Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart , you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you. While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine. Just before you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain . Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature offers you? And with the timely rain , crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t be avoided（避免）. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope .
When we face failure , we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have to do. As a popular saying goes , “ Failure is the mother of success .”
Attitude decides everything . With an optimistic(乐观) attitude life is easy and pleasant . Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us .People sometimes complain____________.
| A．the sky is always dark | B．their studies are successful |
| C．they see the world with their heart | D．life is tiring |
According to the passage , in school , ______________ .
| A．the students don’t like their lessons |
| B．the teacher will be happy if the students do the good jobs |
| C．the teachers don’t like their teaching |
| D．the teachers are tired of their work |
If there is a timely rain ,___________.
| A．you want to go out | B．you can listen to a concert |
| C．crops in the fields will grow better | D．farmers can’t have a good harvest |
When we face failure , what should we do ?
| A．We must be confident in ourselves . | B．We shouldn’t be afraid of it . |
| C．We shouldn’t give up hope . | D．All of the avbove . |
The best title of this passage is______________.
| A．Smile and the World Smiles to You | B．Complaining about life |
| C．Failure is the Mother of Success | D．It is Very Hard to Success |
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| Information about basketball |
| In China, basketball (1)______________ by many, for fun and exercise. |
| Basketball was invented by James Naismith who was a (2)______________. |
| The first basketball game in history was played on Dec. 21st, (3)______________. |
| In 1936 in Berlin, basketball game became an (4)______________. |
| Now basketball has become a more (5)______________ sport for people to watch worldwide. |
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B. 选择正确答案 The purpose (目的) of the organization “Animal Helpers” is to help .
A. poor people
B. old people
C. disabled people What’s wrong with Liz Smith according to the letter?
A. She is unable to see well.
B. She is unable to move well.
C. She is unable to hear well. How long was Liz’s training with the dog at “Animal Helpers”?
A. Six weeks.
B. Half a year.
C. More than a year. Liz Smith wrote the letter to thank Miss Li because she .
A. sent some money to her
B. gave her a special dog
C. donated money to “Animal Helpers”Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Lucky can pronounce some English words.
B. “Animal Helpers” trains animals like Lucky.
C. Lucky can fetch some things for disabled people.
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Liz Smith
Liz Smith faces many challenges in her daily life because she is a (1) person.
Liz Smith can’t use her (2) well, so normal things have always been difficult for her.
Liz Smith loves (3) and she’d love to have a dog.
Liz Smith is able to have a “dog-helper” because of Miss Li’s (4) .
Liz Smith will send (5) if Miss Li likes.
What would you do if a stranger gave you some medicine and he said it would keep you slim or help you do well in exams? Would you take it?
Many middle school students have learned to keep themselves safe by saying "no". Drugs are dangerous to your health!
Because most of teens don't know much about drugs, they might want to try them. Liu, 16, was a good student before trying drugs. . He decided to have a try. After taking drugs only once, he found it very hard to stop. Liu began to spend all his time and money on drugs. Soon, he stopped going to school and started stealing (偷).
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In China, taking drugs is becoming a big problem for teens. According to a survey, about one million people in China are using illegal drugs now, and about 74% of them are young people.
Drugs are dangerous. Never try them, even if you're curious! It is the most important for you to keep safe and healthy.
| A．In the end, he was put in prison. |
| B．In fact, what those strangers want to give them are drugs (毒品). |
| C．What's worse, there are about 10,000 drug users under 16 now. |
| D．One day, some old friends told him it would be fun. |
According to a survey, about young people in China are using illegal drugs now.
| A．1,000,000 | B．100,000 |
| C．10,000 | D．740,000 |
Sophia Wu, 25, is a young Chinese woman who does business with her family in Santiago, Chile (智利). On February 27, she experienced a night that she will never forget.
"I was asleep and was woken up by powerful shaking at around 3:30 in the morning. My whole room was moving and I couldn't stand still. I wanted to run downstairs and go outside, but suddenly the wall got broken and the lights in the room went out. The room became so shaky that I couldn't move at all."
That night an 8.8-magnitude (震级) earthquake hit Chile. Buildings and bridges fell down. Electricity (电) and water services shut down. The Chilean Red Cross reported that about 500,000 homes were destroyed and more than 800 people died.
The earthquake has been the fifth strongest since 1900. More than 90 aftershocks (余震) followed the earthquake. A tsunami (海啸) was set off in the Pacific Ocean by the earthquake.
Scientists say that there are about 500,000 earthquakes in the world each year. Of these, only 20% are felt, and 100 of them cause damage.
So far, scientists haven't found a way to predict earthquakes. But you can learn to protect yourself during an earthquake. The most important thing to remember is to drop, cover and hold on. So remember to drop to the floor, get under something for cover and hold onto something strong during the shaking.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 What happened to Sophia Wu on February 27?
| A．Her house was burned in a fire. |
| B．She dreamed a terrible dream. |
| C．Her family died in a terrible accident. |
| D．A serious earthquake hit the city she was in. |
Which is the correct order (顺序)?
a. Wu got up and found her whole room was moving.
b. Wu wanted to run downstairs and go out.
c. The wall got broken and the lights went out.
d. Wu was woken up by shaking.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．d-a-b-c |
| C．d-b-a-c | D．c-a-b-d |
Which is TRUE about the Chile Earthquake？
| A．It had no aftershocks. |
| B．It destroyed five million homes. |
| C．It caused a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean. |
| D．It has been the fourth strongest earthquake since 1900. |
From the passage, we know that about of the earthquakes cause damage every year.
| A．20% | B．10% | C．1% | D．0.02% |
How should we protect ourselves during an earthquake?
| A．We should run outside as quickly as possible. |
| B．We should drop, cover and hold on. |
| C．We should shout loudly for help. |
| D．We should call 120 quickly. |