You might think that Western students are less shy when they meet something new or come to a new environment , but the truth is that pupils in the UK can be uncomfortable too. Being at university can make Britons feel nervous. Everyone finds it difficult to talk to the other gender(性别) at school.
However, there is a way of dealing with this shyness in Britain, and it is called “Freshers Week”. Freshers Week is designed to help people socialize(适应社会) and lose their inhibitions(拘谨). It is a one-week long party for first year students to welcome them before lectures and coursework begin.
I remember my first week at university—it was terrifying. I looked at the schedule for Freshers Week and was amazed at how much was planned. Every hall organizes its own events to help students become friends with the people they live with. My hall was called "Goldney Hall" and the week ahead included(包括) a talent show, a comedy night,and themed parties, including one for which we had to dress up as golfers.
The first event I went to was a school kid party at which everyone dressed up as if they were in school. This party encouraged me to talk to all the people on my floor. One boy, who lived opposite my room, was very handsome and I felt nervous speaking to him at first. But when we met at the party dressed in silly school outfits(装备), I remember feeling a lot more relaxed speaking to him.
My Freshers Week was busy, but I managed to forget how scared I was. There is one thing's for sure: Nothing helps you lose your inhibitiongs quite like dressing up as a golfer.How do Britons feel when they first go to college?
What was the name of the writer's hall?
How many events did the writer's hall organize?
Is the party for all students or first year students?
What was the first event the wtiter went to?
In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.
Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription(订阅费) library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.
In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.The main idea of paragraph 2 is________.
A.Franklin started the first subscription library |
B.in a subscription library people pay money to become members |
C.Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries |
D.Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833 |
The underlined word “borrow” means_______.
A.read and write with no help from another person |
B.use for a short time and then return |
C.like very much |
D.lend |
The reading does not say it, but we can guess that_______.
A.there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries |
B.free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time |
C.the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it |
D.there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools |
Havard University began_______.
A.in 1731 | B.in 1730 |
C.in 1833 | D.in 1638 |
At the library that Franklin started, ________.
A.children could use books for no money at all |
B.people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that |
C.people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that |
D.both A and B |
Last month the manager of a jewelry shop (珠宝店) received a letter. As he was very busy then, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. He opened it and a 10-pound note(票) fell out onto the desk. Within the note was a letter which said:
Dear sir:
In 1935 I got engaged(订婚). But unfortunately I lost my job. At the time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(婚戒). The assistant took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I didn’t know the size of my girl’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring. My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. At that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so I think it is 10 pounds at today’s price and I’m sending 10 pounds.
Yours truly,
A customer (顾客)When did the manager open the letter?
A.In the morning | B.When he received the letter |
C.At lunch time | D.Till tea-time |
The customer didn’t write the letter until_____.
A.he was dying | B.his wife’s death |
C.he had enough money | D.he got a job again |
What happened in 1935?
A.The jewelry shop lost some rings. |
B.The customer married a girl. |
C.The customer stole a ring for his wife. |
D.The customer stole a ring for his girl friend. |
Which of the following is Not true?
A.The customer was poor at that time. |
B.The ring was bigger for his girl friend. |
C.The shop assistant was careless. |
D.The customer was too poor to buy a ring for his girl friend. |
What do you think of the customer?
A.Honest | B.Forgetful |
C.Dishonest | D.Careless |
Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children’s eyesight as 45 percent of them were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed(责备). Of the city’s high school graduates(毕业生) who applied to study at colleges this summer, but now he gets up earlier.The purpose(目的) of this passage is to_________.
A.criticize(批评) children who are shortsighted. |
B.blame parents and schools for children’s being shortsighted. |
C.ask the high school graduates to pay attention to their eyesight. |
D.draw people’s special attention to eye hygiene(卫生). |
Only_______ of the children in Shenzhen City have good eyesight.
A.45 percent | B.less than half |
C.55 percent | D.two thirds |
Generally speaking, high school students have_____ eyesight than primary school students.
A.poorer | B.better |
C.brighter | D.good |
Because of being shortsighted many school graduates_______.
A.weren’t allowed to enter college |
B.couldn’t graduate from high school |
C.couldn’t choose to study what they liked best |
D.lost their limited time |
In order to take care of eyes, children shouldn’t_______.
A.read books |
B.watch TV |
C.make their eyes too tired |
D.see things far away |
Dear Tom,
How are you? I'm at a new school this term. And I'm writing to tell you about my school. My new school is big and nice. There are one thousand and four hundred students and one hundred and forty teachers at my school. I like the teachers. They are very kind to me. My classmates are very friendly too. They teach me Chinese and l teach them English There are trees, flowers and green grass at my school. They are very beautiful. Behind my school there is a small river. The water in it is quite clean. We can swim in it. We have no classes on Saturdays or Sundays. Sometimes I play football or basketball with my classmates. Sometimes I stay at home and watch TV. Sometimes I go shopping with my father and mother. We all like China.
Please write to me soon!
Yours,
JackJack is at a/an _______school.
A.English | B.Chinese | C.small | D.Japanese |
There are_______ students and _______ teachers at Jack's school.
A.1,400; 104 | B.1,040; 104 | C.1,400; 140 | D.1,040; 140 |
Jack's teachers _______.
A.teach him English very well |
B.only teach him Chinese and English |
C.don't like him at all |
D.are quite good to him |
Jack _______his new classmates.
A.doesn't get on well with |
B.doesn't like |
C.makes good friends with |
D.is going to learn English from |
Which is TRUE?
A.Jack goes to school every day. |
B.Jack doesn't have classes every day. |
C.Jack has no classes only on Saturdays. |
D.Jack has no classes only on Sundays. |
My name is Jack. I am a pupil of Grade One. I’m in No.1 Middle School. On weekdays I get up at six o’clock. I have breakfast at seven and then I go to school by bike. We begin our class at eight o’clock in the morning. We have four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon.
At noon, I havelunch at home. Classes are over at four fifteen in the afternoon. After class, we often play football in the afternoon. I go home at about five.
I have supper at about six thirty in the evening. I do my homework at seven thirty.
At weekend, I watch TV. I often go to bed at ten. I’m very happy.
根据短文的意思,选择正确的答案。Jack is a pupil in ______.
A.Class One | B.Grade One |
C.Class Two | D.Grade Two |
Jack gets up at _________ in the morning.
A.five | B.six | C.seven | D.eight |
After class they often play ______ on the playground.
A.volleyball | B.basketball |
C.football | D.ping-pong |
Jack often watches TV on __________.
A.Monday | B.Thursday |
C.Sunday | D.Tuesday |
Which is true (真实的)? _________ .
A.jack is a good boy. |
B.Jack has his lunch at school. |
C.Jack watches TV every day. |
D.Jack is not happy |