School education(教育) is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can not teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.
It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula（公式）. It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in math. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem.
Great scientists didn’t get everything from school. For example, Edison didn’t even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things . The reason for their success was that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Above all, they knew how to use their brain. According to the passage, the most important thing a teacher should do is _______.
| A．to teach his students everything he knows |
| B．to teach the students how to think |
| C．to know everything they want to know |
| D．to teach the students how to work out a math problem |
To work out a math problem, you need to know _________.
| A．a certain formula | B．a certain fact |
| C．some facts | D．the way to solve it |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Great scientists read a lot of books and asked many questions while reading. |
| B．Great scientists did thousands of experiments. |
| C．Great scientists always worked hard and never wasted time. |
| D．Great scientists got everything from school. |
The passage is written mainly to tell us .
| A．how to memorize some facts or a formula（公式） |
| B．who the great scientists are |
| C．How to study |
| D．why Edison didn’t finish primary school |
We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters called acronyms. Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are
BTW (by the way) BRB (be right back)
LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations(缩写). They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
Info(information) puter (computer) Pie(picture) sec (second)
We usually don’t see people when we communicate on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keywords to draw “feeling”, such as:
:-) (happy) :-p (joking) :- ( (sad) :-0 (surprised)
These days, many forums(论坛) have picture feelings. For example,
(sad) (happy)
There are even whole new words, like“newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).
It takes time for people to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.What does the underlined word “acronyms” mean?
| A．网友 | B．聊天室 | C．首字母缩写词 | D．关键词 |
Why do people type acronyms?
| A．To show their feelings. |
| B．Because people can type them quickly. |
| C．In this way newbie’s won’t understand them. |
| D．To make people use Internet |
What does “ BTW, my puter is not working well. :- ( ” mean ?
| A．The person is angry at somebody. |
| B．The person is happy about getting a new computer |
| C．The person is sad that his computer is having problems. |
| D．The person is joking that his computer is having problems. |
E-talk will probably _______.
| A．keep changing |
| B．be easy by people on the telephone |
| C．be used by people on the telephone |
| D．make life easier |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．E-talk Language | B．Picture Feelings |
| C．How to Use Abbreviations | D．use the Internet |
We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.
Photographers use cameras, artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.
Spencer Johnson’s story Who Moved My Cheese? Shows changes exist in (存在于) our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.
Just look at the cycle (循环) of the seasons. Trees bud (发芽) in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.
Since we accept the cycles of nature, we should also accept the changes in our life.
We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible(灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.
What do writers use to share their life experiences?
| A．Stories | B．Newspapers |
| C．Basketballs | D．Pianos |
Who Moved My Cheese? Tells us that _________________.
| A．changes exist in our life |
| B．we should move other’s things |
| C．we should use books to share our life experiences |
| D．there are difficulties in our life |
The cycle of the seasons means______________.
| A．we should wear warm clothes in winter |
| B．we should accept the changes in our life |
| C．we should prepare for the weather |
| D．leaves turn yellow in autumn |
If you fail a test, what should you think according to the passage?
| A．I have no chance to pass the test. |
| B．Exams are hard for me. |
| C．I have bad luck. |
| D．It’s good for me because I know there are more to learn. |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Weather changes in different seasons. |
| B．Who Moved My Cheese? is a good book. |
| C．We should change ourselves when life changes. |
| D．We should not lose heart when meet with difficulties. |
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Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. Mo, who was born in 1955 into a farmer’s family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger（饥饿）. These things have influenced Mo Yan’s later writings. |
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60-year-old Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠)was elected（选举）the new President of South Korea in December, 2012. She becomes the country’s first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else,” she told the cheering Peopl in central Seoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my premises.” |
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Barack Obama ( born in Hopolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican chllenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichits, Kansas. |
When Mo Yan was young, his family might be .
| A．big | B．poor |
| C．rich | D．small |
When was Park Geun-hye born?
| A．In 1952. | B．In 1955. |
| C．In 1961. | D．In 1987. |
Where was Barack Obama born?
| A．In Kansas. | B．In Kenya. |
| C．In Columbia. | D．In Hawaii. |
Which of the following is NOT true about the passages?
| A．The writer Mo Yan lived in a big city before he got the prize. |
| B．Park Geun-hye will lead South Korea till the year 2018. |
| C．Obama fought against his challenger Mitt Romney in the election. |
| D．Among the three persons, Park Geun-hye is the oldest. |
The three passages may be from .
| A．an email | B．a letter |
| C．news | D．an ad |
A young man was going to join the army and had to take a medical examination . The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man, "Take your coat and shirt off, and sit on that chair. "
The young man did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, " All right. Put your clothes on again. "
" But you haven't examined me at all " the young man said in surprise.
"There is no need to do so, " the doctor said with a smile. "When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so there is nothing wrong with your ears. You saw your chair, so your eyes are good. You could take your clothes off and sit on the chair, so you must be in good health. And you understood what I told you to do and did it without a mistake, ...."Why did the young man take a medical examination?
| A．He had hurt his ear. |
| B．He hoped to join the army. |
| C．He wanted to get some medicine. |
| D．He wondered if he was in good health. |
The doctor asked the young man to take his coat and shirt off to test_________.
| A．his eyes | B．his arms |
| C．his sense of hearing | D．his sense of touch |
How did the man feel as soon as the medical examination was over?
| A．Bored. | B．Pleased. |
| C．Uncomfortable. | D．Surprised. |
Which of the following can be chosen to complete the underlined sentence?
| A．so I feel sorry for you |
| B．so you are too weak to join the army |
| C．so you need another medical examination |
| D．so you must be clever enough for the army |
The best title for this story is_________.
| A．A Strict Doctor | B．A Special Medical Examination |
| C．A Serious Mistake | D．A Smart Young Man |
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American people sometimes go camping for vocation. Instead of staying in a modern hotels and restaurants，they live in the woods and do everything for themselves for a few days to relax.
When you are camping, you may make all of your own food. Barbeques (烤肉架) are very common while camping.You can bring meat and vegetables to the camp.To make a fire，you can find or bring your own wood and light it with a lighter(打火机)．
Remember to put stones around the fire so that it won’t get too big or dangerous. When the fire is ready，you can cook food over it. Besides meat and vegetables，you can also cook marshmallows(果酱软糖) with the fire.
Children really like this activity at night. The whole family sit around the fire，eat marshmallows，and drink hot chocolate—especially when it is cold outside!
Vacation needn’t mean going to visit faraway places，it could be as simple as setting up a tent in a nearby forest!What do American people do for vocation?
Where do Americans live?
Why do they put stones around the fire?
Do the children really like this activity?
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