If you lose 12 times in a row (连续地), will you just give up? Dale Carnegie ,a pioneer in public speaking and self- development, kept trying. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.

Carnegie was born in 1888 in a poor farming family in the central United States. The boy didn’t see a train until he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 3a.m. every day to milk the cows in his family. When Carnegie first entered college, he felt hopeless because of his clothes and ordinary looks. His mother encouraged him: “ Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?”

Carnegie tried to be more active in college . He joined the debate（辩论） team. But one after another, he lost 12 meets. The young man was very disappointed in himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures. But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside . His hard work paid off at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became widely known. The young man made his own words come true : “Believe that you will succeed , and you will.”

In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best- sellers include “How to Win Friends and Influence People “ and “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living” .More than 50 million copies of his books have been printed in 38 languages . They are still helping people on the road to success.

  根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

(   ) 1 What did Carnegie’s parents do for a living?

A They had a farm to take care of.   B They were famous speakers.

C They worked for the government.         D They made a living by selling farms.

(   ) 2 Which of the following statements is true about Carnegie’s teenage years?

A He had lots of friends to talk with.    B He seldom had enough sleep at night.]

C He couldn’t afford to go to school.  D He made lots of money by milking cows.

(   ) 3 At college, Carnegie tried to ______.

A wear fashionable clothes                 B take part in dance parties

C win the debates but failed                D make as much money as he could

(   ) 4 The last paragraph mainly talks about Carnegie’s______

   A family life             B achievements(成就) C personality      D writing skills

(   )5 It can be inferred(作出推论)from the story that             .

   A Carnegie was never ashamed of his poor family

   B Carnegie was always optimistic about his future.

   C Carnegie’s mother played an important role in his success.

   D Carnegie was a man with a good sense of humor.

   

Questionnaire（调查问卷）
This questionnaire is about your hobby. We want to know the relationship between your hobby and your job. You needn’t tell us your real name, but please answer the following questions honestly. Thanks a lot for your cooperation（合作）.
Are you a man or a woman?	man    woman
What is your job?	teacher  worker  student lawyer   others
How old are you?	under 10   11-20  21-30 31-40      above 40
How much do you make a month?	under 1,000 yuan   1,000-3,000 yuan 3,000-5,000 yuan    above 5,000 yuan
What do you usually do on holidays?	Watch TV       go shopping climb mountain   ride bikes play ball games   see movies   others
How much do you spend for your hobby every month?	none        under 200 200-500      above 500

1. The paper is about one’s ________.

  A. hobby                 B. family                  C. job               D.school

2. Who answers the questionnaire?

  A. a teacher           B. a student                  C. a worker       D. a lawyer

3. How much money does the woman make every month?

  A. under 1,000 yuan           B. 1,000 to 3,000 yuan

  C, 3,000 to 5,000 yuan        D. more than 5,000 yuan

4. What does the woman usually do on holidays?

  A. climb mountains    B. go shopping            C. see movies      D. play ball games

5. Which of the following is true?

  A. The woman spends less than 200 yuan on her hobby every month.

  B. The woman is 21-30 years old.

  C. The woman likes watching TV.

  D. The woman spends more than 500 yuan on her hobby every month.

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　　Have you ever traveled on any of the new planes? If you have not been a passenger on one of these planes, try to imagine(想像). a plane which is more than seventy metres long and more than five stories high at the tail. Such plane costs at least twenty-five million dollars to build. It costs at least $ 6,000 to fill this giant with fuel(燃料).

　　Inside the giant plane looks more like a great theater than a plane. It has six kitchens, and they are all needed when the plane is full of passengers. The plane holds more than 400 passengers. Imagine that number in one plane!

　　Is there any danger that the plane's engines will fail? Fortunately, the planes appear to be quite safe on each plane there are twice as many engines as the plane needs. If two engines fail on the same side, the plane can easily use its other engines to land. There are also two mechanical pilots(机械领航员) to take change if the human pilots can not fly the plane.

1．This article mainly(主要) talks about________.

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A．the costs about the new plane

B．the safely to travel on the new plane

C．a new way to fly

D．the danger of traveling on a new plane

2．From the article we know the new plane is________.

[　　]

A．very large and comfortable

B．very long and beautiful

C．quite fast but dangerous

D．quite high but very crowded

3．This new plane has ________.

[　　]

A．a theatre

B．a kitchen

C．at least 400 seats

D．more than 400 passengers

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．$ 6,000 is needed to fill up the plane.

B．There are only two engines for the new plane.

C．One plane can hold 400 passengers.

D．The plane seems to be quite safe.

5．The plane can land safely because________.

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A．if the engines on one side fail, the plane can use its other engines

B．there is no danger at all

C．the mechanical pilots can take the place of the human pilots to fly the plane

D．both A and C

　　In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc, in almost every family. These are their pets（宠物）.People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles so that they won't carry disease（疾病）. They have special（特殊的）animal food stories, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars（加元）a month on animal food. When you visit people's homes, they will be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud（自豪的）of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder（喂食的器皿）in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed（允许）to kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you kill（杀死）an animal, you will be punished（惩罚）. If an animal happens to get run over by a car, people will be very sad about it.

　　People in Canada have many reasons（原因）to like animals. One of them may be: Their family tie（关系）is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve（解决）this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

(1) The passage mainly talks about ________.

[　　]

A．how to keep disease from pets

B．pets in Canada

C．how to take good cam of pets

(2) They give their pets needles before keeping them at their houses because ________.

[　　]

A．the pets are sick

B．the pets are wild

C．they want to stop them from carrying disease

(3) This passage shows that Canadians ________.

[　　]

A．hate animals

B．often kill animals

C．love animals

(4) Children leave their parents when they grow up because ________.

[　　]

A．they don't love their parents any more

B．they can only find jobs far from their parents

C．they wouldn't depend on（依靠）their parents any more

(5) Which of the following is right?

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A．People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.

B．Pets eat better than people.

C．All kinds of birds can come to the bird feeders to eat.

　　A mobile phone（手机）is in fact a small radio. A radio sends a person's voice over a long way to another radio. A voice that is sent by radio is called a signal（信号）. A radio signal travels very quickly.

　　Only a few years ago, mobile phones were very large. They needed large batteries（电池）. They had to be powerful（功率高）to send their signal to faraway places. This was because most cities had only one antenna tower（中继站）for mobile phones.

　　Today's mobile phones are small and easy to use. Now most cities have a lot of antenna towers, not just one. This means that each mobile phone doesn't have to send its signal far away, so they don't need to be so powerful. Mobile phones today use small batteries. A large city, where lots of mobile phones are used, can have hundreds of towers.

　　Do you know what use a mobile phone has? Yes, you can use it to do a lot of things.

　　Call your friends and family from almost anywhere.

　　Call the police immediately if there is an accident in the street.

　　Send or receive e-mail.

　　Get information from the Internet.

　　Send and receive messages.

　　Sending short written messages is a popular way to use your mobile phone. Many people use short forms of words, so the messages are quick to write and read. Can you guess what these messages mean? Try reading them out. What do you hear?

　　RUOK?

　　CUL8R!

　　That's EZ !

　　Will I CU B4 2moro?

　　That's Gr8!

(1）The writer talks about ________ uses of a mobile phone.

[　　]

A．three

B．five

C．seven

D．nine

(2）What does the writer think of today's mobile phones?

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A．They are small but very powerful.

B．They are very popular and cheap.

C．They are very easy for us to use.

D．They are big enough to send a signal.

(3）What does the writer write the article（文章）for?

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A．To give us some common knowledge of the mobile phone..

B．To introduce how the mobile phone works and what use it has.

C．To tell us what short forms of words mean in written messages.

D．To show us in what way the mobile phone is expected to develop.