Dear World,
My son starts school today. It’s going to be strange and new to him for some time. And I wish you would treat him gently.
You see, up to now, he has been king of his own room. He has been boss of the backyard. I have always been around to treat his wounds (伤), and to comfort his feelings.
But now things are going to be different. This morning, he’s going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great adventure (探险).
So, World, I wish you would take him by the little hand and teach him the things he will have to know. Teach him there are heroes, leaders and friends in this world. Give him quiet time to think over the mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill.
Teach him to believe in his own ideas, even if everyone else tells him they are wrong.
Teach him to stand and fight if he thinks he is right.
Teach him never to put a price on his heart and soul.
Teach him gently, World, but don’t coddle (溺爱) him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel (钢). This is a big order, World, and see what you can do. He’s such a little fellow.
1.From the 2n
d
paragraph we know that the writer’s son ______.
A. is often ill B. rules the whole family
C. has been working at home D. has been taken good care of
2.The writer wishes her son ______.
A. to treat others gently
B. not to feel strange at school
C. to develop some good habits
D. to be b
etter
than other children at school
3.What does the writer wish her son to do when someone says her son is wrong?
A. He should listen to others and change his ideas.
B. He should not give up his idea easily.
C. He should ask the people around for advice.
D. He should ask her what to do.
4.From the passage, we know the writer ______.
A. is not worried about her son at all
B. doesn’t want her son to go to school
C. writes this passage 
to
other parents
D. is excited about her son’s going to school
5. Which is the best title of this passage?
A. A great moment is coming! B. How to teach my son
C. A mother’s letter to the world D. Don’t be rude to my son!
The junior high school graduates have to take a P.E. test in many places around China. The full marks are usually 30 points and it means much in the senior high school entrance exam.
In Nanjing, the test is held in April. Students have the test in their own schools. Each student is tested on three sports. They can choose long jump, basketball dribbling (运球) or volleyball. The pull-up is for boys and girls can choose the sit-up. Both boys and girls must skip in the test.
Most students find the test easy and more than 90％of them can get full marks. That’s because they have been training for it during the three whole years. Students in Junior Three usually do lots of practice in P.E. classes. The training makes the test easier than it seems to be.
Students in Nanjing do
n’t
need to run a lot for the test, but students in Beijing must do lots of running
for the test. Running is one of the sports in test. So in P.E. classes, they
usually run a lot. Sometimes they have to run 3,000 meters in one class. Most
teachers and parents welcome the P.E. test. They say it helps students build up
their health.
1.The P.E. test in Nanjing includes all of these sports except __________.
A. skipping B. basketball C. football D. volleyball
2.Students in Nanjing have the P.E. test in __________.
A. spring B. Junior One C. autumn D. Junior Two
3.The underlined word “pull-up” means “__________” in Chinese.
A. 仰卧起坐 B. 引体向上 C. 俯卧撑 D. 跳高
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All the students must be tested on skipping in Nanjing.
B. Few students
in Nanjing
can
get full marks in the P.E. test.
C. Students in Beijing needn’t run
during the test.
D. Students in Nanjing should take part in four sports in the P.E. test.
5.What do most teachers and parents think of the P.E. test? _____________
A. It is difficult. B. It is easy. C. It is bad. D. It is good.
I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is almost sick when my mother calls, "Herbert! It's seven o'clock! Get up!"
Herbert answers, "I'm coming!" and goes right back to sleep. I'm not at all like my brother. I don't like to go to bed at night but I don't mind getting up in the morning. I usually wake up before my mother calls me. I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower. I get dressed, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls.
But not Herbert. He just sleeps. A military band (军乐队) in our bedroom could not wake him up. I call him and say, "Get up! Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you don't get up immediately!"
But he just sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed. It's that way every day with my little brother. Perhaps some day he'll learn to get up on time, but I really don't think so.
1.The most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school.
2.I usually jump out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls.
3.When mother calls, Herbert doesn't answer and still stays in bed.
4.Sometimes we have to send for a military band to wake Herbert up.
5.The writer thinks some day Herbert will learn to get up on time.
Beijing ______a lot in the past ten years. Now it has become one of the biggest modern______ in the world.
A. changes, cities B. changed, city C. changed, cities D. has changed, cities
Sometimes playing computer games can ______ students’ study.
A. get in the way of B. get the way C. get in the way on D. get in the way with
— I don’t know the new word.
— It doesn’t matter, you can ______ in the dictionary.
A. look up it B. look it up C. look for it D. look it for
