“I’ve always had a pretty clear idea of what I want to do.” says Mary, a middle school student who wants to become a director some day.You may not be as sure of your career as Mary. But you can start thinking about and planning for your future career.
The following article helps middle school students plan for careers.
Explore your interests
Many middle school students don’t yet know what they want to do. But in fact students may change their minds several times, perhaps even after they enter society. And some of tomorrow’s careers might not exist today. In the middle school, it isn’t necessary to focus on just one job. But looking into the kinds of you might like can help you succeed.
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Understanding what you enjoy and what you’re good at is the most important step in exploring careers. If you don’t know what you want to do, you should ask yourself what you like to learn about. If you really like science, what do you enjoy about it — the lab work or the research? It’s important to think about what you like to do, because work will finally be a big part of your life.
Discover possible careers
Once you’ve thought about the subjects and activities you like best, the next step is to look for careers that put those interests to use. If you love sports, for example, you might consider a career as a P.E. teacher or a soccer coach. If you like English, a career as an English teacher, a translator or a travelling guide might be a good choice.
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After discovering possible jobs, you’ll want to learn more about them. Talking directly to workers on the phone, by email, or through online discussion can help you get information about what they do.亲自与他们见面也是有帮助的。First-.hand information is necessary for you to find out if you’ll really like a career.
1. 选择最佳句子补全文章，将字母代号填写在答题卡上。其中有一项是多余的A. Learn about yourself B. Get experience C. Do your research
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2. 划线单词it指代
3. What is the most important step in exploring careers?
4. 将汉语句子翻译成英语。
5. This article is mainly about
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The human brain weighs about 1.4 kilograms, but it can hold much more information than most computers. However, there is another difference between humans and computers. Computers don’t forget information they are given. No one remembers everything, and luckily we don’t usually have to. But everyone can improve their memory if they want to. Here are some suggestions.
★Try to use new information at once. For example, if you meet someone who says “Hi! I’m Carlos.”, don’t just say “Hello!” Repeat the person’s name, Carlos.
★Write out what you need to remember again and again. This will help you keep it in mind longer, especially for remembering formulas(公式) or facts.
★Always review information. If you bring what you’ve learned back to your mind, they become easier to remember. For example, before you go to sleep, it’s a good idea to review the new things you learned that day.
★Discuss with a friend. It is always easier to remember things through discussions. You can have a discussion about what’s right and what’s wrong, and it will lead to the right answer.
★永远不要说你记忆力不好。You can always do something to help improve your memory. And everyone’s memory gets better if they use it often enough.
1. 将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语。2. 回答问题：
If you want to remember a formula, what should you do according to Paragraph 3?
3. 回答问题：
What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to（指的是）?
4. 从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。
People always remember things more easily through discussions.
5. 将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语。
【推荐2】Today it is found that school students hardly (几乎不) pay much attention (注意) to sports. Is it because they aren’t interested in sports? No. They often say they have other more important things to do.
What are these important things? Exams! They have to spend much time on all kinds of exams at school. So many of them almost become bookworms. Books stop them from going in for sports. Because of the pressure (压力) from their parents and teachers, the students have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. As for the students, they also want to get good grades. So it is necessary for them to give all of their free time to their studies and stop their school sports.
In fact, education can’t go without physical education, because a quick mind hardly goes well with a weak (虚弱的) body. If you don’t have a healthy body, you can never get anything, let alone (更不用说) a great success in your life.
1-2题完成句子；3-4题简略回答问题；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. School students hardly pay much attention to sports, because they have to spend much time on
2. If you don’t have
3. Who gives the students pressure according to this passage?
4. Which does the writer think are more important, exams or sports?
5.
Whether we are going to school or going to work, we are all sad to leave the weekend behind and go back to our Monday morning blues. But with the tips, you can get over those blues and face Monday mornings with a smile.
*Love what you do. Loving your job will make you look forward to the week ahead. Try to find something positive in your workplace. It could be a friend, a partner, or the work you do in general.
*Do what gives you feelings of comfort. If the clock rings and you still feel sleepy, stay in for a short time. This will help you cheer yourself up. When you get up, you can make a cup of coffee and put on some music.
*Try to give yourself a little rewarding for Monday. For example, plan a night out for films or dinner on Fridays. This would be a treat you wouldn’t have in the following days of the week. This way, you will know that even if you’re working hard, you will have something good waiting for you at the end of the week.
*Go to bed early on Sunday night. Your mind will react (反应) quickly on Monday morning. If you wake up early, you will have more time to get ready for the day.
*Get yourself organized on Friday evening. Before you leave your workplace or school on Friday, you should take care of all the things you need, so you won’t be so stressed on Monday morning. So you can start the week right.
Follow these simple tips and you will be able to beat those Monday morning blues soon.
| Some tips on how to beat Monday morning | |
| Love what you do | Love your job and try to be positive when you are |
| Do something | Stay in bed for a short time. Drink coffee and put on music. |
| Reward yourself | |
| Sleep early on Sunday | Have more time to get ready for the next day. |
| Get organized on Friday | Take care of |
We live in Bedford, a town near London. My father is a hard— working pilot, so he doesn't have much time to look after us.
When I was a kid, my mum liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular, when she had made breakfast food after a long, hard day at hospital.
On that evening so long ago, my mum placed a plate of eggs, sausage and terribly burnt biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone notices. Yet all my dad did was reach for a biscuit, smile at my mum and ask my brother and me how we had been doing at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him put butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mum apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I will never forget what he said, "Honey, I love burnt biscuits."
Later that night, I went to kiss my dad good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burnt. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your mum is really tired after a hard day's work. Besides, a little burnt biscuit could never hurt anyone. We have been married for 17 years. She always cooks for me. Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket but into your own."
1. What is the father?2. Where does the mother work?
3. How many people are there in the family?
4. How long have the mother and father been married?
5. Why did the father eat the burnt biscuits?
【推荐2】No matter what you want to do with your life, you’ll need an education first. You make your own future. You want to be a doctor, a teacher, or a police officer? A good education is required for every single one of those careers (职业). And what you’re learning in school today will decide whether your country can meet the greatest challenge in the future.
The truth is, being successful is hard. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures. For example, the first book of J.K. Rowling, the writer of Harry Potter, was refused 12 times before it was finally published (出版). Michael Jordan was once kicked off his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and thousands of shots during his career. But he said, “I have ailed over and over again in my life. But that’s why I succeed.” These people succeeded because they understood that the failures were the mother of their success. So if you get a bad grade, that doesn’t mean you’re stupid. In fact, you need to spend more time studying.
I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. So don’t let us down, don’t let your family or country down. Most importantly, don’t let yourself down.
根据短文内容回答问题。1. How many careers are mentioned in Paragraph 1?
2. Who wrote Harry Potter?
3. What sport did Michael Jordan play?
4. Why did the famous people succeed?
5. What can we middle school students learn from the passage?
In the Liang Dynasty（朝代）, there was a famous painter（画家）. He could draw many beautiful pictures. One day, the emperor（皇帝）asked the painter to meet him in the palace（宫殿）.
“Would you please draw four dragons on the wall?” the emperor asked.
The painter said, “Yes.” He thought it was an easy thing to do.
The painter just spent three days finishing the painting. The dragons looked like real ones. Many people went to see the dragons. The emperor felt happy.
One man said, “Wow! Great dragons! How beautiful! But they have no eyes.”
The painter answered, “If I add（增添）eyes to the dragons, they will fly.”
Other people did not believe that. They asked the painter to add eyes to the dragons. So he added eyes to two of the dragons.
Suddenly, something happened. The two dragons flew into the sky at once. The eyes brought the painted dragons to life.
When you write, be sure to write one or two important points in your article. They are like the dragons’ eyes and will make your story better. Do you think so?
1. Did the painter draw pictures well?2. How long did the painter spend drawing the dragons?
3. What can we learn from the passage?
4. Do you know other ideas to make your story better? Please write down at least two of them.
Being green is a duty for people. Everyone should take part in nationwide greening programs. As we all know, environment has a great influence on students’ study and lives. And school is the place which develops students’ talents and helps students’ growth. So creating a green school is of importance in our society.
The idea of a green school is beyond (超越) the green environment. On the one hand, it doesn’t only mean the environment of being green, but also the spirit of being green, including the active study attitude, good personal qualities and the environmental sense in students’ minds. On the other hand, the green school has to do with a new idea about the ways of educating and managing the students. It mainly makes them accept the knowledge and build up the spirit of loving school and being responsible for their actions. Everyone grows up healthily under the nurture (滋养) of this green environment.
As long as we make our efforts, there will be many flowers and trees around the school. The classrooms are clean and the air is very fresh. We can hear students reading aloud, singing happily and see them studying hard and helping each other warmly. Laughter is the main language and green is the main color at the school.
Being green is a duty for people. We know that environment |
In order to improve students’ health and reduce (减少) students’ pressure, our country made some rules. Here are some of them.
Firstly, homework for middle school students should take no more than 90 minutes. They can finish most of written homework at school so that after school they only spend a little time finishing the rest. Some students can still go to sleep on time even though they don’t finish their homework until bedtime. Then they will have more time to relax. Secondly, mobile phones mustn’t be brought to class because students are easily absent-minded (心不在焉的) from the lesson. Students must control the time on electronic products to protect their eyesight. They shouldn’t lose themselves in the Internet. Thirdly, students are expected to listen carefully and go over lessons in time so that they can master the right way of learning. Fourthly, parents should often communicate with their children, pay attention to their feelings and help them develop good learning and life habits.
In a word, these rules are helpful to middle school students. If they follow the rules, they can improve their study and health.
A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1. How many rules are talked about in this passage? Please list one.
2. How can students master the right way of learning according to the passage?
B. 将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。
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C. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
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Can you cook by yourself? Do you like the homework of making a meal? These days, primary and middle school students are required to take the Practical Activity Class (实践活动课) at least one hour every week. 1.(A) Learning practical skills plays an important role in shaping a person’s character .
Gu Quan, 13 years old, from No.18 Middle School, used to be a lazy boy. In his own words, 2.(B) did, any, ever, he, housework, hardly. But things have changed since No.18 Middle School made housework part of its students’ homework.
At the 3. b________ of each month, every student gets a list of housework to do every weekend. Their parents help them keep a record of their performance. The tasks are common and simple in 4.________['deɪli] life. Huang Yixi, 14, has learned several life kills, including cooking.“5. (C)我以前很怕火,” she said. But she managed to overcome her fear and finish her cooking tasks. “I’ve begun to better understand my parents and want to help them more,”she said.
1. 写出 A 处画线句子的同义句:Learning practical skills plays an
2. 将B处画线部分组合成完整的句子：
3. 根据句意及首字母补全单词： b
4. 根据读音完成单词：
5. 将C 处画线句子翻译成英语：
When you move into a new apartment or a new neighborhood, do you want to start a conversation with your neighbors? What should you do?
◆Say something nice when you see them.
You’d better start a conversation with your neighbors by paying them a compliment (赞美). You can take the time to notice your neighbors and say something nice, and it’s an easy way to start a conversation. A simple “Oh, I love your shoes!” when you pass them in the hallway can help you a lot.
◆Let your dog do the talking.
A friendly dog is a perfect icebreaker. Take your dog for a walk. When you meet a neighbor who has a dog, just say hi and ask about his or her dog. And it’s simple: “Your dog is so cute; what’s its name? ” is all it takes.
◆Have a housewarming party.
Parties are one of the quickest ways to expand (扩大) your social circle. Have a small party or a backyard BBQ (烧烤) at your new apartment, and invite your neighbors over to get to know them. And soon you’ll have a new local circle of friends to spend time with!
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Say something nice when you see them. | You can take the time to notice your neighbors and say something nice, and you can start a conversation |
Let your dog do the talking. | |
| Have a small party or a backyard BBQ at your new apartment, and invite your neighbors over | |
（1至4题每题答案不超过3个单词，5题须用完整句子回答。）
Xiangsheng, or crosstalk, is a special and famous traditional art form and reaches people everywhere. It is popular with the children, the young and the old in China. It first appeared in China during the Ming Dynasty.
As the earliest form of xiangsheng, dankou, is performed by an actor who mainly tells jokes or humorous stories. It’s known as qunkou when it is performed by three or more people. But most of the time, xiangsheng is performed by two actors, which is called duikou. The two actors usually discuss some serious subjects in a relaxing way to make people laugh.
Xiangsheng is not only a kind of comedy, but also an art form that needs skills and creativity. There are four key skills in xiangsheng—shuo, xue, dou, chang.
Shuo means speaking or talking. Actors usually show off their speaking skills by saying out many names in one breath, such as Chinese dishes. Tongue twister is also a favorite way for xiangsheng actors to show their skills.
Xue, or imitating (模仿), is usually a very interesting part of xiangsheng and actors can imitate the sounds of different animals and the dialects in different parts of the country. Xiangsheng actors also often imitate the movement and behaviors of other people.
Dou, teasing, in xiangsheng means telling jokes. Actors usually try their best to prepare a punch line (笑点) and use it at the end, which is called doubaofu.
Chang, or singing, is a way for xiangsheng actors to show their vocal skills to draw (吸引) the attention of people. Usually, they sing famous Chinese operas. They also sing popular songs to make young people enjoy it.
Xiangsheng is a special and interesting art form that has become an important part of Chinese culture. And it can also make people around the world have a deeper understanding of Chinese language and culture.
1. Xiangsheng is popular with people of2.
3. Xiangsheng actors use doubaofu to make a
4. Xiangsheng actors make more young people enjoy xiangsheng by
5. Do you think a successful Xiangsheng actor is creative? Why or why not?
A Chinese “diplomat (外交宫)” came back to China from the United States in 2017. Many US people were at the airport and said goodbye to her. Who is the diplomat? She is a 3-year-old panda called Bao Bao.
Bao Bao was born at the National Zoo in Washington DC, US in 2013. Her parents are Tian Tian and Mei Xiang. China sent them to the US in 2000. “We have watched Bao Bao grow up during the past three years,” said Dennis Kelly, the zoo director (园长). “We’re going to miss her so much.”
Why does Bao Bao have to come back to China? It’s because all the pandas born in foreign countries must come back to China before they turn 4. This is an agreement (协议) between China and other countries.
Bao Bao spent about 16 hours on the plane home. A zookeeper and a doctor stayed with her along the way. The zoo also put bamboo, apples, biscuits (饼干), potatoes, and water on the plane. Now, Bao Bao is happy at her new home in Chengdu, Sichuan province.
1. How old is Bao Bao now?2. Was Bao Bao born in China?
3. How long have Bao Bao’s parents been in US?
4. Why does Bao Bao return to China?
5. How did Bao Bao come back to China?
