Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job and pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions. What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power (the money you can make).
For example, the United States, high school graduates make about $18,600 a year. If you don’t finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school.
If you stay in school, then you can make more money. Let's look at the example again. A person with a high school degree makes about $ 18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor's degree, he can make $42,000. With a master’ s degree, he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a doctor's degree, he can make almost $ 79,000 or more a year.
We can learn a very important thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.In the United States, if you graduate from a high school, you can get _______every month.
| A．$ 7,800 | B．$18,600 | C．$1,550 | D．$10,800 |
From the passage, we know a person_______usually makes the most money.
| A．with a high school degree | B．with a bachelor's degree |
| C．with a master's degree | D．with a doctor's degree |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．A high school degree is not important. |
| B．Everybody must go to university. |
| C．You can make more money with a higher education. |
| D．Many people can't get jobs after leaving school. |
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What can’t children learn in Little Rabbit?
| A．Art. | B．Music. | C．Computer. | D．Languages. |
Mrs. Green can send her daughter Lucy to Little Rabbit except _____________.
| A．6:00 p.m. on Friday | B．7:00 a.m. on Wednesday |
| C．11:00 a.m. on Tuesday | D．12:00 a.m. on Monday |
Little Rabbit will be open for ____________ in a week.
| A．4 hours | B．8 hours | C．20 hours | D．40 hours |
Who can have fun and learn in Little Rabbit?
| A．Mike, a school boy of 13. | B．Mary, an eight-year-old girl. |
| C．Cathy, an experienced teacher. | D．Linda, a housewife without work. |
Where’s Little Rabbit?
| A．It’s on Second Street. | B．It’s on First Street. |
| C．It’s on Market Road. | D．It’s in the Flower Market. |
Nick is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free time. He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just like that way, he neither eats nor drinks for several hours.
Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn’t want to move. He didn’t have anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some more different kinds of activities. In other words, he needs more exercise and outdoor activities to make him have a healthy body.
After coming back from the hospital, Nick follows the doctor’s advice. He often plays
soccer with his friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he lives a happy and healthy life.How old is Nick?
| A．13. | B．14. | C．15. | D．16. |
Nick likes _____________ in his free time.
| A．riding a bike | B．playing the guitar |
| C．playing computer games | D．having a school trip |
Who took Nick to the hospital?
| A．His dad. | B．His mom. | C．His neighbor. | D．We are not sure. |
Why was Nick taken to the hospital?
| A．Because he was too excited. |
| B．Because he had a cold in the morning. |
| C．Because he was too nervous of his studies. |
| D．Because he couldn’t move after playing computer games so long. |
Nick should ______________ to follow the doctor's advice.
| A．go to a movie | B．listen to music |
| C．take more exercise | D．play computer games |
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Confidence（自信） is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude （态度）.A study shows that the people who are more confident are much __ (1)______. They can have more chances to make ____(1)_____ successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:
·Speak loud When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loudly enough so that people can hear you clearly. The .high voice can help you become more confident.
·Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. (2) A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
·Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.
·Get rid of （消除） fear Fear comes along with failure （失败）. But it’s easy to overcome （克服） if you know that failure is part of your life. Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.
·Pick up a hobby If you like singing, sing as much as you can.In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.在空白处填下所缺的单词，每空一词：____________ ____________
将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
____________________________________________________________________ 根据短文内容，回答问题：How can you encourage yourself?
____________________________________________________________________ 找出与下句意思相同或相近的句子：
Please speak as loudly as possible in order to make yourself heard clearly.
____________________________________________________________________ 请找出或写出短文主题句。
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Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses (吻). So, I really doubt (怀疑) whether (是否) there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money to pay the schooling for me. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even impossible.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (被子). I asked her if there was love between them. She stopped her work and looked up with surprise. Then she bowed (弯下) her head and continued sewing the quilt. I was very worried because I thought I hurt her. But after a few minutes she said, “Look at this thread (线). Sometimes it appears, but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly (几乎不) be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there, and makes the quilt long-lasting.” I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next spring.
My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in the hospital for a one-month treatment. Every morning and dusk (黄昏) after she returned from the hospital, my father helped my mother walk slowly on the country road. There were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently shone them through the leaves. All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world. Reading their eyes, I knew they loved each other deeply. From this experience, I realized that love was just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.The writer thought his parents’ life was not .
| A．romantic | B．great | C．meaningful | D．true |
Valentine’s Day may be a day for .
| A．parents | B．lovers | C．classmates | D．friends |
What do the sentences in the third paragraph show?
| A．There is beautiful scenery (风景) everywhere in the world. |
| B．There is true life anywhere in the world. |
| C．There is no love without beautiful flowers. |
| D．There is really love between the writer’s parents. |
What is the best title of this passage?
| A．Love should appear every day. |
| B．Love means flowers. |
| C．Love is just the thread of a quilt. |
| D．True love. |
The writer did not understand their parents’ love until________.
| A．the next summer |
| B．his mother was dead |
| C．his mother was seriously ill |
| D．he himself grew up |
20Today it is found that school students hardly pay much attention to sports. Is it because they aren’t interested in sports? No. They often say they have other more important things to do.
What are these important things? Examinations! Students have to spend much time on all kinds of examinations at school. So many of them almost become bookworms (书呆子). Books stop them from doing sports. Because of the pressure from their parents and teachers, the students have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. As for (就……而言) the students, they want to get good results so that they can improve their studies. So it is necessary for them to give all of their free time to their studies and stop their school sports.
In fact, education can’t go without physical (身体的) exercises, because a quick mind hardly goes along with a weak body. If you don’t have a strong body, you can never get anything, let alone (更不用说) a great success in your life.are the greatest problems, so the school students don’t pay much attention to sports now.
| A．No interest | B．Exercises | C．Education | D．Examinations |
The underlined word “pressure” means “”.
| A．happy feeling | B．good care | C．nervous feeling | D．deep love |
If you don’t have a , you can never get anything.
| A．good face | B．weak body | C．strong body | D．good father |
The writer thinks the students should .
| A．work hard all day and all night |
| B．have all kinds of sports after studying |
| C．do not have sports |
| D．spend the free time on the studies and give up the sports. |
which sentence is true?
| A．If sudents want to get better results in studies, they must not do sports. |
| B．If students spend all their time on sports, they will improve studies. |
| C．If you have a weak body, you will have a hard mind. |
| D．If you want to be successful in your life, you must have a strong body. |