The greatest saleswoman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews has got more than eight thousand dollars selling Girl Scout cookies since she was seven years old.
Going door-to-door after school, the terribly shy Markita changed herself into the cookie-selling dynamo（高手）.
It starts with great wish.
For Markita and her mother, whose husband left them when Markita was eight years old, their dream was to travel the world. “I’ll work hard to make enough money to send you to college,” her mother said one day. “When you leave college, you’ll make enough money to take you and me around the world. Okay?”
So at the age of 13 when Markita read in her Girl Scout magazine that the Scout（童子军）who sold the most cookies would win a free trip for two around the world, she decided to sell all the Girl Scout cookies she could—more Girl Scout cookies than anyone in the world, ever.
Wish, however, alone is not enough. To make her dream come true, Markita knew she needed a plan.
“When you are doing business, wear your Girl Scout clothes when you go up to people in their building, ” her aunt told her. “Always smile, whether they buy something or not and always be nice.”
Lots of other Scouts may have wanted that trip around the world, but only Markita went off in her own uniform each day after school, ready to ask—and keep asking—people to help in her dream.
Markita sold 3,526 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that year and won her trip around the world. Since then, she has sold more than 42,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.
Markita is no cleverer than thousands of other people, with dreams of their own. The difference is that many people fail before they even begin. They fear（恐惧）that they will be refused. This fear leads many of us to refuse ourselves and prevents us from getting where we have set off for long before anyone else ever has the chance—no matter what we are selling.
“It takes courage（勇气）to ask for what you want,” she said. “Courage is not that you don’t have fear. It means doing what it takes although you have a fear of it”.From the passage we learn that ________.
| A．a good planning is the most important in the job of selling |
| B．Markita took the free trip around the world herself |
| C．Markita has a full-time selling job now |
| D．to do something successfully, we should do what is needed |
Markita ________.
| A．started to sell Girl Scout cookies when she was 13 years old |
| B．has only one parent |
| C．whose parents are rich, went to college |
| D．sold cookies in different shops |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
| A．The Greatest Saleswoman in the World. |
| B．A Successful Girl in Selling. |
| C．The Secret of Selling. |
| D．Girl Scout Cookies. |
The main reason for Markita’s success is that ________.
| A．she asks for what she wants before she is refused |
| B．she isn’t afraid to be refused |
| C．her aunt has told her how to sell things |
| D．she has a good wish |
阅读下面短文，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项．
Clothes Donation（ 捐赠 ） Box
Have you ever put your old clothes into the donation box in your neighborhood？ If not， you can do it right now because the clothes donation is becoming a trend（ 趋势 ） in Urumqi．
"From time to time， my mother clears out the clothes which I no longer wear． You know， we teenagers are growing fast． I think it's a good way to help others． " Lin Tao， a junior student says．
"I often pick out some of my clothes which are out of style after going shopping． Then I'll put them into the donation box． " Miss Li， a pretty young lady says．
"That seems like a good idea． Some clothes in the box are quite new． People can either wear them or use themto make things such as handbags and pencil cases．" Mrs． Wang， an old woman says， "Sometimes I also look through the box for some nice clothes．"
However， there are some problems along with the popularity of clothes donation． Recently， a UTV reporter from Focus on the City has made a survey． Here are the results：
◆The box is full of clothes in a short time． There is no more room for people to give away clothes．
◆Some people sell the clothes in the donation box for making money instead of wearing them．
◆Some communities set the box in unsuitable places． So there are few clothes in it．
◆Many clothes are too old and shabby（ 破烂的 ）．
"What's worse，" one of the staff in a community added， "We qutie often see people throw rubbish
into the box when they pass by． We've tried to stop them several times but failed． It has been the most serious problem since we set the box．"
In order to make the donation box work in an efficient（ 有 效 的 ） way， our government is taking action． Clothes donation will be better﹣organized and it'll be more convenient for people in need to take the clothes away．
（1）Miss Li gives away her clothes because ．
| A． |
her clothes are out of style |
| B． |
her mother clears out her clothes |
| C． |
she is growing too fast |
| D． |
she wants to make something |
（2）The reporter from UTV has collected ．
| A． |
4problems |
| B． |
5problems |
| C． |
6problems |
| D． |
7problems |
（3）All the problems about the donation box are included EXCEPT ．
| A． |
there's no more room for people to donate clothes |
| B． |
people choose unsuitable places to set the box |
| C． |
sometimes the box is broken by someone |
| D． |
the clothes in the box are too old and shabby |
（4）The underlined word " them" in Paragraph 4means ．
| A． |
the clothes donation boxes |
| B． |
the old people |
| C． |
handbags and pencil cases |
| D． |
some clothes in the box |
（5）We can infer（ 推断 ） from the passage that ．
| A． |
the clothes donation will be better﹣organized to help donators and people in need |
| B． |
the clothes donation becomes less popular than before because of serious problems |
| C． |
the clothes donation can prevent some girls from wearing clothes that are out of style |
| D． |
the clothes donation gives the traders a good idea to sell old clothes for making money |
根据文章内容，判断文后句子的正确（T）与错误（F）．
One day， little Roy was ill． So his mother took him to the clinic（ 诊 所 ）． A doctor examined him and said， "Well， boy， there is something wrong with you． I'm afraid you need to get injections（ 输 液 ） twice a day． Then you will feel better soon． A nurse will give you the injection later．" Roy thought it would hurt so he was afraid．
His mother wanted to comfort him， "Sweetie， don't be nervous． I'm here． If you're brave， I'll take you to the zoo on weekends． I promise!"
"Great! Mum， I love animals!" said Roy．
Just then a young nurse came and said to him with a smile， "I am going to give you the injection now， Roy． Where do you want it？ Left arm or right arm？"
But Roy got scared again． He thought for a while and asked， "Nobody has let me choose that before． Must I choose now？"
"Yes， Roy，" the nurse replied， "Where do you want it？"
"Well， " Roy answered in a low voice， "I want it in your left arm， please．"
（1）Roy's mother took him to the clinic because of his illness．
（2）The doctor told Roy he needed to get injections twice a day．
（3）Roy thought the doctor would hurt him so he was afraid．
（4）His mother promised to take him to the zoo on weekdays．
（5）Finally， the nurse gave the injection on her left arm．
Many Chinese students may want to study abroad after high school．But at the same time，more and more foreign students are coming to China．
According to a report www ． theStudents．com.397，63 International students came to China in 2015．China is now the third most popular country for international students，behind the United States and the United Kingdom．
In the summer of 2016，55 students and teachers from Germany came to China and joined a summer camp，they were interested in traditional Chinese culture．
They visited several schools in Beijing．They learned to make dumplings， play Chinese kung fu and do paper cutting． If they like Chinese handing，they can learn calligraphy． By communicating with Chinese people，they could have a close relationship with their new friends，they could know more about China．
In 2018， especially yung people in Germany，have become more interested in learning Chinese．There are more cultural exchanges between Germany and China．German students have had chances to learn more about Chinese culture， history and its life today．Almost 400 German school have Chinese classes．Over 8，000 German students study in China．
（1）According to a report， is the third most popular country for international students in 2015．
| A． |
Germany |
| B． |
the United Kingdom |
| C． |
China |
| D． |
the United States |
（2）The German students learned to do the following things in China EXCEPT ．
| A． |
playing ping﹣pong |
| B． |
making dumplings |
| C． |
paying chinese kung fu |
| D． |
doing paper cutting |
（3）What does the underlined word calligraphymean in Chinese？
| A． |
豫剧 |
| B． |
书法 |
| C． |
太极 |
| D． |
油画 |
（4）How many German schools have Chinese classes in 2018？
| A． |
40 |
| B． |
55 |
| C． |
Almost 400 |
| D． |
Over 8000 |
（5）Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
55 students and teachers from Germany came to China and joined a summer camp in 2015． |
| B． |
German students have become interested in learning modern Chinese cuture． |
| C． |
There are fewer cultureal exchanges between China and Germany． |
| D． |
More and more foreign students come to study in China now． |
A man was fishing on the bank of a river． A boy came to see him fishing． The man was really good at fishing and he could catch a full basket of fish in a short time． The man saw that the boy was very cute， and he wanted to give him a whole basket of fish． But the boy shook his head． The man was surprised and asked， "Why don't you want the fish？"
The boy replied，" I want the fishing rod（竿）in your hands． "
The man asked，" Why do you want the rod？"
"I will eat up all the fish in the basket soon，but if I have the fishing rod，I can use it to catch a lot of fish by myself．"
Many people will certainly say the boy is very smart…wrong! If he doesn't know fishing skills． He can't catch fish without a fishing rod．It's useless to only have a fishing rod， fishing skills are more important than having a fishing rod．
Many people want to have a "fishing rod" in their life． They are just like the boy， they thought that if they had a fishing rod， they would have fish to eat．Life is full of exciting things，we should try to learn fishing skills instead of having a fishing rod．
（1）The man was fishing on the bank of ．
| A． |
a river |
| B． |
a lake |
| C． |
a pool |
| D． |
a sea |
（2）Why did the boy refuse the man's fish？
| A． |
Because he didn't like fish． |
| B． |
Because he wanted his fishing rod． |
| C． |
Because he wanted some big fish． |
| D． |
Because he wanted to have fishing skills． |
（3）Many people thought the boy was after he explained why he didn't want the fish．
| A． |
smart |
| B． |
silly |
| C． |
wrong |
| D． |
hardworking |
（4）Life is full exciting things，we should try to ．
| A． |
fish |
| B． |
eat fish |
| C． |
learn fishing skils |
| D． |
have a fishing rod |
（5）What is the best tide（标题）for the article？
| A． |
the Fishing Rod |
B． | |
| C． |
the Fishing Man |
D． | |
| E． |
the Fishing Boy |
F． | |
| G． | H． |
the Fishing skills |
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NOTICES |
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DANCE & MUSIC Jazz and hip﹣hop music Time ： 6﹣8p．m． Every Tuesday and Saturday． Place： Sally's Dance club， 32Admiral Road All ages welcome ￥ 15ech class |
A GREEN CITY Help make the big city greener by planting trees Time：10﹣11：30a．m． every Saturday． Place：Foxdale Park． All ages welcome． |
SWEETING THINGS Learn to make cakes with Anne． Time：3﹣5p．m． every Sunday． Place：Sunnyside Kitchen， 3A Baker Street（Behind Sunny side Hall） All ages welcome． ￥ 5for ingredients（原材料） |
（1）If Harry only has 4dance classes，he should pay dollars．
| A． |
15 |
| B． |
30 |
| C． |
45 |
| D． |
60 |
（2）On Saturday morning， people in Foxdale Park can ．
| A． |
take a dance class |
B． | |
| C． |
plant ttrees |
D． | |
| E． |
learn to make cakes |
F． | |
| G． |
do exercise |
H． |
（3）Where can people make cakes？
| A． |
At Sally's Dance Club |
| B． |
In Foxdale Park |
| C． |
At Sunnyside Kitchen |
| D． |
On 32Admiral Road |
（4）Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
All ages are welcomed to exercise at Sally's Dance Club． |
| B． |
Ingredients are free for people at Sunnyside Kitchen． |
| C． |
People can make the city greener every Saturday in Foxdale Park． |
| D． |
Teengers can dance with music for about 3hours at Sally's Dance Club |
（5）You may see these notices ．
| A． |
in a newspaper |
| B． |
in a book |
| C． |
on a magzine |
| D． |
on a bus |