It is hard to say the first day of school in the United States because when the first day of school is and what happens on the first day of school usually are different by districts（地区）.
The first day of school for many school districts in different states is on the day after the first Monday in September. In some other school districts, school begins in mid-to-late August. For example, the Denver, Colorado schools go back in mid-August and schools in Cleveland, Ohio start back usually one week before the first Monday in September. The Boston, Chicago, New York City and San Diego schools start back on the Tuesday or Wednesday after the first Monday in September.
Schools in Cleveland, Ohio used to start the school year on the day after the first Monday in September, but in the 1976-1977 and 1977-1978 academic years, the school year was affected by several bad snowstorms, extreme cold. In the 1978-1979 school year, the Ohio Department of Education moved the start of the year to late August, one week before the first Monday in September. This went into effect in the 1980-1981 school year.
In most school districts in Utah, the school year starts between August 25 and August 30, and goes until the last week of May or the first week in June next year.
In American high schools, the freshmen class usually goes back one or two days before the rest of the school body for an orientation（迎新）period. An orientation period helps the freshmen get familiar with their new school, its rules, and surroundings.
In some schools, the freshmen classes have their photographs taken for identification purposes. Some high schools have tried to make the first week of school fun for incoming freshmen.
1.According to the passage, which schools start their school year the earliest?
A. Schools in Denver.
B. Schools in Cleveland.
C. Schools in New York City.
D. Schools in Boston.
2.Why did the Ohio Department of Education change the start of the school year?
A. Because of some political events.
B. Because of the entrance examinations.
C. Because of the increasing number of students.
D. Because of the extreme weather.
3.How many months does the school year last in schools in Utah？
A. About seven months.
B. About eight months.
C. About nine months.
D. About ten months.
4.The article is probably taken from ________.
A. a book about one's life story
B. an official website of education
C. an advertisement in a newspaper
D. a sports magazine
排序：请将每句话中给出的词语按顺序填入横线
1.①enough ②fast
He doesn’t run ______ ______ .
2.①clever ②a ③boy ④really
Tom is ______ ______ ______ ______ .
3.①long ②enough
The road is ______ ______ for you to run.
4.①beautiful ②the ③of our school ④campus
Look! This is ______ ______ ______ ______ .
5.①more ②creatively ③much
The girl draws ______ ______ ______ than her sister
6.①a ②big ③with a beautiful garden ④such ⑤house
He lives in ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ .
识别：请写出画线部分属于什么短语及其在句中所作成分
1.He is my best friend.(属于______;在句中作______
2.The bottle is full of water.(属于______;在句中作______
3.He is a very careful worker.(属于______;在句中作______
4.The yellow house is for sale.(属于______;在句中作______
5.We consider him a good teacher.(属于______;在句中作______
6.I find the problem really confusing.(属于______;在句中作______
7.Much interested, he agreed to give it a try.(属于______;在句中作______
8.I need some interesting Chinese storybooks.(属于______;在句中作______
9.Paul doesn’t have to be made to learn. He always works very hard.(属于______;在句中作______
10.Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.(属于______;在句中作______
假定你是李华。在校报英语专栏看到了学校“英语文化节”的一则招募启事，请阅读启 事，并根据写作要点和写作要求写一封应征邮件。
写作要点：
1. 表示写信意图;
2. 陈述应征目的;
3. 说明应征条件(性格、能力等)。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中
最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在 缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用（＼）划掉。 修改：在错的词下画—横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。
Not only does our parents give us life but they give us endless love and support and always share our happy and sorrow. I’m very grateful for my parents who give me so much love and spare no effort to support me. I still remember once I was seriously ill, they were so worrying and almost keep me company the whole night. Now I’m in Senior 2. Happily enough my parents can understand my stressful condition but often encourage me. Therefore, they give me enough personal space which I appreciate it so much. How I should do now is studying hard. When I grow up I will try my best to make my parents live happy life.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned 1. farm, which looked almost abandoned.
2. (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby for other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what 3. (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass 4. it began to rain heavily. While 5. (make) great efforts to run away, she fell over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living 6. the cow. In order to support his family, Mr.
Johnson 7. (begin) to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees 8. (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton, too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market 9. people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to 10. (he) that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
