Dear daughter

You are a wonderful person and your mother and I love you. It will not be long before you leave school to make your way in the world. Can I give you some friendly advice? Here are some things that you should never do.

1. Never get upset with your looks.

We think you look great. Please be happy with the person you are and the body you have. Eat well, take exercise and be healthy. Some girls become upset because they try to lose weight or get the perfect shape. You look fine.

2. Never spend money more than your income (收入).

Never spend money more than your income and save a little every month. Don’t borrow others’ money if possible.

3. Never look down on yourself.

You are great of achieving great things so believe in yourself. When things go badly, never stop believing. Some girls get upset and lose confidence, and then all kinds of problems can follow.

4. Never give less than your best.

We are very proud of what you have succeeded so far. You should be proud too. Keep doing well. Keep trying your hardest at everything you do.

5. Never forget that your parents love you.

Whatever happens in life, your family will still be your family. Whatever difficulties you have, you can always talk to us and we will try to help. We are here for you.

Love

Dad

1.According to the father, some girls become upset because they .

A. aren’t healthy enough

B. don’t make enough money

C. look down on themselves

D. try to have the perfect shape

2.When someone gets upset and loses confidence, .

A. nobody will love him

B. he can’t get good income

C. all problems will follow him

D. his parents won’t believe in him anymore

3.The father thinks his daughter has been a person.

A. happy B. successful

C. perfect D. hard-working

4.The father writes this letter to his daughter in order to tell her .

A. that her parents love her

B. what she should never do

C. how she can become successful

D. that her parents will always help her

Autistic (患自闭症的) children may learn better from robots than from human beings, according to a study at a school in Birmingham.

Two robots like humans, Max and Ben, have been helping teach autistic children at Sutcliffe Primary School since March last year. The school is the first in the UK to try the new way.

Ian Lowe, the head teacher, said, “The robots have no feelings, so autistic children find that they are less terrible than their teachers.”

He added, “They are really cute-looking. Autistic children are hard to communicate with adults and other children, but for some reasons they like these robots.

“Some children are not able to communicate with others. But they come into school and start to communicate through the robots.”

The robots are knee-high and move like children. The school is using them to teach phonics (声学) and play cards or memory and imitation (模仿) games with children from five to ten.

Dr Guldberg said, “We do many different activities with the robots acting as a model (模特) for the children’s behavior. It is amazing to see how interested and concentrated the children can be when they are working with the robots. It can be very difficult to get autistic children to concentrate.”

He added, “If you can meet the needs of autistic children, you can meet the needs of all children. And you know, when people feel safe and interested, they learn much better.”

1.According to Ian Lowe, teachers are________ in autistic children’s eyes.

A. kind B. serious C. terrible D. strict

2.Which is TRUE about Max and Ben?

A. They are robots with feelings.

B. The can move like teachers.

C. They are interested in autistic children.

D. They can make autistic children concentrate.

3.The school uses the two robots to teach the following things EXCEPT______.

A. phonics B. playing cards

C. imitation games D. sports games

4.The best title for the passage is________.

A. Robots help autistic children learn

B. Two cute-looking robots

C. How to help autistic children learn

D. Autistic children can learn

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。

It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. But do you know what future really is ? I have to say that future is now. That is to say we must treasure every minute now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know how important time is and use it well.

There is an old English saying: “Gain（赢得） time, gain life.” Then what’s time? Time is something that we can’t see or touch, but we can feel it passing by. Time is always with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeable. We always say “Time is money”, but time is even more precious(珍贵的)than money, because when money is spent , we can earn it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is priceless(无价的).

We should always remember: future is now. For us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.

As we all know, “Time and tide wait for no man.” If you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. So from now on, work hard. Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be brighter .Remember: “No pains, no gains.” Today’s hard work leads to (导致) tomorrow’s harvest(收获).

Title: ___1.____ and Today

词汇

A．根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。每空一词。

B. 根据句意用所给词的适当形式填空。

C. 根据句意用所给动词的适当形式填空。

1.---Would you mind explaining these French ____________(语法) rules to us?

---Of course not.

2.The keyboard is __________(连接)to the computer properly and you can use it now.

3.My mum told me that it depended on ___________(个人的)taste.

4.Red is the colour of ___________(热) and represents power and strong feelings

5.It’s reported that the new factory will ___________(创造) about 2,000 jobs for people.

6. The car accident was caused by the young driver’s _____________(care)

7. Jack used to be a bright and __________ (live) boy, but now he is always silent.

8.The leader feels very tired for he has to make many important ____________ (decide)

9.I don’t think the film is __________（suit）for us students.

10. John ________(certain) did not steal (偷) the handbag. He’s not that kind of person.

11.Not only the twins but also their mother ______________(be) to the Great wall since they came to China.

12.If you aren’t careful enough, you’ll have difficulty ____ (solve) the problem.

13.It’s believed that our moods _______________(influence) by colours at times. Many scientists are doing some research on this subject.

14.--Could you tell me if he _________(work) out this maths problem in an hour?

---Maybe, but I’m not sure.

15.All of us should try our best _______________ (shape) our life and our future.

阅读表达：根据短文内容回答问题

My two little daughters and I usually go out and help others on Thankful Thursday. Last Thursday we were going to buy lunch for the beggars（乞丐）in the street. Then we went to the nearest McDonald’s（麦当劳）.

I ordered 15 lunches from it and drove my car to hand them out.

We gave the lunches to the beggars. they were excited. We were happy to see that.

Then we noticed a small, old woman, asking for pocket money. We gave her our last lunch bag. Before we got into the car, she started to speak to us, “No one has ever done anything like this for me before,” she said with a smile. “Well, I’m glad that we were the first,” I answered. “So, when will you eat your lunch,” I asked.

She just looked at me with her big, tired brown eyes and said, "OH, dear, I'm not going to eat this lunch. You see, I have a little girl of my own .I usually can’t buy her favorite food, but today she will be so happy! "

I don't know if the kids noticed the tears in my eyes. I have asked many times whether our Actions of Kindness were too small to change anything. Yet at that moment, I realized the truth of words: "We cannot do great things —only small things with great love."

1.Who were they going to buy lunch for?

2.How many lunches did the writer order?

3.When did the woman start to speak to the writer?

4.Was the woman going to eat the lunch?

5.What can we learn from the story?

写作

本周你们班将举行“读好书, 促成长”的主题班会, 会上你将参加发言。 请根据以下

内容写一份倡议书, 倡议全班同学认真读书, 丰富自己的课余生活。字数：80词左右。

1. 读书可以提高我们的学习，我们可以从阅读中获取很多知识；

2. 读书可以增长我们的见识，还能使我们更加聪明、更加快乐；

3. 有些同学在读书上花的时间少，在玩游戏、看电视上却花费很多时间；

4. 我们应该多花点时间去读书，而且应该读好书；

5. 你自己的想法。

参考词汇：提高 improve; 获取知识gain knowledge; 增长见识open our minds

My dear friends,

Reading plays an important part in our daily life. ____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Let’s start reading now.

This is ______ eraser. ______ eraser is in the pencil box.

A. a; The B. an; An C. the; An D. an; The

These ______ aren’t ______. They’re my sister’s.

A. photos; my B. tomatoes; mine

C. salad; my D. strawberry; mine

— Where ______ the keys?

— _______ on the sofa.

A. are; It’s B. is; It’s

C. are; They’re D. is; They’re

— Let’s ______ ice-cream.

— I don’t like ______.

A. have; it B. to have; it

C. to eat; it D. eat; them