When Kyle walked into Ernie's Pet World, he looked very worried. He walked quickly to the front counter（柜台）. Ernie jumped out to greet Kyle. He was the shop's first shopper of the day.

“Good morning, sir!” Ernie said. "What can I do for you?"

“Well, I...,” Kyle started to say.

“Wait, don't tell me,” Ernie stopped him. “You're looking for a … a little dog... for your daughter 's birthday. Right?”

“Not really, l just...”

Ernie didn't let him finish.“Ah, I've got it, You just moved into a new house, and you want some fish for it. I have some very nice fish over here.”

“In fact, I...” Kyle was starting to look very nervous (紧张的). His face had a strange expression（表情）on it.

“No fish? Ah, a cat! You look like a cat person. At Ernie's Pet World, we have the best kinds. Look at this Persian — long, white hair, and look at that cute expression. She's looking at you. She's thinking, ‘Take me home. Take me home.’ Would you like some cat food and toys as well?”

“No, thank you,” Kyle said. By this time, he was walking up and down. He had a pained (痛苦的) look on his face. “Really, I'm not interested in cats or fish or little dogs.”

“What do you want, then?” Ernie asked.

Kyle looked like he was going to cry. “I just want to know if I can use your bathroom（卫生间）!”he finally said.

1.Kyle walked into Ernie's Pet World and he walked ________ to the front counter（柜台）.

A．fast              B．slow              C．away             D．out

2.What does the writer want to tell us?

A．A good pet owner.                      B．A funny story.

C．A wonderful shopkeeper.                 D．A strange pet shop.

3.What was true about Ernie's Pet World?

A．The shop was not busy.                   B．Kyle went there often.

C．The shop was about to close.               D．Kyle knew Ernie well.

4.What do you think of Ernie?

A．He is careful.                           B．He is helpful.

C．He likes talking.                         D．He is clever.

5.Why did Kyle look anxious and pained?

A．He wanted to get a cat very much.          B．He didn't like animals.

C．He was late for work.                     D．He wanted to go to the bathroom.

 

One summer vacation in my college, my roommate Ted asked to me to work on his father’s farm in Argentina. The idea was exciting. Then I had second thoughts. I had never been far from New England, and I had been homesick my first few weeks at college. What about the language? The more I thought about it, the more the idea worried me.

Finally, I turned down the invitation. Then I realized I had turned down something I wanted to do because I was scared and felt depressed(沮丧). That experience taught me a valuable lesson and I developed a rule for myself: do what makes you anxious(焦虑); don’t do what makes you depressed.

In my senior year, I wanted to be a writer. But my professor wanted me to teach. I hesitated. The idea of writing was much scarier than spending a summer in Argentina. Back and forth I went, making my decision, unmaking it. Suddenly I realized that every time I gave up the idea of writing, that downhearted feeling went through me.

Giving up writing really depressed me. Then I learned another lesson. To avoid the depression meant having to bear much worry and concern.

When I first began writing articles, I often interviewed big names. Before each interview I would get butterflies in the stomach. One of them was the great composer Duke Ellington. On the stage and on television, he seemed very confident. Then I learned Ellington still got stage fright（害怕）. If Ellington still had anxiety attacks, how could I avoid them? I went on doing those frightening interviews. Little by little, I was even looking forward to the interviews. Where were those butterflies?

In truth, they were still there, but fewer of them. I had learned from a process psychologists（心理学家） call “extinction”. If you put an individual in an anxious situation often, finally there isn’t anything to be worried about, which brings me to a conclusion: you’ll never get rid of anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it.

The point is that the new, the different, is definitely scary. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.

1.We can infer from the passage that the author________. 

A．finds it difficult to make decision

B．has found out what causes anxiety

C．was encouraged by Duke Ellington’s stage fright

D．no longer feels anxious about new experiences

2.What does the word “extinction” in Paragraph 6 means?

A．a person’s loss of confidence little by little

B．the natural development of a child’s abilities

C．the inborn ability to avoid anxious situations

D．the process of losing fear by keeping facing anxiety

3.Which of the following opinions does the writer probably accept?

A．Anxiety can be a positive drive

B．Hesitation leads to depression.

C．Avoiding anxiety reduces depression.

D．Depression is a signal that one is growing up.

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A．Confidence: Key to Success

B．Anxiety: Challenge by Another Name

C．Depression: A Psychological Appearance

D．Success: A Trip Through Anxiety and Depression

 

 In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn`t mean more happiness.

If money were everything, all millionaires(百万富翁) would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always true .But can love be bought ?I`m afraid not . Love means to give , not to take . To every person , health and long life are probably the most precious things . Well , can health and a long life be bought with money ? The answer is “No”.

Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.According to the passage , which of the following do you think is right ?

A. Money is everything            

B. Money isn`t necessary

C. Money is important , but not the most important

D. with no money ,with no success

2.What are the most precious things for every person according to the writer`s ideas ?

A. Only money    B. Health and a long life

C. Only friendship D. A, Band C

3.Which sentence of the following is true according to the passage ?

A. If you haven`t much money , you can`t get more happiness

B. You may live a long life even if you are poor

C. Every year many people die in the world because their family is poor

D. If you are rich ,you`ll have less friendship

4.In fact , few of millionaires _____________

A. have much money B. have the longest living

C. love their money D. have true love

5.what does the sentence “Love means to give , not to take ”mean in the passage ?

A. 爱意味着给你，而不能带走 B.爱是可以得到的，不要走开

C. 爱意味着奉献，而不是索取 D. 爱是可以索取的， 而不必付出

 

The world has many beautiful sounds. We can hear the songs of birds and the laugh of people. We can listen to cool music and news reports. And it’s all because of our ears! They bring us a world of sounds.

But some people can’t hear any sound at all. Some are born deaf. Others can hear well in their childhood, nut too many loud sounds hurt their ears later on.

Many people in China can’t hear ordinary sounds clearly. Lots of them are children. Most of them are born with good hearing. But six children of every 1,000 have hearing problems when they are born. And if a children has hearing problems, he or she usually will also have some learning problems at school.

A lot of things can cause fearing problems, like, too much earwax is not good for our hearing. And noise louder than 85 decibels (分贝) can hurt our ears and make us lose our hearing for a short time or even for ever.

Hearing is important for all of us. So we should do our best to give our ears special care. Don’t forget to do the following:

◎ Try to stay away from places with too much noise. If you have to go, wear earplugs.

◎ When swimming, remember to put earplugs into your ears to stop water from getting in.

◎ Never put anything sharp into your ears. If you think you have too much earwax, ask your parents to help you clean it out.

Keep these things in mind. Then you won’t be saying “WHAT? WHAT?” when you are older.

1.What does the underlined word “earwax” mean in the passage?

A．耳膜             B．耳鸣             C．耳垢             D．耳疾

2.Which of the following is NOT talked by the writer?

A．Illness and hearing problems.              B．people with hearing problems.

C．Ways to protect our ears.                 D．Danger of loud noise.

3.____________ is/are bad for our ears.

A．A little earwax      B．Earplugs           C．All noise          D．Noise louder than 85 decibels

4.The underlined sentence means ___________.

A．When you get older, you know it’s not polite to ask “What?”.

B．When you get older, you still have good hearing.

C．When you get older, you won’t ask questions.

D．When you get older, you will have fewer questions.

 

Listening test is one of the important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you .

Before you start to listen ,you need to relax. Don't be nervous. And try to read the questions .These questions usually help you understand the dialogue or the passage.

Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you 're listening ,try to do some thinking and take some notes ,suck as:

? What happened?

? When ,where, and how?

? What does the speaker want to tell us?

In this way, you may understand the passage better.

Please rememeber not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don't know, don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.

1.This passage mainly talks about          .

A. tips on listening    B. tips on speaking      C. tips on reading

2.It's better for you to keep           when you start to have a listening test.

A. excited           B relaxed            C. nervous

3.We should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us        

A. the answer to the question

B. where to write the answers  

C. the main idea of the passage

4.When you're listening, it's important for you to          .

A. remember every word        

B. take some notes 

C. Think about one word for a long time

5.The           usually help(s) us understand the passage better.

A. questions            B. first sentence         C. notes