Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy but few know how to find happiness. Money and success don't bring lasting happiness. Happiness depends on ourselves. In other words, we make our own happiness.
Some people believe that if they are wealthy, with the money they will be able to do anything they want, which means happiness. On the other hand, some people believe that holding a high position in the government is happiness. In this way, you have not only money, but also many other things which can't be bought by money. However, other people believe that having lots of money is not happiness, nor is holding a high position in the government. These people value(重视) their beliefs, or their intelligence, or their health. They think these can make them happy.
Here are a few ways to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future, for example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we don't enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have close friends usually enjoy happier and healthier lives.
The second secret of happiness is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies, people feel good when they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for other people. If you want to feel happier, do something nice for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to get food for an old neighbor, or simply help around the house.
Now maybe you know how to find happiness!
小题1:The underlined word “wealthy” means “__________” in the article.

A．pleased

B．healthy

C．excited

D．rich

小题2:Some people who hold a high position in the government think they can _________.

A．get money and something they can't buy with money

B．do what they want to do at any time

C．enjoy health which makes them work hard

D．take an active part in all kinds of activities every day

小题3:The writer thinks the secret of happiness is that people ___________.

A．think about getting money

B．think of presents they don't like

C．often spend time with close friends

D．often spend time on entering the college

小题4:Many people find it happy to ___________.

A．remember the old days and troubles

B．do some meaningful things for others

C．go shopping to buy some food

D．make much money and little success

小题5:The passage mainly tells us __________.

A．how to find happiness

B．how to save happiness

C．to do something good for others

D．to value our beliefs or health

There are all kinds of machines. They  21  in many different ways. One kind of machine is called a computer. A computer can do many things. A computer can do math problems. People can also do math problems. But they cannot do it   22  a computer.
Computers remember things. Computers do   23  people tell them. People cannot remember as many things as computers. Computers help tell   24  the weather will   25  .Computers help fly rockets and spaceships.
These are   26  of ways computers are used. They are used in 27  ways. Some computers do just 28  things. Some computers can do a lot of things. There are  29  computers. There are big computers. There may be computers in your school. Do you   30  what they do?
小题1:.

A．use

B．are used

C．are using

D．will use

小题2:.

A．faster than

B．as fast as

C．more quickly than

D．so big as

小题3:.

A．something

B．that

C．everything

D．things

小题4:.

A．Which

B．where

C．what

D．why

小题5:. A. be like       B. be               C. look             D feel
小题6:.

A．all

B．many

C．a lot

D．only some

小题7:.

A．thousand

B．thousands

C．thousand of

D．thousands of

小题8:.

A．a little

B．little

C．few

D．a few

小题9:.

A．large

B．huge

C．good

D．small

小题10:.

A．get

B．talk

C．make

D．know

When it was getting dark, a wolf was walking along the road. Then he was surprised to see his huge shadow(影子) under his feet.
“Wow, I didn’t know I was so big!” The wolf was happy to know it.
As time went by, the sun was going down and his shadow grew bigger and bigger, so it looked like a giant.
“Oh, look at my shadow. I’m so big!” The wolf thought that he was as big as his shadow. “I’m huge and excellent. I don’t need to be afraid of the lion.”
From then the wolf walked with his shoulders open. He thought of himself as the king of the forest.
“Why should I fear the lion? Lion! Come out! Here is your match（对手）.”It made the lion very angry, so he went to see the wolf.
“Here I am. I heard you said you could beat me. Now I’m here. Why don’t you prove it?”
The lion’s sharp claw(爪子) hit the wolf’s head hard. The wolf was knocked out. “Ah, help me!”
But it was too late when the wolf got to know that he wasn’t as big or strong as his shadow. Unluckily, he became the lion’s delicious supper.
小题1:. Why was the wolf so surprised?

A．He grew very quickly.	B．He beat the other animals in the forest.
C．He saw his huge shadow.	D．He didn’t need to be afraid of the lion any more.

小题2: What does the word “giant” in the passage probably mean?

A．大力士

B．巨人

C．怪兽

D．野人

小题3:. The wolf went to the lion to________________.

A．send him some food	B．ask for some food
C．tell him something surprising	D．show his strong body

小题4:. What was the result?

A．The lion ate the wolf.	B．The wolf ate the lion.
C．They became good friends.	D．The wolf became the king of the forest.

小题5:. Which one is the best title for this passage?

A．wolf and his shadow	B．A wolf and a lion
C．The king of the forest	D．A strong wolf

What does blood do for us? It brings food to all parts of our bodies and takes waste away from them. All parts of our bodies are made of cells. These cells are very small. They all need all the time. No one could make pictures of cells because no one could see them.
What makes the blood move round the body? The heart is a pump. It pumps the blood and sends it round the body. The heart has rooms with doors between them. It pumps blood in and out through these doors by changing the size of the rooms so that the doors are opened and shut. The heart keeps a stream of blood going all around the body and back again to itself. The heart is a very important part of one's body. When it stops beating, one will die.
小题1:Blood is important to our body because it can         

A．provide pictures of cells	B．bring food and waste
C．from a stream	D．move around the heart

小题2:What does the underline word "microscope" mean in Chinese?

A．显微镜

B．探测仪

C．放大镜

D．摄像机

小题3:According to the passage, a pump is used to         

A．open or shut doors	B．send something up
C．change the size of rooms	D．make something in or out

Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence (智力) developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. In some degree, our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no education can make a genius (天才) out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich environment. Therefore, the limits of person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This point of view, now is held by most experts.
It is easy to show that intelligence is something that we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be intelligence. If we take two strangers by chance from the population, it seems that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we compare two twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.
Imagine now that we take two twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory separately where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this shows that environment as well as birth plays an important role. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact (接触) with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.
小题1:How is man’s intelligence given?

A．At birth	B．Through education
C．Both at birth and through education	D．Neither at birth nor through education

小题2:What does the underlined word mean in the first paragraph?

A．稳固

B．确定

C．修理

D．安排

小题3:According the passage, if a child is born with low intelligence, what might happen to him later?

A．Become a genius.

B．Still become a genius if he should be given special education.

C．Reach his intelligence limits in rich environment.

D．Never reach his intelligence in his life.

小题4:What can we learn from the example of the twins going to a university and to a factory?

A．The importance of their intelligence.

B．The role of environment on intelligence.

C．The importance of their jobs

D．The part that birth plays

小题5:What statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A．No education can help make a genius.

B．Personality is important as intelligence which was given to people at birth.

C．People who have similar degree of intelligence must be relatives.

D．Environment influences people in intelligence developing.

When do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees? Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?
The forest is a whole world of its own. It is full of many different living things(生物). But even though they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on.
The trees feed the forest “people” by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals(矿物) from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots joins the soil together and stops it from dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it.
Human beings(人类) are like the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and clerks(售货员) to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and cook it and others to take our waste things away. Then, of course, we need doctors, nurses, government leaders, mailmen, telephone operators, and many others.
We also need other human beings in another way. We need people for friendship, to talk over our problems, exchange ideas. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.
Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else!
小题1:According to the text, colorful plants and flowers live on _____.

A．the leaves of the trees	B．water and minerals
C．the soil and air	D．all of the above

小题2: It is the ____ that make it possible for living things to live in the forest.

A．trees

B．birds

C．plants

D．farmers

小题3:According to the writer, human beings are ______ the forest “people”.

A．different from

B．like

C．dislike

D．unhappy with

小题4:The writer mainly wants to tell us_______.

A．we need people for friendship

B．we need one another in order to live

C．the forest is a whole world of its own

D．the forest is full of different living things

小题5: Which one is the relationship(关系) between a forest and your life？

A．We can see trees in the forests.

B．We like the living things in the forest.

C．We need farmers to grow our food in the forest.

D．We are the same as the forest; We need each other to live on.

What will the house look like in the future? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects（建筑师） believe that they are all possible. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible.
The tree house
Many architects in the world would like to build a “tree house.” Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. The “root” (根) of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤) to keep the home’s temperature.
 The Lizard house
Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it’s in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.
 Meals at home
This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture (建筑风格). It has gardens on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.
Learning from the past
Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green. Sometimes, ancient techniques (古老的技术) can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier to flow out hot air from the chimney.
小题1:What is the best title (标题) of the passage?

A．Green house of the future	B．The greener, the better
C．How to build green houses	D．Changes of the houses

小题2:We can heat water, produce electricity or create fresh air for the home_______.

A．with the root of a leaf	B．with the energy from sunlight
C．with the soil under the ground	D．with gardens on its walls

小题3:What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when it’s in the bright sun?

A．It will take in light.	B．It will produce energy.
C．It will turn dark.	D．It will turn white.

小题4:The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future________.            .

A．will be more delicious	B．need more cooks
C．cost as much as possible	D．will be greener

小题5: A chimney can be a useful air conditioner but it used to cause________.          .

A．pollution

B．accident

C．noise

D．techniques

Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly? Or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to control(控制) your feelings and stop getting angry so easily. Getting angry easily can make you lose friends.
Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, wrote My Feelings are Just Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells teens how to stay cool when bad things happen to them. The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can not make them better. “Getting angry is not a natural way to act”, the book says. It is just a bad habit, like smoking. The book says you can control your anger easily, and all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.
When a baby falls over, it cries only when people are watching it. Like a baby, you can only get angry if you are sure it is the right thing to do.
The book gives many suggestions to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three.
①Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.
②Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
③Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh!
小题1:The writer wants to tell us ____.

A．not to get angry easily	B．to work hard at school
C．to do more exercises	D．to help each other

小题2:The writer thinks that if you get angry easily you will ____.

A．get ill very easily	B．lose your friends
C．put on weight easily	D．eat less

小题3:My Feelings are Just Like Wild Animals is a ____.

A．story

B．book

C．picture

D．film

小题4:My Feelings are Just Like Wild Animals mainly tells us ____.

A．what to read	B．how to read
C．how to stay cool	D．how to learn English well

小题5:In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “it” refers to(指的是)____.

A．the book

B．anger

C．habit

D．the baby

Nearly all our food comes from the soil（土地）. Some of us eat meat, of course, but animals live on plants. If there were no plants, we would have no animals and no meat. So the soil is very necessary for life. The top of the ground is usually covered with grass or other plants. There may be dead leaves and dead plants on the grass. The waste matter（粪）from animals also falls on it.
All soil needs food. If we do not give it any, the plants will be weak. Farmers found that animals’ waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers（化肥）are also very useful. The same crop（庄稼）should not be grown in the same place every year, it’s better to have a different crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land good.
小题1:Which of the following is true?

A．All our food comes from the soil.

B．Most of our food comes from soil.

C．None of our food comes from the soil.

D．All our food comes from animals.

小题2:What does the writer tell us in the first paragraph?

A．Leaves, plants, grass and waste live on each other.

B．There would be no animals without meat.

C．There would be no plants without animals.

D．People, animals, plants and soil live on each other

小题3:Which is the best food for soil in the field?

A．Chemical fertilizers.	B．Plants and grass.
C．Animals’ waste.	D．Different crops.

小题4:Why do we often grow a different crop in the same place every year?

A．Because we can keep the soil rich this way.

B．Because we don’t have enough land.

C．Because we want to have a different food.

D．Because we do this as a habit（习惯）.

Air is all round us．It is around us___31____we walk and play．From the time we are born，air is around us on every side．When we sit down，it is around us．When we go to bed．air is  32 around us．We live  33 air．
All living things  34 air．Living things cannot live  35  air．We can live without any water for  36 days，but we cannot live for more   37 a few minutes without air．When we are working  38 running，we need more air．When we are asleep，we need less air
We live in air but we cannot see it．We can only feel it．We can feel it when it is  39 ．  Moving air  40 wind．  

小题1:	A．if B．because C．when D．what

小题2:	A．too B．also C．either D．yet

小题3:	A．with B．by C．in D．around

小题4:	A．need B．hope C．want D．1ike

小题5:A．have      B．have no    C，with       D．without

小题6:	A．little B．a Iittle C．few D．a few

小题7:	A．about B．over C．than D．then

小题8:	A．or B．and C．so D．but

小题9:	A．moving B．standing C．stopping D．sleeping

小题10:

A．is 1ike B．1ikes C．calls D．is called