To be a good teacher, you need some of the abilities of a good actor. You must be able to__1___ the attention and interest of your audience. You must be a clear speaker with a good voice which is fully under your _2___. And you must be able to act what you are teaching in order to make its meaning clear.
Watch a good teacher, __3___ you will see that he stands the whole time he is teaching, he walks about using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations and his face to express feelings. When you listen to him, you will hear the loudness and the musical note of his voice __4__changing according to what he is talking about.
The __5__ that a good teacher has some of the talents of a good actor does not mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to __6___ the same words which he has learnt by heart every time he plays a certain role. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem __7__ on the stage.
The good teacher works in a quite different way. His audience take an active part in his play. They ask questions when they do not understand something. So the teacher has to suit his act to the __8___ of his audience which is his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must ___9___ it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were __10___ to take part in stage-play because their brains (大脑) could not keep strictly to what another had written.

小题1:	A．pay B．give C．attract D．turn

小题2:	A．help B．control C．mind D．thoughts

小题3:	A．and B．but C．or D．so

小题4:	A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．always

小题5:	A．matter B．idea C．fact D．secret

小题6:	A．remind B．remember C．reply D．repeat

小题7:	A．correct B．true C．natural D．real

小题8:	A．questions B．needs C．problems D．complaints

小题9:	A．invent B．discover C．improve D．increase

小题10:

A．unwelcome B．unable C．uncomfortable D．unsuitable

The following Mini Course will give you lots of ideas on how you can turn your favorite hobby into a business. Just choose the hobby that interests you from the following, and enjoy reading through the articles and information on your favourite topics.
Dog ownership, training and care. Dog ownership can be both a hobby and a lifestyle decision. There are many different types of dogs in this series of articles.
Cat ownership and care. Owning a cat can also be both a hobby and a lifestyle choice. If you want to know more things about your furry friend before you buy a cat, please read this section of the website.
Blogging. Blogging is a big business these days and it is one of the fastest growing hobbies today. But what exactly is a blog? In this series of articles, we’ll look at blogs and they will make you interested in blogs.
Chess. Chess is a very popular hobby. You can get tips and ideas about chess after you read this series of articles, which can help you win at chess.
Fishing. As a global pastime and hobby to millions, fishing is a big business. There are many fishing techniques and much information in this series of articles. Please try. Maybe you can catch a big fish next time.
小题1:The Mini Course will offer you the following except___________.

A．information about dogs

B．websites about cat ownership

C．articles about hobbies

D．advice on reading

小题2:The articles about dogs may tell us________.

A．how to make a decision	B．where to buy a dog
C．differences between dogs	D．how to develop a hobby

小题3:The underlined word “pastime” means __________in Chinese.

A．过时

B．消失

C．消遣

D．运动

小题4:The similarity(相似性)of blogging and fishing is that___________.

A．they are big businesses

B．they are growing fast

C．neither of them is popular

D．neither of them needs equipment（设备）

When you write a letter or make a telephone call, your words carry message（信息）. People talk with words. Do you think you can talk   1 words? A smile  2 your face shows you are happy and friendly. Tears（眼泪） in your eyes tell __3  that you are sad. When you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something    4 ask questions. You shake（摇头）your head, and people know you are saying “no”. You nod and people know you are saying   5 .
Other things can also give some information. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus   6 . A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you   7 to go. Do you find that there are a lot of signs   8  you and that you get messages from  them all the time? People can talk to each other  9 many other ways. An artist can use his pictures to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Writers write books to   10 you about all wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TVs and radios and films all help us to talk with other people. They all help us to know what is happening in the world.

小题1:	A．by B．with C．use D．without

小题2:	A．in B．on C．at D．over

小题3:	A．others B．the others C．other D．the other

小题4:	A．when B．or C．but D．if

小题5:	A．no B．hello C．yes D．nothing

小题6:	A．to get B．to choose C．to have D．to take

小题7:	A．which B．where C．how D．what

小题8:	A．beside B．next to C．between D．around

小题9:	A．with B．by C．without D．in

小题10:

A．say B．talk C．tell D．speak

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language（语音） and some of the customs（风俗）of the country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands when they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly ever shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
小题1:It is _____ if you know the language and some of the customs of a country before you pay a visit to that country.

A．not useful

B．not helpful

C．very helpful

D．very bad

小题2:English people usually shake hands when they ______.

A．meet every time	B．meet for the first time
C．say goodbye to each other	D．say hello to each other

小题3:Usually, English people don’t shake hands _____.

A．when they will be away for a long time

B．when they say “How do you do?”

C．when they just meet or say goodbye

D．when they haven’t met for a long time

小题4:Which is right?

A．German people shake hands as often as possible.

B．English people like shaking hands very much

C．German people hardly ever shake hands.

D．Both English people and Germans don’t like shaking hands.

小题5:This story is about _____.

A．shaking hands

B．languages

C．customs

D．languages and customs

Mr Smith is an English teacher. He comes from America. He has a daughter.
Her name is Amy, and she is a good engineer in New York. Mr Smith likes traveling very much, and he can speak Spanish very well. Now he is in China, so he wants to learn some Chinese. He works very hard at his Chinese, and goes to Chinese classes every evening. He has a lot of friends in China and they often help him. He likes to talk with them. He tells his daughter that he can speak good Chinese, and he doesn’t have any trouble（麻烦）with his Chinese, but the Chinese have a lot .
小题1:Mr Smith works in _________.

A．a hospital

B．a police station

C．a school

D．a restaurant

小题2:Mr Smith is good at（擅长）__________.

A．Chinese

B．Japanese

C．Spanish

D．French

小题3:He learns Chinese __________ .

A．very well

B．not very well

C．we don’t know

D．very good

小题4:Where does he learn Chinese? _________.

A．In an evening school .	B．At home.
C．In his friend’s home.	D．In a park.

小题5:Does he study very hard ? _________.

A．Yes, he doesn’t.	B．No, he doesn’t.
C．Yes, he does.	D．No, he don’t.

I’m Tony. My best friends are Frank and Cindy. We often do many things together. Frank lives next to my home and we are in the same class. He is thirteen years old and tall and of medium build. He has curly hair and blue eyes. He’s good-looking and very clever. He’s good at math and often helps me with my homework. He likes wearing black pants and yellow T-shirts.
Cindy doesn’t go to my school. She’s eleven years old. She is thin and of medium height. She has curly blonde hair and her eyes are brown. She is good-looking, too, but a little bit shy. She is good at playing the guitar. Her favorite subject at school is music. She often teaches Frank and me to play the guitar after class.
The three of us have great fun together, and we help each other and sometimes play video games at my house.
小题1:What things do the three children do together? They ___________.

A．play baseball	B．play video games
C．play the guitar	D．both B & C

小题2:_____________ eyes are blue.

A．Frank’s

B．Cindy’s

C．My

D．Tony’s

小题3:_______________ good at math.

A．Frank is

B．Cindy is

C．I am

D．Tony is

小题4:________________ is good-looking, but a little bit shy.

A．Frank

B．Cindy

C．Tony

D．My friend

小题5:Where do they play video games?   _________________.

A．at school	B．at Frank’s house
C．at Cindy’s house	D．at Tony’s house

判断短文后面的问题是否正确。正确的写A，错误的写B。
There are four people in my family. My father is a policeman. His work is kind of dangerous. He’s very busy. He often has meals outside. Sometimes we can’t see him all day. But I love him very much. My mother is a bank clerk, but she wants to be a reporter. She says her job is boring and being a reporter is interesting, because she can meet many interesting people. My brother is a waiter. He likes his work, because he thinks he can meet many new friends when he works.
I’m a middle school student. I study hard because I want to be a teacher. I think it’s not difficult for me.
小题1:My family has four people, my father, my mother, my sister and I.
小题2:My father works in another city, so we can’t see him all day, sometimes.
小题3:My mother likes to be a bank clerk.
小题4:My brother works in a restaurant. He likes to make new friends.
小题5:I want to be a teacher. It’s easy for me ,I think.

A passenger (乘客) told an air hostess (空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the  46   soon.
Twenty minutes  47  , when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she  48   to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up (延迟) to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he   49  it.
In the following hours on the flight,   50  time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile   51   he needed help or not. But the passenger never   52   her words.
When he was going to get off the  53  , the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet (意见簿). She was very  54 . She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her  55   the job.  56  with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she  57  the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times  58 . How can I refuse  59  twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched (感动) the passenger
  60   and of course she wouldn’t lose her job!

小题1:	A．milk B．juice C．coffee D．water

小题2:	A．late B．later C．ago D．after

小题3:	A．remembered B．forgot C．wanted D．learned

小题4:	A．accepted B．took C．refused D．received

小题5:	A．some B．either C．another D．each

小题6:	A．why B．when C．whether D．how

小题7:	A．paid attention to B．thought of C．heard of D．worried about

小题8:	A．coach B．bus C．train D．plane

小题9:	A．happy B．cheerful C．sad D．excited

小题10:

A．lose B．loses C．losing D．lost

小题11:

A．And B．So C．Then D．But

小题12:

A．opened B．closed C．destroyed D．hid

小题13:

A．at all B．in all C．of all D．all over

小题14:

A．her B．your C．their D．our

小题15:

A．peacefully B．comfortably C．deeply D．slowly

It was getting late. There was no noise in the forest. We could only hear the birds singing. And then, a bear—a big brown bear—came into the forest.
The bear stopped under a tall tree. He was very hungry. He looked up into the tree. There in the nut tree was his supper—a supper of nice nuts. But the nuts were high up in the tree. The hungry bear could not reach them. But he knew how to get his supper. He climbed up the tree.
Up and up he climbed. He climbed onto a big branch of the tree. He sat there and then shook(摇) the branch again and again. At last the branch broke. The brown bear fell down with the branch and nuts.
The bear sat up and looked around. With his big paws he picked up the nuts and ate them up.
小题1:How did the brown bear get his supper?

A．He climbed up the tree and ate the nuts there.

B．He shook the apples off a tree and ate them.

C．He picked up the nuts on the ground and ate them.

D．He fell down with the branch of the tree. Then he took the nuts and ate them.

小题2:The bear was         .

A．black

B．brown

C．black and white

D．brown and black

小题3:The story took place          .

A．in the morning

B．at noon

C．before evening ca

D．at midnight

小题4:The word “branch” in this passage means           in Chinese.

A．树干

B．树叶

C．树枝

D．树桩

小题5:Where did the bear eat the nuts?

A．in a forest.

B．outside the forest.

C．near a forest.

D．in front of the forest.

No family wants its home to catch fire, but it's good to plan for a fire just in case （以防万一）. Talk with your family about  36 to do if a fire starts.   37  should have a plan for getting out of the house. Be sure to choose a safe place to   38  after everyone gets away from the fire.
What should you do   39  there is a fire?  First,   40  people know about the fire. Yell （叫喊） the word "fire". Knock on the walls with your hands.
Then   41  the door of your room. If the door is warm, don't open it. If it's cool, open it just enough to  42 . If you see fire or much smoke, close the door fast.
If you can't see fire or smoke, you can go out of the door. Shut the  43  behind you. That will slow down the fire. Now find a   44 out. Stay away from the smoke. The air is the  45  near the floor. So it   46  be the safest to crawl（爬）when you leave the house.
If you can't leave your room,  close your door. Cover the crack （缝隙） under the door
  47   clothing. Then open the window or   48  the glass with a chair. Crawl out, of the window   49 .If the window is high off the ground,   50 jump! Wave a towel out of the window, and yell for help. When you get out of the house, run to the place where you and your family chose to meet.

小题1:	A．how B．when C．what D．where

小题2:	A．Everyone B．Someone C．Anyone D．No one

小题3:	A．visit B．sleep C．stand D．meet

小题4:	A．unless B．if C．because D．as

小题5:	A．let B．teach C．want D．ask

小题6:	A．look B．hear C．feel D．smell

小题7:	A．put out B．find out C．look out D．take out

小题8:	A．window B．door C．house D．room

小题9:	A．way B．trip C．time D．plan

小题10:

A．best B．worst C．thinnest D．least

小题11:

A．should B．need C．may D．has to

小题12:

A．by B．in C．of D．with

小题13:

A．clean B．wash C．break D．make

小题14:

A．happily B．loudly C．excitedly D．carefully

小题15:

A．can't B．don't C．not D．no