1.have.. .in common ____________________
2.take.. .seriously _____________________
3.是……的职责 _____________________
4.发挥作用 _________________________
5.编造（故事、谎言等） ___________________
Write at least 60 words about the topic “My view on going to the tutorial center”(以“补习班上课之我见”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)
由于升学压力大，现在越来越多的学生选择在课余去上补习班（tutorial center）。有人认为补习班上课可以弥补课堂学习的不足，帮助提升成绩和能力。而有人认为补习班学习纯粹是浪费时间。你怎么看？请以“My view on going to the tutorial center”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。
The following is for reference only.（以下问题仅供参考）
Are you for or against going to the tutorial center for extra classes?
What are your reasons?
What do you think is the best way to improve your academic performance(提升学业成绩)？
Will there be gardens in space?
Astronauts on board the International Space Station(ISS) recently made history by taking bites of some red romaine lettuce(生菜). They became the first humans to eat food that was grown completely in space.
The lettuce was planted on the ISS in a small greenhouse called “Veggie”, which uses LED lights to help plants grow in space.
First, the astronauts cleaned the lettuce with special sanitizing wipes(消毒纸巾) and then ate it with some salad dressing(色拉酱).
“It was one small bite for man, one giant leap(飞跃) for...our journey to Mars,” one astronaut Scott Kelly later posted on social media.
Space vegetables are a part of the NASA experiment called “Veg-01”, a study on how plants grow away from the effects of Earth’s gravity(引力). It will allow astronauts to grow and eat their own food during long space explorations(探索).
“If we are ever going to Mars someday, we’re going to need a spacecraft that is much more self-sustainable(自给自足) in its food supply,” said Kelly.
Growing fresh plants on a spacecraft may also provide oxygen and help keep astronauts alive, NASA said.
“Veg-01” started in May 2014. The first batch(批) of vegetables took 33 days to grow in space before they were taken back to Earth for a safety check.
After making sure it was safe to eat, astronauts planted a second batch on July 8. They let the plant grow for another 33 days and were then able to eat it.
Astronauts usually only get some fruit and vegetables when a supply ship comes to the ISS. Now with the vegetables grown in space, they can eat whenever they want.
1.Who became the first humans to eat food that was grown completely in space?
___________________________________________________________________________
2.Where were the space vegetables planted?
___________________________________________________________________________
3.What does the NASA experiment “Veg-01”study?
It studies__________________________________________________________________
4.Besides providing food, what else are the fresh plants grown in space expected to do ?
___________________________________________________________________________
5.Why were the first batch of vegetables grown in space taken back to Earth?
___________________________________________________________________________
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”
