It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.

Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail(详细地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.

Education is well-rounded. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. And it is mainly for improving a man, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and take an interest in the world.

I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.

1.People with little education usually .

A. spend a long time in school

B. have a good chance to get a job

C. spend the best years to choose jobs

D. have fewer chances to get a good job

2.The earliest education was probably to .

A. make people take an interest in the world

B. teach a man to watch plays

C. make people get a way of living

D. teach people to read good books

3.The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “ “in Chinese.

A. 圆满的 B. 崭新的

C．公平的 D. 全面的

4.The passage tells us that .

A. education is mainly to make a man improve

B. people can get education in a short time

C. making a good living is the only reason for education

D. all subjects are so important for a way of living

阅读短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

In ancient times, the Silk Road was very important. It1.(与…有联系) Europe with Asia. The Silk Road got its name because businessmen trade silk along it. Besides silk, there were many other2.(产品) that traveled along the Silk Road.

The Chinese learned to make silk thousands of years ago. For a long time the Chinese were the3. (唯一的) ones who knew how to make silk. They kept the4.(秘密) carefully. In ancient China, silk was a5.(贵重的；宝贵的) material. Only the king, his family and his officers were6.(允许) to wear clothes that were made of silk.

The ancient Romans were the first Europeans7.(谁) knew silk. Indians exchanged silk for wools, gold and silver with them.

There were deserts and high mountains in the way, so the trip along the Silk Road could be very dangerous. For businessmen, it was never easy to travel from China to Rome. But the 8.(英雄) never gave up. They spent a long9.(时期) of time to make it. And it was really worth it.10.(随着) the time went by, some cities were built along the Silk Road.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。

1.The class is too large, and we have to ____________ it into two groups.

2.We are very _____________ that a pupil from our school has won the first prize.

3.In the winter season, ____________ all turn red or yellow. How beautiful the mountains look!

4.As we all know, some of the inventions were invented ____________ accident.

5.I regret eating the ice-cream, which made me cough ______________ for days.

语法填空

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性好上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空。

Many people find 1. hard to make friends. It really isn’t. So how can we make friends?

First, relax. If you are nervous or try to look cool, others will think you are strange. So relax, and people will like you. A good topic to talk about is music,2.almost everybody likes music. You can ask them3.kind of music they like and start a conversation with them. Sometimes, you may even find things4.common.

5., be a good listener. Pay attention to what they say. It’s important to be a good listener because everyone likes to be6.(hear), and if your new friend feels you are listening to him, he will enjoy your company more.

Third, develop7.(friendship). You may talk to some people now ,but soon they will forget you if you stop8.(talk) to them. You should say hello to them if you see them. Call them as often as9.. If you do that every day, they’ll be happy to know that you care about them and remember them, so they won’t forget you.

If you follow the above10., you will make friends easily.

任务型阅读： 根据短文内容，将下面A—E五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使补全后的短文意思通顺，结构完整。

lt's not just women who wear skirts.1.. In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called a kilt (短褶裙). The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their culture.

2.. It has different colors. Each family in Scotland has its own colors.

Why did people in Scotland start to wear kilts?3.. One is that the kilt was made in the 1720s by an English factory owner called Thomas Rawlinson. He had a number of workers from Scotland in his factory and be thought their long clothes got in the way of their work4.In the old days, soldiers in Scotland wore kilts. Later, all men there began to wear them. Today, most men in Scotland only wear kilts on special days. Soldiers also wear them in important celebrations. 5. , but they no longer wear them to fight.

校园安全是当前校园里一个比较突出，频发的问题。它涉及的范围也是相当广泛，包括食品安全，财产安全，交通安全，活动安全，防火，用电安全等等。请根据句中汉语提示，完成下列安全方面的建议和要求。

1.Students shouldn’t ____________________（去游泳）without adults.

2.We had better _______________________（关门窗）When we leave the classroom .

3.Students shouldn’t ____________________（被允许） use electricity in the dormitory（宿舍）.

4.Don't _______________________（横穿马路）until the lights turn green.

5._______________________________________________________________（自己写一条）

近阶段，很多同学为了方便，跑到校外的路边摊吃饭。虽然学校反复劝告，但收效甚微。为了更好的解决这个问题，政教处老师在同学们当中做了一次调查。请根据下列调查结果，以 Should we go out for dinner? 为题写一篇100字左右的短文。

Should we go out for dinner?

Nowadays, many students like to eat dinner outside although they are warned not by the teachers.. Should we students go out for dinner?

补全短文

Studies show that if you are 1.(interest) in something, your brain is more active and it’s also easier for you 2.(pay) attention to it for a long time. Good learners often connect what they need to learn 3. something interesting. For example, if they need to learn English and they like sports or music, they_ 4. (listen) to English songs or watch sports programs 5. English. This way they don’t get bored. Remember, “Use it or lose it”. Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it. “Practice 6.(make) perfect”. Good learners will keep 7. (practice) what they have learned, and they are not afraid of 8.(make) mistakes. Bell did not invent the telephone overnight. He succeeded by 9.(try) many times and learning from his 10..

完形填空

Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not ________ happiness. A famous person once said, “Happiness depends on________.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here is some advice that can make us _________ happier.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the________ thing in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the ________. For example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we can’t enjoy the present. We should enjoy the life’s simple pleasure, ________ spending time with close friends, listening to our favorite music or ________ a good book. People who have a few close friends often live ________ and healthier lives.

________secret of leading a happy life is to be active, and have________. We can collect toy cars, go fishing or play a________ like a table tennis or basketball. In this way we can enjoy ourselves and ________our problems and worries, and only think about the joy of activity.

________, many people find happiness in helping others. People will feel good when they help others. ________ we want to feel happier, do something nice for someone. We can help a friend________ his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for the elderly, or just clean up the park or streets.

1.A. show B. sell C. bring D. lose

2.A. other B. money C. success D. ourselves

3.A. feeling B. feel C. felt D. to feel

4.A. simple B. surprising C. expensive D. strange

5.A. health B. future C. money D. danger

6.A. in fact B. such as C. as a result D. rather than

7.A. closing B. printing C. reading D. copying

8.A. happier B. lazier C. poorer D. quieter

9.A. The other B. An other C. Other D. Another

10.A. hobbies B. parties C. classes D. habits

11.A. CD B. sport C. part D. joke

12.A. forget B. try C. meet D. know

13.A. Firstly B. Secondly C. At first D. Finally

14.A. After B. But C. If D. Though

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

Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs are waiting to laugh at you and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.

Tickets

Grown-ups: $ 2.00

Children: Over 12 $ 1.00. Under 12 Free

Opening Time

9:00 a.m.----- 4:00 p.m.

Except Friday 10:00 a.m.------ 3:00 p.m.

Keep the zoo clean. Do not touch, give food or go near the animals.

1. How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage?

A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven

2. Now Mr Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10. How much are the tickets together？

A. $ 4.00 B. $ 2.00 C. $ 3.00 D. $ 1.00

3. Which of the following is the visiting time?

A. 8:30 a.m. Monday B. 9:30 a.m. Friday

C. 3:00 p.m. Sunday D. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday