My 13-year-old daughter Lisa remembers birthdays, makes people cards when they are sick, and sends encouraging notes written in colored pens in her neat, artistic hand.
One day I got a call from her principal, “I called to tell you that in 20 years of teaching I have seen nothing like what Lisa did today”, he said
I held my breath again as I thought, my Lisa? My sweet daughter? She must be the wrong kid. What could she have done?
My silence made him go on. “I’ve never seen a student do anything so nice for anyone who needed it more.”
“What did she do?” I asked. He explained to me about the cupcakes (杯形蛋糕).
When Lisa came home from school that afternoon, I told her the principal from her school had phoned me.
“Yeah”, she answered, “I got called out of math class to go to his office. Everyone thought I was in trouble, but he just wanted to know what was going on at lunch.”
Lisa and Ashley had sat with Jordan, a boy who is in special classes. They talked about birthdays, and Lisa asked Jordan when his birthday was. He told her it was coming up but that he lives in a group home and they don’t celebrate birthdays there.
“I remembered his birthday was today, so I made the cupcakes yesterday,” Lisa explained. “Ashley bought a two-liter bottle of soda and some birthday cups, plates, and napkins (餐巾纸) left over from her little brother’s party, and we got some other kids together at lunch today to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Jordan.”
“The principal wanted to know why they were having a birthday party for Jordan at school. When they told him, he just shook his head, took off his glasses, and rubbed his eyes,” Lisa told me. “Finally, he said he was going to tell my parents that I wasn’t in trouble, he was proud of what I did, and I could go back to math class.”
How different my daughter was from me. Better, in fact! I wouldn’t have ever known how to help out disadvantaged kids like that. But my wise daughter knew how-- all it took was cupcakes and adventurous (富有冒险精神的), independent (独立的), kind spirit.What kind of person is Lisa according to the article?
| A．She loves making friends with boys. |
| B．She is fun-loving and humorous. |
| C．She is warm-hearted and caring. |
| D．She often asks for trouble. |
What can we know from the school principal’s phone call?
| A．Birthday parties are usually not allowed at the school. |
| B．The principal was angry with Lisa and her friends. |
| C．Jordan was in the same class as Lisa. |
| D．The students thought Lisa was a lot of trouble. |
How did Lisa and Ashley celebrate Jordan’s birthday?
| A．They bought him a beautiful birthday cake. |
| B．They brought him food and drinks from home. |
| C．They invited Jordan’s parents to the birthday lunch. |
| D．They had the principal sing “Happy Birthday” to Jordan. |
The writer wrote this article to ______________.
| A．call upon schools to care more about disadvantaged kids |
| B．encourage kids to help others in whatever way they can |
| C．show how proud she felt of her daughter’s kindness. |
| D．show that helping others is rewarding in itself. |
What is colour? Why do some of the things around us look red, some green, others blue? Colours are really made by reflected(反射) light.
We see colours because most of the things reflect light. Something is red, for it reflects most of the red light. In the same way, if something is green it reflects most of the green light. If something reflects all light, it is white.
Some of the light is reflected and some is taken in(吸收) and turned into heat(热能). The darker the colour is, the less light is reflected, the more light is taken in. so dark-coloured clothes are warmer in the sun than light-coloured clothes.When something reflects light, we can _______________
| A．see its colour | B．see its heat |
| C．not see its colour | D．see nothing |
Something looks white because it reflects_____________.
| A．some light | B．no light |
| C．all light | D．most light |
The dark-coloured clothes are warm because ___________is taken in.
| A．more light | B．less light |
| C．more colour | D．less colour |
In summer, ______________ make people feel cool.
| A．dark-coloured clothes | B．red-coloured clothes |
| C．green-coloured clothes | D．light-coloured clothes |
What would you do if a stranger gave you some medicine and it would keep you slim or help you do well in exams? Would you take it?
Students at Shenzhen Luohu Foreign Language Middle School have learned to keep themselves safe by saying “no”. In fact, what those strangers want to give them are drugs (毒品) . Drugs are dangerous to your health!
“Because teens don’t know much about drugs, they might want to try them,” said Zhang Dongsheng, the director of Shenzhen Drug Control Office.
Now, many schools arrange courses or organize some activities to help students know about drugs.
Liang, 16, was a good student before trying drugs. One day, some old friends told him it would be fun. After taking drugs only once, he found it very hard to stop. Liang began to spend all his time and money on drugs. Soon, he stopped going to school and started stealing. In the end, he was put in prison（坐牢）.
In China, taking drugs is becoming a big problem for teens. According to a survey, about one million people in China were using illegal(非法的) drugs last year, and 72% of them were young people. Worse still, there are about10,000 drug users under 16 now.
Zhang has some good advice on staying clean. He said, “Drugs are dangerous. Never try them, even if you’re curious! It is the most important for you to keep safe and healthy.” According to this passage, drugs can __________ .
| A．do harm to your health | B．help you do well in exams |
| C．keep you slim and lovely | D．make you stay well |
From Liang’s story, we can know that it’s _________ to give up drugs even if one tries only once.
| A．easy | B．hard |
| C．foolish | D．possible |
According to a survey, about _______ young people in China were using illegal drugs last year.
| A．1,000,000 | B．100,000 |
| C．10,000 | D．720,000 |
What does the phrase “staying clean” here mean?
| A．Being clean. | B．Keeping clothes clean. |
| C．Staying away from drugs. | D．Wearing clean clothes. |
Here is an examination（考试）notice. Mrs. Dickson gave it to her students last week. Read it and answer the questions.
Examinations start on June 22 and end on June 23.
◆The time for each of the subject is:
English June 22 9:30 A.M.－ 10:30 A.M.
Math June 22 11:00 A.M.－ 12:00 A.M.
History June 22 2:30 P.M.－ 3:30 P.M.
PE June 23 8:00 A.M. － 10:00 A.M.
Music June 23 1:00 P.M. － 3:00 P.M.
◆For the PE test, go to the playground. For the music test, go to the Piano Room. All else are written(书面) tests. Teachers will hold the written tests in classroom 3.
◆No student can get into the examination room more than 15 minutes after the exam starts.
◆No food or drink during ANY test.
◆No dictionaries during the English exam.
◆Wear pants and sports shoes for the PE exam.
◆If you have questions, go to the Teacher’ s Office before the tests. Who could not take the English exam?
| A．Nancy. She wore her sports shoes on June 22. |
| B．Richard. He did not have breakfast before the exam. |
| C．Wendy. She forgot to take an English dictionary with her. |
| D．Tony. He went to school at 9:50 on the morning of June 22. |
When will teachers hold the written tests?
| A．Only on the morning of June 22. |
| B．Only on the morning of June 23. |
| C．On the morning and afternoon of June 22. |
| D．On the morning and afternoon of June 23. |
On the morning of June 23, what should Helen, a student of Class 3 get ready for?
| A．Food and drinks. Because there is no food and drinks during any test. |
| B．Dictionary. Because she isn’t good at English. |
| C．Pants and sports shoes. Because there will be a PE exam. |
| D．Nothing. Because all the exams ended. |
Hi, I’m Lingling. I’m a student at No. 14 secondary school. Do you want to know my life? Let me tell you about it. I usually get up at 7:00 in the morning. I have my breakfast at 7:10. My parents always prepare (准备) the breakfast for me. I go to school at 7:30. We have 7 lessons every day from Monday to Friday. I like English lessons very much.
After school, I like playing ping-pong and basketball with my friends. There is a very big playground in our school.I have my breakfast at __________.
| A．7:00 | B．7:10 |
| C．7:30 | D．school |
I have seven lessons __________.
| A．every day | B．at the weekend |
| C．on Sunday | D．five days a week |
I like __________ very much.
| A． Chinese | B．English |
| C．art lesson | D．playing football |
There is a big __________ in No. 14 Secondary School.
| A．garden | B．library |
| C．playground | D．dining room |
I don’t like __________ in class or after school.
| A． playing football | B． playing ping-pong |
| C． English lessons | D．playing basketball |
Simon is a student in a middle school. He is very strong. He goes to No.6 Middle School on a bus. He’s good at English. But he’s often late for his English classes. His father is a doctor. He’s big and tall. He works in a big hospital. His mother is a nurse. She’s slim and pretty. They are in the same hospital. They all work hard. He loves his father and mother very much. His father and mother both go to work by bike. We can see bikes here and there. And China is a “country of bikes”. What is Simon?
| A．He is very strong. | B．He is a student. |
| C．He is a son. | D．He is a doctor. |
How does Simon go to school?
| A．By bike. |
| B．His father takes him to school every day. |
| C．On foot. |
| D．By bus. |
What does Simon’s father look like?
A. He’s big. B. He works in a big hospital.
C. He’s tall. D. A and C.Why do we say China is a “country of bikes”?
| A．Because we all go to school by bike. |
| B．Because everyone in China likes bikes. |
| C．Because bikes can make us strong. |
| D．Because there are many bikes in China, we can see bikes here and there. |
Where does Simon’s parents work?
| A．They work in the same hospital. |
| B．His father works in a big hospital, but his mother doesn’t. |
| C．His mother works in a big hospital, but his father doesn’t. |
| D．They both go to work by bike. |