In America, when the eighth graders leave the middle school, they are often worried about moving to the high school. It is a hard time for them, but it can be an exciting one as well. To make it easier, students need to get familiar with their school.
Even though they’ve done this already in the middle school，it’s still important to find where their classrooms are. Most schools take students to the high school for a visit at the end of their eighth grade year. And, most schools also have a freshman speech for parents and students before the first year begins. Sometimes the main office will give away a map of the school. This can help students and parents to find different places in the school.
One way to know your high school more and make new friends is to join different clubs and sports. Fall activities begin in August before the first day of school. If you are not interested in sports, there are clubs for any interests, such as drama, dance, chess, photography, community service, etc. These clubs allow students from different grades. By joining an activity, students can find new friendship, not to mention improving their chant.es in future college applications. The school office will have a list of activities offered at the school and information on how to join them.
What’s more, to have a great start to a high school year, students can write down some of their worries, and ask for help from teachers and school workers.
1.According to the text, most students feel when entering the high school.
A. unhappy B. nervous
C. disappointed D. lonely
2.Which of the following is TRUE about the school clubs?
A. There are fewer students from higher grades in the school clubs.
B. The school clubs in high school mainly welcome sports fans.
C. Summer activities usually begin before high school starts.
D. The school office can help new students join school clubs.
3.When do many schools take students to visit their new high school?
A. Before-the eighth grade year starts.
B. Right after the high school year starts.
C. At the end of the last year in the middle school.
D. At the beginning of the new term in high school.
4.What is the purpose of the text?
A. To describe the colorful high school life.
B. To offer advice to new high school students.
C. To give information on college applications.
D. To share useful experience in high school.
After a year at sea, 16-year-old Laura Dekker can finally say, “Mission accomplished!” Last month, she finished a daring trip around the world aboard her 38-foot boat, Guppy. Dekker, who is from the Netherlands, traveled more than 30,000 miles all by herself. She is the youngest person ever to sail around the globe alone.
Dekker had wanted to lake on this challenge when she was even younger. She first tried to set sail at the age of 13, but a court in the Netherlands stopped her. They said that she was too young to make such a risky trip by herself. But Dekker insisted she had the navigation skills and patience of an adult sailor.
She finally took off on January 20, 2011. During her trip, Dekker battled loneliness, storms, and worries about pirates. But she also got to surf, scuba dive, and started a new hobby: playing the flute. Although Dekker didn’t spend all of her time at sea—she stopped at ports along the way—she did spend her 16lh birthday on the open ocean. To celebrate, she ale doughnuts for breakfast.
But Dekker didn’t sail into the record books. Guinness World Records and the World Sailing Speed Record Council no longer recognize records for “youngest” sailors. They dropped the category in 2009 to discourage children from attempting such dangerous feats (壮举) But that didn’t stop Dekker，who was born on a yacht during a seven-year world voyage undertaken by her parents.
Dekker doesn’t mind that she won’t hold an official record. She says it was a personal goal, and she is happy she achieved it.
“I am not disappointed at all that Guinness World Record won’t recognize my attempt.” Dekker wrote on her website. “I did not start on my trip to achieve any record…I did it just for myself.”
1.Dekker wasn’t allowed to sail at the age of 13 because .
A. people were concerned about her safety
B. she didn’t learn any sailing skills well
C. she had to continue her study at school
D. she didn’t have enough patience for long trips
2.What does the underlined word “accomplished” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Failed. B. Completed.
C. Continued. D. Started.
3.In 2009 records for youngest sailors were canceled in order to .
A. set a higher sailing standard for teen sailors
B. stop children entering Guinness World Records
C. encourage parents to sail with their children
D. prevent children making dangerous attempts
4.What could be the best title for this passage?
A. A New Guinness World Record in Sailing
B. A New Sailing Standard for Teen Sailors
C. A Teen Girl Sailing Alone Around the World
D. The Youngest Sailor in Guinness World Records
LOST AND FOUND | ROOMMATES |
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1.What was lost in campus area according to the LOST AND FOUND ads?
A. A cat. B. A radio.
C. A cassette tape recorder. D. A pair of glasses.
2.You will have to call if you want to buy a radio.
A. 800-0436 B. 800-0739
C. 800-4964 D. 800-4661
3.Which of the following ads will you answer if you want a job of taking care of children?
A. LOST AND FOUND B. ROOMMATES
C. HELP WANTED D. FOR SALE
假设你是新华中学高一年级的李华，你的英国网友Tom来信邀请你暑假到伦敦观光旅游，但你因故不能赴约。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件。
1.表示歉意；
2.解释原因；
3.另约时间。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.不要逐条翻译，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.信的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词。
Dear Tom,
Thank you for inviting me to go to sightseeing in London during summer holidays.
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Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
It has been three months before I left my junior high school.Besides,there is one thing that I'll never forget about it.It was my tum to give an English speech in class.I felt worried because my poor spoken English.So I went to Miss Lee far help.She not only encourages me,but gave me some valuable advices.And then I spent nearly two hours practice it at home every day.To my great joy,my speech was the great success.It was the teacher's encouragement who helped me get courage.Through the experience,I know when we have difficulty we should never be afraid to ask other for help.
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Mirror,mirror1.the wall,who is the2.(hot) of them all?
The question3.(take) on the meaning with Sloaris electric room heaters from Fondis of Thann,France.The devices are made from radiant glass,4.is used for windscreens（挡风玻璃）on planes and high-speed trains.In a room,they sort of look like mirrors.
The heaters consist of two glass5.(plate) sandwiched together.When volt,age（电流）is applied to a metallic lay（金属层）between the plates,it warms up and radiates heat to the room.To protect them from6.(break),the plates7.(make) from the same tempered glass used in8.(commerce) buildings.Fondis' Jean-Marie Trotzier says that installed costs for a9.(give) room are similar to that of electric baseboard heat,but that the panels（电热板）use 15 percent less electricity.
The panels,which come in10.range of colors,have been available in Europe for around three years,their U.S. debut will come as soon as the company finds a distributor.
