We are in a world full of competition. Our parents compete（竞争）with others in their offices，our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges，and we compete with our classmates in school. Many of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful. ①can‘t，others，why，we，do，better，than .One important reason is that we have no self-confidence（自信）。
In fact，everyone is born equal. You can do what others do. Although your classmates may be better than you in some ways，you may be better than them in other subjects. So everyone has his or her own advantages. Don‘t look at things from a single（单个的）point of view. Try to discover your own advantages，and believe that you can do better than others in those ways.
Competition is not so terrible. Don‘t be afraid of it. And don‘t be afraid of those classmates who are better than you. ②Remember that self-confidence is the first step to success. Believe in yourselves，and you will be successful one day.
任务一Are we living in a world full of competition?
任务二： How can you improve yourself-confidence according to the passage?
任务三：将①处画线部分单词连成一个完整的特殊疑问句。
任务四：将②处画线部分译成中文。
任务五： What‘s the main idea of this passage?
What makes us who we are? This question has two different answers. One is the environment that surrounds us when we grow up, and the other is our genes (基因). In English, this is called the “nature vs nurture debate(辩论)”. Nature means genes, and nurture means environment, including the people around you.
There is a famous saying: “Give me a child until the age of 7 and I’ll show you the man.” Now, there is a scientific research to support this famous saying.
They watched small birds in new environments, and wrote down how much they explored(探索). Birds that grew up with very outgoing birds were more outgoing themselves. Scientists at the universities of Exeter, UK and Hamburg, Germany did studies on birds. They found that their personalities（个性） were affected most by the birds around them when they grew up – more so than genes.
Nick Royle from the University of Exeter in the UK said the research was surprising because it shows that “for these birds, personality is mainly determined（决定） by environment.” However, human personalities are a lot more complicated than birds, so there is much we still don’t know. The nature vs nurture debate will continue for a long time, if not forever.The famous saying in the passage tells us _________.
A.A 7-year-old boy can do things as well as an adult.
B.An adult can be influenced and changed by a 7-year-old boy.
C.The environment in the early part of our life has the biggest influence on our adult life.Nick Royle is a(n) ______ scientist.
A. AmericanB. BritishC. GermanWhat do the scientists think of the research?
A. Outgoing. B. Exciting. C. Surprising.What does the underlined word “complicated” mean?
A. 有趣的 B. 类似的 C. 复杂的Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The environment and genes affect our personality.
B. The scientists are sure that the environment influences the human personality more than the genes do.
C. The nurture means the environment .
Hi , I’m tina . This is a photo of Class 18 . This class has twenty-five students ,twelve girls and thirteen boys . These are Amy and Bob . Amy is Bob’s sister . Amy is 12 and Bob is 13 . Amy likes English and math . Bob likes music . He has a CD collection . This is Bruce . He is 14 . He likes sports and he has a sports colletion . Jerry is a teacher . He is thirty-four years old . He likes blue ,black and green . Many of his clothes are in these colors . Do you know the relationship between Jerry and Bruce ? Aha ! Jerry is Bruce’s uncle . And you can call him at 0543-3617625 .
根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确的答案。____ girls are in Class 18 .
| A．12 | B．13 | C．24 | D．25 |
Bruce likes ______
| A．sports | B．English | C．music | D．white |
The word “relationship” means_____ .
| A．关系 | B．性别 | C．爱好 | D．差异 |
____ and Bob are in a family .
| A．Jerry | B．Amy | C．Bruce | D．Tina |
Jerry’s _______ is 0543-3617625 .
| A．card number | B．telephone number . |
| C．bus number | D．schoolcard number |
Lucy is a student in Class Two , Grade Seven . She is eleven years old . She had a beautiful toothbrush（牙刷）. But it was broken last Sunday . She was very sad because not only it was beautiful ,but also it was blue --- her favorite color . So her mother went shopping with her to buy a toothbrush on Sunday afternoon .
There are many toothbrushes in the shop . They bought a blue one . There is a blue bird in it . And it is made in Guangzhou . It’s ten yuan . It’s expensive . But it is so beautiful . And she likes it very much . Then they went home . Lucy can brush teeth now . How happy she is !
根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确的答案。How old is Lucy ?
| A．8 | B．9 | C．10 | D．11 |
What color was Lucy’s old toothbrush ?
| A．Red | B．Green | C．Yellow | D．Blue |
Who went to buy a toothbrush with her on Sunday afternoon ?
| A．Her mother . | B．Her father | C．Her friend | D．Herself |
Where is Lucy’s toothbrush from ?
| A．The US | B．China | C．Japan | D．Singapore |
Which sentence has the same meaning as the underline one ?
| A．I can’t mind it | B．I can’t afford it |
| C．It’s good | D．It’s not cheap |
Every country has its favorite food . Italians(意大利人）like to eat pizza . Indians（印度人）like to eat hot food . Japanese（日本人）like to eat fish . In England, one of the most popular food is fish and chips . People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop . They put it in paper bags（纸袋）， and take it home , or to their workplace（工作的地方）. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road .
American fast food is the most popular in the world . In a lot of big cities in the world , you can find people eating hamburgers and chips .
Chinese food is also very popular in the world . In many cities you can find Chinese restaurants . Many people in the world enjoy Chinese food because it has different tastes（味道）and it’s usually delicious . （美味的)
根据短文内容判断句子的正误，正确的写“T”错误的写“F”Usually people in different countries like different food .
Japanese enjoy hot food .
Englishmen eat fish and chips in the same place .
The most popular food in the world is hamburgers and chips .
You can find Chinese food in many foreign countries .
What will the weather be like in the future? Some people say they can know the weather from animals.
If birds are flying high in the sky, there will be a nice day. When they sit in trees or stay close together, bad weather is on the way. Ants often build their homes on the steep (陡峭的) side just before the rain comes. Cats like to clean their ears before the rain. Chickens make a loud noise and run here and there when the rain is coming. Frogs will stay in the water and make a lot of noise, too. But on a nice day, they are quiet and jump out of the water. Turtles (海龟) often look for higher ground and cows like to lie down when the rain is on the way.How will the weather be if birds are flying high in the sky?
| A．Sunny. | B．Windy. | C．Rainy. | D．Snowy. |
What do cats like to do before the rain?
| A．Clean their feet. | B．Clean their ears. |
| C．Run everywhere. | D．Stay at home. |
How many animals does the passage mention (提到)?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Seven. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Animals. | B．Animals like different weather. |
| C．The Weather. | D．Animals and weather. |