Blue Lightning

Sally loved cars more than anything else. This spring she thought of building a go-kart to enter for the Go-Go Race. So she asked her dad for help.

“Well,” he said. “How about this: you do some research first and then come back to me with a design.”

A week later, Sally brought her notes and drawings to Dad. She named her go-kart “Blue Lightning”. Dad looked over her work, thinking. “Well, that’s interesting,” he said. “Have a try. Just build Blue Lightning as you’ve designed.”

Over three weekends of hard work, Sally turned her design into a real, working go-kart and painted it light blue. Dad asked her to take it for a test drive. Sally agreed.

After she did that, Sally drove back to Dad. “Well,” she said. “Now I know why you wanted me to have a test drive.”

“Oh, do you?” he said. “Please share.”

“When I drove fast, there was a lot of pushback,” she said. “I think it’s because of the lightning bolt (閃電) shape.”

“Very good!” Dad said.

“So, why didn’t you tell me about that problem in the first place?” Sally asked.

Dad laughed. “Where’s the fun in that? If you give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day. But if you teach a man to fish, he’ll eat for a lifetime.”

Sally said, “I see. Anyway, designing is half the fun !”

Dad smiled. “Good. Sometimes, learning happens during the process. We learn how to do something right by doing it a few times first and making mistakes along the way.”

That encouraged Sally and she worked even harder. When she showed Dad her new go-kart, he nodded with pride.

Finally came the race. Sally wasn’t worried about whether she would win—in her mind, she had already won, by building something better than ever before.

【1】Sally thought of building a go-kart to .

A. practice drivingB. enter for a race

C. play with friendsD. do some research

【2】What did Sally’s dad ask her to do after she built the go-kart?

A. To have a test drive.B. To take a good rest.

C. To give it a cool name.D. To paint it light blue.

【3】Sally’s story mainly tells us that .

A. winning a race is important

B. fishing brings us a lot of fun

C. driving experience is necessary

D. learning happens during the process

A．is

B．a(chǎn)re

C．a(chǎn)m

D．be

A. hard B. harder C. hard---working

A. the, a B. a, a C. the, the D. a, the

A. many B. much C. more D. most

A. any; any B. any; some C. some; any D. some; some

【題目】

Run for Class President

Two months ago, when our class election(選舉) started, I decided to run for class president. I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people, so I felt it easy to win. But I was _______that people would feel bad for me if I lost.

I was busy preparing in the following week. My plan wasn’t to make promises to do things I couldn’t _______ but to show my class why I wanted to be president. I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom. I also spent three hours writing my speech, saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem. Since I was _______prepared, I felt that my chances of winning were strong.

However, when I gave my speech on Election Day, the response (反應(yīng)) wasn’t what I had _______. Few people actually listened. When it was my opponent’s (對手的)turn, everyone was screaming his name. His speech was short, but all to the point. By then, I realized I should have made mine shorter and clearer.

It was obvious who would _______. For the rest of the day, I felt like it was over. I wanted to just go home and cry, but I made it through.

My _______ was right: I didn’t win.

The next day, people were still talking about the election. I just pretended (假裝) not to hear. But later, things got better. People _______about the election and talked to me just as they did before.

I don’t regret putting time and energy into the election because I’ve learned that things aren’t always going the way I expect. And moments of failure like this build _______ —since then I’ve learned to face disappointment and grown stronger.

【1】A. boredB. afraidC. excitedD. hopeful

【2】A. compareB. rememberC. manageD. repeat

【3】A. fullyB. quicklyC. freshlyD. physically

【4】A. fearedB. facedC. mentionedD. pictured

【5】A. insistB. returnC. waitD. win

【6】A. suggestionB. predictionC. directionD. introduction

【7】A. forgotB. wroteC. caredD. discussed

【8】A. trustB. prideC. characterD. support

A. in, in B. at, on C. at, by D. at, from

A．sang

B．a(chǎn)re singing

C．sings

A. is B. will be

C. be D. was