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Sally was a student. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive.
A week before her mother’s birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and decided to take a black one, since her mother had lost hers the month before.
She thought, “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color.” So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the school with her until her classes were over.
On her way back home in the train that evening she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the dining car for another sandwich and a cup of coffee. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment(车厢), but when she got back, it had gone! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers (乘客) in it, but now there were three.
Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother was gone, and that she had to get out at the next station. After the three other passengers heard it, they asked her for her mother’s address so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake, and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.
The next week, Sally heard from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three black umbrellas?”
1.Did Sally’s mother lose an umbrella?
2.What color was the umbrella Sally bought?
3.Why did Sally feel hungry on her way back home in the train that evening?
4.How many umbrellas did her mother receive?
5.Who sent those umbrellas, do you think?
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Careful and careless are as different as fire and water. But it is strange that quite a few scientists have both these qualities (品质). They are both careful and careless.
1. .
Once Newton invited a friend to dinner at home. When they were ready to eat, Newton left to get a bottle of wine (酒). 2. , Newton still didn’t come back. At last his friend found Newton in his lab. When Newton was going to get the bottle of wine, he suddenly had a new idea for his experiment. So he quite forgot his friend and the dinner. Another time, Newton was leading a horse up a mountain, and he held the rein (缰绳) in his hand. While he was walking along, he kept thinking about problems. 3. , he found that the horse was gone.
Einstein was another example. 4. . While waiting, he became lost in thought. It started to rain. The rain kept on for some time. When he took out a piece of paper to write something down, the paper was wet and then he knew that it was raining. 5. , he again forgot he was standing in the rain
A. But after he put the paper into his pocket
B. But after his friend had waited for a long time.
C. Once he was waiting for a friend at a bridge
D. Newton, the famous English scientist, was such a person
E. When he got to the top of the mountain
Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I’m not going to say luck, talent, and conditions are not important because they really are. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great abilities, and that’s just how life is.
However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually put it into practice. What’s more, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practising. To become great at certain things, it’ll require even more time, the time that most people won’t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don’t enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like great pain and will probably make you give up well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people showing some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some unusual talent, but thinking that way does you no good，and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.
Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, with all your heart and over a long period of time. If you’re not willing to put in the time and work, don’t expect to receive any rewards(回报). Time and hard work won’t make sure that you will get the great success you may want, but it will make sure that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
1.Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ________.
A. the reasons for success
B. the meaning of success
C. the standards of success
D. the importance of success
2.Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ________.
A. work makes one feel pain
B. one always enjoys his work
C. one gives up his work easily
D. it takes a lot of time to succeed
3.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Having a goal is very important to success.
B. Being good is different from being great.
C. One cannot succeed without time and practice.
D. Luck, talent and family help to achieve success.
Corky was a brave young man and he dreamed of becoming the best fighter in the world.
To become stronger and get better fighting skills, he went to many schools. One day, he went to the best school in the world. Before entering the gate, he was made to hand in all his weapons (武器).
“You won’t need those any more. Here you’ll get better ones,” said the guard. Corky handed his weapons to him. A serious old teacher took Corky to his room. Before he left, he said to Corky, “In a hundred days the training will start.” A hundred days! At first Corky thought that was a joke, but he soon realized the old teacher had been serious. Corky felt nervous during the first days and he tried many ways to try to get the teacher to start the training. However, it didn’t work. At last Corky waited patiently and enjoyed each day in the school.
“You’ve already learned how to use your main weapon – patience,” said the old teacher. Corky could hardly believe it, but he really understood that the teacher was right. Finally, the lesson began. “Now it’s time to learn how to win every fight,” said the old teacher. That sounded good to Corky until he found himself tied hand and foot. Many villagers tried to hit him because they were told that Corky was a dangerous man. The same thing was repeated for days, and Corky knew he had to do something. He realized that the only way would be to deal with the villagers’ anger (怒气). In the following days, Corky kept talking to them until he managed to make them believe that he was not an enemy. In the end, the villagers made friends with Corky.
Finally, Corky knew what the most powerful weapon was. He said thanks to the teacher and left.
1.Why did the old teacher tell Corky that the training would start in a hundred days?
A. Because he didn’t feel well.
B. Because he wanted Corky to leave.
C. Because he wanted Corky to be patient.
D. Because he thought Corky needed a good rest.
2. Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the story?
①Corky was hit by the villagers.
②Corky handed his weapons to the guard.
③Corky tried to get the teacher to start the training.
A. ③①② B. ②③① C. ③②① D. ②①③
3. What can we infer(推断) from the story?
A. Corky went to the school to kill his enemy.
B. Corky stayed at the school for over 100 days.
C. Corky was tied hand and foot because he was dangerous.
D. In the end, Corky killed the villagers.
4. According to the passage, what was the most powerful weapon?
A. Strength. B. Fighting skills.
C. Patience. D. Words.
Different types of maps have different uses. Tourist maps, for example, have signs to show places of interest in an area. When tourists read these maps, it is easy for them to find where to go and what to see in a place and it is easy for them to go and find their ways to these places.
Road maps show large areas so that people can plan long journeys. Different types of roads are given different numbers. For example, if you want to go to Wood Green, you just follow No. 621 Road and keep looking at the road signs.
Distribution maps(分布图) use colors or signs to show facts about an area. For example, where different languages are spoken, how many people live in an area, how cold and hot some places are, or whether a place is short of water.
Some maps, such as railway maps, use straight lines to show everything. This is easy for people to read. Trains are fast. People don’t have to think about small places they go past. They just need to know the two ends of their trips.
1.Jim is visiting the Summer Palace. Which map does he need most?
A. A tourist map. B. A railway map.
C. A distribution map. D. A road map.
2.How can you tell different roads on road maps?
A. By using different colors. B. By finding the numbers.
C. By following No. 621 Road. D. By looking at the road signs.
3. Which of the following can distribution maps tell us?
A. How to get to Lakeside.
B. How to plan a long journey.
C. Where a famous museum is.
D. How many people live in a place.
4.Why do railway maps use straight lines?
A. Because railways are straight.
B. Because people can read them easily.
C. Because people like straight lines.
D. Because railways have only two ends.
How to learn English well. | |
| Well, I don’t know how you all feel, but I find English really difficult. There are just so many new words to remember. My problem is that I can’t remember all the new words. I’m so worried about it. How can I improve my English? |
| Don’t worry, Li Ping. I think it’s very useful to make word lists for different topics. For example, you can make lists for fruit, vegetables and animals. Then you can review them whenever you have time. The more you review, the better you will remember! |
| I’m learning English and I feel frustrated. English grammar rules are really confusing. Sometimes I know all the words in a sentence but I still can’t understand the whole sentence. I become nervous when I speak English, too. What should I do? |
| Don’t give up, David. As for grammar rules, I’ve used pictures and tables to help me, for example with verb tenses. I’ve also tried to put difficult structures into songs, but I think the best way to remember grammar rules is to use them. These methods work well for me. You can have a try. |
1.Li Ping’s problem in English learning is that he .
A. can’t remember new words
B. can’t understand grammar
C. is nervous when he speaks English
D. can’t read new words
2.According to Tina, it’s useful to when we try to remember new words.
A. use pictures B. make word lists
C. sing songs D. use new words
3.David thinks that are difficult.
A. new words B. long sentences
C. grammar rules D. topics
4.According to Anne, the best way to remember grammar rules is to .
A. read them B. use them
C. review them D. write them
