I think the Buddy Club is great. I really enjoy talking with the older students about school life and growing up. They can tell me a lot. One student told me how he relaxed (放松) before exams. Another student told me about great websites about learning History and English.
The Buddy Club is also a good place to just forget about school altogether! One of the older students taught us origami (日本折纸). We made paper planes, birds and hats together.
The table tennis tournament（锦标赛) was a great idea. I didn’t do very well, but I learnt a lot from watching the doubles tournament won by a fourteen-year-old girl and a seventeen-year-old boy.
Last year, we had the annual (每年的) Buddy Club Picnic. Everyone enjoyed the games we played. After I learnt how to fish, I caught two fish in the lake. I think it might be a good idea to change the Buddy Club Picnic to a weekend camping trip. We could learn how to put up (架起) tents (帐篷) and how to find our way through a forest. Many of the older students know how to do this already, and I think they would like to teach the younger students.
I want to say again how much I enjoy the club. When I’m older, I will make friends with younger students. Then, I can tell them all about school life and growing up.What does the writer enjoy doing at the club?
| A．Learning Japanese. | B．Talking to older students. |
| C．Losing at table tennis. | D．Surfing the Internet. |
What websites did the writer learn about?
| A．Paper planes. | B．Origami. |
| C．History and English. | D．Relaxing. |
Did the writer win the table tennis tournament?
| A．No, and he was very unhappy. |
| B．No, but came second. |
| C．Yes, he won the doubles. |
| D．No, but he enjoyed watching it. |
How does the writer want to change the picnic?
| A．He wants more fish to be caught. |
| B．He wants to make it shorter. |
| C．he wants to have it in a tent. |
| D．He wants to change it to a camping trip. |
What does the writer want to learn?
| A．How to put up a tent and make a fire. |
| B．How to put up a tent and find his way through a forest. |
| C．How to make clean water and find his way through a forest. |
| D．How to find his way through a forest and climb a mountain. |
Mr. and Mrs. Smith come from London. They work in China now. They teach English in a middle school. They like their work very much. They have two children, Sam and Sue. They are both (都) in Shanghai with their parents. Mr. Smith can’t speak Chinese. But his wife can speak Chinese very well.
Mr. Smith likes swimming and reading. And Mrs. Smith likes swimming and reading, too. They often go swimming in the afternoon and read in the evening. Sam and Sue like playing games with Chinese boys and girls.
Sam’s uncle works on a farm near London. He likes swimming, too. He wants to work in Shanghai. But he can’t speak Chinese. So he is still（仍然）there and goes to Chinese classes every week. —Where are Sam and Sue from? —They are from________.
| A．America | B．Canada （加拿大） |
| C．England | D．Japan |
—What sport does Mrs. Smith like? —She likes _________.
| A．swimming | B．skating |
| C．skiing | D．playing football |
—Where does Sue’s uncle work? —He works _________.
| A．in a school | B．in a shop |
| C．on a farm | D．in a library |
—What do Sam and Sue like? —They like _________.
| A．swimming and reading | B．playing games |
| C．watching TV | D．dancing |
____________ are in different countries now.
| A．Mr. and Mrs. Smith |
| B．Mrs. Smith and her children |
| C．Mr. Smith and his brother |
| D．Mr. Smith and his children |
Do you know the girl in a hat with flowers on it? Her name is Yinzi. She is a nice Japanese girl, my new friend. She is in our class, studying Chinese. I like Yinzi. I don’t know Japanese, and Yinzi doesn’t know Chinese. We know some English. We are the same age. In the same class we have the same interests (兴趣). We like to sing Chinese, Japanese and English songs. I help her to ride a bike and fly a kite. She helps me to swim and jump. We like playing football, but we can’t play in the school because the playground is small. Yinzi and the other girls in our class will go to the swimming pool on Monday, and I want to go with them. Yinzi likes to _________.
| A．wear a hat with flowers on it |
| B．play on the playground |
| C．speak Chinese |
| D．pick flowers in the garden |
Yinzi _________.
| A．is from England | B．comes from China |
| C．is from Japan | D．comes from America |
The Japanese girl knows _________.
| A．some Chinese | B．some English |
| C．little Japanese | D．A and B |
Yinzi is good at _________.
| A．swimming and jumping | B．riding a bike |
| C．flying a kite | D．Chinese |
Yinzi and the other girls want _________ on Monday.
| A．to play yo-yos | B．to swim |
| C．to play football | D．to fly kites |
Tom likes to talk much but his father doesn’t want him to speak when they have their meals．One day，when they have supper，Tom wants to say something，but he doesn’t say．His father sees it and asks him，“Well，my boy．What’s it?”“Are flies (苍蝇) good to eat，Father?”asks Tom．“No，”says his father，“Why do you ask that?”“You have one on your food and you have swallowed (吞) it．”Tom likes_________．
| A．to play with his father |
| B．to have meals with his father |
| C．to talk at any time |
| D．to eat flies |
When they are having supper，who eats a fly?
| A．No one． | B．Tom’s father． |
| C．Tom’s mother． | D．Tom． |
Why doesn’t Tom tell his father there is a fly on his father’s food?
| A．Because he 1ikes to see his father eat a fly． |
| B．Because his father likes to eat flies． |
| C．Because his father doesn’t let him speak at that time. |
| D．Because he doesn’t see the fly on the food． |
How many flies does Tom’s father have?
| A．Two． | B．Three． | C．Four． | D．One． |
Tom wants to say something about_________ at the supper．
| A．flies | B．his father |
| C．football | D．his friend |
A life coach (人生导师) is somebody who helps you reach all kinds of personal and professional goals (目标). Each of us has the ability to be our own life coach. Here are some tips for you:
♦ Pay attention to your relationships with others.
Ask yourself the following questions: What do you do with disagreements? When was the last time you showed your family members that you care for them? Your relationships with friends, family members and teachers show a lot about the kind of person you are.
♦ Face the fears about the future.
Now, imagine that one of your good friends told you that he or she was not strong enough to go back to school. We often give better advice than we are willing to take ourselves. Remember that even the most successful people were probably told that what they wanted to do was impossible, but they followed their dreams and succeeded.
♦ Develop your talents.
If you want to reach your goals, you will have to spend more time developing the talents you already have, and uncovering any hidden talents that you haven’t discovered yet. So you can take classes in subjects that you are interested in, even if you have no experience.
♦ Be thankful (感激的).
Take some time to be thankful for the things you do have. Remember positive (积极的) memories. Think of the best day(s) you have had in the past month or year. Remember special parties, vacations and holidays. Be thankful to the wonderful people you have in your life.How many tips does the writer give us?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Why should we pay attention to our relationships with others?
| A．Because that can make us care for family. |
| B．Because that shows a lot about the kind of person we are. |
| C．Because that can help us remember the people who help us. |
| D．Because that can make us become a life coach. |
What will we learn if we are thankful for the things we have every day?
| A．To be thankful. |
| B．To develop our talents. |
| C．To face the fears about the future. |
| D．To pay attention to our relationships with others. |
Which one is the best title of this passage?
| A．Developing your talents. |
| B．To face the fears about the future. |
| C．Suggestions of being your own life coach. |
| D．How to communicate with others. |
We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine(想象) you could design(设计) your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:
Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping centre. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.
Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class.
Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off (休息日) every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier.
Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom(自由) and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s not necessary for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it.There would be_______ in Richard’s dream school.
A．a big swimming pool and a music room
B．a room to relax and play computer games
C．a big swimming pool, two soccer fields, a cinema, a gym, and a shopping centreWhich country is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage?
A．Italy. B．Japan. C．Australia.From the passage, we know that_________.
A．Sonia from Italy would like a room where she can relax and play computer games
B．Richard from the USA thinks his dream school should start at 10 o’clock
C．Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every dayWhich is the the passage mainly about?
A．Schools in the past.
B．Schools today.
C．Dream schools.