Starting high school means many changes in your life. Most teenagers look forward to the first day of high school? but still feel a little bit nervous. In or?der to make your high school life easier,you can follow these tips.

  Learn all you can about your first day before the first day. Take part in some activities that are held at the school for new students to know the school better. If parents are invited to these activities,take yours with you. Carefully look over all the materials you receive. Be sure you know where the school buildings are.

  Get the things you will need for class. Buy the things suggested on your teachers' supply lists and place your materials for each class separately.

  Keep up with your high school workload (工作量) .If you find you're not doing well in a subject,make use of after-school study groups or ask your teacher to help you with your schoolwork after school. Consider private tuto?ring to get you through a difficult time.

  There are more after-school activities in high school than in middle school,such as clubs,music and theatre groups? student government,and sports teams. Make friends and be seen at such school activities. Join a club or other organizations to meet people and develop friendships. Ask someone in school activities if you don't know how. This is a good time to do what you like doing and an opportunity to try new things. Who said school has to be all work and no play?

Since you'll attend more activities in high school than in middle school,you'll have to learn how to manage your time.

1. The writer writes this passage to         .

   A. advise us to study hard in high school

   B. tell us how to live an easier life in high school

   C. show that we may live a hard life in high school

   D. explain why there will be many changes in high school

2. In Paragraph 2 ,the writer suggests that we should         .

   A. ask our parents to walk us to school

   B. ask other students about our high school

   C. prepare all the things we need for our classes

   D. learn about our high school well before attending it

3. According to Paragraph 4 ,what should we do if we are not doing well in a subject?

   A. We should get help from others.

   B. We should stop going to activities.

   C. We should spend most of our time on it.

   D. We should give it up if it is not important.

4. In Paragraph 5,the writer wants to tell us that         .

   A. every coin has two sides

   B. the early bird catches the worm

   C. where there is a will,there is a way

   D. all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

5. What will the writer most probably talk about next?

   A. How to manage time well in high school.

   B. Why we need to learn how to manage time.

   C. How to attend more activities in high school.

   D. Why middle school is different from high school.

  Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821,and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission (准许进A) to medical schools,she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught in school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

  In 1849,after graduation from the medical school,she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon (外科医师) ,but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.  

  Upon returning to the United States,she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister,also a doctor,along with another woman doctor,managed to open a new hospital― the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital,she also set up the first medical school for women.

5. Why couldn't Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

   A. She couldn't get admitted to medical schools.

   B. She decided to further her education in Paris.

   C. A serious eye problem stopped her.

   D. It was difficult for her to start practice in the United States.

6. What main obstacle (障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances to become a doctor?

   A. She was a woman.

   B. She wrote too many letters.

   C. She couldn't graduate from the medical school.

   D. She couldn't set up her hospital.

7. How many years passed between her graduation from the medical school and the opening of her hospital?

   A. Eight years.

   B. Ten years.

   C. Nineteen years.

   D. Thirty-six years.

8. According to the passage,all of the following are "firsts" in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell except that she     .

   A. became the first woman physician

   B. was the first woman doctor

   C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and chil?dren

   D. set up the first medical school for women

9. Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in     .

   A. England   B. Paris

   C. the United States   D. New York City 

 When people discuss education,they insist that preparation for cxanuii^ tions is not the main purpose. They are right in theory,but in practice,v.. i!realize how important examinations are. What do you know about the examinn tious taken at English secondary schools? Here are a few facts about some of them.

  Pupils who remain at school until they are sixteen normally take what is called the General Certificate (合格证) of Education at Ordinary Level. The ex?amination is a subject examination. This means you can take a number of sub?jects. Some pupils take as many as ten. The more subjects,the better chance a pupil has of getting a job on leaving school. For short,this examination is called G.C. E. "O" Level. This certificate in five or six subjects is,if you like,the required starting point for types of work and also for many types of profes?sional training.

  Pupils who remain at school until they are eighteen generally take the General Certificate of Education at Advanced Level,popularly known as G. V. E. "A" Level. This examination is usually taken in two?three or four special?ized subjects. And because it is for the specialist,you have to study each sub?ject intensively. A pupil who has passed two or three "A” levels can apply for admission to a university.

  These two examinations are written ones. Many English children take one or the other or both. Not all of them pass. 

1. The passage tells us something about     .

   A. English teaching   B. English studies

   C. the life in England   D. school education in England

2. Pupils in England mustn't leave school     .

   A. until they pass G.

   C. E. "O" Level exams

   B. until they pass G.

   C. E. "A" Level exams

   C. until they are sixteen

   D. before they get a job

3. In G. C. E."〇”Level exams the pupils     .

   A. must take ten subjects

   B. must take more than ten subjects

   C. must take five or six basic subjects at least

   D. must take five or six basic subjects at most

4. Usually pupils take G。C. E. "A” Level exams     .

   A. to make money

   B. to go to college

   C. when they finish middle school education

   D. when they reach the age of eighteen or nineteen

    I began learning the violin when I was nine,and the next year I began studying under Natalie Ghent,who was my teacher until I left high school.

  Once,Mrs Ghent held a concert for her students. I played near the end of it. After I played a while,I forgot the music. No matter how I tried,I couldn't think of it. So I had to stop and looked at the pianist's music. When the whole concert was over,I cried hiding in my overcoat.

  Mrs Ghent came to comfort me. Then she told us about a coming concert,and she hoped I would go there with her. I remember that the concert was on my birthday in March. It was great,as Mischa Elman was going to perform at Carnegie Hall. My teacher decided to buy the best tickets as my birthday pres?ent.

  Carnegie Hall is quite beautiful with all the lights on. I had never been in such a concert hall before,and was impressed by the size as well. I don't re?member what Elman played. I only remember that his playing was beautiful. I have seen films of him in recent years,and have been struck by his perform?ance,but I don't remember the music he played that night. What I remember most is Mrs Ghent whispering to me from time to time that he had forgotten something or played a wrong note,or made some other kind of mistake.

  When I teach students to play the violin now,I tell my students who are in dread of making mistakes that if they aren't going to make a mistake,they will never play beautiful music.

1. When the concert was over,the writer cried because      .

   A. the concert was such a big success

   B. she felt sad about her performance

   C. she found she didn't have a gift for music

   D. no one tried to help her during her performance

2. Mrs Ghent decided to take the writer to that concert mainly because             A. she wanted to celebrate her birthday

   B. she wanted her to go to a perfect concert

   C. she wanted to teach her an important lesson

   D. she wanted her to know she really cared about her

3. By going to the concert,the writer has most probably learnt that         .

   A. there are no really great performers

   B. even the best players make mistakes

   C. Mischa Elman is not a good performer

   D. Mischa Elman's performance can't impress others

4. What does the underlined part "in dread of" in the last paragraph mean?

   A. Careful with.

   B. Afraid of.

   C. Angry at.

   D. Interested in.

5. The writer most probably thinks Mrs Ghent         .

   A. didn't understand her students   B. was better than Mischa Elman

   C. shouldn't make mistakes   D. was a very good teacher

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