When you and your friends turn to each other to talk about problems or troubles, you give each other advice and help. One important thing of our growth is to make decisions to help our friends and learn to support each other. This requires us to learn what it means to help friends and how to help them in right ways.
The first step toward helping others is to identify that they need help. We all know that difficulties are part of our daily lives. However, sometimes small things can lead to more serious problems that require more help. Ifs important to make sure when to help a friend. For example, you may pick up some signs that your friends are not acting like themselves. These signs show they may not be well.
The next step toward helping others is to listen. Paying attention to others while listening is very important throughout our life. When we communicate with others, we need to learn when to speak and when not to. As listeners, we should try to understand what the speakers are feeling or experiencing and try to see things from their perspectives. Listening and paying attention to others when they speak is a sign of respect and a skill that will lead to deeper and better relationships.
(1).What is the purpose of the passage?
| A． |
To discuss why people help each other. |
B． |
To describe the problems of giving help. |
| C． |
To introduce the advantages of giving help. |
D． |
To explain how we can help others properly. |
(2).What does the underlined word "identity" in paragraph 2 mean?
| A． |
Require. |
B． |
Discover. |
C． |
Suggest. |
D． |
Remember. |
(3).What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
| A． |
Act as a good listener to your friends. |
B． |
Learn how to give advice to your friends. |
| C． |
Pay attention to your friends’ unusual acts. |
D． |
Build good relationships with your friends. |
(4).According to the writer, what should you do if your friends don't follow your advice on their
serious problems?
| A． |
Keep their problems as secrets. |
B． |
Let them make their own decisions. |
| C． |
Find out the causes of their problems. |
D． |
Get help from their trusted teachers. |
Donald was not very good at math. He couldn’t understand the teacher’s explanations. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, Donald Still couldn’t understand it.
“Never mind.” Donald told himse1f, “I’m quite good at other subjects. I’ll cheat in the math exam to get a good grade, then I won’t be in trouble. ”
“I’ll sit next to the boy who does best in math,” he thought, “and copy down this answers.”
The day of the exam came, and Donald sat next to Tommy, who was always at the top of the class in math. Donald carefully copied Tommy’s answers onto his own exam paper. At the end the exam, the teacher collected the papers and graded them in time.
Then she said, “well, boys and girls, I’ve decided to give a prize to the student who got the highest grade. It’s difficult for me to decide who I’ll give the prize to one of them.”
The students were surprised when they heard this. They said, “That’s not fair. They got the same grade.”
“That’s true.” the teacher said, “However, Tommy’s answer to Question 18 was ‘I don’t know’ while Dona1d’s was ‘Neither do I ’ .” Donald wanted to cheat because .
A. he didn’t do well in any subjects
B. his teacher didn’t explain things well
C. he wanted to get a good grade in math
D he was good at math Donald during the exam.
| A．sat behind Tommy | B．copied from Tommy |
| C．asked the teacher for help | D．didn’t copy others |
The students were surprised because.
| A．they thought the teacher unfair | B．Donald did as well as Tommy |
| C．the teacher would give them a prize | D．Donald did better than Tommy |
The teacher decided to give the prize to .
| A．Tommy | B．Donald |
| C．both Tommy and Donald | D．either Donald or Tommy |
We can infer〈推断).
| A．Donald may study hard at math |
| B．the teacher may criticize（批评） Donald |
| C．Tommy may share the prize with other students |
| D．Tommy may not study hard |
People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it’s not bad to make mistakes, and here is way.
At first, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It’s always good to try new things, because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is, “You can’t.” Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
Another good thing about mistake is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this : Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb. When he was asked how he felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learnt 10,000 things that didn’t work.
Finally, when you make a mistake, you are that much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn’t mean that you can make mistakes without thinking. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes.
We shouldn’t spend all our time and money on the only one way, but use them correctly. Because our time and money are limited(有限的) .
There is an old saying, “ If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.” So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed. If you are making a mistake, that means_______ .
| A．you are careful. | B．you’re kind. |
| C．you ‘re growing. | D．you know nothing. |
If you never try new things, you can’t _____ .
| A．improve | B．create | C．spend | D．A and B |
After Edison failed 10,000 times, he ________ .
| A．gave up | B．invented the light bulb. |
| C．invented the computer. | D．invented 10,000 new things. |
When you make a mistake, you are closer to_______ .
| A．time | B．money | C．success | D．everything |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Never make mistakes. |
| B．You can make mistakes without thinking. |
| C．Sometimes it’s good to make mistakes. |
| D．Making mistakes is terrible. |
根据短文内容，从每个小题的备选选项中选择一个最佳答案。
If you want to buy a new jacket, you’ll have to go to _______.
| A．3031 No.3 Road | B．5300 No.3 Road |
| C．9020 Bridgeport Road | D．1100 Chesnut Street |
If you want to go out for dinner on Sunday, you can call up the number _______.
| A．22785161 or 22706030 | B．22706030 or 33562367 |
| C．77364431 or 22785161 | D．33562367 or 22785161 |
You don’t have to pay on Monday if you go to _______.
| A．Skyline Hotel | B．Lansdowne Park Shopping Center |
| C．New York Museum | D．Garden Restaurant |
If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday mornings, you can go to _______.
| A．Lansdowne Park Shopping Center | B．New York Museum |
| C．Garden Restaurant | D．Coffee Shop |
Visiting New York Museum, you can know _______.
| A．the history of American native people | B．the history of New York |
| C．the art of America | D．the art of New York |
Have you ever been ill? When you are ill，you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot，and there are pains all over your body. You don't want to work，you stay in bed，feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes，but you can see them with a microscope. They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope，we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren't found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger，if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割开处)，some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red，and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body，and you would have pain everywhere.Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．If things are very small，they are germs. |
| B．If things can't be seen，they must be germs. |
| C．Germs are only in dirty water. |
| D．Germs are everywhere around us. |
What is a microscope used for?
| A．Making very small things look much bigger. |
| B．Making very big things look much smaller. |
| C．Helping you read some newspapers. |
| D．Helping you if you can't see things clearly. |
Why don't your parents let you drink dirty water?
| A．You haven't looked at it carefully. |
| B．Water can't be drunk in this way. |
| C．There must be lots of germs in it. |
| D．Water will make you ill. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Germs can be found both in water and in the air. |
| B．Germs can go into your finger if it is cut. |
| C．If your temperature is not OK，there must be germs in your body. |
| D．If your finger isn't cut，there aren't any germs on it. |
What's the main idea of the passage?
| A．Germs may make us ill. |
| B．Germs are in dirty water. |
| C．Don't drink dirty water. |
| D．Take care of your fingers. |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor(拖拉机). Bad luck! A lot of apples had already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price. They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.
"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck(卡车) next time!"
"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !" Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.
| A．they hope to save money |
| B．they're both poor |
| C．their farms are at the foot of the mountain |
| D．they're not far from their farms |
The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
| A．make a journey |
| B．visit some places of interest |
| C．meet their friends |
| D．make a profit |
. The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.
| A．theirs weren't as good as the others' |
| B．theirs were much less than the others' |
| C．a lot of apples had been already carried to the city |
| D．they forgot to carry them on a truck |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.
| A．they had sustained losses in business |
| B．they had lost some money in the city |
| C．something was wrong with the tractor |
| D．other people profited in the city |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The two farmers found out why they were poor. |
| B．The two farmers will soon get rich. |
| C．Neither of the farmers is clever. |
| D．The two farmers decided to buy a truck. |