Once upon a time there was a man in a small town. He had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.
One day they found a mirror(镜子)for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very happy and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”
The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push(推). “Go away!” she said.
Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always BE good as well as LOOK good.”
Then to the girl he said, “my dear, if you help everyone and do your best to make him happy, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.” Once upon a time a man had __________.
A.a good-looking boy | B.a good-looking girl |
C.two good-looking children | D.a boy and a girl |
The boy was happy because he __________.
A.found a mirror |
B.knew he looked as nice as his sister |
C.was handsome |
D.she was not happy with her brother |
The girl gave the boy a hard push because __________.
A.she was stronger |
B.what her brother said was wrong |
C.her father loved her |
D.she was not happy with her brother |
Father told the girl that __________.
A.it was important to be good-looking |
B.it was a good thing not to be good-looking |
C.if she did her best to help people, she would enjoy people’s love |
D.she was as good-looking as her brother |
What can we learn from this story?
A.To be good to people is more important than to be good-looking. |
B.To be good-looking is very important. |
C.If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be good to people. |
D.If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful. |
Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. if you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
● Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
● How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
● Do I have a good place to do my homework?
● Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.What do kids often worry most about?
A.Their hobbies. |
B.Their homework. |
C.Their marks at school. |
D.A fight with their friends. |
According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.
A.work hard |
B.talk to someone |
C.get ready for class |
D.write down your worries |
If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".
A.Why are grades important? |
B.What do grades mean to me? |
C.How do I get ready for class? |
D.Why not give up my studies? |
If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.
A.invite him or her to watch a game |
B.put the blame on him or her |
C.try to make new friends |
D.leave him or her alone |
What does the passage mainly tell us?
A.Who is often worried. |
B.When people are worried. |
C.How to deal with worries. |
D.What kinds of worries people have. |
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More and more people are wearing glasses. Poor eyesight makes us not so happy as those with good eyesight. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care. Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.
There are several causes leading to poor eyesight such as not enough food, genes(基因) and aging(变老). Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight. If you work in front of the computer, it is best to take a break every once in a while. Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you feel uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes, too. If this happens, you’d better clean your eyes by using cold water. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from UV rays.
Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamins A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have lots of these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight, [来源:Z-x-x-k.Com]too. If a person exercises regularly and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.
All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes. In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.
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Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century. In the last forty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.
The American businessman, for example, wants to start talking business immediately. He does not want to wait. The Japanese businessman, on the other hand, likes to arrive at decisions after giving them serious thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means “Yes” or “No”. This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society(社会), Which make it difficult for a Japanese to say “No” directly.
In the USA, it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do. But in Japan, it is very difficult to say “No”. To refuse an invitation or a request(请求) with “No” is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly. So instead of saying “No” directly, the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid(避免) saying “No”. These can help them avoid hurting other people’s feelings. However, this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan?
A.Their different ways of doing business. |
B.Their different lifestyles. |
C.The fact that the Japanese never say “No”. |
D.The fact that the Japanese are slow to take action. |
Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined expression “bewilder foreign________businessmen” in Paragraph One?
A.cause foreign businessmen to change their minds. |
B.give a feeling of surprise to foreign businessmen. |
C.attract foreign businessmen’s attention. |
D.make foreign businessmen think wrongly. |
What fact does the passage lead you to believe?
A.American businessmen do things more slowly than Japanese ones. |
B.American businessmen like to say “Yes” and “No”. |
C.Americans usually say what they are thinking. |
D.Americans do not say what they think or feel clearly. |
From the passage we can infer(推断) that __________.
A.Japanese businessmen are good at business |
B.foreign businessmen should try to know Japanese ways of doing business |
C.foreign businessmen must be more polite |
D.you must learn from Japanese businessmen if you want to succeed |
Nearly eight hundred million people in this world cannot read or write, most of them in developing countries. Two-thirds are women and girls.
John Wood who started the Room to Read campaign(运动), has opened 1,650 schools and 15,000 libraries in some of the world’s poorest communities(社区). He said that from the beginning, Room to Read’s goal was to reach 10 million children around the world in the poorest countries.
In 1998, on a three-week vacation journey in Nepal, Wood met a local headmaster who invited him to visit his school in a far mountain village. The experience changed Wood’s life.
“This headmaster had 450 students at the school, but he didn’t have any books,” Wood said.” He had a library that was empty.”
Wood promised to fill the library shelves and returned to the village year later with some of his friends with 3,000 books. And that was just the start. Later, Wood used some of his personal money to start Room to Read. He believes that world change begins with educated children. Today, the programme can be found in 10 countries across Asia and Africa.
Wood believes the key to the program’s success is local support .While Room to Read gives away money and provides books, communities offer land and parents help build the school. Agnes, a Room to Read teacher in Zambia who also runs the library, is proud to say the literacy at her school has improved. Room to Read’s biggest challenge is the huge need. Hundreds of communities have asked for literacy programmes. One way of Room to Read’s success is that it will achieve Wood’s goal of reaching 10 million kids by 2015, five years earlier than it is planned.The purpose of the Room to Read campaign is to __________.
A.ask parents to read together with their children |
B.help poor children to learn to read and write |
C.tell more people the importance of reading |
D.help 10 million children to go to college |
When John Wood travelled in Nepal in 1998, he __________.
A.visited many local schools |
B.sent many books to local children |
C.started the Room to Read campaign |
D.met a man who changed his life |
The underlined part “the literacy” in the last paragraph refers to(指的是)__________.
A.the teaching conditions |
B.the teaching quality |
C.students’ ability to read and write |
D.the money teachers earn every month |
John Wood is a person that is ____________.
A.helpful and generous | B.honest and brave |
C.careless but active | D.strict but friendly |
In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair-weather friends. They will be with you only if you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of characteristic, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).
Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to give his opinion. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person's place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.
At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.
Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on (信赖) a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need help, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience (经验) and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humour, too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I've found a friend!Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing ________a friend?
A.understanding. | B.honesty. |
C.reliability. | D.a sense of humour. |
If you have fair-weather friends, ______ .
A.they will give you all that they have when you need help |
B.you will be refused when you get into trouble |
C.you will become rich |
D.you can be sure that you get real friends |
Good friends need to ______.
A.always point out each other's mistakes |
B.be helped with money |
C.understand each other's feelings |
D.have money or luck |
This passage mainly discuss ______.
A.the qualities of a friend |
B.where to choose friends |
C.how to get along with friends |
D.the importance of having a friend |