 My favourite season… |
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 Matt / UK |
My favourite season is spring, because everything is getting new and fresh again. I like having picnics and taking photos with my friends. I don’t like autumn, because I know that it’s going to be getting cold soon. Share（4）  Support（7） |
 Anna / Germany |
Autumn is my favourite season. I love the changing of leaves. I like the colours. I love the autumn wind that blows the leaves around. And I often take a walk in that autumn air with a warm cup of coffee. My least favourite season is summer, because it’s too hot. Share（8） Support（15） |
 Neil / Canada |
I like summer best. It’s very cool in my hometown, and it’s nice to have a long and sunny summer. There are a lot of outdoor activities you can take part in, such as going camping. My least favourite is winter, because it’s pretty cold, and you don’t want to go outside. Share（10） Support（21） |
 Kat / US |
My favourite season is winter, because there’s a lot of snow, and it’s very beautiful. When the countryside is covered with snow, it’s perfectly white. Also, I love building snowmen with my friends. So I like winter. Share（17） Support（23） |
Matt’s favourite season is .
| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
Where is Anna from?
| A．The US. | B．Canada. | C．The UK. | D．Germany. |
What’s the weather like in Neil’s hometown in summer?
| A．Wet. | B．Cool. | C．Windy. | D．Cloudy. |
In winter, Kat loves .
| A．going camping | B．taking a walk |
| C．building snowmen | D．having picnics |
Reading is the key to school success, and like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking.
Educators (教育家) call it "automaticity (自动性)”．
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With more and more practice, he stumbles less and less. As a result, he can read by the phrases and soon by sentences. With automaticity, he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words, so that he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.
It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.
According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 t0 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.
| A．helps school develop faster |
| B．is a key to a successful school |
| C．helps students go to a key school |
| D．can improve students' learning results |
| A．know how to read the words |
| B．pay attention to the meaning of the text instead of the words |
| C．read by themselves without any help |
| D．do not have to think while reading |
| A．turns off TV one night 4 weeks |
| B．reads books by the word quickly |
| C．spends an hour reading every day |
| D．gets the same grades as others in exams |
| A．结结巴巴地读 | B．全神贯注地读 |
| C．心不在焉地读 | D．声情并茂地读 |
| A．IQ is the Key- to the Automaticity |
| B．TV is Bad for Children's Reading |
| C．Automaticity Needs a Lot of Practice |
| D．Automatic Readers Must Be Successful |
Some people have to use public transport, some dislike it and still some love it. If everyone has a car and drives anywhere they want to go, there will be serious traffic problems on the road. Luckily, trains are a good form of public transport.
British people use trains a lot. This is especially so for people who are travelling from London to Paris. Every day about 20 trainsleave London. They travel at a very high speed and people feel glad that the trains take only 2 hours and 30 minutes to reach Paris. It's much faster to travel by train than by bus or by car. This is because people have to drive cars or buses very carefully and lowly for many reasons, such as speed limits and trafficjams. However, when you are travelling by train, the speed is almost the same and there is no traffic jam for a train.
Besides, Londoners think taking a train is one of the safest ways of travelling on the ground. Trains take quite a number of quality tests while they are made. More importantly, they have to take many safety checks before they are used on the rail track.
What's more, trains in Britain are comfortable and provide fine services for their users. When you are on a London train, you will find that the train has comfortable tables and seats where people can sit. They also provide food services and power plugs(电源插头) for personal computers or mobile phone.
| A．British people enjoy public transport |
| B．it's fast to travel from London to Paris |
| C．trains in Britain provide fine services for their users |
| D．trains are a good form of public transport for Londoners |
| A．drivers can drive fast |
| B．drivers can drive carelessly |
| C．cars are not moving fast |
| D．cars will stop working |
| A．speed | B．safety |
| C．services | D．problems |
| A．old and slow |
| B．large, clean and powerful |
| C．fine and important |
| D．fast, safe and comfortable |
| A．We can travel from London to Paris in less than 2hours. |
| B．We can do our work with personal computers on the train. |
| C．We have to wait till we get off the train in order to have some food. |
| D．The trains are only checked for quality reasons before they are used. |
James is a good student and he has lots of friends，but he also has a problem．Some older boys are bullying(欺负)him at school．James is very unhappy and he doesn’t know what to do about it．Here are some suggestions to him and other teenagers in this situation．
Don’t feel worried．It’s not your fault(过错)! Being bullied can make you feel very lonely and angry，but you are not alone．Don’t feel that you have to hide the problem．You should find a person you can trust，and tell them．It might be your teacher，your parents，or even your friend’s parents．After you tell someone，you will get some support and feel some relief (解脱)．
Speaking to an adult might make you nervous，but here are other things you can do．Some people express their feelings more easily on paper．Write a letter to someone or keep a diary．Include all the details(细节)about what the bullies (欺人者) do, as well as when and where the bullying happens．You can use it as proof to show what is going on．And it is a wonderful idea to show your letter or diary to a teacher or another responsible adult．Then the bullies will feel very afraid if their names appear in a letter!
Also，don’t show you are sad and don’t try to fight with the bullies. You could get in trouble yourself. Ignore them and just walk away. The bullies will soon stop.
| A．What to do about being bullied. |
| B．How to be a good student at school. |
| C．What to write well in a diary. |
| D．How to give suggestions to teenagers. |
| A．Because you are not alone |
| B．Because it is not your fault. |
| C．Because someone has known about it. |
| D．Because you’re doing something wrong. |
| A．know what happens | B．learn from them |
| C．ask for help | D．make them lonely |
| A．nobody will speak to the bullies |
| B．everybody will feel some relief |
| C．someone will express their feelings |
| D．the bullies will soon stop |
| A．take no notice of | B．take care of |
| C．make full use of | D．get more help from |
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling left out at break(课间休息) because her best friend wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her, and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around，maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new friends．But how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．
Start by looking around your classroom，thinking about which kids you’d like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them，smile and be friendly．Offer to share something or express your appreciation（欣赏）to them．Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” at lunchtime．When you are at break，walk over to kids you want to play with，act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in．
If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly, share，say nice things，offer to help，and soon，you’11 have one，or two，or even more new friends．
You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left.You can introduce her to your new friends!
This passage is written for ________．
| A．teachers | B．parents | C．students | D．visitors |
According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they ________．
| A．have trouble with their studies |
| B．don’t have their best friends around |
| C．need their parents to be with them |
| D．are too young to look after themselves |
The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 means ________．
| A．sharing your ideas |
| B．talking before many people |
| C．studying better at school |
| D．making new friends |
The expression “feeling left out” in the first paragraph means“ ”in Chinese．
| A．受冷落 | B．被调侃 | C．挨批评 | D．遭攻击 |
Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ________．
| A．they miss their old friends a lot |
| B．they have no time to stay with others |
| C．teachers know who wants a new friend |
| D．they are shy or not good at making friends |
What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their main problems.
| Problems |
Causes |
Advice |
| Feeling stressed |
Too much homework; Don’t have enough time for their hobbies. |
Make a plan for study and hobbies. Find time to relax as possible as you can. |
| Getting short-sighted(近视的) |
Too much homework; Bad reading and writing habits. |
Do homework or reading in a correct way. |
| Fighting with each other |
Don’t know how to get on well with classmates. |
Make more friends and understand each other. Share your problems with them. |
| Feeling tired of study |
Computer games’ bad influence |
Don’t be crazy about computer games. Play them just for a short time when you are tired. |
| Getting fat |
Having more pocket money to buy snacks; Dislike doing exercise. |
Use your pocket money to do something meaningful. Spend some time doing exercise every day. |
How many main problems are there in the survey?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
What problems are caused by too much homework?
| A．Feeling stressed and fighting with each other. |
| B．Feeling tired of study and getting fat. |
| C．Feeling stressed and getting short-sighted. |
| D．Getting short-sighted and feeling tired of study. |
If Simon is feeling stressed, he should .
| A．do much more homework |
| B．make a plan to spend time on study and hobbies |
| C．donate(捐赠) his pocket money to Project Hope |
| D．buy some snacks |
Peter is tired of study, maybe because he .
| A．has no close friends |
| B．has no pocket money |
| C．plays too many computer games |
| D．gets fatter and fatter |
is a good way for the teenagers to stop fights.
| A．Doing less homework |
| B．Playing computer games |
| C．Learning how to make friends |
| D．Paying no attention to each other |
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