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Life is competitive ﹣ some kids can do something faster or better than other kids． This might not seem fair， but all people are different and how well you can do something is different to others． This means there are "winners" and "losers"， and lots of people are neither winners nor losers but in﹣between． You can choose to be a good winner or an even better loser whether you are competing against others or yourself．

Being a "good" winner

No one likes a "show off"．

No one likes someone who takes all the praise for the efforts of a team．

No one likes people who put others down to make themselves look good．

To be a good winner you need to：

◆Be modest（谦虚的）．

◆ Thank those who helped you for their efforts．

◆ Keep trying to improve your skills．

◆Aim for the next step up in whatever you are doing well．

Being an even better loser

Of course it's disappointing to lose， especially if you are close to winning． Behaving badly or angrily， name﹣calling and going on about things being "unfair" won't change the final result and will only make you look like a bad sport． And no one likes bad sports either．

To be an even better loser you need to ：

◆ Behave politely， nicely and kindly．

◆ Congratulate the other team．

◆ keep any negative （消极的） thoughts to yourself ﹣ at least until you are away from the game． It's Ok to let out your negative thoughts to your best friend or parents later． And if you don't do very well in a game， try harder to learn for the next one． Improving yourself makes you a winner too．

（1）What can we learn from the first paragraph？　　

A．	We are either losers or winners．
B．	We should face winning and losing properly．
C．	We can do nothing about winning and losing．
D．	We are always competing with others not ourselves．

（2）What should a better loser do when losing？　　

A．	Let out his anger to his parents at once．
B．	Express his negative feelings in the game．
C．	Try harder to improve himself in the next game．
D．	Behave badly to his team members or competitors．

（3）Which one is not proper if we succeed？　　

A．	Going on improving our skills．
B．	Telling our team members to aim higher．
C．	Thanking our team members for their efforts．
D．	Cindy shows her congratulations to other competitors even if she fails．

（4）Who is probably a bad sport？　　

A．	Tom keeps saying the game is unfair when he loses．
B．	Jim encourages his teammates after their team loses．
C．	Anna thanks her coach for what he has done though she fails．
D．	Cindy shows her congratulations to other competitors even if she fails．

（5）What is the passage written for？　　

A．	Telling us what we can learn from losing．
B．	Offering advice on what we can do to win．
C．	Encouraging us to become a winner instead of a loser．
D．	Giving advice on how to deal with winning and losing．

One dollar and eighty﹣seven cents． That was all． Three times Della counted it． One dollar and eighty﹣seven cents． And the next day would be Christmas． She could not afford a present， so she sat down and cried．

Jim and Della had two possessions（财产） which they were both proud of． One was Jim's gold watch that was from his father and his grandfather． The other was Della's beautiful hair． It fell about her， and reached below her know．

Della put on her old brown jacket and her old brown hat． Then she went out of the door and down the stairs to the street．

She stopped at a store． The sign in front of the store read "Hair Goods"． "Will you buy my hair？" asked Della．"Twenty dollars． "the woman said．

Then Della searched through the stores looking for a present for Jim．

She found it at last．It was a watch chain． The bill was twenty﹣ one dollars． At seven o'clock ， the coffee was made and dinner was ready． Jim was never late． Della heard his steps on the stairs．

The door opened and Jim walked in． He stopped inside the door． His eyes were fixed on Della，and there was an expression in them that she could not read．

"Jim，" she cried，"don't look at me that way． I sold my hair to buy you a Christmas present． "

Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table．

Della opened it．There lay the set of combs（梳子）that she had always wanted．Now they were hers，but her hair was gone．

She smiled and held out Jim's present． "I hunted all over town to find it． Give me your watch． I want to see how it looks on it．"

Instead of obeying（服从）， Jim sat down， put his hands behind his head and smiled．" Della，"he said，"I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs．"

（1）Della counted her money three times because 　　．

A．	she was not good at counting money
B．	she had nothing to do but count money
C．	she got different numbers， catch time she counted it
D．	she wished she could have more money

（2）How could Jim feel when he fixed his eyes on Della？　　

A．	Shocked．
B．	Excited．
C．	Embarrassed．
D．	Angry．

（3）What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 10 refer to？　　

A．	The box．
B．	The watch．
C．	The watch chain．
D．	The set of combs．

（4）What can we infer（推断） from the passage？　　

A．	They lived a rich life．
B．	They loved each other deeply．
C．	Della didn't like her hair．
D．	They might have a fight at last．

（5）What's the best title for the passage？　　

A．	Beautiful Hair
B．	Christmas Gifts
C．	Disappointing Christmas
D．	Ancient Possessions

How do we know the time？ A clock， a watch or a mobile phone can help us． However， many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy． Over the centuries， people have developed different ways of telling the time．

About 5 ，500 years ago， the Egyptians invented the sun clock． This was a tall stone building． It's shadow（影子） showed the movement of the sun．So people were able to know midday．The Egyptians made a sundial about 3 ，500 years ago．It was smaller than the sun clock and could let people know the time for half a day．On cloudy days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial．Water clocks were the first clocks not to use the sun． The idea is simple． Water flows（流动） from one bottle to another． When the water reaches a certain level， it shows the hours． The Egyptians used water clocks about 3 ，400 years ago． These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China． But they failed to make people know the exact time．

In the 13th century， the mechanical clock was invented．This was more exact，but it was expensive to make one． Over the next few centuries it was developed． For example， springs（发条）were added around 1500． This enabled people to get the correct time and allowed clocks to be smaller．In 1927，the first quartz clock was developed． Clocks became cheaper to build．It's also cheaper for ordinarypeople to own a clock． People began depending on them more and more to run businesses，markets and so on． More recently， in 1956，came the digital clock．And nowadays satellites send our mobile phones the time to the exact second．

There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping．Clocks are always changing but some things never change． Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not being late for school or work．

（1）According to the passage， we can't use a 　　to tell the time on a rainy day．

A．	water clock
B．	sun clock
C．	digital clock
D．	mechanical clock

（2）What's the meaning of the underline word " ordinary" in the third paragraph？　　

A．	现代的．
B．	特殊的．
C．	富有的．
D．	普通的．

（3）How many kinds of clocks are mentioned in the passage？　　

A．	Four．
B．	Five．
C．	Six．
D．	Seven．

（4）Which of the following shows the structure（结构） of the passage？　　

（①＝paragraph 1 （2）＝paragraph 2，…）

（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？　　

A．	The importance of time．
B．	The development of timekeeping．
C．	The inventions of clocks．
D．	The history of a digital clock．

The following news is from China Daily（ www． chinadaily． com） which covers different fields．

J． K． Rowling Publishes New Story Online

The famous English writer J．K．Rowling said on Tuesday，"I'm producing a new story called The Ickabog which will be free to read online．"It's the first children's book by J．K．Rowling，since she finished Harry Potter in 2007．

China Sends Beidou Successfully

China sent the last satellite of Beidou into space on Tuesday．The satellite is the 59th in the Beidou family． It marks the completion of Beidou，one of the networks around the world，along with the United States' GPS， Russia's GLONASS and the European Union's Galileo．

Jeff Bezos Is Taking Action

The world's richest person Jeff Bezos，the boss of Amazon．com，announced on Monday that he would put in 10 million dollars to start a great project，which would support scientists，researchers and NGOs to help save the animals in danger and protect the natural world．

China and France Holds an Online Concert

To deepen the friendship between the people of Chine and France ，artists from both countries stepped onto the same stage and performed online on Monday．The online concert allows people to enjoy both traditional Chinese folk songs and French classics．

The Vaccines May Be Ready

Many countries are developing the vaccines for COVID﹣19（新型冠状病毒肺炎）by different methods．Some are even going through the final step to decide how well the vaccine works and if it's safe．With more than 160 possible vaccines under study， experts hope that vaccine may be ready by the end of 2020．

（1）According to the 2nd piece of news， Galileo is a　　．

A．	rocket
B．	person
C．	network
D．	country

（2）Who is putting in 10 million dollars to start a great project？

A．	J．K．Rowling．
B．	Jeff Bezos．
C．	Scientists．
D．	Researchers．

（3）Which of the following is true according to the given information？_

A．	The Ickabog is a cheap children's book by J．K．Rowling．
B．	Jeff Bezos is starting a great project to study vaccines．
C．	If you watch the online concert， you can enjoy traditional music．
D．	The vaccines for COVID﹣19 are ready in many countries now．

（4）What is probably the topic of the 2nd piece of news？

A．	Environmental protection．
B．	Medical care．
C．	Modern technology．
D．	Famous people．

（5）Which one can you read if you are interested in health？

A．	J．K．Rowling Publishes New Story online
B．	Jeff Bezos is Taking Action
C．	China and France Holds an Online Concert
D．	The Vaccines May Be Ready

Right now you probably spend most of your time in school． Do you wonder what you are going to do after junior high school？ Will you continue to go to school？ Will you learn a trade？ Perhaps it is time to think about your choices and to prepare for them． Someday work will be a big part of your life．

What kind of job would be right for you？ Think about your interests and your skills． You may like to listen to music． dance． play basketball． or work with computers． You may know how to drive a car or how to get along with people． Knowing both your interests and skills will help make a better plan for your future job．

To get an idea of what work you would like to do． make a list of your interests and skills． Think about what you have done to be successful in your interests． After that． brainstorm a list of job choices that might match your interests and skills． You can later keep your lists with the projects and records that can help you get the job you want． They can help you know more clearly about your achievements in school and in the world of work．

Laura Zhang． an art designer． finds her work satisfying because it allows her to use her interests and skills． She enjoyed imagining something in her mind while she was in school． She took art． design． and computer lessons． and also learned about taking photos on her own．

Here is what she says about the meaning of work："If you have a job you like． work means much more than just making money． It means using your talents． making a contribution （贡献）． and getting a real sense of satisfaction from doing a job． "

（1）Who is the passage most probably written to？　　

A．	Students．
B．	Teachers．
C．	Parents．
D．	Designers．

（2）How does the writer introduce the topic at the beginning of the passage？　　

A．	By listing facts．
B．	By giving examples．
C．	By asking questions．
D．	By explaining differences．

（3）What might Laura Zhang be most interested in when she was at school？　　

A．	Singing songs．
B．	Creating pictures．
C．	Playing basketball．
D．	Playing computer games．

（4）What's the passage mainly about？　　

A．	The real meaning of work．
B．	The importance of interests and skills．
C．	The journey off Laura's life．
D．	The way of preparing for the future job．