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．
Stop and listen! What do you hear? You may hear many different sounds. Some of those sounds may be noise. Noise is a loud or unwanted sound.
Noise can be caused by many kinds of machines, such as motorcycles, jet planes (喷气式飞机), farm tractors, and power motors. And, to some people, rock music is also a noise.
What happens to people who live near noisy machines or use them over a period of time? Doctors have found that these people have trouble in sleeping. And most importantly, constant (连续的) loud noise can cause loss of hearing.
Scientists use a unit of measure called a decibel(分贝) to measure the loudness of a sound. The sound of a quiet room, for example, measures 35 decibels. Talking measures between 40 and 65 decibels. Sounds from traffic and from some rock bands measure over 120 decibels. Noise at such high level causes the greatest hearing loss.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。According to the passage, noise is all sounds that you can hear.
A “decibel” is a machine that makes loud noise.
Loud noise can help people sleep better.
Not all people think that rock music is a noise.
We can infer (推断) from the passage that noise is a serious problem.
Helen Keller was a very bright and beautiful girl. When she was six months, she could already say a few words. But before she was two years old, she was hit by serious illness. She could not see or hear, and soon she could not talk. At the age of six, her parents invited a teacher for her. With the help of the teacher, she began to see and hear the world around her through her hands. She learned to read books for the blind people. The teacher took Helen for long walks, and told her about all the beautiful sights (风景). Helen touched flowers, climbed trees and smelt a storm before it came.She also learned to swim and ride a horse. After she grew up, she became a famous writer in America. Her first and most famous book is The story of my life. Her story has brought hope to many blind and deaf people. It gave light to those in darkness and encouraged them to live and work.
Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.
When Helen Keller was a
Studying in groups is becoming more and more popular in class. It has many advantages. For example, we can not only save time but also encourage each other when we study in groups. I still remember when I was in Grade 8, my physics was very poor, I had a really hard time with it. Once in class, the teachers asked us to discuss it with each other, but I was very shy, I could not do it like what they told me. My physics teacher encouraged me to face others and talk with someone else bravely, then I studied with some classmates together. When I did not understand any questions, they could give me some advice, I could quickly find out the ways to deal with the problems.
After that, I felt very relaxed and asked my classmates a lot of questions about physics. I did not feel stressed out at all. At last, I finished my homework by myself for the first time. How excited I was!
Because of studying in groups, I am not worried about physics any more. With my classmates’ help, I get more confidence. It also gives me more chances to improve myself in many ways. So let’s study more in groups.
Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to what you read.
A. English. B. Physics. C. Math.
A. save time
B. encourage each other
C.A和B
A. My mother
B. My physics teacher
C. No one
A.I felt relaxed after studying in groups.
B. With my classmates’ help, I get more confidence.
C. I am still worrying about physics because of studying with my classmates.
A.To study in groups.
B. To do homework in groups.
C. To study alone.
A lot of people are crazy doing shopping through the Internet now. Why is it so popular? There are some reasons. First, more and more people have their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. Second, shopping through the Internet can save them some money and a lot of time. Third, they don’t need to go to the shop themselves. Because of these good facts, few people refuse it.
On the other hand, some people don’t like this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety of shopping on line. Customers(顾客) can only see the pictures of products on the Internet. And they can’t enjoy the pleasure of buying things in large supermarkets or some wonderful stores. These are the reasons why they do not like it.
But I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future.
Judge the following sentences true ( T ) or false ( F ) according to the passage.
| What’s your dream? |
|
| Jeff |
My dream is to open my own pizza shop to make money and then travel around the world. The first place I want to go to is Italy. I will work as a waiter a pizza shop there to learn the business. As soon as I make it, I am going to open up my own pizza shop. If I am successful, I will ask someone else to run it whenever I travel. |
| Gina |
I have a very simple dream. I want to enjoy my life with as little stress as possible. I only want to be a housewife with two kids (one boy and one girl) and live in a nice house with a big garden. |
| Jessica |
I think it’s necessary to work hard if you want to turn your dreams into reality. The people, who are always busy building castles（城堡）in the air, never succeed in life, so I don’t plan my future. I just plan things to do and then try my best to do them. |
| Charles |
I have many dreams and the biggest one is to have a personal library with 40,000-50,000 books to read. |
| Sofia |
My biggest dream is to discover a cure for cancer and AIDS. I would like to help poor people and I hope that one day I can travel to Africa to help the children there. |
Why does Jeff want to run a pizza shop?
| A．He wants to make money to buy a big house. |
| B．He wants to make money to build a castle. |
| C．He wants to make money to go traveling. |
| D．He wants to make money to have a personal library. |
From the passage, we can know that Jessica___________.
| A．is the mother of a boy and a girl. |
| B．always tries to do things instead of only thinking |
| C．thinks it’s hard for people to realize their dreams |
| D．doesn’t want to live a stressful life |
Whose hobby is reading, according to the passage?
| A．Gina | B．Charles |
| C．Jessica. | D．Sofia. |
Sofia wants to be a _____in the future.
| A．waiter | B．housewife. |
| C．librarian | D．doctor |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Jeff will run his pizza shop by himself when he travels. |
| B．Gina thinks her dream is very simple. |
| C．The first place Jeff wants to travel to is Italy. |
| D．Sofia wants to help poor children in Africa. |