Two years ago, a small town in Changhua started to grow healthy rice. The healthy rice was not grown by farmers but by the students from a small primary school of only about fifty people.
The idea of growing rice came from the school teachers. When making teaching plans, the teachers decided to teach students how to grow healthy rice on school land. They wanted the students to get closer to the land when doing the rice farming outside the classroom.
What’s better, the school made money from selling the rice and giving farming classes to the public. With the money, the school could help the students who wished to go to foreign countries some day. Today the dream is becoming real — the students are flying to Japan to share their special farming experiences, and have fun over there, of course! “We all feel very proud that even students from a small town can make themselves seen in the world,” said one of the teachers.
1.When did the students begin to grow rice? (No more than 3 words)
2.Who decided to grow rice? (No more than 2 words)
3.Why was the decision made? (No more than 10 words)
4.Where was the rice grown? (No more than 3 words)
5.What did the students do with the money from selling the rice? (No more than 4 words)
从方框中选择单词，并用其正确形式填空，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上。每词限用一次。
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There was a small boy on a farm. He had to get up before the sunrise every morning to start his work on the farm.
At sunrise he could 1.______ a house with golden windows far away from the farm. He thought how 2._____ it would be to live there! He then promised to3. ______ “Someday I will go there and see that wonderful place.”
4.______ one morning he got a chance. He took a sandwich and started walking to the house with the golden windows.
He walked 5.______ long time and in the afternoon he got close to the house. But he saw 6. ______ golden windows. There was a very old house. He went to the door and 7._____. A small boy 8.______ his age opened the door. He asked him9. ______ he knew where the house with the golden windows was. The boy said “Sure I know!” and invited him to sit in front of the door. As he sat there he looked back where he just came. He saw the sunset (日落) made the 10.____ of his home golden.
When Andy came to school, he was surprised to find he was the first to arrive that day. “Where is Susie?” he thought. 1. She was the smartest student in the class and was always the earliest to class. Andy was always the second smartest and the second earliest.
In class, Andy learned that Susie went to visit her grandma in London and that she would not be back until Friday. 2. He was happy because he was the smartest kid and also the earliest to class for four days. He was sad because he could not see Susie, the girl he was secretly in love with.
Over the following days, Andy felt bad about being the smartest kid and the earliest to class. 3. .
4. When Andy entered the classroom, he found Susie was already there. At that moment he decided one thing: Susie was the smartest girl in the class, and he was the smartest boy in the class. And that was enough.
A. Finally, Friday came.
B. Andy was happy and sad at the same time.
C. It was like he was taking something that was not his.
D. In all Andy’s primary school life, Susie was never later than him.
If you enjoy reading, don’t miss Shakespeare and Company when you visit the city of Paris. It is a famous English-language bookstore on the left bank of the river Seine. The first Shakespeare and Company in history was opened in 1919 by an American, Sylvia Beach. Ms. Beach did more than sell books. Her bookstore was also a library, and she even prepared beds for writers visiting there. Ms. Beach was not only kind to people but also good at choosing books, so her bookstore was often visited by writers like Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce. But in 1941, after the Germans took power in Paris, Ms. Beach was told to close her bookstore.
In 1951, another American, George Whitman, opened in Paris another English-language bookstore, Librairie Mistral. Since then, just as Ms. Beach did, Mr. Whitman has also made his bookstore a library for people to borrow books, and a free hotel for writers to stay in. To remember Ms. Beach, Mr. Whitman changed the name of his bookstore to Shakespeare and Company in 1964, two years after Ms. Beach died.
Next time when you are in Paris, don’t forget to visit this friendly bookstore, and see if you can spend a night there!
1.When was Shakespeare and Company first opened？
A. In 1919. B. In 1941. C. In 1951. D. In 1964.
2.What does Shakespeare and Company do?
a. It sells books. b. It lends books.
c. It offers food to readers. d. It prepares beds for writers.
A. a, b, c B. a, c, d C. a, b, d D. b, c, d
3.Ms. Beach closed her business because _________.
A. she died
B. she left Paris
C. she was made to do it
D. she didn’t manage it well
4.What do we know about Mr. Whitman?
A. He was Ms. Beach’s neighbor.
B. He used to work at Ms. Beach’s bookstore.
C. He opened a bookstore to remember Ms. Beach.
D. He has followed Ms. Beach’s ways of doing business.
Looking for a new way to raise money for charity (慈善)? Has your school run out of clever and fun ideas? Don’t give up. There are several ways to support your favorite charity.
How about organizing a car wash? Everybody who has a car sooner or later washes it or has it washed. So why don’t you and your classmates do the job? The money the car owners pay for having their cars washed will go towards your charity. When we did it, we had an amazing time! At first, some of us were worried about getting wet or dirty and it’s true. But we also had fun, and at the end of the day it was really worth it!
On the other hand, if you don’t feel like getting wet or messy, but have some musical talent, how about organizing a street concert? Street musicians can make a lot of money, and so can you if you’ve got the talent and courage it takes to play in front of an audience. You just need to find a suitable place, practice for a few hours with your friends first, and give it a try!
I hope the above ideas have helped you a bit, and if you’ve got any other great suggestions, we would love to hear them and practice them, too. Good luck!
1.What does the writer think of car wash?
A. It’s dirty but fun. B. It’s easy but dirty.
C. It’s easy and fun. D. It’s cheap and dirty.
2.What do the underlined words “an audience” in the 3rd paragraph mean?
A. Passengers. B. Listeners.
C. Musicians. D. Teachers.
3.What might be the best title for this passage?
A. How to Wash a Car
B. How to Organize a Street Concert
C. Ways to Raise Money for Charity
D. Ways to Make Money after School
4.The writer of the passage is most probably a _________.
A. student B. parent C. driver D. singer
1.What you have read is a(n) _________.
A. report B. ad. C. message D. notice
2.What restaurant is Tea Cottage?
A. Chinese. B. British. C. American. D. French.
3.Who has to work every day?
A. Singers. B. Waiters. C. Cleaners. D. Cooks.
4. If you want to get more information, you can _________.
A. send a letter B. make a call
C. send an email D. visit the boss
