Dear Linda,
I’m glad to hear from you and I would like to be your pen friend. In your letter, you said you wanted to know something about my school life(生活).
I walk to school at 7:30 every morning because the school is near our house. When I get to school at about 7:45, I often do the cleaning with my classmates. After that we do some reading for half an hour. We have four lessons in the morning. I often have my lunch at 12:00 at school. We usually have two lessons in the afternoon. The school is over at about 5:00 and then I go home.
My favorite subject is Chinese. I like all the teachers because they are friendly. I am keen on sports and I enjoy playing football best. I’m a member of our school football team. What about your school life?
Best wishes!
Dick
【小题1】It often takes Dick about _____ to walk to school every morning.

A.half an hourB.15 minutes(分钟)C.10 minutesD.5 minutes
【小题2】After Dick gets to school, he _____ first.
A.does morning exercisesB.does some reading
C.has classesD.does the cleaning
【小题3】How many classes does Dick usually have in a day?
A.Two. B.Four. C.Six. D.Eight.
【小题4】How does Dick probably(可能地) go home?
A.On foot. B.By bike. C.By bus. D.In Linda’s car.
【小题5】From the passage,we know that_____ .
A.Dick goes to school at 12:00 at noon
B.Dick doesn’t like studying Chinese
C.Dick’s favourite sport is playing football
D.Dick’s Chinese teacher is not friendly to him

Ms. LaRosa is a great teacher. She can answer almost any question that you have about any history topic and if she cannot, she will try her best to help you find the answer. Although she has a hearing aid(助听器., she does not let that prevent her from being a great teacher. She told the class about it on the first day and told us not to let it get in the way of our learning and not to treat her differently.

We all like her class, especially an activity which is called the station. Stations are when our tables of four or five become our groups and we go through four various activities, such as Ancient China, in which we need to put together a sentence and write it using ancient symbols. Each station needs about 40 minutes to complete.

Ms. LaRosa has a policy that not many teachers give a second thought to. That is writing in cursive (草书的.letters. She will provide you with various resources so that your cursive handwriting is the best that it can be. Ms. LaRosa always says that she has a reason for everything that she does. Recently we just understood her reason for supporting cursive handwriting. Cursive writing can force you to think in words but not in letters. Also it has been proven that people who write in cursive letters do better on tests.

Ms. LaRosa’s class gets to do various fun and exciting things. She also uses real examples from her own life, such as things that her daughter has done. Ms. LaRosa also has absolute trust in her students. She always leaves her purse on her desk.

Ms. LaRosa is a great person and a great teacher who is always there for you, and I feel like I can tell her anything.

1. Ms. LaRosa is a teacher with a good knowledge of history, isn’t she?  (1 分.

   __________, ___________________________________________________________.

2. What activity is especially liked by the students? (2分.

   ______________________________________________________________________.

3. How long do the students usually spend on each station? (2分.

   _____________________________________________________________________.

4. Why does Ms. LaRosa support cursive handwriting? (2 分.

   _____________________________________________________________________.

5. How does Ms. LaRosa usually teach her class? (2 分.

   _____________________________________________________________________.

6.What do you think makes Ms. LaRosa a great teacher? (3分.

   _____________________________________________________________________.

 

How much should you save? You may be able to save 100% of your money. Does that mean you should? Not at all. The best way to develop good saving habits is to make saving a regular part of your life, along with spending.

Here is the rule you should remember: save before spending. Whenever some money gets into your hands, from a job or your pocket money or whatever, take your savings out immediately, before spending any of the money. The beauty of this system is that if you take away your savings, you are free to spend the rest.

Here are some more suggestions on how to successfully get into the saving habit from teens. Let’s see!

Tony,13: I put my money in a bank instead of my wallet, so the money is not there. And I have to take an extra step to get it.

Bill,14: When considering a major purchase(购买), wait a week or so, at least. This will help you make sure if you still want it, and the price might go down.

Dick, 13: Carry very little money always. You can’t spend money if you don’t have it. A cake would be nice, but without a dollar, you can’t get it. Little things like that really add up quickly.

Steve,16: I used to be weak when it came to money. I bought something whenever I went into a store. I’m glad I’m not that person now. I taught myself discipline by keeping a $20 bill in my pocket while waking around the mall all day and not buying anything. Now I have no strong wish to buy things when I go into a store. It works for me.

These ideas should help you get started. If you have some questions about anything you’ve read here, or would like to share your ideas about saving money, please write to us.

1.How does Tony advise you about saving money?

A.By keeping money in a bank.

B.By putting money in a wallet.

C.By making it easy to get your money.

D.By buying little things.

2.According to Billy, if you want to buy something expensive, you’d better_________.

A.wait at least a month

B.make sure it’s necessary

C.wait until it’s for sale

D.ask somebody for help

3.According to the passage, Steve is the person who _______.

A.didn’t carry any money

B.can’t wait to spend his money now

C.didn’t use to buy anything in a store

D.doesn’t spend money quickly and carelessly now

4.Where is the passage most probably from?

A.A dictionary       B.The instructions     C.A newspaper       D.An advertisement.

5.The writer wrote the passage in order to ask teens to_______.

A.make major purchases

B.save 100% of their money

C.spend all their savings regularly

D.save money regularly as well as spending

 

阅读理解

Nancy’s hobby is collecting sharpeners. She spends a lot of time on it after school. She has been collecting more than one hundred sharpeners from different countries. They are all different in color and size.

   Nancy likes sharpeners with animals and birds on them. In this way, she learns the names of many animals and birds. She also borrows books on animals and birds from her school library. She learns a lot about them from books.

   Sometimes Nancy has many sharpeners of the same kind. She gives them to her friends. Then they give her other different sharpeners in return.

   Nancy has many pen pals in many countries. She sends them sharpeners of her country. In return, they send her sharpeners of their countries. Nancy’s father also gives her sharpeners. He brings them home from his friends for her.

   Many of Nancy’s friends collect other things. Some collect coins and others collect matchboxes(火柴盒)or stamps. But, all of them say that Nancy’s collection is the most interesting of all.

1.Nancy spends a lot of time on her hobby             .

         A. before school   B. in class   C. after school  D. during her holidays

2.            Nancy’s sharpeners are different in color and size.

         A. All of          B. Some of   C. Many of         D. Most of

3. Sometimes Nancy has many sharpeners of the same kind. She then           .

         A. keeps them  B. throws them away  C. sells them  D. sends them to her friends

4. What don’t Nancy’s friends collect?

         A. Sharpeners.   B. Coins.    C. Matchboxes and stamps.  D. Both B and C.

5. How does Nancy collect sharpeners? Which of the following is wrong?

         A. Her friends give her some.          B. Her pen pals send her some.

         C. Her father buys her some.        D. Her father’s friends give her some.

 

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