When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive. After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels(地道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.

On the fifth day a tragedy(悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner the farm. My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.

Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.

Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.

But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity(逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.

Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.

1.What did the writer’s family do for him when he was seven?

2.Which statement is WRONG according to the passage?

3.Among the following events, which one happened first?

4.What did the writer learn from the ant tragedy a few years later?

5.What is the best title for the passage?

Do you know 3D movies? When you see one, it’s like the story is happening in front of you, and you are a part of it. 3D movies are amazing to watch, but do you know how to make them, and why you need to wear a pair of 3D glasses? To understand these questions, let’s do an easy experiment.
Put a finger in front of your eyes.
Cover your left eye and look at the finger.
Cover your right eye and look at the finger.
What do you see? The finger you see with your left eye is in a different position from the one you see with your right eye. This means you get two images(图像) when you look at something with both your eyes. To make a 3D movie, people have to get two images at the same time, so they use two video cameras. When playing a 3D movie, they use two projectors(放映机) at the same time. This brings two images together on the screen. Then, we use 3D glasses to separate(分离) the two images(1). One image enters one eye and the other image enters the other eye.
Then our brains put the two images together. This way, we get 3D pictures(2).
【小题1】判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）You are a part of the story when you see 3D movies.
【小题2】完成句子3D movies are exciting to watch, but you need to ____________________________.
【小题3】简略回答问题 How do people get two images at the same time to make 3D movies?
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【小题4】划线句子(1)提问_______________________________________________________________________
【小题5】将文中划线句子(2)译成汉语。_______________________________________________________________________

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then        ? Here is an example.

      There was a farmer who       corn （玉米） all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the       and won the first prize.

      One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something         about how he grew it. The farmer      his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.

       "How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked.  "You know they are taking part in the       with you each year. "

      "Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The       picks up pollen {花粉)from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If nay neighbors grow       corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, f must       my neighbors to grow good corn. "

      The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve       his neighbor's corn improves.

       As a great man says, "We make a living by what we       ; we make a life by what we give." We can't      without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningf~I1 life is not decided by how much we can get,       by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us         from other animals.  So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find       in their life.

1.A. why          B. how              C. when            D. where

2.A. grew          B. bought            C. sold             D. collected

3.A. cheapest          B. prettiest           C. best              D. shortest

4.A. popular            B. serious            C. terrible           D. surprising

5.A. lent              B. showed                  C. offered           D. recommended

6.A. game       B. fight              C. experiment        D. competition

7.A. wind        B. water             C. farmer            D. neighbor

8.A. tasty            B. bad                    C. tall               D. unusual

9.A. teach       B. remind            C. help                       D. require

10.A. unless            B. though            C. because           D. when

11.A. do              B. own              C. get                   D. grow

12.A. cheer             B. move            C. work              D. live

13.A. and        B. but                    C. or               D. so

14.A. different    B. free                 C. safe                     D. far

15.A. hope              B. success                 C. friendship          D. happiness

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     If you think of after-school activities as a waste of time, you are wrong! After-school activities help us grow up in many 1.w  __   . Above all, they offer us chances to practise  what we learn in 2. c  __  . Through various activities, we can also learn more about today's society (社会) and a lot of3.n  __   things that we can't learn from our books. What's more, they help to develop our abilities that we need both for our studies now and for our work and life in the 4.f  __   .

        We are busy with our studies in school, so after school we all need to 5. r    _ ourselves. After-school activities just make it possible for us to breathe 6. f      air and remove tiredness. Then, we can pay7.a   _    to our studies and achieve good results.

        Some after-school activities will make us useful and helpful to 8.o   __  ; some can keep us strong and 9.h    __     ; some may even change our life. So, all the students, get out and take an 10.a   __    part in various after-school activities!