Jealousy（妒忌）is a very common problem in daily life．It’s everywhere．For example, if someone does better than you, you will get annoyed because you want to be No．1．We may become jealous of a best friend’s top marks in an exam, or of the girl in art class who is praised by the teacher all the time．We get annoyed because these good things are happening to someone else but not to us．

It’s bad to feel jealous．We should be pleased with the things that we have． But we still wish we had the money of this person and the talent of that person．Instead of sharing their happiness, we just feel jealous and unhappy with ourselves．And, too often, these feelings are expressed by speaking ill of the people we envy．

However, envy is also a kind of compliment（敬意）to others．We see that other people have styles and talents different from our own．By comparing ourselves with others, we can know the lack（缺乏）．And we can turn this comparison, the envy of others, into a kind of power．

Therefore, being a bit jealous of others lets us know what we are like and what we want to be like．It can push us to become what we really want to be．

1．According to the first paragraph, why do you get annoyed?

A． Because the teacher dislikes others．

B． Because others do something better than you．

C． Because you are an annoying person．

D． Because you want to be No． 1 in the exam and you do．

2．If we feel jealous, it shows that          ． 

A． we aren’t pleased with the things we have

B． we wish we had little money

C． we get good remarks in our exams

D． we can share our problems with others

3．The Chinese meaning of the underlined part “speaking ill of” is “          ”．

A． 赞美．             B．说……的坏话          C．憎恨                     D． 说……病了

4．What should be the right attitude towards jealousy?           ． 

A． It’s a good thing．

B． It’s just a bad thing．

C． It’s a kind of compliment to others．

D． It makes us know what we are like and what we want to be like．

Jealousy（妒忌）is a very common problem in daily life．It’s everywhere．For example，if someone does better than you，you will get annoyed because you want to be No.1．We may become jealous of a best friend's top marks in an exam，or of the girl in art class who is praised by the teacher all the time．We get annoyed because these good things are happening to someone else but not to us．

It's bad to feel jealous．We should be pleased with the things we have．But we still wish we had the money of this person and the talent of that person．Instead of sharing their happiness，we just feel jealous and unhappy with ourselves．And，too often，these feelings are expressed by speaking ill of the people we envy．

However，envy is also a kind of compliment to others．We see that other people's styles and talents are not the same as our own．By comparing ourselves with others，we can know what we lack（缺乏）．And we can turn this comparison，the envy of others，into a kind of power．

Therefore，being a bit jealous of others lets us know what we are like and what we want to be like．It can push us to become what we really want to be．

1．According to the first paragraph，why do you get annoyed?

A．Because you are an annoying person．

B．Because others do something better than you．

C．Because the teacher doesn't like others．

2．From the passage we can know if you have good marks in the exam，a jealous person may _________．

A．make friends with you                               B．speak well of you．

C．speak ill of you

3．If we feel jealous，it shows that _________．

A．we aren't pleased with the things we have

B．we wish we had little money

C．we get good marks in our exams

4．The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “envy” probably is “_________”．

A．赞美                   B．妒忌                    C．崇拜

5．What should be the right attitude towards jealousy?

A．It's just a bad thing．                              B．It's a good thing．

C．It makes us know what we are like and what we want to be like．

    If you don’t use your arms or legs for some time，they become weak．When you start using them again，they will slowly become strong again．Everybody knows that．But many people do not know that the use of our memory works in the same way.

    When someone says that he has a good memory，he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it．But when someone says that his memory is poor，it is because he does not give it enough chance(机会)to become good．

   If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak，we know that it is his own fault(过错)．But if he tells us that he has a poor memory，many of us think that his parents are to be blamed，and only few of them know that it is his own fault．

   Some people who can’t read or write sometimes have better memories．Because they can’t read or write，they always have to make their memories work，This is to remember the days，names，songs，and stories in their mind．

   So if you want to have a good memory．please practice it．

1．According to the passage，the main reason for one’s poor memory is that                 

                              .

2．If you don’t use your arms or legs for some time，                           .

3．Your memory，like your al-ms and legs，becomes weak if                        .

4．Some people who can’t read or write sometimes have better memories because          

                                       .

5．So if you want to have a good memory，please practice it．(翻译成中文)

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