Do you dream of being a reporter? Are you a good English writer who loves the news? We’re looking for 100 students from around the world. They will join the BBC Kid Reporter team for the 2015–2016 school year.
In the past, BBC Kid Reporters have:
★ Interviewed leaders and other people.
★ Written news stories for BBC For Kids.
★ Talked about their work on television.[来
Next year our team will continue to report local news stories for BBC For Kids magazine and bbcforkids.com.
How to Enter
Visitwww.bbcforkids.comand fill in the entry form (报名表). Be sure to read the rules and share them with your parents, who must sign (签名) your form. Entries must be done by June 19, 2015. You must be OVER 13 years of age. Good luck!100 studentsfromaround ________will join the BBC Kid Reporter team.
| A．the world | B．the nation |
| C．the UK | D．the USA |
In the past, BBC Kid Reporters have ________.
| A．made a lot of movies |
| B．read letters to British kids |
| C．given speeches in the USA |
| D．interviewed leaders and other people |
Next year the team will go on to report local news stories for ________.
| A．Chinese newspapers |
| B．American televisions |
| C．British middle schools |
| D．BBC For Kids magazine and bbcforkids.com |
What will you do first of all to enter the BBC Kid Reporter team?
| A．Visit the website and fill in the entry form. |
| B．Read the rules and share them with your parents. |
| C．Ask your parents to sign your entry form. |
| D．Do your entry on June 19, 2015. |
How old must you be to join the BBC Kid Reporter team?
| A．12 years old. |
| B．10 years old or so. |
| C．More than 13 years old. |
| D．Less than 13 years old. |
（1）Who plays the leading role in making decisions？
A． Cat．
B． Marc．
C． Iggy．
D． Barney．
（2）The underlined word "awesome" probably means ．
A． awful
B． crazy
C． nervous
D． fantastic
（3）What do we know about the Island Club？
A． It's a new place for the three friends．
B． It's one of the top clubs of UK．
C． Coffee is always free there．
D． Iggy prefers to eat there．
When she was just 9 years old， Katie Stagliano planted a cabbage seed（卷心菜种子） in a garden outside her house． She cared for it every day by watering it， weeding it and giving it plant food． It grew to be HUGE! Forty pounds huge!
Katie wanted to do something special with this very special cabbage． With her mom's help， she decided to donate（捐赠） it to a local soup kitchen to help feed the hungry in her community of Summerville， South Carolina．
When she arrived to make her donation， she saw a long line of people waiting for food． Then， Katie served her cabbage to the guest． As the many people thanked her， she knew she could and should do more to help．
With the help of her parents and school， Katie's Krops was born! Katie's Krops plants gardens to grow food that is donated to local soup kitchens to feed the hungry．
Katie's dream is to end hunger around the world． So， after she created several gardens in her community， she decided to do more． She wanted to help other kids create gardens in their communities!
As of 2017， 7 years after she started， there are now 83 Katie's Krops gardens growing across the United States! All of the gardens are led by kids between the ages of 9 and 16．
（1）What is "something special" Katie did at last in Paragraph 2？
A． Building her first garden．
B． Giving the cabbage plant food．
C． Helping mom in the local soup kitchen．
D． Donating the cabbage to people in need．
（2）Who runs the 83 gardens？
A． Hungry people there．
B． Katie Stagliano herself．
C． Teenagers from 9 to 16．
D． Parents and schools together．
（3）Katie's Krops ．
A． creates a lot of jobs for local people
B． has its own soup kitchens everywhere
C． is now all over South Carolina， the US
D． helps fight hunger in their own communities
（4）Katie's story sounds ．
A． encouraging
B． relaxing
C． boring
D． tiring
Sara wants to buy a motorcycle． She sees an ad in the newspaper for a used one． She calls the telephone number in the ad． The person who is selling the motorcycle lives on Flag Street in Clifton， about 15 miles from Fairview where Sara lives． She'll take a bus to get there on Sunday．
At the bus station， Sara looks through the bus schedules（时刻表）． She sees one that says "Fainiew． Clifton" on the front． That's what Sara needs．
Please look at the bus schedule carefully． Then help Sara make her decision， and answer the following questions．
Bus Schedule
（1）Why does Sara want to go to Flag Street？
（2）What bus can Sara take according to the schedule？
（3）Sara decides to arrive at Flag Street before 12： 00 by the No． 7 bus． What time should the bus
leave Fairview Station？
（4）When Sara gets on the No． 7 bus， she finds that Flag Street stop has been closed because of the street repairs． She has to get off at another stop． Look at the schedule again． Where should Sara get off the bus so that she can have a shorter walk to Flag Street？
（5）Now Sara is on Flag Street． She wants to visit a friend on her returning trip． Her friend is around the corner of Church and North Street． Which is the proper bus for her to take and where to get on the bus？
阅读，判断正（A）误（B）．请将答案编号涂卡．A表示正确，B表示错误．
Bangladesh（孟加拉） is an agricultural country between India and Burma． Storms from the Indian Ocean sweep across the country every year， and large areas of farming land are flooded（冲毁）． The people are very poor．
Fewer than half of the country's children complete their primary education． When they are six or seven years old， many children leave school to work in the fields or at home． The rest of their "education" consists of looking after cattle， collecting firewood or doing household jobs．
Not long ago， an experimental school was opened near the capital， Dacca， to help poor children． There are only 120 children in the school， which has three classrooms． In each class， forty pupils are divided into four groups of ten． Each pupil is free to decide which group he or she wants to join．
The most able pupils do a great deal of the teaching． They act as group monitors． Their duty is to ensure that all pupils in their group understand and practice what the teacher has taught．
There are a number of unusual features in the Bangladesh school． Children do not move up a class automatically when they grow older． Each group is promoted （升级）only when EVERY pupil in it has succeeded in getting to the right standard． As a result， all members of a group work hard to help the less able pupils． Nobody is left behind．
Lessons are extremely practical and include work on farming， carpentry， health and running a home﹣as well as lessons on the basic skills of reading， writing and arithmetic． At school， pupils prepare for adult life by learning to carry out almost all the tasks which they will face when they grow older．
If pupils have to look after cattle or young children， they are allowed to bring them to school． If a child has to stay at home to help his parents， there is no scolding or punishment （责罚） at school． Children enjoy their lessons and the school is cheap to run． It is so successful that other schools in Bangladesh are beginning to imitate（模仿） its methods．
Visitors are even coming from other agricultural countries to see if they can use a similar method．
（1）Many people in Bangladesh work on farms．
（2）Most children in Bangladesh complete their primary education．
（3）In each group， the biggest or oldest pupil is made a monitor．
（4）At the end of each school year， all the pupils move to a higher class．
（5）At school， pupils learn to do almost all the tasks needed in adult life．
Amanda Kitts is one of "tomorrow's people"﹣people who have artificial（人工的） body parts． She has a bionic（电子操控的）arm．
Now Kitts runs a day﹣care center． Children run up to her happily as she comes into the classroom． She bends over to talk with a small girl． As she bends， Kitts puts her hands on her knees． For most people， this would be easy． However， just a few years ago， this was impossible for Kitts．
In 2006， Kitts was in a car accident． A truck crushed（挤坏） her left arm and the doctor had to cut it off． "I was angry， sad， depressed． I just couldn't accept it，" she says． But then she heard about a new technique that could use the remaining nerves（神经） in her shoulder to control an artificial arm．
In a difficult operation， a doctor moved Kitts's nerves to different areas of her upper﹣arm muscles． For months， the nerves grew． Millimeter by millimeter， they moved deeper into their new homes． "At three months I started feeling little tingles and twitches（刺痛和抽搐），" she said． A month later， she got her first bionic arm． A research engineer worked with Kitts to make the computer programs match her real movements more and more closely．
Today， Kitts's arm is great， but it's not yet perfect． She wants feeling in her hands． For example， she needs to feel whether something is rough or smooth． She also needs feeling to do one of her favorite things﹣drink coffee． "The problem with a paper coffee cup is that my hand will close until it gets a solid grip，" she says． One time at a coffee shop， her hand kept closing until it crushed the cup． But Kitts says positively， "One day I'll be able to feel things with it…and clap my hands…to the songs my kids are singing．"
（1）What is the difference between Kitts and normal people ？
A． She has a bionic arm．
B． She can bend．
C． She can put her hands on her knees．
（2）Kitts got her first bionic arm after the difficult operation．
A． almost three months
B． over one month
C． more than four months
（3）Kitts is able to with her bionic hand．
A． clap her hands
B． hold things
C． feel rough or smooth things
（4）Kitts's attitude toward her new arm is ．
A． positive
B． angry
C． perfect
（5）Choose the right order of the events ．
①Kitts heard about a new technique．
②Kitts crushed a paper coffee cup．
③Kitts had two human arms．
④A truck hit Kitts's car．
⑤Kitts got her first bionic arm．
⑥Doctors moved some of the nerves in Kitts's arm．
A．④﹣①﹣⑥﹣⑤﹣②﹣③
B．③﹣④﹣⑤﹣①﹣②﹣⑥
C．③﹣④﹣①﹣⑥﹣⑤﹣②