Imagine a boy from a small village in East Africa. He, since a very early age, has been looking after cattle. At twelve years old he knows more about cattle than most of you. However, he has never been to school. Has this boy had any education?

Education is discovering about ourselves and about the people and things around us. All the people who care about us — our parents, brothers, sisters, friends — are our teachers. In fact, we learn something from everyone we meet. We start learning on the day we were born, not on the first day we go to school. Every day we have new experiences, like finding a bird’s nest, discovering a new street in our neighborhood, making friends with someone we didn’t like before. New experiences are even more fun when we share them with other people.

Encouragement from the people around us enables us to explore things as many as possible. As we grow up, we begin to find out what we are capable of doing. You may be good at cooking, or singing or playing football. You find this out by doing these things. Just thinking about cooking doesn’t tell you whether you are good at it.

We learn so much just living from day to day. So why is school important? Of course you can learn some things better at home than at school, like how to do the shopping, and how to help old or disabled people who can’t do everything for themselves. At school, teachers help us to read and write. With their guidance, we begin to see things in different ways.

1.In the opinion of the writer, .

A. the school is not important at all.

B. we have to learn from the people around us.

C. education takes place everywhere.

D. only people who care for us can teach us.

2.One can find out what he / she is good at by _.

A. what people encourage him/ her to do.

B. trying and practising things.

C. thinking about it when growing up.

D. he teachings of those he / she meets.

3.The passage tells us that _ .

A. different classes of people receive different kinds of education.

B. everyone gets education from the day he or she was born.

C. the school is absolutely necessary if one wants to understand the world.

D. everyone will find out what he or she is good at.

4.According to the last paragraph, we know that .

A. the school enables us to understand the world in other ways.

B. the school is not so important as our living places.

C. the school teaches us things which are useless at home.

D. the school cannot prepare us for our daily lives.

It’s summer movie time again. And heroes are ready to try their strength and magic on the silver screen. Check out our list of four films that look most promising to young audience.

Harry potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Release Date: June 4

Story: It’s the summer before Harry Potter’s third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A shadow is hanging over Hogwarts. A dangerous murderer, Sirius Black, has escaped the Wizards’ Prison. And he broke out to fulfill one task to kill Harry Potter.

Around the World in 80 Days

Release Date: June 16

Story: This version of the classic novel set in 1872 focuses on Passepartout ( Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan), a Chinese thief who seeks refuge with a strange London adventurer, Phileas Fogg. Passepartout uses his martial arts skills to defend Fogg from danger as he travels around the world in 80 days to win a bet.

Spider- Man 2

Release Date: June 30

Story: Peter Parker is still coming to terms with his dual (双重的) identity as the crime superhero Spider-Man. He wants to reveal his secret identity to Mary Jane: meanwhile, his aunt May has fallen on hard times. A new villain (坏人) , Dr Otto Octavius, has appeared to cause more trouble.

King Arther

Release Date: July 7

Story: King Arthur is presented as a clever ruler who manages to unite all the knights(骑士) in Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire（帝国）. Under the guidance of Merlin and the beautiful, brave Guinevere, Arthur will struggle to realize his dreams

1.According to the passage, if you want to see a film whose leading actor is Jackie Chan, you will see the film on _____.

A. June 4 B. June 16 C. June 30 D. July 7

2.In Spider-Man 2, Aunt May’s trouble is caused by_____.

A. Peter Parker B. Mary Jane C. Dr. Otto Octavius D. Spider-Man

3.Which of the following films is set in ancient Britain?

A. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. B. Spider-Man 2

C. Around the World in 80 Days. D. King Arthur

The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:

"I hate all the pianos in this town and I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They cannot even understand rhythm (韵律)."

"Nobody wants to pay musicians anything. I’m sick of all the people who want you to play without paying you."

One younger musician said, "There are several clubs who want me to play for a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also planning to join in several summer festivals this year."

I really liked what the younger musician said so I made friends with him.

Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive (积极的) or negative (消极的), they’re all rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who are always complaining or blaming (责备) others, it is possible that you will start doing the same as well. If you spend lots of time with people who don’t support (支持) your dreams, it is time to take a look at the people you call "friends".

There is an easy exercise you can try. Make a list of the people who you often stay with, and simply stop spending time with the negative ones on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.

Of course, this exercise is entirely different from making friends only for the good of oneself. We really should try to help and spend time with those who are working towards a goal or dream.

1.The musicians’ conversation at the beginning is there to show that ______.

A. musicians’ living conditions are not good

B. people in that town have poor taste in music

C. young people are more likely to succeed

D. different people have different attitudes

2.The underlined part "they’re all rubbing off on you" in Paragraph 6 means ______.

A. they’ll push you ahead

B. they’ll help you realize your dreams

C. they’ll keep you from moving on

D. they’ll have an influence (影响) on you

3.Why did the author want to make friends with the younger musician?

A. He is more active than the others.

B. He can earn more than the others.

C. His attitude is more positive than the others.

D. He has more things to do than the others.

4.We can get the following information from the passage EXCEPT ______.

A. the younger musician is a positive person and would be a good friend

B. one should avoid (避免) making friends with people who have lots of difficulties

C. the exercise can help you keep close to really helpful Friends

D. one will start complaining if one spends too much time with negative people

LONDON (Reuters Life!) ---- Forget about talking your children into considering life as a doctor or a teacher and start training them for the talent show.

A survey of British parents showed the aspirations (志向) of their children are greatly different from what they dreamed about when considering who they wanted to be when they grew up.

Although astronaut (宇航员) still remains fairly high on the list of careers (事业) kids dream about these days, others like doctor and teacher have been taken the place of by the desire (欲望) to win good name and money as a sporting hero, pop star or actor.

The parents of children aged 5 to 11 said the choice of lawyer had dropped by only one place on a top 10 list to sixth, while teacher had dropped to ninth from top in the last 25 or more years.

The survey for British TV channel “Watch” found a great difference between the genders (性别) of today’s young people when compared with their parents’ dreams 25 years or more ago.

Playing professional football, being an astronaut and joining the firefighting service topped the boys’ choices, while girls are more likely to be dreaming of taking to the stage as a pop star or actress or joining the medical profession.

When asked what they would like their children to do for a living, today’s parents still like the academic (学术的) professions (职业), with law and medicine scoring highly, while being a boss came third.

Parents also praised job happiness above wealth (财富) when it comes to their hopes for their children.

Nearly 70 percent of the parents surveyed thought that they failed to follow their dreams when it came to their career, with 37 percent thinking it was caused by a lack of aspiration and not having the necessary conditions.

1.From the passage we know that most parents still hope that in the future their children can take up ______.

A. jobs such as musicians, singers and dancers

B. jobs related to academic professions like lawyers and doctors

C. jobs in which they will not be endangered

D. jobs which will be well paid only

2.According to the survey for British TV channel “Watch”, which of the following is the boys’ best career choice?

A. A pop star B. An actor C. A doctor D. A firefighter

3.What can be learnt from the passage?

A. Parents’ hope for their children’s career did not change too much.

B. Parents pay much attention to the income of their children.

C. Less than half of the parents who were surveyed didn’t follow their dreams.

D. Most parents didn’t have the necessary conditions to realize their dreams.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Many reasons cause the change of children’s dreams.

B. Parents’ dreams are different form children’s.

C. Parents are changing their own dreams.

D. Children’s dreams are always changing.

1.___You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how:

Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating , sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. 2.____ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

Make good use of your time in class. 3.____Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. 4._____If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.

5._____ You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

B. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.

D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E. Maybe you are an average student.

F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.

G. This will help you understand the next class.

该文中共有十处错误,每句中最多有两处,错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（ ＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改十处, 多者（从第11处起） 不计分。

My brother Tom was very selfish when he was a little boy. He did not want share things with other people. For example, when he bought a chocolate cake, he put them in a secret place where I couldn’t find . Then he ate it all by himself. He never helped other. He said he is busy. That is, a game of tennis making him very busy. He did not care if something he did made people angry. For instance, on one night he played strong and loudly music till four o’clock in the morning. But he is difference now. He often helps grandma with housework, helps mom with cooking and helps his classmate with their lessons.

假定有一批外宾要在中国过春节，他们很想了解关于我国春节的一些情况，请你根据下列要点写一篇短文，以作介绍。词数100左右；要点：

春节就是中国的新年，一般在二月份。

今年是马年。

春节前人们要大扫除，给孩子买新衣。大年夜家人在一起吃年夜 饭。

年初一走访亲友。孩子们会得到压岁钱。

人们在春节常常过得很愉快。

提示词：马年：the year of horse

In most western countries, on April Fool’s Day, people often play trick on each other; children especially have great fun.

A. a; aB. the; the C. a; / D. /; a

–Thanks for ____ me of the meeting this morning.

--You’re welcome.

A. advisingB. suggestingC. remindingD. telling

I didn’t mean to keep you waiting here for a long time. There are several traffic jams on the way. Can you ____ me?

A. apologizeB. interrupt C. forgive D. behave