If you had the chance to leave the life you have now, what would you do?
Students from Fair-grounds Middle School, New Hampshire, US, chose to lead a special life for a week. They left the city and lived a different life by working on a farm. They handed over their cell phones and lived like any farmer’s children. And they enjoyed it!
“I didn’t know what would happen when we got there,” said Tyler Swift, 14, “but there were so many fun things. So much hard work, too. It was a challenge.”
“Getting up at 6 every morning, the students milked cows, spread hay(放置草料), and washed hundreds of sticky buckets(黏黏的桶). The hardest part was cleaning up piles of poop(成堆的排泄物) in the animal houses. It smelled bad, but it was lots of fun!
None of the students said no to the work. “With the farmers’ help, they did the work better and better. And they learned a lot more than just farming work.” said Rick Brown, a science teacher at Fair-grounds.
“You get to know who can do what and learn to work with different people. The children all showed great team work.” said Nick Quadros.
1.How long did the children work on the farm?
A. For a week. B. For about half a month.
C. For a month. D. For ten days.
2. What dose the underlined word “challenge” mean in Chinese?
A. 比赛 B. 厌烦 C. 怀疑 D. 挑战
3.The children did lots of things EXCEPT(除了) ___________.
A. feeding cows
B. milking cows
C. cleaning the animal houses
D. looking after sick cows
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. All of the students were willing to do the work.
B. The children got some help from the farmses.
C. The children learnt just about farming work.
D. The children worked well in teams.
5. What is the best title of the article?
A. Middle school students “sent down” to the farm.
B. All the children hated the farm.
C. Life without happiness.
D. How to make your school life colorful?
Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and makes much money. He hopes his son can go to college and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He often goes out when his parents fall asleep.
One night, when Robert came back home, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert had to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubled him. He thought and thought but didn’t find a way.
Last evening, Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, then he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. Suddenly he heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood that the man was a thief (小偷 ). He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole in the room.
“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”
1.Robert’s father wants Robert ________.
A. to study in a university
B. to be a good helper when he finishes middle school
C. to catch up with his classmates
D. to work in his shop
2.Why does Robert have to go out at night?
A. Because his friends have no time in the daytime.
B. Because he can play cards when his parents fall asleep.
C. Because he can’t win any money in the daytime.
D. Because his parents let him do so after they go to sleep.
3.Why do Robert’s parents ask him to live upstairs?
A. Because they are old.
B. Because Robert doesn’t like any noise.
C. Because they can hear if Robert goes out at night.
D. Because the room upstairs is better than the one downstairs.
4. Robert listened carefully because he wanted to know _______ .
A. if he woke his parents up
B. if someone came in
C. if it was raining hard outside
D. if his parents went to sleep
5.Robert wanted _____.
A. to learn how he couldn’t wake his parents up
B. to know how to make more money
C. to stop playing cards
D. the thief to teach him how to steal
完型填空）
A rich father wanted to show his son how poor people can be. One day, he took his young son ________ a trip to the country. They ________ a day and night on the farm of a very ________ family. When they got back from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the ________?” “Very good, Dad!” “Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked. “Oh, yes!” “And what did you ________?”
The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, but they have four. We have a swimming pool in the garden while they have a river that has no ________ . We have expensive lamps in our living room, but they have ________above their heads at night. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We …”
When the little boy was finishing, his father was ________ .
His son added, “Thanks, dad, for letting me see ________ poor we are!”
Isn’t it true that it all depends on(取决于) the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude(积极的态度) toward life, you have got ________ !
1.A. on B. in C. at D. to
2.A. took B. paid C. spent D. cost
3.A. rich B. poor C. good D. happy
4.A. trip B. idea C. way D. life
5.A. say B. learn C. remember D. write
6.A. top B. bottom C. end D. cover
7.A. suns B. stars C. tents D. cages
8.A. wordless B. happy C. excited D. pleased
9.A. what B. how C. why D. when
10.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
—What do you think of Mr. Li’s teaching?
—No one is _________. He’s my favourite teacher.
A. good B. better C. worse D. Best
—I’m going to have my final exams at the beginning of January.
— _________________
A. Congratulations! B. That’s a good idea!
C. Good luck! D. I’d love to.
“You” rhymes with “_______”.
A. hour B. door C. our D. few
