I am Peter. I’m an American boy. I am in Class Four. This is Li Lei. And this is Han Mei. They are my classmates.
That’s Miss Gao. She is an English teacher. She is our（我们的）teacher. She is from America. She is our good friend.
Look, that’s our new school. There is a reading room in it. We can read many books in it. We are very happy.
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Peter is from   小题1:   . He is in Class    小题2:    . Li Lei and Han Mei are his 小题3:  . Miss Gao is their    小题4: and their 小题5:    . She is an  小题6:  , too. Their school is     小题7:   . There is a   小题8:  room in it. The students can_小题9:__many books in it. They are very 小题10:  .

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Have you ever wondered what an American high school is real like? This article will describe a typical （典型的）high school and its students.
A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan （租借）than buy them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them.
American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing rages in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.
Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, math, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: heath education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classed, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.
The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities. These activities include sports—especially football. Basketball, baseball or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.
Title: 小题1:  in an American High School

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Introduction	●It gives an idea of a typical American high school and its      小题2:.
Lockers and textbooks	●Every student has a locker for textbooks and       小题3: clothes. ●They prefer loaning textbooks to  小题4: them.
小题5:    transport（交通）	●Students usually go to school by bus or on foot. Sometimes their小题6: send them to school by car. ●They can  小题7: themselves to school when they are over 16 and have passed the needed tests.
Classes and classrooms	●Students have to take main classes, elective classes and sometimes one or more    小题8: classes. ●They go to   小题9:   classrooms for each subject.
After-school activities	●After school most of the students take    小题10: in their favorite activities, including sports and clubs.

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Learning English is not an easy job. Almost every student sometimes a 小题1: questions like these: Can I really learn English well? Can I really learn it well enough to t 小题2: with others?
The answer is yes. From some studies we know that almost a   小题3:  can learn a foreign language well if he or she wants to. Some might learn it faster and some might learn it slower. Some might learn it e  小题4:     and some with difficulty. But anyone can learn it well if he or she has the r   小题5:    ways. Many students have their own special ways in learning English. The followings are some e    小题6: Millie gets up early every morning and the first thing she does is listen to an English radio program. This has really helped make her English in listening b  小题7: .
Daniel often p  小题8:   speaking English in class. At first he was n 小题9:when he was asked to speak. After trying several times, he found it was not as difficult as he thought. He is more active and now he speaks English best among his classmates.
Jim likes to watch American movies. He will watch it many times i 小题10:  it is a good a good film. And he also likes to read English aloud.

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Whenever we meet with difficulty or failure, teachers, parents or others often say to us or perhaps we say to ourselves, “Never give up.” These can be encouraging words and words of determination(决心). A person who believes in himself will keep trying to reach his goal no matter how many times he fails. In my opinion, the quality of determination to succeed is an important one to have. Therefore, I believe that we should never give up.
One reason is that if we give up too easily, we will rarely achieve anything. It is not unusual for us to fail in our first attempt（尝试） at something new, so we should not feel disappointed （失望）and should try again. Besides(此外，而且), if we always give up when we fail, we will not be able to develop new skills and grow.
Another reason we should never give up is that we can learn from our mistakes so that we can not make the same ones. If we do not try again, the lesson （教训）that we have learned is wasted.
Finally, we should never give up because as wework to reach our goals, we develop confidence, and this confidence can help us succeed in other areas of our lives. If we never challenge （挑战）ourselves, we will begin to doubt our abilities.
In short, it is important that we do not give up when working for our goals. Whether we succeed in the end or not, we will learn something, and what we learn will help us to become better and more confident. Furthermore, if we give up, we have no chance of achieving our goals any more , but if we keep making great efforts, there is always a chance that we will succeed one day.
Topic: Never Give Up

Possible meanings and the author’s opinions	* The words “ Never give up” can _小题1:__ others or oneself and express（表达） one’s determination. * A person who wants to be __小题2: should have the quality. So we should never give up.
The _小题3:__	* If we give up too easily, maybe we will rarely achieve 小题4:__, so when we fail in our first attempt at something new, we should not feel disappointed _小题5:try again. * Always giving up means that we will not be able to _小题6:_progress. * Never giving up will make us learn from the __小题7:___we’ve made before and learn the lesson so as not to make the same ones. *To reach our goals and develop the confidence which can help us _小题8:_ourselves, we must not give up but challenge ourselves.
Conclusions	If you give up, you will have no __小题9:_of reaching your goals. Never give up and you will achieve your goals in the _小题10:

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I remember when I was young, my parents used to focus on（关注）everything I did. I liked wearing bright red c__小题1:__, but they said the colour was too sharp. I loved listening to rock and roll, but they said it was too n_小题2:. I hated eating vegetables, but they said they were good for my h _小题3:_.
Later, I studied at a boy’s school. My parents always asked me to study hard. I felt stressed. Every night, I asked myself, “What’s wrong with me?” My parents always tells me that the things I do are b_小题4:__. I gave up many things I liked doing. My life was not as c_小题5:_as my friends’ lives.
I studied psychology（心理学）when I was at college. I got very good marks, b_小题6:_ I still did not understand why my parents were so strict.
Then I got married and had two c_小题7:__. I heard myself tell them, “Don’t talk on the phone so much! You should focus on your school work. Use your f __小题8:_time to read…” I began to understand my  p__小题9:__. They told me what to do because they cared, just as I told my children what to do because I cared.
Young people, behind all the a __小题10:_your parents give you, what they are really saying is, “We care about you and we love you.”

Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I   小题1: . I buy a gift for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father a gift, too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend. She  小题2: in Shanghai and her parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We talked with each other happily. Then she wanted to  小题3: her parents. So she dialed（拨号）the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen minutes, dialed the number again. “Hi, Mom…”
Later I asked, “ 小题4:  did you dial the number twice?” She said, “My parents are old and slow(慢) . They   小题5: get to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them   小题6:  I want to give them enough time to answer the call.”
My friend is a   小题7: girl. She is always thinking about her parents. You also want to be a good child, right? Please always remember   小题8: think of your parents, not just on some important days.

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Do you like drinking Coke? As a symbol of American culture, Coca-Cola is liked by many people, especially young people around the world．But from now on, perhaps it will be difficult for students in the US to get it in school. A new agreement (协议) will stop almost all sales of high-sugar fizzy (起泡的) drinks in American schools.
The agreement allows only juice, milk and water to be sold in primary schools and middle schools. It will help 35 million young people choose healthy drinks.

Childhood obesity (肥胖) has become a big problem in America. A report shows that obesity has risen so fast in teenagers in the past 25 years. The main reason is that kids eat too much junk food and drink too much Coke.
The UK has already used similar ways to fight obesity. A recent study shows that people in the UK are much healthier than those in the US. However, it's better late than never. Now American schools are trying to lead students to healthier lives.
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小题1:Coca-Cola is __________ by many __________ people around the world.
小题2:From now on, perhaps it won’t be __________ for students in the US to __________ Coke in school.
小题3: According to the agreement, only juice, milk and _______ are allowed to be sold in American _______.
小题4:A report __________ that teenager obesity has risen so __________ in the past 25 years.
小题5:People in the __________ are much __________ than those in the US.

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What is your favourite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one.
When Lang Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.
His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world.
Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.
Lang’s performance are full of energy. He is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano.
The road to success has never been easy. Lang’s father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.

Personal ____小题1:______ Card
About his personal life	Name	Lang Lang
	Year of birth	_____小题2:_____
	_____小题3:_____	Keyboard
	Favourite ____小题4:______	Tom and Jerry
	The reason for ____小题5:____ poor children	He believes himself lucky and should give something back.
About his musical life	The ___小题6:_______ for western music in his childhood encouraged him to learn piano ____小题7:_____ .With the help of his parents and teachers , he was able to ____小题8:___ at a famous American music college, where his success began.
	Famous for his ____小题9:______ performances and ____小题10:______ facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano.

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Man has a big brain. He can think and s 小题1:   languages. Scientists once thought that man isn’t the same as animals b  小题2:   man can think and learn. They know now that dogs, monkeys and birds can learn, too.
They are beginning to u 小题3:     that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can’t speak. They make much n   小题4:   when they are afraid, or unhappy. Apes(猿) can learn some things more quickly than man. One or two of them have learned a few words. But they cannot join w 小题5:   to make sentences. They cannot think l  小题6:  us because they have no language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been a   小题7:   to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very w 小题8: when he is four or five, b  小题9:     no animals learn to speak.
How do children learn it? Scientists don’t really know w   小题10:    happens inside our body when we speak. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.  

We live in a noisy world. Young and old alike are troubled by sounds over which we may have little or no control: car and house alarms, motorcycles, loudspeakers, even movie previews.
We attend rock concerts, weddings, parties and sports events at which the music is so loud that you can hardly hear the person sitting next to you. At home, televisions, stereos and computer games are often turned up so loud that listeners cannot hear a doorbell or a telephone.
As if environmental noise were not enough, now we surround children with noisy toys and personal listening devices that can permanently damage their hearing. A series of studies conducted in 2002 indicated that even moderate (缓和的) background noise can interfere with how they learn language. In fact, children in classrooms on the noisy side of a school had lower reading scores than those whose classes were on the quiet side.
Noise-induced (噪音诱发的) hearing loss can come about in two ways: from a brief exposure to a very loud noise or from consistent exposure to moderate-level noise. Thus, there is much concern about the lasting effects of MP3 players that are turned up loud enough to block out surrounding sound, like street noise. An MP3 player at maximum volume produces about 105 decibels（分贝）— 100 times as severe as 85 decibels, where hearing damage begins.
So, before buying noise-making toys, parents would do well to listen to how loud they are. If the item comes with a volume control, monitor its use to make sure it is kept near the lowest level. Consider returning gifts that make loud noises, or disable the noise-making function. Children who play computer games and stereo equipment should be warned to keep the volume down. Most iPads have a control that allows parents to set a maximum volume.
Avoid taking children to loud action movies. If you do go and the sound seems deafening, ask the management to turn down the volume or insist on your money back.
The League for the Hard of Hearing urges parents to encourage participation in quiet activities, like reading, doing puzzles, making things with construction toys, playing educational computer games, drawing and painting, and visiting libraries and museums.

Noise And Children’s Hearing
Fact about noise	We live in a world of noise which  小题1:   people and is free of  小题2:  .
The 小题3:  that noise causes	We find it hard to hear others in a noisy  小题4: .
	Noisy toys and personal listening devices can permanently    小题5:  children’s hearing.
Two 小题6: of noise-induced hearing loss	People are 小题7: to loud noise for short time or to moderate-level noise for long time.
Advice for parents	They should pay attention to how  小题8:  the noise-making toys are and the returning gifts.
	They shouldn’t  小题9:  their children to loud action movies.
	They should encourage their children to 小题10:  in quiet activities.