Lots of kids hate school, a new study found. Usually this kind of feeling doesn't last long. But what happens if you feel this way too much? School is a fact of life and getting a good education can help you build the kind of future life you want. So let's talk about school and what to do when you don't like it.

    If you don't like school, the first step is to find out why. You might not like school because you don't have enough friends, or maybe you don't get along with your teacher. Sometimes it's a big problem with your classes and school-work. You may be getting farther and farther behind, and it may seem like you'll never catch up.

   When you know why you don't like school, you can start taking steps to make things better. It's a good idea to talk to someone about your problems with school. Your mum, dad, teacher or school counselor(顾问) will be able to help you. Another good idea is to write down your feelings about school in a notebook. It's a great way to let out emotions(情绪). Remember, you don't have to share what you've written with others.

36. Lots of kids         , according to the writer.

   A. like school very much          B. are good at reading and writing

   C. don't like doing homework       D. have the thought of hating school

37. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the first paragraph?

   A. A good education.      B. School.    C. Future life.    D. Friendship.

38. If you don't like school, the first step is to                  .

   A. find out the reasons           B. go to see a doctor

   C. ask your parents for help      D. leave school for a short time

39. How many reasons why you don't like school are given by the writer?

   A. Two.       B. Three.       C. Four.           D. Five.

40. When you start taking steps to make things better, one of the good ideas is to       .

   A. keep silent about your problems        B. share what you’ve written with others

C. write down your feelings about school   D. get along well with your classmates

     Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.

     Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.

     Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.

     Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.

31. A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than a French one.

   A. 513            B. 1,646            C. 2,159            D. 3,805

32. The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means ".

   A. 正常的         B. 额外的          C. 有用的          D. 少量的

33. People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

   A. France          B. Germany         C. the United States   D. Great Britain

34. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.

   B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.

   C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

   D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

35. What can we infer from the passage?

   A. Many workers have to work long hours.

   B. Many people have vacations long enough.

   C. Work hours are the same around the world.

   D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.

In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy（破产）. The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me any more; he just thinks about his work.”

One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me take it first?” she asked. “I’m tired, dear. You take it later, OK?” She was very sad.

Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1°C. I can’t give her more, but at least I can give her 1°C love.

26. The couple moved out of their house ________.

A. on a rainy day  

B. in a cold winter

C. when the husband lost his work

D. when the wife saw her husband’s diary

27.The woman thought her husband didn’t love her because ________.

A. he didn’t buy her beautiful clothes

B. he didn’t have enough money

C. he always worked with no care of her

D. he had another woman

28. The woman’s eyes were full of tears because ________.

A. she felt sad by her husband’s words

B. the rainy day made her sad

C. her eyes were hurt by the computer

D. she was moved by her husband’s diary

29. The man wanted to take the shower first because ________.

A. he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier

B. he wanted to make the bathroom warmer

C. he wasn’t as strong as before

D. he couldn’t stand the cold winter

30. From the reading, we know that ________.

A. the man loved his wife very much

B. the woman didn’t love her husband any more

C. the man was very poor before

D. the woman had no job

People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there  16  (be) about fifteen hundred   17   (language) in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four   18    five hundred thousand words. But we do not need   19   these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will have learned only one thousand or more.

The words  20   you know are called your vocabulary(词汇). You should try to make your vocabulary   21   (big). Read as many books as you can. There are a lot of books   22        (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet   23   new word, look it   24    in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most  25  (use) book.

I got out of the train station with my father. A woman came to him and said that her  1  had been stolen. She asked if he could  2  her some money to go back home. My father gave her what she asked for and told her not to  3  paying it back. I was shocked. How could my father be so  4 ? It was clear that she was telling a lie, staying at the station all day long  5  money.

“She was lying!” I shouted.“ 6  did you give her anything? ”

My father looked at me. He was a bit  7  . “And what would you like me to do?” he said. “Should I tell  8  that I am a college professor and I can see through her scam(诡计)?” I did not understand him at all, and then he told me something that I have  9  forgotten. “First, she would not do this  10  she did not need the money. Second, I made her day, because now she thinks that she is  11  than me. It is more important to her than the money, but I do not  12  this.”

A week later, we were at the same  13  , and the same woman came to my father with the same story. “Not this time,” my father told her. “In your business, you should learn to 14  people. Try another story  15  me next week.”

1. A. money                  B. bicycle                     C. phone               D. child

2. A. borrow                 B. keep                         C. lend                  D. pay

3. A. give up          B. worry about             C. hurry up       D. turn off

4. A. clever           B. friendly                    C. strict          D. silly

5. A. asking for        B. dealing with             C. fighting for        D. picking out

6. A. What                    B. When             C. Why                 D. How

7. A. angry                   B. happy                       C. sad                   D. shy

8. A. them                    B. her                           C. you                   D. me

9. A. seldom                 B. often                        C. never                D. usually

10. A. unless                 B. until                         C. while                D. if

11. A. smarter               B. younger           C. taller                 D. better

12. A. close                  B. mind                        C. enter                 D. hear

13. A. stop                   B. hospital                    C. station               D. school

14. A. think for             B. recognize          C. know                D. understand 

15. A. of                      B. in                C. on                     D. at

下面的表格是你一天的活动安排，请根据表格内容写一篇英语日记。

要求：1. 词数100词左右；

2.注意格式；写日记的时间：2013年3月6日；

      3.可适当发挥，以使短文连贯。

      4.参考词汇： 校办工厂  the factory run by our school

友谊篮球赛 a friendly basketball game

March 6, 2013

About fifty American students came to visit our school today.

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文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

When I was ten years old, I went to Yangzhou with two American．I became their guide．First, we went to the Shouxi River．They wanted to look around the river by the boat．After buy the tickets, we got into a boat．We went around seeing the beautiful sight．After that, we went shopping．The sellers couldn't spoke English．Though it was very harder, I tried my best listen to their words carefully and translate the sentences．They bought some little things with their help．Next, we went to a small zoo but took some pictures．When we felt hunger, we went out and had lunch．After lunch, we visited some old house and learned something about Chinese history．

根据下列汉语句子，完成英语句子。（每空只填一词）

86. 振作起来,全国人民都会帮助你们重建家园的。

_______   ________ .The people all over the country will help you rebuild your homes.

87. 既然下雨了，请留下来吃晚饭吧。

   ________   ________ it is raining, please stay for supper.

88. 他不能对他没去上学作出解释。

   He could not __________   ___________ his absence from school.

89. 我在寒风中等了你3个小时，但是你还没出现。

   I had been waiting for you in the cold wind for 3 hours,

but you didn’t_________  _______ .

90. 我不想因为它们而想起她来。

I don’t want them to  _________ me _______ her .

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

76. I’ll tell him the news on his _________(到达).

77.   Reading more books is of great_____________(益处)to children.

78.   Smoking has a  __________(有害的) effect on our health.

79. Try to keep a ____________ (平衡) between work and rest.

80.  _____________(明显地), I believe we can win it..

81. We should know our weaknesses and____________(强项).

82. He is ________________(闲聊) with his friend on QQ.

83. Now we still don’t know whether life __________(存在) on Mars

84. You can ______________(混合) it with water.

85. Sometimes people wonder why they’re in ____________(债务).

What Teenagers Can Do To Earn More Respect

As teenagers continue to grow and develop into young adults, the transition(过渡) into adulthood has begun. With so many physical and emotional changes going on, certain manners are often forgotten and other adult traits(特征) are not yet accepted as a way of life.   71   By doing the following things, you will earn more respect.

1.       Contribute to the household

At the very least, clean up after yourself. As a teenager, you are old enough to clean up after yourself. When you make a mess, clean it up.   72   All chores（零星工作） that you do help to reduce the load of the person who did them before. Now that you’re old enough and capable, why shouldn’t you contribute to the household?   73    

2.       Be responsible

      74  Whether they are basic things, like brushing your teeth or doing your homework , or more involved chores that contribute to the household, simply fulfill your responsibilities on time. When adults know that they can rely on you, their trust and respect for you will increase.

3.  Solve more of your own problem without asking for help

Instead of taking the easy approach and asking for help, make an effort to solve your problems on your own first. The “easy way ” is only easy for you, but it is an extra task for the person from whom you are seeking help. Seek help only after you have make an honest effort to solve your own problems.   75   When you become a good problem solver, you increase your value to the community.

A.      The people doing the chores before will greatly appreciate the help.

B.      It will make your life more pleasant.

C.      Everyone has certain responsibilities.

D.     When speaking to a group, speak loud enough.

E.      This includes, but is not limited to , your dishes and your room.

F.      By being aware of these manners and traits, you can manage them sooner.

G.     Depending on the problem, 15 minutes of effort is usually a good guideline.