It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail(详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.
People with little education usually .
| A．spend a long time in school |
| B．have a good chance to get a job |
| C．spend the best years to choose jobs |
| D．have fewer chances to get a good job |
The earliest education was probably to .
| A．make a man lead a better life |
| B．teach a man to write and read |
| C．make people get a way of living |
| D．teach people to read good books |
The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．圆满的 | B．崭新的 |
| C．公平的 | D．全面的 |
It is expected that educated people will be able to .
| A．accept education as a way of living |
| B．take an interest in the whole world |
| C．develop their abilities to make plays |
| D．learn subjects like language and math |
The passage mainly tells us that .
| A．education should make a man improve |
| B．people can get education in a short time |
| C．people should be able to get good paying jobs |
| D．all subjects are so important for a way of living |
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阅读短文，在空格里填入恰当的单词。（每空填一个单词）
It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with other people. It’s easier to make friends when you have the same interests.
Don’t be afraid to show people what you are really good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.
Look at people in the eyes when you talk to them. That way, they will find it easier to talk to you. If don’t, people may think you are not interested in them and may stop being interested in you.
Listen carefully. Let people talk about themselves before talking about ‘me, me, me’. Ask lots of questions. Show interest in their answers.
Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like — not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly to a lot of people. If so, more people will choose to make friends with you.
Title: to make friends
| Idea |
Suggestions |
Results |
| Go outside and keep in touch with |
◆Don’t be afraid of |
People will be |
| ◆Look at people in the |
It will be easier to |
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| ◆Be a |
Get people to talk |
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| ◆Be |
You will have |
Weather can influence (影响) people’s intelligence(智力). A report in 1983 showed that IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. That wind could help people have higher intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. A recent report shows that students in many schools of the US often get low marks in exams in the hot months of the year( July and August).
Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They might feel unhappy during cold days. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer.
Low air pressure (气压) may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. People feel best at a temperature of about 18°C.
Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather’s problem.What influences people’s intelligence according to the first paragraph?
| A．Education | B．Diet | C．Health | D．Weather |
Student s in many schools of America get lower marks in exams because they take exams ____________.
| A．in hot months | B．in cold months |
| C．with bad feelings | D．in windy months |
How may a thin person feel during cold days?
| A．Happy | B．Sad | C．Hot | D．Warm |
At a temperature of about 18°C, people________.
| A．leaves more bags on buses | B．like to go shopping |
| C．feel best | D．are forgetful |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．A report in 1983 showed that weather influence people’s intelligence. |
| B．on low-pressure days, people can’t remember things well |
| C．Hot summer is a hard time for fat people. |
| D．Weather has nothing to do with people’s feelings. |
It is a beautiful spring morning. There isn’t a cloud, and the sun is warm but not too hot. So Mr. Green is surprised when he sees an old man at the bus stop with a big strong black umbrella in his hand.
Mr. Green says to him, “Do you think we are going to have rain today?”
“No,” says the old man，“I don’t think so.”
“Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?” “No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”
Mr. Green looks at the big umbrella again, then the man says, “I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong. So I really need a walking stick (拐杖). When I carry a walking stick, people will say, “Look at that poor man. ” And I don’t like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say,” Look at that foolish man. ”Where does Mr. Green meet the old man?
| A．On the bus. | B．In the park. |
| C．At the bus stop. | D．In a big shop. |
How does Mr. Green feel when he sees the old man with an umbrella in his hand?
| A．He feels worried. | B．He feels surprised. |
| C．He feels happy. | D．He feels sad |
What color is the old man’s umbrella?
| A．Black. | B．Blue. | C．Brown. | D．White. |
What is the weather like?
| A．Cloudy. | B．Rainy. | C．Fine. | D．Windy. |
What do people think of the old man when he carries an umbrella in fine weather?
| A．He is very strong. | B．He is very foolish. |
| C．He is very poor. | D．He is healthy. |
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Some birthday customs are quite similar in many parts of the world---- birthday candles(蜡烛), birthday games，and birthday cakes. But some customs are more specific to certain countries. Here are some children talking about their customs.
Linda: I am fourteen. I come from Aruba阿鲁巴岛（拉丁美洲）（荷属安的列斯群岛中的大岛）. In our country, Children take something special to school for their classmates and all teachers. Each teacher gives the birthday child a small gift like a pencil, an eraser or a postcard. The birthday child is also allowed to wear special clothes instead of the school uniform.
Lucy: I am one year older than Linda. Denmark（丹麦）is my country. A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child's bed while they are sleeping so they will see them at once when they wake up.
Tom: I am as old as Linda. I am from Brazil. The birthday child receives a pull on the earlobe(耳垂) for each year in my country. The birthday person also gives the first slice of cake to his/her most special friend or relative, usually mom or dad.
根据短文，完成下面表格，每空不超过4个单词，并将其答案写在答题卡中相应题号的横线上。
| Names |
Countries |
Ages |
Special customs |
| Linda |
Aruba |
Fourteen |
Each teacher receives something special from |
| Lucy |
Denmark |
If you see |
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| Tom |
Fourteen |
The first slice of the birthday cake is usually given to Mom or Dad. |
My little brother sat in the corner of the living room, a pen in one hand and my father’s book in the other.
As my father walked into the room, my brother knew that he had done something wrong. I could see that he had scribbled (胡写乱画) in the book with a pen. Now, he and I both waited for our father’s punishment.
My father picked up his book and looked at it carefully. My father was a teacher. For him, books were very important, and yet he loved his children. Instead of punishing my brother, he took the pen from my brother’s hand, and then wrote in the book himself: John’s work, 1959, age 2. I’m very thankful to you for scribbling in my book.
“Wow,” I thought. “Is this punishment?”
The years and the books came and went. We always knew our parents loved us. From time to time we would open the book, look at the scribbles and read my father’s expression of love. My father taught us how important it is when our lives are touched by little hands. He also taught us about what is really important in life: people, not things.
Now I am a father too. Unlike my father, I don’t wait for my daughters to take books from my bookshelf and scribble in them. I take one down and give it to my children to scribble. As I look at their artwork (艺术作品), I think about my father and the lessons he taught me. What did the writer think when his father came into the room?
| A．His father would buy a book for John. |
| B．John’s artwork was beautiful. |
| C．His father didn’t love his children. |
| D．John would be punished by his father. |
What does the underlined sentence mean?
| A．Having children is a wonderful experience in one’s life. |
| B．Everyone’s life is important and exciting. |
| C．Children should be touched by their parents often. |
| D．Everyone should have a child. |
From the passage we know that ________.
| A．the writer was two years old in1959 |
| B．the writer’s father worked in a hospital |
| C．the writer is now a father who has daughters |
| D．the writer didn’t allow his brother to touch his book |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．A Lovely Boy | B．The Last Lesson |
| C．A Letter from My Father | D．A Lesson in Love |