Should calligraphy (书法) be taught at school?
Although we are in an information age and most things can be found or done on computers,still we should go back to handwriting by using a brush and ink. Some people think students should study calligraphy at school. Calligraphy is part of our old culture. It dates back to early times. Traditional calligraphy is well worth learning. Chinese need to carry on with it. What's more,calligraphy is fine art,more than writing. Written Chinese is well known for its beauty. For example,every stroke (笔画) of a character shows richness,feeling,energy and so on. Even foreigners enjoy looking at it for its beauty. If you are good at it,it is certainly a way of selfcultivation ( 陶冶自我) .It often helps build up one's personality. Are you going to learn it soon?
( ) 1. Our time is called an information age.
( ) 2. Calligraphy is part of Chinese culture.
( ) 3. There is nothing in Chinese writing.
( ) 4. Only foreigners enjoy the beauty of calligraphy.
( ) 5. The writer thinks that calligraphy should be taught at school.
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Pennies (硬币，零钱) are worth saving. If you find a penny,pick it up, (1) some day you could have a million pennies,like students at a primary school in Logan,Utah！
Eight years ago,a student in Dave Jorgensen's fifthgrade (2) class asked, "What does a million look (3) ？"
"Let's (4) it out," he answered,and suggested a penny collection.
Some students emptied (5) piggy banks;some (6) their pocket money,and some hand in their surplus (剩余的) lunch money. And as the shiny copper pile grew,the cents helped them make sense of math. They learned a million pennies weighed (7) than three tons,would pile up over a mile (8) and stretch (伸展) three (9) long,and that they'd need a container capable (能够) of holding a cubic (立方) yard to hold them.
"Wow!" the students shouted (10) surprise. Does the lowly penny really add up? While not everyone even (11) up a lowly penny,organizations like McDonald's and UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会) know its value (价值) .They use penny harvests to raise money for (12) from college scholarships (奖学金) to housing for the homeless.
Last June the students collected the millionth penny. They plan to put a million pennies towards (13) a school in a thirdworld country. "It started as a math (14) ，" says the headmaster, "and (15) as a lesson in charity."
( ) 1. A. or B. and C. but D. while
( ) 2. A. math B. physics C. history D. Chinese
( ) 3. A. at B. for C. like D. after
( ) 4. A. look B. watch C. find D. carry
( ) 5. A. they B. them C. their D. our
( ) 6. A. collected B. got C. had D. owned
( ) 7. A. much B. more C. most D. over
( ) 8. A. high B. low C. highly D. lowly
( ) 9. A. meters B. feet C. miles D. centimeters
( ) 10. A. at B. in C. for D. on
( ) 11. A. gets B. picks C. looks D. takes
( ) 12. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. nobody
( ) 13. A. finding B. seeing C. building D. entering
( ) 14. A. match B. exam C. project D. story
( ) 15. A. finished B. ended C. closed D. concluded
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When I was at University,I studied very hard. But a lot of my friends did very little work. Some did just enough to pass exams. Others didn't do quite enough. Fred Baines was one of them. He spent more time drinking in the Students' Union than working in the library.
Once at the end of a term,we had to take an important test in chemistry. The test had a hundred questions. Beside each question we had to write "True" or "False". While I was studying in my room the night before the test,Fred was watching TV. Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test. But on that night he looked perfectly calm. Then he told me of his plan. "It's very simple. There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test. I'll take a coin into the examination room. I haven't studied my chemistry book for months,so I'll just toss the coin. That way,Fm sure I'll get half the questions right."
The next day,Fred came happily into the exam room. As he sat tossing a coin for half an hour,he marked down his answers. Then he left,half an hour before the rest of us.
The next day,he saw the chemistry professor in the corridor. "Good morning,sir," he said. "Have you got the result of the test?" The professor looked at him and smiled, "Ah,it's you,Fred Baines. Just a minute. " Then he reached into his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it into the air,caught it in his hand and looked at it.
"I'm terribly sorry,Fred," he said. "You failed！"
( ) 1. This story mainly wants to tell us .
A. chemistry is really hard to learn
B. there were too many questions for students to prepare for
C. good exam results need hard study
D. tossing a coin cannot always decide the result
( ) 2. Fred Baines was one of those who .
A. did just enough to pass the exam
B. didn't work hard enough for their studies
C. had too much other work for the Students' Union
D. were quite good at passing exams
( ) 3. Fred came happily into the exam room because .
A. he had got ready for the exam
B. he knew the answers already
C. the other students would be behind him
D. he had his way to finish the exam
( ) 4. The chemistry exam in fact .
A. was not very hard
B. took the other students an hour to finish
C. had more than one hundred questions
D. needed to be done by tossing a coin
( ) 5. The professor tossed the coin to tell Fred that .
A. he was satisfied with his way for the exam
B. he wanted to make friends with him
C. his way for the exam would never work
D. the exam result depended on the coin
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A jobless man wanted very much to get the position of "office boy" at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. "You have passed the test," he said. "Give me your email address and I'll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start. " The man replied, "But I don't have a computer,neither an email. " "Fm sorry," said the HR manager. "If you don't have an email,that means you are not living. And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job."
The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do,with only $ 10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours,he had 20 dollars. He repeated the thing three times,and returned home with $60. The man came to realize that he could make money in this way,and started to leave home early every day,and returned home late. Shortly,he bought a cart,then a truck,then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles (运货车队) .Five years later,the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the U. S.
One day,one of his friends asked him for his email. He said, "I haven't got one. " His friend couldn't believe his ears. "Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email?" The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes,I'd be an office boy at Microsoft！"( ) 1. What did the man do for the test?
A. He sent emails. B. He did the cleaning.
C. He sold computers. D. He filled in forms.
( ) 2. The man didn't get the job because he .
A. disliked such a job B. didn't pass the test
C. didn't have an email D. knew nothing about computers
( ) 3. The man after he left Microsoft.
A. went to look for another job
B. asked for food from door to door
C. thought of an idea to make money
D. bought a computer and got an email
( ) 4. Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the U. S.？
A. Because he had many friends to help him.
B. Because he was smart and worked very hard.
C. Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
D. Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.
( ) 5. What does the story want to tell us?
A. Computers are very important in our daily life.
B. Everyone can make a lot of money with only $ 10.
C. The HR manager didn't find the ability of the man.
D. Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard.
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One Sunday,Cody decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dane,but Darie happened to be away. Dane's brother Brett wanted to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Cody agreed and they set out to sea.
Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Cody was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately (幸运地) he saw a large buoy (浮标) through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy,however,he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying Brett who did not know how to use the radio. He drifted (漂流) about and was not seen until twelve hours later.
Cody spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep and was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up. A ship,the Good Hope,came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that Brett had been picked up by another ship and its captain had sent out a message.
( ) 1. Cody went sailing in his boat with his friend's brother Brett.
( ) 2. About sailing,Brett knew a little.
( ) 3. Soon they got into trouble because of the thick fog.
( ) 4. They drifted about and were not seen until twelve hours later.
( ) 5. Brett was saved by the ship,the Good Hope.
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Donna Brown,a 14-year-old girl,was very sick. She had a bad heart. "Donna must have a new heart," her doctor said, "or she will die soon. " Felipe Green,Donna's good friend,heard the news. He was very worried about Donna. He didn't want her to die. He decided to give his heart to her because he knew he was going to die. Then he talked to his mother about his idea. But his mother didn't pay much attention to him. " Felipe is just joking," his mother thought. In fact,Felipe often had terrible headaches and never told his mother about them.
One morning,Felipe woke up with great pain and he couldn't breathe. The Greens hurried to send him to the hospital. The doctors diagnosed definitely (确诊) and said, "Felipe's brain (大脑) is dead."The Greens were very sad. But Felipe's mother remembered Felipe's words. She told the doctors to give Felipe's heart to Donna. The doctors did several tests. They said they could give Felipe's heart to Donna.
Everything was successful. Felipe's heart was beating in Donna's chest (胸部) ，but Donna didn't know it. The doctors and her parents didn't tell her until she was stronger. Donna was very thankful to the Greens. Every time the Greens saw Donna,they thought of Felipe. Donna has Felipe's heart in her. That gives them great peace.
1. What was wrong with Donna Brown?
2. Why was Felipe worried about Donna?
3. Did Felipe's mother pay attention to his idea at first?
4. What did the Greens do after Felipe died?
5. What have you learnt from the story?
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Little Mike's grandma d (1) weeks ago. He missed her very much. One afternoon Mike went to the city park,where his grandma u (2) to go. There he saw an old lady. She looked very kind. She was sitting there,watching pigeons (鹤子) .Little Mike went up and sat n (3) to her. He took out his food and drinks and g (4) some to her. She smiled at him. Her smile was so sweet that Mike wanted to see it again. She s (5) to understand him,so once again she smiled. Mike was very glad.
They sat there all the afternoon,eating and t (6) As it grew dark,Mike got up to leave. Before he left,he hugged (拥抱) the old lady and she gave him her s (7) smile.
When Mike got home,his mother was s (8) by the look of joy on his face. "I met a granny in the park. Her smile was like the kind of smile I had seen on Grandma's face."
The old lady also r (9) to her home happily. She told her son that she had had food and drinks with a little boy. "He was as 1 (10) as Brittany," she said. Her son was surprised,because he had never seen her so happy since Brittany,her grandson,died weeks ago.
1. d 2. u 3. n 4. g 5. s
6. t 7. s 8. s 9. r 10. 1
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One's attitude is always important. If you are lazy and weak,you will never taste any success. But if you are 1 ,success and happiness will be more likely to come to you.
I love eating persimmons (柿子) .But you can't get them until autumn. If you try them before the right time,they probably 2 bad.
In Grade Six,because of my poor grades,my parents were 3 that I wouldn't be able to get into an excellent middle school. They 4 me to study harder,but I didn't really understand why they were so anxious.
Summer came,and I studied hard. The hot weather made me sleepy and I couldn't 5 my textbooks. But every time I wanted to stop 6 ,Mom would shout： "Hey you!Think about your 7 ,If you don't work hard,you'll regret it!" I had to sit back down again and return to my textbooks. But all I 8 was playing with my friends and eating persimmons.
My mom would say to me,with a serious look on 9 face："If a persimmon treedoesn't grow in summer,it can't bear fruit in autumn!Only by hard work 10 you get the good result of your work."
Although I didn't understand it at that time,I 11 came to see the truth of her words.A few months later,I succeeded in getting into the key middle school. It was 12 .
Walking in my new school,I could see quite a few persimmon trees. The fruit was so red that it looked as if it was on fire. Suddenly,I 13 that working hard may be bitter but its fruit is sweet.
My mom was right：if a persimmon tree doesn't grow 14 summer,it can't bear fruit in autumn. I smiled. I had grown through the summer 15 now it was autumn. I tasted my success and enjoyed the fruits of my labors！
( ) 1. A. busy B. clever C. foolish D. hardworking
( ) 2. A. look B. taste C. turn D. smell
( ) 3. A. embarrassed B. worried C. excited D. interested
( ) 4. A. afforded B. allowed C. pushed D. pulled
( ) 5. A. depend on B. decide on C. work on D. concentrate on
( ) 6. A. thinking B. working C. playing D. enjoying
( ) 7. A. past B. hobby C. health D. future
( ) 8. A. talked about B. heard about
C. thought about D. considered about
( ) 9. A. her B. your C. my D. his
( ) 10. A. have to B. can C. need D. must
( ) 11. A. probably B. particularly C. gradually D. maybe
( ) 12. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
( ) 13. A. realized B. considered C. noticed D. saw
( ) 14. A. before B. during C. after D. in
( ) 15. A. and B. but C. or D. so
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You feel sick,so you go to the doctor's. She checks your fever,looks at your throat,and asks what you've been thinking about lately. When you leave,she gives you some medicine,and also a list of thinking skills that you are supposed to practice daily. She says that the way you think is causing some of your illness.
Psychologists,scientists who study the human mind and try to explain why people behave in the way that they do,are starting to believe it. You know that your brain is connected to every part of your body through your nervous system (神经系统) .Now scientists have proved that how you think and feel can have an influence on the health of your body.
Stress (压力，紧张) is caused whenever there is a problem or a change in your life. Of course,everybody has stress more or less; nobody's life is perfect. In fact,stress is necessary. Without stress,we would never learn anything or grow or change. We would probably be bored to death. But too much stress can hurt you. It can weaken your body's protection so that you are more likely to catch diseases. It can even make you more likely to have an accident.
When you feel stress,your brain sends a message to your body to produce a chemical called adrenaline (肾上腺素) .Adrenaline speeds up your breathing and your heartbeat. Today you have different kind of stress. Problems like endless homework or troubles with your family are the kin of things you can't fight or run away from. So you don't use up all that adrenaline. It just stay bottled up inside you,and that's what can do something bad to you.
What can you do about stress? First,you can try to find ways to change things so you aren under so much stress. You can set up a plan to finish homework or go to a doctor or psychologist to work things out with your family or your friends. But sometimes you can't chang a stressful situation or you don't even want to. A big change might be a good change,but it wi still be stressful.
The link (关联) between your body and brain works in two ways. Your body can help yoi] mind deal with stress. If you are under stress,you need to take especially good care of your body It's important to get enough sleep and eat nutritious meals. Some people take a vitaminminerj pill every day. Another thing that you can do is daily exercise. If you go walking or do aerobi dancing or work out at the gym,you give your body a chance to burn up some of that adrenaline Of course,a person who isn't used to much physical activity should start slowly. Anyone with continuing physical problem should check with a doctor before starting any exercise programs.
( ) 1. A "psychologist" is a person who may help you with your .
A. illness and abilities
B. thoughts and behaviour
C. mind and nervous system
D. physical activity and daily exercise
( ) 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. You shouldn't go to the gym if you are under stress.
B. One can do his homework to burn up adrenaline.
C. Diseases and accidents are caused by stress.
D. Everyone needs stress to improve himself.
( ) 3. From the last sentence of Paragraph 5 we can infer that
A. it's difficult to change a stressful situation
B. it's not stressful when a good change takes place
C. a big change will cause another stressful situation
D. a stressful situation can't be changed without any effort
( ) 4. What is probably the best title for this passage?
A. The Body-Brain Link B. The Causes of Stress
C. The Advice on Health D. The Nervous System
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