American schools are quite different from those in China. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select their courses and teachers first. While in China students usually have no chances to select their courses and teachers.
Selecting is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don’t select too many courses, 1..or you’ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.
There is another thing after you select the course and the teacher. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each copy is about $30～50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library. You must get enough ready before class. In class, discussing is very important. 2.. 老师鼓励你提出问题或展示你自己的观点。They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like. They don’t give you much homework to do. You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself. So in American schools, you must do almost all things yourself.
根据文章内容，补全3.、4.句中所缺单词、短语或句子。
5.At the beginning of the new term, American students have to ask for some teaching plans and get their textbooks ready besides ____________________.
6.The teacher ____________________will always leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.
7.Why do many students in America buy used textbooks ?
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8.请将文中黑体字译成汉语。_________________________________________________________
9.请将划线句子译成英语。___________________________________________________________
In a happy town there lived a little, beautiful and smart girl, and 1._______name was Rose. 2.___ in the town liked her. She was so brave, but one thing she was scared of was the doctor.
One day her tooth was moving. Her mum saw it. She said,“ Your tooth is moving, and you need to 3.__ Doctor Tim.”
Rose said,“No! I am not going to the doctor.”Mum said,“Don’t worry. It’s not so wobbly (摆动的) now.”That made Rose feel4._______.
After five weeks, Rose forgot about her tooth 5.___ her mum didn’t. She checked her tooth again and it was wobbly, so she said,“It’s time to see the doctor.”
Rose was6.__ but she had to do what her mum told her, so they went to see Doctor Tim. They had to wait in the waiting room.
When it was her 7.___, her heart was bumping(碰撞) very fast. She went into Doctor Tim’s room. He was smiling. She sat on the chair.
Doctor Tim said,“8.__ your eyes.”
Rose closed her eyes, but just before Doctor Tim started, tears started coming down her eyes. But when she 9.__ her eyes, she saw Doctor Tim holding her tooth.
Rose smiled. Then Doctor Tim 10.____ her a teddy bear(泰迪熊) and from that time Rose wasn’t scared of doctors any more.
单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示，写出下列句子中单词的完全形式。（共10小题，计10分）
1.Lily asked me to keep it a s________, so I’m afraid I can’t tell you.
2.You can’t learn a f_________ language well without enough practice.
3.The class is too large, we’ll have to d_________ it into eight groups.
4.Sandy got a lot of presents at her t____________ birthday party.
5.The injured people were taken to hospital i __________ after the accident.
6.Let me ___________(描述)how it happened.
7.Don’t throw the rubbish into the river. We need to protect our (环境) _____________.
8.“Why are you late for school again?”said his teacher (生气地) ____________.
9. Could you lend me your ruler? Mine is (坏了) ____________.
10. He was ill. The doctor asked him to take this (药)____________ twice a day.
Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit (精神) and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly (紧紧地); the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure (珍宝) you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery (秘密), and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
1.The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.
A. be afraid of difficulties B. be afraid to learn
C. run through life so fast D. compare yourself with others to look down on your worth
2. The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that .
A. Nothing is possible B. If we don’t give up, there is always hope
C. You should learn to give up D. Although you try, nothing will change.
3.Why can’t we use time carelessly? ___________
A. Because time is too expensive. B. Because time never returns.
C. Because we are too poor. D. Because times will get back.
4. If you run through life so fast, you will ____________.
A. lose your own treasure that you can always carry easily
B. lose love by holding it too tightly
C. forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
D. not afraid of the difficulties
5.According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________
A. Nothing is impossible. B. Glass balls are easy to be broken.
C. Things you can’t do. D. Treat your life in a right way.
In Britain you may often hear “Drop in any time.” or “Come to see me soon”, but you can’t really do that. People just say those things to make you feel welcome. It is better to telephone before visiting someone at home. If you receive a written invitation to an event that says “RSVP”, you should reply to let the person who sent the invitation know whether or not you plan to go.
You should never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I will not be able to come.” If, after accepting, you are unable to go, be sure to tell those who are expecting you as soon as possible that you will not be there. Although it is not necessarily expected that you give a gift to your host, it is considered polite to do so, especially if you have been invited for a meal. Flowers, chocolate, or a small gift are all appropriate(合适的). A thank-you note or telephone call after the visit is also considered polite and is an appropriate way to express your appreciation for the invitation.
1.What can you do when a British friend says, “Drop in anytime”?
A. Visit him or her at any time. B. Say no time to him or her seriously.
C. Telephone him or her before visiting. D. Visit him or her soon.
2.What does the underlined word “RSVP” probably mean in Chinese?
A. 请自便B. 请回复C. 请审阅D. 请来访
3.What should you do if your British friend sends you an invitation but you do not want to go?
A. Do not give him or her an answer.
B. Tell another friend to go instead of you.
C. Tell him or her that you can’t be there for some reason.
D. Tell him or her that you don’t want to go there.
4.Which of the following is considered impolite in Britain?
A. Buy small presents when invited.
B. Refuse the invitation without telling anyone.
C. Write a thank-you note after a visit.
D. Give a telephone call after a visit.
5.Where would you probably see this passage?
A. In an invitation. B. In a guidebook.
C. On a poster.D. In a newspaper.
| Huang Xiaoming Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming visited the panda base(据点) in Sichuan province. During his visit, Huang put on a keeper’s suit and tried cutting bamboo, cleaning cages and feeding the pandas. Huang also adopted a pair of panda twins with a gift of one million yuan. |
| Angelina Jolie Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie can do all kinds of things on screen. It looks like she’s good at everything, shooting, fighting and killing. But there’s one thing she’s afraid of—cooking. The 33-year-old actress says she was never able to master cooking skills.“I don’t cook—it’s the one thing I can’t do!”she says. |
| Chen Luyu Chinese hostess Chen Luyu is famous for her popular talk show. She set up an online version of her show at Sina.com. People have grown tired of Chen’s show, especially her habit of constantly asking guests, “really?”. But the producer of the show supports Chen. “She’s one of the few Chinese hosts who knows how to control her desire to express herself and let the guests speak freely in an interview.” |
1.What kind of animals does Huang Xiaoming like?
A. Pandas. B. Monkeys.
C. Tigers. D. Lions.
2.Which is TRUE about Angelina Jolie?
A. She is good at everything. B. She can’t shoot well.
C. She can’t cook by herself. D. She can cook well.
3.Why have people grown tired of Chen Luyu’s show according to the passage?
A. Because she isn’t famous for her talk show.
B. Because she set up an online version of talk show.
C. Because she has the habit of constantly asking, “Really?”.
D. Because she likes to express herself.
4. What does the underlined word“adopt”mean in the first paragraph?
A. 批准 B. 继承 C. 采纳 D. 收养
5.We can know from the passage that _______.
A. Angelina Jolie is a shy actress B. Chen Luyu isn’t famous any more
C. Huang Xiaoming is a kind man D. All the three stars are Chinese
