We all, at one time or another , were like a rock star, singing and dancing along to our favourite song. Most of us have done this in our own room when we were kids or even when we grew up. Me? I love to do that when I drive! I turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along, and soon my arms are in the air. I am moving along to the music. Most of the time, I do this on my way to work.
Yes, that is true. I will be in my nice work clothes in my car. Someone may look at me strangely or even laugh at me when I stopped at a traffic light. Personally I love to get lost in the music. That can lead me to share with you the importance of being silly!
The meaning of the word silly, according to the dictionary is : stupid, foolish and nonsensical. I know many people do not want to look foolish. So they are always serious in their life, but in fact that is really stupid.
No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfect. I don’t care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal(朴素的), how rich, and so on … No one is perfect! So why pretend(假装) to be something you are not?
Life is so short…_________, so why waste a single second on being so “perfect”?
When we were kids, we had no idea of fear and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others. However, as we grew up, we lost that kind of feeling.
So don’t be afraid to be silly. The next time you feel down, go and turn on your favourite song , sing and dance along just like there is no tomorrow. Or watch something that makes you laugh. Trust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesn’t want to feel good.
1.While driving to work, the writer often _______.
A. sings and moves along to the music
B. laughs at others at the traffic lights
C. pretends to be serious
D. watches his favourite movies
2.What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph Two?
A. He likes wearing his work clothes.
B. Being silly can make him relaxed.
C. He likes listening to music.
D. Laughing at others is impolite.
3.Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph Five?
A. Students these days often have a lot of worries.
B. Everyone will face some difficulties in their life.
C. You never know when this beautiful journey will be over.
D. No one knows when they will die.
4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. How to be a perfect man B. The importance of being silly
C. Life is so short D. How to be a rock star
Time flies. Your time in junior high school will come to an end in a few months. Let’s look back over the last three years. What were the highs and lows?
For Zhang Xiaomeng, a senior high school girl from Jiangsu, meeting her best friend Hua Xuan was the best part of her time at junior high school. They went to class together, had lunch together, and even went to the washroom together. Having one or two best friends is important, said Xu Zheng, a teacher from Jiangsu. “Students have secrets. They don’t want to tell their parents,”Xu added. However, being too rebellious (叛逆的) in junior high is the biggest regret for Liu Anqing, a senior high school student from Fujian. “I didn’t listen to my parents. I quarreled with my mother every week,” said Liu. “I wish I could go back to that time and get on well with them.” Time also needs to be taken care of. Zhang Zihua, 15, from Shanxi, thought he had plenty of time to prepare for the big exam at the end of Junior 3. Then one day, he was told: “The exam is in 100 days.” “We need a strong knowledge base to pass the exam. But I didn’t care about it,” said Zhang. Gu Xiaoli, a teacher from Jiangsu, said that it’s never too late to catch up. “No matter your regrets about wasted time, you can always pick things up from now,” said Gu.
1.How many students shared their ideas in the passage?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
2.The underlined word “regret” in Paragraph 2 most probably means a feeling of __________.
A. happiness B. surprise C. anger D. sadness
3.Which of the following is true about Liu Anqing?
A. She quarreled with her parents every day when she was a little girl.
B. Her parents didn’t like her at all.
C. She didn’t do well in her study at junior high school.
D. She didn’t get on well with her parents when she was in junior high school.
4.What’s wrong with Zhang Zihua?
A. He didn’t pass the exam.
B. He had no good friends.
C. He didn’t get ready for the exam.
D. He didn’t get on well with his parents and teachers.
Ye Shuhang: In some ways, reference books (参考书) are useful. They help us understand textbooks better. For example, if we can’t learn a language point well in English class, a reference book can help us to review the point. So I think it’s better to have such books. |
Jiang Yixing: Reference books have some disadvantages. Some reference books show answers to the exercises in textbooks. This isn’t very good. Students will just copy the answers directly instead of thinking for themselves. Day after day, students will begin to rely on (依赖) reference books and won’t listen carefully in class. |
Jin Yourong: Sometimes, reference books are useful. Some reference books show something a little bit more difficult than the textbooks. They challenge us and let us reach a higher level in our studies. So if you want to learn more, reference books are needed. |
Yang Haoyu: I don’t think reference books are helpful. If we listen to our teachers carefully and solve the questions at school, this is enough to grasp (掌握) all the knowledge. Besides, the school has given us too much homework. More reference books will only make us sick of studying. And for some subjects like English, if you want to learn well, the best way is to speak, not just do exercises. |
1.__________ think reference books are useful in our study.
A. Ye Shuhang and Jiang Yixing
B. Jiang Yixing and Jin Yourong
C. Ye Shuhang and Jin Yourong
D. Jin Yourong and Yang Haoyu
2.In Ye Shuhang’s opinion, reference books can ________________.
A. show answers to the exercises in textbooks
B. help us review the point
C. let us reach a higher level in our studies
D. make us tired of studying
3.From the four students’ opinions, we can guess that_____________.
A. Reference books are too expensive
B. Some students buy reference books for their study
C. No one will buy reference books any more
D. Reference books are useful for everyone
On last Christmas Day, our parents’ home was full of joys of a close family relationship but this year things are . Our father had gone on November 26, and this was our Christmas without him. Mother was doing her best to be good, but I could tell this was especially for her. I’m not sure I should give her my planned Christmas gift.
A few months earlier I had painted two pictures of my parents. I’d planned to give them as gifts.
While painting one day, I was surprised by the doorbell ringing. I opened the . My father came. I showed the paintings. Finally, with tears running down his face, he said, “I don’t believe it. Look, how beautiful your mother is. Will you let me decorate them with frames(边框)?” I offered to send them to the frame shop the next day.
Several had passed after my dad died. It seemed all was taken away from my mother and me. I finally remembered to call about the paintings and was glad that my father had got a chance to see the pictures he died. I was surprised when the shopkeeper told me my father had visited the shop, the frames and had them wrapped.
As I my mother’s sad eyes and unsmiling face, I to give her Daddy’s and my gift.
After looking at the paintings and the card, with tear-filled eyes and a wide smile, she said, “ I knew Daddy would be us on Christmas Day!”
I looked at the gift card with my father’s handwriting. “ Mother: Our daughter reminded me why I am so lucky. I’ll be looking at you always. Daddy.”
1.A. usual B. same C. different D. beautiful
2.A. first B. second C. third D. last
3.A. interesting B. hard C. easy D. proud
4.A. why B. if C. because D. so
5.A. Mother’s Day B. birthday C. New Year D. Christmas
6.A. door B. window C. box D. present
7.A. it B. her C. them D. him
8.A. happily B. sadly C. surprisely D. loudly
9.A. minutes B. hoursC. weeks D. years
10.A. character B. luck C. adviceD. happiness
11.A. afterB. until C. before D. when
12.A. heard of B. paid for C. shouted at D. gave up
13.A. looked at B. looked after C. looked for D. looked around
14.A. happenedB. forgot C. promised D. decided
15.A. for B. with C. on D. at
---Did you win the first prize in the running race?
---__________ Lisa ran a little faster than I!
A. That’s good news. B. You’re right!
C. Congratulations! D. No such luck!
Don’t waste your time in your holiday. Try to find _______ useful to do.
A. somebody B. somewhere C. something D. someone
