Dear Mr. Li.I’m not happy. I have too many rules in my home. On weekdays I have to get up at half past six, read English for half an hour and then walk to school. I can’t play with my friend after s 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

A 14-year-old British student is packing for the next day of school: textbooks, notebooks, pens, 250 grams of flour, an egg and some cooking oil. Wait, what?
It’s not a joke.
From September, cookery will be a compulsory (必修的) course for kids aged 7-14 in the UK.
Primary school students will learn how to put things together and make simple, healthy food.
At high school, students will then master a number of different meals. They will also learn some cooking skills including baking.
Britain is sometimes known as a country with bad food and unhealthy eating habits. These new courses are part of the country’s effort to bring healthy food back onto the table.
“One in four British families no longer has a table that everyone can eat around. One out of every two meals we eat is eaten alone. Only four out of ten of us enjoy eating meals with our children,” British writer Joanna Blythman wrote in her book Bad Food Britain: How A Nation Ruined Its Appetite (食欲) in 2006.
Instead, ready meals have become the first choice for many British kids, because their parents are often too busy to cook a proper meal.
The Department for Education hopes that the cookery courses can introduce children to good food and reduce childhood obesity.
“It’s important that children can develop an interest and understanding of good food,” said a spokesman for the department.
“We want to encourage them to develop a love of food and cooking that will stay with them as they grow up.
小题1:Students under 14 in the UK _______.

A．have a good appetite	B．learn more life skills
C．learn to do housework at home	D．enjoy eating and cooking healthy food

小题4:The underlined word “obesity” in the passage means _______ in Chinese.

A．厌学

B．懒惰

C．肥胖

D．贪玩

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小题1: Which of the two hotels can we swim at?

小题2:If we want to set off around National Day, which departure date should we choose?

A．June 8, 2014.

B．July 29, 2014.

C．August 30, 2014.

D．September 30, 2014.

小题3:We can’t book by telephone at __________.

A．9:00 a.m., Monday	B．9:00 p.m., Thursday
C．9:00 a.m., Saturday	D．9:00 p.m., Sunday

小题4:When can we save money to visit Beijing?

小题5:According to the ad, which of the following is true?

A．This ad is given by a Beijing travel company.

B．Green Hotel is in the center of Beijing.

C．We can save ￥500 leaving in late August instead of late September.

D．We can stay in Beijing for four days and five nights.

In many people’s eyes, middle school students are happy and carefree（无忧无虑）. But is it the truth? And what     students happy or unhappy?
To find out the answers, Li Jiahui, a student in Pinggu No. 3 Middle School, Beijing, spent six months       students’ sense(感受) of happiness last year. The       girl made a survey with questions such as “ Are you feeling happy?” and “What makes you unhappy?”
After studying the answers from 284 students, Li learned that___   40 percent（百分之）of the students feel unhappy, and the        from studies is the main reason for their unhappiness.
“More than 50 percent said they were under pressure and 70 percent        get enough sleep,” Li said. “It shows that middle school students are not as happy         people think. They worry a lot, and they can get angry easily.”
Li also said that over 90 percent say their happiness has        to do with how much money they have. Instead, they care about their relationships（关系）with friends, teachers and parents. “Students always feel better when they get _      well with each other,” Li said.
After her survey, Li listed       tips that may make students happier, such as: Treat(对待) yourself better, be kind and polite to your friends and relatives, and try new things.

Hi, I’m Nick. I am very busy from Monday to Friday. In the morning, I always get up and take a shower at six ten. After half an hour, I have breakfast. After I finish eating, I get dressed and go to school by bike. It takes me about twenty minutes to get to school.
After school, I go to the English club. Because my English is not very good, I join the English club at school. The students in the club get together to practice speaking English at half past five. We can talk in English and we can tell English stories in the club. It is good for us to improve our English.
小题1:When does Nick have breakfast?

小题2:How does Nick get to school?

小题3:What do students get together to do?

A．To talk with each other.	B．To do homework.
C．To practice English.	D．To listen to the stories.

小题4:Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．It takes Nick about thirty minutes to get to school.

B．Nick’s English is good.

C．The students in club can’t tell English stories.

D．Nick thinks the English club is good.

My name is Kumiko. I come from Tokyo. I can speak a little English. But I can’t speak Chinese. I usually get up at 6:30 and go to school at 7:30 in the morning. I think art is interesting. I don’t like math. I think it is boring. I want to visit China and Canada.
My name is Mario. I am twelve years old. I go to school at 7:50 and I go home at 4:20. It takes me about 20 minutes to get home. I have lunch at school. I usually have fish, vegetables, and soup for lunch. My favorite subject is music and I can sing English songs. I don’t like P.E. I usually do my homework at 7 o’clock and I go to bed at 10 o’clock.
I am Alice. I am from Canada. I like math and P.E. And I am good at swimming and running. I don’t like biology. I think it’s difficult. I get up at 6:30 and then I run on the playground. My good friend is Sam. He knows Chinese. He likes Chinese food and he can cook Chinese food.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。
小题1:Kumiko can speak English and she thinks math is interesting.
小题2:Mario never eats vegetables for lunch at school.
小题3:Alice is a Japanese girl and she can swim and run well.
小题4:Mario often gets home at about 4:40.
小题5:Sam, a friend of Alice, likes Chinese food.

I love music. I learned to play the guitar at 11 and I wrote my first song four years later. My dream -----to become a country singer.
After years of hard work, a record company was showing interest in me. One day during a trip to mountains, a friend gave me a bit of meth, a kind of drugs(毒品). I smoked it. And that was all that I thought about for the next year and a half. I couldn’t live without it.
When the police came to me, I looked like death. The first seven days in prison(监狱), I just slept. When I woke up on the eighth day, I had never known such shame and guilt(罪恶感). I walked down the hall to the pay phone. My mama is the best person on the earth, and I knew this was going to break her heart. When I heard her voice on the phone, I told her where I was. She just said, “Son, no matter what you did, I love you forever(永远).
Her words gave me the confidence to face my trouble(麻烦). And I also realized(意识到) this was my chance to start a new life.
When people hear my words, I hope they will not make the same mistake(错误) as I have, but I know that you can overcome(克服) almost anything, especially smoking drug. That’s why I share my story here.
小题1:The writer wrote his first song when he was ____ years old.

小题2:Why was the writer put into prison?

A．Because he offered others meth.

B．Because he took drugs.

C．Because he refused the company.

D．Because he didn’t pay for his phone.

小题3:Which is right according to ( 根据 ) the passage?

A．He will start a new life.

B．He gave his friends a bit of meth.

C．His father helped him a lot.

D．He goes on smoking drug.

Hello, everyone! I’m Kathy. I live in Washington, D.C. I’m in Grade 8. I spend about half an hour on my homework every day. My homework this week is to find out how much homework students have now. Please tell me about your homework on the website.

Ben	I’m in Grade 7 in Macross City. I have too much homework. I usually spend more than two hours on homework every day. I don’t use the Internet to help with my homework
Linda	Hi! I live in New York. I’m in Grade 6. I guess I’m lucky, because I don’t have too much homework. I usually finish my homework in an hour. I don’t use the Internet for homework. My brother will come to help me if I have problems with my homework.
Jack	I’m in Grade 8. I usually spend less than an hour on my homework. I sometimes use the Internet to find information about homework. I don’t think my homework is too much.

小题1:Why does Kathy want others to tell her about their homework?

A．Because she wants to know about her classmates.

B．Because she wants to make friends on the Internet.

C．Because she wants to finish her homework.

D．Because she wants to find someone to do her homework.

小题2:What will Linda do if she has problems with her homework?

A．Ask her brother for help.

B．Ask her teacher for help.

C．Use the Internet for help.

D．Discuss them with her friends.

小题3:＿＿ spends the most time on homework .

A．Kathy