As students, you may have many dreams. They can be very big like becoming Superman, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
If you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream come true?
Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams come true is life’s biggest challenge.
“You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible (不可能) for you to become a star. These ideas stop you from getting your dream,” the book says.
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first important thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.
Don’t let it leave your heart (心). Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step (一步一步地) and your dream will come true faster. A big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.
Never give up (放弃) your dream. There will be difficulties (困难) on the road. But the biggest problem comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of (代替) watching TV will bring you better exam points. Saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. When you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. Then you will be able to learn more skills and find new interests.Follow Your Heart is _______.
A.the first thing you must do to make your dream come true |
B.the most important dream to have for students |
C.the name of a book by Andrew Matthews |
D.the name of a famous Australian writer |
If you want to make your dream come true, you should _______.
A.remember what your dream is first |
B.keep telling yourself what you want |
C.never be afraid of the big difficulties |
D.try to start with all the things above |
From the text, we know the word “challenge” means _______.
A.变化 | B.挑战 | C.决定 | D.态度 |
What should NOT you do to make your dream come true?
A.Watch TV to get better exam points. |
B.Do what you should do step by step. |
C.Always remember what your dream is. |
D.Read more books, learn more skills and find new interests. |
What is the best title (标题) of the text?
A.How to become a writer |
B.How to make your dream real |
C.A big dream is made up of(组成) small dreams |
D.Everyone can realize his dream |
Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing meet lots of interesting people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even the shy people can be outgoing.
You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends. But the real challenge (挑战) comes when you meet strange people or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.
Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello” or “How is it going” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read the news and prepare (准备) your views. Surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.
The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step (步). Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.You should start to be outgoing with _______.
A.your parents | B.your teachers |
C.your best friends | D.your new friends |
When you start a talk with a stranger, you should say “_________”
A.What’s the matter? | B.What’s your name?” |
C.How is it going? | D.Are you healthy? |
The easiest way to be outgoing is _________ .
A.talking | B.smiling |
C.playing | D.going out |
Making new friends can make us _________.
A.more outgoing | B.healthier |
C.more athletic | D.wilder |
Which is NOT the writer’s idea?
A.Being outgoing is really difficult. |
B.Being outgoing is good for our lives. |
C.Being outgoing helps people have more fun. |
D.Being outgoing with strangers is not easy. |
Mr. Smith is an old man. He is very kind, so many people like him. He likes traveling. But he has a problem, he can’t see clearly.
One day he came to New York to visit his best friend. But his friend wasn’t at home. So he had to find a hotel to live in.
In the afternoon he went to buy two bottles of wine. When he came back to his room, he found a fly (苍蝇) was on the wall. But he thought it was a snail, so he put bottles on it. Of course, it came down to the floor and they broke. He had to buy another two bottles.
The waiter in the hotel knew this, then she put a snail into the wall.
When he came back, he looked up at the wall and found the fly was there again. So he walked carefully and hit it hard. At once he cried loudly.People like Mr. Smith because .
A.he is very old. |
B.he is very kind |
C.he has two bottles of wines |
D.he like traveling |
Mr. Smith stayed in when he came to New York.
A.his friend’s home | B.his parents’ home |
C.a restaurant | D.a hotel |
What does “snail” mean in Chinese?
A.锤子 | B.钉子 | C.衣 | D.壁柜 |
In fact, the second time Mr. Smith saw on the wall.
A.a fly | B.a snail |
C.a bottle of wine | D.a picture |
How many bottles of wine did Mr. Smith buy?
A.one | B.two | C.three | D.Four |
Channel |
Time |
Name of show |
Kind of show |
ATV |
7:00 |
News |
News |
8:30 |
Good Friend Contest |
Game Show |
|
9:20 |
Chinese Mother |
Documentary Special |
|
12:00 |
Tokyo Love Story |
Soap Opera |
|
BTV |
7:40 |
China Sports |
Sports Show |
9:20 |
Happy Family |
Sitcom |
|
10:40 |
Face To Face |
Talk Show |
|
CTV |
9:30 |
China Music |
Music |
13:40 |
Romantic Dream |
Fashion Show |
|
22:40 |
Football Magazine |
Sports show |
What time does the show “Chinese Mother” begins?
A.10:00 | B.9:20 | C.13:30 | D.22:00 |
What type(类型) is the show “Tokyo Love Story”?
A.Sitcom | B.Sports Show |
C.Soap Opera | D.Music |
Which two shows begin at the same time?
A.Face To Face and Romantic Dream |
B.Happy Family and China Music |
C.Chinese Mother and Football Magazine |
D.Chinese Mother and Happy Family |
Which program is a Fashion Show?
A.Romantic Dream | B.News |
C.Face To Face | D.China Sports. |
Which channel(频道)has the show “Good Friend Contest”?
A.ATV | B.BTV | C.CTV | D.CCTV |
短文填空。(每空2分,共16分)
根据下面短文内容,在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词,使短文完整、通顺。
Life is filled with regrets(遗憾). Anyone around you will have no difficulty telling his regrets. As we get older, we look back and wish that we had made better choices. What can we do to avoid future regrets?
Make better plans
If you start to do something, you need to make a plan before doing it. The earlier, the . You will know what comes first and what comes last. You’ll also know what you should do and what you shouldn’t do.
changes happen, you can have more time to deal with them.
Live a more active life
You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keeprelaxed and active. You also need to be kind. “Thank you” can bring a smile to someone’s face. Learn to say “sorry” and don’t be angry with others.
Find the right friend
A friend may make your life and he or she can break your life as well. So you to think twice when you choose a friend. Good friends will always better your ideas.
When you get into trouble, ask others for . That little help may get you good results.
Never fear failure
Everybody fails. Even the greatest person failed. We should not fear failure, because failure is not theof the road. We must take failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.
Life is good. We don’t have to live in our past, but we do hope that we can plan better, better, and work better when we have the chance to do so.
任务型阅读。(每小题2分,共8分)
阅读下文并回答问题。
Hot pot(火锅) is many Chinese people’s favorite and Liu Yang is one of them.
Three days ago, Liu Yang arrived in England. There he had three days of hamburgers, sandwiches and potatoes. Yesterday he was very excited when he heard that there was going to be a meal of hotpot to welcome the new students.
He went into the room and sat next to an American girl. To his surprise, he saw potatoes and bread in front of him. Where was the hot pot?
When she saw Liu Yang was very surprised, the American girl told him that hotpot is NOT hot pot. China has hot pot in two words but English hotpot is written in one word.
Hotpot is made from meat, potatoes and onions. People put it in the oven(烤箱) all day in a heavy pot and on a low heat. It is easy to cook.
Hotpot tastes fine. But Liu Yang still misses hot pot, two words!Is hot pot many Chinese people’s favorite?
__________________________________________________________When did Liu Yang arrive in England?
__________________________________________________________Who told Liu Yang that hotpot is not hot pot?
__________________________________________________________Which country has hot pot in two words?
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