【推荐1】A School Report

Name： Edward Scott		School： Kelvin Grove State High School, London
Grade	8	Term ends	6, June
Subjects		Assessment (评价)
Maths		He is a little weak in this, but he has tried his best to catch up with others.
Science		He can work out many difficulties. Well done!
English		He is the best in the class. Keep it up!
French		His reading is very good, and he can remember many words.
History		He is not so good at this, but he is doing better than before.
Geography		He knows the names of many places in the world.
Music		He sings very well. But he doesn’t like pop songs.
Remarks (评语)		Edward has the ability to do a lot better. He must do more work next term.
Class teacher		Ivy
Principal		M.L Martin
School reopens (开始)		6, September

1. The reading above is ________.

A．a studying plan	B．an advertisement
C．a school report	D．a teaching plan

2. Edward’s coming summer will last ________.

A．three months	B．three weeks
C．two months	D．ten weeks

3. Edward’s best subject is ________.

A．Science

B．English

C．Geography

D．French

4. Edward is not so good at ________.

A．Maths and History	B．Science and Geography
C．History and French	D．Music and English

5. According to the form, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Edward can’t sing songs very well.

B．School will begin again on May 6th.

C．Edward can do better if he works hard next term.

D．Edward doesn’t do well in science.

【推荐2】Zhang Jie is a Chinese boy. Now he is in Beijing with his parents and his two sisters. Every morning he has breakfast at seven o’clock. Then he goes to school at half past seven. His first class is at 8:00. In the morning he has four classes and in the afternoon he has two classes. The classes finish at 4:40 p.m. After that he always plays football with his classmates for an hour. At school Zhang Jie’s favorite subject is music. His best friend is Lily. She is a Chinese girl. Why do they become friends? Because they like the same things. They like music and they like blue and white.

1. When does Zhang Jie have breakfast?

A．At 4:40.

B．At 7:00.

C．At 7:30.

D．At 8:00.

2. What does Zhang Jie always do with his classmates after school?

A．Plays baseball

B．Plays basketball

C．Plays football

D．Plays tennis

3. Zhang Jie’s favorite subject is _________.

A．English

B．history

C．Chinese

D．music

4. How many classes does Zhang Jie have a day?

A．Two

B．Four

C．Six

D．Seven

5. Which of the following is TRUE? (哪一个选项是正确的)

A．Lily isn’t from China.

B．Zhang Jie has seven classes every day.

C．Zhang Jie and Lily likes blue and white.

D．There are (有) four people in Zhang Jie’s family.

【推荐3】American schools are quite different from those in China. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select their subjects and teachers first.

Selecting is very important for your marks in America. So at the first term, don’t select too many subjects, or you’ll feel very nervous and tired. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging (安排), marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him, because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades. There is another thing after you select the subjects and the teachers. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each one is about $30-$50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library.

In class, discussing is very important. The teacher encourages you to ask questions or show your own opinions. They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like.

1. What does the underlined word “select” mean?

A．Choose.

B．Like.

C．Treat.

D．Take.

2. According to the text, American students __________.

A．don’t have to ask for teaching plans

B．don’t have to choose teachers

C．would like to choose strict teachers

D．usually buy some used textbooks in order to save money

3. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Students won’t choose the teacher who leaves too much homework.

B．Students won’t choose the teacher who leaves too many exams.

C．Students will choose the teacher who is called “killer”.

D．Students won’t choose the teacher who gives too low marks.

4. What is important in American class?

A．Reading.

B．Writing.

C．Discussing.

D．Listening.

【推荐3】Teens and their parents talk about their problems in Teen Talk. Here are the thoughts from Anna and her parents.

Anna	Whenever I do my homework, I like to play songs. This causes problems between me and my dad. He gets angry when he hears the music. He thinks I don’t study hard enough. But I’m not lazy. I love music and it helps me feel relaxed. My mum says it’s OK for me to listen to music but sometimes she’s not happy because my room is messy.
Anna’s mother	Anna is really good at singing. She gets a lot of praises from her music teacher. However, I’m worried that she spends too much time thinking about music. Her room is always in a mess but she never tidies it.
Anna’s father	I think Anna should listen to music after she studies, because she has to put all her energy on her studies. Besides, she plays her music too loudly. I make her turn off the music when I want to watch my favorite shows on TV. We sometimes argue about this.

1. How does music make Anna feel?

A．Bored.

B．Relaxed.

C．Confident.

D．Active.

2. What does Anna’s mother think Anna is good at?

A．Singing.

B．Dancing.

C．Playing basketball.

D．Playing chess.

3. Why doesn’t Anna’s father want her to listen to music while studying?

A．Because Anna doesn’t study hard.

B．Because Anna’s father can’t watch TV.

C．Because Anna’s father wants a quiet environment.

D．Because Anna should put all her energy on studies.