Sharing Wall
Dear readers， Where do you usually read books？ Please share your ideas． Thank you! Reading Club |
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In a tree．Perhaps it seems a little strange．But for me， it's really a good place．You can listen to the singing of birds and the green leaves around make you peaceful． David |
At home．"East or west，home is the best．" Home is the warmest place in the world．You can lie on the sofa or just sit on the floor．Quietly，you can enjoy reading books like talking with good friends． Anna |
In the reading club． After reading a good book， maybe you can't wait to share it with your friends．It's really amazing to talk about a good book． Everyone has his own ideas about the book．You can learn more by sharing． Peter |
In a coffee shop．The taste of coffee smells so nice! On sunny days， you can enjoy the sunshine through the window．On rainy days，you can listen to the sound of rain． Also，you can watch different people pass by．They may walk into your book and become part of it． Linda |
（1）You can most probably see the sharing wall ．
| A． |
in the reading club |
| B． |
at home |
| C． |
in a coffee shop． |
| D． |
in a tree |
（2）Who thinks a tree is a good place to read books？
| A． |
Anna． |
| B． |
Linda． |
| C． |
David． |
| D． |
Peter． |
（3）Linda likes reading in a coffee shop because she can ．
| A． |
listen to the singing of birds |
| B． |
enjoy the sunshine or the sound of rain |
| C． |
talk about good books after reading them |
| D． |
lie on the sofa or sit on the floor |
（4）Which of the following is NOT mentioned？
| A． |
Peter thinks he can learn more by sharing a good book． |
| B． |
Anna enjoys reading at home． |
| C． |
David thinks a library is the best place to read books． |
| D． |
Home is the warmest place in the world． |
（5）The passage is mainly about ．
| A． |
where to borrow books |
| B． |
how to share books |
| C． |
how to make friends |
| D． |
where to read books |
When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.” or “I know I’m late, but it’s not my fault; the car broke down.” It is probably not your mistake, but once you form the habit of blaming (指责) somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are great at solving problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague (同事) causes you problems on the job for being short of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t depend on the person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about – creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and chances to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success. What does the underlined word “remedy” probably mean?
| A．Avoid. | B．Accept. |
| C．Improve. | D．Consider. |
When your colleague brings about a problem, you should ______.
| A．blame him for his being short of responsibility |
| B．find a better way to deal with the problem |
| C．tell him to find the cause of the problem |
| D．ask a more able colleague for help |
What can be the best title for the passage?
| A．A Winner’s Secret. | B．A Winner’s Chance. |
| C．A Winner’s Problem. | D．A Winner’s Progress. |
Hip hop or rap (说唱) music started on the street and in the clubs of the New York City in the 1970s. People rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.
Rapping in class.
Would you like to rap in class? Well, actually hip pop music is played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school program called “Flocabulary” in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects. The words of the songs are just what students are studying. This makes learning easy and fun. Students and teachers are excited about the good results it has had on exam marks. Mr. Lee, a teacher in a high school, said, “I’ve used hip hop songs in class, and I have never seen my students so crazy about history! You can’t imagine how well they remember what I teach! We even try to write our own songs.”
Whose idea was Flocabulary?
Blake Harrison, a high school student, was the first person to come up with the idea of Flocabulary. The word “Flocabulary” comes from the word “flow” and “vocabulary”. “Flow” is a rap word for “style”, or the way a rapper says the words of a song. “Vocabulary” means the words you have to learn in a language. How did he get the idea? Well, he realized he could remember the words of a hip hop song very easily. So, why not make lessons into songs? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a song writer, Blake produces hip hop songs for math, science and literature (文学). They are now used in schools with great success. Rap music started ______ in the New York City in the 1970s.
| A．in a high school | B．in a music class |
| C．on the street | D．in a CD shop |
From the passage, we can learn “Flocabulary” is a program to ______.
| A．write rap music | B．remember the words of a song |
| C．write our own songs | D．help teach school subjects |
Blake has produced hip hop sings for school subjects EXCEPT ______.
| A．math | B．history |
| C．science | D．Literature |
| Come to Austria! Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria. And the Post Hotel is clean and inexpensive. It is opened by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening. |
| Enjoy Thailand! When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. And you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ at noon. |
| Visit Hawaii! Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but don’t be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening. |
The advertisements above are about ______.
| A．shopping | B．food |
| C．travel | D．hotels |
If you go to Austria, you can ______.
| A．visit a village called Soll |
| B．walk along its long beaches |
| C．take a morning river boat trip |
| D．buy many kinds of fruits on an island |
Which place may be the hottest in the daytime?
Soll. B. Bangkok.
C. Kauai. D. Hawaii.
配对阅读。左栏是五种浪费资源的现象，右栏是七条环保建议，请为每种现象选择最合适的建议，并将答案写在题前的括号内。
E．Take a shower instead of a bath, for a bath uses twice as much water. Don’t flush the toilet unnecessarily. |
This year, there is something new happening in our school.
It was September 6th, Wang Yang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wang, “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss.
“Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,”said Jason, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,”added Jason.．After the new classroom arrangement it was easier for Wang Yang and her classmates to
in class.
| A．discuss with each other | B．sit in the classroom |
| C．push desks together | D．teach a lesson |
．The school made the reform in order to provide students with to study．
| A．easier ways | B．noisier classes |
| C．more seats | D．fewer chances |
．The Chinese meaning of the word “effectively” in this passage is .
| A．简单地 | B．明确地 | C．认真地 | D．有效地 |
．Jason thinks the reform is .
| A．terrible | B．awful |
| C．helpful | D．useless |
．The best title of this passage may be “”.
| A．Students’ Friendship | B．New Look in Class |
| C．Teachers’ Hope | D．Discussion in Class |