Florence lived in the countryside of Kenya(肯尼亚). When she was 12, the only thing she wanted was to finish school. But for many girls like her, school is only a dream.1. Families will probably spend money educating boys. Many girls have to marry early.
But Florence was able to continue her education.2. Lisa started an organization to provide many girls with the best education possibly. Florence was the first of 320 Kenyan girls among them.
3. During her visit, she heard that many women made and sold baskets. They used the money to send daughters to school. Two years later, she started to help sell the Kenyan crafts(工艺品) in the US. In 1998, Lisa began helping girls continue their education.
4. In January, 2015, she started the fourth one. “I want to prepare them for college,” Lisa said.
The new high school is called Tembea, which means “ to walk”. Florence is walking towards a bright future.5. “Florence is the first in her family to finish high school and college,” said Lisa. “ She is an example for all girls in Kenya.”
School costs money. In 1991, Lisa first visited Kenya. After that, she helped build three schools. She left college in 2010 and is now a teacher. It was Lisa Stevens who helped achieve her dream. |
Kate and Mike were born on the same day. They look the same. Their father is a bus driver. He is busy with his work and has no time to pay attention to their studies. Kate and Mike study in the same class. Kate works hard and does well in all her lessons. She gets on well with her classmates. But Mike likes nothing except playing. He isn’t good at math and doesn’t like to write compositions.
One day, Miss Green, their English teacher, told her class to write a composition entitled(题目) “My Mother”. After supper Kate wrote it in her exercise-book and went to help her mother to do some housework. Mike was sitting at the desk. He wrote a few words on a page, but didn’t know how to go on writing and tore(撕) it off, then tore another off. He didn’t finish it until the football match began on TV. He hurried to bring Kate’s exercise-book out of her bag and copied her composition. Then he went to watch the football match until it was over.
Two days later Miss Green asked in class, “ Can you tell me why your composition is the same as Kate’s, Mike?
“ Yes, I can, Miss Green,” answered Mike. “ We have the same mother, you know.”
1.Kate and Mike look the same because ________.
A. they were students in the same class
B. they were dressed in the same clothes
C. they have different parents
D. they are twins
2.Mike is bad at _________.
A. math B. speaking
C. English D. all his lessons
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mike’s father has no time to look after him.
B. Mike prefers watching football matches to writing compositions.
C. Mike doesn’t like any lessons.
D. Miss Green is Kate’s teacher, not Mike’s teacher.
4.Kate could write the composition because ________.
A. She does well in her lessons
B. she doesn’t like to watch TV
C. she is a girl
D. she wants to help her mother
5. Did Mike do the homework by himself?
A. Yes, he did.
B. No, he asked his father to do it.
C. Of course, and he liked writing compositions.
D. No, he copied Kate’s.
Jose, a young musician, is a rising star in Bolivia. He has already performed in some of the countries’ top venues(会场) including the Legislative Palace. What’s so great about that? Jose is just seven years old and he is blind!
Jose is musically talented. At the age of 4, he picked up the drums and showed surprising talent. Later he moved on to the piano and his musical talent became undeniable(不可否认的). By the age of 5, Jose had formed his own jazz trio(三重奏)。
The young boy knows every jazz song in his book and can play them all with great confidence. And it is not the only kind of music he enjoys. He also loves listening to blues, heavy metal, etc.
Roberto Montano is clearly a proud father when speaking of his son Jose. He said that he had nothing to do with his son’s unusual talent. In fact he didn’t even know much about jazz until Jose started to play. He believes the young boy is just born with a “music chip” (芯片) inside him.
Although Jose is a rising superstar, he lives a life like other children do. Just like his classmates, he goes to school, does homework and even does chores at home.
1.Jose showed his talent for music when he was _______ years old.
A. four B. five
C. six D. seven
2. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.
A. piano songs B. the drums and the piano
C. jazz songs D. blues and heavy metal
3.What can we learn about Jose’s father?
A. He is a blind man
B. He is a great musician.
C. He is very strict with Jose
D. He is very proud of Jose.
4. We can learn from the last paragraph that Jose lives a ________ life.
A. busy B. rich C. different D. normal
5. Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. A Bolivian boy’s future plan
B. A school day of a Bolivian boy
C. A talented young musician in Bolivia
D. A family of great musicians in Bolivia
Club name: Writers Club Grades: 6-7 Information: Do you enjoy creative writing? Join us! Thursdays 7:00 am-8:00am Email: cmacaleer@atlantapublicschools.us |
Club name: Reading Club Grades: 6-8 Information: A chance to read, discuss and review good literature(文学作品). Mondays 4:00pm-5:30pm Email: dterhune@atlantapublicschools.us |
Club name: Foreign Movie Club Grades: 6-8 Information: A collection of foreign movies! Watch and discuss them! Thursdays & Fridays 4:00pm-5:00pm Email: dgervais@atlantapublicschools.us |
Club name: Jazz Club Grades: 6-8 Information: Thursdays 5:00 pm-6:00pm Email: mabond@atlantapublicschools.us |
Club name: Art Club Grades: 6-8 Information: Wednesdays 4:00 pm-6:00pm Email: dosmith@atlantapublicschools.us |
1.Which club is NOT for Grade 8 students?
A. Art Club B. Writers Club
C. Jazz Club D. Reading Club
2.If Jenny wants to get more information about the Foreign Movie Club, she can write an e-mail to ________.
A. dterhune@atlantapublicschools.us
B. mabond@atlantapublicschools.us
C. dosmith@atlantapublicschools.us
D. dgervais@atlantapublicschools.us
3.How long do Jazz Club’s activities last every time?
A. Half an hour. B. One hour
C. One and a half hours D. Two hours
4.How many clubs are open on Thursday?
A. Two B. Three
C. Four D. Five
5.Where can we probably read the material?
A. On a TV ad. B. In a movie poster.
C. On a school website. D. In a sports magazine.
完形填空。阅读下列短文，从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?
Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech. The other day, Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of classmates.
“I was wrong. It was very different and much than talking to my classmates during playtime,” Li said. “I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute(哑巴）and wanted to leave the classroom .”
Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same , they can talk about their ideas freely their best friends after class, but can’t speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of .
Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their , such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to. .he also gives some advice to students. “During your free time you should more. When you’re speaking in public, take it easy, just imagine you’re talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly.” Zhou said. “ That a fine public speech and you’ll feel confident.”
1.A. Her B. my C. His D. he
2.A. harder B. easier C. better D. worse
3.A. slowly B. quickly C. sadly D. happily
4.A. answer B. answers C. problem D. problems
5.A. except B. beside C. for D. with
6.A. speaks B. speaking C. spoke D. speak
7.A. mouths B. eyes. C. minds D. ideas
8.A. But B. So C. And D. However
9.A. play B. ask C. write D. practice
10.A. reports B. keeps C. makes D. has
—Could you tell me ______?
—At nine o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. when did he leave
B. when is he leaving
C. when he left
D. when he is leaving
