Life comes in a package．This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair．Life is a learning process．Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person．With each passing day we learn to deal with various situations．
Love plays a main role in our life．Love makes you feel wanted．Without love a person could become cruel．In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with love and care．They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad．But we don’t always care about it．It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands others’ feelings．
Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind．No mind is happy without peace．Sadness is the cause of the death of a loved one or the failure．But all of these things will pass away．
Failure is the path to success．It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way．Success brings in money, pride and self-respect．
Hope is what keeps life going．Parents always hope their children will do well．Hope makes us dream．Hope builds in patience．Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day．
Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our control．Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark．So the only choice is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow．We usually have to accept _______ if we want to be successful．
| A．love | B．failure | C．sadness | D．hope |
In which section can readers probably read the passage?
| A．Business． | B．Travel． |
| C．Lifestyles． | D．Education． |
What does the word “despair” mean in Chinese?
| A．颓废 | B．遗憾 | C．悲伤 | D．绝望 |
What’s the meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?
| A．When choosing between “today” and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow． |
| B．If you work hard today, you’ll have a better life in the future． |
| C．What you can only choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow． |
| D．The only choice you make is that you should enjoy a better tomorrow． |
What’s the purpose of the passage?
| A．To encourage people to love each other． |
| B．To tell people how to deal with happiness and sadness． |
| C．To give readers some information about life． |
| D．To remind people to keep having a beautiful dream． |
My grandfather is eighty years old. He sometimes complains（抱怨）about how fast things have changed.
He often says that families aren’t the families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up（破裂）. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they will no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home to take care of their children, but now they’re busy working. They have no time to look after children at home. What’s more, more and more people drive. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now children don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think more as we used to. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide（加、减、乘、除）using our heads. But now most students use calculators. Most families have computers now. In the past, we didn’t have computers. We even had no lights. My mother to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now few people eat home-cooked food. And people seldom talk to each other. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think… Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.
根据短文内容，判断句子是否正确，正写（A），错写（B）。The writer’s grandfather thinks people now are much busier than they used to be.
Students have to think more at school now than past.
．People like to eat home—cooked food now.
．Lots of couples（夫妇）don’t live together because of unhappy problems.
5．People have too much time to talk with each other now.
Here are some tips on listening. We hope it can help you in one way or another.
●Relax yourself.
Before you start to listen to something, You need to relax.
1This will help you with your listening.
●Listen carefully to the first sentence.
2For example, if eyou hear“Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take away all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves, but some people say it’s not a good idea. Our reporter says…”,you know you will hear a piece of news, not a children’s story or a science report.
●Think when you’re listening.
3For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened? When , where and how? What was the result and what does the speaker want to tell us? In this way, you may undersrand the passage better.
●Listen for important facts.
4For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its findings , and how the scientists got their results.
●Don’t think about one or two words for too long.
You may hear some words that you don’t know. But don’t spend too much time on them.
5But you can remember some words or sentences that you think are important, and you can use them when you’re answering the questions.
I was in line waiting to pay. In line there were two people before me. A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes. He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten(幼儿园) party. He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes.
I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change(零钱). It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank(猪形储蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money. The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money. “
It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8.00 short. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that. “I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills(纸币) and we needed the cashier to get the change for us. Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react(反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”
I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this. “ The little boy smiled and thanked us. We wished him the best and he left. I was left with a good feeling. I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes !” What is this passage mainly about?
| A．Love and goodness. | B．Culture and tradition. |
| C．Friendship and honesty. | D．Communication and understanding. |
Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?
| A．Because the boy had saved some money. |
| B．Because they both didn’t need to give anything. |
| C．Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy. |
| D．Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy. |
What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. The cashier got enough money for the boy’s shirt.
b. The cashier counted the boy’s money.
c. The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets.
d. The boy went to the line to pay.
| A．b, a, c, d | B．b, c, a, d | C．d, b, c, a | D．d, c, a, b |
On 26th January, the biggest earthquake (地震) in India took the lives of 25, 000 people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, earthquake began. It was about 7. 5 on the Ritcher scale. "There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down, " said one of the villagers alive. "There is no water, no food and no one has come to help. "
Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The City of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. They were on the field, so most children didn't feel anything. The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor. However, though Mrs Young was also on the second floor, she didn't feel anything. She didn't know what happened until a teacher told her about it. Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. After those words Mr Emond felt better. Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didn't feel anything either.
My mother didn't feel anything. She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking (moving from side to side) light. My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.People use "Ritcher scale" to tell.
| A．where the earthquake takes place | B．when the earthquake takes place |
| C．how serious the earthquake is | D．how long the earthquake lasts |
From the sentence " There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. "
We learn that
| A．India is a large country | B．the Indian people had nothing after the earthquake |
| C．there is no tall building in India | D．the earthquake in India was not serious |
The City of Lahore is.
| A．in India | B．in America | C．in Pakistan | D．in Australia |
Which of the following is true?
| A．I was with my parents when the earthquake happened. |
| B．The earthquake in the city of Lahore wasn't serious. |
| C．People in the City of Lahore were frightened when they knew it was an earthquake. |
| D．The teachers in Lahore American School were afraid of the earthquake. |
On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of first-graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It’s a hand, a simple hand.
But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. “I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food,” said one child. “A farmer,” said another, “because he grows beautiful flowers.” Finally when the others were at work, the teacher went over Douglas’ desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s your hand, Teacher,” he said quietly and shyly.
She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone’s thanksgiving, not for the material things we get, but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.Whose hand did Douglas draw?
| A．The farmer’s. | B．God’s. | C．The teacher’s. | D．His own hand. |
Why did Douglas draw the picture?
| A．He was good at drawing it. | B．His teacher asked him to draw it. |
| C．He wanted to show his thanks to the teacher. | D．He hoped to get a prize in drawing. |
What do you learn about Douglas from the passage?
| A．He was a lonely child. | B．He was very active in class. |
| C．He always kept his hands clean. | D．He often answered questions loudly. |
According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion, but not a fact?
| A．The teacher went over Douglas’ desk and talked to him. |
| B．Different people show their thanksgiving in different ways. |
| C．The teacher often took Douglas by the hand after class. |
| D．Most of the students were drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. |