Today we make a survey about the popularity of computer games among middle school students. Half of male students in our class like playing computer games very much. Though our teachers and their parents tell them not to play games any more again and again, they play the computer games daily and they don’t go to school. They spend a lot of time playing computer games each time, so they often ask their parents for money or borrow money from their classmates. Some students even use mobile phones to play the games in class. They don’t listen to the teacher carefully and usually forget to do their homework. I think it’s really bad for their lessons.
Playing computer games wastes money and it is also bad for students’ health and study. So I hope those who have got the habit of playing computer games could give it up as soon as possible．
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The popular activity among middle school students | 1. . |
Situation in playing games | 2. in our class like playing computer games very much. Some students even3. in class. |
Writer’s points | Playing computer games 4. and it is not good for 5. . |
There is an old saying: Like father like son. Here is a story about it．
Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered (坏脾气) and never gave a way to others. One day his father decided to 1. some friends to dinner. He asked his son to buy some meat in town．When the son got what his father wanted, he turned back2. walked towards the town gate. Just then, a man was coming from outside. The gate wasn’t 3. enough to let two men in and4. at the same time. But 5. of them would give way to the other. They stood face 6. face inside the gate hour after hour. Waited for a long time, his father was worried, “What shall I do? My son hasn’t returned yet. I can’t wait any 7. .” He wanted to know what was the matter with his son. So he8. his friends at home and went to town to look for his son.
“You may take the 9. home for my friends. Let me stand here against him 10. ,” he said to his son when he knew what had happened. What do you think of the father? If everyone teaches their children in this way, there will be no peace in the world．
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1.．A lot of water is wasted by using too much. 2.．We will have less and less gas to use because more and more people buy cars. 3.．People, especially children watch TV for too many hours. 4.．Every day, in homes all over the world, people leave lights on when no one is in the room. 5.．Air conditioners are usually set at too high temperatures in winter. | A．Always keep the saying in mind “Turn off lights before leaving.” B．Try our best to make friends with the countries in the Middle East and ask them to give us more gas in the future. C．We should walk to work, ride a bike to school, take a bus home more often instead of driving cars. D．In rooms where you have an air conditioner, you can save electricity by cleaning the filter. A filter uses 30 percent more energy when it is dirty. Also, set the air conditioner at 25℃. E．Take a shower instead of a bath, for a bath uses twice as much water. Don’t flush the toilet unnecessarily. F．Plant more trees and grass around our houses. G．Encourage people to take more outdoor activities in their free time. Get children to learn more from reading books. |
This year, there is something new happening in our school.
It was September 6th, Wang Yang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wang, “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss.
“Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,”said Jason, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,”added Jason.
1.．After the new classroom arrangement it was easier for Wang Yang and her classmates to
in class.
A．discuss with each otherB．sit in the classroom
C．push desks together D．teach a lesson
2.．The school made the reform in order to provide students with to study．
A．easier waysB．noisier classes
C．more seatsD．fewer chances
3.．The Chinese meaning of the word “effectively” in this passage is .
A．简单地B．明确地C．认真地D．有效地
4.．Jason thinks the reform is .
A．terribleB．awful
C．helpfulD．useless
5.．The best title of this passage may be “ ”.
A．Students’ FriendshipB．New Look in Class
C．Teachers’ HopeD．Discussion in Class
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1.．It’s Wednesday afternoon. You can go to .
A．visit the museumB．play soccer
C．play basketballD．play the guitar
2.．If children want to watch new films, they should go to .
A．16 Yangtze RoadB．89 North Main Street
C．106 Green StreetD．108 Green Road
3.．If you dial (拨号) 66387901, you can .
A．ask for some hotel information
B．do some shopping
C．have a good story time
D．order fast food in a restaurant
4.．Lily’s father is ill. She should dial .
A．800-120-9847B．79210583
C．6878745lD．96725643
5.．You can not get any information about from the two notices．
A．looking for a hotelB．doing eye exercises
C．eating fast foodD．taking a taxi
It’s spring now. New leaves come out from the tree. Everything begins to turn green. It makes us feel happy.
I watch the apple trees and remember a little story.
A long time ago, there was an apple tree and a little boy. The boy came and around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the , and rest under the shadow (树荫). He loved the tree and the tree loved him. Time went by … The little boy up and no longer played around it. The old tree was very sad. It didn’t know . The boy said, “I am not a kid. I want to play with toys. But I don’t have money.”
“You needn’t about it. Pick all my apples and sell them, you will have money.” After that the boy didn’t come back. Years later, the boy returned and the tree was happy. But its surprise, the boy cut it down to build a house. Many years later the boy returned again. The old tree was happy and said to him “Sorry, my boy. I can’t give you more. The only thing left is my dying roots. But you can sit down and rest here. This is your forever .
This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parents. When we were young, we loved playing with them. When we grow up, we them, and only come to them when we need something or are in trouble. No matter what happens, parents will be there and give what they have to make us .
We may say the boy is cruel (冷酷的) to the tree but that’s how we are treating (对待) our parents. Nowadays, many old people feel lonely because their children don’t live with them. We hope all of us try to help those old people and manage to make the old have a happy life.
1.A．rest B．played C．play D．eat
2.A．apples B．leaves C．food D．birds
3.A．got B．set C．grew D．took
4.A．what B．who C．how D．why
5.A．worry B．feel C．talk D．dream
6.A．in B．to C. on D．of
7.A．something B．everythingC．nothing D．anything
8.A．home B．tree C．bed D．place
9.A．love B．leave C．bring D．hate
10.A．angry B．tired C．happy D．sad
