Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘錄) from his speech.

I know that sometimes, you hope that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through pop music or basketball or being a TV star, when chances come, you’re not going to be any of those things.

But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem rather important to your life ,but you should try your best. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try.

That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures (the opposite of success). JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投籃) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat(打敗) you—you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.

No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to tell when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.

And even when you’re struggling(奮斗), even when you’re discouraged (泄氣), and you feel other people have given up on you.but you should remember, don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.

1.Some of the most successful people in the world have are the ones who’ve had the______ failures.

A. fewest       B. most          C. saddest        D. valuable

2.What can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech ?

A. secrets to success.

B. being successful is easy. 

C. your failures beat you.

D. Asking for help is a sign of weakness.

3.Why does Barack Obama mention (提到) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the third paragraph?

A. To compare these two famous persons.

B. To explain that the more failures he has, the more successful he is.

C. If you want to be successful, you should fail first.

D. To show that failure is the mother of success.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. No one can be successful without working hard.

B. Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way.

C. Those who believe in themselves shouldn’t ask others for help.

D. One should try his best to make his dream come true.

5.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence?

A. One shouldn’t ask questions because it is a sign of strength.

B. One should believe in himself though he will face much difficulty.

C. One doesn’t have to work hard when he has failed several times.

D. One doesn’t have to ask for help because it is a sign of weakness.

  “Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao ?” says Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing. She spends lots of money on Taobao. It is well-known Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of our life.

①A large number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joy of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home use products (產(chǎn)品) are the most popular online.

It is said that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao. Taobao means ‘looking for treasure（財(cái)富）’ in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.

You may question the safety online shopping. Wang Lin said, ‘It is very safe and convenient (便利).If you receive the products from the sellers and you aren’t ②              them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the product.’

1.將①處譯成漢語。

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2. 在②處填上適當(dāng)詞使文章完整。___________　___________       

3.What is the most popular products when people spends lots of money on Taobao?

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4.找出與下列句子意思相同的句子。

They say that people spent 250 billion yuan doing some shopping on the Internet last year.

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5. 找出本文的主題句。

詞匯運(yùn)用 用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空（每空不限一詞）

1.It is thoughtful of Miss Zhang to bring an umbrella with _________ (she).

2.The students are working hard ,they will have a         (month) exam next week.

3.Who do you think is _________(strict) with you among these teachers?

4.I’m surprised to hear that the lady won the award in her _________ (ninety).

5.The doctor _______(advice) him to have a good rest because he was in a bad mood yesterday.

6.I would rather ___________ (not tell) Mom the truth. I don’t want her to shout at me.

7.It’s necessary for us to form the habit of spending our pocket money__________(wise).

8.It is said that there ___________ (be) great changes to our hometown in the last few years.

9.They were looking forward to _______(hear) the results of the competition.

10.To our surprise, an excellent student___      __(murder) by his roommate in a university last month.

11.--Whose beautiful dresses, Lucy?     --- I think they belong to those ________. (act)

12.I'm busy revising for tests these days. I hope my cousin will not come _________(disturb) me any more.

13.They won’t see the film again because they _________(see) it twice.  

14.Thank you for offering me so many _________(value) suggestions.

15.The colour red can help when you are having difficulty making a ________(decide).

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Dear Editor,

I’m a middle school student. I’m writing to tell you about children who are left-behind(留守兒童) in towns around the country. Now, our city is b  1.    more and more modern. That makes a lot of p  2.  leave their hometowns to work on building the cities. But when they work in the cities, their children are waiting for them at home. One of the most s  3.   problems is the loneliness. These left-behind children feel always l 4.   and stressed out because they have no parents’ love. At the same time, nobody can teach them the differences b 5.  right and wrong. So , it’s easier for these children to make m 6.    even break laws. It’s very important for us to pay more a  7.  to these children if we want to build a harmonious society.

So how do we s  8.   this problem? Most of the left-behind children say they miss their parents a lot,  e  9.   during holidays. Maybe the government can set up special group activities for these children during holidays. Of course, the best thing for these families is to be together. As the song says, “If e  10.    gives their love, the world will be better.”

Best wishes to you!

Sincerely,

Mary

假如你是John，今天你在網(wǎng)上看到了下面的帖子。請(qǐng)根據(jù)帖子內(nèi)容，談?wù)勀愕慕?jīng)歷或看法，并針對(duì)作者的困惑提出一些建議(不少于3條)。

要求：①不要寫出真實(shí)校名和姓名；        ②字?jǐn)?shù)在100左右；

Dear Madam，

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I hope my advice is of some value to you, please let me know if that works for you or not!

Good luck!

John

Sandy likes playing _______ badminton after _______ dinner.

A. the; the                  B. the; /                       C. /; /                  D. /; the

Dung is kind and helpful, but he is also a little careless _____________.

A. at time                    B. at a time                  C. at times                   D. once a time

Thank you for _________ me presents.

A.send                       B.sending                  C.give            D.gives

My cousin is _____________ sometimes. It’s hard for him to change his mind even though his idea is not right.

A. stubborn               B. imaginative             C. energetic               D. practical

How many students are born _________the star sign of Aquarius in your class?

A. with                         B. to                             C. under                      D. for