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Courage is the ability to be brave in various situation in our life. Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. Courage may make you confident of your success. If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. With courage, you mak look someone in the eye who you have wronged and say “I am sorry”： you may still smile even if you are seriously ill and know you are at the end of your life.
How can we build up our courage?
Believe you will be successful. Take chances and know that you have your own talents. Besides, your family and friends are always there for you.
Exercise your courage. It can be compared to a muscle(肌肉). The more we use it, the stronger courage gets.
Know that giving up is not a choice. It’s much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong.
Fight to control your fear. Courageous people may still be afraid, but the differnce is that they can control their fear.
They don’t let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they don’t go on.
Get courage by reading inspiring stories of brave people. Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of.What is courage?
______________________________________________________________________________What wil you do in face of difficulty or danger if you don’t have courage?
_______________________________________________________________________________How can courage become stronger?
_______________________________________________________________________________What is the difference between courageous people and others?
_______________________________________________________________________________What will you do if you have courage in your study?(请结合自身实际，自拟一句话作答)
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Being a youth is one thing, and being a good one is another．A good youth should have these qualities(品德)：First of all, health．A good body is the best riches．Without it, nothing can be done well．If you are poor in health, you will have to take medicine day after day．Even you can’t work, do sports and so on．Secondly, one must be of good quality．Always do something for others．Help those in trouble and care about the people around you．If everyone did the same,（1） what a wonderful world this would be! Thirdly, one must have the ability to work with others．Cooperation and communication(合作和交流) are two important keys to better human relations．（2）Everyone needs friends because no one can live through life or do everything he wants to alone.
Besides the examples above, patriotism is the one we should never forget．Patriotism means a love for one’s country．It’s one of the highest qualities of human’s．Everyone should love his own country．But people sometimes think patriots(爱国者)must be fighters or that they live in a time of fighting for their country．That is wrong．A good youth’s work is not only fighting．A good youth will do the things his country asks him to do．
I think a good youth of today should also have some training in art．If everyone can enjoy art and be able to make more of it for others, then people will live better and enjoy more．What are the two important keys to better human relations?
____________________________________________________________________What does the underlined “patriotism” mean in Chinese ?
____________________________________________________________________写出（1）处画线句子的同义句。
______________________________________________________________________________将（2）处画线句子译成汉语。
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In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out．Many join organizations run (管理) by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain．Since the powerful (猛烈的) earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life．Some offer their professional skills for free．Others have no qualifications (资历), but they love to work hard to help．
One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother TeresA． She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of CalcuttA．
Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too．They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something．They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher．As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life．
All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways．They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villages．Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you．The underlined word those in the passage means __ ．
| A．the homeless |
| B．the sick |
| C．the poor |
| D．the kids |
What is NOT the reason for teenagers to be volunteers according to the passage?
| A．They want to make more friends． |
| B．They want to be helpful． |
| C．It helps them get work experience． |
| D．It can improve their social life． |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Volunteers need qualifications． |
| B．Volunteers offer their help without any pay． |
| C．Young kids can’t be volunteers． |
| D．Some volunteers bring joy to others． |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．The world needs volunteers． |
| B．Mother Teresa was a great volunteer． |
| C．Volunteers do all kinds of work． |
| D．There are different ways of volunteering． |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
When you’re curious(好奇的) about something, and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions．Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers．The steps below can guide you during the research．
Step1 On a note card or piece of paper, write down the subject that you are interested in．Just get the main idea down．For example, you might write: Discover more about dinosaurs．
Step2 Next, stop and think for a moment about what you already know about your subject．List what you already know like the sentences below:
(1)Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeareD．
(2)Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years．
(3)Some dinosaurs fed on(吃) plants, some on meat．
Step3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions．On your paper, start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them:
(1)What’s the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?
(2)How many kinds of dinosaurs are there?
(3)Have dinosaurs really disappeared?
Step4 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research．As you learn more about your subject, you’ll probably discover some new questions．For example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago．Why? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely．
If you always find something interesting to research, take time to organize(组织) your thinking by asking good questions．And remember learning more always brings more questions．When you do some research, you should take the following steps:
(1)list what you want to know (2) choose a research subject
(3)list what you already know (4) discover new problems
| A．(4)(3)(2)(1) |
| B．(1)(4)(3)(2) |
| C．(2)(3)(1)(4) |
| D．(3)(2)(4)(1) |
From the passage, we know ．
| A．dinosaurs appeared after human beings |
| B．not all the dinosaurs fed on meat |
| C．dinosaurs lived on the earth for 65 million years |
| D．dinosaurs lived warm season |
What does “Armed with your list of questions” mean?
| A．Putting your list of questions under your arm |
| B．Discussing your questions with your classmates |
| C．Writing down your list of questions |
| D．Taking your list of questions with you |
The best title(标题) for this passage is “ ”
| A．Discovering Dinosaurs |
| B．Asking Good Questions |
| C．Finding Subjects |
| D．Learning Steps |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
There are many different kinds of festivals around the worlD． Here are four of them．
Saint Patrick’s Day in Ireland
Ireland is an island country．It’s in the west of Europe．There are wide green fields．
Saint Patrick’s Day is on 17th March．It’s an important holiday in IrelanD． This holiday is to remember Saint Patrick．He did good things for the people of IrelanD．
During the holiday, there are parades and lots of green．You can see people in green clothes, and you can even see green buildings．
Red Wednesday in Iran
Red Wednesday is a fire jumping festival in Iran．It is on the eve (前夜) of the last Wednesday of the year．People jump over the fire．They hope that it will take all the bad things away．
The Winter Carnival in Canada
When winter comes, it’s party time in Quebec City, CanadA． The Quebec Winter Carnival is all about outdoor fun．It starts from the first Sunday in February and lasts for 10 days．
One of the most popular activities is the dog sled race (狗拉雪橇比赛)．It has more than 30 teams and the race goes on for 6 kilometres．You can see happiness on every face．
The Desert (沙漠) Festival in Tunisia
Tunisia is a very important country in North AfricA． Every year on the last Sunday in December, the Desert Festival is held in TunisiA． As “ships of the desert”, camels are very important in the festival．There are camel racing and camel wrestling (摔跤)．On Saint Patrick’s Day, you can see the following EXCEPT _____．
| A．camels |
| B．parades |
| C．people in green |
| D．green buildings |
Which of the following is TRUE about the dog sled race according to the passage?
| A．The race happens on 17th March． |
| B．The race goes on for 6 kilometres． |
| C．The race has a history of about 10 years． |
| D．About 30 people go to the race every year． |
When is the Desert Festival in Tunisia every year?
| A．On the first Sunday in February． |
| B．On the last Sunday in December． |
| C．On the eve of the last Friday of the year． |
| D．On the eve of the last Wednesday of the year． |
Where can we probably find this passage?
| A．In a storybook． |
| B．In a cookbook． |
| C．In a travel magazine． |
| D．In a sport magazine． |
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Here is some information about some of the wonders of the worlD． I am sure you will be interested in them．
The Pyramids in Egypt
There are about eighty pyramids known today．A most well-known was built for Pharaoh(法老)Khufu．It is known as the “Great Pyramid”．It’s also the largest one．Workers used about 2．3 million blocks of stones to build it．It took twenty years to build it．
The Hanging Garden of Babylon
The garden sat on a hill．It was a large and wonderful structure(建筑物)．Many parts of the garden were raised high up on large column(支柱)．There were many big and green trees with lovely flowers．Although there are many different ideas about the garden, we are not sure whether this wonder ever existed(存在)!
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was designed about 2,000 years ago．It was in Egypt, too．(B) It was one of the ancient wonders of the world, about 135 metres high．It was once the highest building in the worlD． Although it doesn’t exist now, many people come to see its relic(遗址)every year．The passage has talked about wonders of the worlD．
A． one
B． two
C． three
D． four raised high up the parts of the garden．
| A．Big green trees |
| B．Lovely flowers |
| C．Stones |
| D．Large columns |
Which is NOT true?
A． The Great Pyramid has used many stones to build
B． Scientists can prove that the Hanging Garden of Babylon has ever existeD．
C． The Lighthouse of Alexandria was in Egypt．
D． The Lighthouse of Alexandria was about 135 metres high．