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You will read about how you are a citizen in your school, community and nation. A citizen is a person who belongs to a place. You are a citizen of the community where you live and the nation where you were born.
Citizens Have Rights
As a citizen, you have rights that the government protects. A right is something you may do. As a citizen, you have a right to speak freely and to practise your religion(宗教). You also have the right to privacy(隐私). That means you may decide what to show or tell someone and what not to tell.
Citizens Have Responsibilities(责任)
Along with rights, citizens have responsibilities. A responsibility is something that you should do. For example, you should follow the laws. A law is a rule that everyone in a community, state or country must follow. Laws keep people safe and help them get along well with one another. When people follow the traffic laws, they help keep others safe. When you follow laws in a park, you help others enjoy the park.
Being a Good Citizen
Good citizens care about people's rights. They try to make things fair and safe for everyone. Good citizens work together to solve problems. Children can be good citizens by solving problems together in their school or community. They may follow proper steps to work out problems. First, name the problem. Then, list ways to solve it. Next, choose the best way. And finally, find out if it solves the problems.
Citizens' 1. and Responsibilities
Passage outline | Supporting details |
Main idea | Learn about 2. to be a good citizen. |
Rights | Speak 3. Practise your religion. Make a decision on what to 4. or tell someone and what not to. |
Responsibilities | Follow the laws, which are 5. that everyone should follow. Obey a traffic law to keep 6. people safe. Follow laws in a park to help others 7. the park. |
Ways to be good citizens | Care about people's rights. Try to do things in a fair and 8. way. Work 9. to solve problems. Learn to work out problems properly in 10. steps. |
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Why are so many people so afraid to fail? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure (失败) becomes an experience that means growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail.
Most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards. When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn’t stand still. Another way is to blame (责怪) others. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.
There’s a problem with the two ways. It makes a child unprepared for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that it’s possible to enjoy a game even when you don’t win. A child who’s not invited to a birthday party, who doesn’t make the honour list on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick consolations (安慰), prize or say, “It doesn’t matter.” Because it does. The young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it.
Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both grown-ups and children. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. You must learn to ask “Why did I fail?” Don’t blame anyone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve. If someone else can help, don’t be shy about asking them.
1.What can failure become in fact?
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2.How many ways do most parents choose to prevent failure and protect their children?
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3.Who can always win according to the third paragrah?
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4.What should young people be allowed to experience?
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5.Who does failure hurt?
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Space vegetables are grown from seeds (种子) that have been taken to space and brought back to the earth. The seeds are affected by the radiation (辐射) and low gravity in space. When they are brought back to the earth, these seeds produce vegetables that are bigger and healthier than normal vegetables. However, some people worry about eating space vegetables. They think that space vegetables might not be good for us and could make us get sick because of the radiation in space. However, people should not be frightened because space vegetables are very healthy.
Here are some facts that you should know about space vegetables.
Space vegetables are grown from seeds that are carefully chosen. When seeds are brought back from space, they are tested to make sure that they will be safe to eat.
Space vegetables are better for you than normal vegetables. For example, space tomatoes stay fresh for twenty days, which is one week longer than normal tomatoes.
After genetically modified (转基因) food appeared in the market, people worried that they were eating unknown things. For example, if nut genes (坚果基因) are put inside potatoes, people allergic to nuts might get sick from eating these potatoes because they do not know they are also eating nuts. Unlike genetically modified food, space vegetables have not been genetically changed. This means that no new genes are put into the vegetables. Therefore, there are no dangers of eating something unknown.
1.The seeds brought back from space produce ______ vegetables according to the passage.
A. more delicious B. healthier and bigger
C. more dangerous D. cheaper and healthier
2.Genetically modified food is different from space vegetables because it ______.
A. is grown in space
B. has nothing unknown
C. has been genetically changed
D. has no new genes
3.According to the passage, normal tomatoes can stay fresh for about ______ days.
A. seven B. thirteen
C. twenty D. twenty-seven
4.The underlined word “allergic” means “______” in Chinese.
A. 过敏 B. 种植
C. 发现 D. 出售
5.The writer wants to tell us that ______.
A. space vegetables are grown in space
B. everybody worries about eating space vegetables
C. space vegetables are safe and good for people to eat
D. space vegetables may bring illness to us because of the radiation in space
Do you enjoy reading? Here readers of your age from all over the United States recommend great books for you to read:
My favorite book is Don’t Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel. I love all her books, but this was the first one I read and I have to say, it is by far my favorite. It doesn’t end like other books, and I cried while reading.
I think Nancy Drew is great! Nancy is a detective who has many wonderful ideas! I love it because it’s a book from when my grandma was my age, and I can share the fun with her!
I highly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park. It is funny, so please add it on your book list. You don’t want to miss out funny stories！
I would suggest______ by Judy Blume. It is based on real things that happened to Judy Blume. It is about a girl, Alice, who meets some girls at a new state(情景). They become friends, make a club and meet once a week. They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and put him as number one. I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up.
I read a book called Neela: Victory Song and it was so good I read it twice! It takes place in India in 1936 and this 12-year-old girl named Neela tries to save her father! It has lots of history in it! I also learned a lot about different cultures! The author’s name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
1.According to the reader, Skinny Bones can be described as a ________ story.
A. sad B. history C. funny D. detective
2.From which book can we learn different cultures?
A. Skinny Bones. B. Nancy Drew.
C. Don’t Die, My Love. D. Neela: Victory Song.
3.Who is most probably an Indian author?
A. Judy Blume. B. Barbara Park.
C. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. D. Lurlene McDaniel.
4.The best name of the 4th book is ________.
A. My Secret B. Growing Trouble
C. Three Friends D. Alice Learns a Lesson
5.Which is TRUE about Nancy Drew?
A. It doesn’t have a common ending like other books.
B. It’s based on real things that happened to the author.
C. It’s about a12-year-old girl who tries to save her father.
D. Both the reader and the reader’s grandma love this book.
The day before yesterday, when Peter’s family were having dinner, Father raised an interesting question, “Was there anything in our past that we feel ashamed of, guilty about, or regretted? Maybe we can find ways to say sorry, or take some action to right any wrongdoing.” This seemed like a very private matter, but Peter thought about it carefully the whole night.
Peter remembered an incident from middle school. In his school, there was a worker, Neil Stone, who none of the kids liked. One night, Peter and two of his classmates decided to play a trick on him. They found a can of red paint, and wrote on the school main road in bright red: Neil Stone is a fool! The next day, the whole school saw these words. Within two hours, Neil had Peter and his two classmates in his office. His classmates said that they had done it but Peter didn’t tell the truth. No one ever talked about it.
This morning, Peter went back to his middle school. Neil Stone is still working there. “Sorry, Neil. Do you still remember what happened ten years ago? I want you to know that I did it.” “I knew it!’ Neil laughed. They had a good laugh and a lively discussion. Neil’s closing words were: “Peter, I always felt bad for you because your classmates got it off their mind, and I knew you were carrying it around all these years. I want to thank you for visiting me… for your sake.”
Peter knows that no matter how difficult the situation is, it is never too late to clear up the past and make a fresh start.
1.What did Peter remember doing in middle school?
A. Something fantastic. B. Something unpleasant.
C. Something valuable. D. Something useful.
2.What colour were the words “Neil Stone is a fool!”?
A. Dark blue. B. Light green.
C. Pure white. D. Bright red.
3.Who lied to Neil Stone about who wrote the words?
A. Peter’s classmates B. Peter’s father
C. Peter D. No one
4.When did Neil know who wrote the words on the school main road?
A. Ten years ago. B. The day before yesterday.
C. This morning. D. Not until Peter told him.
5.What is the best title for this passage?
A. Peter’s story. B. An unforgettable lesson.
C. It’s never too late. D. Every dog has its day.
完形填空：
Early every morning, a shepherd(牧羊人) took his sheep out into the fields to eat grass and then he would sit down under a tree. Sometimes, while_______ his sheep, he would sleep for a short time. After the sheep were _______ , he would walk back home with them.
One day, the shepherd saw a _______ watching his sheep. It was standing some distance away. At first, the shepherd stood on guard _______ the wolf. He thought he would have a _______ with the enemy. He kept a strict watch over its movement. But the wolf did _______ . When the shepherd walked back home with his sheep, the wolf _______ followed them.
This continued for a few days. The shepherd would find the wolf waiting near the _______ every morning, but it _______ watched and didn't catch any sheep. By and by, the shepherd _______ less and less about the wolf. After a few days he even began to look forward to _______ the wolf.
One day, _______ the sheep were eating, the shepherd was called back home. He left the sheep in the fields and went home _______ . When he came back, what did he find? The wolf had_______ most of his sheep. The dead sheep were everywhere.
The shepherd was regretful(后悔的). "It is my _______ ,"he cried. "After all, I entrusted(托付) my sheep to a wolf！"
1.A. watching B. finding C. seeing D. showing
2.A. tired B. bored C. full D. free
3.A. dog B. child C. tiger D. wolf
4.A. after B. against C. before D. without
5.A. fight B. word C. game D. meal
6.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
7.A. happily B. quietly C. excitedly D. noisily
8.A. mountain B. river C. fields D. house
9.A. already B. just C. also D. even
10.A. talked B. wondered C. thought D. worried
11.A. seeing B. catching C. feeling D. touching
12.A. while B. until C. after D. since
13.A. instead B. alone C. already D. still
14.A. beaten B. stolen C. killed D. found
15.A. chance B. excuse C. fault(错) D. Decision
