题目内容
Do you have to carry a heavy bag to school? Does it make your back (背部) hurt? Well, students at a high school in Kansas (堪萨斯州), America, have a meeting with their city’s mayor（/meM/市长） to complain (抱怨) about their heavy bags. They say their bags are giving them headaches, and making their necks (脖子) and backs hurt. The mayor says he is very sorry. He says students may do more of their homework on the Internet (国际互联网) to give their back a rest.
【小题1】A heavy bag may make students ＿＿.
| A．headache | B．earache |
| C．toothache | D．A, B and C |
| A．China | B．America |
| C．Australia | D．Canada |
| A．the mayor | B．their parents |
| C．their teachers | D．their friends |
| A．Yes, he isn’t | B．I don’t know |
| C．Yes, he is | D．No, he is |
| A．he has a headache |
| B．he wants the students to do more homework |
| C．he is sorry |
| D．he has to work hard |
【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】C
解析试题分析：这篇短文的作者想要告诉我们，帮助人们找到好的工作，找到一个好的生活方式，这只是教育的一个目的。它其实还有很多其他更重要的作用，教育可以帮助人们提高自己各方面的能力。
【小题1】细节理解题。沉重的书包可能使得学生们头疼。根据They say their bags are giving them headaches, and making their necks (脖子) and backs hurt.可知，故选A。
【小题2】细节理解题。Kansas在美国。根据短文Well, students at a high school in Kansas, America, have a meeting with their city’s mayor to complain about their heavy bags. 故选B。
【小题3】细节理解题。学生们和市长谈论他们沉重的书包。根据Well, students at a high school in Kansas, America, have a meeting with their city’s mayor to complain about their heavy bags. 故选A。
【小题4】细节理解题。市长不友好，是吗？根据The mayor says he is very sorry. He says students may do more of their homework on the Internet to give their back a rest. 可知，由此可知选C。
【小题5】细节理解题。市长说他很抱歉。根据The mayor says he is very sorry. 可知，由此可知选C。
考点：教育类短文阅读。
We all have dreams. Do you still remember your dream when you were still a middle school student. As teenagers, you may have many dreams. Maybe you wanted to be a scientist, a teacher or a doctor. These dreams can be very big, such as winning a Nobel Prize, or very small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
If you have a dream, what do you do with it? Do you try to make your dream come true? Andrew Matthews wrote a book called Follow Your Heart. It tells us it’s the biggest challenge(挑战) to make our dreams come true.
There will be many difficulties on the road to your dreams. But you must never give up your dream. Because the biggest difficulty comes from you yourself.
Everyone can make his/her dream come true. The first thing to do is to remember your dream. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want and keep working hard. Do this step by step and your dream will come true one day.
【小题1】Follow Your Heart is the name of .
| A．Andrew Matthews | B．a book about hearts |
| C．a book by Andrew Matthews | D．a dream |
| A．To be a man like Nobel. |
| B．To win a Nobel Prize. |
| C．To be the best student in the class. |
| D．To be a scientist. |
| A．the book | B．your school | C．your dream | D．you yourself |
| A．Different people have the same dream. |
| B．If you keep on, you can make your dream come true. |
| C．There are few difficulties on the road to everyone's dream. |
| D．When you give up your dream, it will come true soon. |
When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his present. Finally he came to the checkout counter and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money! Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “ You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help.When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house to collecting blankets and clothes foe the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
【小题1】When did the story probably happen?
| A．On Christmas Day. | B．Before Christmas Day. |
| C．On New Year’s Day. | D．After New Year’s Day. |
| A．His gifts were stolen. | B．He broke his basket. |
| C．He lost his money. | D．He lost his way. |
| A．When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in with the woman. |
| B．Mark’s family has no money. |
| C．Finally Mark accepted the woman’s help. |
| D．The woman asked Mark to collect the clothes and blankets. |
| A．Because she bought Mark a nice gift. |
| B．Because she always paid money for others. |
| C．Because she collected clothes for the homeless. |
| D．Because she taught Mark to help people in need. |
| A．A big supermarket. | B．A kind woman. |
| C．A happy holiday. | D．A wonderful gift. |
On February 9th, 2013, Sarah Darling was walking along the street when she met a homeless man named Billy Ray Harris. She reached into her change purse, emptied out all the coins she had and gave them to the homeless man. Neither of them realized that this small generous act would change their lives.
Sarah didn’t realize that she had given Billy not only all her change but also her diamond ring that she had put in her change purse earlier until the following morning. She and her husband, Bill Krejci, rushed to see if they could find Billy. The homeless man was not only in the same place, he also immediately returned the ring. The grateful couple paid him back for his honesty by emptying out their pockets of all the money they had.
Bill Krejci, a web designer, felt that he needed to do something more for this amazingly honest man. So on February 18th, he set up a special page to raise money for him. In just four days, Billy received over $85,000 and there seems to be no end yet.
That is not enough. Billy is living with a person who is generous instead of living in the streets. And that’s not all—Thanks to the news report, he got together again with his older brother, Edwin Harris who he had been unable to find for 27 years.
All the good luck is just because Billy did the right thing—returning something that did not belong to him.
【小题1】When did Sarah realize that she had also given Billy her diamond ring?
| A．On February 9th, 2013 | B．On February 10th, 2013 |
| C．On February 18th, 2013 | D．On February 22nd 2013 |
| A．Billy is living with a generous person. |
| B．Billy has found his brother. |
| C．Billy bought a diamond ring. |
| D．Billy appeared in the news report |
| A．returning the ring | B．setting up a page |
| C．living in the streets | D．receiving money |
| A．Generous Woman Changed Her Own Life |
| B．Kind Man Set Up Special Page |
| C．Homeless Man Returned Diamond Ring |
| D．Many People Donated Much Money |
Can the Time Go Slower?
Can the time go slower?
I’m still thinking of
The answers.
Can the time go slower?
My head is not
Yet clear.
Can the time go slower?
For me the rules of math are
Too hard to remember.
Can the time go slower?
My grade is what my father
Really cares about.
So can the time go slower?
My dear teacher,
I don’t want to run behind others.
Oh! NO!
There are still lots of questions
To be answered!
根据以上由Joanna Pitt创作的小诗，回答下列问题。
【小题1】What is the reading about?
| A．Taking a test. | B．Teaching math. |
| C．Learning driving. | D．Running at the school. |
| A．She is missing her good old times. |
| B．She does not want to get old with time. |
| C．She’s afraid that her father will be home soon. |
| D．She’s worried that there isn’t much time. |
Dear Addie,
Greetings from New Jersey, how is New Zealand? I’m very excited to have you as my pen pal. I guess it’s my turn to tell you about myself.
First off, I live with my parents, two sisters, and our pet dog Brighty. Our town is called Whippangong. It is only about a half-hour away from New York City. My oldest sister, Ingrid, just turned 17, that means she now has a drive’s license. She drives us to the mall. Do you have a mall near you in Te Awamutu? My other sister is 11 and her name is Lucy. I guess I would say that she is my best friend. We still fight, though. She rides horses and takes lessons every Saturday morning. I have to go with her sometimes, and that is truly the most boring thing in the world. Do you like horses?
I take tap dancing classes. I like to practice in the food store. The sound of my feet stepping on the hard floors echoes(发出回声). I play scores in the fall; I’m on the swim team during the summer. I like swim, but I am really looking forward to diving this year. Next year I will start music lessons in school. I think I am going to play the piano.
Our house has eight rooms and a small backyard where every year we try to grow vegetables. We mostly get zucchini because the rabbits eat everything else. I guess rabbits don’t like zucchini. I have a bike and mum allows me to ride up and down our street, but nowhere else. I hope that I will get to ride it to school someday. Right now I ride the crowed and yucky bus.
Well, that is enough about me for now. I look forward to hearing from you again soon. I hope your surfing lessons went well. And I hope your mum does let you learn to play the drums.
Write soon
Love,
Jessica
【小题1】 In this letter, Jessica doesn’t talk about .
| A．her family numbers | B．her spare time |
| C．her house | D．her ambition |
| A．跌倒 | B．降落 | C．秋天 | D．瀑布 |
A. different B. fool
C.exciting D.frightening
【小题4】 Zucchini is likely to be a kind of .
| A．animals | B．vegetable |
| C．flower | D．fruit |
A. Jessica likes Lucy very much but they don’t always get along.
B. People below 18 can’t get driving licenses in New Jersey
C. Jessica usually goes to school by bike, but sometimes by bus.
D. Ingrid gets to take riding lessons and JessicA、wishes she could, too.
【小题6】 What might be Addie’s problem?
| A．She can’t take surfing lessons. |
| B．She wants to play the drums. |
| C．There are no malls near her house. |
| D．She has no family. |
Let’s face it: homework can be almost as frustrating (沮丧) for parents as it is for kids. Getting kids to do their homework can be a challenge, and when they do sit down to study, a lot of other problems can appear.
Doing homework may not be as fun as playing video games or chatting with friends, but it shouldn’t be something that kids hate. Your children’s assignments (任务) should help them build a skill or learn something new.
You can help by being a homework monitor, stepping in to answer questions or offer encouragement. This gives you a chance to see what they are learning and how well they understand the material. It helps you understand their learning style and shows you care about their education.
Many kids refuse to study by asking why they have to learn things they’ll never use in real life. If your son or daughter shows little interest in their assignments, you can make them seem more important by pointing out ways you use them in daily life.
If parents feel that their kids are overloaded (超负荷), they can talk about it with the teachers. If you think it takes your child too long to finish homework, try to make a decision whether the problem lies in having too much work or managing time poorly.
If your child complains of boredom while doing homework, give him or her the following suggestions:
Get help from friends: if your children are bored with an assignment, let them call a friend for help or invite a friend over to work on it with them.
Add physical activity: set mini-goals for homework and allow time for relaxing, jumping around, or a snack after each goal is completed. For a kid who can’t sit still, find active ways to study.
Turn the tables: let your children teach you a lesson. Let them give you a test on the things they have just learned.
| Title: Help with your child’s 【小题1】 . | ||
| The right goal of doing homework | It should help your child learn a 【小题2】 or new things. | |
| Benifits (益处) of offering help | ·You can see how things are going with your child’s studies. ·You can see what your child’s learning 【小题3】 is like. ·It can show you 【小题4】 about your child’s education. | |
| 【小题5】 that you may face | Your child thinks that the assignments are 【小题6】 . | Tell them how you use the knowledge in real life. |
| You think that your child has too much homework. | 【小题7】 about the problem with the teachers. | |
| You think that the assignments 【小题8】 your child too much time. | Find out whether there are problems with your child’s time management. | |
| Your child thinks that the assignment is 【小题9】 | ·Find a friend of theirs to help. ·Set small goals for the assignments and allow the child to do other 【小题10】 during breaks. ·Let the child teach you something. | |
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Graffiti is a common feature of most Western cities. The word graffiti was from the Greek word, graphein, which only meant writing. These days, however, the word means drawing or writing on the walls of buildings, or the public transportation, such as trains or buses.
Graffiti, as a form of expression, was born in New York during the 1960s and 1970s. At that time, a new modern culture about city life appeared. Graffiti was a written form of expression of that life. Later, it was mixed with a musical form called hip-hop that was another expression of the city life.
At first, graffiti artists used pens. But then, with the development of graffiti, they became experienced. They turned to using spray paint (喷漆罐). Spray paint allowed them to draw a greater area. And it also allowed them to work quickly.
At present, different people have different ideas about graffiti. Some people say it makes the cities dirty. It isn’t allowed by many local governments in America. The governments spend more than a million dollars a year cleaning graffiti. The money, they say, could be better spent on health or education. Other people think it is a form of art. In fact, the works of some famous graffiti artists can be found in museums, galleries, and art books.
【小题1】Which is the present meaning of the underlined word “graffiti” now?
| A．书法 | B．沙画 |
| C．涂鸦 | D．油画 |
| A．One. | B．Two. |
| C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Because they could work quickly. |
| B．Because they could spend less money. |
| C．Because they could paint a smaller area. |
| D．Because they could express themselves clearly. |
| A．The meaning of graffiti. |
| B．Different expressions of graffiti. |
| C．Different attitudes (态度) towards graffiti. |
| D．The history and the development of graffiti. |