Have you ever heard the saying "If you want a friend, be one"? If you want to make friends with others, you should be friendly to them first.
Here is how one new teacher made friends with the students in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher smiled （微笑） at each student. Then she said in a quiet voice,"Good morning. How nice it is to 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." Her voice was sweet（甜美的） and her look was friendly, so everyone felt happy.
She told the students her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them some of the things she liked to do and she hoped to do with them during the year. Then she said to the boys and girls, "Now you know my name and the things I like and I want to know your names and the things you like."
Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?
One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to find out more about them. People often make friends with those who are the same as them. You play the same games and go on vacations together. It is a good way to make friends.
【小题1】判断正误。The teacher's voice was sweet. 【　　】
【小题2】完成句子。She told the students                         and wrote it on the blackboard.
【小题3】完成句子。One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to                           .
【小题4】找主题句。从文中找出一句能概括本文主旨大意的句子。
                                                                                         
【小题5】将文中画线句子翻译成汉语。                                                                                    

Today there are 6.4 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion . There are a lot of people to feed. We need more  and more food.

     One way to produce more food is growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic（遗传的） material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified(改变的) foods, or GM foods.

     By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases; a kind of rice is being prepared , for example , which stops people becoming blind.

     Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.

      GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are,. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people , then hurt them or their children later. But both rich and poor countries are interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.

1.GM foods are made by                 

 A. farmers            B. workers      C. scientists          D plants

2.What are the good things about GM foods  ?

A. They make plants strong against diseases.   B. They are unnatural.

 C. They can help in human diseases.            D  Both A and  C.

3.GM foods        .

A. are a quick way to produce food    B. grow in the wild 

C. are safe                           D are grown only in rich countries

4.Why do some people not like GM foods?

A. They are not useful.       B. They are not helpful.

C. They are not natural.      D  They are not cheap.

5.From the passage we know that       .

A. GM foods will disappear one day in the future 

B. GM foods will not disappear in the future

C. People will not be interested in GM foods.

D. People will have to stop using GM foods

Today there are 6.4 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion . There are a lot of people to feed. We need more  and more food.
One way to produce more food is growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic（遗传的） material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified(改变的) foods, or GM foods.
By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases; a kind of rice is being prepared , for example , which stops people becoming blind.
Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.
GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are,. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people , then hurt them or their children later. But both rich and poor countries are interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.
【小题1】GM foods are made by                 
A. farmers            B. workers      C. scientists          D plants
【小题2】What are the good things about GM foods  ?
A. They make plants strong against diseases.   B. They are unnatural.
C. They can help in human diseases.            D  Both A and  C.
【小题3】GM foods        .
A. are a quick way to produce food    B. grow in the wild 
C. are safe                           D are grown only in rich countries
【小题4】Why do some people not like GM foods?
A. They are not useful.       B. They are not helpful.
C. They are not natural.      D  They are not cheap.
【小题5】From the passage we know that      .

In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In   26  way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often   27 Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13^th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider  28 a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough   29 in the rock. He tried six times. On the   30  time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to   31 the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made 32 models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked   33 he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have   34 failures. Now I know 50,000 ways it won't   35”.
So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused  36  ？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go   37 next times.
Second, is the goal（目标 ） you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some   38 about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing any way.
The third thing to keep in   39 about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself" even though you may have   40 ．