David is eight. One day his friend Rose says to him, “This Sunday is my birthday. Can you come to my birthday party?” David says, “Yes”.
On Sunday, David asks his mother if he can go to the party. His mother says, “Yes, you can go, but you must be polite. Don’t ask for any food. They will give you some.” “All right, Mum.” David answers and he goes to Rose’s house on his bike.
There are lots of kids at the party. They play together for some time, and then Rose’s mother gives them some food, but she forgets David. He waits and waits and then he takes his plate up and asks, “Do you want a nice clean plate?”Whose birthday is it?
| A．Rose’s | B．David’s |
| C．Rose’s mother’s | D．David’s mother’s |
The birthday party is in ____________.
| A．Rose’s school | B．David’s house |
| C．Rose’s house | D．David’s school |
David goes to the party ____________.
| A．by car | B．by bike |
| C．by bus | D．on foot |
David is Rose’s ____________.
| A．mother | B．classmate |
| C．brother | D．friend |
Who gives David food at the party?
| A．Rose | B．Rose’s mother |
| C．the kids | D．No one |
Every day when Cora Castle, 14, from Indiana, US goes back home, she turns on her computer and logs into a website called Fuel Up to Play 60.
She puts on what she has eaten and what kind of activities she has played that day. Then the site decides whether Castle has eaten healthily and done enough exercise.
All the seventh graders in Castle's school have done the same thing since the year started. It's part of their health class.
If the site finds her habits are unhealthy, it will give her advice. If she does something good, the website will give her a star.
Her health teacher set up a competition to see which student could get the most stars from the website. Castle has got 30 stars so far.
Cameron Bartlett said she liked tracking(跟踪)the food and activities. "This is the first year we've done it," she said. "It's really interesting to see all of the different choices that we have."
The seventh grade health class is coming to an end. They won't be in health class, but the students all said that they would go on to take part in Fuel Up to Play 60.
"There's lots of bad food out there that we've all been eating," Bartlett said "This really helps all of us eat healthier food." This passage is mainly about a website for helping people_______.
| A．win in competitions' | B．eat more healthy food |
| C．do enough exercise | D．have good living habits |
Castle logs into the health website because_______.
| A．her teacher set up a competition |
| B．it's part of her health class |
| C．she wants to know bad food |
| D．she can get lots of stars from it |
From the passage, we learn that all students_______.
| A．are eating little bad food | B．have their classes at home |
| C．are interested in the website | D．are clear about unhealthy food |
These are all the messages that Helen got yesterday. Read them carefully and find the best answers to the questions.
What do you think "Happy Feet" is?
| A．A book. | B．A movie. |
| C．A song. | D．A basketball match. |
Who asked Helen to buy some milk and sugar?
| A．Chris. | B．Lisa. |
| C．Jack. | D．Steve. |
What may be the name of Lisa's pet?
| A．Della. | B．Rover. |
| C．Steve. | D．Chris. |
What time can Helen get her computer back?
A. At 8 : 00A. m. B. At8 : 30 A. m.
C. At 6 : 00p. m. D. At 3 : 00 p. m.
Have you ever heard of Dididache? Dididache (嘀嘀打车), a taxi-hailing smartphone app（应用程序）which is believed to be created by Tencent, has recently ain Xiamen, and more than 700 taxi drivers in the city have used the app.
The app sthe real-time locations of taxis on a map using the GPS technology and makes it possible for users to hail (招呼) a taxi on their smartphones. The u
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to accept the order or not.
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, the city’s taxi-control departments doubt its helpfulness and have said it may not be s
for Xiamen.
The app has been criticized (指责) for disturbing market order, and creating dfor passengers who do not use the app to hire a taxi. Many users complain that they are only useful when most taxis are idle (空驶), and hiring a taxi can still be challenging during bad w
and rush hours. Can this app be in use for long? Technology might make a great dto our life. Let’s wait and see.
Let’s face it: homework can be almost as frustrating (沮丧) for parents as it is for kids. Getting kids to do their homework can be a challenge, and when they do sit down to study, a lot of other problems can appear.
Doing homework may not be as fun as playing video games or chatting with friends, but it shouldn’t be something that kids hate. Your children’s assignments (任务) should help them build a skill or learn something new.
You can help by being a homework monitor, stepping in to answer questions or offer encouragement. This gives you a chance to see what they are learning and how well they understand the material. It helps you understand their learning style and shows you care about their education.
Many kids refuse to study by asking why they have to learn things they’ll never use in real life. If your son or daughter shows little interest in their assignments, you can make them seem more important by pointing out ways you use them in daily life.
If parents feel that their kids are overloaded (超负荷), they can talk about it with the teachers. If you think it takes your child too long to finish homework, try to make a decision whether the problem lies in having too much work or managing time poorly.
If your child complains of boredom while doing homework, give him or her the following suggestions:
Get help from friends: if your children are bored with an assignment, let them call a friend for help or invite a friend over to work on it with them.
Add physical activity: set mini-goals for homework and allow time for relaxing, jumping around, or a snack after each goal is completed. For a kid who can’t sit still, find active ways to study.
Turn the tables: let your children teach you a lesson. Let them give you a test on the things they have just learned.
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| The right goal of doing homework |
It should help your child learn a |
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| Benifits (益处) of offering help |
·You can see how things are going with your child’s studies. ·You can see what your child’s learning ·It can show you |
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| Your child thinks that the assignments are |
Tell them how you use the knowledge in real life. |
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| You think that your child has too much homework. |
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| You think that the assignments |
Find out whether there are problems with your child’s time management. |
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·Find a friend of theirs to help. ·Set small goals for the assignments and allow the child to do other ·Let the child teach you something. |
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen.”
After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer(播音员). I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I was refused every time. In one studio, a nice lady told me that big stations didn’t want to accept inexperienced persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said.
I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied(申请). The job sounded just right for me. But I still failed in the interview. At that moment, mom’s words came to my mind: “Everything happens for the best.” Dad offered me a car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport in Iowa. The program director, named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday’s game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again: “Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.”After the writer graduated from college, he tried to look for a job in at first.
| A．Chicago | B．Dixon |
| C．Davenport | D．Illinois |
The writer couldn’t find a job in Dixon because .
| A．he had played high school football |
| B．he did not pass the interview |
| C．he had no working experience |
| D．he had no interest in the job |
Which sentence below is TRUE?
| A．In all, the writer went to three cities to look for the job. |
| B．The writer took the train to different places to look for the job. |
| C．The writer gave up finally when he was refused again and again. |
| D．MacArthur gave the writer a chance to broadcast Saturday’s game directly. |
The passage mainly tells us that .
| A．it is hard to find a job |
| B．mother’s help is necessary |
| C．we should hope for the best |
| D．life is full of disappointment |