One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,” said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,” added Zhang Ming.After the new classroom arrangement it was easier for Wu Liang and her classmates to ______ in class.
| A．discuss with each other |
| B．sit in the classroom |
| C．push desks together |
| D．teach a lesson |
The school made the reform in order to provide students with _______ to study.
| A．noisier classes |
| B．easier ways |
| C．more seats |
| D．fewer chances |
The Chinese meaning of the word “effectively” in this passage is ___
| A．简单地 | B．明确地 |
| C．有效地 | D．认真地 |
The best title of this passage may be “________”.
| A．Students’ Friendship |
| B．Teachers’ Hope |
| C．Discussion in Class |
| D．New look in class |
Welcome to this short tour of London. This square is the middle of London. The National Gallery is opposite(在…对面) it, a museum with lots of well-known paintings. Go down the red street to Buckingham Palace. The Queen lives there.
Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes you 135 metres above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day.
When you are tired, taking a boat is the best way to visit London. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go down the river, the London Eye is on your right.
Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. There you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The Tower of London is the city’s oldest palace. It is 900 years old. Take the boat back up the river. Get off the boat and go past the station. Then walk down the street. Opposite are the old fruit and vegetable markets. Now they are shops and restaurants. Turn left into King’s Street, and go past the church. You’re now back where you started at the square.
Read and answer the following questions. (阅读并回答下列问题) 5%Where will you go if you want to see the well-known paintings?
___________________________________________________________.Who lives in Buckingham Palace?
___________________________________________________________. How high is the London Eye?
__________________________________________________________.When did the workers finish the Tower of London?
__________________________________________________________. The shops and restaurants were fruit and vegetable markets in the past, weren’t they?
__________________________________________________________.
Mrs Mark: I got what I wanted that day. My son gave me a book of poems. He wrote it himself. My daughter bought a scarf for me and wrote me a Mother’s Day card. They also made me bread for breakfast. My husband took us to the movies.
Mrs Judy: I woke up with the music. I knew this day would be nothing special(特殊的) for me. However, I was wrong. My husband gave me a day off! He did the dishes, took care of the children and played with them. In the evening, he took us out for a delicious dinner. They gave me 4 hours of computer playtime. I felt very warm.
Mrs Jane: My one-year-old son and I went to my mother’s house on Mother’s Day. After a nice lunch, we spent half the day driving. When we got home, my husband made me dinner. He set up a picnic on the living room floor. It was with candles, cold wine and Mother’s Day cards from both him and our son, Jackson. It was a very nice Mother’s Day for me!
Choose the best answers（根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案, 用A,B, C或D表示) 5%______ wrote the passages.
| A．Reporters | B．Teachers |
| C．Mothers | D．Children |
The first mother wanted______.
| A．poems. | B．a scarf. |
| C．bread | D．her family’s love |
The underlined sentence means ______.
| A．My husband would take care of the children. |
| B．I always heard the music when I woke up. |
| C．I would be busy all day. |
| D．I was able to play computer games for 4 hours. |
The third passage told us that the mother ______.
| A．had a few children. |
| B．celebrated her first Mother’s Day happily |
| C．went to visit her sister with her son |
| D．had to make dinner for the family after she got home |
The first mother and the third mother both received______.
| A．a book of poems | B．a nice scarf |
| C．Mother’s Day cards | D．cold wine |
Harry saw an advertisement in a window. It said, “Wanted. The best salesman (推销员) in the world.” “I’m a great salesman,” Harry said to himself. “I can sell anything. I’ll go in and ask for that job.”
He went into the building and spoke to the manager. “I’m the best salesman in the world,” he said. “I need the job.” “You must prove (证明) you’re the best,” the manager said.
“I’ll pass every test you give me,” Harry told him.
Then the manager took a box of candy out of his desk. “Last week, I bought a thousand boxes of this candy. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.”
Harry took the boxes of candy and left the office. He went from shop to shop, trying to sell boxes of the candy, but he couldn’t sell one.
At the end of the week, he went back to the manager. “I’m sorry, sir,” he said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”
“Oh,” said the manager. “Who?”
“The person who sold you a thousand boxes of this candy,” Harry said.
True or False.（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）5%Harry wanted to get the job on the advertisement.
The manager believed (相信) Harry was the best salesman in the world.
The manager asked Harry to sell a thousand boxes of candy last week.
Finally, the person who sold the manager a thousand boxes of candy got the job.
From the story, we can learn that a person can’t be too proud (骄傲的).
I’m Maliya. I am American. I study at Shanghai International School now. I usually get up at 6:30 in the morning and then I take a shower. I go to school at 7:30. We have the first class at 8:10 in the morning. At 12:00 I eat lunch at school. Hamburgers are my favorite food. We finish school at 3:30 in the afternoon. After school, I either go to the library or play tennis with my friends. I never watch TV on school days. I go to bed at 9:00 in the evening.
Mike is my father. He gets up early every day, at about 5:30. And then he runs for half an hour. After a quick breakfast, he goes to work. He works on the computer at home. He usually works until (直到) about 12:00. He always has a big lunch. After lunch, he continues (继续) to work on the computer until about 6:00. In the evening, he always takes a walk after dinner.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 Maliya ______ at seven thirty.
| A．gets up | B．takes a shower |
| C．goes to school | D．has her first class |
Where does Maliya eat lunch?
| A．At home. |
| B．At school. |
| C．At her friend’s home. |
| D．At her grandma’s home. |
Maliya never ______ on school days.
| A．watches TV | B．plays tennis |
| C．eats hamburgers | D．goes to the library |
It’s about ______ in the morning after Mike finishes running.
| A．5:30 | B．6:00 |
| C．6:30 | D．7:00 |
Mike always ______ after dinner.
| A．works on the computer |
| B．plays basketball |
| C．reads in bed |
| D．takes a walk |
My name is Dora. I’m American and I’m thirteen. I’m a student in No. 7 Middle School. I like music very much. I can play two instruments — the guitar and the piano. I play them very well and I’m on the school art club.
Jeff and Michael are my brothers. They are students, too. But we aren’t in the same school. They like sports. Jeff plays basketball and soccer very well. Michael swims and plays ping-pong very well. I am not good at sports. They help me with sports after school.
We live in London with our parents now. My mother is an English teacher and my father is a musician. My mother swims well. My father can play the violin.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 There are ______ people in Dora’s family.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
The underlined word “instruments” means “______” in Chinese.
| A．器具 | B．乐器 | C．工具 | D．食品 |
Jeff is good at ______.
| A．soccer and ping-pong |
| B．swimming and ping-pong |
| C．soccer and basketball |
| D．swimming and basketball |
What does Dora’s father do?
| A．He is an English teacher. |
| B．He is a doctor. |
| C．He is a sports player. |
| D．He is a musician. |
下面的陈述哪项是正确的？
| A．Dora is good at sports. |
| B．Jeff and Michael like music. |
| C．Dora’s parents live in London now. |
| D．Jeff and Michael are in No. 7 Middle School. |
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