A few days ago, my pet dog died. But before you feel too sorry for me or my dog, you should know that Matty-we named her after the famous baseball player Christy “Matty”. Mathewson-was about 17 years old. She lived a long, happy life before she got so sick that we had to put her to sleep.
I have to say that when we first saw Matty, I did not want a pet. But Matty turned out（结果是） to be a wonderful dog. Matty was a big part of our family life for years.
That’s a good lesson. Sometimes things don’t turn out the way you thought they would. They turn out better. See if this sounds familiar to you. You join a sports team. After some practice or games, you find you don’t like the team as much as you thought you would. Maybe you don’t like the coach or the other kids. Or perhaps you find out you’re not going to be the next LeBron James or Mia Hamm. You want to give up, but your mum and dad say you have to at least finish the season. You don’t want to, but you stay with the team. And, surprise: Things get better. You make a friend or make a few good plays. Maybe the coach tells you you’re going to be a good player.
Most kids and adults （成年人） are pretty sure they know exactly what they want. For example, I was positive years ago that I didn’t want a dog. But life is full of surprises. We change with time. That’s why it’s important for us to try new foods, new hobbies and new sports.
1.Mia Hamm is probably a（n）________.
A.movie star B.sports star C.animal doctor D.school teacher
2.The underlined word “positive” in the last paragraph means “________” in Chinese.
A.sorry B.lucky C.disappointed D.certain
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Matty was an important part of the writer’s family.
B.The writer didn’t want Matty when he first saw her.
C.The writer learned a lesson from his pet dog.
D.Most kids know exactly what they are good at.
4.By telling the story of his dog, the writer wants us to________.
A.have a pet B.try new things C.join a sports team D.care our pet
Here are three students talking about the future in 2040.
A holiday trip to the moon will not be a dream. We can also travel to other planets and talk with the spacemen. We’ll have new homes on other planets. By then, I will be about forty years old. Maybe we will have an exciting talk in my new home on another planet!
—By Zhang Li
China will be richer in 2040 than it is now, Shanghai will be ready for the Olympic Games. The sky will be blue and cleaner and the air will be fresher. There will be no pollution. There will be more and more pandas living happily in China.
—By Zhao Yufan
By the year of 2040,cloning（克隆） will be used in many ways. It will bring back animals that disappeared many years ago. The world will be one big family. We might eat pills instead of today’s meals. Everyone will enjoy a longer life. We will live a much easier and better life.
—By Han Jiao
1.When was Zhang Li born?
A.In 2010 B.In 2005. C.In 2015. D.In 2000.
2.How does Zhao Yufan describe the sky in 2040?
A.Dirty and grey. B.Blue and cleaner.
C.Blue and fresher. D.Blue but polluted.
3.What might people eat in 2040 according to Han Jiao?
A.Meat. B.Pills. C.Vegetables. D.Noodles.
4.What are the students mainly talking about?
A.The food. B.The travel. C.The environment. D.The future.
As we know, English is an important subject in middle school. Everyone knows that they must learn English well, but some people don’t know how to learn it well. Here are many suggestions which may help you with your English.
The biggest problem is people’s own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look foolish so that they don’t talk at all. Don’t be afraid of being laughed at. Only when we aren’t afraid of making mistakes can we learn English well.
The fastest way to learn anything is to do it again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English needs practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.
The best way to learn English is to have a good environment. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English language radios, watch English news, movies and television, and speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English material that you have around you, the faster you will learn it.
Many people think that exercises and tests aren’t much fun. However, by doing exercises and taking tests, you can really improve your English.
If you never test yourself, you will never know how much progress you are making.
1.The fastest way to learn English well is ______.
A.listening to it every day B.practising it over and over again
C.going over the fear D.going to a foreign country
2.To create a good environment, you need to do many things EXCEPT______.
A.putting English books around your home
B.taking all kinds of notes
C.listening to English radios
D.watching English news and movies
3.According to the passage, English exercises and tests are______.
A.very boring B.not helpful at all C.not important D.very necessary
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.English is very important to everyone.
B.The biggest problem of learning English.
C.English exercises and tests aren’t fun.
D.The ways on how to learn English well.
（Tom and Li Lei are visiting some Chinese ancient inventions in a museum.）
Tom: Look, Li Lei! It looks so interesting and strange!
Li Lei: Oh, it’s a great invention of ancient China.
Tom: Really? 1.
Li Lei: It was invented in the Han Dynasty.
Tom: 2.
Li Lei: It was invented by some farmers at that time.
Tom: 3.
Li Lei: Guess first!
Tom: Was it used for getting in the crops?
Li Lei: 4. It was used for carrying water from lowland to highland.
Tom: It’s quite special. 5.
Li Lei: Please read the instructions, and you’ll know how it works.
Tom: OK, thank you.
A.Who was it invented by?
B.How does it work?
C.No, it wasn’t.
D.What was it used for?
E.It was invented for thousands of years.
F.Yes, it was.
G.When was it invented?
David Beckham opened his London football academy（学院）on Monday. The academy welcomes boys and girls aged 8 to 15. It will accept 15,000 _______ a year, 10,000 of them free. In America, football is a popular sport. _______ , American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball but they often throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to _______ the ball ten yards （码）. They can _______ and throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it _______ ten yards. _______ they move it to the end of the field, they can get six points.
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he doesn’t move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team. _______ university wants its own team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all cheer for their _______teams.
Young men and women come on the field to help the people cheer more. Each team plays 10 or 11 games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November.
If a team is very good, it can play another game _______ the season ends. The __________ teams play again on January 1st, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
1.A.men B.children C.women D.parents
2.A.However B.But C.Therefore D.Although
3.A.beat B.get C.give D.move
4.A.put it on B.cut it up C.pick it up D.work it out
5.A.either B.other C.another D.more
6.A.Whether B.Unless C.Though D.If
7.A.Each B.Both C.All D.Neither
8.A.favourite B.strong C.mysterious D.unlike
9.A.before B.when C.after D.while
10.A.better B.best C.worst D.worse
Long ago, there lived a learned man in Greece. He was well-known __ his wide knowledge. And lots of people from all over the country came to ___ things from him. The great man taught his students with all his heart and ___ their questions with great patience.
One day a student _____ him, “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you have many more questions than we do? But we think we students have a lot more than you. ” With a ___, the teacher drew two circles-one is as big as a big plate, and ___ smaller.
“Of course, I’ve learned much more. ___ I don’t think I know all you know. Now, look at these two circles. Inside the big one is my knowledge of things, and inside the smaller one yours. Out of the circles is what we don’t know. My circle is ___, so its line is longer. That means I have more opportunities to meet with what we don’t know.
And that’s ___ I have more questions than you do. The more you learn, the more ___ you’ll have. You will never learn enough, you know. ”
1.A.as B.for C.of D.with
2.A.ask B.get C.learn D.understand
3.A.bought B.listened C.heard D.answered
4.A.wrote B.asked C.said D.replied
5.A.anger B.word C.smile D.laugh
6.A.another B.others C.the other D.some other
7.A.So B.Even C.But D.Although
8.A.smaller B.small C.large D.larger
9.A.how B.what C.which D.why
10.A.answers B.questions C.problems D.troubles
