The Gifts for Jenny’s 15th Birthday
Gift item |
A doll |
A dress |
A toy bear |
A watch |
The material of the gift | Cotton | Silk | Cotton | Metal |
The reason why she likes the gift | Sleeping with it every night | Looking beautiful on it | Bringing her joy and happiness | Bringing her good luck |
The person who bought the gift | Mother | Cousin | Father | Grandparents |
The place where the gift is from | Shanghai | Paris | Hong Kong | London |
The price of the gift | ¥ 50 | $ 100 | $ 50 | $ 200 |
1.According to the form above, how many countries are the gifts from?
A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.
2.The dress is __________ expensive than the watch.
A.100 dollars more B.50 dollars more C.100 dollars less D.50 dollars less
3.According to the form above, the doll is made of cotton besides __________.
A.the toy bear B.the dress C.the watch D.the others
4.Why does Jenny like the toy bear?
A.Because she sleeps with it every night. B.Because it brings her joy and happiness.
C.Because it brings her good luck. D.Because she looks beautiful on it.
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the form above?
A.Jenny’s grandparents sent her a watch for her fourteenth birthday.
B.The doll from Jenny’s mother is as expensive as the toy bear from her father.
C.The dress that was bought by Jenny’s cousin is from Paris.
D.The toy bear that was bought by father is from London.
Writing（作文）：
Write at least 60 words about the topic “My joy of living”(以“我的生活乐趣”为题，写一篇不少于60词的短文，标点符号不占格)
生活有艰辛，也有乐趣，你的生活乐趣是什么？你为何觉得这是你的乐趣所在？你是怎么想的？怎么做的？
（注意：短文中不得出现任何人名，校名，及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）
Read the passage and answer the questions：
Our local Community (社区) Youth Club is a very popular organization with young people in my town. I have been a member for four years now and I've taken part in a lot of interesting projects. These include fun activities such as holiday camps and discos. We have even made a video.
But it isn't all just enjoyment. We have also started doing social work to help people in our neighbourhood. We have organized activities for small children during the holidays. We have also formed a special support group to help young people stop smoking.
We are especially proud of the most recent group we have created. It organizes regular visits to the local home for the elderly. This idea came from a school visit to a home for the elderly. My class spent an afternoon at the home and everyone found the visit very rewarding (有意义的).
The old people at the home were excited by our visit. They were very talkative (健谈的) and they told us their personal stories. During our visit, the home was full of the sound of laughter. We sang songs and played games with the old people and had tea together. But we realized that life wasn't always easy. Some of them were in poor health and were very unhappy. They couldn't go outside and the visits by children brought some sunshine into their lives.
Many young people like me have very little contact with elderly people. As a result, we have a lot of wrong ideas about them. We have little or no idea of the kind of lives they lead in the homes. After this visit, my friends and I decided we should do something to help improve the quality of their lives.
Since the creation of our visiting group over twenty volunteers have joined us. Up to now, we have organized three group evening parties and a concert. But I think the individual (单独的) visits are the most important. Club members regularly visit old people and everyone finds the experience rich and rewarding.
1.Community Youth Club isn’t a very popular organization with young people in my town, is it? _____________________________________________________.
2.Why do they form a special support group?
_____________________________________________________.
3.How did the old people in the home feel when the young people visited them?
_____________________________________________________.
4.What did the writer and his friends decide to do after the visit to the home for the elderly?
_____________________________________________________.
5.How many volunteers have joined them?
_____________________________________________________.
6.What can you learn from the passage after reading it?
_____________________________________________________.
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words
Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history？Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28. A1. he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. His c2. was sad. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.
L3. , he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
Today, people still follow Confucius’4. . He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am w5. three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”
He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people p6. . All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”
Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A kind person should care for others. Be s7. with yourself, but kind to others.” he said.
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage
“What can you do when you have done____________ but mess up(搞砸) your whole life long?” These were the words I heard when I turned on the TV the other day. They were coming from one of the talk shows that are so popular on TV these days. I started to turn the channel but the words I had heard made me stop for a moment. I looked at the speaker of them. He ____________ more than 18 years old, but already he was writing off (认为……已失败) his life as a useless waste.
I wanted to shout at him:" You're not dead yet!"
It is so sad that so many people cannot ____________ their pasts and live in the present. There are so many people like that talk show guest. There are people still in their teen years thinking that their lives are over. There are people in their twenties who already think they have missed the boat to success and happiness. There are people in their thirties and forties who sit around complaining that life has passed them by. I want to shout to them all:" Wake up! You're still____________! What have you done today?" If you want a happy life, you can't just think about your past mistakes. If you want joy and love in your life, you have to choose them today. God gives us a new chance at life every time we wake up in the morning. It is up to us to catch ____________.
Today can be the beginning of a new life for each of us. We can choose joy right now. We share love today. We can live with hope starting at this moment. It doesn't matter how hard our past has been. Our present can be full of joy and our future can be full of happiness. It doesn't matter if we are eight or eighty—we can still make our lives wonderful. Life isn't over ____________ your last heartbeat. Start today, then, to make your heart beat with joy, love, and light.
1.A.nothing B.anything C.everything D.something
2.A.can’t be B.could be C.could have been D.couldn’t have been
3.A.get tired of B.get rid of C.take up D.take the place of
4.A.lively B.lovely C.alive D.live
5.A.this B.it C.that D.one
6.A.until B.after C.when D.while
Read the passage and choose the best answer
When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, "Well, it's so-and-so's fault. "or "I know I'm late, but it's not my fault; the car broke down. " It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner's key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don't rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about - creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don't have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situation to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on "whose fault it is. " Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.
1.According to the passage, winners________.
A.deal with problems rather than blame others B.meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C.have responsible and able colleagues D.blame others rather than themselves
2.The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________ .
A.avoid B.accept C.improve D.consider
3.When your colleague brings about a problem, you should________.
A.find a better way to handle the problem B.blame him for his lack of responsibility
C.tell him to find the cause of the problem D.ask another person for help
4.When problems appear, winners consider themselves as ________.
A.excuses for their failures B.chances for self-development
C.difficulties for greater power D.challenges for their colleagues
5.According to the passage, which of the following sentences is wrong?
A.If you were late because your car broke down, you might start to carry the useful phone numbers with you.
B.If you want to be winners, you had better learn to use your skills and talents creatively.
C.If you want to be winners, you had better use those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop your own talents.
D.If you are confident about your power over bad situations, you will cause problems.
6.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.Winner's Secret. B.A Winner's Problem.
C.A Winner's Opportunity. D.A Winner's Achievement.
