A habit is an action that we have acted so often that it becomes something we do almost without thinking. Some of them are not good habits. People spend many hours and dollars each year trying to give up(放弃) these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to get it. However, there are still some suggestions（建议）for you to follow.
First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure(压力), what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of not finishing your homework. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!
Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Not finishing you homework is a bad habit because you may be punished(惩罚) by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision(决定). What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do something that is more important. From the first paragraph, we know that _______.
| A．it’s not easy to break bad habits |
| B．we must change all the habits we have |
| C．a habit is a terrible thing we can never change |
| D．we can easily change bad habits |
The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to get it” means that _______.
| A．something dangerous may happen |
| B．there is a long way and a short way |
| C．it is not easy to give up bad habits |
| D．we must cut bad habits in a short time |
According to the passage, if you want to give up your habits, you have to _______.
| A．talk to others |
| B．know why you do it and what you’ll lose |
| C．finish your homework first |
| D．spend less time on the Internet |
The best title for this passage is _______.
| A．A bad habit | B．Change the habit |
| C．Give up bad habits | D．A good habit |
What do you think of singing? If you love it, you will like the TV show Don’t Forget the Lyrics. It is a popular singing show in America. This program started from July 11th, 2007.
So how does this new singing show work? The contestants need to have much knowledge(知识) of lyrics. In the show, the contestants have to sing the songs with right lyrics. When he finishes a song with wrong lyrics, he can’t sing again. If he finishes all ten songs with right lyrics, he is the winner and he can get a very good prize.
You may say, “I can’t sing well, but I remember many lyrics of beautiful songs. Can I join it?”
Don’t worry!
The show says, “You don’t have to sing it well. You just have to sing it right.” Every music lover can join it.What is Don’t Forget the Lyrics?
| A．A popular singing show. | B．A popular story |
| C．A popular movie | D．A popular song. |
When did Don’t Forget the Lyrics come out?
| A．In the year 2000. | B．In the year 2005. |
| C．In the year 2007. | D．In the year 2010. |
What does the underlined word“contestants” mean?
| A．Famous singers or actors. |
| B．The best performers. |
| C．Participants (参与者) in the singing competition. |
| D．The successful musicians. |
How many songs should you finish singing right if you want to win the good prize?
| A．Five. | B．Seven. | C． Eight . | D．Ten. |
If you want to learn dancing, you can call .
| A．271-1399 | B．301-2768 | C．488-6888 | D．231-2769 |
You can enjoy Jay Chou’s music at in the music hall.
| A．8:00p.m. on July 20 | B．9:00p.m. on July 23 |
| C．7:30p.m. every day | D．8:00a.m. on July 21 |
If Mr. Zhong wants to go to the museum with his wife and ten-year-old daughter, how much should he pay for it?
| A．￥75. | B．￥100. | C．￥125 | D．￥25. |
Rico is a dog who lives in Germany(德国). His owners trained him from a young age to find his toys. When they say the name of a certain toy, Rico can find it. In fact, he seems to know the names of 200 toys!
Some researchers in Germany wanted to test Rico. They put his toys in a room and then told him to go in the room and find a certain toy. Since nobody was in the room with Rico, he had no help from anyone finding the right toy. The researchers did this test forty times. Rico found the right toy thirty-seven times!
Then the researchers tried something else. They put seven of Rico’s toys in the room together with one new toy that Rico had never seen before. Then they told Rico to go into the room and get the new toy. This new toy had a name Rico had never heard before. Rico found the right toy seven out of ten times!
Researchers cannot really say that Rico knows words or language. However, these tests seem to show that Rico can think about what he hears and think about what he knows. In fact, Rico seems to think and remember things as well as a three-year-old child.
From these tests, animal researchers know one thing for sure. Rico has given them a lot to think about.From the passage we know that Rico is good at ______.
| A．catching toys | B．counting toys | C．finding toys | D．putting toys in order |
At first researchers asked Rico to ______.
| A．bring a certain toy out of a room | B．choose a toy that he liked best |
| C．name toys and put them away | D．put his toys into his room |
Rico went into the room _______ times to find a new toy he did not know.
| A．seven | B．thirty-seven | C．ten | D．forty |
The best title for the passage is ________.
| A．German dogs are the smartest | B．An unusual dog |
| C．How dogs use language | D．The best toys for Rico |
A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything.
An unpunctual man never does what he has to do at the right time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be got back. Time is more useful than material(物质) things. In fact, time is life itself. An unpunctual man is always wasting his most important things as well as others’. An unpunctual person is always saying unhapppily that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls. But the man who really has much to do is very careful of his time. He knows that he can not finish all his work unless he carefully does every piece of work.
Being unpunctual is the sign of disrespect(不尊重) towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the time when he should be there, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be thought as a great disrespect to the host and all the other guests.
Not like a punctual person, an unpunctual one can’t do his duty wonderfully, whether it is public or personal. Imagine how it would be if those who should do important tasks failed to be on time. A man who is known to be often unpunctual is never believed by his friends or fellow men.The Chinese meaning of the word “punctual” in this passage is probably “______”
| A．听话的 | B．守时的 | C．守纪律的 | D．能干的 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．An unpunctual person often has more time. |
| B．An unpunctual person has more work to do. |
| C．A punctual person often has a busy life. |
| D．A punctual person often does his work wonderfully. |
When you are invited to dinner, you’d better arrive there ______.
| A．in a hurry | B．after the host | C．at a decided time | D．before other guests |
From the passage, we learn that an unpunctual man usually ______ in the end.
| A．saves time for others | B．leaves his family and friends |
| C．gets his chances and knowledge | D．loses his time and good name |
A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.
In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon(象征).Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers(跟踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kinds are on the bus.
Kindergarten(幼儿园) is difficult time for some kids. It’s the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them---and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in Chian now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus. It’s said that there will be 3,000 yellow school buses on the road by the end of this year in Chongqing.According to Dr. Frank, ______ school buses are safer for the students.
| A．yellow | B．black | C．white | D．colorful |
Children in Japan may easily ______ by taking the school bus.
| A．save time | B．love their school | C．play games | D．do their homework |
Chinese students will save a lot of time to ______ to school.
| A．walk | B．take a taxi | C．ride a bike | D．take a school bus |
This passage is mainly about ________.
| A．school buses | B．school life | C．popular colors | D．students’ safety |