How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?
Shyness means feeling nervous or afraid when you’re around other people. Experts have found that more than 80% of middle school students feel afraid to be the center of attention. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences(经历).
It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case of how much.
Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.
If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in history were shy, too.
You see, being shy isn’t all bad. But remember not to let good opportunities(机会) pass by just because of it! If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practice your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of. The underlined phrase “to feel yourself again” in the third paragraph means “________”.
| A．感受生活 | B．恢复过来 | C．玩得开心 | D．寻求帮助 |
What kind of shyness can be bad according to the passage?
| A．You find it hard to enjoy yourself at a party. |
| B．You feel a little nervous when you go to a new place. |
| C．You seldom go outside, afraid of meeting new people. |
| D．You have a red face when you’re asked to answer a question in class. |
If you have to practice your spoken English in class, ________.
| A．just do it |
| B．just refuse to do it |
| C．you’d better ask someone to help you |
| D．tell your teacher you’re too shy to do that |
We can infer(推断)from the passage that_________.
| A．kids are all born shy |
| B．you can’t change yourself |
| C．shy people can also be successful |
| D．shy people are not good at working others |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．Are you too busy? | B．Think more for others! |
| C．Are you shy or not? | D．Once he was shy just like you! |
 Here is a poster of the Youth Sports Club. Read it and answer the questions.Youth Sports Club Sport of the Month: Tennis 11:00 a.m. ~ 7:00 p.m. Ticket price for each event: v $100 a person v $50 a person for groups with over 15 persons & poster 海报 event 活动 & likely 可能地
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| Stanley was a person who loved singing to himself in the bath. One cold winter night, he went into the bathroom to have a hot bath. He took off his clothes and turned on the tap, but there was no hot water─the water from the tap was cold. Stanley didn’t know what was wrong, but he finally decided to take a bath without hot water. He started to sing as usual, one song after another. Stanley was surprised that the water felt warm this way. So he kept singing, louder and louder, until he finished his bath. The next morning when Stanley was going to work, he saw a piece of paper on his door: & tap 水龙头
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Most people have a cellphone(手机). When you are walking on a busy street, you will see many people speaking on their phones. Many people say they can’t imagine how they live without a cellphone.
Cellphones play an important role in our daily life, such as keeping in touch with others, calling home or the police if there is any emergency. Although cellphones can help us a lot, we must think of others when we use them. Unfortunately, some people do not consider others when using their cellphones. For example, some cellphone users speak too loudly and discuss personal matters in public places. Some people make phone calls in the cinema. Some people talk for a long time on the phone while they are driving on the busy road. Someone’s cellphone will ring during an important meeting. Many people complain about these bad manners. In their opinion, cellphone users shouldn’t disturb others when they make a call.
Then how to use a cellphone politely in public? The following rules will help you. When you’re in a meeting, watching a movie or having a lesson, you’d better turn off your cellphone. When you get a call and you’re with friends, try to make the call as short as you can. If you are waiting for an important call, then make sure that you tell others about this at the beginning of a meeting. It’s rude to scream(尖叫声) or shout on the phone. Make sure you will be heard only by the caller but not by the others around you. Besides, if possible, find a quiet place where you can talk in private.You can see many people using ________ in the street.
A. radio B. cellphones C. MP4What’s the Chinese meaning for the underlined word “emergency”?
A. 紧急情况 B. 娱乐活动 C. 公益活动People must consider ________ when they use cellphones in public.
A. themselves B. other persons C. their familyIt is good manners for cellphone users to ________.
A. make phone calls in the cinema
B. talk about personal matters loudly in public
C. turn off the phone during an important meetingThe best title for this passage is ________.
A. Cellphone Manners B. Cellphones Are Very Useful C. Having a Meeting
A man and a woman had a son many years after they married. They had a happy family and the boy was the apple of their eyes. When the boy was four years old, an accident happened. One night the father was very tired after work, so he asked his wife to meet their son and take him home. The mother was very busy in the kitchen, and she forgot about it.
Later the boy lost his way in the street. When the mother found this, she went to look for him, but she couldn’t find him. Then she went to the police station to ask for help. She was very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband. After hearing the bad news, the father hurried to the police station. When he saw his wife, he didn’t blame(责备) her. Instead he said, “I love you, darling!”
“If I had picked him up or found this earlier, this would not have happened,” the father said to himself. He thought there was no point in blaming anyone. His wife also lost her only child. What he could give her was just understanding. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, they finally found their lost son. From then on, they became closer than before.
When something bad happens, people always spend lots of time blaming others instead of giving them support. Try to learn to forgive(原谅), and then you will find the world is much more wonderful.The father didn’t pick the boy up that day because he was________.
A. sick B. tired C. busyThe mother asked ________ for help when she couldn’t find her son.
A. her husbandB. her neighbor C. the policeThe underlined sentence “the boy was the apple of their eyes” means ________.
A. the boy was loved deeply by his parents B. the boy liked eating apples
C. the boy’s face was round like an appleWhich of the following is TRUE?
A. The mother was angry with her husband.
B. The father thought his wife should be blamed.
C. The boy was safe and sent home by the police at last. The passage mainly tells us that we should _________.
A. forgive and understand others B. blame each other
C. take good care of children
| World Expo(世博会) 2010, Shanghai China |
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| Address |
Shanghai World Expo Garden |
| Phone |
+86-21-962010 |
| Open time |
8:30 a.m.－10:00 p.m. (Saturdays to 10:30 p.m.) |
| Ticket |
Adult: ¥160 Kid: ¥80 |
| E-mail |
expo2010@hotmail.com.cn |
| Website |
www.expo2010.cn |
| How to get there |
by subway 42 special bus routes(专线) |
| How to book tickets |
by phone or through the Internet |
| Theme |
Better City, Better Life |
| Feature |
●It is the first time for the 159-year-old World Expo to be held in China, a developing country. ●It’s another great event for China after the successful Beijing Olympics in 2008. ●189 countries present(展示) their best from May 1st to October 31st. |
If you want to book a ticket to World Expo 2010, you can’t ________.
A. e-mail expo2010@hotmail.com.cn
B. write a letter
C. call +86-21-962010Mr. Chen and his wife want to go to Shanghai Expo with their child, they will pay _______in all.
A. ¥160 B. ¥320 C. ¥400Last Saturday, Michael went to visit Shanghai Expo. He had to leave there ________.
A. before 8:30 a.m. B. by 10:30 p.m. C. after 11:00 p.m.Shanghai World Expo lasts for ________.
A. six months B. 159 days C. 189 daysYou mustn’t go to Shanghai World Expo by ________.
A. subway B. motorbike C. bus