When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.” or “I know I’m late, but it’s not my mistake; the bus was late.” It is probably not your mistake, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop paying attention to whom to blame and start paying attention to how to improve the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming(克服) problems. For example, if you were late because the bus was late, maybe you need to leave home early. Or, you might call a taxi or call friends for help when in need. For another example, if your workmate causes you problems on the job for short of responsibility(责任心) or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or leave this person with some simple jobs. You should accept that the person is not reliable(可靠的) and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your workmate fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges(挑战) and chances to develop their own talents. So, stop paying attention to “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.According to the passage, winners .
| A．have responsible and able workmates |
| B．meet with fewer difficulties in their lives |
| C．blame themselves rather than others |
| D．deal with problems rather than blame others |
When your workmate brings about a problem, you should .
| A．blame him for his lack of responsibility |
| B．find a better way to overcome the problem |
| C．tell him to find the cause of the problem |
| D．ask a more able workmate for help |
When problems happen, winners take them as .
| A．excuses for their mistakes |
| B．difficulties to greater power |
| C．chances for self-development |
| D．challenges to their workmates |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage？
| A．A Winner’s Secret | B．A Winner’s Problem |
| C．A Winner’s Chance | D．A Winner’s Achievement |
Making friend is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing（乐意） to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone.
Join a club or group, talking with those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.
Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are giving an opinion about us-finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same away. Try to accept(接受)yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease(不拘束). You’ll both feel more comfortable.
Try to keep self-confident(自信)even when you don’t feel that way when you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall(趾高气扬)and straight, look directly at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to speak to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to start a conversation.
Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will make friends with that person-friendship is based on each other’s liking and “give and take”. They take time and efforts to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.If you want to meet people and make friends, what should you do?
| A．Join a club or group. | B．Talk with those who like the same things. |
| C．Join someone in some activity. | D．All of the above(上面) |
In the sentence “After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown.”, the word “unknown” means _____.
| A．without somebody knowing | B．without somebody liking |
| C．unfriendly | D．unpleasant |
How do you feel more comfortable when you are with new people?
| A．Shake hands with others |
| B．Accept yourself as you are, and put the other as ease |
| C．Don’t talk with those who don’t like. |
| D．Walk tall and straight. |
If you’d like to speak to someone, what should you do?
| A．You should wait until the person says something. |
| B．You should stay home alone. |
| C．You should cough until the person notices you. |
| D．You should say something at first. |
Friendship is based on______
| A．meeting for the first time | B．each other’s liking and “give and take” |
| C．keeping self-confident | D．facing the unknown |
Nick is a student. He has four friends. They are Ben, Eric, Peter and Andy. But they are all very different. Nick is confident and kind. He is also a good listener. All of his friends like to talk to him about their problems. This is his best quality. Ben is the quietest friend of them. He is not energetic and active like Eric, or outgoing like Peter. But he is so patient and fair. When they have an argument, Ben is always there to listen to everyone and make sure that everybody stays friends. Andy is very clever and hard-working. He does the best in exams at school. It is really kind of Andy to help Peter with his homework when he is having trouble. They get along well with each other like brothers.What do you think of Ben?
| A．He is just like Peter. |
| B．He is energetic and active. |
| C．He likes to argue. |
| D．He is quiet, but fair and patient. |
What is Nick’s best quality?
| A．He is confident. | B．He is kind. |
| C．He has good friends. | D．He is a good listener. |
What is Peter like ?
| A．Energetic | B．Outgoing | C．Quiet | D．Patient and fair |
What is it kind of Andy to do ?
| A．To help Peter with his homework. |
| B．To do well in exams |
| C．To help Nick with his homework. |
| D．To be hard-working and clever. |
Who is always there to make sure that everyone stays friends when they have an argument?
| A．Peter | B．Eric | C．Andy | D．Ben |
Li Shizhen was born in 1518. When he grew up, he liked his father’s job and he was interested in medicine. He read many books about medicine and found something wrong in them. So he decided to write a new one. He tried his best to study medicine. He set out many times on long trips to collect herbs(采集草药)and talked with old farmers. In this way, he learned a lot from the working people.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen at last finished his great work, the Ben Cao Gang Mu in 1578. The book was one of the most important books in the medical science of the world.Li Shizhen’s father was aperhaps.
| A．farmer | B．doctor | C．worker | D．writer |
He decided to write a new medical book because there were.
| A．no medical books | B．many medical books |
| C．only a few medical books | D．no good medical books |
He often traveled long way for .
| A．farmer | B．work | C．trips | D．medicine |
“his great work” means his Ben Cao Gang Mu.
| A．work | B．book | C．study | D．trip |
He finished his work when he wasyears old.
| A．sixty | B．fifty | C．in 1578 | D．seventy |
One day a big cat was going into a forest to find something to eat. On his way he met his friend, the old owl(猫头鹰). The owl greeted him, “Good morning, my dear friend. Where are you going?” “I’m going to the forest to look for some birds to eat.” The cat answered. “But be careful not to catch any of my children.” The owl said to the cat. “OK,” the cat said. “But what do your children look like?” “Oh,” the owl said, “they are the most beautiful birds in the forest.”
“All right, I know that.” The cat said and walked on to the forest.
The cat entered the forest and saw many beautiful birds here and there. He remembered what the owl had told him and went away. Then after a long time, he saw some ugly birds in a nest. He sat down and ate them one by one. When the owl came back to her nest, she found it was empty.The cat went to the forest .
| A．to meet his friend | B．because he was hungry |
| C．to see the tree | D．to visit the owl |
The old owlthe cat.
| A．knew | B．ate | C．didn’t like | D．didn’t see |
When the cat saw the beautiful birds, he .
| A．didn’t eat any of them | B．ate only a few of them |
| C．caught some but let them go | D．ate all of them |
The old owl’s children were .
| A．beautiful | B．ugly | C．nice to the cat | D．the cat’s friends |
The owl’s nest was .
| A．near the cat’s home | B．in a small tree |
| C．on the ground | D．in the forest |
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Last Sunday,21 the charity show, Ricky helped the organizers because he wanted to 22 money for Project Hope. He is 23 busy that he had no time to write to Kitty. He felt happy when he 24 to be host. At the same time, he felt nervous because of the TV cameras.
They started to work on the show two months 25 . Ricky’s job was 26 each famous star. He 27 sleep at all that night before the show. He kept asking 28 , “Will it be29 ?”In fact, the show was a success. They raised 30 money.
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