Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. I'm not a bad person; I have a hard time learning when to keep my mouth closed. My mom has told me again and again, "Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me. If you continue to be this rude, you will get into big trouble."It's been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me something I didn't want to hear. I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself. One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a classmate talking behind me. It was Nathaniel, talking to himself as usual. I said ever so nicely, "Nathaniel, would you be quiet?" Nathaniel continued talking to himself. I quickly shouted "Nathaniel, shut up!" For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other. "At least I don't have an ugly lazy eye like you!" I shouted.I knew this would upset him deep inside. It would hurt his feelings and shut him up. What I said filled him with anger. He tried to reach over my seat and grab me as he shouted, "That's it! That's it!" Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in my seat. Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before. Later on, we were taken to the principal's office. There, Mr. Black, the principal, told us to discuss the matter. It wasn't until then that I finally found that when I hurt someone physically, the wounds eventually heal. But when I hurt them with my words, sometimes the pain (痛苦) never goes away. At the end of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel. When I headed back to my room, I spent some time praying. I began to think about how often what I said hurt others. But I believe that as I keep praying and asking God to help me, he'll tell me when to keep my mouth closed.

1.What's the writer's name?

A. Nathaniel.

B. Robert.

C. Black.

D. Green.

2.One day in English class, Nathaniel ____when the other classmates worked on their homework.

A. read the text

B. listened to the others

C. talked to himself

D. kept silent

3.What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word heal?

A. 愈合

B. 痛苦

C. 和好

D. 伤害

4.In the text the writer tried to tell us that _________.

A. when you hurt someone, the pain never goes away

B. we should try to help each other at school

C. it is one's duty to stand up for himself

D. words cause more pain than wounds

任务型阅读,根据短文内容完成下表，每空一词

If you are asked to chair a meeting, remember the following six golden rules for meeting management.

Always start the meeting on time. If you begin on time, group members who show up late will realize the value of time. Beginning on time shows the skill as an effective time manager and sets an example for others to follow.

Select a note-taker or have the meeting recorded. You may need to go back to something that was discussed during the meeting at a later date. Good record-keeping is a sign of a good meeting manager as well.

Learn to listen. So many times we think about what we are going to say and, in the process, miss important points that other group members may be contributing （做贡献）. What’s more, we often hear only what we want to hear, instead of really listening to other people. Meetings with effective listening are successful meetings.

Keep the discussion on track（轨道）. Many times an important topic can get sidetracked(转变话题) in a meeting, especially when everyone has a different opinion about the topic. Ask members who have different opinions to meet with you after the meeting. Doing so will help keep the discussion on track and reduce the chances of wasting group members’ time of great value.

Give everyone an opportunity to be heard. Some people like to control meetings, while others wait to be asked their opinions. As the leader of the meeting, you need to keep an open mind and make sure everyone feels welcome to contribute and express ideas freely.

End on time. If you said the meeting would last no longer than one hour, make sure the meeting lasts for only one hour. Running late with a meeting makes members late for other appointments, increases the chances that the members will mentally leave the meeting and reduces your reliability as an effective meeting manager.

Title: ___1.____ on How to Manage a Meeting

写作

最近，你班就“Your Ideal Job”展开了一次调查。下表是你们小组的情况， 请根据表格内容写一篇英语短文，向英语校刊投稿。

注意：1. 词数100左右(短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 短文必须包括所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯通顺。

Recently we did a survey in our class in order to learn about students’ ideal jobs. Here’s a report about my group members’ ideas

Kangkang won the first place in the _______ in the school sports meet last week.

A. boys’ 100-meter race

B. boy’s 100-meters race

C. boys’ 100-meters race

—May I use your dictionary, Lily?

—Sure, _______.

A. go ahead B. you can ask Bill C. that’s all right

He is an inventor. He is always trying________.

A. new something B. something new C. anything new

—Oh, you have a headache and a cough. _______ have you been like this?

—Three days.

A. How long B. How soon C. How often

Do you want to be in good health? Try to do the following things! You can become stronger.

Drink eight cups of water every day. Water helps your body in many ways.

Don’t forget to eat your breakfast. Breakfast gives you energy your body needs for the morning.

Go for a walk every day after meals. Walking is a good exercise, and people need exercise for good health.

Stretch for five minutes after sitting for one or two hours.Stretching your arms and legs is good foe your body.

Have a rest about twenty minutes when you are tired. You may do something different to take a rest. For example, get up and walk, sit down to listen to music and so on.

根据短文内容判断正确（T)错误（F)。

1.Drink eight cups of water every day is good for us.

2.Go for a walk every day before meals.

3.Stretch for five minutes after sitting five hours.

4.Have a rest when you are tired.

5.You can listen to music to have a rest.

Are you going to Hong Kong Disneyland with your family? If your father smokes, you must ask him to be careful, because on January 1st, 2007, Hong Kong began to ban(禁止）smoking in most public places, such as restaurants, workplaces, schools, public parks, museums and so on. That’s to say, if someone smokes in those places, he is breaking the law. And then he will have to pay up to HK $5000.

The ban is to stop passive smoking. What is passive(被动的）smoking? When people smoke in a restaurants or on the bus, others have to breathe the smoke too. They don’t want to breathe but they have no choice(选择）. This is passive smoking. It is very bad for people’s health.

Hong Kong is not the first to have a smoking ban. On January 1st, 2006,Singapore(新加坡）began to ban smoking in most public places.

1.What does “law” mean in Chinese?

A. 法律 B. 责任 C. 风俗 D. 承诺

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. For most people, passive smoking isn’t bad for their health.

B. You can smoke when you are in Hong Kong.

C. If someone smokes in public parks in Hong Kong, he will have to pay up to HK $5000.

D. Hong Kong banned smoking in most public places before Singapore did.

3.Why did Hong Kong ban smoking in most public places？

A.Because people in Hong Kong hate smoking.

B.Because it want to stop passive smoking which is bad for people’s health.

C.Because smoking is good for people’s health.

D.Because passive smoking is only bad for some people.

4. What’s the meaning of “passive smoking”?

A. 吸烟 B.递烟 C.烟囱 D.二手烟

5.把文中划线句子翻译成中文。

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－Would you like to go swimming with me?

－I’d like to, __________I’m too busy.

A. and B. if C. but