“What is success?” Mr Gruber asked his 6^th grade business class. It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term.

“Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.” One student answered, earning laughs from all the students.

Mr Gruber smiled, but shook his head. “Tom, that is excess(过量). That is not success.”

“How about being able to provide for your family?” A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer.

“Now we’re getting closer,” Mr Gruber smiled, “but try thinking about what you need and what you want.”

“Getting everything you want.” Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs.

Mr Gruber sighed. “ I believe we’ve already talked about excess versus(与…比较) success.”

“Getting everything you need, but some of what you want?” James, sitting in the back wondered aloud.

“Quite right!” Mr Gruber clapped. “Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get that you want, the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.”

“What does this have to do with business?” Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy.

“Well, Tom, think of it this way: the point of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to (确保) their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.”

“What if I don’t have a family?” he continued to be difficult.

“Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.”

“He has goldfish to think about!” Peter, Tom’s friend, shouted out.

“Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.” Mr. Gruber corrected himself.

Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer.

“So in the next nine weeks, we’re going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.”

Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. “When do we get to start spending?”

“You already are, Tom. You’re spending time with us!” Mr. Gruber laughed. “Now, let’s see what you guys know about credit cards…”

1.What class did Mr Gruber teach?

A．History           B．Science           C．Maths            D．Business

2.Which student didn’t seem to be taking the class seriously?

A．Tom              B．James            C．Peter             D．Sandy

3.How did Mr Gruber make his class lively and interesting?

A．He himself kept talking’

B．He just read from a textbook.

C．He showed a movie to his students.

D．He got his students to take part in a discussion.

4.What do you think of Mr Gruber according to the passage?

A．Strange           B．Patient            C．Shy              D．Proud

5.What can be the best title of this passage?

A．Get What You Want                      B．Needs and Wants

C．Try to Get More Money                   D．How to Live Well

Westerners think that the education ways in many Chinese families are hard to understand. Here are some examples.
Many children in China are looked after by their grandfathers and grandmothers because their parents are busy. But children need to stay and communicate with their parents.
Parents pay no attention to the rights (权利) of children. Parents should knock at the door before they go into the room of their children. (1)They shouldn’t move their children’s things before they agree. Parents should communicate with children and respect (尊重) the rights and decisions of them. Children who are not respected also do not know how to respect others.
(2) Parents often          their children          others. Most Chinese parents want their children to be successful, because it can save the parents’ face. Parents often say “You see somebody else is studying hard, what good grades they have, and what prizes they get”. This is the worst thing. It will only bring the child much harm and pain.
Many children are made to do what their parents expect, though they do not like it. For example, parents ask their children to learn to play the piano or go abroad. It should be decided by children themselves.
The more hard-working, the better. Many parents think school performance is everything. In fact, the integrated（综合）ability is so important that it will affect children all their lives.
【小题1】将（1）句译成中文。
【小题2】在（2）句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。
【小题3】回答问题：Why are many children looked after by their grandparents in China?
【小题4】在文中找出与Children themselves should make a decision about it.意思相近的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。
【小题5】在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。

任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

很多人在谈话中喜欢引用名人的话，恰当地引用名言能使你的表达增色不少。请仔细阅读方框中的名言，然后将它们与题中的话语配对。

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed．

B．If winter comes，can spring be far behind ?

C．Follow your own course（路径），and let people talk．

D．Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day．Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life．

E．Good painting is like good cooking；it can he tasted，but not explained．

1.Sarah：Don’t care too much about what they have said，Tony．   

2.Stephen：Thanks for helping me，Amy．     l’m so proud of having a friend like you．

3.Mr．Lee：Teachers should tell the kids not only what to do，but also how to do that．   

4.Alan：Don’t be upset，Jeff．     The great success is just in front of you．

5.Sally：I don’t want to hear the tour guide introduce the paintings in the gallery．    Don’t you think so ?

下面是四位同学写给编辑Lee的求助信,请将这四封信与问题进行配对.

1.The student finds it difficult to fall asleep.

2.The student doesn’t know what to say to strangers.

3.The student doesn’t know how to learn English well.

4.The student doesn’t know if she should still stay with her best friend.

5.请写出你的一个烦恼：________________________________________

选择与句中划线部分意义最接近的解释，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。

1.Yang Shanzhou becomes well-known in China for planting so many trees for people.

2.Try again, maybe you will come up with a better idea.              

3. It's a chicken-and-egg question. I can't answer you now.          

A. easy            13. clear         C. difficult          D. funny

4.Come and join us. We are short of hands.                             

5.--Dad, did you tell mother about our gift for her birthday?           

--No. Don’t let the cat out of the bag. Let's give her a surprise