There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her. One day, feeling very sad and lonely, she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn (荆棘) bush. The young girl carefully released the Butterfly. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
“For your wonderful kindness,” the good fairy said to the girl, “I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied, “I want to be happy.” The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the little girl grew up, there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness .She would only smile and answer, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”
When she was very old and on her deathbed, the neighbors all gathered around her, that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us, please,” they begged, “Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, no matter how secure they seemed, no matter how old or young, how rich or poor, had need of me.”Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn, the orphan girl ______.
A.helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn |
B.felt sorrow,but she didn’t go up to help it |
C.fell down on it too |
D.failed to help it release from the thorn |
The butterfly ______ after it was saved by the little girl.
A.flied away | B.still died |
C.changed into a fairy | D.was more beautiful than before |
The only thing that the little girl wanted was________.
A.to be rich | B.to have her own parents |
C.to have a lot of friends | D.happiness |
The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying, because ______.
A.they loved this woman deeply and they didn‘t wanted her to die |
B.the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she died |
C.they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness |
D.they wanted to pray for her after her death |
Speaking from my past experience, it is very difficult to find good friends that you can trust but once you have found them, they are worth keeping forever! Therefore, I think friendship is the most important relationship that anybody could have.
The qualities I look for in a friend are a good sense of humor but sensitivity when it matters. Also that friend would have to be strong-minded and highly spirited. I think that these qualities are the key qualities to look for in a good friend.
Even the strongest friends can still have arguments, although usually about more serious topics, rather than the usual teenage childish arguments. Some matters can seriously affect a friendship. If one of your friends started experimenting with harmful and dangerous drugs, what would you do ? A good friend would try to help as much as possible, whereas a bad example of a friend would simply shrug(耸肩) and turn a blind eye.
Not only the bad things affect friendship ---- good activities do too. Such as bonding with one another, not just by going out on a night with them but by spending quality time with them and talking to each other, which indicates a good ability to communicate. This is a key aspect of a good friendship.
Good friends do not always have to be in the same age group as you. I have a good friend and she is 47 years old and I am 16.
Unfortunately, some people lose contact with their friends as they grow older, which is a sad way to lose a good friend.
I think friendship is one of the most important things in life because if you have no friends you will have no happiness. According to the author, true friendship _______.
A.is easy to get | B.deepens with time |
C.needs management | D.affects one’s happiness |
Paragraph 3 is mainly about______.
A.why drugs are bad for teenagers |
B.problems that will test friendship |
C.ways that help avoid arguments |
D.whether a friend is trustworthy |
According to the author, which matters least in friendship?
A.Age. | B.Sensitivity. |
C.Sense of humor. | D.Communication ability. |
Which of the following saying can match the author’s view on friendship?
A.Old friends and old wines are best. |
B.A friend without faults will never be found. |
C.A life without a friend is a life without the sun. |
D.a friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. |
A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism(网瘾), a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.
Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. Such behavior has seriously affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log(写日志) on computers and spend long hours at different websites.
They become hooked(着迷) on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don’t concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.
They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.
Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world. The main idea of the passage is about__________.
A.the cause of weboholism |
B.the advantage of weboholism |
C.the popularity of weboholism |
D.the effect of weboholism |
We can infer from the passage that_______.
A.weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers |
B.students can hardly balance real and virtual life |
C.people are addicted to games on the Internet |
D.virtual life is more vivid and attractive than real life. |
Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?
A.It contributes to the development of the web. |
B.The chat room language may change social culture. |
C.The problem will be getting more and more serious later. |
D.People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life. |
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Antz is a movie that shows young kids how to work as a team. It shows however small a part they may have, what matters most is the team outcome of that small-small effort they all put to make things happen. It tells them never ever to give up the dream and never ever to accept failure. It tells about an ant that is never known by its size but by its team. |
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Forrest Gump tells a story of a boy who stands for friends and has a strong will power. He never throws his life for chance but makes the best out of it. This story will make your kids feel sure about themselves and their abilities, making them brave enough to stand up to any challenges. |
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Lion King is an American animated (动画的)musical adventure film produced by Wall Disney Feature Animation. The movie will show your kids the importance of having friends in one’s life. |
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Dumbo will give your child wings to imagine without any boundaries. He doesn’t have to be logical every time. He has to understand that it’s the mental strength rather than the physical strength that brings out the best out of everything. Free for parents who come to see the film with their child. |
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As a parent we are always caring about our kids but sometimes it’s not helpful for their growth. Finding Nemo, an animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, shows us how to teach them to overcome their fear by trying things,failing and bouncing back again for the /ry. |
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The director brings out the best of the characters in the movie Toy Story. The movie portrays the emotions of the toys. How beautifully the emotions like friendship,togetherness ,leadership,love,care and so on have turned up in this movie! |
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According to the text, the film Forrest Gump is aimed at improving the viewers’ _____.
A.teamwork | B.self-confidence | C.Imagination | D.friendship |
How much do they have to pay if eight-year-old Jason goes to see the film Dumbo with his parents?
A. $ 10. | B.$ 20. | C.$ 30. | D.$ 45. |
Who are the main target audience of the movies mentioned in the text?
A. Parents. | B.Teachers. | C.Children. | D.Clerks. |
What emotions have appeared in the film Toy Story EXCEPT__________?
A.friendship | B.love | C. leadership | D. Generosity |
When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm and, in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that city life has its problems too.
One big disadvantage is money---it costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of travelling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.
Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment. Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising---and, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.
Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is, when you are in your teens(十几岁) or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?
A.Staying on the farm | B.Moving to the countryside |
C.Leaving home for the city | D.Running away from the school |
Which of the following is true about the writer?
A.He is very old now. | B.He is in good health. |
C.He prefers driving a car. | D.He lives in the city now. |
In the passage, the writer tries to _______.
A.express his opinions about way of life |
B.describe his life in the countryside |
C.show an interest in the outside world |
D.persuade the reader to live in the city |
How is the passage mainly developed?
A.By inferring | B.By comparing |
C.By listing examples | D.By giving explanations |
Janelle was running late for work, so she just had time for a quick look at herself in themirror as she was going out. What she saw there made her stop dead in her tracks.
Being a busy college student just one year removed from her teenage years, she wasn’t exactly obsessive-compulsive(有强迫观念和行为的) about the neatness of her clothes. But her boss at the restaurant where she works saw things a little differently. He had recently lectured the entire staff on the importance of appearance, and had specifically mentioned the need for servers to wear clean, unwrinkled blouses. As an assistant manager, Janelle felt it was important to set an example for the other employees. But if she stopped to iron the blouse normally, she would be late —and work without delay was an area of even greater concern to her boss.
So she grabbed her iron and plugged it in and set it for low heat. Carefully holding her blouse away from her body, she continued to iron it while she was wearing it. It seemed like a logical answer to an urgent problem.
And it seemed to be working until Janelle tried to iron the collar and accidentally ironed her neck by mistake. Then it suddenly seemed like a really stupid idea and a really painful one as well. It took more time to treat her burn than it would have taken to iron her shirt properly. And she spent a miserable shift dealing with the pain of the burn.
We’ve all been there, haven’t we? For me it was cutting my own hair. For a former roommate it was trying to pull his own wisdom teeth. For another college acquaintance, it was trying to change the oil in his car while the motor was still running.
“There’s a right way and a wrong way of doing things,” Dad used to tell me whenever I’d spoil the look of our yard by trying out a faster, easier and more creative way of pulling weeds or edging the lawn. “If a thing is worth doing,” he said, “it’s worth doing it right.” There’s a reason why certain things are done in certain ways. Those old, boring, predictable ways work.Jenelle found in the mirror that __________.
A.there were stains on her blouse |
B.her blouse was wrinkled |
C.she wore heavy makeup |
D.she put on a wrong blouse |
It’s learned from Paragraph 2 that______________.
A.Jenelle had no sense of responsibility at work |
B.Jenelle failed to set an example for employees in daily work |
C.Jenelle didn’t care about the neatness of her clothes at all |
D.Jenelle’s boss put doing something on time above appearance |
What can we infer from the fifth paragraph?
A.We all have done loads of things like Janelle. |
B.We are careful enough in daily life. |
C.We all have done something creative. |
D.We all have tried to iron clothes while we are wearing them. |
What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph ?
A.Be creative. | B.A bad beginning makes a bad ending. |
C.Stick to old ways. | D.Do things right. |