To get a good mark in examinations has been regarded as being most important for a student, and it is also what parents always expect their children to do．But is it enough? These days increasing attention has been paid in schools across the country to what is called quality education．It means that a student, besides doing well in exams, should develop his skills in other ways in order to turn himself into a qualified(合格的)graduate of the country．
“Quality education”, said Xing Jizu, Party Secretary of the Education Bureau of downtown Hongkou District Shanghai, “aims to help students to gain a high moral(道德的)standard(水平), a strong sense of patriotism(爱国主义), a strong wish for learning, as well as a sound mind and body．
“We need reforms(改革)to achieve our goal for quality education,” Mr．Xing Jizu said．He also outlined what they planned．
Xing said that the return of Hong Kong to the mainland(大陆)in July 1997, for example, was regarded as a very good chance for educational advance．A lot of related activities were organized at all the schools in Hong Kou．
Besides, all schools in the district were advised to set up after-class art or science groups．A students’ art festival is to be held in each school every year．
As for physical education, every student is required to have at least one hour of exercise a day．Every year, a sports meeting will take place at each school．
Besides, various kinds after-school activities will be organized to help develop the students’ practical(实践的)and social abilities．“What we are doing is by no means weaken(使-变差)the importance of the regular classroom teaching or exam results．” Xing pointed out, “Instead, we hope that through quality education, students can learn more, in less time, in an easy way．Only in this way can we bring up children fit for the bright future of China．”
(1)
The writer thinks that to get a good mark in examinations has been regarded as most important for a student is _________．
[ ]
A．
completely right
B．
one-side
C．
completely wrong
D．
the only sign of a good student
(2)
The underlined word “outlined” means _________．
[ ]
A．
gave main points of
B．
told something about education
C．
answered some questions of
D．
had a lot of exams
(3)
The text mainly tells us that _________．
[ ]
A．
quality education is a must in schools
B．
politics must be put in the first place
C．
students should be able to bear(忍受)hardships and stand(忍受)hard work
When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful．When you read, you cannot only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words．When you read, it gives you a good example for writing．
Good reading tips(建议)：
Try to read at the right level(水平)．Read something that you can(more or less)understand．If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting．
Try to increase(提高)the number of your new words．If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook．But you don’t have to write them while you read．Instead, try to guess their meanings as you read, and mark them with a pen．Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book．Then try to remember them．
Try to read regularly(定期)．For example, read for a short time once a day．Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday．Fix(固定)a time to read and keep to it．For example, you could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime．
Read what interests you．Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like．Because you are going to spend time and money to read it, choose an interesting one．You can also read newspapers．There are many English newspapers in China．For example, 21st Century Teens．It is easy enough for you to understand．There is something interesting in it．
(1)
How many reading tips does the writer give us?
[ ]
A．
Six．
B．
Three．
C．
Five．
D．
Four．
(2)
Which of the following is true?
[ ]
A．
When you read, you can only learn some new words．
B．
It is interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary．
C．
Reading a lot can help you write better．
D．
Try to read something that you can’t understand to make your English better．
(3)
If you meet a few words on a page while reading, ________．
[ ]
A．
write them down at once
B．
guess the meaning at first
C．
give up reading
D．
don’t mark with a pen
(4)
To make your reading better, ________．
[ ]
A．
only read a magazine about a subject that you like
B．
reading English for two hours every Sunday is much better than a short time once a day
C．
you should read something that you like for a short time once a day at least
D．
it’s enough for you to read 21st Century Teens
(5)
The best title is ________．
[ ]
A．
Reading is Very Helpful
B．
When to Read
C．
What to Read
D．
How to Make Reading Better
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How can you buy a meal for lunch without any money in your pocket? Students in Class 9, Grade 8 at Mountain and Lake Middle School in Chengdu, Sichuan, have their ways．They give out flyers(传单), draw portraits(人物素描)and work as waiters．
The class, working in eight groups, finished the activity．Experiencing Life for Seven Hours, on March 18, “I found students waste their food in the dining-hall, ”the class teacher, Deng Guiyong said, “So I held this activity to help them understand how hard it is to make money．”
Jiang Yao, 15, and his group members stood in the streets giving out flyers for about two hours and got the money for their lunch．Then they worked as waiters in a pizza restaurant-cleaning the floor；and toilets and getting food for guests, “We were busy all along, so we were terribly exhausted after the day’s hard work．”said Jiang．“We each got a pizza as a prize, which tasted much better than one I ate with my parents before．”
When Xie Ni’s group didn't make any money in three hours, the members became nervous about their lunch．The 14-year-old girl came up with the idea of drawing portraits to sell, “I sold four portraits and one tourist even paid us 100 yuan for his portrait, ”said Xie．
Xie realized that life is really hard．“We have to work hard to get the money to pay for even a simple meal．” Xie said, “We must value the happy life today．”
On top of making money, each group was asked to do at least five good deeds during the seven hours．Students helped the old cross the road, gave directions to tourists and turned in a lost bus card．
(1)
From the teacher’s words, we can see that the students _________．
[ ]
A．
usually waste food in their daily life
B．
realize life is really not easy
C．
know it’s hard to make money
D．
have their own ways to get food without money
(2)
The underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 3 means _________．
[ ]
A．
happy
B．
crazy
C．
tired
D．
boring
(3)
In order to make money, the students have done all except _________．
[ ]
A．
help the old cross the road
B．
give out flyers
C．
draw portraits
D．
work as waiters
(4)
The purpose of this activity is to _________．
[ ]
A．
let the students get food
B．
help the students learn to value their today’s life
C．
help people in need
D．
give the students a chance to learn to work
(5)
What’s the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
Life Is Really Hard
B．
It’s Good To Be A Volunteer
C．
How To work For People
D．
Experiencing Life For Seven Hours
阅读理解
Many children love to play with snow in winter．But Long Chuan has come to hate it．
This year his hometown suffered from snowstorms for nearly a month．The heavy snow stopped cars and trains．broke the electricity(电)tower and turned tap water to ice．
Every day Long Chuan had to walk several kilometers to carry drinking water．“I couldn’t ride a bike and it took me 3 hours to walk to schoo1．I can’t remember how many times l slipped(滑倒)on the hard ice．” said Long Chuan．
Long is not alone．This year millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter without enough water and electricity．The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people．They also cost the country 111.1 billion yuan．
Experts(专家)say a special type of climate condition，La Nina，caused the storms．During a La Nina，the water in the Pacific Ocean(太平洋)near the equator(赤道)becomes colder than usual．It changes the weather around the world．
Besides China，Canada，the USA and Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snowstorms this winter．The special climate caused the recent flood in Australia, too．
However，experts say that people have destroyed the environment．Global warming(全球变暖)may be causing these terrible weather events to happen more and more often．
(1)
What took place in Long Chuan’s hometown last winter?
[ ]
A．
Earthquake．
B．
Flood．
C．
Traffic Accident．
D．
Heavy snowstorms．
(2)
During the snowstorms this year, Long Chuan __________．
[ ]
A．
had to walk to carry drinking water
B．
had to ride a bike to school
C．
couldn’t go to school on foot
D．
couldn’t play with snow
(3)
The heavy snow __________ this year．
[ ]
A．
killed millions of Chinese
B．
cost China 111.1 billion yuan．
C．
used too much electricity
D．
1asted more than three hours
(4)
We can tell from the story that __________．
[ ]
A．
China is the only country which suffered from the heavy snow
B．
La Nina caused the snowstorms
C．
La Nina also caused hot summer in Australia
D．
the snowstorms have nothing to do with global warming
(5)
The passage tells people around the world __________．
[ ]
A．
to wear more clothes in winter
B．
to stop riding bikes on the hard ice
C．
to protect the environment
D．
to save water and electricity
阅读理解
October 21st,2011
Dear Vincent,
I’m a middle school student in Zhejiang, China．My English teacher, Ms．Li gave me your name and address．I want to be your pen friend．
English is my favourite subject．That’s why I want to practise English with an American student．I also like art．It’s so interesting and useful．I like history, too．Our history teacher always tells us a lot of interesting historical stories．We all have a good time in history classes．
In my free time, I enjoy playing computer games．It’s exciting and fun．Do you like it? I also like to go to the movies．I saw Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows：Part 1 yesterday．It was a great film．But I don’t like sports, so I never enjoy P．E．classes．
How about you? What subjects do you like? What do you look like? What do you want to do when you get older? I hope I can get your letter soon!
Yours,
Zhao Gang
(1)
Zhao Gang wants to have a pen friend, so he can ________．
[ ]
A．
improve his writing
B．
practise English
C．
know more historical stories
D．
make Ms．Li happy
(2)
What subject doesn’t Zhao Gang like?
[ ]
A．
P．E．
B．
English
C．
History
D．
Art
(3)
Who is Vincent?
[ ]
A．
Zhao Gang’s classmate
B．
A middle school student in Zhejiang．
C．
An American student
D．
Ms Li’s student
(4)
What did Zhao Gang do on October 20 ,2011?
[ ]
A．
He played computer games
B．
He wrote a letter to Vincent
C．
He talked to Ms．Li about his pen friend
D．
He went to the cinema．
(5)
What does Zhao Gang do in his free time?
[ ]
A．
He plays computer games and watches films
B．
He does sports
C．
He reads books
D．
He sings and dances
阅读理解。
BASEBALL．It’s just a word, but for millions of Americans it brings much more than a word．
Hot dogs．Cold beers．Sunny afternoons．Baseball is the game of fathers and sons．Fathers and sons catch with each other on lawns(草坪)in the US．A father’s favorite team becomes his son’s．Grandfathers talk to their grandsons about games played long ago．
Many American kids collect baseball cards．The cards have pictures of their favorite players on them．In school, friends trade(交换)baseball cards just like they trade their lunches．
Players are known as “the boys of summer” because people often play the sport mostly in warm months．You don’t need to be of a certain size or shape to play baseball．You don’t have to be tall like a basketball player or strong like an American footballer．You just need to want to have fun．
Baseball is not as fast-paced(快节奏的)a game as basketball．But when you go to see a game, there’s time to relax, talk and get to know other people．
Baseball may not be the most popular sport in the US, but it is the most traditional．It’s not just a game any more, but an important part of American culture, like apple pie and grandma’s house．
(1)
Many American kids like to collect _________．
[ ]
A．
baseballs
B．
baseball cards
C．
lunches
D．
apple pies
(2)
People like to play baseball in _________．
[ ]
A．
wet months
B．
cool months
C．
warm months
D．
cold months
(3)
Most of the Americans play baseball just want to _________．
[ ]
A．
enjoy themselves
B．
make money
C．
keep warm
D．
make friends
(4)
Which one is WRONG in the article?
[ ]
A．
We can find many children’s favorite baseball players on their cards．
B．
If you are not strong enough, you can’t play baseball．
C．
When you go to watch a baseball play, you’ll relax and have time to talk to other people．
D．
Baseball is the most traditional sport in the US．
阅读理解
Bill was a boy of 15．His parents went to gambling(赌博)day and night．Nobody cared about hi．He always failed in his exams．So his teachers didn't like him, nor did his classmates play with him．
Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school．He almost gave himself up．
One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill's class．She was a smiling, beautiful woman．Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn't take his eyes off his teachers; yet, still he failed．
It was Miss Jones' class．She was asking a question．“I'd like the smartest boy to answer my question．” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!”
Bill was surprised．And he stood up without a word．
“Just try it! I believe you can!”
After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill．She told him that she cared about him and believed in him．
Bill thought a lot that evening．From then on he arrived at school on time every day．Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon．She even cooked delicious food for him．She told Bill, “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it．”
Later, Miss Jones gave another exam．Bill did it with all his heart．He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam．Now Bill discovered that not only could he learn, but he could do it well．A changed took place in Bill's heart．
You see, one teacher saved one boy, it's simple(简单的), really．
(1)
Bill always failed in the exams at first because he ________．
[ ]
A．
went gambling
B．
talked in class
C．
didn't answer
D．
gave himself up
(2)
Miss Jones changed Bill by ________．
[ ]
A．
doing homework for him
B．
encouraging and helping him
C．
giving Bill another exam
D．
cooking delicious food for him
(3)
From the passage we can learn ________．
[ ]
A．
Miss Jones was a loving and careful teacher
B．
Bill's parents cared about him very much
C．
Miss Jones loved to answer Bill's question
D．
Bill didn't like to play with his classmates
(4)
Which may be the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
Parents' Day
B．
A Lazy Boy
C．
A Boy's Change
D．
A Strict Teacher
阅读理解
Water is very important to living things．Without water there can be no life on the earth．All animals and plants need water．Man also needs water．We need water to drink．to cool our food and to clean ourselves．Water is needed in offices, factories and schools．
Water is needed everywhere．There is water in seas；rivers and lakes , Water is found almost everywhere．Even in the driest part of the world．there is some water in the air．You cannot see or feel it when it is a part of the air．The water in the seas, rivers and lakes is a liquid．The water in the air is a gas, and we call it water vapor．
Clouds are made of water．They may be made of very small drops of water．They may also be made of snow crystals(结晶体)．Snow crystals are very, very small crystals of ice．Ice is frozen water．It is a solid．There can be snow and ice everywhere in winter．
(1)
Where Can we find water?
[ ]
A．
We can find water when it turns into vapor．
B．
Water can be found almost everywhere
C．
We can see water in deserts here and there．
D．
Water is only in seas and rivers．
(2)
We must protect water resources because ________．
[ ]
A．
crops need water
B．
all living things need water
C．
all animals need water
D．
all plants need water
阅读理解
At two o'clock a bank robber stole in．“This is a holdup,” the man said rudely．He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George．“Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars．The robber snatched them and turned to leave．
Then while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took hills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly．
The door was shut and the bank robber was gone．George fainted．
As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money．He had eight thousand dollars．He was very happy．
The next morning, while the others were examining the bank's records, George was called into Mr．Burrow's office and was introduced to Mr．Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank．
“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed, too．I retired yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes．Now, I have put the money back in your money-box-all six thousand．”
(1)
This passage tells us ________．
[ ]
A．
a serious case
B．
one part of a play
C．
a humorous story
D．
a meaningful story
(2)
In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “ ________ ”．
[ ]
A．
to make everyone work hard
B．
to keep everyone standing straight
C．
to make everyone do a kind of exercise
D．
to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger
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