Do you have any problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If so, you will find Being a Happy Teenager written by an Australian writer Andrew Matthews.
In his book, Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers. There are many subjects, such as parents and friends, and the book says we should stop being angry and should forgive (宽恕). The book tells us some useful ways, such as how to understand better what you learned. Many teenagers think happiness comes from a good exam result or praise(表扬) 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 will have success in the future. Some school students have problems, such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that happiness comes from thinking in a positive(积极的) way. If you are tall, you can get a better view(视线) when you see a film; 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!”
Answer the following questions according to what you have read.What’s the name of the book written by Andrew Matthews?
What’s in Matthews’ book?
According to Paragraph 2, where does happiness come from for many teenagers?
Is it right to think in a positive way?
What’s Matthews’ most important lesson?
Life in the twenty-first century will be very different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling. Travelling will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.There will be _________ in the future.
| A．small population | B．few changes | C．more people | D．few people |
In the future the computer will be _________.
| A．much bigger and few people will use it |
| B．much smaller and more useful |
| C．smaller and not many people will use it |
| D．bigger and a lot of people will use it |
In the future more people _________.
| A．will go to other countries for holidays |
| B．will study at school |
| C．will go earlier |
| D．will work for many hours |
People will prefer _________ to _________ in the future.
| A．meat and vegetables; fruit |
| B．meat; fruit and vegetables |
| C．fruit and meat; vegetables |
| D．fruit and vegetables; meat |
The robots will _________ in the future.
| A．do the dangerous work |
| B．do all the work |
| C．do only housework |
| D．do the easy work for people |
A Trip to the Forest
One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.
In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp（营地）, it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?
Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!
It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they?
None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents! John and his two friends went to the forest to ________.
| A．build their camp | B．find their way home |
| C．enjoy the mountains in the snow | D．watch the trees in the forest |
They could not find their way back because ________.
| A．there was only one road to their camp |
| B．they couldn’t decide which of the two roads led to their tents |
| C．there were no roads in the mountains at all |
| D．everything was covered by the white snow |
It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _______.
| A．John’s house | B．the camp | C．the forest | D．the mountains |
The horses stopped because _______.
| A．it was getting late | B．they were tired after running for a long way |
| C．they knew that they had got to the camp | D．they had seen John’s house |
The story happened _______.
| A．on a cold winter day | B．on a dark snowy evening |
| C．in a cold camp far from villages | D．at night when nothing could be seen |
I am a student in China now. My name is Kelly Smith. I live with my parents, two sisters and a brother in Beijing. My parents teach English in No. 6 Middle School. I study in the same school. I am happy here, because I like my new school and the classmates. They are very kind to me. They like to play with me because I look different from them. I have blue eyes and long blond hair. They often say I look like a doll (洋娃娃). Also I speak English well, so lots of students like to talk with me to improve (提高) their English. How many people are there in Kelly’s family?
A. three B. five C. six Kelly’s parents are _______.
A. doctors B. teachers C. farmers Why does Kelly like her new school?
A. Because it is very big.
B. Because it is very beautiful
C. Because the classmates are kind to her. What color are Kelly’s eyes?
A. blonde B. black C. blue Why do students like to talk with Kelly?
A. Because Kelly is a beautiful girl.
B. Because Kelly’s English is very good.
C. Because Kelly is very interesting.
Hello, boys and girls. My name is Kangkang. I’m from Tianjin. I’m No.1 middle school.
My mother works in No.1 middle school. She teaches Chinese. My father is a doctor in a hospital. They both work hard.
On Sunday my mother and I often do some shopping. My mother likes shopping a lot. We will go shopping this Sunday afternoon. My mother says she will buy me a red coat. But I don’t like red. I want a yellow one. My mother says yes to me. I am happy.
My father doesn’t like shopping at all. He likes animals best. He often takes me to the zoo. My favorite animal is the panda. I think panda are very cute. This Sunday morning my father will go to the zoo with me.
I love my parents very much. They love me, too. I have a happy family. Kangkang`s mother is a ____________.
A. doctor B. nurse C. teacher What color does Kangkang like?
A. red B. yellow C. black ______ likes animals best.
A. Kangkang`s mother B. Kangkang C. Kangkang`s father ______ is Kangkang`s favorite animal?
A. the monkey B. the panda C. the elephant There are (有) ______ people in Kangkang`s family.
A. two B. three C. four
Mary is from Canada. She teaches English in China now. She knows a little Chinese. She isn’t free from Monday to Friday. So she often goes shopping on Saturday (星期六).
Today is Saturday. Mary goes to the shop. She comes out of her car and goes into the shop. “What can I do for you?”the girl in the shop asks her in Chinese. Mary thinks she can tell the boy what she wants in Chinese. So she says in Chinese, “A quilt (被子), please.”Then the girl goes to the back of the shop. “My Chinese is not bad. The girl understands (理解) me.” She thinks.
Mary is happy. Soon (不久) the girl comes back. She shows Mary a cup (杯子). What’s Mary?
A. a student B. a doctor C. a teacher What does Mary often do on Saturday?
A. do some washing B. go shopping C. go to school How does Mary go to the shop?
A. by bus B. by train C. by car What does Mary think of her Chinese?
A. very good B. very bad C. very poor What does the girl think Mary need?
A. a cup B. a quilt C. books