As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, like winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class. Once (一旦) you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Mathews tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. We all need to try our best.
You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These of thoughts (想法) stop you from getting your dream, the book says.
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step (一步一步地) and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is in fact many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream.
There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will bring you better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills (技能) and find new interests.
1.Follow Your Heart is __________.
A.the first thing you must do to make your dream real
B.the most important dream to have for teenagers
C.the same of a famous Australian writer
D.the name of a book by Andrew Matthews
2.The ways to make your dreams real are __________.
A. remember what your dream is first B. keep telling yourself what you want
C. never be afraid of the big difficulties D. become one of the top ten students in your class
A.abc B.abd C.acd D.bcd
3.From the text, we know the word “challenge” means __________.
A.变化 B.挑战 C.决定 D.态度
4.You should NOT __________ to make your dream come true.
A.always remember what your dream is. B.do what you should do step by step.
C.watch TV instead of studying. D.read more books, learn more skills and find new interests.
5.The best title of the passage can be __________.
A.Keep your dream in your mind. B.How to find your real dream.
C.Make your dream real. D.Teenagers have many dreams.
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
1.A Japanese worker works __________ more hours a year than a French one.
A.513 B.1,646 C.2,159 D.1664
2.The word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means __________.
A.正常的 B.额外的 C.少量的 D.剩余的
3.People in __________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
A.France B.Germany C.the United States D.China
4.The following statement __________ is true according to the passage.
A.no companies offer vacations to their workers.
B.many people say they have enough time to relax.
C.not all companies pay their workers for more work.
D.Jack doesn’t like to play with other kids.
5.We can infer (推断) __________ from the passage.
A.half of the workers don’t use their vacation days.
B.work hours are the same around the world.
C.there are a lot of dull people in the world.
D.many workers have to work long hours.
Healthy eating doesn’t just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating.
★ Eat with others. It can help you to see others’ healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.
★ Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty—something you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.
★ Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you don’t eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going. You will be smarter after eating breakfast.
★ Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, it’s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals. This doesn’t mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of a meal.
★ Don’t eat dinner late. With our busy life, we always put off eating dinner until the last minute. Try to eat dinner 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8-10 hours.
1.The writer gives us __________ pieces of advice on healthy eating.
A.4 B.5 C.6 D.7
2.The snack __________ is not mentioned in the passage.
A.fruits B.yogurt C.chips D.ice cream
3.The following statement __________ is TRUE according to the passage.
A.snacks are bad for our health. B.we should keep eating until we are full.
C.dinner is the most important meal of the day. D.we should have dinner 3 hours before going to bed.
4.The underlined (画线) word “digest” means “__________” in Chinese.
A.消化 B.享用 C.储存 D.循环
5.The passage mainly tells us __________.
A.where to eat B.how to eat C.why to eat D.when to eat
There was a pilot and three people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the plane when it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the people there were only three parachutes (降落伞). They all became worried and started to make excuses.
“I must go and mend (维修) the machine.” said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes. There was nothing he could do so he just jumped out.
The next person said, “I must have a parachute. I am a very clever person, and I have to take part in an important sports game. I know I am going to win the game because I am going to be the cleverest person there.” He picked up a pack and jumped out.
Two men were left (留了下来), an old businessman, and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, “Young man, I am old but you’re still young. You take the last parachute.” the young mountain climber smiled, “Don’t worry,” he said, “we can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”
1.All the people became worried because __________.
A.they couldn’t find the parachutes
B.there were not enough parachutes for each person
C.too much smoke stopped them from jumping out from the plane
D.they saw the pilot jump out first
2.The clever man jumped out with __________.
A.one parachute B.nothing C.the climber’s backpack D.two parachutes
3.All the people thought of themselves except (除了……以外) __________.
A.the pilot B.the clever man C.the doctor D.the businessman
4.From this story, we know __________ would die.
A.the clever man B.the businessman C.the pilot D.a young mountain climber
5.The underlined word “excuse” in the first paragraph means __________.
A.原谅 B.结果 C.借口 D.传说
Last week, my best friend Jeff and I went to the beach for our vacation. We went there ________. We thought it’s ________ for our health.
About half past eight, we got to the ________. We ________ volleyball with some other children on the beach at first. After playing for an hour, we were ________ tired, and we lay on the beach. The sun ________ so warm and sunny, we slept for about an hour. And we also did ________. Yes, it’s swimming. We both swam in the sea happily. But suddenly (突然) I couldn’t see Jeff in the sea. I was very ________, and I began to shout loudly. ________ ran into the water, and he took Jeff from the water. When Jeff work up (醒来), he ________ the man very much. He told me he learned something important. The sea is very wonderful and beautiful, but we can’t swim in it.
1.A.by bike B.by plane C.by car
2.A.bad B.good C.difficult
3.A.mountain B.museum C.beach
4.A.took B.made C.played
5.A.a little B.a lot of C.little
6.A.is B.was C.were
7.A.something funny B.funny something C.nothing funny
8.A.happy B.bored C.afraid
9.A.No one B.Someone C.Everyone
10.A.thanked B.helped C.wanted
—I’d like to choose yellow as the color of our bedroom.
—__________. Yellow is my favorite, too.
A.No way B.Sounds great C.I can’t decide
