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| A．look after pets | B．help the poor people |
| C．buy houses for the homeless | D．Clean up the yards |
| A．for three months | B．in summer vacation |
| C．only by local scientists | D．between America and China |
| A．11 | B．13 | C．15 | D．16 |
| A．The volunteers should create green space for all the families. |
| B．The volunteers can choose any service activity in the community. |
| C．To do the holiday volunteer work, special skills are needed. |
| D．A boy who doesn’t study at school can be a volunteer to help the little kids |
| A．Volunteers Wanted | B．A Job Interview |
| C．An Expedition Club | D．Education Service |
When the bell rings, every student takes out an IPad. The light from the screens makes their young faces pretty and lively.
That’s what happens every day at my school in the US. We use IPad in class.
I felt surprised and excited when I got an IPad the first day I arrived at the school. But it was not free. I paid about $99 to rent it for three years.
Every IPad at my school has a special learning system called Focus. Teachers put their teaching materials like textbooks and PPTs on it. When we have classes, we enter the system and download the materials with our IPads.
It makes the classes interesting and efficient. For example, several weeks ago, we learned about former South African president Nelson Mandela. Our teacher prepared a video in which Mandela made an encouraging speech. We could not only watch the video, but also check the transcript (文字稿）at the same time. Because of the video, I know more about the great man.
We also do our homework with IPads. If the homework is made up of multiple choices(选择题），we can know our grades right away after we submit(提交)our homework. If it’s articles, teachers grade them online, without needing to look through so many papers.
However, there are still some bad points about learning with IPads. Some of my classmates play games or log on social networking websites (社交网站）in class.
I believe the key to use Ipads well is to have good self-control (自制力), isn’t it?The writer paid about _____ dollars to rent an Ipad every year.
A.99 B. 612 C. 33How is an IPad used in class?
A. We enter the system－Focus and download the materials with it.
B. We only turn it on.
C. We record what the teacher said in class with it.The underlined word “efficient” means “______ in Chinese.
A. 有影响的 B.高效的 C. 有活力的We can’t ______ with IPads
A. do our homework
B. play games
C. grade our essaysWhat’s the best title of the passage?
A. How to use an IPad
B. Have classes with an IPad
C. How to have good self-control
根据短文内容选择正确答案。（共10小题，每小题2分；计20分）
A
I have just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model (模特).
Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn’t see. I can’t eat what I like, even though I’m very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.
Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practicing walking nicely every day is tiring for me.
You might say I made much money from modeling. But my dear niece(侄女)，you have to know that money is nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. I am too old to go back to school now.
You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.
Love,
EmmaWhy was Emma surprised?
A. Alice decided not to do modeling
B. Alice ate too much and became a heavy girl
C. Alice decided not to finish her studies at schoolEmma can’t go back to school again, because __________.
A. she wants to make more money from modeling
B. she is so old that she has missed the best time in school
C. she has done a good job and makes a lot of money as a modelHow long does Alice still have to study in high school?
A. One year B. Two years C. Three yearsEmma only cares about __________.
A. Alice’s beauty
B. Alice’s happiness
C. Alice’s ageFrom the letter we know that __________.
A. Emma is a famous model
B. Emma likes being a model for a living
C. Alice will go on her studies in high school
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂A，错误的涂B。（共5小题，每小题2分；计10分）
“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When she saw the baby, she was surprised. The baby was born without ears.
As time went by, the baby grew up. There was nothing wrong with his hearing. But some kids laughed at him because he didn’t have ears. The baby was very sad, but his parents did nothing but felt sorry for him.
The boy’s father talked with a doctor. “Could nothing be done?” the father asked. “I believe I could give him a pair of outer ears, if they could be got.” The doctor answered. So they began to look for a person who would like to give his or her ears.
Two years went by. Then the father said, “You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have found someone and it will give the ears you need. But it’s a secret.” said the father. The operation was very successful. Several years later, he got a good job.
One day, he told his father, “But I must know who gave so much to me. I want to do something for him or her.” “I am sorry, but I can’t tell you,” said the father.
The secret was kept for years, but the day did come. For the boy, it was one of the darkest days. He stood with his father near his mother’s coffin (a box in which a dead body is put).
Slowly, the father raised her thick brown hair to show that his mother had no outer ears. “Your mother said she was glad that she never let her hair be cut,” he said, “and nobody ever thought she was less beautiful, did they?”The kids laugh at the boy, because he heard nothing.
The boy’s mother gave her ears to the boy.
The boy’s mother never let her hair be cut, because she liked long hair.
After the boy’s mother died, the boy knew who gave the ears to him.
The boy was told the truth by his father.
阅读下面短文，根据提问回答下面的问题。
Nowadays people are making themselves beautiful in Korean ways.
“Thank goodness you have double eyelids(双眼皮). Your parents will save a lot of money,” said a friend when I was five years old. Double eyelids, which almost all the white people have, are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of South Koreans are born with double eyelids.
I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved my parents’ money until this summer. When I came back to Seoul, everywhere I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics(整形诊所) and advertisements with South Korean women—tall, thin, with milky skin, long legs, nice big eyes and perfect noses. I found that South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” as possible.
Cosmetic surgery has a kind of magical attraction to women—the promise of beauty. Women are often sure that suffering is necessary and worthy in order to be beautiful. This suffering is not for nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to a better-looking child and a better life.
Appearance is starting to be more important in workplaces. People with good appearance can have more chance. For example, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and very tall, gets more job chances than his best friend, who is shorter and heavier, though both of them came from the same college, had the same good marks in their studies. In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty equals happiness.How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids?
___________________________________________________________________________When did the writer understand having eyelids saved his parents’ money?
___________________________________________________________________________ Why do so many women want to have cosmetic surgery?
___________________________________________________________________________What kind of people can get more job chances in the passage?
___________________________________________________________________________What do many South Koreans believe?
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I’m Alfred. I was born with a problem in my backbone and mobility(行走能力) was a big challenge for me, but thanks to my teachers and friends, my school life was excellent.
My friends and I used to sit together and have lots of fun. Whenever we got a free period, we used to start shouting or play games. I took part in all competitions, such as poetry writing, story writing, painting and all activities on Teachers’ Day or somebody’s birthday and had much fun.
My English teacher was very tall. The moment she entered the class, we would all sit quietly and open the books. She would encourage me by giving me important assignments and also morning news to read during the assembly. She would come down and listen to my English debate(辩论), which made me take part in all debate competitions.
The same was true of my biology and science teacher. She was very nice and sweet. She would always give me extra information on the biology project. I could not go to the lab for experiments, so she would bring the lab down and help me with the biology and science experiments and would give me excellent marks.
My friends made me monitor and the naughty boys listened to me. My friends used to help me with my notes when I was absent(缺席的). My teachers always gave me important project work and I felt proud when they patted me on the back after I finished it quickly and correctly. I was never shouted at or made fun of or scolded(批评) by any of my friends and teachers.
Today I often see the terrible punishments given to students on TVs. I feel very sad.
I really want to express my love and thanks to all my wonderful teachers and friends, without them my school life would not have been so excellent and unforgettable.Alfred’s problem in his backbone _______.
| A．made him have fewer friends than others |
| B．prevented him from enjoying an excellent school life |
| C．made him feel down all the time in his life |
| D．made it impossible for him to move freely |
How many Alfred’s teachers are mentioned in the passage?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Alfred tried to do the following EXCEPT _______.
| A．playing games during a free period with his friends |
| B．taking part in all competitions and all activities |
| C．going to the school lab to do the experiments |
| D．completing his project work quickly and correctly |
The underlined part “patted me on the back” is the closest in meaning to “_____”.
| A．scolded and hit me | B．encouraged and praised me |
| C．touched my backbone | D．made me calm down |
By writing the passage, Alfred aims to ________.
| A．tell us how lucky he is |
| B．express his thanks to his teachers and friends |
| C．get understanding and care from more people |
| D．show us his great school achievements |