In American schools, there is something called Home-coming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a home-coming game. This can be the most important event of the year except graduation(毕业) day. Students plan home-coming day for many weeks in advance.
Several days before Home-coming ,students start to decorate(装饰)the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Home-coming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.
The members of school clubs sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.
During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.
Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band (乐队)comes onto the field and plays school songs, another important moment is when the Home-coming Queen or King appears. All the students vote a most popular student Home-coming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.
Home-coming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy Home-coming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering. The most important event of the year in high schools and colleges is_______.
| A．Home-coming | B．the football game |
| C．graduation | D．winning the game |
When do students begin to do everything for Home-coming?
| A．The day before Home-coming. |
| B．Many weeks before the day. |
| C．When the guests arrive. |
| D．Several hours before Home-coming. |
Which of the following is NOT done on Home-coming Day?
| A．To see old friends. |
| B．To visit teachers they remember. |
| C．To watch the football game. |
| D．To go home to see their family. |
Who can probably become Home-coming Queen or King?
| A．The teacher who is kind to the students. |
| B．The student who is popular with the students. |
| C．The visitor who is famous to the students. |
| D．The player who plays best in the football game. |
What’s the best title of this article?
| A．Home-coming Day | B．A Happy Day |
| C．The Most Important Event | D．Home-coming Queen or King |
Students who get tired of looking at the four walls of a classroom might like to take the nature course being offered by Carvel College again this summer．Groups of about a dozen students each，led by an experienced guide，will go on ten﹣day camping trips to the mountains to study the plants and animals that grow and live there．
Students carry their own things，which includes sleeping bags，warm clothing，food and water，and other useful tools．And what do the students do all day？Well，as soon as the sun comes up，they eat breakfast and start climbing up the mountain trail to the next campground，which is five to ten miles away．As the students take notes，the guide points out different plants and animals alongside the trail．The climb is usually over by early afternoon，so the group spends the rest of the day resting or swimming in a mountain lake．Before dinner each night，they all come together and discuss the day's activities．
At the end of the course，the students write reports using the information they have collected．But they don't mind at all．What they do mind is leaving the beauty of the wilderness and the good friends they've made to return to their normal lives in the city．
（1）What can the course offer to the students？
| A． |
Better grades in tests． |
| B． |
Free vacations in mountains． |
| C． |
A different learning experience． |
| D． |
Better chance to study in Carvel College． |
（2）How far does a student have to walk throughout the course？
| A． |
About five to ten miles． |
| B． |
About two hundred miles． |
| C． |
About fifty to one hundred miles． |
| D． |
About sixty to one hundred and twenty miles |
（3）What do the students have to do before dinner？
| A． |
Wash themselves up in a mountain lake． |
| B． |
Attend classes by the experienced guide． |
| C． |
Write about what they see along the trail． |
| D． |
Review what they learn through discussion． |
（4）What can we tell about the course？
| A． |
They will change campgrounds everyday． |
| B． |
The students have to learn all by themselves． |
| C． |
Pens and books will be useless in the course． |
| D． |
Carvel College will provide everything for the students． |
（5）From the last paragraph we know the students are ．
| A． |
serious with the final report |
| B． |
unwilling to go back to the city |
| C． |
looking forward to returning home |
| D． |
too tired to stay in the course any longer． |
|
|
Got a bad grade，afraid to show my parents Report cards are going out this Friday，and I realized I had failed in chemistry．My parents are probably going to kill me for that．What should I do？ |
|
|
It is better to be honest with them and tell them it is a very difficult course and you are trying your hardest．Promise them you will work harder．Study a little every night so when your next test comes you'll be much more prepared． |
|
|
Let me guess，you have always been a great student and slipped up just this one time？Explain that to your parents． |
|
|
You should learn from insects﹣when they try to cross a wall，they fall down again and again until at some time they get success． |
|
|
Do what I did…show your parents your report cards and then simply ask them…"Did any one of you guys ever fail a test？" |
|
|
I never showed my parents my test scores．It's none of their business! |
41．Lady Rita put her question here to ．
| A． |
ask for help |
| B． |
draw others'attention |
| C． |
please her parents |
| D． |
share her grades with others |
42．How many people advised Lady Rita to tell the truth？
| A． |
Five． |
| B． |
Four． |
| C． |
Three． |
| D． |
Two． |
43．According to Butterfly， ．
| A． |
nobody can do well in chemistry |
| B． |
better preparation may lead to better grades |
| C． |
you won't get bad grades if you do your best |
| D． |
parents don't care how their kids do at school |
44．What can we learn from Male T's suggestion？
| A． |
Good news never goes beyond the gate． |
| B． |
Knowledge is power． |
| C． |
Failure is the mother of success． |
| D． |
There's no smoke without fire． |
45．What do we know about Naughty？
| A． |
He does well in all his subjects． |
| B． |
His parents used to be great students． |
| C． |
He thinks it's normal to fail sometimes． |
| D． |
He dare not show his grades to his parents． |
Josh and Amy are like many teenagers these days．They have jobs to do to help out around the home．Josh washes cars for his neighbors while Amy helps their neighbor's kids with their homework．Like many families，both of Josh and Amy's parents work outside the home．
Everyone in Josh and Amy's family is busy．Their mom works in an office and often has to stay late for meetings．Their father owns his own small business and stays late to finish his work．Josh and Amy go to school．Both belong to clubs and sports teams．They also have lots of friends with whom they want to spend time．
Josh and Amy's mom leaves for work at 7：00in the morning and does not get home most days until 6：30pm．The same is true for their dad，but he leaves home in the morning even earlier．
Josh and Amy's parents work to be able to provide for their family．They need money to pay for their home and to pay their bills．Next year they want to buy a new car．The family also wants to go on a vacation to California．Josh and Amy need clothes，books，and other things for school．Their parents are also saving money so Josh and Amy can go to college when they finish high school．
36．How many people are there in the family？
| A． |
One． |
| B． |
Two． |
| C． |
Three． |
| D． |
Four． |
37．What does the father do？
| A． |
Work in an office． |
| B． |
Run his own business． |
| C． |
Plan vacations to California． |
| D． |
Drive kids to school． |
38．What do the kids do to help their parents？
| A． |
Take part﹣time jobs． |
| B． |
Join clubs and sports teams． |
| C． |
Spend time with their friends． |
| D． |
Go to school early． |
39．Where do the parents spend most of their daytime？
| A． |
At home． |
| B． |
At workplace． |
| C． |
In their kids'school． |
| D． |
On business trips． |
40．What's the best title for this passage？
| A． |
Lovely kids |
| B． |
Hard﹣working parents |
| C． |
Family wishes |
| D． |
A busy family． |
Last week we went lo the countryside to have a picnic．We bought some sandwiches，fruits and water for lunch．We started out quite early before there was too much traffic．After two hours' driving，we came to a nice place．It was at the foot of a hill and near a river，with some large trees beside it．As it was a very hot day，we parked the car under a large tree and went for a swim in the river．The water was refreshing．After having a swim we had lunch in the cool shade under the trees．
Then we went for a walk．We saw some beautiful birds and butterflies．After walking for about an hour we returned to the car．However，we couldn't get the car started．Finally we had to push the car off the road and wait for help．Of course，the car's breaking down spoilt（破坏）our picnic in the end!
66．When did they go to the countryside？
67．How long did it take them to get to the fool of the hill？
68．How was the weather that day？
69．What did they see when they went for a walk？
70．Why did they have to push the car off the road？
An old man was sitting on the sofa with Mike，his 45﹣year﹣old son．Suddenly a dove（鸽子）landed on the ground．
The father asked his son，"What is this？"
The son replied，"It is a dove．"
After a few minutes，the father asked his son for the second time，"What is this？"
The son said，"Father，I have just told you．It's a dove．"
After a little while，the old father asked his son for the third time，"What is this？"
This time Mike could not control his anger and shouted，"It's a dove，a dove．Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again？I have told you so many times'IT IS A DOVE'Don't you understand this？"
The old man silently took out an old diary，turned to a page and showed it to Mike．Though a little impatient （不耐烦），Mike began to read it．
"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa，when a dove landed on the ground．and my son asked me what it was．I smiled at him，said it was a dove and hugged him．After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same．Pointing to the same dove，little Mike asked me what it was 23 times and I kept on answering his question and hugging him every time．"
Something gently touched Mike's heart．His face turned red with shame for being so impatient to his father and he hugged him tightly（紧紧地）．
Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime，but you may not realize that until they are gone．
46．Why did the old man ask his son the question again and again？
| A． |
He didn't know the dove． |
| B． |
He liked to ask questions． |
| C． |
He couldn't remember anything． |
| D． |
He tried to teach his son something in his lifetime． |
47．How many times did the father ask his son the same question？
| A． |
Twice． |
| B． |
Three times． |
| C． |
Five times． |
| D． |
Twenty﹣three times． |
48．What did the father do after Mike asked him the question？
| A． |
Shouting at him． |
| B． |
Hugging him． |
| C． |
Keeping silent． |
| D． |
Being angry with him． |
49．Why did Mike's face turn red？
| A． |
He was shy． |
| B． |
He felt surprised． |
| C． |
He felt shamed． |
| D． |
He was afraid of his father． |
50．What really touched Mike's heart according to the passage？
| A． |
His father's diary． |
| B． |
His father's love． |
| C． |
His father's answers． |
| D． |
His father's hugs． |
