Christian Bucks may be young, but he sure knows how to be a good friend. When the York, Pennsylvania, second-grader noticed that some of his schoolmates didn’t have anyone to play with during the break time, he came up with a way to help them. He suggested having something called a “buddy bench” put in on his school’s playground.
A buddy bench is a special bench where students can sit if they are feeling bored or lonely. It’s usually brightly colored with “BUDDY BENCH” in big letters. Other students can then go to the bench and ask them if they would like to play or talk.
“We show we care about others when we ask others to play,” Christian told reporters.
Christian first learned about buddy benches when his family was considering moving to Germany. He saw a buddy bench in a handbook for a German school and thought it would be a great way to fight loneliness on the playground at his own school, Roundtown Elementary School.
Christian told Roundtown’s headteacher, Matthew Miller, about his idea at the end of last school year. Miller immediately decided to get a buddy bench. He had Christian pick out its style and bright colors.
“I was the first person who got to sit on the bench when it arrived at Roundtown,” says Christian. He hopes the bench will help “grow our dream circle of friends”.
Christian Bucks suggested having a buddy bench to help ______.
| A.his teachers | B.his students |
| C.his parents | D.his schoolmates |
Christian learned about the buddy bench ______.
| A.in a textbook | B.from his father |
| C.in a handbook | D.from his headteacher |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A.The buddy bench can help to develop friendships. |
| B.The buddy bench is designed and made in Germany. |
| C.Students can realize their dreams on the buddy bench. |
| D.Students love the style and the color of the buddy bench. |
I am a junior school student , and I’m in Grade Three. I’m busy with my studying every day . Look at my course schedule.
| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
| 8:00—8:45 |
Maths |
Chinese |
English |
Maths |
Chinese |
| 8:55---9:40 |
English |
Maths |
Chinese |
Chinese |
Computer |
| 10:00---10:45 |
Art |
Physics |
Biology |
Politics |
Computer |
| 10:50---11:40 |
P.E. |
English |
Maths |
Chemistry |
English |
| 13:00---15:45 |
History |
Geography |
Physics |
History |
Maths |
| 14:00---14:45 |
Music |
Chemistry |
P.E. |
English |
Biology |
| 14:55---15:40 |
Chinese |
Class Meeting |
Politics |
Chinese |
Geopraphy |
The writer has an art class on _______.
| A.Monday | B.Tuesday |
| C.Wednesday | D.Thursday |
The writer has _____ Chinese classes every week .
| A.3 | B.4 | C.5 | D.6 |
How long will the writer rest for lunch-time?
| A.60 minutes | B.70 minutes |
| C.80 minutes | D.90 minutes |
The writer has ______ classes only on Monday and Wednesday .
A. art B . music C. biology D P.E.The writer can send and receive e-mails from ____ to _____ in computer class on Friday.
| A.8:00; 9:00 | B.8:55; 10:45 |
| C.10:00; 11:40 | D.14:00; 15:40 |
阅读理解
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。
A
My name is Jim. My favorite day is October l8th, because it's my birthday. I am very happy on that day. I eat eggs for breakfast. Then my friends come to my home and play with me. We sing and dance. Someone plays the piano and someone plays the guitar. Lunch is very nice. After lunch, my parents take me to see a movie. My favorite movies are comedies and action movies. After supper, my parents, my sister and I watch TV. Then I go to bed at ten thirty. I don't do my homework on that day. I am very tired but happy on my birthday.Jim's birthday is on ______ .
| A.October 8th | B.October 18th |
| C.December 8th | D.December 18th |
Jim's favorite movies are ________.
| A.comedies | B.action movies |
| C.thrillers | D.A and B |
Jim goes to bed at_________ .
| A.10:30 | B.10:13 | C.10:00 | D.3:10 |
Does Jim do his homework on his birthday? _________
| A.Yes, he does. | B.No, he doesn't. |
| C.No, he isn't. | D.I don't know. |
How is Jim on his birthday?
| A.Tired. | B.Happy but not tired. |
| C.Tired but happy. | D.Happy. |
任务型阅读。阅读下文并回答问题。
Some countries are better than others at looking after the environment. In Europe, Germany and northern European countries work very hard to improve the environment. The people in Germany put their rubbish into different bags-paper. In laws people do not allow to burn too much coal.
In the 1970s ,as people learned more about environmental problems, the “Green” movement(绿色运动组织)began and soon spread all over Europe. The “Green ”movement tries to get governments to protect the environment. It collects information about how industry is damaging(毁坏)the environment and tells newspapers.Which countries in Europe work very hard to improve the environment?
________________________________________________.Who put rubbish into different bags?
_______________________________________________.Can the people in Germany burn too much coal?
_______________________________________________.When did the “Green ”movement begin?
______________________________________________.
In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy(破产). The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought,"He doesn't love me any more; he just thinks about his work."
One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. "Let me take it first, OK?" "Why not let me take it first?" she asked. "I'm tired, dear. You take it later, OK?" She was very sad.
On a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. After a few minutes, her eyes were full of tears...it was his diary:
Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn't as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1. I can't give her more, but at least I can give her 1 love.The couple moved out of their house _____.
| A.on a rainy day |
| B.in a cold winter |
| C.when the husband lost his work |
| D.when the wife saw her husband's diary. |
The woman thought her husband didn't love her because ____.
| A.he didn't buy her beautiful clothes. |
| B.he didn't have enough money |
| C.he always worked with no care of her |
| D.he had another woman |
The woman's eyes were full of tears because _____.
| A.she felt sad by her husband's words |
| B.the rainy day made her sad |
| C.her eyes were hurt by the computer |
| D.she was moved by her husband's diary |
The man wanted to take the shower first because _____.
| A.he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier |
| B.he wanted to make the bathroom warmer |
| C.he wasn't as strong as before |
| D.he couldn't stand the cold winter |
From the reading, we know that _____.
| A.the man loved his wife very much |
| B.the woman didn't love her husband any more |
| C.the man was very poor before |
| D.the woman had no job |
My class will put on a short play in English at the end of the year. Yesterday our English teacher gave us copies of the play.
"Choose a character in the play whom you'd like to be," she told us. "This afternoon learn a few lines of this part for homework. Then tomorrow you can say those lines in front of the class. I'll decide who play each part."
I wanted to have one of the bigger parts in the play, so I choose the part of the king . He has a lot of lines to say. I learned them by heart.
This morning in our English lesson we had to say our lines. I acted the part of the king. When I said my lines, I put a lot of expression into my acting. I thought I acted really well.
Everyone in the class read a part and then the teacher would decide who would play each part .
Many of the students in my class couldn't act at all. They couldn't even read without making lots of mistakes. I was sure that I would get a big part in the play.
However, the teacher gave me the part of a soldier. He has only one line. It is ,"Yes, sir!"
I was very disappointed. At the end of the lesson I went up to her and asked her why I had such a small part.
"You put too much expression in your acting," she said. "Good acting is not big acting . It is acting the audience can believe in.”
I think I know what she means.What did the boy want to do in the play?
| A.To get a small acting part. | B.To organize the play. |
| C.To get a large acting part. | D.To work the lights. |
How did the boy feel when the teacher told the class they would put on a play?
| A.Bored | B.Sad | C.Excited | D.Unhappy |
Why didn’t the teacher give him the part of the king ?
| A.He did not act correctly. |
| B.He did not know the lines. |
| C.He was not handsome. |
| D.He was too short. |
What does the underlined word "expression " in the passage mean?
| A.表情 | B.建议 | C.模仿 | D.服饰 |