OnFebruary9th，2013，SarahDarlin-优题课

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Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of glasses.
One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in the classroom. The teacher was giving us our results of a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn’t talk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. “You look very unhappy,” she said. “What’s wrong?” I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vanilla had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I kept quiet, but Vanilla didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions, “Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I looked everywhere for my paper, but couldn’t find it.
In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answers next to every one of my mistakes. My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How nice she was! I wanted to hug (拥抱) her, but all I did was to hold her hands and say, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I went home on foot together. I felt so happy that we were still best friends.

Who is Vanilla?	Vanilla is my_______friend. She wears a pair of _______.
What happened one day?	I did very _______ in the Chinese test. I felt very sad and I wouldn’t talk to anyone. I stayed in the classroom by_______ at lunchtime.
What did Vanilla do?	She kept _______ me questions. She _______ away my exam paper. She wrote the right answers next to my_______.
What did I do then?	I held her hands and _______ her. We _______ home together and we_______still best friends.

Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to have a rest or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty (责任) to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the USA, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.

A．513	B．1,646
C．2,159	D．3,805

The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A．正常的	B．额外的
C．有用的	D．少量的

People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A．France	B．Germany
C．the USA	D．Great Britain

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．No companies offer vacations to their workers.

B．Many people say they have enough time to have a rest.

C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

What can we learn from the passage?

A．Many workers have to work long hours.

B．Many people have vacations long enough.

C．Work hours are the same around the world.

D．There are a lot of dull people in the world.

Lucy Li is only an 11-year-old girl, but she’s the youngest person to qualify for (取得资格) a US Women’s Open Golf Tournament (锦标赛).
She qualified for the US Women’s Open in May 2014. And today she is playing with some of the best female golfers in the world. Earlier this week Li said that she wasn’t nervous (紧张). “I just want to have fun and play the best I can and I really don’t care about the result. I can learn a lot from these great players.”
Li doesn’t spend all her time golfing. Her favourite subjects are Maths, History, and Science and she loves to read. She also loves medicine, diving, badminton, dancing and table tennis. But golf is her favourite sport. “I like golf because it’s different from other sports. Anybody can play it,” she said.
Some golfers are worried that Li isn’t quite ready. “When I found out she qualified, I said, where does she go from here? You qualify for an Open at 11, and what do you do next? If it was my daughter, I wouldn’t let her play in the US Open at 11, but that’s just me,” said world champion Stacy Lewis.
Lucy Li qualified for a US Women’s Open Golf Tournament.

A．in May 2014	B．in June 2014
C．this week	D．last May

Lucy Li said she played in the US Women’s Open.

A．for good results	B．to have fun
C．to make friends with great players	D．to make money

According to（根据）Lucy Li, golf .

A．is easy to learn	B．is suitable (适宜的) for anyone
C．takes lots of time	D．is a usual sport

We can infer (推断) from the report that.

A．Stacy doesn’t feel surprised that the 11-year-old player can play in the US Open

B．Stacy thinks Lucy Li can have a bright future

C．Stacy doesn’t support Lucy Li to play in the US Open

D．Stacy wants to play with Lucy Li in the US Open

Which of the following sentences is TRUE about Lucy Li?

A．She likes many subjects.

B．She loves no sport but golf.

C．She cares much about winning or losing.

D．She is sure she can win.

Name	Jim Green
School	Hilltop High School Gradeg
Term ending	8^th, July
Maths	He is a little weak in this subject, but he has tried his best to catch up with others.
Science	He can work out many difficulties. Well done.
English	He is the best in the class. Keep it up.
French	His reading is very good. He can remember many words.
History	He is not so good at this, but has done better than before.
Geography	He is familiar（熟悉） with the names of many places in the world.
Music	He doesn’t like pop songs, though he sings very well.
Conduct (行为)	Better
Absence (缺席)	2
Remark (评语)	Jim has the ability to do a lot better.
Head teacher	Sue Read
Principle (校长)	Andrew Robinson
School reports	18^th, July

根据表格内容，选择正确答案。
After reading the form, we know this is ________.

A．a studying plan of Jim Green

B．a teaching report of Sue Read

C．a school report about Jim Green

D．a working plan of Andrew Robinson

Which of the following is Not mentioned (提到) in the form? ________.

A．P.E	B．Music
C．Maths	D．History

From this from, we know that Jim’s best subject is ________.

A．science	B．French
C．geography	D．English

From this form, we know Jim is not so good at ________.

A．science and geography

B．maths and history

C．history and French

D．music and English

According to（根据）the form, which of the following is NOT true?

A．Jim doesn’t like pop music at all.

B．Jim doesn’t do well in science.

C．Jim can do better if he works harder next term.

D．Jim learns two foreign languages in school.

语法填空。（10分，共10小题，每小题1分）
Are there any activities on ____(protect) the Earth in your school? Well,
in our school, we have such an activity_______ (one) a month. For example, we want ________(plant) trees in the forest this month. We all know trees are very important________ our daily lives. They provide lots of things________ us. The forest is about two . ___________(kilometre) away, so we will walk there. There ________ five groups of students and each group needs to plant thirty ________ (tree). After that, we will take some _______(photo) there. I’m sure we will have ______ nice day.