself. An unpunctual man is always wasting his most important things as well as others'. An unpunctual person is always saying unhappily that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls. But the man who really has much to do is very careful of his time. He knows that he can not finish all his work unless he carefully does every piece of work.
Being unpunctual is the sign of disrespect (不尊重) towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the time when he should be there, he keeps all the other guests (客人)waiting for him. Usually this will be thought as a great disrespect to the host and all the other guests.
Not like a punctual person, an unpunctual one can't do his duty wonderfully, whether it is public or personal. Imagine how it would be if those who should do important tasks failed to be on time. A man who is known to be often unpunctual is never believed by his friends.The Chinese meaning of the word "punctual" in this passage is probably “________”.
| A．听话的 | B．守时的 | C．守纪律的 | D．能干的 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．An unpunctual person often has more time. |
| B．An unpunctual person has more work to do. |
| C．A punctual person often has a busy life. |
| D．A punctual person often does his work wonderfully. |
When you are invited to dinner, you'd better arrive there___________.
| A．in a hurry | B．after the host | C．at the decided time | D．before other guests |
From the passage, we learn that an unpunctual man usually __________ in the end.
| A．saves time for others |
| B．leaves his family and friends |
| C．gets his chances and knowledge |
| D．loses his time and good name |
| Dear Mr. Wise, I’m a slow student. Most of my classmates are much better than me, so I usually get stressed out. Although I spend much time studying for the tests, I can’t get good grades. Sometimes my father gives me some help. He tells me not to worry about it, but it doesn’t work. What do you think I should do? Li Lei |
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| Dear Li Lei, Many famous people were not so good when they were young. Edison, a famous scientist, did poorly in his studies when he was a young boy. But, as an adult, he made many inventions that helped a lot of people. When I was at young age, I didn’t do well at school. I just kept working hard, and at last, I succeed. You should take it easy and try your best. Tomorrow is another day. I believe you can do better. Mr. Wise |
Li Lei feels worried because ______________.
| A．he doesn’t like going to school |
| B．he is not as good as most of his classmates |
| C．his father doesn’t like him |
| D．he doesn’t want to work hard |
.Li Lei writes this letter to ______________.
| A．ask for some help |
| B．find a pen pal |
| C．tell his father his problem |
| D．let all his classmates know it |
In Mr. Wise’s letter, “Tomorrow is another day” means “____________”.
| A．Tomorrow is the weekend |
| B．One can get good friends tomorrow |
| C．Tomorrow is the same as today |
| D．There are a lot of hopes in our lives |
Healthy eating doesn’t just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating.
Eat with others. It can help you to see others’ healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.
Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty—sometimes you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.
Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you don’t eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going. You will be smarter after eating breakfast.
Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, it’s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals .This doesn’t mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of a meal.
Don’t eat dinner late. With our busy life, we always put off eating dinner until the last minute. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to digest（消化） most of the food before you rest for the next 8—10 hours. How many pieces of advice does the writer give us?
What snacks are mentioned in the passage?
Should we keep eating until we are full?
What is the most important meal of the day?
What does the passage mainly tell us,why to eat or how to eat?
Look at the instructions(说明) on the bottle of the medicine and then choose the right answers.
John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine.
| Cough Medicine Shake(摇动) it well before use. Take is three times each day before meals. Dose(药量):, Age: over 14 ： 2 teaspoonfuls(勺) 8-13： 1 teaspoonful 4-7： 1/2 teaspoonfuls Not right for children below the age of three. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December 1st, 2003. |
John should take a day.
| A．2 teaspoonfuls | B．3 teaspoonfuls | C．4 teaspoonfuls | D．1 teaspoonful |
The medicine should be kept in_______.
| A．a fridge | B．hot water | C．any place | D．the sun |
John should before he takes it.
| A．shake the medicine well | B．eat nothing |
| C．do some exercise | D．drink a cup of tea |
When people are_______ years old, they cannot take this medicine.
| A．eighty | B．thirty | C．two | D．twelve |
John will_______ the medicine when it is left after Dec. 1st, 2003.
| A．throw away | B．stop to take | C．take once | D．take six times more |
Mrs Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said:
Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children's Hospital are asking for money for children's toys. Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.
After Mrs. Weeks read the story, she said,"This story gave me an idea."
"You want us to bring some money for the toys.""We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital, "said the boys and girls one after another.
"Well, your ideas would be nice, "Mrs. Weeks said,"but mine is different."
Mrs. Weeks smiled. "Do you think you could make toys?" she asked.
"Yes, yes," the whole class answered.
"Great! Let's begin to make toys tomorrow," said Mrs. Weeks.
On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Weeks took the children to the hospital with the toys made by her students.
The children in the hospital felt very happy to see the toys. The children in the class felt happy, too. A few days later, Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class:
Some school pupils brought toys to Children's Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctors said, "We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say, 'THANK YOU, GRADE THREE'"What was the first newspaper story mainly about?
| A．Sick children in Children's Hospital |
| B．Doctors in Children's Hospital |
| C．Mrs. Weeks and her students |
| D．Toys made by the boys and girls |
What "idea" did Mrs. Weeks have in mind?
| A．Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital. |
| B．Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital. |
| C．Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital. |
| D．Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital. |
Doctors in Children's Hospital didn't have to keep the children happy and quiet.
| A．enough time | B．enough boys and girls |
| C．enough toys | D．enough doctors |
At first, the doctors in Children's Hospital wanted to _______ the sick children.
| A．give some money to | B．make some toys for |
| C．get money to buy toys for | D．borrow some toys for |
What Mrs. Weeks really wanted to do is to _________ .
| A．let everyone know her class . |
| B．save some money for toys . |
| C．make herself famous . |
| D．teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others . |