ComeandseetheIndianelephantsan-优题课

We have to accept (接受) the truth: sometimes, we just want to shout out loud.
For example, we all have days like this: our dog has made a mess on the floor we just cleaned, or our friend called to tell us he or she couldn't come at the last minute when we had cooked dinner for him or her.We may be really angry but we tried to bear things like those.According to ancient Chinese wisdom (智慧)．We should shout in a loud voice instead of keeping silent.In fact, it's good for our health.
“Chinese people have passed on the practice from ancient times to now as a part of traditional medicine.” said Mrs.Li, a 60yearold woman from Hangzhou.“My parents taught me to do this.It's a part of our folk (民间的) culture.”
Mrs.Li is member of a group of people who love shouting.Each morning, she and some of her friends climb to top of the hill, and let out loud shouts before starting their daily exercise.They believe that shouting is good exercise for their lungs (肺) and it brings them a lot of fun.
“Sometimes I shout out and other shout back，” said Mrs.Gu, another shouting lover.“It makes you happy.You laugh and then you feel very comfortable.”
Dr.Peter Calafiura, an American doctor, agrees that shouting can have a positive influence on people's health.
So, next time you start your morning run, why not try to shout out first? It will make you healthier.
The underline word “bear” in Paragraph 2 means “________” in Chinese.

A．纠正

B．忍受

C．铭记

D．杜绝

Mrs.Li learnt to shout to make herself feel better from ________.

A．her parents	B．her teacher
C．Mrs.Gu	D．Dr.Peter Calafiura

Where does Mrs.Li shout every day?

A．In a park.	B．At a square.
C．In her house.	D．On a hill.

What does Dr. Caliafiura think of shouting?

A．It's great fun.

B．It's good for people's health.

C．It's easy to learn.

D．It's good exercise especially for kids.

The passage is mainly about________.

A．a shouting lover

B．a shouting club

C．the advantages of shouting

D．the history of shouting

Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult（成年的）drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk（民间）music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
_______ kinds of music are mentioned in this passage.

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

When pop singers _______, they will become national stars.

A．make much money

B．make a CD or tape

C．are loved by all the young people

D．are wanted to sing on the radio

From the passage we know that country music is about the______.

A．common life of Americans

B．country life and love stories

C．life of cowboys

D．school life in America

Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A．Most students in America like popular music.

B．Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving.

C．Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving.

D．Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go.

What would be the best title for this passage?

A．American Music	B．Popular Music
C．History of Music	D．Western Music

At Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States, four poor Mexican boys worked together on a strange electric machine. They were encouraged by their teacher Allan Cameron to build the machine. It only cost them $800 to build it. They used pipes(管子), cameras, computer parts, and whatever they could find. All the other students wondered what it was. The machine was like a very small submarine(潜艇). It could move around in a swimming pool. The boys could control（控制） its movement from outside the pool.
Carl Hayden High School had been invited to a competition of high schools and universities. The schools were from the United States and Canada. The school that could build the best machine would be the winner. Many students came from schools that gave them lots of money and support. The Carl Hayden boys had hardly any support and very little money.
Students from eleven schools traveled with their machines to the University of California, including students from the famous university, MIT. When students saw the machine made by the Carl Hayden boys, some of them laughed. Its name was “Stinky” because it had a very strong smell. But when the competition started, they saw that “stinky” was no joke. It did better than all the other machines, including the ones from MIT, and it took first place in the competition.
Since then, the boys from Carl Hayden High School have become famous. People have even offered them money for college, and a movie producer has asked them if it is OK to make a movie to tell their story.
According to the passage, the four Carl Hayden boys__________.

A．were from rich families

B．got a lot of money from their school

C．did better than other competition teams

D．were helped by their teacher to build the machine

Which of the following about the competition is TRUE?

A．It was held by MIT.

B．11 high schools took part in it.

C．The winner of it must build the best machine.

D．Competing schools were from the United States.

What’s the underlined word “they” refers to in Paragraph 3?

A．The other machine

B．The Carl Hayden boys

C．The students from MIT

D．The students who laugh at “stinky”

What would be the best title(标题) of the passage?

A．A special machine

B．A high school beat MIT

C．A competition for teens

D．Smart students in the US

Have you ever felt tired or had too much stress?
Do you know how to deal with them? Here is some advice about these.
Learn to relax. Overwork is the main reason why so many students feel tired and stressed. Cut down some of the jobs you need to do each day so that you can only concentrate on the most important things. Leaving time for activities that are relaxing and fun. This might mean reading a good book, listening to the music, going for a walk or taking a relaxing bath.
Get a good night’s sleep. Getting enough sleep will help you keep your body and mind in the best form. If you stay up late and need to get up early for school the next day, you may not be able to concentrate on the things you need to do.
Exercise regularly and eat well. Don’t rush through your meals. Eat less junk food or fast food. Eat healthy food instead.
Get to know pleasant people. Some people are optimistic, while others not. Choose optimistic people as your friends and spend more time with them and you’ll be as happy as them.
Learn to be calm(镇定的)when you face any problem. Find out the best option（选项） from those that are in your mind. Knowing that you are able to solve problems is a good way to build up your self-confidence.
Have a happy attitude（态度）. Your attitude decides the way you see things. Is your cup half full or half empty? Learn to think more positively(积极地) about the difficulties you face. Don’t look at the half empty cup in your life.
What is the meaning of the “optimistic” word in Paragraph 4?

A．主动的	B．认真的
C．乐观的	D．轻松

To be away from worries, which point is NOT mentioned in the article?

A．Having an active attitude towards life.

B．Finding time to do the favorite things.

C．Making sure which people can make us relaxed and happy.

D．Going to a psychologist for help.

According to the writer, how much should one regard his “cup”?

A．half empty	B．half full
C．empty	D．a cup

What’s the main idea of the article?

A．How to feel relaxed and happy under the stress of study and work.

B．Some kinds of relaxing activities.

C．Getting enough sleep, exercising regularly and eating healthily are very important.

D．Don’t work or study too hard.

Beethoven, a famous musician in the world, was born in Germany in 1770.
In his childhood(童年) Beethoven didn’t have a happy life. His father was a singer. When he was only four, his father began to make him practice hour after hour on different musical instruments. If he did not put his heart into it, his father would beat him or make it hard on him.
Beethoven loved music and he learned so fast that he was able to go around to give concerts, when he was only a boy of eleven. At the age of seventeen, he won high praise from Mozart, the great musician at that time.
Beethoven was often poor and ill during his life. After one illness, he suddenly found himself deaf(聋). At that time he was only thirty-one. It was a real blow(打击)to him.
But he still went on working and writing music pieces. To people’s surprise, some of his best pieces were written after he lost his hearing.
In 1827, leaving more than 300 pieces, the great musician died. But his name is still remembered to this day.

Why didn’t Beethoven have a happy life in his childhood?

A．Because his family was poor

B．Because his father was strict with him

C．Because he had to practice a lot of musical instruments

D．Both B and C

How long did the great musician live in the world?

A．43 years.	B．70 years.
C．57 years.	D．60 years.

What did Beethoven do after he lost his hearing?

A．Beethoven never gave up

B．Beethoven stopped writing music pieces

C．Beethoven lost his heart

D．Beethoven went to see a doctor

From the passage, what can we mainly know about？

A．Beethoven’s music.

B．Beautiful Music.

C．Beethoven’s childhood.

D．Beethoven and his life.

A．8:30 a.m. Monday	B．9:30 a.m. Friday
C．3:00 p.m. Sunday	D．5:00 p.m. Tuesday