There are many things we should know, but we do not learn them at school. For example, if we want to use our money better, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare（比较） the prices of the things in different shops. We also should know how to make the best choice when we shop.

      Knowing how to make such choices is a life skill, and we should practice it in our daily life.

1.Which supermarket has the longest business hours?

A. Supermarket W.                                         B. Supermarket T.    

C. Supermarket Y.                                            D. Supermarket U.

2.The price of the meat in     is the same as that in           .

A. Supermarket W, Supermarket U            

B. Supermarket Y, Supermarket T

C. Supermarket W, Supermarket Y             

D. Supermarket U, Supermarket T

3. If you want to spend the least money on eggs, which supermarket will you go to?

A. Supermarket W.                                         B. Supermarket U.    

C. Supermarket Y.                                            D. Supermarket T.

4. Which supermarket has the best service?

A. Supermarket W.                                            

B. Supermarket T.    

C. Supermarket U.                                               

D. Supermarket Y.

5. What may be the reason if Linda usually shops in Supermarket Y?

A. The environment.                                      B. The service.         

C. The business hours.                                   D. The price.

 

The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test. ” he said. “And because I know you are all able to understand these questions. I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test. ’’

    A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the rest students and said. “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance. ”Two more students decided to go. Seven students stayed. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper： Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.

    I never had a teacher who gave a test like that. but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most.

    The same is true for students in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons. whether from school education or from events in their lives，and have become better people. Scientists say that by the age of eight，80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits(局限). However，there is nothing you can’t do or leant to be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰)said，“We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves. ”

1.Some students left the classroom because _________.

A. they were happy with the grade the teacher would give them

B. they were allowed to take another easier exam later on

C. they knew the teacher didn’t like them to take the test

D. they thought the exam was so easy that they don’t need to have a try

2.The teacher gave the rest students an A because __________.

A. they answered all the questions in the exam correctly

B. they didn’t believe themselves

C. they believed themselves in what they had learned

D. they had been working hard for each exam

3.The underlined word “conquer’’ means __________ in the passage.

A. 发现 B. 控制 C. 探索          D. 征服

4.What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A. He wants us to know what our limits are.

B. He wants us to learn to believe in ourselves.    

C. He wants us to receive school education.

D. He wants us to1earn from B students.

 

On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked. She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids, and then retire and travel.”
I knew she was joking. I was curious(好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change...”
【小题1】When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a ________ manner.

A．polite

B．impolite

C．serious

D．humorous

【小题2】Rose went to the university in order to _______.

A．meet a rich husband	B．make new friends
C．get a better job	D．get a university education

【小题3】The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because ________.

A．she always came to class on time

B．she made friends easily at university

C．she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience

D．she knew the difference between growing older and growing up

【小题4】The word“That”in Paragraph 7 refers to(指)________.

A．growing older

B．growing up

C．staying young

D．being happy

【小题5】From this passage we know Rose believed ________

A．“Easier said than done.”	B．“Well begun is half done.”
C．“It is never too late to learn.”	D．“Reading makes a full man.”

There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely(智慧地), we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of the thing in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands(品牌). We need to know how to make a choice(选择) when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we want to live useful and happy lives.
Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is nicer? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.
We have to realize that the choices we make can affect(影响) the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, think about this: Who else does your choice affect?
【小题1】This passage mainly tells us that it’s important to _____________.

A．make the right choices

B．know how to compare prices

C．know how to shop carefully

D．learn everything at school

【小题2】We need “life skills” if we want to ____________.

A．know how to choose a part-time job

B．compare brands and prices

C．live useful and happy lives

D．learn things at school

【小题3】Which choice is more important according to the passage?

A．Which fruit to take for lunch.

B．Which kind of food to eat, healthy food or junk food?

C．Which T-shirt to wear to the movies.

D．How to get to school.

【小题4】From the passage we know that our choices can affect ______________.

A．nobody	B．the people around us
C．just ourselves	D．the prices of the things

【小题5】According the article which statement is True?

A．We face all kinds of choices every day.

B．We can learn everything at school.

C．Knowing how to make choices isn’t necessary.

D．Our choices won’t affect others.

Mobile phones and the Internet have improved our life in many ways. However, along with improvements, they also brought a number of worrying problems.

Many car accidents are caused by mobile phones. You can use many new mobile phones to get on the Internet .This can be very convenient, but some drivers get on the Internet while driving. Driving needs all our attention. By looking at their mobile phones and not at the road, these insensitive(不专注的) drivers are a danger to us all.

Many of the dangers of the Internet are well known. Children who visit websites without their parents’ permission sometimes talk to older people they don’t know and put themselves in great danger. People with blogs(博客) sometimes post（张贴） embarrassing photographs of people they don’t know on their websites without permission. There are also people who use the Internet to get personal information that we do not want them to have.

Mobile Phones and Internet Safety Tips

l If you need to use a mobile phone when you drive, use a “hand –free” phone.

l In difficult driving situation such as rain or snow, don’t use your phone at all.

l Do not make very important phone calls while driving. They take your attention off the road.

l Tell your children not to talk with anyone they do not know on the Internet.

l In an embarrassing situation, pay attention to people around you. People will be shy about taking your picture if they know you’re paying attention.

l Refuse to give out any personal information on the Internet.

1.Which of these dangers of mobile phones or the Internet is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. You can have a car accident

B. Someone can post your photograph on the Internet

C. Someone you do not know can call you

2.Children should ______ on the Internet.

A. give out their important personal information

B. talk to older people they don’t know

C. ask for their parents’ permission sometimes to visit some websites

3.A “hand-free” mobile phone is probably a mobile phone that _____.

A. is free to use

B. can be used without your hands

C. can be used with only one hand

4.What advice is given in the passage to stop someone from taking an embarrassing picture of you?

A. Pay attention to the people around you

B. Don’t give out your personal information

C. Use a “hands-free” mobile phone

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Internet Problems

B. Mobile Phone and Internet Dangerous

C. The Development of Mobile Phone and Internet