Believing that your qualities are carved(刻) in stone — the fixed mindset — creates a great need to prove yourself over and over. Some of us are trained in this mindset from an early age. Even as a child, I was focused on being smart, but the fixed mindset was really stamped in by Mrs. Wilson, my sixth-grade teacher. She believed that people’s IQ scores told the whole story of who they were. We were seated around the room in IQ order, and only the highest-IQ students could be trusted to collect homework, or take a note to the principal. She was creating a mindset in which everyone in the class had one important goal-look smart, don’t look stupid.

I’ve seen so many people with this one important goal of proving themselves — in the classroom, in their careers, and in their relationships. Every situation calls for a confirmation of their IQ, personality, or character. Every situation is evaluated(評(píng)價(jià)): Will I succeed or fail? Will I look smart or stupid? Will I feel like a winner or a loser?

But doesn’t our society value IQ, personality, and character? Isn’t it normal to want these qualities? Yes, but ...

There’s another mindset, the growth mindset, which is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can develop through your efforts. Although people may differ in every which way — in their inborn talents, interests, or characters, everyone can change and grow through efforts and experience. Did you know that Darwin and Tolstoy were considered ordinary children? That the photographer Cindy Sherman, who has been on almost every list of the most important artists of the twentieth century, failed her first photography course? That Geraldine Page, one of our greatest actresses, was advised to give it up for lack of talent?

You can see how the belief that valuable qualities can be developed creates a passion(熱情) for learning. Why waste time proving how great you are, when you could be getting better? Why hide weaknesses instead of overcoming them? And why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will better you? The passion for improving yourself and sticking to it, even when it’s not going well, is the feature(特征) of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to achieve success during some of the most challenging times in their lives.

【1】According to Paragraph 5, the example of Darwin and Tolstoy shows that _________

A.success has nothing to do with natural gifts.

B.it’s difficult to predict one’s future success.

C.achievements can be made through hard work.

D.the valuable qualities can encourage people to learn.

【2】The author strongly believes that we should _________

A.carry out an honest evaluation of our qualities.

B.see success as the only way to prove IQ or talent.

C.focus on self-development rather than self-proving.

D.believe good things will happen during difficult times.

【3】The main purpose of the passage is to _________

A.lead people to take the right mindset.

B.advise people to evaluate their mindset.

C.get people to know the influence of mindset.

D.explain the differences between two mindsets.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15thbirthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.

The following year he met John Ridgway and started to work as a teacher at Ridgway’s school of adventure（冒險(xiǎn)）in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold—waterexploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures; he decided that this would be his future.

In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long—distance expedition (探險(xiǎn)) towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his sled up and over the rocky mountains.

Saunders has become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.

【1】According to Paragraph 2, what changed Saunders?

A.A friend’s words.B.A mountain bike.

C.His 18thbirthday gift.D.His first marathon.

【2】What did Saunders do in 2001?

A.He decided to build up his body.

B.He met John Ridgway in Scotland.

C.He worked as a teacher at school.

D.He took an adventure to the North Pole.

【3】What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?

A.He is a success in sports.

B.He is the youngest British skier.

C.He is Ridgway’s best student.

D.He is a good teacher at school.

【1】Which museum is one of Preston’s oldest buildings?

A.Cottage Museum.B.Museum of Lancashire.

C.Lancaster City Museum.D.Clitheroe Castle Museum.

【2】Where is Clitheroe Castle Museum?

A.At 15 Castle Hill.B.At Stanley Street, Preston.

C.On Castle Hill, Clitheroe.D.At Market Square, Lancaster.

【3】You can go to Cottage Museum to learn about _________.

A.2000 years history of LancashireB.350 million years history of Clitheroe

C.Lancaster's past from the Roman timesD.early Victorian life and tools from that time

It started when one boy laughed at him, said his mother, Lewis. He’d return to his home with questions: “Why am I _______? Why me? His mother still remembered he was actually sad and angry with that.

Lewis said she didn’t know what to do at that point. A few weeks later, Lewis turned on the TV to a news story about an eighth grader, Trashaun, becoming popular after sharing videos of his slam dunks(灌籃) on the Internet, and, like Jayce, he _______ most of his left arm. Lewis called Jayce in. To her surprise, Jayce immediately got interested in the videos. At the time, it seemed that watching Trashaun was _______ an encouraging moment for Jayce — he saw a role model with a similar _______. If it had stayed just that, Lewis would have been happy enough. But little did she know that a family friend had already reached out to the newspaper to help set up a meeting with Trashaun to build Jayce’s confidence.

The boys met and at once got on well with each other as both of them were in the same condition. They rode bikes, took photos, and shot basketball on the court. Instead of spending the whole day feeling _______ for themselves, they had a lot of fun. Sometimes, they talked about the problem — the lost left arm. Trashaun told Jayce not to let anyone discourage him and not to let those words shake his _________.

Since that meeting, Lewis has seen a noticeable change in her son. As for Trashaun, his relationship with Jayce made him expect to help more kids. “Honestly, it _______ a lot to know that I changed Jayce’s life”, Trashaun says. Still, he never dreamed that his _______ would make such a great difference in others “l(fā)ife”. I just thought my friends would see them, and be like, “Oh, he dunked it!”

He certainly did.

【1】A.lonelyB.sillyC.differentD.ordinary

【2】A.lostB.hurtC.usedD.recovered

【3】A.hardlyB.simplyC.stillD.never

【4】A.answerB.familyC.educationD.problem

【5】A.happyB.helpfulC.sorryD.fearful

【6】A.confidenceB.patienceC.sadnessD.honesty

【7】A.caresB.meansC.savesD.takes

【8】A.attitudesB.disabilitiesC.wordsD.videos

我們的生活是多姿多彩的，每一天都不一樣，在你的印象中肯定有特別的一天。

假如你是李華，英語(yǔ)�？�正在開(kāi)展以“A.Special Day”為題的征文活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你寫(xiě)一篇短文分享你“特別的一天”。內(nèi)容包括：你在哪，那天發(fā)生了什么，為什么是特別的。

提示詞語(yǔ)：birthday party; sing and dance, play games, grow up

提示問(wèn)題：Where were you?

What happened on that day?

Why was it special?

假如你是李華，正在教你校的英國(guó)交換生Peter學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)請(qǐng)你寫(xiě)封郵件告訴他下次上課的計(jì)劃。內(nèi)容包括：上課的時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)，學(xué)習(xí)內(nèi)容及課前準(zhǔn)備。

提示詞語(yǔ);Chinese character, Chinese song，notebook

提示問(wèn)題：When and where are you going to have class?

What are you going to learn?

What do you advise Peter to prepare for it?

Dear Peter,

How is it going?

I’m writing to inform you of the plan for the next Chinese class.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

If there is anything that I can do,please let me know.

Yours,

Li Hua

British people love going to pubs. They often say "If you haven't been to a pub,you haven't been to Britain.”

The word "pub" is short for "Public House". There are over 60,000 pubs in the UK（53,000 in England and Wales, 5,200 in Scotland and 1,600 in Northern Ireland）. One of the oldest pubs, Fighting Cocks in St. Albans Herts, is located(位于）in a building that dates back to the eleventh century.

Pubs are an important part of British life. People talk, eat, drink, meet their friends and relax there.

Pubs often have two bars, one usually quieter than the other. Many have a garden where people can sit in the summer. Children can go in pub gardens with their parents.

In pubs, groups of friends normally buy “rounds" of drinks, where the person whose turn it is will buy drinks for all the members of the group. It is sometimes difficult to get served when pubs are busy: people do not queue, but the bar staff will usually try and serve those who have been waiting the longest at the bar first. If you spill a stranger's drink by accident, it is good manners to offer to buy another drink.

Most pubs belong to a brewery（a company which makes beer) but sell many different kinds of beer, some on tap (from a big container under the bar) and some in bottles. The most popular kind of British beer is bitter, which is dark and served at room temperature (not hot, not cold). British beer is brewed from malt and hops.

Pubs have traditional names which date back over 600 years. Some typical names are The Chequers, The White Swan, The Crown, The King's Arms, The Red Lion and The White Horse. There is usually a sign outside the pub showing the pub’s name with a picture.

British pubs are required to have a license, which is difficult to get. And they are allowed to open for 24 hours every day. Most pubs are open from 11 to 11.

So next time when you go to UK, please go to one of the pubs. After all, seeing is believing!

【1】What is the word "pub" short for?

【2】What do people do in pubs in the UK?

【3】Is it good manners to offer to buy another drink if you spill a stranger's drink by accident?

【4】How long are British pubs allowed to open every day?

【5】What does the passage mainly tell us?

Recently, researcher Kris has done a research which shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability. In his study, he divided the people into two groups. The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the other group had no musical training. He asked these people to listen to a person talking in a noisy room. As a result, the musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly.

You may wonder why. The answer is that musicians can hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds. Think about violinists. When they play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others’ too. But they must listen closely to what they are playing, and pay no attention to the other sounds. In this way, musicians are able to focus on certain sounds, even in a room with lots of nose.

A doctor at Harvard Medical School works with stroke（中風(fēng)）patients. These people cannot say their name, addresses or other information normally because of their illness. However, they can still sing. He was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak. Why does this work? The doctor isn’t sure. Music seems to make different parts of the brain work, including the damaged（損壞的）parts. This might help patients to use that part of the brain again.

Music can improve concentration（注意力）, memory, listening skills and overall language abilities. It can even help sick people get better. Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp as we get older. Music is not only enjoyable but also good for us in many other ways.

【1】Musicians can hear better in a noisy room because they_________

A.can focus on certain soundsB.are cleverer than normal people

C.are trained to hear noisesD.have a gift in this

【2】The underlined word "sharp" probably means “_________"in the last paragraph.

A.quick to reactB.having a thin edge

C.strong or forcefulD.sudden and rapid

【3】What is the passage mainly about'?

A.Music can improve our hearing abilities.B.The relationship between music and language.

C.Music can keep our brain clear.D.Singing words can help sick people.

One of our stops, once we crossed the Oregon border, was at a Black Bear Diner. Walking towards the front door we noticed a gentleman standing at one side. He was clearly untidy, without shoes and wearing worn clothing. We passed right by him and opened the restaurant door. Then something told me to go back.

Holding my daughter, I turned around and said to the gentleman, "Sir. Are yon hungry?" He said, "Yes." I then asked, "May we buy you something to eat?" He responded with, “Sure, I can order something myself."

My husband opened the door and the gentleman went straight to the counter. I told him to order whatever he wanted. The manager of the restaurant came over quite quickly and looked frightened. I spoke before he had an opportunity to. “This gentleman will have lunch with us today,” I said. “Please add his order to our bill.” The manager said with a frown(皺眉）, “Okay.” We turned to our table and the gentleman said loudly and quickly, " Thank You!" We were seated and upon completing our meal we were handed our bill. I asked my husband what the gentleman had ordered, one fresh orange juice, one coffee, one breakfast combination with a side of hash browns.

When we left the restaurant I looked for the gentleman but didn't see him, but that very small act just made my day. I hope in some small way we were able to add some joy to his life, even if only for a few minutes.

【1】What did the gentleman look like?

A.He was clean.B.He was wearing expensive clothes.

C.He dressed poorly.D.He was wearing beautiful shoes.

【2】What did the writer do for the gentleman at the restaurant?

A.She said to the gentleman with a frown.B.She paid the meal for the gentleman.

C.She asked the gentleman to have dinner together.D.She ordered food for the gentleman.

【3】How did the writer feel at the end of the story?

A.Successful.B.Glad.C.Angry.D.frightened.

【1】Nearpod can be used to_________·

A.offer grammar testsB.teach listening on line

C.help vocabulary learningD.gain fluency in speaking

【2】If you.want to improve your speaking skills, you can go to _________.

A.Room 501B.Room 502

C.Room 601D.Room 602

【3】Which of the following can help your grammar learning?

A.Nearpod.B.Kahoot.C.TEO.D.Prezi.