New rules and behavior standards for middle school students came out. Who are considered excellent students? Middle schools use a new way to d1. that. The best students won't have good grades. They will also be kids who don’t dye (染) their hair, smoke o2. drink. The following are some of the new rules.
Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone others’ work during an exam? Don't do that again! That’s not an h3. student should do. If you played computer games for two hours in your room, don’t tell your parents you were doing your homework.
Do more at school. Good students care for both animals and o4. people. April is Bird-Loving Month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate? You should join ! That way, you can learn more about animals and learn how to protect them. And when your classmates
are in trouble, remember to give them a h5.. You know a friend in need is a friend
indeed.
Use Internet c6.. The Internet can be very useful to your studies, but some things on the Internet aren’t for kids. So try to look at web pages that are good for you. You can use the web for fun or homework.
Be o7. to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you can discover a new planet someday. Don’t look down on new ideas. You should welcome them because new ideas can make life better.
Jacob Newland kept his eyes forward as the water over his bright yellow surfboard. The 14-year-old got up on his knees to ride the ________.
Jacob and about 25 other kids with disabilities learned to surf(冲浪) at a camp in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The yearly surf camp has been held for nine years. Each kid got a 30-minute lesson with the help of a swim coach and a few ________.
Being in the water wasn’t ________ to Jack Wenrich, He had been through swim lessons. It was his fourth time at the camp. His mom, Jennifer, said he has no fear. “Once he knew how to swim, he________ jumped right into the deep end,” she said.
Jack has autism(自闭症). But surfing gives him a sense of freedom Jennifer said. “it’s something they can do, something they can be________,”she said. Not everyone wanted to try surfing. Some just like being in the water and ________ on the board.
Karen Morgan-Hill, an organizer helped the surfers. All the students who went out on a board came back with smiles. Morgan-Hill said the water makes people open up more and builds trust.
1.A. storm B. waves C. wind D. clouds
2.A. volunteers B. organizers C. students D. swimmers
3.A. familiar B. practical C. helpful D. new
4.A. ever B. also C. just D. generally
5.A. full of B. afraid of C. thankful to D. proud of
6.A. crossing B. lying C. surfing D. jumping
Karen lived with her parents in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. The Karoo was famous for plant and animal fossils(化石). Karen’s father was a paleontologist(古生物学家), and Karen enjoyed looking at the dinosaur bones in his office. She hoped to discover her own dinosaur someday.
Every summer, Karen’s father invited paleontologists from around the world to the Karoo. As they hiked through the dry land, he would show them fossil samples(样本) within the layers of sedimentary rock(沉积岩) and ash.
This summer, Karen asked her father if she could go along on the hike. He agreed, but he asked her to stay close by. As they drove to the trail(小径) , Karen’s heart beat quickly with excitement. There were so many places to visit.
The hike was interesting, but Karen was too curious to stay on the trail. Without asking, she ran down into a nearby ravine(峡谷) and looked among the rocks. Then, she heard her father’s voice calling to her. She ran up the side of ravine. Suddenly, she spotted something white and shiny.“Dad!”she shouted excitedly.
Karen’s father stood at the top of the ravine with the other people. They looked worried until Karen pointed to the shiny object. All the paleontologists examined it. They nodded to each other in surprise. It was the skull(骨头) of a dinosaur nobody knew about! The paleontologists took pictures and shook Karen’s hands. Her father smiled, “Karen,” he said. “You are now the youngest paleontologist in the Karoo!”
1.Paleontologists around the world like to visit the Karoo because______.
A. Karoo is famous for its wild life
B. Karoo is rich in plant and animal fossils
C. Paleontologists like the beautiful scenes here
D. Paleontologists need a quiet place to do research
2.What does Karen’s hobby?______.
A. Observing the dinosaur bones B. Going hiking on the mountain trails
C. Collecting shiny objects D. Making discoveries in the dry land
3.The underlined word “spotted”in the fourth paragraph means______.
A. threw B. picked up C. noticed D. covered
4.Which adj. can’t be used to describe the paleontologists’ feelings after they examined the shiny object ?______.
A. Worried B. Happy C. Excited D. Surprised
5.Where was the skull of a dinosaur nobody knew about?______.
A. At the top of the ravine.
B. Inside the layers of sedimentary rock.
C. By the side of the ravine
D. In the dry land of the desert.
6.The best title for the passage is_______.
A. The Discovery of New Dinosaur
B. A Girl of the Karoo Basin
C. An Exciting Mountain Trip
D. A Young “Paleontologist”
1.John visited his uncle in the countryside last Saturday.(改为否定句)
John__________ __________ his uncle in the countryside last Saturday..
2.Mike can do nothing to improve the situation.(改为反意疑问句)
Mike can do nothing to improve the situation, __________ __________?
3.The research team first developed the idea of the Internet in the 1960s.(对划线部分提问)
__________ __________the research team first develop the idea of the Internet？
4.The man was so fat that he couldn’t walk on his own.(改为简单句)
The man was __________ __________ to walk on his own.
5.John had almost no chance to show his talent in the game. (保持句意基本不变)
John had __________ __________chance to show his talent in the game.
6.Kate set up a charity organization to help the people in need last year.（改为被动语态）
A charity organization__________ __________up by Kate to help the people in need last year.
7.my breath, it, for me, for three minutes, is impossible, to hold (连词成句)
___________________________________________________________________________
1.John is good at painting. His dream is to become an__________.(art)
2.Don’t forget to hang out the clothes on a __________day.(sun)
3.It is very important to keep the balance of__________.(natural)
4.It was so__________of you to pay such high educational expenses.(fool)
5.You can try using the linking method to improve your __________.(memorize)
6.Without being taken good care of, the wound went from bad to__________. (bad)
7.Jenny has a good sense of direction. She rarely gets__________in unfamiliar places.(lose)
8.Tom has made a tour around China and visited many cities, __________Shanghai.(include)
A.move B.history C.national D.records E.dances
However, his small size at that time made many schools refuse to accept him into their school basketball teams. They didn’t believe in his abilities or skills. Stephen didn’t become a 1.star until he entered Davidson College. After three years at Davidson, he joined Golden State Warriors. During his career (职业生涯) so far, he has broken many NBA2.and made a name for himself.
Stephen Curry never gives up when facing questions from outside. With hard work, he is not only one of the best players in the NBA, but also one of the best in the3.of basketball.
“He is something special. It’s like he is a greater actor on a Broadway stage,” said coach Steve Kerr. “He sings his best notes, 4.his best steps and recites his most beautiful lines at the perfect time.”
He is 1.91m, still baby-faced and still young enough. From too small to too good, Stephen Curry is always getting better. He’s not the next generation, he’s NOW.
