“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express (表示) a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost everything.

When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say. “It’s cool.” You may think “He’s so cool,”when you see your favorite football player.

We all maximize(扩大)the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words, such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her student to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. On the student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool.”Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性).Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

1.In the passage, the word “express” means “_______”.

A. see                          B. show        C. know                       D. feel

2.If you are ________ something, you may say,“It’s cool.”

A. interested in                                    B. angry about

C. worried about                                                      D. unhappy with

3.The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used.

A. pleased with                                               B. strange to

C. worried about                                          D. unhappy with

4.In the passage, the writer suggests(暗示)that the word “cool”___________.

A. can be used instead of many words

B. usually means something interesting

C. can make your life colorful

D. may not be as cool as it seems 

 

Some people like to get up early, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. Maybe those who don’t like getting up early will not believe this, but it is true. Scientists made a survey(调查) in about one thousand people, and then they found that early rising people had less disease(疾病) than late rising people, and early rising people also look healthier than late rising people, and so on.

So we may know early rising is helpful in more than one way. Firstly, it helps to keep us healthy. We all need fresh(新鲜的) air. And air is the freshest early in the morning. Besides(此外), it is useful to do morning exercises.

Secondly, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning we learn more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn.

Thirdly, early rising can give us a plan of our work for the day. We cannot work well without a good plan.

Fourthly, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work, such as to wash our hands and faces and eat our breakfast.

Late risers may find it difficult to form(形成) the habit(习惯) of early rising. They have to make an effort(努力) to do so. As the English proverb(谚语) says, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”

1.We may read this passage in a _______ magazine.

A．health            B．sports            C．music            D．travel

2.Early rising people are _______ than late rising people.

A．fatter            B．thinner           C．healthier          D．cleverer

3.Air is the freshest ______ according to the passage.

A．in the morning     B．in the afternoon    C．in the evening      D．all day

4.Which of the following is NOT the result(结果) of early rising?

A．People can get ready for their work.

B．People can get fresh air.

C．People can learn things more quickly and better.

D．People can have enough food for breakfast.

5.If a man always likes to get up late, it’s ___ for him to form the habit of getting up early.

A．easy             B．difficult           C．happy            D．sad

 

先阅读短文，然后根据短文内容从方框内所给的单词中选择最恰当的词（注意词形变化）填入短文空白处，使短文完整、通顺。一词只用一次，一空限填一词。方框中有两个词是多余的。

well, homework , come , dress,  important , parent ,  hold , nothing , how , necessary , help, housework, anything

 Now lots of parents will buy everything that their children want to have. If they go on with the habit , their children won’t know the money    1   from hard work .
Some parents like to   2  birthday parties for their children . If they keep on doing this , their children will think it   3  for them to enjoy birthday parties every year . Year after year , maybe they will forget their    4  birthdays and only remember their own . It is against traditional habits.
Many parents don’t let the children do    5  . They think children have only one thing to do. They should study hard and do  6 in their lessons . If parents go on doing like this, the children will only learn to open their mouths to be fed and stretch out (伸出) their arms to be   7   every day . When the children grow up , they will be able to do    8  , and they won’t even find a  9  . Parents should teach the children    10   to do housework because it can   11     them start good habits of working by themselves.

--Everyone says that there is no chance for me to win the competition.

      --- ______. Believe in yourself.

A. Maybe           B. That’s all right         C. Don’t let them get to you       D.OK

 

 

 

Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with

his toes(脚趾).

One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a game with

some friends. He lost both his arms because of electricity(电).

Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the

accident. But soon he had to make a choice.

“For people like me, there were only two choices. One was to give up all the dreams, which would cause a quick death. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life.” says Liu Wei.

Liu’s dream was to be a pianist. His excellent life included a show on China’s Got Talent(《中国达人秀》) and a wonderful performance (演奏) playing the beautiful Marriage D’amour with his two feet on the piano.

Liu Wei learned to play the piano with his feet. And teaching himself to play the piano with his feet was very hard. Many times he wanted to give it up, but his parents went on encouraging(鼓励) him and he wanted to make his parents proud.

Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. The audience(观众) were deeply moved and very excited when they watched his performance.

1.Why is Liu Wei very famous in China?

2.How old was Liu Wei when he lost his arms?

3.Was Liu Wei very sad when both his arms were cut off?

4.Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?

5.How did the audience feel when they watched Liu’s performance?