How do you like your school? Have you ever written to your headmaster to express your idea? Here are some letters written by students from different schools.
Luke, 14, from Jiangsu
I will give some suggestions about our school uniform. In our school, we students have to wear uniform every day. But the yellow and green sports kit（服装）looks really dark and old. It can’t stand for young and lively spirit. We can add some red or orange colors and make a new type of uniform. I hope our headmaster will think about it.
Danny, 14, from Zhejiang
I have two suggestions for my headmaster. First of all, I think we should have more hobby classes in science , such as plane model making class and computer programming class. It is really boring to study basic subjects all the time. And second, I hope we can have more PE lessons or more time for physical exercise. Lots of students now don’t have a strong enough body.
Sam, 15, from Shanxi
I’d like to say thank you to my headmaster. About one week ago, I got a bad cold after playing basketball. Our headmaster came to me after he knew about it. He took care of me until my parents came. I really want to thank him for that.
Helen, 14, from Shandong
In the letter I wrote, I want to talk about the possibility of personal（个性化的）classes. Now many middle schools are trying the “personal class” system. Students don’t have regular classes. They can choose lessons they want to take. I think it is more effective. And it is also good for exercise. We don’t have to stay in one classroom all the time.Luke gives some suggestions about ______ in his letter.
| A．hobby classes | B．personal classes |
| C．school uniform | D．basketball playing |
The reasons why Danny gives two suggestions are that ______.
| A．students have too few classes every day and they love sports |
| B．studying basic subjects only is boring and students are too weak |
| C．hobby classes are interesting and students have no PE lessons at all |
| D．students want to cancel the basic subjects and they want to have more sports lessons |
All the students except __ write to the headmaster to complain about something.
| A．Luke | B．Danny | C．Sam | D．Helen |
The underlined sentence “I think it is more effective” means “______”
| A．Regular classes will be more vivid and lively. |
| B．Regular classes will help students learn better. |
| C．Personal classes will be more vivid and lively. |
| D．Personal classes will help students learn better. |
According to the passage, most students write to their headmasters about ______.
| A．personal experiences |
| B．how to make schools better |
| C．spare time activities |
| D．how to deal with other students |
Generally speaking, American food is not very thick in taste. Salads are much liked and are served all year round. Many Americans are trying to keep down their weight. This is shown in menus offering “low calorie（卡路里）” or “weight watchers” meals. In markets, one can find “No Cal” drinks (meaning without calories) such as cola.
Many Americans drink coffee or tea with their meal. If a waiter in an American restaurant asks “Now or later?”, what he means is “Do you want coffee with your meal or later?” When eating out in the USA, we can ask for tea, milk, beer, and so on, if we prefer these to coffee. American restaurants cannot serve beer, wine, or liquor unless they are licensed to do so.
The main dish in American meals is usually meat, chicken or fish, but more than one of these is hardly served at the same meal.
Most Americans eat quickly during the day—that is, breakfast and lunch—unless it is a social, business, or family situation. The evening meal, however, is usually a family time. Racing through daytime meals is part of the “American pace” of life, for working hours are considered important.
The nationwide fast-food restaurants are suitable for the ways of American eating. The standard(标准的) products, of nearly the same price, are served quickly, and taste the same whether bought in New York City or in Los Angeles.
McDonald’s is a popular restaurant. It offers many choices of hamburgers, French fries and “cokes”. These foods are rich in fats, sugar and salt. Often, they are the major meal of the day of many young working people.“Weight watchers” most probably means in Chinese.
| A．减肥者 | B．观察者 | C．称重者 | D．参与者 |
In American restaurants which of the following is NOT true？
| A．Many American people like salads. |
| B．Coffee can be served after a meal. |
| C．One can order tea if he doesn’t like coffee. |
| D．All restaurants can sell beer and wine. |
At the same meal, American people usually .
| A．have meat, chicken and fish together |
| B．have either meat or chicken or fish |
| C．drink a lot of beer, wine or liquor |
| D．sit down together around a table |
In American restaurants, the standard foods .
| A．have different prices |
| B．taste different from place to place |
| C．are very expensive |
| D．can be served quickly |
This passage mainly talks about .
| A．American restaurants and people | B．American eating culture |
| C．American working situation | D．American food and price |
Mike was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always happy and always had something interesting to say. If someone asked him how he was doing, he would reply, “Couldn’t be better!” He was really a care-free young man and never felt tired.
Mike used to say, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, ‘Mike, you have two choices(选择) today. You can choose to be happy or you can choose to be upset.’ I choose to be happy. Each time something happens, I am always ready to learn a good lesson. I choose to learn from life.”
I tried to understand what he said. Indeed life is all about choices. Every situation is a choice. The bottom line is: You’re living your life and you make it either happy or sad.
Several years later I had a car accident and my legs were seriously injured. When I was lying on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or choose to die. I chose to live.
People like to say, “Choose the one you love and love the one you choose.” Why not choose the one we love and live happily? What kind of man was Mike?
| A．A happy young man. | B．A hard-working man. |
| C．An ugly bad boy. | D．A kind young man. |
What does “Couldn’t be better!” mean?
| A．It’s bad. | B．It’s very good. |
| C．It isn’t bad. | D．It isn’t very good. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Mike tried to be happy every day. |
| B．Mike chose to learn from life. |
| C．The writer learned from Mike. |
| D．The writer was unhappy every day. |
When the writer got hurt in a car accident, .
| A．he loved the one people chose | B．people loved the one he chose |
| C．he chose to live | D．he chose to die |
Which can be the best title for the passage?
| A．Life Is Difficult | B．Life Is Different |
| C．Life Is Colorful | D．Life Is Full of Choices |
（改编）Like most English children, I learned foreign languages at school. When I made my first visit to the United States, I was sure I could have a nice and easy holiday without any language problem. But how wrong I was!
At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to tell my friend Danny that I had arrived. An American asked if he could help me. “Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s nice. Are you getting married?” he asked.
“No,” I replied, “I just want to tell him I have arrived.”
“Oh,” he said, “there is a phone downstairs on the first floor.”
“But we’re on the first floor now,” I said.
“Well, I don’t know what you are talking about. Maybe you aren’t feeling too well after your journey,” he said. “Just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better.” And he went off, leaving me wondering where on earth I was: At home we wash up after a meal to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at an airport?
At last we did meet. Danny explained the misunderstanding: Americans say “to give someone a call”, but we English say “to give somebody a ring”. When we say “to wash your hands”, they say “to wash up”. And Englishmen start numbering from the ground floor so the first floor is the second for Americans.The writer is from ____.
| A．America | B．Britain |
| C．China | D．a country that doesn’t speak English |
The writer went to America for __________.
| A．education | B．business |
| C．holiday | D．friendship |
The American thought “a ring” should be a __________.
| A．phone call | B．present | C．person | D．letter |
Englishmen usually wash up __________.
| A．after dinner |
| B．after a journey |
| C．when they are tired |
| D．before they telephone someone |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The writer thought his holiday would be easy |
| B．The writer thought American English is the same as Britain English before his journey. |
| C．The writer didn’t know English |
| D．In Britain ‘wash up’means ‘wash the dishes’ |
任务型阅读。根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
A man saw a boy standing beside a lake with a mirror (镜子).
“Excuse me,” he said, “but could you tell me what you’re doing?”
“I’m fishing.”
“With a mirror? Could you tell me how it works?” the man asked.
“OK, but I want five dollars.”
The man wanted to know the secret very much, so he handed the boy the money. “ Now show me how it works,” he said.
“Well ”, the boy began, “ you hold the mirror towards the water, and when a fish goes by, the sunlight in the mirror gives him a surprise. He stops and doesn’t know what to do, and then you catch him at once. ”
The man was surprised, “Can you really catch fish with the mirror? How many did you catch?”
“You’re the fifth today! ” Answered the boy.Where was the boy fishing?
How much did the boy get at least that day?
Do you think the boy can really catch fish?
Dear editor,
My English teacher is very strict with us. Several days ago, when we were in class, Tom asked me a question. But my English teacher thought we were speaking in class. She asked us to stand at the back of the classroom for a few minutes. This made me unfair. After that, I feel nervous in her class, so I don’t like her class. However, I really want to learn English well. What should I do?
Yours,
Mike
Dear Mike,
I am sorry you are having difficulty with your English class. Every teacher wants his or her students to study hard. So I think you should have a talk with your English teacher and tell her what you were doing with Tom that day. If she knows your worries, maybe she will help you with your English. And she will be pleased to hear you want to learn English well. Of course, you should know that what your teacher did was good for you. When you are not trying as hard as you can, she has to stop it and try to help you. Wish you have a better life!
Yours,
Editor
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。What’s wrong with Mike?
| A．He doesn’t like learning English. |
| B．He meets trouble with his English teacher. |
| C．He doesn’t know how to get on well with his English teacher. |
| D．He doesn’t like English any longer. |
Mike feels nervous in English classes because ____.
| A．he doesn’t like his English teacher | B．he can’t speak in class |
| C．his English teacher punished(惩罚) him | D．his English is poor |
In the editor’s opinion, the English teacher asked Mike to stand for a while because _____.
| A．she didn’t like him |
| B．she didn’t think Mike was learning English hard at that time |
| C．Mike was bad at English |
| D．Mike was making much noise |
The teacher will _____ if Mike has a talk with her.
| A．be even angrier |
| B．ask him to stand for some time once again |
| C．be pleased |
| D．say sorry to him |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to(根据) the passage?
| A．Mike dislikes English classes, but he wants to learn English well. |
| B．Mike wants the editor to tell his English teacher the truth. |
| C．The editor gave Mike some advice, but it didn’t work. |
| D．The teacher hates Mike much more than before. |