“What is success?” Mr Gruber asked his 6th grade business class. It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term. “Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.” One student answered, earning laughs from all the students. Mr Gruber smiled, but shook his head. “Tom, that is excess(过量). That is not success.” “How about being able to provide for your family?” A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer. “Now we’re getting closer,” Mr Gruber smiled, “but try thinking about what you need and what you want.” “Getting everything you want.” Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs. Mr Gruber sighed. “ I believe we’ve already talked about excess versus(与…比较) success.” “Getting everything you need, but some of what you want?” James, sitting in the back wondered aloud. “Quite right!” Mr Gruber clapped. “Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get that you want, the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.” “What does this have to do with business?” Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy. “Well, Tom, think of it this way: the point of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to (确保) their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.” “What if I don’t have a family?” he continued to be difficult. “Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.” “He has goldfish to think about!” Peter, Tom’s friend, shouted out. “Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.” Mr. Gruber corrected himself. Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer. “So in the next nine weeks, we’re going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.” Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. “When do we get to start spending?” “You already are, Tom. You’re spending time with us!” Mr. Gruber laughed. “Now, let’s see what you guys know about credit cards…” 小题1:What class did Mr Gruber teach?A.History | B.Science | C.Maths | D.Business | 小题2:Which student didn’t seem to be taking the class seriously?A.Tom | B.James | C.Peter | D.Sandy | 小题3:How did Mr Gruber make his class lively and interesting?A.He himself kept talking’ | B.He just read from a textbook. | C.He showed a movie to his students. | D.He got his students to take part in a discussion. | 小题4:What do you think of Mr Gruber according to the passage?A.Strange | B.Patient | C.Shy | D.Proud | 小题5:What can be the best title of this passage?A.Get What You Want | B.Needs and Wants | C.Try to Get More Money | D.How to Live Well |
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小题1:D 小题2:A 小题3:D 小题4:B 小题5:B |
短文大意:这篇短文主要记述了格鲁伯老师上的第一堂商业课,他用一个话题引起了所有同学们的积极参与,气氛活跃,让对这门课不感兴趣的汤姆都产生了极大地兴趣。 小题1:根据Mr Gruber asked his 6th grade business class.描述,可知他教授商业课程,故选D。 小题2:根据One student answered, earning laughs from all the students.及下文“Getting everything you want.” Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs.和Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy.描述,可知汤姆没有严肃地对待这堂课。故选A。 小题3:这篇短文中的格鲁伯老师在课堂上提出了一个同学们都感兴趣的话题,引起了学生们的争相发言,使得课堂变得生动起来。故选D,他让他的学生们参加了一个讨论。 小题4:这篇短文中的格鲁伯老师面对汤姆连续几次不严肃的发言没有生气,而是耐心引到,可见这是一位很有耐心的老师。故选B。 小题5:这篇短文主要围绕着什么使成功这个话题进行叙述,也就是我们需要的东西和想要的东西。故选B。 |
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My parents have always loved everything about India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful 15 with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian 16 very much. On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the 17 they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot 18 took over four hours. I was very 19 when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were 20 to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs. I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?” Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very 21 . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself 22 —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough(咳嗽)and there were tears (泪水)in my eyes. I couldn’t 23 how spicy (辛辣的) it was! I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the 24 in the world!
小题1: | A.town | B.city | C.country | D.restaurant |
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小题2: | A.food | B.scenes | C.people | D.costumes |
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小题3: | A.palace | B.hotel | C.airport | D.entrance |
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小题4: | A.sail | B.walk | C.drive | D.ride |
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小题5: | A.hungry | B.curious | C.cheerful | D.nervous |
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小题6: | A.shocked | B.surprised | C.bored | D.tired |
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小题7: | A.quietly | B.easily | C.quickly | D.gently |
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小题8: | A.burning | B.watering | C.crying | D.smiling |
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小题9: | A.feel | B.believe | C.think | D.know |
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小题10: | A.diet | B.luck | C.time | D.money |
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My Year Abroad This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes. Mariko Okada – Tokyo My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future. Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home! Alvin Chen – Hong Kong Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went! 小题1:All the three teenagers went abroad .A.to study English | B.to visit friends | C.to have a holiday | D.to find a job | 小题2:Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?A.Mariko. | B.Carla. | C.Alvin. | D.None of them. | 小题3:Travelers Corner is most probably .A.a sports club newsletter | B.a science documentary | C.a travel magazine | D.a news website |
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“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of my life. It has brought me 16 . I learned the law from my father’s 17 story. My father was 18 in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then 19 in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework 20 midnight. Life was hard, because they had no 21 ! At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where 22 people can become rich. “ 23 don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope. So , my father came to America. “ I had thought it was easy to 24 money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke 25 English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, 26 dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was 27 for the first few years. I worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t 28 the schooling(学费). My father 29 working hard, and reached his goal. “Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come 30 in life.” That is what I learned from my father.
小题1: | A.disaster | B.loss | C.success | D.pity |
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小题2: | A.life | B.fashion | C.danger | D.history |
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小题3: | A.famous | B.lucky | C.rich | D.born |
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小题4: | A.taught | B.worked | C.studied | D.slept |
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小题5: | A.until | B.towards | C.for | D.during |
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小题6: | A.experience | B.energy | C.time | D.money |
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小题7: | A.kind | B.poor | C.strong | D.lazy |
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小题9: | A.discover | B.make | C.collect | D.spend |
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小题10: | A.little | B.good | C.much | D.excellent |
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小题11: | A.giving | B.running | C.washing | D.receiving |
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小题12: | A.comfortable | B.cheerful | C.nice | D.hard |
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小题13: | A.borrow | B.need | C.afford | D.pay |
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小题14: | A.kept | B.finished | C.minded | D.stopped |
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小题15: | A.really | B.easily | C.quietly | D.slowly |
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The class teacher thought that hobbies were important for children. So she encouraged all her students to have one, and sometimes she arranged hobby shows for their parents to see as a result. One morning the teacher told the class to have a holiday and get their hobby things to school before 5p.m. A hobby show would be held the following afternoon. So in the afternoon, the students with nothing to show did their lessons at school as usual, while the lucky ones had a holiday to go home for their hobby works. When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there. “I don’t believe Tommy has a hobby,” she thought. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies in glass cases. The teacher liked the samples(标本) very much and put them on a desk in the classroom. But, to her surprise, Tommy picked them up again and began to leave. “What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things must stay here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s when the parents are coming to see them.” “I know that,” answered Tommy, “and I will bring them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night.” “But, aren’t the butterflies yours?” asked the teacher. “No,” answered Tommy. “They are my brother’s” “But Tommy, you should show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s” “I know that,” answered Tommy. What surprised her most was the answer, “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.” 小题1:What did the class teacher think of hobbies for children?A.Unwelcome | B.Hopeless | C.Harmful | D.Important | 小题2:What time did Tommy get back to school that afternoon?
小题3:What would NOT happen the following afternoon?A.The parents would enjoy the show in the classroom | B.Tommy would bring the butterflies back | C.The teacher would encourage her students for hobbies | D.The butterflies would fly away | 小题4:Which was the teacher’s greatest surprise?A.Tommy was not at school as usual | B.Tommy picked the butterflies up again and began to leave | C.Tommy said his hobby was watching his brother collecting butterflies | D.Tommy came back to school before 5 that afternoon | 小题5:What’s the best title for this passage?A.Important Hobbies | B.Tommy’s Hobby | C.Different Hobbies | D.Collecting Butterflies |
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Dear Jenny, How’s it going? Are you busy with your study these days? I’ve been back at school 41 nearly four weeks. I’m very glad to tell you that great 42 have taken place in our school this term. First of all, we’re asked to “clear our plates” when having our meals and say 43 to wasting. Some of us used to order more than what we could eat. That was a big waste of food. Now we need to 44 the food we order. We should also stop wasting in some other ways. For example, we should turn off the lights when we 45 the classroom. And our school has opened up some fields for us to learn how to grow vegetables. Each class is given a small garden and our class has decided to grow some tomatoes and beans( 豆类) in our 46 time. I think that’ll be very interesting. Maybe I’ll be able to 47 you some beans we’ve grown by ourselves next time! What’s more, we have only two classes in the afternoon 48 we have more time for after-school activities. I’m one of the traffic safety volunteers in our school. After school, we take turns to go to the streets near our school and ask people to 49 the traffic rules. I think we are having a different school life now! Please write back soon and tell 50 more about your school. Yours, Wang Wei
小题2: | A.changes | B.things | C.interests | D.lessons |
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小题4: | A.clean | B.pay | C.cook | D.finish |
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小题5: | A.leave | B.reach | C.open | D.build |
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小题8: | A.because | B.when | C.before | D.so |
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小题9: | A.follow | B.make | C.break | D.think |
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