Why is setting goals(目标) important? Because goals can help you do and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.
Successful people in life imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals. 1. It’s like having a sign to show you where you want to go. Think of it in this way. There are two drivers, one has a place to go to clearly in mind which can be found on a map. He can drive straight there surely without any wasted time.
The other driver has no goal, or a map. 2. But he drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere. Just using up oil. Which driver do you want to be?
3. They decide what they want in life and then get there by setting goals and making plans. Unsuccessful people usually just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set and they aren’t difficult to reach. 4. You are the person who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.
Research, tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it.
5. They are harder to forget. Also when you write your goals in your own way, you are able to make yourself realize situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.
根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
A. He starts off at the same time from the same place.
B. By setting goals you can take control of your life.
C. It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are.
D. Written goals can be reviewed usually.
E. Winners in life set goals and follow through with them.
F. Stressful men don’t set goals in their life.
A US blog website for volleyball fans created a new word for Chinese volleyball player Zhu Ting. “ZHUperb!” the word combines(结合) “Zhu” and “superb”, to describe the 24-year-old player’s dominance(支配地位) on the court(球场).
At a young age, Zhu is the captain of China women’s national volleyball team. But it hasn’t been easy for Zhu to get to where she is today.
Born in a farming family in Henan Province. Zhu got a chance to attend a local sports school at the age of 13. The player got homesick during the first few months of training. But later she got over it, and her father encouraged her to work hard. She tried her best and made great progress. She quickly moved from the provincial youth team(省少年队) to the national youth team. In 2013, Zhu joined the national team and met the famous coach Lang Ping.
At the beginning, because of her 1.98-meter height, Zhu found it difficult to move fast and hold her weight on her feet. But Lang encouraged her to take advantage of her height. She trained her to jump high to smash the ball(扣杀). After this, she became an ace spiker(主攻). Now she treats her height as an advantage of her physical strength.
Zhu still works hard during training. “Hard work and talent are both important. I’ll move forward step by step.” she said.
1.What can we learn from Zhu Ting’s story?
A.She is an excellent basketball player.
B.It’s easy for her to achieve her dream.
C.Her father doesn’t support her volleyball career.
D.She attended a local sports school at the age of 13.
2.The new word “ZHUperb” means _________.
A.Zhu Ting is excellent B.Zhu Ting is common
C.Zhu Ting is taller D.Zhu Ting is like a super star
3.At the beginning, Zhu worried about her height because _________.
A.She is too short for volleyball
B.She is too tall to move fast
C.It’s hard for her to jump high
D.She can’t smash the ball
4.When did Zhu Ting become a member of the national team?
A.In 2018 B.At the age of 13 C.In 2013 D.At a young age
5.The underlined phrase “take advantage of” means _________.
A.别担心 B.优点 C.代替 D.利用
Compass | It was a great gift to the world from ancient China. Before it was invented, Sailors had to depend on the stars to find direction. After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel. And many new discoveries were made with the help of it. |
Gunpowder | It was one of the greatest inventions. It is said that in the 3rd century a Chinese man wrote about how to make it. At first, it was used for making fireworks. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, people began to use it in wars. The method of making it was brought to the Arab world and Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries. |
Paper-making | China was the first country in the world to make paper. During the Western Han Dynasty, paper was made in some places in China. It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 AD- 220 AD) by Cai Lun. He made paper with bark, ropes, rags and so on. Before it was invented, the ancient Chinese carved characters on animal bones and stones. They also wrote them on bamboo and wooden sticks. |
Printing | It was developed in 1041-1048 in the Song Dynasty. A man named Bi Sheng carved characters on pieces of clay and wood. Then he put ink on them. After the characters were printed on paper, the pieces of clay or wood could be used again. This technology then spread to Korea, Japan and Europe. It was the basic method at that time. |
1.After the ________ was invented, the oceans were open to travel.
A.paper-making B.printing C.gunpowder D.compass
2.At first, gunpowder was used for ________.
A.finding direction B.making paper C.carving characters D.making fireworks
3.From the passage we know ________ developed paper-making in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
A.some sailors B.Bi Sheng C.Cai Lun D.a Korean man
4.Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Printing was developed in the Song Dynasty.
B.People use gunpowder in war at first.
C.Paper was made from bark, ropes, rags and so on.
D.Printing technology spread to other countries from China.
5.The best title for the reading material is ________.
A.The Four Dynasties of Ancient China
B.The Four Great Inventors of Ancient China
C.The Four Characters in the Ancient China
D.The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China
A lot of earthquakes happen in the world every year. Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists tell us the outside of the earth is made of a number of different plates(板块). The plates move very slowly. Sometimes they stop and don’t move for a long time. When some of the earth’s plates move suddenly, an earthquake happens.
Many earthquakes happen under the sea. Sometimes they happen near mountains. In fact, earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. During an earthquake, the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even break open. Houses fall. People are killed or hurt. Sometimes whole villages or cities are destroyed.
Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? Scientists have studied earthquakes and made maps that show “earthquake belts”. In the areas in these belts, it’s possible for earthquakes to happen. In these areas we can make houses strong enough to stand against earthquakes.
In the future, scientists will be able to predict(预言) exactly when and where an earthquake will happen. They can tell us what to do and how to do it as well.
根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）
1.Few earthquakes happen in the world every year.
2.The outside of the earth is made of a number of different plates.
3.We can do nothing to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes.
4.A map showing the earthquake belts tells people what kind of houses can stand in an earthquake.
5.In the future, scientists can predict exactly when and where an earthquake will happen.
Jadav Payeng is a forestry worker from Jorhat, India. Over the past 38 years, he has planted trees on a sandbar(沙洲) of the Brahmaputra River and has _______ it into a forest.
One day in 1979, 16-year-old Payeng was walking _______ the bank of the Brahmaputra River. He saw many snakes on the sandbars. These snakes died in a few days’ time _______ the heat and the absence(缺乏) of trees. Payeng felt very _______ when he saw this. He decided to plant some trees. Single-handedly, he started planting bamboo trees, as only bamboo trees could survive(存活) in the sandbars.
To water the trees was a difficult _______ for one man. With his hard work and great effort, day by day the _______ bamboo trees grew into a forest. His tree planting has changed the soil. Now the sandbar is a thick forest and _______ to thousands of plants and animals. A large group of around 100 elephants visit the forest every year and _______ there for a few months.
Payeng is now in _______ fifties. He has planted close to 1,400 acres(英亩) of forests and is ________ as the Forest Man of India. In 2015, he was honored with Padma Shri, one of the top awards in India.
1.A.divided B.turned C.cut
2.A.across B.through C.along
3.A.according to B.because of C.as for
4.A.sad B.lonely C.alone
5.A.condition B.journey C.task
6.A.young B.tall C.wild
7.A.way B.guide C.home
8.A.sit B.lie C.stay
9.A.her B.his C.he
10.A.known B.served C.invited
— Would you like to tell me ________?
— Sure. Practice makes perfect.
A.how can I learn English better
B.why do you learn English better
C.how I can learn English better
D.why I learn English better
