Life’s a long, long journey(旅程)” so we are told, and most of us would not set off on a journey, even a short one, without some idea of where we wanted to go. Yet many people travel on life’s journey with no sense of direction at all.
Setting personal goals can give your life a sense of direction. Goal setting is used by top sports players, successful business people and achievers in all fields. Before you set personal goals, think about what you want to achieve with your life.
Try to set goals in some of the following categories (类别).
| Education—Will you achieve the educational goals after finishing high-school? Are you still growing and learning Family—What kind of relationship do you want with your parents and other family members? Creative—Do you want to achieve any artistic goals? |
Career— What job do you want to take when you grow up? What do you need to make your dream come true? Public Service—Do you want to make the world a better place? Physical—Are you fit enough to do the things you want to do? Pleasure—How do you want to enjoy yourself? |
To help make the process (过程) more manageable, divide your goals into smaller tasks. For example, if you want to reach a main goal in five years, set a three-year goal, a one-year goal, a three-month goal and a one-month goal. Then create a daily To-Do List of things that you should do today. When a goal is achieved, take the time to enjoy your success. This helps you build the self-confidence.
Remember, your goals can change as time goes on. But be sure your goals are things you hope to achieve, not what your parents, family or teachers want.According to the passage, we set goals to ________.
| A．have better future |
| B．enjoy pleasure in life |
| C．know where to have a journey |
| D．give our life a sense of direction |
What should you consider when you set a family goal?
A. The education you want to get
B. The job to support your family.
C. The relationship with family members.
D The time you’ll spend reaching your goal What’s the best advice to achieve the main goal?
| A．building the self-confidence. |
| B．creating a daily To-Do list of things. |
| C．dividing your goals into smaller tasks |
| D．setting the time to achieve the main goal |
From the passage, we can learn that ________.
| A．Once you set your goals, they can’t change. |
| B．Not all the people can get success by setting goals. |
| C．Enjoying success in one goal can help you do better in the next one. |
| D．Your goals are the things you and your parents, families or teachers want. |
The best title for the passage is _________.
| A．A long journey |
| B．Goal setting for life |
| C．The direction of life |
| D．Ways to achieve goals |
A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes. Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess flew busily. She was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.
In the following hours on the flight, each time the airline hostess passed the passenger she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid attention to her. When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the airline hostess to hand him the passengers’ brochure（小册子）. She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him. Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and broke a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?” That’s right! Who can refuse your twelve sincere smiles from a person?What did the passenger need when the plane just took off?
| A．A booklet to write something. |
| B．A cup of water to take his medicine. |
| C．The stewardess to make an apologize. |
| D．To get off the plane at once. |
Why did the air hostess forget to give him the water?
| A．Because the passenger was angry. |
| B．Because the passenger was very cruel. |
| C．Because she was very busy. |
| D．Because she was not friendly to the passenger. |
The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “sincere” is ________.
| A．自豪的 | B．婉转的 | C．真诚的 | D．委屈的 |
Why was the air hostess very sad?
| A．She thought the passenger would write down bad words. |
| B．She thought she couldn’t give the passenger any help. |
| C．She thought the passenger would tell her manager. |
| D．She thought she should say sorry to the passenger again. |
| Developing school skills |
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| Books to help you to become better teachers or better learners These materials can help both teachers and students of different levels and grades.
• Lessons with textbooks |
Tom needs to improve his study skills. If he takes the lessons, he has to spend ______.
| A．$75 | B．$100 | C．$ 120 | D．$ 135 |
If you want to build your vocabulary, you will take ________lessons.
| A．37 | B．43 | C．60 | D．70 |
The books in the picture are for ___________ to develop school skills.
| A．students of lower grades |
| B．students of different levels |
| C．both parents and children |
| D．both teachers and students |
When you have a cold, you must be unhappy (不快乐) because your body becomes hot, and there are pains (疼痛) all over. You don’t want to work, you stay in bed, feeling terrible.
What makes you ill? It’s germs. Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes but you can see them with a microscope (显微镜). They are very small and there could be hundreds of them in or on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When you look at dirty water under the microscope, you can see them in it.
Germs are found not only in water. They are also found in air and dust (灰尘). If you cut your finger (手指), and if some of the dust goes into the finger, it will become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes germs will go into your body and you will have pain everywhere.The word “germ” means (意思是)___________.
| A．细菌 | B．废气 | C．煤气 | D．空气 |
You can see germs____________.
| A．when you are ill |
| B．only when you use a microscope |
| C．when you cut your finger |
| D．everywhere around you |
Your parents won’t allow(允许) you to drink dirty water because_________.
| A．dirty water will make you dirty |
| B．there are many germs in it and germs can make you ill |
| C．you can see many germs in it |
| D．it will make your finger red and big |
The writer(作者) talks about__________.
| A．how to keep dirty water clean |
| B．how to look after your fingers |
| C．how to find germs in the dirty water |
| D．what can make you ill |
Jay Chou was born on January 18, 1979, in Taiwan, China. He grew up with his mother, and was a quiet and shy kid. He didn’t do well in study, so people thought he would never be successful in life.
As a small child, Jay took a great interest in music. His mother sent him to learn the piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing. When he was in high school, he could play the piano quite well. At the same time, he showed his talent for writing songs.
Before Jay became a singer, he worked as a songwriter. For two years, he spent most of his time writing for singers. Some of them were very famous, like Coco Less and Jacky Cheung. Jay released(发行) his first album(专辑) in 2000 and soon he got quite popular.
Now Jay is one of the most famous singers in Asia. However, he is still shy and doesn’t speak clearly when he sings or talks, but he has a lot of fans. Most of his fans like him because he is really good at music and never follows(仿效) others.When Jay Chou was a small kid,.
①he was quiet and shy
②he lived with his parents
③he didn’t study well
④he loved music
| A．①③ | B．①④ | C．①③④ | D．②③④ |
Jay Chou’s mother sent him to learn the piano .
| A．in 1982 |
| B．when he was in primary school |
| C．when he was five |
| D．when he was in high school |
Jay Chou wrote songs for two years.
| A．for himself |
| B．for his friends |
| C．for his mother |
| D．for Coco Lee, Jacky Cheung and some other singers |
Which of the following about Jay Chou is NOT true .
| A．He is a good-looking singer. |
| B．He has a lot of fans |
| C．He doesn’t speak clearly |
| D．His songs are different from others |
| “ I hardly ever drink soda. I usually drink coffee. I sometimes drink eight cups （杯）a day.” Rose |
| “ I do exercise regularly. Sometimes I spend 4 or 5 hours on exercise in a day. ” Sam |
| “ I have a bar of chocolate once in a while. I can’t eat a lot of chocolate, because it makes me fat. ” Kim |
| “ I have a TV in my living room, a TV in my dinner room, a TV in my kitchen, and a TV in my bedroom. I even have one in the bathroom. ” John |
| “ I spend a lot of time shopping, but I don’t spend a lot of money. I often do window shopping. ” Jenny |
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其代号填入左边的括号内。Rose likes .
| A．soda | B．drinking soda |
| C．coffee | D．drink coffee |
How much time does Sam spend on exercise?
| A．Four hours in a day. |
| B．Five times in a day. |
| C．Four or five hours in a day. |
| D．One day. |
How many TVs does John have?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
Kim has chocolate , while Jenny spends shopping.
| A．once, a lot of time |
| B．once in a while, a lot of money |
| C．once in a while, a lot of time |
| D．once, a lot of money |