Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends upon (取决于)ourselves." In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions（建议） to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future. For example, getting into college or getting a good job －that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.The best title of the passage is______.
| A．Money Makes You Happy |
| B．The Secrets of Happiness |
| C．Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy |
| D．Good Friends Make You Happy |
The passage gives us ______pieces of advice on happiness.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
The writer thinks that______.
| A．everyone knows how to live a happier life |
| B．it's wrong to spend time on work |
| C．hobbies take up too much time |
| D．doing good things for someone can make you happier |
Which of the following is not mentioned（提及）in the passage?
| A．Reading a good book. | B．Traveling to a foreign country. |
| C．Playing a sport. | D．Spending time with close friends. |
阅读下面短文，判断正误。
What a cold winter! How wonderful it would be if there were a fire! Fire keeps us warm. But fire is very dangerous, and can kill us. November 9 is National Fire Safety Day. It's a time for us to learn a lot more about fire, especially what to do if we are caught in a fire.
Call 119
Never try to put out a fire by yourself, even if it is a very small one. Get help from your parents or call 119. Tell 119 where you are and what is on fire. Listen to 119's instructions.
Keep down close to the floor
If there is a lot of smoke in your room, keep down close to the floor. There is less smoke down there, so it's easier to breathe(呼吸) and see where you are going. If you don't, the smoke may kill you before the fire does.
Don't use the elevator
Never use the elevator(电梯) during a fire. Always use the stairs. An elevator may stop at the floor where the fire is burning. It may also go wrong and keep you inside.
Don't go back
Never go back into a burning building. Even if you have left your pet or favorite toy inside, do not go back for it. Don't worry about your pets. Animals have a very good sense of smell(嗅觉). They often get out of the building before people.
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）
( ) 11. National Fire Safety Day is on November 9.
( ) 12. If you smell smoke or see a fire, you should call 120 first.
( ) 13. If there is a lot of smoke or a fire, the fire may kill you before the smoke.
( ) 14.You mustn't use stairs during a fire because it may catch fire as well.
( ) 15.Animals have a good sense of smell.
Swimming and English Learning
Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.
Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave（勇敢）. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.
Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.
Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.
Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more pract
ice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.
( ) 6. You can learn to swim by_______.
A. reading books about it B. looking at others swimming
C. havi
ng lessons on it D. going into the river and learning
( ) 7. We should learn English by _______.
A. listening and speaking B. reading and writing
C. A and B D. swimming
( ) 8. What will you do with mistakes when you speak?
A. Don’t make mistakes. B. Study hard
C. Try not to speak English D. Don’t be afraid.
( )9. What’s more important for senior school students?
A. listening B. speaking C. reading and writing D. learning
( ) 10. We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.
A. by train B. on the radio C. every minute D. now and then
Mrs. Black lives in a small village. Her husband is dead. Her son, Jack, lived with her. He worked in a shop in the village, but then he found a job in town named Green Sea. He went to live there. Mrs. Black was very angry. She got on a train and went to see her son. Then she said to him, "Jack, why do you never telephone me?"
Jack laughed, "But, mother, you haven’t got a telephone. "No." She answered, "I haven’t, but you have got one. "
（）1. The old Black ______.
A. is deadB. lives with his wife
C. went to a small villageD. worked in a shop
（）2. Jack lived with his mother ______he worked in the village.
A. beforeB. when C. after D. so
（）3. Green Sea is _________.
A. a big city B. a small village C. a town D. a man’s name
（ ）4. Jack didn’t phone his mother because ______.
A. he had no phone B. he was very busy
C. his mother had no phone D. he went home every day
（ ）5. Jack’s mother was very angry because ______.
A. Jack didn’t want to ring her up
B. Jack had a telephone but she hadn’t
C. she didn’t know how to make a telephone
D. she didn’t know she couldn’t be called
Hello!I’m Cindy’s Chinese teacher Sun Tong.I’m 22 years old. I’m Chinese .My Chinese is very good. Oh my English is not good .Cindy is an English girl.She is 12 years old.Her English is very good. Her Chinese name is Sun Xiaotong.
根据短文内容判断下列句子正（T）误（F）Sun Tong’s English name is Cindy. ( )
Cindy is an English teacher. ( )
Cindy’s English is very good. ()
Sun Tong is not Chinese. ( )
Sun Tong is Sun Xiaotong’s Chinese teacher. ( )
Dave Smith is 12. He has a sister .Her name is Jenny .She is 8.
Dave has a dictionary .It is blue .The dictionary is in his black backpack .He has a computer game and he likes it .Jenny has a watch .It is red .She likes it very much. She has a good pencil case ,too .It’s white . Her pencil ,ruler ,eraser and pen are in the pencil case. Her pencil case is in her yellow backpack.What’s Jenny’s family name?
| A．White | B．Black | C．Smith | D．Brown |
What color is Dave’s dictionary?
| A．It’s blue. | B．It’s black. | C．It’s red. | D．It’s white. |
_________ things are in Jenny’s pencil case.
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
What color is Jenny’s backpack?
| A．It’s black | B．It’s red | C．It’s green | D．It’s yellow |
下面哪项陈述是正确的？
| A．Dave is 8 | B．Jenny has a computer game |
| C．Dave’s backpack is black | D．Jenny has a sister |