Greek(希腊)?Roman(罗马) Festival

Friday, April 28th

You can join one group. As a member of the group, you will take part in at least ONE of the following activities.

1Compete in an Olympic event. Remember there is only small space for each event, so don’t be late.

? Hercules Throw. Throw a football through a hoop(圈) 20 feet away.

? Three Headed Race Three people line up with touching legs tied. Then they run 100 metres in the playground.

? Toga Barrow Race This is like a wheelbarrow race. (Runners take hold of partners? feet while partners walk on hands.)

2Make Greek or Roman food. Mrs Jones has a list of recipes(菜谱) from ancient(古代的) Greece and Rome. You may make American food, but be sure to give it a special, mythological(神话的) name. For example, call your chocolate cake “Zeus’s Delight.” This is a great way to practice your skills in the kitchen.

3Create a work of art for the museum. Be sure your artwork shows ancient Greek or Roman culture. Artworks may include sculptures, paintings, mosaics, drawings or models. The museum is a great place to show off your artistic talent.

4Perform a new short performance, song or dance for the talent show. Rewrite your favorite Greek myth(神话) by using modern language, or change the words of a popular song to tell a Greek or Roman story. Send your creative ideas to your English teacher for agreement. You must first perform for a group of teachers. The teachers choose the BEST performance groups for the talent show, so be sure your group has prepared for it.

This timetable will help groups know when each event will take place and where to go.

Group Number1:00-1:251:30-1:552:00-2:252:30-3:30ⅠOlympics/

Playground Museum/Library Food Court/

Dining Hall ⅡFood Court/

Dining Hall Olympics/

Playground Museum/Library ⅢMuseum/Library Food Court/

Dining Hall Olympics/

Playground Talent Show/

School Theatre

1.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Each student is made to take part in at least one Olympic event.

B.Greek myths or the songs that will be performed are rewritten by the teachers.

C.Greek or Roman names must be used for American food the students may cook.

D.Artworks shown in the museum are collected or made by the students themselves.

2.What do Group Ⅲ do right after watching the artworks?

A.Watch the talent show.

B.Prepare for a performance.

C.Taste food that students make.

D.Compete in the Olympic events.

3.For what purpose is the festival most probably held?

A.To improve students? artistic talent.

B.To make students more physically strong.

C.To make students more creative in making foods or performing.

D.To help students learn about ancient Greek and Roman cultures.

When the bell rings, every student takes out an iPad. The light from the screens makes their young faces pretty and lively. That’s what happens every day at my school in the US. We use iPads in class.

I felt surprised and excited when I got an iPad the first day I arrived at the school. But it was not free. I spent about $100 to rent (租) it for three years.

Every iPad at my school has a special learning system ( 系统) called Focus. Teachers put their teaching materials like textbooks and PPTs on it. When we have classes, we enter the system and download the materials with our iPads.

It makes the classes interesting and efficient (高效的). For example, a few weeks ago, we learned about London in the UK. Our teacher prepared a video in which we saw many places of interest in London. We could not only watch the video, but also see the words at the same time.

Because of the video, I know more about the city.

We also do our homework with iPads. We can know how well we do our homework right after we submit (提交) our homework.

However, there are still some bad points about learning with iPads. Some of my classmates play games or surf the Internet in class.

I believe the key to use iPads well is to have good self-control, isn’t it?

1.The underlined word “Focus” is .

A.the name of the iPad at school B.PPTs and videos

C.teachers’ teaching materials D.a special learning system

2.When students are learning with iPads, they should not .

A.play games B.watch some videos

C.download the materials D.submit the homework

3.According to the example in Paragraph 4, we learn that .

A.students don’t like to use iPads in class

B.iPads are not useful when having classes

C.students use iPads to watch videos every class

D.iPads make the classes interesting and efficient

4.What does the writer think of using iPads in school?

A.Students should use iPads as often as possible.

B.To use iPads in school is very bad for students’ eyes.

C.Students should have good self-control when using iPads.

D.All students should use iPads to surf the Internet in class

There was once a famous scientist who made several important discoveries. Once he was asked how he was able to be so creative, He replied that it all came from an experience he had with his mother when he was two years old. He was trying to take a bottle of milk out of the fridge. But the bottle was too slippery(滑的)and he dropped it. The kitchen floor was covered with milk.

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him or punishing him, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have never seen such a huge puddle(水洼)of milk. Would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"

So he did. After a few minutes, they cleaned it up together. Then his mother said, This was a failed experiment(实验)in how to carry a big bottle of milk with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without dropping it."

The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson.

The scientist then added that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. He learned that mistakes are just chances to learn something new﹣which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment doesn't "work", we can still learn something valuable from it.

根据短文内容判断正、误。(注意:考生将答题卡相应的位置涂加,正确的涂"A",错误的涂"B")

(1)The scientist's creativity came from an experience he had with his mother when he was a child.1.

(2)He dropped the bottle because the floor was too slippery.2.

(3)His mother thought he did an experiment in the kitchen but failed.3.

(4)His mother told him how to carry the bottle without dropping it.4.

(5)From this passage, we know that we can learn from mistakes.5.

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