If your child often gets bad grades, you must feel sad. As a middle school teacher,I feel sad, too. However, I'd like to say that bad grades are not the end of the world.

Recently, researchers from the University of Bristol (in England) and the University of Chicago(in the USA)did a survey. Over 10,000 people took part in the research. The study shows that promising children money, iPads or cell phones to pass exams is useless. However, promises of trips can encourage students to study hard. So from now on, please make proper promises.

Material Two

As an education expert, I care much about your kids. A lot of parents I know want their kids to do well in their studies. After all, good grades in school could increase kid's chance of achieving big things when they grow old.

Helping your kids improve their studies can be possible by following these tips:

★See to it that your kids eat right. it's important to eat a balanced and healthy diet.Make sure that your kids don't skip breakfast.

★Let your kids get enough sleep. Make sure that they get at least eight hours of sleep.Getting a good night's sleep is as important as eating three healthy meals a day.

★Influence your kids to read often. Reading is a good habit. It can not only improve your kids communication skills but also extend their vocabulary.

【1】According to Material one,promises of can encourage students to study hard.

A. Money B. iPads C. cell phones D. trips

【2】Which of the following is NOT true according to Material Two?

A. Breakfast is important to kids. B. Kids should have two meals a day.

C. It's necessary for kids to get enough sleep. D. Reading a lot is helpful to kids.

【3】The underlined word“ extend” can be replaced by“ ”.

A. break B. waste C. increase D. remember

【4】From the above reading, we can learn that .

A. the writer of Material One works in a university

B. the University of Bristol lies in the USA

C. the writer of Material Two is a teacher

D. parents can do much to help kids with their studies

【5】Who is the above reading written for？

A. Parents B. Students C. Teachers D. Education experts

—I agree with you. His latest book is up to his highest _________ .

A. choice B. standard C. purpose D. wealth

—I’m not sure. But if he returns to his hometown,I ____him off.

A. return; see B. will return;see

C. will return; will see D. return, will see

Some statistics (数据) from the survey done by the European Commission (欧盟委员会) showed that 62% of the British people only speak English. 38% speak at least one foreign language and 18% speak two or more. Compared with the British people, 56% of the people in other European countries speak at least one foreign language and 28% speak two or more.

From this you can see that the British people are famous for not speaking foreign languages and that they are not good language learners in Europe.

And the survey also showed that English is the most widely-spoken foreign language.Many European people can have a conversation in English. That’s why my people don’t think it is necessary to learn a foreign language.

In Britain, students are not required to learn a foreign language. That means learning a foreign language is only an option at school. In UK schools it is common for children to start learning a foreign language at 11 and many of them give it up at 14. So why don’t students continue learning foreign languages at school? Because they think it is more difficult to get good marks in languages than in other subjects such as science or history.

To solve this situation, the British government is looking for different ways to improve language learning at school. One way is to start learning it at a much younger age. Another one is to give school children more choices.

Changing the British attitude (态度) to learning foreign languages may be a hard task but the government decides to try!

【1】Which of the following about the British people is true?

A. They are good language learners.

B. 62% of them speak two or more languages.

C. They are famous for speaking foreign languages.

D. More than half of them only speak English.

【2】According to the passage, students in Britain prefer to learn _____.

A. science or German B. history or German

C. science or history D. German or French

【3】In Paragraph 4, “an option” means _____.

A. a choice B. a game C. a mistake D. a conversation

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A. Speaking English B. Foreign Language Learning in UK

C. Schools in UK D. Young English Learners

【1】Before you take the medicine, you’d better read the _____________(说明) first.

【2】All of us were ______________(惊奇的) that such a little girl spoke English so well.

【3】You should choose ____________(明智地)how you spend your spare time .

【4】The students ______________(成功) in working out the problems yesterday.

【5】Gas is now ___________ (普遍地) used for cooking and heating.

This Thursday, across the US, （任务一）孩子们要和父母一起去上班而不是去上学。 They can help their parents do some cleaning, send e-mails and deal with other daily things. Because April 28 is Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day all over the US. This holiday shows kids what it means to be a grown-up in the working world.

I still remember when this day started, I was very happy. Not only did I have the chance to leave the school, but I also could sit in my dad’s taxi all day long and we would go to a restaurant for lunch.

（任务二） I couldn’t read my book in the car as I would get carsick(晕车) and my dad didn’t like to turn on the radio. I got hot and uncomfortable. People wouldn’t get into his taxi because they thought he already had a passenger: me—so nothing happened. It seemed years before we went out for lunch. In fact, I started to miss the school.

Although the purpose of the day is to give kids a chance to experience possible jobs in their futures, I got something completely different from the day. I learned to value school life. Where else can you play with your friends, do science experiments, read great books and write stories all in one day?

（任务三）Just like you’ll have to learn to love your job later in life, learn to love school now. If you don’t, try spending the day at work with your dad.

【1】任务一：翻译成英语。_______________________________________________

【2】任务二：请选出能填入文中▲处的最佳选项。（填写字母代号）_________

A. Of course, I enjoyed myself and felt free like a bird.

B. But after only 40 minutes of driving around the city, I was very bored.

C. But soon I got used to this taxi ride around the city with my father.

【3】任务三：将画线句子翻译成中文。

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【4】任务四：What can the kids help their parents do this Thursday?

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【5】任务五：What does the passage mainly talk about?

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—Certainly, and the earlier, the better.

A. how long it will take to get to London

B. how long can I take the direct flight to London

C. whether I could buy a ticket to London without my passport

D. if I can book a direct flight to London online

近期，关于师生冲突的新闻频现媒体。针对这一现象，某英文报社就“如何处理师生之间的矛盾”发起了一个专题征文活动。假设你是李华，请根据下表中的内容提示，结合你自己的观点，用英语写一篇小短文，发表在学校“英语角”上。

注意:

1.文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；

2.语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；

3.词数: 80左右，信件的开头与结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇: conflict n. 冲突 media n. 媒体 misunderstanding n. 误解

be lack of 缺少 build up 建立 family education 家庭教育

Recently, news about the conflicts between teachers and students frequently appear on the media. Why are the relationship between teachers and students becoming so serious?

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【1】我们的家乡在过去的几年里发生了巨大的变化。（ take place ）

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【2】在太阳底下看书对眼睛有害。（be harmful to ）

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【3】我们需要采取一些措施来减少污染。(take steps)

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【4】有一天，书籍将会被电脑代替么？（replace）

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Dream House in California is not a house for only one or two children. It's a house for many【1】(kid). It's a family. It's the future.

Imagine【2】(live) in a hospital for many years because of illness. Imagine that one stays in a cold street where there is no other place to stay. These children need【3】 ( help). They need Dream House.

Many years ago, a little girl【4】(name) Collin Rose decided that when she grew up, she【5】 (offer) a warm home for those sick and homeless children. When she grew up, she became a nurse and made her dream【6】( come )true. In November 2003, Collin Rose set up Dream House. Collin Rose's 【7】(effort)have encouraged many people to help sick and 【8】(home )children.

“Every child should have a happy childhood. We may help make these 【9】(children) lives 【10】(good) than before.Your small help may 【11】(great) change their lives. No help is too【12】(small), ” Collin Rose said.