“Life’s a long, long journey(旅程)” so we are told, and most of us would not set off on a journey, even a short one, without some idea of where we wanted to go. Yet many people travel on life’s journey with no sense of direction at all.
Setting personal goals can give your life a sense of direction. Goal setting is used by top sports players, successful business people and achievers in all fields. Before you set personal goals, think about what you want to achieve with your life.
Try to set goals in some of the following categories.

Education—Will you achieve the educational goals after finishing high-school? Are you still growing and learning? Family—What kind of relationship（关系）do you want with your parents and other family members? Creative—Do you want to achieve any artistic goals?

Career—What job do you want to take when you grow up? What do you need to make your dream come true? Public Service—Do you want to make the world a better place? Physical—Are you fit enough to do the things you want to do? Pleasure—How do you want to enjoy yourself?

Write down the goals and think about them carefully. Are they realistic? When will you be able to achieve them?
To help make the process (过程) more manageable, divide your goals into smaller tasks. For example, if you want to reach a main goal in five years, set a three-year goal, a one-year goal, a three-month goal and a one-month goal. Then create a daily To-Do List of things that you should do today. When a goal is achieved, take the time to enjoy your success. This helps you build the self-confidence.
Remember, your goals can change as time goes on. But be sure your goals are things you hope to achieve, not what your parents, family or teachers want.
小题1:Is life a long journey according to the passage?
小题2: Why do you need to set your life goal?
小题3:What should you consider when you set a family goal?
小题4:How can we achieve the main goal easily?
小题5:What does the writer want to tell us?

There are hundreds of funny and strange expressions in the English language. A lot of them include country names or nationalities. Take these examples:
The Dutch（丹麦人）are the target of most English expressions about nationalities. Why are there so many jokes about the Dutch in English? And what do these expressions mean? In the 17th and early 18th centuries, there were three wars between the British and the Dutch, and Dutch became a bad word. So double Dutch means something that has no meaning or is impossible to understand. A Dutch uncle is someone who gives much stronger advice than they need to. There are later expressions, which are funnier and kinder, like to go Dutch, which is nowadays a popular expression. It means to pay for your part of a bill. This often happens when a group of friends have a meal together, and each person pays for the food they ate. I’m a Dutchman is another commonly used expression. This means not being able to believe something.
An expression with a similar meaning to double Dutch is it’s all Greek to me, which means I don’t understand. The expression was made famous in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar although the expression is actually hundreds of years older.
If you take French leave, you are not present or leave somewhere without permission. For example, you could take French leave from a classroom or the place where you work. This expression is from the 18th century when French people left parties without saying goodbye to the host or hostess.
There are Chinese whispers, which mean confused（令人困惑的）messages. This describes the fact that a message can often change as it is passed from person to person. This expression comes from the First World War when foreigners were often confused by Chinese language.
Many people find English expressions confusing, but now that you know about some of them, you can easily have fun finding out many more funny English expressions.
小题1:Are there many jokes about the Dutch in English?
小题2:When did Dutch become a bad word?
小题3:What does “French leave” mean?
小题4:Which three expressions mentioned above have similar meanings?
小题5:What do the funny and strange expressions in the passage have in common?

Which is the mascot （吉祥物）of  Shanghai Exposition (世界博览会)?

Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country’s largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most populous（人口稠密的）city of Australia.
The climate（气候）of Sydney is very good. It’s not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh, birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, ”Don’t worry .”
Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Centrepoint Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305—metre tower, you will have a great view of the city.
Sydney is famous for its deep harbor (港口) .The harbor has many bays (湾) and beautiful surf beaches. Among them, Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.
People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.
小题1:How old is Sydney ?_____________________ .
小题2:How is the climate of Sydney ?___________________ .
小题3:How tall is Centrepoint Tower ?____________________ .
小题4:What is Sydney famous for ? _______________________ .
小题5:What do people living in Sydney love to do when they are not working ?______ .

阅读短文，然后根据要求完成任务。
　  Do you carry too much on the way to school or home? Don’t worry．Try e-readers (电子阅读器) and say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag．
An e-reader has the memory space to hold hundreds of books．So people want to (A)扔掉沉书包 and read with small, light e-readers．For example，Cushing Academy，a high school in Massachusetts，USA，replaced (替换) most of the 20，000 books in (B) its library last summer．Teachers and students will use e-readers instead．
Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g．They can download (下载) an e-book in 60 seconds．“It’s (C) so easy．You can have a lot of books right at your fingers!” said Meghan Chensusky．
Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e-readers．At the Shanghai World Expo (世博会)，an e-schoolbag is now on show．It is a special e-reader．Students can use it to download textbooks from the school servers (服务器)．(D)It can also send and receive homework．Some Schools in Beijing and Shanghai have tried this e-schoolbag for a few years．“It’s excellent．I (E)don’t have to carry a heaw schoolbag anymore，”said Xiao Qi，15，Beijing．
New e-readers are not just for reading．They have Wi-Fi and multimedia (无线电视和多媒体)．Parents worry that these may hurt their children’s study habits． “I think Wi-Fi is not necessary for kids，”said Zeng Wenwen，43， Beijing．
小题1:将文中划线部分(A)译成英语:________________
小题2:文中划线部分(B)指代的是:________________
小题3:写出文中划线部分(C)和(E)的同义词或近义词：________ ________
小题4:将文中划线部分(D)改写为：Homework can also__________  _________and received through it．
小题5:从文中找出两个修饰或描写e-reader的形容词：________ ________

你的身边发生过很多事，有一些是让你难忘的。请根据以下提示词写出你难忘的事。
提示词：forget, happy, sad, somewhere, meet, lose,
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—Excuse me! Look at the sign __________ on the wall, please.
—Sorry. I won’t take photos any more.

根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
This is my story. I’m French. I fly planes in Africa.
One day, when I was flying a very small plane, there was something wrong with the engine(发动机).The engine stopped. The plane was light and I could land it safely on the ground.
Where was I? I couldn’t see any houses or farms. I had a bottle of water and two oranges. I had a map, too. The first day, I didn’t eat anything. In the evening, I began walking. When the sun went down, the air got cold. Where should I walk? I looked at my map and the moon and the stars. I walked and walked.
The sun came up on the morning of the second day. It was too hot to walk. In the evening, I began walk. I ate an orange and drank a little water.
The third day, I ate the second orange. The bottle of water was now empty. There were no houses, no trees, and no water.
The hot sun came up on the fourth day. Would this be the last day on the earth? I didn’t know. What was that? A bird? A man on a hill? No! Yes, it was! I walked to him excitedly and said hello to him. He looked at me and then gave me some water. I drank and drank...
小题1:Where does the writer come from?     
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小题2:What happened to the writer one day?          
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小题3:What did the writer take with him?      
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小题4:How was the weather in the daytime?    
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小题5:When did the writer see a man on a hill?       
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小题1:Zhang Chao likes Chinese food. He hopes his host family speak a little Chinese.
小题2:Li Wei likes doing sports. He wants to live near a park.
小题3:Liu Yong hopes to live near his school –Reading School. He prefers a bedroom with a bathroom.
小题4:Chen Yao wants to live in a big bedroom cheaper than ￡350 a month. She can’t stand pets.
小题5: Hu Mei loves pets. She would like a bedroom cheaper than ￡220 a month.

A Host family: The  Browns Nationality: English Address: 16 Church Road (near Reading School) Room: Small with a bathroom Price: ￡280 / month	B Host family: The Johnsons Nationality: English Address:10Shinfield Road (near Wallen School) Room: Small Price: ￡260 / month	C Host family: Wang Lin Nationality: Chinese Address: 48Queen’s Road Room: Small Price: ￡230 / month Other information: Good at cooking Chinese food
D Host family: The  Kings Nationality: English Address: 75 Ereigh Road Room: big Price: ￡300 / month	E Host family: Judy Nationality: English Address: 6 King Road Room: Small Price: ￡120 / month Other information: a pet	F Host family: The  Rays Nationality: English Address: 22 Workingham Road (near Palmer Park ) Room: big Price: ￡370 / month

Notice
November  22
The students of Class 3, Grade 3 will go to the Red Star Village and help the farmers to get in rice. We will meet on the school playground at 7 o’clock on the morning of Saturday. Please get everything ready and take lunch with you. Be sure to put on the old clothes. And we will be back to school at half past five in the afternoon. Everyone should get there on time.
Miss  Liu
Information  Card

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