School Activities for Kids and Teens
July is a month of funfilled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them.When you want some fun activities for July, consider these ideas happening in this month.
 Secret of the Dragon Time Monday, July 1,2013,10：30 a．m. Cost Adult: $7.40 Children (under 15 years): half Bookings Phone the booking office: 3403 2578 Address Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children who are taken on a dragon ride to explore the universe. |
 The Search for Life: Are We Alone? Time Thursday, July 4, 2013, 2：00 p．m. Cost Adult: $14.50 Children (under 15 years): $8.70 Bookings Phone the booking office: 3403 7689 Address Brisbane Botanic Gardens Note Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show. |
 Magic Class Time Friday, July 12, 2013, 10：00 a．m. Cost Free Bookings Please call 3403 8470 to book your place. Address Centenary Community hub, 171 Dandenong Rd Note Would you like to be a magician? Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party. |
 Science with Me: Making Your Own Guitar Time Saturday, July 20，2013, 3：00 p．m. Cost Free Bookings Please phone 3403 1226 to book your place. Address 10, Egginton Close Note Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom? Science with Me is going to be with you.Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer, some rubber bands and some nails with you. |
注：universe宇宙；magic魔术
| A．Magic Class | B．Science with Me |
| C．Secret of the Dragon | D．The Search for Life |
| A．$7.40 | B．$11.10 | C．$14.80 | D．$23.20 |
| A．real magic | B．making coins |
| C．magic stories | D．holding parties |
| A．a piece of wood | B．a hammer |
| C．some nails | D．ring ropes |
| A．They are all free. |
| B．They happen in the same place. |
| C．They are all weekend activities. |
| D．They can all be booked by phone. |
One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,” said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,” added Zhang Ming.After the new classroom arrangement it was easier for Wu Liang and her classmates to ______ in class.
| A．discuss with each other |
| B．sit in the classroom |
| C．push desks together |
| D．teach a lesson |
The school made the reform in order to provide students with _______ to study.
| A．noisier classes |
| B．easier ways |
| C．more seats |
| D．fewer chances |
The Chinese meaning of the word “effectively” in this passage is ___
| A．简单地 | B．明确地 |
| C．有效地 | D．认真地 |
The best title of this passage may be “________”.
| A．Students’ Friendship |
| B．Teachers’ Hope |
| C．Discussion in Class |
| D．New look in class |
When you see the girl for the first time, you may think she is a boy. She is very outgoing(外向). Who is she? Wang Meng, the Chinese top skater.
On the evening of February 26th, 2010, Wang Meng first got to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the women’s 1000 meters short track speed skating final (短道速滑决赛) at the Vancouer Olympic Winter Games (温哥华冬奥会). After she succeeded in the 500-meter and 3000-meter races, she won her third gold medal this time. With this one China won four gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating. That helped China first win the team gold medal in Winter Olympics history.
Just before the final race Wang Meng caught a bad cold and coughed terribly. With the words of “You can, you can do!” she won at last. She said, “I really feel these three gold medals belong to my team, to China. It was with the help of my team that I won the prize.”
Though Wang Meng is only twenty-four, she has been the most successful Chinese skater. Chinese are proud of her and her team. We hope she will be faster in Sochi Olympics in 2014.China won _______ gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating.
| A．2 | B．3 |
| C．4 | D．5 |
It took Wang Meng 1 minutes and 29.213 seconds to finish the ______ short track speed skating final.
| A．women’s 1000 |
| B．men’s 1000 |
| C．women’s 500 |
| D．men’s 500 |
In Wang Meng’s opinion, _______ made her win the prize at last.
| A．a strong body |
| B．a bad cold |
| C．her team’s help |
| D．much exercise |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Wang Meng is very outgoing like a boy. |
| B．Wang Meng is the most successful Chinese skater. |
| C．Chinese people are proud of Wang Meng and her team. |
| D．China has got the team gold medal twice in Winter Olympics history. |
As we know, Chongqing has changed a lot. Most of the people feel much safer now. More and more trees are being planted in the city. And every day you can see many old people play sports everywhere. The change makes the people in the city live a happy life. The small survey below is from the people who live in Chongqing. One hundred persons were chosen to answer the questions last week.
What they want Health Safety Food
52% 33% 15%
Where they like to live In a quieter place In a busier place In a greener place
15% 5% 80%
What they think of working in the city Bad Good No idea
8% 80% 12%
Whether they plan to change their living places Yes No Difficult to say
39% 41% 20%From the survey, ____ of the people in Chongqing care about health.
| A．41% | B．80% |
| C．39% | D．52% |
Most people think working in Chongqing is _______.
| A．bad | B．good |
| C．hard | D．sad |
From the survey, we know most people want to live ________.
| A．in a busier place |
| B．in a quieter place |
| C．in a greener place |
| D．on the mountain |
According to the passage and the survey, we know that ________.
| A．most people plan to change their living places |
| B．in Chongqing all the people have a lot of food |
| C．the people in Chongqing don’t like planting trees |
| D．the change in Chongqing makes people enjoy living there |
Traveling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so traveling to different places has become much easier than before.
Staying healthy while traveling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The following information may be useful for you.
Before leaving:
Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.
Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.
If you do lots of sports like walking or climbing on your trip, you should do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave.
While traveling:
Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.
Tap water(自来水) is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover on the bottle.You should ______ before you leave your home for a trip.
| A．get some medicine |
| B．clean the cover |
| C．drink much water |
| D．wear warm clothes |
You had better not _______ while you are having a trip.
| A．wear sunglasses |
| B．be too tired |
| C．wear a hat |
| D．take a rest |
If you ________ while traveling, your trip will be happier.
| A．walk fast |
| B．eat too much |
| C．keep healthy |
| D．climb the mountain |
It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail(详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. And it is mainly for improving a man, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and take an interest in the world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.People with little education usually.
| A．spend a long time in school |
| B．have a good chance to get a job |
| C．spend the best years to choose jobs |
| D．have fewer chances to get a good job |
The earliest education was probably to.
| A．make people take an interest in the world |
| B．teach a man to watch plays |
| C．make people get a way of living |
| D．teach people to read good books |
The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “ “in Chinese.
| A．圆满的 | B．崭新的 |
| C．公平的 | D．全面的 |
The passage tells us that.
| A．education is mainly to make a man improve |
| B．people can get education in a short time |
| C．making a good living is the only reason for education |
| D．all subjects are so important for a way of living |