A little stream（小溪） ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests．Then it reached a desert．"I went through so many difficulties．I should have no problem crossing the desert，"she thought．As she started，she found herself slowly vanishing（消失）into the sand．After many tries，she still failed．"Maybe I can't reach the ocean，"she said sadly to herself．
At this time，a deep voice said，"If wind can cross the desert，so can a river．"It was the voice of the desert．But the little stream answered，"That's because the wind can fly，but I can not．""That's because you can't give up what you are．Let yourself evaporate（蒸发）into the wind and it can take you across me，"said the desert．"Give up what I am now？No!No!"The little stream could not accept this idea．"The wind can carry the vapor（蒸汽）across the desert and let it leave as rain．The rain will form a river again，"said the desert．"And whether you're a river or vapor，your nature never changes．"After hearing this，the little stream went into the open arms of the wind．It carried her to the next stage of her life．
The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream．If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success，you should also change the way you are．Answer the following questions according to what you read．
81．Did the little stream want to reach the ocean or the desert at last？
82．Was the little stream able to cross the desert at first？
83．Who gave the advice to the little stream？
84．What did the little Stream do after hearing the desert's words？
85．What can you realize from the experience of the little stream in this passage？ ．
Although people everywhere seem to enjoy drinking coffee, they don’t all have the same coffee culture. In Europe for example, coffee shops are common places for people to meet friends and to talk while they drink coffee. On the other hand, places like this were not as common in North America in the past. Instead, people in North America liked to drink coffee in their homes with friends. The coffee culture in the USA changed when Starbucks coffee shops spread across the country.
The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the USA. It was a small coffee shop that cooked its own coffee beans. The coffee shop’s business did well, and by 1981 there were three Starbucks stores in Seattle.
Things really began to change for the company in 1981.That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment. He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, which caused his great interest. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did. In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company’s head of marketing（市场营销）.
In 1983, Schultz traveled to Italy. The special environment of the espresso (浓咖啡) bars there caught his eyes. Back in the USA, Schultz created an environment for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable and casual, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Starbucks began opening more stores across the USA. Then the company opened coffee shops in other countries as well. Today, there are more than 16,000 Starbucks coffee shops all over the world.
However, that does not mean Starbucks has not had problems. In fact, many Starbucks stores have closed over the past few years. On the one hand, this is because there were too many coffee shops competing for business in one small area. On the other hand, stores in some countries closed because the coffee culture there did not match with the “feel the same everywhere” environment offered by Starbucks.
| A．moved | B．managed |
| C．loved | D．used |
a. This man helped to make Starbucks a huge coffee company.
b. He went to Seattle to learn about the company and later worked for it.
c. Howard Schultz noticed Starbucks ordered lots of special coffee makers.
d. Starbucks began as a small coffee company in Seattle in the USA.
A. a-d-c -b B. a-d-b-c
C. d-c- b-a D. d-c-a-b
| A．All of the coffee tastes the same. |
| B．The coffee in these places was too expensive. |
| C．The people in these countries didn’t drink coffee. |
| D．There were too many coffee shops in one place. |
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Mike wants to learn something about satellites. He wants to fly to the moon when he grows up. Lucas comes from a doctor’s family. He wants to be a student at the Medical University of Los Angeles like her mother. Jana is interested in computer science very much. She learns much from Internet. She thinks that network makes the world a global village. Timmy enjoys singing pop songs old and new. She is one of the members of the school singing club. Jack is looking forward to a chance to introduce his invention. He enjoys sharing his nice work and getting some new ideas. May wants to become a writer after learning the history of China for several years. Ben is going to study in New York with his family. He is good at playing with his family. He is good at playing basketball and football. He wants to learn good English too. |
Life is full of happiness and bitters. Do you choose to live a happy life or a bittery one?
In my opinion, happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and lots of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big house may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving (旋转) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get,you can be a happy and lucky person.Happiness is for ．
| A．those who have large and beautiful houses |
| B．those who have cars |
| C．those who have lots of money |
| D．all people |
When you do something wrong, .
| A．people around you will help you |
| B．you will have no chance to challenge yourself |
| C．your classmates will laugh at you |
| D．you will be happy |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．When you get success, your friends will be very proud of you. |
| B．You can get help from others when you make mistakes. |
| C．You can still be a happy person even if you have little money. |
| D．All of the above.. |
We say “Happiness is not the same as money.” because .
| A．money always brings happiness |
| B．money doesn’t always bring happiness |
| C．everything can be bought with money |
| D．only rich doesn’t always bring happiness |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Happiness | B．Happy and Lucky |
| C．Do Something Good to Others | D．Life and Success |
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Travelers in this tour group will go to Singapore .
| A．by air | B．by sea |
| C．by bus | D．by train |
When you go to old Singapore, you can visit , too.
| A．the Handicraft Center | B．Changi Airport |
| C．Chinatown | D．the National Museum |
On the second day, travelers in this group can .
| A．go to Chinatown | B．visit Sentosa Island |
| C．travel around by boat | D．have a party in the KTV |
Travelers can shop freely during the tour.
| A．on the first day | B．on the second day |
| C．on the third day | D．on the last day |
If you only want to spend less than 5,000 yuan, you can choose as your departure date.
| A．August 15 | B．August 16 |
| C．August 17 | D．August 18 |
The world we live is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things?
Chocolate tastes nice but it may make the little dog die.
We may sleep for eight hours at a time but a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.
Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.
Food usually goes bad easily in summer but you don’t need to worry about how to keep honey (蜂蜜) because honey doesn’t go bad.
Most animals will die soon without the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days without the head.
Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can’t fly, like the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟).
| Little dogs |
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| A snail |
It may sleep for |
| Our eyes |
The size of the eyes doesn’t |
| Honey |
It doesn’t go |
| It can live for nine or ten |
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| Birds |
Most birds are good at |