of the top six things to do when you’re in high school. These things will give you ideas of what your high school life could be like. Here you go!
Find your passion(激情) and what kind of person you are: Whether it’s dance, basketball, or drawing, the important thing is that you have found something you are interested in.
Talk to people you wouldn’t usually talk to: Meet new people, find new friends and even talk to the people you don’t like. It will show what a great person you are. You never know what will happen after high school.
Take part in at least one contest: This will give you tears of larghter, happiness and memories.
Get a job: This will help you see what it’s like to have responsibility(责任). It can also help you make a little money to spend on yourself.
Take a trip with your friends: It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do; the memories will happen on the way and go on till the final place.
Do your best at school: Don’t get lazy. Working hard now will help you in the future. 41. The writer gives you advice that you should talk to people you don’t like because ______.
A. you will feel sorry if not B. it will show how great you are C. you can show how clever you are D. you can make your study better 42. From Point 3, we know that you can _____ in a contest.
A. get lots of tears B. have a strong body
C.get good grades in high school D. have different feelings and memories 43. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Have a happy school life. B. How to get along with your schoolmates. C. Ideas of successful high school life. D. Make your school life easy.
B Feeling left out?
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new friends．But how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．
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Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kids you want to play with．act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in．
If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ll have one，or two，or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends! 44．This text is written for ．
A．teachers B．parents C．students D．visitors
45．According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they ． A．have trouble with their studies B．don’t have their best friends around C．need their parents to be with them D．are too young to look after themselves 46．The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是) ． A．sharing your ideas B．talking before many people C．studying better at school D．developing new friendship 47．The expression “feeling left out'’ means“ ”in Chinese．
A．受冷落 8．被调侃 C．挨批评 D．遭攻击
C
Nearly 30 egg-shaped robots have started teaching English at primary schools in South Korea. You may think it sounds unbelievable, but I have to say that I am telling the truth. The 1-meter-high robot has its own name. Its name is Engkey. It has a TV panel(面板) on the top. When you look at the panel, you can find a white female face. The robot can move around the classroom while it is speaking to the students. Such robots are also able to read books and dance to music by moving their heads and arms. The robots are actually controlled remotely(遥控) by English teachers living in the Philippines.
The robots will teach after-school classes at 21 schools in the south-eastern city of Daegu. “The kids seemed to love the robots because they look cute and interesting. The robots can make students
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become interested in learning. In all, such robots are really useful.” said Kim Mi-Young, a local education official.
Do you know what developed the robots? Just remember: they were developed by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. They are part of a project to encourage the growth of the robot industry of the country.
48. The underlined word “unbelievable” means “_______” in Chinese.
A. 难以置信的 B. 值得信懒的 C. 令人信服的 D. 毫无价值的 49. About Engkey, which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. It’s one meter high. B. It has a TV panel on the top. C. It can move around the classroom. D. It can’t read books but it can dance. 50. How does Engkey dance to music?
A. By moving its head and arms. B. By moving its head and legs. C. By moving its arms and legs. D. By moving its head and hands. 51. Kim Mi-Young thinks that_______.
A. few kids love the robots at all B. most of the robots are ugly C. the robots can make students become interested in playing games D. such robots are very useful in people’s life
D
Alfred Nobel，the great Swedish inventor and industrialist，was born in Stockholm on October 21， 1833，but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842，where his father，Immanuel，made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry.
Immanuel Nobel invented landmine（地雷） and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War，but went bankrupt soon after. Then，the family returned to Sweden in 1859，where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father's lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself，and by the time he was twenty，he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist（语言学家），speaking Swedish，Russian，German，French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries.
He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars，and the peace between nations，until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will，in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics，chemistry，physiology（生理学），medicine，literature and peace，is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And
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so，the man is remembered and respected long after his death. 52. Where was Alfred Nobel born？
A. In Sweden B. In Stockholm C. In Russia D. In Moscow 53. What did Immanuel Nobel invented during the Crimean War？ A. The engineering industry. B. A strong position. C. Landmine. D. Study of explosives.
54. Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden ？ Because his father ________. A. went bankrupt B. was put in prison C. was ill D. died 55. What was Alfred Nobel always searing for？
A. More time and more money B. A meaning to life C. How to end the war D. The peace between nations
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