A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England. This could end many parents’ worries fearful for their children’s safety on the roads.
Until now the local government have only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed. Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, as long as the arrangement will not lose money and children taking part will attend their nearest school.
The new plan is to be fired out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington School. The children live just within the three-mile limit and the local government said in the past that they would not undertake to provide free transport to the school . But now they have agreed to offer a sum of money for a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school’s headmaster. Between 50 and 60% parents have said they would like their children to take part . Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a government official has said the cost to parents should be less than ￡20 a term. They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington . The same bus would now just make one more journey to pick up the Milton children. The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in had asked if transport could be provided for their children to see if they would like to take part in the new plan. What is the aim(目的) of the plan?
| A．To prevent the students’ road accidents |
| B．To relieve the traffic pressure |
| C．To save time for the parents and students |
| D．To help the parents save money |
How can the local government arrange the new bus service at a low cost?
| A．By letting the bus run in the morning only. |
| B．By limiting the number of the students |
| C．By getting the support from the headmaster |
| D．By linking the new bus service with the existing one |
Which of the following is possible if the plan is carried out?
| A．The bus company will make much more money |
| B．The children can choose whatever school they like |
| C．The parents can get rid of their worries |
| D．The students in Impington School can have free bus rides |
This passage is most probably _____
| A．a personal letter. | B．an advertisemen |
| C．headmaster’s report. | D．a newspaper article |
What do we do when we go camping? First, we work out a plan. We take food, clothing, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects （昆虫）and the sun.
Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods（森林）. We look for a place for campers and we look for a good place for our tent（帐篷）. The place should have a lot of moving air. This will keep some insects away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing.
In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire（火）， because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs.
At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early.
Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain.Before going to camp we should first ________ .
| A．make a plan |
| B．take some food |
| C．take things to keep us warm |
| D．take something for cooking and eating |
We go to camp ________ .
| A．by bus | B．by car |
| C．by bike | D．on foot |
Campers can take part in _______ activities
| A．one or two | B．few |
| C．many | D．two or three |
In the evening we build a fire because _________ .
| A．it is cold at night |
| B．it can keep us warm |
| C．it can keep the insects away |
| D．it is dark and quiet |
The campers like to ________ at night
| A．hear music from the radio |
| B．go to sleep early |
| C．have rain |
| D．be busy |
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Hello! My name’s Alice. I’m a high school student. I’m very___1__every week. From Monday to Friday I go to school. I do homewor in the evening. I’m so tired that I want__2__a good rest at weekend.___3__ my mother often asks me to go__4__with her on Saturday morning. It usually__5__me about an hour .I___6__ enjoy these activities. When my mother goes shopping and I sit on a box and wait for her. Last Saturday, there was more noise than usual and everyone was in a hurry. My mother bought__7__of things, such as meat, fish, fruit and vegetables.After one__8_ , a woman came up to me,“Excuse me,”she said. “Are you Alice? Your mother just__9___shopping , but her bags are very heavy. She wants you to carry them home__10__her.”
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Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word. Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone as long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important, when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.
Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.
Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.
Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.You can learn to swim by_______.
| A．reading books about it |
| B．looking at others swimming |
| C．having lessons on it |
| D．going into the river and learning |
We should learn English by _______.
| A．listening and speaking | B．reading and writing |
| C．both A and B | D．swimming |
What will you do with mistakes when you speak?
| A．Don’t make mistakes. |
| B．Study hard |
| C．Try not to speak English |
| D．Don’t be afraid. |
What’s more important for senior school students?
| A．listening | B．speaking |
| C．reading and writing | D．learning |
We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.
| A．by train | B．on the radio |
| C．every minute | D．now and then |
Mr. Read was born in a small village with high mountains all around it．He has few fields and he can’t get enough food for his family．He’s often worried about it．So he works harder and harder and tries his best to get more money．
One afternoon，Mr. Read went out to look for some grass for his cows．It was very hot and he had to have a swim．Suddenly he saw a big tortoise(乌龟) in the water．He swam there and caught it．The next morning he went to the town to sell it in the market．When he was walking in the street．a car hit him down and he was hurt．He was sent to hospital at once．The doctors looked him over and had an operation off him．Two weeks later he felt much better．The doctors were satisfied with the operation and said．“You’ll be fully recovered in a week．We’re sure you can write when you leave hospital．”
“It’s really a miracle(奇迹)!” shouted Mr. Read，“I could neither read nor write before!”Mr. Read’s ___________ was hurt in the traffic accident
| A．head | B．1eg | C．right hand | D．foot |
Which is true according to the article?
| A．Mr. Read has a few fields． |
| B．One afternoon，he went out for some rice |
| C．That day he caught a rabbit |
| D．Mr. Read can’t read or write at all． |
How was the operation?
| A．Very successful． | B．Not very good． |
| C．Rather bad． | D．Terrible． |
In Chinese the phrase “be fully recovered ” means _______．
| A．完全覆盖 | B．全部找回 | C．恢复疲劳 | D．恢复健康 |
What the doctor said meant that __________．
| A．he did a very successful operation |
| B．the farmer was lucky enough to write after the operation |
| C．the accident helped the farmer to write |
| D．he taught the farmer to write while he was staying in hospital |
Peter is a sixth-grader at Woodland Primary School. He is only 12 years old but has been smoking for three years.John, 15, is a Junior 2 student at Woodland Secondary School. Hebegan smoking four years ago. “Smoking is part of my life,” John said. Peter and John are not those boys’ real names. But their problem,smoking, is a very real problem. In many countries, smoking is becoming abigger problem for young people. Most smokers start in their teens or earlier.
A study of 8,000 London students shows thatsmoking is a problem for many British kids. More than 21% of middleschool students and 6 % of primary school pupils said they smoked. “If young people start smoking early, it will be very hard for them to give up later on,” said a professor.
Every year, about four million people die because of smoking. And if people keep smoking, that number will go up to about ten million a year by 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. So we have to learn and tell others about the dangers of smoking.The sentence “Smoking is part of my life” probably means “__________”
| A．I don’t smoke very often. |
| B．Smoking is very important to me. |
| C．I don’t smoke at all. |
| D．I’m going to give up smoking. |
What will probably happen if a person starts smoking early?
| A．He will surely die early. |
| B．He cannot stop smoking. |
| C．It will be difficult for him to give up smoking. |
| D．He will become lazy soon. |
The study in the passage shows that __________.
| A．smoking is a serious problem among British students |
| B．there are more and more smokers in England |
| C．some student smokers are having fun smoking |
| D．most of smokers are young students |
The main idea of this passage is that__________.
| A．smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people |
| B．more and more people die because of smoking every year |
| C．WHO asks young people to give up smoking |
| D．we needn’t worry about the student smokers |
As middle school students, what should we do from now on?
| A．We should start smoking after middle school. |
| B．We should ask others to smoke outside. |
| C．We should laugh at smokers. |
| D．We should say no to smoking. |