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Should the color be white or black? Or perhaps navy blue! Well, choosing the right graduation dress for middle school students can be a little difficult at times. Here are some ideas for graduation dress for middle school students.

  For many students, middle school graduation marks a big change in their lives. This is a step that takes students away from junior high school but towards the elementary level before senior high school. Compared to elementary (初级的) school, middle school means more lessons and more classes, but of course, students can also see it as an opportunity to make new friends.

  Well, it is no wonder that the graduation day of a middle school is often planned formally. Although this occasion is not considered to be really formal like a high school graduation, it is still celebrated in many ways. Besides, it is also considered to be a very important part of someone's life.

  Many schools often have middle school graduation parties. Well, the question that often arises in the minds of young students is about the right graduation dress for themselves. Long flowing dress with caps are commonly seen. Students should always stick to a common graduation dress that creates uniformity (统一) among all. The dress can be royal blue, black or even golden. If they seem too formal for the party, you can even plan for a common color for all the students. For example, white shirts with black pants or skirts can serve the needs of such a special occasion.

  Whether the graduation party is simple or great, the graduation dress for middle school students should be planned accordingly. The main idea would be to accept the success of the students and celebrate with family and friends.

1.What does the text mainly talk about? (no more than 10 words)

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2.What does middle school mean to students compared to elementary school? (no more than l2 words)

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3.Please explain the underlined word “arises’’ in Paragraph 4 in English. (no more than 3 words)

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4.What is the common graduation dress like? (no more than 9 words)

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5.What is the purpose of a graduation party? (no more than l5 words)

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English teenagers are to receive compulsory (必修的) cooking lessons in schools. The idea is to encourage healthy eating to fight the country’s increasing obesity (肥胖 )rate. It’s feared that basic cooking and food preparation skills are being lost as parents turn to pre-prepared convenience foods.

Cooking was once regarded as an important part of education in England---even if it was mainly aimed at girls. In recent decades cooking has progressively become a minor activity in schools. In many cases the schools themselves have given up cooking meals in kitchens in the schools. But the rising level of obesity has led to a rethink about the food that children are given and the skills they should be taught.

“What I want is to teach young people how to do basic, simple recipes like a tomato sauce, a bolognaise, a simple curry, a stir-fry---which they can use now at home and then in their later life”, said Ed Balls, the minister responsible for schools.

The new lessons are due to start in September, but some schools without kitchens will be given longer to adapt. There is also likely to be a shortage of teachers with the right skills, since the trend has been to teach food technology rather than practical cooking. Also the compulsory lessons for hands on cooking will only be one hour a week for one term. But the well-known cookery writer, Pru Leith, believes it will be worth it.

“If we’d done this thirty years ago we might not have the crisis we’ve got now about obesity and lack of knowledge about food and so on. Every child should know how to cook, not just so that they’ll be healthy, but because it’s a life skill which is a real pleasure”.

The renewed interest in cooking is primarily a response to the level of obesity in Britain which is among the highest in Europe, and according to government figures half of all Britons will be obese in 25 years if current trends are not stopped.

1.The passage mainly talks about        .

A.the reason for obesity                    B.the lost cooking skills

C.the healthy eating                       D.the compulsory cooking classes

2.Which of the following is NOT the purpose for English teenagers to receive cooking lessons?

A.To encourage teenagers to eat healthy food.

B.To reduce the country’s increasing obesity rate.

C.To stop parents from turning to pre-prepared convenience foods.

D.To prevent basic cooking and food preparation skills from being lost.

3.In what way will cooking lessons benefit the students?

A.They will be healthy and enjoy the pleasure of such a life skill as well.

B.They will be able to do some basic, simple recipes like a tomato sauce.

C.They will be able to make food experiments with the knowledge and skills.

D.They will be able to control the level of obesity in the whole country.

4.The well-known cookery writer, Pru Leith, thinks it        to offer compulsory cooking lessons in schools.

A.difficult           B.necessary         C.funny            D.timely

5.It can be inferred from the passage that       .

A.cooking has always been an important part of school education in England

B.the obesity rate in Britain has been rapidly growing in recent decades

C.English teenagers will have their cooking lessons twice a week for one year

D.the students will pay a lot of money to the school for the

 

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