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Nowadays more and more people, specially schoolboys and schoolgirls, are giving to video

games. Many of them spend all their spare time the games, and some even stay at the game

machines all days long. The reason is why they can enrich their lives as well as knowledge by

playing video games. But it’s a good way of relaxing after a day’s work and study, as video

games can bring a fun to people’s life. However, on the other hand, play video games too much

can waste time and money, and has a bad effect on people’s eyesight and healthy. So, video

games, like coins, have two sides. The key point is that we should make properly use of the

games.

 

Handshaking, though a European practice, is now often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe.  It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed (无武器的) hands to each other as a sign of goodwill. As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other's hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement. This practice wax later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other. "Let's shake (hands) on it' sometimes means agreement reached.

     Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No. Some-times the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite, it is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or her. Even if', for politeness, lie holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding (误解) among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (保守的) in manner. But in fact some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today.  So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you.

In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other        .

   A. to make a deal              B. to greet each other

   C. to show friendliness          D. to reach an agreement

The first paragraph mainly tells us        .

   A. where handshaking was first practised

   B. how handshaking came about

   C. about the relationship between handshaking and trade

   D. about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China

According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

   A. Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese.

   B. Westerners are unwilling to shake hands.

   C. We should make a judgment before shaking hands.

   D. We shouldn't shake hands with European women.

The main purpose of the text is        

   A. to tell us some differences between the East and the West

   B. to offer us some important facts about handshaking

   C. to introduce us to some different customs in the West

   D. to give us some advice before we travel abroad

It does not have to be January 1^st to give yourself a chance to make the most out of your day. Every day is a new day and a fresh start to learn, grow, develop your strengths, free yourself from past regrets or hurts, and move forward older and wiser. Every day gives you a chance to reinvent (重新审视) yourself. It is never too late to change things that are not working in your life.

   Each day is a new beginning and a piece of blank paper. How would you like to create your day? What would you like to paint on it? If you wake up in a negative mind, you are more likely to paint a dark picture throughout the day, and your picture will not show hope, happiness and joy.

   If you take each day to think actively, and have a positive intention（意图） for how you would like to create your day, how would your life be different? What can daily positive intentions do for you? Every day you will give yourself the gift of an “attitude of gratitude(感恩)”.

   Each day is a chance to look at things in a different way. You can experience each day in the beauty of the world－and the beauty of you who are in it! You find yourself changing from “I can’t” to “I can”. With a focus on positive intentions, you feel you are full of power and more like a “winner” than a “loser”.

  You pay more attention to the present, and will be more likely to live fully in the present each moment of each day. After all, the past is a great place to visit, but you don’t want to live there! So how about starting each day taking a moment to think of a positive intention for the day?

1.The first paragraph mainly tells us      .

A. We should make every day a new start.

B. January 1^st is the most important day.

C. Learning is helpful in reinventing ourselves.

D. We needn’t change ourselves at all.

2. If you have daily positive intentions, you will      .

A. get a positive result                                   B. have a busy life

C. get gifts from others                                  D. be a complete loser

3.From the passage we can learn that      .

A. past regrets or hurts can make you older and wiser.

B. think actively and you will be a winner, not a loser.

C. the present is not where you should live for ever.

D. positive intentions for each day are of great help.

 

One man tells of driving on a long and lonely road, the last 65 miles of it unpaved, in order to watch Indian dances in the state of Arizona. After the dances, he returned to his car only to find that it had a flat tire. He put on the spare and drove to the only service station in that town.
“Do you fix flats?” he inquired of the attendant.
“Yes,” came the answer.
“How much do you charge?” he asked.
With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, “What difference does it make?”
This is what has been called a “Hobson’s choice”. A Hobson’s choice is a situation that forces a person to accept whatever is offered or go without.
According to Barbara Berliner, the phrase was inspired by sixteenth-century entrepreneur (企业家) Thomas Hobson. There was no choice by the customer — it was strictly Hobson’s choice.
But often we really have a choice, and the choice does make a difference. We may not always believe it. We may feel as if we have no choice, but almost always there is a choice in the matter. And when we realize that we do most things by choice, then we are taking control of our own lives.
Someone challenged me to try an experiment that completely changed my perspective. “For the next seven days,” he said, “eliminate the words ‘I have to’ from your vocabulary and say ‘I choose to’. Don’t say, ‘I have to work late tonight’. Instead, say, ‘I choose to work late’. When you choose to do it, you take control of your life. Instead of saying, ‘I have to stay home’, try ‘I choose to stay home’. The way you spend your time is your choice. You are responsible. You have control.”
In just seven days I was no longer saying “I have to” and I felt better about my decisions. I learned that there is very little in my life I actually have to do. You and I decide to do certain things because we believe that it will be for the best. When we eliminate “I have to” from our vocabularies, we take control.
Try it for a week and you see what happens. I think you’ll see it’s a change for the better.
【小题1】 What did the attendant mean by saying “What difference does it make”?

A．The man didn’t need to pay for the work.

B．It was unnecessary for the man to ask about the price.

C．There was no need for the man to have the tire fixed.

D．The man should keep silent.

【小题2】The author learnt from the experiment that he      .

A．could become more challenging

B．could spend more time relaxing himself

C．should take pleasure in helping others

D．actually changed his attitudes towards life

【小题3】What does the underlined word “eliminate” mean?

A．Remember.

B．Repeat.

C．Remove.

D．Recite.

【小题4】What is the situation where we have a “Hobson’s choice”?

A．We have no choice but to follow.

B．We should often change our choice.

C．We should make preparations before a journey.

D．We should think twice before taking action.

【小题5】 The purpose of writing this text is to            .

A．advise us to become active in life

B．explain what Hobson’s choice is

C．tell an interesting story about the author

D．accept others’ advice modestly

If we want to deal with the association（交往） between boys and girls properly, here are some “dos and don’ts” for you to follow.
Keep a normal and healthy state of mind. Our schools and classes are made up of boys and girls. It is very natural for the boys and girls to make friends with each other. We should make as many friends as possible. We should keep in touch with the other sex（性别） in public instead of in secret.
Don’t be too nervous or too shy. If you are a shy person, you can also find a way out. First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you. As both of you have much in common, you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will gladly find you are also as free to express yourself as others.
Don’t fall into the ditch of early love. The boys and girls at adolescence（青春期） are rich in feeling. They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion, early love is a green apple that can’t be eaten. An apple won’t taste sweet until it is fully ripe. Boys and girls at middle school are too young to carry the heavy duty of love. Do keep out of early love.
【小题1】The main idea of the passage is to ______.

A．tell students to keep away from early love

B．give some advice on how to associate between boys and girls

C．tell students how to make friends

D．teach boys how to talk with girls

【小题2】We should keep in touch with the other sex in the following EXCEPT ______.

A．with a good state of mind

B．in real friendship

C．in public

D．in secret

【小题3】 If you are a shy person, you can _______.

A．find friends with the same interest and hobby first

B．only have a few friends of the same sex

C．not make friends with the other sex

D．not fail in love with other students easily

【小题4】What does the underlined word “ditch” mean?

A．波浪

B．泥潭

C．圈套

D．迷惑