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This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. As I searched the name, I found that there were two famous people having the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts（花生）, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; let the coin decide. I flipped(掷) a coin and Ah! Tails (背面)! My report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, I stood in front of the classroom and proudly read my homework. But things started to get strange. I looked around the room, only to find my classmates with big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes and my stone-faced teacher. I was completely lost. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Oh well, I dropped the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American War of Independence.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that my teacher meant that George Washington?
Of course, my subject result was awful. Sad but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to the headmaster Miss Lancelot, but she said firmly: No re-dos; no new score. I felt that it was not fair, and I believed I deserved a second chance. So I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, I sat in the headmaster’s office again, but this time a completely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the terrible moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster told me I was good enough to skip(跳过) the 6th grade and started the 7th grade next term.
The task I received was to find information about ________.

A．uses for peanuts	B．American War of Independence
C．George Washington	D．my headmaster Miss Lancelot

________ helped me decide what my report would be about.

A．The Internet

B．My classmates

C．My grandpa

D．A coin

People in the class acted strangely because ________.

A．I was too proud of my homework

B．I mistook what the homework was about

C．the whole world suddenly became quiet

D．the teacher’s face turned to a stone

I ________ after I failed the subject.

A．worked harder to prove my ability

B．started to study from the 7^th grade

C．was so frightened at the awful result

D．was given a second chance to redo the work

We can infer(推断) from the passage that ________.

A．the headmaster didn’t like the writer at all

B．the writer’s classmates felt sad at his mistake

C．the writer knew little about American history

D．the writer’s grandpa was a very wise man

Which of the following proverbs can best describe the main idea of this story?

A．Seeing is believing.

B．Where there is a will, there is a way.

C．One is never too old to learn.

D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

阅读下面表格内容，从每题所给的A、B、C3个选项中，选出1个最佳答案。

Problems	Causes	Advice
Feelstressed	Too much homework. Don’t have enough time for their hobbies.	Make a plan for study and hobbies. Find time to relax.
Get shortsighted（近视）	Too much homework. Bad study habits.	Do homework or read in a correct way.
Fight witheach other	Don’t know how to get on well with classmates.	Make more friends and understand each other.
Don’t liketo study	The bad influence of computer games	Play computer games just for a short time.
Get fat	Have more pocket money to buy snacks. Don’t like to do exercise.	Use your pocket money to do something meaningful(有意义的). Do exercise every day.

How many main problems are there in the survey?
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.
What problems are caused by too much homework?
A. Get fat.
B. Fight with each other.
C. Feel stressed and get short sighted.
If Simon is feeling stressed， he should .
A. do much more homework
B. buy some snacks
C. make a plan for study and hobbies
Peter doesn’t like study. Maybe he .
A. plays too many computer games
B. has no pocket money
C. gets fatter and fatter
is a good way for students to stop fights.
A. Doing less homework
B. Learning how to make friends
C. Playing computer games

Are you the only child in the family? If so, you are the most important in your family. Parents are the closest people to you in the world. But a lot of middle school students have a problem. They feel they're not as close to their parents as before. They even don't think their parents are fair (公平的) to them.
Some students complain that their parents often say a lot to them, but never listen to them. Some say their parents don't allow them to play computer games when other classmates are doing that. Others say when they're making phone calls to friends, their parents like to ask if they're speaking to a boy or a girl. These make them very unhappy. Some students even decide to leave home because they're afraid to tell their parents when they have done something wrong, especially when they do badly in exams. Then they usually think running away is the only choice (选择). But they don't know running away may bring them some more problems.
Problems are parts of life. Here are some suggestions for you to solve your problems.
1)Find a good chance to talk with your parents. Don't be afraid to tell them your feelings.
2)Get help from others like good friends or teachers.
3)Keep a diary to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.
4)Show your parents you' re growing up. Then they' 11 feel you' re no longer a small child. If you follow the advice, you'll have a happy life and never think of running away.
According to the article, ________ are the closest people to an only child.
A. teachers B. classmates C. parents
Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Parents don't love their children now.
B. Middle school students don't have any problems.
C. Some students don't think their parents are fair to them.
We'd better________ if we have problems with them.
A. talk with our parents
B. quarrel with our parents
C. leave our parents
Why does the author advice us to keep a diary?
A. Because it's our homework.
B. Because it can help us practice writing.
C. Because it can help us understand ourselves better.
This article is about some middle school students'________.
A. friends B. hobbies C. problems

In America, most people don’t get enough sleep. Children aged 5 to 12 are advised to sleep 10 to 11 hours every night, but most of them can’t sleep that long. A study found that about 41 million American workers got less than six hours of sleep every night. Scientists worry that parents are passing their bad sleeping habits down to their children.
In the study, Reut Gruber and some other scientists either added or reduced on hour of sleep for healthy children aged 7 to 11. They watched the children for five nights. They wanted to know if the amount of sleep can affect a child’s behavior.
Before the study began, students were asked to sleep the same amount of hours as usual. Their teachers were asked to record their behavior. After five nights of the records, scientists found that those who slept one hour less behaved worse than those who slept one hour more. Students with less sleep were more likely to feel sad and had more problems paying attention.
The scientists chose to study children in their homes instead of in a laboratory, because they wanted to find out how everyday changes might affect children’s behavior at school. “In the study, nobody became a talent, and nobody became crazy. But small changes in children can really make a big difference,” says Gruber.
Scientists worry that_______ may cause children to sleep less.

A．too much homework

B．pressure from parents

C．TV and computer games

D．parents’ bad sleeping habits

Scientists did the new study in order to know_______.

A．why children can’t get enough sleep

B．how long children should sleep every night

C．what children like to do before they go to sleep

D．if the amount of sleep can affect a child’s behavior

Who helped do some new study, children with less sleep_______.

A．Teachers.

B．Parents.

C．Scientists.

D．Psychologists.

According to the new study, children with less sleep_______.

A．were more likely to feel excited

B．were more active in playing games

C．had more problems paying attention

D．didn’t want to answer questions in class

The new study was done in_______.

A．a laboratory	B．a classroom
C．a children’s club	D．the children’s homes

Wonderful Experiences in Australia

Phillip Island Nature Park Adult:￡79.00 Child:￡67.00 Location(位置):Melbourne Have fun at Phillip Island Nature Park. You will spend half a day there. You can see many animals, such as koalas, kangaroos and penguins at the peak.	Balloon Flight Adult:￡209.00 Child:￡161.00 Location(位置):Melbourne Enjoy an early morning balloon flight over the beautiful city of Melbourne. After the flight you will enjoy a wonderful breakfast at the Hilton Hotel.
Amazing Sailing Adult:￡168.00 Child:￡126.00 Location(位置):Sydney Relax and enjoy the wonderful sights of the heart of Sydney as you sail across the sea in a large boat.	Restaurant Tour—Lunch Adult:￡56.00 Child:￡50.00 Location(位置):Melbourne Having lunch in Melbourne can be a wonderful experience, specially in old trams(有轨电车)that have become restaurants.

11-year-old Tony and his parents will visit Phillip Island Nature Park. They should pay_______.

A．￡79

B．￡146

C．￡158

D．￡225

The Balloon Flight starts in the_______.

A．early morning

B．late morning

C．early afternoon

D．late afternoon

When you_______, you can enjoy the wonderful sights of the heart of Sydney.

A．visit Phillip Island Nature Park

B．sail across the sea

C．take a balloon ride

D．have lunch in an old tram

From the passage, we can learn that_______.

A．people can see animals at the Hilton Hotel

B．food in the trams is not good

C．Melbourne is a beautiful city

D．there are no aquatic animals at Phillip Island Nature Park

People who want to_______are most interested in this passage.

A．travel in Australia

B．learn about the history of Australia

C．eat Eastern food

D．see forests

A．on the chair	B．under the desk
C．on the table	D．under the bookcase