What do you think is the            subject?

A．most difficult                                            B．more difficult

C．much more difficult                                   D．difficult

　　阅读理解

Many people go to school go for a good education. They learn language, history, maths and other subject. School education is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything from school. No matter how much a teacher knows, he cannot teach his students everything they want to know. His work is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.

　　It is always more important to know to study by oneself．It is quite easy to learn something in a language or a formula in maths, but it is difficult to use a formula in finding the answer to a maths problem. Great inventors do not get everything from school, but they can invent many things, he didn't have much school education. How do they do all this? Because they know how to study. A lot of things are not taught in the classroom. They get knowledge from books outside school. They work hard all their lives, and the most important thing is that they know how to use their heads.

　　(1)Why do many people go to school? ________.

[　　]

　　A． To get a good education

　　B． To buy some books

　　C． To make friends

　　D． To learn English

　　(2)What should a student do since he cannot learn every thing from school?

[　　]

　　A． Try to remember more knowledge and formula.

　　B． Try to remember what the teachers teach

　　C． Try to learn how to read and how to think.

　　D． Try to learn from the others

　　阅读理解

Many people go to school go for a good education. They learn language, history, maths and other subject. School education is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything from school. No matter how much a teacher knows, he cannot teach his students everything they want to know. His work is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.

　　It is always more important to know to study by oneself．It is quite easy to learn something in a language or a formula in maths, but it is difficult to use a formula in finding the answer to a maths problem. Great inventors do not get everything from school, but they can invent many things, he didn't have much school education. How do they do all this? Because they know how to study. A lot of things are not taught in the classroom. They get knowledge from books outside school. They work hard all their lives, and the most important thing is that they know how to use their heads.

　　(1)Why do many people go to school? ________.

[　　]

　　A． To get a good education

　　B． To buy some books

　　C． To make friends

　　D． To learn English

　　(2)What should a student do since he cannot learn every thing from school?

[　　]

　　A． Try to remember more knowledge and formula.

　　B． Try to remember what the teachers teach

　　C． Try to learn how to read and how to think.

　　D． Try to learn from the others

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　　One of the most popular items in the class newspaper is the advice column. No one knows who writes it. The students think their teacher does, but it might be a student using a false name.

　　The students enjoy thinking up problems for the advice column. Here are some of them and their answers.

　　Q: I'm always late for school. I try not to be, but I can't help it. Please advise me what to do. Tommy.

　　A: You are probably late for school because you don't really like school. My advice to you is to try and enjoy school more, then you won't be late so often.

　　Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.

　　A: I can't advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be too bold. Write and tell me more about yourself.

　　Q: I'm always at the bottom of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.

　　A: I advise you to concentrate on improving your grades in one subject to start with. If you can do this, you should move a little way up from the bottom (末位). Next try to improve your grades in another subject, and so on. If you concentrate on (倾全力于) one subject at a time, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your classes. The Wise Owl

(1) ________ writes the advice column.

[　　]

A．The teacher

B．A student using a false name

C．No one knows

D．Molly

(2) Tommy's problem is that ________.

[　　]

A．he is always late for school

B．he finds it hard to make friends

C．he is always at the bottom of the class

D．he needs help with his homework

(3) Wise Owl wants Sara to ________.

[　　]

A．stop being so shy

B．stop being so bold

C．make more friends

D．give more information about herself

(4) By the end of the year, Molly should be ________ in all her classes.

[　　]

A．at the bottom

B．a little way up from the bottom

C．quite a long way up from the bottom

D．at the top

(5) The main idea of the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．the school newspaper has an advice column.

B．Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice

C．Sara finds it hard to make friends

One of the most popular items (项) in the school newspaper is the advice column (专栏)．Here are some of the questions asked and their answers --

Q: I'm always late for school．I try not to be late, but I can't help it．Please advise me about what to do．Tommy．

A: You are probably late for school because you don't really like school．My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won't be late so often．

Q: I find it difficult to make friends．What do you think I should do? Sara．

A: I can't advise you until I know more about you．Your problem may be that you are shy．On the other hand, it may be the opposite．You may be too bold(大胆)．Write and tell me more about yourself．

Q: I'm always at the bottom of the class．What do you advise me to do? Molly．

A: I advise you to try to improve your grades in one subject at first．Next, try to improve your grades in another subject．If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects．

1．What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The town newspaper has an advice column．

B．Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice．

C．Sara finds it difficult to make friends．

D．The advice column in the newspaper in very popular．

2．What is Tommy's problem?

A．He is always late for school．                    B．He finds it difficult to make friends．

C．He is always at the bottom of the class．   D．He needs help with his homework．

3．What does the adviser want Sara to do?

A．Stop being so shy．                           B．Stop being so bold．

C．Make more friends．                             D．Give more information about herself．

4．What does Molly want to do?

A．Make more friends．                                  B．Enjoy school more．

C．Stay at the bottom of her class．                 D．Improve her exam results．

5．By the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her subjects if she does as the adviser says?

A．At the bottom．                          B．A little way up from the bottom．

       C．Quite a long way up from the bottom．      D．At the top．

One of the most popular items in the school newspaper is the advice column (专栏). Here are some of the questions asked and their answers.

Q: I’m always late for school. I try not to be late, but I can’t help it. Please advise me about what to do. Tommy.

A: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won’t be late so often.

Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.

A: I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be bold(大胆的). Write and tell me more about yourself.

Q: I’m always at the bottom (末尾)of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.

A: I advise you to try to improve your grades in one subject at first. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject. If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects.

1.What is the main idea (主要意思) of this passage?

2.What is Tommy’s problem?

3.What does the adviser (建议者) want Sara to do?

4.What does Molly want to do?

5.By the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her subjects if she does as the adviser says?

One of the most popular items(项目) in the school newspaper is the advice column. No one knows who writes it. The students think their teacher does, but it might be a student using a false name.
The students enjoy thinking up problems for the advice column. Here are some of them and their answers.
Ask the Wise Owl
Q: I’m always late for school. I try not to be, but I can’t help it. Please advise me what to do. Tommy.
A: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is to try and enjoy school more, then you won’t be late so often.
Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.
A: I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be too bold(冒失). Write and tell me more about yourself.
Q: I’m always at the bottom(底部，末尾) of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.
A: I advise you to concentrate on(全神贯注) improving your grades in one subject to start with. If you can do this, you should move a little way up from the bottom. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject, and so on. If you concentrate on one subject at a time, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your classes.
【小题1】What is Tommy’s problem?