Summer Term in the School of Life will start on Friday 25 January 2015, in Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia and will become the first international school to open its doors.
To make everyday life rich, the writer Alain de Botton has worked hard at getting the best ideas and the School of Life is his brainchild（构想). Since it began in London in 2009, more than 50,000 people have taken part in its programs and its new way of life-long learning is now well-known all over the world.
Summer Term in the School of Life is a 10-week project offering a selection of the UK’s most popular programs, led by Australia’s thinkers. “We are very excited to start the School of Life in Australia. We can’t wait to start receiving our first guests（客人）,” says Alain de Botton.
Summer Term will include different classes, workshops and other special events held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 25January and 31 March. The conversation Café onsite will serve up a daily conversation menu, light food and of course, delicious coffee.
“There has been a growing need among Australians to deal with the problems in life like love, creativity, work, money, nature and death. The School of Life Australia will provide a space for us to explore (探测) these subjects,” says Sara Tiefebtun, Project Director of the School of Life Australia.
Program details for the School of Life Australia’s Summer Term will be announced in December 2013. For more information sign up to our mailing list at: www. theschoollife.com/
world/Australia. Updates will also be shared regularly on Twitter@ theschoollife and Facebook www.facebook.com/TheschoolofLifeAustralia. The School of Life will start to _______.
| A．make more friends in Australia. |
| B．serve up a daily conversation menu. |
| C．improve the quality of everyday life. |
| D．offer the UK’s most popular programs |
At the School of Life Australia, the following will be explored EXCEPT_________.
| A．work, nature and death |
| B．love, work and creativity |
| C．creativity, money and nature |
| D．money, nature and fashion |
People can get more details for Summer Term by _________.
| A．letters | B．the Internet | C．telephone | D．newspaper |
Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
| A．The School of Life in London. |
| B．The School of Life in Australia. |
| C．Summer Term in the School of Life. |
| D．Some National School to be started. |
For as long as I can remember, Grandma's plentiful tomato garden has been a sign of summer's end. Each September, just as the decreased heat of the sun suggests cooler days, Grandma requests my help in her tomato garden. She convinces me she cannot pick tomatoes without my youthful eyes and quick mind. She says we need to examine each tomato and agree on its readiness for picking. While Grandma's request for my help in the tomato garden is always the same, her desire for my help seems to increase each year.
Grandma has eyes for finding even the tomatoes hidden by undergrowth and other tomatoes. I, however, just turn circles looking for the ones I think Grandma will like. I spot what looks like a ripe tomato, head in its direction, and then get sidetracked by another that appears to be equally ripe. I usually end up watching Grandma and trying to stay out of her way, which seems the only way my eyes and mind are useful.
There we are, lost in the tomato vines（藤）. Grandma's eyes are always knowing, and they are no different in the vegetable garden. From afar she spots what looks like a ripe tomato. As she walks toward the garden, she evaluates the tomato for a second time. but from a different angle. I already know it will end up in the basket with the pile of others Grandma has carefully chosen. However, Grandma acts as if she needs a final look to be sure. She calls me to her side. kneels beside the vine while enjoying the warmth of the fading hand. She turns each round, red ball toward the sunlight before disconnecting it from the vine with a half-hearted smile.
She then looks at me. I nod my head and smile. Grandma assumes I smile in agreement with her tomato selection. I know I smile, instead, at her. Why does Grandma ask the author to go to the tomato garden with her?
| A．He can help pick more tomatoes. |
| B．He can learn the hardship of labor. |
| C．She enjoys staying with him while working. |
| D．She tries to share tomato harvest with him. |
The second paragraph shows that the writer _________.
| A．isn’t good at picking tomatoes |
| B．doesn’t like to stay with Grandma |
| C．thinks his eyes and mind are useful |
| D．is trying to be out of Grandma’s sight |
What’s the best title of the story?
| A．Gardening—good for my Grandma. |
| B．Growing Grandma. |
| C．Gardening—good for my growth. |
| D．Picking tomatoes. |
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Show you a full picture of sea lives |
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Sunny English Club is for ____________
| A．nurses | B．policemen | C．businessmen | D．students |
One can get free examinations in Health Centre if he is ____________.
| A．9 | B．17 | C．67 | D．73 |
If you are interested in the life offish, you should go to ____________.
| A．Health Centre | B．Ocean Museum | C．Sunny English Club | D．16 Yong Le Street |
If you find Grace’s dictionary, you can call .
| A．9873-8769 | B．668-0796 | C．233-4105 | D．15968720230 |
From the family tree we can see John is Jim and Helen’s
| A．daughter | B．son | C．brother | D．cousin |
Lily needs of Celion Dion.
| A．three pencils | B．a red jacket | C．new CDs | D．2 sharpeners |
Bill Smith is a in No. 9 Middle School.
| A．student | B．teacher | C．worker | D．singer |
What’s Tom Cooper’s address?
| A．Tom.C@yahoo.cn | B．Bill999@sina.com |
| C．312 Lin He Road | D．321 Yongfu Road |
The Chinese New Year is the most important festival for the Chinese people. It usually comes in January or February. It takes about 15 days to prepare for it.
On the eve of the festival, people close the shops and stay at home. They all get together for a big dinner. They stay up late and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.
In the morning, people dress in their best clothes, and usually the old stay at home, the young go out to pay a New Year Call(拜年). It is an important time for the young. The young people bow(鞠躬）to the old people. The Chinese call this “Ke Tou”. This means “touching the ground with the forehead(额头)”. Then the young people give their best wishes to the old people. The old people give children gifts or lucky money.
They are very polite(礼貌）and do not use bad words on the Spring Festival Day. It，s the most important day of the year.‘The Chinese New Year” in the passage means “ ” .
| A．Mid-autumn Festival | B．the Spring Festival |
| C．Christmas Day | D．the Dragon Boat Festival |
It takes about to get ready for the Chinese New Year.
| A．a few days | B．twelve days | C．half a month | D．three weeks |
On the eve of lunar New Year, Chinese people stay up late and eat dumplings because
| A．they’re hungry | B．they want to get good luck |
| C．they like Chinese food very much | D．they want to read books |
From this passage we can know that give children gifts or lucky money.
| A．the teachers | B．their friends | C．the old people | D．their brothers |
On the Spring Festival Day, what do people usually say to each other when they meet?
| A．How are you? | B．Merry Christmas. |
| C．Good morning. | D．Happy the Spring Festival. |
Three boys, Tom, Sam and Jim bought seventeen apples. Tom wanted the half (一半). Sam wanted one-third (三分之一)，and Jim wanted one-ninth (九分之一)• But they didn’t know how to do.
Just at that time,a little boy came with an apple in his hand. The boy said to them, “Don’t worry. Let me help you” Then he put his apple into their apples, and made the number of the apples eighteen. Then he gave Tom nine apples, he gave Sam six apples,and he gave Jim two apples. He gave away seventeen apples and took his apple back.
The three boys were very happy. And they said: “How clever the boy is!”
根据短文内容，选择正确的选项。There were___apples when the three boys divided(分配）them.
| A．fifteen | B．sixteen | C．seventeen | D．eighteen |
What was the three boys' problem?
| A．They couldn’t eat the apples. | B．They couldn’t go home. |
| C．They couldn’t divide the apples. | D．They wanted to borrow some apples, |
What did the little boy do to help them?
| A． He put his apple into theirs when he divided the apples. |
| B． He kept an apple to divide the apples. |
| C． He got one apple from another man. |
| D． He ate an apple before he divided them. |
Which one is right?
| A． The three boys asked the little boy to divide their apples. |
| B． The little boy told them how to divide their apples. |
| C． The little boy wanted to help them. |
| D． The little boy wanted to take away their apples. |
The underlined sentence “How clever the boy is!” means in Chinese.
| A．这个男孩是多么地感激啊！ | B．他怎么样才能聪明啊！ |
| C．这是一个什么样的男孩啊！ | D．多么聪明的男孩啊！ |