There are various aspects that go into making a successful school, and success can be measured in various ways. Often, the teachers are praised for a school’s success and blamed for its failure. Yet, in order for a school to be effective, it must be a place where teaching and learning can easily take place, and that requires the hard work of more than just educators. Students must take learning into their own hands and feel as if what they are doing is as important as it actually is. This can only be done with the cooperation of every adult that is involved in the students’ life. Some of these individuals often go unnoticed, yet the role they play in the students’ lives is immeasurable.
In the school, administrative assistants greet students at the start of the day and answer a large quantity of questions. When an assistant remembers a student’s name or even something special about that student, it communicates to him that he is cared for. The assistant can also give that extra encouragement for a student to make better choices, especially when they are visiting the principal’s office.
Meanwhile, though cafeteria workers have a short space of time to interact with students, they can make a big difference as well. Beyond meeting nutritional needs, cafeteria workers may also on occasion meet the emotional needs of the students they serve. Students benefit from positive interaction with adults, and cafeteria workers may give that extra bit of encouragement that a child needs.
Custodians (管理员) are usually underappreciated for what they offer to schools. They have to be knowledgeable about everything from cleaning to fixing the most intricate (复杂的) tools. They get to school early in the morning before teachers arrive and lock up late at night after the last student has left from the after-school event. They also make sure teachers are equipped with the necessary items and prepare the rooms so that they are ready for learning. A great custodian also gives that kind word or extra smile to that student who needs it most.The purpose of the passage is to _______.
| A．emphasize the role teachers play in a school |
| B．highlight the contributions of other staff at school besides teachers. |
| C．tell us who make the greatest contributions to a school |
| D．explain what contributes to the success of a student |
If an assistant remembers a student’s name, the student will feel that _________.
| A．he is paid particular attention to | B．he is special |
| C．he has done something wrong | D．he has made progress in study |
Which of the following is TRUE about cafeteria workers?
| A．It’s enough for them to cook for the students. |
| B．It’s hard for them to interact with the students. |
| C．They have the most interaction with students at school. |
| D．They can also meet the emotional needs of the students. |
How does the author feel about the staff mentioned in the text?
| A．Disappointed. | B．Dissatisfied. | C．Appreciative. | D．Doubtful. |
One night last February, a seventeen-year-old Duffy drove home along a winding road, he saw a strange light thrown against the tree. “I knew it wasn’t the moon”, he said. “I drive this road all the time and I notice little things out of place.”
Duffy stopped his car and got out to examine. Below him far down in the deep valley lay a broken car with its headlights on. Thirty minutes earlier, a man had driven off the edge of the road, which has no guardrail. His car fell and rolled end over end, landing on its top more than two hundred feet below.
Duffy rushed to call for help, then returned and got down to reach the injured driver. Snow covered the valley and the temperature was below freezing. After struggling back up the cliff, Duffy took off his jacket and shirt and wrapped the injured man in time, along with the blankets from his car.
Life-saving deeds are starting to become usual action for Duffy, the oldest of seven children. When he was 12, he saved his ten-year-old brother from drowning. Two years ago, his three-year-old sister ate rat poison, and Duffy cleaned out her mouth, make her drink milk to protect her stomach and called doctors.
“We have tried to teach the children good values, and it looks like we have got some reward for it.” His father says.The strange light came from ________.
| A．The bright moon. | B．Duffy’s car. |
| C．The broken car in the valley | D．an unknown place |
The phrase” landing on its top” means the car lay_________.
| A．on the top of the cliff | B．with its wheels upward |
| C．with its head upward | D．on the road as usual |
Duffy wrapped the man because_________.
| A．he was badly injured | B．he had lost too much blood |
| C．he had nothing on | D．it was too cold that day |
From the above article, we can see Duffy has saved ________ at least.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
“We have tried to teach the children good values” may probably mean Duffy’s parents often tell their children_________.
| A．to help people in danger | B．how to save people’s lives |
| C．to remember the value of the car | D．how to do business |
This is a true story from Guyana. One day, a boy took a piece of paper from a box. He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose. He couldn’t get it out. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldn’t get the paper out, either. A week later, the paper was still in the boy’s nose. His nose began to have a bad smell.
So his mother took the boy to a hospital. The doctor looked up at the child’s nose, but she couldn’t get the paper out. She said she had to cut the boy’s nose to get the paper out.
The boy’s mother came home looking sad. She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut. The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May. May wanted to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose.
“Yes, I can see it,” May said. “It will be out soon.”
As she spoke, she shook some black pepper on the child’s nose. The child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim, for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.
So the lucky boy didn’t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut.After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose, ____.
| A．he took it out | B．his mother took it out |
| C．he did nothing but cry | D．he tried to take it out but failed |
The paper ball stayed in the boy’s nose for ____.
| A．at most seven days | B．less than seven days |
| C．more than seven days | D．exactly seven days |
According to the story, _____ was most worried about the boy’s accident.
| A．the boy’s mother | B．Sidney | C．May | D．the doctor |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy’s nose. |
| B．May succeeded in taking the paper out. |
| C．The boy’s mother found some black pepper to solve the problem. |
| D．The boy had to have his nose cut at last. |
The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because ____.
| A．he needed to learn to swim |
| B．the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose. |
| C．the sea water would wash out the paper ball. |
| D．he needed a rest |
The following are three advertisements from different newspapers. Read them carefully and answer the following questions.
| (China Daily, March 3, 2005) The biggest shopping center will open on March 8. Everybody with today’s China Daily will get a small present that day. You are welcome. Telephone: 38990688; Address: No.6 Xidan Road. |
| (ENGLSIH NEWSPAPER. March 19) English Newspaper needs a foreign editor. He or she must have worked in China for more than 2 years. British nationality is necessary. The salary is $ 100,000 a year. The term is 3 years. In ten days this piece of advertisement will be not useful. Telephone: 3890666; Address: No. 6 Xinling Road. |
| (CHINA FOOTBALL, September 25, 2005) Shanghai Shenhua Team-----Dalian Shide Team TIME: September 25, Sunday (15: 30) PLACE: Hongkou Stadium TICKET PRICE: RMB 25 yuan (for adults); RMB 15 yuan (for students) NAME: China Football Super League COACHES: Farinha & Valeri Nepomniatchi |
If the customer has a China Daily of March 3, 2005, he will get a small present _____.
| A．every day | B．from China Dail | C．on March 8, 2005 | D．on March 3, 2005 |
If a British editor has worked in China for 3 years and comes to the English Newspaper office to ask for the job in April, he will _____ .
| A．get the job | B．not get the job | C．be a good editor | D．be not useful |
When and where will the football match be held?
| A．In Hongkou Stadium on September 25. | B．In Hongkou Stadium on September 19. |
| C．In Shanghai Shenhua on September 25. | D．In Dalian Shide on September 19. |
If three adults and six students want to watch the match, the tickets will cost RMB __ yuan.
| A．165 | B．135 | C．195 | D．225 |
Some people think that all wild animals are very dangerous. Actually, very few of them will attack a man if he leaves them alone. If you met a lion or an elephant, suppose, you would run away, but even a lion will keep away from a man unless it is very hungry. Lions and tigers only kill and eat men when they have grown too old and too weak to catch their usual food, such as deer and other small animals. If you saw a wild elephant, perhaps you would be frightened. Elephants usually run away at once unless you attack them. Some animals get very frightened if they only smell a man; some take no notice at all but quietly walk in another direction. Wild animals only attack hunters when they are afraid that the hunters mean to harm their young ones, or then the hunters shoot at them and make them angry.The word “attack” is closest in meaning to _____________ .
| A．hurt | B．catch | C．hit | D．follow |
Lions and tigers will not kill or eat men ____________ .
| A．unless men try to run away | B．if they are too old and too weak |
| C．if they are able to get enough food | D．however men act towards them |
Some wild animals will become very dangerous ______________ .
| A．when they grow old | B．if they are left alone |
| C．while they are looking for food | D．when their young ones are in danger |
This passage is mainly about______________ .
| A．how to protect wild animals | B．how animals look for their food |
| C．how to make friends with wild animals | D．how animals act towards men |
Popular music is very popular with American students. Almost every student carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play music loudly as they drive on the street. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make CDs or tapes which radio stations in many places broadcast (广播) . Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a pop star.
There are other kinds of music that are popular among Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. _____ kinds of music are mentioned in this passage.
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
When pop singers ______, they are regarded as pop stars.
| A．make much money | B．make a CD or tape |
| C．become popular with their fans | D．are wanted to sing on the radio |
From the passage we know that country music is about the______.
| A．common life of Americans。 | B．country life and love stories |
| C．life of cowboys | D．school life in America |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Few students in America like popular music. |
| B．Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving. |
| C．Adult drivers in America only listen to music while driving. |
| D．Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go. |