At most school, “going green” means less rubbish or recycling. But at New York’s Riverdale Country School, it means being advised to run and even jump in the hallways. And the students really enjoy doing that.
Why? It because the hallways were built with special kinetic(动能的)tiles. When students run or jump on the floor tiles, electricity will be generated(产生). The electricity can be used to power classroom lights, science projects and charge electronic products. 14-year-old Zach Halem tried to make the officials buy them. There are eight tiles near the school’s student center.
Besides providing fun green energy, it’s also a good way to teach the students to be creative. They will be inspired to be scientists, inventors and engineers in the future to find clean energy for all humans.
The tiles are mostly made from rubber and other recycled things. They were invented by an English man Laurence Kembell-Cook. While new to the US, They have been put in many places in Europe- from a London Underground Station during the 2012 Olympics to a marathon (马拉松)track in Paris. When Pavegen started getting popular in London schools, Laurence began to realize that his invention not only saved energy ,but was also fun!Why do the students of New York’s Riverdale Country School enjoy running in the hallways?
Who invented the special floor tiles?
What are the special floor tiles made of?
How can the kids at New York’s Riverdale Country School save energy from the floor tiles ?
What do you think of the invention?
One day， as two little boys were walking along the road， they passed a woman carrying a large basket of apples．
The boys thought the woman looked very pale and tired， so they said， "Are you going to town？ If you are， we will carry your basket．" "Thank you，" replied the woman， Then she told them that she had a disabled son． She lived in a small house three miles away， and was now going to the market to sell the apples which grew on the only tree in her little garden． She needed the money for their living．
"We are going the same way you are，" said the boys and they took hold of the basket， one on each side， and trudged along with merry hearts． The poor woman looked glad， and said that she hoped their mother would not be angry with them． "Oh， no，" they replied， "our mother has taught us to be kind to others， and to be useful in any way that we can．"
The woman then offered to give them a few apples for their help． "No， thank you． We want nothing for what we have done，" said the boys． When the woman got home， she told her son what had happened on the road， and they were both made happier that day by the kindness of the two boys．
Another day， the woman saw his son stop and pick up a piece of orange peel， which he threw into the dustbin． "I wish people would not throw orange peel on the sidewalk，" said the son． "Someone may walk upon it， and fall．" "That is right， my dear，" she said． "It is a little thing for you to do what you have done， but it shows that you're thoughtful and considerate．"
（1）Why did the two boys help the woman carry the basket？____
| A． |
They wanted to eat some apples． |
| B． |
Their teacher told them to do that． |
| C． |
Their mother taught them to be helpful． |
| D． |
They were asked by the woman to help her． |
（2）Which of the following sentences is True？____
A． The woman had a lot of apple trees in her garden．
B． Everyone can begin with small things to help others．
C． The woman didn't have money to send her son to school．
D． Poor people were in need of more help than rich people．
（3）In the third paragraph， the underlined word "trudged" is close in meaning to____．
| A． |
walked |
| B． |
danced |
| C． |
Jumped |
| D． |
climbed |
（4）What can be a title for the passage？____
| A． |
A Basket of Apples |
| B． |
Mot her and Her Son |
| C． |
Small Act of Kindness |
| D． |
On the Way to the Town |
Thre are a lot of music festivals to look forward to in the coming months．
Firefly Music Festival
Many people have thought of going to Delaware for a summer vacation， and mid﹣ June is a great time to plan a trip if you love music．
Date： June 14﹣17
Place： Delaware， USA
Music Type： Country Music
Roskilde Festival
This music festival has a long history since 1971． What's interesting about this festival is that you can get to know some artists from different countries．
June 30﹣July 10
Cambridge， England
Music Type： Rock
Secret Solstice
Come to Paris． Not only will you have great music in the Secret Solstice， but you can also visit some old museums．
Date： June 21﹣24
Place： Paris， France
Music Type： Folk Music
Montreal International Jazz Festival
All jazz lovers should come to the Montreal International Jazz Festival at least once in a lifetime． This event brings together some of the best musicians．
Date： June 28﹣July 7
Place： Montreal， Canada
Music Type： Jazz
（1）What is common to the music festivals in the text？____
| A． |
They are all held in Europe． |
| B． |
They are all about country music． |
| C． |
They are all given outdoors． |
| D． |
They all take place in summer． |
（2）What can we know about Delaware from the text？____
| A． |
It is a good choice for summer holiday． |
| B． |
It is an old city with many old museums． |
| C． |
It has musicians from different countries． |
| D． |
It has interested jazz fans around the world． |
（3）Which music festival will last for the longest time？____
| A． |
Secret Solstice． |
| B． |
Roskilde Festival． |
| C． |
Firefly Music Festival． |
| D． |
Montreal International Jazz Festival． |
Folk music is a kind of popular music． It comes from the people of any country． Folk singers sing songs from centuries ago， and they also write songs． They want to express their feelings about new things in the world today．
The word"folk" means " people "． Folk songs tell stories about people． For example， the songs tell about their jobs and work， their friends， and their lives． They also express ideas such as love and war． The words in the songs are an important part of the music．
In the United States and Europe， folk music became very popular during the 1960s． Fans listened to folk singers perform at concerts． The singer told stories， sang， and played the guitar Fans listened to the music and often sang along with the performer． Some of the folk singers during this time were the Kingston Trio； Peter， Paul and Mary； Pete Seeger， and the Weavers．
Later， people began to play this kind of music themselves at schools， at parties， and at home alone． Today fans can still hear folk music at concerts． They can also buy CDs and DVDs by new folk performers． They can listen to folk music on the Intemet．
（1）When did folk music begin？
________
（2）Why do people want to write folk songs？
________
（3）Are the words important in folk songs？
________
（4）Where did people enjoy folk music in the 1960s？
________
（5）Can people hear folk songs on the Internet？ Whose folk songs do you like best？
________
After Mike was graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University， he wanted to find a job．（1） ____ There were six young people that day but they only wanted one． The interview was very easy． It was only a few minutes'short talk．（2）____ On the moming of the third day， Mike got a text message． It said， "We are sorry to tell you， someone did better than you in the interview． So you can't work in our company"
Mike felt very disappointed．（3）____ Later in that afternoon， Mike got another text message It said， "We are glad to tell you that you can be one of us．"
（4）____ The interviewer told him， "That's because of the same message in the morning Only you said" thank you． That was the real test， so only you gave the right answer，" When you feel disappointed， do not forget to say thank you"to the one who disappoints you．
A． However， he answered "thank you all the same"in the text message．
B． One day he came to a big company for it．
C． He refused to work in the company．
D． Mike didnt know why， so he called the company and asked about it．
E． The six young men all went home．
Tears came into this mothers eyes when she talked about waking up her son． Every morning， her ten﹣year﹣old boy puts up one finger with his eyes still closed， begging for one more minute to sleep．
Why is he so sleepy？ Because， like thousands of student "early birds"in China， he has to get up before 6：00a．m． every morning．
School students usually need eight to ten hours' sleep a night． But in China， it's reported that 90% of the students do not get enough sleep And studies show that without a good nights sleep， students seem to be weaker than they should be． They can't pay attention to their lessons or the traffic around them， and become upset as a result．
Li Ming， a student of a middle school in Linhe， said， "I usually go to bed after 11： 00 p．m But when I have exams coming up， I have to stay up as late as midnight． "This"night bird lifestyle has made many students nod off（打瞌睡） in class． Li Ming said， "It is during afternoon classes that I feel most sleepy． My parents are usually happy to see me studying so late． They think I work very hard and they make me cups of coffee．
So far， the officials of the Educational Bureau of Bayannao'er City have aken many measures to reduce the students'pressure． One is known as putting off （推迟） the time for going to school． It has worked well in increasing the students'sleeping time． Thanks to the policy， the students have enough time to sleep now． However， some people doubt the correctness of it．The problem of the students' pressure is still serious in our area， We still have a long way to go．
（1）Although the ten﹣year﹣old boy was____，his mother had to wake him up before 6： 00a．m．
| A． |
angry |
| B． |
lazy |
| C． |
sleepy |
| D． |
ill |
（2）．School students usually need to sleep for____a night．
| A． |
at least eight hours |
| B． |
six to eight hours |
| C． |
less than eight hours |
| D． |
more than ten hours |
（3）Without enough sleep， the school students will become____．
| A． |
upset |
| B． |
weak |
| C． |
sleepy in class |
| D． |
all the above |
（4）Li Ming's mother is____to see him studying late．
| A． |
sorry |
| B． |
angry |
| C． |
happy |
| D． |
worried |
（5）Which one is True according to the passage？____
| A． |
All the parents hope their children stay up． |
| B． |
All the students don't think that they are short of sleep． |
| C． |
The students dont have learning pressure now． |
| D． |
The officials of the Educational Bureau care about the students' health． |
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