When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.” or “I know I’m late, but it’s not my mistake; the bus was late.” It is probably not your mistake, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop paying attention to whom to blame and start paying attention to how to improve the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming(克服) problems. For example, if you were late because the bus was late, maybe you need to leave home early. Or, you might call a taxi or call friends for help when in need. For another example, if your workmate causes you problems on the job for short of responsibility(责任心) or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or leave this person with some simple jobs. You should accept that the person is not reliable(可靠的) and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your workmate fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges(挑战) and chances to develop their own talents. So, stop paying attention to “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.
小题1:According to the passage, winners               .

A．have responsible and able workmates

B．meet with fewer difficulties in their lives

C．blame themselves rather than others

D．deal with problems rather than blame others

小题2:When your workmate brings about a problem, you should               .

A．blame him for his lack of responsibility

B．find a better way to overcome the problem

C．tell him to find the cause of the problem

D．ask a more able workmate for help

小题3:When problems happen, winners take them as               .

A．excuses for their mistakes

B．difficulties to greater power

C．chances for self-development

D．challenges to their workmates

小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage？

A．A Winner’s Secret	B．A Winner’s Problem
C．A Winner’s Chance	D．A Winner’s Achievement

Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with various situations.
Love plays a main role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we don’t always care about it. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands others’ feelings.
Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. Sadness is the cause of the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things will pass away.
Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, pride and self-respect.
Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day.
Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. So the only choice is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.
小题1:We usually have to accept _______ if we want to be successful.

A．love

B．failure

C．sadness

D．hope

小题2:In which section can readers probably read the passage?

A．Business.

B．Travel.

C．Lifestyles.

D．Education.

小题3:What does the word “despair” mean in Chinese?

A．颓废

B．遗憾

C．悲伤

D．绝望

小题4:What’s the meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?

A．When choosing between “today” and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow.

B．If you work hard today, you’ll have a better life in the future.

C．What you can only choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow.

D．The only choice you make is that you should enjoy a better tomorrow.

小题5:What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To encourage people to love each other.

B．To tell people how to deal with happiness and sadness.

C．To give readers some information about life.

D．To remind people to keep having a beautiful dream.

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money（零用钱） for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms."You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman."It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now." Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us. I would like to say "thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to housecollecting blankets (毯子) and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise （许诺）her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on. 
小题1:When did the story probably happen? 

A．On Christmas Day.	B．Before Christmas Day.
C．On New Year's Day.	D．After New Year's Day.

小题2:When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in ____________ 

A．with the writer	B．by himself
C．with the woman	D．with his friends

小题3:What happened to Mark in the supermarket? 

A．His gifts were stolen.	B．He broke his basket.
C．He lost his money.	D．He lost his way.

小题4:Why did the writer want to say "thank you" to the woman? 

A．Because she bought Mark a nice present.

B．Because she always paid money for others.

C．Because she collected clothes for the homeless.

D．Because she taught Mark to help people in need.

小题5:What's the best title for this passage? 

A．A big supermarket	B．A kind woman
C．A happy family	D．A wonderful gift

Mrs Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said:
Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children's Hospital are asking for money for children's toys. Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.
After Mrs. Weeks read the story, she said,"This story gave me an idea."
"You want us to bring some money for the toys.""We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital, "said the boys and girls one after another.
"Well, your ideas would be nice, "Mrs. Weeks said,"but mine is different."
Mrs. Weeks smiled. "Do you think you could make toys?" she asked.
"Yes, yes," the whole class answered.
"Great! Let's begin to make toys tomorrow," said Mrs. Weeks.
On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Weeks took the children to the hospital with the toys made by her students.
The children in the hospital felt very happy to see the toys. The children in the class felt happy, too. A few days later, Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class:
Some school pupils brought toys to Children's Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctors said, "We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say, 'THANK YOU, GRADE THREE'" 
小题1:What was the first newspaper story mainly about?

A．Sick children in Children's Hospital

B．Doctors in Children's Hospital

C．Mrs. Weeks and her students

D．Toys made by the boys and girls

小题2:What "idea" did Mrs. Weeks have in mind?

A．Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.

B．Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.

C．Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital.

D．Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.

小题3:Doctors in Children's Hospital didn't have         to keep the children happy and quiet.

A．enough time	B．enough boys and girls
C．enough toys	D．enough doctors

小题4:At first, the doctors in Children's Hospital wanted to _______ the sick children.

A．give some money to	B．make some toys for
C．get money to buy toys for	D．borrow some toys for

小题5:What Mrs. Weeks really wanted to do is to _________              .

A．let everyone know her class .

B．save some money for toys .

C．make herself famous .

D．teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others .

My mother used to ask me what was the most important part of the body. Through the years I would believe         I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought         was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mommy”. She said, “No. Many people are       . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon,”
Several years passed         she asked me again. For I had often thought of the correct answer, so this time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it         be our eyes”. She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”
Over the years, Mother asked me a couple more        and always her answer was, “No, but you are getting        every year, my child.” Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was crying when it was our         to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. Mom asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”
I was         when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a        between her and me. She saw the puzzlement (疑惑)on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It          that you have really lived your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your       ”. I asked, “Is it because it        your head?” She replied, “No, it is because a crying friend or loved one can rest his head on it. I only hope that you have enough friends that you will have a shoulder to cry       when you need it.” Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish (自私的）one. It is sympathetic (同情）to the pain of       .

小题1:	A．how B．when C．what D．why

小题2:	A．love B．health C．sound D．sight

小题3:	A．deaf B．blind C．lame D．foolish

小题4:	A．while B．once C．after D．before

小题5:	A．may B．must C．can’t D．mustn’t

小题6:	A．ways B．things C．hours D．times

小题7:	A．smarter B．taller C．stronger D．nicer

小题8:	A．duty B．turn C．pity D．way

小题9:	A．shocked B．disappointed C．interested D．excited

小题10:

A．match B．test C．game D．job

小题11:

A．keeps B．shows C．remains D．realizes

小题12:

A．hair B．foot C．hand D．shoulder

小题13:

A．makes up B．holds up C．shows up D．fixes up

小题14:

A．by B．for C．above D．on

小题15:

A．others B．the other C．other D．the others

Sam Kaye is only 12 years old. But he is a famous photographer (摄影师) not only in the UK, but also in＿countries. He is even the youngest member of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS,皇家摄影协会) of the UK. It was＿in 1853 and it has a long history. It was the＿photographic society in the world. About one third of its members are famous photographers all over the world.
Sam Kays started taking photos＿the age of six. Last year, the UK schoolboy went on a trip to Africa with his parents. He took lots of photos of African ＿such as lions, elephants, foxes and birds. He＿these photos to the Royal Photographic Society of the UK. People at the RPS were＿to see Sam’s photos. They said the photos were so great.
Sam likes photography and his dream is to be a＿in the future. Sam’s parents are＿of their son. They encourage him to＿his dream. They say his dream can come true one day.

小题1:	A．another B．the other C．other D．others

小题2:	A．picked up B．set up C．put on D．got on

小题3:	A．youngest B．newest C．oldest D．fewest

小题4:	A．for B．in C．on D．at

小题5:	A．plants B．animals C．history D．buildings

小题6:	A．received B．got C．sent D．took

小题7:	A．surprising B．glad C．boring D．bored

小题8:	A．doctor B．photographer C．teacher D．painter

小题9:	A．sad B．pleased C．proud D．strict

小题10:

A．keep B．lose C．miss D．Choose

I live with my grandmother in a Beijing yard house. One day last year, （1）我惊讶的看到一个外国人从我家隔壁的房子里出来. He was very tall with short brown hair and a pair of glasses. The first time I saw him, （2）I was too shy to speak to him. “My English is too bad！”I thought. My grandmother told me that he had just moved into our yard. “I don’t like it!” she said, "Foreigners aren't like us. Maybe he’ll play loud music and have parties every night! I' m sure he’s going to cause trouble."
Several days later, I met the foreigner as I was walking home after work. "Hello!" he said in Chinese! "My name's Tony. I've just moved into the house next door to yours. “While I was wondering what to say, he continued, "There's a nice bar down the road. Why don’t you and your family come to the bar and have dinner with me? “Bars are bad places," said my grandmother when I told her, but we decided to go. （3）The bar was not at all what I had expected. It was in a beautiful little yard house, with several large bookshelves and pictures of Tibet on the walls. Several Chinese people and foreigners were sitting drinking or reading books. I noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking reading books. I noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking place.
The bar served special "hutong pizzas". As we ate, Tony told us about himself—he is an English expert (专家) in environment. He always likes to be quiet. My grandmother said to me, “He really seems like a very nice young man.” Yes, Tony is my new neighbor, a nice foreigner.
阅读短文，按要求完成下面的任务。
小题1:把1处的汉语译为英语。
小题2:把2处改为同义句。
小题3:把3处的英语译为中文。
小题4:What did the writer’s grandmother think of Tony at first?
小题5:给短文拟一个标题。

There was a story many years ago of a school teacher--- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed(惭愧的) of herself. She felt even worse , like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水)。
Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.
Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come alive. The more she encourage him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M. D.(医学博士).
The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding（婚礼） day, Dr. Stoddard whispered（低声的说） in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
小题1:What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

A．She made Teddy feel ashamed.

B．She told the class something untrue（不真实的） about herself.

C．She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.

D．She asked the children to play with Teddy.

小题2:What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?

A．He often told lies.	B．He was good at math.
C．He needed motherly care.	D．He enjoyed playing with others.

小题3:Why did Mrs. Thompson feel even worse ?

A．Because her students didn’t like her.

B．Because Teddy brought her his mother’s perfume as Christmas present.

C．Because she was very ill.

D．Because she couldn’t do well in her teaching.

小题4:In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?

A．She taught fewer school subjects.

B．She became stricter with her students.

C．She no longer liked her job as a teacher.

D．She cared more about educating students.

Jill Jones got a new job in a different part of the city. She had to go to work every day by train.
There was only one other person on the train with her. He was a well-dressed man reading a newspaper. Suddenly, about halfway through the journey, the man began tearing（撕） his newspaper into hundreds of small pieces. Then he picked them up, opened the window and threw them all out. Then he sat down, closed his eyes, and slept for the rest of the journey again.
The next day, Jill got on the same train. The same well-dressed man was there, reading a newspaper.  As before, about halfway through the journey, the man began tearing his newspaper into hundreds of small pieces. Then he picked the pieces up, opened the window and threw them all out. This done, he sat down, closed his eyes, and slept for the rest of the journey.  This happened every day for a week.
At last, on Friday, Jill spoke to the man. “Excuse me, sir,” she said, “I don’t want to be rude, but I must ask you a question. When we are halfway through our journey, you tear your newspaper into hundreds of pieces and then throw them all out of the window. Please tell me, sir. Why do you do this?”
The well-dressed man smiled. “There is a simple reason,” he said. “I like to sleep for part of the journey, but I cannot sleep if the train is full of elephants. So I throw the pieces of paper out to the elephants. It stops them from coming into the train.”
“But there aren’t any elephants on the train, ”Jill said.“I know,” the man said. “It works well, doesn’t it?
小题1: Who was on the train with  Jill Jones?

A．An old woman.	B．Three children.
C．A well-dressed man.	D．A well-dressed woman.

小题2:What strange thing did the man do?

A．Went to sleep.	B．Tore a newspaper into small pieces.
C．Talked to Jill.	D．Read a newspaper.

小题3:Why did the man on the train do this?

A．He was playing a game.	B．He wanted to get rid of the elephants.
C．He was angry.	D．He couldn’t sleep.

SEOUL, April 16 (Xinhua) -- A passenger ship with 471 people on it, mostly high school students, was sinking(沉没) in waters off South Korea's southwest coast(海岸). The 6,825-ton passenger ship named "SEWOL" was sinking in waters off the Jindo Island, just off South Korea's southwest corner, sending out a danger signal at around 8:55 a.m. local（当地的) time on Wednesday. The ship careened(倾斜) around 60°to the port.
Among the 471 people on the ship, there were together 190 people saved by 10:20 a.m. local time.
After the report, the South Korean sent seven ships and a helicopter(直升机) to the sea for help. The ship left South Korea's eastern port city of Incheon for the country's southern Jeju Island.
小题1:What is the name of the ship?
A. SEOUL.              B. SEWOL.                C. Incheon.
小题2:How many people were on that ship?
A. 281.              B. 190.                C. 471.
小题3:Where did that ship sink?
A. In waters off South Korea's southeast coast
B. In waters off the Jindo Island,
C. In waters off the Jeju Island,
小题4:What time did the ship send out a danger signal?
A. At around 8:55 a.m. Beijing time.
B. At around 10:20 a.m. local time
C. At around 8:55 a.m. local time.
小题5:Which is TRUE according to the report?
A. 281 people were saved.
B. The South Korean only sent a helicopter for help.
C. Most of the people on the ship are students in high school.