News 1
Don’t play Rubik’s Cube (魔方) with your hands any more. Use your feet. Earlier this month at the UK Rubik’s Cube Championships, people competed for the fastest time to solve a Rubik’s Cube using only their feet. The fastest winning time was just 1 minute and 3 seconds.
News 2
This poor donkey was trapped in drain in Switzerland. Luckily a man saw the animal while walking his dog. He called the firemen to save the donkey. It took the firemen more than an hour to pull the donkey free.
News 3
What do you want to be in the future? The question may receive different answers in different places. In Taiwan, a recent survey shows that most middle school students prefer to be bakers or hairdressers. The result is different from the traditional favorites of doctors, lawyers and accountants. Today’s Taiwan teenagers’ choices seem less demanding(高要求的).
| A．the United Kingdom | B．Switzerland |
| C．Taiwan | D．the United States |
| A．call the police |
| B．stay there and ask for help |
| C．call the firemen |
| D．help at once |
| A．a doctor | B．a lawyer |
| C．an accountant | D．a hairdresser |
Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they didn't have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines(标题).
There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly.
Most papers have several editions（版本）, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement（娱乐）page, a business page and so on.People read newspaper to ____.
| A．learn about the most important news | B．be pleased |
| C．learn about whatever they want | D．get some information |
Reading the headlines, people can know ____.
| A．what the passages are about | B．what is going on |
| C．learn about the most important news | D．about sports |
In big cities newspapers are usually printed ____.
| A．daily | B．weekly |
| C．monthly | D．yearly |
Most papers have ____ on Sundays than usual.
| A．more types | B．more pages |
| C．less types | D．less pages |
If you want to see a film, you’d better read ____ in a newspaper.
| A．the business page | B．the front page |
| C．the sports page | D．the amusement page |
Once a clever man was crossing a turbulent river. He wished to amuse himself by talking to the boatman.
"Do you know mathematics?" he asked.
"No sir." answered the boatman.
"Then you have lost one quarter of your life," said the wise man. "Do you know history?"
"No sir." answered the boatman.
"Then you have lost three quarters of your life." Just then a sudden gust of wind overturned the boat. "Do you know how to swim?" asked the boatman.
"No," answered the wise(="clever)" man.
"Well then," replied the boatman, "you have lost your whole life."The clever man knew a lot of knowledge except(除了)_______.
| A．mathematics | B．philosophy(哲学) |
| C．history | D．swimming |
The clever man thought the boatman had lost ______ of his life.
| A．one-fourth | B．half |
| C．three fourths | D．whole |
When a gust of wind overturned the boat, ______ lost his life.
| A．the boatman |
| B．the boatman and the clever man |
| C．the clever man |
| D．None of them |
The story told us ______ .
| A．not to be proud(骄傲的) | B．to learn to swim |
| C．to be a boatman | D．not to learn knowledge |
What will the weather（天气） be like? Some people say they can know what the weather will be like from birds. When they see birds fly high out to the sea, they know it is a nice day, because birds don't like to fly out if it rains. When the weather is bad, the birds will come back to the beach. A big wind may come with a rain. Birds do not like to fly in a big wind. They may sit in a tree when rain is coming. Other animals can alsotellthe weather. It is a cloudy day. The rain is coming. Chickens（小鸡） are not quiet, and they are running here and there. Frogs （青蛙）are making big noise in the pool. If it is a nice day, the frogs will come out of the water.What’s the best title(题目) for the passage(短文)？
| A．Weather | B．Birds | C．Sea | D．Rain |
When there is rain, frogs are not .
| A．in the pool | B．out of the water |
| C．making a big noise | D．swimming in the water |
What does the underlined(划线的)word “tell” mean in the article(文章)?
| A．告诉 | B．判断 | C．说 | D．谈话 |
A School Report
| Name:Edward Scott |
School: Kelvin Grove State High School，London |
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| Grade |
7 |
Term ending |
May 6th |
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| Maths |
He is a little weak in this, but he has tried his best to catch up with others. |
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| Science : |
He can work out many difficulties. Well done! |
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| English : |
He is the best in the class. Keep it up! |
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| French: |
His reading is very good, and he can remember many words. |
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| History: |
He is not so good at this, but he has done better than before. |
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| Geography: |
He knows the names of many places in the world. |
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| Music |
He does like pop songs, and he sings very well. |
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| Remarks(评语) |
Edward has the ability to do a lot better. More work is needed next term. |
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| Class teacher |
Ivy |
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| Principal |
M.L Martin |
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| School reopens |
11, September |
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Edward’s best subject is ________.
| A．Science | B．English |
| C．Geography | D．French |
Edward is NOT so good at ________.
| A．maths and history | B．science and geography |
| C．history and French | D．music and English |
According to(根据) the form(表格), which of the following sentences is true?
| A．Edward can’t sing songs very well. |
| B．School will begin again on May 6th. |
| C．Edward can do better if he works hard next term. |
| D．Edward doesn’t do well in science. |
Computers can injure(伤害) you. Most other injuries happen suddenly. For example, if you a bike and break your arms, it happens very . But computer injuries slowly.You probably know how to ride a bike safely. Now learn to a computer safely.
Your eyes
light can injure your eyes, never sit too close to a computer screen. Your eyes should be 50 centimeters（厘米） the screen（平幕）， Remember to look away from it sometimes. This gives your eyes a rest.
When you use a computer, the window be on your left or your right. If it is behind you, the light will reflect on (反射) the screen. If the window is in front of you, the sun and the screen will shine into your eyes.
Your hands and wrists (手腕)
Hand and wrist injuries can happen because the hands and wrists are moved in the same way times. If you use a keyboard for a long time, these three rules: 1) Rest your wrists on something. 2) Keep your elbows at the same height as the keyboard. 3) Stop something and exercise your hands, wrists and fingers in a different way.
Your back
Some people sit for many hours in front of a computer. If you sit in the wrong way, you can injure your back or your neck. So you should sit with your back straight. The top part of the screen should all be in front of your eyes. Your forearms, wrists, hands and the upper part of your legs should all be parallel (平行) to the floor. If you are sitting for a long time, get up 30 minutes and your arms, legs and necks.
your computer, but use it safely.
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