【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 .a—d—e—c—f—bC.d—a—c—e—f—bD.d—e—a—b—c—f（3）What can we know about Jake? A.He could drive.B.He was eleven years old.C.He wanted to be a police officer.D.He liked playing Grand Theft Auto Ⅲ.（4）What does the underlined word upgrade mean in Chinese? A.改變B.取消C.加重D.減輕7．閱讀理解 Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people feel shy at some point in their lives. These days, shyness is being more and more mon. Now scientists are trying to understand shyness. They have some interesting ideas about why people are shy. Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. These babies are a little quieter and more watchful than other babies. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic. Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had elder brothers or sisters, The scientists said that these children were often bullied （欺負） by their elder brothers or sisters. As a result, they became shy. At the same time, children with no brothers or sisters might be shy as well. Growing up alone, they often play by themselves. They are not able to earn the same social skills as children from big families. You may also be shy because of where you were born. When scientists studied shyness in different countries, they found surprising differences. In Japan, most people said they were shy. But in Israel, only one of three people said so. What explains the difference? One scientist says the Japanese and the Israeli have different opinions of failure. In Japan, when people do not succeed, they feel bad about themselves. They blame（責備） themselves for their failure. In Israel, the opposite is true, Israelis often blame failure on outside reasons, such as family, teachers, friends or bad luck. In Israel freedom of opinions and risktaking are strongly supported. This may be why Israelis worry less about failure and are less shy. For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends, speak in class even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness, suggest trying new things and practicing conversations. And don39。t forget—if you are shy, you are not the only one.（1）What is the passage mainly about? A.Happiness.B.Shyness.C.Kindness.D.Loneliness.（2）What does the underlined word genetic in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A.Passed down from parents.B.Learned from friendsC.Taught by teachers.D.Made by brothers（3）What can be learned from the passage? A.Most little babies are born shy and quiet.B.If you are shy now, you will be shy forever.C.Many shy children have elder brothers or sisters.D.Most Israeli people are shy of expressing opinions.（4）We can learn from the passage that _______ may cause shyness. A.genes, grownups and birthplaceB.genes, family size and birthplaceC.family size, grownups and failureD.genes, family size and freedom8．閱讀理解 It was Tom39。s birthday, and he was five years old. He got quite a lot of presents from his family. His grandpa gave him a beautiful big drum（鼓）. Of all the presents, Tom liked his drum best. He made terrible noise with it, but his mother didn39。t mind. His father was working in the daytime and Tom was in bed when he got home in the evening. So he didn39。t hear the noise. But one of his neighbors didn39。t like the noise. So one morning she took a knife and went to Tom39。s house when he was hitting his drum. She said to him, “Hello, Tom, do you know there is something very nice inside your drum? Here is a knife. Open the drum and let39。s find it.”（1）How old was Tom? A.He was fifteen years old.B.He was five.C.He was fifty.D.He was half past five.（2）What did his mother think of his making terrible noise with the drum? A.She couldn39。t stand it.B.She was pleased（滿意） with his behavior（行為）.C.She didn39。t mind.D.We don39。t know.（3）Who didn39。t like the noise? A.Tom39。s mother.B.Tom39。s neighbor.C.Tom39。s father.D.Tom39。s grandpa.（4）How did Tom39。s neighbor deal with（處理） his drum? A.She lied to Tom that something nice was inside his drum.B.She cut the drum open with a knife.C.She called the police.D.She didn39。t mind it.（5）Was there anything very nice in the drum really? A.No，there was.B.Yes，there wasn39。t.C.No，there wasn39。t.D.Yes，there was.9．根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確答案。B Is there anyone you hate? Well, maybe you don39。t really hate him. But you get really angry every time you think of him. If you don39。t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness （痛苦）. Bitterness appears when we can39。t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But instead of controlling the anger, we keep it deep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we39。re hurting that person by criticizing （指責） him or her often, but we39。re really only hurting ourselves. Bitterness can not only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an angry person for very long. If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.※Accept it Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.※Stop making excuses for it You may feel you have a right to be angry. You may think you39。re right and the other person is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life.※Forgive and forge