"Are you listening， Simon？"Simon's teacher asked．It was a pretty usual question．
Simon shook his head， smiling．He hardly listened or tried hard in class．Talking was so much fun．He wanted to be heard rather than listen．
"Listen， and you'll learn something．Mrs. Jacobs tried every day， but Simon never paid attention．
That evening，his throat really hurt．The next morning，when he opened his mouth to say "Good morning"，nothing came out but a croak．
Simon's mother looked at him．"Honey，you've lost your voice．"
"Can I stay home？"He tried to ask， but words didn't come out．Instead， his mother checked him for a fever and decided it was good for him to go to school， even if he couldn't talk．
When he got to school， Mrs. Jacobs said "Hello" to him，and he just nodded．When his friends asked him what TV show she watched last night，he just shrugged．By the time the bell rang for class，almost everyone was looking at him as if he'd grown a third eye．
Penny raised her hand．"Mrs. Jacobs， why isn't Simon talking？"
"He never stops talking，"Richard said worriedly．
Everyone started talking at once．They were excited， worried，and surprised．
Simon sat in class， bored．He watched them talk to each other as if the teacher wasn't there，but he couldn't even do that．In math class he could hold up fingers if the answer was less than 10， but that wasn't fun．He decided to try to pay attention．
He could do his homework that night．It gave him TV and game time with his work all done．
The next day， even though his voice was coming back， he stayed quiet again．The third day，he could talk fine，but he listened and raised his hand to speak．
What a difference that one day made!
Word Bank throat 咽喉 croak 低哑声 shrug 耸肩 |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案．
（1）What did Mrs. Jacobs want Simon to do in class？
| A． |
To talk． |
| B． |
To listen． |
| C． |
To sit up． |
| D． |
To stay awake． |
（2）What was the problem with Simon that day？
| A． |
He got a cough． |
| B． |
He was late for school． |
| C． |
He lost this voice． |
| D． |
He lost interest in school． |
（3）Why was almost everyone looking at Simon？
| A． |
Because he grew a third eye． |
| B． |
Because Mrs. Jacobs praised him． |
| C． |
Because he talked with nobody． |
| D． |
Because Mrs. Jacobs nodded to him． |
（4）Why could Simon do his homework that night？
| A． |
Because he already go this voice back． |
| B． |
Because he paid much attention in class． |
| C． |
Because he was given easier homework． |
| D． |
Because he learnt to use fingers in class． |
（5）What is the best title for the text？
| A． |
Are you talking？ |
| B． |
Are you listening？ |
| C． |
Is your voice OK？ |
| D． |
Is your school fun？ |
I'm Dale．I'm a green and yellow pencil ease．What's this? Oh, it's Helen, a pen．And that's Frank, a ruler．Helen is black and Frank is blue．What's this in English? It's a jacket, a white jacket．Its name is Alice．What color is the key? Oh, it's black．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Dale is a ________．
| A．pen | B．pencil ease |
| C．ruler | D．jacket |
The pencil case is ________．
| A．green and yellow | B．yellow |
| C．green | D．blue |
The ruler is _______ and the jacket is ________．
| A．white; blue | B．black; white |
| C．black; blue | D．blue; white |
The _______ and the ________ are black．
| A．pen; jacket | B．jacket; key |
| C．key; pen | D．pencil ease; ruler |
The jacket is _________．
| A．Frank | B．Eric |
| C．Helen | D．Alice |
| Is this your dictionary? Call John at 597—4393． |
Alan Is that your computer game in the lost and found case? Robert |
| Found：Gold ring． Is this your ring? Please call Mary． Phone #235—0285． |
Lost： My school ID card． My name is Steve． Please call 685—6034． |
_______ lost his school ID card．
| A．John | B．Robert |
| C．Mary | D．Steve |
If you lost your dictionary, you will call John at ______
| A．597 - 4393 | B．235 – 0285 |
| C．685 - 6034 | D．597 - 0285 |
You can find a _______ in the lost and found case．
| A．dictionary | B．computer game |
C．gold ring | D．school ID card |
235 - 0285 is _________ telephone number．
| A．John's | B．Alan's |
| C．Mary's | D．Steve's |
“lost and found” means _______ in Chinese．
| A．失物 | B．拾物 |
| C．失物招领 | D．拾金不昧 |
Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”?
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers”, and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets”, and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.
Harold： I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure. Besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”.
Ivy：Well, it’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot focus on their study.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案According to the passage, people can’tthings in this game.
A、grow B、borrow C、stealAmong the people Joyce interviewed, likes the game while
dislikes the game.
A、Laura; AllanB、Allan; HaroldC、Harold; IvyFrom Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably.
A、an office worker
B、a farmer
C、a thiefWhich is Not the reason why people like the game?
A、They are longing for country life.
B、They can have fun with friends.
C、They are confident enough to face the real world.Where can you find this passage?
A、In a car magazine.
B、In an advertisement.
C、In a newspaper.
In the UK, most children have lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner—a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.
Often parents know what their children want, Cathy, a mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.”
However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said. “My daughters have always had school dinners. I think probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make for them.”
But how healthy are school dinners? Katz, a father, thought poorly of them. He said, “Fizzy drinks were offered and I think there were a lot of chips.”
Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews(炖肉) and curries for the children instead.
So Jamie improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country. And it seems that the changes have begun.
Anna, a pupil, told us, “We used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke, but they stopped that this year. There is a salad restaurant, which is good, so it’s healthier than it was.”How many meals do most children in the UK have at school?
A、One. B、Two. C、Three.would like the children to have the school meals.
A、Cathy B、Susan C、Jamie．Jamie thoughtwere healthy food.
A、stews and curries
B、burgers and pizzas
C、chips and fizzy drinksThe last two paragraphs show that.
A、there’s salad restaurant in every school
B、salad is really healthy food for students
C、schools have begun to cook healthier foodWhat is the best title for this text?
A、Healthy Food
B、Unhealthy Food
C、School Dinners
Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those smart students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any more. They become dropouts(退学者).
It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they don’t help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekeds—they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.
Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and the things in their school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful(有害的) to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.How are Japanese students nowadays?
A、They work hard and all of them are happy.
B、Parents give them heavy pressures.
C、Parents can offer a lot of help to their children.The meaning of the underlined word “gifted” in Para 1 means.
A、愚蠢 B、聪明 C、努力According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students.
A、to show love and care for others
B、how to study better than before
C、how to follow the school rulesWhich of the following is NOT true?
A、Parents in Japan wish their children to make a great life in the future.
B、Parents in Japan think it’s the teachers’ job to educate children.
C、Only strict rules are helpful for students.In Japanese schools, .
A、most of the students become dropouts
B、teachers only teach them how to study better
C、there are rules about many things, like clothing, hairstyle and so on