My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling , but I always knew he was . He never criticized us, but used to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I as a child I said something about somebody, and my father said, “ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best people, I would get the best . From then on I’ve always tried to the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very . At 15, I started a magazine. It was a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad me to go into law. And I’ve regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, I didn’t pursue my . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad me.
1.A. biologistB. managerC. lawyerD. gardener
2.A. strictB. honestC. specialD. learned
3.A. praiseB. courageC. powerD. warmth
4.A. thinkB. imagineC. rememberD. guess
5.A. unnecessaryB. unkindC. unimportantD. unusual
6.A. AnotherB. SomeC. AnyD. Other
7.A. onB. inC. atD. about
8.A. in caseB. by turnsC. by chanceD. in return
9.A. reviseB. setC. reviewD. follow
10.A. understandingB. experiencedC. seriousD. demanding
11.A. taking upB. making upC. picking upD. keeping up
12.A. suggestionB. decisionC. noticeD. choice
13.A. andB. asC. even ifD. as if
14.A. helpedB. allowedC. persuadedD. suggested
15.A. alwaysB. neverC. seldomD. almost
16.A. ratherB. butC. forD. therefore
17.A. promiseB. taskC. beliefD. dream
18.A. thisB. heC. itD. that
19.A. newspaperB. magazineC. programD. project
20.A. controlledB. comfortedC. remindedD. raise
Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.
__1._ Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.
Allow them to study in blocks of time，such as for half an hour with a fiveminute break in the middle.__ 2.__ Ideal(理想的) study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.
Never allow your children to study in front of the television，as that will encourage passive activity._ 3.__
You'll also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After you've set up a good study time for little learners，set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.
_4.__ Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.
__5._ This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable.
A．Pick a place where your children can study properly.
B．Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves.
C．Finally，spend time with your kids when they're studying.
D．Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement，too.
E．Instead，use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed.
F．Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.
G．One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to.
The most important holiday in spring， especially for Christians （基督徒）,is Easter. This Christian holiday is not on the same date every year， but it’s always on a Sunday. It can be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Many people celebrate Easter by buying new clothes. Children celebrate by hunting for colored eggs that their parents have hidden around the house. People also give Easter baskets filled with candy and other goodies to one another to celebrate the day.
But the holiday is more than new clothes and good things to eat. On Easter， many people go to church to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection （复活） from the dead.
Most people color them. Some people hide them. Others just eat them. But no matter what one does with Easter eggs， they are an important Easter tradition throughout the Western world.
People from many different cultures celebrate Easter. In both America and Belgium， children look for Easter eggs hidden on lawns and in bushes. In America，children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny （复活节兔子）。 But in Belgium， the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from church bells. In Bulgaria， red Easter eggs are lucky in churches； Bulgarian families also hit these Easter eggs together to see whose is the strongest. The winner looks forward to good fortune that year. Still dozens of other Easter traditions exist. In parts of Austria， for example， children sing from door to door and are rewarded with colorful eggs.
1.Easter comes _______.
A. on the same date every year.
B. on Sunday on March 22
C. on Sunday on April 25
D. on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25
2.To celebrate Easter，people ___________.
A. go shopping， hide colored eggs and children hunt for them
B. give Easter baskets filled candy and goodies to one another
C. buy new clothes， hide colored eggs and children look for them around the house
D. both B and C
3.For Christians the more important thing to do on Easter is________.
A. buying new clothes
B. going to church to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection
C. eating delicious food and paint color eggs
D. exchange beautiful gifts each other
4.People from different cultures have different ideas about Easter egg， _________.
A. In both American and Belgium， children hunt for Easter eggs hidden in rooms and in bushes
B. In American, children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny
C. In Belgium, the hidden eggs are thought to have fallen from doorbells
D. In America, the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from doorbells
5. In some places of Austria, children sing from door to door for_______.
A. blesses B. Easter eggs
C. candy and goodies D. Easter bunny
There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.
One day， feeling very sad and lonely， she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn （荆棘） bush. The young girl carefully released the Butterfly. Instead of flying away， the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
“For your wonderful kindness，” the good fairy said to the girl， “I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied， “I want to be happy.”
The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the little girl grew up， there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness .She would only smile and answer， “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”
When she was very old and on her deathbed， the neighbors all gathered around her，and
feared that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “tell us， please，” they begged， “tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said， “She told me that everyone， no matter how secure they seemed， no matter how old or young， how rich or poor， had need of me.”
1. ______ the girl felt sad and lonely.
A. There were many friends but
B. There was nobody to love her so
C. There was nothing to do
D. Seeing the butterfly was caught
2.Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn， the orphan girl ______.
A. helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn
B. felt sorrow，but she didn’t go up to help it
C. fell down on it too
D. failed to help it release from the thorn
3. The butterfly ______ after was saved by the little girl.
A. flied away
B. still died
C. changed into a fairy
D. was more beautiful than before
4.The only thing that the little girl wanted was________.
A. to be rich
B. to have her own parents
C. to have a lot of friends
D. happiness
5.The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying， because ______.
A. they loved this woman deeply and they didn’t wanted her to die
B. the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she died
C. they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness
D. they wanted to pray for her after her death
When I met him， I had a lot of anger inside of me. I’ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem， but in my neighborhood， there are shoot-ups all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in prison. I could have ended up that way， too， but Mr. Clark wouldn’t let that happen.
Mr. Clark worked long hours，making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact，the scores of our whole class rose. One day，he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera，and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show， he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down.
Mr. Clark was selected as Disney‘s 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out of a hat； those students would go with him to Los Angles to get the award. But when the time came to draw names，Mr. Clark said，“You’re all going.”
On graduation day， there were a lot of tears. We didn’t want his class to end. In 2001， he moved to Atlanta， but he always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education， and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules， The Essential 55. In 2003， Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages （孤儿院）。 It was the most amazing experience of my life. It’s now my dream to one day start a group of women’s clubs，helping people from all backgrounds.
1.Without Mr. Clark， the writer _________.
A. might have put into prison
B. might not have won the prize
C. might have joined a women‘s club
D. might not have moved to Atlanta
2.The Essential 55 is ___________.
A. a show B. a speech
C. a classroom rule D. a book
3.How many students‘ names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr. Clark？
A. None B. Three
C. Fifty-five D. All
4.In the passage， the writer intends to tell us that ___________.
A. Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling
B. Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of women‘s clubs
C. a good teacher can raise his or her students‘ score
D. a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students
5.What is the writer’s attitude (态度)towards Mr. Clark？
A. He speaks highly of Mr. Clark.
B. He looks down upon Mr. Clark.
C. He doesn’t show his attitude towards Mr. Clark.
D. He takes a neutral （中立的） attitude towards Mr. Clark.
根据下列要点用英语写一篇100-120词左右的短文。
高二阶段学习比较紧张，正确的学习方法尤为重要。下表显示了两位同学不同的学习方法，请简述并发表你的观点。 文章开头已经给出。
学习方法 | 李华 | 王海 | 你的观点 |
白天 | 上课专心听讲，尽可能经常向老师请教疑难问题。 | 上课打瞌睡，漏掉了许多要点。 |
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晚上 | 花较少时间完成作业，早点休息，上课经常保持旺盛的精力 | 花较多的时间完成作业，熬夜学习，导致注意力无法集中。 |
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参考词汇： attentively 专心 energetic 精力旺盛
concentrate on 集中精力于 effectively 有效地
Li Hua and Wang Hai are two students of Senior Two．Both of them work hard but they have different learning methods．
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