Students in Kenya are returning for their third term． They begin their school year in January and it is broken up into three terms． In Kenya， in the past， students were not required to attend school and the education was not free， either．
I taugth math, English and physics at Chamasiri Secondary School whiel I was a teacher in Kenya. This school had four classrooms-one for each grade, Form 1, Form 2, Form 3 and Form 4. They are equivalent (对等) to our 9th ,10th ,11th, and 12th grade. Teachers traveled from classroom to classroom instead of the students going from room to room. The Form 1 class had 60 students, Form 2 had 45, Form 3 had 30, and Form 4 about 12 students. The class sizes became smaller as the grades continued on. Why did this happen? Many families were very poor and couldn't afford the school fees(学费).
Most countryside schools in Kenya did not have a lot of money． As a result， there were very few textbooks for the students to use． I had seven math texts for my Form 2 class and 14 for the Form I class． Anything the students needed to know was put up on the blackboard and the students copied it down into their notebooks， The notebooks became the students' textbooks．
Kenyan students study ten different subject areas． Some of the students spend over an hour running home．They do chores at home and hopefully manage to find some time to study before it gets dark． Most families do not have electricity and may not even have candies for their children to study by．
Luckily， Kenyan education has been becoming better and better in the past few years． I'm sure it will have a good future．
（1）Which grade does Form 3 refer to（指的是） in the writer's country？
| A． |
Grade 9． |
| B． |
Grade 10． |
| C． |
Grade 11． |
| D． |
Grade 12． |
（2）Why did the notebooks become the students' textbooks？
| A． |
The students did not pay the schools． |
| B． |
The schools couldn't afford the textbooks． |
| C． |
The students preferred to use their notebook． |
| D． |
The teachers asked the students to take notes． |
（3）Why do some students run home from school？
| A． |
They aren't allowed to stay at school． |
| B． |
They don't like studying in the school． |
| C． |
They hope to have more time to study． |
| D． |
They want to get candles in the stores． |
（4）According to the passage， which of the following is NOT TRUE？
| A． |
In Kenya， a school year has three terms． |
| B． |
The Form I class had the most students． |
| C． |
Each family has electricity in Kenya． |
| D． |
Kenyan education has been improving． |
I have a good friend, and his name is Jack. He is from Canada. It’s Sunday today. He gets up at half past five. And then he begins（开始）to do sports（运动）at six o’clock. After breakfast, he does his homework from eight o’clock to eleven thirty.
In the afternoon, he goes to the zoo with his uncle. They see many animals like elephants, monkeys and tigers. He likes pandas very much. And he thinks they are very nice. His uncle says, “Pandas only（仅仅）live in China. I like them, too.” They have a good time in the zoo.
In the evening, Jack watches（看）Animal World（动物世界）on TV at half past eight. It’s about two baby pandas. Their names are Tuantuan and Yuanyuan. They are six years old. He drinks a glass of milk and then goes to bed at ten o’clock.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Jack is my .
A．friend B．uncle C．teacherJack gets up at today.
A．5:00 B．5:30 C．6:00What does Jack do at 10:00 in the morning?
A．He does sports.
B．He has breakfast.
C．he does his homework.Jack before（在……之前）he goes to bed.
A．calls his uncle
B．drinks a glass of juice
C．drinks a glass of milkWhat’s the passage about?
A．Jack’s Day. B．Animals. C．Tom’s Day.
Welcome to Mason’s Shop. We have T-shirts in different colors. We also（也）have pants, socks（袜子）, caps and sweaters（毛衣）. Welcome to Mason’s Shop and see for yourself!
Mason’s Shop
| Clothes |
Color |
Price（价格） |
| socks |
white, blue |
￥4.00 |
| pants |
black |
￥30.00 |
| sweaters |
red, white |
￥18.00 |
| T-shirts |
red, green, black |
￥17.00 |
| caps |
black, red |
￥6.00 |
根据上面材料，选择最佳答案。We can buy in the shop.
A．black pants B．a black sweater C．a green sweaterYou like red and only（仅仅）have ￥6.00. You can buy a（pair of） .
A．sweater B．T-shirt C．capHow much are a pair of pants and a T-shirt?
A．￥36.00. B．￥7.00. C．￥47.00.Which is the cheapest（最便宜的）?
A．A cap. B．A T-shirt. C．A pair of socks.If（如果）you have ￥26.00, you can buy .
A．a pair of pants and a T-shirt
B．two T-shirts and a cap
C．a sweater and two pairs of socks
Hi, we are girls from the U.S.A. The girl with long blond hair is me. My name is Jane. My eyes are not big or small. But I have a big nose and a wide month. My favorite color is pink. The girl in a yellow skirt is Julia. She has a round face. And Lucy is tall with long legs. We are good friends.
判断正误，对的涂（A），错的涂（B）。There are only 2 girls in the passage（文章）.
Jane has small eyes.
Pink is Lucy’s favorite color.
Julia is in a pink shirt.
The girls come from America.
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerro, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerro type.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerro’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them. For example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的). Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed the feelings, like other kinds of art.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of .
| A．his business | B．his house | C．his garden | D．his window |
The Daguerro type was ________.
| A．a Frenchman | B．a kind of picture |
| C．a kind of camera | D．a photography |
If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840s, he had to _______.
| A．watch lots of films |
| B．buy an expensive camera |
| C．stop in most cities |
| D．take many films and something else with him |
Mathew Brady ________.
| A．was very lifelike |
| B．was famous for his unusual pictures |
| C．was quite strong |
| D．took many pictures of moving people |
This passage tells us ________.
| A．how photography was developed |
| B．how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures |
| C．how to take pictures in the world |
| D．how to use different cameras |
Millions of people around the world cook their food on fire every day. People must spend lots of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier and cheaper way to cook food using energy from the sun.
Sun-cookers have been used for centuries. A Swiss scientist made the first sun-cooker in 1777. Today, people are using sun-cookers in many countries around the world. People use them to cook food and to heat drinking water.
There are three kinds of sun-cookers. The first is a box cooker. It is designed with a special wall that collects sun-shine into the box. A box cooker is good for slow cooking of a lot of food.
The second kind of sun-cooker is a panel cooker. It has several flat walls that concentrate the sun-shine on the food. People can build panel cookers quickly. They do not cost much. In Kenya, for example, panel cookers cost just two dollars.
The third kind of sun-cooker is a parabolic cooker. It has rounded walls that concentrate sunlight into the bottom of the cooker. Food cooks quickly in parabolic cookers. However, these cookers are hard to make. They must be moved again and again to follow the sun. Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.
You can make sun-cookers from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at 232℃. A sun-cooker never gets hotter than that. Sun-cookers cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This allows people to cook food and do other things at the same time. What does the underlined word fuel mean?
| A．燃料 | B．菜谱 | C．调料 | D．粮食 |
If you want to cook food quickly, which kind of sun-cooker is your best choice?
| A．a box cooker | B．a panel cooker |
| C．a parabolic cooker | D．fire cooker |
Which kind of sun-cooker costs very little?
| A．a box cooker | B．a panel cooker |
| C．a parabolic cooker | D．fire cooker |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The first sun-cooker was made by a Swiss soldier. |
| B．Sun-cookers often get hotter than 232℃. |
| C．Parabolic cookers can be dangerous sometimes. |
| D．It is more expensive to cook with a sun-cooker than on fire. |
What is the best title of this passage?
| A．How to Be a Good Cook? | B．Cooking Meals With the Sun |
| C．How to Save Energy? | D．Different Ways of Cooking |
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