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During my elementary school years, I used to compare my mom with my best friend Tiffany’s mom.
Tiffany’s mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and favorite food. Her mom allowed her to do anything she liked. I really admired Tiffany. My mom didn’t give me much pocket money and she always told me that I should behave myself. I was annoyed with her.
Whenever I didn’t get what I wanted, I would complain to my mom, Tiffany’s mom would give her that! I wish she were my mom. Every time, my mom would calmly say “Poor Tiffany”. I couldn’t understand her. “She shouldn’t be feeling sorry for Tiffany!” I thought. “She should be feeling sorry for me.”
One day, I couldn’t help saying to Mom, “Poor Tiffany? Lucky Tiffany! She gets everything she wants! Why do you feel sorry for her?” I burst out crying.
My mom sat down next to me and said softly. “Yes, I do feel sorry for her. I have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught.”
I looked up at her. “What are you talking about?”
Mom said with care, “One day she will really want something. Maybe she’ll find out that she can’t have it. Her mother won’t always be around to give her money, and what’s more, money can’t buy everything.”
It took some time, but I eventually understood my mom’s words. Now I am a happy and successful woman.
1.During the author’s elementary school years, she __________.
A. wished that her mom were as good as Tiffany’s
B. went to school with Tiffany every day
C. usually compared her lesson with Tiffany’s
D. sometimes gave lots of money to Tiffany
2.Why did the author’s mom always say “Poor Tiffany”?
A. She felt sorry for Tiffany because Tiffany was poor.
B. She wanted to tell a lie to comfort the author.
C. She thought that Tiffany was spoiled by her mother.
D. She told the author this and wanted her to help Tiffany.
3.What do we learn about the author’s mother?
A. She was strict and taught the author to be independent.
B. She cared for other people’s children more than her own.
C. She thought that life lessons were as important as money.
D. She was so poor that she couldn’t give the author much money.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The author was quite annoyed with her mother in the past.
B. The author’s mother felt sorry for Tiffany.
C. Tiffany’s mother took the author’s mother’s advice.
D. The author is thankful to her mother now.
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During the rosy years of elementary school(小学), I enjoyed sharing my dolls and jokes, which allowed me to keep my high social status. I was the queen of the playground. Then came my tweens and teens, and mean girls and cool kids. They rose in the ranks not by being friendly but by smoking cigarettes, breaking rules and playing jokes on others, among whom I soon found myself.
Popularity is a well-explored subject in social psychology. Mitch Prinstein, a professor of clinical psychology sorts the popular into two categories: the likable and the status seekers. The likables’ plays-well-with-others qualities strengthen schoolyard friendships, jump-start interpersonal skills and, when tapped early, are employed ever after in life and work. Then there’s the kind of popularity that appears in adolescence: status born of power and even dishonorable behavior.
Enviable as the cool kids may have seemed, Dr. Prinstein’s studies show unpleasant consequences. Those who were highest in status in high school, as well as those least liked in elementary school, are “most likely to engage(从事) in dangerous and risky behavior.”
In one study, Dr. Prinstein examined the two types of popularity in 235 adolescents, scoring the least liked, the most liked and the highest in status based on student surveys(调查研究). “We found that the least well-liked teens had become more aggressive over time toward their classmates. But so had those who were high in status. It clearly showed that while likability can lead to healthy adjustment, high status has just the opposite effect on us.”
Dr. Prinstein has also found that the qualities that made the neighbors want you on a play date—sharing, kindness, openness—carry over to later years and make you better able to relate and connect with others.
In analyzing his and other research, Dr. Prinstein came to another conclusion: Not only is likability related to positive life outcomes, but it is also responsible for those outcomes, too. “Being liked creates opportunities for learning and for new kinds of life experiences that help somebody gain an advantage, ” he said.
1.What sort of girl was the author in her early years of elementary school?
A.Unkind. B.Lonely. C.Generous. D.Cool.
2.What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A.The classification of the popular.
B.The characteristics of adolescents.
C.The importance of interpersonal skills.
D.The causes of dishonorable behavior.
3.What did Dr. Prinstein’s study find about the most liked kids?
A.They appeared to be aggressive.
B.They tended to be more adaptable.
C.They enjoyed the highest status.
D.They performed well academically.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Be Nice—You Won’t Finish Last
B.The Higher the Status, the Beer
C.Be the Best—You Can Make It
D.More Self-Control, Less Aggressiveness
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During my high school years, the most important thing was what I was wearing to the Friday night dance and who I was taking. Although college was talked about, it was the least of my worries.
When I was graduating eighth grade and starting high school, my older brother was graduating twelfth grade and going onto college. For my graduation, he gave me a card in which he wrote, “Enjoy your four years…, they go by fast.” I remember not believe him then, but looking back…, he was right. Those four years shaped who I was as a person, pushed me to my limit and encouraged me to become an adult.
However, I was so completely absorbed in my junior and senior years of high school, that when someone spoke of college I brushed it off. I wasn't ready to leave my comfort zone of having all of my closest friends together and knowing what every single day was going to be like . Studying was something I did only AFTER I nailed my half-time dance performance. I knew my parents wanted me to go to college, so I told them I would go to commuity college (社区学院)and I didn’t worry about my SAT（美国大学入学考试）scores.
When my senior year passed and everyone graduated and went off to their own college ,I started to wish I had done the same. My friends were living away, meeting new people, discovering new places, and I was living at home and driving to and from class every day. It seemed exactly like high school. I hated it! I thought college was supposed to be different! Why didn’t I take more time to research colleges and do the same? I ended up loving college and wishing I had four years to enjoy the campus(大学校园)atmosphere instead of two.
My advice to anyone thinking about attending college is to think about it very seriously and look into all of your choices well ahead of time. Now I have graduate and I am working full time and I would do anything to go back to my high school days for a second chance!
1.Why didn’t the author worry about his SAT scores?
A．He wanted to go to community college.
B．He had a gift for dance.
C．He was well prepared for the exam.
D．He believed his brother would help him.
2.When in high school, the author________.
A．drove to and from class every day
B．buried himself in his study all the time
C．enjoyed talking about future college life
D．lived in the school except on holidays
3.What did the author’s brother mean by “Enjoy your four years…, they go by fast.”?
A．He wished the author to have more dance.
B．He advised the author to value the years.
C．He encouraged the author to leave his comfort zone.
D．He suggested the author aim at a community college.
4.Talking of his high school years, the author feels________.
A．regretful B．lonely C．angry D．pleased
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My name is Peter, and I use a wheelchair to get around. This year I ____ to be in the School Walkathon.
At the Walkathon last year, I helped hand out drinks to the walkers. The teachers and parents said they couldn’t have ____ without me.
“Are you going to give out drinks ____ this year?” my friend Michael asked.
“I ____ so,” I said. “But I ____ wish I could do laps (跑道的圈) with you.”
Michael told Mrs Hunt that I wanted to ____ the Walkathon. Mrs Hunt looked at me. “It’s not a good course for a wheelchair,” she said. “The hilly part would be too ____.”
“But I could push Peter over the hard bits,” said Michael.
“I’ll ____ it,” said Mrs Hunt.
That afternoon, Mrs Hunt called a class meeting. Michale told everyone about his ____.
“We could all take turns. That way no one would get too ____,” said Olivia. Then everyone said they would take a turn.
When the Walkathon began, I turned my wheels round and round as ____ as I could. When we came to the hilly bit, Michael ____ to push me up it. Olivia was waiting halfway up. “My ____ now,” she said. With all the help my ____ were giving me, I ____ the first lap and did a second lap — and another. I was tired in the ____.
“It’s time to announce the winner of the mystery prize. It goes to ... Peter!” Mrs Hunt said.
I looked at all the things I had ____, and felt extremely ____. But then I remembered that the whole ____ had helped me.
“I want everyone to ____ the prize,” I said. “Let’s keep all the things in our classroom. Then we can all have some fun!”
And that’s what we did.
1.A. need B. agree C. want D. offer
2.A. remembered B. waited C. helped D. managed
3.A. soon B. again C. once D. first
4.A. suppose B. hope C. do D. say
5.A. never B. really C. partly D. still
6.A. lead B. organize C. give up D. join in
7.A. difficult B. serious C. important D. different
8.A. take control of B. have pity on C. think about D. look after
9.A. fear B. idea C. success D. story
10.A. sad B. dirty C. slow D. tired
11.A. fast B. long C. far D. often
12.A. forgot B. avoided C. started D. hated
13.A. break B. decision C. turn D. plan
14.A. teachers B. friends C. parents D. neighbors
15.A. finished B. caught C. prevented D. wasted
16.A. day B. way C. past D. end
17.A. owned B. expected C. won D. discovered
18.A. nervous B. happy C. bored D. young
19.A. class B. family C. school D. world
20.A. share B. receive C. value D. show
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Some years ago,writing in my diary used to be1.usual activity. I would return from school and spend half an hour 2.(record)the day’s events, feelings, and 3.(impress)in my little blue diary. I did not really need 4.(express) my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from 5.(see) my experiences forever recorded on paper, After all, isn’t accumulating(积累）memories a way of preserving the past?
6. I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey7. foot in a great valley,8.(equip) with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt 9.(pride) to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I 10.(walk)out of my tent, diary in hand.
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My name is Peter，and I use a wheelchair to get around. This year I ______ to be in the School Walkathon.
At the Walkathon last year，I helped hand out drinks to the walkers.The teachers and parents said they couldn’t have ______ without me.
“Are you going to give out drinks ______ this year?” my friend Michael asked.
“I ______ so，” I said.“But I ______ wish I could do laps(跑道的圈) with you.”
Michael told Mrs Hunt that I wanted to ______ the Walkathon. Mrs Hunt looked at me.“It’s not a good course for a wheelchair，” she said.“The hilly part would be too ______.”
“But I could push Peter over the hard bits.” said Michael.
“I’ll ______ it.” said Mrs Hunt.
That afternoon，Mrs Hunt called a class meeting. Michael told everyone about his ______.
“We could all take turns.That way no one would get too ______,”said Olivia. Then everyone said they would take a turn.
When the Walkathon began，I turned my wheels round and round as ______ as I could.When we came to the hilly bit，Michael ______ to push me up it. Olivia was waiting halfway up.“My ______ now,” she said.With all the help my ______ were giving me，I ______ the first lap and did a second lap—and another. I was tired in the ______.
“It’s time to announce the winner of the mystery prize. It goes to ...Peter！” Mrs Hunt said.
I looked at all the things I had ______，and felt extremely ______. But then I remembered that the whole ______ had helped me.
“I want everyone to ______ the prize，” I said.“Let’s keep all the things in our classroom.Then we can all have some fun！”
And that’s what we did.
1.A. need B. agree C. want D. offer
2.A. remembered it B. waited it C. helped it D. made it
3.A. soon B. again C. once D. first
4.A. think B. hope C. do D. say
5.A. never B. really C. partly D. still
6.A. lead B. organize C. give up D. join in
7.A. difficult B. serious C. important D. different
8.A. take control of B. have pity on C. think about D. look after
9.A. fear B. idea C. success D. story
10.A. sad B. dirty C. slow D. tired
11.A. fast B. long C. far D. often
12.A. forgot B. avoided C. started D. hated
13.A. break B. decision C. turn D. plan
14.A. teachers B. friends C. parents D. neighbors
15.A. finished B. caught C. prevented D. wasted
16.A. day B. way C. past D. end
17.A. owned B. expected C. won D. discovered
18.A. nervous B. happy C. bored D. young
19.A. class B. family C. school D. world
20.A. share B. receive C. value D. show
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Sophie is blind and went to my elementary school. She changed the way I think about people. She showed me that you shouldn’t _______ them without getting to know them. The minute she said _______ to me, I knew that we would become great friends.
We met on the bus. She sat next to me. She could not _______, she had trouble talking sometimes and she couldn’t _______ well. I was nervous, so I _______ how to talk to her. When she turned to _______ me and said hi to me, I knew right then we would become good friends. She _______ my name and my appearance. I made a stuttering (结巴) reply at first. After a while, I _______ found the words and started to describe _______ the best I could so she could __________ me.
She told me what her family was like and her __________. She liked singing and playing the piano. She read Braille. She began __________ at age eight and won many Braille prizes. It took me a while to __________ the fact that Sophie would sit next to me for the year. It’s __________ to remember that on the bus we __________ together, talked about school and homework, and even played games.
I was __________ when I first saw her. I judged her too ____________. Now I have entirely changed my __________. She can do anything I can do __________ she is blind. We will always be __________, since she said hi to me on the bus.
1.A.dislike B.judge C.doubt D.attack
2.A.hello B.sorry C.thanks D.congratulations
3.A.run B.stand C.see D.hear
4.A.read B.sleep C.remember D.express
5.A.wondered B.understood C.determined D.learned
6.A.beg B.face C.persuade D.ignore
7.A.knew B.mentioned C.asked D.forgot
8.A.finally B.actually C.regularly D.frequently
9.A.myself B.himself C.ourselves D.themselves
10.A.recognize B.picture C.admit D.introduce
11.A.opinion B.request C.hobbies D.sufferings
12.A.recovering B.escaping C.traveling D.competing
13.A.get used to B.think highly of C.stand for D.set down
14.A.hopeful B.amazing C.upsetting D.peaceful
15.A.worked B.ate C.walked D.sat
16.A.frightened B.grateful C.nervous D.calm
17.A.wrongly B.quickly C.perfectly D.fairly
18.A.attitude B.taste C.mind D.identity
19.A.now that B.so that C.as if D.even though
20.A.neighbors B.volunteers C.friends D.roommates
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One Sunday, my son asked me if he could ride up to his elementary school on his bike and meet his friend. He wanted both of them to ride back to our house so they could play video games and jump on the trampoline (蹦床). I have to admit, part of me wanted to say no. We could go to pick him up or his parents could bring him over here. I thought. But my son is eleven years old now. And after all, I do let him ride his bike to school. But I also drive my daughter to school and I can see him on the way, making sure he is getting there safely.
My husband thinks I am overprotective. I don’t dare to let my children walk anywhere without one of us going along. As you go out of our neighborhood, there is a shopping center across the street. My son always asks if he can ride his bike or walk over to the drugstore by himself. But crossing that street is just too dangerous. The cars fly around the comer like they’re driving in a car race. What if he gets hurt? What if some teenager bullies are hanging out in the parking lot? I want so much to give my children the freedom that I enjoyed having when I was growing up but I hesitate to do so, because there are dangers around every comer. Too many kidnap, too many robberies and so on.
I honestly don’t think my mom worried about such things when her children were young. Growing lip in the 1970s was indeed very different. I never wore a helmet (头盔) when I rode a bike. We were all over the neighborhood, on our bikes and on foot, coming home for dinner and then-back out again until dark. We rode in the back of the truck and didn’t wear seat belts. I walked to and from school every day.
1.What did the author feel unwilling to let her son do?
A. Ride his bike to meet his friend
B. Play video games.
C. Bring his friend home.
D. Jump on the trampoline.
2.What does the author mean when she says “But my son is eleven years old now.”?
A. He is a bit too young to go out alone.
B. He is old enough to be given some freedom now.
C. He has reached the legal age for riding a bike.
D. He can’t protect himself from road hazards. (危险的事)
3.Which of the following is NOT considered by the author as a potential threat to kids?
A. The drugstore. B. Teenager bullies.
C. Kidnaps. D. Cars racing by.
4.How is the text mainly developed?
A. By making comparisons B. By listing examples
C. By following time order D. By analyzing causes
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When I was six years old, my mom told me that I could find anyone's number in the phone book. I used to look through the phone book for hours trying to find Michael Jordan's phone number. When I couldn't find it, I just dialed seven numbers. When someone answered, I'd ask, "Is that Michael Jordan?" Obviously, I always had the wrong number.
A year later I started playing basketball at my local recreation center. It was very big. I never thought in my wildest dreams that a basketball court could be inside a building. The recreation center had a special smell in it, sort of like hot rubber. I guessed it was from the shoes hitting the floor so fast and hard. The atmosphere on the court was carefree. Our biggest excitement of the day was when we actually made a shot. We celebrated wins over ice cream at a fast food restaurant.
I got good at it, and my confidence grew. I played it all the time until the sixth grade. As soon as junior high school came, I stopped playing basketball and focused on school. When senior high school started, I tried out for the school team and made it. We worked hard. Every week we did 300 push-ups and 300 sit-ups on our own. Our coach encouraged the sit-ups to keep stomach power, because it gave us so much control when we were playing basketball. If we didn't want to do the sit-ups and push-ups, we could practice dribbling () and shooting more. It's just us, the ball, the court and the net. But don't take my word for it. See for yourself. After all, I'm just one kid playing the game.
1.From Paragraph 1 we know that ____.
A. the author's mother gave him some wrong phone numbers
B. the phone book contained everyone's phone number except Michael Jordan's
C. the author wanted to contact Michael Jordan very much
D. the author didn't know how to use a phone at that time
2.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. The days of the author playing basketball at a recreation center.
B. The author's excitement of making shots when playing basketball.
C. The days before the author went to senior high school.
D. The author's happy childhood with his teammates.
3.What surprised the author most at the recreation center?
A. That it was very near to his home.
B. That there was a basketball court inside the building.
C. That there was a special smell in it.
D. That there was a fast food restaurant in it.
4.The author's coach encouraged them to do sit-ups because ____.
A. it is the basic preparation to play basketball
B. it is more useful than dribbling and shooting
C. it is the only way to make people stronger
D. it helps keep stomach power
5.What's the author's purpose in writing this passage?
A. To introduce some skills in playing basketball.
B. To tell us about his dream of becoming a basketball star.
C. To introduce his own experience of playing basketball.
D. To tell us how to balance playing basketball and studying.
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My 10-year-old Donna said, “Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow?” Donna was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell.
“Sure, honey, that sounds great.” I said, thinking back to my own best friend, Lillian. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile.
In senior high school, Lillian went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. “I’ll be back soon.” she told me. But three days later, Lillian’s sister told me that she had fallen into a river and hadn’t come out any more. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey. Whenever I thought of her, tears came into my eyes.
The next day Donna brought her new friend home. “Hi, Mrs. Loggia.” the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she shot me a big smile. “My name is Laura.”
My daughter’s new friend was so much like Lillian. I was still puzzled (迷惑) when Laura’s mom came to pick her up later that afternoon. I opened the door to let her in. “Judy!” she cried. “It’s me, Lillian’s sister, from Washington Heights.” Yes, my daughter’s friend looked familiar. She was Lillian’s niece.
1.The underlined words in the first paragraph “to bring her out of her shell mean .
A. to help her become less shy B. to help her become smart
C. to help her live happily D. to help her walk out of her house
2.Laura looked familiar to the writer because she .
A. was Lillian’s niece B. was 33 old 25 her daughter
C. had shiny black hair and a big smile, too D. was from Washington Heights
3.Why did the writer lose her best friend? Because .
A. she moved to New Jersey
B. her best friend lost her life on a trip
C. her best friend travelled to Florida
D. they were different from each other
4.We can infer (推断) from the passage that .
A. Judy moved to New Jersey because of Lillian’s death
B. Laura helps Donna a lot
C. Laura and Donna are of the same age
D. Laura is outgoing