Jealousy（妒忌）is a very common problem in daily life．It’s everywhere．For example，if someone does better than you，you will get annoyed because you want to be No.1．We may become jealous of a best friend's top marks in an exam，or of the girl in art class who is praised by the teacher all the time．We get annoyed because these good things are happening to someone else but not to us．

It's bad to feel jealous．We should be pleased with the things we have．But we still wish we had the money of this person and the talent of that person．Instead of sharing their happiness，we just feel jealous and unhappy with ourselves．And，too often，these feelings are expressed by speaking ill of the people we envy．

However，envy is also a kind of compliment to others．We see that other people's styles and talents are not the same as our own．By comparing ourselves with others，we can know what we lack（缺乏）．And we can turn this comparison，the envy of others，into a kind of power．

Therefore，being a bit jealous of others lets us know what we are like and what we want to be like．It can push us to become what we really want to be．

1．According to the first paragraph，why do you get annoyed?

A．Because you are an annoying person．

B．Because others do something better than you．

C．Because the teacher doesn't like others．

2．From the passage we can know if you have good marks in the exam，a jealous person may _________．

A．make friends with you                               B．speak well of you．

C．speak ill of you

3．If we feel jealous，it shows that _________．

A．we aren't pleased with the things we have

B．we wish we had little money

C．we get good marks in our exams

4．The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “envy” probably is “_________”．

A．赞美                   B．妒忌                    C．崇拜

5．What should be the right attitude towards jealousy?

A．It's just a bad thing．                              B．It's a good thing．

C．It makes us know what we are like and what we want to be like．

The first teacher-parent meeting would be held in the school. To the little boy's disappointment(失望), his mother said she would go. He felt sorry for her face. She was very beautiful, but there was a big scar (疤痕) on her right face. The boy never talked about it with his mother.
At the meeting, the people noticed the mother's kindness and beauty though she had the scar. But the little boy hid himself. After the meeting, the teacher asked his mother carefully. "How did you get the scat on your face?" The mother answered. "When my son was a baby, he was once in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control. At that time, I rushed in As I was running towards his bed. I saw a piece of wood coming towards his bed. I threw myself over him to protect him. I was knocked down. Luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us. But I got the scar." She touched her face." This scar will be here for ever, but I have never felt sorry for what I did."
At that moment, the little boy came out with his eyes wet. He held his mother's hand for the rest of the day.
【小题1】The boy_____ when his mother decided to go to his first teacher-parent meeting.

A．was happy

B．felt disappointed

C．was angry

D．cried loudly

【小题2】The boy was sorry for his mother because______.

A．his mother was not beautiful	B．he didn't love his mother
C．there was a big scar on her face	D．the teacher didn't want to see her

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The boy knew why his mother got the scar before.

B．The boy told his classmates why his mother got the scar.

C．The mother told the boy about the scar many times.

D．The mother told the teacher about the scat after the meeting.

【小题4】.The mother got the scar when she_____.

A．slept in a room on fire

B．put out the fire

C．rushed out of the room

D．protected her son

【小题5】The boy was____ when he knew the truth at last.

A．moved

B．sad

C．bored

D．afraid

The teacher doesn’t think children should be allowed _______.

A. drive            B. driving      C. to drive     D. drives

 

词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空不限一词）。（10分）
1. Eating too much sweet is bad for your _________(tooth).
2. He is a _________(honest)boy so we seldom believe what he says.
3.We Chinese will celebrate the _____(ninety)birthday of the Chinese Communist Party(中国共产党)in many ways.
4. In the modern world, people often contact each other by _______ (send) e-mails.
5. To keep healthy, I decide ______(exercise) half an hour every day.
6. When traveling, you’d better take a map with ________ (you).
7. The students in Class 2 are having a _________(discuss) about how to achieve a balance between study and play.
8. Though she answered the teacher’s questions _________(incorrect),the teacher didn’t blame her.
9. More and more people have their own cars. That’s why there’s ________(heavy)traffic than before.
10.—Why are you so happy today?
—Because I _____(win)the badminton match.

Two strangers were sitting together in a plane . They were on a long journey . One of the men was a teacher . The other was a farmer .
They sat without talking for a while , then the farmer said , “ Let’s do something to pass the time .”
“ What do you want to do ?” the teacher asked .
“ We can ask each other riddles (谜语 ),” the farmer said, “ You start.”
“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . If we don’t know the answer to the riddle , we have to pay a dollar .”
The farmer thought about this for a while , then he said , “ That’s not fair（公平 . You are a teacher , an educated ( 受过教育的) man . You know more things than I do . I am just a farmer .”
“ That’s true ,” the teacher said , “ What do you think we should do ?”
The farmer said , “ If you don’t know the answer to a riddle ,you pay me 100 dollars .If I don’t know the answer to the riddle , I’ll pay you 50 dollars.”
The teacher thought for a while , then he said , “ OK. That’s fair . Who’ll go first ?”
“I will ,” the farmer said . “ Here’s my riddle . What has three legs when it walks , but only two legs when it flies ?”
The teacher thought and thought , “ What has three legs when it walks, but only two when it flies ?” Then he said , “ That’s a good one . I don’t know the answer .” He gave the farmer 100 dollars and said , “ Tell me the answer . What is it ?”
“ I don’t know , either .” The farmer said , and gave him 50 dollars .
【小题1】At first the two men sat there without talking because ________ .

A．the farmer didn’t like the teacher	B．the teacher didn’t like the farmer
C．the farmer liked to tell jokes	D．they didn’t know each other

【小题2】The farmer wanted to __________ .

A．make the journey interesting .	B．see if the teacher was lucky
C．know if the teacher was clever .	D．make friends with the teacher .

【小题3】The teacher thought at first that the farmer __________ .

A．would fail the game	B．knew more then he.
C．could answer any riddles .	D．would win the game .

【小题4】From the short story we know that __________ .

A．the teacher was cleverer than the farmer .

B．an educated man is not always clever.

C．both of the two men could know the answer

D．Neither of the two men was clever.

【小题5】The best title of this story is __________ .

A．How to Answer Riddles .	B．A Rich Teacher.
C．A Way of Getting Money.	D．A Clever Farmer.