Most schools offer different kinds of subjects and activities for students, but some schools offer additional training in certain areas, such as the performing and arts. In this way, schools can help students develop their artistic talents from an early age and have greater success in their future profession.
THE ROYAL BALLET（芭蕾舞）SCHOOL
For ballet dancers, one of the best training centres in the world is the Royal Ballet School, in London, England. The school only accepts the most talented dancers, who must complete eight years of full-time training. There are 225 students, aged 11—19, and most of them live together in boarding houses.
THE IDYLLWILD ARTS ACADEMY
Located in the mountains about 100 miles from Los Angeles, the Idyllwild Arts Academy is a boarding school for young artists. It offers training in arts, like drawing, painting, photography and cinema, along with programmes for the performing arts. The school’s quiet, rural location also makes it a very peaceful and beautiful place to learn.
THE NATIONAL CIRCUS（杂技）SCHOOL
If you’d like to join the circus, you should come to the National Circus School in Montreal, Canada. The school has offered training in theatre, dance and other circus arts. After finishing the programme, many students find work in circus companies such as the Cirque du Soleil. That’s the dream of every circus artist!
THE ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY（AAU）
Located in San Francisco, AAU（Academy of Art University）provides high school students with the Pre-College Art Experience（PCAE）a tuition-free art and design education programme. It’s a great opportunity to jump—start your art in San Francisco or online in advance. Students there will be trained strictly and only 60 percent students could graduate.
(1). Which of the following requires eight years of full-time training?
| A． |
The Royal Ballet School. |
B． |
The Idyllwild Arts Academy. |
| C． |
The National Circus School. |
D． |
The Academy of Art University. |
(2). What is special about the Academy of Art University?
| A． |
It offers training in arts. |
B． |
It is a boarding school. |
C． |
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| D． |
It only accepts the most talented dancers. |
E． |
It provides high school students with PCA |
F． |
(3). What do the listed schools have in common?
| A． |
They are located in peaceful places. |
| B． |
They help students develop their artistic talents. |
| C． |
Few students could graduate from these schools. |
| D． |
They provide good work chances for all their students. |
For many years, the school students have to finish some homework during their winter and summer holidays. But with the fast development of the Internet, some students have found a new way to deal with their homework recently. Instead of finishing their homework by themselves, they ask the Internet for help.
Since most of the holiday homework is the same from school to school, this makes it possible for some people to sell the homework answers on the Internet. Usually one must pay about 50 to 100 yuan for the answers for one subject of the homework. A survey shows that 90% of the students complain their homework is too much and they don’t want to do it by themselves.
To solve the problem, some schools have stopped using the standard homework and turned to other forms of homework. As for students, they must remember “No pains, no gains”. If today they pay for their homework answers, perhaps one day they will pay more for their laziness（懒惰）.Some students deal with their holiday homework by _______.
| A．copying their classmates’ homework |
| B．doing their homework by themselves every day |
| C．doing nothing at all |
| D．buying homework answers through the Internet |
The price of the answers for one subject is _______.
| A．90 yuan | B．about 100 yuan |
| C．about 50 yuan | D．about 50 to 100 yuan |
From the passage We can know _______.
| A．the students can’t finish their homework |
| B．Internet is very useful but has some disadvantage |
| C．we can buy anything we want through the Internet |
| D．all the students are very lazy |
Do you know Seoul (首尔)? It is a popular place among people, especial among young men and women. Seoul is the capital of South Korea. It is the home of more than 10 million people. They love their home very much. In their mind, Seoul is the most beautiful city in the world.
Seoul is a good place for shopping. There are lots of shopping malls in Seoul. Many young women like to visit it because they can buy lots of good things.
Seoul is a fun place to visit. There are large parks, palaces, museums and shopping malls. Near Seoul, there are beautiful natural places, like forests, rivers and mountains. On weekends, many people go there and have a good time.
Seoul is a business center. Most Korean companies have offices in the city. Some foreign companies have offices in Seoul, too.
So it is a great city to live in or visit. It welcomes tourists from all over the world.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）、误（F）。Seoul has a population (人口) of more than 100 million people.
If you like shopping, you may want to visit Seoul.
There aren't any museums in Seoul.
There are some forests, rivers and mountains near Seoul.
No foreign companies have their offices in Seoul.
I’m Marie. I work in a nursing home (养老院) and my job is to look after the old people. Alice is one of them. She’s a very nice old woman.
This year, Alice had a difficult time. She went to hospital twice. In November, I finally could get her back to her “home”.
Alice hoped that her daughter could come to visit her on Christmas Eve because she wanted to be with her family, like the old days. But her daughter was coming after Christmas, so she was very sad. I also felt sad because she would be alone on the holiday!
On Christmas Eve, I took her to a candlelight service (烛光礼拜) at church that night.
I didn’t take her to my church. I took her to the church in her old neighborhood. We got there early and I let her sit near the door, so people could see her when they came in. Soon some of her friends came to the church and they all talked to her and sat with her.
Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there. She said she loved the gift like this. That night, I thought I got the best gift: the smile on Alice’s face.
根据材料内容选择正确答案。 What did Marie think of Alice’s life this year?
| A．Difficult. | B．Happy. |
| C．Exciting. | D．Boring. |
Alice wanted to on Christmas Eve.
| A．leave hospital | B．have a party |
| C．stay with her daughter | D．see her old friends |
Marie spent the Christmas Eve .
| A．in the nursing home | B．in a church |
| C．in her house | D．in a hospital |
What can we learn about Alice?
| A．She lived with her daughter. |
| B．She was in very good health. |
| C．She liked staying in the nursing home. |
| D．She was unhappy before the Christmas Eve. |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．The best Candlelight Service. |
| B．The best Christmas gift. |
| C．Alice’s family. |
| D．Marie’s job. |
阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，完成文后任务。
Many people would like to watch sport matches. First, you need to know about audience manners.
●Most sporting arenas(竞技场) have rules for audience written on the back of the tickets. Read your ticket carefully before you arrive. Try to reach your seat half an hour before the start of the event and don’t leave when a game is in progress. When you leave, remember to take away your soft drink bottle and other rubbish.
●During exciting games, try to control yourself. Don’t criticize(批评)the performance of players and coaches. Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience.
●Applause（鼓掌）is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players, but you should do it properly. When players first appear, clap your hands together to welcome them, but don’t go on for too long. After an excellent performance, applaud warmly. If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them.
●Applause is not welcome, however, while players need to keep their concentration. Various sports have various rules for the audience.
●Enjoy artistic gymnastics silently. But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players. Snooker and table tennis courtside behavior includes a ban on flash photography. Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.
●To be good audience, you should spend time learning the specific(明确的) rules and the culture of each event.What should you do after you watch a game?
_____________________________________________________Applause is always welcome, isn’t it?
_____________________________________________________How many events are mentioned in the passage?
_____________________________________________________What’s the best title of the passage?
_____________________________________________________Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
_____________________________________________________
As China’s influence grows, many students in the US are working hard to learn Chinese. Parents and education experts (专家) in the US think Chinese speakers may have greater chances.
The number of schools that teach Chinese has grown. Ten years ago, only about 300 schools in the US had Chinese lessons. Today, about 1,600 schools teach Chinese.
Lomond Elementary School (小学) in Ohio is one of them. Each week, all students in grades one through five have a one-hour Chinese class. They learn the language through songs, games and lots of talking.
“We’re trying to make students interested in the language,” teacher James told Times for Kids. “We think it’s really important that all children receive these lessons,” he says. “We’d like to do even more.”
“Schools are looking to the future,” says Nancy, a US education expert. “China is becoming a really powerful country. Young people should not only know the language but understand the culture.” Students may not be thinking about the future, but they think learning Chinese language and culture is fun.
“We wish we could go to China one day.” said Karl and his classmate, Walt, from Miami.
More than 40 million foreigners around the world are studying Chinese. About 50,000 people in the US are learning the language. Chinese has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US after Spanish. At present, many American students are learning Chinese because________.
| A．they wish to work in China |
| B．they would like to travel all over China |
| C．it is the most useful language in the world |
| D．China’s influence grows |
_______is an American education expert.
| A．James | B．Nancy | C．Karl | D．Walt |
We can learn from the passage that________.
| A．students are looking to the future |
| B．there are more Spanish people than Chinese in the US |
| C．Chinese is becoming popular in the US |
| D．Chinese is the most popular foreign language in the US |
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