My best friend Jenny and I got to the mall for shopping．She held up a white sweater and matching skirt．"Do you like this？"she asked．
"It's great，''I said．Jenny nodded and continued looking whiIe I moved about，touching the beautiful clothes．"I'll try this on．"Jenny walked towards the dressing room．After a while，she came out in the outfit（一套衣服）．She looked beautiful．
I sighed．Part of me wanted to say how good she looked．but another part stopped the words coming out．Jenny was in such good shape that she'd look good in the outfit．Sometimes，I regretted choosing a best friend who was so pretty．God，why can't I be the one with the rich parents and the great look？More and more，I was envious（妒忌的）of her．
"Well，Teresa，what do you think？"Jenny asked more than once．"Do you like it？''
The outfit looked great on her，but I lied，"Not really．I think you need something with more colors．''
"You think so？"Jenny said doubtfully．
"Just believe me．We'll find something better，"I told her，pushing her back into the dressing room．"You just can't buy the first thing you see．"I did my best to get Jenny out of the store，away from that outfit．As we left，Jenny gave the sweater one last look．
Just down the mall，we passed a yogurt place．"My treat，''Jenny said，pulling out her wallet．
I could never say no to chocolate，so we got some and sat down at a table．As Jenny talked without stopping about a million things，I thought about my feelings toward her．Those feelings weren't kind．
Sitting there， Jenny was attractive（吸引人的）not just because of her good luck，but more because of her kindness．Treating me to chocolate was far from her only show of generosity．She also let me drive her car and borrow her clothes．
Finishing our chocolate，we headed for the next clothing store．"Look at that red sweater．''Jenny said as we passed the window．"It would be perfect for you．Soon maybe you'll have enough by saving your babysitting money to buy something like that．"
A few minutes earlier，all I had heard was about saving my babysitting money．I had hated the fact that Jenny could ask her parents for anything，and they'd buy it for her．This time，though，I heard more．I heard the voice of someone who loved and cared me for who I was．I needed to express the same to her．
42．Teresa felt when Jenny came out of the dressing room in the new outfit．
A．envious
B．excited
C．lonely
D．comfortable
43．Teresa and Jenny after they left the first clothing store．
A．headed for the next clothing store
B．talked about the outfit Jenny wanted
C．had some chocolate at a yogurt place
D．ended the friendship between them
44．Which of the following can be put in the blank？
A．Jenny lent me some money．
B．Jenny asked for more chocolate．
C．I told Jenny my unkind feelings．
D．I began to see Jenny in a new light．
45．We can infer（推断）that Teresa would that day．
A．forget all about what had happened
B．ask her parents for money to buy something
C．buy herself the red sweater in the next store
D．push Jenny back to the first store for the outfit．
Shi Peng won the top prize in a college，students'start﹣up（创业） competition for setting upa website to help children find playmates（玩伴）．
Shi was brought up by his grandparents in avillage in Hubei Province．（106） Later，the 22﹣year﹣old student at a university in Wuhan decided to setup a special
website for children．He hoped that his website could help children meet new friends of the same age and feel less lonely．
（107） According to his research one about 6，000children in citieslike Guangzhou，Wuhan and Stizhou，most of them don't havebrothers orsisters and they are in need of playmates．"From my own experience，I think it's a great idea to have such a website on which children can findplaymates，"Shi said．
The website is set up mainly for pre﹣school children in kindergarten（幼儿园） and their parents．All the users of the website must use theirreal names．（108） Through the website，parents who are busy duringthe day can get in touch with other parents who are free and willing tofind some playmates for their children．
As it gets more and more popular among children and parents，the
website now holds many colorful offline activities．（109） The websitealso provides parents with valuable chances to communicate with eachother．
Ni Wufan is one of the professors in Shi's university．He said，"（110） He also agrees that our society needs more creative ideas likeShi's to deal with children's problems．
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A．This is to make sure that the children are safe． B．I have some different opinions about Shi's website． C．The website is a great example of start﹣up projects． D．He hardly had any playmates growing up as a child． E．There're many interesting online games for children to play． F．Shi Peng did some research before he set up the website． G．They include scientific tests and group games for children． |
For years，psychologists（心理学家） have been against giving children prizes or money for their performance in school．"Outwards"prizes，they say，can undermine the joy of learning for its own good and can even lead to cheating．
But many economists（经济学家） and business people disagree，and their opinions often become popular in the educational market place．Prize programs that pay students are underway in many cities．In some places，students can bring home hundreds of dollars for，say，taking an Advanced Placement course and having high grades in the exams．
"Whether such efforts work continues to be a debate（争议），"said Barbara Marian，an assistant professor of education at Pennsylvania State．She is against using prizes as encouragement．Among parents，it often leads to very hot discussion．And in public education，a new focus on school reform（改革） pushes researchers on both sides of the debate to make more efforts to get data（数据） that may provide information on when and whether prizes work．
"We have to get beyond our biases（偏见），"said Roland Fryer，aneconomist at Harvard University who is planning and testing several prizeprograms．"Luckily，the scientific method allows us to examine most ofthose biases and let the data do the talking．"In the cash programs being studied，Roland Fryer and other economists compare the schoolperformance of groups of students who are paid and students who arenot．In the study，they find that the students who are prized get highergrades on the SAT and go to better colleges than those who are not．
However，many psychologists believe that early data can be one﹣sided．Research suggests that prizes may work in the short term but havebad influences in the long term．
"Are they highly interested in what they are doing？Or does it feel like hard work？The same prize program might have different influences ondifferent kinds of students，"said Kirabo Jackson，a famous psychologist at Cornell University．"The higher the prize is，the more harmful the result might be．"
81．The underlined word"undermine"in Paragraph l most probably means" "．
A．understand
B．examine
C．kill
D．protect
82．From Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3，we can learn that ．
A．the students'parents welcome prize programs
B．prize programs are getting popular in many cities
C．Thegovernment provides money for prize programs
D．all theeducation researchers support prize programs
83．According to Roland Fryer and other economists'study，students who are paid ．
A．have more scientific methods
B．like to discuss with other students
C．always cheat in examinations
D．have better performance at school
84．The passage mainly tells us ．
A．how to use prizes to encourage the students
B．different opinions on giving students prizes
C．how to make students study hard in schools
D．bad results caused by some prize programs
85．What does the writer think of prize programs？
A．He doesn't mention it．
B．He thinks they are harmful．
C．He thinks they are great．
D．He doesn't care about them．
Nowadays，we are having a much busier life，and we are using our eyes more than ever before．So we often have tired eyes after a day's work or study．Here are some good methods of protecting eyes against tiredness to keep them healthy．
POSTURE （坐姿）
Get into the habit of paying attention to the way you sit．Try to stick to the proper posture that doctors suggest．
HELPFUL PICTURES
There are some special pictures online that can help relax your eyes．You may download such pictures to your computer or smartphone．When there is nothing far away you can look at to relax your eyes，you can use one of these pictures．A picture with something like a tunnel（隧道）in it is quite popular．Try to look as far into the tunnel as you can for 30seconds（秒）．Do you feel better？
BREAKS
The 20﹣20﹣20rule：take a break from the screen every 20minutes for 20seconds and look at something 20feet （about 6meters） away．
EYE EXERCISES
Step 1．Sitting comfortably，imagine there is a clock in front of you and turn your eyes up to 12o'clock．Pause（停顿）for a second，and then lower your eyes to 6o'clock．Pause again，and then repeat this step 10times．Complete the exercise by cupping your hands over your eyes for a few seconds，letting them rest in the darkness．
Step 2．Look at something on the right，Keep your eyes on it and slowly turn your head to the lest as far as possible．Then do the same thing on the left．Repeat the exercise a couple of times．
Step 3．Hold your finger in front of your nose and keep looking at it．Slowly move the finger towards yourself as close as you can without losingfocus（焦点）．Then look outside the window as far as possible．Repeat this several times．
SPORTS
Table tennis is about a small ball traveling at high speed﹣the best sport to train your eyes and relax the muscles（肌肉） in and around the eyes．Other sports like like tennis，badminton and kiteflying are also great for relaxing tired eyes．
76．Which of the following methods of protecting eyes is NOT mentioned in the passage？ ．
A．Having the proper posture．
B．Looking at something green．
C．Following the 20﹣20﹣20rule．
D．Playing some kinds of sports．
77．According to the passage，which of the following pictures can help relax your eyes？ ．
78．What does the underlined word'them"refer to（指代）？ ．
A．Your eyes．
B．Your hands．．
C．The doctors．
D．The exercises．
79．As for eye exercises，which of the following is TRUE？ ．
A．In Step l，you must have a large clock in front of you．
B．In Step 2，you should turn left when you look to the right．
C．In Step3，you should move you finger as far as you can．
D．After finishing each step，you should repeat it a few times．
80．Which of the following is the best title of the passage？ ．
A．We must take a break every 20minutes．
B．How to do eye exercises properly．
C．Ways to protect eyes against tiredness．
D．People have tired eyes very easily．
Once up a time，there was a young man．He lived in a small village．He was the only child in his family．so his parents loved him very much and did everything for him．He just hung out every day，doing nothing．
One day，he met an old man in his village．The old man asked him，"My boy，why don't you work hard to achieve something when you are young？"
The young man replied without care，"Why do I have to be in a hurry？I'm young，so I have plenty of time!Besides，I haven't made anyplans formy future yet．"
"Time waits for no man!"the old man said．Then he asked theyoung man to go into a dark house with him．
"I can't see anything!"the young man said
The old man lit a match and said to the young man，"Before thematch goes out，pick something in the house as you like．"
By the weak light，the young man tried to see the things in it．Butbefore he found something，the match went out，and the house became dark again at once．
"Before I could get something，the match had gone out，"the young man said angrily．
The old man said，"My boy，your youth（青春）is like the burning match，which can only last for a short time．So you shouldn't waste your time!
（1）The young man lived in a ．
A．Small city
B．small village
C．big city
D．big town
（2）The old man asked the young man why he didn't ．
A．work hard
B．hang out
C．play games
D．do homework
（3）The old man led the young man into a dark ．
A．shop
B．museum
C．house
D．kitchen
（4）What did the young man pick before the match went out？
A．A ring．
B．A watch．
C．A picture．
D．Nothing．
（5）What can we learn from the story？ ．
A．Youth is like a burning match．
B．It's dangerous to light matches．
C．Young people have much time．
D．We should look after ourselves．
Zhao Jing is now a famous calligrapher（书法家）in Anhui． His works are getting more and more popular． Zhao Jing was a worker in a factory several years ago． His family lived a happy life until an accident happened to Zhao Jing．
One day， he was badly hurt by a large machine． The operation lasted for three hours． He woke up to find that he had lost both of his arms． That made him so sad that he even thought of ending his life． However， his wife's and parents' selfless love helped him to cheer up again． "I shouldn't depend on my parents or my wife for the rest of my life． I want to learn penmanship（书法）． " Zhao Jing told his family about his resolution．
Zhao Jing went from door to door to collect waste paper． He bit（咬）the writing brush with his teeth and began to write． He keeps on writing for thirty years． The piles of used paper and so many old brushes in the room made his dream come true． He is so good at penmanship that he has won lots of prizes．
"Never Give Up Your Dreams" is Zhao Jing's motto（座右铭）and he will continue his steps．
（1）What did Zhao Jing do before that accident？
（2）What made Zhao Jing cheer up again after the operation？
（3）．How did Zhao Jing practice writing？
（4）把短文第二自然段中划线句子翻译成汉语．
（5）．给短文拟一个恰当的标题．
