Your Junior 3 year will finish soon. Do you want to say something about your junior school life? What were the rewards(收获)of the three years? Teen readers have their stories to share.
Lin Yijian, 14, Xiamen, Fujian
I got through a hard time in Junior 2 when my grades suddenly dropped(下降)a lot. I faced great pressure. In the following summer vacation, I worked really hard by studying from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm every day. It was crazy, but when I got back to the front seat of the class, I felt everything had been worthwhile (值得的).
Luo Shu’er, 14, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
I lived in a dorm during junior school. It was a great challenge since I had never left my parents before that. I had to take care of everything myself. I learned to make my bed and get along with roommates. I also learned to make a schedule to arrange(安排)my time. I’ve done a good job and I feel proud.
Yin Donghui, 13, Beijing
I won first place in the rope skipping(跳绳)competition at our school’s sports meeting in my first year in junior school. The sports meeting is a big thing at our school. To prepare for it, I practiced hard and skipped rope 500 times every day. Finally I skipped over 210 times in one minute. You don’t know how excited I was then!
1.Where can you probably read the passage?
A. In an ad. B. In a story book. C. In a newspaper. D. In a textbook.
2. Why did Lin Yijian face great pressure in Junior 2?
A. Because his grades were not so good as before.
B. Because he felt everything had been worthwhile.
C. Because he studied too hard.
D. Because he wanted to drop his study.
3.What does the underlined word “dorm” mean in the passage?
A. 旅馆 B. 宿舍 C. 会堂 D. 走廊
4.How many times can Yin Donghui skip in one minute at last?
A. 150 times. B. 200 times. C. 210 times. D. 500 times.
5. How does the writer show the teen readers’ junior school life?
A. By comparing different places. B. By describing people’s looks.
C. By giving figures(数据). D. By using students’ words.
A little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain.
The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid when she walked home from school and that lightning might frighten(受惊吓) her child. Following the bright light of lightning, the mother quickly got into her car and drove to her child's school.
As the mother drove along the road, she saw her little girl walking alone in the rain.To her great surprise, she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled. Another lightning came and then another followed. With each lightning, the little girl stopped, looked up and smiled.
Inside the car, the mother asked her daughter, "What were you doing? Why did you look up and smile when the lightning came?" The little girl answered with a smile, “Mum, you know, God was looking at me. Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain, God would take a picture of me. I knew he was playing a game with me.”
1.How did the little girl go to school every day?
A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bus. D. By bike.
2.What was the weather like before school was over?
A. It was rainy. B. It was fine. C. It was just windy. D. It was cloudy.
3.At first, the mother felt worried because .
A. she couldn't help her daughter
B. her daughter hadn't taken her umbrella
C. she had something more important to do
D. her daughter might be afraid of the lightning
4.According to the article, we can know that the little girl was .
A. proud B. shy C. brave D. nervous
5.This passage is possibly from .
A. a menu B. a magazine C. a dictionary D. a report
Strong Museum
Hours
Monday---Thursday: 10:00 am---5:00 pm Friday: 10:00 am---8:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am -- -5:00 pm Sunday: 11:00 am---5:00 pm
Closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
The Museum Shop is open during regular museum hours.
The Museum Library is open during Monday---Friday: 10:00 am---5:00 pm.
The Skyliner Restaurant is open during regular museum hours from Monday to Saturday, and from 11:30 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday.
Admission(入场费)
Adults: $7.00 The aged and students with ID: $6.00
Strong Museum offers a 50% discount(折扣) to groups of 20 or more.
1.Strong Museum usually opens________ except on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
A. Monday to Thursday B. every day
C. every weekday D. at weekends
2. If a group of 30 students with ID visit strong Museum, how much should they pay for the admission?
A. $105 B. $ 90 C. $ 210 D. $ 180
3.You can borrow books from the Museum Library _________.
A. on weekdays B. at weekends
C. from Monday to Saturday D. At 9:00 am every day
4.If you want to invite your friends to dinner on Friday near the museum, you have to reach the Skyliner Restaurant _________.
A. after 8.00 pm B. at 6.00 am C. after 10:00 pm D. before 8:00 pm
5.Which is the best title for the ad?
A. Strong Museum---an Exciting Place for Adults
B. Welcome to Strong Museum for a long Holiday
C. Strong Museum---the Best Place to Spend Your Day
D. A wonderful Tourist Place
The story was a true one and still moved me deeply. Thirty years ago, I got to know a ____ lady named Rose, she had no kids and lived alone. ____ I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One day she said she wanted to____ me to have lunch.
We walked ____ my workplace to a little restaurant on David Street. On the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to ____ the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her.
There were many people in the ____, and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to ____ in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to ____ the delicious food together. She told ____ that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not able to work. To my surprise, she also explained that the workers ____ were working there were all volunteers.
I ____ remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. ____ we had a meal together only once, it was paid by Rose’s work. The weather was ____ and bright, and everyone’s smile was warm and bright too.
I’m still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do ____ for our friends and neighbors. The world will be ____ if everybody would like to share happiness with others.
It will never be dark if there is a light in everyone’s heart.
1.A.poor B. rich C. outgoing D. crazy
2.A. Unless B. After C. Unitl D. When
3.A. invite B. help C. borrow D. give
4.A. By B. In C. from D. into
5.A. pay for B. ask for C. look for D. care for
6.A. park B. restaurant C. hotel D. bar
7.A. sit B. rest C. sleep D. work
8.A. buy B. cook C. enjoy D. drink
9.A. her B. him C. me D. you
10.A. who B. where C. which D. whose
11.A. never B. still C. hardly D. already
12.A. So B. But C. Though D. Because
13.A. hotter B. cold C. cool D. warm
14.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
15.A. colder B. nicer C. harder D. worse
— Mark, why do you get up so early? — Oh, I have so many things to do and you know ____.
A. one finger cannot lift a small stone B. east or west, home is best
C. the early bird catches the worm D. easy come, easy go
—I was ______ tired ______ I fell asleep as soon as I lay down.
—Oh, you need to have a good rest.
A. too, to B. so, that C. enough, to D. such, that