If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life, try again now, one tiny step at a time.
Every year it's the same. As December comes to an end, you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life. But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year, you think about the last year. You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make, but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life.
Here's a suggestion : Forget the too big, hard-to-achieve goals and just think about the small ones. "We often think that we have to do everything in big steps, even though it's so hard for us to reach it," said Robert Maurer, who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life. "What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can't find any excuse not to do it. "
“Kaizen”, a Japanese word, is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes. During World War II, American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small, continuous improvements instead of sudden changes. After the war, the idea was brought to a rebuilding Japan. It made Japan develop fast. The Japanese called it “kaizen”, which means “improvement”.
Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it. "Kaizen" could possibly help people succeed in doing everything.At the end of December, people usually________.
| A．fail to make big changes | B．plan for the last year |
| C．think about the new year | D．try to lose their ideas |
Robert Maurer wrote a book to tell us_________.
| A．we should do everything in big steps |
| B．how to change one's life with one small step |
| C．we should try a lot of sudden changes |
| D．how to find a small step without any excuse |
The underlined part "increase productivity" in the passage means “________”.
| A．提高生产率 | B．增加成本 | C．增加出口量 | D．提高待遇 |
The writer of the passage suggests we should_________.
| A．make changes at the end of the year |
| B．do few experiments with "kaizen" |
| C．do things with hard-to-achieve goals |
| D．take a tiny step to achieve big goals |
Which of the following is true from the passage?
| A．You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy. |
| B．Robert Maurer studied “kaizen” and found it helpful. |
| C．You can’t find any excuse not to reach a big goal. |
| D．“Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World War II. |
There are four people in my family. They’re my grandfather, my parents and me. My grandfather exercises every day. He never uses the Internet. He eats vegetables three times a day, but he hardly ever drinks milk. And he watches TV every night. My father is a taxi driver. He’s very busy. He never exercises, but he sometimes use the Internet. He watches TV on Saturday and Sunday evening. He often eats vegetables and drinks milk. My mother is a housewife（家庭主妇）. She watches TV every day. She never use the Internet. She sometimes eats vegetables, but she drinks milk three times a week. Exercise? Of course she does. She exercises every day by doing housework. I’m a middle school student. I go to school from Monday to Friday. I often exercise. But on Saturday and Sunday, I don’t exercise because I have too much homework to do. I watch TV only on Sunday evening. But I use the Internet twice a week. I drink milk every day, but I don’t like vegetables. My mother often says to me, “Why do you eat so much meat, Mike? It’s not good for your health.” But I like it very much. _____ sometimes use the Internet in his family.
| A．Mike and his father | B．Mike and his mother |
| C．Mike’s parents | D．Mike’s father and grandfather |
_____ watch TV every day in his family.
| A．Mike and his grandfather | B．Mike’s mother and grandfather |
| C．Mike’s parents | D．Mike’s father and grandfather |
What does Mike’s father do?
| A．He often eats vegetable. | B．He sometimes use the Internet. |
| C．He is very busy. | D．He is a taxi driver. |
Why don’t Mike exercise on Saturday and Sunday?
| A．Because he wants to surf the Internet. |
| B．Because he wants to watch TV. |
| C．Because he has too much homework to do. |
| D．Because he has to go to school. |
Mike likes eating _____ very much.
| A．meat | B．vegetables | C．fruit | D．milk |
Tom has got a big family . His grandparents are in America. His parents are in China. His father is a manager and his mother is a teacher . They have got two children . Tom is a boy and Jane is a girl . Tom is thirteen and Jane is eight . Jane and I are good friends and we are in the same class .What’s this family like ?
| A．Big | B．Small |
| C．I don’t know. | D．Yes , it is. |
How many people are there in this family ?
| A．4. | B．5. | C．6. | D．7. |
Where are Tom’s grandparents ?
| A．In China. | B．In America. |
| C．In England. | D．In Australia. |
Who is older (年龄比较大 ) , Tom or Jane ?
| A．Tom. | B．Jane. |
| C．They are the same. | D．I don’t know. |
Is Jane my good friend ?
| A．No. | B．Yes. |
| C．I don’t know. | D．Sorry. |
I have six baskets. Three are big . Three are small . I have some pears and some oranges . I put three pears in each big basket and four oranges in each small basket . The number of oranges is my age(年龄).I have pears .
| A．three | B．five | C．seven | D．nine |
I have oranges.
| A．six | B．eight | C．twelve | D．nine |
What are those in the small basket ?
| A．Nine pears |
| B．Four oranges |
| C．Three pears and three oranges |
| D．Nine pears and three oranges. |
---Where are the pears ? ----They are in
| A．the three big baskets |
| B．the three small baskets |
| C．a big basketball |
| D．a small basket |
---Do you know how old I am ? ---You’re .
| A．nine | B．ten | C．eleven | D．twelve |
Today, people want to be healthy by doing sports and exercise. But some of them have some wrong（错的）ideas about it.
“A plate of chicken is a good meal before games because it has much energy(能量).”
In fact(事实上), the best meal before games should have carbohydrates (碳水化合物). Food like potatoes, bread, bananas are rich（丰富）in it, but chicken and meat are not.
“The best time to exercise is early in the morning.”
Morning is a good time to exercise, but it may not be good for you. If afternoon or evening is OK for you, and you enjoy the feeling of getting healthier, you can choose(选择) any time to exercise. So there is no fixed time for you to exercise.
“If you drink water when you exercise, you’ll feel tired.”
You must have some water during breaks (在休息期间) when you exercise. And after exercising, you must have enough water. If you don’t drink enough water, then you may feel tired.
“ Exercising every day is quite important.”
Wrong. Too much exercise is bad for our health. You have to give your body a day of rest. Before games it is good for you to eat ___________.
| A．bananas | B．chicken | C．meat | D．fish |
The underlined word “fixed” probably means (意思是) ___________.
| A．重要的 | B．困难的 | C．固定的 | D．简单的 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the article (根据短文)?
| A．Don’t drink water when you exercise, or you’ll feel tired. |
| B．Evening is the best time to exercise because it’s always cool. |
| C．You should eat enough meat(肉) because they can give you energy before games. |
| D．Exercising too much is not good for us. |
Which of the following will be the best title (标题)?
| A．Results (结果) of sports and exercise. |
| B．Best time for sports and exercise. |
| C．Reasons for sports and exercise. |
| D．Wrong ideas about sports and exercise. |
Carol and Susan are very good friends. They are in the same class at school and they often go to each other’s home on Sunday. Now they are both eight yeas old. Carol’s mother has got a new baby. Carol is very glad to have a little sister, so she is always talking about her to Susan.
At first Susan is very interested (感兴趣) in the new baby because she does not have any brothers or sisters. But after some time she begins to get tired of (厌倦) Carol’s keeping on talking about it. She also feels a little jealous (嫉妒) of her friend.
One morning when the two girls meet at the school gate, Carol says to Susan cheerfully (愉快地), “Do you know, Susan, my baby sister has put on about half a pound in weight (重量) this week?”
“That is not very much,” answers Carol. “I know a baby that puts on ten pounds a day.”
“Oh, that can’t be true!” answers Carol. "Whose baby is it?”
“An elephant’s,” says Susan.Why do Carol and Susan often go to each other’s home? Because ________.
| A．they are in the same class |
| B．they are good friends |
| C．they like to talk about babies |
| D．they are in the same study group |
Susan is ______ to hear Carol talk about the baby’s weight one morning.
| A．sorry | B．cheerful | C．happy | D．not happy |
How much does a baby elephant put on in weight a week?
| A．Half a pound. | B．Ten pounds. |
| C．Seventy pounds. | D．Seven hundred pounds. |