Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “Back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录) from his speech.
I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things.
But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem completely important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try.
That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures. JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat you — you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.
No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.
And even when you are struggling, even when you are discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you — don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.Why does Barack Obama mention JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the fourth paragraph?
| A．To compare these two famous persons. |
| B．To explain that writing and sports are difficult skills. |
| C．To show that the two persons were treated unfairly. |
| D．To prove that failure is the mother of success. |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．No one can be successful without working hard. |
| B．Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way. |
| C．Those who believe in themselves shouldn’t ask others for help. |
| D．One should try his best to make his dream come true. |
Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?
| A．One should change his mind when others give honest advice to him. |
| B．One should believe in himself no matter what difficulty he is faced with. |
| C．One doesn’t have to work hard when he has failed several times. |
| D．One doesn’t have to take others’ advice when they get away from him. |
The reality show(真人秀节目) "Where are we going, Dad?" becomes a hit show on TV these days. This TV show is about dads and children who are from five different families. They will complete some hard tasks without moms in three days and two nights. The five dads have to play the roles of "dad" and "mom" at the same time. All of the five dads are famous people and they must forget their popularity but do as a normal father. The cell and toys aren't allowed to use in the show. They have to live in a very tough environment. At first, all the five children cry. After all, they are just 4-6 years old. They never experience life in the countryside. But later they are all used to this kind of exciting life with their father.
Among the five star kids, four-year-old Kimi impresses people most. During the TV show, Kimi is well-behaved, never shouts at others and always listens to his father, Jimmy.
"The whole experience teaches him a lot," Jimmy says. "He now knows how to behave well in public and how to be patient."
Jimmy's soft parenting skills, Kimi's cute face and their warm interaction on the show win many viewers' hearts.
How many families are there in this TV show?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
This TV show is about .
| A．the children | B．dads and children |
| C．dads and moms | D．moms and children |
aren't allowed to use in the show.
| A．Toys | B．The cell phones |
| C．The cell phones and toys | D．We don't know |
The children aren't used to this kind of exciting life later, are they?
| A．Yes, they are. | B．No, they are. |
| C．Yes, they aren't. | D．No, they aren't. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．They must remember their popularity. |
| B．At first, all the children are very happy. |
| C．They experienced life in the country with their father. |
| D．Among the five star kids, Kimi is well-behaved. |
Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”. But have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened(害怕), its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense(紧张的) and there are changes in the chemicals(化学) in its bloodstream. Although the cat doesn’t realize(意识到) this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things. It will protect(保护) itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.
Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry or scared by other feelings, our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert(警醒) and ready to react(反应). We, too, get ready to defend（防御；保护） ourselves or run.
Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger or hit somebody and regretted(后悔) it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always clever to express your feelings freely.
Does this mean that it’s smarter always to hide(藏) our feelings? No! If you keep feelings of anger, sadness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illness can develop. It can actually be bad for your health.( It isn’t good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feeling need to be expressed (表达) .)
Feeling that you keep all bottled up inside don’t just go away. It’s as if you bought some bananas and put them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, chances are you’d see little fruit flies flying all over them. They are bad.
You can try to treat feelings as if they were bananas in the cupboard. You can hide them and you can pretend(假装) they don’t exist（存在）, but they’ll still be around. And at last you’ll have to deal with them, just like those bananas.The best title for this article is_______.
| A．Feelings Affect (影响)Our Bodies |
| B．What Happens to a Frightened Cat |
| C．What Happens to an Excited Person |
| D．Feelings that People Have |
What does the underlined word” muscle” mean in the first sentence?.
| A．皮肤 | B．心情 | C．肌肉 | D．身体 |
According to the passage, we may conclude(总结) that we human beings________
| A．have fewer problems than animals |
| B．have the same problems as animals |
| C．have more problems than animals |
| D．have cleverer problems than animals |
If you hide your feeling,__________.
A. they’ll disappear (消失) B. they won’t exist any more
C they will fly all over D. your body stays tenseThe author wrote this article in order to___________.
| A．tell us that it isn’t good to keep feelings inside |
| B．give us some advice on how to express our feelings |
| C．make us face the problem that we have to deal with feelings |
| D．make us know that it isn’t always wise to express our feelings freely |
We each have memory(记忆力).That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a good help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remember them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercise.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because____________.
| A．they always sleep very well |
| B．they often eat good food. |
| C．they read a lot of books |
| D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language_________.
| A．at the age of six |
| B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school |
| D．when he can read and write |
Before a child can speak, he must_____________.
| A．read and write | B．make sentences |
| C．hear and remember | D．think hard |
Your memory will become better and better____________.
| A．if you have lots of good food |
| B．if you do more and more exercise |
| C．if you do morning exercises every day |
| D．if you get up early |
Which of the following is the title for the passage?
| A．Memory | B．Exercise |
| C．Language | D．Mother language |
Once there was a boy in New York. His name is Sam. He started painting at the age of four, and when he was five, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures.Sam’s pictures were different from other people’s ，because he never painted on all of paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty.
“That’s very clever,” everybody said, “No other painters have ever done that!” One day somebody asked him,” Please tell me this, Sam .Why do you paint on the bottom（底部） half of your pictures , but not on the top half ?”
“Because I’m short,” Sam said, “and my brushes can’t reach very high.”Which country did Sam live in ?_____________
Was Sam good at painting when he was five?_________
What did Sam do with his pictures?_________________
Were Sam’s pictures the same as others’?______________
Why didn’t Sam paint on all of the paper?_____________
Surveys show that about 90% of junior high school students use QQ. Their QQ spaces(空间) tell a lot about their personalities.
Three students are showing off their QQ spaces here. Let’s see how different their QQ spaces are!
Cool and popular12, Shenzhen：
“Being cool” is my lifestyle. You can find only two colors in my QQ space: black and white.
You can also find lots of cool things in my zone like magic tricks (魔术). I find popular magic trick videos on the Internet and put them on my QQ zone. Magic trick fans leave messages in my zone. We can discuss a trick and find out how it works. I also do magic tricks myself. It makes me popular with girls.
dreamy poet13, Beijing：
I like dreams(梦) and poems (诗歌). I’ve made my QQ zone a dreamy place.
My QQ zone is pink, the color of a dream. You can read beautiful stories there. I collected them from other people’s QQ zones. I also put touching (感人的) poems there. I hope my zone can give visitors a warm feeling.
Call me an adventurer 13, Anhui：
I love adventures (冒险). I’d like to live a different kind of life. In reality (现实), it seems I can’t. But in my QQ zone, I make my dreams come true by playing games like QQ Farm. I’m so happy when the vegetables and animals in my farm grow bigger. It’s also exciting to “steal”(偷) vegetables from my friends’ farms. From the passage, we can guess “dreamy poet” must be a ____________person.
A. wild B. cool C. emotional (感情丰富的)If you like magic tricks, you can visit ________QQ space.
A. Cool and popular’s
B. dreamy poet’s
C. Call me an adventurer’s“Call me an adventurer” wants a ____________life.
A. dangerous B. different C. relaxingThe underlined word “personalities” may mean ____________.
A. 外貌 B. 性格 C.表情The best title(题目)of the passage may be ____________.
A. I want to be cool
B. My dream
C. My QQ space