Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they are sure to be there. They serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbour, teacher, long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But you know that every moment they will influence your life in some serious way.
Sometimes things happen to you. At the time they may seem terrible, painful and unfair. But later you realize that without getting over those difficulties, you would have never realized your further ability and strength. Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.
The people you meet influence your life, and the successes and failure you experience create who you are. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant (深刻的) and important ones.
If someone loves you, give love back to them in whatever way you can, not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things. If someone hurts you or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious(谨慎的) to whom you open your heart.
_______________________. Enjoy every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and listen to what they say. You should set your sights high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself.
You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.
1.If someone hurts you or breaks your heart, you should _________.
A.never forget it B.forgive them and learn from the lesson
C.teach them how to love D.give them a lesson
2.Which sentence of the following is probably the beginning of Paragraph 5?
A.Make every day count. B.Walk your own road.
C.Listen to others carefully. D.Keep calm whatever happens.
3.The writer may agree that ____________.
A.sometimes things may happen because of luck. B.with tests in life, we shape our personalities.
C.we shouldn’t let other people influence us D.life with those small tests can be boring
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Create Your Own Life B.Hold Your Head Up
C.People You Meet in Life D.Things Happen to You
English book Animal Farm (1945) tells a story about farm animals. They are fed up with (受够了) Mr Jones, the farmer. He treats them badly, so they decide to kick him off the farm and run the farm themselves.
One day an old pig called Old Major gathers the animals around him. He tells them that all animals should stand together. He says they should take over the farm. They say that all animals are equal.
After they get rid of (摆脱) Mr Jones, two pigs become the leaders of Animal Farm. One pig called Snowball is a great speaker. He has big ideas for Animal Farm. The other leader is a pig called Napoleon. Napoleon is a crafty (狡猾的) animal. He brings together supporters by offering them advantages.
Napoleon makes a war against Snowball and kicks him away from the farm. He turns Snowball into a big enemy. He says that Snowball is working with Farmer Jones and other farmers to do harm to Animal Farm.
But as it turns out it is Napoleon who is working with the enemies of the animals. He joins up with the old human enemies of the animals. But he tells the animals that he is working for them. At the same time the animals work hard. It seems that it is as bad to live under Napoleon as it was under Farmer Jones!
Why is the story so important?
Animal Farm is an excellent choice for learners of English because it’s very short. The language is also simple.
Like many famous stories Animal Farm is not just a book. It was played on the BBC radio in 1947. The big modern way of telling stories is in movies of course. Orwell’s book has become a film twice. Perhaps it won’t surprise you that the first one (1954) was a cartoon. In 1984 another film was made. This was a live-action (真人版的) film. The famous book has also been put on in the theater. In 1984 a play was made and it toured a number of British cities.
1.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. Napoleon turns snowball into a big enemy.
b. Animals are tired of Mr Jones.
c. Snowball becomes one of the leaders.
d. Napoleon kicks snowball off the farm.
e. Animals get rid of Mr Jones.
A.e a b c d B.a e b d c C.b e c a d D.b e a c d
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.George Orwell is the writer of the book Animal Farm.
B.All the learners of English should read this book.
C.The book became a film in 1947.
D.Snowball and Napoleon lead the farm in the end.
3.The purpose of the passage is ______________________.
A.to make an advertisement for a new book B.to introduce us a famous novel
C.to show a world of animal D.to attract us to watch a film
Imagine having an ear made out of an apple. It seems like a crazy idea from a horror movie. But it could happen in the near future.
Canadian biophysicist Andrew Pelling used an apple to grow a human ear. He thinks fruit and vegetables can be used to cheaply repair human body parts in the future.
Scientists have been trying to grow organs(器官) in labs to replace our old ones. But it is a hard job. For example, liver cells(肝细胞) can grow in a lab, but the cells still need things like blood vessels(血管)to actually work. These things have to grow inside a scaffold (支架).
In the past, scientists have used man-made materials, animal parts and even dead people as scaffolds. But that has proved to be difficult and expensive.
Pelling and his team, however, found the apple to be a cheap and easy-to-use scaffold.
They first cut an apple into the shape of an ear. Then they used a special way to take out the apple's cells and make it a scaffold. The team then added human cells to the apple, and watched it grow.
“You can implant these scaffolds into the body, and the body will send in cells and a blood supply and actually keep these things alive.” Pelling said during a Ted Talk speech.
The team put the apple scaffold inside a living mouse and the mouse's cells slowly took over the pieces of apple.
Now Pelling is thinking of other fruit, plants or vegetables to use.
He says that the lower petals could be perfect for repairing skin. And asparagus(芦笋) could fix a broken spine(脊柱).
Now, Pelling and his team are trying hard to put these crazy ideas into reality.
1.Pelling’s idea of man-made ear seems crazy because he used _______ as scaffolds.
A.animal parts B.dead people C.man-made materials D.ordinary apples
2.The underlined word “implant” in Paragraph 7 probably means _______.
A.pick B.put C.produce D.protect
3.From the last three paragraphs, we can infer that Pelling will experiment with other fruit, plants or vegetables _______.
A.to make human ears B.to repair burnt skin
C.to fix a broken spine D.to make human body parts
Show your art talent
Hand in a drawing of your favorite place in school and get a chance to win PRIZES!
Your drawing may be a picture of the gate. The dining hall. The field.the classroom or even the toilet.
Along with your picture. include a short description (3—5 sentences) explaining why that place is special for you!
All wining pictures will be on show outside the school hall for the whole month of June!
1stprize—﹩100
2ndprize—﹩70
3rdprize—﹩50
5 Comfort prizes of ﹩30 each
Your picture can be either colored or black—and—white. All drawings must be handed in to you’re A teacher by_____
All LCPS students are encouraged to join!
Organized by: Prizes sponsored (赞助)by:
Lion City Primary School（LCPS） Lucky Books and Stationery
(Art Department)
1.Besides your picture, you must write about ____________.
A.why you like the place so much
B.why drawing is your favorite hobby
C.whether you think you can win
D.when you started learning to draw
2.According to the ad, all winners can get ___________.
A.a $100 prize B.a $70 prize
C.a favorite place in school D.their pictures on show
3.The competition is organized by ___________.
A.an Art teacher B.LCPS Art Department
C.the headmaster D.Lucky Books & Stationery
I looked up the word “successful” in my dictionary and some of the words listed were: happy, fortunate, and hard-working. If that is the definition(定义) of “successful”, then I am truly successful after ______.
I started dabbling(涉足) in the Internet marketing in October 2010. It didn’t take long for me to become a victim(受害者) of the “become-a-millionaire(百万富翁)-overnight”______that was so popular on the Internet. I had supposed that selling things on the Internet was so easy that even beginners could start making money on the very ______ day. I spent most of my time advertising rather than learning ______ to advertise. However, half a year’s hard work led to no money at all.
In June, I found a program that was ______, and I began to learn from it. It wasn’t long before I gave ______ the “get-rich-quick” mind. I began to ______ that the Internet sale is a job like any other job and I would have to take it ______. I kept trying to cheer myself up, which I thought was the key to success in sales. I insisted on the excellent Internet marketing and then good ______ came. My dabbling became a hobby, and then passion(热情). Later passion ______ my business. I have really become a millionaire within a year.
The more I learn, the more I realize I need to learn more. I’ve made a lot of mistakes, but I know that every mistake is just one more step forward, as a song tells us “You’ve got to lose to know how to win.”
1.A.failure B.danger C.course D.warning
2.A.suggestions B.thought C.advice D.saying
3.A.next B.last C.first D.second
4.A.how B.what C.when D.where
5.A.helpless B.valuable C.comfortable D.meaningless
6.A.out B.away C.up D.in
7.A.complain B.imagine C.wonder D.realize
8.A.quietly B.seriously C.slightly D.heavily
9.A.luck B.matter C.place D.event
10.A.organized B.described C.corrected D.encouraged
—Do you mind carrying some books for me?—___________. I’m glad to help you.
A.It’s a pleasure. B.Of course not
C.Yes, please D.Sorry, I do
