Have you ever woken up feeling that something was wrong?
It was a day like that for me．
I sat up in bed．
A little later I opened the curtains．
It was terrible weather—the rain was pouring down．
Then I looked down into the yard．
Yes! There it was—the motorcycle．
It was just as broken as last night．
And my leg was starting to hurt．Something had happened to the person in the story the night before．What was it?
| A．The bad weather had broken the motorcycle． |
| B．The bad weather had stopped the person from going outside． |
| C．The person had bought a new motorcycle． |
| D．The person had been in a motorcycle accident． |
“It was a day like that for me．”What kind of day did this turn out to be?
| A．A good day． | B．A bad day． |
| C．An exciting day． | D．A boring day． |
Why does the writer begin the story with a question?
| A．Because the writer wants to know the answer． |
| B．To make the readers interested in the story． |
| C．Because the question is hard to answer． |
| D．To remind the reader that this kind of experience is rare． |
A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow was jumping around. The crow watched them with distain. (鄙视)。
“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”
One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan pretended not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”
“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…”
The swan took pity on him, took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.Why did the crow keep touching the water?
| A．It was showing another flying skill. |
| B．It was struggling to keep itself from falling into water. |
| C．It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water. |
| D．It was enjoying itself by doing so. |
What does the underlined word ‘exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?
| A．tired | B．angry |
| C．frightened | D．unhappy |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．The crow didn’t know flying. |
| B．Flying skills were useless. |
| C．The swan saved the crow because they were good friends. |
| D．The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow. |
What’s the correct order of the following event?
a. The crow showed off its flying skills.
b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.
c. The crow laughed at the swan’s flying.
d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.
e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.
| A．c, e, d, a, b | B．a, e, c, d, b |
| C．c, e, a, d, b | D．e, a, d, c, b |
What does the story tell us?
| A．Pride goes before a fall. |
| B．The early bird catches the worm. |
| C．No pains, no gains. |
| D．Practice makes perfect. |
The best way of learnign a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you‟ll get your words mixed up(混合)and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感),you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don‟t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learaing Englsih is：“Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is_______.
| A．writing | B．using it |
| C．listening | D．learning grammar |
What should you do in learning Englsih?
| A．Be careful not to make any mistake. |
| B．Write as quickly as you can. |
| C．Speak English as much as you can. |
| D．Laugh more often. |
When people laugh at your mistakes, you should______.
| A．not care | B．be happy |
| C．feel worried | D．be unhappy |
When you make a mistake, you should______.
| A．keep quiet | B．get angry |
| C．be kind | D．keep your sense of humor |
The story tells us:“________”
| A．Only foolish(愚蠢的)people make mistakes |
| B．Few people make mistakes |
| C．People never make mistakes |
| D．There is no one who doesn‟t make mistakes |
Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone
do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about
the future —for example, getting into college or getting a good job —that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with
close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time.
Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.The best title（标题）of the passage is ________.
| A．Money Makes You Happy |
| B．The Secrets of Happiness |
| C．Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy |
| D．Good Friends Make You Happy |
The second paragraph tells us that ________.
| A．the more friends you have, the happier you will be |
| B．we shouldn’t think about our future |
| C．happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. |
| D．some people fail to live a happy life |
The passage gives us ________ pieces of advice on happiness.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
The writer thinks that ________.
| A．everyone knows how to live a happier life |
| B．it’s wrong to spend time on work |
| C．hobbies take up too much time |
| D．doing good things for someone can make you happier |
Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
| A．Reading a good book. | B．Traveling to a foreign country. |
| C．Playing a sport. | D．Spending time with close friends. |
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In April 2007, a 16-year-old boy named Charlie McDonnell was bored, so he used his laptop and webcam to make his first video, and posted it on YouTube under the name Charlieissocoollike. Two days after that, he had 150 subscribers（关注）, so he decided to make more videos. He soon became quite popular in the UK.
A few months later, Oprah Winfrey, the famous American TV host, showed one of his videos called How to be English on her programme. In this video, Charlie wears a suit and tie and talks in a funny accent. He shows viewers how to make a cup of tea. The video made Charlie suddenly famous in the United States too. To say thank you to all his fans, he made a video called Challenge Charlie. In this video heasked people to suggest funny or difficult things for him to do in his videos. Challenges included drinking tomato ketchup, wearing all of his clothes at once and painting himself purple!
Charlie is also a singer and songwriter. His most popular videos are of him singing and playing the ukelele. In Duet with Myself, he uses special effects to sing a duet with himself about what a boring person he is. This has now been watched over 7 million times! Charlie met Alex Daythrough YouTube and they started a band together. They have made two CDs and performed several concerts.
With more than one and a half million subscribers, Charlie is the most popular video blogger in the UK. He has now made enough money to buy a house with his friend Alex. But what is the secret of his success? “I make the kind of videos that I want to watch,” he says. He says that he wants to go to university in the future but has decided to try and make a career on YouTube before that. So far, it’s going very well!When did Charlie make his first video?
Which video made Charlie suddenly famous in the United States?
Why did Charlie make Challenge Charlie?
Who did Charlie start a band together with?
What is the passage mainly about?
All the time you spent memorizing multiplication tables（乘法表）may have made you a better mathematician, according to a new study. A team of scientists from Stanford University, in California, have shown how the brain reorganizes itself as kids learn math.
After a certain amount of time spent practicing math, kids can put away the calculator（计算器）. They don’t even need to count on their fingers. They simply know the answers to subtraction(−), addition (+), and multiplication (×) facts. The quicker kids can recall basic math facts, the easier it is for them to solve more difficult math problems.
The Stanford University researchers observed（观察）the brain activity of 28 students, ages 7 to 9, for the study. They took scans of the students’ brains as the students solved math calculations without the help of a calculator, pen or paper. A calculation—three plus four equals seven, for example—flashed on a screen. The students pushed a button to say if the answer was right or wrong. The scientists also recorded the response speed, and what parts of the brain became active as the kids pushed the button.
These observations showed a process called fact retrieval. Rather than using their fingers to count, or scrawling out equations（列算式）on a piece of paper, the students pulled the answers from memory. It’s as if the answers to basic subtraction, addition, and multiplication problems are kept in a long-term storage part in the brain. The storage part was built from repetition. “Experience really does matter,” said Dr. Kathy Mann Koepeke of the National Institutes of Health.
Children make the changefrom counting to fact retrieval when they are 8 to 9 years old, the study says. This is the time when most students are learning basic addition and subtraction. When kids have basic math facts memorized, the brain has more free space to learn more difficult math.
This process has benefits for the future. The study showed, as kids got older, their answers relied more on memory and became quicker and more correct. Less brain activity was involved in counting. Some children make this change quicker than others.
Scientists hope to use this research to develop new strategies（策略）to help kids learn math at all levels. One strategy the study suggests is for students to test themselves in different orders—solving five times three before five times two, for example. Mixing up the order keeps the brain active. Keep these trainings up, and you may be a math whiz in no time.
In the study, kids put away calculators because they can ______.
| A．use calculators well |
| B．scrawl out equations |
| C．recalling basic math facts |
| D．count on their fingers |
The process of “fact retrieval”in Paragraph 4probably means ______.
| A．picking out results by working together with their partners |
| B．finding out answers based on practicing carefully and patiently |
| C．trying out ways of dealing with problems by attending training |
| D．working out problems according to what they have remembered |
What can we know from the study?
| A．Kids need to practice using calculators to keep their brains active. |
| B．Math learners should change to counting practice at the age of 8 to 9. |
| C．Training by mixing up the order of multiplication tables can help learn math better. |
| D．Less brain activity may be involved in solving difficult problems when kids get older. |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．Math from Memory | B．Strategy Development |
| C．Brain Reorganization | D．Training by Repetition |