Wonder why can get mad so easily while your friend smiles all the time? It’s probably because you both have difference personalities(性格>.

Personality is also about how people think, behave, and react (反應(yīng)> to everything around them from day to day.

So what makes people think and behave in certain ways?

Part of the reason is that people are born like this. A baby gets its blood type, genes (基因> and other physical things when it’s still inside its mother. These things may help decide what the baby will be like.

But one’s personality doesn’t stop here. Family life, school learning and life experiences can also make you the person you are. This doesn’t mean it’s impossible to change your personality. You can always try to make yourself better. Don’t get too worried about your shortcomings (缺點(diǎn)>. Just accept them. This is a good way to start making changes.

If you don’t know how to make friends, find out why. Is it because you’re too shy? Tell yourself to smile at people. Start talking to people using warm greetings.

Don’t give yourself a hard time about it all. It’s not easy to change lifelong(終生的> habits in one night. Keep working at it. One day you’ll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new you!

1.Personality is about the following except________.

A. how you behave B. what you look like

C. how you react to something D. how you think about something

2.A baby gets its blood type, genes and other physical things ________.

A. when it’s still inside its mother B. as soon as it’s born

C. after it’s born D. when it can speak

3.From the passage, you can know it’s________ to change your personality.

A. possible B. impossible C. wrong D. easy

4.From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A. only an outgoing person can make many friends

B. there is no way to change your lifelong habits

C. we should try to make ourselves become better

D. everyone can change their personalities soon

5._______ can’t form(形成>a person’s personality.

A. Blood type B. Family life C. School learning D. Life skills

Dear Dad,

Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Father’s Day cards. I wanted to buy one for you, but none of the cards could say what I really want to say to you. So I wrote the letter.

I haven’t always been with you on Father’s Day. It wasn’t because I didn’t want to be with you. You know, dad, I was naughty(淘氣> when I was young, I often made mistakes and you were always angry with me. For a long time, I thought you didn’t love me.

I remember once I stole a candy in a supermarket. I just felt it was fun. But you made me take it back, apologize to the man and pay for it.

At my birthday parties, you never played games with me, or said Happy Birthday. You were just busy blowing up balloons, setting up tables, and helping mom cook food.

I also remember when mom asked you to teach me how to ride a bike, I told you to held the bike, but you refused. I fell and cried. You just told me to try again instead of helping me.

When I was in a middle school, there was hard time between us. We didn’t agree with each other. We often argued about hairstyles, clothing, music and many other things.

Time goes by, I am a father now. when my son does the same things as I used to do, I understand you and understand a father’s love. I have realized how much I missed. Tomorrow will be Father’s Day. I hope it’s never too late to say I love you.

Happy Father’s Day!

Love from

Paul

1.The writer was at the shopping mall because he wanted to ________.

A. spend Father’s Day there B. buy a Father’s Day card

C. make cards for his father D. say something to his father

2.How many cards did the writer buy?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. None

3.The underlined word “apologize” means _________.

A. 解釋 B. 道歉 C. 爭吵 D. 詢問

4.Which of the following statements is right?

A. The writer’s father always said Happy Birthday to him.

B. His father held the bike when he learnt to ride it.

C. They often argued when the writer was a teenager.

D. The writer still can’t understand his father.

5.From the passage, we can know his father is a man ________.

A. who is very rude(粗魯> to his son B. who can communicate well with his son

C. who loves his son very much D. who does everything for his son

More than 700 years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big dog. Its name was Gelert and it was very brave．It often went hunting(打獵> with the Prince. One day the Prince left his dog at home and told it to look after his baby son, who was sleeping in a small wooden bed.

Several hours later, when the Prince returned, Gelert ran out to meet him. Suddenly the Prince saw blood on Gelert's head．

“What have you been doing?” the Prince said angrily. He rushed into his room and saw the small bed lying on its side on the floor. There was blood on his son's clothes. But he didn’t see his son.

So you have killed my son!” the Prince shouted and killed the dog angrily. Just then the Prince heard a baby crying. He ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground . Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince realized that Gelert killed the wolf in order to save his son. The Prince ran back into the house quickly but he was too late. The brave Gelert was dead. Tears ran down the Prince’s face. He carried Gelert’s body to the top of the mountain and buried(埋葬> him there.

If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. It reminds people of a brave and faithful (忠誠的>dog.

1.The Prince left his dog at home one day because ________.

A. the Prince didn’t go hunting B. he told the dog to look after his baby son

C. the dog was ill D. the dog didn’t want to go with him

2.The Prince returned ________.

A. after a few days B. one day

C. several hours later D. at night

3.________ saved the baby.

A. The Prince B. The wolf

C. The dog D. The Prince’s wife

4.The prince would feel very ________ after he realized he had killed the dog by mistake.

A. sad B. lonely C. worried D. afraid

5._______ is the best title(題目> for the passage.

A. A silly Prince B. A beautiful story C. A faithful dog D. A lucky baby

(A>根據(jù)所給中文完成句子翻譯。

1.相信你自己，永遠(yuǎn)不要放棄。

Believe yourself, never __________.

2.使他們驚訝的是，這個(gè)害羞的女孩跳舞這么好。

_____________, the shy girl danced so well.

3.學(xué)生們希望將會有更多有益的課外活動。

Students hope_____________ more helpful after-class activities.

4.林鵬想出了更多的辦法幫助陷入困境的人們。

Lin Peng ___________ more ideas to help the people in trouble.

5.對于每個(gè)人來說，友好相處是很重要的。

It’s very important for everyone to _________ others.

6.我經(jīng)常和我的同學(xué)練習(xí)說英語。_________.

7.你介意把你的地址提供給我嗎？_________.

8.當(dāng)我們離開學(xué)校的時(shí)候，我們將會想念我們的老師。__________.

閱讀下面短文，回答所提出的問題。

Passage5

Have you ever spent more money than you were planning in the supermarket? Don’t blame(責(zé)備> yourself. In fact, supermarkets always do something special to mislead(誤導(dǎo)> you into buying more. Here are some examples.

10 For $10

It sounds like a great idea to you. However, you’ll save the same money even if you only buy one item(商品>. A recent survey has found when people see 10 for $ 10, five for $ 5 and one for $1, their mind usually feels them into thinking it’s a good idea to buy more.

Bigger Carts(購物車>

Have you found that the supermarket carts are growing? The bigger the cart is, the more things you’ll get, so try to use a hand basket next time.

Pre-Cut(事先切好的> Vegetables and Fruits

Pre-cut vegetables and fruits look attractive with their colorful packing. However, they aren’t exactly good for you. Pre-cut vegetables and fruits can be a lot more expensive than the whole items. Besides, these pre-cut vegetables and fruits go bad faster.

Where Is Everything?

Shelves in the supermarkets don’t stay at the same place all the time. The stores are actually doing it on purpose(故意>, because if you don’t know where the items are, you’ll spend more time in the store. More time to look around means more chances to buy more items.

1.How many examples does the writer give us?

2.What do people usually think when they see 10 for $ 10?

3.Are the supermarket carts growing bigger and bigger?

4.Why aren’t pre-cut vegetables and fruits good for us?

5.Why don’t shelves in the supermarkets stay at the same place all the time?

閱讀下面短文，完成下面表格的填寫

What do you think of different kinds of reference books(參考書>? We did a survey. Here’re some of their answers.

Liu Yang

In some ways, reference books (參考書) are useful. They help us understand textbooks better. For example, if we can’t learn a language point well in English class, a reference book can help us to review the point. So I think it’s better to have such books.

Wang Qian

Reference books have some disadvantages. Some reference books show answers to the exercises in textbooks. This isn’t very good. Students will just copy the answers directly instead of thinking for themselves. Day after day, students won’t listen carefully in class.

Zheng Xia

Sometimes, reference books are useful. Some reference books show something a little bit more difficult than the textbooks. They challenge us and let us reach a higher level in our studies. So if you want to learn more, reference books are needed.

Liu Wei

I don’t think reference books are very helpful. If we listen to our teachers carefully and solve the problems at school, this is enough to grasp (掌握>all the knowledge. Besides, the school has already gives us a lot of homework. More reference books will only make us sick of studying. And for some subjects like English , if you want to learn well, the best way is to speak, not just to do exercises.

根據(jù)要求完成小作文，詞數(shù)；約30詞。

建設(shè)美麗中國，美麗家鄉(xiāng)，人人有責(zé)。作為中學(xué)生，我們怎樣做才能使我們的校園更美麗呢？請寫出3-5條建議。<開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）

It’s our duty to make our school beautiful. Here’re some suggestions.

根據(jù)要求完成大作文，詞數(shù)；80-100詞。

現(xiàn)在許多人在討論中國夢(the Chinese dream>，我們的祖國如何早日夢想成真。這需要我們每位中國人的努力！我們每個(gè)人的小夢想是中國夢的一部分。請以My dream為題，談?wù)勀愕膲粝搿?lt;開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）

提示：a. 你的夢想是什么？b. 你為什么有這樣的夢想？ c. 你打算怎樣做才能實(shí)現(xiàn)你的夢想？

My dream

Now many people are talking about the Chinese dream. We all hope the dream will come true soon. Everybody’s hard work is needed. My dream is part of it.

—Can you catch what I said?

—Sorry, I can _________ understand it.

A. almost   B. probably   

C. nearly   D. hardly