DearMona,Canyoubringthesething-优题课

Lu Xun was an excellent writer and thinker of modern China．He took part in the May Fourth New Culture Movement of 1919．He could be said to have laid the foundation（基础）of modern literature（文学）in China．You couldn't believe that he almost became a doctor!So how did Lu Xun give up the study of medicine and take up writing？

When he was young，his father fell badly ill，and little Lu Xun bought medicine for him．But the medicine bought from a quack doctor（庸医）did his father no good at all，and his father died．With a deep sadness and great anger，Lu Xun promised to study the most modern medical skills and help people through medicine．He studied hard，and was accepted to study in Sendai Medical College in Japan．

However，one event changed Lu Xun's life．One day，the teacher played a film of news in class．In the film，Japanese soldiers were preparing to kill a Chinese while some Chinese were watching it with great interest，as if it had nothing to do with them．After that，Lu Xun thought he should treat the numb（麻木的）spirits of Chinese．

For this reason，he gave up the study of medicine and moved to Tokyo．He produced a magazine with some friends there．As a writer．Lu Xun hoped that he could save Chinese people with his pen．Many of his works were translated into the leading languages，including English，Russian，German，French and Japanese．

（1）In 1919，what movement did Lu Xun take part in？　　

（2）How did Lu Xun feel after his father's death？　　

（3）Where did Lu Xun study medicine？　　

（4）Did Lu Xun produce the magazine by himself？　　

（5）How many leading languages were Lu Xun's works translated into？　　

When you are waiting on a phone call with a pen in your hand or feeling bored on a train，you may probably doodle（涂鸦）．Consultant Graphology（笔迹咨询师）Tracey has studied the most common doodles and their meaning in a new piece of research．Here she shares the psychology（心理学）behind those doodles．

Circles Drawing round shapes expresses the need to love and be loved．

Squares If you're drawing squares，then this shows a practical（脚踏实地的）nature．

TrianglesIf you're drawing triangles，this shows you are an energetic and powerful nature．

Flowers If your flower has a large round centre，this expresses confidence and the enjoyment of a good social life．

Hearts Hearts have always been symbols of love．It clearly expresses that you pay much attention to feelings，but easily get sad as well．

Coils（线圈） Drawing these complicated（复杂的）shapes means the doodlers have a colorful life and the ability of creativity．What unusual doodles they are!

WebsThis kind of doodles may be unusual and complicated，but drawing webs shows special personalities that are good at leading people to a special situation．

Boxes It's not good news for people who draw boxes．Because Tracey believes that while this shows great dreams，it can also be a sign of materialism（物质主义）．

（1）Doodling most probably happens when you are 　　．

A．	driving a car
B．	feeling bored on the train
C．	having a sleep
D．	cooking a meal at home

（2）The doodles of hearts express that you 　　．

A．	need to love and be loved
B．	pay much attention to feelings
C．	are a practical nature
D．	have a colorful life

（3）　　are unusual and complicated doodles．

A．	Coils and webs
B．	Circles and boxes
C．	Hearts and flowers
D．	Squares and triangles

（4）Tracey believes the doodles of 　　can be a sign of materialism．

A．	circles
B．	webs
C．	boxes
D．	flowers

（5）The writer wrote this passage to 　　．

A．	spend the boring time
B．	teach people how to doodle
C．	make people know each other
D．	share the psychology behind doodle

In some western countries，a gap year（空档年）is regarded as a special celebration for teenagers．They think it is a necessary process for teens to develop into adults．Then what's a gap year？It's a short break from study for a year or less．It's normally between high school and university．During the gap year，the students usually take a break from their school education to travel，volunteer，study or work．

There are some reasons why students might want to take a gap year．They usually think it is a chance to get professional or personal experience．Some common reasons to take a gap year include：

★ Open their eyes．

★ Make international friends．

★ Make some money．

★ Get useful work experience and key skills．

Although teenagers can benefit from（从……获益）the gap year activities，there are many disadvantages．The parents are worried．Here are the reasons why parents disagree with the idea of taking a gap year．

★ It may cost a lot of money to organize．

★ They may get hurt or sick during the travels．

★ They may simply find that they didn't get the experience they were hoping for．

A gap year is a new experience for not only teenagers but also people who were born in the 1960s． Maybe it's really a good chance for them to experience the retirement（退休生活）in advance（提前）．

（1）A gap year is a special celebration for 　　．

A．	parents
B．	volunteers
C．	teenagers
D．	teachers

（2）A short break from study refers to（指的是）a certain period of time 　　．

A．	before high school
B．	between primary school and high school
C．	during high school
D．	between high school and university

（3）The second paragraph talks about the 　　for taking a gap year．

A．	chances
B．	reasons
C．	suggestions
D．	methods

（4）The parents are worried because the students may 　　in gap year activities．

A．	get work skills
B．	make some friends
C．	open their eyes
D．	get hurt or sick

（5）From the last paragraph，we can infer that people who will retire may 　　a gap year．

A．	be interested in
B．	be worried about
C．	be disappointed at
D．	be nervous about

What are the basic ingredients（要素）of good manners？A strong sense of fairness is one of them．

A friend once told me an experience that he had．When he was driving along a one﹣lane（单行小路），unpaved（未铺路的）mountain road，the car ahead of his produced clouds of choking dust（呛人的尘土），and it was a long way to the nearest paved main road．Suddenly，the car ahead stopped at a wider place on the road．My friend thought there must be something wrong with the car ahead．He stopped and asked if anything was wrong． "No，" said the other driver． "But you've 　 endure 　d my dust so far．I'll endure yours the rest of the way．"

Another ingredient is empathy（同情心）．It makes a person see into the mind or heart of someone else．Recently I happened to read such a story in a book．

A man was having dinner alone，and he was trying to open a bottle．But he failed．Then he asked a waiter for help．The waiter took the bottle，turned his back and opened it without difficulty．Then the waiter closed it again and turned back．He pretended（假装）to make a great effort to open the bottle without success．Finally he took it into the kitchen and returned very soon．He told the man that he managed to open it，but only with a tool．

Yet another ingredient is the ability to treat people alike（一视同仁）．No matter who he is and what he does，everyone is worth respecting．

（1）The driver in the car ahead stopped to 　　．

A．	repair the car
B．	have a rest
C．	ask the way
D．	let the back car go

（2）The underlined word "endure" probably means 　　in Chinese．

A．	原谅
B．	容忍
C．	抱怨
D．	谴责

（3）In fact the waiter opened the bottle 　　．

A．	by himself easily
B．	with a tool
C．	with difficulty
D．	without success

（4）The second story may happen 　　．

A．	in the kitchen at home
B．	on the main road
C．	in the restaurant
D．	on the busy street

（5）The best title of the passage is " 　　"．

A．	The Ability to Solve Problems
B．	The Ways to Help Others
C．	The Good Manners to Treat Others
D．	The Empathy for Strangers

Humans can go to the hospital when they're ill．But as for animals，what should they do？To stay healthy，animals have their own ways to heal（治愈）themselves．Now let's get to know their special skills．

Skill One

Have you ever seen your dog or cat lick（舔）its wounds？Why do they do it？It probably feels good，but it's good medicine．Licking cleans a wound，and saliva（唾液）has chemicals that kill germs（细菌）．

Skill Two

To avoid diseases，many animals have good living habits．They hate to be dirty．Most animals separate their pooping（lF1E）areas from their eating areas．Horses poop far away from the grass they eat．Rabbits put their poop in special pooping areas．

Skill Three

Have you ever heard of the expression "starve a fever（发烧时宜饿）"？Many animals stop eating when they're ill．When a sick animal stops eating，it can stop germs from getting necessary things．

Skill Four

Another way that animals heal themselves is to raise their body temperature．High temperature can kill germs．Warm﹣blooded animals（like us）get fevers to fight with germs．Cold﹣blooded animals（like snakes）look for pieces of wood or rocks heated by the sun．Fish move to warmer waters．

（1）A cat cleans its 　　by licking．

A．	medicine
B．	saliva
C．	wound
D．	chemicals

（2）In order to avoid diseases，horses and rabbits 　　．

A．	eat special grass
B．	choose dirty areas
C．	put poop into holes
D．	have good living habits

（3）Starving can stop germs from getting 　　things．

A．	wild
B．	waste
C．	necessary
D．	useless

（4）Fish move to warmer waters to 　　．

A．	lick their wounds
B．	keep themselves clean
C．	starve a fever
D．	raise their body temperature

（5）We may find the passage in a 　　．

A．	science novel
B．	magazine
C．	travel guide
D．	storybook

Dear Mona, Can you bring these things to me ? My math book, my jacket and my dictionaries. My math book is on the bed. The jacket and the dictionaries are on the sofa. Thanks, Eric	Dear Frank, Your uncle’s tapes are on dresser. Please take them to school. He needs them. Thanks, Mom
Dear sister, I need my jacket and CDs. The jacket is on the bed. The CDs are on the table. Thanks, Mike	Dear Mike, Here is your jacket. Your CDs are not on the table. I can’t bring them to you. Yours, Linda

A．On the bed.	B．On the sofa.
C．On the dresser.	D．On the table.

A．Eric	B．Frank’s uncle
C．Mona	D．Frank’s mom

A．Yes, it is.	B．Yes, they are.
C．No, they aren’t.	D．No, it isn’t.

A．father	B．uncle
C．grandfather	D．brother