Whichteamgotthelowestscoreinto-优题课

The way we spend our time can be divided into three "bottles"．These are the necessary tasks bottle，the voluntary（自愿的） tasks bottle and the happiness bottle．

Every day，we spend time filling the necessary tasks bottle with useful things，like making money，doing housework，buying food and paying bills．We then fill another bottle with voluntary tasks．These are things that we do for others，but we may not enjoy them．This bottle gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities，cooking family meals，and doing laundry．Those bottles are very important．If we don't fill them each day，our family won't run properly．

However，we often forget to fill the third bottle﹣﹣﹣﹣the happiness bottle that we fill with activities that make us happy．Is your happiness bottle sometimes empty at the end of the day？Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks，time flies by，and before we know it，it is time for bed．We all have days like that．

This is why each day we have to make an effort to fill our happiness bottle．I fill mine by going to the dancing class．And I always leave classes more happily than when I enter．This week，I had the pleasure of taking part in a guitar practice in my neighborhood．We show our musical talent and practice music for charity．It was a time of fun，friendship and music﹣making．At the end of the evening，my happiness bottle was filled to top．

Will your activities bring joy to your life？Or are the other two tasks eating up all your time？Try to find ways to achieve a balance between how you fill your three bottles．At the end of the day，hopefully we've done all we can to make sure that our happiness bottle is filled．

42．Which activity belongs to a necessary task according to the passage？　　

A．Going to work though it is raining heavily．

B．Buying a birthday gift for your good friend．

C．Having a yard sale to raise money for sick kids．

D．Sending your son to a piano lesson Sunday．

43．What does the underlined word "it" mean in the third paragraph？　　

A．We require enough time to fill the necessary tasks bottle．

B．Necessary and voluntary tasks are less important．

C．All the three bottles are filled to top at the end of the day．

D．We need time to do something to make ourselves happy．

44．How did the writer fill the happiness "bottle" this week？　　

A．By cooking meals for family．

B．By going to the dance class．

C．By practicing music for charity．

D．By listening to some nice music．

45．Which of the following is the best for "　　" in the last paragraph？

A．Make sure to fill all the three bottles．

B．So consider how your time will be spent．

C．People will have more happy activities．

D．It's not enough to fill the happiness bottle．

Here are three toys on the 2016 US hot toy list．

Why？it has something to do with the quality of the toys．Companies are not allowed to lie．But they can try to make you believe that you want something．Keeping your eyes open for these marketing tricks（策略）．

Showing Famous Faces

Why is Simone Bile's picture on your breakfast box？Why does Taylor Swift drink Diet Coke？They may love those products．But they're also paid by those companies．Companies invite stars，and even cartoon characters to stand up for the products．

Forcing FOMO

FOMO stands for Fear of Missing Out．If you think you won't be able to get a product because it's selling quickly，you're more likely to rush to buy it．That's why you see "limited edition（限量版）" products．Apple，for example，uses this rule when it gives out limited numbers of new photos to create shopping excitement．

Creating Collections

Think Shopkins．The company creates groups of products，like ice cream balls and teacups．Then it tries to advise you to buy them all to complete your collection．Many products have found success this way．Then they ended up in a box in your house．Ask yourself：Do I want this because I like it？Or am I just trying to collect more than my friends？

Playing Mind Games

Marketers want you to think that buying their product will change you in some way．They want you to thing "buying this brand（品牌） is going to make you cool，happy，or popular，"says Professor Ahern．Marketers try to control your view of the brand by using a story，imagery，music，or people．Then，whenever you're about to buy something，they hope that image will pop into your mind，making you choose their product over anther．

So now you know．This Black Friday，be sure to shop smart．

38．How many brands are mentioned in the passage？　　

A．Three．

B．Four．

C．Five．

D．Six．

39．What does the underlined sentence "Then they ended up in a box in your house．" mean？　　

A．Then the products were found no use to you．

B．Then something was wrong with the products．

C．Then the products were found necessary to buy．

D．Then people were proud of getting the products．

40．The passage is probably a 　　．

A．business story

B．marketing report

C．scientific research

D．product introduction

41．the best title for the passage may be 　　．

A．Top Three Toys

B．Hot Companies

C．Shopping Smarter

D．Creating Excitement．

At just 17 years old，Pakistan's Malala is the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize．

Malala came to international attention when she spoke up for the rights of all children to have an education．Malala's father was a teacher who ran a school．For her early life，her family lived in the school so she was used to sitting in the classrooms before her school age．Now，she can speak three languages and loves learning．

She grew up in Pakistan．The living conditions in her area were very poor and unsafe．Many people were hurt and many schools were closed．Especially girls were not allowed to go to school．

Reporters from Britain told the world what was happening with the help of Malala．In 2009，12﹣years﹣old Malala wrote 35diaries on the Internet．She wrote about the difficulties of her life，and about her strong hope for education．Soon after that，Malala's family was chosen to be in a TV program to show ordinary children's education because both father and daughter spoke good English，and they cared about children getting an education．

From then on，a few people hated her and hurt her．Though terribly wounded，Malala became a courageous fighter for the education rights of millions of girls worldwide．"I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was hurt，I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up，"she said．

She has now written a book about her life called I am Malala．The book shows that one person's voice has the power to inspire change in the world．In her speech，she spoke warmly about her aims for education and peace．One sentences she said one day became famous：One child，one teacher，one pen and one book can greatly change the world．

34．Many people around the world began to know Malala because 　　．

A．she could speak three languages in all

B．her father ran a school for the young

C．she fought for all children's education

D．she got an education when she was young

35．It can be inferred that Malala is 　　 girl from Paragraph Five．

A．brave

B．lively

C．clever

D．careful

36．The underlined word "inspire" in the last paragraph might mean "　　"．

A．describe

B．compare

C．celebrate

D．encourage

37．The purpose of this passage is mainly to 　　．

A．introduce people's living conditions in Pakistan

B．suggest more news reporters pay attention to the girl Malala

C．let people realize the importance of all children's education

D．tell more people to give opinions on kid's education in Pakistan．

Do you like to solve problems for children？Listed below are probably three of the best answers．

I want to stay a kid forever．I love my birthday，but I don't want to be older．

﹣﹣﹣﹣Haddie，Washington

The great thing about growing up is that it doesn't happen all at once．Day after day，you'll have new experiences which can be scary，but it can also be fun．

When we feel sad about growing up，try thinking of all the things you hope to happen when you're older．It's good to enjoy being a kid，but you should know that some adults say they still feel like kids!

I like fantastic books，and I'm thinking of writing one．But I don't know how to begin．Please help!

﹣﹣﹣﹣Liam，Pennsylvania

One idea is to list "top five" memories，such as your top five trips，funny things that happened at school and so on．Choose one of these for a story．Another idea is to imagine what book you'd like to write．As words pop into your mind，write them down．Then challenge yourself to write s story using all of those words．Good luck writing．

Kids tease（嘲笑）me because I'm the slowest runner in my class．What can I do？

﹣﹣﹣﹣Tiona，Oregon

We're sorry to hear that．These kids may be looking for attention，and if you don't give it to them，they may stop．

If that doesn't work，you could try replying with kindness．Sometimes kind words are the best answer to them．If the teasing continues，be sure to talk to someone who can help．If improving your running speed is something you'd like to work on，you could also ask your gym teacher for advice．

（1）What's Haddie's problem according to the passage？　　

A．She can't begin a fantasy book．

B．She doesn't want to grow up．

C．She can't run fast in her class．

D．She is laughed at by many kids．

（2）Which of the following is True from the passage？　　

A．Most adults hope to stay kids forever．

B．The gym teacher can help Tiona run faster．

C．Kids who are teasing others want to get help．

D．There're five ideas to help write fantasy books．

（3）Which column（栏目） of a magazine is the passage probably from？　　

A．Cultural Thinking

B．Sports Club

C．Fantastic Discovery

D．Growing Pains．

Tuesday was like any other day for Morgan Bieley，15．It was the fourth period，and she was the first student to arrive in the gym for her P．E．class．（71）　　．

"There was a sharp cracking noise and then a loud boom．After that，I didn't remember anything，"said Morgan．

The roof（屋顶） of the gym had fallen down under the heavy snow．Morgan couldn't get away．"I woke up and there was a big piece of wood on my leg．（72）　　．I was starting to get cold．"

Luckily，help was nearby．A new program using "rescue（救援） robots" was tried for the first time．

"We were nervous about using the robot，"said Derric Sneed，the leader of the program．"But in the end the robot gave us exact information．（73）　　．"

The robot was able to go into the gym and find Morgan's place．"Once we made sure where Morgan was and knew it was safe，our men went into rescue her，"says Sneed．"Her leg was broken and she was scared，but thankfully，she was alive．"

Doctors say that Morgan is doing well．（74）　　．"I want to meet my hero after I get out of the hospital，"laughs Morgan．"That little robot saved my life!"

A．It went rather well

B．I couldn't move

C．She should be going home in three days

D．Suddenly there was a loud noise．

75．Who does Morgan think her hero is？（回答不多于3个单词）