Take a class at Dulangkou School, and you’ll see lots of things different from other schools. You can see the desks are not in rows and students sit in groups. They put their desks together so they’re facing each other. How can they see the blackboard? There are three blackboards on the three walls of the classroom!

   The school calls the new way of learning “Tuantuanzuo”, meaning sitting in groups. Wei Liying, a Junior 3 teacher, said it was to give students more chance to communicate.

   Each group has five or six students, according to Wei, and they play different roles (角色). There is a team leader who takes care of the whole group. There is a “study leader” who makes sure that everyone finishes their homework. And there is a discipline (纪律) leader who makes sure that nobody chats in class.

   Wang Lin is a team leader. The 15-year-old said that having to deal with so many things was tiring.

   “I just looked after my own business before,” said Wang. “But now I have to think about my five group members.”

   But Wang has got used to it and can see the benefits (好处) now.

   “I used to speak too little. But being a team leader means you have to talk a lot. You could even call me an excellent speaker today.”

    Zhang Qi, 16, was weak in English. She used to get about 70 in English tests. But in a recent test, Zhang got a grade of more than 80.

   “I rarely（很少）asked others when I had problems with my English. But now I can ask the team leader or study leader. They are really helpful.”

1. What makes Dulangkou School different from others? __________

   A. The students’ desks are in rows.   　　　     B. Students sit and study in groups.

   C. There are three blackboards in the classroom.   D. Both B and C.

2. A discipline leader is supposed to __________.

   A. take care of the whole group

   B. make sure that everybody finishes homework

   C. make sure that nobody chats in class

   D. collect all the homework and hand it in to teachers

3. The new way of learning is said to give students more chance to __________.

   A. chat with each other                                       B. listen to the teachers

   C. make friends                                      D. communicate

4. We can tell from the story that some students __________ this new way of learning.

   A. get benefits from        B. are tired of         C. cannot get used to     D. hate

I am a middle school student. I like fashionable（时尚的） clothes. I like wearing a scarf（围巾）. I like red shirts and I have curly hair. They all look cool. My parents and teachers sometimes ask me not to do so, but I don't mind. These are my own(自己的 )things. Don't you think so?

---------Sally

My uncle is 40 years old He works for a magazine(杂志). He writes articles（文章） for children. He visits many places and talks with many children.  He thinks children should not watch TV too much and some TV shows are not good for them.

--------Barry

I study in a middle school. I have many rules at school. I can't be late for school,l have to wear a school uniform at school. I can't eat or sing in the classroom. Miss Yang,our English teacher,is very strict with us.

---------- Mona

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Sally's hair is___________.

A．red              B．black             C．straight           D．curly

2.__________writes articles for kids.

A．Barry's uncle       B．Barry             C．Sally             D．Miss Yang

3.Mona can __________.

A．be late for school                       B．wear a school uniform at school

C．eat or sing in the classroom                D．wear her own clothes at school

4.Which of the following is NOT true about Barry's uncle?

A．He is 40 years old.

B．He does not let Barry watch TV.

C．He thinks children should not watch TV too much.

D．He visits many places and talks with many children.

5.From the information above(上面的信息) ,we can know________.

A．Sally and Mona are workers

B．Sally minds what others think of her

C．Miss Yang is an English teacher

D．Miss Yang isn't strict with her students

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Canada is the second largest country is the world. It is over 7,000 kilometers from the 1 coast（海岸）to the east. It   2  six time zones.   3  it is 9 a. m. in Vancouver on the west coast，it is I：30 p, m. in St John’s on the east coast

English and French   4  the two main languages in Canada. About 60 percent of   5 people speak English, and about 25 percent speak French. More  6  70 percent of its population live in cities near the US border（边境）.

Ottawa is the capital. Every year millions of tourists go there to   7  museums and take part in the cultural（文化的）activities. Toronto is the largest city of the country   8  about 2. 5 million people. Montreal is  9  second biggest French-speaking city in the world.

The maple leaf is the national symbol of Canada. The Canadian flag has a red maple leaf on a red   10  white background.

1.west       B. east         C. south            D. north

Take a class at Dulangkou School, and you’ll see lots of things different from other schools, You can see the desks are not in rows（排）and students sit in groups. They put their desks together so they’re facing each other. How can they see the blackboard? There are three blackboards on the three walls of the classroom!

The school calls the new way of learning “Tuantuanzuo”, meaning sitting in groups. Wei Liying, a Junior 3 teacher, said it was to give students more chances to communicate.

Each group has five or six students, according to Wei, and they play different roles（角色）.There is a team leader who takes care of the whole group. There is a “study leader”who makes sure that everyone finishes their homework. And there is a discipline（纪律）leader who makes sure that nobody chats in class.

Wang Lin is a team leader. The 15-year-old said that having to deal with so many things was tiring.

“I just looked after my own business before,”said Wang. “But now I have to think about my five group members.”

But Wang has got used to it and can see the benefits（好处）now.

“I used to speak too little. But being a team leader means you have to talk a lot. You could even call me an excellent speaker today.”

Zhang Qi, 16, was weak in English. She used to get about 70 in English tests. But in a recent test, Zhang got a grade of more than 80.

“I rarely（很少） asked others when I had problems with my English tests. But now I can ask the team leader or study leader. They are really helpful.”

1.What makes Dulangkou School different from others?          

A. The students desks are in rows.  

B. Students sit and study in groups.

C. There are three blackboards in the classroom. 

D. Both B and C.

2.A discipline leader is supposed to           .

A. take care of the whole group

B. make sure that everybody finishes homework

C. make sure that nobody chats in class

D. collect all the homework and hand it in to teachers

3.The new way of learning is said to give students more chances to           .

A. chat with each other       B. listen to the teacher

C. make friends               D. communicate

4.We can see from the story that some students       this new way of learning.

A. get benefits from    B. are tired of     C. cannot get used to     D. hate

5.How many leaders are there in one group?

A. Three.               B. Four.            C. Two.            D. Five or six.