The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test.” he said. “And because I know you are all able to understand these questions. I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.”
A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the rest students and said. “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance.” Two more students decided to go. Seven students stayed. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself．
I never had a teacher who gave a test like that, but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most. The same is true for students in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons whether from school education or from events in their lives, and have become better people. Scientists say that by the age of eight，80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits (局限).
However, there is nothing you can’t do or learn to be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰) said, “We do not conquer (征服) the mountain, but ourselves.”
根据短文内容, 选择最佳答案, 并在答题卡上按要求作答。
1.How many students left the classroom after their teacher offered a B to them?
A. 30 B. 20 C. 23 D. 7
2.What was the teacher going to do after she came into the classroom?
A. She was going to have a lesson.
B. She was going to tell a story.
C. She was going to play a game.
D. She was going to hand out the final exam papers.
3.Why did the teacher give A to the students who stayed in the classroom at last?
A. Because the teacher loves them more.
B. Because they got higher marks.
C. Because they have confidence in themselves in what they have learned.
D. Because they stayed in the classroom to ask their teacher for an A.
4. “We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves.” What does it mean in the passage?
A. We didn’t climb the mountain, so we didn’t succeed.
B. We climbed the mountain and we succeeded.
C. We can do everything if we climb up the mountain.
D. Everything is possible if we believe in ourselves.
5. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. How to get A or B. B. How to be a good student.
C. To be confident. D. Conquer the mountain.
This is a heart-warming story. It tells about a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary(薪水). All day she felt nervous. Late in the afternoon she summoned(鼓起) the courage to approach her boss. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise. She was so delighted.
The woman arrived home happily that evening. To her surprise, she found a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had told him about it, or... did he just got the news by accident.
She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They hugged and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully card with some words. It read, "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. She picked it up from the floor, she read, "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You are the best anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."
According to the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, "What can you do to promote (促进) world peace? Go home and love your family."
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。（每小题1分，共5分）
1. Why did the woman feel nervous?
A. She knew her husband would give her a big surprise.
B. She wanted to ask her boss for a raise in salary.
C. She knew her boss would refuse.
D. She knew her boss would agree.
2.The woman felt after her boss agreed to a raise.
A. happy B. disappointed
C. sad D. angry
3.When the woman arrived home, his husband was_________.
A. still in the office B. in the living room
C. doing shopping D. in the kitchen
4.What can we learn from the second card?
A. The husband knew his wife couldn’t get the raise.
B. The husband didn’t believe his wife.
C. The husband loved his wife no matter what happened.
D. The husband believed his wife could get the raise.
5.What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Love without measure. B. A woman and her boss.
C. A big surprise. D. Love your family.
Should teenagers be asked to move out when they start working? In many Western countries, teenagers are allowed to move out at eighteen. Their parents believe that they should be educated to take care of themselves from a young age. This way, when they start working they can manage their own lives. However, in most Asian societies, it is not common for teenagers to move out. Chinese parents believe that it is better for children to live with parents who can take care of them. But the young should then look after their parents as they get older. That is why many Chinese adults continue to live with their parents.
根据短文内容，判断句子的正误，正确的在答题卡上涂“T”，错误的涂“F”。（每小题1分，共5分）
1.Western teenagers should be allowed to move out when they start working.
2.Teenagers should be educated to take care of themselves from eighteen in Western
countries..
3.Teenagers can manage their own lives before they start working in many Western
countries.
4.In most Asian societies, it is common for teenagers to move out
5.In China, parents and children often live together to take care of each other.
This is good news for children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl big eyes. Her big eyes are us her dream: I wish to ! In China, there are still girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their families are too poor. If the family has two or three children, parents send them all to school. So they often ask to stay at home, and boys to go to school.
Now they needn’t the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in poor areas. They don’t have to books and other things. Some of them can even get from the government（政府）to make their life better. Now, all children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very _ with the news. It is really great.
1.A. with B. on C. to D. in
2.A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking
3.A. go to work B. go to bed C. go to school D. go home
4.A. a lot B. 1ot of C. a lot of D. much
5.A. can’t B. will C. should D. mustn’t
6.A. teachers B. girls C. boys D. all the children
7.A. look up B. turn on C. worry about D. make sure
8.A. borrow B. read C. bring D. pay for
9.A. books B. clothes C. food D. money
10.A. sad B. disappointed C. happy D. angry
He was very ill, but now he is out of danger.
A. dangerous B. safe
C. safely D. in danger
He could play the violin when he was five.
A. at the age of five B. five years later
C. for five years D. five years age
