Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge(向…挑战)yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转)door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
【小题1】Those who have big houses may often feel        .

A．happy

B．lonely

C．free

D．excited

【小题2】When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will    .

A．laugh at you	B．play jokes on you
C．quarrel with you	D．help you up

【小题3】What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?

A．Oh, so do I	B．Congratulations
C．Good luck	D．It’s just so-so

【小题4】 Which idea is NOT right according to the passage?

A．People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air

B．You can get help from others when you make mistakes

C．You can still be a happy person even if you have little money

D．Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you

【小题5】 Which of the following is this passage about?

A．Bad luck

B．Good luck

C．Happiness

D．Life

完成句子
【小题1】今天天气很好。为什么不出去散散步？
It’s fine today. ____________ go out for a walk?
【小题2】该考虑一下我们的暑假计划了。
_________ to think about our plan for the summer vacation.
【小题3】北京以其众多的名胜古迹而闻名于世。
Beijing _________its many places of interest in the world.
【小题4】在体育测试中，我尽力了。
__________ possible in the PE test.
【小题5】你最好不要过分依赖父母，学会照顾自己。
__________your parents, and learn to look after yourself.

Naturally, American schoolchildren love holidays. And they get a lot of them each year.
Besides having national holidays such as Thanksgiving and Presidents’ Day off from school, students get longer breaks in the spring and during the summer holidays .In fact, kids in US only go to school for about 180 days a year .To students, holidays are perfect .However, parents think there are advantages and disadvantages.
On the one hand, school holidays allow families to spend time together. Many American parents take time off from work during June ,July or August to travel with their children on vacation either in US or a foreign country. On the other hand, schoolchildren get much more time off school than parents get vacation time. This means that parents with young children may have to pay more in babysitting or daycare costs. As well, the long summer holidays mean that students sometimes get bored .
Besides going on trips with their parents, American students enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities during the holidays. For example, some kids enjoy summer camps and outdoor adventure(冒险) holidays. Such trips are great for adventurous students. They also have a lot to offer students who aren’t usually interested in traditional PE activities. You can do courses in survival(生存) skills, for example. Students learn how to make a camp in the forest, which wild food they can eat and how to find their way back to the center.
Students who are not excited about summer camps and outdoor adventure may take part in courses in computer game design, filmmaking and photography during the holidays. Finally, the traditional school trip to foreign countries is always popular. Students can practice their foreign language skills and experience everyday life in a different culture.
【小题1】How long are kids in the US at school every year?

A．About 180 days .	B．About 280 days .
C．About 200 days .	D．About 300 days .

【小题2】 What does the underlined word “They” refer to in the third paragraph?

A．Some kids.	B．Different traditional PE activities
C．Parents	D．Summer camps and outdoor adventure.

【小题3】Which of the following is ture ?

A．Both parents and students think school holidays are perfect.

B．Parents can take care of their young children during all the holidays.

C．Students enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities during holidays.

D．Students don’t like to have school trips to foreign countries during holidays.

【小题4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．School Trips in the US.	B．School Holidays in the US.
C．School activities in the US.	D．Outdoor Adventure in the US

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge(向…挑战)yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转)door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

1.When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will_________.

A. laugh at you    B. play jokes on you    C. quarrel with you    D. help you up

2.What will your friends say to you when you make great progress(进步)?

A. Oh, so do I.                             B. Congratulations.

C. Good luck.                               D. It’s just so-so.

3.Which idea is NOT right according to the passage?

A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.

B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.

4.Which of the following is this passage about?

A. Bad luck.   B. Good luck.       C. Happiness.       D. Life.

 

【小题1】今天天气很好。为什么不出去散散步？
It’s fine today. ____________ go out for a walk?
【小题2】该考虑一下我们的暑假计划了。
_________ to think about our plan for the summer vacation.
【小题3】北京以其众多的名胜古迹而闻名于世。
Beijing _________its many places of interest in the world.
【小题4】在体育测试中，我尽力了。
__________ possible in the PE test.
【小题5】你最好不要过分依赖父母，学会照顾自己。
__________your parents, and learn to look after yourself.