Michael Rossi is the Internet favorite Dad right now.
Mr. Rossi, a father from Philadelphia, recently took his kids, Jack and Victoria, to Boston for three days during the school term. But Rydal Elementary School, one of the oldest schools in Boston, doesn’t accept family holidays as an excuse for their absence and give them a warming notice. So Mr. Rossi wrote a letter to the school, which has been shared by thousands of parents online.
Dear Mrs. Marbyry,
While I am thankful for your concern for our children and the best education our kids receive from you, I can promise you they’ve learned as much in the three days we were in Boston as they would in a whole year in school.
Although they missed an important test, they learned about something more important for them, especially for their future.
They experienced first –hand the love and support form thousands of other people with a common goal. At the marathon(马拉松) , which is known as the most difficult one in the world, they watched runners with disabilities work together to collect money for children in poor areas.
In addition, our children walked the Freedom Trail, visited the site of the Boston Tea Party and the graves of several great pioneers of America. These are thing they WILL learn in school a year or more from now.
We truly love our school and teachers. But I wouldn’t hesitate (犹豫) to pull them out of school again for an experience like the one they had this time.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Michael RossiWhat has made Michael famous online recently ?
| A．His kids’ poor performance in a test. |
| B．A letter to his kids’ school headmaster. |
| C．A three – day –trip to Boston with his kids. |
| D．A warming notice from his kids’ school. |
Why did the school get angry with Michael?
| A．He let his kids join the Boston Tea Party. |
| B．He didn’t allow his kids to take an important test. |
| C．He invited his young kids to watch a marathon race. |
| D．He pulled his kids out of school during the school time. |
Michael wrote back to ___________?
| A．beg the school not to punish his kids |
| B．say sorry to the headmaster, Mrs Marbyry |
| C．tell the school what they did in the three days |
| D．express his different understanding of education. |
Why did Michael take his kids to watch the disabled runners?
| A．He wanted them to be sports stars in the future. |
| B．He wanted them to pay more attention to PE at school. |
| C．He wanted them to learn to love and care for poor people. |
| D．He wanted them to learn from those great pioneers of America. |
What’s the most Important message in Michael’s letter ?
| A．Learning can take place outside the classroom. |
| B．Students are not supposed to take so many tests. |
| C．The school is a better place for students to learn . |
| D．Parents do better than teachers in teaching their kids. |
| Channel 1（一频道） |
Channel 2 |
| 18：00 Around China |
17：45 Computers today |
| 18：30 Children’s programme （节目） |
18：10 Foreign arts |
| 19：00 News |
18：30 Modern English |
| 19：30 Weather report |
19：00 Animal world |
| 19：40 Around the world |
19：25 In Asia |
| 20：10 TV play ：Sisters |
20：20 Sports |
| 21：00 English for today |
21：00 Sports player： Yao Ming |
| 21：15 Pop music |
21：45 English news |
| 21：55 Talk show |
22：05 On TV next week |
If you want to know something about Yao Ming, the best programme for you is _____.
| A．Talk Show | B．Sports |
| C．Sports player | D．TV play |
You’ll know something about _____ at 19：00 on Channel 2.
| A．animals | B．news | C．foreign | D．Asia |
If you want to watch NBA, the best programme for you would be ______.
| A．Sports | B．Around the world |
| C．foreign arts | D．English news |
If you like music very much, the best programme is _______.
| A．at 21：45 on Channel 2 |
| B．at 21：55 on Channel 1 |
| C．at 21：00 on Channel 2 |
| D．at 21：15 on Channel 1 |
“Modern English” is a programme that ______.
| A．teaches you English |
| B．tells you something about English classroom |
| C．let you know English news |
| D．makes foreign friends |
Sleep is very important. A person who does not sleep dies faster than a person who does not eat. We spend about a third (1/3) of our lives sleeping. That’s about 121 days a year!
How much sleep do we need? We are all different. A baby needs 16 hours of sleep every day. Children 6 to 12 years old need an average (平均) of 10 to 12 hours of sleep. Teenagers need 9 to 10 hours of sleep. An adult needs an average of 7 to 8 hours a night. There are some people who need only 3 hours of sleep. Others need 10 hours of sleep. After the age of 50, the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night. We need less sleep as we get older.
About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people can’t fall asleep. The name of this problem is insomnia. Some people say, “I didn’t sleep all night.” But that’s not really true. They may sleep lightly and wake up several times. In the morning, they only remember the times they were awake (醒着), so they think they were awake all night.
This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. Mark Twain had a different way. He lay on his side (侧卧) across the end of the bed! If you are thirteen years old, you need at least ______ hours of sleep.
| A．16 | B．12 | C．9 | D．7 |
What does the underlined word “insomnia” mean in this passage?
| A．Being unable to sleep. | B．Good sleep. |
| C．Slow sleep. | D．Sleep with many dreams. |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．We will die soon if we don’t sleep well. |
| B．The older we get, the less sleep we need. |
| C．We can’t tell a person’s age from his sleep time. |
| D．Famous people move from one bed to another to fall asleep. |
Which would be the best title for this passage?
| A．Sleep More! | B．Go to Sleep! |
| C．Sleep Time | D．Famous People |
Welcome to the Amazing Kids Website! Here you can read about clever children all over the world.
Gina, who is thirteen years old, got the first prize in the “Young Cook of the Year” competition and is now writing her own recipe (烹饪) book for kids. “I want it to be fun to read and easy enough for children to use,” she says. Gina learned to cook while her father is cooking, who’s a good cook. She wants to encourage other children to cook because “everyone needs to eat, so it’s a skill that will always be useful!”
Fourteen-year-old Bren loved running until he had a serious car accident three years ago. He lost part of one leg and didn’t even expect to walk again. Now he’s an athlete who has recently completed a marathon. “After my accident I wanted to give up,” he says. “But now I’m happy to be alive and able to continue running.”
Helga has always been good at science, but she thought it was too difficult to become an inventor. Then she heard about an accident that had happened when a car hit a train in her town. “That gave me an idea,” says the clever sixteen-year-old girl. It took her over a year to invent a special machine that tells car drivers when a train is coming. One company is already interested in selling it, so it may be in the shops soon!How did Gina learn to cook?
| A．She watched her father cooking. |
| B．She read a recipe book. |
| C．She ate much nice food. |
| D．She won the first prize in the competition. |
Why is it surprising that Bren is an athlete?
| A．Because he can’t walk. |
| B．Because he lost part of one leg. |
| C．Because he gave up running. |
| D．Because he loved running. |
Which of the following is true about Helga?
| A．She saw a car hit a train in her town. |
| B．She sold special machines to car drivers. |
| C．She invented a special machine for car drivers. |
| D．It is impossible for her to become an inventor. |
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| Travel Tips The USA Pavilion (美国馆) is at the east end of the Expo Garden’s Pudong Section (世博园浦东区). It can be reached from Gate No. 8. Visitors are advised to visit the pavilion in early afternoon, as most people prefer starting their visits from early morning, when it might take more than an hour to get inside. The whole visit takes about 45 minutes. |
| The Body Image Exhibition is on! From June 1 to July 1, over 70 pieces of paintings, photographs and videos will be on show at the Exhibition. Address : 325 Nanjing Road Transport : Subway line 1, 2 and 8 Opening hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (No entering after 4 p.m.) Admission (入场费): 20 yuan For more information call: 021–6327–2829 |
After taking the course at www. ASRLCT.org, you will be able to ____.
| A．travel for little or no money |
| B．get more tickets |
| C．keep learning |
| D．work on the ship |
If you visit the USA Pavilion in early afternoon, ______.
| A．you can visit it for free |
| B．you can visit it in 35 minutes |
| C．it will take you less time to enter |
| D．it will be much easier to find Gate No. 8 |
We can go to visit the Body Image Exhibition ______.
| A．at 4:30 p.m. | B．at night |
| C．for free | D．at 325 Nanjing Road |
Nancy is an eight-year-old girl. She has a beautiful yellow cat, Mimi. Mimi has six new kittens (小猫). Three kittens are black, and two are white. One kitten is black, but it has white feet and a white face. Nancy
asks, “Mom, can we keep (留下) all the kittens?” “We can’t keep six kittens,” she says, “When the kitten are three months old, we will give
themaway.”
Nancy asks, “Can I keep one?” Her mom says yes. Nancy decides (决定) to keep the kitten with white feet. She calls it Boots. When the other five kittens are three months old, Nancy’s mom takes pictures of them. On Monday, Nancy takes the pictures to school. She shows(展示) the pictures to her friends. All her friends love the kittens. They come to her house that afternoon. They take all the five kittens except (除了) Boots.Boots is the name of a __________.
| A．girl | B．doctor | C．cat | D．Nancy’s friend |
How many white kittens does Mimihave?
| A．Six. | B．Two. | C．Five. | D．Three. |
How old are the kittens when they leave their mother?
| A．Six moths old. | B．Eight years old. |
| C．Eleven months old. | D．Three months old. |
What does the underlined phrase (划线短语) “give away” mean?
| A．出售 | B．赶走 | C．赠送 | D．关 |