Li Lei:Excuse me, do you like sports?

Ma Jun:Yes. I like football very much. You know, I'm a football fan.

Li Lei:Who's your favourite player?

Ma Jun:Fan Zhiyi.

Li Lei:Fan Zhiyi? Does he play in China?

Ma Jun:Oh, no. He's from Shanghai. But he's now in England. He plays for an English football team.

Li Lei:My favourite sport is basketball, and my favourite player is Hu Weidong. He's not very tall, about two meters. But he's very quick(灵活). He's now on China Men's Basketball Team. By the way, do you like singing?

Ma Jun:Yes. But I can't sing well. What about you?

Li Lei:I like singing very much.

Ma Jun:Who's your favourite singer, then?

Li Lei:Han Hong.

Ma Jun:Han Hong? Is Han Hong a man or a woman?

Li Lei:A young woman. We often see her on TV. She's from Tibet. When she sings, she is often in a black dress.

根据对话内容，完成下列句子，每空一词

1. ________is a football fan.

2. Fan Zhiyi plays________an English football team.

3. Han Hong comes from(来自)________.

4. Han Hong likes________clothes.

5. Fan Zhiyi is now in________.

 

 - What do you often do_______ classes to relax yourselves?

    -We often do eye exercises, listen to music or do some running around the school.

A. in                B. among                 C. between             D. Through

 

If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life, try again now, one tiny step at a time.

     Every year it's the same. As December comes to an end, you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life. But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year, you think about the last year. You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make, but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life.

Here's a suggestion: Forget the too big, hard-to-achieve goals and just think about the small ones. “We often think that we have to do everything in big steps, even though it's so hard for us to reach it.” said Robert Maurer, who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life. “What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can’t find any excuse not to do it.”

     “Kaizen”, a Japanese word, is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes (态度). During World War II, American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small, continuous improvements instead of sudden changes. After the war, the idea was brought to a rebuilding (重建) Japan. It made Japan develop fast. The Japanese called it “kaizen”, which means “improvement”.

Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it. “Kaizen” could possibly help people succeed in doing everything.

1.At the end of December, people usually ___________ .

A. plan for the last year           B. fail to make big changes

C. try to lose their ideas           D. think about the new year  

2.Robert Maurer wrote a book to tell us ___________ .

A. we should do everything in big steps

B. how to find a small step without any excuse

C. we should try a lot of sudden changes

D. how to change one’s life with one small step

3. The underlined part “increase productivity” in the passage means “___________ “.

A. 增加成本      B. 提高待遇       C. 提高生产率      D. 增加出口量

4. The writer of the passage suggests we should ___________ .

A. take a tiny step to achieve big goals

B. make changes at the end of the year

C. do few experiments with “kaizen”

D. do things with hard-to-achieve goals 

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. You can't find any excuse not to reach a big goal.

B. You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy.

C. ”Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World WarⅡ.

D. Robert Maurer studied “kaizen” and found it helpful.

 

阅读理解

It is said that all dreams serve a purpose（目的）. While there is no agreement among scientists about why we dream, there are many ideas about the different kinds of dreams we have.

One common kind of dream is the repeating dream, in which the same story is repeated again and again, often for many months or even years. Some believe these are a sign people have a problem in their life and once that problem is gone then the dream will stop. Others think they are a way to help people remember something very important.

Another well-known kind of dream is the nightmare. The pictures and stories in such dreams make people very afraid and dreamers usually remember them far more clearly than normal dreams. The cause of such dreams may be seeing something terrifying such as a car accident or some deadly snakes. Others think such dreams may be trying to make a person pay attention to something that is dangerous in their life.

Daydreams happen during wake-time when we forget where we are or what we are doing and find ourselves in a made-up story or unreal world. We often daydream when we are doing something that is not interesting or exciting. They help us think about our future.

Lucid dreams are the most fun. These happen when dreamers suddenly understand that they are dreaming. Instead of waking up, they stay in the dream and are able to control what happens in the dream as if they are making a movie.

1.The underlined word “they” (in paragraph 2) refers to “_________”.

A．dreams

B．problems

C．dream

D．scientists

2.The underline word “terrifying” (in paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to _________.

A．frightening

B．interesting

C．disappointing

D．amazing

3.When might a person daydream?

A．During a very interesting movie.

B．While playing at a fun park.

C．While listening to an uninteresting talk.

D．When making a movie.

4.How do we know if we are lucid dreaming?

A．We can remember the dream very clearly.

B．We can control what happens in the dream.

C．We think that the dream is like a movie.

D．We feel very nervous after we wake up.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A．Daydream of You

B．Enjoy Your Dream

C．What Dreams Mean

D．Where Dreams Go