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Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make themselves successful. Here are some suggestions about how to be more confident.
Speak loud When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak _______(1) enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can _______(1) you become more confident.
Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.(2)
Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.
Pick up a hobby If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.
Get rid of (消除) fear Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it’s easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.在(1)处横线上填入适当的词。___________ ___________
将（2）处划线部分翻译成中文。______________________________________________
回答问题How many suggestions can help you to be more confident? ______________
找出并写出所给句子的同义句。
If singing is your favourite, you can sing as often as possible.__________________________找出并写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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In a small village there was a middle﹣aged postman，who just turned 20 years old and started delivering （投递）all kinds of happy or sad stories to each home day after day for 50 kilometers，20 years flew by，and so many changes took place，but the road from the post office to the village always hadn't had any tree and nothing but the flying dust （尘土）could be seen.
"How long shall I go along this lonely road？"
As soon as he thought he must spend his life riding the bike on the dusty road with no flower or
tree，he felt somewhat sorry.
One day when he finished delivering the letters and was ready to return，he happened to pass by a flower shop."Right，that's it!" He walked into the shop，bought a handful of wild flower seeds （种子），and from the next day on put these seeds along the roadside，Thus，after one day，two days，one month，two months...he always kept putting the wild flower seeds along the roadside.
Before long，on the lonely road，where he had come and gone for 20 years，grew up a lot of little flowers，in all seasons endlessly.
For the villages，the flowers were more enjoyable than any mail the postman delivered in all his life.
On the road without dust but full of peals （花瓣），the postman rode his bike，losing himself in the sweet smell and not feeling lonely and anxious any more.
（1）How old was the postman when he started his job？
| A． |
About thirty years old. |
| B． |
About twenty years old. |
| C． |
Over forty years old. |
| D． |
Over fifty years old. |
（2）What was the road like before？
| A． |
Covered with flowers. |
| B． |
Covered with trees. |
| C． |
Full of flying dust. |
| D． |
Full of seeds. |
（3）What did the postman buy at the flower shop？
| A． |
Wild flowers. |
| B． |
Bikes. |
| C． |
Wild flower seeds. |
| D． |
Petals. |
（4）According to the passage，which of the following is true？
| A． |
The villagers showed no interest in the flowers. |
| B． |
The postman enjoyed the road full of flowers. |
| C． |
The villagers helped buy the flower seeds. |
| D． |
The postman still felt lonely in the end. |
（5）What does the writer want to express in this passage？
| A． |
Little things make a big difference. |
| B． |
Failure is the mother of success. |
| C． |
Practice makes perfect. |
| D． |
Old habits die hard. |
While I was jumping rope ，my smartphone took a fall to the floor which created cracks （裂缝）on my screen.However，the music kept playing.30 minutes later，I could see only one﹣tenth of my screen while the rest was black.The next morning，I decided not to use it for 24 hours.I felt a sense of calm that day，which led to my not using it for on week.0 ne week ended up becoming 60 days in total without my smartphone.
Here are some advantages I noticed in this challenge.
﹣You'll become "bored"
Without my phone，1 became bored，but my mind went through all kinds of topics，Boredom（无聊）is a perfect way to create new ideas on a business or project，When you are bored，you allow your mind to relax to reach all possibilities.
﹣You'll be able to reduce your "work" hours
A survey found that adults checked their smartphones 85 times a day，or once every 10 minutes.As 1 learned in my challenge，by not having my smartphone，I fell into deep work more easily，so I completed my tasks in a shorter time.
﹣You 'll improve your mental health
Without my phone，I avoided reading negative （负面的）news and comments.While that helped make a big improvement in my mental health，the biggest reason for it was truly communicating with people.It brought me more connections with humans in the real world.I went to more dinners with friends and asked more questions to strangers.
（1）What happened to the writer 's smartphone？
| A． |
It was lost. |
| B． |
It had no sound. |
| C． |
Its music stopped playing. |
| D． |
Its screen was mostly black. |
（2）How long did the writer stop using the phone in the end？
| A． |
For 24 hours. |
| B． |
For one week. |
| C． |
For one month. |
| D． |
For sixty days. |
（3）Boredom is a good way for the writer .
| A． |
to create new ideas |
| B． |
to start a business |
| C． |
to set up a project |
| D． |
to relax the body |
（4）Without the smartphone，the writer could finish the work .
| A． |
more terribly |
| B． |
more quickly |
| C． |
more carelessly |
| D． |
more comfortably |
（5）What can improve people's mental health according to the passage？
| A． |
Chatting on the phone. |
| B． |
Reading negative news. |
| C． |
Communicating in the real world. |
| D． |
Avoiding meeting friends and strangers. |
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A.However，some new illnesses will appear. B.Biotechnology（生物技术）will make food better and healthier. C.Some cities on water will have two floors. D.They will be much safer. E.They will have pictures that，as clear as photos. |
Cars will run on solar power or electricity and will be much cleaner.（1） For example，if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously，your car will slow down by itself.
Since there won't be any spare place，new cities will have to be built in the sea.（2）
People will live on the upper floor，the lower floor will be used for traffic，shops and factories.
（3） Plants that are not influenced by insects （昆虫） or illnesses will be developed.The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.
New technology will be used to make TVs that are only 5 cm thick.（4） Electrical appliances（电器）will be quieter and will be controlled by computer.They will also use 50% less power.
Many new ways to treat illnesses will be successful using products of genetic engineering （基因工程）.Treatments will be found for the flu （流感）and the common cold.（5）
We've all haul bad experiences with restaurants，stores or hotels.Maybe you've been to a restaurant that served terrible food.Perhaps you've been to a store that had high prices and bad service.Or maybe you've booked a hotel and found out later that the room was nothing like the advertisement（广告）.
These days，we have a better chance of slopping these unpleasant surprises.We can do this by using apps.An app is a computer program on a smartphone.You cam use apps to do almost anything.App can help you play games，get directions，talk to friends，and so on.
If you want to find information about a store or a hotel，you cam use a review app.Review apps help us evaluate（评价）service and products before we hand over our money.The idea is very simple.After you go to a restaurant or stay in a hotel，you can post a review with one of your apps.You can say anything you want.If you like a hotel that you stayed in，you can tell people that it was wonderful.If you think that the food in a certain restaurant was bad，then you can tell people not to eat there.Other people can use their app to read your reviews.
Plenty of people prefer not to use these review apps.Many of these people think that it's a waste of time to look through websites and read reviews.These people prefer to go out and decide for themselves whether or not a service is good.However，review apps are getting more and more popular every day.Some apps are for exact services.For example，trip adviser gives attention to travel，and good reader pays attention to books.There are also other larger apps that provide information for just about every service that you can think of.
（1）What does the article say about apps？
A.You can use apps for many things.
B.There are very few good apps.
C.Apps are only useful for travel.
D.Apps are very expensive to use.
（2）If you want to book a hotel，how can a review app help you？
A.It can help you write better reviews.
B.It can tell you how to use a smartphone.
C.It can tell you about the hotel before you book it.
D.It can tell you about other people who post reviews.
（3）In the third paragraph，what does the underlined word "it" refer to？
A.A restaurant.
B.A hotel.
C.A review.
D.A store.
（4）According to the article，why do some people prefer NOT to use review apps？
A.They don't trust review apps.
B.They think review apps are too hard.
C.They prefer to make their own decisions.
D.They don't know how to use review apps.
（5）Where can you probably rind the passage？
A.In a music magazine.
B.In a travel guide book.
C.In a story book.
D.In a newspaper.
On May 22，2021，the whole nation was saddened by the news that Chinese scientist Yuan longping died.
Dr Yuan Longping worked most of his life growing better rice.As a result of his research，the Chinese people are no longer worried about getting starved.His great work also helped the world produce more and more rice.
Yuan，born on Sept.7，1930.After graduating（毕业.） from Southwest Agriculture College，he worked as a teacher at an agriculture school in Hunan.
Several natural disasters（天灾）hit China in the 1960s.Yuan，many people die of hunger every day.Since then，he has researched how to grow much better crops.
In 1964 ，he happened to find a natural hybrid rice（杂交水稻）plant that had great advantages over others.Yuan was excited about his discovery.He then began to study the parts of this unusual plant.
In 1973，he started to develop a type of hybrid rice species（种类）.It produced 20% more rice per unit than common ones.The seeding（种植）was very successful in the following year.This progress made China the world's leader in rice production.
More than 50% of China's total rice fields grow Yuan's hybrid species.People call hire the "Father of Hybrid Nice".
Yuan once said he lead two dreams一to "enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men"and that hybrid rice could he grown all over the world to help solve the food problem of the whole world.
（1）What does the underlined word "starved" in paragraph 2 mean in Chinese？
A.挨饿.
B.受冻.
C.致贫.
（2）What can we learn about Yuan Longping according to the third paragraph？
A.He was born into a scientist's family.
B.He was once a teacher at an agriculture school.
C.He graduated from Southwest Agriculture College in 1930.
（3）When did Yuan Longping succeed in seeding hybrid rice？
A.In 1964.
B.In 1973.
C.In 1974.
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the last three paragraphs？
A.Yuan's hybrid rice can provide all people in the world with rice.
B.Yuan's hybrid rice is grown in all of China's rice fields.
C.Yuan's hybrid rice made China the world's leader in rice production.
（5）What does the story mainly talk about？
A.The "Father of hybrid Rice".
B.How to grow rice.
C.Different rice species.