How to Succeed in High School
You have been familiar with the learning environment in your middle school，and it feels like home．So it is not always easy to say"（1） " to middle school．
After entering high school，you may face some new challenges．The schoolwork may become more difficult and require greater skills．Most students need support．Teachers and parents may give you a hand．However，you can't（2） others all the time．What can you do？Here are some suggestions：
▪Understand what kind of learner you are．Do you need silence to focus？Then make sure the TV is not on when you are studying．Provide yourself with a（3） learning environment at home．Some students focus better in the morning；others at night．Find the right（4） so that your efforts will work well．
▪Learn to be better organized．It might be helpful when you get used to making a to﹣do﹣lit of all your schoolwork，and checking each item off when it is completed．Try to（5） __ your work．This will create smaller，more manageable tasks out of the larger ones．Big projects seem less difficult if they are done step by step．
▪Form good reading habits．Read every day ﹣ the more，the better．It doesn't matter what you read．Reading newspaper regularly is a good choice．Newspapers provide plenty of details and background．（6） ，information you get from newspapers is usually official and true．
High school life can be enjoyable．Old friendships might come undone and new ones will develop．Hope you will feel confident and perform well in high school!
（1）A．hello |
B．bye﹣bye |
C．sorry |
D．thanks |
（2）A．care for |
B．depend on |
C．compete with |
D．worry about |
（3）A warm |
B．clean |
C．quiet |
D．safe |
（4）A．time |
B．place |
C．habit |
D．skill |
（5）A．divide |
B．finish |
C．remember |
D．correct |
（6）A．For example |
B．In brief |
C．On average |
D．In addition |
With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the＿21＿ building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy ＿22＿ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he ＿23＿cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that ＿24＿ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 26 achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school 27 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 28 by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They 29 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 30 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 31 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 32 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 33 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was 34 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll 35 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.
A．largest B．highest C．earliest D．latest
A．seldom B．hardly C．always D．almost
A．enjoyed B．needed C．made D．kept
A．while B．after C．if D．though
A．heart B．hope C．body D．love
A．by B．for C．in D．from
A．as B．since C．until D．before
A．pleased B．beaten C．moved D．asked
A．used B．spent C．took D．wasted
A．Here B．There C．He D．It
A．However B．Sometimes C．Again D．Then
A．friends B．helpers C．time D．exercise
A．tried B．saw C．did D．met
A．thinking B．talking C．worried D．proud
A．point B．go C．turn D．hurry
In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he 31 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to32 the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took 33 farmer to the judge (法官).
The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34 that I do no
t have enough money to buy anything to weigh it,35 I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from36 , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"
We37 what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this38 , "Am I honest?"
Honesty or dishonesty can become a39 . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Ot
hers lie so much that they do not even40 what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.
A．gave B．fed C．threw D．sold
A．weigh B．watch C．cut D．use
A．/ B．a C．an D．the
A．rich B．poor C．honest D．quiet
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．I B．my C．me D．mine
A．get back B．look back D．turn back
A．answer B．question C．help D．idea
A．difference B．habit C．mistake D．difficulty
A．Study B．mean C．imagine D．know
Everyone likes to receive gifts. In many countries people give gifts for special occasions. For example, in the United States people give 63for birthdays, weddings, and when someone graduates from high school or college. In Japan many people give gifts at special times in the summer and 64 . And in some countries people give a person a gift when they visit the person’s home. But how do you choose the65 gift?
It's not always easy to find a great gift for everyone, especially when you are buying a gift for someone from another 66. In many Western countries watches and 67are nice gifts. However, Chinese people do not like clocks as gifts. The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are similar to the words for to die. So many Chinese people think that a clock as a gift is bad 68.
Many people around the world think that flowers are always a safe gift. But even flowers can be 69! In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers (1,3,5, etc. ) is okay. But a gift of an even number of flowers (2,4,6, etc. ) is not okay. It's only for funerals! People in China do not like gifts of white flowers, because white is the color for funerals. And don't70red roses to a stranger from Germany. They may think you love them! Red roses mean love in several cultures!A. money B. gifts C food
A. person B. place C. winter
A. right B. wrong C. shiny
A. country B. city C. village
A. flowers B. books C. clocks
A. luck B. lucky C. unlucky
A. a safe gift B. a problem C. a good tdea
A. receive B. accept C. give
Once there was a girl in my class that I thought was beautiful and smart. I believed that she was perfect. When the time for my birthday came, I 56 her to my party, and she came.
A few months 57 , it was her birthday. I got a special scarf for her. Thinking about how happy she would be to receive my gift made me so 58 .
I asked her when her birthday party was going to be. She replied, " 59 do you want to know? You're not invited. You're just a dog with glasses !"
I felt really 60 when she said that. I just stood there looking at her. Everyone standing by her came to stand next to me. Then we all 61 .
That day, I figured out that even if someone looks perfect, there is a very good possibility that they aren't. When it comes to perfection, it's how someone treats you that is more 62 than how they look.A. invited B. invites C. inviting
A. ago B. before C. later
A. excited B. sad C. relaxed
A. How B. Why C. Who
A. good B. nice C. bad
A. left B. came C. smiled
A. confident B. creative C. important
It was the last day of school and I planned to travel to my friend’s hometown. I hadn’t seen him for years and this was a good 36 to meet him again.
I was busy at school so it was rather 37 when I came back home. It was already 10 o’clock at night. Time was running out. After a hurried meal I left. 38 I found a taxi very soon. Asking the driver to drive me fast to the station, I relaxed for a while, imagining what my friend looked like now. I was soon at the station and was sure that I would be able to 39 the train. Unfortunately, I fell on the way and lost some time. To my complete 40 , when I reached the platform, I saw that the train had just left! It was the last train so I had to 41 home.
My mother was glad to see me back as she had a feeling about my trip. But I was unhappy. I tried to relax and went to bed but I had a 42 sleep. The next morning I was very tired. As I was having breakfast the 43 arrived. I read over the pages and was shocked to 44 that the train I missed had had an accident. How 45 I was that I missed the train!
A．sign B．chance C．sense D．dream
A．strange B．cold C．late D．quiet
A．Finally B．Suddenly C．Strangely D．Luckily
A．stop B．see C．catch D．miss
A．satisfaction B．hope C．surprise D．joy
A．call B．leave C．reach D．return
A．deep B．bad C．great D．heavy
A．newspaper B．ticket C．mild D．train
A．find B．hear C．feel D．remember
A．hopeful B．thankful C．careful D．painful