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Have you ever complained that life is so tiring or that there is too much homework? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you look at the world with a warm heart, you will find that the whole world smiles at you.
While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you do a good job?
If one day it is fine, but just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. Dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature offers you? Also with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t be avoided. I think failure is not terrible. The terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident of ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of the success.”
Attitude decides everything, with an optimistic attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let’s smile at whatever we meet and the whole world will smiles at us.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
小题1:Students sometimes complain _____________.

A．life is interesting	B．the sky seems bright
C．their studies are successful.	D．there is too much homework.

小题2:When we face failure, we _____________________.

A．mustn’t be confident	B．should be afraid of everything
C．shouldn’t give up hope	D．must lose heart

小题3:The Chinese for the world “optimistic” in the last paragraph is “____________”.

A．悲观的

B．乐观的

C．开放的

D．保守的

小题4:What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Complaining about life.

B．It is very hard to succeed.

C．Failure is the mother of success.

D．Smile at the world even when you are in trouble.

答案

小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D

解析

小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：Have you ever complained that life is so tiring or that there is too much homework?可知学生有时会抱怨作业太多，答案是D
小题1:推理题：从第四段的句子：The terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope.可知面对失败不能放弃希望，答案是C
小题1:猜词题：从最后一段的句子：Let’s smile at whatever we meet and the whole world will smiles at us.可知这个单词是乐观的意思，答案是B
小题1:主旨题：从最后一段的句子：Let’s smile at whatever we meet and the whole world will smiles at us.可知文章的主旨是：当你遇到困难的时候，要面对生活，答案是D

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Young people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and fun in work. Some teenagers work in the forests or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too .During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or drawing. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to pass his free time.
When people live together, they should have rules. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has said something about it: “You have to stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”
小题1:In one special program in New York State, young and older people_________.

A．don’t work well together

B．live together like friends

C．teach one another new ways of building houses

D．spend eight weeks together, working as farmers

小题2:All the members work some time every day mainly to_______.

A．lead a busy life

B．learn new skills of farming

C．get used to the life on the farms

D．find useful things and pleasure in work

小题3: Living together__________.

A．the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules

B．the members have to obey the rules the adults make

C．the members have no free time but on weekends

D．the members should not break the rules they make together

小题4: The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks this the program is_________.

A．unpleasant

B．tiring

C．helpful

D．boring

小题5:The best title for the passage is ____________ .

A．The Rules of Living Together

B．Life in New York State

C．Teenagers and Adults Together

D．Free Hours in the Special Work Group

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Dreams can happen in any of the four stages of sleep. The most memorable and clearest dreams happen in the last stage of sleep (also known as REM sleep). The sleep cycle repeats about four to five times every night. So you can see how a person has several different dreams in one night. Most people only remember dreams that happen closer to the morning when they are about to wake up. That you can’t remember those dreams does not mean they never happened.
The stages in the sleep cycle are organized by the changes in different brain activities.

Stage 1: You are entering into light sleep. In this stage, your eyes move rapidly. We call this NREM. The body gets relaxed and your body temperature lowers. Your heart rate lowers, too. The body is preparing to enter into deep sleep.
Stage 2: Also characterized by NREM. In this stage, the body temperature and heart rate drop again. You are completely asleep.
Stage 3: Still in the NREM stage, this is a deeper sleep still.
Stage 4: In this stage of sleep, your eyes move back or forward. We call it REM sleep. This stage happens at about 90-100 minutes after the beginning of sleep. Your blood pressure rises, heart rate speeds up. The majority of your dreams happen in this stage.
These stages repeat themselves throughout a night’s sleep.
小题1: Dreams can happen in ___________.
A. Stage 1 and 2           B. Stage 3 and 4            C. every stage
小题2:Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?
A. These stages will happen once or twice one night.
B. Most people only remember the dreams that happen when they are about to wake up.
C. If one can’t remember his dreams, he never dreams at all.
小题3:What will happen in Stage 2?
A. Eyes move rapidly.   B. People enter into light sleep.    C. Heart rate drops.
小题4:The first REM sleep happens about ___________ after the starting of sleep.
A. 1 to 2 hours                     B. 2 to 3 hours                     C. 10 minutes
小题5:The passage is mainly about ___________.
A. the stages of sleep     B. types of dreams         C. remembering dreams

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Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future —for example, getting into college or getting a good job —that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.
小题1: The best title（标题）of the passage is ________.

A．Money Makes You Happy	B．The Secrets of Happiness
C．Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy	D．Good Friends Make You Happy

小题2:The second paragraph tells us that ________.

A．the more friends you have, the happier you will be

B．we shouldn’t think about our future

C．happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life.

D．some people fail to live a happy life

小题3:The passage gives us ________ pieces of advice on happiness.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

小题4:The writer thinks that ________.

A．everyone knows how to live a happier life

B．it’s wrong to spend time on work

C．hobbies take up too much time

D．doing good things for someone can make you happier

小题5:Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

A．Reading a good book.	B．Traveling to a foreign country.
C．Playing a sport.	D．Spending time with close friends.

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Do you know why you sleep? You may think it’s because you’re tired. Or perhaps you’ve been told sleep is good for you. Yet no one knows exactly why or how people sleep.
Until the early 1950s, most scientists thought the body and brain rested during sleep. Then a scientist watched people sleep. He noticed that during periods of between 5 and 30 minutes each, sleepers’ eyes made rapid movements, as if they were watching something. He called these periods REM sleep, for Rapid Eye Movement. Periods when sleepers’ eyes did not move he called non-REM sleep.
Whenever the scientist woke people during REM sleep, they were having vivid dreams. Measurements showed that sleepers’ pulses（脉搏）went up quickly during REM sleep. Their breathing, heartbeat, and the blood going to the brain also increased. Far from being a time of rest, REM sleep is a time when the body is hard at work. Scientists still don’t know the reason for this. Some believe REM sleep makes learning easier. Babies spend a lot of time in REM sleep. Because of this, some scientists believe that REM sleep helps the brain grow. Others think REM sleep is a time for the brain to empty the day’s garbage.
One thing all the scientists agree on is that sleep is necessary. Without enough sleep, people make mistakes. Most major car accidents happen during the early morning hours, when people are sleepiest.
小题1:During REM sleep, a person’s breathing and heartbeat ________.

A．stop

B．increase

C．decrease

D．stay the same

小题2:Which word in paragraph（段落）3 means “colorful and lively”?

A．easier

B．empty

C．vivid

D．quickly

小题3:Which paragraph tells what happens when people don’t get enough sleep?

A．1

B．2

C．3

D．4

小题4:What is the main idea of the article?

A．REM sleep helps the brain grow.

B．REM sleep has been watched and recorded by scientists.

C．REM sleep is a time to empty the day’s garbage.

D．REM sleep is an active time when the body is hard at work.

小题5:You can decide from the article that REM sleep ________.

A．has a restful effect on people

B．can be avoided with lots of sleep

C．is something that all people experience

D．is something that all scientists agree on

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。
Have you ever heard the saying “If you want a friend, be one”?
Here is a story about one new teacher making friends with the girls and boys in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher came in smiling at each girl and boy. Then she said in a quiet voice, “Good morning, girls and boys! How happy I am because I have all of you in my class this year. I’d like to know each of you. I am sure we will enjoy working together. I am sure that the more we get together the happier we’ll be.” Her voice was so sweet and her looking was so friendly. Everyone believed what she said.
She told the girls and boys her name and wrote it on the blackboard. She told them some of the things she liked to do and she was hoping to do with them during the year.
Then she said to the whole class, “Now you know my name and the things I like. Next I want to know your names and the things you like. Then I will feel that I know you.”
Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?
One way of getting to know girls and boys in our class is to know more about them. It is usual to be friends with those people who have the same interests with you. You can play the same games and go on journeys together.
You may find that some new comers in your class miss their old friends and feel strange and lonely. You can invite them to take a walk or to ride bikes with you. You will find many things in common to talk about. It is one good way to make friends just by talking together in a friendly manner.
小题1:How do you understand the saying “If you want a friend, be one”?
A. If you want to have a friend, try to make one be your friend.
B. You can make friends by doing what a friend do.
C. You may have a friend by doing everything for him.
小题2:The teacher’s sweet voice and her friendly looking_______.
A. showed that she would like to be a friend of the girls and boys
B. made every girl and boy happy
C. told the girls and boys everything about herself
小题3: A new comer will be your friend if _______.
A. he always thinks of his old friend
B. he knows you very well
C. you talk with him in a friendly way
小题4:If you want to make friends with others, you should_______.
A. know more about them
B. talk with them in an unfriendly way
C. have different interests with them
小题5:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. If you want to make friends with others, you should be one of them.
B. Friends often share the same interests with each other.
C. If you can make a good friend, you should smile at him.

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