A. careful B. most careful

C. more carefully D. the most carefully

【題目】

“Miss Roberts! What ugly hands Mary has!” said Daisy, as she walked home from school with her teacher.

“In my opinion, Daisy, Mary’s hands are the prettiest in the class.”

“Why, Miss Roberts, they are as red and hard as they can be. How will they look if she tries to play on a piano!” explained Daisy. Miss Roberts took Daisy’s hands in hers, and said, “Your hands are very soft and white, Daisy—just the hands to look beautiful on a piano; but they lack one beauty that Mary’s hands have. Shall I tell you what the difference is?”

“Yes, please, Miss Roberts.”

“Well, Daisy, Mary’s hands are always busy. They wash dishes; they make fires; they hang out clothes, and help to wash them, too; they sweep, and dust, and sew; they are always trying to help her poor, hard-working mother. ”

“Besides, they wash and dress the children; they mend their toys and dress their dolls; However, they find time to bathe the head of the little girl who is so sick in the next house to theirs.

“I shall never think Mary’s hands are ugly any more, Miss Roberts.”

“I am glad to hear you say that, Daisy; and I must tell you that they are beautiful because they do their work gladly and cheerfully.”

“Miss Roberts! I feel so ashamed of myself, and so sorry,” said Daisy, looking into her teacher’s face with tearful eyes.

“Then, my dear, show your regret by deeds of kindness. The good alone are really beautiful.”

【1】Daisy’s and Mary’s hands are____________.

A.the sameB.hardC.differentD.soft

【2】What does Daisy think of Mary at the beginning of the story?

A.Mary is the prettiest girl in class.B.Mary’s hands are really ugly.

C.Mary can play the piano very well.D.Mary often helps her mother.

【3】According to the passage, Mary’s hands are helpful EXCEPT_______.

A.They wash dishes and make fires.B.They sweep, dust and sew.

C.They take care of the horses and dogs.D.They wash and dress the children.

【4】Why does Daisy feel ashamed of herself?

A.Because her hands are not soft and white.B.Because she thinks Mary’s hands are ugly.

C.Because her hands aren’t so busy as Mary’s.D.Because she makes Mary’s eyes tearful.

【5】What advice does Miss Roberts finally give to Daisy?

A.Try to help Mary to do the housework.

B.Say some beautiful words to cheer Mary up.

C.Show her regrets to Mary and teach her the piano.

D.Do something good and kind to people around.

---You should try to _________ them by yourself. You are not a child any longer.

A. get into B. get off

C. get over D. get on

A. spend B. spending C. to spend D. spent

A. took B. takes C. spends D. spent

In fact, this is related to one’s mindset (思維模式). Dr. Carol Dweck, a psychology (心理學) professor at Stanford University, has discovered that people with a fixed mindset solve problems in a much different way from those with a growth mindset.

Dr. Dweck found people with a fixed mindset care about grades. When they make mistakes, they think it means they’re not smart【2】 They’re afraid of challenges, because if they don’t do well, they may look dumb. People with a growth mindset, on the other hand, care about learning, not grades. They learn from mistakes by trying different ways to solve problems or asking for help.

【3】 They discovered that students with a growth mindset do better in math; those with a fixed mindset do worse. Why? Kids with both mindsets do well in primary school, but middle school math is much harder. So while the growth-mindset kids embrace (擁抱)the challenge and work harder, the fixed-mindset kids may just give up. 【4】

But Dweck’s team discovered something even more important than that. They found that, with some work, kids can choose to have a growth mindset and do better in school. Everyone has some of each type of mindset. 【5】When you hear your fixed mindset voice telling you that you’re dumb, or that you’ll look stupid if you ask for help, or that learning a new skill is hard, talk back to it! Then you really can get smarter by working hard, practicing and challenging yourself!

A. Some people believe that everyone in the world is smart.

B. As a result, their grades drop.

C. They also care about how smart they look.

D. Some hold the belief that not everyone can become a genius(天才).

E. Dweck’s team found fixed-mindset kids can’t do well in primary school.

F. They are just like two kinds of voices in your head.

G. Dweck and her team did a research among middle school students.

A. May be , maybe B. Maybe, may be

C. May be ,may be D. Maybe , may is

—I often practise ______ English.

A. speak B. to speak C. speaking

A. not to wear B. not wear C. wearing not D. not wearing

—Ok. I’ll do it right now.

A. doing B. do C. to do