---- You never have noodles, ____ you ??

?? ---- ______, I only like rice.?

A. do , No????????? B. don’t , Yes??? C. have ,No????? D. haven’t ,Yes

It will be 2 years ______ we see each other again.

A. after?????? B. before????? C. if???????? D. though

—Are you pleased with the result of the exam?

— Not at all, I can’t have _______.

A. a worse one        B. a better   one        C. the worse one       D. the best one

--- Will you join us to play basketball on Saturday afternoon?

?? ------ _______,but I planned to go swimming with Eric.

A. Never mind? B. Many thanks?? C. Take it easy? D. No problem

In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In ? ? ? way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often ? ? ? . Robert Bruce , leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider ? ? ?? a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough ? ? ? in the rock. He tried six times. On the ? ? ? time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to ? ? ?? the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made ? ? ?? models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked ?? ? ? he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have ? ? ? failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it won't ?? ? ? “..

So what? First，always think about your failure. What caused ? ? ? ？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go ?? ? ?? next time.

Second, is the goal you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some ?? ? ?? about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing any way.

The third thing to keep in ? ? ? about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to “l(fā)ive with yourself" even though you may have ? ? ? ．

1.A. other??????? B. another??????? C. first??????????? D. second

2.A. told???????? B. said?????????? C. talked?????????? D. spoken

3.A. doing??????? B.taking???????? C. making????????? D. playing

4.A. room??????? B. house????????? C. place?????????? D. soil

5.A. tenth??????? B. sixth????????? C. eighth?????????? D. seventh

6.A. save???????? B. help?????????? C. defeat?????????? D. kill

7.A. hundred????? B. hundreds?????? C. hundred of?????? D. hundreds of

8.A. why???????? B. when????????? C. what?????????? D. who

9.A. not????????? B. no??????????? C. never?????????? D. nothing

10.A . do???????? B. make????????? C. took??????????? D. work

11.A. one???????? B. it????????????? C. that??????????? D. this

12.A. high??????? B. large?????????? C. right?????????? D. bright

13.A. Thinking??? B. shopping??????? C. reading???????? D. cleaning

14.A. heart??????? B. eyes??????????? C. ears?????????? D. mind

15.A. failed.?????? B. succeeded?????? C. finished??????? D. passed

What do you think Americans in the early twentieth century (1900--1925) did on weekends? What do they do on weekends now?

1.Before the early twentieth century, Americans used to spend their weekends?????? .

A. at home???? B. in the theater??? C. outdoors????? D. in the park

2.What do you know about the first movie ?

A. It had no sound? B. It got longer? C. It sold well? D. It lasted minutes

3.The best title of the text is ??? .

A. Many More Choices????? B. The New Invention

C. The Popular Activities???? D. The Changing Weekend?

There are many colors in nature. But do you know if a color has weight? I think you’ll say “no”. But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe, you may do a small experiment.

First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the box. Third, wrap one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.

Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weight in a man’s mind. So he did many tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind and their order is the same. The heaviest color is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white.

The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for a kind of light with a certain wavelength. It reaches our brain through sense organs.

According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even get ill. For example, if you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue,? you’ll feel you have been there for only an hour. Another example, if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall. That means our body temperature will change with different colors.

1.The purpose of the second paragraph is to tell us ___________.

A. a red box is heavier than a white one

B. a color has weight in one’s mind

C. white paper is lighter than red paper

D. you can know the weight of a color by holding it

2.Why did the scientist say colors have smell?

A. Because people can sense the light from colors.

B. Because we can smell colors with our nose.

C. Because every color has its own sweet smell.

D. Because every color can give off light of the same length.

3.It can be implied from the text that ___________.

A. colors have orders in weight

B. colors can change the weight of an object

C. people would stay longer in a room with red windows

D. colors can affect our mood and health

4.This passage is probably a ___________.

A. book review????????????? ????????????? B. fiction novel????????????? ????????????? C. fairy tale????????????? ????????????? D. science report

Imagine the situation. You are driving in a village or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car doesn’t work. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is used for finding your position(位置) with the help of satellites (衛(wèi)星). A GPS can’t start your car, but at least you will know where you are.

? GPS, which means Global Positioning System(全球定位系統(tǒng)), is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find a GPS in cars, planes, or boats. Some of them have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.

? There are three parts to GPS. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites going around the Earth. The receiver communicates with at least four of the satellites and calculates its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations all over the world. They control (控制) the satellites and make sure they are working well.

? Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming better and cheaper. There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.

1.According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people __________.

A. can’t be lost in a new city

B. can’t find their way in different countries

C. can learn about the culture of an unknown place

D. can spend the least time getting to another place

2.We can learn from the passage that ____________.

A. there are three parts to the GPS

B. a GPS can’t be put into a watch

C. a GPS can help you start your car

D. the GPS are becoming more and more expensive

3.The underlined word “They ” in paragraph 3 means “____________”.

A. Receivers?????? B. GPS???????? C. Satellites?????? D. Ground stations

4.What can we infer(推斷) from the passage?

A. All GPS devices have electronic maps.

B. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.

C. The receiver of the GPS communicates with at least five of the satellites.

D. The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.

Missing friends who live far away? Or just need a little family comfort after a long day? Sometimes you just need a hug(擁抱). And sometimes there’s just no one around to give you one. So what do you do? How about a virtual (虛擬的) hug?Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have invented a social media vest (社交背心) that allows people to give hugs to their friends, family and loved ones on Facebook.

The vest is called Like-A-Hug, which is connected(連接) with your Facebook page. Whenever Facebook friends “Like” a photo, video or anything you post on the network, a fan will blow air into the vest to give you a hug. Hugs can also be sent back to the sender by pressing the vest to lose air, according to the website of designer Melissa Chow.

She worked with Andy Payne and Phil Seaton at the MIT Media Lab to build the black vest, making the wearer “feel the warmth, encouragement, support, or love that we feel when we receive hugs.” Melissa Chow said, “We came up with the idea over a free talk about long-distance relationships and the disadvantages of video chat interfaces (視頻聊天界面) like Skype.”

Chow and her workmates actually finished work on the vest last year, but it’s only just recently drawn the attention of the public.

Chow provided no pricing or ordering information for the Like-A-Hug vest, so don’t expect to see people blowing up all over town just yet.

Although researchers believe that Like-A-Hug will cause a worldwide storm, a lot of people think it can’t take the place of the feeling of a real hug. Body temperature or the taste of hair and so on is far from what a social vest can match.

1.What is the main purpose of the text?

A. To show how to design a magic vest.????????????? ?????????????

B. To suggest a newly-built website.

C. To introduce a virtual social media vest. ?????????????

D. To explain the weak points of Skype.

2.The vest “Like-A-Hug” would probably be most helpful to ________.

A. those who play computer games????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. those who need comfort or support

C. those who design chat interfaces????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

D. those who like to give others hugs

3.What can we learn about Melissa Chow?

A. She built the vest all by herself.????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. She expects to sell the vest at a high price.

C. She made the vest public last year.????????????? ?????????????

D. She got the idea for a vest while chatting.

4.We can learn from the text that the Like-A-Hug vest ________.

A. can be ordered on Facebook????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. can take the place of a real hug

C. can not only be used by Facebook users

D. produces a hug when you get a Facebook “Like”

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給漢語提示，寫出短文在空白出的個單詞的適當(dāng)形式。每空限用一詞。

Parents, especially those of teenagers, care about their children’s education more than anything _1.____ （別的）.They would do everything for their children. Many of them spend most of their __2._ (多余的 ) time helping their children with studies. If they have no time or can’t do it themselves, they would hire family teachers or _3.__ （送） their children to after-class schools. It seems as if a better education is all that parents ___4. （期待）for children.

How can we explain the present situation? First of all, many parents have? 5. ?? （意識到）that future success ___6._（取決于） more and more on skills and education. Secondly, in a competitive(競爭的)___7.__(社會) there are both losers and ?? 8.? （勝利者） .Those who have better skills and more knowledge will enjoy more opportunities.

??? Certainly, it is ____9.___（重要的） to learn to succeed, but the first thing to learn is how to survive (生存), how to be a qualified citizen(合格的公民). If this is __10.___ (包括)in good education, the children will surely have a bright future and be healthy in body and mind.