When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.
I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”
Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?
| A．He agreed with her “enemy”. |
| B．he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”. |
| C．He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her. |
| D．He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said. |
The writer felt________ when she did the things as her father had told her.
| A．surprised | B．angry | C．disappointed | D．sad |
Which of the following can we know from the passage?
| A．The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty. |
| B．The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard. |
| C．The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last. |
| D．The writer is grateful to her father. |
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
| A．My Parents |
| B．A Serious Criticism(批评) |
| C．What People Say About You Is Always Right |
| D．The Best Advice I Ever Had |
Sales of laptop computers passed desktops in the U.S. for the first time ever this fall, according to market-research firm IDC. That's bad news for backs, necks and shoulders.
Laptops are bad for our body. When you work at a computer, the keyboard should be at elbow height and the monitor should be roughly at eye level, so you can sit well in a chair. But most users simply set their laptops on a desk or table. The keyboard is too high, which makes your arms reach up, your shoulders feel tired and your wrists bend down. The monitor is too low, which pulls your head and neck forward and down and your back may feel hurt.
That's OK if you use your laptop for a short time. But if you use one for hours without stopping – as do millions of college students, business travelers, telecommuters, video-gamers and growing numbers of office workers – your body may feel hurt. Ergonomics experts have warned about laptop problems for years. But people still like laptops better than the desktops. And they use laptops anywhere – in bed, on the floor – in all kinds of positions.
“How can a mouse or a keyboard hurt you?” says Thomas Caffrey, the founder of Myofactors LLC, “Wrong positions can be bad for your body. As time goes by, a wrong position can lead to pain in the neck, shoulders, back and arms, as well as headaches.”When you work at a computer, the keyboard should be ________.
| A．at elbow height | B．at eye height |
| C．on a desk | D．on a table |
The writer asks us not to use the laptop ________.
| A．for a short time | B．to play video games |
| C．for hours without stopping | D．to buy things on the Internet |
From the passage, we know that laptop computers ________.
| A．are not so popular as the desktops |
| B．are more popular than the desktops |
| C．are not bad for our body |
| D．have no mouse now |
Using a laptop in a wrong position may make ________.
| A．people’s sight lower | B．people have cancer |
| C．people’s arm longer | D．people feel pain in the body |
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．When you use a laptop, you should put your monitor at eye height. |
| B．Laptop computers sold more than desktops this autumn. |
| C．To keep healthy, you should use laptop computers. |
| D．Business travelers often use the laptop computers for a long time. |
Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.
One day the king said to the bad minister, “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other. Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’ on it, I’ll let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it, I’ll kill him at once. ”
The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote ‘die’ on each piece of paper.
The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces were both “die”. But he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you know what the kind man did about this at that time?
He chose a piece of paper and ate it, When they saw the word “die” on the other piece, the king and other ministers thought the word on the piece that the kind man had eaten must be “live”, so he saved his own life by his cleverness . The king was angry with ________.
| A．himself | B．the kind minister |
| C．the bad minister | D．all the ministers |
Who was told to write “live” and “die”?
| A．The king. | B．The bad minister . |
| C．The kind minister. | D．The two ministers. |
The kind minister would ________ if he chose the paper with “live” on it.
| A．die | B．live | C．give it back | D．run |
There is no “live” on both pieces of paper because ________.
| A．The kind minister didn’t want it |
| B．the bad minister couldn’t write the word |
| C．the king told the bad minister not to write it |
| D．the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him |
________ must be disappointed in the end.
| A．The king | B．The kind minister |
| C．The bad minister | D．All the other ministers |
Here are the twin sisters, Lily and Lucy. They are in Miss Gao’s class. They are two new students. They’re eleven. This is their room. It’s a nice room. There are two beds in the room. One is Lucy’s and the other is Lily’s. They look the same. Their coats are on their beds. We can’t see their shoes. They’re under their beds.
The twins have two desks and chairs. Their clocks, books and pencil boxes are on the desks. Their schoolbags are behind the chairs.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 What kind(种类) of room is it?
| A．It’s a classroom. | B．It’s a bedroom. |
| C．It’s a big room. | D．It’s a nice room. |
Which one is NOT TRUE?
| A．Lily’s coat is on her bed. |
| B．Lucy’s shoes are under her chair. |
| C．There are two beds in the room. |
| D．They are students. |
Lucy and Lily are _____________.
| A．women | B．sons | C．sisters | D．brothers |
Where are their books?
| A．On the desks. | B．In the beds. |
| C．Under the beds. | D．Behind the chairs. |
| Name |
Act |
Time |
Place |
| Jack |
Beijing Opera |
Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. |
In the hall |
| Grace |
Dance |
Thursday, 4:00 p.m. |
Class Two |
| Henry |
Play the piano |
Tuesday, 2:00 p.m. |
In the music room |
| Lin Tao |
Chinese kung fu |
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. |
In the hall |
| Tom |
Paint |
Monday, 10:00 a.m. |
In the drawing room |
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。You can watch Beijing Opera _______________________.
| A．at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday | B．at 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday |
| C．at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday | D．at 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday |
________ dances for us _____________.
| A．Henry; in Class Two | B．Grace; in the music room |
| C．Henry; at 2:00 p.m. | D．Grace; at 4:00 p.m. |
You can ask __________ to play the piano for us.
| A．Jack. | B．Henry. | C．Grace. | D．Lin Tao. |
On weekend, we can watch _____________ in the hall.
| A．Play the piano | B．Paint |
| C．Beijing Opera | D．Chinese kung fu |
We can see lots of paintings in ___________.
| A．the drawing room | B．the music room | C．Class Two | D．the hall |
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Doing exercise can help people keep healthy. Do you often jog (慢跑)? Jogging became popular about twenty years ago and now it is a favorite way of keeping fit for lots of people. People of any age like to do it. Teenagers (青少年) can jog and people in their seventies or eighties can jog, too. They can jog anywhere. People jog around college campuses (校园), around houses, and in parks.
Jogging doesn't need any special (特别的) training. Do some warm-up exercises and then you are ready to start.
Jogging is good for health. It’s good for lungs and the heart. It is easy and convenient.
| Sport |
Jogging |
| History |
Became popular (81)____________ years ago |
| Participant (参与者) |
People of any (82)______________ |
| Place |
Anywhere, around college campuses, houses and in (83)____________ |
| Adcantages (优点) |
Good for (84)_________ and the heart, (85)___________ and convenient |