When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a 26 .
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. 2 7 a result, no one knew I was. I was very 28 , and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I 29 the other students talking and laughing. I felt my heart 30 . I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problems. An who d I didn’t want my parents to 31 me.
Then one day, my classmates talked 32 with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. 33 , a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know 34 he was. He passed me and then 35 . He looked at me, without a word, but a smile.
36 , I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and 37 .
That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became 38 to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember 39 at me!
It doesn’t matter 40 all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
A．kiss B．smile C．hug D．bow
A．For B．Because C．As D．Since
A．lonely B．alone C．along D．lone
A．heard B．listened C．listen to D．heard of
A．sing B．play C．break D．dance
A．look for B．worry about C．feel glad D．know about
A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．happily
A．Just time B．At that moment C．By the time D．In that time
A．whose B．that C．which D．who
A．turned on B．turned off C．turned back D．turned over
A．Suddenly B．Luckily C．Hurriedly D．Seriously
A．cool B．warm C．sad D．love
A．near B．nearly C．closer D．closely
A．laughing B．looking C．meeting D．smiling
A．though B．because C．even if D．until
Man has a big brain. He can think and slanguages. Scientists once thought that man isn’t the same as animals b
man can think and learn. They know now that dogs, monkeys and birds can learn, too.
They are beginning to uthat men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can’t speak. They make much n
when they are afraid, or unhappy. Apes(猿) can learn some things more quickly than man. One or two of them have learned a few words. But they cannot join w
to make sentences. They cannot think l
us because they have no language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been a
to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very w
when he is four or five, b
no animals learn to speak.
How do children learn it? Scientists don’t really know whappens inside our body when we speak. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.
Every year, we celebrate many special days─Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and New Year’s Day. In some countries, there is a special day for playing tricks on others. In North America and parts of Europe, this day is known as April Fool’s Day, and is celebrated on April 1.
Many people believe that the French started April Fool’s Day. Centuries ago, New Year’s Day in Europe was April 1. In 1582, the calendar changed and King Charles IX of France moved it to January 1.
Some people did not like this, and chose to keep April 1 as New Year’s Day. Many called these people ‘April fools’ and played jokes and tricks on them. Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England and Scotland, and later, to North America.
On April Fool’s Day, jokes are common. In the United States, for example, a person may move a friend’s clock ahead one hour, or change the sugar and salt. In Scotland, April Fool’s Day lasts for two days. The second day is called ‘Taily Day’─for one’s ‘tail’. On this day, people might secretly put a sign saying ‘kick me’ on a person’s back or behind. Other countries have their own ‘Fool’s Day’. In Spain and Mexico, people play tricks on each other on December 28. In India, it happens on March 31.
In many countries around the world, April 1 is a day of fun. Jokes bring about a lot of laughter, and many shouts of ‘April Fool’!
It is said that people first celebrated ‘Fool’s Day’ in .
A．the United States B．France C．Scotland D．Spain
A．April 1 B．April 2 C．December 28 D．March 31
A．kick your friends in the behind B．move a friend’s clock ahead one hour C．play jokes and tricks on your friends D．take a holiday from work for two days
A．England. B．India. C．Mexico. D．Japan.
A．盛行 B．流传 C．接受 D．发展
Dolphins are mammals, not fish.Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk as human beings do, but they talk with sounds.They show their with sounds.
Dolphins travel in a group.We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t like school children, but they travel to gether.
Dolphins talk to each other in the school. They give out different . They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid.They say “ ”. when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They can even make sounds above water.However, they make many more sounds under water. People hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high. make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium(水族馆)。 People can watch the dolphins in a . Dolphins don’t like to be in an aquarium away from the sea.They are sad and lonely.
Dolphins are very friendly animals. Maybe you have heard some that people are saved by dolphins at sea.Dolphin meat is good, people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck.
A．ideas B．feelings C．interests D．activities
A．study B．play C．hunt D．talk
A．help B．signs C．information D．words
A．Morning B．Good-bye C．Congratulations D．Welcome
A．not any B．a few C．few D．all
A．won’t B．don’t C．mustn’t D．can’t
A．Engineers B．Directors C．Scientists D．Zookeepers
A．show B．programme C．movie D．school
A．researches B．secrets C．accidents D．stories
A．so B．but C．though D．unless
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world. A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than a French one.
A．513 B．1,646 C．2,159 D．3,805
A．正常的 B．额外的 C．有用的 D．少量的
A．France B．Germany C．the United States D．Great Britain
A．No companies offer vacations to their workers. B．Many people say they have enough time to relax. C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work. D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days.
A．Many workers have to work long hours. B．Many people have vacations long enough. C．Work hours are the same around the world. D．There are a lot of dull people in the world.
In 1608 an Englishman named Thomas Coryate traveled in Italy .He liked the country and
down everything interesting. But he found one thing interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote，“ the Italian eat meat，they use small forks. They do not eat with their hands because，as they say，people do not always have hands.” Before he went back to England，Thomas Coryate bought a few .
At home Thomas had a dinner party to show the forks to his friends. When the steak（牛排）
was brought out，he took out a fork and wanted to the steak as the Italians did in Italy. His friends were when they saw this. He told them what the fork was. They all said that Italians were very strange people because the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas Coryate tried to prove that his friends were ，so he began to show that it was easy to use the fork. But the first of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to at him and he had to take the fork away.
People in England began to use forks only fifty years later.
A．broke B．wrote C．went D．calmed
A．less B．much C．even D．more
A．Why B．When C．Which D．Where
A．clean B．big C．dirty D．safe
A．knives B．dishes C．forks D．plates
A．use B．eat C．make D．cut
A．worried B．bored C．tired D．surprised
A．honest B．correct C．wrong D．clever
A．piece B．kilo C．pound D．packet
A．scream B．look C．shout D．laugh