| Our 4th-grade class is studying how things have changed over time. To get more information, I spoke with my great-grandmother to find out what her school was like when she was my age. The following is what she told me. |
My school was called Algoe School. It was built in 1902 and was a one-room school. There was only one teacher, but the students were from different grades. Algoe School sometimes had as many as 18 students, but once there were only two.
We all had jobs to do every day. The teacher rang the school bell every morning. There was a flagpole (旗杆) in front of our school. We raised the flag every morning. At noon break, one student cleaned the blackboard. Some students swept the floor. And two students had the job of walking to a nearby farm to bring back a big bag of drinking water.
In winter, our school was heated by a wood-burning stove (炉子). On very cold mornings, we all sat around the stove and the teacher gave us lessons. Although it was very cold, we all felt happy.
| Daily Schedule 9:00 am-9:10 am raising the flag 9:20 am-9:30 am singing 9:30 am-10:20 am math 10:20 am-10:50 am break time 10:50 am-11:40 am history 11:40 am-2:30 pm noon break 2:30 pm-2:55 pm spelling ● Low-grade students go home! 3:10 pm-3:50 pm geography 4:00 pm-4:20 pm singing ● High-grade students go home! |
My favorite subject was spelling because I was good at spelling bees (拼字比赛). Every time I won the spelling bee, the teacher would give me some candy. I once won first prize in National Spelling Bee. My prize was a famous children’s novel from the local newspaper.
I will always remember Algoe School and the good times there.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。 How did the writer learn about Algoe School?
| A．By taking a field trip there. |
| B．By watching a movie about it. |
| C．By reading a newspaper article about it. |
| D．By talking with a person who once studied there. |
How long did the teacher give the singing lesson every day?
| A．For ten minutes. | B．For twenty minutes. |
| C．For thirty minutes. | D．For forty minutes. |
. Which subject was only taught to high-grade students?
| A．Math. | B．Singing. |
| C．Spelling. | D．Geography. |
What did the writer’s great-grandmother get from the local newspaper after winning National Spelling Bee?
| A．Some candy. | B．A children’s novel. |
| C．Much money. | D．A wood-burning stove. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．There were a lot of classrooms in Algoe School. |
| B．Students in Algoe School raised the flag every morning. |
| C．The history lesson lasted for 50 minutes every day. |
| D．The writer’s great-grandmother once studied in Algoe School. |
We each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because _____.
| A．they always sleep very well | B．they often eat good food |
| C．they read a lot of books | D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language ______.
| A．at the age of six | B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school | D．when he can read and write |
Before a child can speak, he must ______.
| A．read books | B．write words |
| C．hear and remember the sounds | D．think hard |
In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because ______.
| A．they have no good memories | B．they have no recorders(录音机) |
| C．they have too much time for it | D．they are busy with other subjects |
Your memory will become better and better ______.
| A．when you have enough good food | B．when you do more and more exercises |
| C．when you do morning exercises every day | D．when you get up early |
Shows at the Palace Museum
The Palace Museum is a wonderful place to visit. There are lots of fun and interesting things to see. Come to visit the Palace Museum.
| Closing Time |
Place |
Things to See |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Taihe Palace |
Golden Throne |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Zhonghe Palace |
Works of Art |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Baohe Palace |
Works of Art |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Jingren Palace |
Bronzes(青铜器) |
| 1:40 p.m. |
Yonghe Palace |
Pottery(陶器) |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Huangji Palace |
Chinese Paintings |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Fengxian Palace |
Clocks and watches |
| Tickets: |
Adults: |
￥15.00 |
| Children: |
Over12: ￥10.00 Under12: Free(免费) |
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| Opening Time: |
9:00a.m.~ 4:00 p.m. |
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| 10:00a.m.~ 3:00p.m. on Saturday |
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| Not open on Sunday |
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| Notices(注意): |
Keep quiet. |
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| Keep the museum clean. |
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| Don’t forget(忘记) to buy some souvenirs(纪念品)for your friends and family. |
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| Do not take any photos. |
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| Do not touch (触摸)anything. |
How many kinds of things can you see at the show ?
| A．Four | B．Five | C．Seven | D．Eight |
When can you see clocks and watches?
| A．At 1:40 p.m. from Monday to Saturday |
| B．At 4:00 p.m. on Saturday |
| C．At 4:00 p.m. every day |
| D．At 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday |
Mr. Wu wants to visit the show with his two students this Saturday. The two students are both 14. How much are the tickets together?
| A．￥35.00 | B．￥28.00 | C．￥15.00 | D．￥7.00 |
The Palace Museum opens ________ days a week.
| A．Two | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
Which of the following can you do at the show?
| A．To talk to each other. | B．To take a few nice photos. |
| C．To buy some souvenirs. | D．To touch golden throne. |
When you are in England, you must (必须) be very careful (当心) in the streets because the traffic goes on the left. Before you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then the left.
If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop(停止). Then the people on foot can cross the road. If the lights are green, the traffic can go and people on foot mustn’t (禁止) cross.
In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come back from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is the most dangerous then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the cars drive on the left.
In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there, you can see the city very well. That’ll be very interesting.Before you cross a street in London, you must look to .
| A．the right side(边) | B．the left side |
| C．the left first and then the right | D．the right first and then the left |
When you drive a car in England, you must .
| A．drive on the left | B．drive on the right |
| C．ignore (忽略) the traffic lights | D．go very quickly (快) |
If the traffic lights are green, the traffic .
| A．can go | B．must be careful | C．mustn’t cross | D．must stop |
In England, you can see some buses .
| A．with two chairs | B．with two rooms |
| C．with two floors | D．with two drivers |
Which of the following is right?
| A．After you cross the street, you must look to the left first and then the right. |
| B．If the lights are red, the traffic mustn’t stop. |
| C．You must drive cars on the left in England. |
| D．In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come back from work, the traffic is not dangerous. |
Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially in music and French. After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium（比利时）. The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were useful. She could understand them easily, at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.
After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him. She then decided to become a nurse. Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional at her job. A Belgian doctor was so impressed（印象深的）that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses. The First World War broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital. She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers . Edith treated them with kindness. Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners (囚犯) escape from the Germans. Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her. Finally, the Germans killed her, but they could not kill her memory. A tall statue（雕塑）has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor（纪念）of the brave English nurse.Edith Cavell’s first job was to __________.
| A．teach French | B．look after the children of a rich family |
| C．teach English | D．look after the sick and wounded soldiers |
Why did Edith return home from Belgium?
| A．Because she found work in an English hospital. |
| B．Because she organized a training school for nurses. |
| C．Because the First World War broke out. |
| D．Because her father was seriously ill. |
What’s the Chinese meaning of “kill her memory” in this passage?
| A．杀死她 | B．使她失去记忆 | C．抹去对她的记忆 | D．摧残她 |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Edith was good at music and German at school. |
| B．Edith was a highly professional doctor. |
| C．Edith was invited to her country to organize a training school for nurses. |
| D．People have built a tall statue in honor of Edith. |
A woodcutter(伐木工) was working in the forest one day when he found a box full of gold coins. Unfortunately, his wife was the kind of woman who could not keep a secret. Somehow, he knew, he had to prevent(阻止) her from talking about the gold.
He thought about this for a long time, then had an idea.
“ I found something in the forest”, he told his wife, “come with me and I’ll show you.”.His wife followed him into the forest and soon they came to a tree.“ Look at that!” the woodcutter said to his wife, and pointed to the tree. “There’s a fish growing on that branch!” His wife was surprised ,especially when he climbed up the tree and brought down the fish for her to see.They walked on and soon came to the river. “I’ll just pull in my net and see what I’ve caught”, the woodcutter said.
He pulled in his net and inside there were several hares(野兔). “How interesting!” he said “there are now hares in the river.” After that, they came to where the woodcutter had found the box of gold. “Look, wife”, he said “this is what I have found. A box of gold coins.”
The next day, his wife could not stop herself from telling her friends about all the wonderful things she had seen.Of course, nobody believe her!Where did the woodcutter find the box of gold?______
| A．When he was working |
| B．In his garden |
| C．In the forest where he was working |
| D．On his farm fields, where he was farming |
Where do you usually see hares?______
| A．In the street. | B．In the forest. | C．In the river. | D．In the sea. |
Why did his wife tell her friends what happened? Because ______
| A．she was very surprised. |
| B．she wondered why the hares were in the river and fish was in the tree |
| C．she could not stop herself from talking about anything |
| D．she was very happy |
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