“What is success?” Mr Gruber asked his 6th grade business class. It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term.
“Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.” One student answered, earning laughs from all the students.
Mr Gruber smiled, but shook his head. “Tom, that is excess(过量). That is not success.”
“How about being able to provide for your family?” A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer.
“Now we’re getting closer,” Mr Gruber smiled, “but try thinking about what you need and what you want.”
“Getting everything you want.” Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs.
Mr Gruber sighed. “ I believe we’ve already talked about excess versus(与…比较) success.” “Getting everything you need, but some of what you want?” James, sitting in the back wondered aloud.
“Quite right!” Mr Gruber clapped. “Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get that you want, the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.”
“What does this have to do with business?” Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy.
“Well, Tom, think of it this way: the point of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to (确保) their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.”
“What if I don’t have a family?” he continued to be difficult.
“Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.”
“He has goldfish to think about!” Peter, Tom’s friend, shouted out.
“Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.” Mr. Gruber corrected himself.
Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer.
“So in the next nine weeks, we’re going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.”
Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. “When do we get to start spending?”
“You already are, Tom. You’re spending time with us!” Mr. Gruber laughed. “Now, let’s see what you guys know about credit cards…”
1.What class did Mr Gruber teach?
A. HistoryB. Science
C. MathsD. Business
2.Which student didn’t seem to be taking the class seriously?
A. Tom B. James
C. Peter D. Sandy
3.How did Mr Gruber make his class lively and interesting?
A. He himself kept talking.
B. He just read from a textbook.
C. He showed a movie to his students.
D. He got his students to take part in a discussion.
4.What do you think of Mr Gruber according to the passage?
A. Strange B. Patient
C. Shy D. Proud
5.What can be the best title of this passage?
A. Get What You Want B. Needs and Wants
C. Try to Get More Money D. How to Live Well
① “I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? Though we cannot see, or hear, or feel our thoughts, they have great power!
② Isaac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall
from a tree. He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how
the Earth, the Sun, the Moon and stars are kept in their places.
③ James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father’s watch, and he wondered, “Why should I not make a watch?” This set him thinking and it led to a wooden clock which kept good time.
④ Walt Disney, the famous American film-maker, was often thinking of new ideas. One
day, when he was at a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. He looked at a place high up in the room for a long time, and then he got an idea for a new cartoon.
⑤ Ideas come at any time, and the important thing is to think. When you meet with any
difficulty, don’t lose heart. Try to think of it before asking someone to help you. Think and by
thinking you will learn how to think creatively.
1.Newton wanted to find out .
A. when the apple hit him B. why the apple fell
C. who made the apple fall D. where the apple fell
2. made a wooden clock.
A. Isaac Newton B. Walt Disney
C. James Ferguson D. James’s father
3.Walt Disney was when he got an idea for a new cartoon.
A. making a film B. telling a story
C. having a meeting D. sitting in a garden
4.From the passage we can learn that .
A. we should always ask others for help B. every one of us likes thinking
C. it is easy to see and hear our thoughts D. thinking helps to get new ideas
5.Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
1.For whom is this form above most probably written?
A. Parents. B. Children. C. Teachers. D. Students.
2.According to the form, why don’t some students like to study?
A. Because of too much homework.
B. Because they can’t get on with classmates.
C. Because they spend much time playing computer games.
D. Because they don’t like to do exercise.
3.What problem is caused by too much homework?
A. Feel stressed and get short-sighted. B. Get fat.
C. Don’t like to study. D. Fight with each other.
4.If you feel stressed, you should .
A. do less homework
B. make plans for your study, hobbies and relaxation
C. fight with others
D. have some snacks
5.Peter is very fat. Maybe he .
A. plays too many computer games
B. eats too much meat
C. has a lot of pocket money
D. eats too many snacks and does little exercise
三、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）
Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a(n)__________. He wished to grow a new type of rice which could produce a lot. This person is Yuan Longping,
___________was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural (农业) University
in 1953. Yuan Longping came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to the research and development of new varieties (品种).
In 1973, together with other people, he__________in the development of hybrid rice. This made China a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, he was called “Father of Hybrid Rice”. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was__________to the United States.___________ Professor Yuan’s hard work, China now produces enough rice to__________her people every year.
In his spare time, he loves playing__________violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads__________half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too. People think that Professor Yuan is one of the__________people in China because he cares about__________but his research.
Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the fields
twice a day.
1.A. dream B. idea C. thought D. will
2.A. where B. whom C. which D. who
3.A. success B. succeeded C. successfully D. successful
4.A. given B. grown C. showed D. introduced
5.A. Because of B. Because C. In order to D. Instead of
6.A. look after B. feed C. send D. fed
7.A. an B. / C. a D. the
8.A. on B. in C. for D. to
9.A. greatest B. richest C. cleverest D. most careful
10.A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
We will the actions to protect the environment.
A. push for B. give up C. step out D. get out
It was brave him to save a boy when the earthquake happened.
A. for B. about C. of D. with
