We talk every day. When we have good news, we like to share it with our good friends and when something terrible happens, we tell it to others soon. But can you imagine that a tree can talk and share news too ? Of course, no tree moves lips and says words just as people do. Strange as it may sound, though, some trees do manage to communicate with each other.
Willow (柳树) trees are the best-known of these trees. When insects begin nibbling (叮咬) a willow tree, the tree sends out a special smell at once. This smell tells the other willows that harmful insects are coming near. All of them quickly make a chemical (化学物质) in their leaves. This chemical is bad to the insects. The insects do not like it and they fly away soon. In this way, the willow trees protect themselves from the insects.
The next time when you take a walk in the woods, maybe the trees are “talking” to each other quietly. And when someone says that trees cannot “talk”, please tell them that even trees give messages to each other, too.
【小题1】Willow trees send messages with_____________.

A．words

B．movements

C．smells

D．sounds

【小题2】The underlined word “lips” in the first paragraph means _____________.

A．树干

B．嘴唇

C．枝条

D．手势

【小题3】The passage tells us that some of the trees can _____________.

A．speak just as people do	B．tell stories to others
C．communicate with each other	D．kill insects in the woods

【小题4】According to the passage, the right order of the following is _____________.
a.  The willow tree gives out a smell.
b.  The willow trees make a chemical in their leaves.
c.  Insects fly away because of the chemical.
d.  Insects begin nibbling a willow tree.

A． d---a---b---c	B． d---b---a---c
C． a---b---c---d	D． d---c---b---a

As post 90s students，we have so many   1  . We are usually kind and helpful. When someone is in trouble，we always give him or her a   2  . We are   3  . Most of us can work hard in class and play   4  after class. In addition，we are obviously imaginative. We always try something   5  and do everything differently. On the  6  hand，we   7  have some disadvantages. To   8   you the truth，some of us are   9  impolite. Sometimes we can't express our opinions in a correct   10  . What's more，we are so   11  that we often make some mistakes in our   12  and lives.
Overall，as post 90s students who will enter a high middle school，I think you need to be   13  to the high school life as   14  as you can. You should work hard every day and take an active part in   15  kinds of activities to improve your abilities. Boys and girls，the future is up to us to create.

【小题1】

A．interests B．hobbies C．advantages D．disadvantages

【小题2】

A．look B．hand C．leg D．money

【小题3】

A．friendly B．interesting C．brave D．energetic

【小题4】

A．happily B．happy C．quickly D．quick

【小题5】

A．old B．new C．useful D．difficult

【小题6】

A．one B．same C．any D．other

【小题7】

A．also B．too C．either D．as well

【小题8】

A．say B．tell C．speak D．talk

【小题9】

A．a lot B．lot C．a little D．little

【小题10】

A．road B．way C．street D．avenue

【小题11】

A．care B．careful C．careless D．cares

【小题12】

A．life B．school C．family D．studies

【小题13】

A．used B．use C．uses D．using

【小题14】

A．quick B．quickly C．quietly D．fast

【小题15】

A．some B．any C．all D．many

We talk every day. When we have good news, we like to share it with our good friends and when something terrible happens, we make it known to others soon. But can you imagine that a tree can talk and share hews too? Of course, no tree moves lips and says words just as people do. Strange as it may sound, though, some trees do manage to communicate with each other.

Willow(柳树) trees are the best-known of these trees. When insects(昆虫) begin nibbling(叮咬) a willow tree, the tree sends out a special smell at once. This smell tells the other willows that harmful insects are coming near. All of them quickly make a chemical(化学物质) in their leaves. This chemical is bad to the insects. The insects do not like it and they fly away soon. In this way, the willow trees protect themselves from the insects.

The next time when you take a walk in the woods, maybe the trees are “talking” to each other quietly. And when someone says that trees cannot “talk”, please tell them that even trees give messages to each other, too.

1.Willow trees send messages with _________.

A. words           B. movements          C. smells         D. sounds

2.the underlined word “lips” in the first paragraph means ________.

A. 树干           B. 嘴唇               C. 枝条          D. 手势

3. The passage tells us that some of the trees can ________.

A. speak just as people do           B. tell stories to others

C. communicate with each other      D. kill insects in the woods

4.According to the passage, the right order of the following is ________.

a. The willow tree gives out a smell.

b. The willow trees make a chemical in their leaves.

c. Insects fly a way because of the chemical.

d. Insects begin nibbling a willow tree.

A. d-a-b-c       B. d-b-a-c          C. a-b-c-d         D. d-c-b-a

 

Is there someone you hate? Well, maybe you don’t really hate them. But
you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness(痛苦)
Bitterness appears when we can’t forgive(原谅) someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But Instead of controlling the anger, we keep it deep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we’re hurting that person by criticizing him or her often, but we’re really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness can not only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an anger person for very long.
If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.
Accept it
Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.
Stop making excuses for it
You may feel you have a right to be anger. You may think you’re right  and the other person is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life.
Forgive and forget it
You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Forget it and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.
阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案
【小题1】According to the passage, we might get angry when someone ______.

A．holds us back	B．forgets us
C．doesn’t like us	D．does hurt us

【小题2】 bitterness comes from_______.

A．our health problems like heart disease

B．the anger that lives deep inside our mind

C．the person who says something that hurts us

D．our relation with friends and family members

【小题3】The underlined word “deny” in the passage means “_____’’.

A．误解

B．否认

C．疏远

D．减轻

【小题4】The best way to deal with the bitterness is to ______.

A．make the person who hurts us look bad

B．hate the person who hurts us very often

C．accept that you are hurting the other person

D．forgive the person who hurts us and forget it

【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?

A．We should enjoy someone who hurts us.

B．We should pay more attention to our friends.

C．The peace of mind is more important than the hurt itself.

D．It’s better to let bitterness go along with the other person.

American people like to say ‘Thank you ’or say something kind when others help them．People of many countries do so，too．It is a very good habit．
You should say‘Thank you’when someone passes you the salt on the table，when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you and when someone says you always do your work well or you have a nice thing or your city is very beautiful．‘Thank you’is used not only between friends，but also between parents and children，brothers and sisters．
‘Excuse me’is another short sentence they use．When you hear someone says‘Excuse me’behind you，you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you．It’s not polite to break(打断)others when they are talking．If you want to speak to one of them。say‘Excuse me’first，and then begin talking．You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others．
Let’s learn to say‘Thank you’and‘Excuse me’．
【小题1】You should say‘Thank you’when_______．

A．you say something kind to others

B．you help others

C．someone helps you

D．you need others to help you

【小题2】From the passage we know‘Thank you’is_______．

A．used in the world

B．used more often than ‘Excuse me’

C．used only by Americans

D．used only between friends

【小题3】You should say‘Excuse me’if you want to________．

A．cough	B．make some noise
C．go first	D．A，B and C

【小题4】When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way，you should say‘_______’．

A．Thank you	B．That’s very kind of you
C．Excuse me	D．I'm sorry

【小题5】This passage mainly tells us the way_________．

A．to be happy	B．to be polite
C．to help others	D．to learn from Americans