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At last, the mid-term exams are over. You’ve done the hard work, b 1. you can’t relax. You have to prepare for the next exams. Do you hate exams? If you do, you’re not alone. Students in o 2. countries hate them as well.

Luckily for them, British students have f 3. exams than Chinese students. And they o 4. have them once a year. Every summer they take a test in each subject. Each test lasts about an hour. These exams don’t count for much. Even if a student does really b 5. they still progress to the next year. When the results come out they are then placed in an end-of-year report. The report is sent to the child’s p 6. . It describes how the student studied at school.

This report is private（私密的）, so only the teacher, the student and his or her parents see it. This m 7. that the students don’t know how other students scored in the test. Some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it s 8. .

Parents’ meetings are held t 9. a year, at the end of the winter term and then at the end of the summer term. Children go to meet their teachers w 10. their parents and discuss their performance at school.

At last, the mid-term exams are over. You’ve done the hard work, but you can’t relax. You have to prepare for the next exams. Do you hate exams? If you do, you are not alone. Students in other countries hate them as well.

Luckily for them, British students have fewer exams than Chinese students. And they only have them once a year. Every summer they take a test in each subject. Each test lasts about an hour. These exams don’t count for much, even if a student does really badly they still progress to the next grade. When the results come out, they are then placed in an end-of-year report. The report is sent to the child’s parents. It describes how the student studied at school.

This report is private, so only the teacher, the student and his or her parents see it. This means that the students don’t know how other students scored(得分) in the test. Some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it secret.

Parents’ meetings are held twice a year, at the end of winter term and then at the end of the summer term. Children go along with their parents to meet their teachers privately and discuss their performance at school.

1.For British students, the school life is than that of Chinese students.

A．more relaxing B．much tenser C．more boring D．much harder

2.The underlined phrase “don’t count for much” means

A．难以计数 B．不太重要 C．期望不多 D．难度不大

3.Which of the following is NOT true for British students?

A．They have exams once a year.

B．They don’t know their classmates’ scores.

C．Parents’ meetings are held at the end of the terms.

D．They like to tell each other their scores

Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. He slept in a room with 100 other men.

Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw.

Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.

Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in it. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.

Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.

Minoru Yamasaki died on Jun,2 1986. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.

The title A 1. American architect

Be born In 2. in Seattle, Washington

In college Studied architecture in college

Worked in a fish factory to 3. for college

4. a room with 100 other men

His design of buildings Made people feel 5.and happy

Had 6. opinions about his buildings

The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion

Successful career Was not the 7. as other architects

Didn’t begin his successful career 8. he started his own company

Won 9. Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life

Date of 10. Died on Jun,2 1986

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Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. He slept in a room with 100 other men.

Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw.

Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.

Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in it. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.

Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.

Minoru Yamasaki died on Jun,2 1986. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.

The title A 1 American architect

Be born In 2 in Seattle, Washington

In college Studied architecture in college

Worked in a fish factory to 3 for college

4 a room with 100 other men

His design of buildings Made people feel 5 and happy

Had 6 opinions about his buildings

The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion

Successful career Was not the 7 as other architects

Didn’t begin his successful career 8 he started his own company

Won 9 Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life

Date of 10 Died on Jun,2 1986

补全对话（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

A：Hello, Charles.

B: Hello, Claire. Nice to see you here. How are you?

A: Fine, thanks, Where are you going for your summer holidays, Clarles?

B：1. . I’m going to stay with my uncle for three weeks.

A: You certainly are lucky. How are you going there?

B: By air, of course. 2. ?

A: I'm going to visit my grandparents in a small village．I go there every summer．

B：Sounds great! I've never been to the countryside．What do you do there?

A：I do many things·3. .·

B：It’s fantastic! Are you going there alone?

A：N0．4. ．By the way, what’s John going to do this summer?

B：He says he’s going to the mountains with his parents．Well，I've got to 90．Have fun，C1aire．

A：5. ．I’11 see you in September．

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