If you think you are sick, you are no matter what anyone else says. On the other hand, if you believe in your , and if he tells you that you are going to feel better, you probably will. The effect of the mind upon the body and sometimes can be powerful. It exists one is aware of it or not.
Take the case of Mrs. Green, for example. She get to sleep at night and was too tired during the day to do some things that she used to enjoy doing. She had headaches more often which prevented her from reading or watching TV. The more she thought about her conditions, she felt. At last she went to see her doctor, whom she had known . The doctor listened to her and gave her a very . Then he said to her. “There is wrong with you physically, I accept the fact that you don’t feel well. I’m going to give you some that should help. I want you to one after dinner and one half an hour going to bed tonight. Call me tomorrow and tell me you feel.”
The next day Mrs. Green , “Doctor, I had the first night’s sleep in two months last night. is in these pills?” The doctor said, “It’s an old formula(配方)I have for years. Just keep on taking them for a week.” Turning to the nurse, he said, “It’s what a little baking soda(苏打) can do!”
1.A. healthy B. well C. sick D. pleasant
2.A. doctor B. father C. mother D. nurse
3.A. exist B. doesn’t exist C. never exist D. does exist
4.A.whether B. neither C. no matter D. either
5.A. was unable B. was able to C. was unable to D. could
6.A. uneasy B. difficult C. simple D. trouble
7.A. the worse B. worse C. the better D. the less
8.A. before long B. since years C. for years D. years ago
9.A. thorough studyB. careful examinationC. general researchD. clear check
10.A. nothing seriousB. serious nothingC. nothing seriouslyD. Seriously nothing
11.A. or B. instead C. but D. and
12.A. pills B. advice C. drinks D. suggestions
13.A. eat B. take C. drink D. use
14.A. when B. since C. after D. before
15.A. what B. whether C. how D. why
16.A. telephoned B. wrote C. complained D. said
17.A. bad B. terrible C. good D. right
18.A. Whoever B. Whichever C. However D. Whatever
19.A. sold B. written C. read D. used
20.A. curious B. terrible C. wonderful D. Serious
Cheating is when a person misleads, deceives or acts dishonestly on purpose. 1. If a basketball team is for kids under 8, it's cheating for a 9-year-old play on the team. At school, in addition to cheating on a test, a kid might cheat by stealing someone else's idea for a science project. 2. This kind of cheating is called plagiarizing (抄袭).
3. Jeff is doing it by sneaking answers to a test. And it's also cheating to break the rules of a game or contest or to pretend something is yours when it isn't. When people cheat, it's not fair to other people.
It's tempting(诱惑人的) to cheat because it makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answer on the rest. 4. And it won't help on the next test-unless the person cheats again.
5. They want to get good grades but hate hard work. Other kids might feel like they can't pass the test without cheating. Even though there seems to be a "good reason" for cheating, cheating isn't a good idea.
A．Some kids cheat because they're lazy.
B．Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways.
C．But it doesn't solve the problem of not knowing the material.
D．Some kids cheat once and feel so bad that they never do it again.
E. For kids, cheating may happen at school, at home, or while playing a sport.
F. There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn't cheat, but some kids have already cheated.
G. Kids may also cheat by copying a book report off the Internet and handing it in as it's his or her original work.
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Wee k by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
1.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?
A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said.
B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
C. He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.
D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.
2.What does “Week by week her list grew”mean?
A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.
B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.
C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.
D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.
3.Why did her father listen to her quietly?
A. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.
B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.
C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.
D. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.
4.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend
B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
C. My Father
D. My Childhood
List of winners of 71st Golden Globe Awards
FLIM
Best Drama: "12 Years a Slave"
Best Comedy : "American Hustle"
Best Actor, Drama: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Actress, Drama: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Best Actor, Comedy : Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actress, Comedy : Amy Adams, "American Hustle"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, "Gravity"
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Great Beauty," Italy
Best Original Song: "Ordinary Love," "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series: "Breaking Bad," AMC
Best Comedy Series: "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," FOX
Best Actor, Drama: Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Best Actress, Drama: Robin Wright, "House of Cards"
Best Actor, Comedy: Andy Samberg, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Best Actress, Comedy: Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
Best TV Film : "Behind the Candelabra," HBO
Best Actor,Television Movie: Michael Douglas, "Behind the Candelabra"
Best Actress, Television Movie: Elisabeth Moss, "Top of the Lake"
Best Supporting Actor, Television Movie: Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan"
Best Supporting Actress, Television Movie: Jacqueline Bisset, "Dancing on the Edge"
1.Who wins the best film comedy actor title at the 71st Golden Globe Awards?
A. Matthew McConaughey B. Leonardo DiCaprio
C. Amy Adams D. Jared Leto
2.If you want to see your favorite star Elisabeth Moss, you should watch_____________.
A. Blue Jasmine B. Breaking Bad
C. House of Cards D. Top of the Lake
3.Which of the following is the best TV film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards?
A The Great Beauty B.Mandela：Long Walk to Freedom
C. Behind the Candelabra D.Dancing on the Edge
Dick was a twenty-year-old man. His father was a teacher and taught chemistry in a middle school and his mother worked in a shop. They lived a happy life until his parents died one night when suddenly an earthquake broke out. All that happened on his sixth birthday. Luckily his sister who was two years senior to him took him to see their aunt in the city and they did not stay at home. Everything was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble. Thanks to their aunt who was not rich enough, they grew up but they lived a hard life. His sister was so sad that she became a nun(修女). After he finished middle school, he was introduced to an owner of a hotel and began to work there.
One day the young man fell to the ground while he was cleaning a window on the second floor. He was sent to the hospital and the doctor looked him over. One of his legs was broken and he had to be in hospital. He said to the nurse, “I’m a poor man, madam. Arrange a third-class ward(病房) for me, please.”
“Can’t anybody help you?”
“No, madam,” answered Dick. “I have only a sister. She’s a nun and she’s poor, too.”
“I don’t think so,” the nurse said angrily. “Nuns usually marry God. And God is the richest in the world, you know!”
“Well, then, ” Dick said with a smile. “Please arrange a first-class ward for me and post the bill to my brother-in-law.”
1.How old was Dick’s sister when the earthquake happened?
A. 6 B. 8 C.10 D.12
2.The sister and brother lived a hard life because ____________.
A. they lost all as a result of the earthquake
B. they were too young
C. they were hurt in the earthquake
D. they had to look after themselves
3.Which of the following is true?
A. The nurse would arrange a third-class ward for Dick.
B. The nurse would arrange a first-class ward for Dick.
C. The nurse would post Dick’s bill to God.
D. Dick had a rich brother-in-law.
4.From the story, we know that the boy is very .
A.silly B. kind C. humorous D. Lucky
In the USA, many high schools and some colleges and universities have a special celebration(庆典) once a year called Homecoming. Former students and teachers come back to the school to enjoy the memories of their time there and the many Homecoming activities. Homecoming might last for only one day or for several days, even one week.
High schools usually choose one boy and one girl from the senior class to be the “Homecoming King” and “Homecoming Queen”. The students usually choose a boy and a girl who have done a lot for the school.
Most schools have a Homecoming parade(游行). The school band will often lead the way, followed by many different cars and trucks. Most schools also have a football game for Homecoming—and, of course, tailgate parties. A tailgate party is a group of people drinking and eating around the back, or tailgate, of someone’s pick-up truck.
There are many other activities that might be a part of the Homecoming celebration. There might be a school-wide picnic one day; another day, there may be plays, concerts, competitions or games, all depending on a school’s traditions.
Homecoming celebrations nearly always end with a dance and/or a great dinner. The school is decorated beautifully, and a band is paid to come and play. Students dress up: guys in suits and girls in beautiful dresses.
1.Homecoming in the USA _____.
A. is held only in high schools
B. is held to celebrate the birth of schools
C. might be prepared for students only
D. might last from one day to one week
2.“King and Queen of Homecoming” are chosen according to _____.
A. their contributions (贡献) to the school
B. their healthy bodies
C. their excellent grades in study
D. their good-looking faces
3.All the activities might be found at the Homecoming except _____.
A. a parade B. a football game
C. a picnic D. an exam
4.Homecoming celebrations usually end with _____.
A. a play or concert B. a dance or a dinner
C. a picnic or a dance D. a competition or a game
