Mike is graduating （毕业）from Concord Academy High School and Rowan Kabbalah Community College at the same time.And he's only 12.At his high school science fair，he introduced his newest invention HORIZON OS.
Mike showed great learning ability and interest in the "how"and"why" behind things at a very young age.He began to study computer programming at age 5.He taught himself on the Internet and put his learning into practice.He has learned 10 languages.
Also，he is improving （提高）another skill：written communication. "My idea is no use to anyone if I can't express it，" he explained.
"Mike does well in all subjects，" his mother said "When he has difficulties he will try to find a way out." His father was satisfied with Mike's non﹣academic （非学业的）achievements. "They mean much more，" his father said.
Mike has started two technology companies.And he has a bigger dream for the future. "I really want to make things easier for people，especially the old，" Mike explained."The next，maybe a heath care robot."
（1）When did Mike start to learn computer programming？
A.At age 5.
B.At age 7.
C.At age10.
D.At age12.
（2）Why is Mike improving the skill of written communication？
A.To learn another language.
B.To make new inventions.
C.To better express his ideas.
D.To teach himself online.
（3）What can we learn about Mike's parents？
A.They are proud of their son Mike.
B.They help Mike with all subjects.
C.They care more about Mike's grades.
D.They work in the same company.
（4）What is Mike's bigger dream？
A.To be a health care worker.
B.To make things easier for people.
C.To learn computer knowledge.
D.To start two technology companies.
On April 22, people all over the world always do something meaningful for the Earth that we all share. It’s Earth Day, a special day to learn about our planet and how to take care of it.
On Earth Day, some people listen to speeches about the environment. Others help clean up their offices or save water and electricity at home. Your parents may even decide to take a day off from driving their cars.
The idea for Earth Day came from a US senator(参议员), who was worried about pollution and the health of plants and animals.
Now, Earth Day has become a great celebration around the world. In 1990, 200 million people from 140 countries and areas took part in clean-ups, tree planting and other environmental events on Earth Day.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。When is Earth Day?
What speeches do some people listen to on Earth Day?
Who came up with the idea of Earth Day?
How many people celebrated the first Earth Day in cities in the USA in 1970?
What has Earth Day been used to educate people to do since 1970?
A primary school in Wuhan has used new desks and chairs to prevent students from getting short sight.The desks and chairs make students have the correct posture(座姿), especially when reading and writing. Each desk has an adjustable(可调节的)steel bar(铁架). The bar can help students keep their eyes at least 30cm from books.
Zhang Jianming is headmaster of the primary school. She said the new desks and chairs were provided by an eye care centre in the city. The school carried out a survey last September. It showed that about 7 per cent of its 1,093 students said they suffered from short sight.
The new desks and chairs have already improved the students’ posture, but both teachers and students might need more time to get used to them.
Yang Lihua is head of the Wuhan Youth Eye Care Center. She said the desks and chairs were introduced to 19 schools on a trial basis(试行). “During our research into short sight, we noticed that the number of students with short sight was increasing. This is because parents are teaching their children to read and write at a very early age without paying enough attention to their posture,” she said.
Feng Junying is a doctor at Beijing Jingshan School. “I think the new desks and chairs in Wuhan will certainly be helpful,” she said. “But bad reading habits at school are not the only reason for short sight. Children are using mobile phones and iPads when they are very young. This can be another reason for short sight at a young age.”
According to the passage, the adjustable steel bar can help the students keep their eyes ________ from books.
| A．20cm | B．25cm | C．29cm | D．32cm |
The schools in Wuhan introduced the desks with bars to the primary school students in order to ________.
| A．make students grow tall |
| B．help students have the correct posture |
| C．help students love reading |
| D．not allow students to use mobile |
Feng Junjing’s words mean ________.
| A．the number of students with short sight is increasing |
| B．the students don’t get used to the new desks and chairs |
| C．bad reading habits are not the only reason of the students’ short sight |
| D．the new desks and chairs are useless for the students to improve their eye sight |
From the passage, a good way to protect our eyesight is to________.
| A．buy an adjustable steel bar |
| B．go to the Youth Eye Care Centre often |
| C．have a correct posture when we are studying |
| D．read less and use mobile phones and iPads less |
We can infer( 推断)the passage is probably from ________part of a newspaper.
| A．Education | B．Culture | C．Technology | D．Medicine |
Jack was a carpenter(木匠). He was living in a village. His mother died a long time ago. His aged father, Ken, lived with him. Ken could not even walk well. He was so weak. It was because Jack did not give him enough food. He only gave his father a small bowl made from earth. Even a little rice in the bowl appeared to be much.
Jack had a son. His name is Mike. He was a very good boy. He loved his grandfather. He had great respect for the old man. He did not like his father’s attitude to his grandfather.
One day Ken was eating his food out of the earthen(土制的) bowl. The bowl fell down and broke into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Jack saw the broken bowl. He was very angry with his father. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake.
Mike saw this. He did not like what his father did, but he was afraid to speak against his father. The next day, Mike took some of his father’s tools and a piece of wood. He worked with the tools to make a wooden bowl. His father saw him working.
“What are you making, Mike?”he asked.
“I am making a wooden bowl! ”replied Mike. “I am making it for you, father. When you grow old, like my grandfather, you will need a bowl for food. A bowl made from earth may break very easily. So I want to give you a wooden bowl”
After hearing this, Jack felt sorry and regretted having treated his father badly.What kind of bowl did Jack’s father own?
| A．A wooden bowl. | B．An earthen bowl. |
| C．A golden bowl. | D．A plastic bowl. |
Why did Jack give his father a small bowl to have dinner?
| A．Because it was expensive. |
| B．Because it wasn’t easy to break. |
| C．Because his father liked the bowl. |
| D．Because the food in it appeared to be much. |
What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “attitude”?
| A．策略 | B．思想 | C．态度 | D．好心 |
What’s the true reason of Mike’s making a wooden bowl?
| A．To make a better bowl for his grandfather. |
| B．To learn the skills of a carpenter. |
| C．To prepare a bowl for his father. |
| D．To teach his father a lesson. |
What’s the title of the passage?
| A．Two broken bowls | B．A wooden bowl |
| C．A little grandson | D．A poor old man |
Mr Wang is travelling abroad. Now he is staying in a hotel.Here is the information of his room card on both sides.
(response zone:感应区; check out:办理退房手续)Mr Wang’s hotel is ________.
| A．at the corner of King Street |
| B．next to a park |
| C．near a bank on King Street |
| D．between a park and a bank |
If you want to know more about Hotel Eiffel, you can ________.
| A．call the police |
| B．go to the bank |
| C．visit the hotel’s website |
| D．return the card to the Service Centre |
Mr Wang can take________ buses to the hotel.
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
If Mr Wang gets lost, he can _______.
| A．take Bus 74 to the hotel |
| B．wait until the light is green |
| C．search the Internet at the response zone |
| D．call the hotel at the phone number on the card |
The card can be used ________.
| A．to open the door |
| B．to close the door |
| C．to take a bus for free |
| D．to find the way back home |
Mistakes are great teachers. Success comes to those who are willing to risk making mistakes to achieve their goals and wishes, and who are able to learn from those mistakes. And in order to learn from mistakes , you must be willing to pay for them .
Mistakes can be very valuable, but when you try to get others to pay for your mistakes, then you lose the chance to learn from them. When something goes wrong, it's usually very easy to find someone else’s mistakes, but is that useful?
Much of the value of mistakes comes from the fact that they need a cost that must be paid. The person who learns the most from a mistake is the one who pays the price for that mistake.
When you make a mistake, what you shouldn’t do is to run away from it. You need to accept it because you can learn a lot from it. The mistake has been made, so make the most of it. Pay the price, learn the lesson, and grow that much stronger.
When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Remember the causes , and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The present is still in your power. Make full use of your mistakes to achieve your goals and wishes.
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