With golden sunshine and a gentle breeze (微风), autumn is the most beautiful seasons in the year. This is a great time to go outside and have fun. Go to a valley to see red maple trees , go and pick fruit in an orchard or find an open field to fly your kite in.
However, for many high school students, these great activities may be just a dream. With plenty of work to do, they spend all their hours indoors, struggling for a high mark in their exams. Of course, study is one of the most important things for teenagers. But life is definitely much more than that.
Sometimes we spend so much time studying that we forget how to make life wonderful. In doing so, we lose the real purpose of life —to be a valuable and happy person. To enjoy just how great it is to be alive, we have to put down our books and pens and look around us. Students, take some exercise to improve your health, talk with your parents and friends for understanding and walk around outside to refresh (振作) your body and mind.
Going out and enjoying the beautiful countryside often helps our creativity in our work. Chinese craftsman, Lu Ban created a saw to help woodworkers. But if he hadn't walked outside, he would not have been inspired by a kind of toothed (锯齿状的) grass. We could also suppose if Newton hadn't rested under that apple tree, then he wouldn't have been hit by an apple, and his classic (经典的) theories would not have come out.
Going out is not only a break from hard work, but a chance to add to life experience. So come on, give your brain a good rest. Step out of the books and get your bag ready for an autumn outing. We are sure you will get much more than knowledge from the exciting journey.
1.In which paragraph does the writer make a summary about his opinion?
A．Paragraph 1. B．Paragraph 2.
C．Paragraph 5. D．Paragraph 4.
2.Why is going out a dream for many high school students?
A．They are unhappy to do so.
B．Their parents don’t allow them to do so.
C．They have too much work to do for getting high marks in the exams.
D．They think study is the most important thing for them.
3.Which of the following ISN’T the reason for high school students’ going out?
A．To improve their health.
B．To invent a new product.
C．To develop their creativity.
D．To refresh themselves.
4.The passage is developed mainly by______________.
A. describing the beautiful scenery in Autumn
B. pointing out the present situation of high school students
C. making predictions (做预测)
D. reasoning and giving examples
5.What can you learn from the passage?
A. We should take an optimistic attitude towards life.
B. Nature is power.
C. Going out can make high school students get more.
D. The author isn’t happy with our education at all.
Want to stay away from colds? Put on a happy face.
Compared to unhappy people, those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a new study. It's possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses, say the researchers from New York University.
“It seems that positive(积极的) feelings may reduce (减少) the danger of illness,” said the study's chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.
In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often. People who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill.
In this study, Cohen's interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. During the interviews, the people told researchers about the happy or sad feelings they had that day. After the two weeks, the people were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days.
The result showed that everyone in the study was equally(相等地) likely to get ill. But for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness was less serious and lasted for a shorter time.
Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings, their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease. So if you are worried about your health, look on the bright side more often.
1.Which of the following was NOT a part of the study?
A. People talked about their feelings every day.
B. People were kept alone for six days.
C. People were given colds by doctors.
D. People were made to feel unhappy.
2.What did the study find?
A. People who felt happy never got ill.
B. People's feelings didn't influence their health.
C. People with good feelings became ill more easily.
D. People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses..
3.According to Cohen, which of the following may help fight illness?
A. Eating. B. Crying. C. Laughing. D. Sleeping.
4.This passage is a/an_________.
A. advertisement B. newspaper report
C. story D. scientist's diary
5.What is the best title for this passage?
A. Smiles can fight colds B. Cause of colds found
C. The danger of colds D. How people get sick
One day a teacher was giving her young students a lesson on how the government works. She was trying to explain the principle(原理) of income tax（所得税）.“You see,” she began, speaking slowly and carefully, “Each person who works must pay part of his or her salary( 薪水) to the government. If you make a high salary, your taxes are high. If you don’t make much money, your taxes are low.”“Is that clear?” she asked. “Does everyone understand the meaning of income tax?”. All the students nodded.“Are there any questions? ”sheasked. All the students shook their heads.“Very good!”she said. “Now, I would like you to take a piece of paper and write a short composition on the subject of income tax.”
Little Joey was a slow learner. He had lots of problems with spelling and grammar, but this time he at least seemed to understand the task. He took his pen and after a few minutes, he handed the teacher the following composition: Once I had a dog. His name was Tax. I opened the door and in come Tax.
1.One day the teacher was trying to explain_________.
A. that everyone should pay income tax
B. how the government was formed
C. the basic principle of income tax
D. how much tax one should pay for his or her income
2.After the teacher’s explanation,_________.
A. each student seemed to understand the meaning of income tax
B. many of the students were still puzzled
C. all the students understood the meaning of income tax
D. all the students shook their heads
3.The students were asked to ________.
A. say something about income tax
B. answer some questions about income tax
C. write a composition on income tax
D. explain the principle of income tax
4.Little Joey____________.
A. was clear about the subject
B. understood what income tax meant
C. understood the teacher’s meaning
D. wrote a short composition about his dog
5.From the passage we know_______.
A. Joey’s composition was close to the topic
B. “income tax” and “in come Tax” sounds alike
C. little Joey was very clever
D. “income tax” share the same meaning with “in come Tax”
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's , she said she would go. This be the first time that his classmates and teacher his mother and he felt of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar（伤疤） that nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed（尴尬的）and himself from everyone. However, he did get within of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked , “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was afraid to go in because the fire was , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless, but , a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the side of her face. “This scar will be , but to this day, I have never what I did.”
At this , the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great sense for the sacrifice（牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand for the rest of the day.
1.A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
2.A. would B. could C. should D. must
3.A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met
4.A. sick B. Ashamed C. afraid D. tired
5.A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded
6.A. never B. always C. frequently D. often
7.A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted
8.A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of
9.A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
10.A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning
11.A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. patiently
12.A. so B. much C. quite D. too
13.A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control
14.A. breaking down B. coming down C. settling down D. turning down
15.A. obviously B. surprisingly C. fortunately D. actually
16.A. burned B. wounded C. frustrated D. puzzled
17.A. slight B. lasting C. impressive D. amazing
18.A. forget B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
19.A. point B. place C. happiness D. pride
20.A. quietly B. seriously C. tightly D. suddenly
— I can’t remember those grammar rules!
—____________. Practice more.
A.You’re not alone B. It’s hard to say
C. I’m afraid not D. It’s up to you
Susan made _____clear to me that she wished to make a new life for herself.
A. that B. this C. it D. her
