18.Nobody wants to lose,but we must accept that losing is a part of life.After all,we can't win all the time.However,we can learn something (1)
from every failure.The following are some pieces of advice. We must not be afraid of losing.When we lose,just take it with a smile and look on the bright side of it.Failure can't be (2)
in our life.Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb.When he was asked how he felt,he said that he hadn't failed 10,000 times but had learned 10,000 things which didn't work.We must know that history is full of examples of men and women who finally achieved (3)
after they failed many times. We must (4)
our failure and learn to make good use of it.Remember that it can be helpful.Take action to walk out of it.Think about how we can improve it.If someone else can help,we'll be (5)
enough.Maybe he or she has (6)
the same experience before.Getting their help can (7)
us a lot of time and efforts. We should face our failure (8)
when we lose.There is only one winner in every competition.That is a usual way of ljye.aie.If we offer our congratulations to the winners and learn something from them,we won't be sad about our (9)
. In a word,being a good (10)
will help us to succeed in life.It might be painful at the beginning,but there are many advantages.Good losers set examples to us,and most importantly,they finally win.
child in the family?Do you feel lonely sometimes?If so,it's(2)
to have the feeling.And because you're the only child,you're the most(3)
person in the family.Of course,your parents care about you a lot,right?When they're free,they often(4)
with you,don't they?And they like(5)
you with other children,right?Sometimes,they don't(6)
you to make phone calls to a boy or a girl,do they?These things may make you(7)
.Maybe you think they put too much(8)
on you.Do you often(9)
with them?Some of you may even decide (10)
home.But if so,you will have more problems.I think you(11)
show your parents that you're growing up.Then they'll no longer (不再) think of you as a small child.Then you'll have a happy life and never think of leaving home.
20.Can you imagine a school with only one student?There is one on the Out Skerries Islands,and Aron is the only student. The Out Skerries Islands.jye.ai are around 280 km from the coast of Scotland,are home to about 70 people.The nearest town is Lerwick on the Shetland Islands.You can only get there by boat and it takes two and a half hours.Besides Aron's school,there are also two shops,a church and a community hall on the islands. Aron wasn't the only student at the school at first.Until July there were several other children there.But now they are older.jye.ai they go to the secondary school in Lerwick.Aron has been the only student since September. The school is very small.It has two classrooms,an art room,a music room and a library.Each week Aron studies Maths,English,Science and Art with the same teacher.She also gives him PE lessons.This is usually a long walk around the islands.He also has the school playground all to himself.Of course,there is one problem.He has no one to play with. Aron has lived in Out Skerries since he was born and loves the outdoor life.He enjoys exploring(探險) the islands on his bike and jumping into the sea from the pier(突堤). But his mother is worried that Aron might get lonely.She would like to see more families with children coming to live there.Many people have moved away since the local factory closed ten years ago.That's why there are so few children on the islands and why Aron has found himself being known as the loneliest schoolboy in Britain.
(1)What is NOT true about the Out Skerries Jslands?
A.There is a secondary school. B.There are less than 100 people. C.They are far from the coast of Scotland. D.There was a factory 10 years ago. (2)What can we learn about Aron's school?
A.It has many classrooms. B.There are several students. C.It probably has only one teacher. D.Four subjects are taught in the school. (3)In his PE class,Aron usually
. A.walks around the islands B.plays on the playground C.explores the islands on his bike D.jumps into the sea from the pier (4)What do you think Aron is probably learning at his school?
A.Everyone is different and that's a good thing. B.Teamwork is important to achieve things in life. C.It is important to know how to spend time alone. D.It's good to learn how to get on with people of different ages. (5)What is the passage mainly about?
A.The smallest school in Britain. B.The loneliest schoolboy in Britain. C.Aron's colorful life on the islands. D.Mom's worries about Aron's future.
21.Durbeyfield saw a boy from his village in the distance,and he held up his hand.The boy quickened his steps and came near. "Boy,I want you to do something for me!" The skinny boy frowned (皺眉), "Who are you then,John Durbeyfield,to order me about and call me 'boy'?You know my name as well as I know yours!" "Do you,do you?That's the secret!Now obey my orders,and Fred,I don't mind telling you the secret:I'm one of noble race (貴族) ,and it has been just found out by me this present afternoon." The boy stood before Durbeyfield,looking at him from head to foot. "Sir,John D' Urberville — that's who I am," continued Durbeyfield. "Under the church of Greenhill city lie my ancestors (祖先) — the richest family who lived a long time ago — in coats of shining jewellery.There is not a man here who's got greater and nobler ancestors than I." "Oh?" "Now go on to the Pure Drop Inn and tell them to send a horse and carriage with a servant (仆人) here quickly,to carry me home.And when you go past my house,tell my wife to put away that washing,and wait for my good news!" As the boy kept still,feeling uncertain,Durbeyfield put his hand into his pocket and took out a shilling (英國的舊貨幣單位). "Here is for your work,son." This made a difference. "Yes,Sir John.Thank you."
(1)Why did the boy frown when he heard Durbeyfield's first words?
A.Because Durbeyfield didn't know the boy's name. B.Because Durbeyfield wanted the boy to do something for him. C.Because Durbeyfield asked the boy for a favor in a rude manner. D.Because Durbeyfield didn't know the boy,and the boy didn't know him,either. (2)What do we know about Durbeyfield from the article?
A.He used to live in Greenhill. B.He was the richest man in the city. C.He believed he was a noble. D.He wanted to play a trick on Fred. (3)What did Durbeyfield ask Fred to do?
A.To listen to his story. B.To find out his secret. C.To carry him home. D.To send messages for him. (4)What might be the relationship between Durbeyfeld and Fed?
A.Father and son. B.Neighbors. C.Close friends. D.Master and servant. (5)What would most probably happen next in the story?
A.The boy went to the Pure Drop Inn. B.Durbeyfield went back home at once. C.The boy told the secret to the villagers. D.Durbeyfield went to the Greenhill city.
22.My name is Tony.I study in Class 5.I have a new friend.He is John.We are in the same class.Life here is different from that in the USA,but he likes it very much.He studies very hard and he likes Chinese best.He thinks Chinese is very important and interesting.We often study together after school in the classroom.He likes reading.On the weekend,he often goes to the library with his family.He also likes playing sports.Sometimes we play ball games togetjye.air.He likes baseball very much.And he can play it very well.I like him so much because he always helps me with my English. (1)What class is John in ?
23.When you think of the sea,you may not think of Xinjiang or Inner Mongolia.But recently,the"seafood"(1)
(produce) in these places has become popular,especially after Japan put nuclear-contaminated water(核污染水) into the sea.In Nilka county(尼勒克縣) in Xinjiang,about 6,000 tons of rainbow trout(虹鱒魚) will be sold to many places of China this year.Rainbow trout(2)b
to the same family as salmon (鮭魚) and it tastes like salmon too. Why do farmers there (3)c
to grow fish?The weather in some parts of Xinjiang is seldom hot,and the rivers are (4)
(feed) by icewater(融水) from the Tianshan Mountains.As the meltwater is very clean and cold,it's a"comfortable"home(5)
fish. To make sure the river stays clean,the company uses machines to clean fish waste in the water.They also use net cages(網(wǎng)箱) that are good for the(6)e
.The nets are about 51 meters (7)w
and lie 25 meters deep in the river. Meanwhile,in Inner Mongolia..whiteleg shrimp(南美白對蝦) grows well.Saline soil (鹽堿土)(8)c
a large part of the desert where few plants are able to grow.Farmers used to put water from the Yellow River onto the farmland to wash (9)a
the salt.This was a waste of salty water. Scientists then decided to create"seawater"with the salty water by (10)
(add) in some other components(成分).Whiteleg shrimps can live well in this kind of water.They taste no different from the same kind of shrimp that grows in the sea.