The American book Who Moved My Cheese has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teens. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, don't be afraid. Instead, use this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.
Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two “l(fā)ittle people” and some cheese.
The four are in a maze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can’t do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.
After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.
小題1:The book Who Moved My Cheese is __________.
A．written all over the worldB．read across the world
C．sold only in AmericaD．loved only by teens
小題2:What does the text mainly discuss?
A．Never change in our life.B．Change whenever you like .
C．Change with the changes.D．Pay attention to the changes,
小題3: The underline word “four”（paragraph 3） refers to __________.
A．mice and little peopleB．students
C．cheeseD．readers
小題4: In our lives, we should learn from __________.
A．miceB．little peopleC．ChrisD．Spence Johnson
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With large and small keyboards everywhere, neither children nor adults need to write much of anything by hand. That’s a big problem. Study after study suggests that handwriting is important for brain development — helping kids get fine motor skills and learn to express and create ideas. Yet the time devoted to teaching penmanship in most schools has shrunk to just one hour a week. Is it time to give up handwriting? Have a look at the link between the brain and penmanship, and you may get the answer.
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What does the Indiana University study imply?
A．Children should practice writing letters
B．Handwriting can increase brain activity
C．It’s good for children to enter a functional MRI.
D．Letters should often be shown to children
小題2:.
What does the 4th paragraph mainly talk about?
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B．Handwriting helps a person write better essays.
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The passage tries to tell us that __________________.
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小題8:.
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小題9:.
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A．how to become a VJB．the most popular VJ today
C．the differences between DJs and VJsD．some general information about VJs
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A．classicalB．rhythm and blues C．rock and popD．country
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A．They are both owned by MTV.
B．They are music video channels in Asia.
C．They do not use VJs to introduce the music.
D．They have viewers in more than one country.
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A．a(chǎn)s the power for vehiclesB．for heating and cooking
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B．the biomethane projects are very costly
C．the biomethane projects still face many barriers
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小題2:.. The first full-length color film was made ___________
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小題4:The best title for the passage is          .
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小題5: Which of the following is true?
A．Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.
B．New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.
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A．the way in which gases are used for keeping plants warm
B．a(chǎn) natural course that is to a certain degree useful to us
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D．the whole course in which greenhouse gases prevent heat
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B．It has become warm on the earth now than in the past.
C．Gases put into the atmosphere now will affect the earth years later.
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When you are curious about something, and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The steps below can guide you during the research.

Step 1 On a note card or piece of paper, write down the subject that you are interested in. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write:

Discover more about dinosaurs.

Step 2 Next, stop and think for a moment about what you already know about your subject. List what you already know like the sentences below:

1. Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared.
2. Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years.
3. Some dinosaurs fed on plants, some on meat.

Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions. On your paper, start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them:

1. What’s the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?
2. How many kinds of dinosaurs are there?
3. Have dinosaurs really disappeared?

Step 4 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you’ll probably discover some new questions.

For example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.
The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember—learning more always bring more questions.
小題1:When you do some research, you should take the following steps:                .
①list what you want to know      ②choose a research subject
③list what you already know      ④discover new problems
A．①④③②B．②③①④C．③②④①D．④③①②
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A．Putting your list of questions under your arm.
B．Discussing your questions with your classmates.
C．Writing down your list of questions.
D．Taking your list of questions with you.
小題3:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．You can find all the answers online.
B．Learn more, and you’ll have no questions.
C．During the research, you may keep finding new questions.
D．Asking questions is the only way for research.
小題4:. The best title for this passage is              .
A．Discovering DinosaursB．Asking Good Questions
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