It is time for students to sell such things as chocolate bars and greeting cards to raise money for their school, class or club．It is inevitable that they will knock on your door and you will easily hand over your cash for overpriced items that you really do not want．That is okay, though, because there are many reasons why children should be allowed to raise money for their schools and clubs．

Fundraising is a great way to help children learn social skills．It is not easy to go up to a complete stranger and ask him for his money．They have to nicely ask for help, show the interested buyer what they have to offer and explain how it will help them in school．If someone refuses to buy an item, that child has to take the failure in stride（不特别费力地）, and that is a learning lesson as well．

Students can learn how to deal with money by fundraising．Of course, it might seem safer for us to take charge of our children’s earnings from their fundraising before it is turned into the school．However, by making them keep track of it, count it, and make sure everyone pays the right amount, they are learning an important lesson．Dealing with more Fundraising helps improve their schools．It is the children’s school．They have to learn there and grow there．Why not let them help in making it a better place?

Fundraising allows for more life experiences for the child．The raised money is used towards things like parties, trips, or for the music club to go to see a Broadway play．The children receive the rewards for their hard work at raising the money．Without fundraising, these field trips and special school memories would be missed．

In a word, fundraising helps children a lot in many ways．

The underlined word “inevitable” in the first paragraph means “_______”．

    A．unlikely    B．improper     C．unavoidable       D．unrealistic

One of the important indications that children are grown up is that __________．

A．children learn to care for others    

B．children can deal with money     

C．children like to make up     

D．children make a date with friends of the other sex

The author thinks that fundraising _______．

 A．adds to the family’s burden               

    B．wastes the learning time

    C．builds up the children’s bodies

D．helps to develop the children’s character  

Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

   CP: Central point   P: Point      Sp: Sub-point     C: Conclusion

Dreams are expressions of thoughts, feelings and events that pass through our mind while we are sleeping. Everybody dreams. But only some people remember their dreams. Our dreams often include all the senses (感觉)—smells, sounds, sights, tastes and things we touch. We dream in colour. Sometimes we dream the same dream over and over again. These repeated（重复的） dreams are often unpleasant. They may even be nightmares—bad dreams that frighten us.

     Early in the twentieth century, two famous scientists developed their personal ideas about dreams. Austrian psychiatrist(心里学家) Sigmund Freud published a book called “The Interpretation(诠释) of Dreams” in 1900. Freud believed people often dream about things they want but can’t have. These dreams often have something to do with sex and aggression(侵犯). Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung worked closely with Freud for several years, but he believed dreams could help people grow and understand themselves. He believed dreams provide solutions(解答) to problems we face when we are awake. He didn’t believe dreams hide our feelings about sex or aggression. Today we know more about the science of dreaming because researchers can take pictures of people’s brains while they are sleeping.

     Other researchers are studying how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions(感情). Robert Stickgold is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University in Massachusetts. Doctor Stickgold says that when we dream, the brain is trying to make sense of the world. He does not agree with Sigmund Freud that dreaming is the way we express our hidden feelings and desires(愿望).

     Scientists believe it is important to keep researching dreams. Doctor Stickgold says it has been more than one hundred years since Sigmund Freud published his important book about dreaming. Yet there is still no agreement on exactly how the brain works when we are dreaming or why we dream.

Dreams _________. 

A. are remembered by everyone

B. express all that we think in our mind

C. include few senses and things we touch

D. are sometimes nightmares(恶梦) that repeat and frighten us

A book on dreaming was published by _________.

A. Sigmund Freud     B. Robert Stickgold    C. Carl Jung   D. the writer

In the passage, all the psychiatrists _________.

A. believe dreams can help people understand all the problems that they face

B. think dreams always hide someone’s feelings about sex or aggression

C. study dream and dreaming and have their own ideas

D. have the same idea that people often dream about the things they want

From the passage, we know that _________.

A. Jung thought that dreams provide solutions to problems we face when we are sleeping

B. Freud developed the idea that dreams are expressions of people’s hidden feelings

C. scientists have known quite well why we dream because they can take pictures of our brains

D. other researchers have discovered how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions

Which would be the best title(标题) for the passage?

A. The Explanations of Dreams         B. The Ways of Dreams

C. The Solutions to Dreams             D. The Mystery(奥秘) of Dreams and Dreaming

Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing. Three years ago, few people would go swimming in the icy waters. But now there is a Winter-swimming Enthusiasts’ Club（冬泳爱好者协会）and it has more than 2,000 members. The oldest is 84 years old and the youngest is only 7. The members are from all walks of life. They may be workers, peasants, soldiers, teachers, students…

Though it is now the coldest part of the season and the water temperature in the city’s lakes is around 0℃, many winter-swimmers still swim in the icy waters, even when it is snowing. They enjoy themselves in the lake, while the people by the side of the lake are wearing heavy clothes.

Why are so many people interested in winter-swimming? Because winter-swimming can be good for one’s health.

Bei Sha is a good example. He is 69, and he once suffered from（患……病）heart trouble for 26 years. After ten years of winter-swimming he is now in good health. Scientists are now studying the effects of winter-swimming on health.

Among the winter-swimmers the oldest man is_______ years older than the youngest one.

    A. 91           B. 84       C. 77       D. 7

Guess what “The members are from all walks of life” means?

    A. The members do different jobs at different places.

    B. They come from all parts of Beijing.

    C. They are persons of different ages.

    D. They are men and women, old and young.

The winter-swimmers are able to swim in the icy waters, even on snowy days because       .

    A. they are not afraid of coldness

    B. they often swim in the icy waters

    C. they know that they can benefit（得益）from it

    D. winter-swimming can make people healthy

Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing because       .

    A. more and more people like to swim in Beijing

    B. it is more interesting than swimming in summer

    C. winter-swimmers are brave men

    D. winter-swimming does a lot of good to one’s health

What’s the best title for this passage?

    A. People in Beijing Like Swimming in Winter

    B. Winter-swimming—A Craze（狂热）in Beijing

    C. People Benefit from Winter-swimming

    D. Winter-swimmers Are Brave Men

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假设你是红星中学高三（1）班的班长李华，你们全班同学在暑假期间开展了“体验一天低碳生活”的活动。请你根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文短文，介绍同学们这一天的体验活动，并谈谈自己的感受。短文的开头已为你写好。词数不少于100。

    提示词：disposable chopsticks 一次性筷子     lunch box 餐具盒

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She had to lie to the company and ______ a man in order to get a job, ______ rather strange.

A. pretending as, looked                 B. pretended to be, looking       

C. pretending as, was looked             D. pretended to be, looked

— What did he want to know, Anne?

— ____ I could finish writing the report.

 A. When was it     B. It was when that   C. It was when        D. When it was that

When ________ why she could speak English so well, she just smiled and said nothing.

   A. asking                B. to be asked     C. was asked          D. asked

Whatever he promises, you can’t ______ anything.

A. rely his doing       B. rely on him to do   

C. depend his doing     D. advise him to do

Only when he read this novel for a second time ________ to appreciate its beauty.

A. that he began    B. he began        

C. had he begun    D. did he begin

I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court（法庭）.

    After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I'd have to have a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me to find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

    But every time I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.

    My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss（解雇）him. And he made me pay him $770.

    Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time, and I left without getting a cent.

    My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship honour or professional morality（职业道德）. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.

The author's roommate offered to help him because_____.

A. he felt sorry for the author

B. he thought it was a chance to make some money

C. he knew the doctor was a very good one

D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer

A good doctor is essential for the author to __________.

    A. be properly treated

    B. talk with the person responsible for the accident

    C. recover before he leaves America

    D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury

The word "charge" in the passage means __________.

A. be responsible      B. accuse      C. ask as a price      D. claim

Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very___.

A. friendly             B. greedy      C. professional      D. busy

What conclusion can you draw from this story?

A. Going to court is something every common in America

B. One must be very careful while driving a car

C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides

D. Money is more important than other things in the US