The Internet is a big place．No one has enough time to find everything on the Internet．Yahoo gives us a lot of help．

Two Stanford University students, Jerry Yang and David Filo started it in 1994．They made a list of their favorite webpages．When their list got bigger, they make a database (數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)) to keep all the information．They let everyone use it for free．Soon, thousands of people were using it．

Then they made a new kind of software．It could store much information, so people can find information by using it．If you look for "animals", it will give you a list of webpages with the word．

Yahoo became a public company in 1996．As the company grew, Yang and Filo went on working hard．They put more uses in the software, such as shopping, free e-mails, etc．They started Yahoo in many different countries and in different languages．

Yahoo is famous on the Internet．More and more people like to use it to find information．

1．When Yang and Filo make a list of their favorite webpages, they                ．

A．made people pay for using it                  B．were still university students

C．knew it wasn't useful                        D．were high school students

2．After the company became bigger, Yang and Filo               ．

A．became lazy                                           B．worked less

C．kept working hard                                   D．stopped working

3．Why people can find information by using the new kind of software?

4．Can people find Yahoo in many different countries and in different languages?

5．When did Yahoo become a public company?

When we talk about intelligence(智力)，we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school．By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving(表現(xiàn))，especially in a new situation．If we want to test intelligence，we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do．
For example，when in a new situation，an intelligent person thinks about the situation，not about himself or what might happen to him．He tries to find out all be can，and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it．He probably isn’t sure how it will all work out，but at least he tries．And if he cannot make things work out right，he doesn’t feel ashamed(羞愧)that he failed，he just tries to learn from his mistakes．An intelligent person，even if he is very young，has a special outlook(看法)on life，a special feeling about life，and how he fits into it．
If you look at children, you’ll see great different between what we call “bright” children and “non-bright” children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the some kind with different amount of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out about life-he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world: he seems to have a wall between him and life in general.
【小題1】According to this passage, intelligence is the ability to _______.

A．get some high scores on some tests

B．do well in school

C．deal with life

D．have a lot of book knowledge

【小題2】In a new situation，an intelligent person________．

A．knows more about what might happen to him

B．is sure of the result he will get

C．cares more about himself

D．keeps his mind on what to do about the situation

【小題3】An intelligent person______sure how it will all work out.

A．is always	B．is never
C．may not be	D．is hardly

【小題4】If an intelligent person failed，he would_______．

A．try not to feel ashamed	B．learn from his mistakes
C．try to find all he could	D．make sure what result he would get

【小題5】Bright children and non-bright children________．

A．a(chǎn)re two different types of children

B．a(chǎn)re different mainly in their degree of cleverness

C．have difference only in their way of thinking

D．have different knowledge about the world

Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but it was Joan’s turn to look after the sick children. She liked dancing very much, so she felt very sorry for herself.

She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, Dickey. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult( 成人). Poor Dickey had a very serious illness, and now he was hardly able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself.

Dickey knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, "I' m very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer(抽屜), you ' Il find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it' s quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there, You can buy something to drink with that. And I' d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to,” he added.

Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan.

1.Joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because______________.

A. there wasn't a dance ball at the hospital

B. of her unpleasant job

C. she couldn’t look after the sick children  

D. she would miss the big dance

2.Poor Dickey__________________.

A. was a boy of eleven                  

B. had a serious illness

C. was clever at talking though he was very young 

D. all the above(以上全部)

3.Dickey was lovely because______________.

A. he was a sick boy       

B. he could dance with Joan

C. he often thought about other people instead of about himself

D. he could foresee(預(yù)知) that he would never get any better

4.Which of the following is not true?

A. Dickey couldn’t walk.

B. Dickey knew nothing about the dance.

C. Dickey could only move his hands.

D. Dickey greeted Joan when she came.

5.At that party arranged(安排) for Joan, probably_______.

A. Dickey got up and danced with her     

B. Dickey brought her something to drink

C. Joan was moved (感動(dòng))by Dickey    

D. Dickey lost the dollar which he saved

 

When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible - and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health. Indeed, research has shown that people who forgive have more energy, better appetite (胃口) and better sleep. “People who forgive show less anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help save on the wear and tear(消耗) on our body and make people feel more energetic.”
So when someone has hurt you, calm down first. Take plenty of breathe deeply and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love. Don’t wait for an apology(道歉). “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting a very long time.” Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who makes you angry. Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things from the other person’s perspective(視角). You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance (無(wú)知), fear, even love. To achieve the perspective, you may write a letter to yourself from that person’s point of view.
【小題1】When someone has deeply hurt you, it’s not easy for you to ________.

A．feel very angry	B．let go of your anger
C．keep remembering it	D．let your anger appear

【小題2】What will you do first when someone has hurt you?

A．Take much breathes deeply.	B．See things in a different way.
C．Keep yourself calm.	D．Go over your hurt.

【小題3】According to the writer, what is the right way to calm down after being hurt?

A．Try to make sure why you get hurt.

B．Write a letter to the person who hurt you.

C．Tell yourself to accept what others have done to you.

D．Think about pleasant things and forget about the hurt.

【小題4】Dr. Luskin advises us not to wait for an apology after being hurt because ______.

A．we are not patient enough

B．we’d feel worse accepting others’ apology

C．people seldom want to apologize

D．people don’ t mean it when they apologize

【小題5】This passage is mainly written to explain _______.

A．how to keep yourself from being hurt

B．how to stay mentally healthy

C．how and when to stay calm

D．why and how to forgive others