This is Betty’s bedroom. Please come in and have a look at the pictures in the room. Let’s look at the one on the desk first(首先), please. It’s small but very good. It’s a photo of a man, Bob Brown, and a boy, Richard Brown. Mr. Brown is Richard’s father. And Richard is the son of the man. He’s twelve years old and is a middle school student.
Can you see that big one on the wall? It is a picture of a nice woman, Helen Brown, and a lovely(可爱的)girl, Betty Brown. Helen is Bob’s wife, and she is Betty and Richard’s mother. Betty is young. She’s only six. It’s Richard’s bedroom.
Bob is father of Richard.
Betty isn’t Richard’s sister.
Helen Brown has two children.
Helen has a sister.
Mike is seven years old and he begins to school this week. It’s Sunday today. His mother, Mrs Smith doesn’t go to work. Mike wants to go to the zoo. He gets up at six thirty and asks his mother to take him there. After breakfast they go to the bus stop. They want to take No.3 bus to the zoo.
“Look, mummy!” the boy is calling out. “A No.3 bus is coming!”
“No, dear,” Mrs. Smith is saying, “It isn’t No.3. It’s No.21.”
“You’re wrong, mummy,” Mike says, “My teacher says two and one is three!”Mike is a student of Grade（年级）_________ .
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
Mike is going to the zoo with _______.
| A．his father | B．his mother |
| C．his sister | D．his brother |
Mrs. Smith and her son want to go to the zoo by ________.
| A．bus | B．bike | C．boat | D．car |
Mike thinks _______, so he is calling out.
| A．two and one is three |
| B．a No. Twenty-one bus is coming |
| C．a No. Three bus is coming |
| D．a No. Two bus is coming |
Who is wrong? ___________.
| A．Mrs. Smith is | B．Mr. Smith is |
| C．The teacher is | D．Mike is |
Dear Tom,
Thanks for your last letter. Do you want to know about my evening? Well, I usually get home from work at 6:00 pm. I cook dinner for my family—my parents, my sister and my brother. After dinner I usually watch TV, play computer games or play chess. I like playing chess because my father works in a chess club. I take a shower at around nine o’clock and then go to bed at around nine- thirty. Sometimes I read some books because I can learn something about my work.
How about your evening? Write to me soon, please.
Best wishes,
VictorWhen does Victor get home from work?
| A．At 6:00 am | B．At 6:00 pm | C．At 9:00 am | D．At 9:30 pm |
Victor’s family has _____people.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
What doesn’t Victor do in the evening?
| A．watch TV | B．play computer games |
| C．play the piano | D．play chess |
Where does Victor’s father work?
| A．In a chess club | B．In a swimming club |
| C．At a school | D．At a bookstore |
The letter is mainly(主要地)about______.
| A．Victor’s work | B．Victor’s evening |
| C．Victor’s family | D．Victor’s dinner |
| Family Rules |
1. Get up at 6:00 am and go to bed by 10:00 pm. 2. Don’t talk loudly（大声地） in the room. 3. Clean your bedroom every day. 4. Wash your skirts and T-shirts 5. Don’t meet friends before you finish your homework. |
| ______ Rules |
1. Come into the room with clean shoes. 2. Don’t eat or drink in the room. 3. Don’t talk loudly in the room. 4. Open the computers right and close them after class. |
When does the girl go to bed?
| A．At 6:00 am | B．By 10:00 pm |
| C．At 10:30 pm | D．At 11:00 pm |
The word(s) in the blank(空格) can be ______
| A．Computer room | B．Library |
| C．Classroom | D．Supermarket |
You can’t _____ in the two kinds of rules.
| A．clean the room | B．eat or drink |
| C．talk loudly | D．open the computers |
The word “close” means ______in Chinese.
| A．打开 | B．搬走 | C．冲洗 | D．关闭 |
From these rules, we know______.
| A．the girl in the Family Rules is a student. |
| B．the girl’s mother helps her wash skirts. |
| C．you can’t listen to music in computer class. |
| D．you may come into the room with skirts and T-skirts. |
We are told breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and dinner the most enjoyable. But what about lunch? In today’s fast-paced society, not many people take time to enjoy this midday meal. We just take a quick salad, or buy a sandwich and eat at our computers. Sometimes, if there is a deadline around the corner, we just give up lunch. The development of technology hasn’t done our eating habits much good, either. We are constantly distracted（分神） by e-mails, social media, 24-hour news, and hand-held electronic devices.
Long working hours can cause all kinds of health problems. Employers should encourage workers to take time off for lunch. This is because long lunch breaks can benefit both people and society. To take a lunch break is to slow down and gain some views. A break from work allows us to think cleverly and outside the box. It also puts our daily tasks into a wider context（环境）.
What we eat at lunch is also important. A fast-food lunch is more harmful than not having lunch at all. And it’s not just about calories and unhealthy food. Recent studies show that fast food also has negative effects on how we think. However, if we sit down at a proper restaurant and chat leisurely with colleagues, we are more likely to slow down and talk about something that hardly can be achieved in a noisy and crowded fast food chain.Do many people take time to enjoy the midday meal?
What can cause all kinds of health problems?
Why should employers encourage workers to take time off for lunch?
Which is more harmful, having a fast-food lunch or not having lunch at all?
According to an official report on youth violence（暴力）, “The greatest danger to the lives of children is not disease or food shortage, but violence”. Why aren’t students taught to manage conflict（冲突）the way they are taught to solve math problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit?
First of all, students need to realize that conflict is unavoidable. A report on violence among middle school students shows that most violence between students begin with small things. For example, a fight could start over the fact that one student eats a peanut butter sandwich each lunchtime. Laughter over the sandwich can then lead to a fight. The problem isn’t in the sandwich, but in the way students deal with the conflict.
Once students realize that conflict is unavoidable, they can practice the golden rule of staying calm（平静的）. Once the student feels calmer, he or she should choose words that will calm the other person down as well. Rude words only make things worse. On the other hand, soft words can put out the fire before it is out of control.
After both sides have calmed down, they can use another key way to help: listening. Listening allows the two sides to understand each other. One person should describe his or her side, and the other person should listen without getting in a word. Afterwards, the listener can ask some questions to make the speaker’s position clear. Then the two people should change roles.
Finally, students need to consider what they are hearing. This doesn’t mean trying to work out what’s wrong with the other person. It means understanding what both sides are trying to deal with. For example, a shouting match over a peanut butter sandwich might happen because one person thinks the other person is unwilling to try new things. Students need to ask themselves questions such as these: How did this start? What do I really want? What am I afraid of? As the problem becomes clearer, the conflict often simply becomes smaller.
There will always be conflict in schools, but that doesn’t mean there needs to be violence. Learning to resolve conflicts can help students deal with friends, teachers, parents and coworkers. In that way, conflict resolution（解决）is a basic life skill that should be taught in schools across the country.What is the passage mainly about?
| A．The lives of school children. |
| B．The causes of fights in schools. |
| C．How to explain youth violence. |
| D．How to deal with school conflicts. |
What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
| A．A small conflict can lead to violence. |
| B．Students seem to lose their temper easily. |
| C．Violence is more likely to happen at lunchtime. |
| D．The eating habit of a student often causes a fight. |
Why do students need to ask themselves the questions in Paragraph 5?
| A．To make clear what the real problem is. |
| B．To find out who should take responsibility. |
| C．To show more considerations for both sides. |
| D．To work out how to stop the shouting match. |
What’s the writer’s purpose for writing this passage?
| A．To tell the latest studies on school violence. |
| B．To teach students different skills for school life. |
| C．To describe some problems in school education. |
| D．To suggest teaching conflict management in schools |