A man got a new car and he was very proud of it. One day, when he came back home, he saw his three-year-old son happily hitting the new car with a toy
When the father calmed down, he took his son to the
When the boy
Think about this story when someone steps (踩)
| A．gun | B．hammer | C．plane | D．car |
| A．satisfied | B．afraid | C．patient | D．angry |
| A．hands | B．feet | C．back | D．head |
| A．silently | B．softly | C．proudly | D．loudly |
| A．school | B．shop | C．hospital | D．restaurant |
| A．cut | B．connect | C．clean | D．fix |
| A．went up | B．caught up | C．woke up | D．hurried up |
| A．in | B．on | C．by | D．at |
| A．lose | B．share | C．protect | D．show |
| A．and | B．so | C．or | D．but |
You may not realize it, but you do it all the time. That is, begin with the end in mind. You draw up a plan before you build a house. You read instructions before you make a cake. You create an outline before you write a paper. It’s part of life.
Let’s have a begin-with-the-end-in-mind experience by using your imagination. Find a place where you can be alone. First, clear your mind. Don’t think about anything else. Then breathe deeply, and open your brain wide. Now, let’s come to the key part of the experience. In your mind, picture someone walking toward you about half a block away. At first you can’t see who it is. As this person gets closer and closer, you suddenly realize, believe it or not, it’s you. But it’s not you today, it’s you as you’d like to be one year from now. Now think deeply. Ask yourself the following questions:
What have you done with your life over the past year? How do you feel inside? What do you look like? Has your personality grown? Remember, this is you as you would like to be one year from now.
You can go back to reality (现实) now. If you actually tried this, you probably got in touch with your deeper self. You got a feel for what’s important to you and what goals (目标) you’d like to achieve next year.
________ First, you’re at important crossroads in life, and the paths you choose now can influence you forever. Second, if you don’t decide your own future, someone else will do it for you.
As Li Ping, a middle school student in Shanghai, discovered beginning with the end in mind is a powerful way to help turn your dreams into realities:
When I feel stressed, I’ve found it really helps me. I go someplace where I can be alone, and try to see the whole picture of my dream life—and then I begin to think about what I need to get there. This method started when I was a ninth grader, and today I’m making some of those pictures in mind become a reality.
1．Why does the writer mention the examples in Paragraph 1?| A．To explain making preparations is important. |
| B．To show making preparations is a part of life. |
| C．To teach people how to make daily preparations. |
| D．To show how much one loves making preparations. |
| A．Finding a quiet place and clearing your mind. | B．Taking a deep breath and opening your mind. |
| C．Imagining a younger self walking towards you. | D．Picturing what you want to achieve in the future. |
| A．What can you do to realize your dream? |
| B．How can we start to have an end in mind? |
| C．Why is it important to have an end in mind? |
| D．Who is going to help you choose paths in life? |
| A．Having an end in mind helps you achieve a goal. |
| B．Staying alone can help you deal with your stress. |
| C．Imagining a dream life is a way to relax your mind. |
| D．Creating a plan is the easiest way to realize your dream. |
I have been to London twice. In October 2010, I went there for the first time. I learned English in a language school and
In September 2013, I went to London for the second time and stayed there for a year. I
| A．moved | B．lived | C．entered | D．counted |
| A．rude | B．polite | C．nice | D．strict |
| A．meals | B．questions | C．prizes | D．messages |
| A．looked | B．read | C．noticed | D．took |
| A．travelling | B．swimming | C．boating | D．dancing |
| A．changed | B．collected | C．found | D．helped |
| A．put | B．cut | C．lost | D．met |
| A．studied | B．followed | C．taught | D．missed |
| A．took | B．left | C．bought | D．showed |
| A．interested | B．bored | C．tired | D．safe |
My name is Alan, My little sister was born last month.
| A．talk about | B．is talking to | C．talk with | D．is talking |
| A．Crossing; walk pass | B．Walk cross; past |
| C．Walk across; pass by | D．Across; past |
Picture this: You’re searching the Internet and come across a website with interesting articles. Some are news stories. Their goal is to share information. Others only look like news stories. They’re actually advertisements, or ads. The goal of an ad is to get you to buy something. How do you, the reader, tell the difference between a news story and an ad?
Back when I was growing up, it was easier. We got most of our information from newspapers. Big news stories appeared on the front page, and ads were boxed off and clearly labeled. But on the Internet, the two are often shown together. It can be hard to tell which is which.
That’s why my research group did a study. My research team showed kids the home page of a popular digital magazine. We asked them to tell us which was a news story and which was an ad.
Most were great at identifying certain types of ads. “It has a coupon (优惠券) code, a big company logo, and the words limited (有限的) time offer”, one student wrote about an ad on the site. So where did kids get sturnped?
Some ads seem exactly the same as real news stories. They have titles and contain information. But they may also include the words sponsored content. Sponsored content is a way of saying that something is an ad. Companies paid money for it to appear so that readers will see their stories, buy their products, and like what the company stands for.
As a reader, you have a right to know who’s behind the information. So look for the phrase sponsored content. (And look carefully. Sometimes, it will be written in tiny letters.) The Internet is a sea of information. To use it well, we not only have to know how to swim but also how to avoid the sharks. Learning to tell the difference between an ad and a news story is an important stop to becoming Internet-smart.
1．The goal of the news stories on a website is often to ________.| A．get you to buy something | B．help you to learn languages | C．compare prices for you | D．share information with you |
| A．find out sponsored content | B．tell news stories from ads on a digital magazine |
| C．share the experience of being fooled by online ads | D．look out for the ads that looked quite like news stories |
| A．buy things | B．read the ads | C．find it difficult | D．tell the difference |
| A．it is a paid ad | B．it is a real news story | C．you need to pay to read it | D．you will he paid if you read it |
| A．introduce the study he did | B．explain what sponsored content is |
| C．describe what a news story looks like | D．warn kids to stay alert (警惕的) to ads online |
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer for short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862.（A）作为一个年轻的男孩，他过着令人兴奋的生活。He did not go to. school for very long，but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old，O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper，and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank，O. Henry was believed（被认为）to have stolen（偷）it. Because of that，he was sent to prison（被送往监狱）.（B）During the three years in prison，he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison，he went to New York and went on writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People like his stories，because he finished them with a sudden（突然的）change in the end，to the reader's surprise.
1．When and where was O. Henry born？
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