In China， writing brushes， ink sticks， paper and ink stones are called the Four Treasures of Study．Among the high﹣quality （质量） treasures， the writing brush produced in Huzhou， the ink stick produced in Huizhou， the xuan paper made in Xuancheng and the ink stone made in Duanxi are the best﹣known．
The writing brushes can be used to draw the pictures on painted potteries （陶器）．They are mainly made of the hair of animals．Those made of wool are called yanghao and those made of the weasel's （鼬）tail hair are called langhao． Their artistic effects （效果） in writing and painting cannot be copied by any other pens．
The ink stick is the pigment （颜料） used in writing and painting．The ink stick produced in Huizhou is of high quality． A story goes like this： Two famous skilled men Xi Chao and his son produced a kind of high﹣quality ink stick． As a result， the Emperor Li Yu in the Southern Tang Dynasty agreed to give them the family name"Li"， From then on， the fame of the Li Ink Stick was widespread． In the Song Dynasty， its producing area was changed into Huizhou， and it was then called the Hui Ink Stick．
Paper is among the four great inventions in ancient China． The famous xuan paper appeared in the Sui and Tang dynasties． In Xuanzhou， Anhui Province where the xuan paper is produced，it's said that Cai Lun's pupil Kong Dan took the job of producing paper but failed to make perfect white paper． Later he happened to see the ebony （檀木） in the rivers． It was wet with the water and turned white． Then he used the bark （树皮） to produce the world﹣famous xuan paper．
The ink stone was already very popular in the Han Dynasty． The Ming and Qing dynasties saw the appearance of the Four Famous Ink Stones一Duan Ink Stone， She Ink Stone， Tao Ink Stone and Chengni Ink Stone． They can not only be used in writing and painting but also for admiration．
（1）What are the writing brushes mainly made of？
（2）Why did Xi Chao and his son get the family name from the Emperor Li Yu？
（3）What does it in paragraph 3 refer to （指的是）？
（4）How did Kong Dan find the way to make the famous xuan paper by accident？
（5）When did the Four Famous Ink Stones appear？
（6）What's the title （标题） for the passage？ （ 不超过10个词）
We wake up very early to go to school， maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher， complete our extracurricular（课程以外的） activities， come home to have a quick dinner， talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep． But then we remember． We have to look at the American College Test（ACT） exercises one more time． Half asleep， we run downstairs to get the ACT book， and start studying． After this we finally get to turn off the lights and drift away to sleep． And then six hours later， we do it all over again．
In my health class， my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep each night． The sad truth is， with so much to do every day， high school students cannot keep to this sleep schedule（安排）．
Let me ask you all a question： Doesn't it seem more humane（人道的） to give a teenager perhaps two hours of homework each night？ This would allow us to have the eight to nine hours of much needed sleep． Or does it seem better to pile students with five hours of work a night？ It leaves us very little time to relax， therefore reducing the time that we can sleep．
In my opinion， the present structure（结构） of the junior year of high school doesn't work well． Junior year of high school is a time for growth． By this time many students have the ability to think creatively， and solve challenging problems． Homework is important for a student's growth． But do we really need to spend countless hours a night doing it？ Too much homework can only lead to too little sleep and too low an ability． I do think it is time to change the structure， so that we sleep at home， and learn at school．
（1）In the first paragraph the writer gives ．
A． a picture of the present daily life of high school students
B． an example of an ideal daily life of high school students
C． a reason for high school students to live a busy daily school life
D． a suggestion of what high school students should do to pass ACT
（2）From the last paragraph we know that the writer thinks ．
A． Junior year of high school is the most important growth period
B． challenging problems are needed for a teenager's growth
C． the ability to think has nothing to do with homework
D． the present structure leads to students often sleeping in class
（3）Why does the writer write this article？
A． To prove the role of enough sleep in teenagers' growth．
B． To complain about the problems in the system of the ACT．
C． To ask for a change for less homework and more sleep．
D． To discuss the relationship between sleep and homework．
This Thursday，across the US，kids are going to work with their parents instead of going to school．
They can help their parents do some cleaning，send e﹣mails and deal with other daily things．Because April 28 is Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day all over the US．This holiday shows kids what it means to be a grown﹣up in the working world．
I still remember when this day started，I was very happy．Not only did I have the chance to leave the
school，but I also could sit in my dad's taxi all day long and we would go to a restaurant for lunch．
I couldn't read my book in the car as I would get carsick（晕车） and my dad didn't like to
turn on the radio．I got hot and uncomfortable．People wouldn't get into his taxi because they thought
he already had a passenger：me﹣﹣so nothing happened．It seemed years before we went out for lunch．In fact，I started to miss the school．
Although the purpose of the day is to give kids a chance to experience possible jobs in their futures，I got something completely different from the day．I learned to value school life．Where else can you play with your friends，do science experiments，read great books and write stories all in one day？
Just like you'll have to learn to love your job later in life，learn to love school now． If you don't，try spending the day at work with your dad．
任务一：What can the kids help their parents do this Thursday？
任务二：请选出能填入文中 处的最佳选项． （填写字母代号）
A．Of course，I enjoyed myself and felt free like a bird．
B．But after only 40 minutes of driving around the city，I was very bored．
C．But soon I got used to this taxi ride around the city with my father．
任务三：将划线句子翻译成中文．
任务四：What does the passage mainly talk about？
．
Many kids do housework such as doing the dishes，making the bed，and folding the clothes．In exchange，they get some money or other computer time．
Paying kids for housework is one of the most popular topics，especially at a time when everyone is more careful about money．Some parents think since adults are paid to do their jobs，we should pay kids for everyday housework．
But some people don't think kids should get rewards（报酬） for doing housework．Susie Walton，an expert，believe that by rewarding kids，parents are sending a message that work isn't worth doing unless you get something in return．"Running any kind of housework is a team effort，"Walton said．"A home is a living space for everyone in the family．It's important for kids to see that we all have responsibilities in the house，and families decide how they want their home to look，and how they are going to keep it looking like what they want．"
Other people believe that getting a reward encourages kids to do housework，and it also teaches them real world lessons about how we need to work to get money．There are also apps（程序） that gives kids points and digital gifts that can be redeemed（兑现） either online or in the real world．"Our goal is to give kids lawful power so they can get rewards，"says Chris Bergman．"And kids need rewards to help encourage them．"
（1）Which of the following housework is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 1？
A．Washing the dishes．
B．Cooking meals．
C．Folding the clothes．
D．Making the bed．
（2）The underlined phrase"in return"in Paragraph 3 has the same meaning as" "．
A．as a reward
B．for punishment
C．on sale
D．under control
（3）What's Walton's idea in the passage？
A．Running exercise is a kind o f team work．
B．People work to get some rewards．
C．Kids have responsibilities in the house．
D．Doing the housework in only the parents' job．
（4）According to Chris Bergman，kids should be encouraged to ．
A．do housework without rewards
B．do more housework
C．stay away from housework
D．do housework be getting rewards
（5）Which is the best title for the passage？
A．Kids Should Study as Well as Doing Housework
B．Let Children Do Some Housework
C．Should Kids Be Rewarded for Doing Housework
D．Doing Housework Is Good for Children's Study．
One day a professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprising test． He gave the test papers to all the students and said： "Begin"． The students were confused to see that there was not a question but just a black dot（点） in the center of the page． The professor noticed the students' face expression and told them， "I want you to write about what you see there．"
The students were still confused but got started with the test． At the end of the class， the professor took all the answer sheets and started reading each answer from each sheet in front of the students． All of them described about the black dot and tried to explain its position etc.. After the professor finished reading， the whole class was silent．
Professor began to explain， "Don't worry． I am not going to give you grades for this but I just want you to think about something． Here everyone focused on the black dot and wrote about it but no one wrote about the white paper． The same is with our life． The white paper represents our whole life and the black dot represents problems in our life． "
"Our lives are a gift to us by God， with love and care， and we always have reasons to celebrate ﹣ our friends around us， the job that provides us our livelihood， the miracles we see every day．"
"Still we just focused on day to day problems like health issues， lack of money， problems in relationships ect．， but we never see that these problems are very small compared with everything we have in our life．"
44． What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "confused" in the first paragraph？ _
A． 迷惑的
B． 兴奋的
C． 绝望的
D． 惊讶的
45． Why were the students confused when they saw the test papers？
A． Because it was a surprising test．
B． Because the test papers were blank（空白的）．
C． Because there was not a question but just a black dot in the papers．
D． Because the questions were too difficult for them．
46． How many students wrote about the white paper？
A． None of them．
B． Some of them．
C． All of them．
D． Only one．
47． What did the professor want to tell us？
A． Be sure to answer the question from two sides．
B． The white paper represents our whole life and the black dot represents problems in our life．
C． We should just focus on day to day problems like health issues， lack of money， problems in relationships etc．．
D． Take the eyes from the problems and cherish each moment that life gives us． Be happy and live a positive life．
On the first day of school．Socrates（苏格拉底） told his students．"Today，we'll only learn one thing，that is to stretch（前伸）for your arms，then try to swings（甩动） them backward．"He showed them and as a result all the students laughed"Sir，is it also learned"one of the students laughed．
"Of course! You think this is a simple thing，but it is difficult．" Socrates replied seriously．Hearing this，the students laughed even harder．
Without being a little angry．Socrates said．"In this class I'll teach you how to learn this action well．After that，start today，and you will do it 100 times a day．"
10 days later．Socrates asked，"Who still stick to swing his arms？"About 80% of the students raised their hands.20 days later．Socrates asked．"Who still insists（坚持）on swings his arms？"About 50% of them raised their hands 3 months later，Socrates asked again，"Who still insist on that most simple action of swinging？"This time．only one student raised his hand．Hr was Plato （柏拉图）．
Perseverance is the simplest yet most difficult thing in the world，because everyone can do it，but not everyone will do．Only the one who can hold on a simple thing may make it．
64．What did all the students think of Socrates asked them to do．
A．It's very interesting．
B．It's too simple．
C．It's so exciting．
D．it's very difficult．
65．How often did Socrates asked his students to do the action of swinging．
A.100 times 10 days．
B.100 times 3 months．
C.100 times 20 days．
D.100 times a day．
66．Why did score is asked his students to do the simplest action．
A．To keep his student healthy．
B．To learn the skills of the action．
C．To develop the perseverance．
D．To take up a new hobby．
67．According to the passage，which is the best title？
A．Can you hold on？
B．Can you be a good listener？
C．Can you think more．
D．Can you be a clever student？
Some English words have more than one meaning．These are called multi﹣meaning words．
Multi﹣meaning words have the same pronunciation with different meanings．For example，let's look at the word "ball"．You could have a "ball" which means you would have a good time．You could toss a "ball" which means you throw an object．You could be on the "ball" which means you know what is happening．You could go to a "ball" which means a dance．
______Take the word "can"．You "can" ride a bike which means you are able to ride a bike．You have a "can" of soup which means the soup is in a round﹣shaped holder．You can do the "can﹣can "which is a dance from the 1920s．And you might get "canned" if you do a poor job at work，which means you might lose your job．
How about "fly"？You can "fly" an airplane or you can hit a "fly" that is on your food in your house．Or，you can "fly by the seat of your pants" which means you don't make a plan before taking an action．And，you know that the "fly" of a zipper is the top part of the zipper．
There are hundreds of words that are multi﹣meaning words．The word "set" has more meanings than any other word in the English language．When you have time，why don't you try to think of all the ways the word "set" is used？
If you look at the title of this book Can a Fly，Fly？…you know that the answer is "Yes" because you have seen an insect named a "fly" go up in the air and move around through the air…which is what "fly" means．Can a Fly，Fly？Of course，it can!
38．If Tom is often late for work and fails to finish his tasks，he will ．
A．do the can﹣can
B．get canned
C．be on the ball
D．go to a ball
39．According to the passage，the word" "has the most meanings in the English language．
A．ball
B．can
C．set
D．fly
40．Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in paragraph 3？
A．Let's try another word．
B．Let's make a word list．
C．Here's a survey report．
D．Here's the guessing game．
41．The writer writes the passage in order to ．
A．tell a story about learning English words
B．introduce a book on learning English words
C．share an experience in learning English words
D．present different pronunciations of the same word．
From an early age，we were taught that if we wanted to be successful，we had to study hard and get good results at school.In fact，good students may just end up doing jobs they don't like，and some even lead an unhappy life.Why is it like that？
In some parents' eyes，school grades matter most for their kids.In reality，there are many things to consider besides the school subjects，for example，how to be a happy person，what to do to keep healthy，and how to get along well with others.That is to say，school is not just enough if you want to have a great life.
Doing well in school is different from doing well in life.Studies show that people who failed at school may not end up failing in life.You may have already known that some famous people，like Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs，didn't do very well at school or even failed to finish school.In fact，there are a lot more than just the big shots who are successful in life without finishing school.They seize （抓住）every chance to learn and finally make it to the top.
Life is really a long lesson，so long that you can't define（界定）a person's success by just one section （部分）of it.If you have already finished school，keep learning because what you have learned at school will never be enough to live a satisfying life.If you are still studying，whether you are good or bad at school，don't take your school results too seriously as long as you have put your heart into it.Keep learning to make the most of your talents（天赋）.That's how you can live a happy and successful life.
（1）What's the writer's main purpose of writing Paragraph（段落）One？
A.To introduce a topic.
B.To give examples.
C.To provide a solution.
（2）In some parents' eyes，what's the most important for their kids based on Paragraph Two？
A.Being happy.
B.Staying healthy.
C.Getting good grades.
（3）What does the underlined expression "big shots" in the third paragraph mean？
A.好学生.
B.神枪手.
C.大人物.
（4）According to the passage，which sentence may agree with the writer's idea？
A.It takes money to be successful.
B.School grades aren't everything.
C.Successful people never finish school.
（5）What can we infer （推断） from the text？
A.Old habits die hard.
B.Leaning is a lifelong journey.
C.Good grades always promise a successful life.
You've been learning words since you were a tiny baby． At first， you learned them only by hearing other people talk． Now that you're a reader， you have another way to learn words． What should you do when you come to a word and you think you don't know what it means？ （1）
Say it
First， sound it out．Then say it to yourself． （2） ．Sometimes you know a word in your head but you don't know what it looks like in print． So if you match up what you know and what you read ﹣ you have the word!
Use context
If this doesn't work， take the next step： look at the context ﹣ the other words and sentences around it．Read this sentence：When it rained，the dog looked for shelter in the doorway．（3） Rain and in the doorway might give you helpful information．
（4）
If the context doesn't help， look at the parts of the word． Does it have any parts you know？These can help you understand what it means． If you don't know the meaning of miner， try looking at parts of the word． You might know that a mine is a place underground where people get coal and other valuable things． A lot of times， ﹣er at the end of a word means"a person who does something"．So a miner might be someone who works in a mine．
Look it up
If the three steps above don't work， you can look it up． （5） ﹣either a book or online．
Nobody knows the meaning of every word， but good readers know how to understand words they don't know．
根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项．
A． Use word parts
B． Look at the words
C． It might sound like a word you know
D． You can find the word in a dictionary
E． Following some easy steps can help you
F． If the word shelter doesn't look familiar， look at the words around it
B
Many children in England get given lunch at school．There are new rules about what children may be given for these lunches．The reason for this is to give children healthier food．There are many foods that children aren't allowed to eat and they're only allowed to eat small amounts of fatty or sweet food．If you were at a school there，you might hear this conversation as you wait for your lunch．
Josh：Whats for lunch？I want chips．
Dinner lady：No chips today．You've had chips twice this week already．
Josh：Oh!OK，I'll have a chicken pie with gravy．
Dinner lady：No，sorry．You've had a pastry dish （油酥食品） once this week already．
Josh：Really!Oh yes，on Monday．Well，what can I have？I'd like pasta and sauce．
Dinner lady：No，sorry．Pasta counts as （算作）a pastry dish．So you can't have that，either．
You've had two pastry dishes this week﹣a meat pie and a pizza．You can have vegetables or salad．The meatballs are nice today．
Josh：All right．I'll have meatballs and steamed vegetables．I hope they're tasty．
Dinner lady：They're good for you!
Josh：I miss my chips．They're my favorite．I used to have them every day．Before these new rules came in．
Dinner lady：Well，that's why these rules were brought in．Too many children were eating junk food，especialy chips．Children like chips，but they aren't a healthy choice．
Josh：I'll have an apple juice with that，please．
Dinner lady：OK，but its only 150 ml．You aren't allowed more than that as juice has sugar
in it．The new rules encourage you to drink water．No soft drinks at all．
Students cannot have more than two portions （价额）a week of food that has been deep﹣fired．They must have at least three different fruits and three different vegetables every week．Whole grains such as brown bread are to be given，instead of"white"grains．
These ru les are to teach healthy eating and to stop children putting on too much weight．This will make sure that more people are healthy in the future．
6．The new rules about gwen lunch are brought in to ．
A．give children healthier food
B．sell fruit and vegetables
C．help students save money
7．What did Josh have for lunch in the conversation？
A．Chips．
B．A chicken pie with gravy
C．Meatballs and steamed vegetables．
8．The new rules encourage children to have a week
A.150 ml soft drinks
B.3 portions of deep﹣fired food
C．more than 3 kinds of vegetables
9．Many children in England get given lunch．In that way，children ．
A．can eat whatever they like
B．must choose food by rules
C．can put on weight quickly
10 The passageis about ．
A．healthy school lunches
B．how to order food
C．school rules．
According to a recent study，there are about 70，000 blind children in Indonesia．Among them，60 percent were not born blind．Iyehezkiel Parudani is one of them，who lost his eyesight by accident at age six．He now teaches English to blind students at the Pajajaran Special SchooL Iyehezkiel Parudani says learning English can help blind people feel better about themselves．"By learning English，they can be an English teacher，a translator，and a tour guide．"Students read using Braille （盲文）．To write，they use special tools，too．
Iyehezkiel Parudani says blind people should not let their physical disability influence their dreams．In 2008，he got a chance to study at the University of Texas．Two years later，he got a master's degree in course development there．
"In the US，if I go to the university to study，everything is available﹣like e﹣books，Braille books．Here in Indonesia，you know，it's difficult to find a reference book in e﹣book or in Braille．We have to make it ourselves．In the US，I can move wherever I want because everything designed is really accessible for people with blindness．"
Eha Lestari，one of his star students，says learning English has changed her life．She has already traveled to the US with the help of an Indonesia﹣U．S．program．"I study English because I love English very much．I want to be a translator because I want to go to the other countries and then I want to meet some people from around the world．"
Like her classmates，Eha loves to sing．Here，music is part of daily life．Even the students who do not study English can sing some American pop songs，such as Stand By Me，"Stand by me．Please stand，stand by me．Stand by me…"
Iyehezkiel Parudani says the song has special meaning to the students．"In our life，we need other persons．You have to stand by me．Without you standing by me，I'm meaningless．"
（1）According to what Iyehezkiel says，learning English can help blind students to ．
A．have more chances to get jobs
B．visit English﹣speaking countries
C．get a master's degree easily
D．read Braille books quickly
（2）The underlined word"accessible"in the third paragraph might mean ．
A．fun to use
B．easy to reach
C．hard to break
D．safe to choose
（3）From the last two paragraphs，we can infer （推断） that the students ．
A．sang songs side by side
B．achieved their dreams
C．had a meaningless life
D．needed help from others
（4）The best title for the passage may be ．
A．A Blind Girl Learning English
B．Blind Children Singing Songs
C．A Blind Man Teaching English
D．Blind Teachers Living by Me．
Your brain controls everything you do．It makes it possible for you to think，learn，create and feel；to blink （眨眼）and breathe and for your heart to beat﹣this fantastic control center is you brain．It is so amazing that a famous scientist once called it"the most complex （复杂）thing we have yet discovered in our universe"．
Can this small grey organ （器官），which weights less than one and a half kilos，really do so much？Amazingly，your brain contains about 100 billion neurons （神经元）﹣it would take you over 3000 years to count them all．Believe it or not，the activity in your brain never stops．Your neurons create and send more messages than all the phones in the world．And although one neuron creates only a little electricity，all your neurons together can producce enough electricity to power a light bulb （灯泡）．"
So exactly how fast does your brain work？Well，imagine this：a bee lands on your foot．Neurons in your skin send this information to your brain at a speed of more than 240 kilometers per hour．Your brain then uses other neurons to send the message back to your foot to shake the bee off quickly．These neurons can send this information at more than 320kilometers per hour．No computer has your brain's unbelievable ability to deal with the amount of information coming from your eyes，ears and other sensory organs．
But how does your brain allow you to learn things that you will use in the future？The structure （结构）of your brain changes every time you have a new thought，remember or learn something．For example，riding a bike seems impossible at first，but soon you are able to do it．How？As you practice，your brain sends"bike riding"messages again and again．Soon，the actions are learnt and Yuri are able to ride a bike easily from then on．
42．From the passage we know that neurons ．
A．receive messages very slowly
B．are only found in your skin
C．send messages to your brain
D．need electricity to work
43．In Paragraph 3，the writer mentions computers to ．
A．compare them with the human brain
B．show how fast they have become
C．say that computers have no abilities
D．ask people to use computers more
44．When you have a new thought， ．
A．your brain will power a light bulb
B．your heart beats faster
C．you remember something
D．the structure of your brain changes
45．The article is mainly about ．
A．all the steps when your brain learns things
B．what an unbelievable organ the human brain is
C．how the brain makes people smarter than computers
D．the things you can do to make your brain work faster．
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题．（请注意问题后的字数要求）
[1]Once，when there was a famine（饥荒），a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town，and said to them，"In this basket there is a loaf（面包）for each of you．Take it，and come back to me every day at this hour for more．"
[2]The hungry children gathered eagerly about the basket，and fought over the bread because each wanted the largest loaf．At last they went away without even （77） thanking/saying thanks （goodbye）to/expressing thanks to the good baker．
[3]Gretchen，a poorly dressed little girl，did not fight or struggle with the other children，but stood quietly in the distance（远处），When the badly behaved children had left．Gretchen took the smallest loaf，which was all that was left in the basket．She kissed the baker's hand and went home．
[4]（78）第二天，孩子们表现得像以前一样糟糕．Gretchen got a loaf almost half the size of the one she got the first day．When she came home，her mother cut the loaf open．Many new shining pieces of silver fell out of it．
[5]Her mother was very worried and said，"Take the money back to the baker at once．The silver must have fallen into the dough by accident．By quick，Gretchen!"
[6]When the little girl gave the rich man her mother's message，he said，"（79）It was no mistake，I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to reward（奖赏）you．Always be as content（满足），peaceable，and thankful as you now are．Go home now，and tell your mother that the money is yours to keep．"
76．What did Gretchen do while the others fought over the bread？（no more than 6 words）
77．Fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words（no more than 3 words）．
78．Translate the Chinese sentence in the fourth paragraph into English．
79．Translate the underlined sentences in the sixth paragraph into Chinese．
80．What do you think of Gretchen and her mother？
One day，Susie was unhappy when she came home from school．"What's the matter，my dear？"asked her mother，drawing her to her side and smiling．
"All our class must hand in compositions tomorrow．We must write 12lines at least．But I can never write one．I'll have to go to school without a composition，for I won't copy one from a book，or ask you or papa to write one for me．"
"That's right，"said her mother．"You'll be happier with a poor composition，if it's your own，than with a fine one written by somebody else．But cheer up．Run into the garden and play．I'll call you in half an hour．Don't think about your composition now．Just have a good time．"
It seemed just a few minutes to Susie before she heard her mother calling her．She went into the house immediately﹣her hands full of sweet flowers，and her face red with exercise．
Then her mother asked her to sit by the window with a nice piece of paper and a pencil，and write something about what she could see．"Never mind your composition； do this to please me，and we'll talk about that later．"
Although Susie thought her mother's request was strange，she knew she always had a good reason for everything she did．So she did as her mother requested．
As she looked out，she first saw the western sky and some bright，sunset clouds．"Oh，mother，what a sunset!"
"Don't talk．Just write．"
The pencil began moving rapidly across the paper．She wrote about the sunset clouds，the look of the distant hills，the streets，the river，the garden with its flowers，and the birds flying past the window．She forgot all about the terrible composition!
Just as she had reached the bottom of the page，her mother came in and said with a smile，"Well，Susie，how does that composition come on？"
"Composition!You told me not to think about it，and I've never thought of it once．I've had such a nice time writing about what I could see from the window．"
Mrs．Smith took the paper and read what Susie had written．She said，"There，Susie，that's a very nice composition，really．"
"A composition!Is that a composition？"Susie asked in surprise．
"Yes，my dear，and a very good one，too，if we find a title for it，"replied her mother．Then she added，"I'm sure it will please your teacher，as it does me．You see，it's easy enough to write a composition if you have anything interesting to write about．"
42．Susie was unhappy when she came home because ．
A．she was punished by her teacher
B．she couldn't write a composition
C．she forgot to take her composition home
D．she didn't get on well with her classmates
43．From the story we can know Susie's mother ．
A．had never understood her daughter
B．had never talked with Susie's teacher
C．knew how to write a good composition
D．wrote the composition for her daughter
44．The title of Susie's composition might be ．
A．My Helpful Clever Mother
B．The Beautiful Sights at Sunset
C．How to Please Your Teacher
D．How to Have a Pleasant Time
45．What might happen the next morning？
A．Susie's classmates would laugh at her．
B．Susie's teacher would be angry with her．
C．Susie's mother would ask her to stay at home．
D．Susie would hand in her composition happily．
A team is a group of people with a common goal．A school's football team has two goals．One goal is to win．That is what the team wants to do．The other goal is to build character．Character is what a person values，how a person gets along with others．That is why schools have football teams．They want to help students build good values．
Each team member builds character．They learn to cooperate （合作）．They learn to make good decisions．They work hard．They practice every day．They learn to follow the rules．
Each team member has a position （位置）．Each position is part of winning．No one player has the ability to win the game for the team．Only if the team works together does a team win．People often say，"There is no I in TEAM．"
Whether the team wins or loses，at the end of the game they congratulate the other team．That is called sportsmanship．While they fight to win during the game，it is just a game．They cannot be angry with the other team．If they are，they'll hear from their coach．
makes sure the team reaches the school's goal．The coach cares about the whole team．The coach gives each player advice．When the team wins，everyone celebrates．And the coach is glad．But after the season is over，the coach is still happy．The coach gets to see the players as they go to school every day．The character they have built is part of their success in school，too．
Some coaches say that if you go into a classroom at their school you'll be able to tell the players．It is not that they are bigger than the other students．It is the ones who are helping other students work．Teamwork is part of their lives．
38．Schools build football teams mainly to help students ．
A．get good grades
B．become leaders
C．build good values
D．improve football skills
39．What does the underlined sentence"There is no I in TEAM．"in Paragraph 3mean？
A．I never take part in the game．
B．I am not a member of the team．
C．A famous star is the key to success．
D．Teamwork comes first during the game．
40．Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 5？
A．The captain
B．The coach
C．The headmaster
D．The monitor
41．Some coaches think football players are different from others because they are ．
A．taller
B．bigger
C．more helpful
D．more talented．
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