Success is very important. But it does not come to our doors so often, so easily. It takes time! It takes efforts! Are you thirsty for success?1.
First: start young! That’s what pop star Shakira did. She first performed in public aged four and for nine years, she wrote songs and sang for her friends. For the last 15 years, she has been one of the most successful pop singers in the world.
2. You can try to be confident(自信的).When Steven Spielberg didn’t get into film school, he pretended( 假 装 ) that he had a job at Universal Studios. 3. And he worked there for three months. For nearly 40 years, Spielberg has directed many famous Hollywood films.
It isn’t just confidence. Our third tip is: work very hard. The “10, 000-hour rule of success” says you need to practice for 10,000 hours.4. Microsoft founder Bill Gates is a good example; for about five years, when he was a teenager, he spent 10,000 hours working on a computer. His hard work gave him a big advantage over other people.
5. At the age of five, Novak Djokovic decided he wanted to be the best tennis player in the world. Djokovic modeled himself on his hero, champion(冠军) Pete Sampras—he tried to be better than Sampras and everyone else. In 2011, Djokovic, aged 24, won three major world championships and became the World Number One.
A. That’s about six hours a day for five years.
B. Still he walked confidently past the guards.
C. If you can’t start young, it doesn’t matter too much.
D. Follow our four secrets of success and you can succeed.
E. Others can also encourage you, so the next tip is: set your goals high
Some of Paul’s schoolmates learn two languages—English and French. So does Paul. As an Englishman, Paul can also speak German and Spanish. So, do you think the British people are very good language learners? The fact is that they aren’t.
The survey done by the European Commission (欧盟委员会) showed that 62% of the British people only speak English. 38% speak at least one foreign language and 18% speak two or more. Compared with the British people, 56% of the people in other European countries speak at least one foreign language and 28% speak two or more. From this you can see that the British people are famous for not speaking foreign languages and that they are not good language learners in Europe.
And the survey also showed that English is the most widely-spoken foreign language. Many European people can have a conversation in English. That’s why British people don’t think it is necessary to learn a foreign language.
In Britain, students are not required to learn a foreign language. That means at school learning a foreign language is only an option. In UK schools it is common for children to start learning a foreign language at 11 and many of them give it up at 14. So why don’t students continue learning foreign languages at school? Because they think it is more difficult to get good results in languages than in other subjects such as science or history.
To solve this problem, the British government is looking for different ways to improve language learning at school. One way is to start learning it at a much younger age. Another one is to give school children more choices.
Changing the British attitude(态度) to learning foreign languages may be a hard task but the government decides to have a try!
1.Which country is Paul from?
A.France. B.Germany.
C.Spain. D.The United Kingdom.
2.According to the passage, students in Britain prefer to learn .
A.science or German B.history or science
C.French or history D.German or French
3.What does the underlined word “option” mean in Chinese in paragraph 4?
A.选修课 B.必修课 C.实验课 D.艺术课
4.Which of the following about the British people is TRUE?
A.They are good language learners.
B.They are famous for speaking foreign languages.
C.More than half of them only speak English.
D.56% of them speak at least one foreign language.
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A.English Speaking B.Young English Learners
C.Schools in England D.Language Learning in Britain
China covers large areas and has a great population. Different living habits have always been an interesting topic in the country. Recently, another difference between southern Chinese and northern Chinese became a hot one: The way people shop at markets.
People from southern China say that they always buy what they need for just one or two meals. It is normal for them to buy half of a Chinese cabbage, two potatoes and 0.25 kilograms of beef at a time.
However, one may be laughed at if he does this in the north. Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is usual.
Also, you can buy a small amount(数量) of fruit, such as a single apple or pear, each time in the south. Shopkeepers even help you peel( 去 皮 ) and cut them. But shopkeepers in the north hardly offer such service. And many fruits are sold in baskets and boxes.The difference could be due to the different weather.
Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there. Many northern Chinese have the habit of keeping food, especially for the long winter. But the hot and wet weather in the south makes southern Chinese buy just enough food for one meal or one day, or else the food may go bad.
1.In southern China, at a time people usually buy .
A.a small amount of food B.a large amount of food
C.enough food for a week D.a lot of meat and vegetables
2.What may shopkeepers do if you buy fruits in the south?
A.They’ll well laugh at you.
B.They’ll only sell them in boxes and baskets.
C.They’ll peel and cut them for you.
D.They’ll only sell a single apple or pear.
3.What does the underlined phrase “due to” mean in Chinese?
A.因为 B.所以 C.然而 D.但是
4.Why do many northern Chinese have the habit of keeping food?
A.Because the weather is always hot and wet.
B.Because food goes bad quickly and easily there.
C.Because the weather is usually cold and dry.
D.Because they live far away from the market.
5.What is the passage mainly talking about?
A.Different weather in China.
B.Different living habits in China.
C.Southern Chinese and northern Chinese.
D.Southern China and northern China.
Monty Roberts was the son of a horse trainer who would go from farm to farm training horses. Once when he was a senior school student, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper talking about his goal of someday owning a horse ranch(养马场). He wrote about his dream and he even drew a plan for a large ranch.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “I can’t give you a good grade. There’s no way you could ever realize your dream! You have no money! You come from a poor family! Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of money!”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Now, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”
Twenty years later, that same school teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on Monty’s ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Luckily you had enough courage not to give up yours.”
1.This story is mainly trying to tell us .
A.how a teacher stole dreams from his students
B.how a boy kept his dream and realized it at last
C.how a small boy owned a large horse ranch
D.how a teacher helped his student to realize his dream
2.Why did the teacher fail Monty’s paper?
A.He hated the idea of running a large horse ranch.
B.He was using a special way to encourage the boy.
C.He discovered a lot of mistakes in the boy’s paper.
D.He thought the boy’s dream would never come true.
3.What does the underlined word “stated” in Paragraph 6 probably mean in Chinese?
A.陈述 B.嚷叫 C.道歉 D.抱怨
4.The teacher said he was a dream stealer because .
A.he wouldn’t give his students high grades
B.he hurt his students by failing their papers
C.he didn’t like his students having any dreams
D.he stopped his students from hoping for something great
5.What would be the best title for the text?
A.A Horse Trainer B.A Dream Stealer
C.Follow Your Dream D.Make Your Decision
Guangming Middle School plans to develop some optional( 选 修 ) courses next term. So the school is asking for suggestions from students to decide which three of the events to be developed as their optional courses. All students show great interest in sports. Their opinions are collected. Here is the graph(图表) of the results.
1.What’s the percent of eighth graders like baseball?
A.Fifteen percent. B.Twenty percent. C.Twenty-five percent. D.Thirty percent.
2.What can we know according to the passage and the graph?
A.The graph shows the favorite sports of the junior graders in the school.
B.The school decides to develop these five events as its optional courses.
C.Most of the junior graders are not interested in sports.
D.The decision on optional courses depends on the teachers’ opinions.
3.Which of the following can we infer(推断) from the graph?
A.Baseball is less popular than soccer.
B.Students like swimming more as they get older.
C.Basketball is more popular among seventh graders.
D.Eighth graders like baseball more than ninth graders do.
4.Which of them will be most likely to be chosen as the optional courses?
A.Soccer, baseball and swimming. B.Baseball, swimming and basketball.
C.Soccer, baseball and basketball. D.Swimming, basketball and other sports.
5.Which person would probably find the graph most useful?
A.A student in the sixth grade. B.The parents of baseball players.
C.A school gym teacher. D.The coach of a basketball team.
Our words may influence people for years， and even for a lifetime．They provide them _courage to go on or one more reason to give up．
My family moved to __ city when I was fourteen． Junior high was always a __time for me，and the move made my ninth﹣grade year even harder．
I remember walking into the dining hall for the first time．The other __had good friends with them， but I didn't know anyone． I felt___ and went to the nearest seat after getting some food． The kids beside me looked at me up and down and then laughed． I could feel my face turning red at that moment．Then one of the kids broke the___．
"Man ! You have one big nose．"
I felt hurt and didn't know_ to say． I wanted to cry， but I managed a little smile ﹣ as if it didn't hurt me at all． But it did．
From then on， I would often look at__in the mirror． It seemed that I was just living for my nose． Thankfully， I grew out of this influence finally． But it really ___ me twenty years．
I also remember going through a terrible business failure． I called my dad for help and what he said gave me courage and confidence to go on with my ___．
Encouraging words can really help people a lot． So encourage others more and try to help them out when they are in need．
1.A.with B.to C.for
2.A.other B.another C.the other
3.A.easy B.happy C.difficult
4.A.kids B.teachers C.workers
5.A.lively B.friendly C.lonely
6.A.ice B.desk C.glass
7.A.how B.why C.what
8.A.myself B.yourself C.himself
9.A.paid B.took C.spent
10.A.study B.business C.exam
