One day the employees of a large company in St Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: “Yesterday the person who had been in your way to success passed away. We invite you to join the funeral （葬礼） in the gym.”

At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues （同事） had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be.

The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered: “Who is this person that was in my way? Well, at least he's no longer here!”

One by one the employees got closer to the coffin （棺材）. When they looked inside it they were speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul （灵魂）.

There was a mirror inside the coffin: Everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who can stop yourself from succeeding: it is YOU.”

You are the only person who can change your life. You are the only person who can influence（影响）your happiness and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.

Your life does not change when your family changes, when your friends change, when your boss changes, or when your company changes.

Your life changes when YOU change, when you realize that you are the only one responsible （负责的） for your life.

1. When the employees first heard the news, they were _____.

A．curious                   B．sad             C．surprised             D．excited

2. The employees went to the gym to _____.

A．play some sports                                         B．watch a ball game     

C．visit a dead person                               D．see a movie

3. The employees saw _____ in the coffin.

A．a dead man           B．a mirror          C．a picture             D．nothing

4. The company did this to _____.

A．play a joke on the employee                    B．show how to achieve success

C．explain the meaning of life                      D．show how to change the world

5. The story mainly tells us _____.

A．it's important to change oneself before one can succeed

B．it's everyone's duty to make a difference

C．it takes a long time to realize the importance of change

D．it's not easy to change the world around you

句型转换 (本大题共5分，每格0.5分)
1. There is only one radio in the box. (对画线部分提问)
How     1        2        3    there in the box?
2. You can’t feed the birds in the park. （改为祈使句）
    4        5    birds in the park.
3. Lily has some toys in her locker. (改为否定句)
Lily     6        7     ___8___toys in her locker.
4. This is Andy and Millie’s ball. (对画线部分提问)
    9    ball is this?
5. There are not any goldfish in the fish tank. （同义句）
There are     10    goldfish in the fish tank.

用动词的正确形式填空，词数不限。

1.I’d like       (go) to the cinema because there is a new 3D film.

2.—      (be) there two pens in your pencil case?

         —No, there is only one pencil in it.

3.Kate’s mother      (teach) English in No. 3 Middle school in Nanjing.

4.My classmates       (not watch) TV every day. They only watch it once a week.

5.—Thank you for       (show) me around your school. —It’s my pleasure.

 

Have you ever heard someone use the phrase” once in a blue moon”? People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often. For example, someone might say that he tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eat chocolate” once in a blue moon”. Or someone who does not usually like to go to the beach might say “I visit the shore once in a blue moon.”While many people use this phrase, not everyone knows the meaning behind it.
The first thing to know is that the moon itself is never really blue. This is just an expression. In fact, the phrase” blue moon” has to do with the shape of the moon, not the color.
As the moon travels around the earth, it appears to change shape. We associate certain names with certain shapes of the moon. For example, when we can see a small part of the moon it is called a crescent moon. A crescent is a shape that looks like the tip of a fingernail when we cannot see the moon at all; it is called a new moon.
When we can see the whole moon is called a full moon. Usually, there is only one full moon every month. Sometimes, however there will be two full moons in one month. When this happens, the second full moon is called a blue moon”.
Over the next 20 years, there will only be 15 blue moons. As you can see, a blue moon is a very rare (稀有的)event. This fact has led people to use the expression” once in a blue moon” to describe other very rare events in their lives.
【小题1】Which of the following would be a good example of using the phrase” once in a blue moon”.

A．Simon often tells jokes. Simon tells jokes once in a blue moon.

B．Tom rarely remembers to do exercise. Tom does exercise once in a blue moon.

C．Mary likes to go shopping every weekend. Mary goes shopping once in a blue moon.

D．Cindy hates to stay up, but she stays up every day. Cindy stays up once in a blue moon.

【小题2】When does a blue moon happen in nature?

A．When the moon has a blue moon.

B．When we cannot see the moon at all.

C．When there are two full moons in one month.

D．When we can only see a small part of the color.

【小题3】How often will a blue moon happen over the next twenty years?

A．Once a year.	B．Less than once a year.
C．More than once a year.	D．At least twice a year.

【小题4】What does the underlined part “This fact” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．A blue moon is a very rare event.

B．The moon appears to change shape.

C．The moon itself is never really bluee.

D．A blue moon has to do with the shape of the moon.

The London Olympic Games are coming soon. This summer, Chinese sports fans will be able to watch the exciting games in 3-D on CCTV.

When you watch 3-D movies or TV, you have to wear a special pair of glasses. The 3-D glasses make the people and the things on the screen look like they are in the room with you.

3-D, means having three *dimensions: *width, height and *depth. 3-D technology is based on the way the human brain and eye work. Because the *pupils of a person’s eyes are about 6.5cm apart, when we look at something, each eye sees it from different *angle. Our eyes send the two pictures to our brain, and the brain puts them together. The small difference between the picture from the right eye and the picture from the left eye make us see depth.

While watching 2-D films, we don’t have to wear the special glasses. We see the pictures in two dimensions, each eye get the same information. This is because there is only one way of watching it.

So the aim of 3-D technology is to get a different picture into each eye of the person. It uses two film *projectors. One *projects a left eye picture and the other projects a right eye picture. When we are in the cinema, we can see different pictures in each eye at the same time with the help of the 3-D glasses.

While watching 3-D films, we feel that we are actually in the same environment as the things we are watching. However, some people are against watching 3-D films. One of the reasons is the 3-D glasses makes the screen of the film or TV look darker. It is bad for eyes. What’s more, people with eye problems may get headaches if they spend too much time watching 3-D movies, because their brains need to work harder to “read” the pictures.  

1.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us __________.

A．how we see things in 3-D                  B．how we watch the Olympic Games

C．how 3-D films are made                   D．where we watch 3-D films or TV

2.When we watch a 2-D film, each of our eyes get ________ information.

A．no               B．different          C．dark             D．the same

3.Which is the following is right according to the passage?

A．We don’t have to wear 3-D glasses if we watch games in 3-D on TV.

B．The 3-D technology is based on the way the human ear and eye work.

C．All the people can have fun watching 3-D movies or TV for a long time.

D．3-D glasses make us see different pictures in each eye at the same time.

4.Why are some people against watching 3-D films? Because ____________.

A．they make them more excited or sadder

B．3-D glasses make the screen look darker

C．3-D films make all people get headaches

D．they dislike watching the Olympic Games