Here’stheweatherreportforsomem-优题课

The fast development of technology(技术) has made many changes in our daily life. For the students in a public high school in Philadelphia, the change is really great. Their so-called “the School of the Future” opened recently with the help of Microsoft Corp. The combination(结合) of the latest technology and teaching methods makes it the focus in the world.
It takes the local government $63 million to build this “one of the most advanced high schools”. It is free and has no entrance exams(入学考试). All the 170 students are picked by drawing lots（抽签）from 1,500 applicants（申请者）. 95% of the students are blacks and about 85% are from low income families.
In the school, the students still sit in classrooms, but they work on their laptops(轻便电脑). Instead of textbooks, their lessons rely mostly on information found on the Internet. Students can learn at their own steps. They do their homework on computers and send it to teachers for marking. Parents can check their children’s study online at home.
The CEO of the School District said,“This is how school of today should be designed and developed to prepare students for life and work in the future.”
From the passage, we know that our daily life has been changed a lot because ______ .
A. a public high school in Philadelphia has developed fast
B. students in Philadelphia has developed fast
C. the technology has developed fast
How much does the local government spend building the “one of the most advanced high schools”?
A. $63,000,000 B. $6,300,00 C. $630,000
Who can see the students homework on the Internet?
A. their teachers
B. their parents
C. both A and B
Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The students in the “one of the most advanced high schools” paid nothing to enter it.
B. The students in the “one of the most advanced high schools” need to pass an exam to enter the school.
C. The students in the “one of the most advanced high schools” don’t have to do homework.
The best title of the article is ______.
A. the Students in a Public High School in Philadelphia
B. the School of the Future
C. How to Study Online

Bicycle tour and race
A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat. & Sun.). At 5:30 a.m. the riders will leave Tian’anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training.Then the next 55 kilometers, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.
The second racing part of the competition will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday afternoon includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for playing at the seaside. In the afternoon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.
Cost: 200 yuan
Telephone: 4675027
Brazilian footballers
The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers’ Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 2004 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.
Ticket prices: 60/ 100/ 150 yuan
Time / Date: 4:30p.m., August 26 (Sat.)
Telephone: 5012372
Rock climbing
The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give a special climbing show. What’s more, it’s all Free!
Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.
Time / Date: 9-12 a.m., August 26 and 27
Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua
The main purpose of giving the above events is to give information about ______.
A. visiting teams
B. famous players
C. things to do for the weekend
If you take part in the bicycle competition, you will ride for _____ kilometers.
A. 35 B. 55 C. 75
If you are in Beijing at 5:00 p.m. on August 26, which activity can you join in?
A. watching a football match
B. going bike riding
C. going hiking
What is special about the rock climbing competition?
A. A team from Japan will give a climbing show.
B. You can’t watch it without paying.
C. You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part.
If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, you will call ______.
A. 4675027 B. 5012372 C.7143177

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。(共5小题，每小题2分；计10分)
Abing was born on August 17, 1893 in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi. Abing was the name used by his family. He was given the name Hua Yanjun at school. His father trained him in drums from the age of 10. Abing began learning the dizi at the age of 12, then the erhu. At the age of 17, Abing first performed in some ceremonies, and won praise for his musical talent.
In 1939, he married. After his marriage, Abing performed every afternoon in a public square in Wuxi. He became famous for his music and songs. After the performance, he would walk through the city's streets, playing the erhu. His most famous composition, Erquan Yingyue, was performed in this period.
In the summer of 1950, two professors Yang Yinliu and Cao Anhe, travelled to Wuxi to record Abing. By this time, Abing had not performed for almost three years. After three days' practice, three erhu pieces and three pipa pieces were recorded. However, Abing's favorite piece, Meihua Sannong, was not recorded when the team ran out of blank records.
Abing was the name used at school.
Abing’s first show was at the age of 17.
Erquan Yingyue was the most famous piece of music from Abing.
In 1950, six pieces of music were recorded by Abing alone.
The team didn’t record Abing’s favorite piece.

动词填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词
Jim likes playing football. And he also enjoys _________(watch) football matches. As he hasn‘t enough money ________(buy) tickets, he has to watch them on TV at home if he _____(have) time. But he always goes to school from Monday to Friday and_______(miss) a lot of important matches. One afternoon there __________(be) the biggest match of the year in America. Jim hoped _________(watch) it on TV very much, but he couldn‘t. They________(have) a science test the next morning and he had to get ready for it.
“Can we have a video, Mum?” Jim asked before he went to school. “Then you________(record) (录) the football matches for me.””I’m afraid we can’t buy one.” said his mother. But the next afternoon in _______(come) Jim, with a new video in his arms.
“How did you pay for that , Jim?” his mother asked him in surprise.
“That’s easy, Mum,” answered the boy, “―I __________(sell) our TV set.”

从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语填空，完成下面短文。每个选项只能使用一次。
lived, look up, used to, dark, died, lights, either, report, By, chew
Josie is a Grade 7 student in England. She had to find out how people hundreds of years ago. She went to the library tosome information. She found a picture of a house in 1900.She found out that people play the piano for fun at that time. They also hung a photo og Queen Victoria on the wall. She ruled England then. There were no .
It was cold and in the room.. People used fire for light. Lots of insectswhen they flew to the fire. There was no sofa or TV in the house, .The toilet was at the back of the house. There was no gum to or candy to eat, no posters of pop stars, and no CDs or computers in the house. There was a cat, though. Studying, Josie wrote a.Now she says that it is better to live in the modern world.

City	℃	Weather	City	℃	Weather
Beijing	29~35	cloudy	Paris	15~29	windy
London	13~27	foggy	Singapore	25~30	shower
Moscow	11~22	cloudy	Sydney	7~12	sunny
New York	22~26	cloudy	Tokyo	23~27	rainy

A．Beijing.	B．London.
C．Paris.	D．Singapore.