If you walk into a bookstore，you might see shelves of books labeled（标注）"self﹣help"．You may not know what these books are about．In fact，more and more people are turning to self﹣help books for advice these days．You can't imagine that sales of these books in the UK reached 3，000，000 last year．
Self﹣help books are usually written by psychologists（心理学家），famous writers or successful businessmen． They teach you how to deal with problems in your life，for example，how to get on well with your classmates or friends，how to plan your time well or how to find happiness．
Paul sweetman，the owner of City Books in the UK．said that social problems might be the reason why more people are reading self﹣help books．"They come into the shop and look for ways to deal with these problems in their life，"Paul said．Besides，it seem to be easier for young readers to find their mistakes，especially those born after 2000． They want to improve themselves by reading self﹣help books．
Self﹣help books used to be something people laughed at．Many people didn't take chicken soup stories and"success theory（成功学）"books seriously．But now they are recognizedby young people．
No matter why there is growing interest in self﹣help books， it's good to know that help is at hand if we need it． But are these books truly helpful？Read one and find out．
（1）From this passage，self﹣help books are books which ．
| A． |
tell us interesting jokes |
| B． |
provide beautiful poems |
| C． |
teach us to deal with problem |
| D． |
talk about animals and plants |
（2）The underlined word"recognized"means in the passage．
| A． |
doubted |
| B． |
refused |
| C． |
accepted |
| D． |
avoided |
（3）The writer writes this passage mainly to ．
| A． |
increase people's happiness |
| B． |
introduce self ﹣help books |
| C． |
help us to plan time well |
| D． |
encourage us to write books |
We Love Gadgets(小配件)
If you love the latest gadgets or you want to be the next James Bond, come to Gadgets in the Garden Shopping Mall.
Gadgets is a cool new shop. It sells all the latest gadgets and toys from MP3 players and cameras phones to toy robots. It's a great place to go to check out the latest things.
Jon Lee and his best friend Tom Green own Gadgets. They love gadgets and toys very much. They are already running a successful Internet shop but want to give their customers a chance to play with all the latest gadgets before they buy.
Jon says, "Tom and I are always buying the latest gadgets. We love new ideas and we know that our customers love them too." They both think their new shop will be a big success and we think so too!
Gadgets opens at 9 0'clock on Wednesday August 1st, 2012. John and Tom are planning a fantastic opening. Don't miss it. Where is Gadgets?
| A．It's in a supermarket. | B．It's in a shopping mall. |
| C．It's in a garden. | D．It's on the Internet. |
What doesn't the cool new shop sell?
| A．Toy robots. | B．MP3 players. | C．Camera phones. | D．ties. |
Who will probably (可能) to the new shop and buy things?
| A．James Bond. | B．Jon Lee. |
| C．People who love the latest gadgets. | D．Tom Green. |
Why do Jon Lee and Tom Green open the new shop?
| A．Because they want to make some money, |
| B．Because their Internet shop isn't successful. |
| C．Because they want to buy more gadgets. |
| D．Because they hope their customers can play with gadgets before they buy. |
Welcome to join our societies
请根据以上信息，选择正确答案，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。Tom is a 15-year-old boy. He can be a member of the_______.
| A．Music Club. | B．Dancing Club. |
| C．English Reading Club, | D．Chinese Reading Club. |
Perhaps you can be a member of the Drama Society if（如果）you are_______.
| A．a boy. | B．a girl. |
| C．shorter than l.50meters. | D．younger than 14 years old. |
If you want to be in the Chinese Reading Club, you should satisfy(满足) the following conditions(条件）except(除了)_______．
| A．being a girl. | B．knowing how to use computer. |
| C．being good at Chinese. | D．having enough free time. |
Your lucky Day
This is a fortune-telling song, It is popular among English Children. Parents use it to teach their young children the days of the week. The song uses the day of the week a child was born on to tell the child's future.
Monday's child has a beautiful face.
Tuesday's child is full of grace.
Wednesday's child fears no foe.
Thursday's child has a long way to go.
Friday's child is happy and loving
Saturday's child works hard to make a living.
But the child is born on Sunday is
Beautiful, happy and good in every day.
Some people think that the year or the month or the day on which we were born is important. They think that these things tell us about our futures, Some people think that we all make our luck in life.
What do you think?Who likes the song?
| A．Teachers and students. | B．Old people. |
| C．Parents and children. | D．Young people. |
Which day's child is beautiful？
| A．Monday's. | B．Wednesday's. | C．Tuesday's. | D．Friday's. |
The child born on Saturday is_______.
| A．hard-working. | B．strong. | C．happy. | D．beautiful. |
The parents use the song to teach their children to_______.
| A．speak. | B．make friends. |
| C．learn the days of the week. | D．make their own luck. |
Answer the questions according to the passage you read.
A great French writer said that we should help everyone as much as we can, because we often need help ourselves. Sometimes the small can help the great. And he told the following story.
An ant was drinking by a small river and fell in. She tried her best to reach the bank(岸), but she couldn’t move at all. The poor ant got too tried but was still doing her best. Then a big bird saw her. The bird threw a piece of wood into the water. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself on the grass, she heard a man coming up. The man was walking with a gun(枪) in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wanted to kill her. But the ant bit(咬) him on one of his feet and at the moment the bird flew away at once.
The ant saved the bird’s life. According to the French writer, we often need help from others, so what should we do?
What does the sentence “we often need help ourselves”?
Why did the ant couldn’t reach the bank when it fell into the river?
Though the poor ant was too tried, what did she do？
请将画线句子翻译成汉语。
Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each bank.
Once upon a time there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what did one day? Well, he wanted to steal(偷) the bell(铃) on the door. He walked up to the door, took hold of the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was frightened and ran home.
Then he sat down to think. “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton(棉花) in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour’s and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder, the bell rang loudly but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour(邻居) came running out.
“Steal my bell?” I’ll teach you a lesson,” the angry man shouted, and he hit the thief on the nose. The foolish thief did not know how to neighbour found out he was stealing the bell.“why did he come out just then?”
The thief was trying to steal his neighbour’s door . But at the
time the thief ran home because he was frightened by the noise of the bell. At the last time, he put some in his ears so that he wouldn’t hear the noise. Then the neighbour came
out. The thief was hit on the nose, but he learned
.