On the first day of school, the new teacher had a look at a piece of paper. How
Then, the excited teacher worked very
All in all, from the story, we learn that we get what we pay for. All the hard work will pay off in the end.
1.| A．busy | B．sad | C．happy |
| A．Why | B．What | C．Where |
| A．picture | B．number | C．gift |
| A．school | B．grade | C．class |
| A．hard | B．noisily | C．easily |
| A．good with | B．worried about | C．interested in |
| A．worked | B．started | C．saved |
| A．special | B．usual | C．unusual |
| A．found out | B．came out | C．took out |
| A．everything | B．anything | C．nothing |
Summer vacation is coming. Middle school students will welcome their two-month holiday. Many parents have already started planning immersive experiential (沉浸式体验的) learning trips for their kids.
1.This kind of new learning trip has been popular for a long time. “Students often learn a lot from a good learning trip and their abilities also improve greatly.” said Hu Linhui, a leader of a learning trip.
There are learning trips to Singapore and the UK every year. 2.“I believe this trip can help me get my future dream job.” said Wen Peiyao, a student who joined one of the trips last year. 3.“我从中获得了一种如此强烈的成就感。It will always be one of my best memories.”
However, some learning trips are not that useful. 4.Some students felt so bored that they just played on their phones. And the prices of some trips are much too high. As a result, students spend much money and time without learning anything useful. 5.“一个糟糕的研学旅行就是浪费时间。” said a parent seriously, “So it is necessary to make more rules in the future.”
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Nobody likes to do chores, especially kids. How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores? Try making chores fun for your kids.
Play some music: Music makes everything seem like a party, doesn’t it? Play the favorite music for the kids while they are doing chores.
Make it a treasure hunt (寻宝). It’s a good way when you would like your kids to clean the house. Let them know that you hide (隐藏) a five-dollar bill someplace. (A)如果他们找到它，他们可以保留它。
Change often:(B) If your kids keep doing the same chores for months, they may feel bored. Teaching them a new task (任务) is fun for both you and the kids. They will feel more grown-up when they get a new task.
Do it together: It’s never fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing. If everyone takes part in doing chores, your kids will finish them faster and have more fun.
1. How many pieces of advice about making chores fun for kids are mentioned?2. What can people do while the kids are doing chores?
3. Is it fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing?
4. 将A处划线中文句子译成英文。
5. 将B处划线英文句子译成中文。
4 . Xi Zi was bullied (被霸凌) for almost 10 years from junior high school to college. But it wasn’t her mistake.
For Xi Zi, school wasn’t a happy place. Boys in her junior high school made fun of her for wearing old-fashioned (过时的) clothing and always called her a “tomboy (假小子)”. During breaks, Xi Zi always stayed in the front seat of the classroom. She usually played alone.
When she was in senior high school, she thought things would be different. However, Xiao Zhou, one of her classmates, spread the story of Xi Zi’s past to classmates until everyone isolated (孤立) her.
At college, the same thing happened again. She was asked to move out of the dormitory (宿舍), because she often returned late for joining activities in school clubs. In her third year of college, Xi Zi was told she had a special disease: Asperger’s syndrome (阿斯伯格综合征).
So Xi Zi began researching school bullying online. She learned that educational drama (教育剧) could stop it happening by giving students different roles. And games can also help children make new friends. The idea of making an anti-school bullying game took shape (成形). She invented a game, called The Choices of Transfer Students, and wrote stories about children from special groups.
In August 2021, Xi Zi’s game got a big prize. She hoped that speaking out about her experiences would help bullied children fight for their voice. “I hope they know that in the face of bullying, they can also fight back,” said Xi Zi.
1. What did the boys in Xi Zi’s junior high school do to her?| A．They asked her to move out of the dormitory. |
| B．They made fun of her for wearing old-fashioned clothing. |
| C．They asked her to stay in the front seat of the classroom. |
| A．Because she often returned late for joining activities in school clubs. |
| B．Because she usually played alone. |
| C．Because one of her classmates spread the story of Xi Zi’s past to classmates. |
| A．Asperger’s syndrome. |
| B．The Choices of Transfer Students. |
| C．Educational drama. |
| A．Get a Big Prize | B．Xi Zi’s Mistake | C．Say “NO” to Bullying |
5 . 在我们的成长过程中，德育教育起着很重要的作用。为了增强青少年的德育教育，某英语杂志社正在开展以“Moral Education (德育)”为主题的征文比赛。请你以Moral Education为题，写一篇英语短文参赛。
要点如下：①在家里：参加家务劳动，与父母多理解沟通；
②在学校：遵守校规，与同学相处融洽；
③在社会上：志愿服务，保护环境；
④德育教育的意义……。
参考词汇：moral有道德的；communication交流
要求：
1. 书写认真规范，词数为80—100词，开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 短文必须包括所有要点提示，语句通顺，意思连贯，可适当发挥；
3. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名。
Moral Education
As teenagers, we are the hope of our country. To be excellent teenagers, we need to know how to improve our moral education.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 . Every Wednesday evening, a group of young people show up at an activity center in Shanghai to learn the art of Chinese engraving (版画). The class begins at 7 pm, but they usually arrive earlier to practice. Actually, they’re members of a night school project. Most of them are office workers and go to the class after work.
Working during the day and learning new skills at night is becoming a new way of life for young people in China. From dancing to singing, from traditional culture, beauty, and language classes, to wine tasting and tea making, the list of possibilities for new learning experiences seems limitless.
This trend (趋势) first started in Shanghai. The course, organized by the Shanghai Mass Art Center and given at 123 teaching locations, are available for local people aged between 18 and 55. Members can take 12 lessons given by professionals at a cost of about 500 yuan, far below the market price.
The idea of night schools isn’t new in China. In the 1980s, there were a number of similar projects across the country run by colleges and universities and they offered courses in reading and writing. Today, things are quite different. The night school project is no longer made to provide basic education. Instead, it offers courses to meet the needs and interests of young adults.
“After work, I often waste my time on the phone, and this leads to a sense of emptiness. But at night school, I can learn something new and have a more colorful life,” said 29-year-old Yang Xu, a student in the Chinese engraving class.
1. The underlined word “limitless” has the similar meaning to “_______”.| A．endless | B．worthless | C．successful |
①The time. ②The price. ③The locations. ④The organizer. ⑤The purposes.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．②③⑤ |
| A．It’s a waste of time. |
| B．She feels empty there. |
| C．It helps her live life to the full. |
| A．Young workers drawn to night classes |
| B．Office workers enjoy working at night |
| C．The past and present of night schools |
When we get into middle school, we find we can easily get angry with our parents and that sometimes we even argue with them. Although we know we love our parents, sometimes we still have different opinions.
If we have recently had a fight with our parents, we should try to calm down (冷静)first.
Of course, the communication is mutual (相互的). We can find out why they have these different feelings.
| A．Then we can talk with our parents again. |
| B．We should listen to what our parents say. |
| C．My parents give me a lot of pressure about school. |
| D．We can spend some time alone making ourselves feel better. |
| E．Then how can we solve this problem? |
Can you cook? Do you like the homework of making a meal? Recently, the Ministry of Education (教育部) has made the new course standard. Primary and middle school students are required to take “Practical Life Skills” course for at least one class hour—about 45 minutes every week.
Some schools have started to offer such course. Guquan from No. 1 Middle School, used to be a lazy boy. In his own words, he hardly ever did any housework. But things have changed since No. 1 Middle School made housework part of the students’ homework. Doing dishes, cooking and making the bed—all of these housework have become part of Guquan’s daily life. His life skills have been improved (提升) by taking the course.
At the beginning of each month, each student gets a list of housework to do for the weekend. Their parents help them keep records of the housework they do. The housework is common and simple, such as cleaning the room and cooking. On special days, like Mother’s Day, students should prepare gifts for their mothers. Huang Yixi, 14, has learned several life skills through the course, including cooking. “I used to be afraid of fire,” she said. But she tried to overcome (克服) her fear and complete her cooking tasks. At the same time, she also learned how tired her mother could get after doing housework every day. On Mother’s Day, she made a cake for her mother to show her thanks. “I’ve begun to better understand my parents and want to help them more,” she said.
Other schools in Hunan are also developing programs to teach their students life skills. On May 12th, Xinhua Middle School held a life skill competition. Students had to complete many tasks including cooking and setting the table. They showed their skills and told everyone that they were growing up.
1. How long should students spend on “Practical Life Skills” course per week at least?| A．45 minutes. | B．An hour. | C．Over an hour. |
| A．He is a primary school student. |
| B．He didn’t do housework before. |
| C．He doesn’t have any life skills at all. |
| A．What to do to keep away from fire. |
| B．When and where to learn life skills. |
| C．How to understand and help her mom. |
| A．Interesting but useless. | B．Meaningful but boring. | C．Useful and educational. |
9 . An apology (道歉) means one person has realized that an action was wrong and hurtful. No matter what they are apologizing for, if they hurt someone, then saying sorry is the first step. Teaching kids how to apologize is an important skill.
Why should we teach our kids to say sorry?
Since everyone makes mistakes, learning to apologize is one necessary part of growing up.
●Saying sorry is a valuable social skill.
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●Apologizing means they take responsibility for their actions.
●It is the power of healing (治愈) a relationship.
●It helps them feel better about themselves.
Why do kids find it difficult to apologize?
There are several reasons why kids may find it difficult to apologize:
●Lack of understanding.
●Feeling ashamed or embarrassed.
Should we force a kid to apologize?
When it comes to forcing your children to apologize, it probably won’t solve anything.
Don’t force children to apologize. When something that needs an apology happens, ask open- ended questions to help them come to a conclusion (结论) on their own.
| A．In fact, forcing kids to apologize is training them to lie. |
| B．It’s not very difficult for them to apologize to others. |
| C．There are many reasons why this is so important: |
| D．It helps kids know their mistakes. |
| E．Apologizing means admitting (承认) to another person that we did something wrong. |
When you finish some chores at home, will your parents give you a reward (奖励)? It is common for parents to do that.
One of them is Susie Walton, an education expert. She believes if kids get rewards, they will think that housework is not worth doing unless (除非) they get something in return (作为回报). Kids won’t sweep the floor if they see it is dirty.
So each side seems to have their own reasons. Whether you give children rewards depends on your own ideas.
| A．Other people don’t think so |
| B．But some people do not think it is a good idea |
| C．But they will if their parents reward them for it |
| D．With the app, kids get points after doing chores |
| E．Maybe you have better ways to solve this problem |
