There are two types of people in the world. Although they have an equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, while the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons and events and the resulting effects upon their minds.
People who are happy fix their attention on the convenience of things. They enjoy all cheerful things. Those who are unhappy think and speak only of unpleasant things. Through their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind is found in nature, such unhappy people should be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation（模仿）. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it can be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects.
Although this attitude is mainly an act of the imagination, it has serious results since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. If such people aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone speak a word in favor of their hopes. If they are criticized, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join in criticizing their wrong doings. So they should change this bad habit and stop worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, they will have a disagreeable time, especially when someone becomes mixed up in their quarrels.How does the writer tell the happy from the unhappy? 21om
| A．According to their degree of health. |
| B．According to their wealth. |
| C．According to their attitudes to the same thing. |
| D．According to their habits. |
The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” in paragraph2 probably means “________”.
| A．have a good attitude towards social life |
| B．make others unhappy |
| C．tend to blame others openly |
| D．enjoy the pleasure of life |
We can conclude from the passage that ________.
| A．we should pity all unhappy people |
| B．unhappy people are dangerous to social life |
| C．people can get rid of the habit of unhappinesswww-2-1-cnjy-com |
| D．unhappy people can not understand happy people |
If such unhappy people insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should ________.
| A．not have any communication with them |
| B．show no respect for them |
| C．persuade them to recognize the bad effects of their habits |
| D．quarrel with them until they realize their mistakes |
In this passage, the writer mainly ________.
| A．describes two types of people |
| B．laughs at unhappy people |
| C．offers advice for unhappy people |
| D．tells people how to be happy in life |
Bob: Hi, Bill! I’ve heard you are a football fan, aren’t you?
Bill: Yes.
Bob: (1) ________
Bill: Well, when I watch a football game, I feel excited. (2)_________
Bob: Just a little bit. I’m not good at playing football. (3)________
Bill: Oh, I see. Do you have any favourite football stars?
Bob: (4) _________
Bill: Oh, I like him, too.
Bob: (5) ________
Bill: Not much. I’m going to join a football club so that I can play football more.
Bob: That’s a good idea.
| A.What about you？Do you play football? B.But I like watching football matches. C.How do you feel when you watch a football game? D.Yes, I like Ronaldo best. E.Do you play football a lot? |
When talking about the 2008 Olympic Games, you must think of the host city—Beijing. But maybe you don’t think of the other six cities—Qingdao, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Qingdao will hold the Olympic sailing competition. Horse-riding events will be held in Hong Kong. Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang and Shanghai will hold football preliminaries (预赛). Now the six cities and Beijing are busy building their Olympic stadiums.
The following form tells you more.
| City |
Event |
Where |
Time |
| Qingdao |
Sailing |
Qingdao International Sailing Center |
Aug.9-Aug.21 |
| Hong Kong |
Horse-riding |
Existing Competition Venue （沙田马术中心） |
Aug.9-Aug.20 |
| Tianjin |
Football preliminaries |
Tianjing Olympic Center Stadium |
Aug.10, Aug.12 |
| Qinhuangdao |
Football preliminaries |
Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium |
Aug.10, Aug.12 |
| Shengyang |
Football preliminaries |
Shenyang Olympic Center Stadium |
Aug.10, Aug.12 |
| Shanghai |
Football preliminaries |
Shanghai Stadium |
Aug.10, Aug.12 Aug.13 |
How many cities are getting ready for the 2008Olympic Games?
| A．One. | B．Six. | C．Seven. | D．Eight. |
_______ will hold horse-riding events.
| A．Qingdao International Sailing Center |
| B．Existing Competition Venue |
| C．Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium |
| D．Shanghai Stadium |
How long will football preliminaries take?
| A．13 days. | B．12 days. | C．7 days. | D．3 days. |
The sailing will be held in _______.
| A．Qingdao | B．Hong Kong | C．Qinhuangdao | D．Shanghai |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Football preliminaries for the 2008 Olympics will be held in four cities in China. |
| B．Horse-riding events for the 2008 Olympics will last from Aug. 9 to Aug. 20. |
| C．Sailing for the 2008 Olympics will last from Aug. 9 to Aug. 21. |
| D．Sailing events for the 2008 Olympics will be held in Qinhuangdao. |
Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer(癌症). Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg.
Every day Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假腿). With the plastic artificial leg Jeff can ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.
Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs, too. They decided to run across America.
When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west. He started running in Boston. Seven months later, he stopped running in Los Angeles. He ran 3,200 miles. Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff, but for the American Cancer Society.
Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things. He is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do anything they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran not only for disabled people. I ran for everybody.” Jeff’s right leg was cut off because he had_______.
| A．TB（肺结核） | B．an accident |
| C．cancer | D．a serious injury |
From the passage we know that Boston is _______.
| A．in the west | B．half between the east and west |
| C．near Los Angeles | D．in the east |
It took Jeff _______ to run from Boston to Los Angeles.
| A．about four and a half months |
| B．over two hundred days |
| C．almost twenty-five weeks |
| D．less than half a year |
The underlined word “disabled” means _______.
| A．优秀的 | B．劳累的 |
| C．残疾的 | D．无能为力的 |
The fifth passage tells us that _______.
| A．people should give him more money |
| B．people can do anything they want to do |
| C．some disabled men will become lawyers |
| D．disabled people also can run |
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| The youngest international player The youngest international player was an 8-year-old table tennis player from Jamaica. Her name was Joy Forster. She wan the Jamaican table tennis champion in 1985 and she played in the Jamaican international team that year. |
| The most popular sport Yes, you guessed right! The most popular team game in the world is football. People play football in villages, streets and stadiums all over the world. The most famous football competition is the World Cup. It happens every four years. In the past, football was a game just for men, but now half the countries in the world have an international women’s team, too. The first Women’s World Cup was in 1991. |
Joy Forster was _______ table tennis player in the world.
| A．the youngest | B．the best | C．the most popular | D．the oldest |
She played _______.
| A．tennis | B．for her country | C．against Jamaica | D．football |
People play football in _______.
| A．villages | B．streets | C．stadiums | D．A, B and C |
The World Cup _______.
| A．is held every year | B．is well-known all over the world |
| C．is a game just for men now | D．is a game just for students |
There was no World Cup for women players_______ 1991.
| A．before | B．in | C．after | D．to |
Spending time in a bookshop can be enjoyable. If you go to a good bookshop, no assistant will come near to you and say, “Can I 1hyou?” You needn’t buy anything you don’t want. You may try to find out 2wthe book you want is. If you fail(没有找到), the assistant will lead you there and 3the will go away. It seems that he is not 4iin selling any books at all. There is a story about a good bookshop. A medical student 5fa very useful book in the bookshop, but it was too 6efor him to buy. He couldn’t get it from the library, either. So every afternoon, he went there to 7ra little. One day, however, he couldn’t find the book from its 8uplace. He was leaving when he saw the assistant signing to 9h. He was surprised that the assistant 10pto the book in the corner. “I put it there so that people wouldn’t see it and buy it,” said the assistant. Then he left the student by himself to go on with his reading.