| Dear Donna, Help! I’m a 15-year-old high school student in New York. In eight months, I’m going to take an entrance exam(升学考试). To prepare, I’m studying six hours a day. I want to do well, but I’m really upset. I cant’ sleep. What can I do? Yours, Mary |
| Dear Mary, Many students have the same problems as you. Here is some advice to help you deal with the stress(压力). 1. Make a study plan, but don’t study too much in one day. You remember more by studying one hour each day for six days, than six hours in one day. Also, don’t study late at night. 2. Have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes every two hours. Go outdoors and walk. Doing exercise is a good way to reduce stress. 3. Don’t eat a lot or sugar of drink a lot of coffee. Eat food high in Vitamin(维生素) B (such as eggs, milk, vegetables and rice). These give you energy and help you think clearly. 4. A study partner(伙伴) can help you practice for the test. You can talk to your partner. This can reduce stress, too. I hope these suggestions can be helpful. Your, Donna |
What’s Mary’s problem?
| A．She can’t pass the exam. |
| B．She can’t study English. |
| C．She can’t agree with her mother. |
| D．She is worried and can’t sleep. |
Donna thinks Mary’s problem is _______.
| A．great | B．normal | C．wonderful | D．serious |
The word “reduce” in the article means ______.
| A．导致 | B．减轻 | C．加强 | D．增加 |
Donna thinks that _______ can help Mary think clearly.
| A．eating a lot of sugar |
| B．studying six hours every day |
| C．drinking a lot of coffee |
| D．eating food high in Vitamin B |
Which is mentioned(提及) in the passage?
| A．The best time to study in from 10 pm to 1 am. |
| B．Walking outdoors can make you remember more. |
| C．It’s good to tell a study partner about your feeling. |
| D．Listening to music can help you relax. |
| School Art Festival（艺术节） Do you want to watch different kinds of programs(节目)？Come to the Art Festival in the school hall. You can come with your parents and friends. From 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every Saturday. |
| Movie Night Place: School Hall Day: Friday Time: 8:00 p. m. -10:00 p. m. Movie: The Four（《四大名捕》） Stars(主演): Deng Chao, Liu Yifei |
| School Library Do you have old books, newspapers or magazines(杂志)？Just bring them to the library. Office time: 8:30 a. m. -5:00 p. m. every weekday. |
| Basketball Game Attention, please! There is a bas- ketball game between our school and No. 3 High School in the gym at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow. Please come and watch it. |
根据以上四则海报，选择正确答案。We can _______ on Friday night.
A. see a movie B. watch a basketball game C. give books to the libraryIf we want to watch different programs, we may go to the school hall ______.
A. on Friday B. on Saturday C. tomorrow afternoonThere is a basketball game between______and ______at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow.
A. our school; No. 1 High school
B. No. 1 High school; No. 3 High school
C. our school; No. 3 High schoolWe can give old books to the library ________.
A. at nine a.m. on Sunday
B. at six p.m. on Monday
C. at 11:00 a.m. on FridayWhich of the following is NOT true?
A. The basketball game is between our school and No. 2 High School.
B. We can go to the movies at 7:30 p. m. on Friday.
C. Our friends can come to the Art Festival with us.
Lucy and Kate are English girls. They are twins(双胞胎). They are studying Chinese in Beijing now. They are in Miss Gao’s class. In their class, there are fifty-two students. There are twenty-eight boys and twenty-four girls.
Where are the twins? Look, they are sitting at the back of the classroom. Lucy is in a red coat. Kate is in a yellow sweater.They are having a Chinese class. They like Chinese.The two girls are twins. They are in a school of China.
Lucy and Kate are in the same class.
Lucy is in a yellow sweater.
Now they are studying Chinese in the classroom.
There are twenty-eight girls in their class.
People live all over world. They live on land that is low. They live on land that is high. Some live near the oceans. Others live far from the oceans.
Earth has many different kinds of lands. In some places, the land is flat(平坦的). Flat lands are called plains(平原).
Some parts of Earth have hills. Hills are higher than the land around them. But hills are lower than mountains. Did you ever try to ride your bicycle up a hill? Some parts of Earth touch oceans. These parts are called coasts. Some lands have water all around them. These lands are called islands.
Earth has many different bodies of water, too. You know about the oceans. There are very large bodies of water. The water in the oceans is salty. There are also smaller bodies of water called lakes. Lakes have land all around them. Rivers carry water from the land. They are long bodies of running water. The water in rivers is not salty. Most lakes do not have salty water, either. People live on ___ lands.
| A．high and salty | B．low and high | C．low and salty | D．salty and flat |
Hills are higher than ___ and lower than ___.
| A．mountains/the land | B．mountains/lakes | C．the land/mountains | D．lakes/islands |
Some lands with water around them are called ___.
| A．hills | B．mountains | C．flats | D．islands |
What’s the meaning of the word “coast”?
| A．海岛 | B．海岸 | C．海洋 | D．海滩 |
According To(根据) the passage, which sentence is TRUE?
| A．The water in rivers and lakes is salty. |
| B．The water in oceans and all lakes is salty. |
| C．The water in oceans and some lakes is salty. |
| D．The water in oceans and of lakes is salty. |
As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Long Zhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn’t what I expected. It didn’t look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2, and 3, and the other for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me.
The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level. To my surprise, though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.
I was busy preparing lessons, reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard-working children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better, and we are now good friends.
I have worked in Long Zhou for a year now. I’m very happy, and the experience has been very useful for me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.The writer is a volunteer teacher who comes from __________.
| A．Guangxi | B．Xiamen | C．Shanghai | D．Liaoning |
The writer found there were only ________rooms in that school.
| A．two | B．three | C．six | D． eight |
In the passage, “my heart sank…” means that the writer ________
| A．felt upset | B．was happy | C．got angry | D． am sad |
The writer found the students’ level was _________ she excepted after the first test.
| A．just as | B．higher than | C．lower than | D．high than |
Which of the following statement is NOT true?
| A．Both the volunteer teacher and the students are working so hard. |
| B．The volunteer teacher doesn’t like to work there any longer. |
| C．The students became better and better with the help of the volunteer teacher. |
| D．The teacher is still in the school. |
Steven Jobs was born in 1955. He was an American businessman and inventor. He was the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc. In the late 1970s, Steve, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula, and others, designed, developed, and marketed one of the first successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series and later, the Macintosh.
Steve was among the greatest of American inventors – brave enough to think differently, and believed he could change the world and in fact, he had the power to change the whole world. By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups.
Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last. He changed the way each of us sees the world. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is much better because of Steve. On October 5, 2011, Steve died of cancer. The world has lost a visionary. We all feel sad about it.Where can we find this passage?
| A．In a science book. | B．In a science fiction novel. |
| C．In a dictionary. | D．In a newspaper. |
Why Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last?
| A．Because he knew he would die soon. | B．Because he was too busy every day. |
| C．Because he was humorous. | D．Because he wanted to make full use of time. |
From the passage, we can know that ______.
| A．It is cancer that took the Steve’s life |
| B．Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy enrich and improve all of our lives |
| C．Apple II series and the Macintosh have made computers personal and put the Internet in our pockets |
| D．Steve was a businessman but not an inventor |
According to the passage, “a visionary” means ______.
| A．一位伟人 | B．一位见证者 | C．一位梦想家 | D．一位冒险家 |
What would be the best title for this passage?
| A．Steve Jobs’ death | B．Our loss of a great CEO |
| C．A great inventor, Steve Jobs | D．The great changes in our lives |