Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their 41 with themselves when they were young or with other people when they were children.
"When I was your age," a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, "I was at the top of my class every year. And I 42  what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals (目标). You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class  43 you have no goals."
The man’s son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. "And when your mother was your age, " the young man’s father 44  , " she had a good job and she 45  lots of money. You don’t even have a part-time job .You earn nothing. " The man’s son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. "And when your 46  brother was your age, "the young man’s father said, "he studied hard. But you just waste your time."
And the man’s son still said nothing.
Finally, the young man’s father said, "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night."
This time the son  47  stay silent. "
And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of 48  United States. 49  are you?"
His father had no answer 50  this.
Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what’s your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?

小题1:	A．children B．students C．teachers D．friends

小题2:	A．know B．knew C．will know D．have known

小题3:	A．although B．or C．and D．but

小题4:	A．went away B．went over C．went up D．went on

小题5:	A．won B．made C．received D．gave

小题6:	A．old B．young C．older D．elder

小题7:	A．can B．can’t C．could D．couldn’t

小题8:	A．a B．an C．the D．/

小题9:	A．What B．How C．Where D．Who

小题10:

A．to B．with C．of D．on

These simple ways can increase(增加)your popularity and win you more friends，so why not try them?
●PAYING ATTENTION TO OTHERS This will reduce any shyness you may have. You’ll be more relaxed and therefore more natural and fun. And you will get more good-people will love the fact that you’re paying attention to them while you don’t have to worry about what people think of you.
●LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE EYE Making eye contact is very important because it shows you’re interested in them. If you let your eyes wander(游移)or keep looking over their shoulders，people will feel slighted(轻视)，and they’ll like you less they would otherwise.
●ASKING QUESTIONS Doing this gives you two advantages，It shows other people that you are indeed paying attention to and that you consider what they are telling you important. Being sure to follow up when you’ve shared a conversation with someone about something important in his / her life，be sure to ask about it later. This shows that you listen and you care.
●MAKING AN EFFORT TO SMILE A smile means acceptance，and that makes people open up to you. Make a conscious(有意识的)effort(努力)one day to smile at the people you stay or work with and watch how well they respond (作出反应)to you；
●BEING RELIABLE(可靠的)People like those who help them，and they quickly begin to hate those who don’t.
小题1:By fixing your attention on others，you will _______.

A．be more worried and tired	B．feel more confident
C．be paid less attention to	D．feel less liked

小题2:When having a conversation with people，you’d better NOT _______.

A．be open up to them	B．fix your eyes on them
C．ask questions about them	D．look at them

小题3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Showing continuous care for others is highly valued.

B．Smiling at others can often be misunderstood.

C．Looking people in the eye will make them uncomfortable.

D．You don’t have to continue helping others if you don’t want to.

小题4:Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Ways to Make You More Natural	B．Trying to Be a Polite Person
C．Making as Many Friends as Possible	D．Ways to Make You More Popular

When you write a letter or make a telephone call, your words 31  a message. People communicate(沟通) with words. Do you think you can communicate__32__words? A smile  33  your face shows you are happy and friendly. Tears in your eyes tell34  that you are sad. When you 35   your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something 36 ask questions. You shake（摇头） your head, and people know you are saying no. You nod（点头） and people know you are saying  37 .
Other things can also give some information. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus  38 . A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you  39  to go in or out. 40 you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive message 41  them all the time?
People can communicate 42 many other ways. 43  artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books 44 to tell you about all wonderful things in the world. They all help us to know 45  is going on in the world.
小题1:A. take       B. bring              C. carry    
小题2:A. by         B. with              C. without
小题3:A. in          B. on                C. at        
小题4:A. others     B. the others         C. other  
小题5:A. look up     B. make up           C. put up   
小题6:A. when        B. or                C. but       
小题7:A. no         B. hello              C. yes     
小题8:A. to get      B. to have            C. to take
小题9:A. where       B. how                C. what
小题10:A. Do          B. Did                C. Have
小题11:A. from       B. of                 C. about   
小题12:A. with       B. without           C. in
小题13:A. The         B. An                 C. A       
小题14:A. wrote       B. is written         C. are written
小题15:A. what        B. which              C. that

Which of your two hands do you use most? Very few of us can use __1__  of our hands equally well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people ___2___ a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can grasp(抓住)objects with__3____ of their hands, but in about two years they usually prefer to use their ___4___ hands. Scientists don’t know why this __5___.
Monkeys are our  ___6___  relatives(亲戚)in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys prefer to use one of their hands more than the ___7___  ---but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed___8___  . Next time you visit the zoo, ___9___  the monkeys carefully. You’ll see that some of most them will prefer to use their right hands when they swing(荡秋千), and others will use their left hands. But most human beings use their right hands better and this makes life ___10___ for those who prefer to use their left hands. In fact we live in a right-handed world.
(    )1. A. either     B. both         C. two       D. all 
(    )2. A. from      B. among       C. from among  D. out of
(    )3. A. either     B. neither       C. two       D. all
(    )4. A. two       B. both         C. right     D. left
(    )5. will happen   B. happens      C. take place  D. will take place
(    )6. A. farthest    B. furthest      C. best       D. closest
(    )7. A. other      B. right        C. left        D. two
(    )8. A. one        B. ones        C. monkey    D. people
(    )9. A. look       B. see         C. watch      D. read
(    )10.A. interesting   B. comfortable  C. easy    D. difficult

Mary didn’t understand such sentences as“She is blue today”，“You are yellow”，“He has a green thumb”，“He has told a white lie”and so on．And she went to the teacher Mrs James for help．
Mary：Mrs James，there is a colour in each of the sentences．What do they mean?
Mrs James：In everyday English，Mary，blue sometimes means sad，yellow afraid．A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one．
Mary：I’m afraid I don’t understand them a11．Would you give me an example for“a white lie”?
Mrs James：Certainly．Now I just give you some cakes．In fact you don’t like it，but you don’t want to let me know it．Instead you say，“No，thanks．I’m not hungry．”That’s a white lie．
Mary：It sounds very interesting．Thanks very much．
Mrs James：You are welcome．Colours are meaningful．I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future．Please come to me if you have any questions．
小题1:Blue sometimes means sad in________English．

A．good

B．spoken

C．usual

D．poor

小题2:I don’t have a green thumb，so all my plants________．

A．die off

B．grow well

C．look nice

D．are good

小题3:David is yellow and he is________to climb the tall tree!

A．happy

B．clever

C．brave

D．afraid

小题4:He didn’t like me to know________of the accident．He told me a white lie at last．

A．the reason

B．the true story

C．the meaning

D．the answer

小题5:He is ________today．He is told that his father is seriously ill．

A．blue

B．yellow

C．green

D．white

Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these three steps to do with your worries:
1. Try to find out what you’re worded about
Sometimes, you will know what you’re worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it out first; if you can’t, you can ask for help.
2. Think of ways to make it better
There is always something you can do to help you feel less worded. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won’t solve your problem.
Grades at school are often top worries for kids. If you’re worded about grades, ask yourself these questions:
★ Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
★ How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn’t a test?
★Do I have a good place to do my homework?
★ Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the things you could do: write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.
3. Ask for help
When you’re worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents, friends, or teachers for help.
小题1:How many steps of doing with your worries are mentioned(提及) in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Seven.

小题2:When you don’t know what you’re worried about,_________

A．you should try to find it out.	B．you can’t ask for help
C．you don’t need to think of ways	D．you can sit there worrying

小题3:If you’re worried about grades, you can ask yourself these questions except “_____”

A．Why are grades important?	B．What do grades mean to me?
C．How do I get ready for class?	D．Why don’t my friends like me?

小题4:According to the passage, what will you do if you have a fight with your friend?

A．Make a new friend.	B．Don’t talk to him or her any more.
C．Have another fight with him or her.	D．Invite him or her to a basketball game.

小题5:The passage mainly tells us_______________.

A．who is often worried	B．when people are worried
C．What to do with our worries	D．what kind of worries people have

It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table, staring into space and playing with a piece of bread. He’s not even  16 . Is he ill? No, but he does have a problem. He has nothing to do because the Internet is down.
When he woke up this morning, Tony was feeling   17 . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend ahead. It would be a weekend like any other great weekend. But that was  18  he turned on his computer and  19  he was unable to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.
Every weekend, Tony will go online to email friends, read the news to
20 what’s happening in the world and play a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to kill time. The perfect weekend-online.
Just as Tony is  21  how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the  22 “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t think about the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no answer but sighs. “Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum  23   .
“Oh, yes! Helen lives just around the corner. We can meet and play chess face to face for a  24  . Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad.” Tony  25 , as he walks to the phone. There is life beyond the Internet after all (毕竟).

小题1:	A．hungry B．tired C．busy D．thirsty

小题2:	A．excited B．bored C．tired D．surprised

小题3:	A．after B．before C．until D．when

小题4:	A．thought B．guessed C．decided D．found

小题5:	A．write B．draw C．listen D．get

小题6:	A．improving B．wondering C．checking D．doing

小题7:	A．bathroom B．bedroom C．kitchen D．study

小题8:	A．requires B．answeres C．invites D．suggests

小题9:	A．chat B．time C．lesson D．change

小题10:

A．continues B．worries C．smiles D．reports

WHO	WHAT	WHERE		WHEN
Peter	visiting the Great Wall	Beijing		October 1st
Susan	hiking	Mountain Long		October 3rd
Tom	camping	West  lake		October 2nd
Jim	Exercise	home	6:00-7:00 am
Jim	Doing homework		8:00-11:00 am
Jim	Watch TV		9:00-11:00 pm

小题1:What’s Peter doing for vacation?

A．camping

B．hiking

C．visiting the Great Wall

D．Mountain Long

小题2:Where is Susan spending her vacation?

A．Beijing

B．Mountain Long

C．West lake

D．home

小题3: When is Tom leaving?

A．Oct. 2nd

B．Oct. 3rd

C．Oct. 5th

D．Oct.1st

小题4:Jim is ________at ten o’clock in the morning.

A．Exercising

B．Doing homework

C．Watching TV

D．camping

小题5: Jim is watching TV _____.

A．at 9:00 am

B．at 9:30 pm

C．at 11:00 am

D．6:00pm

If you are writing or studying, it makes much difference where the light comes from. People     use   46  and pens every day. They have to be very careful about the way of the light because the light shines on their work.
Every  47   gets its light either from daylight   48   the window   49   from the lamps or electricity,   50  no matter what kind of light it is, the way it shines towards our books or work is very important to the eyes.
Take a book and sit with your   51   toward the window, and try to read. Your shadow(影子) falls all over the page and makes it   52   for your eyes as if you were in a   53   room.
Now turn around and face the window. The page is   54   shadow again, while the bright light is in your eyes.
Try sitting with your   55  side toward the window. This is very good for   56   , but if you were writing, the shadow   57   fall across the page and bother you  58  .
There is another way – sit  59   your left side to the window. Now everything is perfect for writing as well.
Whatever kind of light is in the room, the rule about the right way to sit is   60   the same.

小题1:	A．eyes B．heads C．books D．hands

小题2:	A．man B．woman C．house D．animals

小题3:	A．from B．through C．into D．inside

小题4:	A．and B．then C．as D．or

小题5:	A．but B．until C．if D．when

小题6:	A．side B．back C．body D．front

小题7:	A．good B．bad C．useful D．clear

小题8:	A．bright B．clean C．dirty D．dark

小题9:	A．in B．into C．on D．to

小题10:

A．front B．back C．left D．right

小题11:

A．speaking B．reading C．writing D．studying

小题12:

A．can B．may C．would D．will

小题13:

A．few B．a few C．little D．a little

小题14:

A．by B．with C．against D．near

小题15:

A．only B．never C．not often D．always

Thousands of years ago，human(人类)didn’t live in towns．Sometimes they would live in caves(洞穴)or build camps in the forest．
Only about thirty people  1   in each camp．The men would go hunting while the woman and children  2 food from trees around the camp．All the food was  3 among people in the group．Every few weeks they moved to another place to find more food．It was a simple life，but people had to be  4．They had to make everything that they needed，and they had to know a lot about plants and animals．
Nowadays most people live in towns and cities，and they work in offices and factories．Life is 5 than in the old days．There are fewer  6 ，but there is less excitement．Some people go  7 excitement  sailing round the world．climbing mountains，or exploring(探测)caves．
Most people look forward to the  8 ,a time when they can enjoy a change from the normal life．For some this means going camping．But camping today is  9 from camping in the past．Gas cookers，ready-made food and air-beds mean people can camp much more  10 than they did in the old times．
1．A．lived         B．talked       C．came        D．danced
2．A．planted       B．collected     C．watched     D．bought
3．A．found        B．used         C．shared      D．sold
4．A．polite        B．kind         C．calm       D．clever
5．A．worse        B．faster        C．easier       D．harder
6．A．dangers       B．stories       C．people      D．animals
7．A．waiting for    B．looking for    C．turning on   D．putting on
8．A．dreams       B．gifts         C．meals       D．holidays
9．A．away        B．different       C．free        D．far
10．A．slowly       B．terribly        C．comfortably  D．hopefully