DearTom,Howareyou?I’minanewsch-优题课

It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Get out of house and do things that will put you in touch with other people. It’s easier to make friends when you have similar interests.
Don’t be afraid to show people what you’re really good at. Talk about things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.
Look at people in the eyes when you talk to them. That way , they’ll find it easier to talk to you.
Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about ”me ,me, me”
Try to make friends with the kinds of people you really like, respect(尊敬）and admire（羡慕），not just with those who we are easy to meet. Be friends with a lot of people .That way ,you ‘ll have a bigger group of people to choose and have more chances for making friends.
How can we have more friends?

A．Get in touch with other people.

B．Stay at home

C．Only surf the Internet.

D．Often make telephone calls to others.

When you talk to people ,you should look__________.

A．In front of him	B．right ,left or at the floor
C．the sky	D．at the people in the eyes

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Cindy always talks about herself when she talks to other people.

B．It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home all the time.

C．Don’t be afraid to show people what you’re really good at.

D．Please look at people in the eyes when you talk to them.

If you want to have more chances for making friends, you should ________.

A．try to make friends with the kinds of people you really like, respect and admire.

B．Don’t just make friends with the people who are easy to meet.

C．Be friendly with a lot of people

D．All above.

What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Tell us not to study at home all the time.

B．Tell us only to make friends with people you like.

C．It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home.

D．Tell us how we can make more friends

School Report Term :Autumn Name: Tom White Age:16 From: Class2,Grde7
English	He is good at speaking English, but there are always a few mistakes in his homework. I believe he can do it better.	A
Chinese	I don’t think Tom White is very interested in Chinese. He can’t put up his hand in class as much as possible. I think he should read more Chinese and try not to be shy.	B
Math	He is interested in figures, but he is always careless and he can’t always pay attention to the result. If he wants to make great progress, he must be more careful.	B
Science	He likes doing experiments very much and he has lots of good ideas in his work.	A
History	Good work. He likes telling history stories.	A
Geography	Getting better. He should have interest in it.	B
P.E.	Excellent, he is a good player in the school basketball team.	A
Music	Very good. He is interested in singing new songs well.	A
Art	Just so so.	B
General: Tom White is a clever boy. He spends more time in playing basketball and singing. Sometimes he can’t hand in his homework on time. But in English, Science, History, P.E., and Music, he has excellent performance. We believe Tom White will put more effort into Chinese and Math. Allan Green Headmaster

Which is not true according to the school report?

A．Tom White is sixteen years old.

B．He draws pictures very well.

C．He likes history very much.

D．He is good at playing basketball.

How does Tom White do in English study?

A．Better than Chinese study.

B．Best of all the subjects.

C．No mistakes in his homework.

D．Worst of all.

In Science, Tom White is good at.

A．drawing

B．singing songs

C．playing basketball

D．doing experiments

The music teacherhis singing.

A．is worried about

B．feels sorry about

C．is pleased with

D．isn’t interested in

What does the Geography teacher say?

A．Wonderful.

B．Better than other subject.

C．He has much interest.

D．fair(一般)

Stamp-collecting didn’t begin until 1854. As time went by, there were more and more kinds of stamps. They were very beautiful and interesting. And there were more and more stamps collectors. Not only children but also adults collected stamps.
In 1921, America began selling all kinds of stamps to the collectors. In some countries, there were even lessons in stamp-colleting in school. People all over the word were becoming more and more interested in stamps.
There are many wonderful pictures on the stamps. Each picture has a meaning in it. It may be the head of a great leader , a famous scientist, a writer ,a beautiful bird, or interesting place. Every stamp tells us a story.
根据短文内容，判断正A 误B。
Stamp-collecting begin in 1854.
Only children liked collecting stamps.
In some countries, people could have lessons in stamp-collecting in school.
As time went by, fewer and fewer people were interested in stamps.
We can learn a lot from all kinds of stamps.

When I was a little girl, my family lives in a small village. There was a very beautiful river near my home. The water was clean and cool. I liked to go fishing there with mom. We would catch fish, look for clams and play in the water. There were also a lot of birds near the river. We would spend all day watching the birds. Life was beautiful and wonderful in the old days.
Now my family lives in the city. Last Sunday my daughter asked me to take her to see the beautiful river I was always talking about. “I want to go fishing there with you and Grandma ao much,” she said.
When we went to the river, we only saw a factory and a mountain of garbage(垃圾). My mom was surprised, my daughter was quite despondent, and I was sad—the river was my best friend. I grew up with it. Now there are no fish in it; the birds are gone, too. I hear it crying for help. But what can I do ?
Where was the writer born?

A．In a city

B．In a village

C．In a foreign country

D．In a mountain

When the writer went back to see the river, what did she find?

A．The pollution in the river was very serious.

B．The river was a good place for children to play.

C．Bird-watching was more and more popular along the river.

D．There were many more fish in the river.

Who is “Grandma” in the reading?

A．The writer’s daughter	B．The writer’s mom
C．The writer	D．The writer’s grandmother

What does the underlined word “despondent” mean?

A．高兴的

B．惊喜的

C．失望的

D．麻木的

What did the writer mean when she said, “I grew up with it”?

A．She helped clean the garbage out of the river.

B．She spent much time playing around the river.

C．She had many friends who lived near the river.

D．She grew well by eating fish and clams from the river.

Students learn their lessons in class. In class teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn something? Of course not. There is another way to learn: students can teach themselves. For example, if you can’t remember something when you are doing your homework, you can look at your book to find the answer. This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a difficult thing. We can do this at any place and at any time.
How do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something you are interested in. or you have to read. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. The question is something you don’t understand, or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. A clever student is usually good at asking questions. The third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard, by reading the passage or other books, and sometimes by asking other people. This is the way of teaching yourself. And you must do this all by yourself. If you keep doing like for a long time, you are sure to succeed in your study.
Listening to the teacher is ______for students to learn something.

A．not a way

B．the best way

C．the only way

D．not the only way

Which of the following is right?________
A student can teach himself only in class.
B.It is a bad way to learn from the teacher.
C.A student can learn to teach himself if he wants to.
D.Students know very well how to teach themselves.
In teaching yourself, the first thing you must do is_______.

A．writing

B．reading

C．asking

D．answering

A clever student usually likes _______.

A．asking questions	B．answering questions
C．finding answers	D．teaching others

If you want to succeed, you’d better learn _______.

A．how to teach others	B．how to teach yourself
C．to read and write carefully	D．how to ask questions