It's time for school! But on May 14th, 170 students at Duncanville High School in Texas, US, were told to go back home.
Why? Because they were wearing the wrong clothes to school.
Schools in the US don’t always ask students to wear uniforms. But they have dress codes (着装要求). For example, Duncanville High School tells students to wear belts, shirts without logos （标识）.
Schools’ most-hated (最讨厌的) clothes are different.
In 2011, the saggy ( 松垮 的 ) trousers law was passed in Florida. It stops students from wearing trousers that show body parts.
Now, "the favorite new target ( 目 标 ) of the school dress code" is leggings( 紧 身 裤 ), reported the Associated Press. Some schools don't allow leggings. Other schools ask students to wear a shirt or a skirt over leggings.
Some students complain (抱怨) that schools are going too far(做得太过分) .
But schools say dress codes help protect students’ safety and make sure they grow up with good taste (有良好的鉴赏力).
"We want to teach them that they must meet the expectations (期望) not only here in school, but also outside school," said Andre Smith.
1.What happened to 170 students at Duncanville High School on May 14th?
A. They were told to go back home.
B. They were wearing the uniforms to school.
C. They followed the school dress codes.
D. They didn't know it was time for school.
2. In Duncanville High School, students are allowed to wear______.
A. the wrong clothes
B. belts, shirts without logos
C. their favorite clothes
D. schools' most-hated clothes
3.How long has the saggy trousers law been used in Florida?
A. For a few weeks. B. For several months.
C. For two years. D. For four years.
4. Some students complain that schools are going too far probably because _______.
A. they want to grow up with good taste
B. they want to protect themselves
C. they are not happy with the rules
D. they are interested in skirts over leggings
5.We can infer (推断) from the text that Andre Smith may be _________.
A. the head of Duncanville High School
B. a student from Duncanville High School
C. the head of the Associated Press
D. a news reporter from the Associated Press
Our new foreign students are going to arrive very soon, and here are some ways to communicate with them politely.
How close do you stand when you talk to a friend? You can stand close to people in the Middle East but don’t stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space.
Do you know How to touch people correctly? Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends. South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can’t move away! But in Britain many people don’t like other people to touch them at all.
Do you look at people when you talk? In some places, it isn’t polite to look at people when you talk, but in other countries it isn’t polite to look somewhere else. In Britain and the US, people usually look at each other when they talk.
And how do you say goodbye? That’s easy, wave（挥手） to say goodbye. But be careful! In Greece, it’s not at all polite! In fact, it’s very rude!
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（5分）
1.From the passage, we should give more personal space.
A. people in the Middle East B. people in North America
C. people in the South America D. people in North China
2. The underlined word “touch” means in Chinese.
A. 触碰 B. 打击 C. 感动 D. 震撼
3.We can’t wave to say goodbye in .
A. America B. Japan C. Britain D. Greece
4. How many ways are given to communicate with foreign students?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
5.What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Saying goodbye B. Touching people
C. Looking at people D. communicating politely
Is there a strange something high up in the world’s tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it a monkey? Or is it a kind of man?
No one knows. This mystery (谜) has puzzled (困惑) the world for years.In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints (脚印) in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a very large man. But men don’t walk without shoes in the snow!
In 1906, another climber saw more than footprints. Far off (遥远的)saw a very large animal standing on two legs. As he watched, it ran very quickly.
Fifteen years later, newspapers had new stories about the “something”. A mountain climber said he had seen the “snowman” walk slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked a very large man.
From then on more and more stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. The pictures showed clearly that the Snowman walked on two legs. So it was not a bear or a monkey growing. Someday we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.
1. The passage is about ______________.
A. some mountain climbers B. some strange animals
C. some large footprints D. the mystery of snowman
2.Why were people interested in the footprints.
A .They were footprints of a large bear
B. They looked like the footprints of a large man.
C .They were found in the snow.
D. They were found in the world’s tallest mountains.
3.The pictures of large footprints were taken by a mountain climber in _________.
A. 1887 B. 1906 C. 1921 D. 1951
4.Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of large footprints?
A. They were footprints of an ape man.
B. They were footprints of a snowman.
C. The pictures showed clearly how the Snowman walked.
D. The pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on two legs.
5..Since a mountain climber first found the large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the Snowman has puzzled the world for __________ years.
A. more than one hundred B. ninety-five
C. eighty D. fifty
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 and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that 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 . If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don't look down on your by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don't let other people set for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don't give up when you still have something to give. 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 .
Don't love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only you've been, but also where you are going.
Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don't use time or words .You can't get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, 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.A. work B. health C. friend D. family
2.A. wool B. leather C. glass D. wood
3.A. still B. never C. even D. also
4.A. use B. cost C. price D. worth
5.A. difficulties B. goals C. records D. problems
6.A. Everything B. Anything C. Nothing D. Something
7.A. brave B. happy C. curious D. modest
8.A. take B. get C. shut D. catch
9.A. how B. who C. where D. what
10.A. carelessly B. excitedly C. cheaply D. differently
从所给的句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话（有两项是多余的）（5分）
Emma: What are you doing, Li Lin?
Li Lin: 1.
Emma: I have read it before, What do you think of the story?
Li Lin: 2. Yu Gong found a good way the deal with his problem.
Emma: Really? 3. It seems impossible to move a mountain.
Li Lin: But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard!
Yu Gong kept trying and didn’t give up.
Emma: 4. I think we should try to find other ways to deal with a problem.
Li Lin: But what could YU Gong do instead of moving the mountains.
Emma: He could build a road. 5.
Li Lin: We have different options about the story, there are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.
Emma: yes, that’s fine.
We should always be _________ the people who have helped us in our lives.
A. thanks for B. thankful for
C. thanks to D. thankful to
