Courage(勇气) is the ability to be brave in different kinds of situations（情形） in our life. Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. Courage may make you confident(自信) of your success. If you have courage, you won’t show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. With courage, you may still smile even if you are badly ill and know you are at the end of your life. How can we build up our courage?
Believe that you will be successful. Take chances and know that you have your own talents(天资). Besides, your family and friends are always there for you.
Exercise your courage. It is like a muscle(肌肉). The more we use it, the stronger our courage will be.
Know that giving up is not a choice. It’s much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong.
Fight to control your fear(害怕). Courageous people may still be afraid, but the difference is that they can control their fear. They don’t let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they don’t go on.
Get courage by reading inspiring( 令人鼓舞的) stories of brave people. Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of.
The 1. to build up our courage | |
Believe that you will be 2. . | You have your own talents, your family and friends are ready to 3. you. |
Take every chance to 4. your courage. | Our courage will be stronger and stronger if we use it 5.. |
6. give up. | When others don’t think you are 7.,you should believe in yourself. |
8. your fear | Even the courageous people may be afraid sometimes, but they don’t let fear 9. them back. |
Get courage from the stories of 10. people. | Abraham Lincoln is a good example. |
Everyone has worries. How do you deal with(处理) your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won’t solve your problems.
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions?
·Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
·How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn’t a test?
·Do I have a good place to do my homework?
·Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight(打架) you had with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you’re worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.
1.What do kids often worry most about?
A. Their hobbies.
B. Their homework.
C. Their marks(分数) at school.
D. A fight with their friends.
2.According to the passage, when you’re worried, you’d better _______.
A. work hard
B. talk to someone
C. get ready for class
D. write down your worries
3.If you’re worried about grades, DON’T ask yourself “________”.
A. Why are grades important?
B. What do grades mean to me?
C. How do I get ready for class?
D. Why not give up my studies?
4.If you had a fight with a friend, you could ______.
A. invite him or her to watch a game
B. put the blame(责备) on him or her
C. try to make new friends
D. leave him or her alone
5.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Who is often worried.
B. When people are worried.
C. How to deal with worries
D. What kinds of worries people have.
American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes there are some important differences between British English and American English.
First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say each word separately. They say words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of (代替)“I don’t know”. Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are more careful. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.
Sound is not only the difference. Words sometimes have different meanings too. For example, the vocabulary(词汇) for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks(卡车), but in England people drive lorries.
Many expressions（短语） are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”. When you are saying goodbye in England you might say “Cheerio!” In America you might say “See you later.”
There’re also some differences in grammar(语法). For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you a storybook?”
Most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.
1.What does the word “separately” mean in this passage? It means “_____”.
A. 含糊地 B. 快速地 C. 分开地 D. 简略地
2.The vocabulary for cars and driving is _____.
A. an example of British English
B. an example of American English
C. the same in America and England
D. not the same in America and England
3.Languages _____.
A. are always changing as time passes
B. keep unchanged even if time changes
C. are the same in all places
D. are easy to learn
4.Which of the following is right?
A. American people usually say “ I don’t know” instead of “ I dunno ”.
B. There are four differences between American and British English.
C. Canadians speak all the same French as Frenchmen.
D. When people live in different places, the language is in the same way.
5.This passage is mainly about _____.
A. English vocabulary
B. how American sounds are different from British sounds
C. the way the British say words
D. some differences between American and British English
We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. At school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
1.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because _______________.[来
A. they always sleep very well
B. they often eat good food
C. they read a lot of books
D. they have very good memories
2.Everybody learns his mother language _______________.
A. at the age of six
B. when he is a small child
C. after he goes to school
D. when he can read and write
3.Before a child can speak, he must ______________.
A. read and write
B. make sentences
C. hear and remember the sounds
D. think hard
4.At school the pupil can’t learn a foreign language well because _______________.
A. they have no good memories
B. they have too much time for it
C. they have no recorders
D. they are busy with other subjects
5.Your memory will become better and better _______________.
A. if you have lots of good food
B. if you do more and more exercises
C. if you get up early
D. if you do morning exercises every day
Every evening Mr. Black walked from his office to the _____ after work. He often passed a poor man ____at the side of the road, an old dog sat ______ him. There was a piece of wood round the dog’s neck with the words “I’m blind(瞎子) .”
Mr. Black was a kind man. He_____gave the poor man a little money. One day Mr. Black had a lot of work in his office and was late. To catch the train, he walked quickly without____to give any money to the poor man .But the man stood up quickly, ran___ him and said, “You haven’t given me anything today. Give me a little money today, too. I’m a _____man.”
Mr. Black was ______ and said, “You are a blind man. How can you ____ me?” But the poor man said, “No, I am not blind. _____my dog is.”
1.A. home B. street C. station D. shop
2.A. sittingB. standingC. singing D. crying
3.A. around B. beside C. betweenD. over
4.A . neverB. sometimes C. seldom D. always
5.A . stopping B. walking C. forgetting D. looking
6.A . at B. before C. after D. round
7.A. blind B. deaf C. poor D. kind
8.A. worried B. surprised C. angry D. sad
9.A. know B. catch C. ask D. follow
10.A. But B. And C. So D. Because
Can you teach me how to learn English, John? OK. .
A. I can’t B. I can C. No problem D. Wait
