A woman bought a parrot from a pet store． However， the woman decided to return the parrot to the shop the next day．
"This bird doesn't talk，" she told the pet shop owner．
"Does he have a mirror in his cage（笼子）？" the owner asked． "Parrots love mirrors．"
The woman bought a mirror and left． The next day she came back，saying that the bird still wasn't talking．
"How about a ladder？ Parrots love ladders，" the owner said． The woman bought a ladder and left． But the next day， she was back．
"Does your parrot have a swing？ No？ Well， once he starts swinging， he'll talk，"the owner said．
The woman then bought a swing and left．
When she walked into the store the next day， she began to cry． "The parrot died，" she said．
The pet store owner was shocked． "I'm sorry． Tell me， did he ever say anything？" he asked．
"Yes， right before he died，" the woman answered， "in a low voice， he asked me， 'Don't they sell any food at that pet store？'"
Sometimes we forget what's really necessary in life． We sometimes have lots of things to do at once， but we forget to deal with the most important things first． We have to remember to "feed the parrots" in our lives．
（1）The underlined word "parrot" in paragraph 1 means " " in Chinese．
A．孔雀
B．鹦鹉
C．鸽子
（2）The woman bought from the pet shop owner．
A．a mirror and a ladder
B．a ladder and a swing
C．a mirror， a ladder and a swing
（3）Why did the parrot die？
A．Because he didn't eat any food．
B．Because the woman killed him．
C．Because the pet shop owner killed him．
（4）Did the parrot say anything before he died？
A． Yes， he did．
B． No， he didn't．
C． We don't know．
（5）Which is NOT true according to the passage？
A．The woman forgot to buy any food for the parrot．
B．The parrot liked the mirror most．
C．We shouldn't forget to deal with the most important things first．
A father and his son went to a kite﹣flying festival． The son was full of joy when he saw the sky filled with colorful kites． He wanted to fly a kite， too． The father then bought a kite for him．
The son started to fly the kite． Soon， his kite was high up in the sky． After a while， he said， "Father， it seems that the string （线） is stopping the kite from flying higher． If we cut it， the kite will be free and fly even higher． Can we cut it？" The father cut the string． The kite started to go higher． This made the little boy happy．
But then， slowly， the kite started to come down． And finally it fell to the ground． The son was surprised to see this． He asked his father， "I thought that after cutting the string， the kite would fly higher． Why did it fall down？"
The father explained， "The string was not stopping the kite from going higher， but was helping it stay in the sky． You helped the kite go up in the right direction using the string． But when you cut the string， it could no longer support the kite．"
Sometimes， we may feel like there are certain things that are holding us back（阻碍）and stopping us growing． But in fact， these might be the things that support us the most．
（1）How did the boy feel when he saw the colorful kites？
A． Strange．
B． Happy．
C． Relaxed
（2）When the son started to fly the kite？
A． it could not fly
B． it stopped in the sky
C． it was high up in the sky
（3）The son wanted to cut the string because ．
A． he preferred to use a longer one
B． he thought the kite would fly higher
C． he found the string was not strong
（4）According to the passage， what happened to the kite after the string was cut？
A． It fell to the ground in the end
B． It fell down at once
C． It became broken suddenly
（5）What can we learn from the passage？
A． The things that hold us back can also support us
B． We can fly kites in our free time with our parents
C． Flying kites can make people healthy
Most people want to be happy， but few know how to find happiness． Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness． Aristotle， a Greek thinker， said， "Happiness depends on ourselves．" In other words， we make our own happiness． Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier．
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life． Too often， we spend so much time thinking about the future ﹣ for example， getting into college or getting a good job ﹣ that we fail to enjoy the present． You should enjoy life's simple pleasure， such as reading a good book， listening to your favorite music， or spending time with close friends． People who have several friends often live happier and healthier lives．
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active． Many people go dancing or play sports． People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities．
Finally， many people find happiness in helping others． Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others． If you want to feel happier， do good things for someone． You can help a friend with his or her studies， go shopping to buy food for an elderly person， or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes．
（1）Does the writer agree to "Happiness depends on ourselves"？
（2）What can make you happier， to think too much about the future or to enjoy life's simple pleasure？
（3）Why do many people go dancing or play sports？
（4）What's the example in helping others to find happiness？
（5）What's the passage about？
I saw a lady in the subway station today．
She was fighting with the security guard（安检员）, because①．
" It's expensive!" she said angrily, "The machine's going to make it dirty!"
I noticed the logo on that handbag when I passed by． Yeah, it was of luxury brand（奢侈品牌） and looked quite new． But if you check out the lady's other items and her behavior, it's not so difficult to see that②． So it's possible that the handbag really cost her too much, maybe the money she saved from every meal． And clearly it was also costing her valuable time and at the same time her good mood．
"Sad．" I thought． My mother once told me, " Never buy anything if you can't really afford to use．"
It's not only about money． It's about everything that you give up for it．
I'm very happy with my handbag that I bought online． It's not expensive． It's not of any luxury brand, but it's of great quality and designed in just the way I like it． That's enough．
When you buy things to use, you own the things．
When you buy things to admire, they own you．
（1）从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项,使文章通顺、连贯、合理．
A．she is not rich enough
B．she didn't want to put her handbag into the security inspector
C．she wanted to pass the security check quickly
① ②
（2）What can you infer（推断） from this passage？
A．The writer's mother likes everything expensive．
B．The writer's mother hates beautiful handbags．
C．The writer's mother can't afford any expensive handbags．
D．The writer's mother agrees to buy right things．
（3）请将文中划线部分" It's about everything that you give up for it．" 翻译成汉语．
（4）Mark T（True） or F（False） according to the passage．
The lady must save money from every meal to buy the handbag of luxury brand．
（5）What can we learn from this passage？
In our culture， the ability to make one's own decisions is important． John F． Kennedy's quote（引语）"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought．" shows an unpleasant truth．
Much of what we know and believe has been taught to us by others， and we often accept this information without spending much time thinking it over for ourselves．
In today's world， we are being presented with information， ideas and beliefs， but many of them are against each other． Psychology（心理学）tells us that if we hear an idea enough times， or if it comes from someone we respect（尊敬）， we will probably believe that idea． In these cases， we base our opinions on the opinions of others． If each of us does not think about this information for ourselves and come to our own conclusions ， we will become nothing more than parrots（鹦鹉） quoting the opinions of others．
Examples of spreading fake news without thought can be seen on the Internet． Some people believe whatever they read and then share the story without thinking about the facts． All it takes is one quick click（点击）of the "share" button， and the story travels on its way to influence even more unthinking readers． This can cause serious problems．
If we just stop for a moment to think about what we read and hear， and form our own opinions， we will be more thoughtful， more independent， and more creative people， but few take that time． Yet we need not lose heart over this bad habit． In fact， simply becoming aware （意识到） of it is the first step towards correcting it． Once we become aware that we tend（趋向）to hold opinions and beliefs without thinking them through， we can change that pattern of behavior． Hopefully， we can learn to experience and enjoy the "discomfort of thought" and form our own opinions．
（1）What's the purpose of this passage？
A． To describe how Internet news spreads．
B． To explain why people don't have their own opinions．
C． To tell people that they should have their own thoughts．
D． To warn people not to believe other people's ideas．
（2）The underlined word "fake" in Paragraph 4 probably means ．
A． untrue
B． unhappy
C． unfair
D． unusual
（3）How can we have our own opinions according to the passage？
A． By spreading the information we receive．
B． By learning more about psychology．
C． By quoting others' opinions like parrots．
D． By thinking about what we read and hear．
（4）We can probably find this passage in a book about ．
A． history
B． education
C． sports
D． languages
Five ways to make a great first impression（印象）!
Researchers have discovered that， in general， it only takes seven seconds for a person to start making judgments about you when they first meet you． That's why you should follow these useful tips on how to create a good first impression．
（1）
Before meeting someone， start thinking about the purpose of the meeting． Are you trying to impress them？ For example， if you want to make new friends at a social event， you will want to appear friendly． And if you decide to run for class president at your school， you will need to appear confident（自信）．
（2）
Smiling is the most important thing you can do when meeting someone new． It shows that you're friendly and makes people around you feel more comfortable． To have a winning smile， make sure your teeth are clean by brushing them every day．
（3）
Before you begin speaking， you will be judged on your body language． Therefore， it's important to show trust in yourself by standing up tall and putting your shoulders back． Besides， if you uncross your arms， you will appear relaxed and friendly．
（4）
How you smell can influence people's first impression of you． If you have a bad body smell， it will put people off． In short， aim to smell clean and avoid putting on a lot of scented products．
（5）
What you wear matters． While you should look clean and tidy， it's also important to dress properly， whether you're going to a birthday party or a sporting event． You should think about what your clothes say about you．
A．Smell good
B．Dress to impress
C．Get ready for a speech
D．A smile goes a long way
E．Be careful about your body language
F．Decide what image（形象）you want to present
There were two men who lived next to each other． One of them was a retired teacher and the other was a businessman． Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens． The retired teacher seldom watered his plants and didn't pay a lot of attention to them． But his neighbor was very careful with his plants and watered them often．
The retired teacher's plants were small， but still looked okay， while the businessman's plants were much bigger and greener． One night， there came a storm with a heavy rain and strong wind． The next morning， both of the neighbors came out to check in their gardens． The businessman saw that his plants had come out from the earth and were totally out of life． But the retired teacher's plants nicely stood where they were．
The businessman was surprised， He went to consult（咨询） the retired teacher． "We both grew the same plants and I cared for my plants better than you did． How could your plants still be okay？"
The retired teacher smiled and said， "Because you gave your plants too much attention． You made it too easy for them to grow． I gave my plants just a little bit of water， so they had to grow deeper to absorb（吸收） more water． That is why my plants survived．"
（1）What did the retired teacher do with his plants？
A． He often watered his plants．
B． He was careful with his plants．
C． he paid little attention to his plants．
（2）How were the businessman's plants before the storm？
A． They looked better than the teacher's
B． They looked worse than the teacher's
C． They grew shorter and thinner．
（3）The underlined word "survived" means in Chinese．
A． 存活
B． 生长
C． 枯萎
（4）Which of the following is NOT true？
A． The neighbors had different jobs．
B． The teacher's plants were still good after a storm．
C． The businessman looked after his plants worse than the teacher．
（5）Which is the best title for this article？
A． A businessman and his plants
B． Different treat， different results
C． A retired teacher and his plants
Do you feel worried sometimes？ How do you deal with your worries？ Whether your worries are big or small， you can take these steps to deal with them：
●Try to find out what you're worried about
Sometimes， you will know what you're worried about． But sometimes， you might not．Try to find it out first； if you can't， you can ask for help．
●Think of ways to make it better
You can do something to help you feel less worried．Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problem．
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids． If you're worried about grades， ask yourself these questions：
☆ Why are grades important？ What do grades mean to me？
☆ How do I get ready for class？ Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test？
☆ Do I have a good place to study at home？
☆ Have I tried different ways of studying？
●Ask for help
When you're worried， it can be helpful to find someone to talk to．You can ask your parents，friends or teachers for help．
（1）How many steps of dealing with your worries are mentioned in the passage？
A． Two．
B． Three．
C． Four．
（2）When you don't know what you're worried about， first．
A． you should try to find it out
B． you can't ask for help
C． you don't need to think of ways
（3）If you're worried about grades， you can ask yourself these questions except " "．
A． Why are grades important？
B． Why don't my friends like me？
C． How do I get ready for class？
（4）According to the passage， who can you ask for help when you're worried？
A． Parents， friends or teachers．
B． Parents， friends or doctors．
C． Parents， friends or policemen．
（5）The passage mainly tells us ．
A． who is often worried
B． when people are worried
C． how to deal with our worries
Once upon a time， there was a tree which wanted to become a treasure box． One day， a farmer cut it down and sold it to a carpenter（木匠）． The tree was happy because he thought the carpenter would make it into a treasure box．
To its surprise， the carpenter made it into a feed box for animals． The tree felt very disappointed because that was not its dream． Several years later， the feed box was thrown away． Someone picked it up and placed it into an old temple． The tree forgot its dream little by little．
One day， a couple came to the temple． The woman gave birth to a baby boy． There wasn't a bed in the temple． So they placed the baby in the feed box． They loved him and regarded him as their treasure． The tree suddenly realized that it became a real "treasure box" at that time．
Sometimes you may think your dream will not come true． Don't forget your dream． It may be realized in another new way．
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容判断正误．正确的用（T），错误的用（F）．
（1）The tree felt very sad when the farmer sold it to a carpenter．
（2）The carpenter made the tree into a treasure box．
（3）To be a feed box was the tree's dream．
（4）The couple used the feed box as their baby's bed．
（5）Never give up your dream， it may be realized in another new way．
Once a king got two nice falcons（猎鹰） from his son． He had never seen such beautiful falcons
before． He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly．
After several months， the king came to see how the training was going on． He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky， while the other one was staying on the branch（树枝） of a tree quietly without moving．
The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make it fly． But none of them succeeded． One day， while the king was taking a walk in the forest， an idea came to his mind． He decided to find someone who knew the natural environment well to solve the problem． Then he sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once．
The next morning， the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely． "It is unbelievable!" shouted the king． "How could you make it happen？"
The farmer replied， "It's very easy． I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested．" It is always the same to humans． We all have "two flying wings in our hearts as well， but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we feel safe and comfortable． We won't realize we can fly so high and freely until the "branch" we are resting on breaks．
（1）Where did the king get the falcons？
（2）Why did the king ask the farmer to train the falcon？
（3）What did the farmer do to make the falcon fly？
（4）What do you think of the farmer？
（5）To reach high， can we stay where we feel safe and comfortable？
As young students． you have many dreams． These dreams can be very big， such as winning the Nobel Prize； they can also be small， such as becoming one of the best students in your class．
Once you find a dream， what do you do with it？ Do you ever try to make your dream come true？
Andrew Matews， an Australian writer， tells us that making your dreams come true is life's biggest challenge． You may think you're not very good at some school subjects， or that it's impossible for you to become a writer， Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream．
In fact， everyone can realize his dream． The first thing you must do is to remember what
your dream is． Don't let it leave your heart． Keep telling yourself what you want every day and
then your dream will come true faster． You should know that a big dream is，in fact， made up of many small dreams．
You must also never give up your dream， There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams． But the biggest difficulty comes from you． You need to decide what is the most important． Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results， while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book．
As you get closer to your dream， it may change a little． This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies．
（1）The biggest difficulty on the road to your dreams comes from
A． yourself
B． your friends
C． your school
D． your parents
（2）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage？
A． You may think you 're not good at some school subjects
B． Making your dreams come true is life's biggest challenge
C． Listening to English more can help you realize your dream．
D． You must never give up your dream
（3）How can you make your dream come true faster？
A． Remember what your dream is
B． Don't let your dream leave your heart
C． Keep telling yourself what you want every day
D． A． B and C
How to build self﹣confidence
These tips could help anyone who is trying to build self﹣confidence（自信）． Remember to always love yourself and love others as you love yourself． Try not to be so hard on yourself or others．
Choose to deal with those who can lift you up． Talk to and hang out with friends and family． Make new friends with those who love you and really care about you．（1） Choose your friends carefully． Be careful of people who may make you feel bad or unhappy about yourself．
Get to know yourself． What are your values， your beliefs， your morals（道德观）， your wants， your needs and your tastes？（2）
（3） You can not be perfect， you can only be the best you can be． No one in this world is perfect， so don't blame（指责） yourself for making a mistake or not being perfect． Also， stop comparing yourself to others．（4）
Be kind to others and do nice things for them． This will help to build your self﹣confidence． （5） You will realize that by making other people happy， you yourself will also become happy with your life and yourself．
A． Tell others "I love you"．
B． Stop trying to be perfect．
C． The better you know yourself， the easier it will be to love yourself．
D． You will never be them and they will never be you．
E． This is what you can truly do to make people happy．
F． They can accept you for who you are and only want the best for you．
G． Accept yourself and love yourself for who you are．
A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew．
One day， his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it． The farmer was pleased with the gift， but when he got home， he did not know where to plant it．
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road， strangers would steal the fruit． If he planted the tree in one of his fields， his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples． If he planted the tree near his house， his children would take the fruit．
Finally he planted the tree in his woods （树林） where no one could see it． But without sunlight and good soil， the tree soon died．
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place． "What's the difference？" the farmer said angrily．"If I had planted the tree near the road， strangers would have stolen the fruit． If I had planted the tree in one of my fields， my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples． If I had planted it near my house， my own children would have taken the fruit．"
"Yes，" said the friend， "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit． Now you not only have robbed （抢夺） everyone of the fruit， but also you have destroyed （摧毁） a good apple tree!"
（1）What did the farmer's friend give him one day？
A． An apple．
B． Some apples．
C． A young tree．
D． Some young trees．
（2）Why didn't the farmer want to plant the tree in his field？
A． He thought strangers would steal the fruit．
B． He thought the tree would die．
C． He thought his children would take the fruit．
D． He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit．
（3）Where did the farmer plant the young tree？
A． Near the road．
B． In his field．
C． In his woods．
D． Near the house．
（4）Why did the young tree die in the end？
A． Strangers pulled out the tree．
B． His neighbors cut down the tree．
C． His children broke the tree．
D． There was less sunlight and poor soil．
（5）What does the story tell us？
A． We should care about others' feelings．
B． We should learn to share beautiful things．
C． The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up．
D． The young tree can grow up one day．
The way we spend our time can be divided into three "bottles"．These are the necessary tasks bottle，the voluntary（自愿的） tasks bottle and the happiness bottle．
Every day，we spend time filling the necessary tasks bottle with useful things，like making money，doing housework，buying food and paying bills．We then fill another bottle with voluntary tasks．These are things that we do for others，but we may not enjoy them．This bottle gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities，cooking family meals，and doing laundry．Those bottles are very important．If we don't fill them each day，our family won't run properly．
However，we often forget to fill the third bottle﹣﹣﹣﹣the happiness bottle that we fill with activities that make us happy．Is your happiness bottle sometimes empty at the end of the day？Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks，time flies by，and before we know it，it is time for bed．We all have days like that．
This is why each day we have to make an effort to fill our happiness bottle．I fill mine by going to the dancing class．And I always leave classes more happily than when I enter．This week，I had the pleasure of taking part in a guitar practice in my neighborhood．We show our musical talent and practice music for charity．It was a time of fun，friendship and music﹣making．At the end of the evening，my happiness bottle was filled to top．
Will your activities bring joy to your life？Or are the other two tasks eating up all your time？Try to find ways to achieve a balance between how you fill your three bottles．At the end of the day，hopefully we've done all we can to make sure that our happiness bottle is filled．
42．Which activity belongs to a necessary task according to the passage？
A．Going to work though it is raining heavily．
B．Buying a birthday gift for your good friend．
C．Having a yard sale to raise money for sick kids．
D．Sending your son to a piano lesson Sunday．
43．What does the underlined word "it" mean in the third paragraph？
A．We require enough time to fill the necessary tasks bottle．
B．Necessary and voluntary tasks are less important．
C．All the three bottles are filled to top at the end of the day．
D．We need time to do something to make ourselves happy．
44．How did the writer fill the happiness "bottle" this week？
A．By cooking meals for family．
B．By going to the dance class．
C．By practicing music for charity．
D．By listening to some nice music．
45．Which of the following is the best for " " in the last paragraph？
A．Make sure to fill all the three bottles．
B．So consider how your time will be spent．
C．People will have more happy activities．
D．It's not enough to fill the happiness bottle．
Sarah the seagull（海鸥） and her mom lived in New York by the sea．
Every day Sarah and her mom would fly over the waves， diving in to eat the small fish that swam in the shallow（浅的） water． Sometimes people would feed Sarah and her mother a sandwich or some potato chips． They always had a lot to eat． At night， Sarah and her mother would rest under the roof（屋顶） of a nearby building． It was a quite warm place to live in．
But one day it started to get colder． The little fish that were always swimming in the waves were a lot harder to find． There were no more people coming to the beach， so no one was there to feed Sarah and her mother any sandwiches or chips．
"It is time to fly south for the winter，" said Sarah's mom． "Why？" asked Sarah． "Because it has got too cold here，" explained Sarah's mom． "There is no food， and it will soon get even colder．" " ▲ ，"said Sarah． "Don't worry，" said Sarah's mom． "We will come back when it is warm again． We are birds． We can change where we live and still be happy． We can have more than one home．"
So Sarah and her mom said goodbye to the beach and flew away． They flew and flew， until they were out of the cold and back into the warm weather． They flew all the way to Miami， Florida．
There， they found a new beach． It was filled with fish， and there were lots of people to give them sandwiches and chips． Sarah's mom even found a new roof for them to sleep under．
"I like this other home，" said Sarah． "It is warm， and we have food． This is a nice place too．"
"I told you it would be nice，" said Sarah's mom． "And when it gets warmer in New York again， we will go back． That is the nice part about being a bird． We can fly to new places whenever we want．"
38． Sarah's mother decided to fly south mainly because of ．
A． weather
B． interest
C． sights
D． dreams
39． Which of the following is the best to fill in the blank " ▲ " in Para 4？
A． But it's too late
B． But I like a new home
C． But this is our home
D． But it's too tiring
40． From the passage we can learn that the mother seagull is ．
A． strict
B． wise
C． crazy
D． polite
41． We can learn from the story that ．
A． people should be friendly to birds
B． mothers like moving here and there
C． the environment is becoming worse
D． a change may help to live better
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