What would you do if you had trouble seeing clearly？You would probably go to an eye doctor who might give you glasses.For many people around the world，however，such a way isn't that simple.
The World Health Organization reports that glasses can help one billion people in the world.Yet places like Ghana have only one eye doctor every 8 million people. Thismakes glasses almost impossible to get.Joshua Silver，a teacher at Oxford University，however，may have solved the problem.
Mr.Silver has developed liquid（液体）﹣filled glasses that users can adjust（调整） by themselves without seeing a doctor!The lenses（镜片） are filled with oil.Using a dial on the glasses，the user changes the amount of oil.This changes the strength（度数） of the lens.After the user finds the right strength，he then fixes the lens.
Results show that among those who have tried the glasses，around 80% are satisfied.Mr.Silver's goal is for everyone who still needs glasses to have such glasses as soon as possible.With a little more effort，Mr.Silver thinks that his goal might be achieved in the near future.
（1）The underlined word "this" in the second paragraph（段落） means .
| A． |
glasses can help many people |
| B． |
Mr.Silver has solved the problem |
| C． |
there are many people in need of glasses |
| D． |
there are not enough eye doctors |
（2）The third paragraph is mainly about .
| A． |
who the new glasses are used by |
| B． |
how the new glasses are used |
| C． |
why the new glasses were made |
| D． |
where the new glasses were invented |
（3）We can know from the passage that .
| A． |
the new glasses can do good to large numbers of people |
| B． |
the new glasses must be adjusted by eye doctors |
| C． |
oil is not necessary for the new glasses |
| D． |
glasses are easy to get everywhere all over the world |
（4）What does Mr.Silver think of the new glasses？
| A． |
He thinks they're the best of all. |
| B． |
He's completely uncertain about them. |
| C． |
He is worried about their future. |
| D． |
He thinks they have a bright future. |
（5）What will Mr.Silver do next according to the last paragraph？
| A． |
He will let more people own the new glasses. |
| B． |
He will invent another new kind of glasses. |
| C． |
He will decide the price of the new glasses. |
| D． |
He will make the new glasses cheaper. |
Life is full of happiness and bitters（痛苦）. Do you choose to live a happy life or a bitter 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 |
Here are some ideas for learning English well.
You are like a new baby.
Babies learn their language slowly, First they learn to listen .Then they learn to talk .Finally , they can read and talk.
Listen to English every day
Listen to English radio , watch English TV, go to see English movies or use online lessons.
Practise the conversations
Make up conversations and practise the conversations .You’d better use beginner textbooks.
Reading English stories
Start with children’s storybooks .Try to read stories for ESL readers , Read ads and so on ,Try English Club.com for young learners.
Write down new words
Start a new word notebook.Write words in alphabetical order(A...B...C)Make some sentences.Try to use an English-English dictionary.
Keep an English diary
Start with one sentence.Like how do you feel? What did you do today?Write another sentence tomorrow.How do babies learn their languages?
| A．Slowly | B．Quickly | C．Loudly | D．Quietly |
What does the underlined phrase” alphabetical order”mean in Chinese
| A．按音标顺序 | B．按字母顺序 |
| C．按简易顺序 | D．按长短顺序 |
The writer gave us _______ideas for learning English faster.
| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
What kind of books do we start to read when learning English?
| A．Children’storybooks |
| B．Children’s textbooks |
| C．Children’s picture books |
| D．Children’s music books |
When Brody Roybal was a baby, he didn’t have legs. But that didn’t make him feel sad or stop him from trying sports.
He tried different kinds of sports. When he tried sled hockey(雪橇曲棍球） at the age of 7, he loved it.
“ That was it,” says Roybal. He is now 15 and a student in a high school in Chicago. “ It’s all I wanted to do.”
Roybal joined a sled hockey team. At the age of 12, he started playing in an adult（成人） team. It was much harder for him, but he still worked hard.
Now Roybal is a player of the sled hockey team in his country.
O’ Connor, manager of the team, says Roybal is very good. “ Everybody dreams of going to the Olympic Games and winning the game,” O’ Connor says. “ That’s something that I couldn’t do, but Roybal can. He is lucky and he can go to the next Olympics.”
It’s true that when God closes a door, he opens a window for you.What’s the problem of Roybal?
| A．He has no legs. |
| B．He has no arms. |
| C．He can’t see. |
| D．He hurt his left leg. |
Roybal began playing in the adult team when he was ____________.
| A．7 | B．8 | C．12 | D．15 |
From the passage we know Roybal is a ___________ boy.
| A．lively | B．kind | C．hard-working | D．sad |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．The Olympic Games |
| B．Different kinds of sports |
| C．A Best Sled Hockey Team |
| D．A Special Sled Hockey Player |
Once upon a time there was a baby eagle. He lived in the nest on a cliff (悬崖), overlooking a beautiful valley with waterfalls and streams, trees and lots of little animals. The nest was the whole world to him. It was warm and comfortable, had a great view. And even better, he had all the food and love and attention that a great mother eagle could provide. The baby eagle grew strong and he felt good all the time.
But one day, the mother came back home and said,“Eat this, and it’s your last meal,” she said. The baby cried, but he ate and thought about what had happened. Just then, surprisingly, the mother pushed him out of the nest. He fell, head first, faster ad faster. He screamed. “I’m dying!” he cried. He looked up at his mother, “How could you do this to me?” He looked down. The ground rushed closer, faster and faster. “This is unfair!” he screamed.
Something strange happened. The air caught behind his wings and they snapped away from his body, with a feeling unlike anything he had ever experienced. He looked down and saw the sky. He wasn’t moving towards the ground any more, and his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
“Huh?” he said,“ What is going on here?”
“You’re flying,” his mother said.
“This is fun!” laughed the baby eagle, as he soared (翱翔) and dived.
“Yes, it is!”said the mother.
（节选自《快乐英语阅读》初二年级第2卷, 有改动）Why was the nest the whole world to the baby eagle ?
| A．It was on a cliff. |
| B．It had a great view. |
| C．It had many trees around it. |
| D．He could get everything from his mother. |
Which is right according to the passage?
| A．The baby eagle felt unhappy in the nest. |
| B．The mother eagle took good care of the baby eagle. |
| C．The baby eagle wasn’t frightened at all when he was falling down. |
| D．The mother eagle wanted to enjoy all the food herself. |
The mother eagle pushed the baby out of the nest because______________.
| A．she couldn’t find food to raise it |
| B．she didn’t like it any more and wanted to kill it |
| C．she tried to make it live alone |
| D．she didn’t know if the baby eagle could fly |
What happened to the baby eagle at last?
| A．It was dying. |
| B．It left the nest and fell onto the ground. |
| C．It failed to learn to fly. |
| D．It had fun flying and diving in its living areas. |
From the story, what can you learn?
| A．Learn to live by ourselves when we grow up. |
| B．Beauty lies in lover’s eyes. |
| C．Never give up your self-protection. |
| D．Think before you act. |
In the old times, there was a man who wanted to buy a pair of new shoes. He measured (量) his feet with a straw (稻草)，then went out to a shop in the town.
The shoe shop boss took out a pair of new shoes, and let him try them. But when he looked into his pocket, he found that the straw had lost. So he said, “I’m sorry, I forgot the size! Let me go home to take it.” After these words, he ran out of the shop. When he got back home, he was out of breath. With the straw in his hand, he hurried to the shoe shop again, but he was disappointed (失望) because it was closed.
Someone beside him said, “Your feet are with you. Why wouldn’t you try which pair of shoes fits, and why do you only believe your straw, not believe your feet?”
A man wanted to _________one day.
| A．measure his feet | B．buy a straw |
| C．buy shoes | D．go to the town |
Where was the straw when the man arrived at the shop?
| A．In the field. | B．In his pocket. |
| C．In the shop. | D．At home. |
What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase out of breath?
| A．心急如焚 | B．气喘吁吁 |
| C．出门在外 | D．后悔不已 |
Why did he go back to his home?
| A．Because he wanted to get the straw. |
| B．Because he had something to do at that time. |
| C．Because the shoe shop was closed. |
| D．Because he didn’t take money with him. |
What do you think of the man?
| A．Clever. | B．Interesting. | C．Foolish. | D．Good. |