Maybe you have seen this in schools：some students are studying nearly all the time but they just pass their exams，while some others may spend much less time on their books but do much better in exams．How could this happen? People used to think that hard work is the only way to success．But now they have understood that smart work can make them succeed，too．
Hard workers don’t mind working for long hours，while smart workers always think of several different answers to these question，“Why should I suffer this?” “Isn’t there a better way to do this?” Thanks to these people，we can use computers instead of the abacus now．Progress in every field is the direct result of “try to find a better way” by smart workers．
There was a large soap factory in Japan．Once it received an unusual letter from someone who complained that there was no soap in the soapbox he bought．
How could empty soapboxes go out of the factory? The engineers checked the producing and packing．The producing was fine，but in about one in ten thousand cases, the packing machine（机器）let an empty soapbox go．There was no need to spend a lot of money repairing the machine for such a small problem．The engineer soon worked out a solution, he put a huge X-ray machine and two large computers to find out the empty soapboxes．After teaching the workers how to use it，he sat down in his seat，exhausted．
“Sir，we could have solved the problems in a much simpler and cheaper way，”a worker said．“Really? How?”
“We can put a huge fan near the packing machine．The wind coming from the fan will blow away the empty boxes。leaving the other boxes with soap．”
See，this is smart work．In order to succeed，we should not only work hard like the engineer，but also think smart like this worker．Some students spend less time on schoolwork but do better in exams _____．
| A．because of their hard work |
| B．because of different education |
| C．because they try to find a better way |
| D．because they study for a much longer time |
Someone wrote to the soap factory and complained that ________．
| A．the soapbox he bought was empty |
| B．their soap was too expensive |
| C．the soap he bought was terrible |
| D．their service was very bad |
The soap factory could only ______ near the packing machine to solve the problems in a much simpler and cheaper way．
| A．set some soapboxes | B．set an X-ray machine |
| C．put two large computers | D．put a huge fan |
The phrase “blow away” in the passage means“_______”．
| A．停止 | B．远离 | C．吹走 | D．逃脱 |
The article mainly tells us we should ______ in order to succeed．
| A．work hard for long hours and study all the time |
| B．work hard like the engineer and think smart like the worker |
| C．spend much less time on our schoolwork than before |
| D．spend enough money repairing the machine for any problem |
Alderbury International Festival Society
FESTIVAL 22ND MAY-9TH JUNE 2012
Art
Displays of paintings, drawings and photographs from Europe and Asia are all part of the Festival programme, with a total of more than 400 pieces of work to be seen.
Early century advertisements will be on display at this year’s festival. Copies of these advertisements are to be sold at the box office.
Music
There will be a huge rang of music in this year’s festival from 14th dance music to modern jazz. Many famous musicians will be visiting the Festival as well as at least two internationally famous bands.
Lunchtime concerts-Every day of the Festival!
All lunchtime concerts begin at 1:00p.m. and last about 55 minutes, except on Monday, 26 of May, which is to be held in the Guildhall. All tickets are priced at £2.00.
How to get the tickets
Telephone reservations: 63362/6641 from 1st April
Payment for tickets reserved by telephone must be received at the Festival Box Office within 3 days. The tickets will then be sent by post.
One can buy tickets in person from 1st May. The Festival Box Office will be open as follows:
Monday to Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Sunday(during the Festival only )9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.In the Festival, you can _______.
| A．buy copies of ancient advertisements | B．see more than 400 drawings |
| C．get some paintings at the box offices | D．display your works for free |
What do we know about the music show?
The lunchtime concerts last for more than an hour.
The Festival includes many kinds of music.
C. Tickets for the concerts cost more than £3.00.
D. All concerts are to be held in the Guildhall.It is not possible for you to buy a ticket in person at _______.
| A．5:30 p.m. on Sunday | B．10:30 a.m. on Monday |
| C．3:00 p.m. on Saturday | D．1:p.m. on Friday |
On 1st April, you can _______.
| A．enjoy modern jazz | B．receive tickets by post |
| C．listen to lunchtime concerts | D．phone for ticket reservations |
Are you an only-child in your family? Are you feeling alone at home? How are you dealing with it?
Zhang Luwen, 12, feels lucky to have a 4-year-old “brother”. “With him, I never feel lonely at home. He goes with me wherever I go,” said the girl of Sichuan Province. But it is not easy to be a sister. Zhang has to help her parents bath her “brother” every week. This is because he is hairy — he is a dog.
As the number of pet owners in China grows more and more, Chinese students have animal friends at home. Experts say that these small animals give these only-children lessons in love, care, teamwork and generosity.
This month, the first study on the influence of pets on the children came out. It is a survey of 402 Beijing primary school students. It shows that animal friends are good for children.
China had more than 90 million only-children by 2006, according to the government. “In families of three, most children feel lonely. They don’t have many chances to learn how to love and be responsible for others,” said Zhou Xia in the study group. “So having a pet can help with the problem.”
However, some students complain that their parents don’t allow them to have pets. “They are afraid a pet would stop me studying,” said Chen Qi, of Chongqing.
Perhaps he could learn from Qin Yixing, 13, of Beijing. “I don’t play with my dog until I have finished my homework. I made the promise to my mom and I must keep it,” said the girl.According to the passage, experts think _______.
| A．it is good for students to have animal friends at home |
| B．only-children families in China will be fewer and fewer |
| C．small animals at home are bad for students |
| D．parents should buy more pet animals for their children |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Zhang Luwen’s parents bath every week. |
| B．Zhou Xia thinks a pet animal can solve the problem that children feel lonely. |
| C．Chen Qi of Chongqing has got a pet animal. |
| D．Qin Yixing’s parents don’t want her to have a pet. |
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Do you feel lonely when your best friend isn’t around? Here’s our advice to you ---and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around --- maybe because he or she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel left out at break or lunchtime. You want to have new friends, but how do you make them? Maybe it seems everybody else already has his or her friends. But remember, there’s always room for more friends.
Start by looking around your classroom --- think about which kids you’d like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or express your appreciation (欣赏) to them. Invite someone to play with you or say, “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you’re at break, walk over to kids you want to play with, act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in.
If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to help ---and pretty soon, you’ll have one, or two, or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before he or she left. You can introduce him or her to your new friends!
（请将答案写在答题卡上）How do you feel when your best friend isn’t around you according to the passage?
Why do some kids feel lonely at break according to the writer?
What is the best way to make friends according to the writer?
Why do some kids need help from teachers to make friends according to the writer?
Whatshouldyou doif you want to make more friends? (请自拟一句话作答)
London has a new magazine. But it is not printed(印刷) on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV.
In order to read this magazine you have to have a decoder (解码器). Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There are all kinds of information ---everything is included from cooking to the latest sports news.
If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to do is to turn to the back page, which has an easy-to-remember page number, 100 for example. Then you start choosing what you want to read. The news is on page 101 to 109, so you put in the numbers and the news appears written across your screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, so you press 181, and a brightly colored weather map appears on the screen. But the weather is terrible, so you decide to go shopping and dial 162 for a list of the week’s best bargains. But should you drive or take the train? To answer that question you only have to press 189 for the traffic report. It is very simple to use. But probably the best thing about the service is that it is being updated all the time. Journalists type new material directly onto the screen and the whole pages of the magazine can be replaced in minutes.
London already has three services. One, sent out by TV, is called ORACLE while the other two, on BBC, are called CEEFAX because they let you see facts. Although CEEFAX and ORACLE have been operating for some time, they have not been well publicized(宣传). BBC engineers do not think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you everywhere. But many people would agree that is a breakthrough(突破) as great as the invention of printing, which could not just change our reading habits but our whole way of life. We can know from the passage that in London .
| A．the magazine is available at any local home |
| B．most of the postmen will lose their jobs some day |
| C．everyone can read this magazine if they have a television |
| D．the readers can get various kinds of information staying at home |
In the sentence “Each page of it is numbered,” the word “it” refers to the .
| A．magazine | B．program | C．decoder | D．subject |
According to the passage, the “decoder” is used to help people .
| A．work out the total(合计) of certain numbers |
| B．read the information sent by TV signals |
| C．go shopping and have other entertainment |
| D．receive some special TV program for entertainment |
The passage is mainly about .
| A．a new magazine printed in London |
| B．an up-to-date way of getting information |
| C．a popular TV program about magazines |
| D．an advanced technology helping people communicate |
Chineseareverygenerousin educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities such as musical instrument learning or balletclasses, or other classes. They think these will give them a good future. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend much unreasonable money on education. Even poor parents will buy a computer for their son or daughter.
However, most parents don’t understand that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children are very good in some areas while poor in others. Parents can also see some children are good at these skills and others do well in others.Most parents don’t realize that today’s children lack self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need are to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by teaching skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework. Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking needs patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with, will make him curious(好奇的) and improve his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them. Your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.We know from this passage parents inChina .
| A．are too strict with their children |
| B．are too rich to educate their children |
| C．are too poor to educate their children |
| D．have some problems in educating their children correctly |
We learn from the passage that .
| A．the cheaper an education is, the better it is |
| B．children today should learn difficult skills |
| C．practical skills are helpful to children’s growth |
| D．school education can’t meet parents’ expectations |
Doing some cooking at home helps children .
| A．benefit (有益于) from it and prepare themselves for the future |
| B．learn how to serve their parents |
| C．learn how to become strong and fat |
| D．make their parents believe that they are clever |
What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
| A．Broken things are useful for children |
| B．Interest is necessary for everything |
| C．Learning to think is very important. |
| D．Using hands helps improve thinking ability |