I hope that you ______a good time this evening.

Dear Parents,

It is almost a week since school began. I hope that you and your child are settled and comfortable in the arrangement of the new school year. I would like to take this opportunity to give you news about the art project that the eighth grade students and I will be working on during this unit. 

My name is Molly Atkinson and I am a new middle school teacher here at MSAE in Kauai. I feel that it is important for you to know that my approach to classroom management is inspired by Maharishi’s Principle of Ideal Teaching. I believe that it is the most positive method for guiding our students’ education. I also believe that by keeping the lessons interesting, the classroom will be a creative environment for the students to explore the artistic process. My experience with the class this week makes me believe that the students and I will have a fruitful and caring experience in our time together.

The students’ first project is a three-part work that begins with the creation of a collage (拼贴画). A pencil drawing of the collage will follow. The third part of the project will be a geometrical three-dimensional (几何三维的) drawing of the collage. The students have jumped right into the project with enthusiasm (热情) and focus. I can tell that we are going to have a very productive unit.

On October 30th, the students will have a showing of their work for you. I look forward to meeting all of you that day. If you would like to get hold of me before that time I will be here after school until 4:30 on Mondays and Wednesdays and can be available on other afternoons by appointment (预约). I may also be reached at my e-mail address: matkinson@kdsi.net. I am very happy to be here and look forward to working with the eighth grade students.

Sincerely,

Molly Atkinson

1.It can be learned that the letter was written _____.

A．after the school year ended

B．before the new school year started

C．in the middle of the school year

D．at the beginning of the new school year

2.The letter was most probably written by _____. 

A．an art teacher

B．an eighth grader

C．a school gardener

D．a head teacher

3.In Paragraph 2, Atkinson mentions _____.

A．her long work experience

B．her close relationships with the students

C．the teaching method she applies

D．the training aim of the new term

4.The underlined words “that time” in the last paragraph refer to _____.

A．October 30th

B．4:30 on Mondays

C．4:30 on Wednesdays

D．other afternoons

Since I moved to Seattle, there’s no farm whose name has come up more than Quillisascut. Quillisascut is a cheese company,  36  what they call “traditional farmstead cheese’’, but it’s also a school.   37  completing a five-day “Introduction to Farming” workshop at Quillisascut, I understand why this farm school is so  38 . I hope that you can one day visit it, too.
At Quillisascut, mornings begin at 5:30 am with  39  and milking the goats. The morning’s  40  is made into cheese in the afternoon. Cheese making requires many steps. The process can take one day to several months,  41  the type of cheese being made.
During our workshop, we were lucky enough to have the farm’s chefs  42  meals of grains and beans from neighboring farms and herbs from the garden. All of the foods used for cooking are either grown there or  43  sourced.
Any  44  from meals is made into compost(堆肥). It is  45  onto the farm’s land, transforming Quillisascut’s soil  46  fertile salad bars for the goats. In addition to sunlight, rain, and compost, the goat farm  47  seeding and reseeding.
When I know where my food came from, who  48  it, and the complex process it took to get to my  49 , food does more than fuel my body. It also heats my  50 . I wonder how different our food and healthcare systems would look like if all people learnt firsthand about the  51  and tears involved in bringing food to the table.
If every food production operation  52  the public onto its ground, it is possible that our country’s food system would look very different; and our country’s connection with food could  53 . But for now, Quillisascut and other educational farms are making a(an)  54 , carrying out the goal “to make the world a more  55  place”.

Since I moved to Seattle, there’s no farm whose name has come up more than Quillisascut. Quillisascut is a cheese company,  36  what they call “traditional farmstead cheese’’, but it’s also a school.   37  completing a five-day “Introduction to Farming” workshop at Quillisascut, I understand why this farm school is so  38 . I hope that you can one day visit it, too.

At Quillisascut, mornings begin at 5:30 am with  39  and milking the goats. The morning’s  40  is made into cheese in the afternoon. Cheese making requires many steps. The process can take one day to several months,  41  the type of cheese being made.

During our workshop, we were lucky enough to have the farm’s chefs  42  meals of grains and beans from neighboring farms and herbs from the garden. All of the foods used for cooking are either grown there or  43  sourced.

Any  44  from meals is made into compost(堆肥). It is  45  onto the farm’s land, transforming Quillisascut’s soil  46  fertile salad bars for the goats. In addition to sunlight, rain, and compost, the goat farm  47  seeding and reseeding.

When I know where my food came from, who  48  it, and the complex process it took to get to my  49 , food does more than fuel my body. It also heats my  50 . I wonder how different our food and healthcare systems would look like if all people learnt firsthand about the  51  and tears involved in bringing food to the table.

If every food production operation  52  the public onto its ground, it is possible that our country’s food system would look very different; and our country’s connection with food could  53 . But for now, Quillisascut and other educational farms are making a(an)  54 , carrying out the goal “to make the world a more  55  place”.

1.                A．displaying       B．selling          C．advertising    D．designing

2.                A．Until           B．Unless          C．After D．If

3.                A．beloved        B．interested       C．moved   D．excited

4.                A．observing       B．feeding         C．introducing    D．finding

5.                A．goat           B．milk            C．choice    D．meat

6.                A．putting on       B．taking on        C．focusing on    D．depending on

7.                A．describe        B．check          C．cook D．heat

8.                A．regionally       B．comfortably     C．formally  D．positively

9.                A．leftover        B．makeup         C．food     D．drink

10.               A．passed         B．based          C．worked   D．spread

11.               A．with           B．of             C．as    D．into

12.               A．avoids         B．protests        C．requires   D．promotes

13.               A．tasted          B．measured       C．grew D．learnt

14.               A．car            B．wallet          C．wall  D．plate

15.               A．soul           B．face           C．hand D．dream

16.               A．seed           B．sweat          C．money    D．imagination

17.               A．welcomed      B．persuaded      C．demanded     D．suggested

18.               A．break          B．settle          C．begin D．deepen

19.               A．performance    B．difference      C．expression D．impression

20.               A．famous         B．curious         C．beautiful  D．traditional

—I hope that you can remove the difference between you and Susan and become good friends．

—________．If only Susan had the same idea．

A．My pleasure          B．It’s a pleasure        C．By no means     D．By all means