When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways to make you feel good about yourself.
① Look at the mirror and say to yourself“I am a special person and there’s no one in the world like me. I can do anything!”It may not sound good, but it really works!
② Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.
③ Smile! Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.
④ Learn something new! Have you always wanted to make your room nicer or learn how to swim? Go for it! New challenges are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished.
⑤ Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination fly! Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to express your feelings.
⑥ Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your Mom or Dad or maybe even your cousin.
| A．a science book | B．a storybook |
| C．a magazine | D．school rules |
| A．be special | B．be sure |
| C．feel nice | D．be remembered |
| A．成就感 | B．忧伤感 | C．挫折感 | D．信任感 |
| A．You should always look for the good things of others. |
| B．Stay alone at home as much as possible. |
| C．Learn something new and go for it! |
| D．Keep a diary to express your feelings. |
| A．Do Your Best |
| B．Six ways to Feel Good about Yourself |
| C．It’s never too late to learn |
| D．Always Smile to Your Life |
Dogs are friends of man. They work for us. They hunt with us. They also play with us. But a long time ago, all over the world, dogs were wild. Dogs can go back to the Stone Age. All dogs had the same ancestor (祖先). It is believed that this ancestor was much like a wolf. Other animals, like fox, also came from this ancestor. Thousands of years ago, man began to tame (使驯服) the wild dogs. When the dogs were tamed, they were trained well. The strong dogs then became working animals. They were trained to pull heavy loads (担子). They learned to keep watching over sheep and other animals. Working dogs could do other things, too. Some dogs were not strong. But they could help man hunt. Other dogs were best at pets. At first, there were only a few kinds of dogs. Today, there are more than 100 kinds.The word “wild” in the first paragraph means ___.
| A．温顺的 | B．野生的 | C．凶残的 | D．善良的 |
Dogs can go back to the Stone Age. Here “go back” means ___.
| A．追溯到 | B．回来 | C．违背 | D．返回去 |
From this passage, we know that ___.
| A．all the animals have the same ancestor |
| B．all dogs are as wild as they were many years ago |
| C．man has helped change dogs |
| D．animals never change |
What jobs can dogs do?
| A．Keep watching over sheep. | B．Hunt with man. |
| C．Pull heavy loads. | D．All the above. |
The main idea of the whole story is that ___.
| A．man and dogs have the same ancestor |
| B．all animals are too wild to be man’s friends |
| C．dogs and man have been friends for a long time |
| D．people like to keep foxes as pets because they are tamer |
Mascots for the Olympic Games
 |
 |
 |
| 20th |
23rd |
26th |
| 1972 |
1984 |
1996 |
| Munich (慕尼黑) |
Los Angeles |
Atlanta |
| Germany |
America |
America |
| Europe |
North America |
North America |
 |
 |
| 27th |
29th |
| 2000 |
2008 |
| Sydney |
Beijing |
| Australia |
China |
| Oceania |
Asia |
From the above, we know the Olympic Games is held(被举行) every ____ years.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
The Beijing Olympic Games has 2 more mascots than those for ____Olympic Games.
| A．Sydney | B．Los Angeles | C．Atlanta | D．Munich |
The 20th Olympic Games was held in ____.
| A．North America | B．Europe | C．Oceania | D．Asia |
The 23rd and 26th Olympic Games were held in the same ____.
| A．town | B．city | C．country | D．province |
Which of the following information is NOT true?
| A．The 1996 Olympic Games was held in America. |
| B．The 27th Olympic Games was held in Europe. |
| C．Beijing held the 29th Olympic Games. |
| D．The mascot for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is not only one. |
At midnight Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked. And he couldn’t go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer. He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears(眼泪) ran down his face. He didn’t see his wife was standing by him.
“What’s wrong with you, dear?” asked the woman.
“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.
The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now.”
“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can’t I do that?”
“But I think health is more important.”
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, “Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think.”
The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination of his lungs. And then he looked at the Xray carefully for a long time.
“Tell me the truth, doctor.”said Mr.King, “Do you see any shadows(阴影)in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything.”
“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”
“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?”Mr.King got up to .
| A．smoke again |
| B．talk with his wife |
| C．read the medicine book |
| D．take some medicine |
Mr. King coughed because .
| A．he couldn’t go to sleep |
| B．he was afraid to die |
| C．he smoked too much |
| D．he was too old |
, so tears ran down his face.
| A．Mr. King thought he had lung cancer |
| B．Mr. King couldn’t understand the book |
| C．Mr. King was too sad to go to sleep |
| D．The doctors refused to help Mr. King |
The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination because .
| A．he was sure the man would die soon |
| B．he wanted the man to stop smoking right now |
| C．he wanted to know if there was something wrong with his lungs |
| D．he was sure the man would soon be all right |
Which of the following is true?
| A．There was nothing serious with Mr. King. |
| B．Smoking too much caused Mr. King’s lungs to turn black. |
| C．The doctor found some shadows in Mr. King’s lungs. |
| D．Mr. King decided to stop smoking at once. |
Helen Keller lived in the U.S.A. She was a great woman.
When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, “ She is better, but now she can’t see or can’t hear.” Her mother and father were very sad.
After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak with other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn’t understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).
Helen was very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear.Helen Keller got very sick when ____________
| A．She was a baby | B．She went to college |
| C．Her teacher came to her home | D．She was very old |
__________taught Helen Keller her first word.
| A．Her mother | B．Her teacher | C．Her father | D．The doctor |
Helen Keller was famous because ___________
| A．She was an American. |
| B．She traveled around the world |
| C．Ser teacher taught her many things |
| D．She learned to read and write and helped many people in the world |
The world remembers Helen Keller today because ____
| A．She was very bright. |
| B．She was blind and deaf. |
| C．She was a brave and wonderful person. |
| D．She went to college. |
Helen Keller was blind and deaf, but _______
| A．She found a way to understand the world. |
| B．Her mother and father didn’t feel sad. |
| C．She found a way to travel around the world. |
| D．She found out how people became blind and deaf. |
We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.
There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a "tea party". When her friends came to the "tea party", the old woman gave them brown tea-leaves. The old woman's friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.
At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, "Mother，what did you do with the tea?"
"I boiled it，as you said."
"And what did you do with the water?"
"I threw it away(扔掉)，of course." answered the old woman.
"Now you may throw away the leaves，too，" said her son.Most of the people in Europe ___300 years ago.
| A．drank tea every day | B．knew everything about tea |
| C．knew nothing about tea | D．liked to eat the tea-leaves |
One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from ___.
| A．countries in the west | B．countries in the south |
| C．India or China | D．a tea shop in England |
The sailor's mother asked her friends to her house, because ___.
A. the sailor told her to.
B she liked to show off (炫耀)
C. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea
D. she wanted to taste the tea together with her friendsAt the "tea party",___.
| A．all the woman's friends spoke highly of (高度评价)the tea. |
| B．nobody knew what to do with the tea |
| C．the woman didn’t eat the tea-leaves |
| D．the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water |
What mistake（错误） did the old woman make? She ___.
| A．boiled the tea | B．did as the sailor said |
| C．threw away the water | D．didn't throw away the tea-leaves |