When I was 15，I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．All the students nearly fell out of their chairs，laughing at me．"Don't be ．Only geniuses （天才） can become writers，" the English teacher said sarcastically（讽刺地）．"And you are getting a D this term．” I was hurt deeply and I cried sadly．

That night I wrote a short，sad poem about dreams and mailed it to the Capper's Weekly newspaper．To my surprise，they published it，and sent me two dollars．I was a（an） writer! I showed my teacher and my classmates．They laughed again．"Just plain dumb luck（纯属侥幸），" the teacher said．However，I'd tasted ．I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written．

By the time I graduated from high school （with a C-minus average），I had scrapbooks filled with my published I never talked about my writing to my teachers，friends or my family again．They were dream killers，and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams，they must always choose their dreams．

Later，I wrote a book about what I understood and about life．It took me nine months，just like a（an） ．I chose a publisher and wrote a letter，which read："I wrote this book myself．I hope you like it．Chapters（章节） 6 and 12 are my ．Thank you．" I mailed it without an envelope．

A month later，I received a letter，and a request to start working on book．Crying Wind became a bestseller，and was translated into 15 languages．People ask what college I attended，what degrees I have，and what qualities 1 have to be a writer．The answer is ．I just write．I'm not a genius，and I'm not gifted．I just write．To all those who dream of ，I'm shouting at you，"Yes，you ! Don't listen to them!" Writing is easy．It's fun，and anyone can do it．

1.A．shy B．dishonest C．silly D．proud

2.A．strange B．broken C．beautiful D．unusual

3.A．welcomed B．educated C．honored D．paid

4.A．luck B．failure C．success D．pain

5.A．works B．poems C．letters D．jokes

6.A．did B．felt C．heard D．saw

7.A．animal B．plant C．baby D．boy

8.A．explanations B．reasons C．dreams D．favorites

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

10.A．many B．few C．some D．none

11.A．writing B．being famous C．success D．being rich

12.A．must B．need C．can D．should

Imagine a classroom missing the one thing that has long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing? No paper，no books，no test paper．Nor are there any pencils or pens which always seem to run out of ink at the important moment．

A "paperless classroom" is what more and more schools are trying to achieve．Students don't do any handwriting in this class． Instead，they use hand-sized or specially-designed computers．The teacher downloads information from Internet libraries and sends them to every student's personal computer．

Having computers also means that students can use the Web．They can look up information on any subject they're studying from math to social science．High school teacher Judy Herrell in Florida，US，described how her class used the Web to learn about what's going on in the world．

"We could touch every side of the country through different sites from the forest to refugee（难民） camps，" she said．"Using a book that's three or four years old is impossible " And exams can go online too．At a high school in Tennessee，US，students take tests on their own computers．The teacher records the grades on the network for everyone to see and then copies them to his own grade book on the Internet．

A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper．High school teacher Stephanie Sorrell in Kentucky，US，said she used to give about900 pieces of paper each week to each student．

"Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers，" she said．But，with all this technology，there's always the risk that the machines will break down．So，paper books are still widely available for these hi-tech students．

1.In a paperless classroom，what is a must?

A．Pens． B．Computers．

C．Information． D．Books．

2.The high school teacher，Judy Herrell，used the example of her class to show that ____．

A．the Web could take them everywhere

B．the Web taught them a lot

C．the Web can help students have online exams

D．the Web can help students get the latest news

3.Which of the following is NOT the writer's opinion?

A．The paperless classroom will be good for trees．

B．There are some differences between the paperless studies and those in the usually way．

C．Paper books are no longer useful．

D．Paper-free studies are popular with more and more schools．

After the Spring Festival，I found some of my mom's daily habits have changed．

Her cooking way was different．Vegetables that had been cooked crisply （脆） became very tender and soft．Fish that had been fried（煎炸的） became soup．Her old shredded（切成细条的） potato turned into diced potato．．．Feeling strange，Dad and I asked Mom the reason for the change．But all she said was，"Just trying a different taste．" Then she was silent．

But it wasn't just her cooking way．____ After dinner，instead of watching films on TV as usual，she would put on her newly-bought sports clothes and asked Dad to go out for a walk．After they came back home，Mom would lose herself in magazines or newspapers about healthcare．Mom almost never gets sick．Why was she suddenly interested in medicine?

I couldn't understand her "abnormal" behavior．Then one day I came across her micro blog（博客）．"While visiting my parents during the Spring Festival，I suddenly realized that they are in their 70s now，" my morn had written．"They move slowly and it is hard for them to do the housework．I should visit them more often．．．"

"Some cooking should be changed to keep them healthy．They like fish soup，diced potato，tender and soft vegetables．．．"

"I must also keep fit by doing physical exercise．If my parents are too weak to move around，I can be strong enough to take care of them．When I am old，my son can also pay less attention to taking care of me．．．"

When I read this，I felt very sorry．I used to complain that Mom didn't understand me and couldn't give me everything I wanted．I always thought there was a wide gap（沟） between us．But now I completely understand her．How great she is! She always thinks of others before herself．Everything she does is to help the people she loves live better lives．How unselfish her love is!

1.Which of the following can be put into the underlined part in Paragraph 3?

A．Mom also changed other habits．

B．Mom didn't want to do anything else．

C．Mom began to take interest in sports．

D．Morn complained she was very tired．

2.Why did mom change her cooking way?

A．Because she wanted to try a different taste．

B．Because she wasn't interested in cooking any more．

C．Because she was suddenly interested in medicine．

D．Because she tried to find a cooking way suitable for her parents．

3.The writer talks about the story mainly to show that ____．

A．Morn has changed her daily habits

B．Mom's love can be great and selfless

C．a wide gap between Morn and me

D．the importance of Mom's cooking way

What do you usually do when a flying insect lands on your arm? You may blow it away．But what if that insect is a ladybug（瓢虫）? It is possible that you would let it stay．What is it about ladybugs that we like?

Farmers once thought ladybugs were a good lucky sign．A ladybug in the field meant the crops would be successful and that the weather would be good．The farmers may have thought too highly of such a small bug，but in fact ladybugs do help out with the crops．They eat harmful insects．

Actually，it is not the adult ladybug that eats other insects． It's the baby ladybug．When the baby ladybugs hatch（孵化），they are very hungry and will eat mites，aphids，mealy bugs，green flies，and other crop-destroyers． In the 1800s，ladybugs were brought all the way from Australia to California and set free among orange trees that were dying from being eaten by insects．They completely saved all the trees．

Ladybugs go about their daily business without worrying much about anything．Very few birds or insects will eat a ladybug because it gives off a dangerous fluid（液体）．Ladybugs also protect themselves by playing dead．They fall off leaves and never move until their attacker goes away．

So the next time you see a ladybug，think about what it may be doing．Maybe it is off to save an orange tree．Maybe its next move will be to roll off a leaf and play dead or stand up to a bird about 100 times its size．Maybe it's letting you know that the weather will be good tomorrow．Who knows? Ladybugs are special that way．

1.Ladybugs were brought from Australia to California in the 1800s to____．

A．add more ladybugs to area

B．report the weather for farmers

C．act as a lucky sign of good crops

D．save orange trees by eating insects

2.From the passage we know that ____．

A．it's the adult ladybug that eats most o{ the harmful insects

B．ladybugs often roll off a leaf and play dead to attack the birds

C．ladybugs can give off a dangerous fluid to protect themselves

D．the baby ladybug mainly eats mites，aphids，mealy bugs，and oranges

3.The underlined phrase "stand up to" most probably means ____．

A．watch B．support

C．save D．fight

For a long time being happy was considered something that just happened，and there was nothing special about it．Now we know that getting along with other people is something that we can work at．It is possible to act in such a way that other people will like us better． One way is being unselfish，not wanting everything from our friends．Another way is to look for good points，not bad points in other people．It is surprising how successful this treasure hunt can be．

You do not have to be spineless（优柔寡断的） in order to be popular．In fact，you will be liked or loved if you are not afraid to stand up for your rights（正当行为）．But do it politely and pleasantly．Being friendly and polite to your group，to other people and to strangers and especially to those who do not look important or do not interest you is one way to develop a good character．

You cannot expect to be perfect，and you must learn not to be unhappy when you make mistakes．Everyone makes mistakes，and no one is to be blamed if he does not refuse to learn from them．Many young people become discouraged （灰心丧气的） when they know in themselves qualities that they do not like-selfishness，laziness，and other unpleasant qualities．Just remember that we all have some of these faults（缺点） and have to fight against them．

At the same time，it is important to remember that while you are probably no worse than others，the best way to be happy is to think yourself above other people．When something is wrong，it is good sense to try to make it right．Perhaps you do not like a teacher or a classmate．Try to see why，and look at yourself，too，to be sure that you are not doing anything to make that person dislike you．Some day，things may turn out all right when you have to learn to get along the best with the situation，without thinking too much about it．Worrying never helps in a situation you cannot change．

1.One of the two ways the writer suggests for us to get along with others is to ____．

A．work hard at everything we do

B．enjoy the best share of everything

C．look for treasure in order to be successful

D．pay more attention to their strong points

2.If a person wants to be popular，he or she has to____．

A．be polite and friendly

B．give up some rights

C．get away arguing with other people

D．be ready to change his or her character

3.There is no person but someone should be blamed if he or she

A．is modest and generous

B．does not draw a lesson from his or her own mistake

C．is selfish and lazy

D．is very happy with unpleasant quality

4.The purpose for the writer to write the passage is to

A．train you to be perfect

B．show you the way to be happy

C．tell you how to act when you dislike a person

D．teach you how to be popular among your friends

Much meaning can be conveyed（传达） with our eyes，so it is often said that eyes can speak．Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at a stranger，but not too long．And if he is sensing that he is being stared盯） at，he may feel uncomfortable．

The same is in daily life．If you are looked at for more than necessary，you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you．If nothing goes wrong，you will feel angry toward other's stare at you that ;way．Eyes do speak，right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite and even rude．But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex．If a man stares at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to turn his eyes away from the woman，his purpose is obvious．That is，he wishes to attract her attention，to make her understand that he is admiring her．

However，the normal eye contact for two people during a conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time；in order to make sure that the listener is paying attention to what the speaker is speaking，to tell him that he is interested．

If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking，as if he tries to control you，you will feel uncomfortable．A poor liar（说谎者） usually looks too long at the victim，because he believes that looking straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication．

In fact，continuous eye contact only happens between two lovers，who will enjoy looking at each other gently for a long time，to show feeling that words cannot express．Obviously，eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the proper situation．

根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词。

1.Can scientists develop____（taste） food than that on the earth?

2.If young people can live____（health），their parents will feel very happy．

3.All the students here suggested ____（iron） shirts for their fathers every week．

4.He has failed eight times，and has decided to try a____（nine） time．

根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。

1.Nowadays，many students want to have a further study in American____（大学）．

2.So far，the government has got an ____（最新的） message about the programme．

3.One of the____（导演） works was thought to be the best．

4.His mother seldom asks the robot to look after her baby，____（也）．

用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空（共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分）

1.Have you been used to ____（read） newspapers after having breakfast?

2.What do you think ____（happen） to John if he finds his car has been stolen?

3.They____（choose） without any doubt to be astronauts in the last two months

4.How satisfied they were ____（see） the robot can do everything for them!

5.--Do you know Linda has moved to Chongqing?

--Linda? It's unbelievable．I thought she ____ （enjoy） living here．

根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题；每小题l．5分，满分9分）

1.这些工人不知道该怎样处理这些旧机器。

The workers didn’t know _____________________________．

2.网上有各种各样的睡袋供你选择。

There ______________________________________ online．

3.我确信什么也不能阻止我们使梦想成真。

I am sure that ____________________________________．

4.据说这家电影院已经开业十年了。

It is said _________________________________________．

5.到2013年末为止，他已经去过好几个国家了。

He_____________________________________ the end of 2013．

6.你能否告诉我这个机器人是不是出错了？

Could you tell me _____________________________________?