Good parent – teacher communication is necessary for a child’s success in school. Recent studies show that the more actively parents are involved (参与) in the child’s school life. The better the child does in his studies.
Like all relationships, parents and teachers affect each other, but the person who is most affected is the child. What they need to understand is that the educational success depends on many things, including the ability of the parents and teacher to know his needs and what he likes, and encourage him.
When a child’s teacher and parents work together in the best interests (利益) of the child, he may feel able to learn, but, more importantly, also feel supported.
Education is about much more than just academic (学术) success. We must use the parent-teacher relationship to help a child grow and learn. So, how should parents and teacher work together?
It doesn’t require a change in the school subjects. It simply means that they should work together to help make lessons practical (与实际结合) . For instance, if a child is learning about money at school and the teacher takes the time to communicate this to the parents, the parent can take the child to the store to practice what he is learning at school. At the store, he has to pick out a thing he can afford to buy, take out the right amount of money to pay for it and check to make sure the clerk has given him the right amount of change. Doing this can help him to learn about the world in which he lives. This is how good parent-teacher communication supports the parent, teacher and, finally, the child.Who is most affected by the parent-teacher relationship?
| A．The child | B．The parents. |
| C．The child’s friends. | D．the teachers |
Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
| A．To develop a good parent-teacher relationship, some school subjects need to be changed. |
| B．Education is just about academic success. |
| C．It is only teachers’ duty to teach children about money. |
| D．With parent and teachers caring for the child, he may feel supported. |
The underlined word, “change”, in the last paragraph means in Chinese.
| A．商品 | B．课程 |
| C．变化 | D．零钱 |
The author’s purpose of giving the example in the last paragraph is to tell us that .
| A．parent and teachers should work together to help make the child’s lessons practical. |
| B．Parents play an important role in educating children. |
| C．children should not learn about money at school. |
| D．Parents should take the child to the store often. |
Weather can influence (影响) people’s intelligence(智力). A report in 1983 showed that IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. That wind could help people have higher intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. A recent report shows that students in many schools of the US often get low marks in exams in the hot months of the year( July and August).
Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They might feel unhappy during cold days. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer.
Low air pressure (气压) may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. People feel best at a temperature of about 18°C.
Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather’s problem.What influences people’s intelligence according to the first paragraph?
| A．Education | B．Diet | C．Health | D．Weather |
Student s in many schools of America get lower marks in exams because they take exams ____________.
| A．in hot months | B．in cold months |
| C．with bad feelings | D．in windy months |
How may a thin person feel during cold days?
| A．Happy | B．Sad | C．Hot | D．Warm |
At a temperature of about 18°C, people________.
| A．leaves more bags on buses | B．like to go shopping |
| C．feel best | D．are forgetful |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．A report in 1983 showed that weather influence people’s intelligence. |
| B．on low-pressure days, people can’t remember things well |
| C．Hot summer is a hard time for fat people. |
| D．Weather has nothing to do with people’s feelings. |
It is a beautiful spring morning. There isn’t a cloud, and the sun is warm but not too hot. So Mr. Green is surprised when he sees an old man at the bus stop with a big strong black umbrella in his hand.
Mr. Green says to him, “Do you think we are going to have rain today?”
“No,” says the old man，“I don’t think so.”
“Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?” “No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”
Mr. Green looks at the big umbrella again, then the man says, “I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong. So I really need a walking stick (拐杖). When I carry a walking stick, people will say, “Look at that poor man. ” And I don’t like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say,” Look at that foolish man. ”Where does Mr. Green meet the old man?
| A．On the bus. | B．In the park. |
| C．At the bus stop. | D．In a big shop. |
How does Mr. Green feel when he sees the old man with an umbrella in his hand?
| A．He feels worried. | B．He feels surprised. |
| C．He feels happy. | D．He feels sad |
What color is the old man’s umbrella?
| A．Black. | B．Blue. | C．Brown. | D．White. |
What is the weather like?
| A．Cloudy. | B．Rainy. | C．Fine. | D．Windy. |
What do people think of the old man when he carries an umbrella in fine weather?
| A．He is very strong. | B．He is very foolish. |
| C．He is very poor. | D．He is healthy. |
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Some birthday customs are quite similar in many parts of the world---- birthday candles(蜡烛), birthday games，and birthday cakes. But some customs are more specific to certain countries. Here are some children talking about their customs.
Linda: I am fourteen. I come from Aruba阿鲁巴岛（拉丁美洲）（荷属安的列斯群岛中的大岛）. In our country, Children take something special to school for their classmates and all teachers. Each teacher gives the birthday child a small gift like a pencil, an eraser or a postcard. The birthday child is also allowed to wear special clothes instead of the school uniform.
Lucy: I am one year older than Linda. Denmark（丹麦）is my country. A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child's bed while they are sleeping so they will see them at once when they wake up.
Tom: I am as old as Linda. I am from Brazil. The birthday child receives a pull on the earlobe(耳垂) for each year in my country. The birthday person also gives the first slice of cake to his/her most special friend or relative, usually mom or dad.
根据短文，完成下面表格，每空不超过4个单词，并将其答案写在答题卡中相应题号的横线上。
| Names |
Countries |
Ages |
Special customs |
| Linda |
Aruba |
Fourteen |
Each teacher receives something special from |
| Lucy |
Denmark |
If you see |
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| Tom |
Fourteen |
The first slice of the birthday cake is usually given to Mom or Dad. |
My little brother sat in the corner of the living room, a pen in one hand and my father’s book in the other.
As my father walked into the room, my brother knew that he had done something wrong. I could see that he had scribbled (胡写乱画) in the book with a pen. Now, he and I both waited for our father’s punishment.
My father picked up his book and looked at it carefully. My father was a teacher. For him, books were very important, and yet he loved his children. Instead of punishing my brother, he took the pen from my brother’s hand, and then wrote in the book himself: John’s work, 1959, age 2. I’m very thankful to you for scribbling in my book.
“Wow,” I thought. “Is this punishment?”
The years and the books came and went. We always knew our parents loved us. From time to time we would open the book, look at the scribbles and read my father’s expression of love. My father taught us how important it is when our lives are touched by little hands. He also taught us about what is really important in life: people, not things.
Now I am a father too. Unlike my father, I don’t wait for my daughters to take books from my bookshelf and scribble in them. I take one down and give it to my children to scribble. As I look at their artwork (艺术作品), I think about my father and the lessons he taught me. What did the writer think when his father came into the room?
| A．His father would buy a book for John. |
| B．John’s artwork was beautiful. |
| C．His father didn’t love his children. |
| D．John would be punished by his father. |
What does the underlined sentence mean?
| A．Having children is a wonderful experience in one’s life. |
| B．Everyone’s life is important and exciting. |
| C．Children should be touched by their parents often. |
| D．Everyone should have a child. |
From the passage we know that ________.
| A．the writer was two years old in1959 |
| B．the writer’s father worked in a hospital |
| C．the writer is now a father who has daughters |
| D．the writer didn’t allow his brother to touch his book |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．A Lovely Boy | B．The Last Lesson |
| C．A Letter from My Father | D．A Lesson in Love |
A group of students at Sunshine School are holding a charity sale to raise money to help their classmate Lisa. Lisa had cerebral palsy (大脑性瘫痪) when she was a baby. People who have cerebral palsy have trouble walking. Although Lisa has to use a wheelchair (轮椅) to help her get around, she never gives up.
“Lisa has the chance of standing up, but she needs an operation (手术),” Lisa’s doctor said.
“I never thought that I could stand up one day. Actually the news is surprising for me. However, when I see my parents are worried about the cost of the operation, I am sad. I don’t mind if I can’t stand up,” Lisa said. “Now my classmates and some other kind people are helping me. I am really thankful.”
“While helping Lisa, we can also learn a lot. We have learned how to cook cookies (曲奇饼) and how to sell them,” Betty, one of Lisa’s classmates said. “Now we know making money is not easy, so we won’t waste money anymore.”
Alex, a boy in Lisa’s class, told a reporter that they could raise about $100 every day. “We have raised about $2,100 so far. We hope we will raise more money for Lisa’s operation,” he said.What problem does Lisa have?
| A．She can’t speak. |
| B．She can’t stand up. |
| C．She has to stay in bed every day. |
| D．She can’t walk because of a traffic accident. |
What do you know from Lisa’s words?
| A．Lisa is very happy with her life. |
| B．Lisa’s parents don’t wish her to stand up. |
| C．Lisa is angry with her parents. |
| D．Lisa’s family doesn’t have enough money to do the operation. |
How are Lisa’s classmates probably raising money for Lisa?
| A．By holding a party. |
| B．By selling home-made cookies. |
| C．By collecting waste paper. |
| D．By asking their parents for money. |
What can you know from the passage?
| A．Lisa is so nervous. |
| B．Lisa is lucky because many people are helping her. |
| C．The doctor has no confidence in Lisa’s operation. |
| D．Lisa’s classmates have made enough money for Lisa’s operation. |
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