People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it’s not bad to make mistakes, and here is why.
At first , mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to new things, because when you are trying new things your are growing. If you never try new things , how can you improve ? How can you create? The simple answer is, “ You can’t .” Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
Another good thing about mistakes is this : when your are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this： Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb. When he was asked how he felt to fail that many times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work.
Finally , when you make a mistake, you are that much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn’t mean that you can make mistakes without thinking. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes.
We shouldn’t spend all our time and money on the only one way , but use them correctly. Because our time and money are limited. (有限的)
There is an old saying, “ If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.” So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填人题前括号内。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)If you are making a mistake, that means____.
| A．you’re careful | B．you’re kind |
| C．you’re growing | D．you know nothing. |
If you never try new things, you can’t ____.
| A．improve | B．create | C．spend | D．A and B |
After Edison failed 10,000 times, he _____.
| A．gave up | B．invented the light bulb |
| C．invented the computer | D．invented 10,000 new things |
When you make a mistake, you are closer to ____.
| A．time | B．money | C．success | D．everything |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Never make mistakes. |
| B．You can make mistakes without thinking |
| C．Sometimes it’s good to make mistakes. |
| D．Making mistakes is terrible |
Dear Jenny,
Gary is having a potluck party after Month Exam! He invites all of us to come! Since it is a potluck party, I think I will bring some beef noodles. As I know, Lily will take care of the drinks and Gina will bring a big homemade chocolate cake. Can you ask your mom to buy us some KFC fried chicken? You know it is too far for all of us to ride a bike there, but your mom often drives there. We can pay the bill together. Just think about how surprised our classmates will feel when they see what we prepare! Isn’t it great?
The party will start at noon on March 25, so be sure to be at Gary’s place around 11:30 to prepare for the party. By the way, don’t forget to invite Amy, who is good at music. If you have any other questions, just call me or write me back.
Take care!
LeoWho will take fried chicken to the party?
| A．Leo | B．Gary | C．Lily | D．Jenny |
There will be at least(至少)__________ of them for the party, besides Amy.
| A．5 | B．6 | C．7 | D．8 |
What does the underlined word “potluck” mean?
| A．A meal cooked at home for some celebrations |
| B．A free meal served by a church(教堂) for children |
| C．A meal served in a restaurant at special time |
| D．A meal where guests bring food to share |
Why does Leo ask Jenny’s mom to buy fried chicken?
| A．Jenny lives close to the restaurant |
| B．He is afraid of spending much money |
| C．It is far away for them to ride to buy it. |
| D．He is busy preparing for the exam |
According to the e-mail, which is TRUE?
| A．Gina is having a potluck party. |
| B．The party will start at 11:30 |
| C．Jenny has to pay for the fried chicken alone. |
| D．Amy was invited to go to the party. |
There were two McDonalds—Mac and Dick—and they were brothers. In 1948, they owned a restaurant in California, they liked working in the restaurant, but they got tired of the customers ordering so many different things to eat.
“If we gave customers a smaller menu, we could make some of the food before they came, and they wouldn’t have to wait so long for their meals,” said one of the brothers. The other brother agreed and said, “And if we made the customers come to the counter, we wouldn’t need any waiters or waitresses. We could also use plastic plates so there wouldn’t be any washing-up.”
These were such good ideas that McDonald brothers used them, and the customers were very pleased. They got their meals very quickly—in less than a minute—and they paid only 15 cents for hamburgers and 10 cents for fries. The first McDonald’s restaurant had no seats for customers to sit on. This meant that people had to take their food away, and that no one had to clean up any tables after them.
Then a man called Ray Kroc came to the brothers and asked to buy their business. They agreed to sell it to him for＄27 million. After that, people paid Ray Kroc to open their own restaurants using the McDonald’s name and menu. Before long, there were McDonald’s restaurants all over the United States, and nowadays, they are all over the world—even in China and Russia. The most successful McDonald’s business is in Hong Kong of China. The Hong Kong McDonald’s sells more hamburgers every day than any other McDonald’s anywhere else in the world.
McDonald’s restaurants are so successful because children love going to them. They like the food, and they like the toys and games they can get at McDonald’s.The McDonald brothers offered customers fewer kinds of foods so that _____.
| A．they didn’t need waiters or waitresses | B．they could use plastic plates |
| C．customers could get their meals quickly | D．customers would pay less. |
Customers “paid only 15 cents for hamburgers” means the hamburgers were___.
A expensive B. new C. cheap D. worth a lot less. The first McDonald’s customers took their food away because_____.
| A．They wanted to eat it quickly | B．they did not want a large menu |
| C．There were no seats in the restaurant | D．they wanted to eat at home |
Nowadays, the owners of McDonald’s restaurants pay for ____.
| A．the McDonald’s name and menu | B．children to play games |
| C．people to take the food away | D．customers to eat quickly |
This story mainly tells us ____.
| A．a restaurant in California in 1948 |
| B．how Ray Kroc made money for the McDonald brothers |
| C．where McDonald’s restaurants are in the world. |
| D．how the McDonald’s business started and grew |
Has a doctor ever given you a note to take to the chemist for some medicine? Are you able to read the note easily? Some doctors write clearly , but most doctors do not. Chemists（药剂师） have more chances to read doctors’ notes, but sometimes doctors write so badly that even the chemist can’t read them.
One day a lady wrote to a doctor inviting him to have dinner at her house. The doctor wrote an answer, but he didn’t write clearly and the lady couldn’t read it.
“What shall I do?” she said to her husband, “I don’t know whether he is coming or not. I don’t want to give him a telephone call and say that I can’t read his writing.”
Her husband thought a moment, then he had an idea.
“Thank you,” said his wife. “That’s a very good idea.”
She went to the chemist’s shop and gave the doctor’s note to the chemist. The chemist looked at it very carefully. Then he said politely, “Could you wait a moment, madam?” He went to the back of the shop. After a few minutes he returned carrying a large bottle. He gave the bottle to the lady and said, “Three times a day and one spoonful at a time.”It isn’t ______ for us to read the notes written by most doctors.
| A．right | B．pleased | C．easy | D．difficult |
A chemist is a person who ______.
| A．takes medicine | B．studies chemistry |
| C．can read doctors’ writings | D．sells medicine |
The lady wrote a doctor a letter because ______.
| A．she wanted to see him |
| B．she wanted to invite him to dinner |
| C．she wanted to get some medicine for her husband |
| D．she didn’t want to give him a telephone call |
. The husband thought ______.
| A．the chemist could give them answer |
| B．the letter was for the chemist |
| C．the chemist would give them the right medicine |
| D．the chemist couldn’t read, either |
After reading the story, we know ______.
| A．the doctor agreed to come to the lady’s house |
| B．the doctor refused to come to the lady’s house |
| C．the chemist couldn’t read the doctor’s note |
| D．the doctor could not read the doctor’s note, either |
Computers can injure you. Most other injuries happen suddenly. For example, if you fall off a bike and break your arms, it happens very quickly. But computer injuries slowly.
You probably know how to ride a bike safely. Now learn to use a computer safely.
Your eyes
Too much light can injure your eyes, so never sit too close to a computer screen. Your eyes should be at least 50 centimeters from the screen. Remember to look away from it sometimes. This gives your eyes a rest.
When you use a computer, the window should be on your left or your right. If it is behind you, the light will reflect on (反射) the screen. If the window is in front of you, the sun and the screen will both shine into your eyes.
Your hands and wrists (手腕)
Hand and wrist injuries can happen because the hands and wrists are moved in the same way hundreds of times. If you use a keyboard for a long time, follow these three rules: 1) Rest your wrists on something. 2) Keep your elbows (肘部） at the same height as the keyboard. 3) Stop something and exercise your hands, wrists and fingers in a different way.
Your back
Some people sit for many hours in front of a computer. If you sit in the wrong way, you can injure your back or your neck. So you should sit with your back straight. The top part of the screen should all be in front of your eyes. Your forearms（前臂）, wrists, hands and the upper（上部） part of your legs should all be parallel (平行) to the floor. If you are sitting for a long time, get up every 30 minutes and exercise your arms, legs and necks.
Enjoy your computer, but use it safely.A computer screen may injure your eyes if __________.
| A．you sit 60 centimeters away | B．you remember to look away |
| C．your eyes are too close to it | D．the window is on your left or your right |
Hand and wrist injuries are caused when you _________.
| A．get plenty of exercise | B．move in the same way again and again |
| C．rest your wrists on something | D．keep your elbows as high as the keyboard |
Your eyes and hands will be safe if __________.
| A．you work near a window | B．you often take a rest from working |
| C．you use a keyboard for a long time | D．the window is behind you |
It is good for your back and neck if you sit __________.
| A．in the right way | B．for many hours |
| C．with the screen below your eyes | D．with your back leaning forward |
What would be the best title for the passage?
| A．How to protect your eyes | B．How to protect your hands and wrists |
| C．How to use a computer safely | D．How to protect your back |
This is a talk by a London taxi driver.
"I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."
"It's a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles (英里) outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."
"I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."
"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."
"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on . I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief(小偷).
Luckily the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!".The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.
| A．drive | B．make money | C．climb in through the window | D．meet a lot of people |
The woman climbed in through the window because _____.
| A．she wanted to have a sleep | B．her husband didn't open the door for her |
| C．she didn't want to pay the driver | D．she couldn't find her key |
.The story happened _____.
| A．early in the morning | B．late at night |
| C．20 miles outside London | D．near the police station |
Which of the following is wrong?
| A．The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning. |
| B．The police made a mistake. |
| C．The woman had no money to pay the driver. |
| D．The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog. |
.The driver climbed in through the window to
| A．get money from the woman | B．return the dog to the woman |
| C．see what was happening in the house | D．phone the police |