I'm Daniel,a high school student in England.My friend think I am a little unusual because I like reading poetry(诗歌）。They think I should spend more time playing sports or going out with them.Sometimes I do those things too,but reading poetry is an important part of my life.

　 Poetry helps me develope my mind. Some poems are very difficult to understand and it takes some time to get their meaning . When I first started reading poetry ,I wasn't very interested in it.But after a time,I found that reading poetry helped me to think more deeply.

　 Also ,I enjoy the beautiful words and pictures in poems . I find reading a beautiful poem helps me to relax.When I read Daffodils by William Wordsworth ,I can “see” a picture in my mind of all those beautiful yellow flowers and it makes me very happy.

　 Many people think reading poetry has no use. They say it is not part of real life and it is just a waste of time. This is not true.Many poems are about relationships and feelings .From these poems,we can learn about ourselves and how to become better people.one of my favourite poems is He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by the Irish poet Yeats.

(　 )46. The underlined words “those things ” refer to(指的是）______

4. reading poetry or writing poetry　 B. playing sports or going out with friends

C. reading poetry or playing sports. D . writing poetry or going out with friends.

(　 )47. Daffodil may be the name of a( an )______.

A. anmial　 B.flower　 C. woman D.　 library

(　 )48. The underlined words “waste ” means ______in Chinese.

A. 浪费 B. 流逝　 C.停顿　 D. 节省

（　 ）49. Which of the following is NOTmentioned?

3. Poetry can help Daniel to relax..

4. Poetry can help Daniel to develope his mind.

5. Poetry can help Daniel to learn about others.

6. Poetry can help Daniel to became a better person.

(　 ) 50. What is the passage mainly about ?

A.A student 's unusal poems. B.A student 's favourite poems.

C.How a student likes to write poetry.

D.What a student thinks of reading poetry.

Dear Editor

I am writing to you to  1  you about my problems with my family. I am very   2  now and I need your help.

I don’t think my parents  3   me. They don’t care what I like doing, but always talk about how   4  study. They don’t let me  5  out with my friends at weekends. They always ask me   6   home and study. I’m sure I could still study very well even if I had more time to play, but they just  7   me. We often argue(争论) with  8 .

I really hope that my parents can 9  my friends. What shall I do ? How can I get them to understand me? Please give me   10  . Thank you !

Yours

Michael

Dear Editor,

I’m a middle school student. I’m writing to tell you   81   children who are left-behind(留守儿童) in towns around the country. Now, our city is   82   more and more modern. That makes a lot of parents   83   their hometowns to work on building the cities. But when they work in the cities, their children are waiting for them at home. One of the most serious   84   is the loneliness(孤独). These left-behind children are always

  85   and stressed out because they lack(缺少) parents’ love. At the same time, nobody can teach them the   86   between right and wrong. So, it’s easier for these children to make

   87   even break laws(法律). It’s very important for us to pay more attention to these children

   88   we want to build a harmonious society(和谐社会).

So how do we   89   this problem? Most of the left-behind children say they miss their parents a lot, especially during holidays. Maybe the government can set up special group activities and meals for these children during holidays. Of course, the best thing for these families is to be together. As the song says, “If   90   gives their love, the world will be better.”

Best wishes to you!

     Sincerely,

     Mary