Questionnaire

Read the questions and answer YES or NO, then you will find out how good you are.

1. When you don t understand something, you ask questions.                   

2. You like listening to older people talk about the post.                       

3. You think that you con learn something interesting from everyone around you.  

4. You ore brave enough when you have to talk to people you don't know.          

5. You enjoy reading books about famous people.                            

6. You always see and talk to different people.                                

7. You are interested in learning new ways of doing things.                     

8. You enjoy shying experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages.  

9.You talk o lot about yourself.                                             

10. Even if you ore often wrong, you make your own decisions.                   

11.You hate teaching what you are good at: sports, technology, whatever.            

12.Your parents don't understand you, so you don't talk to them much.              

SCORE NOW!

Score 2 points if you answer YES to each of tile first 8 questions, and 0 if you choose NO.

Score 2 points if you answer NO to each of the last 4 questions, and 0 if you choose YES.

                                                                         

18--24. You are friendly and open-minded. You make people feel important by listening to what they have to say. You'll probably succeed in learning al1 kinds of interesting things. Good for you!

10--16 Remember that every single person you know can teach you something. You will greatly make your life rich and colorful.

0- 8 About 400 years ago, a famous writer wrote, "No man is an island." This is still mm today. Try to be more open and interested in people around you.

1.If you say "YES" to all these questions, you'll get ____ points.

    A. 12              B. 16                  C. 20              D. 24

2. When you score 22 points, you are _____.

    A. shy and nervous          B. silent and serious

    C. open and friendly         D. brave and strong

3.The writer thinks you should _____.

A. always see and talk to the same people

 B. make your Own decision whenever you want

 C. enjoy teaching what you are good at

 D. talk much about yourselves when possible

4."No man is an island." in the text probably means that _____.

 A. the famous writer was very clever

 B. everything is the same as 400 years ago

 C. you will feel lonely if on an island

 D. you can not live alone in the world

5.The questions are used to test whether you are willing to __

     A. learn from others    B. help other people

     C. do all by yourself    D. depend on others

 

Some people like to get up late, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. Maybe those who don't like getting up early will not believe this, but it is true.
Scientists made a survey in about one thousand people, and then they found that early rising people had less disease than late rising people, and early rising people also looked healthier than late rising people, and so on.
So we may know early rising is helpful in more than one way. First, it helps to keep us healthy. We all need fresh air. But air is never as fresh as early in the morning. Besides, it is useful to do morning exercises.
Secondly, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning we learn more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn.
Thirdly, early rising can give us a plan of our work for the day. We cannot work well without a good plan.
Fourthly, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work^ such as to wash our hands and faces and eat our breakfast.
Late risers may find it difficult to form the habit of early rising. They have to make an effort (努力）to do so. As the English proverb says, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise?”
Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
【小题1】People don't always agree on whether to e»et up early.
【小题2】   In the passage the writer gives four reasons for early rising.
【小题3】   Early rising makes people happier according to the passage.
【小题4】Early risers don't look as healthy as late risers.
【小题5】The writer encourages people not to sleep late.

There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影), because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.
The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.
The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to his vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.
【小题1】Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?

A．Because the vegetables wanted more light.

B．Because the tree drank almost all the water.

C．Because the vegetables weren’t the pride of the gardener.

D．Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as the tree.

【小题2】From the passage we know                   .

A．the vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up

B．the gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree

C．the gardener didn’t know what was happening in the patch at first

D．the tree didn’t know how important the sun was to the vegetables

【小题3】The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “                 ” in Chinese.

A．长久地

B．小心地

C．有效地

D．和谐地

【小题4】Of the following, which order is right according to the story?
① The gardener worked on the patch even harder than before.
② The gardener stopped watering the vegetables and the tree.
③ The vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground.
④ The tree and the vegetables realized the importance of helping each other.

A．③②④①

B．④②③①

C．②①④③

D．①③④②

【小题5】The passage is mainly about                   .

A．why the sunlight and water were very important

B．how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch

C．why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch

D．what happened between the vegetables and the tree

If you often feel tired and the doctor can’t find anything wrong with you, you may be in a state of subhealth(亚健康). Subhealth is a state between health and illness. Most of the subhealthy people are middle-aged ones who are usually stressed out because of work and family. And some of them are students who are having exams.

If you are subhealthy, it is not difficult for you to become well soon. You should have good living habits. For example, you should get up early and go to bed early. And you should exercise regularly（有规律地）. Exercising can keep you healthy. As for meals, it is better to eat less salt and sugar. Vegetables, fruit and fish are important to your body. You should eat more of them. It is not good to eat too much at one meal, because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract（消化道）. And at last, a balanced diet is very helpful in staying away from（远离）subhealth.

1.How may you feel if you’re subhealthy?

A．Happy

B．Comfortable

C．Tired

D．Sad

2.According to the passage, who will probably(可能地) be subhealthy?

A．Teachers and students

B．Parents and children

C．Middle-aged people and students

D．The young and the old

3.What should you do if you are subhealthy?

A．Relax and have good living habits

B．Go to see the doctor and ask for some medicine.

C．Go to hospital in foreign countries.

D．Stay at home and not talk to others

4.If you want to have good living habits,      .

A．you need to get up early and go to bed early.

B．you should exercise very often

C．you should eat less salt and sugar and eat more vegetables, fruit and fish

D．All above(上边的)

5.What is the main(主要的) idea of the passage（短文）?

A. What is subhealth.

B. How to keep away from subhealth.

C How to keep subhealthy.

D. Why are you subhealthy?

 

 Besides studying and tests, teens need to learn some life skills for the future. These skills can help them live by themselves. The following are some necessary skills.

★ Managing money

You often get a little money from your parents, and you may spend it as you like. You can make a list of the things that you want to buy, and plan how to spend the money. Don't waste.

★ Washing and cleaning

Doing laundry correctly is important. You should first read the instructions on clothing, and then check the pockets of the clothes. Pay more attention to different colors of them.

As for cleaning, you should learn how to use brooms, mops (抹布) and so on. If you often do more cleaning, the people who live with you will thank you for the efforts you make.

★ Cooking your favorite meals

You should learn how to cook a few of your favorite meals. First ask your parents for help to decide on the menu and ingredients, and then you can go shopping, cook the meals and clean up the kitchen together.

根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）

1. This passage is mainly about some life skills for teens for the future.

2.Teens should manage money by saving money as much as they can.

3.Before they wash clothes, teens should first check the pockets of the clothes.

4. The people around will feel uncomfortable if teens do more cleaning.

5. Parents can help teens decide on the menu and ingredients to cook meals.