In American schools, there is something called Home-coming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a home-coming game. This can be the most important event of the year except graduation(毕业) day. Students plan home-coming day for many weeks in advance.
Several days before Home-coming ,students start to decorate(装饰)the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Home-coming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.
The members of school clubs sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.
During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.
Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band (乐队)comes onto the field and plays school songs, another important moment is when the Home-coming Queen or King appears. All the students vote a most popular student Home-coming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.
Home-coming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy Home-coming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.
1. The most important event of the year in high schools and colleges is_______.
A. Home-coming B. the football game
C. graduation D. winning the game
2. When do students begin to do everything for Home-coming?
A. The day before Home-coming.
B. Many weeks before the day.
C. When the guests arrive.
D. Several hours before Home-coming.
3.Which of the following is NOT done on Home-coming Day?
A. To see old friends.
B. To visit teachers they remember.
C. To watch the football game.
D. To go home to see their family.
4.Who can probably become Home-coming Queen or King?
A. The teacher who is kind to the students.
B. The student who is popular with the students.
C. The visitor who is famous to the students.
D. The player who plays best in the football game.
5.What’s the best title of this article?
A. Home-coming Day B. A Happy Day
C. The Most Important Event D. Home-coming Queen or King
If they eat up their food, students can collect coupons(优惠券) and exchange them for small gifts, such as books, magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers.
“It’s been such a surprise,” said Liang zhaoyun, 19, a student at a university in Shanghai, “It has given us one more motivation to finish our food.”
The measure is part of a national “eat-up” campaign(行动) which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses(校园).
Why only on campuses? You might ask. Because according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average(平均).
The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country.
“The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment –friendly and healthy lifestyle,” said Tao Siliang, Secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.
Some school food is poorly prepared, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it.
“I’m glad that we’ve reduced food waste since the ‘eat-up’ campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses.” said Tao.
1.From Paragraph1, we know that the students will get a coupon .
A. when they eat school food
B. after they exchange gifts
C. if they finish all their food
D. if they collect the waste
2.The underlined word “motivation” in Paragraph 2 means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 动力 B. 机会 C. 试验 D. 条件
3.The “eat-up” campaign is carried out on campuses because .
A. students get a good education
B. schools offer small gifts
C. students waste too much food
D. school food is more delicious
4.The purpose of the campaign is mainly to .
A. improve the school food standard
B. encourage a greener and healthier lifestyle
C. receive attention from the society
D. further improve the service in universities
5.The best title for this passage may be .
A. Enjoy Your Food
B. Reduce Waste on Campus
C. Meals in Universities
D. “Eat-up” Campaign on Campus
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry, one day your luck will change.” Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to find a job in radio station. One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “ Get some work with a small station and work your way up,” she said.
I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.
I felt really down. “ Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “ What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的) good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew what just what she meant.
1.What’s the writer’s ideal job?
A. A sportsman. B. A shop assistant.
C. A sports announcer. D. A businessman.
2.Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago? Because .
A. he was too young
B. he didn’t get college education
C. he’s not a good-looking person
D. he hadn’t got enough experience
3.Which of the following is True according to the article?
A. You just need wait for some time, then luck will come.
B. Luck will come if you try your best to do everything.
C. It’s important for you to wait for luck.
D. You should trust your mother.
4.The sentence “But I got turned down every time.” means “ ”
A. But I was refused every time
B. But I was successful every time
C. But I lost my way every time
D. But the door of every station was always closed
5.What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Mother’s Words.
B. Everything Happens For The Best.
C. No One Is Always Lucky .
D. To Find A Job In Radio Is Difficult.
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On my first job, I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was_____ that there was an envelope on me desk one morning. From the ____, I could see it was from a most popular newspaper.
When I opened it, I found a note and it read,“You did a good job. Go on!”
The note was ______ by Mr John, a famous sports editor .As I was a green hand, his words made me ____. After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. When I wondered______ I had the ability to be a good editor, I would read John’s note and become ______again.
Later, when I made friends _______ Mr John, the note writer, I learnt that he often wrote notes to ______young people in many fields.“When I make ____happy, I feel happy ,too”,he told me.
______, why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my opinion, many people are_____ that they cannot be well understood. Also, writing_____more time and it is harder to pick up the phone . The problem with phone calls is that they cannot last a long time ,but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read ______.
So, when you find some people around you need_____, please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will____, but remember Mr John’s words which making others feel happy makes you happy, too.
1.A. sad B. stressed C. surprised D. frightened
2.A. canlendar B. envelope C. book D. photo
3.A. written B. picked C. received D. practiced
4.A. unhappy B. sleepy C. excited D. sad
5.A. why B. that C. what D. if
6.A. serious B. confident C. patient D. humorous
7.A. to B. from C. with D. without
8.A. forgive B. describe C. introduce D. encourage
9.A. other B. the other C. others D. the others
10.A.But B. However C. Therefore D. Actually
11.A. sure B. afraid C. sorry D. glad
12.A. spends B. costs C. pays D. takes
13.A. once B. only once C. more than once D. less than once
14.A. thanks B. truth C. trouble D. help
15.A.happen B. matter C. turn D. Hold
I prefer________ sports shoes because they are very comfortable．
A．wear B．wears C．wore D．to wear
— I’m not sure you eat vegetables every day.
— I know they are good for health, so I eat them every day.
A. if; that B. that; if
C. that; that D. if; if
