You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.

“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (禮儀) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” Gray told the BBC. “Elevators are socially very interesting but often very awkward (尷尬的) places.”

We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, lift users unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed.

He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box.

If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (對(duì)角線地) across from each other to create distance.

When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle（三角形）. And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.

New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act according to their decisions. Once in, for most people the rule is simple – look down, or look at your phone.

Why are we so awkward in lifts?

“You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people, we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.”

In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be understood as threatening or odd. “The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact(接觸) ,” she said.

1.According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _____.

A. turn around and greet one another

B. look around or examine their phone

C. try to keep a distance from other people

D. make eye contact with those in the elevator

2.Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two people in an elevator? (The point in the chart refers to one person.)

3.The underlined phrase “size up” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _____.

A. ignore B. judge C. put up with D. make the best of

4.According to the article, people feel awkward in lifts because of _____.

A. the lack of space

B. someone’s odd behaviors

C. their unfamiliarity with one another

D. their eye contact with one another

Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I’m not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances(環(huán)境) don’t come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that’s just the reality of how life is.

However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in addition to that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certain things, it’ll require even more time, time that most people won’t put in.

This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don’t enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable(不可忍受的) pain and will likely make you quit(放棄) well before you ever become good at it.

When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.

Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you’re not willing to put in the time and work, don’t expect to receive any rewards. Consistent(堅(jiān)持不懈的), hard work won’t guarantee(保證) you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.

1.What can we learn from paragraph 1?

A. the meaning of success B. the reasons for success

C. the standards of success D. the importance of success

2.Paragraph 2 tells us .

A. how to succeed B. why to set a goal

C. how to get good at something D. how to practice

3.That successful people suggest doing what one loves is based on the fact that .

A. work makes one feel pain B. one tends to enjoy his work

C. it takes a lot of time to succeed D. one gives up his work easily

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Having a goal is important to success.

B. Luck, talent and family help to achieve success.

C. Being good is different from being great.

D. One cannot succeed without time and practice.

Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep needed depends on the age of the person and the conditions in which sleep takes place. The young may need more sleep than the old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with less than this amount, but others may need more. Every person knows his own need. It is then a matter of good judgment(判斷) to satisfy his need. Sleep should always be enough to make one bring back his strength and get ready for a day’s work.

Fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. It is not without reason for some people to think that it is practicable to sleep in the open air. When one can keep himself warm, out-of-door sleeping probably gives the body its most complete relaxation(松弛).

Ability(能力) to sleep is largely a habit. The conditions referred to only lead to sleep. Out-of-door exercises, a good habit of regular hours and the avoidance(避免) of late eating and worry, which are largely within the control of any person, are all helpful to sound sleep.

A bath at bedtime, neither hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleep-producing drug(藥) should never be taken except when suggested by a doctor.

1.We know from the passage is enough for the health of a pupil.

A. equal or more than eight hoursB. seven hours or so

C. Eight hours or soD. Less than eight hours

2.If you want to have a good sleep, is helpful.

A. forming the habit of taking sleep-producing drug.

B. keeping good habits.

C. staying up late night.

D. eating something at bedtime.

3.The amount of sleep a person probably needs has something to do with .

A. his characterB. his control C. his ageD. his habit

4.Before going to bed, you’d better not .

A. take a bathB. do any housework

C. go out for relaxationD. think a lot

Children who spend more time reading with their parents have a greater chance of becoming better readers than those who don’t. With help from their parents, children can learn techniques(技巧) to improve their reading skills.

“A lot of parents think after their child learns to read, they should stop reading to them,” Donna George said. “They are sadly mistaken.”

George offers her services to parents at the Title I Learning Centers. She said reading aloud to children may be the most valuable(有價(jià)值的) thing parents can do. “It is better for children to hear things at a higher level than where they are,” George said. “Parents are their child’s first teacher.” Parents help their children build listening, phonics(拼讀法), comprehension(閱讀理解) and vocabulary skills when they read aloud to them.

Before parents can identify reading problems, they should escape the enemy----television and limit the time their children spend watching television. George suggested not allowing kids to have a TV in their bedrooms, setting a schedule of when kids can watch or keeping a list of how many programs children watch. Louise Joiners said while her 14-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son enjoy reading, the television sometimes becomes a distraction. So she tries to build the situation by suggesting books the entire family will enjoy reading together, like the Harry Potter series.

Parents who do not read themselves should not depend on their children being enthusiastic about it. If parents would read to their children at least 15 minutes every day, children would not have so many problems in school. It is the parents’ job to help build that desire in their children, and of course to know what kind of books to read is also important.

1.The underlined word “distraction” means something that .

A. can improve children’s reading.

B. can make children interested

C. can make children not pay their attention

D. can help children’s right way of reading

2.In the fourth paragraph is the most important.

A. reading speedB. reading environment

C. reading skillsD. reading materials

3.If the passage is not completed, what will be written after the passage?

A. What TV programs children can watch during reading.

B. Advice is given to control their children.

C. Parents choose reading materials for their children.

D. How children improve their reading by themselves.

4.Which one would be the best title for the passage?

A. Parents Are Their Child’s First Teacher.

B. How to Improve Children’s Reading Ability.

C. Children Spend More Time Reading with Parents.

D. How Parents Make Their Child a Better Reader.

閱讀下列各小題，根據(jù)每句后的漢語提示，用句末括號(hào)內(nèi)的英語單詞完成句子，并將答案寫在答題卡上的相應(yīng)題號(hào)后。

1. the top of a hill, our school is very beautiful with green trees surrounded it. (see)

從 山頂上 看 ，我們學(xué)校綠樹環(huán)繞非常美麗。

2.I think that only in this way the knowledge and skills needed for my job. (gain)

我認(rèn)為只有通過這種方式我們才能獲得工作所需要的知識(shí)和技能。

3. I got up early, but I so, because I had no work to do that morning. (do)

我起床起得很早，但我本來不必這么做的，因?yàn)槲夷翘煸缟蠜]什么事做。

4.As the professor puts it, it is a positive attitude success for all people. (determine)

正如教授所說，是積極的人生態(tài)度決定了人們的成功。

5. and you will pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests. ( go)

向東走, 你會(huì)經(jīng)過群山和成千上萬的湖泊和森林。

6.It’s said that the new model car runs than the old one. (fast)

據(jù)說這款新車速度可達(dá)老款車兩倍。

7. it in two hours is a question. (finish)

他能否在兩小時(shí)內(nèi)完成它還是一個(gè)問題。

8.I began to find it difficult anyone who sticks to their own opinions. (get)

我開始發(fā)現(xiàn)，與固執(zhí)已見的人很難相處。

9.The photo as well as the diaries often my college days, when we were free of trouble. (remind)

這張照片和日記經(jīng)常使我想起我的大學(xué)時(shí)代，那時(shí)真是無憂無慮啊。

10.The fact is that I was ill, my absence. (account)

事實(shí)是我生病了，這就是我缺席的原因。

請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示，并結(jié)合事例，用英語寫一篇短文。

We often hear people say, “Life is hard!” Faced with difficulties and even failures in life, people’s attitudes are different. Some feel optimistic(樂觀的) while others do not. Do be optimistic in your school life.

注意：①無須寫標(biāo)題，不得照抄英語提示語；②除詩歌外，文體不限；③文中不得透露個(gè)人姓名和名稱；④詞數(shù)不少于120。

―Could I use your computer for a few moments, please?

― _____. I’m not using it myself.

A. Come on B. Go ahead C. It depends D. That’s great

We arranged to meet at 8:00 , but she never__________.

A. turned up B. turned down C. turned off D. turned over

Our earth is getting warmer and warmer. It is time for us to_____ the emission(排放) of CO2.

A. break down B. cut in C. cut down D. cut off

Children need a lot to grow up, but ________ they need love and care.

A．a(chǎn)bove all B．in all C．a(chǎn)t all D．a(chǎn)fter all