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We can not live a modern life without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by air. With a plane
one can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but one can see the country he is traveling through.
Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars. They make even the longest journey enjo
yable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large luxury liners or river boats
.They are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holi
day.
Many people like to travel by car. They can make their own timetable. They can travel hundred
s of miles a day, just as their wish. They can stop wherever they want to see something interestin
g or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel. That is why peopl
e choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business.According to the passage, the fastest way of traveling is _______.
| A．bycar | B．bytrain | C．byplane | D．bysea |
If we travel by car, we can _________.
| A．enjoythelongestjourney | B．travelonlyfiftymilesaday |
| C．makeourowntimetable | D．traveltoaveryfarplaceinafewminutes. |
When people travel on business, they usually take _________.
| A．aboatoratrain | B．acaroratrain |
| C．aplaneoracar | D．atrainoraplane |
_______ have comfortable seats and dinning-cars.
| A．Cars | B．Moderntrains | C．Planes | D．Buses |
If possible, people like traveling by sea because _______ .
| A．itisasfastastrainsandplanes |
| B．itisapleasantwaytospendaholiday |
| C．itisverycheap |
| D．itcanstopwherevertheylike |
Every school has notice boards．Let's see what is on the notice board of an American school.
| School Policy ·Fighting, saying bad words and all other behavior will not be allowed ·Do not throw rocks, snowballs or sticks on the school grounds ·Hand in a note or telephone to school if your child will be absent for the day ·Parents and visitors need to check in at the office when entering the school. |
Report Card Report card about your school life and work will be given to your parents. Look at the marking key for your school work. MARKING KEY 【评分标准】 Goes beyond grade level standards 4 Meets grade level standards 3 Does not meet grade level standards 2 Making progress Does not meet grade level standards, 1 Not making progress |
| Class Announcement【通知】 Testing Dates: The math test in June 12-13 The science test is June 15 Parents Meeting: The next parents meeting is on Friday June 22 at 7:00 pm in the meeting hall. Homework: Please check the Homework Board at the school homepage to find your homework. |
After-school program The after-school programs will continue for the year 2012. The programs will be open from 3:30 to 6:00 pm every day. ·3:30-4:30 Homework & Reading ·4:30-6:00 Acitivities If you have any questions, feel free to call the school at 524-9752 |
According to School Policy, visitors have to when entering the school.
| A．hand in a note | B．call at 524--9752 |
| C．check in at the office | D．telephone to the school |
From , parents can get information on the parents meeting.
| A．School Policy | B．Report Card |
| C．After--school Program | D．Class Announcement |
Report Card shows parents．
| A．certain school rules |
| B．after--school activities |
| C．plans for classes and tests |
| D．children's school life and work． |
Suppose Tony doesn't do well at school but makes progress, he will get______ on the Report Card．
| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
Students do their homework and read books．
| A．from 3:30 to 4:30 | B．from 3:30 to 6:00 |
| C．from 4:30 to 6:00 | D．from 6:00 to 7:00 |
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Some good manners in modern life
Do you often use a cell phone? Do you take the subway to school every day? These items make our modern life easier. But do you know how we should behave properly while using them? The following suggestions might be helpful.
For cell phone users
◆Keep your voice down when you make a phone call in public. Shouting on the phone may make others feel uncomfortable. And you’d better not use it during a meeting.
◆Don’t send messages at a dinner or a party. You shouldn’t play cell phone games either. It’s a good time to communicate with your family and friends.
◆Don’t make or answer a call while driving. It is not only very dangerous for both you and your passengers but also against the law.
For subway(地铁) passengers
◆You are supposed to wait in a line while buying tickets and getting on the subway.
◆According to subway rules, you mustn’t eat, drink or smoke on the subway. The smell and noise may trouble others. It’s necessary to keep the train clean and tidy. Besides, smoking is bad for your health and harms people around you.
◆You’d better not lie across the subway seats even if the train isn’t crowded. Offering your seat to someone who needs it is considered as good manners.
Titles：Some good manners in modern life
| Items |
Do’s |
Don’ts |
| Cell phone users |
Keep your voice down when |
● Don’t send messages ● Don’t make or answer a call while driving. |
| Subway passengers |
● Wait in a line while buying tickets. ● Keep the subway clean and tidy. ● |
● Don’t eat, drink or smoke. It troubles others and smoking is ● Don’t lie across the subway seats even if there’re some |
Here is a surprising and important fact: Mental work(脑力劳动) alone can’t make us tired. It sounds absurd(荒谬的). But a year ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could work without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer(工人), we would find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.
In fact, brain can work as well at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired?
Some scientists say that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional(情绪的) attitudes(态度). One of England’s most outstanding scientists, J.A. Hartfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue is of mental origin(源于精神的). In fact, fatigue of physical origin(源于身体的) is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He says, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of sitting workers in good health is because of emotional problems.”
What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? A feeling of being bored, angry, nervous or worried, a feeling of not being appreciated(被欣赏)--- those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.What surprised the scientists a few years ago?
| A．Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborer’s blood. |
| B．Albert Einstein didn’t feel tired after a day’s work. |
| C．The brain could work for many hours without fatigue. |
| D．A mental worker’s blood was filled with fatigue toxins. |
According to the writer, which of the following can make sitting workers tired?
| A．Challenging mental work. |
| B．Unpleasant emotions. |
| C．Endless tasks. |
| D．Physical labor(体力劳动). |
What’s the writer’s attitude towards the scientists’ ideas?
| A．He agrees with them. |
| B．He doubts them. |
| C．He argues against them. |
| D．He is not willing to accept them. |
We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to ________.
| A．have some good food |
| B．enjoy their work |
| C．exercise regularly(规律地） |
| D．discover fatigue toxins |
Going green seems to be fad(时尚) for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we can’t really say, but for the two of us, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.
On April 22, 2011, we decided to go green every day for a whole year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.
With the idea of going green every day for a year, Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted others to know that every little bit helps.
Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyle. We now shop at organic(有机的) stores. We eat less meat and choose green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar(醋) and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners(化学清洁剂). We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home, anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.
Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are thankful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.What might be the best title for the passage?
| A．Celebrating Our Green Year. |
| B．Protecting the Planet. |
| C．Keeping Open-Minded |
| D．Going Green. |
It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because_________.
| A．they needed to complete unusual green tasks |
| B．they didn’t know how to educate other people |
| C．they were unwilling to reduce their energy |
| D．they were expected to follow the green fad |
What did the couple do during Our Green Year?
| A．They sold their home-made food. |
| B．They paid no attention to others’ ungreen actions. |
| C．They chose better chemical cleaners. |
| D．They tried to get out of their ungreen habits. |
What can we infer from the last paragraph?
| A．The couple may continue their project in the future. |
| B．The government will give support to the green people. |
| C．Some people don’t agree with the couple’s green ideas. |
| D．Most people in their country are interested in Our Green Year. |
One afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my son’s school being comforted by teachers. That morning, my 11-year-old had stomachaches. Talking to other mothers later, I heard about other children with stomachache or difficult sleeping the night before.
What caused so much pain? Sports day! Sports day might be necessary at some schools, but not at a village primary school. For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day causes no problem. For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is nightmare(噩梦). Even for those who enjoy running but fall behind in front of so many students and their parents, it can prove a disaster.
Why do we put our children through the painful and difficult event every year? Some may say competition is helpful to build character; or it’s taking part, not winning, that’s important; or that’s a tradition of school life. I just felt great pity for those children in pain.
Team games at the end of sports day produced some close races, wild enthusiasm(热情), lots of shouting — and were fun to watch. More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick were hidden a little from everyone’s eyes.
I wish that sports day could be given up or replaced(代替) with some other events. Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be less stressful for the children and a lot more fun to watch.What can we learn about the writer’s son from Paragraph 1?
| A．He talked with some mothers. |
| B．Something was wrong with his stomach. |
| C．He had difficulty in sleeping. |
| D．He comforted his classmates. |
Sports day is still a yearly event in this school probably because __________.
| A．this is a competitive city school |
| B．children enjoy watching sports |
| C．it helps children lose weight |
| D．it is a tradition of the school |
What does the writer think about team games?
| A．They should include more stressful races. |
| B．They are less fun for those who love running. |
| C．They should be given up at primary school. |
| D．They are acceptable only to some children. |