SchoolActivitiesforKidsandTeen-优题课

When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man bought it for a few coppers（铜钱）.Between its pages there was something very interesting. It was a thin paper on which was written the secret of the “Touchstone”!
The touchstone was a small pebble（卵石）that could turn any common metal into gold. The writing explained that it was lying among thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles were cold.
So the man camped on the seashore and began testing pebbles.
He thought that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and put them down again, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone.
The days became weeks and the weeks into months. One day, however, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea .So when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.
So it is with opportunity. Unless we are careful, it’s easy to fail to know an opportunity when it is in hand and it’s just as easy to throw it away.
The book was special to the man because ______.

A．it was made of cotton

B．it was the only book that was saved from the great fire

C．it was a story about how to tell the touchstone from ordinary stones

D．it included the secret of the touchstone

The man threw pebbles into the sea ______.

A．to test how far he could throw

B．to practice throwing pebbles

C．to avoid picking up the same pebble once again

D．to express his disappointment at failing to find the touchstone

The story is written mainly to tell us that___________.

A．careful habits can lead to success.

B．habits can benefit you but also hold you back.

C．never judge a person or a thing by appearances.

D．opportunity only visits the ready and watchful mind

I was born an albino(白化病人）in Pennsylvania in 1945．No one in my family had ever known what an albino was and what it meant to be an albino.
My family and friends treated me as everybody else．That was just about the best thing they could have done．It helped me believe in myself, so when troubles came along, I could deal with them．
Like most albinos, I had the terrible eyesight, but the fact that I could hardly see didn’t bother me that much .Kids would make fun of me, calling me“Whitey”． People looked at me when I held the books right at the tip of my nose so that I could see it well enough．Even when I was eight, movie-theater workers started asking me to pay full prices because I“looked older”．The worst thing for me was that because my eyesight was so bad, I couldn’t play sports very well．I didn’t give up trying, though．And I studied harder．Finally, I got better at school and loved it．When I got to university, I was double majoring(双修), going to summer school and busying myself with every activity I could find．I had learned to be proud of being an albino．I did my best to make“albino”a good word．And I decided to make my living with my eyes—and in sports．
I couldn’t see very well to play sports, but with a good education and a drive to do it, I could make a living in the area I loved．I’ve done it now for more than thirty years in video, and now in cyberspace(网络空间)．People make jokes about how I’m the only“blind editor”they know, but the jokes are of goodwill and some of them are signs of respect(尊重)．
I was just a proud albino kid from the country of Pennsylvania．I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties, have confidence, and be proud of my personal achievement .
Which is one of the signs of being an albino?

A．He has a black face.

B．He can’t see clearly

C．He looks much older.

D．He has a little nose.

How did the author’s family and friends deal with him?

A．Regarding him as the best friend

B．Laughing at him

C．Treating him as a usual person

D．Being afraid to speak to him

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The author has learned to face difficulties.

B．The author started to be brave after going to university.

C．The author could achieve everything because of his good education.

D．The author could play sports well because he never gave up

What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．To give the reason of causing the albino.

B．To tell us how the albino was treated

C．To help us deal with kinds of challenges.

D．To tell us how an albino succeeded

Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.
You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.
Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.
Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.
In this passage, the word “gravity” means.

A．the pull of everything.

B．the force of attraction(吸引) among objects.

C．the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth

D．the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.

When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground because

A．the earth always turns round.

B．the earth has gravity

C．the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight.

D．you are careless.

Gravity is strong that

A．it can throw a ball into the air.

B．it makes you jump only seven feet.

C．it can let you fly away from the earth.

D．it can keep everything on earth.

Because of gravity,

A．water flows everything.

B．we can go everywhere by ship.

C．water always flows downwards.

D．fish can live in water.

Let’s look at the picture. The boy’s name is John. The girl in the white blouse is his sister, Rose. The other(另外的)one in the yellow blouse is his sister, Mary. John and his sisters are students in No.10 Middle School. The two sisters are in Class Three, Grade One and John is in Class Two, Grade Two. The man and the woman are their father and mother. The man is a worker and the woman is a teacher. The old man and the old woman are John’s grandfather and grandmother. It’s a happy family.
There are ______ people in the family.

A．4

B．5

C．6

D．7

Mary is in the _____ blouse and Rose is in the ______ one.

A．yellow, white	B．white, yellow
C．yellow, blue	D．black, red

John’s sisters are _______ .

A．not students

B．in the same(相同的) class

C．in Grade 2

D．in different (不同的)middle schools

The sisters’ ________ is a teacher.

A．father	B．grandfather
C．mother	D．grandmother

Which of these is right?

A．The two girls have two brothers.

B．John and his sisters are in the same school.

C．The man’s son is in Grade 1.

D．John’s family is not a big one.

Paul	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Get up	7.10 a.m.	7.10 a.m.	7.10 a.m.	7.10 a.m.	7.10 a.m.
Morning	School	School	School	School	School
Lunch	pizza	rice	rice	rice	rice
Afternoon	yo-yo	tennis	tennis	tennis	football
Evening	homework	homework	TV	homework	homework
Go to bed	10.15 p.m.	10.15 p.m.	10.15 p.m.	10.15 p.m.	10.15 p.m.

Paul has ________ on Monday.

A．rice

B．chicken

C．pizza

D．apples

Paul’s favorite sport is __________.

A．volleyball	B．tennis
C．yo-yo	D．football

What time does Paul get up ?

A．6.00a.m.	B．7.00 a.m.
C．7.10 a.m.	D．7：15 a.m.

On Wednesday evening, Paul usually ___________.

A．watches TV	B．does his homework
C．washes clothes	D．meets friends

Which is NOT right ?

A．Paul goes to school from Monday to Friday.

B．Paul goes to bed after ten.

C．Paul does sports in the afternoon.

D．Paul always has fish for lunch.

Secret of the Dragon Time: Mon., Jan. 1, 10:30 am Cost: Adult: $7.40 Child (under 15): half Tel.: 3403 2578 Add.: Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note: Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children ride a dragon to explore the ocean.	The Search for Life Time: Thurs., Jan. 4, 2:00 pm Cost: Adult: $14.50 Child (under 15): $8.70 Tel.: 3403 7689 Add.: Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note: Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show.
Magic Class Time: Fri., Jan. 12, 10:00 am Cost: Free Tel.: 3403 8470 to book your seat beforehand Add.: Centenary Community Hub, 171 Dandenong Road Note: Would you like to be a magician? Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party.	Science with Me Making Your Own Guitar Time: Sat., Jul. 20, 3:00 pm Cost: Free Tel.: 3403 1226 to book your seat beforehand Add.: 10, Egginton Close Note: Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom? Science with Me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer, some rubber bands and some nails with you.

A．Magic Class	B．Science with Me
C．Secret of the Dragon	D．The Search for Life