Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If so ,you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews useful. In his book, Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers.
The book says we should stop being angry. The book tells us some useful skills. For example, if you want to make your memory(记忆) better, you can put what you have learned into pictures of your mind. Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam result or praise from other people. But you can still be happy when there are no such “good” things.
Success comes from a good attitude(态度). If you learn from problems, you have success in the future. Some school boys have problems such as being too tall or too short, but Matthews tells us happiness comes from thinking about things in a positive way.
If you are tall , you can get a better view(视线) at the movie. If you are short, your clothes and shoes take less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important lesson : you choose to be happy!
Andrew Matthews is a ________ .
A. doctor B. teacher C. writer
What does the book advise you to do if you want to have a better memory?
A. To have a good attitude.
B. To get praise from other people .
C. To put what you have learned into pictures of your mind.
After reading the book, you will learn ________ comes from a good attitude.
A. trouble B. success C. illness
The underlined word “positive” in the fourth paragraph means ________ .
A. 积极的 B.消极的 C.落后的
The passage mainly tells us how to ________ .
A. have a happy life
B. learn from problems
C. read a useful book
Bad days happen to us all. Often a day that starts out bad just continues to get worse. Sometimes there’s a “domino effect(多米诺效应)” with bad events. For example, you sleep through the alarm, so you’re stressed. And you will sit in the bad traffic, which will also make you late for work, etc.
How can we turn a bad day to a good day? Here are some ideas that have worked for me:
Smile a lot
Smiling a lot will help you feel relaxed. Research has shown that smiling produces three useful chemicals which make us feel good.
Talk to a good friend
Keeping bad or unhappy things in your mind is not a good idea. Talking to someone who cares and listen really does help us feel better, too.
Concentrate on your good things
It’s hard to concentrate on how bad things are when you’re concentrating on how good things are! Think of 10 or more things you’re thankful for, and you’ll achieve a whole new outlook(人生观) on your day.
Get some exercise
If you can, go for a walk. Exercising will help you feel better. Excising can get your day back to be normal again.
Make the day a challenge
If you make yourself think of the day as a challenge, you’ll start to do all the things you can to make your day better.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。According to the passage, the “domino effect” is an effect that______.
A.turns a good day to a bad day |
B.makes one person affect another |
C.turns bad things into good things |
D.gets one event to cause other similar events to happen |
Study shows that smiling produces three useful chemicals which make us feel______.
A.terrible | B.relaxed |
C.stressed | D.worried |
According to the writer, if we consider a bad day as a challenge, we’ll ______.
A.try our best to do things better |
B.give up doing things |
C.lose all our confidence |
D.have a terrible |
If the writer wants to feel better, how does the writer do?
A.Quarrel with a good friend |
B.Concentrate on your good things |
C.Get some exercise |
D.Make the day a challenge |
Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A.When we should smile a lot |
B.How to deal with problems |
C.How to turn a bad day around |
D.What we should concentrate on |
阅读理解(20小题,每小题2分,共40分)
Not long ago, I asked large mid-aged persons a question. I asked, “How many of you had a hobby when you were children?” Nearly everyone raised a hand. I then asked them to keep their hands in the air if they knew at least one of their children had a hobby. Most of the hands went down. I felt sad. It’s terrible if the children don’t have a hobby. How I wish all the parents can care their children’s hobbies!
Thirty years ago, almost every child in my neighborhood had some kinds of hobbies. Collecting and trading baseball cards was a popular hobby. Others, like coin collecting and stamp collecting, are also popular. One of my friends was collecting photos, another was collecting radios. In fact, hobbies can benefit children in several ways. They are expressions of personal success and self-discovery(自我发现). Hobbies also help build self- respect(自尊). Hobbies are educational tools, as well. For example, a child who becomes interested in rocketry (火箭技术) —one of the most popular hobbies, can explore those skills in many ways. By working on hobbies, children learn to set goals, make decisions, and solve all sorts of problems.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。What’s the age the persons I questioned?
A.3—10. | B.15—25. | C.30—40. | D.50—60. |
Why did the writer feel sad?
A.Because the person’s children didn’t have any hobbies. |
B.Because most persons didn’t have children. |
C.Because the children weren’t interested in hobbies. |
D.Because the parents didn’t pay enough care for their children’s hobbies. |
Which was out of the popular hobbies?
A.Radio collecting. | B.Coin collecting. |
C.Stamp collecting. | D.Baseball cards collecting. |
What does the underlined word “They” mean?
A.Photos. | B.Hobbies. |
C.Children. | D.Radios. |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
A.Many parents don’t care about their children’s hobbies. |
B.Children need to have a hobby. |
C.Hobbies help children build self- respect. |
D.Children learn skills by working on hobbies. |
We have very busy days from Monday to Thursday, as you will see below. Fridays are pretty busy up until lunch, when most children go home for the weekend.
Besides all of the following activities, there is plenty of swimming practice time, both in the mornings(around 5:30 !)and at lunchtime. There is also lots of time to play after lunch.
The School Day
6:00 Rising bell for boarders 6:45 Breakfast for boarders 7:45 School begins(school begins at 08:15 on Mondays) 10:15 Break begins—Boarders get drinks and eat at the school café 10:45 Break ends 12:00 Read in the reading room |
13:00 Lunch in the dining hall 13:30 Rest in dormitories 14:00 Sports and clubs(swimming) 16:00 Juice and fruit in the café 16:10 Sports and clubs(swimming) 17:00 Junior boarders shower Day students depart |
17:15 Senior boarders shower 17:15—17:50 Free time 18:00 Supper for boarders 18:40 Juniors go to dormitories 21:00 Lights out |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。The passage is mainly about a school’s.
A.advertisement | B.timetable |
C.teaching plan | D.after class activities |
From the passage, we learn that the students in the school.
A.have lots of homework to do |
B.live in the school |
C.have lots of time to play sports |
D.go to bed quite late |
Jim is a Junior boarder. He can go to take a shower at.
A.14:00 | B.17:00 | C.17:15 | D.18:40 |
Jenny is a day student. She canevery Friday afternoon.
A.have classes | B.go home |
C.read in the classroom | D.rest in her dormitory |
Jim can’t do some reading after 21:00 because.
A.The lights are out |
B.He doesn’t like reading any more at that time |
C.He has no books to read |
D.He is asleep |
Books, which give instructions on how to do things, are very popular in the USA today. A lot of books like these begin with titles that start with the words “how to”. Many “how to” books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy a book How to Make a Million. If you never make any money, you need a book called How to Live on Nothing.
One of the most popular kinds of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you are unhappy with your life, you can read How to love Every Minute of Your life. If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer a book called How to Make Yourself Sad.. Many of these books help people use their free time better. Some people want books which will give them useful information about sports, hobbies and travels.
Other people use their free time to make repairs and improvements in their homes. They like books which give step-by-step instructions on how to repair things like electrical writing, or how to decorate a house or make it larger.
Why have “how to” books become so popular ? Maybe because life has become so popular. Maybe because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use , more choices to make, and more problems to solve. “How to” books help people deal with modern life.根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。 When one wants to change his job, he probably needs to read.
A.How to Succeed in A Job |
B.How to Turn Failure into Success |
C.How to Choose A Career |
D.How to Be A Successful Worker |
If you never make enough to feed yourself at all, you can buy a book with the title.
A.How to Live on Nothing |
B.How to Love Every Minute of Your Life |
C.How to Make Yourself Happy |
D.How to Make Yourself Sad |
Which of the following is not mentioned in this passage ?
A.How to Drive Car |
B.How to Repair Electrical Writing |
C.How to Make Your House Larger |
D.How to Make Your Room Look More Beautiful |
Why are so many people interested in these books beginning with titles “How to . . .” ?
A.Because life has become so difficult. |
B.Because people haven’t much free time to use. |
C.Because people have more money on books. |
D.Because people want to deal with all kinds of problems well. |
This passage makes us think that .
A.“how to” books are helpful |
B.it’s a waste of time to read “how to” books |
C.there’s no need to publish so many “how to” books |
D.people seem to be tired of reading “how to” books |
阅读理解(20 小题,每小题 2 分,共40 分)
One day Mrs Black visited her family doctor, Mr Dodd. Mr Dodd was an old funny man with a beard. “What’s the problem ?” the doctor asked her. “I am very worried about my son, Jake,” Mrs Black said, “I can’t stop him from betting. He spends all his money betting on horse races. And even worse he’ll bet on everything. It doesn’t matter what it is.” The doctor said, “I’ve saved many people from gambling before. Send him to me.”
The next day Mrs Black sent her son to see the doctor. While they were talking , the boy was looking at the doctor’s beard. Suddenly he said, “I bet you $ 50 that your beard is not a real one.” “Oh, no, ” the doctor said. “Can I pull your beard and find out ?” the boy said. The doctor thought this is a good way to teach him a lesson; so he said, “Ok, if my beard is real , you will have to pay me $ 50.” The boy pulled it and soon found out it was real. The doctor laughed.
Two days later the doctor telephoned Mrs Black, “I think I’ve saved your son.” He told her the story. But Mrs Black said, “You’re wrong. You’ve made him worse.” “How can that be ?” the doctor asked . “Before he went to see you, he bet me $ 100 that you would ask him to pull your beard !”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。Why did Mrs Black ask Mr Dodd to help her ?
A.Because Mr Dodd was Mrs Black’s friend. |
B.Because Mr Dodd was a funny man. |
C.Because Jake believed Mr Dodd. |
D.Because Mr Dodd was Mrs Black’s family doctor. |
What’s wrong with Mrs Black ?
A.She had a bad cold. |
B.She worried about her son. |
C.Mr black’s son had a fever. |
D.She worried about her money. |
Which of the following sentences isTRUE?
A.Jake was badly ill and had to see the doctor. |
B.The writer tells us that children mustn’t bet on horse races. |
C.Jake’s problem was that he liked betting too much. |
D.The doctor himself liked gambling, too. |
Who got money in the story ?
A.The boy and his mother. |
B.Nobody except the doctor. |
C.The doctor and Jake. |
D.Nobody except Jake. |
Which is the best title for the story ?
A.Doctors Are Clever | B.The Expensive Beard |
C.Horse Races Are Bad | D.An Unusual Bet |