–You can’t imagine _______ great fun chatting online is.

 – Really? But it may cause you a lot of trouble.

A. what       B. how         C. why        D. whether

 

Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any "secrets" to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama's "back to school" speech. Here is a small part of his speech.

I know that sometimes, after watching TV, you may feel that you can be rich and successful without any hard work--that your ticket to success is through rapping (饒舌音樂) or basketball or being a TV star. But when chances come, you may not succeed.

The truth is, being successful is hard. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try. That's OK. Some of the most successful people in the world have had the most failures. JK Rowling's first Harry Potter book was rejected(退稿)12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career (職業(yè)生涯). But he once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

These people succeeded because they understand that you can't let your failures beat you--you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.

No one's born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it.

And even when you're struggling(掙扎), even when you're discouraged(泄氣), and you feel like other people have given up on you--don't ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.

1.Why does Barack Obama talk about JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the second paragraph?

A. To show that these two famous persons are different.

B. To show that writing and sports are difficult skills.

C. To show that the two persons were treated unfairly.

D. To show that being successful is hard.

2.Barack Obama believes ____________ in his speech.

A. you can be rich and successful without any hard work

B. you may succeed at everything the first time you try

C. you can't let your failures beat you

D. you shouldn't ask other people for help

3.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. If you're discouraged, you should give up on yourself.

B. You should believe in yourself no matter how difficult it is.

C. When you're struggling, you'll feel like other people have given up on you.

D. If you are not struggling or discouraged, you can give up on yourself.

4.What's the best title of this small part of Mr. Obama's speech?

A. The way to succeed               B. Failures can help you

C. Don't give up on yourself            D. Barack Obama's success

 

We were going to play against a team from a country school.They didn’t come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys.We sat down for a rest. We felt that we didn’t need any practice against a team like that.

The game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward （前鋒）. From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style, he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was all over. We were beaten by the country team.  

After that, we thought a lot. We certainly learned that even though your team is very good, you can’t look down upon the others and still need to do you best. And the most important lesson we learned was: One can’t judge (判斷) a person or a team only by their clothes.

1. The team from the country were in old clothes so the writer’s team _______.

A．looked down upon them

B．couldn’t win

C．didn’t like the city boy

D．were afraid of them

2.The country team arrived so late that _________.

A．nobody saw them

B．the writer’s team were angry

C．they had no time to warm up（熱身）

D．they looked worse

3. The team from the country won because _________.

A．they were in old clothes

B．they didn’t practice before the game

C．they practiced before the game

D．the team was better than the writer’s

4.From the text, we can guess the writer’s team is _________.

A．a(chǎn) basketball from a country school

B．a(chǎn) football team from a school in the city

C．a(chǎn) basketball team from a school in the city

D．a(chǎn) football team from the country

5. The writer’s team learned a lot from the game. They got to know how to ______.

A．do better from then on

B．fight against the country boys

C．play against a weak team

D．judge a man or a team by clothes

 

用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，使短文通順、正確、連貫（每個(gè)單詞限用一次）。

any, behave ,difference, drink ,enjoy , nice, other, real, surprise, these

Once there was a teacher who took all his students for tea. What made the students    1   was that all the cups on the table were   2   . Each of them took a cup and started   3  their own tea, looking at the   4   cups.

The teacher said; "Do you notice your   5  ? You are all looking at each other's tea cups and   6   of you even envy (羨慕) the   7   cups of others." Then he went on: "I put the different cups here on purpose! Life is like    8   tea. You all have the same thing in your cups— tea. However, you can't   9   enjoy it in your envy of another's cup. You forget to

  10   your own life when you envy someone else's life. So now, taste your own tea! Does it matter from which cup it comes from?"

 

Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true.

Communication(交流) is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代溝).

Don’t argue (爭辯) with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go to someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.

Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.

Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.

Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.

A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

1.. The passage tells us _______ have a communication problem.

A．parents and other people	B．school kids and their parents
C．teachers and their students	D．parents and children of all ages

2.. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you _______.

A．don’t get to them often	B．write a letter to them
C．don’t speak to them politely	D．express yourself well

3.. The underlined phrase “cool off” in the passage means “_______”.

A．to make yourself happy	B．to get you quiet and relaxed
C．to have a good rest	D．to hide yourself quickly

4.. If there’s really a generation gap between you and your parents, you’d better _______.

A．have a talk with them often	B．keep away from them
C．a(chǎn)gree with them all the time	D．know about their values

5. From the passage we learn that _______.

A．parents and children should not have a generation gap

B．parents should show love and respect to their children

C．there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap

D．there are so many serious problems in families today