When we talk about intelligence(智力)，we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school．By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving(表现)，especially in a new situation．If we want to test intelligence，we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do．
For example，when in a new situation，an intelligent person thinks about the situation，not about himself or what might happen to him．He tries to find out all be can，and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it．He probably isn’t sure how it will all work out，but at least he tries．And if he cannot make things work out right，he doesn’t feel ashamed(羞愧)that he failed，he just tries to learn from his mistakes．An intelligent person，even if he is very young，has a special outlook(看法)on life，a special feeling about life，and how he fits into it．
If you look at children, you’ll see great different between what we call “bright” children and “non-bright” children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the some kind with different amount of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out about life-he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world: he seems to have a wall between him and life in general.
【小题1】According to this passage, intelligence is the ability to _______.

A．get some high scores on some tests

B．do well in school

C．deal with life

D．have a lot of book knowledge

【小题2】In a new situation，an intelligent person________．

A．knows more about what might happen to him

B．is sure of the result he will get

C．cares more about himself

D．keeps his mind on what to do about the situation

【小题3】An intelligent person______sure how it will all work out.

A．is always	B．is never
C．may not be	D．is hardly

【小题4】If an intelligent person failed，he would_______．

A．try not to feel ashamed	B．learn from his mistakes
C．try to find all he could	D．make sure what result he would get

【小题5】Bright children and non-bright children________．

A．are two different types of children

B．are different mainly in their degree of cleverness

C．have difference only in their way of thinking

D．have different knowledge about the world

Nick is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekday. He has                      
 46  free time. He thinks playing computer games   47  the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just   48  that way, he doesn’t eat or drink for several hours.
Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too   49  and didn’t want to move. He didn’t have   50  for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He  51   to the hospital. The doctor told him he should have a good rest and
 52   exercise.
After coming back from the hospital. Nick follows the doctor’s   53  .He often plays soccer with his friends.  54  sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, he  55 
does it for long. Now he lives a happy and healthy life.

【小题1】

A．few B．a few C．much D．little

【小题2】

A．is B．are C．be D．was

【小题3】 A. on                B. for               C. like             D. since

【小题4】

A．excite B．excites C．exciting D．excited

【小题5】

A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything

【小题6】

A．is taken B．was taken C．was taking D．took

【小题7】

A．pay attention to B．paid attention to C．take care of D．take out

【小题8】

A．dreams B．advices C．advice D．hobbies

【小题9】

A．Unless B．And C．Because D．Although

【小题10】

A．ever B．often C．never D．always

 

Mr Brown works in a hospital.  He is a good doctor.  Mr Brown is shortsighted(近视), but he doesn’t like wearing glasses(眼镜) when he has his meals.

Mr Brown is very strict with his son,  Peter.  Peter is a good student.  He likes talking with others very much.  He often talks about his teachers and his classmates at the table.  Mr Brown says,  “Don’t talk when you have meals.  It’s dangerous and not good for your health. ”

One day,  when they’re having dinner,  Peter sees a fly (苍蝇) in his father’s bowl(碗).  He wants to tell his father about it.  His father looks at him and says, “ Don’t talk! ”

After dinner his father asks him, “ What do you want to say? ” “There is a fly in your bowl! ”

1.What does Mr Brown do?

A. He works in a hospital.              B. He is a doctor.

C. He is shortsighted.                  D. He has a son.

2.Mr Brown is a ________ father.

A. good             B. bad          C. dirty            D. strict

3.Peter likes ________.

A. talking in class                     B. talking about flies

C. having dinner with a fly             D. talking with others

4.Why doesn’t Mr Brown let Peter talk at table?

A. Because he is very strict.

B. Because he doesn’t like Peter.

C. Because he thinks it’s dangerous and not good for health.

D. Because he is a doctor.

5.Which is NOT true?

A. Mr Brown doesn’t have glasses.

B. Mr Brown is a good doctor.

C. Peter knows a lot about his teachers and classmates.

D. Perhaps(或许),  Peter had the fly that day.

 

   A man is going to open a shop selling hats. He wanted a good sign to put over his shop. He wrote:

JOHN BROWN HATTER Makes and Sells Hats for Ready Money

   The first friend gave him the advice that the word “hatter” wasn’t needed. So John crossed out the word “HATTER” . Then he came to another friend for advice. This friend said that it was not polite to say “for ready money”. So he crossed out “for ready money”. The sign now said:

JOHN BROWN Makes and Sells Hats

One day a friend was passing his shop. He saw this sign and said that when a man bought a hat, he didn’t care who made it. So John crossed out that word, too.
But when another friend saw “ John Brown Sells Hats”, he said , “ Of course you sell hats. No one thinks you give them away for free.” So, at last the sign read:

JOHN   BROWN

【小题1】 “ For ready money” means ___________________.
A. pay for the hat here when you buy it  
B. if you buy the hat you can pay for it in a few days
C. hats here are only for the people with much money
【小题2】How many friends gave John some advice on how to write the sign?
A. Three.                                     B. Four.                              C. Two.
【小题3】___________________was crossed out first.
A. “ John Brown Sells Hats”          B. “Hatter”                     C. “for Ready Money”
【小题4】 Each friend has___________________thought.
A. no                                   B. the same                       C. his own
【小题5】This story tells us that _____________________.
A. it isn’t possible to please everybody
B. it’s easy to sell hats
C. sellers must please everybody

John lives on a farm. The farm is not very big. His parents grow rice and corn. They don’t use animals to do farm work any more. Today they use a tractor(拖拉机). It works faster and better. After he does his work in the fields, he likes to sit and look at the blue sky and the green hills. He thinks the country is more beautiful than the city. In the city, he can’t hear the animals. In the country, he can hear birds singing. He likes to play with his dog, Cody. Cody is a very interesting dog. He likes to follow people. When they stop, he stops.

When they walk, he walks. John thinks Cody is the best dog of all.

1.John’s parents are ________.

A．workers

B．teachers

C．doctors

D．farmers

2.They use a tractor to _______.

A．carry rice and corn	B．carry animals
C．help to do farm work	D．drive to town

3.What does John do after his work?

A．He sit down and looks at the blue sky and the green hills.

B．He goes shopping in the tractor in town.

C．He helps his parents with some more farm work.

D．He walks his dog in the fields.

4.John likes to live in the country because ______.

A．he can live on their crops

B．he can hear the animals

C．he can play with his dog

D．he thinks the country is more beautiful than the city

5.John’s dog is very ______.

A．lazy

B．well

C．funny

D．boring