Dear Mr Green,
I am not happy these days. Please help me.
I want to be a member of the class volleyball team. I think I am good at volleyball. But our PE teacher says I can’t get into the team. He says I am too fat (胖的).
I really want to be a good volleyball player. This is my dream. Can you help me?
Jane
Dear Jane,
I’m sorry to know that you’re not happy.
You play volleyball well. But your PE teacher doesn’t like fat girls. If (如果) you want to be a good volleyball player, you must be slim. Why not go running with Mary every morning? Mary is the best volleyball player in our class. You can be like her if you try!
Allan Green
Why is Jane not happy?
| A．Because volleyball is not easy to play. |
| B．Because she can’t join the class volleyball team. |
| C．Because her PE teacher likes her very much. |
| D．Because she doesn’t have time for volleyball. |
Allan Green wants Jane to .
| A．stop playing volleyball | B．eat much meat |
| C．talk with her PE teacher | D．go running every day |
The underlined (加下划线的) word “try” means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．放弃 | B．努力 | C．想象 | D．希望 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Jane doesn’t play volleyball well. |
| B．Jane is really slim. |
| C．Jane’s PE teacher doesn’t like fat girls. |
| D．Jane wants to play for the school team. |
Nancy's boss has just let her know that her customers' products are about to leave the company.And then he tells her there's a problem.
"The products were damaged（损坏） by someone in our company，" the boss says." But this shouldn't affectthe use of the products.If the customers find it，we'll say it was caused by the trucking（货运）company that delivered（运载） the products."
Hearing this，Nancy feels uncomfortable. "But didn't our workers damage the products？" Her boss looks at her，" Yeah，but the customers don't know that.I'll just say they were damaged while they were delivered.Don't worry，the customers won't even notice the damage."
Nancy's boss walks out.Nancy sits at her desk and she's not sure what to do.She knows it's dishonest to blame（将﹣﹣﹣归咎于） the damage on the trucking company.It's also dishonest to cheat her customers and give them less perfect products.
Many of us have to make decisions that make who we are and what we believe in.Most often，we face a choice that may seem insignificant（微不足道的）.But this doesn't mean that they're not important to us because even the smallest action may make a difference to us.
（1）Who makes the products less perfect？
| A． |
The trucking company. |
| B． |
Workers in Nancy's company. |
| C． |
Nancy's boss. |
| D． |
Nancy's customers. |
（2）What does the boss plan to do if the damage is found by the customers？
| A． |
He will say sorry to the customers. |
| B． |
He doesn't know what to do about that. |
| C． |
He will cheat the customers. |
| D． |
He will tell the truth. |
（3）The underlined word "affect" in the second paragraph means .
| A． |
keep |
| B． |
divide |
| C． |
influence |
| D． |
provide |
（4）From the passage we can infer（推断） that .
| A． |
Nancy may be an honest person |
| B． |
the products have already left the company |
| C． |
the damage of the products is easily noticed |
| D． |
Nancy thinks her boss is clever |
（5）The writer of the passage mainly wants to tell us .
| A． |
it's important to make even a small choice |
| B． |
it's important to deal with damaged products |
| C． |
it's necessary to cheat others sometimes |
| D． |
it's necessary to communicate with a boss |
Tony and George were painting freely.Each of them had a bottle of blue paint（油漆） and a bottle of yellow paint.
Suddenly George said， "Look，Tony，I made green! "
"How did you do it？" asked Tony.
"I put yellow paint on top of my blue paint﹣ yellow and blue put together make green!" shouted George.Other children came around to watch and wanted to do it themselves.
This is an example of discovery learning or hands﹣on learning.
People remember things better when they learn them by doing.Here is an example.How will you learn to play football？
Buy a book and read about how to play football or buy a video about football？Or go to the playground and ask a person to teach you？
Which way will help you learn the game best？Learning on the playground is the best way for most people because they try the game and learn the rules as they play.They learn in a hands﹣on way.
Hands﹣on learning is good for children.The learner takes an active part in it instead of just sitting and listening.This is the way that we want our children to learn.In order to learn best，children must take an active part in hands﹣on activities every day.Some good examples of hands﹣on activities are working puzzles，painting，playing simple board games together and so on.
（1）George was when he noticed the change of colors.
| A． |
angry |
| B． |
disappointed |
| C． |
excited |
| D． |
peaceful |
（2）The other children came up to George in order to .
| A． |
get another two bottles of paint |
| B． |
watch and want to have a try |
| C． |
find out what happened to Tony |
| D． |
ask George to paint a picture for them |
（3）"Hands﹣on learning" is probably a kind of .
| A． |
learning method |
| B． |
learning result |
| C． |
learning plan |
| D． |
learning activity |
（4）If you want to learn to swim，you'd better according to the passage.
| A． |
read a book about swimming |
| B． |
think about it by yourself at home |
| C． |
learn it by watching online videos |
| D． |
learn from someone in a swimming pool |
（5）What's the main idea of the passage？
| A． |
we can play football in many different ways. |
| B． |
Games can help people stay in touch with others. |
| C． |
A person should learn how to find out the fact. |
| D． |
Hands﹣on learning can help learn something new better. |
As we all know，environmental pollution is still serious nowadays.Our group wanted to know how many students knew about each kind of the pollution and we wanted to learn how often they sorted（分类） rubbish.So we did a survey among the students in our school.Here are the results of our questionnaire（问卷）.
The results of the questionnaire
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Do you know about these problems？
How often do you sort rubbish？
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（1）The survey is mainly about .
| A． |
scientific research |
| B． |
environmental protection |
| C． |
everyday habits |
| D． |
physical education |
（2）We can know there are parts in the questionnaire.
| A． |
two |
| B． |
three |
| C． |
four |
| D． |
five |
（3） is known by the fewest students.
| A． |
Air pollution |
| B． |
Water pollution |
| C． |
Noise pollution |
| D． |
Global warming |
（4） have begun to sort rubbish according to the chart（图表）.
| A． |
All of the students |
| B． |
Most of the students |
| C． |
Some of the students |
| D． |
None of the students |
（5）What can we learn from the results of the questionnaire？
| A． |
Air pollution is noticed by a large number of students. |
| B． |
The students don't realize the situation of the environment at all. |
| C． |
Five kinds of environmental pollution are mentioned in the questionnaire. |
| D． |
Most students take enough action to sort rubbish. |
Teen's 'wuxia' world
While many teenagers are struggling （奋斗） to write articles for their exams，Jin Minzhe has already written a whole book.
The 15﹣year﹣old boy from Suzhou，Jiangsu，recently published （出版） his wuxia novel Ji Chi Jing Hong He Shan Yi（《几尺惊鸿河山意》）.The story is set during the Southern and Northern Dynasties （420﹣581）.A young man lays down his pen and takes up a sword to fight for his homeland.
"I love Jin Yong's wuxia stories，" Jin told Gusu Evening News. "I also love history.In the seventh grade，I traveled to Wuzhen，where Prince Xiao Tong from the Liang Dynasty once lived，and I was inspired（受启发） to write a wuxia story based on（以……为根据） him."
In a video interview with Xinhua，Jin looks a little bit shy.But when it comes to writing，he becomes someone bold.He shared a lot of his writing experiences actively. "I wrote around the clock as my ideas kept coming.After about 20 days，I finished more than 300 pages，" Jin said.
Jin's writing skills might come from his love of reading.In primary school，he read four books every week.In junior high school，where schoolwork is heavy，he still reads three to four books a month. ？
"My father loves history，so we often talk about our reading experiences and share our different opinions，" Jin said. "My mom takes me to bookstores and writers' lectures.She also took care of me when I wrote the book，reminding me not to stay up too late."
Jin said literature（文学） gave him a sense of calm and freedom. "Nothing can stop me from reading and writing，" he said.
（1）How old was Jin Minzhe when his wuxia novel came out？
（2）What is Jin's novel about？
（3）What did Jin get from his trip to Wuzhen？
（4）What does the underlined word "bold" mean in Chinese？
（5）What sentence can be put in the blank？
（6）Why could Jin write the novel successfully？
In high school and college，you may be encouraged to travel or study abroad.Perhaps you are too busy with your schoolwork to seriously consider these chances.I encourage traveling at a young age. （1） .
As young people，most of us live with mom and dad.Our community knows us well，too.The idea of getting out of this comfort zone（舒适区） can be scary （可怕的）.
（2） In our daily life，we know well how to act and respond（答复）to people.But how about being in a new place，with strangers who hold different values？It can be uncomfortable at first.But once you work out that you can connect with people in spite of（尽管）differences，you become smarter and more confident.You should learn to face this discomfort.It will help you to grow.
By traveling widely，you will also develop cultural sensitivity（敏感性）.Being culturally sensitive is important.And it is not enough to just know， "People from that country are like this."
When I was in Spain，for example，I found people there took a two﹣hour break in the middle of their workday.Many foreigners consider the Spanish people lazy. （3） To the Spanish people，eating together as a family is more important than anything else.Cultural sensitivity will help you with your communication on both business and personal levels.
Finally，I'd like to mention that traveling abroad will be a wonderful way to learn a new language.Being in a new language﹣learning environment，you will have to use the language.（4）
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A.It helps you to learn a new language as well. B.In fact，the Spanish people are always like this. C.However，one learns the most in strange situations. D.The earlier you travel widely，the more you can learn. E.In this way，you will improve your language skills better. F.Few of them know people there place great value on family time. |
