When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is going to hear a singer. It is something far less happy, as you are called in by your leader to explain why you did this and did that or why you did not do this or that.

   At some time or another, every one of us has to “face the music”, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry words “I want to talk to you.” And only because we did not listen to him. What a bad thing it was!

   In the middle or at the end of every term, we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will decide whether we will face the music or not. If you got a “D” in the exam, that means parents’ cold faces and the contempt(轻视) of the classmates.

   “To face the music” is well-known to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really means that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you have no choice.

1.“To face the music” means “to         ”.

A. do something that we don’t like to

B. go to the theatre

C. go to the music show

D. do something we want to

2.After the exam, we’ll have to “face the music”. That’s why          .

A. we like to take the exam

B. we are afraid of taking the exam

C. the exam is very important

D. we are afraid of passing the exam

3.Which of the following is wrong?

A. “To face the music” is well-known in the US.

B. “To face the music” has a history of more than 100 years.

C. The young Americans know the meaning of “to face the music”.

D. Only the old in the US know the meaning of “to face the music”

 

Many people hurt their backs when they try to lift heavy things from the floor. It is easy to hurt your back muscle(肌肉) when you try to pick up a heavy thing. However, there is a correct way to lift things from the floor. If you pick up heavy things correctly, you probably will not hurt your back.

To lift something from the floor correctly, first bend (弯曲) your knees and lower yourself. Keep your back straight. Do not bent over, from your waist (腰) keep your back and hips (臀部) and waist in a line. If you bent over, the muscles in your lower back can became hurt very easily. If you keep your back and hips straight, the muscles are stronger, because they hold up together. The other muscles can then help the lower back muscles.

As you lower yourself, try to get as close to thing as you can, put one knee on each side of the thing. Remember at all times to keep your back straight. Put your hand under the thing that is in front of you, between y our knees.

To lift the thing, you should stand up slowly. Use your leg muscles in order to stand up. In other words, lift with your legs, not with your back.

1.Which part of your body is more easily to be hurt when you lift heavy things?

A．The leg muscles.                        B．The back muscles

C．The hips                              D．The knees

2.Many people hurt their backs when they lift something because _______.

A．they are not strong

B．the things are very heavy

C．the way to lift the things is not correct

D．they are very heavy

3.The muscles are stronger if you _______.

A．keep your back, hips and waist in a line

B．bend over from your waist

C．lower yourself

D．get down on your knees

4.To lift heavy things, the most important of all is to _________.

A．stand up slowly

B．keep your back straight

C．bend your knees

D．put one knee on each side

5.What does “In other words” mean? ________

A．总而言之         B．换句话说          C．在其它话中        D．在其它单词中

 

A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, and nobody liked her. So she was always unhappy and didn’t like to talk to others. However, one day, her mother gave her a beautiful hair clip(发夹). When she wore it, she looked much more beautiful than before. She decided to wear it to school.

       On her way to school she found that everyone who saw her smiled at her. Most of her schoolmates said “Hello” to her, but this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful hair clip had brought her them all. She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. Although she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they all wanted to know what had happened to her.

       When she went back home after school, her mother asked her: “Did you know you dropped your hair clip? I found it by the door this morning.”

       She understood that she hadn’t worn the hair clip to school at all.

1.Which of the following sentence is true?

A. The girl is not as beautiful as other girls.

B.Nobody liked the girl.

C.The girl’s classmates thought she was more beautiful than before with the hair clip.

D. The girl wanted to be more beautiful, so she decided to wear the hair clip.

2.Why was the girl so happy?

A. She found that everyone who saw her smiled at her.

B. She heard most of her schoolmates said “Hello” to her.

C. She thought what she experienced today never happened before.

D. Both A, B, and C

3. From this passage we know that ____________________

A. the girl was really ugly without the hair clip     B. the girl was as beautiful as her classmates.

C. the girl was not self-confident enough at first.    D. the girl was happy all the time.

4.Her classmates wanted to know what had happened to the girl because__________________

A. she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip.

B. she was always unhappy but that day she was so happy.

C. she looked more beautiful wearing the hair clip.

D. she wanted to talk to others.

5.We can learn from this passage that_______________________

A. A friend is easier lost than found.     B. Make your enemy your friend.

C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.     D. The most important is how we think about ourselves.

 

A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, and nobody liked her. So she was always unhappy and didn’t like to talk to others. However, one day, her mother gave her a beautiful hair clip(发夹). When she wore it, she looked much more beautiful than before. She decided to wear it to school.
On her way to school she found that everyone who saw her smiled at her. Most of her schoolmates said “Hello” to her, but this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful hair clip had brought her them all. She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. Although she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they all wanted to know what had happened to her.
When she went back home after school, her mother asked her: “Did you know you dropped your hair clip? I found it by the door this morning.”
She understood that she hadn’t worn the hair clip to school at all.
【小题1】Which of the following sentence is true?

A．The girl is not as beautiful as other girls.

B．Nobody liked the girl.

C．The girl’s classmates thought she was more beautiful than before with the hair clip.

D．The girl wanted to be more beautiful, so she decided to wear the hair clip.

【小题2】Why was the girl so happy?

A．She found that everyone who saw her smiled at her.

B．She heard most of her schoolmates said “Hello” to her.

C．She thought what she experienced today never happened before.

D．Both A, B, and C

【小题3】 From this passage we know that ____________________

A．the girl was really ugly without the hair clip	B．the girl was as beautiful as her classmates.
C．the girl was not self-confident enough at first.	D．the girl was happy all the time.

【小题4】Her classmates wanted to know what had happened to the girl because__________________

A．she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip.

B．she was always unhappy but that day she was so happy.

C．she looked more beautiful wearing the hair clip.

D．she wanted to talk to others.

【小题5】We can learn from this passage that_______________________

A．A friend is easier lost than found.	B．Make your enemy your friend.
C．A friend in need is a friend indeed.	D．The most important is how we think about ourselves.

I’m Tony．I have three shirts．The colours of them are different．I wear the white shirt now．I like this shirt．It looks nice．I don’t like the blue shirt．It is too big for me．Pink is my favourite colour，but I don’t like my pink shirt．It is too old．

I have two pairs of pants．They are both blue．I don’t like them．They are too short for me，and I don’t like the coulour．I want to have black pants．Black pants can go well with（与……相配）my white shirt．

I have a pair of new shoes．My father gives them to me as my birthday presents．They are black．I like wearing them．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．Tony has three ________．

A．pairs of pants          B．pairs of shoes          C．hats                        D．shirts

2．Tony doesn’t like the pink shirt because ________．

A．it is too old                                                 B．it is too big

C．the colour is not good                                 D．it is too small

3．Tony wants to have ________．

A．a pair of blue pants                                     B．a pair of black pants

C．white shirts                                                D．a blue shirt

4．Tony’s new shoes are ________．

A．brown                    B．old                         C．from his father        D．too big

5．Tony wears a ________ shirt and a pair of ________ shoes now．

A．white；black           B．pink；blue              C．white；blue            D．blue；black