| To build (培养) your character | Your promise |
| I will do my best to… | |
| be honest and fair | eg. I"ll tell the truth when non asks if I have finished my homework. |
| be friendly and helpful. | × |
| be polite and kind. | eg. I"ll show good manners in class. |
| becourageous and strong. | × |
| … | … |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| According to the recent survey,only forty percent of children in our school feel happy. Why? Do you know what "happiness" means? A lot of money? No homework every day? High marks or anything else? In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heat 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 happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. All these can"t be bought with money. It"s a feeling of your heart. When you come across difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. As the saying goes, life is a revolving (旋转的) 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 are late for school your teacher will _____. You should feel happy for teacher"s help. | |
| A. punish you B. play jokes on you C. quarrel with you D. tell you to come on time | |
| 2. What will your friends say to you when you win a medal for your spoken English Competition? | |
| A. Good luck! B. Is that so? C. Just so-so. D. Congratulations! | |
| 3. In the writer"s opinion, _____ can make people happy. | |
| A. no homework B. high marks C. the negative attitude of things D. the positive attitude of things | |
| 4. What is this passage mainly about? | |
| A. Examples of happiness. B. Ways of experiencing happiness. C. Take the chance. D. Happiness is the happy feeling of your heart. | |
| 5. What can we learn from the saying in the last paragraph? | |
| A. Lose the chance and you are sad. B. Life closes its revolving door. C. Life opens its revolving door. D. Never take the chance. | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was about to hand out the final exam papers. "I know how hard you have all worked to prepare for this test," he said. "Arid because I know you are all able to understand this material, I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test." A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the remaining (余下的) students and said, "Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance." Two more students decided to go. Seven students stayed. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences which were typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself. I never had a teacher who gave a test like that, but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most. The same is true for students in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life"s lessons, whether from formal education or from even is in their lives, and have become better people. Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you realize that you have some limits (局限). However, there is nothing you can"t do or leant to be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰) said, "We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves." | |
| 1. Why did some students leave the classroom? | |
| A. Because they were happy with the mark the teacher would give them. B. Because they were allowed to take another easier exam later on. C. Because they knew the teacher didn"t like them to take the test. D. Because they thought the exam was too easy to be worth a try. | |
| 2. Why did the teacher give the remaining students an A? | |
| A. Because they answered all the questions in the exam correctly. B. Because they had been promised an A by the teacher before. C. Because they were confident in what they had learned. D. Because they had been working hard for each exam. | |
| 3. What does the underlined word "conquer" mean in the passage? | |
| A. 发现 B. 控制 C. 探索 D. 征服 | |
| 4. What is the writer"s purpose of writing the passage? | |
| A. He wants us to know what our limits are. B. He wants us to learn to believe in ourselves. C. He wants us to receive formal education. D. He wants us to learn from B students. | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Dear students, I"m very happy to be your guest speaker today. It"s a great pleasure to visit your school and meet all of you here. I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a reporter for the last fifteen years. I chose this job so I could travel the world, but the job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. My work is sometimes boring but for most of the time it is amazing and inspiring. I have seen wars, earthquakes,poverty and death. But I have also seen courage, hope and happiness. In India, I visited a city. There were many homeless children in it. Some were young and lived in the streets. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. In one whole year, she was looking after two hundred kids, feeding them, teaching them anti giving them hope. Another time, I was in Japan and met a young girl with a serious illness after seven operations (手术), she had to have thirteen more in hospital. However, when I met her, she was still smiling. Here in China after the terrible Wenchuan Earthquake, I found a three-year-old boy whose name is Lang Zheng. He had been in the ruins (废墟) for more than ten hours before he was found and saved out by the rescuing soldiers. Though weak and injured, the brave boy lifted his right hand above the head with difficulty and saluted (向…致敬) the soldiers around, which became the most moving moment in the disaster (震灾). Thanks to the experience as a reporter, I myself am getting braver and stronger. When I face challenges in my life. I always remember the courage of the three people. | |
| 1. Why did the speaker choose the job of being a reporter? | |
| A. Because he tried to improve his speaking skills. B. Because he wanted to experience difficulties. C. Because he dreamed of traveling the world. D. Because he was willing to offer help to others. | |
| 2. From the passage,We know that Rosa was _____. | |
| A. kind and patient B. creative and proud C. pushy and lucky D. modest and helpful | |
| 3. The Japanese girl had to have _____ operations in all (总共). | |
| A. 7 B. 13 C. more than l3 D. 20 | |
| 4. Little Lang Zheng lifted his right hand in order to _____. | |
| A. tell people around he was still alive B. show thanks to the soldiers C. prove he was special D. have some photos taken for him | |
| 5. The passage above is _____. | |
| A. a news report B. a letter C. a speech D. a documentary | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Students are leaving the junior high school. What are they taking with them? A lot of things for sure, but the most important thing is friends. We asked some teachers to give us one last lesson. The lesson is proverbs (谚语、格言) about friends. Proverbs teach people about life. Older people often teach proverbs to younger people. Every culture has proverbs. They are short and easy to remember. Mrs Minelli says, "It is important to remember this Sicilian proverb, "Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty." It means that only good friends tell you when you are making a mistake." Mr Schmidt says, "I have a favourite proverb about friends. "Friendship is a plant we must water." It is German. It means that we need to take care of friends like we take care of a garden." Mr Tulga says, "My grandfather in Turkey told me, "Nobody is so rich that he can throw away a friend." It means that everyone needs friends. Be good to them." The good news is: there is no test for this lesson. The bad news is-we will miss you. Goodbye, friends! Don"t forget us! | |
| 1. As the proverb says, _____ will tell you when you are making mistakes. | |
| A. real friends B. older people C. some teachers D. younger people | |
| 2. Which is the best proverb to the meaning "Take care of friends like we take care of a garden"? | |
| A. A friend is easier lost than found. B. Friendship is a plant we must water. C. Nobody is so rich that he can throw away a friend. D. Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. | |
| 3. Which of the following is true from the passage? | |
| A. Only some countries have their proverbs about friends. B. After the last lesson, the students will have a test for it. C. If you are rich enough, you can throw away your friends. D. Proverbs are usually short, and they teach people about life. | |
| 4. The writer of the passage mainly wants us to know _____. | |
| A. some proverbs about culture B. ways to take care of a friend C. the importance of friendship D. students" feelings in the last lesson |