You are going to high school , aren’t you ? Maybe you don’t know what to do . Here is a list of the top six things to do when you are in high school . These things will give you ideas of what your high school life could be like . Here you go !
①Find your passion (激情)and what kind of person you are : Whether it’s dance ,basketball ,or drawing ,the important thing is that you have found something you are interested in .
② Talk to people you wouldn’t usually talk to : Meet new people ,find new friends and even talk to the people you don’t like. It will show what a great person you are . You never know what will happen after high school.
③Take part in at least one contest: This will give you tears of laughter, happiness and memories .
④Get a job : This will help you see what it’s like to have responsibility(责任 ) . It can also help you make a little money to spend on yourself .
⑤Take a trip with your friends :It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do , the memories will happen on the way and go on till the final place .
⑥Do your best at school : Don’t ever get lazy . Working hard now will help you in the future.The writer mainly tells you six things you should do .
| A．in your high school years |
| B．at the beginning of your high school years |
| C．before your high school begins |
| D．after you finish your high school |
Which of the following you’d better not do according to the passage?
| A．find your interest. |
| B．get a job |
| C．take a trip with your friends |
| D．get lazy |
What’s the main idea of the passage ?
| A．Have a happy school life. |
| B．How to get along with your school mates. |
| C．Ideas of successful high school life . |
| D．Make your school life easy . |
Last month when I was taking part in a US college interview ， I was asked ， “ what makes you special ? ” In fact I had answered questions likes this many times since I decided to go to college in the US. The US colleges paid special attention to different achievements. For example, a person who is very good at math can go to a famous college but also can be a good football player.
This experience made me think again that I must try to find where my own interests might lead me . To be honest, it was not easy. However, I never felt sorry to choose this way because it helped me understand myself . If I took the College Entrance Examination, as we call it gaokao in China, it could never possibly do .
When I entered high school, I took gaokao seriously because it seemed to me a great way to show how good at my lessons. However ,as I grew older , I realized gaokao did make me work hard at my lessons , but the pressure also pushed many other activities out of my life , like guitar―playing . Although I had no time for it , I will still get to it in the future .
No doubt, gaokao provides a way of choosing those who are successful in their studies . But it is really important for all of us to rethink what “ talent ” really is today . This is because we now live in a world in which all of our other human qualities are needed for success, not just the high grade .
Ken Robinson once said, “ the society depends on different kinds of talents . ” However, gaokao pays too attention to a person' s grades but little to his other qualities. And it is these qualities that makes life colorful and fun.
As high school students, we can not change the present situation of eduction , but we are always free to think outside of the box . Although good school grade is still useful, I hope one day we will see our education also welcomes the amazing possibilities in different people .The US colleges pay special attention to ________.
| A．students ' family background . |
| B．the different achievements |
| C．students ' ideas about way of life . |
| D．the school a student is from . |
When at high school, the writer ________.
| A．had a lot of activities . |
| B．did not work hard at her lessons . |
| C．did well in gaokao |
| D．had no time to play the guitar . |
Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
| A．My school life abroad. |
| B．Different exams in the US. |
| C．My view on gaokao |
| D．The importance of school grades |
During the 1800s, African Americans worked long days in the fields of the American South. They sang songs that they had brought from Africa while working. One person sang a line. Then a group of workers repeated it. The songs' words told of the hardships (艰苦) that people suffered. They clapped their hands and stomped (跺) their feet to the music.
In the 1860s, the music changed greatly. African American music took new forms. It was also influenced by dance music, which had great rhythm. Banjos (班卓琴) became popular. A blues singer usually sang a line and then played the banjo in reply. By the early 1900s, the guitar had taken the place of the banjo in the blues music.
The blues music has many obvious characteristics. One of them is that the musical notes are often "bent". That is, they are changed slightly to give a song more strength.
Lyrics are the words of a song. Blues lyrics describe everyday life. The lyrics are often about the relationships between men and women. They tell about sadness and overwork. They tell about finding and losing love, having money or being poor, being happy or sad and lonely. They almost always use the rhythms of everyday speech. A group of blues lyrics usually has three lines. The second line repeats the first line. The third line has different words.
By the 1940s, a large number of African Americans moved to Chicago. There, a new kind of "Chicago" blues began. The new music was excellent dance music. Chicago blues led to the birth of a new music style-rock and roll.This passage is mainly about ___________.
| A．the rhythms of different music |
| B．the life of African Americans |
| C．the blues lyrics |
| D．the blues music |
What information does the passage NOT provide?
| A．How the blues music developed as time went by. |
| B．What the blues lyrics are mostly about. |
| C．When African Americans moved to the American South. |
| D．How long the banjo was popular in the blues history. |
Which of the following is the most likely taken from a blues song?
| A．You have to help me. I’ll die if you don't. You have to help me. |
| B．You have to help me. You have to help me. I'll die if you don't. |
| C．I'll die if you don't. You have to help me. You have to help me. |
| D．I'll die if you don't help me. You have to help me. Please help me. |
What fact does the passage lead you to believe?
| A．African Americans sang songs after a long day's work to relax in the 1800s. |
| B．The blues singers in the 1860s usually played the guitar while singing songs. |
| C．It is not difficult to tell the blues music from others from its musical notes. |
| D．Rock and roll was the most popular blues music in Chicago in the 1950s. |
I am Alice. I like We chat. It is fast, convenient and fashionable. And you can use it for free. It can be used in my mobile phone. It has hold-to-talk voice messaging function. I am a fan of Leehom Wang. Through We chat, Leehom Wang often says something to me. It’s amazing.
I am David. I love Micro blog. I update my Micro blog when I am free. We can share instant(即时的) messages with each other. I often look through Yao Chen’s Micro blog. She has many followers. I make many friends with them. I often write something on my Micro blog, for example, “I’m in blue today. I didn’t pass the exam.” Then many friends comfort me. I share my birthday party, my new phone, my new coat, etc. with my friends. It is fun.
I’m Lily. I don’t like We chat or Micro blog. I don’t believe them. There are so many crimes(犯罪行为) on We chat. Many people are cheated because they believe in other people they meet on We chat easily. It is not a real world. As to Micro blog, I don’t think it is a good way to make friends. And you should write something no more than 140 words. I like keeping diaries. I don’t want my secrets known by others. I am a low-key(低调的) girl.Who loves Micro blog?
| A．Alice. | B．David. | C．Lily. | D．Leehom Wang. |
What does Alice think about We chat?
| A．It’s fashionable and convenient. |
| B．It’s fashionable but slow. |
| C．It’s safe and useful. |
| D．It’s fun but expensive. |
Why doesn’t Lily believe We chat?
| A．Because many people are cheated on We chat easily. |
| B．Because she doesn’t like to say anything to her friends. |
| C．Because she doesn’t think it is a good way to make friends. |
| D．Because she prefers keeping diaries to showing secrets to others. |
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My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me not to watch too much TV, but to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t read books at all.
When I went to high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out with friends. I went from being an A-student to a C-student , but I didn’t care. One night I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. Then my mother gave me all the money and said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was pleased with that, but after I bought
those things, there was no money left. I got to know how difficult it was for my mother to do all these. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finially , my dream came true and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story---- a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a parent, So I believe there is no job more important than parenting(父母对孩子的养育).The writer’s mother is a doctor.
The mother asked her children to read books in their free time because she thought successful people spent more time reading.
The writer cared about clothes and didn’t study, so he fell behind.
In the end, the writer bought the Italian shirts with the money his mother gave to him .
The writer mainly wants to tell us that there is no job more important than parenting .
Visit the Forest Zoo. Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from Northeast of China. The beautiful birds from England are ready to sing songs for you, and the monkeys from Mount Emei will be happy to talk to you. The lovely dogs from Australia want to laugh at you. Sichuan pandas will play balls for you. The giraffes from Africa are waiting to look down on you.
Tickets Opening time
Grown-ups: ¥3 9:00a.m.—4:00p.m.
Children: Over 1.4m: ¥2 except Friday
Under 1.4m: Free 10:00a.m.—3:00p.m.
Keep the zoo clean!
Do not touch, give food or go near to the animals.Why does the writer introduce so many animals from different places to us?
| A．Because the writer wants to frighten us in the zoo. |
| B．Because the writer wants to make us lovely in the zoo. |
| C．Because the writer wants to attract us to the zoo. |
| D．Because the writer wants to show us that animals can do everything. |
How much does Mr. Smith have to pay if he visits the zoo with his son of three?
| A．¥3. | B．¥4. | C．¥5 . | D．¥6 . |
We can visit the zoo at ________.
| A．8:30 a.m. Wednesday | B．9:30 a.m. Friday |
| C．3:00 p.m. Sunday | D．5:00 p.m. Tuesday |
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
| A．We can spit（吐痰）everywhere. |
| B．We can throw things everywhere. |
| C．We should keep the zoo clean. |
| D．We can play with the animals. |
From the passage we can infer（推断）a giraffe must be a very _______ animal.
| A．fat | B．short | C．Strong | D．tall |