Before my first summer vacation at college, my roommate Ted asked me to work with him on his father’s farm in Argentina. The idea of spending two months in Argentina was exciting. But I was afraid of it. I had never been far from New England. What would it be like in a strange country? What about the language? The more I thought about it, the more the idea worried me.
In the end I turned down the invitation. As soon as Ted asked somebody else to go, I began kicking myself. I had turned down something I wanted to do because I was afraid, and had ended up feeling depressed (沮丧的) . That unhappy summer taught me a valuable lesson out of which I developed a rule for myself: do what makes you worried; don’t do what makes you depressed.
At the end of my senior year, I began to think about becoming a writer. But my professor was telling me to aim at teaching. I hesitated (犹豫). The idea of trying to live by writing was a lot scarier than spending a summer in Argentina. Back and forth I went, making my decision, unmaking it. Suddenly I realized that every time I gave up the idea of writing, that downhearted feeling went through me.
Giving up on what I really wanted to do depressed me. Right then I learned another lesson. To avoid that kind of depression meant having to bear a certain amount of worry and concern.
When I first began writing articles, I was frequently required to interview big names. Before each interview I would get anxieties (焦虑) in the mind and my hands would shake. One person I particularly admired was the great composer Duke Ellington. On the stage and on television, he seemed the very model of confidence. Then I learned Ellington still got stage fright and had anxietyattacks. I went on doing those frightening interviews. Then I realized that I was even looking forward to the interviews. What had happened to those anxieties?
Well, in truth, the anxieties were still there, but there were fewer of them. I had benefited from a process of overcoming them. If you put an individual in an anxious situation often enough, he will eventually learn that there isn’t anything to be worried about. This brings me to a conclusion: you’ll never get rid of anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it. The point is that the new, the different, is definitely scary (可怕的). But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.
小题1:What does the phrase “turned down” mean in the second paragraph?

A．To say “No” to his roommate.	B．To say in a low voice.
C．To put away the invitation.	D．To take the invitation.

小题2:We can infer from the passage that the writer________.

A．finds it difficult to make decision

B．has found out what causes anxiety

C．was inspired (受启发的) by Duke Ellington’s stage fright

D．no longer feels anxious about new experiences

小题3:Which of the following opinions does the writer probably accept?

A．Hesitation leads to depression.

B．Anxiety can be a positive drive.

C．Avoiding anxiety reduces depression.

D．Depression is a signal that one is growing up.

 Last  Saturday, Tonny went to see Benny.But  he  didn’t  know      Benny lived.      the way, he stopped in front of a yellow house, and asked an old woman the       to Benny’s house. “ His house is not far from my house,” said the woman, “ It’s behind the trees. But you can’t get there      . You can go there by bus. It’ll     you hours to get there      foot.” “What’s       with her ?”Tonny thought. “I can see Benny’s house from here now. It’s behind the        .” Then Tonny walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was     there. There was a river in front of him, and he couldn’t see a boat. The house was on the other side of the    .

小题1:	A．what B．where C．how D．why

小题2:	A．By B．On C．Near D．In

小题3:	A．place B．house C．bus D．way

小题4:	A．well B．now C．easily D．hurry

小题5:	A．spend B．take C．bring D．carry

小题6:	A．in B．on C．by D．with

小题7:	A．matter B．trouble C．wrong D．right

小题8:	A．houses B．rivers C．trees D．boats

小题9:	A．right B．good C．wrong D．fine

小题10:

A．road B．street C．tree D．river

A  man was sitting in his doctor’s office. He was telling the doctor about his problem.
“I like football, you know, doctor,” he said. “And my wife has never been good to me since I became interested in it. She often hears me shouting in my dreams. Night after night, when I close my eyes, I’m out there on the field and running after a flying ball. When I wake up, I always feel tired. I’m getting thinner and thinner. So, what am I going to do?”
The doctor sat back and said, “First, you will have to try your best not to dream about football. When you close your eyes, try to think about something else. Try to think, for example, that you are at a party or someone is going to give you several million dollars.”
“Are you crazy, doctor?” the man shouted, “I’ll miss my ball then!”
小题1:The man went to his doctor’s office because   .

A．he was asked to talked about the footballs

B．he wanted to get some medicine

C．he wanted to get some ideas about his problems

D．he could not go to sleep at night

小题2:The man always felt tired when he woke up because    .

A．he often got up during the night to play football

B．he thought of his football even in his dreams

C．he had a lot of housework to do at night

D．he often ran after the flying ball during the night

小题3:The doctor told the man     .

A．not to dream in his sleep

B．not to think of football when he was sleeping

C．to close his eyes when he was lying in bed

D．to play with a rich man and ask for several million dollars

小题4:From the passage we find that   .

A．football is one of the most popular games

B．the man’s wife was also a football fan

C．football made the man’s life terrible

D．the doctor always told his patients to became rich

小题5:The best title for this story would be   .

A．A Crazy Doctor	B．A Man Crazy about Football
C．A Football Fan and His Wife	D．Exciting Football Games

 There is a lion in a forest. Every day he goes about to look for food. The small animals in the forest are all afraid of him. Not far from the forest there are four bulls( 公牛  ). They are good friends, and often go about together. The lion tries many times to catch them, but can’t do so. Every time he comes near, the four bulls stand together to fight him. So he can do nothing to him.
One day the bulls have a quarrel( 吵架  ). After that each of them goes his own way. When the lion sees this, he is happy. He catches one bull and eats him up. Then he catches another. One by one he catches all the four bulls and eats them up.
小题1:How many animals are there in the story?

A．Four

B．Five

C．One

D．Many

小题2:Does the lion want to eat the bulls?

A．Yes,we want.

B．No,he can’t.

C．Yes,he does.

D．No,he doesn’t

小题3:Why can’t the lion want catch the bulls at first?

A．Because the bulls are too big.

B．Because the bulls are good friends.

C．Because the bulls stand together to find him.

D．Because he is not strong enough to fight bulls.

小题4:How can the lion eat the bulls at last?

A．He catches them at one time and eats them up.

B．He catches one bull at a time and eats it up. Then he catches another.

C．He catches them at the time and eats them up.

D．One day he catches all the bulls and eats them up.

小题5:What does the story want to tell us?

A．The lion is the King in the forest.

B．Bulls are foolish to quarrel with each other.

C．Lions are stronger than bulls.

D．Untion(团结) is strength(力量)

What do you usually do in your free time? Play sports? Watch TV? How about reading books? You must know the Chinese saying: "Read thousands of books; travel thousands of miles" .Books are important in our life. Reading books is good for us. It can help us know and understand the world better. It can help us get a lot of knowledge(知识). It brings us a new and different world that we have never been before. Almost all the great men like reading. like Chairman Mao and Madame Curie.
In a word. books are treasure(财宝) and we must love them. But before you read，remember to choose a good one. Ask your parents or teachers about what books to read. Be sure you are interested in them. There are many different kinds of books. I like biography(传记) because I can learn something from the characters.
What about you? Young friends. please love books and read them.They are very helpful to you.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Madame Curie doesn't like reading at all.

B．We shouldn't ask teachers about what books to read.

C．Reading books can give us little knowledge.

D．We have to choose a good book before we start to read.

小题2:What does the underlined part "Read thousands of books; travel thousands of  miles." mean in Chinese?

A．读书百遍，其义自见	B．读万卷书，行万里路
C．滚石不生苔	D．读数千本书就能行数千里路

小题3:Reading books can help people_________.

A．to get more sleep	B．to know little about themselves
C．to get money from others	D．to understand the world better

小题4:What kind of books does the writer like?

A．Story-books.

B．Comic books.

C．Biography.

D．Novels

小题5:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Only reading books can make people succeed.

B．Chairman Mao likes reading very much.

C．Books are helpful to human.

D．Young people should read more books.

An old farmer spent all his life on his farm in the country in the southeast of England. One day he decided to visit the big city. Everything was new and strange to him, because he had never traveled to the city before.
The old farmer visited a lot of interesting places in the city.
He rushed into a large tall building and saw a lift. When he was watching, an old woman got into the lift and closed the door. After a while, the door opened again and a very perfect young girl came out.
The old farmer was very surprised, “What a funny little room!” He said to himself, “It’s magic. It can change an old woman into a young girl. The next time I come here, I’m going to bring my wife to take the lift. ”
小题1:The old farmer lived ____.

A．near the city	B．in the city
C．in the southeast of England	D．in a large tall building

小题2:The old farmer decided ____ one day.

A．to visit a building	B．to visit a city
C．to visit a factory	D．to visit a farm

小题3:The old farmer ____.

A．came to the city for the first time

B．had traveled to the city several times

C．found nothing new and strange in the city

D．only visited the large tall building

小题4:When the old farmer was in a large tall building, he saw ____ get into the lift.

A．a young girl

B．an old man

C．his wife

D．an old woman

小题5:From the passage, we can guess the old farmer ____.

A．knew the lift well	B．didn’t know anything about the lift
C．wanted to buy a lift	D．didn’t like the lift

My crippled（瘸腿的）grandmother was dancing. I stood in the living room doorway, looking at her beautiful movements, completely        . Do you know she'd had her accident. I had read that in an old newspaper article．
‘‘So．．．Your leg? I mean,         did your leg heal(治愈)?"
“To tell you the truth my legs have been well all my life,” she said．
“But I don't understand!” I said, “Your dancing career．．．You         all these years?”
‘‘Very much so, and for a very good        .”
She thought for a while and then continued. “Your grandfather and I were talking about engagement（订婚）        he had to go to war. I was so afraid of losing him that the only way I could stay normal was to dance. I put all my heart          practicing and I became very good. The public loved me, but all I could feel worried about not knowing whether the love of my life would          return. One day a letter came, There were only three sentences: “I have lost my leg. I am no longer a        man and now give you back your freedom. It is best you forget about me.”
“I made my decision there and then. I traveled away from the city. When I returned I had bought        a stick. I told everyone I had been in a car crash and that my leg would never completely heal again. No one doubted the story l had learned to limp（一瘸一拐地走）. And I made sure the first person to hear of my accident was a         I knew well. Then I went to the hospital. The nurses pushed your grandfather outside in his         ．I took a deep breath, leaned on my stick and limped to him.”
I showed him newspaper articles of my accident. “There is a whole life waiting for us out there! But I am not going to         you. You are going to walk yourself.”
I limped a few steps toward him and showed him what I'd taken out of my pocket. “Now show me you are          a man.” I said．He bent to take his stick from the ground and struggled(挣扎) out of that wheelchair．He managed it on his own and walked to me and never sat in a wheelchair          in his life.”
“What did you show him?” I had to know. Grandma looked at me and smiled. “Two engagement rings, of course. I had bought them the day          he left for the war and I was not going to waste them on any other man.”
小题1:

A．dropped

B．defeated

C．shocked

D．pleased

小题2:

A．How

B．What

C．Why

D．Who

小题3:

A．predicted

B．pretended

C．prepaired

D．preferred

小题4:

A．reason

B．excuse

C．effect

D．result

小题5:

A．where

B．while

C．when

D．since

小题6:

A．with

B．into

C．for

D．from

小题7:

A．just

B．almost

C．ever

D．even

小题8:

A．sad

B．half

C．rich

D．whole

小题9:

A．myself

B．himself

C．ourselves

D．youself

小题10:

A．doctor

B．reporter

C．visitor

D．leader

小题11:

A．way

B．sunglass

C．car

D．wheelchair

小题12:

A．take

B．fetch

C．carry

D．bring

小题13:

A．hardly

B．still

C．also

D．never

小题14:

A．again

B．about

C．above

D．along

小题15:

A．though

B．unless

C．until

D．after

Would you be surprised to learn that your eyes are like an eagle’s eyes in some ways? You and an eagle can see colors. And an eagle’s eyes and yours are about the same size. But therre are a lot more of a special type of cell in an eagle’s eyes than in your eyes. These cells send information to the eagle’s brain. Getting a lot of information helps an eagle see much better than you. In fact, eagle can spot a fish in the sea from a mile away.
You and an eagle have eyes that make tears. Your eyes make watery tears that clean your eyes. An eagle’s eyes for watery tears and oily tears. Eagles dive into the sea to catch fish. The oily tears guard their eyes from the saltwater.
Like you, eagles have eyelids. You have two eyelids, and you close your eyes by lowering the top lid. When eagles close their eyes, their bottom lids raise up. Eagles have a third eyelid that moves across the eye every few seconds. It wipes dust away from the eye. An eagle can see through this third eyelid. The eyelid guards the bird’s eyes when it swoops at 100 miles an hour after its prey(捕食).
小题1:How are your eyes like an eagle’s eyes?
A. You both have three eyelids.       B. You bothe see colors.
C. Your eyes have the same number of special cells as an eagle’s eyes.
小题2:Your eyes help you learn about the world. An eagle’s eyes help it_______.

A．catch its prey	B．fly fast
C．blink its eyelids	D．send information

小题3:Unlike your eyes, an eagle’s eyes __________.

A．have cells	B．can see colors
C．have an extra eyelid	D．form tears

小题4:How is the way an eagle blinks(眨眼) different from the way you blink?

A．An eagle moves both its top and bottom eyelids.

B．An eagle moves its bottom eyelid.

C．An eagle moves its top eyelid.

D．An eagle uses three eyelids to blink.

小题5:The word “swoop” is closed in meaning to _________.

A．俯冲

B．飞翔

C．展翅

D．冒险

The greatest feeling in the world comes not from receiving presents, or even getting an A on the math test you studied so hard for. Rather, it          when you hand a cup of hot coffee to that older man sitting on the side of the street asking for money. You feel it when you drive an hour and a half to a          to meet children with cancer. And you feel it when you sit down with your friend to comfort her          her mother died. Helping others can be the greatest feeling in the world, and I          this just one year ago.
My friend asked me to attend a Youth Group meeting at his church. After an hour of listening to them         their opinions, I was invited to go with them to help          the homeless.
Early that Saturday morning, a team of 15 teenagers began making sandwiches and counting bags of candy. For the first time in my life I realized that we, the teens of America, can make a        . Since it was my first time, and I wasn’t part of the group, I felt a little out of place. But watching the others          the food drove my nervousness away.
Before long, all 150 bagged lunches were gone and the group was          its way home. I realized that not only is my friend an amazing person, but that all of those people are amazing. That’s what made me join the Youth Group.
I work at a coffee shop but don’t make much. It’s not the best job, but there are times when it’s worth it. For example, a few weeks ago, when the store was         and I was bored, looking out of the window, I noticed an old man sitting outside. He had been there before. As a matter of fact, he          came in to buy anything because he didn’t have any money. I took up a cup of coffee, walked outside, and handed it to him. The smile on his face made my day, and as I walked back into the store, I put my own money into the drawer. Then I knew how the members of the Youth Group feel every time they help someone. Knowing that you can help
is        – the greatest feeling in the world.

小题1:	A．starts B．stops C．lasts D．fails

小题2:	A．shop B．church C．country D．hospital

小题3:	A．after B．until C．though D．before

小题4:	A．expected B．discovered C．touched D．offered

小题5:	A．write B．experience C．voice D．discuss

小题6:	A．teach B．encourage C．move D．feed

小题7:	A．decision B．success C．dream D．difference

小题8:	A．take out B．pick out C．hand out D．point out

小题9:	A．in B．on C．through D．by

小题10:

A．empty B．free C．busy D．crowded

小题11:

A．even B．usually C．never D．often

小题12:

A．helpful B．wonderful C．hopeful D．useful