Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).

“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.

She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is.”

He looked her over then gave her some advice.

“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”

Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).

“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.

“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).

“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price.

“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”

“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

1.Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

　A. She had had a heart attack.

B. She had a problem with her health.

　C. She was unhappy about her weight.

D. She could not sleep well.

2.What did the doctor advise her to do?

　A. To lose weight.                   B. To eat more meat.

C. To come and see him again.        D. To look after her heart.

3.Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?

　A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.

B. She wanted to lose weight.

　C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.

D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

4.What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?

　A. She ate too much steak.

B. She weighed too much.

　C. The doctor did not know.    

D. She could not walk very quickly.

 

You’re going to high school, aren’t you? Maybe you don’t know what to do. Well, here’s a list of the top six things to do when you’re in high school. These things will give you ideas of what your high school life could be like. Here you go!

①Find your passion(激情) and what kind of person you are: Whether it’s dance, basketball, or drawing, the important thing is that you have found something you are interested in.

②Talk to people you wouldn’t usually talk to: Meet new people, find new friends and even talk to people you don’t like. It will show what a great person you are. You never know what will happen after high school.

③Take part in at least one contest: This will give you tears of laughter, happiness and memories.

④Get a job: This will help you see what it’s like to have responsibility (责任). It can also help you make a little money to spend on yourself.

⑤Take a trip with your friends: It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do, the memories will happen on the way and go on till the final place.

⑥Do your best at school: Don’t ever get lazy. Working hard now will help you in the

51. The writer mainly tells you six things you should do ____________.

A. in your high school years　　　　　 B. at the beginning of your high school years

C. before your high school begins　　　 D. after you finish your high school

52. The writer gives you advice that you should talk to the people you don’t like because_______.

A. you will feel sorry if not　　　　　 B. it will show how great you are

C. you can show how clever you are　　 D. you can make your study better

53. From Point③, we know that you can ________ in a contest.

A. get lots of tears B. have a strong body

C. get good grades in high school　　 D. have different feelings and memories

54. Which of the following you’d better NOT do according to the passage?

　 A. Find your interest.　　　　　　　　 B. Get a job.

　 C. Take a trip with your friends.　　　　 D. Get lazy.

55. What’s the main idea of the passage?

　 A. Have a happy school life. B. How to get along with your schoolmates.

　 C. Ideas of successful high school life.　 D. Make your school life easy.

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Tom is a thirteen-year-old boy. He's tall and strong． And he ran faster than __1__ in his class. So he was often proud of it. Two weeks __2__ a new student came． His name is Dick. He's thin and short. But his classmate found he ran very fast when they were playing football. Henry, one of Tom's friends, told him about __3__. Of course, he didn't believe it.

　　“Why __4__ a race with him.” said Henry.

　　“It's a good idea! ”said Tom. “Go to tell the boy. I'll have a race with him tomorrow.”

　　The next afternoon, when the classes were over, Tom got ready __5__ the race. He was sure he could won the first place. Henry didn't __6__ his homework and couldn't go with him. That evening Henry went to see his friend. They began to __7__ about the race. Tom's grandma heard them in the next room, came in and asked,“ Which place did you __8__, Tom.?”

　　“The second place, Grandma,” answered Tom.

　　“Congratulations to you!” The old woman said __9__. “And which place did Dick win?”

　　“The last __10__ one.”

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